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World
Tensions mount in
Serbia, US to mediate
The United States sent rep¬
resentatives to Kosovo, Serbia
on Tuesday to help mediate
talks between Serbia and eth¬
nic Albanians.
Large numbers of Albanian
corpses were unexplained after
last week’s confrontations in
the villages of Prekaz and
Lausha.
More than 50,000
Albanians peacefully demon¬
strated against the Serbian
government on Monday in the
province’s capital of Pristina.
The US threatened to freeze
Serbia’s assets abroad if the
violence against the Albanians
in Kosovo continues.
Nation
Storms bring disaster,
death
Three days of floods and
blizzards pounded the South
and Midwest claiming 1 1 lives.
A cold front dumped heavy
snow in the Midwest, causing
four people to die in weather-
related traffic accidents.
Heavy rain turned the streets
of Southern towns into rivers.
Alabama Governor Fob
James declared a state of emer¬
gency in the southern half of
the state, where an earth dam
gave way near the city of Elba.
Over 2,000 residents were
evacuated from the area.
Since the storm started, five
people, including a 20-month
old baby, have drown in south¬
ern states.
prepared by Scarlet Little
Source: www.yahoo.com
Convo
Thurs., March 12
Nick Fbster
pastor of University Baptist
Church, Montevallo
Tues., March 17
Gary Leazer
founder and president of the
Center for Interfaith Studies,
Stone Mountain, Qa.
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said.
"If you love the book, you
must come hear her speak. If you
have not read the book, she offers
it.
Everyone is attendance is invit¬
ed AOPi to stay afterwards and
lepE^t^tiftrary
Former safety director dies
by Scarlet Little
Staff Editor
Former Campus Safety
Director Robert Graves died
Wednesday, March 4 from an
apparent heart attack. He was 50
years old.
Graves retired from his job last
November, leaving the post to
Henry Hope, current Campus
Safety Director.
Graves had worked for
Samford for 13 years, as safety
director and professor of educa¬
tion. He became Campus Safety
Director in 1994.
As Campus Safety director.
Graves was instrumental in creat¬
ing the police force on campus.
Sergeant Allen Brooks was one
of the police officers Graves
hired.
"He did a lot to educate me on
what it means to be a police offi¬
cer. I really learned a lot from
him. He’ll be greatly missed,’’
Brooks said.
Many of Graves’s former col-
legues echoed that same senti¬
ment.
School of Education professor
Raymond King was a co-worker
and personal friend of Graves.
“His death
was so unexpect¬
ed. He was
finest Christian
gentleman I’ve
ever met,” King
said.
Graves was
reestablishing his
Christian coun¬
seling practice at
the time of his
death. He had
been suffering
from high blood
pressure
other medical
problems.
The Samford
graduate held
professional cer¬
tification as a
police officer,
evidence techni¬
cian and licensed
counselor.
He held mas¬
ter’s degrees in
criminal justice
and agency coun¬
seling.
Graves was
also very active at First Baptist
Church, Pleasant Grove.
Former Campus Safety Director
Robert Graves
Graves was laid to rest on
March 7. He leaves behind wife
Paula and two daughters. ■
Women's Forum convenes
by Kathy Kitchens
Staff Writer
Violence against women was
the theme for last Thursday’s
Women’s Forum. This was the
first meeting of the semester.
Forum president and senior
history major Lee Ann Morawski
said the group wanted to focus on
some of the most important
women’s issues: rape and vio¬
lence.
Lt. Donald Sloan from
Samford ’s Safety and Security
spoke more specifically about
assault and violence which has
occurred in the past on Samford’s
campus.
• “This is a pretty safe campus,
but take precautions: lock your car
doors or have a buddy go with you
to the library at night,’’ Sloan said.
Although Sloan said there had
been an incidence of rape on cam¬
pus several years back, the most
common harassment complaint
from females deals with telephone
callers.
Also, if a student is not com¬
fortable calling Safety and
Security, Sloan said there is a
counselor available to help vic¬
tims of harassment.
“Charlotte Daughhetee is our
campus counselor and if you don’t
want to call us about your prob¬
lem, call her. She’ll try to talk you
through it,’’ Sloan said.
In addition. Holly Jaap from
Birmingham’s Family Violence
Center spoke on issues concern¬
ing women, including domestic
violence and rape.
Jaap identified and explained
the stages of abuse which could
lead to rape or other physical vio¬
lence. She said the violent domes¬
tic crimes against women come in
a cyclical pattern which escalates
over the years.
The abuse is subtle and pro¬
gresses from emotional abuse to
physical abuse.
*It begins with the tension
building; the woman feels like
she’s walking on eggshells,’’ Jaap
said. “Then the violence seems to
escalate to slapping, pushing, hit¬
ting.”
Afterwards, there’s the
Honeymoon phase where the
abuser is apologetic and the
woman believes the relationship
is improving.
However, Jaap said the tension
always starts to build again and
the husband returns to his violent
abusive nature.
Certain personalities and men¬
talities are more likely to have
abusive tendencies.
Warning signs include stalking
a girlfriend/wife; being overly
jealous; being unable to deal with
anger; being degrading or disre¬
spectful toward women.
Jaap also noted that “walking
out” of an abusive relationship, as
easy as it would seem, is not often
done by abused women.
“Many times women think the
relationship will improve,” Jaap
said.
Data from the Bureau of
Justice Statistics reveal women
are more likely to be victims of
domestic abuse, and that college-
age women are more likely than
women of any other age group to
experience harrassment from an
acquaintance or close friend. ■
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These women discuss the topics of the day. With women's
courses and the reconvening of the Women's Forum,
Samford women have plenty of outlets for expression.
Religious
writer
to speak
by Jessica Howard
Staff Writer
Jackie Kendall, co-writer of
the renown Christian book Lady
in Waiting and president of Power
to Grow Ministries, will be speak¬
ing at Reid Chapel March 16 at 7
p.m.
Kendall’s appearance at
Samford is sponsored by Alpha
Omicron Pi sorority.
AOPi public relations chair
Sarah Black said the energy and
the down-to-earth approach she
uses while speaking makes her
popular among college-aged
women.
The sought after conference
speaker uses insight and humor to
get her message across.
Kendall will focus on the topic
“How to avoid a bozo in a life
partner.” This topic comes from
Lady in Waiting and reflects the
relationship between Ruth and
Boaz in the Bible.
Lady in Waiting, Kendall’s
most famous book, focuses on the
role of Christ in women’s lives
and how a solid relationship with
Him can lead to a more fulfilling
one with a mate.
Junior English majtor Katie
O’Daniel said of the book, “It
teaches you how to allow Christ to
complete your life instead of a
man.”
Sophomore elementary educa¬
tion major Christy Carter said
Kendall is also a very good speak¬
er.
“She is an incredible influence
on all people,” Carter said. “When
she walks in a room it’s unbeliev¬
able.”
Carter also said that Kendall is
an “outspoken, energetic and
excited” speaker who also speaks
to men about finding the right per¬
son in their lives.
The book not only offers
insight to women currently in
relationships but to those who are
not.
Junior English and history
major Susan Corn said, “Not only
did I learn about relationships
with men but also with other peo¬
ple.”
Corts grew up in the town
where Kendall resides and began
studying the concepts from Lady
in Waiting in a Bible study group
even before it became a book.
“Jackie would come and speak
to us at our Bible study. She
always said that one day it would
become a book, and it did,” Corts
you
so much guidance that you would
leave encouraged and chal¬
lenged.”
Sophomore elementary educa¬
tion major Leah Douglas said, “I
read and studied Lady in Waiting
as a high school senior. It’s a book
you can read over and over. I love
