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George-Anne •B 912/681-5246 Volume 60, Number 6 • October 15, 1987 Since 1927, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern College • Statesboro, GA 30460 Block parties: a growing problem in the community By Cathy McNamara property," states Dean of Students "We're very limited in our control institution's right and "will be means available to us to help work Georgia penalties for DUI, News Editor John Nolen. "Some of these over students once they cross enforced more vigorously." Such out a solution to this situation." underage drinking, and public complaints are from families who campus borders," he said. disciplinary action will be drunkenness. "A Two Way Street" GSC officials have echoed local have children that have to get up "Students are like any other instituted by the Student Judiciary College social organizations also addresses the issue of "large law enforcement concerns over for school in the morning or retired citizens. They're expected to Board, which generally deals with and their leaders can be held gatherings" and requests that complaints that parties at off- couples who settled down in behave as responsible, law-abiding college policies and campus responsible for the conduct of their students respect the needs of their campus fraternities and students' Statesboro for peace and quiet," adults. When they don't, they are incidents. members and for maintaining neighbors. apartments are disturbing added Nolen. subject to the same consequences "We have not exercised that control of their events. GSC neighbors and increasing police In recent months, college as any other citizen who violates policy too much in the past because officials are meeting with these Student activities planners are calls. administrators have met with city the law." we felt students had already paid a groups to enlist their support. This attempting to organize additional "The police are receiving calls and county law officers, apartment A seldom-used college judicial sufficient penalty in court," said summer, the dean's staff developed on-campus events that will appeal from Statesboro residents owners, and student leaders "to procedure of disciplining students Nolen. He added, however, that the a brochure entitled "A Two Way to students and offer an alternative complaining of loud parties and communicate and cooperate" on convicted of a law violation college "feels a responsibility, as Street" to inform students of the to "block parties" at student- students trespassing on their the problem, according to Nolen. committed on- or off-campus is the part of this community, to use the college's alcohol policies and populated apartment complexes. M.D. drive kicks off TKE re-establishes Staff Reports It's a rare occasion when fans honor the head coach of a football chapter at GSC rival, but GSC students' regard for Western Carolina's Bob Waters is By Tracy Turner In the spring of last year, an Staff Writer organizational meeting was held an exception. Tau Kappa Epsilon has A week-long fund drive will by TKE national members, two established 32 pledges en route to initiated members (transfer begin today among the students of forming and re-establishing the GSC and the residents of Waters' students), and an area alumnus for fraternity at GSC. the purpose of re-establishing TKE hometown of Sylvania to honor the TKE, the largest social Catamounts' coach, who suffers at GSC. The idea was to get a core fraternity in the nation, group of guys to prepare TKE for from the debilitating muscle disassembled in 1981 at GSC due to affliction amyotrophic lateral fall rush. poor membership. In 1968, it About 120 people showed up for sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou became the first national Gehrig's disease. Despite his four separate meetings. Officers fraternity to establish a chapter at for this group were quickly elected condition, he has continued to GSC. coach his Division I-AA Southern and some dues were collected.This TKE is presently represented as activity took place last spring Conference team. a "colony". The members are Led by the GSC Student quarter only three weeks before called "associate members" until school ended. The core group Government Association, the drive the fraternity is declared in early will culminate with a presentation TKE's speak no evil, see no evil, and hear no evil. worked through the summer to spring. These members will be prepare for the fall rush smokers. to the coach at the GSC-WCU initiated in January. football game October 24 and a Continued on p. 8 donation of all the funds raised to the Muscular Dystrophy Associa- tion. GSC sponsors "We thought this would be a A rock? whose great chance to honor Coach gift of life Waters and to make whatever contribution we can to a very idea was this? program worthy cause," said GSC Student Story reprinted from the target of campus vandals. The rock Government President Benjy April 20, 1971 edition has been painted, kicked, beat Thompson. "A lot of students here of the George-Anne By Debbie Walker and people in Sylvania have a upon, pushed over (before it was Continuing Education/Public Services great deal of respect and Early this morning approxi- permanently affixed to its spot) The gift of life—what better gift and chipped at with sledge- could one receive as a birthday admiration for what the coach has mately 16 individuals in four cars been able to accomplish." staged a "daring" raid near the hammers. However, the rock is still present? That is exactly what Anyone desiring further Williams Center. It looked like there. Symbolism anyone? happened to Nathaniel Jenkins, information on the fund drive can genuine mafia-style action taken During this rock-raid this presently a Statesboro resident, on call Thompson at 681-5631. from a 1932 grade "B" Hollywood morning, the GEORGE-ANNE October 28,1981. On that date, Mr,. gangster flick. The apparent had an observer on the scene. In Jenkins received a kidney from -purpose of this clandestine perhaps one of the most trivial bits someone who had died but who had commando assault was a of journalistic investigation the foresight to donate the kidneys, nocturnal demonstration of brute recorded, our observer hid and so that in death he might give life strength. The target of the watched these rock-busters at to someone else. morning's work: a rock. work. Prior to receiving his kidney, The rock-in-question was According to our observer, a car Jenkins was dependent on dialysis AS HOMECOMING DRAWS placed on Southern Drive last would pull up, someone would three days a week for four hours a NEAR: Homecoming Queen quarter by Tau Kappa Epsilon jump out and commence day. After Jenkins received his entries are due Friday, October 16 Fraternity. Ever since this mini- immediately to beat upon the rock kidney, he was able to go back to in Rosenwald, room 293 by 5 p.m. Gibralta was cemented to the with a sledgehammer until one of work as a shipping/receiving clerk Homecoming packets are landscape near the Williams the persons in the car signaled. The This picture depicts the first time the rock was painted. with no limitations. Describing the available in Rosenwald also. The Center, it has been the constant Continued on p. 8 operation in which he received his Homecoming Committee meets in kidney Jenkins says, "The Rosenwald, room 281 every operation was less painful than Wednesday at 5 p.m. All interested having your tonsils out." He students are invited to attend. Campus Security baffled by bike thefts further stressed the importance of By Cathy McNamara to Capt. Deal of Campus Security. substantially exceeds the number instead," he explains. staying active after any operation. ASK EXPERTS ABOUT AIDS News Editor "There's no pattern; the thefts are stolen last year during fall quarter. Sonya Davis, a freshman at He also recommends a kidney ON THE AIDS TOLL-FREE reported all over the campus, Captain Deal attributes this to the GSC, reported her bike stolen two operation to anyone needing one, if HOTLINE: 1-800-433-AIDS. Back A total of 19 bicycles haye been mostly at residence halls like greater number of bicycles on weeks ago from Johnson Hall. "My a kidney is available. to school this year is dramatically reported stolen on-campus this Veazey, Cone, and Johnson," campus this year. "Many people first bike was totalled in a wreck, so Mr. Jenkins' story is but one affected by a health problem of quarter, six in September and states Deal. The number of bicycles who are living on-campus left their my parents bought me a new bike representing thousands of people epidemic proportions that twelve in October alone, according stolen so far this quarter cars at home and brought bicycles for school. Now I wish I hadn't in the US who have been fortunate demands accurate information, brought it," says Davis. She added enough to be recipients of organ not hearsay or confusion. The toll- that her new $300 10-speed and tissue donations.