the Samford Crimson
83rd year, 21st issue
to inform the mind, to voice the unheard
May 12, 1999
Briefs
World
Chin enraged
over Belgrade
embassy bombing
China demanded a formal
apology for the bombing of the
Chinese embassy in Belgrade ear¬
lier this week.
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang
Jiaxuan called for a full investiga¬
tion and severe punishment for
those responsible.
Anti-American protests in
China have resulted from the inci¬
dent.
The accidental bombing is
thought to have been caused by an
outdated map of Belgrade.
Nation
Children’s writer
Silversteindies
Beloved children’s poet and
writer She! Silverstein died on
Monday at the age of 66.
Two cleaning women discov¬
ered the body in the author’s
Florida home.
The cause of death is still
unknown, though there was no
evidence that weapons or drugs
were implicated in the death.
The children’s author began
his career in 1952 as a writer and
cartoonist for Playboy.
His career took a turn as he
became most well known for his
folk songs and children’s verse.
Silverstein is the author of
such childhood classics as The
Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk
Ends and A Light in the Attic.
State
Security high in
Centobie trial
Mario Centobie, the
Mississippi fugtive who has man¬
aged to escape from prison twice,
will have difficulty escaping dur¬
ing his trial this week in Elmore
County.
About 20 sheriff’s deputies
were on hand. In addition,
Centobie and his fellow defendant
in the case had their faces covered
as they were taken to the court
from the jail in underground
transport.
Both were equipped with elec¬
tronic monitoring belts able to
shock with 50 to 70 thousand
volts of electricity.
Centobie is on trial for the
death of a Moody police officer.
compiled by Carla Lahey
Into the great wide open
Graduating seniors prepare to commence
by Adam Glass
Staff Writer
All their hard work will be rec¬
ognized in less than two weeks.
Six hundred and sixty-five
prospective Samford undergradu¬
ates will receive their degrees dur¬
ing commencement exercises,
which will be held at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, May 22, at the
Birmingham-Jefferson
Convention Complex Arena.
Preparations are being made
now for the two-hour ceremony.
Academic Services is putting the
final touches on the written pro¬
gram, including checking names
for spelling errors. They are also
meeting with faculty and student
marshals to familiarize them with
the ceremony.
“We select our best students to
serve as marshals for commence¬
ment," Dean of Academic Service
PaulAucoin said. Student mar¬
shals are selected based on their
grade point average, and faculty
are recommended by the deans of
the various areas of study. Deans
are also working to hand-sign
each diploma.
Speeches arc also being
worked on. NBC News Chief
Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Andrea Mitchell will deliver the
commencement address. Mitchell
covered Jesse Jackson’s recent
visit to Belgrade which resulted in
the release of three American pris¬
oners of war.
She has been with NBC News
since 1978, serving in various
capacities. She traveled with
President Ronald Reagan and cov¬
ered the summit meetings with
Soviet Secretary General Mikhail
Gorbachev. Mitchell has also
been NBC News Chief White
House Correspondent since 1993.
Mitchell is married to Federal
Reserve Board Chairman Alan
Greenspan.
Although for many, the work
associated with hosting a gradua¬
tion ceremony is just beginning,
for the students themselves gradu¬
ation symbolizes the end of four
years of hard work.
Many Samford students have
mixed feelings about graduating.
“I’m looking at it as a bittersweet
experience. I’m leaving a lot of
my close friends behind, but I’m
also leaving Samford wanting to
learn more," said Carolyn
Stachura, a political science
major.
History major Holly Hubbard
said, “I’m going to miss Samford,
but I’m moving on to a new phase
in my life.
Samford has
been a great
place for me to
grow as a person
and a Christian.”
Many stu¬
dents have jobs
lined up after
graduation, and
others are going
on to graduate
school. The
Samford Career
Development
Center has
helped to con¬
nect many of
these students to
job opportuni¬
ties. “A lot of
this year’s grad¬
uating seniors
have lined up
some great jobs,
especially this
semester,” said
Doug Hamilton,
Career
Coordinator for
the Career
Development Center.
Art major Marilynn Johnson
will move to Connecticut this
summer to be a semester mission-
special to the Crimson
NBC News Correspondent Andrea
Mitchell will speak at commencement.
ary with the North American
Mission Board. “It's all the little
things that Samford has to offer
that I will miss the most," Johnson
said.
Five Ks earn five Gs at 'Classic'
byJeannie Hampton
Staff Writer _ '
Students and Birmingham
community members had their
eyes on the finish line as they ran
in the 5K Hope Classic Thursday.
West Campus Residence Life
and Mountain View Residence
Hall sponsored the event for the
second year in a row.
All of the proceeds went to
benefit the Leukemia Society of
America. '
The Hope Classic is one of the
biggest races in the Birmingham
area.
It was last year when Aaron
Bishop and David Walker, both
senior business management
majors, developed the idea of the
race. Last year the event benefit¬
ed the American Cancer Society.
“We wanted a large yet fun
event that everyone could partici¬
pate in,” Walker said. “Since
Aaron and I are both athletes, we
decided the Hope Classic was a
great idea.”
Approximately 290 students
and community members joined
in the race this year, which raised
over $5,000.
"It was so great to see such a
large turnout, but the best part is
that the race is a charity event,”
Bishop said.
Lisbelh Anderson, a freshman
elementary education major, was a
participant in the Hope Classic
run.
“I wanted to support the
Courtney Douglas/Staff Photographer
The annual Hope Classic race garnered over $5000 for leukemia research.
Leukemia Society, and the race
was a fun way to do it,” Anderson
said.
Chris Picard won the race with
a time of 15 minutes and 24 sec¬
onds. Picard was a former
University of Alabama at
Birmingham runner and is one of
the top runners in the South.
Samford runner Alice
McGough, freshman, won first
place for the women with a lime
of 19 minutes and 28 seconds.
“This season hasn’t been my
best season so it was really great
to end the season on such a posi¬
tive note,” she said.
Freshman Andrew Spear won
second place for the men.
Picard received a cash prize of
$50, while McGough and Spear
received a plaque for their accom¬
plishments. Due to NCAA regula¬
tions, college athletes cannot
receive money for athletics.
After the race, door prizes for
race participants were given out in
a random drawing.
“We hope to have the race
again next year even though
Aaron and 1 are both graduating,”
Walker said. “It is a name race
that attracts a lot of people, and it
has been very successful for the
last two years.”
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