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Established 192" 1 he Otticial Student Newspaj Awww.stp.gasou.edu NNE Wednesday March 5,2003 LIFE: Ramones tribute album brings 'pleasant dreams' Volume 75, No. tftT Page 11 University joins channel 97 > » i GSU programming will fill the airwaves four nights a week Christina Newman [email protected] Although the students and faculty in the communication arts building dream on a daily basis of having a solid architecture to house their six class- rooms and black box theatre, surely access to a new television channel will suffice - but only temporarily. Georgia Southern University, the Bulloch County government and the Statesboro community have joined forces and signed a joint agreement with Northland cable that allows the utilization of on-air programming on channel 97, free of charge. Channel 97 is available but limited to city or county governmental agen- cies, like the Chamber of Commerce for instance and educational institu- Special Photo tions, such as Georgia Southern and Adam Bonner/STAFF Ogeechee Technical College. After missing several shows due to illness, Willie Nelson The purpose of this channel is to has cancelled his concert at Big Pond in Metter, which was A student-produced newscast will air on public channel 97 every other week during the three-hour provide non-commercial, public ser- scheduled for March 8. According to Legends owner Will Britt, time slot reserved for GSU Monday-Thursday nights. Broadcasting professors hope the activities will the show will be rescheduled. eventually evolve to allow for educational programming on a larger scale. See Channel, Page 10 Network failure stuns campus computing Dr. Valerie Smith of Princeton By J. Wright halt many of their everyday activities kicks off Women's History Month [email protected] and services By Shana Bridges Smith asserts that the Civil Rights Computer monitors were dark all According to Director of Informa- shanabee99 @y ahoo.com Movement extends farther back into over campus on Monday afternoon. tion Technology Services, Lisa Spen- She is one of the most notorious the past and ahead into the future than A new campus computer network ce, approximately 1,400 student lab troublemakers in history. most people realize. router had a "component or software workstations and 1,600 faculty-staff She joins the ranks of "knaves" Smith opened Women's History failure" according to GSU Informa- workstations were affected, making such as Harriet Tubman and Sojoumer Month Monday night with a talk en- tion Technologies Services. Anyone the total of about 3,000 on-campus Truth. titled "History, Narrative, and the Civil who tried to access the Internet on- terminals offline. She is Rosa Parks, a weary south- Rights Movement," which examined campus or access the GSU webpage This did not include the unde- em woman who refused to give up the role of collective memory and in- from off-campus on Monday after- termined numbers of off-campus her bus seat to a white passenger dentity in historical accounts. noon knows that there was no way terminals also affected, this number - a refusal that reverberated through Formerly, Americans have to log on to the GSU Network due cannot be determined, whereas anyone the black and white communities of "glossed over" and "romanticized" to the failure. trying to access the GSU network or America. the events that took place during the The campus was at a virtual stand- webpage found it impossible. Yet, contrary to popular belief, Civil Rights Movement. The soci- still, starting at around 2:30 p.m. on The problem was resolved by Parks' refusal was not the primary etal recollection of the movement Monday afternoon when according to around 7 p.m. and the GSU network origin of the Civil Rights Movement. was based on a specific number of Computer Services, problems began was back up and running not long According to Dr. Valerie Smith, direc- years in history. However, accord- with specific configuration settings after. GSU Network Services, Ac- tor of the African American Studies ing to Smith, there is a good deal of on the router. Computer labs were cess Technology-the company that program at Princeton University, ambiguity when approximating a time empty and usually busy departments LaVene Bell/STAFF GSU purchased the router from-and many people believe that the timeline frame for this movement. Its origin and offices were very quiet during the Cisco engineers worked together to of this watershed movement begins cannot be limited to a specific event, down time. Most campus offices that help resolve the issue dealing with the Internet services on campus were inaccessible Monday afternoon with the bus boycott and ends with Dr. highly depend on the network had to See Network, Page 9 until a dysfunctional new network router was repaired. Martin Luther King's assassination. See Smith, Page 9 KD raises money for child Alcohol remains major risk and expense for students abuse prevention, Girl Scouts Brittany Gates tion." Plus, those within the Greek [email protected] System are more likely to suffer from By Donna Thigpen a philanthropy event that every KD Many students drink during their the extreme consequences of serious [email protected] chapter holds. However, there are college careers, as it comes with the drinking. Kappa Delta will hold their an- just different ways to promote it, territory. Students that don't handle stress nual fundraiser, "War of the Wings," and we are the only chapter to have According to the "Journal of well are more likely to consume alco- March 12 in conjunction with Prevent a wing contest," said Lauren Barton, Alcohol Use," the heaviest drinking hol. However, drinking and a student's Child Abuse Bulloch County and the ShamrockProjectCoordinator. Tables period within an average person's response to stress are determined by Girl Scouts. will be set up at the KD house from life is between ages 18-24. Also, multiple genetic and environmental -,* "War of the Wings" is a buffalo noon to 4 p.m. students spend $5.5 billion on alcohol factors. wing lunch held at the KD house and Camille Conley, public relations per year, more than books, water, tea, All of these situations can present all proceeds go to benefit Prevent officer for Kappa Delta, said, "I hope soda, juice, and milk combined. a student with a chance to succumb Child Abuse Bulloch County. Local to have TV and radio coverage of the For those that do consume al- to alcohol poisoning. Most students restaurants donate 200-300 wings and event. Greek life often holds philan- cohol, they might not realize how know that they should drink one al- another 200-300 wings are bought by thropy events, but no one really hears much money or time they spend on coholic beverage an hour, but most the sorority. There is also a panel of about it except other Greek organiza- it. According to "College on a Budget don't. One drink is one 12 ounce beer, judges that chooses who has the best tions. We would like for everyone to - What you need to learn," a student one four ounce glass of wine, one 10 wings in Statesboro and the win- know the good things that come from who drinks three to four drinks a night ounce wine cooler, or one 1.5 ounce ner is recognized by Kappa Delta. Greek life on campus." could have used that same amount of of 80 proof liquor. There will be at least 12 restaurants From4p.m. to4:30 p.m. there will money to buy a new CD. Also, that Those suffering from alcohol participating. be an all-you-can-eat wing contest, same student, if they drink to two to poisoning may become uncon- "Every March, we host 'War of three times a week, could have bought sciousness or semi-consciousness, the Wings' as our Shamrock Project, See Wings, Page 10 a new outfit. have cold, clammy, pale or bluish J. Wright/STAFF Members within the Greek System skin and/or slow breaths. This is For Alcohol Awareness Month, famous advocate of alcohol tend to be heavy drinkers, according a serious matter and 911 should be awareness Mike Green spoke to students at Hanner Fieldhouse on to "The Chronicle of Higher Educa- notified immediately. the facts about drinking. ON THE Weather Opinions Sports INSIDE: • Adam Brady comments on the • Bo Fulginiti answers the top itha absurdity of our dependence on five questions on the minds of the Internet. Eagle Basketball fans. low of 59"K • David Brennaman takes PETA • GSU Softball falls to Arkansas to task for their ad likening and Northridge in Nevada. killing animals for food to the f Holocaust. Adam Bonner/STAFF Scattered-thunderstorms KappaDeltamembersAmyKennedy,JamiePerkeris,CamiConley ~, . , with a high of 73"F and a and Ashley Home sell cookies and tickets to their 'War of the Wings' t-'OVenilg tlie CampilS lowof46°F. fundraiser like a swarm of gnats Page 4 Page 6 Page 2 - Wednesday, March 5,2003 ,i*f Free On-Campus ueorge-Anne Campus Calendar Police Tutoring Williams Center room 2023 P.O.