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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ■■ I^^^^^^HHHHHIMH ^^^^^^^^H 1 M Established L92: Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia Southern University Lady Eagles close season with win over ETSU Upcoming Page 6 Super Tuesday voting takes www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu place in 10 states including Georgia Page 10 Rebellion ousts Haitian president * ■^■msfM"^-^- w **% Fires rage near the Presidential Palace (left), white building on left, on Sunday, February 29 after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country overnight. A pro-Aristide supporter (right) hides behind a ban- dana in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, February 26. He was part of a group demonstrating in front of the National Palace. Photos from KRT Campus. Aristide resigns, flees Haiti; U.S. Marines head to chaotic capital By Nancy San Martin, Trenton Daniel and Martin Merzer security team moved into the capital last week to help secure the U.S. Prime Minister Yvon Neptune said Aristide, Haiti's first democrati- KRT Campus Embassy. cally elected president in 200 years of independence, signed the letter of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.S.Marines headed to Haiti's chaotic,bul- "I have ordered the deployment of Marines, as the leading element of resignation and left Haiti to "prevent bloodshed." let-pocked capital Sunday night, the vanguard of a multinational security an interim international force, to help bring order and stability to Haiti," Reading from what he described as the resignation letter, Neptune force still being assembled in the wake of a rebellion that ousted President President Bush said. quoted Aristide as saying: "The constitution must not be written with the Jean-Bertrand Aristide in less than a month. Abandoned by the United States and other foreign governments and blood of the Haitian people." A transitional government assumed power, without much initial under pressure from advancing insurgents, Aristide signed a letter of "If my resignation prevents the shedding of blood, I agree to leave," success. resignation early Sunday and flew into exile at 6:15 a.m. on an unmarked Aristide wrote Sunday. As word spread of Af istide's resignation arid flightto asylums hundreds white airplane withhis-wife, Mildred, accompanied by^Wack-uniformed It didn't work. A ne,w blast of violence rampaged through .a capital of residents ignited a new orgy of revenge and opportunism, killing several security detail. already fractured and impoverished by turmoil. people, looting countless businesses and torching the homes of Aristide State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States Angry crowds of Aristide supporters gathered at the presidential loyalists. "facilitated" Aristide's departure but didn't say how. It was the second such National Palace and roamed through Port-au-Prince. Bursts of gunfire The Marines, perhaps as few as 100, were expected to land late Sunday humiliation for Aristide, who was ousted by a military coup in 1991 and See Haiti, Page 8 at the Port-au-Prince's airport. Fifty members of a Marine anti-terrorist restored to power in 1994 by 20,000 U.S. troops. T2W4 Formerly suspended fraternity to return to Georgia Southern By Sarah Frey Nine," five fraternities and four sororities that were ter all fraternity members to vote, before directing sfreyl [email protected] founded when African-Americans were first allowed their effort toward the rest of the African-American The Omega Psi Phi fraternity is returning to to attend state universities. community. Georgia Southern after a five-year absence. The fraternity is well known for its volunteer More information on the fraternity and its GSU Director of Greek Life Cara Byford explained, work, especially within the African-American com- push for civic involvement can be found online at "The fraternity was suspended from the campus be- munity. www.omegapsiphifaternity.org. cause of hazing activities. It is being allowed to return According to the fraternity's website, Omega Psi For anyone interested in joining Omega Psi Phi, now that it has met the terms of the suspension and Phi is currently working with the National Pan-Hel- there will be an information session Tuesday, March all old members have graduated." lenic Council and Unity Campaign 2004 to "increase 2. This meeting will be held in Russell Union meeting Omega Psi Phi first came to GSU in 1986. It is an voter registration, education, and mobilization for the room 2080 at 6:30 p.m. Attendance of this session, African-American social fraternity, one of the"Divine 2004 National Election." Their goal is first to regis- although not required, is strongly recommended. High ability high school students visit GSU for Scholar's Day By Luke Hearn same. "I feel confident that she would receive a [email protected] Hff^M good education if she chooses to come here," he ■ ■ '■■ ■ . ■ The level of academic acheivement rose Friday said. Nunziant said that she is 98 percent sure and Saturday as 300 high school students with SAT that GSU will be her new home in the fall. ----:, ^k scores above 1200 participated in GSU's Scholar's This is the second year that GSU has hosted ■"s nB BiH Day activities. Scholar's Day events. According to Interim Co- The weekend event started Friday afternoon ordinator of High Ability Student Recruitment with a Student Organization Fair held at the Nes- Sarah Smith, 300 students, who submitted ap- smith-Lane building. plications, were invited to this event based on % MI^^HL ' "' m ftttH Representatives from all of the colleges of their GPA and SAT scores, with the average SAT GSU and other organizations, such as SOAR, score averaging close to 1260. The Student Government Association, and Student "Things are going smoothly," Smith said. "We Media, had tables set up with information to give' got through registration with no problems, and to interested parents and students. that is usually a good sign," she said. LaVeneBell/STAFF Allison Nunziant of Wheeler High School in After the Student Organization Fair, the Teresa Southern/STAFF Brian Hancock (left) and Dave (right) of Qualifier play for a Marietta, Georgia said that she was really pleased students and their parents had dinner with Three-hundred high school students visited GSU this past packed house at Rockfest 2004 hosted by Champ's last Friday with she had seen so far of GSU. "Everyone is weekend for Scholar's Day, a program dedicated to offering night. A total of six bands played six hours of live music at the really nice here," she said. Her father, Ed, felt the See Scholars, Page 8 high ability students the opportunity to learn more about showcase of local acts. Georgia Southern. Weekday Weather Only in America Opinions Sports Inside Monday Tuesday - Cross-dressing burglar to stand trial • Amanda Permenter explains • Softball sweeps doubleheader Police Beat 2 in California why she's so passionate about against South Carolina State Classifieds 9 language - and talks about the Crossword 9 • New bill may bring two times as newly formed Linguistics Circle • Men's basketball upset by The many toilets to Georgia restrooms Citadel to close regular season Comics 9 Sports 6-7 • Glass eye to be featured on man's • Baseball drops four to Opinions 4 ring in Oklahoma Clemson, East Carolina Calendar 2 Partly Mostly News Briefs 2 a A Cloudy Cloudy Page 3 Page 4 Pages 6-7 Corrections 2 rMRHBR \ P.O. Box 8001 . Statesboro, GA 30460 INE 2 Monday, March 1,2004 Police Sam Houston in San Antonio filling in : 02-25-2004 02-26-2004 ings, investigated three traffic California police accidents and assisted seven Lawmakers working for Army surgeons who were deployed overseas. • A fire was reported at Southern • A cell phone was taken from the motorists. on compromise to investigate possible During that time, he said he was Courtyard. Recreation Activities Center. immigration plan informed his medical college con- sniper shootings tract would not be renewed in 2004. Three laptop computers were • A license plate was taken from a Anstadt's current contract ends in taken from the Hollis Building. vehicle in the Recreation Activi- HAYWARD, Calif. - The Califor- June, school officials said. ties Center parking lot. nia Highway Patrol is investigating a The lawsuit filed Friday seeks to • Officers issued one traffic citation, series of possible sniper shootings on - All Police Beat information have his contract renewed, plus an investigated four traffic accidents, • A message board was damaged a freeway east of San Francisco over compliled by Luke Heam and Te- unspecified sum for punitive damages, assisted seven motorists and atWinburnHall. the past week. resa Southern, News Editors. mental anguish and attorney's fees. one sick person, and responded On Friday, a motorist was injured Clay Steadman, the vice president to one fire alarm. • Officers issued three traffic when the rear left window of her car of legal affairs for the medical college, citations and four traffic warn- exploded around 4:30 p.m. as she was said Friday he hadn't seen the suit and driving westbound on Interstate 580 could not comment on it.