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I The Red and Black • Tuesday, November 28. 1995 • 3 Student biker hit by bat-wielding men By SUZANNE HATCH Staff Writer Two University students weren’t thankful over the break, as one told police he was assault ed and the other said he was robbed at gunpoint. Grayson Shiprek, a 22-year-old student, told police he was as saulted Nov. 21. Shiprek said he was riding his bicycle to his resi dence on Hillcrest Drive and that, as he turned left off Prince Avenue onto Hill Street, two men approached him and struck him in the face with a baseball bat. Shiprek attempted to duck the swing and said the blow didn’t hit him full force. He continued riding after being struck and momentar ily lost control and flipped over. Shiprek said he was not carry ing valuables, so the suspects did not steal any items. He got back on to his bicycle and rode home. “It just kinda brushed off my face. It was not a direct hit,” Shiprek said. “I think they were surprised that I was still able to ride." He observed the two suspects walking off in the direction of Prince Avenue. Hilda Sorrow, spokesperson for AIDS quilt audio-visual show tonight at library By SHERRY ABERNATHY Staff Writer Bring a blanket to the front lawn of the University Main Library tonight for the “Electric Blanket,” an electronic version of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. This event, which will begin at 8 p.m., is free to the public. The program is sponsored by the AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia (formerly AIDS Athens), the Georgia Museum of Art and the Gilbert Health Care Center. The show is part of a week-long series of events leading up to the observation of World AIDS Day Dec. 1. This hour-plus-long show is a slide and musical compilation of photographs from around the world by famous and local photog- raphers;the show deals with top ics such as infants with AIDS and AIDS in the homeless population and in prisons. Laura Ross, interim curator of education at the Georgia Museum of Art, said she is hoping for a good turnout. “I hope we draw a large crowd,” Ross said. “People should be aware about the AIDS epidemic and that it reaches all over the world.” Olivia Gostanian, executive di rector of the AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia, said this is something people can do to get in volved and get valuable informa tion. “It is important to maintain your awareness and protect your self and those you love from this disease,” Gostanian said. Lynn Hogan, director of stu dent services and alumni relations in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, helped coor dinate the event. He said he hopes it will be a reality check for stu dents and members of the com munity. “Whether an individual be comes infected or not, they are go ing to be impacted,” Hogan said. The High Museum of Art in Atlanta showed the “Electric Blanket" last year. Wilma Eisenlau, public rela tions coordinator for the High, saw the show and said it was ex tremely moving. “Silence fell on the crowd,” Eisenlau said. “It is a beautifully done piece; it is a piece of art that affects every sense.” Computer, cash sales will go up for holidays By MARY SUE KOPECKO Staff Writer Christmas gifts that blink, beep and flicker will be the presents of choice this holiday season, accord ing to a University retail economist. Christmas 1995 will be a promo tional Christmas where the con sumers are in charge, according to Jeff Humphreys, director of eco nomic forecasting at the University. “Consumers will be purposeful in shopping and precise in value,” Humphreys said. Humphreys forecasts a 5.8 per cent increase nationwide in holiday sales growth. While the increase is lower than the last three years, it is still very healthy relative to the inflation rate, Humphreys said. “The bottom line is that every re tailer will benefit.” He predicts “big boys’ and big girls’ toys" will be the hot items this Christmas. “Computers, upgrades, software and home appliances will be the big items this year,” Humphreys said. With the introduction of Windows ’95 and lower retail prices, computers are bound to be a hit, he said. “Radio Shack has very positive projections for this Christmas,” said Rick Borinstein, vice-president for merchandise marketing for Radio Athens-Clarke County police, said the department has no suspects at this time. Shiprek said he suffered a black eye and several cuts on his face that required stitches. One cut on his jaw required plastic surgery. A 22-year-old student and China Boat employee reported he was robbed while making a deliv ery near 320 Collins Avenue on Nov. 16. Wesley Manning told police he was waiting on the customer to arrive at the door when four men robbed him at gunpoint of about $100. Manning said one of the men was wearing a rust-colored jacket. Manning was then struck in the head with the gun by one of the men, according to reports. The men ran toward a small embankment eastward toward Rocksprings Homes. Manning was treated at St. Mary’s Hospital for a wound to his head. Police said they have a possible suspect at this time. Sorrow said it is “difficult to tell” whether this armed robbery is related to the other armed rob beries that have occurred recently in Athens. Blacks, whites must talk, urges U.S. Rep. By DAN BISCHOF Editor in Chief State representative John Lewis challenged the University community Monday to begin hon est dialogue about racial issues — a challenge University President Charles Knapp said he is taking se riously. As guest lecturer of the eleventh-annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture, Lewis told an audience that spilled out into the aisles of the Tate Center Theater, “We have made great strides toward free dom, but we still have a long way to go.” Lewis said the solution to racial problems in America today is con versation between people of differ ent races, something he said Americans don’t do. “Today, we do not talk to each other; we talk around each other,” Lewis said. After the lecture, Knapp said he is considering accepting Lewis’ challenge. “As he was talking, I was think ing about that, perhaps as a con ference or forum,” Knapp said. “I’m going to investigate that with stu dent leaders and faculty. I take his challenge seriously.” RIP IT OUT! 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Humphrey's forecast does not call for a strong season for apparel as he thinks that consumers are go ing for the “hard goods instead of the soft goods.” Some students said they intend to spend more this Christmas. “I’m planning to spend more money this year because I know more people," said Paul Dye, a freshman from Augusta. “I plan to spend the same amount of money but I’m going to buy more stuff for my friends," said Peter Dale, a freshman from Athens. Jewelsmiths, potters to sell works Wednesday By LEA LEVINE Staff Writer University art students are putting their work up for sale and part of the proceeds will be donat ed to two art scholarships. The jewelry/metal and ceram ics holiday sale has been an an nual event for the ceramics de partment for over 10 years, but is in only its second year for the jew elry/metal department. Rob Jackson, an instructor in the jewelry department, said the sale is good experience for stu dents. “It gives students experience at selling to the public before they get out of school," Jackson said. “Part of the money we will raise will go to the students who sell pieces." But 25 percent of the jewel ry/metal proceeds will be used for a scholarship fund created in hon or of Michael Bauman, a jewel ry/metal student who died of can cer in October. “The idea for the scholarship came from Michael’s father. He knew jewelry and metalworking was a big part of Michael's life," Jackson said. “As a student and even in the hospital, Michael was still working on projects. It meant a lot to him.” Andy Nassice, head of the ce- ‘It gives students experience at selling to the public before they get out of school. ’ - Rob Jackson Jewelry instructor at the University ramies department, said the ce ramics department also donates money to an endowment. “A percentage of the money we raise goes to the Dorothy McRae Endowment,” Nassice said. “She was a gallery owner in Atlanta who recently died.” Nassice added that the money raised also goes toward special projects for the ceramics depart ment. “We usually raise between $2,000 and $3,000,” Nassice said. “That money is used to purchase kilns and to bring in visiting artists.” The sale will he held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the foyer of the Visual Arts building. I! Il ! 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