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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1993 * ATHENS, GEORGIA » VOLUME 100, ISSUE 133
Miller makes it
more difficult ;
for universities
to get approval
on construction
By KEITH SHREW ALT
Staff Writer
Gov. Zell Miller has warned
Georgia universities he will not
make any further recommenda
tions for construction projects
unless they begin work on pre
viously approved projects.
Miller became upset last
week at the University System
for not moving swiftly on con
struction projects that were
approved as part of last year’s
Georgia Rebound program,
I after noting that most of those
projects have not even broken
- ground.
Among those projects is the
University’s own performing
and visual arts center, which is
projected to cost the state $18.9
J million.
“(The Regents) impressed
upon me the urgency of having
more capital construction for I
our University System," Miller I
told Morris New Service. “What
^ I have found out is the urgency
seemed to be for the funding,
not the finishing."
Peggy Moody, spokeswoman
for Miller, said the governor
will require proof that research
has been done on how students
would use any new building
before approving the project.
Universities also must show
proof that work in the design
stage had begun. Moody said
the governor also wants a con
struction time table attached to
I each request for funding.
I Robert Bugbee, the
University’s associate vice pres
ident for budget, explained that
the program planning must be
complete before the architects
can draw up the designs. After
the designfe are drawn up, the
specific instructions are worked
| out, the project is put out for
bid, a bid is taken and finally I
construction can begin.
Bugbee said the performing
and visual arts center just
entered the second stage.
Architects began working on
the plans after a delay in the
program planning stage, which
initially came in over cost by
about 40 percent. The total
price of the center, which
involves three different build
ings, will cost about $30 million,
with the state funding $18.9
million.
The project will be caught
up," Bugbee said. “We’ve accel
erated the contracts and con
i' struction should begin in
December."
Only one out of 16 statewide
’ university projects totaling
$142.8 million is currently
under construction. The
University System normally
receives about $46 million to
$50 million for capital construe
tion projects each year, said
Dean H. Propst, chancellor of
the University System Board of
Regents.
“We used the traditional
; process to respond to unusual
circumstances, and the tradi
tional process was slow,” Propst
told Morris News Service.
By JOHN GIBSON
Staff Writer
The Georgia men’s tennis team found
itself playing the all-too-familiar role of the
comeback kids against second-ranked
UCLA Monday in a semifinal round of the
109th NCAA Tennis Championships.
The third-ranked Bulldogs, which
defeated Duke 5-4 in a six-hour marathon
Sunday night, were trailing the second-
seeded Bruins 4-2 at 11:15 p.m. Monday.
Georgia won four of the six first sets in
singles, but a heavy thunderstorm post
poned the match for an hour before the
NCAA Tennis Committee finally decided to
move the match to the Lindsay Hopkins
Indoor Courts.
Once the match resumed, the Bulldogs
simply could not find their rhythm again.
UCLA jumped to a 3-0 lead with wins at the
No. 2, 3 and 4 singles.
Jason Sher defeated Bobby Mariencheck
6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 slot, while David
Sanguinetti defeated Craig Baskin 6-1, 6-2
at the No. 4 slot for Georgia.
Mike Sell also dropped a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
match to Robert Janacek at the No. 2 sin
gles.
The Bulldogs were on the verge of disas
ter before Jamie Laschinger and Wade
McGuire strung together a pair of wins to
cut the deficit to 3-2.
Laschinger, ranked 72nd, cruised to a 6-
4, 6-1 win over Matt Quinlan at the No. 5
singles for Georgia’s first point.
But second-ranked McGuire soon found
himself in danger of losing the fourth point
for Georgia, before stringing together one of
the most impressive comeback’s in school
history.
The senior from Richmond, Va. was trail
ing UCLA freshman Sebastian LeBlanc 2-5
in the third set after winning the first set 6-
4 and losing the second set 3-6.
McGuire won his serve to cut it to 3-5 in
the third set, only to fall behind 15-40 with
LeBlanc serving for the match. McGuire
fought off three match points to break the
freshman for the first time since the first
set, cutting the score to 4-5 in the third set.
Both players won their next service
game and McGuire won another service
game to send the match into a tie-breaker.
From there, McGuire slapped backhands
by LeBlanc and benefited from double
faults that had plagued the UCLA fresh
man all night, winning the third set
Wade McGuire stretches for a return during a match on Saturday.
tiebreaker 7-1.
The final singles point went to UCLA as
freshman Albin Polonyi lost a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
decision to Matt Pleasant, after losing two
match points on serve at 5-4 in the second
set.
The doubles began after Polonyi’s match,
but results were unavailable at press time.
Rain dampens Tennis Dogs’ chances
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s five-year suspension surprises many
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s president, Stephen Hyser (I), vice presi
dent, Hugh Mooney and member Michael Strickland.
By JANA STRICKLAND
Staff Writer
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s five-year suspension from cam
pus came as a complete surprise to the fraternity mem
bers and the Interfratemity Council, members said
Monday.
University officials finally confirmed the verdict
Monday afternoon and said a flurry of legal questions
delayed the announcement of the decision.
Student judiciary found the fraternity guilty Friday of
disorderly conduct, alcohol misuse and hazing.
The fraternity was brought up on charges after one of
their pledges, John Higdon, suffered alcohol poisoning
. during what the court interpreted as a fraternity event
Executive members of the fraternity said they feel the
sentence is too harsh because the incident took place dur
ing what they argue was an informal event where a
majority of the chapter and officers were not present.
“We feel bad that this happened to John, but we also
feel that it wasn’t the whole fraternity’s fault," said
Stephen Hyser, Sigma Phi Epsilon president.
Higdon testified that he assumed responsibility for
his own alcohol poisoning and that he was not encour
aged by members of the fraternity to drink.
“They want to kick us off because one person hap
pened to drink too much," Hyser said. “We can’t babysit
everyone, and we can’t be held responsible."
Michael Strickland, a fraternity member and secre
tary for IFC, said he agreed.
“If it were our responsibility to watch out for all of our
pledges and brothers this would not be a fraternity, it
would be a daycare center." Strickland said.
The IFC expressed disagreement with the extended
suspension in a written statement released Monday.
The IFC is not trying to decide the guilt or innocence
of Sigma Phi Epsilon," the statement said. “Th* IFC
strictly and specifically disagrees with the severity of the
sanctions. Past cases of the Student Judiciary have
levied suspensions against fraternities ranging from a
few quarters to three years off campus.
Sigma Phi Epsilon members also said they found it
ironic that the same day they received the decision, the
fraternity received a letter from David Fletcher, assis
tant to the vice president of student affairs, proclaiming
that they were the model fraternity on campus because
of the community projects they had participated in.
They’re about to kick off the one fraternity that is try
ing to do what’s right in our opinion," said member
Patrick Majure.
Legal questions and the weekend delayed release of a
synopsis of the decision to the Office of Public
Information.
Please see SUSPENSION, page 2
Last-minute debate highlights SGA candidates’ stances
By RUSS BYNUM and
CATHLEEN EGAN
Staff Writers
With the largest presidential
election in Student Government
Association history today, three of
the four candidates and their run
ning mates met for a last-minute
debate to discuss their campaign
platforms.
Presidential candidates
Campbell Vaughn, James
Burroughs and Telvis Rich and their
vice presidential counterparts -
Ashley Disque, Kimberly Barrow
and Ron Jones - addressed issues
such as campus safety, class avail
ability and gaining influence with
the administration on Sunday.
Thomas Hatfield and Deanna
Black were the only ticket absent
during the debate, which was hasti
ly put together by the Young
Democrats and College Republicans.
Hatfield said he tried to organize
a debate with the other candidates
last week. But he said they showed
little interest and he assumed there
would be no debate.
“When we were asked to do this,
our Sunday afternoon and evening
plans had been made,” Hatfield said
Monday. “We just couldn’t go back
on the engagements we’d already
set."
During the 90-minute debate, the
candidates sounded off on their cam
paign ideas, many of which could
only be accomplished with approval
from the administration.
•Vaughn and Disque said they
want to add two students to the
activity fee allocation committee and
have advisers and students plan
their schedules two quarters in
advance so enough classes can be
provided.
•Burroughs and Barrow said
they want to add a Freshman 101
class to the core curriculum to ease
the transition into college. It would
address subjects like safety, campus
diversity and to magnify campus
safety through additional lighting
on campus.
•Rich and Jones said they want
to expand the University’s recycling
program by increasing the number
of bins and make them more acces
sible to students and establish a self-
defense class as a physical education
requirement.
But to implement any of these
proposals, the new SGA president
would need support from University
administrators and often the Board
of Regents, neither of which is
directly accountable to students.
The candidates said they have
different plans to win approval
from administrators already inun
dated with various recommenda
tions, outstretched hands and
tight budgets.
Vaughn said he would order
senators to compile student sur
veys which he would present as
hard data on student concerns.
“(SGA) will be able to have a
couple thousand signatures,"
Vaughn said. “Statistically, we
could take (surveys) and show it to
the administration and say, 'Look,
this is what the students want.’"
Burroughs, chair of the
Student Advisory Council to the
Board of Regents, and Barrow,
director of Safe Campuses now,
said their previous experience
dealing with administrators
would give them an edge.
“The transition will be very
easy considering James is the only
presidential candidate on SGA
currently and that he has meet
ings with the Board of Regents
and administration," Barrow said.
WHERE TO VOTE IN
THE SGA ELECTIONS
Today Tubs., May 18th
(9:30 a m. • 4:30 p.m.)
• Tate Center Plaza
• BioSciences Building
• Russell Hall
• Aderhold Hall
• Main Library
• PJ Complex
• Memorial Hall
• Caldwell Hall
• PE Building
• Boyd Graduate Studies
Student I.D. and fees
paid required to vote.
JEFF ASKEW The Red and Biac*
“I have had meetings with
(University Police) Chief Horton
and other University officials.”
Rich said increasing student
government awareness would
have a bearing on administrative
decisions.
"There is power in numbers,"
Rich said, “and if we have more
than just two individuals lobbying
for the cause of the students,
there’s more chance of that being
implemented and then becoming
law at the University."
Gyro man adds international flavor to Baldwin Street
By ROB SHAPARD
Staff Writer
Many of the hungry studenta roaming
Baldwin Street between classes notice some
thing different about the man selling food
from a small silver trailer near the hot dog
stand.
At first glance, one sees the gyros and
falafels on the street vendor’s menu and the
Greek hat pulled over his white hair. The man
speaks with an accent foreign to American
ears as he thanks each customer waiting at
the trailer window.
The man from the gyro stand must be
Greek, some quickly conclude.
But Ahmad Zaidelkilani (Zi-DEL-key-lah-
nee) is not Greek, as he told a reporter who
made this assumption.
“I am Palestinian, of course," he said force
fully.
Zaidelkilani, 63, grew up in the Middle
Eastern city of Haifa. This city was within the
borders of Palestine until 1949, when the state
of Israel emerged after a war with the
Palestinians. Haifa is now part of Israel.
Zaidelkilani said he moved with his family
in 1948 to Jordan and then to the West Bank
region now under the control of Israel, where
he was a clothing merchant.
Zaidelkilani and his wife left the West
Bank for Athens 18 months ago to be with
their daughter, who is married to a University
professor. Their six other children are spread
throughout the world, from Spain to the West
Bank.
He opened his Baldwin Street stand at the
beginning of this year with an exotic menu of
gyros, falafels, humus, mutabal and baklava.
“I want to work," he said. “I cannot stay at
home."
Please see GYRO, page 3
m*
Ahmad Zaidelkilani
