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For more information, please contact [email protected]. -X GSC rolls over Newberry Homecoming festivities planned —See p. 16 —See p. 11 E-AN1 VOLUME 63, NUMBER 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN COLLEGE STATESBORO, GA 30460 THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 1982 Statesboro's Nikki Giovanni puts stress on reading Safe Shelter By MARY LYNNE OGLESBY gender, we don't choose our race, we feels that it is time for "a new Production Assistant don't choose our age." question" on earth. for victims "If we're not going to read, then Giovanni continued to comment The poet stressed that human By MARK HALL how are we going to get ideas?" on age, saying that our culture endeavor is one of the most important News Writer inquired poet Nikki Giovanni to a teaches women that they're not- aspects of life. It is easy to bury , A speech series on "Battered Saturday morning audience at the supposed to grow old. "John feels old yourself, she said, to close the door. and Abused Women: A question last session of the Human Rights because I have grey hair." She made "Why should everybody stay the of Human Rights" was Symposium conducted October 22-23 light of such lines from. television same? There IS life after high school sponsored by the Political here at GSC, where she spoke on the commercials. To grow old, Giovanni and life after the sorority. We are here Science Club on October 19 in the issue of "Human Rights and the declared, "is a nice thing to do." to change . We are here to interrelate Williams Center Dining Hall. Humanities." Giovanni then brought to the with each other." Gail Sutton, director of the Giovanni, popularly honored as audience the subject of adolescent An important thing that we as the "Princess of Black Poetry," is a pregnancies. "It is unhealthly for Statesboro Safe Shelter for human beings can do, she believes, is abused women, said, "I know 1967 graduate of Fiske University children to have children," she said. to recognize things that are and holds honorary doctorates from They are too young to appreciate it we've been very successful with unacceptable. "Why does it take a the program but it's been a Wilberforce University, the and should not be forced to have a tragedy to bring out the best in us?" University of Maryland, Ripon child. She warned young people to be struggle getting money. We've Giovanni stressed that "that been accepted by the United Way University and Smith College. She is a little more responsible in their which is unknown to you should a regular columnist for Encore actions with each other. for next year but only for the bare spark your curiosity, not frighten necessities." America, Worldwide News Magazine A big problem that Giovanni you." and The New York Times. discussed was "What shall women "We at the Safe Shelter want be?" Women, she believes, "have the "We have got to read," the poet to reach out and educate the "We in America have some sort of potential to reach beyond our declared to the audience. One of the people to the fact that domestic bias against reading," commented situation here and to reach the world most important things in life is the violence exists and that there are Giovanni. "I am apalled when I look beyond." She said that she was proud relationship of a book to a reader, she other ways to take out this at something like the best seller list." that the polls show that women are said. Apalled by censorship, problem rather than hitting each not in favor of war. Giovanni says there are no dirty other," Sutton explained. The highly acclaimed poet went "If human beings are not going to words, "words simply lay there on the The Safe Shelter, with its on to express her opinion that race is care about people, then what shall we page." confidential address in "a tiring concept—we were simply care about? When are we going to In order to be intelligent, Giovanni Statesboro, opened in March and born that way." We are simply alive, decide that there is nothing wrong concludes, we must read, communi- so far, has assisted 18 battered she said. "We don't choose our with being a humanist?" Giovanni cate and care. women and their children. "The women are allowed 30 days at the shelter but must make some effort to find employement as well as another place to live." Steven speaks on human rights According to Sutton, there are only five other shelters in By LANEE YEOMANS The most important aspect of Steven remarked that the second Georgia working with battered News Writer human rights is the integrity of the area of human rights are the political women, and some will not accept am my brother's keeper," stated individual. The integrity of the and civil liberties. The freedom of "I children. Robert Steven in response to the individual is the ability to live in an speech, assembly, religion, press and Lieutenant Stan York of the question, "Why should we care about atmosphere free of fear. Police movement are basic rights harassment would be a violation of a guaranteed to the American citizens Statesboro Police Department human rights?" Robert Steven, director stated, "In 1981, the Statesboro of the state department's office of person's integrity. in the Bill of Rights. Violations of a Steven feels that the Bureau's job person's political and civil liberties Police Department answered Programs and Policy for the Bureau some 244 domestic calls. This in this area is to save lives. Everyone can be found throughout Jhe world. of Human Rights and Humanitarian year, as of September 1982, we Affairs, spoke Friday in the should have the right to live without The third area of human rights the fear of being executed or tortured. are tne economic and social liberties. have answered 230 domestic conference center on "Why Human calls, and we still have three Rights?" The inavailability of supplying these liberties often become the excuse of months left." "The most dangerous call a Human rights goes back far into not supplying the basic liberties. history, but the state department of police officer hates to go on is a Our founding fathers promised in domestic argument call." York Human Rights is fairly new. The the constitution life, liberty, and said the reason is because the Bureau of Human Rights was pursuit of happiness. They didn't founded in 1976. officer doesn't know what to promise happiness, just the chance to expect in that situation. Usually The 25-year career diplomat was obtain happiness. All governments, two officers are sent on a the state department's man in Chile according to Steven, should try to domestic argument call for their when President Salvador Allende fulfill these human rights, but they own protection. was overthrown. Steven was can't do it all. "The majority of all officers manning the department's Do we have the right to impose our killed involves a domestic operations center in Washington own standards on a country whose argument situation." He said when he took the first phone call from cultural standards are different from fy that until recently, policemen Tehran informing the government our own? Steven stated, "We could only act as mediators and the U.S. embassy had been shouldn't impose our standards on advisers. Since the Domestic I overthrown by Iranian students. other countries. The peoples of other Violence Act was passed in countries should not be executed or Human rights according to Steven April of 1981, policemen now tortured, but cultural standards are a have the authority to prevent involve the integrity of the different situation." individual, political and civil liberties domestic violence from taking Steven cited an incident while and economic and social liberties. place by removing the person touring an Afghanistan refugee camp. Human rights are divided into three See SAFE SHELTER, p. 7 levels in order of importance. ROBERT STEVEN See STEVEN p. 3 Page 2, Oct. 28,1982, The GEORGE-ANNE GSC sponsors College Bowl By AUNDRA SIMMONS cover the cost of the game. and will go on to the region to News Writer Concerning the cost, Bury said, "We compete." College Bowl, the varsity sport of are charging $25 because it costs us Other awards to be given will be a the mind, will be sponsored by GSC $40 for each game and we would make certificate of participation for each either in November or January, a $10 profit. The profit will be used to team that enters and prizes for all according to Janet Bury, coordinator send the best team to the regional quarter finalists teams. f competition." Bury suggests that if a student 1 - of College Bowl. The College Bowl will be held on There must be a minimum of 20 possesses a competitive spirit then he campus and any fraternity, sorority, teams or 10 games played in order to should enter the contest.