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3J_Wednesday, February 14, 2001 | The Red a Black
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National & World Headlines
New El Salvador quake proves deadly
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A strong earthquake rattled El
Salvador on Tuesday morning, adding to the death and damage
caused by a January tembor that killed more than 800 people.
At least two people were killed, more than 200 houses collapsed
and public buildings were evacuated as a precaution throughout
this nation of 6 million people. Major highways were closed by
landslides. Residents of the capital fled into the streets in panic as
[ the earthquake hit.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magni
tude of 6.1 — well below the 7.6 force of the Jan. 13 quake but still
a powerful tembor. Tuesday’s quake hit about 8:25 a.m., about 15
miles east-southeast of the capital, San Salvador. Its shallow, land-
based epicenter meant that it was felt strongly.
It also was felt strongly in neighboring Guatemala and
Honduras.
Clinton's congressional
probes cause a stir
WASHINGTON — President
Bush said Tuesday that reports
that members of former
President Clinton’s party took
items off Air Force One on
Clinton’s last flight were “sim
ply not true.”
Bush, in a wide-ranging dis
cussion with reporters while
flying back from Norfolk, Va.,
also suggested he has little
enthusiasm for congressional
probes of his predecessor’s
final acts in office, including
pardons.
“I think it’s time to move
on,” Bush said. However, he
conceded, “Congress is going
to do what it’s going to do.”
Several congressional panels
are looking into Clinton’s par
don of fugitive financier Marc
Rich, whose ex-wife is a major
Democratic contributor.
On Monday, Attorney
General John Ashcroft told
reporters he would be open to
congressional proposals to give
Rich’s ex-wife, Denise Rich,
immunity in exchange for her
testimony.
Bush said he had not talked
to Ashcroft about it but reiter
ated, “My attitude is it’s time
to move on.”
“All the allegations that they
took stuff on Air Force One are
simply not true,” Bush added.
He referred to published
accounts suggesting that mem
bers of Clinton’s party removed
glasses and other souvenirs
from the presidential plane as
it took the former president to
New York from Washington on
the day he left office.
Neighbor, former officer
charged with dog abuse
LAWRENCEVILLE — A for
mer police officer and her
neighbor are accused of drag
ging a dog behind a truck until
its paws bled.
Maria Christina Rivero, a
former Gwinnett County police
officer, and her next-door
neighbor, Mario Cruz, were
arrested Sunday on abuse
charges.
Police said they put Cruz’s
family dog, a golden Labrador
retriever, on a leash behind
Rivero’s truck and dragged him
down the street. A witness told
police the truck was going
about 30 mph.
“From the tracks of blood,
you could see where the dog
went from running with bloody
paws to where he got dragged
behind the vehicle in attempts
to stop,” Officer S.W. Murray
wrote in his report.
Cruz and Rivero told police
they didn’t mean to hurt the
• -dog. The dog, named Rocky,
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Today
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mation, call 542-3966.
>- Baptist Student Union,
“Singing in the Rain,” annual dinner theater
presentation, Thursday, February 15 at 8
p.m. at the BSU. For more information, call
549-2747.
>- Pagan Student
Association, The Bloody Ball, tonight at
8 in the Memorial Ballroom. For more infor
mation, call 549-0064.
>- Ballroom Performance
Group, Ballroom Magic 2001 perfor
mance, February 14-17 at 8 p.m. in the New
Dance Theater. For more information, call
542-4415.
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ing to space available.
Meetings
>- UGA G.L.O.B.E.S, monthly
fleeting featuring “At the Movies with
eiliranda," a special Valentine’s showing of
Jfcelax... It’s Just Sex,” with speaker
Jdiranda Pollard. Tonight at 7 in room 116 of
’the Visual Arts Building. For more informa-
Sion, call 546-4611.
>• Campus Center for Jewish
life, weekly meeting, “The Torah Says
JWhat?!” tonight at 7:30 at the CCJL. For
Spore information, call 543-6393.
•
* ► Phi Kappa Literary Society,
JJebate topic: The national income tax should
4>e repealed and replaced with a national
Jsales tax. Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m.
jJ^Phi Kappa Hall. For more information, call
<557-1061.
Announcements
J ► Lunch-in-Theory, “Reel Cuba:
jSender Representation in Film,” with speak
er Jose Alvarez. Today at 12:20 in room 411
skin on all four paws had been
peeled back and his claws were
broken, police said.
The dog was treated at an
animal clinic and is to be held
at the county animal shelter
pending a court hearing.
Former UGA professor
and Tony winner dies
ATLANTIS, Fla. — Freddy
Wittop, Tony Award-winning
costume designer who later
taught drama at the University
of Georgia, has died at age 89
after a short illness.
Wittop, who died Feb. 2 at
JFK Medical Center, is best
known for his work on “Hello,
Dolly!” for which he won a Tony
Award in 1964.
The designer created the
memorable sequined crimson
gown for its star, Carol
Channing, who wore the dress
while singing the musical’s
show-stopping title song.
Wittop had a long associa
tion with “Dolly!” producer
David Merrick and did the
clothes for such Merrick shows
as “Carnival!” (1961) with Anna
Maria Alberghetti; “Subways
Are for Sleeping” (1961); “The
Roar of the Greasepaint, The
Smell of the Crowd” with
Anthony Newley (1965); “I Do!
I Do!” with Mary Martin and
Robert Preston (1966), and
“The Happy Time” with Robert
Goulet (1968). Among his other
musicals were “On a Clear Day
You Can See Forever” (1965)
and “George M!” (1968).
Goo washing on Florida
beaches is harmless
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A
strange goo washing onto
beaches in the Florida
Panhandle and southern
Alabama is harmless organic
matter belched from deep in
the Gulf of Mexico by currents
and a rare upwelling, say feder
al scientists,
Florida officials were baffled
by the slimy brown matter that
dried into a dark crust on the
white-sand beaches, so they
turned for help to the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency.
“There’s no question it’s
unsightly, but the main thing is
it isn’t harmful,” EPA biologist
James Harvey said Monday.
“The reason we can say ’no
problem’ is because there are
no dead fish. If it was a toxic
spill you would expect to see
dead fish.”
The goo first hit the beaches
on Thursday, spreading as far
east as Destin and west to Gulf
Shores, Ala.
Scientists with the EPA’s
laboratory at Pensacola Beach
linked the stuff to the
upwelling after viewing satellite
images of the gulf and perform
ing more tests.
Wrap yourself in love this Valentine’s
By LEAH NEWMAN
lnewman@randb.com
NATIONAL CONDOM DAY
If you’re still looking for that last minute
gift for your sweetheart, here’s an idea: they
come in all sizes and colors, and are up to 98
percent effective when used correctly. Best of
all, they’re available free of charge.
Sponsored nationally by the American
Social Health Association, Feb. 14, 2001
marks the 11th annual National Condom Day.
In celebration, there will be a plethora of
information and materials at the Tate
Student Center Plaza today.
The University Health Center’s Peer
Sexuality Educators will today invade Tate
Plaza and distribute several different types of
condoms donated by Lifestyles, said Sara
Oswalt, sexual health coordinator for UHC.
One kind of condom being given away is a
special Valentine condom which is attached
to red paper and includes a safe sex message,
as well as an abstinence message, Oswalt
said.
A limited number of key chains, shirts and
condom roses will be given away.
All the while, the peer educators will use
games such as condom trivia to educate stu
dents about safer sex and making better sex
ual decisions.
Tuesday — greeted with a warm reception
What: Free condoms given away by UHC’s Peer
Sexuality Educators
When & Where: Tate Student Center Plaza from
11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Information: For more information on National
Condom Day, visit the ASHA Web site at
(www.ashastd.org)
even on a cold, rainy day —. the AIDS
Coalition of Northeast Georgia had a table at
the plaza, where they worked to educate stu
dents about sexually transmitted diseases.
By 1 p.m. they had already opened then-
second box of condoms.
“There would probably be a lot more peo
ple coming by if it was sunny, but so far, the
people who are coming by are grabbing the
condoms,” said Karen Umpierre, a sopho
more from Kennesaw who volunteers for the
coalition.
“Apparently, they had to go and grab
another box of condoms a little after twelve,
she said Tuesday. “We have seen at least a
couple of hundred people.”
Linda Alexander, president of ASHA, said
it’s appropriate that National Condom Day
falls on Valentine’s Day because the holiday is
■4 Chocolate and
condoms, two
sweet treats for
Valentine’s Day.
Come by the
Tate Student
Center Plaza to
get free con
doms from
University
Health Center
Peer Sexuality
Educators.
a “time to tell that special person in your life
just how much they mean to you.”
“We encourage people (with this day) to
talk openly and honestly with their sexual
partners about the sensitive subject of con
doms as a way to reduce the risk of sexually
transmitted diseases,” she said in a news
release.
Oswalt said she hopes the materials dis
tributed today will aid students in consider
ing their sexual choices.
“National Condom Day is a great way to
educate,” Oswalt said. “As well as great way
to advocate safer sex.”
DANIEL HENRY | The Red . Buck
Students can help charities with style
By MARC PARKER
For The Red & Black
For students seeking to bridge
the gap between the University
and the community while helping
those in need, there are some
area stores eager to assist.
Potter’s House, located at 434
Prince Ave., allows students to
help others while helping them
selves. Potter’s House is a thrift
store that supports a center for
alcohol and drug rehabilitation.
College students are common
customers at Potter’s House, said
Mary Huff, store manager.
“They come in to buy weird
clothing, but then they realize we
have good clothing they would
wear everyday,” Huff said.
Besides clothes, Potter’s
House offers students a large
selection of dressers, microwaves
and mattresses at reasonable
prices. Most items at the store
cost less than $100.
All of the proceeds are used to
fund programs of rescue and
recovery for men, women and
children, Huff said.
“Potter’s House uses some
community service,” Huff said.
“We also rely on volunteers to
help things run smoother.”
Episcopal Thrift Store is
another place where students
can volunteer their time and find
a bargain.
Located next door to Potter’s
House, Episcopal Thrift Store
accepts clothing, books, blankets
and other small items, said Ann
Tipton, a volunteer.
“We don’t have as much large
furniture as Potter’s House, but
we do have a lot of decorative
items for students setting up for
THRIFT STORES
Habitat for Humanity 354-0936
Potter’s House 546-5596
Episcopal Thrift Shop 543-7047
apartments,” Tipton said.
For more than 50 years,
Episcopal Thrift Store has
donated money to area
organizations.
The thrift store disperses
money twice a year to area orga
nizations such as the Athens
Area Food Bank and Childrens
Medical Services, said Janet
Griffith, vice-chairman of the
Thrift House Shop.
“People in need ask for our
help,” Tipton said. “With such
good deals, it surprises me this
place isn’t mobbed all the time.”
For those looking for a more
hands-on experience, the Athens
chapter of Habitat For Humanity
might be the thrift shop for you.
Since 1988, Habitat For
Humanity has constructed 29
houses in Athens with the help of
community and University
volunteers.
The thrift shop has many
home items such as sinks, refrig
erators and ovens, said Priscilla
Harris, executive director of the
Athens chapter. These things are
donated by the community to
help with the building of homes.
Many volunteers who help
Habitat for Humanity usually do
so by helping to build homes, but
it is essential that the community
realizes that there are other
avenues in which one can help
Habitat for Humanity, Harris
said.
NEWS NOTEBOOK
Freshman punished for having
a keg in Creswell dorm room
A keg about a quarter full of beer was
found in a Creswell Hall dorm’ room, and
resulted in the punishment of a freshman
resident.
Christopher Bangs, of Atlanta, signed a
Feb. 9 informal agreement with the University
judiciary accepting a written reprimand as
punishment for possessing the keg while
living in Creswell.
“I got caught with having a keg in my room
that I was using as a novelty item for decora
tion,” Bangs said. “This was breaking the
rules and I paid the penalty.”
Bangs said University Housing officials
found the keg during the winter break while
performing routine inspections of the room.
Bangs was found in violation of two stu
dent conduct regulations: violating a housing
policy and being involved in alcohol related
misbehavior.
After the incident, Bangs moved into
Oglethorpe House.
In addition to the reprimand, Bangs
agreed to create two flyers explaining the
Housing alcohol policy and “it’s possible
impact on a student.” Bangs is required to
distribute copies of the flyers on each floor of
Creswell, after they are approved by Selene
Jones, assistant area coordinator for Creswell
Hall.
Arrest warrant issued for
student suspected of assault
A warrant was issued Tuesday for the
arrest of a University student for allegedly
assaulting another student.
« Gabriel McLure, a senior from Duluth, is
accused of threatening a freshman in Bolton
dining hall.
The victim, a male student, told University
police he was threatened by McLure outside
the dining hall on Feb. 2. The freshman ran
away from McLure and the senior ran after
him for a short distance.
The officer interviewing the victim after
the incident saw McLure walking out of
Bolton and also discussed the incident with
the senior.
The victim pressed charge Tuesday, lead
ing to an arrest warrant issued by Magistrate
Court Judge Michael Coleman.
McLure had not yet been arrested by
officers from the Clarke County Sheriff’s
Department Tuesday evening.
University Police Chief Chuck Horton said
the incident was sparked by conflicts in per
sonal relationships involving both students.
When arrested, McLure will be charged
with simple assault.
Neither student could be reached for com
ment Tuesday.
— Samira Jafari
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