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GOLD EDITION ;: Thursday, November 9, 1995 Vol. 68, No. 33 Ending with a finish Both the men's and women's cross country teams finished the regular season with Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 places in the Southern Conference ■» Championships. GSU wins council seats Campus speaker Please see story, page 7 Director of Stores and Shops Wendell Hagins defeats Incumbent John Newton; student Cory Andrews elected brings controversy » BRIEFLY... By Ashley Hunt were under-votes. These are campaign manager and presi- News Editor L the votes that were not counted dent of Students for GSU Director of Stores and and were unqualified write-in Statesboro, said he had antici- Federal grant to improve Shops Wendell "Wendy" candidates that voters wrote pated at least 100 votes for education in Southeast Hagins and graduate student in on their ballots at the polls. Andrews, but said he was Cory Andrews have now cap- The write-in candidates in pleased with the outcome of 76 The Associated Press tured seats on Statesboro City District Four were Robert Mar- votes. GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Univer- Council. James Hood was defeated sity of North Carolina at Greensboro will Hagins, beat incumbent by incumbent Mayor Hal receive a five-year, $7.3 million federal John Newton for the District "I HOPE I CAN LIVE Averitt. Averitt triumphed grant to continue a project to improve three seat with 121 votes«or with 1,691 votes or 78.61 per- i UP TO THE TRUST AND students' math and science performance 53.53 percent of the vote com- cent compared to Hood's 295 in six states, including Georgia. pared to 98 votes or 43.36 per- FAITH THAT THE votes or 13.71 percent. Hood The U.S. Department of Education cent for Newton. was the only qualified write-in made the grant to the Eisenhower Con- "I am really excited," Hagins PEOPLE PUT INTO candidate for mayor. sortium for Mathematics and Science said. "I work at GSU and now i) ME. 'The only reason I ran as a Education, which functions under the I can serve the citizens of GSU write-in candidate was to give * UNCG School of Education. and Statesboro. I hope I can — WENDELL HAGINS people a choice," Hood said. It will aid students in grades K-12 in live up to the trust and faith Incumbent David Shumake Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, that the people put into me." COUNCILMAN -ELECT retains his seat, beating North Carolina and South Carolina. Hagins said he was sur- Loretta J. Williams with 226 "Important steps are being taken prised at the outcome and said votes or 56.35 percent. Will- Christopher Cole through this initiative to enhance math- he feels "very fortunate." iams had 159 votes or 39.65 tin, Shannon Thatcher, Robert Media figure Jeff Cohen lectures in the Union Ballroom. ematics and science education in the Newton would not comment D. Ward, Jack Williamson, Ri- percent. Southeast," said UNCG Chancellor on the election. chard Johnson, Christopher A run-off election will be held By Christopher Cole CLEC sponsorship Patricia Sullivan. Andrews, treasurer of the Leverett, Lambert and two no- in District One between Eddie Editor amounted to endorsing "the "While the need for improving scien- political action committee Stu- name candidates. Rushing and local business- When SGA president Lee agenda of one speaker." tific, mathematical and technological lit- dents for Statesboro, ran un- Andrews was the first to cast man Frank Parker and in Dis- Hyer discovered that a parti- Another student leader, eracy and knowledge is a national prob- opposed in student-majority a vote in the election for his trict Five between Doug Lam- san media figure was coming Statesboro City Council- lem, it is especially serious in the South- District Four and had 76 votes, district. bert and Jack B. Williamson. to speak at GSU, he began man-elect Cory Andrews, east. The region's economic prosperity is or 75.24 percent of the vote. He said he is excited and is A total of 2,151 votes were questioning the membership sent a letter to Cahill Oct. linked to a work force that is well versed There were only 101 ballots looking forward to working cast in the city elections. There and funding of the Campus 13 regarding the Cohen lec- in mathematics, science and computer cast in his district. with the rest of the city council. are 8,922 registered voters in Life Enrichment Committee. ture. technology," Sullivan said. 14.85 percent of the votes Emory Fiveash, Andrews' Statesboro. Francena Cummings, director of the CLEC sponsored a lecture "I have noticed what ap- consortium, said the public needs to be by Jeff Cohen, who has been pears to be a disturbing concerned about improving math and described by some as "Rush trend of inequity in the dis- science education. Two arrested in fight Limbaugh's worst night- bursement of student funds "The Southeast has a tremendous mare," Monday night in the with regard to speaking stake in the success of this endeavor," Union Ballroom. Cohen was events," the letter read in she said. after homecoming game paid $3,200 for the two-hour part. "There seems to be a lecture, said Maria Cahill, ex- clear case of discrimination By Ashley Hunt "bitch" match with the men who were trying to ecutive director of CLEC. based on a potential (WORD OF THE DAY News Editor retrieve the flag. "I think bringing a left-" "speaker's political persua- An apparent racial fight between students Ryan Lee, who was present, was then hit in wingspeaker, or a right-wing sion. This can be interpreted at last week's homecoming game over an appar- the face by Hill, according to the source. speaker, with a political essentially as a freedom of osculant (OSkyulunt) n. having ent taking of a confederate flag led to two Wayland Wiseman, another witness, also agenda is an unnecessary speech issue, as students are certain characteristics in common, arrests. said that a man came and took a flag from the politicization of CLEC," Hyer being denied the right to especially as one intermediate thing Ryan Lee, 22, of Statesboro, and Tatu Hill, duplex and began taunting others around him. said Tuesday. "It's an organi- hear contrasting points of relates to two otherwise unrelated 19, of Decatur, were arrested for disorderly Wiseman also said that Lee was hit. zation that should remain view." . ♦ things conduct at the entrance to Paulson Stadium Eyewitnesses then said a large group of nonpartisan and nonpoliti- "If [Cohen's] remarks and Robinhood Trail. people became involved in the fight. cal." were being presented in a Source: Weird Words Lee said the fight began after a black man Carla Jackson, another witness, said she Cahill would not comment forum or context of compet- took a confederate flag that a vendor was sell- saw six black people gathered near the duplex on the Cohen lecture or on ing points of view, it would ing near a house across from the stadium. surrounded by several white people. CLEC membership and fund- not be so volatile a situa- 'BORO WEATHER According to other eyewitnesses, the fight However, Jackson said the white people were ing without consulting first tion," Andrews wrote. "By began after a black man allegedly took a confed- pushing the black people and that a white man with the committee. not providing students with erate flag from a residence near the stadium hit one of the black men. Shortly after, she said, CLEC is funded $68,000 alternative points of view, and proceeded to carry it away. the police arrived. per year with student activ- Campus Life Enrichment is "An African-American stole the flag and went Statesboro Police Chief Richard Malone said ity fees, and is additionally in effect endorsing a clear- up the road toward Stadium Club and threw the when the police arrived there were "apparently funded by other sponsor- cut political agenda." flag in the road," said a source speaking two individuals in an altercation." Malone said ships, Cahill said. Hyer has also said the 10 anonimously who was a witness to the fight. the fight had already occurred after the police Hyer said the university student members of CLEC "He started taunting the guys who came after arrived. should invite speakers who were appointed without his him to try and get the flag back." Hill and Lee were taken into custody and do not require honoraria, approval, as required in Ar- He said other men came over to join the black released on $350 bail. such as Secretary of State ticle IV, Section 1, Part D of ;. man and the group then started getting into a Hill was unable to be reached by press time. Max Cleland. He said the Please see SPEAKER, page 9 Today Chain stores attracted to Statesboro's low tax rate, population Mostly sunny with a high near 60.