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The George-Anne Student Media Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-23-2005 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2005). The George-Anne. 3099. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/3099 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Established 1927 Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats Volunteer Services Volunteer Services is helping to get students www.stp.georgiasoutherri involved. Check out page 2 for more information on how to get involved. Wednesday, February 23,2005 • Volume 77, Number 67 AROUND the HOUSE 1918 • Ernest Vandiver • 2005 Former • Women's Basketball bounces back to victory omm. Arts sets sigh Gov. Vandiver ■ • Men's Basketball falls in e L * overtime a y • Swimming and diving dies at 86 finishes fifth in NEC Championship By Dick Pettys Associated Press • Men's Tennis ^B ATLANTA - Former suffers sixth ^ ^6#V Gov. S. Ernest Vandiver, straight ! . who won office vowing loss that "no, not one" black child would integrate a Georgia classroom, but I • went on to preside over peaceful desegregation, Page 6 has died at age 86. Ernest Vandiver He died Monday eve- ning, the family said Tuesday through Gov. Sonny Perdue's office. Governor from 1959 to 1963, Vandiver had • Amanda Permenter weighs been elected on an anti-integration platform but in on obesity in Georgia • on Veazey Hall at a critical moment persuaded lawmakers to repeal a law requiring schools to be closed rather • Author Kathleen LeBesco than desegregated. Katie Anderson/STAFF addresses "fat phobia" His stand was credited with sparing the state Communication Arts is working on plans to move from their current trailer into Veazey Hall. This is only a temporary solu- the turbulence that swept much of the rest of the tion, with plans to build a Multi-discipline Academic Building where the current Communication Arts trailer and Academic * Page 4 South in that period, but at the time it cost him Success Center are located. political support. He left office in 1963 when his By Rachel Weeks Chair of the Communication Arts Depart- can hold. Then the University System of four-year term ended, and said later that keeping [email protected] Cockroach 'come-hither' scent ment. "The nice thing is that we'll be able to Georgia Board of Regents must award the schools open was "my political suicide." could conquer them Students and faculty who often visit have computer lab space, which will really their choice of architect with the contract His "no, not one" phrase had been devised by the Communication Arts trailer can look help build up our programs tremendously. before work can begin. Vandiver's strategists to counter criticism from WASHINGTON - The sexy scent forward to a brighter future at Veazey We're very excited but we also want to make "There are too many unknowns in the pro-segregation voters afterhehadsaidintegration i used by female cockroaches to attract Hall, where renovations are scheduled sure it will work for us." approval process to project a date with any of Georgia's schools should "evolve." males could bethebesttoolyetagainst Vandiver quickly found himself facing a series the creepy pests, U.S. researchers said to begin after feasibility studies are com- The time frame for the Veazey Hall accuracy, but the moving-target date for on Friday. pleted. Veazey Hall is expected to house renovations depends on a number of fac- completion of the project is Summer 2007," of federal court rulings that forced the integration They made an artificial version of the Communication Arts Department, the tors. Bob Delaar, Director of the Physical said Delaar. "The structure of the building first of Atlanta public schools and then of the the mating pheromone used by the Academic Success Center and Graduate Plant, explained the process of approval does not lend itself to large classrooms, University of Georgia. On the books was a 1955 bugs and hope it could be used to lure Studies upon approval. and planning. Architects must access and we will have to make sure the build- statute that requifecTstate funds to be cut off to them into traps. any segregated college or school that admitted a Other insects are often trapped "We've got our fingers crossed and we're Veazey Hall's potential and determine how ing is fully handicap accessible, including using pheromones - pantry moths, approaching the project with cautious many small and medium-sized classrooms, restroom renovations, automatic doors black student. for example-but the cockroach's rare optimism," said Pamela Bourland-Davis, offices and computer labs the building See VEAZEY, page 7 See VANDIVER, page 7 aroma has eluded scientists for years. Many animals use the chemicals to communicate over distances. Writing in thejournal Science,Web- ster and colleagues described how they used a 600-megahertz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer House votes to break down the precise chemical formula used by Blattella germanica, or the German cockroach. Now it can be synthesized and used to cut HOPE against them. More OIA on Page 3 eligibility By Kristen Wyatt , Quote of the Day Associated Press "One is tempted to define ATLANTA - Hundreds of college students would man as a rational animal who lose HOPE scholarship eligibility near the end of * always loses his temper when their studies under a cap approved by the Georgia he is called upon to act in accordance with The University's Theatre House Tuesday. the dictates of & Performance program In a close vote, 93-76, legislators decided to limit reason."' will presenf'OurTown" the scholarships to 127 semester hours. Most majors Tuesday, March 1, in the already have that cap, but a few programs require -Oscar Wilde Black Box Theatre located mm | ^^*m more courses. HOPE, a lottery-funded scholarship from The Critic as in the Communication for "B" students, currently pays for those extra Artist, part 2 Arts Building Room 1001. courses when they're required for a degree. "OurTown"tells the The cap would start with freshmen this fall and simple story of George could one day save "millions and millions," said and Emily, children in Act Rep. Bill Hembree, R-Douglasville, who sponsored One, journeying toward marriage in Act Two, and the cap. Wednesday dealing with death and "This bill is about fairness and equity for all beyond in Act Three. It is college programs and all HOPE scholars," he said. HIGH ^~w_ discribed as play of im- OUR TOWN Democrats fought the plan, and may yet derail mense compassion and it. Because of the close vote, they could ask for a wisdom. reconsideration vote Wednesday. House bills require ^ LOW 91 "yes" votes, so the Democrats would have to peel Showers 47° off just three votes. If they fail, the bill will proceed to the Senate. Thursday School of Nursing provides Dozens of majors at state universities require more than 127 semester hours for bachelor's de- HIGH free heart disease screenings grees. Hardest hit would be Georgia Tech, where 13 60° undergraduate engineering degrees require more By Marcy Thornton for heart disease is to get screened for heart courses than that. 'MF\ LOW [email protected] Rain 41° disease warning signs. The Community Hembree said that most undergrads would February is National Heart Month. Jeff Nursing Center offers free screening ser- get a one-semester grace period after hitting the Inside Foley, the Communications Director of the vices, including cardiovascular, cholesterol, hour cap, taking care of most of those students. American Heart Association (AHA) brought and blood pressure screenings, as well as But that grace period wasn't part of the bill; it is a Police Beat 2 attention to the fact that so many Americans nutritional counseling for those at risk for policy of the Georgia Student Finance Commis- Calendar 2 have common misconceptions about who is heart disease. All of these heart disease pre- sion, which assured lawmakers the grace period News Briefs 3 at risk for heart disease. vention measures are highly recommended would continue. Opinions 4 "Heart disease and stroke kill one in every by the AHA. Sponsors said the measure was mostly aimed Other services offered by the Center Sports 8 3.7 men, and one in 2.4 women lose their lives at students in dual bachelor's/master's or doctoral are laboratory screenings for hemoglobin, programs, including about 200 pharmacy students Classifieds 6 to heart disease and stroke," he said, "The best Hillary Jones/STAFF way for anyone, regardless of gender, to prevent blood glucose and liver function; osteo- at the University of Georgia. Those students could Crosswords 6 Sheryl Robinson, RN, performs a heart heart disease is to know if they are at risk." porosis screenings; glaucoma screenings; lose up to a year of HOPE eligibility. Comics 6 examination on Erica Colbert. The best way to find out if you are at risk See HEART, page 7 See HOPE, page 7 (912)-68l-5246 • [email protected] Williams Center Rm. 2023 • P.O. Box 8001 • Statesboro, GA 30460 GEORGE-ANNE 2 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 CAMPUS Black history beyond February GSU Volunteer Services offers 02-18-2005 •Robert Lee Harris, 45, of Chan- dler Road, Statesboro, was students chance to get involved charged with wanted person. • •A Johnson Hall resident reported that someone poured pizza sauce Special to the G-A on her vehicle.
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