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Thursday, February 17,2005 • Volume 77, Number 65 SPOftTS*. Eagles Baseball gets shut out Page 6

| AROUND the HOUSE 1 ' Evolution exhibit opens at museum Reading, •GSU Rugby team holds annual Black Rose GSU and Statesboro Evolution exhibit reaches writing and Tournament teachers share opinions GSU, timing appropriate ritom Mh»s* • Men'sTennis picked to on evolution debate waistlines? ;fi Special to the G-A place fourth in SoCon By Casey Altman [email protected] The work of Charles Darwin, his Georgia bill calls for theory of natural selection and the of- The evolution debate has once Page 6 ten misunderstood theory of evolution kids to be weighed again sparked interest in Georgia. will be the subject of a special exhibit Just a few weeks ago, a federal judge at the Georgia Southern University By Kristen Wyatt in Atlanta ordered a Cobb County Museum beginning Saturday, Feb. 12, Associated Press school to remove disclaimer stickers DeMarc Campbell speaks and running through Monday, May 2. ATLANTA - In perhaps the boldest from science books. The stickers called of judgment It is called "Evolution: The Science of attempt yet to reduce childhood obesity evolution a "theory and not a fact." Change." The exhibit will be a colorful in Georgia, a bipartisan group of House Now a state lawmaker has proposed KRT Columnist Doug and interactive display, appropriate members introduced a bill Wednesday a new law that would allow the teach- Worgul gives suggestions for all ages. requiring that schoolchildren be weighed ing of only facts and no theories to be From Darwin to the for getting out of a rut "Given the recent explosion in twice a year, with taught in public schools. discussions about evolution in news- their body mass In light of the recent contro- human genome, \ papers, school boards and legislatures indexes listed on Page 4 versy surrounding evolution, one in Georgia and across the nation, the report cards right can be sure that professors at Georgia ^S explore the exciting timing is perfect for this exhibit," said alongside their Southern and teachers at Statesboro Wendy Denton, acting director of the marks in academic High have definite opinions on the science of evolution Georgia Southern Museum. subjects. matter. British tourist leaves $8,700 at a The exhibit will include hands-on The tracking "The way that the stickers were Rep. Judy Manning Florida McDonald's activities to illustrate the key mecha- system is already worded made evolution sound like nismsof evolution, and visitors will get February 12, 200S to May 2, used in Arkansas. New York and Texas ORLANDO, Fla. - Carol Birming- something scientists made up and not ham almost had a heart attack to viewsome of the crucial evidence for lawmakers are considering similar plans. something that has a lot of support when she realized her Mac Attack this cornerstone of modern biology. "If your mama knew how much weight backing it up," said Amy Holland, a had cost $8,700. Katie Anderson/STAFF "This exhibit was inspired by the you were gaining, she might say, 'Turn off The 62-year-old British tourist biology teacher at Statesboro High The newest exhibitto reach theGSUmuseum,'Evolution:The recent and continuing public discus- the Game Boy and let's go walk around didn't notice until Sunday morning See DEBATE, page 5 Science of Change', may bring controversy to the campus. that she had left her cash-stuffed See EXHIBIT, page 5 the block or ride the bike,'" said one of purse on a McDonald's counter the bill's sponsors, Rep. Judy Manning, when she bought lunch the previ- R-Marietta. ous day. The bill directs schools to add body Inside was her down payment for mass readings on report cards at least twice a vacation home. a year, along with notification of whether But the panic was short-lived Textbook prices explained since an assistant manager at the the child is below, within or above normal restaurant turned the money over By Jamie Galvin range. Parents whose children tip the scales to the Orange County Sheriff's Of- [email protected] above a healthy body mass index would also fice for safekeeping. be given health information about the risks Nona Barattin, 23, said she found Students and faculty gathered in of being too heavy. cash, mostly hundred-dollar bills, the Nessmith-Lane auditorium yes- The weight reports would be given to all but no ID. terday for the Textbook Forum put on The Birminghams returned to school children, from kindergarten through by the Board of Regents. This meeting McDonald's on Monday to give 12th grade. It would be up to schools howto was the second of three meetings that Barattin and fellow manager Aileen weigh and measure their pupils, and there's Norris an undisclosed reward. will be held throughout the state of no requirement that it be done by a school Georgia to discuss students concern More OIA on nurse. However, there is a requirement that with overpriced textbooks. schools "respect a student's privacy." Page 8 According to Dr. Daniel Papps, Manning said the state's obesity prob- Senior Vice Chancellor of Academ- lem proves that parents need to know ics and Fiscal Affairs for the Board Hiatus...... more about maintaining a child's proper of Regents, book stores across the weight. Follow our spring country are being resisted by students "If it's brought to the parents' attention, break destination because of the perceived and real high they might wake up and do something," she guide to make the prices. Charisse Perkins, president of said. "They might not notice the problem best of your time off the Student Government Association Katie Anderson/STAFF when their child is gaining five pounds of GSU, represented the student body SGA President Charisse Perkins (left) joins other panel members during the Textbook Forum. here, 10 pounds there." on the panel of speakers and noted This open discussion of textbook pricing tried to explain to students why the prices are high. The measure faces long odds, though that in her four years of school, she Page 10 lawmakers concede there is a child obesity has spent an average of $400 per Hildebrand, Executive Director for a Higher a fashion allowing the reader to understand the problem. Rep. Brooks Coleman, chairman semester on textbooks. Education Association of American Publishers discipline. of the Education Committee, said he's wor- So why are textbooks priced so Inc., explaining books and the market economy. Hildebrand insisted that textbooks are a com- ried the requirement might be a burden high to begin with? Neatly orga- Hildebrand noted that the pricing of textbook modity and bookstores should be looked at as a "Men acquire a particular on schools. nized pamphlets were given out at is very complex because they're comprised of "learning resource center." quality by constantly acting a "I want to make sure it's not an unfunded the conference, provided by J. Bruce hundreds of years of research and presented in particular way...you become See BOOKS, page 5 See WEIGHT, page 5 just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions." -Aristotle Race relations improving, much ground to gain Racial Tolerance: Are we there Yet? Racially blind, Race Conscious Friday By Dr. Saba Jallow, Ph.D. • [email protected] By Dr. Marcia Jones, Ph.D. • [email protected] African-Americans comprise 12 percent of the popula- The recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action HIGH tion of the United States. The issues of race and racism answered fewer questions than it raised as to the future of 59° continue to pervade our society and this unquestionably affirmative action in higher education. While the rulings LOW raises policy implications for policy makers and society at made it clear that state universities have a compelling interest large. The legacy of racism in American society has proved in promoting diversity on their campuses, what is less clear Mostly Sunny 31° too ingrained to be cured in a single generation. is the extent to which race can be introduced as a factor in However, racial tolerance continues to be a clear trend assessing college applications. So, why the fuss about race Saturday in American society. This is a clear manifestation of the and what is the difference between affirmative action and power of interaction, communication and understanding racial preferences? between groups, who only 50 years could not sit down at While the terms are often mistakenly used synonymously, HIGH the table of equality and discuss issues of major import to there are major differences between the two, provincial 62° both. During the past ten years, there has been a significant among them being the role of race in decision-making. LOW change in the perceptions of both African Americans and Under affirmative action legislation, recipients of federal funds, including state universities like Georgia Southern, Mostly Sunny 41° whites regarding the present state of race relations. Many of See JALLOW, page 5 See JONES, page5 Katie Anderson/STAFF It Saba Jallow heads GSU's Marcia Jones heads GSU's office of Africana Studies program institutional action compliance Police Beat 2 Calendar 10 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 TODAY News Briefs 8 Black History Opinions 4 GSU professor Erik Carolyn Hobbs, whi We examine the his- Aside from Georgia GSU has had active GSU scholars talk on tory of black entertain- State, GSU has the minority groups and the current state of Sports 6 MONTH Brooks talks about was among the firsi his research into race black graduates at ers who visited GSU largest minority en- strong black leaders. race relations. We get Classifieds 9 Our two-week look at black relations over the GSU, talks on her andthe discrimination rollment of any major We examine if that is their take on what Crosswords 9 history at Georgia Southern. university's 99 years. experience. they faced. Georgia university. still the case. issues matter most. Comics 9

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By Katherine Shrader chairman of the House Appropriations Associated Press Committee, said lawmakers were WASHINGTON - Speaking with questioning billions in foreign aid one voice, President Bush's top intel- and State Department spending that ligence and military officials said Bush requested in an emergency bill Wednesday that terrorists are regroup- this week. ing for possible new strikes against the DeLay, R-Texas, said some of Bush's United States. foreign aid proposals "probably do not They said the best defense was for qualify" for the expedited treatment Congress to approve the president's he's seeking. military and anti-terror budget. But The current congressional debate some in Congress, includingprominent over how to allocate billions of dollars Republicans, were questioning some of on initiatives aimed at spreading peace that spending. and ensuring security follows three Offering few specifics on terror years of massive spending in response threats, Defense Secretary Donald H. to the attacks of Sept. 11,2001. Rumsfeld told a House hearing that the Senior administration officials government could reasonably predict appearing at a series of congressional attacks would come from terrorism, hearings Wednesday described a Mus- weapons of mass destruction and lim extremist threat that'sbecome more other means. diffuse, encompassing al-Qaida and

Special Photo Meanwhile, new CIA Director like-minded associates. Porter Goss told the Senate Intelligence Goss said al-Qaida remains intent Celtic Music performer Cathie Committee the Iraq war was giving on circumventing U.S. security mea- terrorists experience and contacts for sures and attacking the United States. Ryan to perform in Statesboro future attacks, and FBI Director Robert In his first testimony as CIA chief, Mueller expressed worry that a sleeper Goss said the Iraq conflict has become by The Irish Voice, was met with even operative in the U.S. may have been a cause for extremists. By Kristin Miller greater success. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta • [email protected] in place for years, awaiting orders for Even as terrorism remained at Ryan was named Irish Female Vocal- CIA Director Porter Goss testifies before the Senate Intelligence Com- an attack. the forefront, senior diplomatic and Singer Cathy Ryan, who was hailed ist of the Decade by the Irish American mittee during a hearing to examine the global threats against the United "I remain very concerned about intelligence officials oudined a number by The Los Angeles Times as one of the News in 2000, and was also named one States on Capitol Hill, Wednesday in Washington. « what we are not seeing," Mueller said in of countries that pose conventional leading voices in Celtic music, will per- of the Top 100 Irish Americans by Irish remarks he submitted to the senators. diplomatic, military and intelligence In written testimony, Vice Adm. town Beirut killed former Lebanese form at the Averitt Center in the Emma American Magazine. Rumsfeld told the House Armed problems to the United States. Lowell Jacoby, director of the Defense Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Kelly Theater Friday, Feb. 25. Tickets to hear Ryan's performance Services Committee that the proposed Goss said North Korea continues Intelligence Agency, said he believes Rice laid out a menu of spending Ryan, whose visit is sponsored by are $18 for faculty, staff and the general $419 billion defense package for 2006 to "develop, produce, deploy and sell Iran will continue its support for initiatives, including $658 million for the Georgia Southern Center for Irish public, and $14 for students. The dis- would set an ambitious course to "con- ballistic missiles of increasing range terrorism and aid for insurgents in a new embassy compound in Bagh- Studies, started her singing career in counted student price was made p ossible tinue prosecuting the war and to attack and sophistication." He said the secre- Iraq. "Iran's long-term goal is to see dad,$ 1.2 billion for U.S. obligations to 1987 when she joined "Cherish the by the GSU Campus Life Enrichment its ideological underpinnings." tive regime could "at any time" resume the U.S. leave Iraq and the region," international organizations and $5.8 Ladies," a women's ensemble which sang Committee. Yet the Republican-controlled flight testing of a long-range missile he said. billion in assistance to U.S. partners traditional Irish music. After her performance, students Congress may exercise its considerable capable of reaching the United States Speaking to the Senate Foreign in the war on terror. She left the group in 1995 to pursue interested in Club Gael, the GSU Irish authority over federal spending and with a nuclear payload. Relations Committee, Secretary of Grim at times, the appraisals on a solo career. Studies organization, are invited to meet reject White House requests to simply Iran, too, is further improving its State Condoleezza Rice blamed Syria threats to the United States indicated Her first solo CD was realeased in with Ryan backstage. sign the checks. Shahab-3 long-range ballistic missile, for having undermined stability in the second Bush term would remain 1997 to critical acclaim. Her second For more information, contact the House Maj ority Leader Tom DeLay which has a range of more than 800 neighboring Lebanon. On Monday, a fraught with warnings but often short CD, which has been referred to as "a Center for Irish Studies at 912-681- and Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., the new miles, Goss said. massive carbomb explosion in down- on specifics shared with the public. showcase of impeccable musicianship" 5899. ^m.MMm..h 02-10-2005 •A gate arm at Southern Pines was damaged. •A student reported his wallet missing from the RAC. The wallet • was recovered, but some of the contents were missing.

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GEORGE-ANNE 4 Thursday, February 17, 2005 PIMIANC

Our Opinion STV 7HIBUN£ Remember the nameless heroes WHAT SAY We ROUND OFF THe SHORTFALL TO February is the time when Americans reflect on the history of African-Americans. The month is a time to celebrate. It's a time to reflect. But, it's also a time to re- A JiLLiON KilliON SQUiLLjON DiUY-DiLLioN? member. IT SOUNDS BeTT6R. During the past two weeks, The George-Anne has highlighted the history of blacks at Georgia Southern with a six-part series on black history. We have highlighted the advancements of blacks. Of the stories we shared was Carolyn Hobbs, one of GSU's first black graduates. She told of her part in a courageous struggle to integrate the school. Hobbs endured few physical threats during her time here, but the emotional tole was the hardest part of her ordeal. Today, Hobbs has retired fromasuccessfulcareerinhighereducation. She looks back on her experience at GSU, but not with anger over the discrimination she experienced here. Instead, Hobbs takes pride in knowing that she beat the odds. She overcame the many obstacles of segregation and discrimination. Now in her 50s, Hobbs enjoys financial security and much success as a crusader for equal rights and freedom from social and economic barriers. Hobbs story is truly a success. Like many blacks of her era, she grew up poor. But unlike many of her friends, she broke free from the chains of social oppression. Hobbs admits that her story is remarkable because she made it. But in our eyes, the story is bittersweet because for every Carolyn Hobbs, there are countless other blacks who never made it. Those who didn't make it are rarely mentioned in articles on black history. We didn't focus on the blacks who tried to get into GSU, but were denied admittance. We didn't tell you about the black students who enrolled but dropped out because they couldn't stand what Carolyn Hobbs endured. Their stories are rarely told, but likeall history, poor outcomes are part of the bigger picture, too. As we finish this series on black history, let's not forget that while blacks have come a long way, there are still many obstacles. There is still discrimination. There are still barriers and unspoken rules. Relationships & Sex On occasions like Black History Month, it's important not to forget that blackhistory isn't full of crusaders and success stories. While many blacks have scratched and pulled themselves from slavery and segregation, there are still many who have never enjoyed true, unfettered freedom. Judgement So, don't forget about the Carolyn Hobbs'. Don't forget about the Charisse Perkins'. I don't know about you, but I can speak for lives, even the guy who sleeps with everyone except Don't forget about the thousands of black students who have gained entrance to GSU almost all of my friends when I say that we (as a the person he's dating, is an opportunity in growth just 40 years after the school was integrated. But, to remember the true picture of black group) tend to be a bit judgmental. just waiting to happen. Everyone in our lives who history, you must not forget about the nameless, faceless and unmentioned blacks who What is it about our mentality that makes us feel evokes in us a negative feeling is actually showing failed because racism had no mercy. the need to judge and criticize others? Is it because us something about ourselves. of our own intrinsic misery and apprehension with So, some of you were right: It is quite literally ourselves that we try to define our inner selves by "all about you." Emotions are like these little mes- Editorials from Around the Nation proving others wrong? Are we in fact so afraid, sengers from our soul. You can be sure that you that we view others' differences as a threat instead are getting in touch with "the real you" when an L is for loser,' not legendary of unique diversity? emotion surfaces. However, sociologically speak- ing, we are trained to stuff our emotions or make The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Yet his story is compelling, but not for the obvious Does everyone have to clean their room the Tribune on Tuesday, Feb. 15: reasons of name-dropping about alleged steroid same way, wear the same fake Armani Exchange intellectual sense of them. DeMarc Campbell FormerstaroutfielderJoseCanseco'sallegations use among several future Hall of Famers. shirts, like glazed donuts, or have sex in a certain The reason someone else's actions "bug" you or Columnist of widespread steroid use among baseball's major The most alarming revelation in this sad saga is way in order to be accepted? Do you think that the reason why you can't let go of the fact that your leaguers isn't so much shocking as it is repellent. In the one in plain sight: Canseco himself.The photos if you were peaceful and happy with yourself friend has "too much" sex is not about the physical hisSundayinterviewwith"60Minutes"andhisnewly of a grossly muscled Canseco depict not a sporting experience, but the fact that we have underlying published book, Canseco tries to make the case for god but a chemically enhanced freak of nature. and your own identity that you would care who's steroids'natural place in the American pastime. His statements are even more outlandish. Canseco sleeping in whose bed? Is it really any of your emotions that are clawing at you to be released. He's wrong of course. Steroids don't belong in makes no excuses about his use of steroids, which business? You may ask yourself, "What difference If we could control our environments or the people sports, whether at the professional and Olympic he said began in the mid-1980s. His book is almost a does it make; aren't I entitled to my opinion?" in our lives, then we wouldn't have to look at levels or, more chillingly, among teenagers who reader'sguide to bulking up.Thereare detailsabout I would like to respond by saying that absolutely, anything that might upset us. Not to mention the may see whatthe stars doand try to gainan athletic injection angles, types of steroids and disposal of satisfaction of knowing we are right, and everyone edge of their own. syringes. . you are entitled to your opinion. It is, after all, what AlthoughCansecosaidhewouldn'trecommend Canseco writes, "steroid use will be more makes you, you! The problem arises when we hide else's way is wrong. We judge in order to control, steroids or growth hormones for just anyone, he common than Botox is now. Every baseball player behind our opinions in order to protect ourselves and we control so we don't have to experience told CBS interviewer Mike Wallace,"! truly believe, and pro athlete will be using at least low levels of from experiencing our own negative feedback. anything unpleasant. But, the downside to that is because I've experimented with it for so many steroids."He boasts of"chemically"restructuring his When we use our opinions as weapons aimed when we don't experience anything uncomfortable, years, that it can make an average athlete a super body to give himself "one of the best physiques in athlete. It can make a super athlete incredible, just the world and enabling myself to do things at 40 at another, then we're not actually doing ourselves we don't grow. legendary." that most 20-year-old kids couldn't do. Best of all, any favors. Why is it that the human tendency We only judge others and ourselves when emo- His voice sounded almost dreamy as he uttered I have prepared myself to maintain that body for is to take our own egocentric opinion and place tions are controlling our decision-making. It is, that last word, "legendary." years to come." judgment on our fellow man? therefore, imperative that we release our own emo- That'showCanseco'sappearanceinthe segment In the end, his body failed him, at least on the We criticize, assume and alienate one another tions before we react to others who have triggered ended: a loopy product endorsement, unchal- field. Canseco, thankfully, is out of baseball. The lenged, on a television program that has earned, game may still have other cheats in it, if Canseco because of our own fear to experience who we really these emotions. The sad reality is that we live in a and maintained, its credibility by challenging the is to believed, but earlier this year Major League are. I think that the majority of the population is controlled society that has no clue or interest in empty statements of fools. Baseball and the players union took a tentative - if guilty of judging others only to keep suppressing dealing with or helping us with our emotions. That ending must have left many viewers with highly inadequate - step toward ridding the game their own emotions. The more we need to suppress We are told to use antidepressants and other a sour taste. Yet it also permitted us to add our of steroids by hammering out a somewhat stricter our emotions, the more judgmental (fearful) we drugs to suppress our emotions. We are now a own postscript: Mr. Canseco, that's disgusting. But drug testing policy. thanks for telling us so much about yourself, and It's a start. And perhaps this off-season will mark become, until the point where we blow up in the society of people erupting everywhere and are no your values, in so few words. the beginning of the end of one of the sorriest pe- physical in the form of such things like road rage, longer capable of holding our emotions in check. Thereare people in and outside of baseball who riods in baseball history, when the game allegedly violence and abuse to name a few. We need to stop supporting a reality that is based seekto portray Canseco as delusional and desperate, became juiced. What we fail to recognize is the tremendous on judging and condemning one another. Not only a guy with a criminal past who broke the sport's Those who run the game and those who play growth potential that is laid at our feet when we are does this separate us as individuals, it separates us unwritten code of keeping dirty laundry within the it, though, should heed Canseco's unintended but clubhouse.The suggestion is that he's not credible. enduring message: Steroids are for losers. confronted by another's diversity. Everyone in our from truly knowing ourselves. Iraqis ignored U.S. script; that may be OK Remember: You don't climb out of a rut, you drive out The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Also,theShiiteleaderinlraq,theGrandAyatollah By Doug Worgul The main reason people resist change is lack choices. But there are always choices. Morning News on Tuesday, Feb. 15: Ali al-Sistani, is not an incarnation of Iran's late Aya- KRT Campus The votes have been counted. And here's the tollah Khomeini.This cleric wants a secular govern- fear. There are no five easy steps for con- Most people can change their jobs. Such most productive way to look at Iraq's elections, ment, although Islam would have a role in Iraq. When a groove becomes a rut, remem- quering one's fears. But talking about your change may have economic consequences, where the Shiite party won 48 percent, a Kurdish And don'tforget about the second-place Kurds. ber this: A rut is a shallow grave with two anxieties and concerns with a counselor or but the choice is there. And even if you alliance finished second with 26 percent, and the They are a fairly secular and independent bunch. open ends. member of the clergy may help you under- can't change your job, you can change your U.S.-backed party finished third at 14 percent. The Kurds are highly unlikely to want any sort of If you feel stuck, as if your career or even stand them better and may help you begin to attitude about your job. That is a choice. Theelection of a Shiite government isn't exactly link betweenTehran and Baghdad, especially since what the United States had in mind. many Kurds are not Shiite Muslims. your life is going nowhere, here are some move forward toward meaningful change in Here are some other changes and choices When President Bush talked about democracy The fact that a coalition will lead Iraq could help tactics for getting yourself out of that rut. your personal life and in your profession. you can make to help move you out of your sweeping the Mideast, probably few Americans produce a strong central government. Iraq needs First, understand that change is going to But, even after you've faced your fears, rut. envisioned an Iraqi government led by the same a strong Baghdad to stave off a civil war over the be a part of the solution. In fact, change may or at least glanced at them, it's important to Change your perspective. Stop thinking Islamic sect that runs repressive Iran. next year. be the solution. Think about it. If a rut is a realize that risk is going to be a part of any like an employee, and start thinking like a Democracy is democracy. You can't guarantee The Jan. 30 election is not the last time voters winners.The Iraqis got what the Iraqis wanted. And will go to the polls. shallow grave with two open ends, there's strategy to alter the direction of your life. parent or a citizen or a friend or an athlete. that's what an election is about. The parliamentarians elected last month were the one end, which is the way you got into You just can't be certain that trying new Maybe all you need to feel differently about Not all is lost. selected to writea constitution, notleadthe country the rut to begin with. And then there's the behaviors or working toward new goals will your job or your life is to change the way The lack of a majority for any party will force for several years. Iraqis return this fall to ratify or other end, which is the way out. Continu- work out. However, you can be certain that you define yourself. Maybe the primary way compromise among Iraq's factions. That in and of rejectthe proposed constitution. And they will vote ing the behaviors and thought patterns that doing nothing will result in nothing. You'll you think of yourself is as an employee of itself is good. Michael Rubin of the American Enter- by Dec. 15 on a new parliament and government prise Institute is right when he says it's remarkable for the next five years. got you to this place will not get you out of just continue to be stuck in your rut. whatever organization you work for. Instead, we're talking about power-sharing in the Mideast. America's candidates may have lost, but these it. So you're going to have to change some Another reason people don't try to get Coalition governments aren't the norm there. results don't mean Iraq's gone over the edge. things. themselves unstuck is that they think they See RUT, Page 5

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School. "They were right in removing only not in a science classroom." the salient issues of importance to An understanding of racial issues gue that far more stringent penalties PAGE 1 the stickers; they should not have been According to ferry Johnson, the African Americans are also issues in America has to be viewed in a his- apply to sellers and buyers of crack on the books." senior campus minister for the Bap- faced by low income Americans torical context. African Americans cocaine compared to users of powder mandate," said Coleman, whosfl Many religions other than Chris- tist Student Union, the way one ap- particularly in the area of affordable arrived shackled in chains as slaves cocaine. The sentencing guidelines committee will hear the bill. "We ask tianity believe that the world was proaches thestudy of evolution affects health care and quality education. and their social status was in essence should be fair and equitable. schools to be all things to everybody created by God. Christians, however, what their study will conclude. The platforms of both the Democrat- defined by their captivity. In a survey conducted by the Gal- and we need to look at the cost oj are being credited for the recent ef- "If one cho oses to discount the idea ic and Republican parties addressed The Civil Rights movement of lup Poll in June of 2003 comprised that." fort to change the way evolution is of God when thinking about how the the question of racial inequality in the 1960s helped to shape a national of 1385 adults on the issue of race Supporters say the weight track-l taught. The problem in Cobb County world came into existence, then that health care and support for black and policy to address racial injustices, relations as to whether relations were ing could save the state money one started because religiously motivated person's ending solution is that God Hispanic educational institutions. and in so doing created a complex very good, some what good, some- day in lower health care costs fon individuals wanted evolution to be did not create the universe," Johnson Race continues to be an impor- an uneven pattern of addressing dis- what bad or very bad, the majority the overweight. The bill's author! taught as a theory instead of being said, including that his opinions are tant public policy issue, even though crimination in housing, education, of respondents(68 percent) said that Rep. Stephanie Benfield of DecaturJ taught as a fact. his alone, and not the views of all racial issues were not visible in the employment, political participation race relations were good; 69 percent cited diabetes and other costly health "I think that the biggest problem Baptists in general. 2004 presidential campaign. and social recognition. for whites, 59 percent for African complications. is that people don't understand how Johnson also explained that the Cognizant of the concerted ef- Progress under these legislative American, and 68 for Hispanics. "There's a lot of concern about] science works," said Lissa Leege, a same kind of solution works out forts to rectify past racial injustices and executive mandates has been In the same survey, when Blacks obesity in children and the incredible biology professor at Georgia South- when approaching the issue from the in the past three decades, race still substantial. In 1960, for example, and Hispanics in the sample were health risks associated with that," she ern. "Theories are well tested. If we standpoint that there is a God, saying remains a crucial aspect of American over 50 percent of African Ameri- asked the question as to how often said. "Children who are obese tend tc can't teach theories, we can't teach that the person could find facts that society and certainly has policy im- cans were high school dropouts do they feel discriminated against in become adults who are obese." anything." proves such a stance. plications in the 21st Century. compared to 10 percent now. public or in employment, the major- The proposal comes as publicl Many people, including some Overall, Johnson said that when Racial issues historically involved The number of black elected of- ity of both groups revealed that they officials around the nation explorel scientists, want schools to teach in- teaching on a topic such as evolution, African Americans, but immigration ficials has increased significantly,. are discriminated daily, every week, creative ways to deal with the alarmingl telligent design along side evolution. it is important for the instructor to within the past 30 years overwhelm- Since 1960, the rate of African once a month, few times a year or trend in childhood obesity. Georgial Intelligent design is a creation theory state his or her bias. ingly consisting of Hispanics and Americans who attend college has less than once a year. lawmakers have also considered al that says a higher being, God, must If the proposed legislation ban- Asians brings in new issues associ- improved by 300 percent, even the Nineteen percent of African ban on soft drink machines in publicl have created the universe. ning the teaching of theories passes, ated with these groups, some similar numbers in the prison system par- Americans indicated that they have schools and requirements for morel "Is there a God? There's no scien- neither of these theories, evolution and others different to issues facing ticularly for black males continue never been discriminated compared physical education classes, althoughl tific answer," said Leege. "If you try to nor Intelligent design, will be taught African Americans. to rise. to 41 percent for Hispanics. none of those ideas has yet made it I teach religion side by side with science, to Georgia students. Can we say today that substan- Poverty in general has also de- In a synopsis, race relations into law. you'll be doing the students an injus- "I don't think that [the proposed tial progress has been made in race clined and income purchasing power have improved, but we have a long tice. Surely, we should teach religion, law] will pass," said Holland. relations? has dramatically increased. way to go. No doubt, but we have a long way Thus, there is more common A healthy discussion on the is- EXHIBIT, FROM| JONES, FROM PAGE 1 to go before race disappears from ground now than three decades ago, sue will inform rather than divide, PAGE 1 our vocabulary. even though issues of racial profil- because as long as we do not put are required to provide equal oppor- rulings certainly are significant It is only when we accept what ing, jury selection bias, punishment ourselves in the next person's shoes, sions on the theory of evolution,! tunity to applicants, without regard in their potential impact on other the individual can do for the human and sentencing guidelines pervade we cannot presume we understand especially on how it should be taught | to such factors as race. areas such as financial aid and race family and not what they look like the criminal justice system. where they are coming from, based in public schools," said Denton. That is, affirmative action requires conscious academic-enhancement based on a social construct. A case in point, some people ar- on their life experiences. The curator team consists of GSU I race-blindness in decision-making programs. faculty members Jim Darrell, Jonathan unless consideration of race is being The question remains as to BOOKS, FROM PAGE 1 Geisler and Fred Rich from the De- used under court order or to remedy whether or not the compelling inter- partment of Geology and Geography, I and Alan Harvey, Jim Hutcheon and I the effects of past discrimination. est argument extends to these other In response, students posed questions concerning the publishers remain on professors back about using the Lome Wolfe from the Department On the other hand, racial prefer- factors that could potentially impact usefulness of books. "Why is it necessary for students new copy. Perkins noted that the faculty should make of Biology. ences require decision-makers to GSU's ability to maintain or enhance to purchase a book merely for an access code?" was one an effort to research the books that they are adopting. The exhibit started on Darwin's I place race at the center of decisions. its minority student enrollment. question. Hildebrand responded that it is possible to Papps agreed, and said that if professors cannot explain 96th birthday, with a celebration That is, racial preferences are race- While the jury is yet out on these purchase the codes with out buying the book, and said why the books are valuable to their course, they should including a special live program, cake conscious. issues, state universities, including that his company will make an effort to make them more not be required. and ice cream. The Supreme Court's split rul- GSU, should continue to explore readily available. Another student asked, "What about Dr. Jeanette Rice, also a member of the panel, said, "the The Evolution exhibit will be at I ings ignited anew the debate over race-conscious efforts that support useless graphics that waste an entire page to tell you you're faculty should encourage students to be active learners," GSU until May 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. race-blind versus race-conscious their commitment to recruiting a in chapter one and the bundling of books?" and claimed she can teach chemistry without a textbook on weekdays and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. admission policies. diverse student body. "Bundles must be valued to student's learning process in a New York minute. All in all, it was decided that there on weekends. Admission is free. While GSU does not consider The educational benefit of diver- and used by professors," Hildebrand's responded. needs to be better commun ication between the publishers For additional information, con- race as a factor in admissions, the sity is far too important to ignore. Changes from one edition of a textbook to the next and the professors and the professors and the students tact the Museum at (912) 681-5444. are very acute and contain the same information though about textbooks. RUT, FROM PAGE 4

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goarmy.COm ©2001. Paid for by the U.S. Army. All rights reserved. AN ARMY OF ONE GEORGE-ANNE 6 Thursday February 17, 2005 PORTS Men's Tennis tabbed for fourth place finish by SoCon Coaches with an overall record of 10-17 and first stepped onto the courts in the SoCon Freshman of the Year) and and Germano Knorr, each of whom "One of our goals for the upcoming GSU Athletic Media Relations a conference mark of 4-6 that placed fall of 2001. Joining him to form an CharlesrHenri Trottet. has experienced some measure of year is defeating some of the teams that SPARTANBURG, SC - The Geor- them in a tie for seventh place. Fol- impressive core of team leadership Also returning this season are success on the courts during their are ranked above us in the preseason gia Southern men's tennis team has lowing the regular season, the team is a trio of seasoned juniors: Lasha sophomores Diego Flores (returning tenure at GSU. The lone newcomer poll and potentially finish as one of been picked to finish fourth in the advanced to the quarterfinals of the anashia, Vincent Patry (the 2003 from a medical redshirt), Tom Green this year, sophomore Nathan Tingen, the top two teams in the conference," Southern Conference, according to conference tournament, earning a tie will lend the critical element of depth Miles remarked. "That way, we would an announcement made Feb. 11 by for fifth place. 2005 SoCon Preseason Men's Tennis Poll to the team. receive a better draw in the postseason the Southern Conference. The Eagles, This season, head coach Justin 1. College of Charleston (6) 94 7. Davidson 37 Miles, now in his fourth season as tournament and increase our chances who received 58 total points in the poll Miles welcomes seven letterwinners 2. East Tennessee State (5) 94 8. Wofford 36 the head coach at GSU, was pleased of success." taken by the conference coaches, will back to what shapes up as an experi- 3. Furman85 9. Elon 34 with the results of the preseason poll, In assessing the keys to success 10. The Citadel 33 open conference play against David- enced squad. The team's lone senior, 4. Georgia Southern 58 but was quick to point out that he and this year, Miles stressed the necessity 5. Appalachian State 56 11. UNC Greensboro 30 son on Feb. 27 in Statesboro. Danie van den Heever, has been a the team are both aiming higher than 6. Chattanooga 49 Last season, the Eagles finished staple in the lineup from the time he a fourth-place finish. SeeTENNIS,page7 Rugby holds annual Black Rose Tournament or five teams playing rugby for one day a group of former Southern Rugby GSU played well in the tourna- By Russell Bush to a two-day tournament that hosts up alumni ranging back from when the ment, beating the Statesboro Blues [email protected] to 15 men and women's teams. club was founded in 1976. 27-14, Hilton Head 28-14 and tying Every year on the weekend before This, year, teams traveled to GSU Winning the tournament in the Augusta 30-30. Valentine's Day, rugby teams from from Valdosta, Hilton Head, Augusta, women's bracket was the GSU women's The Southern Rugby team will be . around the south gather at Georgia Clemson, Central Florida University, team, easily beating South Carolina playing Georgia Tech in a regional - Keri Sims/STAFF University of South Carolina and and Clemson. A GSU player awaits a pitch during the Eagles home opener vs. GA Tech Southern to play in one of the region's game that will decide home field ad- ■ last weekend. biggest tournaments. Savannah. In the men's bracket the Southern vantage in the first round of playoffs Started in 1989, the Black Rose Locally, the Statesboro Blues men's Exiles won after Augusta forfeited, this upcoming weekend at 1 p.m. at the • Eagles blanked at Jacksonville Tournament has grown from just four team played as well as the GSU Exiles, citing too many injuries to play on. rugby pitch behind the RAC. GSU Athletics Media Relations the first four innings, 11 in all. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Four Thomas Turner pitched well in Jacksonville pitchers combined on a relief, allowing two runs in 4.2 innings. shutout as Georgia Southern dropped He avoided major damage in the sixth. an 8-0 decision Tuesday at Alexander JU loaded the bases with two bunt Brest Field. The Eagles, shut out for singles and a walk but Turner got a the first time in 49 games, fell to 0-3 strikeout, allowed a RBI groundout overall. and an inning-ending strikeout. The Dolphins scored two runs in Lairsey (0-2) was charged for six the first inning off a RBI single and runs in 2.1 innings. Turner walked sacrifice fly. Eagle starter Josh Lairsey four and struck out four. Mike Chiciak gave up a one-out single and walked struck out two batters working the the next three batters, making it 3-0. eighth inning. Matt Lopez lined a double to the right Brett Pelfrey continued his hot field gap, scoring three runs. start, going 2-for-4. Logan Phillips While Jacksonville (5-0) put runs added two hits as GSU finished with up early, baserunning errors hurt the eight in the game. Eagles. In the first Greg Dowling tried Kyle DeVries improved to 2-0, scoring from first base on Derrick scattering five hits while fanning Smith's double but was nailed at the two. Jacksonville banged out 11 hits plate. With two on and one out in the in the game. third inning, Dowling was picked off The Eagles return to J.I. Cle- first base then Smith popped out to ments Stadium on Friday, starting end the threat. a three-game series against George The Eagles stranded five runners in Washington at 4 p.m. Upcoming Eagles Baseball Games Fri. Feb. 18,4 p.m. Sun. Feb. 27,1 p.m. George Washington at Georgia

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at Georgia Buffalo Brian O'Connor/STAFF GSU rugby players tackle an opposing player during the Black Rose Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12. NHL season CANCELED By Ira Podell league in North America lost an entire tions has been lost - late offers that losses this league was accumulating," tions and fine print in both proposals Associated Press season to a labor dispute. The result- appeared to bring the sides close to a he said Wednesday. made the offers further apart than just NEW YORK- A hockey season on ing damage could be immeasurable deal are now off the table, and there's Hockey was already a distant $6.5 million per team. Season capped off the brink is now a season gone bust. to hockey, which already has limited no telling when the NHL will get back fourth on the popularity scale among "We weren't as close as people were The NHL canceled the 2004-05 The NHL canceled what was left appeal in the United States. on the ice. the nations major league sports. The speculating," Bettman said. season, because It failed to of its decimated schedule Wednesday "This is a sad, regrettable day No Stanley Cup champion will NHL lost the first season of its two- Before Monday, the idea of a salary come to an agreement with its after a round of last-gasp negotiations that all of us wish could have been be crowned, the first time that's hap- year broadcasting agreement with cap was a deal-breaker for the play- players' union. The two sides failed to resolve differences over a avoided," NHL commissioner Gary pened since 1919, when the 2-year-old NBC that was supposed to begin this ers' association but the union gave were believed to be dose to a deal, but were stuck over the salary cap - the flash-point issue that Bettman said. league called off the finals because of season, a revenue-sharing deal in in and said it would accept one when amount of a salary cap proposal. led to a lockout. To begin with, all momentum a flu epidemic. which the network is not even paying the NHL dropped its insistence that They had agreed on a 24 It's the first time a major pro sports gained in the final days of negotia- Without an agreement, there can rights fees. there be a link between revenues and percent salary rollback to save be no June draft. The sport's heralded Taking a year off, or more, will player costs. on costs. next big thing, Canadian phenom only push the league further off the That still wasn't enough to end the Teams that would have Sidney Crosby, won't pull on his first radar screen. lockout that started on Sept. 16 and been over the NHL salary NHL sweater anytime soon. Bettman said the sides would keep ultimately wiped out the entire 1,230- cap last season Then there is the parade of aging working toward an agreement. game schedule that was to.begin in In millions stars - Mario Lemieux (39), Mark "We're planning to have hockey October and run through the Stanley Messier (44), Steve Yzerman (39) Brett next season," he said. Cup finals in June. Last years' team payroll I Payroll with salary rollback Hull (40), Ron Francis (41), Dave An- Goodenow stressed that the play- And now, those concessions are ■ dreychuk (41) and Chris Chelios (43) ers had already given a lot of ground. off the table. S42.5 million cap - whose playing days could be ending "Every offer by the players moved in The NHL's last game came in June, Detroit $63.0 j $82.9 on someone else's terms. the owners' direction," he said. when the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia 58.0J 76.3 Despite being the NHL's best- "Keep one thing perfectly clear," Calgary 2-1 in Game 7 to win the Dallas LHUli 74.4 known star, there was never a chance Goodenow said. "The players never Stanley Cup. Toronto iffifc 72.8 that Pittsburgh's Lemieux, the first asked for more money - theyjust asked Since then, a lot of stars have moved Colorado : .52.4 \ 68.9 owner-player in modern American for a marketplace." on, going overseas to play. Jaromir Jagr, St. Louis LllHi 68.4 pro sports history, would side with The league and players' union Vincent Lecavalier, Teemu Selanne, NY Rangers* HHl 59.7 FrankGunn/CP PHOTO the players. traded a flurry of proposals and let- Joe Thornton and Saku Koivu are 'The Rangers would have been under NHL Players Association player representatives Vincent Damphousse, "A few years ago, I thought the ters Tuesday night, but could never among the over 300 of the league's left, president Trevor Linden and Bill Guerin listen to executive director Bob the players' proposed salary cap of owners were making a lot of money agree on a cap. The players proposed 700-plus players who spent part of $49 million Goodenow during a news conference inToronto, Wednesday, Feb. 16,2005. and were hiding some under the table, $49 million per team; the owners said The NHL cancelled the 2004-05 season earlier in the day. SOURCE; NHL fiP but then I got on this side and saw the $42.5 million. But a series of condi- See NHL SEASON, page 7 EORGE-ANNE PORTS Thursday, February 17, 2005 7 Martin gearing up for final Daytona 500 y By Mike Harris Associated Press anybody, but I knew what it was. I and four series runner-up finishes, a his career, he can at least admit he's wanted to be able to do things my way, record 45 race wins in the Busch Series "done OK." DAYTONABEACH.Fla.-Wheth- a way that made sense to me." and four titles in the all-star Interna- "I don't know if I really truly be- er Mark Martin wins his final Daytona That means walking away from tional Race of Champions series. lieved I would be this much of a success 500 or not, or finally wins a series Cup racing while he's still competi- "I'm a fan first," he said. "I was a when I was standing around those little championship, he plans to have fan, tive. fan before I drove and I'll always be a dirt tracks in Arkansas. I know I'm not fan, fun this year. Martin is coming off a season fan. I want people who are interested the greatest that ever was, but I'm proud People who know Martin find that in which he finished fourth in the to be able to see some of these things. of what I've accomplished," attitude change surprising. final standings and was in conten- I'm not doing it for any gain. I don't Finishing up his Cup career won't "Markhas always been a very, very tion for the title up to the last race expect it to make any money, just to be the end of his racing, either. intense person," said Matt Kenseth, of the year. He goes into Sundays be someplace my fans can go to see The plans haven't been finalized, who Martin mentored to NASCAR season-opening Daytona 500 as one some pretty interesting things." but Martin said he can still see some Nextel Cup stardom. "Since he began of the favorites - and certainly the The self-effacing Martin has rarely truck racing, and maybe even a Busch t telling people 2005 will be his last sentimental choice. taken credit for his successes, usu- race or two, in his future. season, there's been a real difference. And admiring is how Martin ally pointing to the car or the team "The main thing, though, is I'm He seems to be happier." is feeling these days, although not or some stroke of luck for his wins going to be doing what I want to do Alan Marler/AP Photo It's true, Martin says. necessarily about his racing. and titles. when I want to do it," he said. "I'm Mark Martin adjusts his mirror during a break in practice at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. in this Aug. 22,2003 file photo. "I believe I have changed," Martin "Looking at going to my last Day- But now, nearing the end of going to have some fun." said, grinning. "I know for a fact I'm tona 500 doesn't phase me," he said. happier now than I was a year ago. I "It's all about relationships. Everything think it's because I understand myself means more to me now; the people I've more than I have in the past." known and relationships I've had." But Martin, who acknowledges he Martin has had a tremendous - tends to be obsessive about whatever amount of success during a Cup goalhesets, said this is allpartofamas- career that dates to 1981. A 30-foot ter plan he devised six years ago. high wall of trophies and awards at "When I signed my last contract his office on the outskirts of Daytona with Roush Racing in 1999,1 had a Beach attest to that, plan," Martin said. "I didn't really tell There have been 34 Cup victories SAVE WITH YOUR BONUSCARD! NHL SEASON, FROM PAGE 6 this season playing in Europe. Whenever a deal is reached, there without interrupting play. won't be a clear-cut way to determine A year ago, there were those who BI-LO has KEGS to GO! the draft order. Washington had the said at least one season was sure to No. 1 selection last year and grabbed be lost and that two was not out of * Russian sensation Alexander Ovech- the question. With the former now kin. No doubt the lowly Capitals would the reality and the latter a distinct love to go first again to pick Crosby. possibility, both sides are regrouping , Shortly after Bettman took over for a longer fight. as commissioner, a lockout cut the "When emotions are high, things 1994-95 regular season to 48 games, are said, things are done," Wayne , still more than half the schedule. Gretzky, now a managing partner The NHL began preparing for with the Phoenix Coyotes, said on the possibility of another lockout in ESPN. "Ultimately, these players want 1998wheneachteamcontributed$10 to play. I know too many of them love million toward a $300 million war the game too much, and I just can't chest. The collective bargaining agree- imagine these players not playing ment, which expired on Sept. 15, was in the National Hockey League for 1 extended twice after it was originally two years. To me, I hope that doesn't signed in 1995. That allowed for the happen because I don't know how we NHL to complete its expansion plans would recover." TENNIS, FROM PAGE 6 of team cohesion and unity. i "To have the team unity and over the past week. Consequently, togetherness that we do right now is the overall depth of the team has been of tremendous value to us. It is very somewhat compromised." , important for the guys to be able to The team currently sits at 1-5, but pull together for matches and support has been matched up against tough every member of the team." competition. 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Cheeseburger to get doorandsaw"shadowy figures" who Robber goes to police Fort Stewart honors man killed in Iraq didn't answer her calls. Frightened, FORT STEWART - Army Spc. business, everybody was on it." legal protection she spent the night at her sister's, station for lost wallet George Daniel Harrison helped his Harrison deployed in March with and then went to the hospital the St. Paul — It's not a"Cheeseburger Euless — A robbery suspect was his unit, the 293rd Military Police nextdaywith an upset stomach, still fellow military policemen break the in Paradise," but some lawmakers in caught after leaving his walletonthe tension of constant danger in Iraq with Company, to help train and acclimate shaking from fear. store counter — and then going to Minnesota want to give the burger infectious laughter, water gun fights Iraqi police forces. It was hazardous The case wound up in court, with the police station to pick it up. some legal protection. and his grizzled veteran schtick. duty, soldiers say, with troops under A state a judge earlier this month declin- Joseph Fahnbulleh, 22, was Harrison, 22, of Knoxville, Tenn., constant ambush from insurgents. House panel ing to award punitive damages but jailed on a robbery charge, the Fort has unani- ordering the girls to pay Young's Worth Star- was killed Dec. 2 during a firefight in In Harrison's honor, Fort Stewart mously ap- medical bills. Teleg ram Mosul. But fellow soldiers and family officials planted an eastern redbud In the aftermath, the girls became proved legisla- reported attending a memorial service Wednes- tree with a granite stone engraved with minorcelebrities-acookiecompany tion to prevent Thursday. day at Fort Stewart remembered the his name at its root at the Army post's overweight even created a "kindness cookie" in A few young soldier for his fearless sense Warrior's Walk memorial. their honor-and received donations people from days after of humor. The lane of trees was begun in Associated Press* Minnesota suing restau- to pay the medical claims. the Jan. 29 "He would buy water guns from the 2003 as a living memorial to 3rd A white rose lays atthe baseof a red- rants, food robbery, he Texas Iraqi kids and come in guns blazing," Infantry Division soldiers killed in bud tree afterthe tree was dedicated companies or farmers for health walked into said Spc. Joshua Curl, Harrison's room- Iraq. Harrisons tree marks him as the to 3rd Infantry Division Soldier Spc.^ problems. the police station in Euless, near Woman drunk on mate. "We acted like a bunch of kids on division's 46th casualty since the inva- George D. Harrison, during a memo- The Minnesota legislators didn't Dallas, to pick up his wallet after a our downtime, but when it was time for sion of Baghdad. rial service at Fort Stewart. seem too worried about their listerine gets DUI detectivecalledtotell him someone weighty bill ortheir waistlines.They had found it. Adrian — A woman who pleaded munched on candy, cheese and ice The store clerk said the man took guiltytodrivingwhiledrunkon three cream while they voted. about $200 from the cash drawer miles over six days. There's a time Teen accused of glasses of Listerine was sentenced Officials warn of after attacking him with pepper trial through hilly Rome, along with a Tuesday to two years of probation. spray. future terror attacks making hundreds of * Officials suspected Carol Ries, 50, mountaintop finish at Brasstown Bald, Woman charged in was intoxicated after she rear-end- WASHINGTON - Speaking with the highest point in Georgia. fake 911 calls cane attack ed another one voice, President Bush's top intel- With Armstrong setting the pace, vehicle at a Doctor's office tells ligence and military officials said ter- the Tour de Georgia should be able St. Louis, MO. — A teenager has^. South Bend — A 79-year-old red light in rorists are regrouping for possible new to maintain its popularity from a been accused of using a stolen cell woman has been charged with us- woman she's dead January. Po- strikes against the United States. year ago. phone to swamp dispatchers with ing her wooden cane to strike police Pleasanton — Mary Lawson says lice found a The best course, the Cabinet hundreds of bogus 911 calls over officers who arrived at her home to bottle of the she's the healthiest ghost you've officials said, was for Congress to a matter of weeks, at times talking check on her welfare. mouthwash ever seen. of killing some of the responding St. Joseph County prosecutors approve the president's military and Fed: Go slow on Social in her car. The 84-year-old Northern Califor- officers he could see. said the officers Michigan shepassed nia woman was listed among the anti-terror budget. Security accounts The 15-year-old boy sometimes" came to investi- one breath test, but failed another dearlydeparted called in new emergencies at the same gate a possible that used different equipment. Her onthecomput- WASHINGTON - Federal Re- address where officers already were domestic abuse blood alcohol level was .30 percent, ers records of serve Chairman Alan Greenspan NHL cancels season standing, St. Louis County police' charge against more than three times the legal the Social Secu- urged Congress on Wednesday to spokesman Mason Keller said. Betty Chambers' limit. rity Administra- over labor dispute take a go-slow approach in setting up live-in caretaker, Such was the case Sunday, when According to Listerine manufac- tion. the private Social Security accounts Thomas Holle- Lawson New York, N.Y. - The NHL can- the young suspect was tracked down* turer Pfizer Inc's Web site, original favored by President Bush. man, 57. formula Listerine contains 26.9 per- found out celed what little was left of the season only after dispatchers fielded 25 bogus California The president said he wasn't rul- Indiana As the officers cent alcohol, more than four times about her digi- Wednesday after a series oflast-minute calls within 75 minutes to the same tried to handcuff ing out taxing high-income workers that of many malt liquors. tal demise after she went to her offers were rejected on the final day area where the officer already hadi Holleman, Chambers allegedly more to help the retirement program. doctor's office. She says a billing of negotiations. arrived, Keller said. struck Officer Lonny Foresman over clerk called her later that afternoon Bush, who has been stumping across A lockout over a salary cap shut The boy has been referred to the head with her cane, prosecu- laughing hysterically. the country for the personal ac- down the game before it ever got a Family Court. Information on pos- tors said. The clerk told Lawson she had counts, kept up that effort in New Man runs errand; chance to start in October. sible charges was not immediately Foresman suffered a mild concus- been dead for more than a month. Hampshire. Now the NHL, already low on the available Wednesday. He was not sion while Sgt. John Pavlekovich unknowingly travels Uncle Sam hasnowacknowledged But his comments about levy- popularity scale in the United States, identified because he is charged as suffered a separated shoulder and Lawson is alive and kicking, and her ing Social Security taxes on more hand injury, said Jaimee Thirion, a 180 miles becomes the first major pro sports a juvenile. benefits are being restored. of big wage-earners' income got the spokeswomanforSt.Joseph County Goose Lake — A 91-year-old league in North America to lose an attention. police. northwest Indiana man has been entire season to a labor dispute. Prosecutors charged Chambers returned home after running an Company president and Holleman onTuesday with resist- errand and finding himself at the House approves ing law enforcement and battery. end of a winding private driveway attacks reporter Armstrong returning CIA, FBI warn panel of in eastern Iowa. stiffer indecency fines Louisville — The president of a Joseph Horn drove about 180 top threats to U.S. Kentucky company may be facing to Georgia WASHINGTON - Chafing over miles through lllinoisand stopped at 'Kindness cookies' put assaultchargesafterareportertried WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida thedrive- ATLANTA — Lance Armstrong racy broadcasts like Janet Jackson's to interview him. and associated groups top the list of woman in hospital w a y , is coming back to Georgia on his way infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at. The reporter, Eric Flack, of WAVE- threats to the United States, leading Denver — Two teenagers whose where to France. the 2004 Super Bowl, the House over- TV in Louisville, was trying to ques- government intelligence officials told anonymous gift of cookies sent a he was Switching gears from his origi- whelmingly passed a bill Wednesday tion the Congress on Wednesday in a grim as- frightened woman to the hospital found nal plans, Armstrong announced authorizing unprecedented fines for when ho- sessment that also highlighted Iran's - costing the girls $930 in medical Wednesday he will race in Aprils indecency. claims - have gotten donations to meown- emergence as a major threat to Ameri- Iowa Tour de Georgia — a major step in his Rejecting criticism the penalties cover the bill and vowed Thursday ers called can interests in the Middle East. pursuit of a seventh straight victory in will stifle free speech and homogenize to "keep giving." sheriff's officers about 9 p.m. Friday Despite gains made against al- radio and TV broadcasts, bill support-* to report a suspicious car, Clinton the Tour de France. The pair, both 18, decided to bake Qaida and other affiliates, CIA Di- ers said stiff fines were needed to give cookies as County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Armstrong won the Tour de Geor- his business' role rector Porter Goss, in an unusually deep-pocketed broadcasters more a surprise Steve Cundiff said. gia a year ago, helping lure crowds that pyramid scam. blunt statement before the mostly incentive to clean up their programs- treat for When deputies arrived and ques- were estimated at nearly 750,000. Buttheman and two of his workers secretive Senate Intelligence Com- neighbors in tioned Horn, he was so confused that Armstrong initially planned to and to help assure parents that their pushed the camera away.The owner July, placing he still believed he was in Crown mittee, said the terror group is intent children won't be exposed to inap- started choking, punching and kick- spend April competing in one-day them out- Point (Ind.), Cundiff said. Officers on finding ways to circumvent U.S. propriate material. , ing the reporter. races in B elgium and the Netherlands. side with big discovered he was reported missing security enhancements to attack the Colorado Thecamera was running theentire Instead, he entered the Georgia event, paper hearts earlier Friday. homeland. time and recorded the altercation. which begins April 19 in Augusta and stating, "Have a great night," and Horn spent the night in an Iowa The president of the company culminates five days later in suburban signed, "Love, The T and L Club." hospital before being released to With no hockey to could bechargedwithfourth-degree Neighbor Wanita Renea Young, his family Saturday. He was not Atlanta. assault and criminal mischief. Mother charged in 49, said she heard banging on the injured. This year's race will cover 646 offer, Thrashers give house fire that killed freebiestofans ' #K two toddlers ATLANTA — With the rest of the Greyhound Helps I? mr Hi Pittsburgh, PA. — A mother was NHL season canceled Wednesday,, TWO LOCATIONS charged with criminal homicide Atlanta Thrashers officials announced You And A Friend Unleash Wednesday in a house fire that killed plans to expand effortsto pacify season This Spring Break. Statesboro Mall Main Street Village her two toddlers 15 years ago. ticket holders. 764-6924 871-4962 Investigators said she and another Team president Bernie Mullin woman had set fire to a dog, and the said only about six percent of 8,000 flames spread to her home. season ticket holders have asked for Tequilla Fields, 34, was charged a full refund thus far. * along with her friend, Lachan Russell, Mullin and Thrashers general 29, and they were jailed without bail. manager Don Waddell said even be- Investigators knew from the start fore Wednesday's announcement, tht« that the 1990 blaze began when a dog team launched a campaign of letters, was set on fire, and they suspected the e-mails and telephone calls to fans. two women, but could not connect "We're really going to have to work,. them to the fire. to keep them," Waddell said. More recently, cold-case detectives Season ticket holders have been re-interviewed about 20 witnesses and offered free tickets to events at Philips,, tf came up with new details. Arena including concerts, NBA At- Police said Fields wanted to get rid lanta Hawks games, and the Ringling of the dog because one of her children Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus HEALTH was allergic to it. that begins Thursday and continues In police reports, Fields and Russell for 10 days. accused each other of dousing the dog "Everything has been offered free SERVICES with kerosene or charcoal lighter fluid of charge, and we've gotten great' and setting the animal on fire while it response back from the season ticket was still tied to the home's porch. holders," Waddell said. "We will reach Visit Greyhoundpromos.com for 50% off Fields' grandmother threw water on out to everybody." • Companion Fares and free ways to unleash this Spring Break. Quality • Caring • Convenient the burning dog, but flames had already spread to the house, police said. The dog ran inside the home and - AH News Briefs compiled www.georgiasouthem.edu/health was later found dead, along with from wire reports by Morgan GREYHOUND Fields' 2-year-old son and 3-year-old Marsh. daughter. Oiler subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply. May not be combined with any other oiler. © 2005 Greyhound Lines, Inc. a M The GEORGE-ANNE CLASSIFIEDS,ETC. Thursday, February 17,2005 9 Crossword

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Panama City, Florida is a city in the Sunshine State highlight that will always be a Spring Break destination; then again, Florida will always be the stage at a favorite hot spot for Spring Breakers. Relatively closer for GSU students, Panama Performing City epitomizes the spirit of Spring Break. With it being legal to drink on the beaches, Arts Center expect the debauchery of Spring Break to be endless. If Panama City doesn't appeal to By Josh Kerr you, the other popular Florida Spring Break hot spots are South [email protected] Beach, Miami, Key West and Daytona Beach. Georgia Southern's Performing Attractions: Hooters, Latitudes, Spinnaker Beach Club and Arts Center (PAC) will be showing the Paradise Grill, Holiday Inn Sunspree. For more information: www.visitpcfla.com acclaimed Broadway musical "Porgy' Tybee Island and Bess" on this Friday, Feb. 18. The Yahoo! travel lists hotels in the $100-150 range. If you havejust been to the show will begin at 8 p.m., with the' By Christina Calloway • [email protected] beach at Tybee Island, you are miss- box office opening one hour prior to ing the total experience that Tybee Cancun, Mexico show time. If you are still looking for can offer you. The recreational "Porgy and Bess" was written This is the place to go activities at Tybee include many in 1934 by screenwriters George if you want to spend the something to do this spring of the same activities listed at big and Ira Gershin best times of your life with Spring Break destinations such as with DuBose and If you go... 200,000 other Spring Break- Dolphin Tours and watersports. Dorothy Heyward ers. Cancun, Mexico is the 'Porgy and break, we have a few ideas. There are also many nightlife contributing. Be- number one international options such as Cafe Loco and Bess'will be Spring Break destination. cause this classic Fannie's on the Beach. Nearly an performed at 8 The legal drinking age in play did so well p.m. this Friday,' On the cheap hour away,Tybee Island serves as Mexico is 18, so not being in the box office, Feb. 18 at the an alternative to GSU who have legal in U.S. does not stop it was released as PAC. the fun in Cancun. To be a Eagle Entertainment Jekyll Island already splurged their refund check a movie in 1959, Tickets are part of Spring Break in Cancun, Williamsburg Travel suggests checking For $200, you can visit three hot Jekyll Island serves as an afford- and still want to have a good time featuring enter- $33.25 for stu- daily for deals on trips. Florida Spring Break destinations and able alternative to Spring Breakers during Spring Break. tainment great dents. If seats Attractions: MTV at Fat Tuesdays, Senor Frogs, La Boom and Swim experience Spring Break with your friends on a budget. The white beaches are Sammy Davis Jr. remain unsold with Dolphins. For more information: www.cancun.com. and other GSU students. The trip will be great places for relaxing and shell col- "Porgy and 10 minutes be- taking students to Tampa, Orlando and lecting as well as taking short cruises Depending upon how many nights you want to visit and how Bess is an ac- fore the show many friends you take along, an affordable trip can be as much Daytona giving the students the option to to St. Simon's Island. With plenty of knowledged starts, they may as $800 a person. develop their own activities within each recreational options, you shouldn't American mas- be purchased city. For more information, contact the underestimate the Spring Break po- terpiece," said by students, Student Activities Center at 486-7270. tential of Jekyll Island. Albert Pertalion, faculty or staff Director of the for $10. Performing Arts * Center. "At the time it came along, it's been called an operetta, musical opera. It speaks to the groups of people that like those art forms. It is a masterpiece because it achieves that universality. It opened the door for all sorts of new work in musicals." Tickets prices for the show are $39 for the public and $33.25 for students, faculty and staff of GSU. Any unsold tickets maybe purchased ten minutes before the show for $10 to any GSU student. The box office at the PAC is open Mon.-Fri. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for ticket sales and information.

Nikki Kahn/KRT Students from Embry-Riddle'Unj- % versity sit on a beach in Daytona Beach, Florida, during spring break on Monday, March 15,2004. ; Special photo The PAC will present'Porgy & Bess' GEORGIA SOUTHERN SPRING BREAK IS MARCH 14-18 on Feb. 18. Band with local ties makes a big name outside Statesboro venues By Jennifer Maddox the museum here at Georgia South- [email protected] ihA ern. Her fellowband mates currently As it says in their biography (at reside in Boston. They are: Mike Q Palmer on guitar, Andy Eggers on www.thegreatunknowns.com), the experience of one particular band drums and Altay Guvench on bass. The band first got started when Contrary to can be described as: "You will achieve their name, Warren and Palmer began sharing success only when you have stopped The Great They might not be well known in their roots in southern rock and-; seeking it." Unknowns the Statesboro area, but the perfor- started swapping song ideas. Backed This band is none other than the are enjoying mances they have given elsewhere by Eggers and Guvench, they eventu- Great Unknowns. much success have resulted in recognition from ally started performing their music in large music The goal of the Great Unknowns people such as Amy Ray from the on an occasional basis. Once the scenes. Their has been to focus more on musi- Indigo Girls, who described their two songwriters of the group finally lead singer, cal passion then getting publicity. first album (released by Daemon assembled ten songs they were proud Becky Warren, Despite this, the Unknowns have Records in December), Presentingthe of, the band recorded them in a base- work at the GSU performed in such places as the Unknowns as "one of the best things ment studio with Guvench handling museum. Echo Lounge in Atlanta and Sumter I have heard this year." the recording controls. Collective in Sumter, SC, and have The lead singer and songwriter, Contributed photo managed to get some attention. Becky Warren, currently works for see, UNKNOWN, page 11

International Conversa- Timeshop, Nessmith-Lane "African-American - A Is a good (wo)man hard Women's tennis, GSU CALENDAR tion Hour, Union RM Building, 9 a.m. Term for Debate," Union to find? Union RM 2044, vs. Charleston South- February 17-23,2005 18 2080,11:30 a.m. 19 21 RM 2047, Noon 22 6 p.m. 23 ern, 2:30 p.m. Softball, GSU vs. Charles- NAACP Membership Drive, Russell ton Southern, Sports Complex, 10 Keynote Address by Jeffery Johnson, DIVAS meeting, Union RM 2054, Tryouts: "For Colored Union, 2 p.m. a.m. Union Ballroom, 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Girls," Union RM 2042, How to participate 17 6 p.m. E-mail us your events to Baseball, GSU vs. George Washing- Softball, GSU vs. Tennesee, Sports Women's basketball, GSU vs. Appala- Black History Quiz Bowl, Union RM ton, J.I. Clements Stadium, 4 p.m. Complex, Noon chian State, Hanner, 2047, 7 p.m. [email protected]. Please "Team America," Union Theatre, have your event turned in by Wednesday at noon for 8 p.m. "Porgy & Bess," Performing Arts Baseball, GSU vs.GeorgeWashington, "Facing Windows,' Union Theatre, Chist Ministries Bible Study, Union Thursday's Hiatus calendar. Center, 8 p.m. J.I. Clements Stadium, 3 p.m. 7:15 p.m. RM 2048, 8 p.m. . GEORGE-ANNE 11 -Thursday, February 17,2005 Musical Morsels "Why does sex hurt so much?" . Its a three-couse meal on a compact disc

By Eric Haugh series of concert dates were scheduled [email protected] later the following year. By 2003, "Why is my period so painful? Artist: Colonel Claypool's Bucket the overwhelming response from of Bernie Brains the crowd prompted the release of Album: Eyeball in the Sky "Eyeball" in 2005. This strange, yet beautifully It has been about a month since written eleven-track circus mixes I've reviewed anything worth noting funky acid grooves with well-crafted instrumentals. It's riddled with classic "What is wrong with me?" in the musical wasteland. Buckethead guitar shredding, which The last few albums I've listened has blossomed from the teachings of to were lukewarm at best, and to top mentor Paul Gilbert and become a it off, my wallet was strapped, making life of its own in recent years. it impossible to buy any new music. The album takes a step into the We have the answers One week later, a good friend of musical frontier, pioneering use of mine slipped me a copy of the col- digital music computers and the to your questions. laborative efforts from Les Claypool Micro Korg* to produce a combina- and Buckethead. tion of chilling effects. Songs like I guess if I had to use a phrase "Elephant Ghost" have a showy, describing this album, I'd say that it reggae inspired style, layered with sounds like it came straight out of strange background effects that create The Women's Surgery Center at Statesboro OB/GYN the amusement park from hell. The a creepy atmosphere. album features the talented, often Tracks featuring the innovative Specialists is a private, outpatient facility dedicated unconventional Les Claypool and his enterprise of Bernie Worrell on the caravan of musical freaks. keyboard add a new dimension Buck- to treating women with problems like: The collaboration between the ethead / Claypool sound, directing a • pelvic pain • heavy menstrual bleeding musical giants of Buckethead and more relaxed atmosphere than in past Claypool was entirely accidental, hap- Claypool collaborations. • painful intercourse • endometriosis The album is lyrically poignant as pening about three years ago. In 2002, well; songs like "Ignorance is Bliss" when Primus front man / bassist Les painful periods abnormal PAP smears and title track "Eyeball in the Sky" are Claypool was performing a festival full of Les Claypool's volatile humor show with his solo project "The Frog poking fun at the last generation of Brigade," the stage was shared with Visit us today at www.thewomenssurgerycenter.conn pop culture. another group, the experimental funk Most of the songs were written montage, "Praxis." with all four members of the part-time or call 871 -2000 for an appointment. The members of Praxis were all ensemble writing different tracks and but stranded when leader of the mixing them in Les Claypool's studio. Our physicians and surgeons are all Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. group, Bill Laswell was a no-show, After a year in the making, they have and a sympathetic Claypool strung debuted this album to the pleasure of them together to play an impromptu ravenous fans that were left feeling Personal. Professional. Caring. Answers! jam at the festival. The response from bummed after the disintegration of fans was incredible and a rehearsed Primus.

VERDICT: This album is essential Buckethead / Claypool magic. The duo has been in a string of compilations together, and their fellowship continues to mature to the amazement of fans everywhere. The best part by far about this album is that it is in stock right here, in the Statesboro Mall. The album is available for the modest sum of only ten to fifteen dollars, but it's worth every penny. The Fashion File Our look at GSU's hottest styles.. Lauren Owens Age: 20 Major/Classification: Fashion merchandising; junior

Hometown: Greenville, SC Where did you buy this outfit? Express How much did each item cost? $30 top; $70 pants What makes your style stand out? The lace trim on top of the tank top and the long, flared jeans. What kind of comments/compli- ments do you get on your outfit? People love the style of the top. How do you take care of this out- fit? Machine wash and hang-dry top; Machine wash and hang-dry jeans. When you are in this outfit, how do you feel? Classy, stylish, femi- nine. If there is one thing that you could change to better your style, what would it be? Have a necklace to go with it.

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UNKNOWNS from page 10

The result was very pleasing for the was 13, she picked up a guitar for the Unknowns, whose tracks went up the first time. Folk/Country charts on GarageBand. "As a kid, listening to music com. However, not even the band made me feel better than anything themselves expected the album to else," says Warren. Thus, she believes, get that far. it motivates the need to share it with In fact, it might not have if singer- others. songwriter Rose Polenzani (who also She also draws motivation from can be heard on the last track of the traveling. PresentingaLbum) had not played it for "Seeing howplaces are so different some of her friends at her record label. and being away from home," these are About a week later, Palmer received among the inspirations she turns to a phone call from Amy Ray (who when writing music. also happens to be the president and The music of the Unknowns has founder of Daemon Records) saying many elements that appear to appeal to that she wanted to put out Presenting many people. According to Warren, it the Unknowns. Naturally, this news may also be because it is "unusual for a was a very pleasant surprise for the woman to perform the music I do." Unknowns. The Unknowns don't perform RK I Apply online today ai Warren first became interested within the Statesboro area. But for in music as a child. She started off more information go to www. thegrea- www.col leg web.com taking piano lessons, and when she tuknowns.com. GEORGE-ANNE Thursday, February J ^2005 . 12 Sneak peek of 'Constantine' reveals its a thrill ride

a case of "Hollywoodization" of the everything on fire, people scream- twinge of humanity in him that makes overall story. ing below the surface as demons rip you try to at least tolerate him. After The main difference is that John them apart; the visuals get the idea all, he is saving the world, right? Constantine is very blond and very across that Hell is definitely not a Not that the movie is without its British in the comic. Shia LaBeoufis fun place. Earthly visages are nice problems. Reeves comes off as over- character, Chas Chandler, is an older as well, with people sprouting wings acting for a bit of the film, and even man with 2 kids, not the young punk and hideous demon faces everywhere Rachel Weisz (The Mummy) floats as he is portrayed in the movie. The John turns. into that territory at times. There are storyline was lifted from an actual Director Francis Lawrence's previ- some underused characters, such as storyline in the comic, with some ous work was mainly music videos, Father Hennessy (Pruitt Taylor Vince, By Chuck Thomas changes done for time. and is shows in this adaptation. Identity) and even the Archangel [email protected] However, this is bound to happen. Most shots of any dialogue are kept Gabriel (a very sexually ambiguous What if you were able to see de- Fans of the comic will be disappointed extremely close to the speaker's face, Tilda Swinton, Adaptation), who is mons and had the ability to send them at times. For the rest of us, how is the which leads to some claustrophobia, barely scattered throughout the mo vie back to Hell, but were close to dying actual movie? intended or not. This does lead to good but has a huge role in the last fifteen yourself, bound to head for the same The effects are incredible, of depictions of characters' reactions to minutes or so. place as your antagonists? This is the course; it's standard for a slightly over- situations, and most action scenes Not everything is explained, and AP Photo core story of Constantine, starring blown comic book movie. The depic- are viewed from a good distance as it seems that fans of the comics are Sufficiently exciting Keanu Reeves stars as anti-hero Keanu Reeves as the self-centered, tions of Hell and the brief glimpse of to catch everything. the ones that will pick up on the nu- John Constantine who helps Rachel chain-smoking anti-hero. Heaven are astounding, accentuating With some pretty powerful people ances that will be confusing to others. This isn't a movie that you go to for deep intellectual discussions, Weisz's character police detective Certain story elements don't even flow As I have never personally read the belief that those other realms are in the movie to test his chops against, but if you're looking for a fun ride, Angela. She enlists Constantine's any of the "Hellblazer" comics in tightly woven through the realm of Reeves holds his own as the cynical with the rest of the film, such as what check this one out. help while investigating the sui- which the movie is based, I ended up the living's fabric. Constantine. Wise-cracking endlessly, exactly his tattoos onhis arm do, even cide-like death of hertwin sister.The doing some research after I watched Bridges with endless cars and he comes off almost completely un- with a huge scene involving them near icki 2.5 out of 4 movie is based on the'Hellblazer' the movie. Unfortunately, it looks like burning cities in the background, likable, but there is always that small the end of the movie. comic book.

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