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member of Elf Power who has worked at the
Outpost for three seasons. “We are hoping
that BRAG will be able to do something sim
ilar to what Athens’ Citizens for Healthy
Neighborhoods did with ARMC and organize
a massive opposition campaign."
Georgia Power appears to be courting the
good graces of river advocates. Two week
ends ago, several company representatives
attended a BRWA fundraising canoe float and
candlelit dinner and handed over $1000 in
corporate membership dues. “1 felt like we
were going out to eat with our executioner s,"
says Scott Edwards, a BRWA member and
riverfront property owner who spent several
hours in a canoe with one Georgia Power
representative.
“I’ve lived around Athens for 20 years,
and I’d never been down the river/' says
Georgia Power representative Scott Orr of
his experience at the BRWA canoe float. “1
had a great time."
‘ They’ve already said they’d make con
cessions, but we’re not ready to talk about
concessions to protect the surrounding
land—we don’t want it at all,” says BRWA
member Robert Griffith who also spoke with
Georgia Power reps at the dinner.
“From New Jersey to Texas, anywhere
you have a large natural gas line, power lines
and water, there are people looking to build
a power plant," explains Orr of Georgia
Power’s interest in the Broad River. “There
are no specific plans for the Broad, but if we
were to do something, we wouldn’t do some
thing that would be of detriment to the
river."
“The Broad River is one of the three
cleanest rivers in
Georgia,” notes Carter.
“Now that the power
companies are deregu
lated, they have the
power to condemn
land for the good of the
public and then turn
around and sell the
power out-of-state. We
could end up being the
power pet of New
Jersey. Somebody
could make lots of
money, but it’s not going back to the people
of Georgia."
With the funds earned at this weekend’s
benefit, BRAG hopes to initiate an intensive
information campaign to inform the public of
the river’s importance and the devastation
that could result from a power plant locating
on it. Admission is $5 per person, and the
show starts at 6 p.m. The event is BYOB, and
a ootluck dinner will also be held—those
who forget to bring a dish can pay another
$5 and enjoy a meal. Afternoon activities
include a water slide, and a bonfire is
planned for after dark. To get to the outnost,
take Hwy. 29 north out of Athens and turn
right on Hwy. 281 just past downt jwn
Danielsville. The outpost is four miles down
the road on the right. Attendees are encour
aged to car pool, and camping is available.
Call 795-3242 for details. (Melissa Link)
NO LEGAL SERVICES
FOR UGA STUDENTS
Near the beginning of the school year,
two UGA students were arrested in Creswell
Hall, one of the high-rise dorms on Baxter
Street, after a search of their rooms revealed
that they were in possession of marijuana.
The police had no warrant, but the freshmen
consented to the searches. There is some
feeling in the dorms that these freshmen
wouldn’t have consented to the search had
they known the laws in the matter, but
there’s some confusion, too, about whether
or not the police need a warrant to search
public property. Some students are now
making the case that the university should
pre‘e a legal service to clear up such mat
ters, for instance to tell students whether
police can search a dorm room with a resi
dent’s consent or only with a warrant.
The University of Florida student govern
ment, using student activity fee money,
established Student Legal Services in 1977 to
provide University of Florida students with
free 1 gal service. Eligible students may
receive advice on landlord-tenant problems,
consumer law, criminal charges, traffic cita
tions, divorce, adoption, name change and
other family matters. At present, the
University of Florida Student Legal Services
employs four full-time attorneys who are
licensed members of the Florida Bar. On the
Student Legal Services web site
(grove.ufl.edu~sg/sls/s!s.htm), students can
find basic information regarding various
legal problems, like Florida DU1 laws or what
they should do if they’re being stalked. The
site has links to all of the pertinent Florida
statutes, arid even some aavice from experi
enced Floridians, such as, “You will also be
arrested for urinating in public. If the police
see you - even behind a dumpster - you will
be arrested for disorderly conduct.”
The University of Georgia lacks legal ser
vices comparable to UF except a pamphlet
entitled “Landlord/Tenant Guide for
Students." James Chin,
the student affairs legal
advisor, talks with stu
dents about legal mat
ters, but he is not
allowed to enter into an
attorney-client relation
ship with them.
Administrators have
said that Georgia law
prevents the university
from using public funds
to provide legal repre
sentation for individual
students. The state Board of Regents policy
manual says of student activities money,
“expenditures for such fees are for educa
tional, cultural, recreational, or social pur
poses for the benefit of the students."
Dr. Richard Mullendore, Vice-President
for Student Affairs, concedes that at the
moment, UGA legal services has “no formal
structure" but adds, “If the students make
their demand known, we can look at
expanding our legal services." (Paul
Killibrew)
JOHN LEWIS
GETS AWARD
Congressman John Lewis will be in town •
on Friday, Oct. 1, to receive the Great
American Hero award from the Clarke
County Democratic Committee. The first-
ever presentation of the Great American
Hero award will take place at 7 p.m. in the
Classic Center fire hall. Mayor Doc Eldridge
will aisc declare Oct. 1 “John Lewis Day” in
Athens. Lewis will also sign copies of his
1998 book, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir
of a Movement. Tickets are $10 and available
from any member of the Clarke County
Democratic Committee. Contact committee
chairman Bob Cunha at 613-8109.
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