Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 4-18-1996 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1996). The George-Anne. 1418. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/1418 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GOLD EDITION Thursday, April 18,1996 Vol. 69, No. 06 The # Carrot Top is here After a cancelled concert in January due to a broken ankle, the famed Statesboro, Geo comedian will finally perform tonight at GSU. Please see story, page 8 GOP candidates attack the IRS, taxes By Christopher Cole Editor Republican Candidates for Georgia's U.S. Senate Seat "change anything" as funda- BRIEFLY... On the evening of tax day mentally as it should, and that 1996, the Republican candi- he would run on "getting rid of dates for Sam Nunn's U. S.Sen- the IRS." He also supports Governor, chancellor visit ate seat converged on eliminating or reducing capi- Statesboro with the rhetoric of tal gains, excise and inherit- will close Union parking a tax revolution and a domi- ance taxes. The money would be replaced, he said, with a By Joshua Edmonson nant attitude that the IRS Senior Staff Writer should be abolished. national sales tax. The Bulloch County Repub- "I was the only one willing Until noon today, most of the parking lican Party sponsored a forum to run against Sam Nunn," said will be closed behind the Russell Union the Kennesaw businessman. for the five GOP candidates Paul Bruce Clint Guy Johnny due to a visit from Gov. Zell Miller, Brown Monday night in the Southern Hatfield Day Milner Isakson "I'm not the rich guy, but I'm Chancellor Steve Portch, and Tom Center Auditorium. The can- going to win the Senate seat..: Coleman, a member of the Board of Re- didates present included Guy you can either be bought, or gents. present but his campaign man- especially Hatfield, focused the forum, which included five- Millner, the Atlanta business- vote your conscience." "I was approached last week and was ager, Heath Garrett, repre- their message on abolishing minute opening and closing men who ran an unsuccessful Millner, who ran neck-and- told that the chancellor and governor sented him. John Knox, a lead- the IRS and replacing the cur- remarks from each candidate 1994 bid to oust Gov. Zell neck with incumbent Gov. Zell were coming and that we would need to ing candidate for the GOP rent income tax system with a and written questions from the Miller; Clint Day, Bruce Miller in 1994 and come close block off parking in that area to accom- nomination in the 1994 national sales tax or other audience in between. Hatfield and Paul Broun. to winning, said that Bill modate them," Robert Chambers, direc- governor's race, showed up in forms of revenue. Hatfield, whose remarks State Sen. Johnny Isaakson Clinton was writing a book tor of parking, said. "We are going to support of former opponent About 50 people, an esti- opened the forum, said the of Marietta, another past gu- Millner. about how to kill the American have to close off the faculty parking lot mated half of whom were GSU simple Republican message of dream. bernatorial candidate, was not Most of the candidates, and College Republicans, attended and most of the commuter parking lot for a "flatter, fairer tax" doesn't Please see GOP, page 10 the forum." Chambers said the parking lots would be closed until noon today. There will be a forum held for local Police search for banners Telephone company business leaders, by invitation, with a press conference following at 12:40 in the student lounge on the first floor of stolen from baseball field closes payment office By Joshua Edmonson the Union. By Joshua Edmonson low customers to place a Senior Staff Writer Senior Staff Writer "Essentially, we are having a press check or money order in the conference tomorrow and it will last about Two restaurant signs have Frontier Communications return envelope along with 15 minutes," said David Thompson, a been stolen from the J. I. is closing its payment office their bills. public relations information specialist. Clements Baseball Field on North Main Street and all The final option, for the "Zell Miller, Steven Portch, and Tom within a month of each other. customer service calls will transitional period, will be to Coleman will be giving a few brief com- The first sign, an 8' by 16' be handled by a national call use the drive-through drop ments followed by a question and an- Huddle House restaurant ban- center. box at the old Statesboro swer session for the media." ner, was stolen March 13. "Frontier is a smaller Telephone Company office "It is a gigantic thing," said player in a very large game," building on North Main Lt. Guy Sharp of the Univer- said Craig Gunderson, state Street. sity Police. "We are talking general manager of Frontier Frontier will send out in- CORRECTION about a rather large banner Communications. "As we formation outlining its pay- v> is« with the Huddle House logo on looked at the competitive ment options after the tran- In the April 16 issue, Michael Hunter it. From the baseball field, landscape being fueled by sitional period, as well as in- was named as SGA presidential candi- there were about 25 to 30 wire changes in the regulatory structions for setting up elec- date Derek Burns' vice president of fi- ties that had to be cut in order environment, we felt that to tronic funds transfers. nance. His name is actually Michael to get it down. Nothing against better serve customers, over Frontier asks that pay- Engelberg. Also, Reginald Wade is run- the Huddle House company, a long term, that we had to ments of bills be received at ning for executive vice president as an but it is not the kind of sign I make changes to the way we their offices by the 15th of independent. would want hanging up in my serve the markets across the the month, although service room." country." will not be disconnected due WORD OF THE DAY The second sign, a Buffalo's In a letter sent out to its to non-payment until the Restaurant banner, was taken customers, Frontier said it 29th. from the baseball field the Jarrett Reagan was growing aggressively Gunderson said that Fron- miryachit (merYOchet) n. an night of April 4th. A gap adorns right center field at J.I. Clements Stadium after the and that in the coming tier wants to continue to hear * abnormal mimicking of everything said "Between the time of 9 p.m. theft of a Buffalo's banner, months, they will be offering from customers who have or done by another and 10 a.m., someone stole the leads at this time. ally put in the category of a new services to customers questions and concerns. Buffalo's sign," Sharp said. "It "We have checked around fraternity prank. We don't such as Internet access on a "Customer input is one of Source: Weird Words was right next to the Huddle and whenever we go into'any have those kind of problems nationwide basis and ad- i the best ways we can im- House sign." resident house, we keep an eye out of our Greeks here." vanced long distance ser- prove our services," it was Sharp said a definite con- out for them," Sharp said. Sharp said the athletic de- vices. stated in a letter to the cus- 'BORO WEATHER nection between the two inci- "These things will hit you right partment would like the ban- Frontier also said the tele- tomers. dents had not been estab- in the face when you see them ners returned. communications law passed Frontier Communications lished. because of the massive size of "It would be helpful that last month has increased its will continue to have local "At first we thought that them. We put the word out in anyone who has any informa- costs and that sources of rev- staff in their office. they reached the fence and got the residence life department tion to give us a call," Sharp enue are being squeezed even "I think it is real impor- the Huddle House sign think- to have all the RDs and RAs said. "If they have any knowl- harder. tant that the customers un- ing it was the Buffalo's sign," keep a look out for them. That edge of the signs, give us an Customers will have three derstand that in telephone Sharp said. "But I think it was is pretty much all we can do on anonymous call and we'll fol- options at which to make pay- companies across America, possible for them to reach over campus." low it up from there." ments at this time. cities don't have operators the fence. They had to have Sharp said police will con- The replacement value of The first option will be an and business offices resi- climbed the fence or found an tinue to look around the apart- the signs is $310 apiece. electronic funds transfer. dent," Gunderson said. "We open gate and got onto the ment complexes and on frater- "They [the athletic depart- The bank will automatically are fortunate that we still Today field to take the sign.