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SI IPTE\1BER 17, " The 1992 \ oi e of the Studeints of Florida .a\I Lni'c,it>w- TaihiIha >ee. Fla.0" Vol.' 76 -No. 2 Students: Complex incident was avoidable J. WrightTetley IBy'. party-goers ot disturbing neighbors with "Anyone of us could have arrested the Mloon, he invited every' personalityi in FAMUAN Staff Writer loud, music and, lingering crowds after him," he said. "It was a personal call. I the city to come," Nortonrsaid. [eciving112sev eral calls fromiglhbori ng just chose not to." L) UC Uone VT .J1tningl~ftn 04 N lkresient Florida A&M University and Florida tenlan ts. But one resident said the arrest led who wished to remain anonymous, said State University students to the racial violence that living in caused some she was in her room studying and the Worthington Park party celebrants to snatch said rude treatment by Tim Bath, a party was not disturbing her. law enforcement officers "When fellow white resident, from his of black labor- the cops came car, and Most Worthington residents, black day partiers sparked beat him unmercifully. violent reactions and white, student and non-student said from the crowd. to break it up, that's Another resident, using the alias they wished to remain anonymous Tasha, said the violence could have been "It was not a rowdy party at all," when the trouble because they were warned by the manager said Jenni White, a white FSU student avoided if police had used milder tacticts and resident of the complex. "It was laid came." to disperse the crowd. of the complex, Sandy Lott, that back and relaxed, the noise came from the "Police should have known not to speaking to reporters could result in people in the cars. Jenni White come in here bullying people around, eviction. "When the cops came to break it up, especially after that Rodney King Lott denied the accusation and said that's when the trouble came," White FSU Student inciadent," she said. residents have nothing to fear by talking said. Norton said the party-goers that to reporters. Curtis Norton, a black Tallahassee Norton said the arrest of Za~ harx caused the disturbance were not FAMU Officer Norton said Clemons and his police officer who works after hours at Clemons, one of the party's co-hosts, on or FSU student tenants. the complex as a courtesy officer, warned charges of disorderly conduct was a "When Zack announced his party at lawful one. See WORTHINGTON page 10 Voter registration drive not getting enough gas I By Nikki B. Lewis "Because a lot of African FAMUAN Staff Writer Americans feel the system is not working for them they figure why Last week, "The Set" was the vote," said Terell Middleton, a senior scene of a week-long voter registration from New York. drive designed to increase the number of Florida A&M University' students "When students (10 resister its registered to vote in Leon County. because the people doing the The drive was sponsored by registering are pressuring them; they' FAMU Student Government don't know about the responsibility' of Association and a number of other voting" he saidl. campus organizations. Ion Sancho, Leon County' Tables were set up on the side of Elections Supervisor, spoke at the the doors leading to the Student Union. "Meet the Candidates" forum on Few people stopped to register to Wednesday. The forum's purpose was vote, however. to educate the active and newly Even fewer will vote at all, registered voter. according to figures from the Leon County, Supervisor of Elections Office. "I challenge the students at The main focus of the week's FAMU to recognize the struggle that has occured activities was to increase voter to fulfill the words 'All registration among FAMU students in men are created equal,"' Sancho said. Precinct 3. Sancho explained the importance Precinct 3 serves all the dorms on of voting in the context of FAMU FAMUs campus and the area bordered history. by south Monroe Street to the east, "FAMU has a strong tradition of Kissimee Street to the south, Gaines standing up for civil rights issues. No Street to the west, and Springhill Road progress is achieved without that to the north, said Alton McDilda, the struggle. To not struggle, not vote, is Elections Assistant for Leon County. to repudiate the efforts of those who "Only 2,285 people are registered died to make us free," Sancho said. to vote in precinct 3; only 573 residents actually' voted in precinct 3 in Christopher Kelly, a sophomore, the primary on Sept. 1. That is a registered to vote on Friday. 25.08 percent turnout," McDilda said. "Before this time I was really' "I don't vote because I don't read busy," he said. "I didn't realize my about Bush or about Clinton," said resposibility'. Kicaltha Brown. "I'm not interested in voting." "Today', I make it my business to Photo by Amy LewsFAIMAN Brown, a freshman from Miami, register to vote--to make a difference in is running for freshman attendant to the Leon County Community'." A student registers to make his voice heard at one of the voter Miss FAMU. registration drives sponsored by the Student Government Asociation ;,nd other organizations. 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