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For more information, please contact [email protected]. > Pondering f+ Holiday musings Offensive lineman Jermaine Columnist explores the true meaning of Howard reflects on the season Christmas and what it should mean to us Please see story, page 6 Please see "The Lighter Side," page 4 EAGLELINE The BLUE EDITION Tuesday, November 29,1994 Vol. 67, No. 37 Miller's plan to lift food tax Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 getting little support The Associated Press ATLANTA—Key lawmakers refused Coaches resign in face of allegations to budge Wednesday from their position By Chris Sherwood tee George Shriver and GSU News Editor that the governor's plan to eliminate the NCAA Faculty Representative sales tax from groceries won't help poor GSU President Nicholas Lane Van Tassell last Tues- Georgians. Henry announced the resigna- day. "I think we really would be relieving tion of GSU's Head Men's Bas- 'We informed the Southern richer folks of more taxes than anybody ketball Coach Frank Kerns, Conference on Wednesday and else," House Speaker Tom Murphy said Associate Head Coach Mike the NCAA on Friday morning in agreeing with a subcommittee of his Backus and Assistant Coach of our internal investigation tax commission to leave the food tax Mark White before a packed which is continuing, when our intact. room of reporters at the South- internal investigation is com- The House-Senate Revenue Structure ern Center for Continuing Edu- pleted we will turn over our Commission took no vote on that recom- cation yesterday. findings to the NCAA and to mendation or several others, but mem- "On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Ath- the Southern Conference," bers reiterated their wish to generate letic Director Dr. David Henry said. "The prospective more income — not less — from the Wagner and I learned that a student athlete was awarded a sales tax so they can in turn give tax possible major violation of basketball scholarship, but relief to Georgia property owners. NCAA regulations had oc- played in no intercollegiate "I think there is a big move underfoot curred in the men's basketball competition." for that... here in Atlanta as well as in program," Henry said. "Out- Assistant Coach Doug Enoch W. Autry the boondocks," Murphy said. side assistance allegedly was Durham will serve as the in- Lane Van Tassell addresses questions concerning possible NCAA basketball violations, given to a prospective student Under one scenario presented terim head coach. His first happen anywhere, even Geor- Wednesday, the state could generate an athlete who was completing Please see related story, page 2 game was last night against gia Southern," Henry said. extra $1.2 billion from the sales tax by some lessons and the final ex- the University of Georgia, a as to what happened," Wagner in keeping athletics within aca- "Second, every appropriate of- raising it from 4 cents on the dollar to 5 amination for a correspondence team which is coached by his said. "Because he was the head demics, which is why the fac- ficer in the University moved cents and by applying it to about 25 course. I have accepted [their] father, Hugh Durham. of the program, he felt he would ulty representative to the immediately, intensively, and services that are now exempt, such as resignations." "Coach Kerns came forward, take this action, it was unsolic- NCAA is chairing the internal aggressively in rootingout this Henry formed an investiga- haircuts, cable TV, dry cleaning and pet we did not request a resigna- ited. Subsequent to that, the investigation. apparent violation. When it grooming. tive committee composed of tion, he came forward for the other two coaches tendered 'The message I would like to comes to institutional integ- Wagner, the Chair of the Fac- 'You pay taxes on the coffin to bury good of the university so that their resignations also." emphasize to you is, first, that rity, Georgia Southern does not yourself in, but you don't pay (taxes) to ulty Senate Athletics Commit- we could have a full disclosure Henry said GSU takes pride this kind of sad episode can have your poodle groomed. Where's the Please see COACHES, page 3 equity?" said Sen. Terrell Starr, D-For- est Park, who co-chairs the commission with Murphy. Baltimore falls 26-23 despite former GSU player's efforts Extra sales tax revenue would let the By Chris Sherwood News Editor Ham was named to the Kodak All-America team in General Assembly heed what Sen. Sonny 1986 (first team), the Associated Press in 1986 (first Perdue, D-Bonaire, called the "hue and Former GSU quarterback Tracy Ham led the Ca- team), the Football News in 1986 (first team), the cry across the state for property tax nadian Football League (CFL) Baltimore Football Football News in 1986 (Offensive Player-of-the-year), reduction" through a property tax credit Club team to their first ever trip to the Grey Cup and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution College Divi- program, a state-funded homestead ex- championship game, but came up short as the B.C. sion Player-of-the-year for 1984-1986. emption and a school tax relief program Lions kicked the game winning field goal with no He was the first player in college football, any in which the state would foot more of the time on the clock to win 26-23. division, to rush for 3,000 yards and pass for 5,000 bill for education. With the appearance by Baltimore in the final, it yards in a career. Along with holding almost every But the commission is headed for a marked the first ever Grey Cup final with an Ameri- GSU record, Ham also held a total of five NCAA battle with Gov. Zell Miller, who prom- can team. records, one of which was broken this season by Steve ised during his re-election bid this year The Baltimore team, which has no official nick- McNair from Alcorn State. He was inducted into the to remove the 4-cent sales tax from food name yet,almost won the championship. Leading 20- GSU Hall of Fame in 1992. within four years. 10 and then 23-20, the Baltimore team couldn't hold After his stellar career at GSU, Ham went North off the Lions. Ham had the ball inside the Lions five to play in the CFL. In Edmonton, his first team, he led yard line, but fumbled on the one. The turnover the Eskimos to Western Division titles in 1988,1989 would be costly as it later set up the game winner. and 1991. During the 1990 season, his team made it WEATHER Ironically, Ham led the CFL this year in fumbles to the Grey Cup finals before losing to Winnipeg. In with 13. those years, Ham was able to play with Raghib 'The File hoto TODAY Enteringthe championship game against the Doug Tracy Ham in 1986 P Rocket" Ismail. Showers, with a high in Flutie led Lions, Ham finished second in the regular During that time, he has had five seasons with 30 or Prior to this season, Ham had headlined a 16 the lower 70s and a low season with 4,348yardspassingand 30 touchdowns. more touchdowns, including this season. person trade between the Argos and Edmonton. Last Incidentally, Ham finished behind his opponent from in the mid-50s. While at GSU, Ham directed the Eagles to two year proved to be a disaster though as Ham only Sunday, Doug Flutie, in those statistics. Division I-AA national championships, and that win- threw for 2,147 yards and ran for 605 yards. He was Ham is the only player to have his number retired ning way hasn't changed. He owns almost every benched at times through the season, and later be- MID-WEEK at GSU. He is now in his eighth season in the CFL. passing record at GSU. FORECAST Piease see HAM, page 3 Wednesday, it will be partly cloudy, Campus-wide with a high in the mid-60s and a low New drop boxes ease mail delivery in the mid-40s. Thursday, it will excellence continue to be partly cloudy, with a forum set for Three boxes will all deliver intracampus, department and U.S. mail high in the mid-60s and a low in the By Sharon Grier upper 30s. tomorrow Staff Writer GSU News Service The GSU Postal Service in- A campus-wide forum will be stalled three new mail drop INDEX held to offer ideas about new ways boxes on campus. They will GSU can achieve excellence as a be used for intracampus, de- university tomorrow at the partmental and U.S. mail. Announcements 2 Russell Union from 3-5 p.m. in The three locations include a Arts & Entertainment 7 room 247. It is open to students, box near the main entrance Classifieds 8 faculty and staff. to the Carroll Building, one This meeting will be the sec- near the radio tower by the Only in America 3 ond quarterly forum sponsored Williams Center, and also one Opinions 4 by the Strategic Planning Coun- next to the drive-way en- Police Beat 2 cil, a group of faculty and staff trance to the Alumni House.