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It is his The senior quarterback will second performance in the 'Boro. be honored on senior day 3 when the Eagles face the RECEIVE©* Furman Paladins. Page 6 NOV 0 5 13S3 HENDERSON LIBRARY GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Vol. 72 No. 35 Friday, November 5, 1999 Student alleges Let the battle begin rape By Doug Kidd Asst. Sports Editor By Vanessa Keber News Editor If the old football adage that de- A GSU student reported that she fense, as well as a strong running was raped while at an address on game, wins championships were to Olympic Boulevard, according to a be better exemplified than Saturday' s police report. matchup between nationally ranked The student reported that the in- GSU and Furman, it would have to cident occurred on Oct. 31; and come from a contest between one of lodged a complaint with the GSU Lombardi's great Packer teams and Police Department on Nov. 2. the 1985 Chicago Bears. There have been no arrests made This weekend's game involves in this case as of press time, Lieuten- two teams vying for the Southern ant John Miles, GSU Police Depart- Conference championship while both ment, said. being ranked nationally in the top 10 "The investigation is preliminary in scoring offense, defense and rush- right now," Miles said. "Informa- ing yards per game. Furman, after tion concerning this case is limited." last week's win against I-A North Miles stated that the case has been Carolina, enters the contest at 5-0 in under investigation since the inci- SoCon play, 7-1 overall and ranked dent was reported, and is under the 7th and 9th in the Sporting News and direction of Sergeant Bill Black of ESPN/USA To Jay polls, respectively. GSU police. GSU, looking for win number one "Sgt. Black is handling the case, hundred at Paulson Stadium, is try- and will use as many officers as he ing to force a tie for the conference needs [to solve the case]," Miles lead, leading eventually to the said. "He's in charge of processing program's third consecutive title. evidence and interviewing wit- The Eagles enter the game 7-2 (6-1) nesses." and ranked 4th/5fh. Acting vice president of student "Furman's really on a high right affairs Melanie McClellan issued an now," said senior offensive lineman e-mail stating that "No other infor- Mark Williams. "I think they're mation can be released while it is going to come in and know what's at under active investigation, but that stake. They know that if they win necessary information will be re- [Saturday's game], they win the leased to the university community Southern Conference and get in the as it becomes available." playoffs. They're going to come in Information not being released to excited at playing GSU, a rival and the public includes the age of the conference champ. [Furman's] go- victim, whether or not the alleged ing to give us their best shot because crime occurred in a fraternity house [SoCon teams] all do [because of or a sorority house, whether or not GSU'S back-to-back league cham- the victim went to the hospital, pionships]." whether or not the alleged incident The two programs have followed was an acquaintance rape, or whether the same path to success this season. or not there were weapons involved Both schools are ranked in the top in the alleged rape. five in rushing, with GSU leading FURMAN McClellan went on to state that the country at 419.1 yards per game. Location: Greenville, SC A > both the Student Affairs staff and the The Paladins are fifth at 296 yards. Founded:1826 M University Police will work closely GSU, also first in total offense, is Enrollment: 2,500 to keep GSU and the surrounding leading the nation in scoring with Athletic Director: John Black _ area as safe as possible. nearly 51 points per game, while Colors: purple and white J\ According to reports, there will Furman is tenth at 37.9. The SoCon Head Coach: Bobby Johnson r\ be more information released this leaders are also strong on defense. Basic Offense: Multiple I morning. Each school has held opponents un- Basic Defense: 4-3 der fifteen points a game this season, Series History: GSU leads 7-2 . with GSU allowing just 13.2 ppg and Players to watch: (offense) IM Sexual Assault Furman with 13.9. Those figures are, Justin Hill, Louis Ivory, Des Q good for third and fourth in Division Kitchings, (defense) Will Bouton ^ Response Numbers you need to know I-AA. Each school is blessed with the presence of two of the best running University Police backs in the country. Playing for Furman has found a pleasant sur- receiver Des Kitchings, who leads ton with 87 tackles, eight for losses. league's automatic playoff berth at stake, (escorts also) GSU, of course, is sophomore Adrian prise in sophomore tailback Louis Furman in all-purpose yards with Safety Walter Booth has helped lead GSU players are taking the remaining 681-5234 Peterson. Peterson upped his So- Ivory. The former Peach County 1,123. Kitchings has caught 35 of his the defensive backfield this season. regular-season games as serious as the I- Con-leading rushing total to 1,442 player has stepped up for the Pala- team's 74 total completions this sea- The senior has picked off four passes AA playoffs. Statesboro Police yards and 24 touchdowns after last dins this season, gaining 1,097 yards son for 621 yards and four touch- and has chipped in with 48 tackles. "We're playing for the SoCon 911 week's 216-yard, four-touchdown and scoring 11 touchdowns, good for downs. The triple-threat player has GSU hasn't lost a home game since championship [this Saturday]," said Counseling Center day against ETSU. Peterson, second second in the Southern Conference. also rushed for 218 yards and four 1997, a 29-28 loss to William & Mary, a Williams after the ETSU victory. 681-5541 nationally in rushing behind Cal St- He takes the handoffs from quarter- scores, but the position that the un- streakof 19games. The Eagles have won "We're playing for a piece of that and Sacramento' s Charles Roberts, teams back Justin Hill. The senior has been heralded Kitchings has excelled at the last two against Furman, a 30-14 we're playing to stay home for the GSU Health Center with quarterback Greg Hill to spark solid this season, rushing for 405 this season has been kickoff return- victory in' 97 and last year's 45-17 win in playoffs. We're playing for the play- 681-5641 the nation's most explosive offense. yards and scoring four touchdowns ing. Kitchings has returned eight Greenville, S .C, but know that even with offs period. We don't know what Bui loch Memorial The senior signal caller has passed on the ground. Hill has also passed kicks for 284 yards, a 35.5 average, a win Saturday, the SoCon championship will happen if we lose to Furman. Emergency Room for 1,032 yards and eight touchdowns for 867 yards and six scores. and two touchdowns. race is not over. With Appalachian State We have to keep plugging along, this season while adding 793 yards The player the GSU defense needs The Paladin defense is anchored still in the mix, the idea of a three team tie because every game is aplayoff game 486-1111 and 12 scores on the ground. to be concerned about is senior wide by sophomore linebacker Will Bou- is possible. With the uncertainty over the right now." Nicely claims discrepancy in student voter turnout Wednesday By Vanessa Keber and to vote were turned away from polls did say the counts were taken on "If he did exit polls within 150 Nicely said that he is comprising contest, he has five days from the Stacey Wysong Tuesday, and he doesn't understand' polling grounds. feet of the polls it is illegal," a list of students who have come to date that the returns were consoli- News Editor and Managing Editor why. City Clerk Judy McCorkle es- "The guy that initiated this [count] McCorkle said. "We had signs him and said that they were turned dated to the secretary of state's office There's a discrepancy about the timates that number at 40 and says was at the polls yesterday to see if posted. If you went down to the pre- away from the polls. If that number to file an appeal with the superior discrepancy. that they were not properly regis- anything funny would take place," cinct, you couldn't see who was exceeds the difference between court judge.