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GOLD EDITION Thursday, April 13,1995 Vol. 68, No. 4 The »■► Golfers lose in sudden death GSU lost the Southern Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 Conference Championship SGA elections to Tournament in a Out-of state tuition fees sudden death playoff to be held next week ETSU Tuesday afternoon ... By Stephen Kirven housing and food services. Please see story, page 6 Staff Writer "Parkingand transportation increased by 15 percent The Student Government will not budge about parking > Country in the 'boro Association will hold its Elec- tickets. I will try and work with 5 percent tuition ($9,699) to 100 percent from discuss the possibility that the tions at three different loca- them and the students to re- the current 75 percent. In-state price increases would hurt out- Country music tions for the 95-96 Academic solve any misconceptions the increase approved students pay about 25 percent of-state enrollments. sensation Aaron year on Tuesday, Wednesday students may have," Williams of the current actual cost, which "I don't believe it will affect for all students at at a Georgia four-year institu- our enrollment figures," Portch Tippin will play in and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 said. p.m. Hyer, a junior political sci- four-year colleges tion is currently $9,699. said. "In other states, when Paulson Stadium On Tuesday, elections will ence major, is running for the After the decision, Stephen they've increased the cost of By John Munford Portch, the chancellor of during Musicfest be held in the Union Commons, office of President of SGA. If Assistant News Editor state tuition, their applications '95, featuring the Wednesday at Lakeside Cafe' elected, he plans to work on Georgia's Board of Regents said have increased." The Georgia University Sys- this first increase will be the The increases will take ef- Kinchafoonee and Thursday outside the establishing an on-line regis- Hanner Fieldhouse from 9 a.m. tration system, work with park- tem Board of Regents approved smallest "so students will be fect July 1,1995, the first day Cowboys as the to 3 p.m. every day. Running ing and transportation to make a tuition increase Wednesday able to plan their finances." of the new fiscal year. opening act... for president are Mario more available parking spaces, for the 1996 fiscal year of 15 The 15 percent increase for Please see story, Hairston and Lee Hyer. and start a "Day of Grace" percent of the gap between the out-of-state students would amount out-of-state students "AS IT RELATES TO page 9 On the Hairston ticket, John where students are allowed one bring in approximately $4 mil- Walraven is running for vice- unpaid parking ticket. He also pay for their actual educational OUT-OF-STATE lion, which offsets the $4 mil- president of finance and Dee plans to promote intra-univer- costs. Out-of-state students lion of losses the state will in- BRIEFLY. Dee Williams is running for sity relations by working with will also pay the Regents' ap- STUDENTS, WE WANT cur with the approved 5 per- proved 5 percent tuition in- cent reduction in tuition for vice-president of auxiliary af- the students and administra- TO BE A BARGAIN, fairs. tion. crease for students at Georgia's students at Georgia's two-year Chevy Chase gets probation, Hairston, freshman Pre- "Students need to spend less four-year universities, which NOT A STEAL." colleges. Med major is running for the time in administrative offices was approved unanimously. The increase will affect — STEPHEN PORTCH fine, and alcohol rehab office of president. The major and more time in the class- The $363.71 out-of-state in- GSU's 1,982 out-of state stu- following arrest for DUI issues he will address are the room," Hyer said. crease will be the smallest of CHANCELLOR dents, who now pay $1,504 per fee increases and "to incorpo- On the Hyer ticket, Heather planned out-of-state tuition quarter for tuition and related The Associated Press rate informative sessions as to Karlson is running for vice- increases to be phased in over "We'll still be one of the best athletic and activity fees. In- BEVERLYHILLS, Calif. —Actor Chevy new policies and procedures to president of auxiliary affairs, the next three years. bargains in the nation for out- state students currently pay Chase was placed on probation, fined and get student input." Gavin Shook for vice-president The out-of-state tuition in- of-state students," Portch said. $626 per quarter for tuition bordered to 90 days alcohol rehabilitation "Although I may not be able of academic affairs and Carlton crease is part of the Board's 'We'll still be very low in the and related fees. after pleading guilty to drunken driving. to solve every problem, I prom- "Slick" Dickerson for executive plan to up the amount out-of- nation with the [low] price of "As it relates to out-of-state Chase, 51, was arrested after police ise to uphold the office and be vice-president. state students pay of the ac- our out-of-state tuitions." students, we want to be a bar- spotted him driving erratically on Jan. 26. a dedicated voice for GSU," Karlson, a freshman justice tual cost of their education Portch said the Board did gain, not a steal," Portch said. He was ordered to appear for arraignment Hairston said. studies major, is running for (Thursday, but he showed up in court March Walraven, a junior finance vice-president of auxiliary ser- [31 and pleaded guilty. major, is running on the vices. If elected, she will work Unexplained fires break out Los Angeles County Deputy District Hairston ticket for vice-presi- to change the parking on cam- Attorney Lisa Hart said Thursday that dent of finance. If elected, he pus by opening more spaces for By John Munford . Assistant News Editor Chase was placed on three years' proba- will help influence the SGA commuter parking, work on tion, fined $966, ordered to three months senate to take a fiscally re- extending the pedestrium, A specific cause has not t.of alcohol rehabilitation and his drivers sponsible look when dispers- work on the "Day of Grace" been determined for either of : license was temporarily suspended. ing funds. program, and go out to the stu- two fires that occurred on cam- Chase is a former "Saturday Night "I will make them think con- dent body at least every other pus Sunday night. Live" cast member and star of such films' servatively in making careful, week to get their input. A car fire was reported as the recently released "Man of the House." itemized decisions so we won't "I am planning to change through Central 911 at 8:20 be spending money carelessly," SGA and take a more active p.m. GSU Safety Inspector Walraven said. "I look forward role and not allow the adminis- Michelle Goff said that both I WORD OF THE DAY to serving on the Activity Bud- tration to walk all over the stu- GSU officers and the get Committee." dents," Karlson said. Statesboro Fire Department defenestration (de-fen'i-stra'shen) Williams, a freshman pre- Also on the Hyer ticket, arrived at the Olliff Hall park- Dickerson, a senior double inglot and put out the fire, but n. An act of throwing someone or med major, is running for vice- president of auxiliary affairs. majoring in public relations the fire department's incident something out of a window. [Lat. She hopes to serve as a media- and broadcasting, is running report determined the cause fenestra, window] tor and buffer for parking, Please see SGA, page 12 listed as something"under the hood." Another fire occurred at 'BORO WEATHER approximately 8:41 p.m. at a Cops say, use bike racks trash can on the pedestrium near the Williams Center. A GSU service officer arrived on scene first and put out the fire with an extinguisher from the Foy building, but the can was totally burned. Since the objects in the can were burned, fire inspectors John Munford could not determine what This trash can was removed after incurring fire damage, started it. TODAY foul play. There were no cigarette in there and that 'There was such damage to accelerants, other than the or- Partly cloudy, with a high in the mid- could have been there a while the can itself, they couldn't dinary contents of a trash can. before the fire actually ig- 70s and a low in the upper 50s. tell," Goff said. "We have no "Somebody could have nited, there are just so many reason to believe there was thrown a smoldering match or possibilities." FRIDAY James Hill Sunny, with a high in the upper 70s Bikes locked onto handicapped rails can be confiscated by police. and a low in the mid-40s. 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