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WWP Established 1927 The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia Southern University End of the Week Weather Today Friday Saturday Sunday Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Showers with with a high of with a high of with a high of a high of 67 57 and a low 67 and a low of 70 and a low and a low of of 37. 43. of 47. 46. BLUE EDITION Thursday Three GSU presidential finalists announced yesterday February 25,1999 Special to the G-A five unranked finalists to a Spe- Richard Wells M University, in College Station, presidentofplanning(1985 -1987) The final three candidates for cial Regents' Committee. Wells has served in his current Tx., his M.A. in sociology from the and associate vice president of Vol. 71, No. 59 GSU's presidential search were The chancellor and Regents' position since 1993. Prior to that, University of Arkansas, in administration (1983 -1985). He announced yesterday. Committee have narrowed that he was the dean of the College of Fayetteville, Ark., and his B.A. in has been a faculty member at Sports The Chancellor, Stephen Portch list to three finalists, from which Arts and Sci- sociology from William Penn Col- each of the institutions he has was given a list of five unranked the president will be selected. ences at West lege, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. served. Grube received his Ph.D. names from the Presidential • Richard Wells, provost and vice Chester Uni- in political science from the Uni- Search and Advisory Committee president for academic affairs and versity ofPenn- Bruce F. Grube versity of Texas, in Austin, Tx., 14 days ago, with the task of nar- professor of sociology, Indiana State sylvania, in Grube has served in his current and his A.B. from the University rowing it down to three finalists. University, in Terre Haute, Ind. West Chester, position since 1995. From 1992 - of California, in Berkeley, Calif. Portch commended the work of •Bruce F. Grube, president of Pa., from 1988- 1995, he served as provost at the the Presidential Search and Advi- St. Cloud State University, St. 1993. From University of Wade Hobgood sory Committee, chaired by Trey Cloud, Minn. 1983 -1988, Wells served as chair- Southern Colo- Hobgood joined California Denton, associate professor of •Wade Hobgood, dean of the person of the Department of Soci- rado, in Pueblo, State University - Long Beach as marketing. College of the Arts, California ology and Anthropology and asso- Colo., with re- dean of the College of the Arts in "The committee sent us a slate State University, Long Beach, in ciate professor of sociology at the sponsibilities as 1993. Prior to of very strong candidates from Long Beach. University of South Alabama, in the chief aca- that, Hobgood Women's SoCon around the nation; this was clearly The finalists were selected out of Mobile, Ala. Wells served as an demic officers served as dean Tournament a very attractive position," Portch a pool of seven candidates who toured assistant professor at the Univer- and the chief op- of the College preview said in a press release discharged the University in an effort to famil- sity of North Carolina at erations officer. Prior to that, of Fine Arts at yesterday. iarize themselves with the campus. Wilmington, in Wilmington, N.C, Grube held key positions at Cali- Stephen F. Lady Eagles to play The committee consisted of nine The next president of GSU from 1979 - 1983 and at Coker fornia State Polytechnic Univer- Austin State tonight in Greensboro, representatives from the campus should be announced by the Board College, in Hartsville, S.C. from sity, in Pomona, Calif, including; University, In N.C. inSoCon and the community who had a of Regents at the next meeting in 1972 - 1975. Wells received his provost and academic vice presi- Nacogdches, Tx., from 1992 - Tournament. charge of providing not less than Atlanta, Mar. 9-10. Ph.D. in sociology from Texas A & dent (1987 -1992), associate vice Please see FINALISTS, page 14 Please see story, page 6 'The Cherry Orchard' opens at GSU, displaying turn of the century drama By Heather ClllpCulp raBHnH^^^^^^HaBHBaBran^B^^^^^^^^^^^HMUU9!IHHn^^^^^^^HESF",'l Anna,Anna.Ravenskve'svoune'estdaughter. Ravenskye's youngest daughter,. Staff Writer is played by a bright-eyed Melanie Kitch- GSU's best actors are pulling out all ens. Kitchen's lightens the stage in her the stops, bringing to life Anton role, providing hope and life to the play. Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard," In contrast, the down-crested Barbara, a turn of the century drama telling the Ravenskye's adoptive daughter played by tale of two very distinct people tied to Jennifer Kirk, exemplifies the hopeless- their different pasts. ness of the play's situation. The play itself is an adaptation of Chekhov's Kirk does a good job bringing emotion drama set in Russia after serfdom had been to her roll as she experiences violent fits of abolished under Alexander II. passion followed by somber melancholy. Men's SoCon Director James Harbor brilliantly The cast included: Stephen King, as Tournament adapted the play to take place near Sa- Peter Trowbridge; Joshua Edmonson, as vannah at the turn of the century. His Leonard Graves; Alan Tyson, as Boris preview minimal changes of place and character Pickett; Ashley Matsuoka, as Dorothy; GSU's men's basketball names made the play more accessible to Douglas Blake, as Simon Picklock; Javan will also be in the audience, but it was the actors who Sanders, as Johnny; Amber Grigsby, as Greensboro tonight for brought the production to life. Fran; and Jaime Ellis, as Charlotta. In a stunning performance, GSUs theater The entire cast worked together to make the SoCon Tournament. department's own Mical Whitaker plays this performance an unforgettable expe- Please see story, Jeremiah Lowpockets, the son of a slave who Sarah Trucksis rience. From costumes to set design the page 6 has become a wealthy and wise businessman hard work of the cast and crew paid off, desperately at odds with his past. DANCIN' THE NIGHT AWAY at the cherry orchard's party. Cheknov's "The Cherry created the best production the theater A&E Whitaker is completely at home on Orchard" will run Feb. 24-27 at McCroan Theater, located in the Administration Building. department has seen in a while. the stage, taking charge of his charac- "The Cherry Orchard" plays through ter with undeniable presence and fluid somber form of Lillian Ravenskye, a land- table nature, tugging at the audiences Sat., Feb. 27, in the McCroan Auditorium. gestures. owner troubled by the untimely deaths of heart strings as she struggles to save the All performances begin at 8 p.m. For Accenting Whitaker's performance, her husband and son. Andrews captures home and cherry orchard that has been in advance tickets call the Georgia Southern Rachael Andrews graces the stage in the Ravenskye's frivolous, lost and chari- her family for generations. Ticket Office. Break-in at Winburn Hall, Savannah's Red Rollin' on down the river Hot & Blue is students question safety resident of Winburn Hall said worth the trip First floor rooms make she doesn't feel safe anymore. With a jazzed-up interior an easy target for "I'm glad that I was gone that weekend, but I really do think and some flamin' BBQ, burglars. Campus police more security needs to be added Red Hot & Blue is what warn students to take to the dorms for late night hours," food is all about. preventative measures. she said. University police Captain Please see story, Mike Russell said this type of page 12 By Allison Taylor incident is not common. Index News Editor "When something like this Safety on the first floor of resi- happens on campus, awareness Announcements 2 dent halls across campus has certainly increases," Russell said. Classifieds 13 become an issue recently after a Russell said it is easier to break room was forcibly broken into into a first floor room. Comics 13 Jan. 21 at Winburn Hall. "People on the first floor are Crossword 13 "They took my VCR, my book easily accessible because they are A&E 9,10,12 bag and a calculator," the female at ground level," Russell said. "If burglary victim, who requested someone wants into your room, Opinions 3,4,5 to be anonymous for fear of her there is very little you can do. It's Police Beat 2 safety said. "They also went just a fact of life." Sports 6,7,8 through all of my drawers." There are preventative mea- The burglary occurred at 2 a.m. sures students can take. last Sunday, and the property Vicky Hawkins, director of the Hans Knoepfel It is a desire of The George-Anne taken was valued at $265. housing department, is concerned TAKING A BREAK FROM MIDTERMS: and what a great way to do so. Recently some to print the news of Georgia South- The victim said she was away about student reaction.