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Inside Today w Classifieds 10 Mark Twain" Smithereens try something Comics 9 Sports 6 different Features 3 to visit GSUSee story, page 3 See story, page 3 Liked By Many, Cussed By Some, vjrCOF Anne a 912/681-5246 Vol. 64 No. 17 • Friday, November 8, 1991 For 65 years, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern University • Statesboro, GA 30460 Campus Local liquor referendum discussed Briefs By Doug Gross evening's discussion centered around this possibility. Staff Writer The referendum process A local businessman met with "I think it [legalization of li- provided by a spokesperson GSU fraternity and sorority quor sales] would do a world of By Doug Gross from the office of Judge Deloach, Public Safety Week presidents Monday afternoon at a good for a lot of reasons, not just Staff Writer details the steps in the process of local nightclub to encourage voter the fact of having fun, but that it Public Safety Week, held Nov The areas from which the having a referendum passed in registration among GSU students, would have a lot of monetary 4-7, was designed to increase stu- needed 35 percent of voters Bulloch County. and to discuss a possible liquor value both to the county and the dent awareness in all areas of would be drawn to pass a refer- •File a petition with 35 per- referendum for Statesboro and city," said Sampson, who cited in- public safety. endum in Statesboro and cent of registered voter's signa- Bulloch County. creased restaurant revenues and Public Safety Week was initi- Bulloch County is "vague," ac- tures. This percentage is of the Approximately a dozen Greek increased property values as pos- ated and planned by the campus cording to Probate Judge Lee number of registered voters in leaders responded to the invita- sible results of liquor legaliza- Student Services Committee with Deloach. the last General Election. tion of Chris Sampson, owner of "There are going to be ... people tion. "I think the people that op- Cathy Shriver, assistant professor The question concerns • The Superintendent of two local nightclubs, to meet re- that don't want to see it happen." pose it ... years from now would of nursing as the chairperson. whether the signers of the re- Elections has to validate the pe- garding the feasibility of a regis- Talk of a referendum met be happy that it happened." Shriver organized a student quired petition would have tition by verifying each signa- tration drive which could lead to, with mixed reactions from the Sampson referred to a 1976 li- survey at GSU during Fall needed to be registered to vote in ture on the petition. among other things, increased fraternity and sorority quor referendum which was voted quarter, 1991 and found that be- Bulloch County in the last • The Superintendent shall support for the legalization of li- presidents, many of whom ex- down by only 102 out of a total of tween 65-90 percent of students did General Election, in 1988, or if set a date for the election not less quor sales in Bulloch County. pressed fear of possible negative approximately 2,600 votes, noting not have their seatbelts fastened the figure is simply a number of than 30 days nor more than 60 "The main point of what I'm publicity, which could be attached that most college students were upon entering major roadways. registered voters equal to 35 per- days after the call. trying to say is to go back to your with official support for such a out of town when the vote was Only 4 percent of the 24 front seat cent of those registered in 1988. • A notice in the legal paper people and say "We need to regis- proposal. taken. passengers observed had his/her "There has been no talk of [a (The Statesboro Georgian) con- ter to vote,' " said Sampson to the "My personal opinion is that Sampson emphasized seatbelts fastened. referendum] since I've been in taining the date and purpose of assembled fraternity and sorority I'd like to do anything to get li- throughout the meeting that the Students were stationed at office," said DeLoach. "I'm do- the referendum shall be pub- leaders. quor here," said one Greek referendum he would like to see parking lot exits during the week ing a lot of research on it ... I lished once a week for two "Don't just think of it for the representative, "But I can't say passed would allow for liquor asking drivers and passengers to would hate to speculate." weeks. liquor referendum, but for any that for ... my chapter." sales by the drink, which would fasten their seatbelts. Deloach reported he was con- • Call of an election is the vote that comes up in the future. While the possibility of pass- make it possible for restaurants Motor vehicle injuries cost us ferring with the Attorney date of the first publication in "If we ever get this off the ing a liquor referendum would be and clubs to sell mixed drinks but $48.7 billion a year, according to General to clarify the issue. ground, there is going to be a lot of only one aspect of increased stu- would not allow for the sale of Shriver. If everyone buckled up, The following information, See REFERENDUM, page 8 resentment," Sampson said, dent registration, much of the bottled liquor. 12,000 lives would be saved each year. The college-aged group has a death rate from motor vehicle accidents two times the rate of any Homecoming activities other age group in the U.S. In 1989, Georgia made seatbelt usage mandatory. The campus begin next week now has signs at each major exit show with a five member judging By Dennis Smith panel," said Union Productions from campus to remind all driv- Staff Writer spokeswoman Cheryl Stephens. ers and passengers to buckle up. Stephens also said there will Those helping with Public Service Week were the Student GSU's 1991 Homecoming be a five member panel of faculty, staff and students judging the Government Association, the celebration, titled "A Flash of the Spirit Games. Panhellanic Council, Debbie Past, A Look to the Future," prom- Rowe of campus public safety and ises to be an event-filled week for Comedian Trip Wingfield George Jackson from the State students. will perform in the Union on Patrol. The week's highlights will in- Tuesday night. clude the football game on On Wednesday, High Hope Saturday, the annual homecom- will be sponsoring an aluminum ing parade on Friday and a con- can drive at Paulson Stadium. AIDS Lecture cert on Thursday featuring one "We wanted to do something of GSU's favorite bands. that is charitable and that would William Darrow, Director of Atlanta's Drivin' N' Cryin' be good for the community," AIDS Research at the Centers for will take the stage at Hanner Stephens said. Disease Control in Atlanta, will Fieldhouse on Thursday night, Animal House and The Blues give a lecture on AIDS, AIDS pre- kicking off the three-day Brothers will be shown during the Homecoming weekend. movie fest Wednesday night at vention and the general public's Other events scheduled for the Union. response to the disease on Nov. 11 earlier in the week include a tal- Various alumni events will in the Southern Center Assembly ent show in the Union on Monday be held throughout the week also. Hall. and the banner contest and Spirit The Eagles' Homecomng op- AIDS is rapidly becoming a Games at Sweetheart Circle on ponent will be Troy State. The leading cause of death among Tuesday. game starts at 1 p.m. and the college students. Joe Beasley, chief of the Statesboro Fire Department, demonstrates how the "jaws of life" can "The way it stands right now, Homecoming Queen will be Darrow, who has published cut away parts of a car after a wreck. The event was a part of Public Safety Week. (Photo by we'll have 11 acts in the talent crowned at halftime. widely on the subject of AIDS, is a Tony Tocco) renowned expert in the field. He received his Bachelor of Arts de- gree at the University of Connecticut in 1962 and went to Veterans day celebration to be held at stadium Monday receive his doctorate at Emory By Brent Parrott honor of Twentieth Century vet- members of the U.S.S. Finback, on the platform on the stadium attendance University in 1973. Assistant News Editor erans. U.S.S. San Jacinto and Squadron field. Four-star General Several veterans groups will A Veteran's Day celebration Currently he is chief of the be- Lunch will be served and 51 of Statesboro wi 11 be honored Raymond G. Davis will also be in be holding reunions. will be held in honor of all havioral and prevention research Veteran's at the Allen E. Paulson branch of the Centers for Disease Stadium Nov.