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National & World Headlines
Clinton’s impeachment trial begins
WASHINGTON — Solemnly opening the first presidential
Impeachment trial In 130 years, senators raised their hands and
swore Thursday to ’’do Impartial Justice" In judging whether
President Clinton should be removed from office. House prosecu
tors delivered two articles charging the president with perjury and
obstruction of justice.
The White House declared there wasn’t a ’’compelling case” for
ousting Clinton and warned that If Republicans summoned wit
nesses, "all bets are off" for a speedy resolution of the scandal
that has dominated the nation for a year.
In a day of ceremony televised nationwide, Chief Justice
William Rehnqulst left the Supreme Court for the Senate chamber,
where he took his own oath to preside over the trial and then
swore in the 100 senators as jurors for a proceeding that will
decide the fate of the 42nd president. Two-thirds must vote to
convict Clinton If he Is to be removed from office.
Iraq complains about
clearing land mines
BAGHDAD, Iraq - After
challenging U.N. weapons
Inspectors, oll-for-food moni
tors and ’’no-fly’’ zones, Iraq is
targeting another International
program — the clearing of land
mines In the north.
Iraqi newspapers said
Thursday that Foreign Minister
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
has complained to the Security
Council about U.N. cooperation
with international groups clear
ing land mines from Kurdish
areas.
In a letter to the council, al-
Sahhaf said the groups were an
“illegitimate presence" because
they did not have permission
from the government of
Saddam Hussein to work. It
charged that the activity was a
cover for “spies and sabo
teurs."
The letter also compared the
international mine-clearing
effort to the no-fly zones. The
United States and Britain set
up the first zone in 1991 to pro
tect Kurds in the north. A sec
ond one was established in
1992 to protect Shiite Muslims
in the south after failed upris
ings against Hussein.
Every movement
counts in the battle
against the bulge
WASHINGTON — Fidgeting
may be the way to stay slim.
That’s the conclusion of a
study in which 16 people volun
teered to stuff themselves with
1,000 extra calories a day for
eight weeks. At the end, some
had gained as much as 16
pounds, while others had
gained as little as 2 pounds.
The difference, said Dr.
Michael D. Jensen of the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was
the “fidget factor."
“It is some sort of physical
activity that they (the low
weight gainers) are doing more
throughout the day than the
others," he said. "It could be
fidgeting or moving around —
or Just being a little more rest
less."
The study was designed to
investigate why some people
seem to relentlessly gain weight
while others, following the
same diet, seem to stay slim.
The result showed that it
wasn’t the big movements,
such as walking or climbing
stairs, that made the differ
ence. It was the small, fidget
like movements that separated
the weight gainers from those
who stayed slim.
“The people who were burn
ing a lot of extra calories were
doing it in the activities of daily
life,” said Jensen.
That could be fidgeting,
standing up often, stretching or
Just making the effort to main
tain a good posture, he said
Each such muscle movement
bums calories and uses some of
the excess energy that might
otherwise be stored as fat.
Georgia man keeps wife
captive for 30 years
RINGGOLD, Ga. - Virginia
Ridley’s family and friends had
seen her only once after she got
married in 1966. Her husband
told anyone who asked that she
had left him and moved north.
In 1997, though, it became
clear that she had never left.
Instead, police say, her hus
band, Alvin, kept her captive in
their home for 30 years, and
finally suffocated her just over
a year ago.
Jury selection in Ridley’s
murder trial began Thursday
Ridley, a reclusive, 56-year-old,
former TV repairman whose
neighbors regarded him as
strange and perhaps even
deranged, could get life in
prison.
The case began when Ridley
called police to report that his
wife had died in their tiny,
dilapidated house on a north
ern Georgia hillside.
He has said Mrs. Ridley died
after having an epileptic seizure
brought on when she stopped
taking medicine they could no
longer afford.
Lany Flynt enters the
political fray
LOS ANGELES - He made
his reputation in the world of
hard-core sex publishing and
had long wanted to be a player
in the world of politics.
Now Larry Flynt has
achieved his goal — to the dis
may of politicians and analysts.
As the Senate planned to
put Clinton on trial, the Hustler
Magazine publisher was work
ing to embarrass a "big fish"
Republican, just as he did with
Rep. Bob Livingston. Flynt said
he will make the disclosure
next week at a news confer
ence. He described his next vic
tim only as a GOP House mem
ber who has been a strong crit
ic of Clinton in the Monica
Lewinsky scandal.
—The Associated Press
UGA Today
AHHOUHCEMENTS
► UGA Water Polo will be hold
ing spnng semesler practices on Tuesdays
and Sundays. 9-10:30 p.m., at the Ramsey
Center Diving Well. Inlomtation: Patrick
Gispert, 543-4940.
*■ Sandy Creek Nature
Center is accepting Christmas trees lor
recycling throughout the month of January
On Saturday, 9 a m. to 4 p.m people will
receive a tree seedling lor their tree
► School of Environmental
Design is sponsoring the lecture.
Collaboration Between Design Disciplines
The Relationship ol Landscape and
Buildings. Speaker: Hank Methvin. 3 p.m..
University Chapel Information: 542-6292.
► Women's Swimming and
Diving vs. Stanford. Saturday, f p.m..
Gabnelsen Natatorium.
► 1999 Miss University
Pageant will be held Saturday. 7 p m., at
the Classic Center Theatre Tickets: $6 UGA
students: $10 general public.
► Performing Arts Center
presents Steve Turre. jazz trombonist and
•Saturday Night Live' band member, per-
forming Jazz on conch shells Saturday. 6
p.m., Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall Tickets:
$16 and $20. Information: 542-4400.
► Georgia Museum of Art is
exhibiting The Age ol Rembrandt:
Seventeenth Century European Piints
through Jan. 24.
► UGA Psychology Clinic is
conducting a a two-session treatment group
for those having recurrent nightmares.
Information: 542-1173.
► UGA Catholic Center is spon-
soring a blood drive on Monday, 2-7 p.m.
Information: Steve Pavtgnano, 543-2293.
► National Panhellenk:
Council is sponsonng a party at Memorial
Hall on Saturday. 10 p.m. Information:
Darrell Ray, 542-4617.
► Unity UGA/Athens wit hear
Rev. Ray Wiggins begin a six-week senes
on metaphysical thinking on Sunday. The
topic is The Nature ol God.' UU Center, 760
Timothy Road, 7:30 p.m. Information: 613-
8050
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A From left to right, forwards Michael Chadwick, Jumaine
Jones and center Tyrone Washington battle for possession
of the ball in Wednesday’s 63-60 victory over MSU.
Dogs to take on
Florida Sunday
By BRANDON ZIMMERMAN
The Red * Black
It was widely known through
out the SEC at the season’s
onset that one of Georgia’s pri
mary strengths was playing four
seniors.
A week into SEC play and
already Alabama and Mississippi
State have learned not to keep
Georgia in the game late. The
Bulldogs’ experienced cast Is
emerging as a tough-nosed group
winning close games.
“There have been instances
where our seniors have made big
plays,” said head coach Ron
Jirsa. “We want to be In a posi
tion to have a chance to win
every game.”
When the Bulldogs (11-3 over
all, 2-0 SEC) take on Florida (10-
2, 1-1) in Gainesville on Sunday ,
their seniors will try to remedy
the team's mild shooting slump
that has them hitting 41 percent
of their field goals in SEC play
and only 21 percent of 3-pointers.
~Our 3-point shot has fallen
dramatically," senior forward Jon
Nordin said. "We’ve had times
where we’ve settled for jump
shots instead of taking it to the
hole. We’ve got to cut that out to
beat Florida.”
Despite the shooting slump,
Georgia has won lately behind an
improved defense and gutsy,
late-game free throws.
Senior guard G.G. Smith has
hit game-winning free throws
three times already — Nov 29 at
Texas, Jan. 2 at Alabama and
Wednesday against M8U.
“You’ve got to take it to the
hole at the end of the game,”
Jirsa said. "If you get in the
bonus, you can win the game at
the free throw line. We haven’t
shot well lately, but we need to
create good shots and be confi
dent that we can hit them.”
Despite the presence of
seniors Smith, Nordin, Ray
Harrison and Michael Chadwick,
sophomore Jumaine Jones con
tinues to pace the offense as the
team’s leading scorer in the last
eight contests. Jones is averag
ing 20.6 points and 9.6 rebounds
this season while Chadwick is
averaging 10.7.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sunday: Georgia at Florida
Whan Sunday at 4 p.m.
TV/Radio: JP Sports / WNGC-FM
(95.5)
Gym Dogs launch into season
By DARREN EPPS
The Red a Black
They boast a three-year record of 95-6-2, have captured 14 All-
American titles, won three NCAA individual titles and brought home
a national championship What more can the four seniors on the gym
nastics team accomplish in their final year at Georgia?
That easy, said senior Stacey Galloway, win it all — again
Top ranked Georgia will begin its defense of the national champi
onship when the Gym Dogs head west to open the season on Friday
at 10 p.m. to take on No. 8 Washington. The Lady Bulldogs will then
head to Pauley Pavilion to challenge No. 3 UCLA Sunday at p.m.
"This year, there isn't as much pressure to win it all like there was
last season,” Galloway said. “But that doesn't mean we're not going
to try our hardest to do it again.”
Despite the return of 10 members from last year s team, the Gym
Dogs will sport a new look with the return of Galloway, who missed
last season with a knee injury, and the addition of freshman Talya
Vexler, who is listed as an alternate for the balance beam.
“I’m really excited about competing again, but I'll probably be
more excited when I get home and realize I’ve gotten two meets
under my belt,” said Galloway, who spent the off-season rehabilitat
ing after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament last year. “I still worry
about my knee everyday, but once I get in competition mode, I won’t
be concentrating on it so much.”
This weekend’s meets against Washington (17-7 last year) and
UCLA (16-6 last year) shotdd provide an appropriate measuring stick
for the Gym Dogs, which is something head coach Suzanne Yoculan
had in mind when she scheduled such a tough road trip.
“We fee our team performs best under pressure, so we want them
to be under pressure a s much as possible,' Yoculan said. "Our focus
is on performance, not on winning, because if we hit all of our rou
tines, there is no way their team will beat us."
For Vexler, though, this sense of confidence will be tinged with a
small case of nervousness.
“I’m kind of nervous but mostly really excited about these two
meets,” a wide-eyed Vexler said. “I mean, who wouldn’t be? This is
Georgia gymnastics.”
STmUME WHOEirr Tm
▲ Senior Stacey Galloway practices for Sunday’s meet
against Washington.
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