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Established 1927 The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia Southern University an safina takes second IVED speaks on the in tournament over-fishing off The Eagles fired a third- marine habitats round 301 for a three-day This Yale University total of 888/+24, second professor has an honest only to Virginia compassion for life in the Commonwealth in the 13- world's oceans. Find out team field. more inside. Page 6 Page 4 Vol. 73 No. 31 Friday, September 29, 2000 a job." Newkirk, the President of PETA, Franti spoke about his recent spoke on the similarities of ani- protests outside of the Republi- mals and humans, and ques- can National Convention in tioned what made humans think Philadelphia, and outside of the that our existence was anymore Democratic National Conven- justified than animals'. She also tion in Los Angeles. He sang a spoke on her protests of the Gap song about the police brutality clothing corporation for their use that went along with the pro- of leather, which resulted in one of the biggest ani- mal rights victories ever. Newkirk and her coworkers have also influenced McDonald's to stop using products from baby chicks who have had their beaks cut off in or- der to starve them to death. Newkirk showed a stomach- churning film on animal abuse. The graphic film fea- tured live footage of the aforemen- tioned practice on chicks, the slow, sawing t slaughterings of i living, breathing cows, and the beat- ing to death of pigs with metal poles, which resulted in felony charges for some North Caro- lina pig farmers. The grand finale of the show, and perhaps the most, tests. In the song, entitled "Like eagerly awaited, was Jello the Beating of a Drum," he en- Biafra. One of the founding fa- couraged those who decide to thers of punk rock music, Biafra protest to only get louder when is widely known as an outspo- the authorities start to take force. ken activist on political corrup- Next to speak was the lesbian tion, racism, and what he calls singer/songwriter, Jill Sobule. the "Nonviolent Extermination Sobule, who had her hit, "I of the Rich." Biafra used his Kissed a Girl," banned from classic style of speaking, in many radio stations in the south, which he repeatedly asks rhe- torical questions and follows with his sarcastic comment, "I don't think so." Biafra is hilarious in his delivery, but penetratingly serious in his activism. He spoke of his anti-war, anti-military views for part of his presentation, but By Tim Prizer ter that fronted the in- mostly he centered on the Lifestyles Editor fluential punk group, the unjust musical censorship our The Russell Union ball- Dead Kennedy's. government attempts to en- room almost burnt down Beginning with the force, and the corporation that Wednesday night. showing of a video on defines corruption economi- Well, not literally, but the history of the Spit- cally and musically: Wal- flames flew as opinions on fire Tour, the event was Mart. Biafra explained that First Amendment issues set in motion for the rest Wal-Mart are the leaders of scorched out of the mouths of the evening. The extreme musical censorship, and minds of four fire- video displayed other and perhaps the most right- breathing social activists Spitfire supporters that wing business in America, as gathered in support of weren't on the bill for they move into small towns College.corn's Spitfire the visit here, including across the country, nailing Tour. Art Alexakis of generation-old private busi- The tour, established in Everclear, actor and co- nesses into the ground. He part by Rage Against the median Andy Dick, ac- Suzanne Oliver explains that Wal-Mart tries Machine's Zach De La tor Woody Harrelson, to make up for ruining these Rocha, stopped in States- and ex-Nirvana bassist decade-old businesses by hir- boro last night for a no- Krist Novoselic, among These "DWB's" occur, Franti sang many more songs in the ing the newly unemployed at mini- holds-barred outburst of many others. On the tour said, simply because some po- Union that are certain "no-no's" mum wage. Biafra also com- the freedom of speech. as well is Julia "Butter- licemen see long, matted for corporate radio, but perfect mented on his support for Green And speak they did, cov- fly" Hill, who lived in a dreadlocks and instantly assume for the open free speech forum Party presidential candidate, ering issues from corpo- tree for two years with- a criminal is behind the wheel. that the ballroom became on Ralph Nader. rate welfare, to animal out touching the surface Franti emotionally chanted Wednesday night. Jill sang songs The four speakers Wednes- rights, and to overall so- of the Earth to protest off a poem he wrote about a situ- ranging from topics like Kathy day night were diverse in their cial and political aware- deforestation. ation in which a young black Lee Gifford's pro-sweat shop topics, but parallel in influence. ness, three musicians and First to speak was teen is killed by a policeman stance (and Sobule's comical The Spitfire Tour serves a mean- one activist came in hopes Michael Franti, a tal- when stopped for "Driving fantasy of having sex with her), ingful purpose as it blisters its to open college students' Suzanne Oliver ented poet, singer, and While Black." This teen is a girl who dies from an eating way across the United States, jiearts and minds to issues most of all, storyteller. gunned down when he reaches disorder and excessive exercise, influencing social activism in the n our society. Franti told chilling stories into his glove compartment for and George W. Bush's fetish for hands of college students. Geor- The four featured guests for in 1995 had a song banned from through poetry and the singing his license and registration, be- frying people in his state of gia Southern was extremely he show at GSU were Michael radio, Ingrid Newkirk, the Presi- of lyrical rhymes. A racial ac- cause his older brother's gun Texas. lucky to get the tour to come to ranti, the vocalist for the so- dent and Co-founder of People tivist, Franti spoke about the falls out unexpectedly. The boy In the limelight third was the the rural area of the southeast, as ially aware musical outfit for the Ethical Treatment of Ani- times that he's been pulled over was running late to a job inter- world's biggest animal lover and the event normally only visits pearhead, Jill Sobule, a con- mals, and finally, Jello Biafra, by the police for what he likes to view. The poem ends, "Another the most successful animal ac- venues that accommodate over oversial singer/songwriter who the comical and colorful charac- call "Driving While Black." brother killed while trying to get tivist in history, Ingrid Newkirk. 5,000 people. SPORTS 6 ♦ LIFESTYLES 4 ♦ CLASSIFIEDS 5 Page 2 — Friday, September 29, 2000 GA In Theaters This WeeklNew Releases This Week Grim Reaper Green Day "Fear No Evil" "Warning" Stray Cats "The Watchers"- "Scary Movie"- "The "Hollywood (R) (R) Replacements"- Strut" iffocation (PG-13) Amoeba "Pivot" 'Human' "The Klumps"- "Coyote Ugly"- Zero One (PG-13) (PG-13) "The Cell"-(R) Dio "Inferno: "Prototype 2" Elkie Brooks Last in Live" utffal & Blues" "Bring It On"- "Urban "Space VH1 "Big 80's; (PG-13) LegendssFinal Cowboys"-(PG- Radiohead "Kid Arena Rock" Cut"- (R) 13) Internal Void A" Ik jm mi "Unearthed" "Nurse Betty"- Indigo Gil (R) "Way of the "Art of War"-(R) Raise Hell "Not "RetrospecTOe" Gun"- (R) Dead Yet" Kamelot ueaa xei "Expedition" On DVD this WeeklLive Music in the 'Boro "The Adventures "Bossa Nova" "The Rocky Horror of Ichabod and Mr. Picture Show" Friday: Saturday: Toad" "She's the One" County Line- County Line- "From Dusk Till Cavalier Cavalier "U-571" Dawn" "The Brother's Cone- McMullen" Kinchafoonee Buffalo's Kermit and "The Bachelor" "The Nightmare Cowboy- Bob- Buffalo's Before Christmas" Legends "Rosemary's Baby" Instant "The Black Karma- Vivid Wisdom- Cauldron" "Hideaway" Wallace Dingus Emack and "The Dark Crystal/ Green- McGee's Bolio's Labyrinth" Horizons "The Skulls" "La Femme Nikita" This Week's Weather Today Saturday Sunday Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy with a high of with a high of with a high of 80 and a low 75 and a low 79 and a low of 60. of 56. of 56. ."■'.'.- iwimtwmmm mmk;,mssmsm VOTE ONLINE I ANNOUNCEMENTS Things To Do at GSU workshops are "Developing Personal Learning: How does it occur and can it be • ATTENTION: Marilyn Kalb, GSU Potential," "Learning Lifestyles for College encouraged?" in the Russell Union, Rm. October 2 12:01 am to senior administrative secretary of athletics, Success," "Word Choice in Writing," 2041. has found a wristwatch in the vicinity of "Correcting Common Sentence Errors," and •The Academic Resource Center will Hanner Fieldhouse.