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4 • The Red and Black Weekend « Friday. April 22. 1994
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OPINIONS
“I’m looking for the chicks. You know they all came to Atlanta
Just to find me.”
- Luther Rattle. Freaknlk participant from Norfolk, Va.
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Melanie Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
Cathleen Egan/Managing Editor
Travis Rice/Opinions Editor
■ EDITORIALS
We’re # 3! We’re # 3!
Something to be proud of
You can’t win them all.
After a perfect 11-0 season, the Gym Dogs faltered in
their final match and ended the season at the third
ranked gymnastics team in the nation.
We’ll forgive them. After all, in the past decade, the
University of Georgia consistently dominated gymnas
tics like almost no other program has dominated any
other sport.
Consider these NCAA finishes:
1984 - 9th
1985 - 7th
1986 - 4th
1987 - 1st
1988 - 5th
1989 - 1st
1990 - 3rd
1991 - 3rd
1992 - 2nd
1993 - 1st
1994 - 3rd
So we’re not number one — there’s always next year.
And unlike some Georgia athletic teams, when the
Gym Dogs say next year, they mean it.
Bussin’ Broncos
But nevermind NCAA sports, on Sunday the
University successfully defended its crown in the
Northeast Georgia Bus Rodeo.
That’s right - Bus Rodeo.
For the second year in a row, UGA bus drivers have
seized victory over the arch-rival Athens/Clarke County
bus drivers, and the always-formidable city of Rome
bus drivers.
It was a total team effort this year with all seven
members of the Campus Transit team posting high
scores. The team was not intimidated by such daunting
events as the “Serpentine,” where a driver weaves in
and out of cones, or the self-explanatory “Hard Right.”
But along with being a team victory, this year also
marks the first year that a University student (senior
Lance James) will be going on to compete in individual
competition at the state level.
We’ve all got our gripes with Campus Transit, but for
one day at least they were our champions in battle, and
they emerged victorious.
Perhaps greater respect is called for.
No surprise, ‘city-planned’
Freaknik events failed
The headline on the front page of Sunday’s Atlanta
Joumal/Constitution said it all: “A tale of two
Freakniks, Planned events fizzle as spontaneity rules”
Of course.
Did middle-class, out-of-touch, traditional-minded,
city bureaucrats actually think they could control and
direct a party of 200,000 college students?
The essence of Freaknik is a collective decision by
black college kids to “go to Atlanta and see what’s up.”
Spontaneity is the great appeal of the Freaknik expe
rience.
But city planners and tourist center executives
thought they could overcome the “go-with-the-flow” atti
tude that is so central to the annual event and direct
the weekend toward planned events - most of which be
came poorly attended failures.
Freaknik proves that all that’s needed to have a good
time is a bunch of people and a lot of loud music.
All the city of Atlanta proved is that government will
never understand its limited capabilities.
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MacDonald/Jackson, Taranto/Hogan have
they don’t know issues proven ability to work
Lee
Fulford
I know that Wednesday morning
when you picked up your Red &
Blacks and read that the
MacDonald/Jackson campaign
made it to the run-off*, many of you
thought it was a misprint. I know
that when Scotty MacDonald called
me and told me about the run-off,
my first reaction was “Are they sure
they were using the ballot-counting
machine correctly?”
I mean, how' did the
MacDonald/Jackson campaign
make it? They were trashed by Tne
Red & Black as being a potential dis
aster if elected, they didn’t answer,a
solitary question asked of them at
the debate, they keep saying the
word FUAGNEM which nobody ac
tually understands, they posted ap
proximately six campaign fliers, and
they spent probably less than fifteen
minutes campaigning.
So, how did these guys, who don’t
know a solitary issue, defeat The
Red & Black-backed Henson/El wart
ticket, or that of Julie Mickle, who
probably spent more time working
on this election than the average
Ph.D. candidate spends on a disser
tation?
The reason is, these guys are all
about having fun, and have admit
tedly little to do with student gov
ernment. The fact that only 1,600
students voted shows that hardly
anyone .cares about SGA. And,
speaking as a person who does not
really care about SGA, we could care
less because we’ve never really seen
them do anything.
But I can assure you that if
MacDonald/Jackson are elected,
you’ll see some results. They will be
accessible and visible throughout
their terms, and not just vanish into
thin air after the election like former
SGA president What’sHisName.
They are out to raise school spirit
and increase campus unity, and
their programs may be the only ones
morrow.
implemented by SGA be
.fore we all vote to abol
ish it in November.
The Red & Blac
claimed that a vote fo
Scotty and Marc woul
mean political disaste
for SGA. With that ii
mind, I think everyon
.who is fed up with SGj
in general should mak
vote for disaster tc
—..w... A vote fo
MacDonald/Jackson is a much bet
ter way to show your contempt fo
S.G.A than to not vote at all.
Of course, there have been con
cems that the MacDonald/Jacksoi
candidacy is not politically experi
enced enough for office in SGA, I dis
agree because I know that they an
just as capable of delegating author
ity through endless bureaucratic
tangles and producing no results a
the most experienced SGA Senator
Take for example the problem witl
the campaign flier distribution...
In an unannounced meeting, i
quorum of the Macdonald/Jacksoi
campaign staff (Scotty and I) unan
imously delegated the task of circu
lating campaign literature and oth
er visibility-enhanced propagandi
materials (fliers) to a specially
formed subcommittee (Marc)
However, only a limited number o
these materials (six) were posted
due to a lack of cohesion among thi
subcommittee. (Marc forgot.)
Until Tuesday, you will probabh
be seeing a lot from presidentia
hopefuls Scott Taranto and Am]
Hogan, and they will surely bi
promising change and results,
mean, they’ve been in SGA before
right? They’re really qualified to ge
things-done, right?
If you are satisfied with the wa>
SGA is now, then go right ahead anc
vote Taranto/Hogan on Tuesday
But if you are sick of SGA as it is
right now, then Macdonald/Jacksor
is the ticket for you. And if you’re
one of the 26.400 students wh(
didn’t vote in the previous electior
because you could care less, then gei
out and vote for Macdonald/Jacksor
this time. I guarantee you, their re
suits will surprise you.
Lee Fulford is a senior
in journalism.
D.A.VV.G. Days a first step in
informing, not indoctrinating
We are writing in response to
The Red & Black’9 editorial in the
April 22 edition regarding the
D.A.W.G. Days.
In our view, these events were
not “ultra-P.C.” (which, by the way,
should have nothing to with
whether a person is good or bad.)
These events were designed for
open, candid, meaningful discus
sion on the prodigious issue of hu
man relations on this campus. No
program during this week told any
one how to think or act. The pro
grams simply asked people to think
about the information presented.
It is ridiculous for any group to
think that they will be able to exist
in a homogeneous world. Global
economies, different demographi-
cal changes in racial composition
and a more diversified workplace
all point to the necessity of re
specting diversity. These programs
were not made to indoctrinate,
rather, they were meant to edu
cate.
What if events like these did not
occur at UGA? We have got to start
somewhere, even if it is just the
people that are interested in diver
sity having a forum to discuss
these issues. Everyone on this cam
pus should ask themselves this
question: “When was the last time
I talked to a person of a different
race about race?” If you answered,
“A long time ago,” or “Never,”
maybe you should consider why
that is so.
Yet, The Red & Black was right
on one point. The programs did not
reach a large enough audience. We
all need to be taught hpw it feels to
be discriminated against. We all
need to be taught how to be allies
to others. Everyone needs to learn,
and everyone needs to act. In fact,
it would have been wonderful if
The Red & Black had chosen to cov
er the D.A.W.G. Days events. The
Red & Black sets the stage for the
day’s topics of discussion on cam
pus, and by covering these events,
would have brought the discus
sions of human relations to the
forefront of everyday campus is
sues.
Unfortunately, by not acting,
The Red & Black has fallen into the
trap that ha9 entangled many of
us, the trap of “I am still a good
person even though I do not act.”
Colby Cardin
sophomore, history
Eric DesMarals
senior, psychology
Amy
Hogan
If you aie planning to cast a
vote in tomorrow’s SGA presiden
tial run-off election, please be an
educated voter. Before you help
make a decision about who will
hold the top office at this school,
let me explain the responsibilities
which accompany this honor.
First, the president must con
stantly deal with issues - a word
that presidential contender Scott
MacDonald will tell you he de
spises. He must attend numerous
administrative meetings and stu
dent discussions about issues
which are timely and important,
and he must learn the structure
of the administration in order to
find the key people to talk to in
dealing with these issues (a task
presidential contender Scott
Taranto has already achieved.)
I realize that MacDonald’s
campaign based on promises of
parties and catchy acronyms may
seem humorous, but when all is
said and done, and these crazy
campaign antics come to an end,
the new president will acquire re
sponsibilities which MacDonald
has openly stated he does not
want to address.
As stated by The Red & Black,
his ideas are great for University
Union but are impossible to up
hold within SGA. The purpose of
SGA is to serve as an advocacy
group and to act as a liaison be
tween the administration and the
students.
If elected,
MacDonald would have
to spend the first few
months learning the
system, and the rest of
the year dealing with
these issues which he
hates so very much.
Then, he will be forced
to explain to the voters
what everyone has
been trying explain to
him. . . he has no clue.
Scott Taranto knows the struc
ture of this University, and he
knows how to get around the red
tape. Through his experience in
SGA, he has gained the respect of
the administration and his peers.
He was nominated (by John
Bradberry) for Senator of the
Year and served as the chair of
the Academic Affairs Committee,
the only committee that produced
anything substantial for the stu
dents this year. Our Course
Review Book and a Restaurant
Review Guide are scheduled to
come out next fall and an Athletic
Spirit Council is in the works.
We are also working to
strengthen the UGA admissions
application to help improve the
overall status of the University.
This will increase the value of ev
eryone’s diploma! If Scott Taranto
is not elected, these projects (and
many others) will die.
Although MacDonald is one of
the friendliest guys on this cam
pus, any educated voter can see
that he is not qualified for this po
sition. Before you cast your vote,
think about what you want out of
this and know that Scott Taranto
is the only candidate who is capa
ble of delivering!
Amy Hogan is a junior in
journalism and Scott
Taranto’s running mate.
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newspaper and its readers. ueiween mis
Protest companies that
exploit, - not Playboy
Many women on campus are an
gered by Playboy’s upcoming visit. I
think some of this frustration may
be misdirected. Examine what it is
that bothers you. There are very
real concerns connected with this,
but don’t automatically name “ex
ploitation” among them.
Playboy doesn’t exploit women,
it exploits men’s fantasies. What
segment of the population spends
millions of dollars on Playboy mer
chandise each year?
What we should protest is com
panies that cynically use women’s
bodies and faces to exploit our own
insecurities. We should protest cos
metic companies that turn our bod
ies against us to sell products we
don’t need.
Support companies that refuse
to use professional models in their
marketing.
There’s a lot for women to be an
gry about, but think carefully when
you protest and choose your argu
ments.
If you’re not speedi
get out of my fast I
1 am writing to the stude
UGA who may drive be
Athens and Atlanta on HWY
or on any other highway fo'
matter. In a letter in Friday’s
Ms. Armsby states that sp.
are reckless and threaten he:
ty. Well, I have a few words
vise for those who drive 55
Get out of my way!
You are the ones that are
free, reckless, and uncout
drivers. There are rules of etii
when driving on the highwa
Ot which happens to be yield
fraflic. You better bel
will be flashing my lights an
mg your bumper. The left h
specifically designed for pt
only, not for the Sunday aft*
joyrider.
Ms. Armsby would not be t
up valuable space in the op
column if she were educated
ru ,, °[ driving etiquette,
would she?
Alicia Rudy
Department of Anthropology
Lee J. Pollock
Mnlor, landscape architecture