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Sidney Walker (foreground) listens to herteacher’s instructions prior to the
national Pledge of Allegiance on Friday, Oct. 12. See storyon page 3A. Photo
by Rhonda Jones
Brown University inaugurates
new president, Ruth Simmons,
first black to head Ivy League
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Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons
delivers herinaugural address on the Campus
Green at Brown University, Providence, R. 1.,
Sunday, 0ct.14, 2001. Simmons is the first
blackwomanto lead an lvy League University.
AP Photo/Edward Stapel
By BRIAN CAROVILLANO
ASSOCIATED PRESS Writer
PROVIDENCE, RI
Brown University’s new president has
risen to the pinnacle of academia from
humble beginnings, inspired along the
way by her teachers.
It was no surprise then that Ruth J.
Simmons encouraged those at her inau
guration Sunday to value the excellence
of teaching and learning, even encour-
CDC: People in big cities more
likely to be killed by partners
By ERIN McCLAM
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA
' People who live in big cities are two to
- three times more likely to be killed by
. their spouses or lovers than people in
- small towns, the government says.
- Women in the South and West are
most at risk, according to the study of
FBI data released Thursday by the Cen
ters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Partner slayings dropped overall by
nearly half from 1981 to 1998, and
slayings in which men were the victim
dropped by two-thirds. The statistics
‘_mirror the nationwide drop in crime
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Serving Metropolitan Augusta, South Carolina and the Central Savannah River Area
aging students to pursue a
teaching career.
“Teaching, wherever it oc
curs, is the lifeline of the uni
versity, the nation and the
world,” said Simmons, the
university’s 18th president and
the first black to lead an Ivy
League school.
Simmons, 56, is the young
est of 12 children from a poor
family of sharecroppersin seg
regated Texas. She was first
introduced to books by her kin
dergarten teacher.
‘A high school teacher gave
Simmons her clothing to take
to Dillard University in New
Orleans, where she had earned
a scholarship.
Simmons worked her way up
through teaching and admin
istration at institutions across
the country. In 1995 she became the
president of Smith College in
Northampton, Massachusetts, and in
November was named the first female
president of Brown.
“I'supposelamin awe,” Simmons said
in a recent interview. “When I think
about what the founding fathers had in
mind when they created this place, and
thenl think about who I am and where I
came from, it’s a bit jarring.”
See IVY LEAGUE, page 2A
generally during the 19905.
The study did not include the total
number of slayings by a lover or spouse
each year.
“Understanding the reasons for the
decreases may help us identify better
means of protecting those at risk,” said
Dr. Sue Binder, director of CDC’s Na
tional Center for Injury Prevention and
Control. :
The analysis of FBI homicide reports
found rates of partner killings in cities
with more than 250,000 people were two
to three times higher than in those with
fewer than 10,000.
See CDC, page 2A
OCTOBER 18 - 24, 2001
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for Saudi apology
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By MELANIE EVERSLEY
ATLANTAJOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
WASHINGTON
Rep. CynthiaMcKinney (D-Ga.)
was unapologetic in a statement
issued Tuesday to explain why
she had written an apology to a
Saudi Arabian prince last week.
“I proved my support of Presi
dent Bush and the war on terror
-Ism when I voted in favor of the
War Powers Resolution,”
McKinney said Tuesday.
“I continue to hope that the
perpetrators of the heinous acts
against American innocent civil
ians are brought to justice,” she
Classic Weekend!
Ninth annual tipoff
features Savannah
State and Morris
Brown College
The Ninth Annual CSRA Clas
sic weekend will kick off this
weekend. Events besides the
only local college football game
will include a kickoff mixer,
sponsored by the Augusta Chap
ter'ofthe National Pan-Hellenic
Council; a College Fair with rep
resentatives of Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
frdm around the country; the
2nd:Annual CSRA Classic Golf
Tournament at the site of Jones
Creek Golf Course; andthe CSRA
Classic Y2KI Greek Fest, to be
held at the Athletic/PE Complex
of Augusta State University. Pre
game activities will include live
remotes, the CSRA Classic Cook
off, the CSRA Classic Peewee
Championship football game,
the CSRA Classic High School
Battle of the Bands, alumni tail
gaté bashes and the halftime
extravaganza featuring the re
nowned Morris Brown College
Marching Wolverines and Sa
vannah State University March
ing Tigers.
The Classic Game will begin
at 2 p.m. at Butler Stadium in
Augusta, Georgia. The Savan
nah State University Tigersand
the Morris Brown College Wol
verines will be the teamsto clash
at the 9th Annual CSRA Classic
Football Game. The two 1-AA
schools, former members of the
Division 11, Southern Intercol
legiate Athletic Conference
said. “My letter to Prince Alwaleed
bin Talal cannot and should not
beinterpreted as any lack of sup
port for the effort to bring the
perpetrators to justice.”
On Friday, McKinney offered
apologies to the prince, whose
offer of a $lO million donation to
families of victims of the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks was spurned by
New York Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani. The mayor was offended
because the prince had said the
United States’ pro-Israel foreign
policy might have helped prompt
the attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon.
Since McKinney’s Oct. 12 let
ter wasmade public Sunday, some
have expressed outrage, while
supporters have hailed her sug
gestion that such discussion of
theMiddle East conflictis healthy.
In her statement Tuesday,
McKinney said: “My point was
simply that the $lO million dona
tion should have been accepted
whether or not we, as Americans,
agree with every position taken
by the prince.”
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CLASSIC JESTURE: Gary Holmes, Government
affairs consultant for Phillip Morris, presents
$25,000 check to CSRA Classic officials. Pic
tured (L-R) are Henry Ingram, CSRA Classic
president, Holmes, and Senator Charles W.
Walker. Walker is the founder of the football
charity. Photo by Shun Harris
(SIAC), also
battled in the
Bth Annual
CSRA Classic,
with Morris
Brown win
ning, 45-14.
The 9th An
nual CSRA
Classic Formal
Banquet will
formally start
off the Classic
on Thursday,
October 18, at
the Radisson
Riverfront Au-
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NFL legend Paul Warfield will
be the grand marshal at the
CSRA Classic parade ongame
day at Butler Stadium.
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Statement from
Sen. Zell Miller
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Zell
Miller (D-GA) issued the follow
ingstatementinresponse to Rep.
Cynthia McKinney’s supportive
letter to Saudi Prince Alwaleed
bin Talal, whose $lO million do
nation was rejected by New York
Mayor Giuliani after the prince
blamed terrorists attackson U.S.
policy in the Middle East:
“In her disgraceful letter to the
See ZELL MILLER, 2A
gusta Grand Ballroom. NFL
Hall of Famer Paul Warfield, a
‘member of the NFL’s only un
defeated team, the 1972 Miami
Dolphins, will be the keynote
speaker. Warfield sandwiched
two stints with the Cleveland
Browns around a five-year ca
reer with the Dolphins. After
spending his first six seasonsin
the NFL with the Browns (1964-
69), Warfield was acquired by
Miami in January of 1970 in
exchange for a first round pick
in the upcoming draft. In his
five seasons with the Dolphins
he had 156 receptions for 3,355
yards (21.5 average and 33 TDs
— good enough to place him
14th on the team’s all-time re-
See CSRA CLASSIC, page 3A
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