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Students photograph GSU A to Z Practice I OUR LENS, p. 2 continues Eagles continue full- Cultural Cohesion program goes pad practices with new off at museum with a success; COgrVl I CDrtDTC — O mpmpcart ^story | CAMPUS, p.4 George Anne -- 04/04/2006 *GrgeAn04042006* 1 Hour Reserve (In Library Use Only) A DAILY THE TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006 ANBE Agreement made on new liquor SGA leaders line up law changes Public hearing set for today at 9 a.m. 'Compiled by staff University officials and Statesboro residents have a chance to discuss proposed changes to the alcohol ordinance Tuesday ^ morning. At their last meeting, the first reading of an ordinance that would eliminate the distance buffer to sell alcoholic drinks * 'around the Georgia South- ern campus ■ was approved. Alcohol sales Bruce G rube would be per- ■> mitted within a close proximity of campus as long as a four-lane road with a divided . median or a five-lane road sepa- Christophe fcChrisStis®«g-- Lindsey A. Dickson Kyla M.Clark rated the establishment from the President Executive VP VP of Academic Affairs VP of Finance VP of Auxiliary Affairs university. 53% DICKSON 58% CLARK 55.3 % Initial reactions from university FORD STRONG GRUBBS BETHUNE SIMPSON TOLES 42 THOMPSON 44.7 officials indicated they did not 31.8 TURNER 41.2 6.5 agree with the proposal. Speak- 1SEGOVIA ing to the city's Alcohol Control Hometown: Suwanee Hometown: Dalton Hometown: Warner Robins Hometown: Augusta Hometown: Stone Mountain Board, GSU President Bruce Grube said he questioned the motives to 21, Marketing/Graphic Design 21, Construction Management 18, Public Relations 21, Hotel & Restaurant Mgmt. 20, Sport Management make such a change to the alcohol ordinance. I act in an advisory role for the I oversee vice presidential advisory I will oversee Academic Affairs I oversee the financial budgets, My duties include everything "Frankly, I thinkwhat has driven senate. I simply make sure that committee and SGA committees. Committee, United Way Commit- FAC committee; I sit on the ABC except for academics (whether it this so fast in such a short period of the agendas of our platform are tee, Undergraduate Committee, committee and am responsible for is food services, CRI, parking and time are the economic interests of a properly executed while being I'm a member of Kappa Sigma Fra- Tech Fee Committee, and the the Relay for Life campaign. transportation, etc.), things that few," Grube said. an advocate for the students. ternity Scholarship Committee. directly affect the student body. I'm a member of Phi Mu, Panhel- The council and university of- I'm a member of Kappa Alpha Experience:Two years as an SGA sena- I'm a member of Alpha Delta Pi, lenic Association I'm a member of Southern Am- . ficials agreed to a compromise on Psi Fraternity, Minority Advise- tor from the College of Technology Student Advisory Board, Peer bassador, Omikron Delta Kappa alcohol sales if the restaurant had ment Program sponsor. Leaders Experience: N/A National Honor Service Society, at least 65 percent of sales from I want students to become more GSU cheerleader food and non-alcoholic drinks. Experience: Three years as a involved in the community through Experience: One year as senator for I hope to encourage the collabora- Currently, restaurants are required senator for the College of Busi- community service and voting for College of Liberal Arts and Social tion of the diverse student organi- Experience: N/A to have at least 50 percent of their ness Administration. Statesboro officials. Sciences zations on this campus. I want to sales come from the selling of food influence the growth and improve- I hope to put the faces of SGA and non-alcoholic beverages. Ac- Create an open dialogue I hope to keep major issues from ment of GSU by letting the students' back on campus. I would like the cording to City Manager George between the student body and going over the students' heads. voices be heard through SGA. 16,000 plus students to know whc Wood, the proposed changes are SGA. I'd like to relay the concerns and their SGA is, so when they have a thoughts of the students to the ad- problem they will know who to g< y necessary to open restaurants along ministrators and aid them in their . to. I want the student body to feel highway 67 and 301, which frame decisions. like they are being heard and not the GSU campus. ignored. Wood said the issue has risen due to the number of commercial lots that are in proximity to the READ THE FULL LISTING OF WHO WILL REPRESENT YOUR COLLEGE ON THE SGA SENATE GSU campus. PAGE 5: "At this point in time, we're satisfied the city is working with us in the best interest of the university " as well as the best interests of the community as well," Grube was Operation Georgia Thaw a success for Eagle Battalion quoted as saying in the Statesboro Herald. "I am heartened by this commitment." GSU ROTC cadets each other, but they had to compete Statesboro'sconcemedresidents alongside one another as well. - will have a chance to speak on the compete against Juniors from' each school were council's decisions today at 9 a.m. divided into Alpha and Bravo Com- Wood said the council will decide other colleges in panies, and the freshmen and sopho- to adopt the proposed ordinance mores were placed in Charlie and or the compromise ordinance at the state competition Delta Companies. Each company was meeting this morning. split into two platoons, each platoon By Bryan Metcalf divided into three squads, and each Staff writer squad broken up into Alpha and INSIDE Bravo teams. Cadets from Georgia Southerns Cadets took turns as platoon Arab-Americans rap Eagle Battalion returned home Sun- sergeants, squad leaders, and team about frustrations day after a four-day field training leaders throughout the weekend. They rap about checkpoints, exercise codenamed Georgia Thaw. On Thursday cadets from Alpha military oppression and refugee Cadets from GSU competed Company were sent out to practice camps. Arab-Americans find rap against cadets from other schools nighttime land navigation (landnav) as vent for frustrations | page 3 including UGA, Georgia State, Geor- while Bravo went to a different site Our Lens 2 Classifieds ... 6 gia Tech, Georgia Military College, to learn and practice patrolling. Dur- Bryan Metcalf/STAFF Briefs 3 Sports 7 Columbus State, and Fort Valley. ing nighttime landnav, cadets had Junior Chris Dardis (far right) sends his squad toward an enemy position. Dardis was the squad leader when 2nd Campus 4 News 8 Not only did they compete against see OPERATION, page 5 Platoon, 1 st Squad assaulted a bunker Saturday morning during a state ROTC competition. , www.stp.geo-giasouth em .ed u Established ?27 * The Newspaper for Georgia Southern Unsversity Covering the < PAGE 21 OUR LENS TUESDAY, APRIL 4,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY #r THROUGH OUR LENS '*M IM i ...Ai THINGS WE SEE . * * i These photos were collected by students enrolled in Bill Katie Willis/SPECIAL 1/ * Georgia Southern's Botanical Gardens, located across LukeCole/SPECIAL Nevilles Photo Journalism Class, JOUR 3333. The shots the street from University Place and Lanier Drive, Art exhibits are will run rwpr tliP npvt fnnr WPPL-C rm HTWerWo frequently available for viewing at the 303 offers serene views of seasonal foliage and flowers,flower; as , « win run over me next iour weeKS on luesaays. GaNery )ocated in the Foy Bui|ding well as structures built by GSU sculpture students. ** *••"- *>■* 41 »*• • *•■» Casey Altman/SPECIAL C is for Cadence. Students often rally behind causes. Exchange student Kajsa Magnusson hangs a T-shirt she decorated for the Clothesline Project under the Russell Union rotunda. The project is aimed at raising awareness of sexual assault. § *^|r*Wite Casey Altman/SPECIAL F is for fitness. Sophomore April Ulm and other students stay in shape at 'Awesome Abs,' a class offered twice each night at the RAC. E is for enter- taining exercise as students get into a Swing *-» J club meet- ing under the Russell Union fiotunda. Rachel McDaniel/SPECIAL [ THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY JEWS I PAGE 3 THEBKSSTOm Quick, what's new THE NATION Arab-Americans find their voice McKinney case goes to federal prosecutor By Kirsten Grieshaber WASHINGTON -The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday submitted their 'Associated Press case against Rep. Cynthia McKinney to the U.S. Attorney's office, which will consider whether the Georgia congresswoman will face charges for tangling with a law enforcement officer last week. NEW YORK - They rap about 'checkpoints, military oppression and refugee camps. Their songs THE WORLD express longing for Jerusalem and - mnger at the hardships of life in the Iran tests new underwater missile Gaza Strip and West Bank. TEHRAN, Iran - Iran conducts its second major test of a new missile But they grew up in Tennessee within days, firing a high-speed underwater torpedo that it boasts no or Virginia, live in Los Angeles and submarine or warship can escape.