Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-9-1995 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" (1995). The George-Anne. 1350. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/1350 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]. ■ ■:■ v.:'.:; :.:■::-:.:>:"■ fy- ■-;■,:-■:.. ->-■-■, ■,:■■■.■■;:■<:■>: ■-:■■■ ■ ■:■:■■<■;■■■■.■■/?, -.- - -■- GOLD EDITION Thursday, February 9,1995 Vol. 67, No. 47 The 67 years of journalism Read about how The George-Anne f got started back in ^1927, and how it Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper ended up with one Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 .of the strangest names in the Pizza delivery robbed of money, food collegiate press... Please see "Q & A," page 3 the money ($218.20) and then ran." Attack in Stadium After the incident, the driver left Club brings up and noticed two policemen parked at BRIEFLY... Reuben and Ed's, so he drove into the questions of safety parking lot and informed the officers .. ::..,.:. ,. of the situation. They then rushed to AIDS now the leading killer for delivery drivers; the site of the crime in the police car, and then he called his manager to of young adults, experts say victim says he's report the incident. The Associated Press Joe Waterman, Statesboro's Papa ready to buy a gun John's Manager, said drivers are given WASHINGTON—AIDS has surpassed drivingpamphlets when they are hired. accidents as the leading killer of young for protection He also said that after the incident, he adults, experts said last week. By John Munford and instructed the drivers to give the bur- The new figures show that in 1993, Aaron Solomon glar what they want. HIV infection became the No. 1 cause of Staff Writers The victimized driver said he spent death among Americans 25 to 44 years old. The robbery of a Papa John's pizza "two or three days with a driver" when Dr. Harold Jaffe of the U.S. Centers delivery man at Stadium Club Apart- he began working at Papa John's. Not for Disease Control and Prevention in At- ments on Friday has sparked concerns included in that training, the driver lanta said that more than 441,000 Ameri- about the policies and procedures of said, were directions on what to do in cans have gotten AIDS since 1981, and the safety of delivery drivers in the case of a robbery. He also said that the James Hill more than 250,000 have died. A Papa John's pizza delivery driver was robbed Friday in Stadium Club. Statesboro area. signs, on top of delivery vehicles make Jaffe outlined the latest statistics at an And it has this particular driver drivers easy targets. proved by the National Safety Coun- Pizza has a computer system in place AIDS meeting sponsored by the American scared enough to look into purchasing "I do not see much reason to use a cil. Our drivers have to go through which allows employees to type in the Society for Microbiology. a gun for protection. sign," he said. "I think we are pretty that once a year. person's phone number to call up the In 1993, about 35 of every 100,000 The driver, who requested anonym- well established in the community, so "It's really hard to force [the fran- person's.address to verify intentional young adults died from AIDS. The same ity to protect a similar incident from we do not need the sign. chises] to participate in these pro- "prank" calls. year, about 32 per 100,000 died from acci- happening in the future, told "The "We should have some training on grams." 'You also need to call the people dents, followed by cancer, heart disease, George-Anne" in a recent interview what we should do in that situation. Safety tips for drivers before you leave the store," said suicide and murder. that he thought the delivery he was After that day, I went to a judge to Statesboro Police Chief Richard Domino's manager Steve Staggs. making before the incident was a bo- apply for a gun license." Malone said that drivers should not "Ask them where they are because CLARIFICATION gus one—since the girl who answered Ron Agiar, Papa John's corporate carry large amounts of money with you need to watch the areas you go to," the door told him there was no one by director of safety and security, said them. he said. the customer's name at the apartment. Another manager of a local delivery In the Thursday Feb. 2 edition, Learn- the Statesboro franchise is a separate "Drivers need to get a phone num- "I was almost ready to get into the service said he doesn't want to put his ing Resources Department Head Cheryl corporation which cannot be forced to ber to verify the orders and delivery car. All of a sudden I heard some noises drivers in jeopardy, so he tells them to Claiborne was misquoted. A quotation in participate in the safety training that addresses," Malone said. behind me. I saw three people coming "give the money to the burglars." the story reads: "The main concern with Papa John's corporate stores' drivers Malone also said that the Statesboro toward me; one was white, and two "I care about my drivers and I don't this is that students (some under 18) are go through. Police Department will, if asked by the were black. want to see them hurt, so we tell them downloadingpomographicpictures."Mrs. "We make our safety programs and delivery establishment, come in and "One of the black men had some- to just give up the money and get to a Claiborne never said she has knowledge classes available to them," Agiar said. look at any potential problems drivers thing in his hand, I believe it was a safer situation," he said, adding that of Internet users under 18 downloading "We have a comprehensive security might have safety-wise. knife. The white guy came up to me there is an apartment complex in pornographic pictures. We regret the er- video on driver safety and we give "Other than that, we leave it up to and bashed me on my head. They Statesboro which he will not allow his ror and any inconveniences this may have seminars in each market in addition to their individual policies/'Malone said. snatched the pizza and they snatched drivers to deliver to. caused Mrs. Claiborne or our readers. teaching a driving class that is ap- The Statesboro branch of Domino's WORD OF THE DAY Coldest day of lunula (loon1 ye-le) n. A small crescent -shaped structure or marking, esp. the white area at the year greets GSU base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon. By Chris Sherwood "So far this winter, the tem- News Editor Source: The American Heritage College Dictionary peratures have been above nor- The coldest day of the year mal, but now the Arctic air has greeted students as they came come down and given us the 'BORO WEATHER to campus this morning. With coldest air of the year," the temperature in the teens it Campbell said. 'The air be- felt more like Chicago than hind the polar fronts is coming TODAY Statesboro. from the Arctic area, and even Sunny, but unseasonably One of the reasons for the though it's not as cold when it cold. High in the mid-50s temperature dropping below 20 gets here (the South) it's still and a low in the upper degrees was radiational cool- brings colder, drier air with teens. ing. it." "There is short wave radia- He said the main problem WEEKEND tion from the sun during the which is experienced by cities FORECAST day, but when the sky is clear in the South is the combina- Friday, scattered and the sun goes down, the tion of cold temperatures and showers, with a high in long-range radiation escapes ice. the upper 50s and a from the atmosphere and it "People in the deep South rapidly cools the surface," said don't insulate the pipes in their low in the upper 30s. Weather Channel Meteorolo- houses like they do in the North Saturday, partly cloudy, gist Bill Campbell. (and that leads to busted with a high in the mid-60s and a low in This latest cold front, is just pipes), but the ice which usu- the mid-30s.. the second in a series of Arctic ally is associated with the cold blasts which have swept all the is dangerous too because it way to the Florida line this doesn't take a lot of it to cause Stephen Burt INDEX week, and although the tem- problems on the major roads," Fundamentalist Christian preacher Paul out Biblical verses, said students were living peratures will moderate some, Campbell said. Stamm of Westerville, OH brought his "lives of damnation," and attacked a wide Announcements 2 the low temperatures will re- He also said the strong message to GSU students in front of the range of practices, including pot-smoking, main in the mid-thirties Northwesterly winds which Arts & Entertainment 8 University Bookstore Thursday. He passed rock'n'roll and fornication. through Monday. Please see WEATHER, page 12 Classifieds 11 Comics 11 Crossword 11 'Great Jovian Wreck of 1994' GSU ready to help G-A Mailbag 2 G-A Spotlight 3 being shown in planetarium clean up the 'Boro Opinions 4 By Jana Mobley ordinator for special pro- Staff Writer Police Beat 2 By Jana Mobley the first Tuesday of each month go into different topics, like grams.