Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 11-14-1996 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. 1448. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/1448 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, November 14, 1996 Vol. 69, No. 36 What's happening in the 'Boro? Georgia Southern George-AnneUniversity's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 Do you need to know what bands are Counterfeit $20 bills circulating through Georgia playing in Statesboro this weekend? By Wendi Williams mant. Staff Writer Or are you curious about events "Because there is no state going on around campus? A GSU student may be con- law on counterfeiting, only Please see A&E, pages 8, 10 nected to a counterfeiting forgery, we had to turn it scheme in which phony $20 over to the GBI and Secret bills have surfaced in several Service since it is a federal middle Georgia counties, ac- offense," Deas said. BRIEFLY... cording to law enforcement of- Joe Marshburn, of the Se- it::-:'- ficials. cret Service, who is in charge The student is one of three of the investigation, said that Navy's Paul Johnson to be men reported to have stolen no charges have been filed named new GSU football coach the phony currency from a and the case is still under in- businessman in Fort Valley, vestigation. G-A Staff Reports Ga. "I have one agent cur- Former GSU and current Naval Acad- Although officials say the rently working on 35 cases, emy offensive coordinator Paul Johnson fake currency is of bad quality, but we thought this one will be the Eagles' next head football it was accepted at businesses needed our attention," «5. coach, sources confirmed yesterday. in Fort Valley, Dublin, Macon Marshburn said. Johnson, 39, was chosen from a list of and Byron until bank officials The currency is thicker 22 other applicants, including Carolina noticed the bogus bills. and stiffer than regular Panther assistant coach Kevin Steele. Authorities in Bulloch money and all of the counter- Athletic Director Sam Baker could County say that no counter- feit bills have the serial num- not be reached for comment, but GSU feit bills have surfaced lo- ber of F11159895D. officials confirmed that a press confer- cally. "The currency is of bad ence will be held today at 11 a.m. at the Buddy Peaster, public quality because it was made Lupton Building to announce the hiring safety captain, said that they Scott Mulkey on a color copier," Marshburn of Johnson. are not currently looking for Middle Georgia counties are on the look out for counterfeit $20 bills with the serial number said. Johnson will be GSU's fourth coach any suspects in the case. F11159895D that have been stolen from a businessman in Fort Valley, Ga. Bulloch County "It is not deceptive by our since the football program was revived "All we can do is assist the authorities said that no counterfeit bills have surfaced locally. standards, but a sales clerk in 1982. Peach County agency with may not be able to tell the Johnson began his stint at GSU un- anything that they may need ment officials were notified by attempting to start a business. were missing. difference." der Coach Erk Russell in 1983 as a us to do until the bills surface a resident that he had pro- The resident told officials Major Deas, of the Peach If anyone has any informa- defensive coach before moving to offen- here and it becomes a local duced a large amount of coun- that a few days after he had County Sheriffs office said tion about the counterfeit sive coordinator. issue," Peaster said. terfeit $20 bills, which he was invited some friends over, he that their agency was not able bills, please contact Buddy He is generally credited with origi- Peach County law enforce- using as "flash money" while noticed several of the $20 bills to press charges on the infor- Peaster at 681-5234. nating the flexbone offense, which helped the Eagles win national championships in 1985 and 1986. Recent incidents cause concern for pedestrian safety After leaving GSU, Johnson went to New dorm, Southern Center By Kevin Bonsor the University of Hawaii, where the Assistant News Editor Rainbows captured their first Western expansion in the works Athletic Conference championship and GSU Public Safety is advis- By Kevin Bonsor think that the dorm will re- Assistant News Editor a Holiday Bowl win over Illinois in 1992. ing all pedestrians, drivers and duce the number of parking Under Johnson's flexbone system, bike riders to be more careful The GSU campus is contin- spaces. He could not esti- Navy has compiled a 6-2 mark so far this when traveling around the uing to expand to meet the mate the exact number, but season. GSU campus. needs of a growing student he thought the amount of The advice comes on the population by adding two parking will increase. heels of two incidents where more construction projects. Hodge said that there will WORD OF THE DAY pedestrians were struck by on GSU will expand the South- be a paved parking lot with coming vehicles. ern Center for Continuing lighting next to the Southern On Nov. 1, one student was Education and build a new Center to replace the dirt isochronal (iSOKrun'l) adj. hit by a car while trying to dormitory adjacent to the G- parking lot that is there now. occupying or happening in an equal cross University Place just off 56 residence hall. "What will happen is this campus. amount of time. The new addition on the whole area will become de- The victim had to be hospi- Southern center will consist veloped," Hodge said, refer- Source: Weird Words talized and will have to un- of an 840-seat performance ring to the construction in dergo extensive rehabilitation arts theater as well as new this area of the campus. to walk again. Mike Spilker administrative areas. The GSU is trying to have all In another accident, a stu- Guy Sharp of Public Safety says that accidents may decrease if theater will have a balcony, the new buildings have red BORO WEATHER dent was hit by a vehicle while pedestrians always cross at crosswalks. fly loft and an orchestra pit. brick, classical craftsmanship riding her bike on campus, but Dressing rooms, wardrobe, and sloping gray metal roofs. Today in this case, the student was Sharp advises drivers to to stop for you before you cross green rooms, reading rooms Hodge said that columns will Partly cloudy not injured. obey the traffic laws and stop the street." and showers will all be housed also be a feature of the new or skies with a Guy Sharp of Public Safety at stop signs and crosswalks. Sharp said bikers should in the new building. planned buildings. high in the mid- said that people should just be "Stay alert and don't drive obey the same traffic laws as Philip Hodge, director of These elements can be more careful when they are on so fast because this is a con- drivers. 50s. facilities planning, called the found in the new Business campus. gested area," Sharp said. By law, bikers should ride new addition "first class." The Administration and Technol- He said that accidents on Pedestrians also need to be with the flow of traffic and not completion date is expected to ogy buildings. Friday campus weren't an "epidemic careful and obey laws while weave in and out of traffic. be the summer of 1998. Hodge said the aim of the Partly problem," but by obeying laws walking on campus. Sharp said he has witnessed A new dorm has been architecture is to make the cloudy they can be avoided. Some pedestrians step out bikers not following these traf- planned to be built mirroring buildings look as if they be- throughout One thing that drivers can into traffic without looking and fic laws. the G-56 residence hall. long in Southeast Georgia. the day do is be more aware of walkers they fail to cross at the cross- "You see people darting Once funding is received, "I think in just a few more and and bikers. walks across traffic, not obeying traf- the building will be erected in years when some more of turning Sharp said that when people "Although you [walkers] fic laws," he said. the parking lot between these buildings get built, the mostly are walking, they are not pay- may have the right of the way, Sharp suggested that all Johnson Hall and the South- image of the campus is going cloudy ing attention and may step out drivers may not be paying at- concerned should take their ern Center. to look like it belongs in Geor- during in the road without looking for tention," Sharp said. time and look out for other Hodge said that he doesn't gia," he said. oncoming cars. "Make sure the car is going drivers and walkers. the night with a chance of rain and a high in the mid-50s and a low in the Students warned of 'date rape drug' Gay professor bashes prejudice low 40s.