SGA Ends Winter Quarter With an Eventful Meeting
After having two consecutive meetings 1,000. This measure was tabled by cancelled for lack of a quorum, Georgia State DeLamater. University's Student Government "This would cut the SGA in half," Association held their final winter quarter' DeLamater said! meeting Wednesday night. The two campus rapes were also brought Richard Chambers was approved as up at the meeting, DeLamater said. .graduate school vice president, Staci Faiola Executive Vice President Jim Siracusa, who was named graduate class president and was chairman of the meeting, said he would David Coy was elected business school look into the matter and that a careful study representative at Wednesday's meeting, would be made. according to Marc DeLamater, SGA Feedback Committee chairman. Siracusa said the SGA would study Also, a proposal was made by Treasurer university action regarding the rapes and Bob 'McLendon to raise the number of then decide what measures the SGA could students per representative from 500 to take.
The Georgia State University
Volume 36 Monday, Number 27 Signal March 13, 1978
THE N~WSPAPER OF THE SOUTH'S PROGRESSIVE URBAN UNIVERSITY Police Advise Caution Following Second Rape
By Marc Rice man was involved in both "Un both occasions, (the ",N_Edllor rapes. However, James E. man) apparently tried to Dearing, assistant director of create the impression that he A Georgia State University 'safety and security at GSU, was a student," Dearing said, coed was raped in a General said GSU police "definitely adding that in the first Classroom Building bathroom believe it was the same incident, the attacker was last Saturday afternoon, GSU person." carrying books, and in the police said. This was the Dearing said the woman second incident, the rapist second rape reported at the Saturday was followed from a carried "a tote bag or .university this quarter. student lounge into a something similar," Dearing The assailant was described bathroom where the rape would not say whether he by Atlanta Detective Lt. Bill occurred. In the earlier thought the assailant was Clark as a black man in his incident, on Feb. 14, a woman actually a student. early 20's, about 5 feet 10 was attacked in a laboratory Until the man is caught, inches tall, of medium build. in Kell Hall, police said. university police are advising with a "long face," wide Dearing said that in women students and faculty to nostrils and dark skinned. The Saturday's incident the rapist avoid being in "isolated man was' dressed in a long told the victim that he had a areas." black coat, tennis shoes and knife but that she did not Dearing described wore a bandana around his' actually see it. In the earlier isolated areas as "any area not rape the woman was beaten lIt8fI PhoIo IIr ....,. Ann UpcIlun:Il head, Clark added. being used by a lot of people Some experts question the.validity of martial arts Atlanta police said there with a heavy object, according after normal hours (after 5:15 88 a defense against rape. was "a chance" that the same to police. p.m.) and on weekends. Dearing said both attacks .occurred in such areas. Best Defense Against Rape: Run! Dearing called on all students to notitY the campus By Rhonda Lee those who may want to learn a more formal method ot police (658-2170) immediately SIgnet FNtu,. Ednor defense. ''The course should give people the basic information for if they see anybody suspicious "hanging around or watching Rape. Don't think it can't happen to you. Security officials formal training," Krasevec added, "butformal training isn't them." say the best defense is to accept the possibility of rape and necessary for self-defense." Krasevec said many people GSU Director of Safety and plan a reaction. What would you do if you were confronted by automatically "fling their limbs and head around" in times of Security Alan. G. Sentinella a rapist? panic, but instead should make a conscious effort to direct Sgt. Trudy Boyce of Georgia State University's such energies toward the attacker. met with university officials Monday to plan university .Department of Crime Prevention says panic is probably the Detective Lt. Bill Clark of the Atlanta police bureau's sex action to prevent further most common and least effective reaction to a rape crimes division said mace can be an effective weapon if used incidents. situation. The sergeant warns that screaming in an isolated correctly, but that it can also be a liability. For instance, the As a result of this meeting, area is almost daring the rapist to use violence-but what are rapist may angrily take the dispenser from his victim or the there is a possibility of "more the alternatives? mace could be blown back into the victims face ifthe attack is frequent ID checks in isolated "No one can say 'This is what you should do' because each in an open area. Also, some people are not affected by mace. areas," according Vice situation is different," Boyce said. "The only thing the victim The decision on whether to resist depends on the to President for Urban Affairs can do is wait for a chance to react safely." individual, Clark said. "The victim's safety comes first," he Ed Hughes. A "practical" self-defense course will be offered by GSU's added, warning: "Do what you can to get away but don't risk recreational department bezinning in the second week of further injury by getting into physical combat beyond your Hughes added that the spring quarter, Assistant Recreation Director Joe Krasevec ability. " university is considering said. The nine-week program will deal with rape prevention, The lieutenant said he does not recommend training in expansion of its electronic possible tactics to avoid a confrontation if approached by a martial arts as a means of self-defense. "Personally, I think surveillance system. Current- ly, surveillance cameras are potential rapist, and methods of breaking body grasps and you have to be an expert for something like karate or judo located in key spots around the planning counter-attacks when confrontation seems really to be effective, and most people probably wouldn't campus. unavoidable. (Call 658-3440 for more information). devote that much time to it," Clark said. "The best thing is to "Of course the main reason for all that is to provide a kick, scream, scratch and run as soon as you have a chance." An. increase in camera chance to run:' Krasevec said. Atlanta martial arts experts Here at GSU, Vice President for Urban Affairs Edmund locations and the installation and a member of Atlanta Bureau of Police Services THOR of a videotape system was a possibility, he said. division attend later meetings, giving demonstrations for See Rape, pg. 3 2 • SIGNAL Moaday, Mareh 18, 1978
The Georgia State University HALPEEL. Signal Who Dunnit? Tiff: Nf:WSPAn:H OF SOUTH'S PHO(;Hf:SS/Vf: {IHHAN (lNIVf:HSITY Efram Zembalist Jr. would We hope that by printing the police training (Sentinella is have been proud, to say description ofthe man we can an ex-FBI man) that Hal Peel, Editor Jerry Griffin, Deb Jackson, nothing ofthe way Jack Webb give other GSU women a prevented GSU's police heads j Associate Editor Managing. Editor would have reacted. chance to spot danger before from giving out a description Those two TV cops would it's too late. of a dangerous man. Don't tell Monday, March131978 Page 6 have adored the way Georgia Chief Dearing told me he did nobody nothin' until we are State University's police not want to give out a sure. handled the press when asked description because it could Although I can see JERRY GRIFFIN to give a description of a cause danger to the victim who Sentinella's and Dearing's rapist. was able to identify her point, I must say I think it is GSU Police Chief James attacker. He also said if a ridiculous. Dearing and Director ofSafety description was printed it Apparently I am not alone. Girls, Watch Out! and Security Alan Sentinella, .might scare away the man When we told the Atlanta GIRLS! police to be watching just would not give the Signal before he could bearrested and police we could not get a DON'TSTAYDOWNAT every single square foot ofthis a description of a man charged with anything. description from GSU, the SCHOOLALONEINUN- concrete campus. It would .suspected of raping two GSU Dearing said he definitely officer on the other end of the INHABITEDPLACES! require a force ten thousand students in the last three thought the man who raped a phone asked what was wrong This is not an alarm, it is a strong. .weeks. student last Saturday was the .with our police. warning. So, how is this dilemma So we went to the Atlanta same man who raped another I did not have an answer for As you have already read in solved? .police, who gave us a complete student two weeks before. the man. this special edition of the It can't be accomplished by .description of the assailant. It must be the FBI school of In the first place, unless the Signal another GSU student sitting back and waiting for rapist asked his victim her has been raped on this the police to catch this name and phone number, how campus. deprived human being. Itcan't in hell is he going to be able to The girl was down at school be done by calling the chief find her and do her harm. And on a Saturday, close to 3 p.m, and demanding he catch the if the man was scared away, alone, and in an uninhabited man. then all the better for GSU. The GSU law men have section of the fourth floor of After all, Chief Dearing taken steps to tighten up the General Classroom cancelled all "off days" for his security in the wake ofthe two Building. The first woman troops during spring break. rapes, but unless they give raped was alone in a Kell Hall All that can be done in the laboratory around 6 p.m, people in the university a meantime is for the female chance to look out for Security police said they population at GSU to do what themselves, they are falling believe the same man the chief requests. down on their job. committed the previous acts. According to Dearing, "The An effort is also being made According to Chief of Police significance of these rapes is by the administration to quell James E. Dearing, "Ithinkit's the time element." Both rapes some of the incredible rumors the same guy as the first occurred in the late afternoon. situation. Our problem is to .that have been spreading- Police were patrolling identify him." rumors that at least 20 women their normal beats but there is In identifying him or any ,have been raped since just too much campus to cover potential rapist the chief asks Monday. at one time. two things, "I would ask that Well, a university rumor The first rape happened on a any time, anywhere, they center has been established for Tuesday, the second happened (girls) see someone hanging those who think the sky is on a Saturday. around they call us. And falling in or the end of the second, until he's apprehend- Authorities have some leads world is close at hand. If ed they should not be in and theorize their publication anyone has a question about a isolated areas by themselves." would result in giving an wild rumor that has been Heed his word women. advantage to the suspect. flying, call 658-3572. The And don't blame the two But it's obvious to us that people there have the latest rapes on an irresponsible printing his description could information' on what is really security force. It wasn't their help identify him to the happening, not what is fault. You can't expect the women in this school. .supposed to have happened. Regent Rip-off Rape Decoys
A favorable decision by Gov. George C. Busbee regarding the In their efforts to prevent widespread panic on the campus after two appointment of Georgia State University alumni to the Board of Regents recent rapes, Georgia State University security officials may have done could go a long way in giving the university the political foothold it needs to .more of a disservice to themselves, students and employees than they improve and expand its services and facilities. intended.
To bring the uninformed up to date, 10 GSU graduates have been In both instances GSU police refused to give descriptions of the rapists submitted to Busbee for consideration to fill three vacated positions on the saying to do so would scare the rapists off,thus ending their chance of ever board, which governs all colleges and universities in the University capturing the men. System. Did they not consider that if they had released a description, someone seeing a man fitting the description would have reported it, thereby IfBusbee does so,it will mark the first time the concrete campus has been bringing the cases closer to an end?? represented on that body since i975: Apparently not. The Regents have a history ofbeing dominated by University of Georgia What GSU police are doing now is using women who frequent the graduates and this has more often than not worked to GSU's 'campus as decoys while they try to capture the man or men who committed disadvantage. their rapes-the same ploy used unsuccessfully by Atlanta police last year when they tried to capture the Lover's Lane killer. Considering that Georgia State and UGA are the two largest universities in the state, that both rate about equally in academics, that In the Lover's Lane killings, police waited for the killer to both universities have almost the same number ofstudents and that the two strike again in order to get more clues that would lead them to the schools provide a great service to their respective communities, wethink it killer's identity, so that an arrest could be made. is only fair that more GSU graduates beappointed to positions onthe Board In the same way, GSU police are waiting for other women to be of Regents. raped in order to get more leads for their case.
Unless this is done, GSU may continue to expect being slighted by Such a technique is repugnant. No law enforcement official has the right the Regents, ..especially in matters concerning the allocation to use anyone without permission as a decoy to capture a criminal. of money for certain projects. Unlike UGA, the concrete campus often comes out on the short end of the stick when money is Weknow there is no way police can insure rapes will never occur on the dished out. campus again. Much of rape protection depends on an individual's good judgement. But police can discourage future rapes by beefing up patrols in Those who serve on the board say the fact there are no Regents from presently unpatrolled areas on campus . .GSU does not mean our graduates have been discriminated against. They might also consider releasing all important information when However, we feel the appointmenta have generally been made on a political rapes do occur so women here will be better able to prepare themselves basis and hope that this year the governor will put an end to this age-old against any potential attack. policy. MODday,March 13, 1978 SIGNAL. 3 RAPE DOONESBURY by Garry Trudeau
Continued from pg. 1 IKNOW /(J{/ff TIE W. Hughes requested that FR£NCJ(! students staying late call I university security services to "patrol and look in." The phone number for Safety and Security is 658-2167. The emergency number is 658- 3333. Twice each quarter and on request from GSU organi- zations, security's department of crime prevention also provides an opportunity for university staff, faculty and cw students to discuss self- BLISINESS! defense methods. However, IN~ TO CHECJ< some who have attended th- ourSOMC presentation say. "It's a joke." IDIOMS.! •I Asked which organizations '-...::. had requested a presentation, r. Sgt. Boyce of security mentioned only one, the William Russell Pullen Library. However, a check with Pullen officials revealed the presentation was two years ago. A faculty member who attended said, "The YOfJ CAN FeR- presentation didn't impress IAlHAT5 GaN6 OPENOEBATC. H?StC/?ETAIM GF-T NCRMAL. THEN,IJIHAT[)() 1AaJ., me at all. It boiled down to ON fXJMINON 8l/T 1»17 PKR- 1IE SOCIAUST PI?OC&lJIRE, YOU [)() 70 6ET ~NEIlALL"t don't do anything.'" 7HC~, R.Y -/Ale IAJ(1.IT REPf/BLIC OF.. PJ(R£[)! IJIt~ THclR A7TENT1ON? /AlE SHalT VICTOR? BE INCWIJU)! 7f)O fi4R HAC/< ALOTI The "complete" session ITO BENO- consists of a one-hour film o 71CtD.! , I I \ ) followed by a question-and- answer period. The library staff member recalled the audience "was shocked" when told to "remember the rapist is a human being with a mother," and "if he's 'coming on,' go along with it until there's a chance of escape." Sgt. Boyce would not state specifically what the program fOR ~'5 SO/M)/O is expected to accomplish in sAkE, VlC!TlRf TH~ SlJ8JtCT.f terms of self-defense tactics. fPG JlJ5T THIS 15 7J-E INV~O /J.N., PHIi?EO! Boyce said the film titled How ]HeM!, \ to Say 'No' to a Rapist, is to "get people to start thinking," not "to tell them what to do." A main point ofthe session is prevention of a need for self defense, and the audience was advised to avoid isolation, to keep a list' of emergency numbers, and to try to keep calm when there is a danger of attack. IOIJJ/fC[ MICf)f;MAN0 arP6R! (}E W1
Coming Up
A lecture entitled "Ge0- graphy and Human Welfare" will be given at GSU on March 29, by David M. Smith, professor of geography at the University of London. The lecture will be at 11:40 a.m, in room 303 of the Urban Life Center. Smith has written several books about the quality of life from a regional approach. ••• 4 • SIGNAL Monday, March 13, 1978 Hawks Are Optimistic About Coming Playoffs
By Alan Taylor spark plug at guard. forward Steve Hawes, a three- SIgn" Sports Editor How could this version of year pro. "It's just a good the "Ted Turner Bargain chemistry of people. Last summer when the Basement Hawks,'~ do "In camp I guess everybody Atlanta Hawks pre-season anything other than fall in the hopes that you can do well, training began, no one felt the cellar? Fans' asked when and now I think that weare in ball club would be anywhere would the bubble burst after pretty good position to make. close to the playoffs come this the playoffs." March. their incredible 8-1 start. Well, it didn't burst and 'now the One advantage the Hawks After all, the Hawks were a will have going down the bunch of unknowns. They Hawks are in good position to homestretch is the last 15 lowered their payroll by grab one of the last NBA games on their schedule. The dealing Lou Hudson, the bird's playoffs births. Hawks do not play three captain, to the Los Angeles After 31-51 record last year, games on consecutive nights Lakers. They traded Ron playing near .500ball is a feat and the majority of the games in itself. Behagen, their compensation are at home. The Omni .or Truck Robinson who they The 1977-78 version of the hardwood is where the Hawks had lost earlier due to their Hawks are a together team. have won over 60 percent of economy drive. The Hawks They like one another and it their games. released Ken Charles and becomes obvious on a trip to "We've got a good schedule made a 28-year-old rookie who the bird'slocker room. the rest of the way in," said had played in the Eastern "Everybody gets along rookie center Wayne "Tree" League, Charlie Criss, their great," said Hawk center- - Rollins. The Clemson graduate has been a pleasant. surprise for the Hawks with his defensive play. Through- out the year he has been one of the NBA's top shot blockers. "I believe we are in good
I shape to make it," Rollins said. "We've got to play together," said rookie Charlie Criss. Criss, who is playing his first year in the NBA, was a veteran of the Eastern League and was beginning tothink no one was going to give him a chance. His draw back was that he stands only 5-foot-8, not a good size for an NBA guard. But from the first, Criss charmed Atlanta fans. After an article came out on him in one of Atlanta's papers comparing him to Rocky, The Omni organist now plays the theme from that movie everytime Charlie comes in. "I think the fans like me because of my size," Criss said. "Ijust get in there and try Steff Photo. by Jerry QrtftIn to mess things up." Rookie Eddie Johnson has had an exceptional· The Hawks hope Criss can tirst year for the Atlanta Hawks and has played a continue to mess things up all big role in keeping the Hawks in playoff contention the way to the playoffs. late in the season. ALANTAYLOR
Steff Pholo by Jerry QrltIln Atlanta Hawk John Drew doing what he does GS U Rapes Hurt Image best: shooting, Violence is a factor in our world that wedo women would ask me about GSU they would our best to ignore. After all, when harm say, "I sure would like to goto Georgia State, comes to a militant group in South Africa but I'm afraid to go downtown at night." how does that really affect us? I would respond, thinking Iwould be doing Hockey Team Captures When a civil war breaks out in what use to the person a service, "Don't worry, GSU is a be called a "banana republic" it doesn't safe campus." Division Championship affects the mainstream ofthe United States' How I regret ever telling anyone that in ' By Greg Ingram society. light of the past several weeks. But when two women are raped at GSU, And what will be done to make it safe for 81gn81 Aal8tent 8porte Editor one in Kell Hall and the other in.the General' the students at GSU? Probably nothing. The Georgia State University extramural hockey team, in Classroom Building, it becomes impoasfble After all, why should we worry about a its first full year of operation, captured the Single A Western to ignore that violence. Or is it? human life or two when there are 24,000 Division Championship of the Atlanta Amateur Hockey The officials of GSU's security have been murder along with the rapes would do it. League last week by beating the Jays 9-1. closed mouthed about the incidents, trying The championship carries a $80 first place trophy and a r to protect the university's reputation rather Unfortunately, the security at GSU has spot in the Single A playoffs, which began this week than make more aware of the rapes. become a joke. Just talk to an officer In a story in the Atlanta Journal earlier in around here, that fact will become apparent. and runs through March 20. The first round playoffs has State playing the Crowley's, a the week it was reported by GSU Vice What will it take to change the policy to team the Panthers have beaten two out three times. President of Urban Affairs Ed Hughes thes e one of caring for human beings? Maybe a were the first two rapes ever to occur a murder along with the rapes would do it. "We all went wild," said Player-Coach Ron Fisher of the victory that cinched the title and sealed the regular season Georgia State. When that happens, the enrollment is sure In the 65 years that the campus has been to dwindle and the work that has gone into record at 12-10. in existance it would seem to me to be very selling GSU to the Atlanta community will Six different Panthers figured in the scoring against the unlikely these were the only rapes to have be shot to pieces. Jays, with the team's top scorer, Jim Hall, picking up four goals and three assists. ever occurred. And when people ape afraid to come Mitch Williams added three goals and one assist, while Until recently I have been one of the downtown at night again, we will look at one Larry Childers scored a goal to go with his three a88ists. greatest recruiters GSU has ever had. When another and say, "what happened?"