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Thursday, July 20,1995 Vol. 68, No. 18 The Best in the State Adam Thomas, a GSU senior, won the Georgia State Amateur Golf tournament Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Sunday at the'Atlanta Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 Athletic Club by beating two-time champs Danny Yates City Council refuses GSU voting precinct By Christopher Cole She said that while it was expensive to open Editor and Carter Mize. another precinct, money is not the key issue; if SGA President Lee Hyer has been busy with more than Please see story, page 3 Statesboro City Council refused to discuss a enough people registered to vote and turned out voting precincts in recent weeks. new voting precinct on or nearby the GSU at the polls, Statesboro "would bear the ex- He's also asked the city of Statesboro to install more campus at a meeting Tuesday morning. BRIEFLY... pense" of a new precinct. lighting along Lanier Drive, expressed concerns over Student government president Lee Hyer pro- Hyer said he had three major reasons for alligators in nearby lakes, met with fellow student body posed the idea in a five-minute presentation to supporting a new precinct at or near GSU: presidents across Georgia, and even written to Council prior to the meeting's regular business. • GSU is "the largest employer in the city Congressman Jack Kingston about wasteful government GSU senior dies in Following Hyer's pro- and county," the uni- spending in Statesboro. Statesboro apartment posal, Mayor Hal versity provides "edu- Kingston, apparently agreeing with Hyer's complaint, G-A Staff Reports Averitt said the Coun- cational services for cil would not bring the 15,000 people," and the mentioned the student's name during a speech on the floor Frank Edward Griffin, a senior math issue up for discus- campus is the "home of of the U.S. House. education major from Fayetteville, died sion. 3,000 people," students The flurry of activity has been part of Hyer's program over unexpectedly at his apartment in "It's a dead end," living in GSU housing; the summer, which includes meeting with incoming Statesboro June 29. Hyer said Tuesday • In the 1993 city freshmen during orientation. He was 27 years old. night. His focus now reapportionment, dis- June 28, Hyer wrote a letter to Mayor Hal Averitt regarding Griffin, who was born on June 12,1968, will include a student tricts 3 and 4 are the was buried at Westminster Gardens fol- lights along Lanier Drive. voter registration smallest, leading him lowing a July 2 memorial service at C.J. "Recently it was brought to my attention that there is drive, he said. to believe "population Mowell and Son Chapel in Peachtree City, insufficient lighting along Lanier Drive, specifically between Hyer, who has been is more dense in these with the Rev. Bill Priester and Rev. Matt Buffalo's Cafe and the End-Zone [sic] Convenience store," involved in efforts to two districts," which Kunkel officiating. he wrote. "As this is a main thoroughfare for pedestrians it increase student par- surround GSU; and He is survived by his parents, Harold is essential that more lighting be provided so as to maximize ticipation in local poli- • Federal "motor and Katherine Griffin of Fayetteville; his safety for both pedestrians and motorists." tics and possibly even voter" legislation now brothers, Harold Griffin III of to elect a student as a in effect offers the "most In the same letter, Hyer wrote that an alligator was recently Lawrenceville and John Griffin of Seattle; member of City Coun- enormous (change) re- seen in the lake adjacent to Buffalo's and Players Club. He his fiancee, Patia Crump of Hazelhurst; cil, originally pro- garding voter registra- also wrote that he understood the Department of Natural and his grandmother, Katherine Lenora posed the new pre- tion since the Civil Resources had been contacted and had determined the Gossett of Union City. cinct in a meeting July Rights Act of 1964." alligator had vacated the lake. A memorial service was also held July 1 10 with Probate Court File Photo Hyer also said he "As this lake is a recreation site for the community, it is at Brooklet Baptist Church. Judge Lee Deloach SGA President Lee Hyer was unsuccessful wants the city to "en- In memorium, a book will be placed in imperative that it is safe and alligator-free. I am satisfied and City Clerk Judy in his efforts to land a GSU voting precinct. sure voter participation, the Henderson Library at the request of that efforts are being made to do this, but felt obligated to McCorkle. which is vital to democracy" and "ensure accu- bring this to your attention," he wrote. student government. At that meeting, which Hyer called "a great rate representation." July 10, City Engineer Robert Cheshire responded to opportunity," he was told that a new precinct at He said the Southern Center for Continuing Hyer's request for more lighting. More parking spaces provided GSU would be "simply out of the question." Education would have been an ideal site for the G-A Staff Reports Deloach later said the recent addition of the new precinct, because it's already set up, will "We have evaluated the referenced area for street lighting In an effort to ease the shortages cre- Kiwanis fairgrounds precinct adequately served have 800 new adjacent parking spaces accord- and although the area meets our normal standards we will ated by ongoing construction, the Office of students, and McCorkle said the addition of ing to current plans, and already meets specifi- be installing some additional lights because of the heavy Parking and Transportation will provide another precinct was not justified by voter cations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. pedestrian traffic along Lanier Drive," Cheshire wrote. "We additional spaces this summer. turnout in past elections. Past concerns about setting up a GSU poll- have notified Georgia Power to install the lights. It usually Faculty and staff with current parking In this year's municipal elections, however, ingplace included the requirement for adequate takes a couple of weeks before they are installed." permits will be able to access under-used the Kiwanis site can't be used because it is not parking for voters, which GSU currently lacks. In other business, Hyer attended the first meeting of the residence hall lots for the duration of the within city limits. And Hyer said the lone Grady Hyer said he did not mention the Southern Student Advisory Council (SAC) which reports to the Board summer. Additionally, students living in Street precinct is inadequate for the city's vot- Center, or any other site, at the Council meet- of Regents. The two-day session, held July 15 and 16 in non-commuter zones can obtain a permit ers, who number about 8,000. ing because he was still proposing the idea in Macon, focused on the SAC mission and issues involving to park in commuter lots for the summer. McCorkle said only 1,194 voters turned out general. the University System of Georgia. The cost of student permits will be pro- in the 1990 municipal elections, and only 735 "I'm disappointed City Council failed to see rated and can be purchased at the Parking turned out in the 1991 elections. the wisdom in my proposal," he said. * Please see HYER, page 6 and Transportation office. WORD OF THE DAY Fraternity faces charges Fate of empty stores By Ronnie Swinford houses and were soon inter- James Orr, who forwarded the Sports Editor nice-nelly (nis1 nei'ee) adj. 1. Priggish. mingled with the people who case to judicial affairs. remains undecided 2. Marked by the use of euphemism. A GSU fraternity has been were invited, according to*a Pi Kappa Phi could not be charged with disorderly con- reached for comment as of press duct and failure to comply with time. Source: The American Heritage College Dictionary "THE FRATERNITIES the university's alcohol policy. The party had allegedly Pi Kappa Phi will face a DID A GOOD JOB AT grown so big that noise com- BORO WEATHER hearing July 25. plaints were coming in, so at On June 3, Kappa Sigma THE GATES, BUT THE midnight the band was ordered and Pi Kappa Phi held an end- to stop playing. At this time TODAY PARTY WAS IN TOO of-the-year "Boys Next Door" some members of Pi Kappa Phi Partly cloudy with a chance of party. The party was held on OPEN OF A SPOT TO got on stage and started voic- afternoon thunderstorms and a high Greek Row and was supposed ing negative opinions of the in the mid 90s. to be organized and controlled EFFECTIVELY KEEP police, according to the report. by the fraternities. "The major problem at the UNDER CONTROL." FRIDAY 'The party quickly got out party was there were bottles Partly cloudy with of hand and became out of con- —EDWARD BAYENS all around," Bayens said.