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I he Georae-Anne #10 JpilipflllllllNlllillliHHIHI IIHIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIII GOLD EDITION 0200101627384 Thursday, May 2,1996 The 1 Hour Reserve(in Library Use) Vol. 69, No. 10 0 2001 0lb573fl' 4 # Cinema in review :si * "Mulholland Falls," the ', latest movie about Los Angeles crime busters, starring Nick Nolte, Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statotboro. Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 > ineets with unfavorable reviews from The G-A movie critic. Please see review, page 9 Controversy clouds both SGA campaigns By Kevin Bonsor Rule 9 of the SGA Campaign The penalty for candidates ^iMwaaw^^iawt^iwiiirt^^ JlMftWWfffei^WiWiWifcWiWWW Staff Writer Regulations was cited as the campaigning in the polling ar- BRIEFLY... Two unrelated incidents violated rule. This rule states, eas is $10.00. Because all four Runoff to be held today that occurred during last "A candidate may not cam- names of the people on the week's SGA elections have paign, in person or by proxy, Burns ticket were on the flyers By Justin Miller jff occurs when there Assistant News Editor Gingrich predicts Congress stirred controversy in the final within the block outlined, or passed out at Lakeside, each jority winner. days before today's runoff. within 100 feet of the Russell member of the ticket has been The SGA election commit- aercent will repeal gasoline tax An official complaint was Union, Lakeside Cafe, and the fined individually. The fine tee is holding a one-day run- By Dinos Lambropoulos filed last week against the Business School (this is where must be paid by noon on May off election for the president, The Associated Press Derek Burns ticket for cam- the polling place is located)." 9th. executive vice president and gmsw ANAHEIM, Calif. — House Speaker paigning within 100 feet of "Basically his people were Burns has denied that he or vice president of academj resident, is Newt Gingrich said he believes Con- anyone on his ticket has done affairs today at the Rusj elections, and sail gress will be able to repeal a 1993 gaso- anything wrong. He also said Union, the Business ing theJsame studams wno line tax by Memorial Day, when Ameri- he was unaware that any com- ing, and Lakeside Cs st week will Kme out cans begin their peak driving season. plaint was filed against him. The candidates fol liicTvote again todal. Speaking at a gas station during a Dickerson said Burns may dent are currer "I'm totally ecstMrc about visit to Southern California, the Geor- not have known of the com- dent of AcaddBiic |Ms] t»nout," gia Republican said the 4.3 cent-per- plaint or the fine because the Gavin Shook awl for fsor#Ttsaysjpmething gallon tax, passed by Congress in 1993 letters which were to be sent senator Dereapurns. aboufTra^admanstration, and signed by President Clinton, has last Thursday were misplaced The execufflve vice presi- that we eat stuffents inter- aggravated the recent gasoline price and not placed in the mail un- dent runof is between ested [iwstuJent govern- increases. til Wednesday. Heather jfearlson and ment] a Jun. "While government is not the only "Myself, Lameisha Hunter, Lameisha Jlunter. Dickjrsoysaid the candi- problem, it's clear that government is a Dee Dee Williams, or Mike Tom \Wlson and DeeDee dates ajHjMKcited as well. major problem in terms of the cost of [Engelberg] did not campaign Williams#will be vying for "Tbfselection is a toss-up," living and in terms of gasoline," said within 100 feet of any polls," thoaaaaw president of aca- he s&Liggbgkbink [the out- Gingrich, who was in the state this Derek Burns Gavin Shook Burns said. He also said that «miJm H&eresting." weekend campaigning and raising if there was any such complaint (WwwM#iiwtoitWi^^ money for fellow Republicans. Lakeside Cafe, a direct viola- too close to the polls, and his registered against him for that Ford to complain to SGA advi- favortism." A proposal to repeal the tax will be tion of campaign rules. people were campaigning in- reason he would protest it and sor Earl Cashon, Director of He went on to question introduced in the Senate as early as Also last week, SGA Presi- side Lakeside Cafe," Ford said. appeal it. the Russell Union, about the Walraven's professionalim. next week by Senate Majority Leader dent John Walraven submit- A letter sent to each mem- Shook, in responding to the possible effects Walraven's "He was working on the elec- Bob Dole, Gingrich said. He predicted ted a letter to The George-Anne ber of the Burns ticket from incident, said, "You've got to endorsement of Shook would tion. To be around the polls the proposal would get wide support in endorsing the Gavin Shook SGA Election Committee follow the rules if you're going have on the campaign. and handling the ballots, I Congress. ticket. The letter prompted Chairman Carlton Dickerson to run for office." After talking to Cashon thought it was very unethical In a letter Dole sent to Clinton last some people to question his read, 'The SGA election com- Another incident occuring about the situation, Walraven to endorse candidates." Friday calling for the repeal of the gas ethics. mittee has reviewed the mat- during the elections began decided to step away from elec- Jerald Carter, who served tax, he did not specify how he would Chris Ford, who ran in last ter and have found the mem- when Walraven's letter to the tion and direct his efforts to as SGA president in the 1993- offset the estimated $4.8 billion in lost week's SGA Presidential elec- bers of the Burns ticket guilty editor ran in the April 25 edi- helping the Shook campaign. 94 school year, and has pub- revenue. tion and finished third, filed of campaigning by proxy in tion of TheGeorge-Anne. The Burns said, "I was highly licly endorsed Derek Burns, White House Chief of Staff Leon the complaint against Burns. Lakeside Cafe." letter incited both Burns and upset that he did it; he showed Please see SGA, page 12 Panetta said he wasn't sure if the pro- posal was a serious one or a campaign ploy by the certain Republican presi- Diversity Council to host dential nominee. GSU to make core Gingrich responded: "If you want to help lower the cost of gasoline ... why sensitivity training workshops don't you test us?" By Joshua Edmonson trair,.,;d us on how to direct one of the work- curriculum changes In response to Gingrich's comments, Senior Staff Writer shops. When this was done, we formed the By Meredith Whitt riculum/general education Tom Umberg, the California director Staff Writer The National Coalition Building Institute, Georgia Southern affiliate team." revision. for Clinton's re-election campaign, said based in Washington, D.C., will train 30 GSU He said they have been conducting seminars The Board of Regents has "Expect to see more courses Dole supported federal gas tax increases faculty, staff and students in May how to be for groups around campus for a year now. adopted a 60 semester credit where technology is being in 1982 and 1990. more sensitive to different groups on campus. "What we wanted to do is impact the various hour guideline that narrows used," he said, such as using The NCBI was invited by GSU's President's groups around campus," he said. "We believe the focus of the current core computers labs in English curriculum into six specific composition classes. WORD OF THE DAY Council on Diversity and will conduct the work- that once one participates in the workshop, one shops on May 10, 17 at least leaves that work- areas of study that will in- The BOR's guidelines con- and 24. shop beginning to think clude technology, said Martha cerning the area of science, "Last spring we "THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A SET about some of the issues." Abell, coordinator of the com- mathematics and technology blype (blip) n. a piece of skin that are divided between non-sci- contacted this orga- Taylor said that role- mittee on core curriculum/ peels off after a sunburn OF WORKSHOPS WITH DIFFERENT nization," said Larry playing is one of the exer- general education revision. ence majors and science ma- Taylor, director of af- cises used in the work- The current core is divided jors. Source: Weird Words EXERCISES ... THAT ARE For those who are non-sci- firmative action. shops. into four general areas con- ence majors, students will "What they do is SUPPOSED TO MAKE PEOPLE "The goal is to show sisting of humanities, math- need to take a four-hour labo- train trainers in their people how to interrupt a ematics and the natural sci- MORE SENSITIVE TO VARIOUS ratory or a three or four hour 'BORO WEATHER particular method of comment that they might ences and courses related to non-laboratory course, an- prejudice reduction hear in their environment major. ISSUES OF DIVERSITY." other four hour laboratory and conflict resolu- that uses a racial slur, The new curriculum will be — LARRY TAYLOR, AFFIRMATIVE divided into essential skills, course and three additional tion.