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Nesbitt on top International film festival GSU's Elton Nesbitt named SoCon plays this weekend Player of the Year | SPORTS, p. 8 HIATUS, p.10 /^\ A DAILY E GEORGE-ANNE THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006 Willow Bend water runs dry Big bills leave residents without water; apartment complex refuses comment By Rachel McDaniel police becausebylawthe maintenance News editor "They didn't give us workers should not be able to turn off any written warning, any utilities without litigation," said Rawls. "They didn't give us any writ- More than 100 residents of the Wil- and we never got a low Bend apartment complex were left ten warning and we never got a single without water Wednesday morning. single bill saying we bill saying we owe anything for water," Residents say the water was shut owe anything for he said. "There was no warning. This off without notice, and they have been is the first we've heard about owing presented with bills totalling several water." for water." hundred dollars. Levon Rawls The Willow Bend leasing office was Both the bills and lack of water Willow Bend resident full of complaining residents through- have left some residents angry, asking out the day. questions and finding answers to be in lease there was a verbal agreement that "I don't have time to talk to you short supply. water would be included in the rent. right now^ said manager of Willow "They could have forewarned In a copy of a residents' lease ob- Bend Brandy Wells. Eagle Realty and people about this, because a lot of tained by The George-Anne, it states Investment Company refused to com- families with children live here," said that residents are responsible for paying ment as well. Tamara Morris, a biology and educa- water services at the residence. One tenant said problems with tion major. "My roommate said they "They didn't give us any written the apartments go beyond this most came by and cut the water off and she warning,' and we never got a single recent snafu. **i5f^% couldn't make bottles for her baby, use bill saying we owe anything for water," "There are a lot of things wrong with the rest room or clean up." said Rawls. "This is the first we've heard the apartment," said Kanetria Mason, Though no one from Willow B end is about owing for water. They went door a junior computer engineering major, talking to the media, residents suggest to door and actually put a lock on the who said she thought the maintenance the complex cut the water off because water in the apartments." man had arrived to fix items she filled theirbills were unpaid. Those residents Rawls wrote a petition against .the out work requests for. say they were under the impression water-cut-off for his neighbors to sign "We put in the first maintenance that their water was included in the after speaking with the magistrate request in August when I first moved monthly rent. court, the water company off campus in and I went back in November and Resident Levon Rawls, a GSU housing authorities, the Better Business had to fill out another maintenance Grayson Hoffman/STAFF graduate, said he was never notified of Bureau and the Statesboro police. request because they couldn't find the DwellieTerrence, a utility worker from the City of Statesboro, works at Willow Bend Apartments where 100 or more residence owing water bills, and when signing the "The magistrate court said go to the other one. were without water after the complex shuttered service for unpaid bills the students say they never received. Month of events aims to make GSU women more aware By Kelly Jones Staff writer GETTING INVOLVED The annual "Take Back the Night" The month of March will highlight march and rally will begin at the Hanner Fieldhouse and end at Women's Awareness with events all Victor Martinez/STAFF the Rotunda on March 8 starting over campus. The Multicultural Stu- Orange fencing blocks off the future location of an ampitheater. dent Center will help students become at dusk. aware of the issues and experiences of every woman during Women's Aware- Construction makes ness Month. Have Considered Suicide When the "The Women's Awareness program Rainbow is Enuf" will explore what it started out as being only a week and means for a woman of color in modem way for ampitheater has now grown to a month at Geor- times. Students can catch a showing gia Southern," said Amy Anderson, on March 23 and 30 at 7 p.m. in the director of MAR "During the month, Black Box Theatre. Space for outdoor especially when the weather is nice events will bring in all aspects of being A self defense class will be taught like this." a woman in today's culture." by GSU student Kajsa Magnusson on classes to be located According to GSU Landscape The month will kick off with a March 28. Physical demonstrations Architect Chuck Taylor, there were Women's Awareness Month Read-in and role-playing will show women near Newton Bldg. several reasons to create the ter- on Wednesday, March 1 and will focus how to be aware of their surroundings race. He said a steep slope in front on African-American women like and interactions with others. By Rachel McDaniel of the building caused difficulty in ZoraNealeHurston. On Friday March ' Anyone interested in getting in- News editor cutting grass, rainwater going down 3, mechanics from Cleve White's volved can contact the Multicultural the hill caused flooding around the Nissan dealership will present "Car Student Center at 912-681-5409. The Newton building has been building and it was time to update Care for Women," which will teach Many campus groups work to- surrounded by orange tape for the landscaping. basic car care. gether to sponsor Women's Awareness some time now, but the outdoor "There will be three tiers. We During Sexual Assault Aware- Month, including the Women's Aware- amphitheater project is beginning to wanted to create retainer, terraced ness Week, there will be awareness ness Month Committee, Women and take shape. In the next few weeks, an walls that can function as an informal programs. One event, the Clothesline Gender Studies, Career Services, outside amphitheater and landscap- outdoor amphitheater," said Taylor. Project, addresses the issue of violence Anthropology and Sociology Depart- ing upgrades will be completed. A "Part of the project was to restore and against women by allowing them to ment, ReVision, College of Education, three level grass terrace will provide upgrade the landscape in that area create a free t-shirt to be hung on JEDI Fellowship, Center for Interna- a spot for students to sit. and improve the area. The kiosk was a clothesline at the Rotunda for all tional Studies, Counseling Center, "It's going to be a pretty good taken down and there's going to be to see. The annual "Take Back the Office for Institutional Compliance, addition to the building. I just hope a flowerbed in that space." Night" march and rally will begin at Theatre and Performance Art Club, everybody bears with us during the Teachers in the Newton build- the Hanner Fieldhouse and end at the Communication Arts Department, construction," said GSU architect ing are interested in the changes. Rotunda on March 8. Sexual Assault Response Team, and Myron Powell. "It's going to be a "I think it's a pretty cool idea, and I see AMPITHEATER, page 9 Special photos The play "For Colored Girls Who the Multicultural Student Center. real nice area out there for students, TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Campus 2 Classifieds 6 CORRECTION Feature 4 News 7 Greek organizations will hold a swingathon for the Joseph Home High: 79 I Low: 52 High: 73 I Low: 44 High: 65 I Low: 40 High: 65 I Low: 44 National 5 Sports 8 for Boys"from 10 a.m. -10 p.m. Friday outside the Landrum Cen- Cloudy/windy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Classifieds 6 Hiatus... 10,11,12 ter. A story in Wednesday's paper listed the times incorrectly. www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats, m PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, IWARCH 2,2006 THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY Enjoy Caribbean dancing The United Caribbean Association sponsors variety show By Molly O'Hearon Merengue, is part of a music scene ing. There will be fyah, fyah and Staff writer that emerged in the 1960s with the more fyah," said Avril Mitchell, advent of salsa, a mambo-type UCA public relations representa- The United Caribbean Associ- tive. "The show will be a represen- ation (UCA) will hold a Caribbean dance music brought from Cuba tation of our Caribbean culture." variety show on Monday Mar. 6, and Puerto Rico via New York. The UCA is collaborating entitled the "More Fyah Show." Salsa, as explained by Carib- with PRestige, a student-operated This is the third year the UCA bean band leader Jose Claudio, is public relations firm, to promote has sponsored a celebration of a highly improvised, multi-step dance music driven by congas, the event.