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JSU student The home of James Fred Wisdom charged of 71 1 Francis Street, SE exploded Oct. 9, probably due to a gas leak . The explosion occurred approxi- mately 12:45 pm. Wisdom was hav- wltn rape ing a tree removed from the front yard. Wisdom said friends had been saying for yearsthattheUtreewasa Melanie Jones virtual timebomband the roots were News Editor inevitably going to rupture the gas Two JSU football players have been arrested in the alleged rape of a JSU main." Workers, while removing the student. tree, alledgedly ruptured the gas pipe. Campus police arrested Greggory Gme, 19,230 Luttrell Hall, originally Mrs. Wisdom ran into the house of Courtland, Ala. Oct. 7 and charged him with first-degree rape. JSU student to get her 72-year-old mother, Kelvin Oliver, 20, 326 Luttrell Hall, originally of Macon, Ga., was also Thelma Fickland, out of the house arrested. He was charged with attempted first degree rape. in case the gas got into the house. David Nichols, director of Public Safety, said the alleged rape occurred at Just as they were leaving the house, approximately 11:30 p.m. Oct 6 in 327 Luttrell Hall. He said the woman it exploded and buried Fickland in called campus police from Luttrell Hall at 11:50 p.m., but the suspects left the rubble. Mrs. Wisdom was thrown room before police anived. out of the way by the explosion. Nichols said police took the woman to the Jacksonville Hospital emergency Two neighbors heard theexplosion room and called the University rape counselor. "We followed up with her and and ran to the scene. Burt Hyatt and made those services available to her," Nichols said. Bill Austin of Jacksonville came to He said although the woman was a visitor in the room after visiting hours were over, evidence did not support calling the alleged rape a date rape. "A date rape usually is an acquaintance rape," he said, "but an acquaintance rape isn't necessarily a date rape." Both Groce and Oliver are partial qualifiers on JSU's football team, but door and pulled Fickland out of the demolished and several surrounding Jeny Cole, athletic director, said that both men were suspended from the team rubble as the house burned. homes suffered minor damages such following their arrests. JamesMcLeod, a JacksonvilleFire as broken windows. We are just glad Mike Galloway, sports information director, said he could not comment on Department lieutenant, said, "The there were no more damages nor any See Rape page 2 Minority enrollment goes up 1991 TSU race ratio Association, said the low tuition is a Melanie Jones sities in the state. factorinthehighminority enrollment News Editor Although blacks are not the only minorities on campus, they certainly since most minority students are fist While JSU's overall enrollment make up the largest percentage. Of generation college students, but she dropped by 2 percent this fall, the the University's 1,615 minority stu- said the tuition factor would change minority enrollment has increased dents, 1,410 are black. The second if JSU's tuition continues to increase. by 1 percent. largest minority group at JSU is Asian Robinson said that JSU should do According to statistics from the at 106. more recruiting in predominantly University's planning and analysis Last year, Lloyd Mulraim, who black high schools in order to raise department, this year's minority en- was then the faculty advimfor JSU's minority enrollment even more. She rollment is 20 percent of the 8,240 chapter of the AfmAmerican Asso- also suggested that the University students . ciation, atvibuted JSU's high mi- should recruit graduate students from State-wide statistics were not yet nority enrollment to the University's Alabama's traditionally black col- available for this year, but JSU's 19 open admissions policy; however, leges and universities. percentminorityenrollmentlastyear that theory is losing strength since She said she also believed the was much higher than figures from minority enrollment went up the first University should hire more black both Auburn University and Uni- year the admissions policy was re- faculty, as well as faculty from other versity of Alabama, and JSU's mi- instated. minority and ethnic groups. "If we nority enrollment has been tradition- ,,,,,,, ; Shonda Robinson,the current fac- s, Ra$q : , , :, , . ; ; , . I..rlrti,. ,','*'dl$ hfgf&ibfh'&& bf other wivera , ully advisor for the Afro-American - 2 Thursday, October 17, 1991 The Chanticleer Explosion Deans prepare for 'lean budget' From page 1 - Gas and Sewer department about the surance claims adjuster, said, "This Eric G. Mackey Kribel requested the deans' reports leak and that investigators were sent is a sensational loss. Usually there Editor in Chief by noon Thursday, but was out of the to determine whether or not the gas are some salvageable items but this is -- "(Deans should look at office on personal business and not main should be shut off. The inves- a total loss." JSU President Harold J. McGee is the) elimination of pro- available for comment on them before tigators were on the scene at the time "Maybe God made it happen this expected to present plans to the JSU press time. grams that will free mon- of the explosion. way so that no one was in the house. Boardof Trustees Monday on how to He is expected to present a final "Our men responded to the call It could have happened in the middle curb spending and meet proration ies in the future." report to McGee today or tomorrow. immediately and were in the process of thenightwhile we were all asleep," requirements. -- Robert E. Kribel In the Academic Council minutes of determining the best course of said Mrs. Wisdom The Academic Council held a he said, "Next year's budget will action when the house exploded. Fickland was hospitalized and di- special session Oct. 8 to discuss vice president probably be lean also. In view of that, They were only there a matter of agnosed as having sustained a lac- proration. Robert E. Kribel, vice for Academic Affairs look at actions that will help in the minutes before the explosion oc- eration to the ear and a concussion. president for Academic Affairs told long-term, that is, elimination of curred. It appeared that the gas line She was scheduled to be released in a the deans the University's funding programs that will free monies in the was disturbed by people removing a few days according to Margaret shortfall due to proration is $1.44 money)." future." tree." Woodrow, registered nurse at Jack- million. Academic Affairs is expected Meehan said some money is being "We build our budgets on what we Barbara Barclay, Nationwide In- sonville Hospital. to make up $880,000 of that. saved in salaries. "What we are doing think the state will give us," Meehan This amounts to a cut of 4 percent is not filling staff positions." He said said. He said the money just is not in each academic department's bud- no one has been laid off and there are available and the University will try get. no plans to do so, but some staff to get more money from the state Associate Vice President for Aca- positions which have been vacated, when it is available. demic Affairs Bill Meehan said, havenot been filled. In fact, Meehan's A final budget has not been "Each of the deans was to meet with office lost a position this way. implemented yet and no academic their department heads and make their He said these are staff positions and purchase orders are being processed own decisions (as to how to save not faculty. except with Kribel's direct approval. SGA discusses racial tension poll Dyana Blythe two graduate students live off-campus and rely on News Writer information from those living on-campus. They ask students to be aware of what is going on on Racial problems are a growing concern on JSU's campus and not only to watch each other but also to campus according to the assessment department, so it listen to each other as well. The survey Haze and is asking for input from students on a solution. Chapman are compiling will target JSU students and Kim HazeandCindy Chapman, twograduate students hopefully benefit campus race relations. involved in the assessment department, spoke at Budget cuts to the SGA were also discussed at the Monday's SGA meeting about putting together a survey meeting by Vickie Story, SGA Financial Advisor. Wo- to find out what students on campus feel is causing ration cut $40,000 out of this year's budget. racial tensions. "[This cut] will limit some activities, such as major "We found out about the racial problems by hearing entertainment and travel," said Story. Fred Wisdom's car still sits in the rubble of his home which was about them from students, and also faculty, and not by The SGA Blood Drive is scheduled for Oct. 23-24. destroyed in an explosion last week. actually seeing them," said Haze and Chapman. These Door prizes will be given to all who donate. Rape From Page 1 the situation and that Jerry Harris, director of the University news bureau, had New parking arrangement may an official University statement regarding the matter. Harris' official state- ment was, "Police are currently investigating the matter." A preliminary hearing has been set for Nov. 1 in Calhoun county dismct be cause of increased accidents court. Donald Schmitz, dean of Student Affairs, said the University would hold Dyana Blythe id adding new lots. Now students are .News .- .-- Writer.....-. The increasing number having to deal with narrower parking an administrative hearing for the men, bst theadministration has not set adate of accidents could be at- spaces and decreased visibility when for the hearing.