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i 1 uLUKuih mL-wJoI i-iI L.i\ r»<t)vjL COi'Ir'c. A i' 1' i'* • L l i K 1 o X i N cl t i v 0 w (4 ULri iiAiN LiBKAK ( A il hLix'o ^ Ul v) o 0»: ■ ENTERTAINMENT Screen: ‘Intersection ’ and ‘Iron Will’ reviewed 5 The Red & Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community M TOMORROW Given O’Looney taking your questions at the SGA meeting. Weatmfr ISSteY IeDiGtum High - 59 High • 65 Low - 45 Low - 46 TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1994 • ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 101, ISSUE 64 VM Crime to be addressed in State of the A little yard work Tanning was free: Taylor McDaniel, a junior from Marietta, gets a $5 haircut in the Reed Quad Monday. Three stylists from Zapien’s hair salon in Atlanta set up shop as part of a Payne Hall pro gram to support the arts at the University. “Art is like a dying breed," said owner Norman Zapien, who normally charges $45 a cut. “It needs money." All money from the “Hair-a-thon" will be donat ed to the University’s drama department. Zapien said this was the first time he has come to the University, but he would like to make it a regular event and come twice a year. Michelle Spangler, a resident assistant in Payne and one of the coordinators of the event, said at least 70 students visited the temporary salon in the nine hours it was open. “Subliminally, I think I was thinking I needed to get my hair cut today,” said Marjorie Walsh, a sophomore from Atlanta, who was wait ing in the lobby for her turn with a stylist. “I came in and heard all the commotion and it was only $5/ - Wendy Wolfenbarger BY ERIC RAYBURN Staff Writer Although tougher penalties for criminals is expected to be part of President Clinton’s State of the Union address tonight, law enforce ment alone cannot solve the nation’s crime problem, according to University Police Chief Chuck Horton. “We should lock up violent offenders, but locking them all up is not the solution,” Horton said. “The society is going to have to pull back together and have a return to fami ly values.” With several recent outbreaks of violent crime in the Athens area, from the shooting deaths of Athens residents Robert Bryant and Gennele Helms to fights in the downtown area, crime has become a primary concern among some Athenians. Dogs get two commitments Grantland first from Belle Glades By TED KIAN Staff Writer The Georgia football team has received verbal com mitments from Daphnee, Ala., defensive lineman Marcus Hunter and Mesa (Ariz.) Community College wide receiver Gilbert Grantland. Both players visited the University last weekend. Hunter’s commitment gives the Bulldogs immedi ate help at one of their weakest positions. “Hunter’s got good size, and he can play defensive end,” said Jim Lyon of the J.W. Lyon Prep Football Report. “He’s a real good pick-up for Georgia.” Hunter (6-foot-3, 265 pounds) is rated as a major college star by the Jeff Whitaker Deep South Football Recruiting Guide. He bench presses 350 pounds and runs a consistent 5.0 in the 40-yard dash. “I feel like on our level Marcus was an impact play er,” said Daphnee head coach Eddie Tyler. “People had to run away from him. He plays with a lot of emotion and intensity.” Grantland, a NJCAA second team All-American, is expected to make his commitment official today. Grantland reportedly committed to Georgia coaches over the weekend and was planning to discuss the deci sion with family members on Monday night. “I think Georgia is fixing to get a great football play er in less than 24 hours,” said Mesa head coach David Rice on Monday afternoon. “I would be really, really surprised if he doesn’t sign with Georgia. I think he’s been leaning there all along.” Grantland (6-foot-l, 208 lbs.) runs a legitimate 4.2 in the 40. He caught 39 passes for 845 yards and scored 13 touchdowns last season. “Gilbert’s got the speed of (Atlanta Falcon wide receiver) Michael Haynes and the body of (former CONCERT PREVIEW Band du Jour promises to rock “I don’t worry during the day, but I do at night," said Natalie Miller, a sophomore from Chattanooga, Tenn. “I won’t walk around by myself at night.” Following the release of a New York Times-CBS News poll showing crime to be the No. 1 issue concern ing Americans, Clinton’s speech reportedly was amended to include an anti-crime focus. In his address at 9 p.m. tonight, Clinton will propose a plan for mandatory life sentences for third- time violent offenders, according to administration officials. He also will cover a number of topics including health care, welfare reform, unemployment and crime. But does crime deserve to be slot ted as the nation’s top issue? “It’s a cluster of issues that are important,” said Loch Johnson, regents professor of political science. “But I think re-election hinges on the health care issue.” Liz Jones, a senior from Sandy Springs, said she agrees with Johnson. “Between crime and health care it’s a tough call,” Jones said. “Both have innocent victims.” The health care bill proposed by Hillary Rodham Clinton has caused debate and controversy since its unveiling last year. The plan seeks to make health care affordable for every American at minimal cost. However, the plan does have it’s opponents. Former Attorney General Edwin Meese voiced his objection to the prices of the plan during a debate at the University in November. “You can’t get the kind of care that you do in this country at bar gain basement prices,” Meese said. The Associated Press contributed to this article. TAs balance school, work Atlanta and Cleveland wide receiver) Shawn Collins, and I coached both of those players,” Rice said. “He’s the fastest player I’ve ever seen.” Grantland is originally from Belle Glades, Fla. He joined four current Belle Glade Central High School players on his visit to Georgia. One of the four players, offensive lineman Willie Jones, verified that Grantland committed to the Bulldogs over the week end. Jones added that all of the Belle Glades players enjoyed their visit to Athens. “I liked the coaches and the players, they really made me feel at home,” Jones said. “Me, Fred (Taylor) and Reidel (Anthony) - we all felt like that.” Wrightsville-Johnson Co. defensive end Mike Jackson, a player who most recruiting experts thought was leaning toward Georgia, committed to Florida while visiting Gainesville over the weekend. “Being from Herschel country this is a big surprise,” said Johnson Co. head coach Bill Bonds. “I thought he was staying in the state. They must have really impressed him this weekend.” Marietta-McEachern running back Steve Johnson is reconsidering the commitment he made to Georgia Tech two weeks ago. “Steve’s still considering Georgia, Tennessee and Georgia Tech,” McEachern head coach Jimmy Dorsey said. “He’s just a typical 17-year-old kid that doesn’t know what he wants to do.” Washington County coach Rick Tomberlin said linebacker Demetro Stephens has narrowed his list to Georgia, Tennessee and Florida State. FSU head coach Bobby Bowden will be in Sandersville on Wednesday night to speak at the Washington. Co. football banquet. According to Greenville (Tenn.) head coach Frank Sorrells, running back Dustin Moore has narrowed his list to Tennessee, Georgia and Tennessee Chattanooga. The Red & Black’s recruiting reporter TED KIAN will be a guest on the WUOG 90.5 FM. sports talk show tonight at 7:30. By WYLIE SCHWARTZ Staff Writer Pam Rhoadhouse, a graduate student from Buffalo, N.Y., is one of many graduate and doctoral students on campus trying to lead the double life of both student and teacner. Rhoadhouse said being a teaching assistant can be extremely time consuming and often stressful. “This quarter I help a professor with his calculus class,” she said. “He has two classes which I teach two times a week, as well as (taking) my regular courses.” Rhoadhouse added she was a math tutor her junior and senior undergraduate years, which helped her pre pare for the assistantship. Lesley Gordon-Burr, who has been a history TA since 1989, said taking classes on top of student teaching is not so much difficult as it is imperative, because she plans to teach full-time after she graduates. “(Doing both things) is necessary, and I will be for tunate to be so disciplined,” she said. “Sometimes I feel like I really have to concentrate and say 111 spend a lot of time on my own work instead of the class Fm assist ing." Gordon-Burr, a doctoral student from Connecticut, said although TAs receive such benefits as full-paid tuition and an additional stipend, she still feels they should be eligible for the same insurance plans offered to the University’s faculty. “It’s difficult because we are working for the University, but we still aren’t given the same advan tages and benefits (as the faculty),” she said. “I think it would be great if we were covered, but I really don’t see that happening.” Jane Hanley, director of the Administrative Staff Benefits department, said TAs are not eligible for the faculty insurance, or any other faculty benefits, because according to Board of Regents rules, they are not con sidered full-time employees. “They are considered temporary employees, not full time faculty,” she said. “(Concerning insurance) they are basically considered to be students but under a slightly different category.” Joe Dominick, a professor in the college of journal ism, said it would be very difficult to get along without TAs. “When you have a class with around 300 students, tasks such as computing grades and grading tests becomes very time consuming,” he said. “Thank the Lord for the TAs!” Robinson, Jones move into Bulldogs’ starting lineup By BRAD KOONTZ Contributing Writer Boulder, Colo., is making a name for itself in the world of music. The recent success of bands like Big Head Todd and the Monsters and The Samples have helped Boulder stake a claim as the college music capital of the West. Tonight, Athenians get to hear the “Boulder sound” firsthand, when the lesser known but equally talented, Band du Jour rolls into the Georgia Theatre. The six-piece band specializes in a fusion of blues, funk, soul and reggae. “It’s hard to describe our music, because we have so many different influences,” said band leader Danny Schultz. “The Allman Brothers, Little Feat, that early seventies jamming kind of tiling: they’re all influences. Some songs even have a soulful, Aretha Franklin kind of feel.” Band du Jour is currently tour ing in support of their debut CD, “Feel The Sun.” “The CD is doing real well,” Schultz said. “We’re getting a lot of airplay in Colorado, of course, but we’re also getting a lot in odd places, like New York and Chicago.” The band is hoping the surpris ing success of “Feel The Sun” and their constant touring will help land a recording contract with a major label. “We’ve reached a plateau in our careers,” Schultz said. “We’re ready to do the next one (CD), but we’re waiting to see if we get picked up by a major label. Then, we can tour in a deluxe bus.” Encouraged by the national suc cess of their friends, The Samples, Schultz said, “It’s weird to see these guys on TV, because it’s like, ■Hey, I know those guys, I hang out with them!’ They’ve really paved the way for us.” Band du Jour’s current tour is going well, especially in the South. “I guess the reason we’re doing so well in the South is because we have similar tastes in music (with our audience)," Schultz said. “We all love Southern music; we were raised on it” But tonight marks their first trip to the Theatre stage. “So far, we’ve only played fra ternities in Athens, and they have been great,” Schultz said. “I hope a lot of people come out and see us. It will definitely be a lot of fun. “We promise to rock. Yeah, that’s right - We promise to rock.” Band du Jour plays tonight at the Georgia Theatre. Endorphine opens. Tickets are $3. By MARK SCHLABACH Sports Editor Despite a shaky performance in his first career start, sophomore guard Pertha Robinson is likely to start over senior Bernard Davis when the Dogs meet Florida Wednesday night. Robinson and forward Steve Jones were thrust into the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against Texas as a result of Georgia’s disap pointing 85-69 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. It was the Bulldogs’ worst home defeat in 11 years. “Pertha basically had everything stacked up against him at Texas,” Georgia head coach Hugh Durham said. “He was guarding one of the nation’s premier players in B.J. Tyler, who averaged 27.9 points a game his last eight games. Texas also started three quick guards and played a style where they pressed you the entire game.” Robinson, a sophomore from Albany, has taken over some of the duties at point guard for the Dogs. He replaces Davis, who has also seen action at shooting-guard in the Dogs’ last two games.Robinson was held scoreless in Georgia’s 107-96 loss to the Longhorns, while Davis scored 11. “People look at the statistics and see that Pertha didn’t score any points,” Durham said. “But when he picked up his second foul we were winning 21-20.” Davis’ is second in the SEC in three-point accuracy at 45.5 per cent, but that percentage has steadily dropped in recent weeks. “When you have an effective guy down low in the middle like Claxton, the defense is going to choke down," Jones said. "Before the man guarding Bernard would help out on Clax, but now they’re staying with him and taking away his shots he was getting earlier." Robinson, who has averaged 12.4 minutes a game, has equaled Davis’ rebound (25) and assist (33) totals. But Davis averages 29.4 minutes a game. Sophomore guard Pertha Robinson has replaced Bernard Davis in the Bulldogs’ starting lineup. and did a good job," Durham said. “He’s been playing well all season, and he was able to accept the start ing role.” Jones primarily took over the role of senior forward Cleveland Jackson, who has struggled this sea son, averaging 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds. Jackson's production is down from last year when he led Georgia in scoring after a slow start, averaging 15.2 points per game as a starter. Jones, a 6-foot-6 Philadelphia native, was completely surprised by the start. “I didn’t even know I was start ing until (Durham) announced who was guarding Texas’ players before the game,” Jones said. “It’s just something you prepare for.” Hie soohomore responded with a career-high 18 points, four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. “Steve came in and had his career-high and jumped out there
