Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 10-22-1991 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" (1991). The George-Anne. 1244. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/1244 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]. ■■ B^HH^IBHi^HHHHH ^^Bi^^Hi^^^HBHHHB Inside Today Classifieds 9,10 Deceived seems to Eagles turn around Comics 8,10 Sports... 6,7 be properly named to defeat JMU 24-12 Features 3,5 See movie review, page 5 See story, page 6 Liked By Many, Cussed By Some, ...Read By Them All \^ George-Anne 912/681-5246 Vol. 64 No. 12 • Tuesday, October 22,1991 For 65 years, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Georgia Southern University • Statesboro, GA 30460 Campus march by students ends with vandalism Three patrol cars damaged, police looking at videotape in attempt to determine suspects By Brent Parrott ing videotape taken of the inci- to get students out of the streets. Upon reaching Sweetheart As a result of the rock and Assistant News Editor dent frame by frame, identifying Once the patrol cars left, the crowd Circle there was a brief celebra- bottle throwing three University Murder suspects withdraw An estimated crowd of about individuals and checking out simply moved back into the street. tion by the students. From the Police cars were damaged along Three GSU students charged 500 students celebrated the names. The chief also said the After about half an hour, traf- circle the crowd marched past the with a Bulloch County Sheriffs with felony murder and entering Atlanta Braves playoff victory campus police was talking to eye- fic cleared from the area and the University Police building and Department car. an auto have withdrawn from just a little too much according to witnesses at the scene of the mass of students overflowed into filed out onto Highway 301 South. their classes. According to Brown, those who an incident report filed with the crime. the street. Several people in the Patrol cars from the sheriffs No decision has been made on are identified as having thrown Statesboro Police, which de- After many losing seasons, the crowd yelled, "Let's march," and department attempted to keep the what to do with the felony murder the rocks and bottles will be scribed damage done to three Atlanta Braves finally gave fans the masses moved down the street. crowd off the highway and on the charges concerning the Oct. 5 charged with felony endanger- university police cars and one a reason to celebrate. GSU stu- The crowd went down Chandler sidewalk. The mass of students death of a security guard, James ment of an officer and will be sherriffs car. dents spontaneously filled the Road, went by Landrum and continued to march and veered Finch, 66, of Brooklet, who suf- tried in Superior Court. Those in- The victory march started at streets of the Statesboro area, cel- across the walkway of the lake in right of a police roadblock cutting fered a heart attack sometimes volved also will be excluded from Stadium Walk apartments, went ebrating and doing the tomahawk front of the library. across the sports complex fields. during the alleged incident. the University. down Chandler Road and across chop. On the way to Sweetheart Eventually, the crowd cut The Bulloch County grand the GSU campus, down Highway After starting the march at Circle, there were a few minor across campus back to Chandler Brown reported that there were jury will hear the cases Nov. 4. 301 South, and eventually ended Stadium Walk, the mass of stu- mishaps. Numerous trashcans Road. As the masses marched no arrests or injuries directly re- The students are: Jason Joseph up at Sussex apartments. dents gathered at the Collegiate to were knocked down at several lo- forward, police cars approached sulting from the march. Baker, 20, of Jefferson; James "We were not prepared for the celebrate. As cars passed by honk- cations on campus. Some students from behind keeping traffic out of Daniel Bennett III, 18, of Millen; Brown stated that he was all crowd whatsoever." said Ken ing their horns in support of the were so caught up in the moment the area. The crowd continued and James Patrick Parker, 19, of for people celebrating the Braves Brown, University Police Chief. Braves, many were mobbed by of the Braves victory that they onward and ended up at Sussex Garfield. victory and having a good time, "If the Braves win the World high-fiving and tomahawk- jumped into the lake. apartments. but when you have a good crowd of Mitchum discusses Trio Series, we will have out the first chopping fans. At 1:05 a.m., Bulloch County Once at Sussex, the course of 550, with 50 who throw rocks and team." According to eyewitness Sheriffs deputies requested assis- events turned violent. A group of programs bottles, the 550 tend to be overshad- Last Thursday, Arnold L. Brown stated that a profes- reports, patrol cars from the tance from the Statesboro Police students threw rocks and bottles at owed and take on the reputation of sional video company was assist- Bulloch County Sheriff's Department in controlling a large police cars protecting them from Mitchem, Executive Director of a mob. the National Council of ing in the investigation by check- Department occasionally drove by crowd. traffic according to Brown. Educational Opportunity Associations, spoke at the Foy Fine Arts Center. In published reports, Mr. Students Mitchem said, "Policy makers don't regard seriously programs for the least advantaged seg- ments of our society." talk to The programs he mentioned, called the Trio programs, are ori- ented toward giving lower in- Braves come families a chance to send their children to college. Mr. Mitchem discussed the in- By Michael Strong creasing number of low-income Sports Editor families who are not able to send Former George-Anne editor their children to college, and the Clint Rushing and a former stu- need for Congress to start allocat- dent received a phone from two of ing more money to these people. the Atlanta Braves Friday night. P.A.W.S. chapter opens Apparently, a radio station in Atlanta (WATL) randomly chose A newly formed student group, a phone number from Georgia Providing Animals with Support while doing a remote broadcast (P.A.W.S.) has formed at GSU to from Minneapolis. assist in the maintenance and 'They called us up and told us upgrading of the Bulloch County who they were and asked us if we Humane Society facilities. The group signed up some 60 wanted to do it," said Rushing. students from a variety of campus "They said that we would be talk- organizations, who kicked off ing with Steve Avery and Sid Bream and that they would call us their initial project Oct. 19 at the back in 30 seconds." animal shelter on Highway 301 New view on campus The conversation was broad- North. When the new Lakeside Cafe opens in winter a preview of the scenic panorama centered cast live and the pair got a positive They cleaned the exterior of around the Henderson Library as viewed from quarter, restaurant regulars when gain a new response. the building and landscaped the vista of Georgia Southern. The photo above gives the deck of the new dining facility. (Staff Photo) "They said that everybody grounds. They also started inte- liked us, so they asked us if we rior painting for the office- would talk to Kent Hrbek and reception area, installation of Scott Erickson," said Rushing. ceiling fans and additional light- ing and painting a new sign. Former student Daniel Professors give management seminar in Italy Hollingsworth was just amazed Phase II will include the con- struction of additional storage GSU News Service ticipants had to wear headphones ment regulation and socialized Florence, Milano and other cit- by the call. space within the dog kennel area Two GSU professors are back on the first day to hear our services call their country - with ies. Elea is a division of the "It was damnedest thing," he said. "I thought it was a joke at and the expansion of the number from Itlay where they conducted a presentations," said Keys. considerable exaggeration- 'the Olivetti Company. They are co- first, then I realized they weren't of dog runs, currently at 18. management seminar for Italian "Three interpreters rotated last communist nation in the in- authoring an article about their Faculty, students and commu- companies gearing up to compete throughout the two days in order to dustrialized world.'" experiences and program with kidding." nity members who are interested under Europe's new trade agree- provide fresh and energetic Many of the public service or- Alfonse Berti of Elea in Florence. One notable quote came from the conversation with Hrbek ac- in working together for the im- ment. translations." ganizations are trying to rid They have developed an in- cording to Rushing. provement of the shelter are en- On the second day, Keys and themselves of this image by ternational reputation for their "I asked him about going 0 for couraged to join the group, said Calloway Professor of busi- Wells donned the headsets and learning to operate like private work in management gaining 11 in the playoffs and what he Jeff Stoops, assistant director of ness Bernie Keys and Associate listened to talks by local execu- firms, he said.