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By JACOB DEMMITTTHE RED & BLACK

How did the chicken cross the road and end up on the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s lawn?

In the trunk of a fraternity member’s car.

It may not be the best punch line, but with multiple signed statements, it appears to be the only answer police are going to receive.

The 15-foot tall, $3,000 inflat-able chicken, known as “Big

Zach,” belongs to Zaxby’s res-taurants and was reported stolen from the Georgia Center for Higher Education front lawn on Oct. 4.

After the chicken was spotted behind the Beta Theta Pi frater-nity house on Dec. 4, Timothy Hale Rood and Ryan Guilbault, both members of the fraternity, admitted they had taken the chicken, according to a University Police report.

Zaxby’s officials don’t wish to pursue charges against the indi-

viduals because they had apolo-gized and agreed to reimburse the company for damages, according to the report.

When Big Zach was discov-ered by police, it had blue spray paint on it and was intended to be used as “decoration” for a party later that evening, accord-ing to chapter president Andrew Gross.

Both Rood and Guilbault told police they had acted indepen-dently of the fraternity, but University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said he feels the orga-nization knew about the stolen property.

“We will be referring individu-als and the organization [to the Office of Student Conduct] because we feel the organization was at least aware,” he said.

Gross disputed this, telling The Red & Black Tuesday in a phone interview no one in the

fraternity knew Rood and Guilbault had stolen the chicken despite the fact it had been

See PROPERTY, Page 6

Chicken situation a cluster cluck for fraternityChief Jimmy Williamson said police would refer the caseto the Office of Student Conduct.

Crime not huge during holidays

By TIFFANY STEVENSTHE RED & BLACK

Past University crime statistics may indicate potential criminals are being more nice than naughty over the holidays, University officials said.

University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said crime during the holidays in recent years has been relatively low.

“Normally we see fairly low crime, and I hope that continues to be the case this holiday season,” he said. “I can’t predict what the crime stats will be, but I hope they won’t differ.”

Williamson said crimes that do occur over the break usually involve prop-erty theft from the University.

“We see things like cop-per or wire being stolen,” he said. “Some copper comes from construction sites, and some comes from stolen air conditioners. We’ve gotten more keen to that, and we’re trying to put more measures in place to stop it.”

Other crimes that have occurred in the past include entering autos and damage to vehicles. During the 2009-10 winter break, three entering autos and four criminal trespasses involv-ing vehicle damage were reported, most occurring in the Broad Street Art Studios Parking Lot. In 2008, six entering autos were reported, most occur-ring in West Parking Deck.

Williamson said entering autos were uncommon dur-ing the holidays, however.

See REPORT, Page 6

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A Christmas tree stands in the Tate Student Center. Other holidays are also represented.

HAVE I CHANGED?

By LINDSEY COOKTHE RED & BLACK

With so little school left before winter break, University students are eager to dash away, dash away all back to their toasty fireplaces, moms’ cooking and warm beds. Before they go, the Tate Student Center is hop-ing to spread some holiday cheer with spirited decorations.

Past years found the lobby to be mostly a clear and unrivaled adver-tisement for Christianity, but this year, the gathering place is rife with displays from other religious holi-days, including menorahs and ban-

ners detailing holidays such as Noah’s Pudding Day — a Turkish holiday “in remembrance of Prophet Noah’s and the believers’ deliverance from the flood,” according to the banner.

Jan Barham, director of Tate, worked with 800 students associated with religious and cultural campus groups via surveys to create the ban-ners, bringing religious education and diversity to the center.

Barham said the decorations add holiday cheer and cites the increased flow of traffic in Tate around the Christmas tree and the religious ban-ners as evidence that students enjoy the additions.

“When the decision was made by the Tate leadership team to decorate for the holidays this year, we realized immediately that we should give stu-dents a voice and allow them to rep-

resent the wide diversity of religious disciplines within the student body,” Barham said. “Students were invited to create banners, completing the phrase, ‘We Celebrate Because…’ They were given freedom to choose their focus and were not limited to celebrations that occur during December.”

The seven student-created ban-ners honor Kwanzaa, the Chinese New Year, The Festival of Lights, Jewish students via the Hillel group, Muslim holidays, Noah’s Pudding Day and the Nichiren Buddhist Association, celebrating human life 365 days a year.

Even though the decorations at East Campus Village are still domi-nantly Christmas-related, students

See TATE, Page 5

Tate decorations celebrate campus-wide diversity

WHERE DO I BELONG?By KATIE VALENTINE

THE RED & BLACK

Though winter holidays may come as a relief to students burned out on studying for tests and completing final projects, going home for the long holi-day may cause additional stress for some students.

After living at the University all semester, returning home can often mean the resurgence of chores, cur-fews and the general loss of indepen-dence for students.

Kelly Case-Simonson, assistant director of consultation and outreach for Counseling and Psychiatric Services, said students, especially freshmen, can face these and other challenges when returning home for the first time for an extended vaca-tion.

“I think being independent and kind of living on your own and then

being back in a very different setting can be very stressful,” she said.

Case-Simonson said students often change during their first semester at college, and these changes are some-times hard for parents to accept, espe-cially if they expect their children to behave the same way they did before they left for college.

“I think for some parents, it is a big shock,” she said. “It’s fairly universal that people struggle to watch people they care about grow up. It’s hard to

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University police are investigat-ing a man suspected of at least 20 textbook thefts during recent weeks, University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said.

Williamson said they have iden-tified a suspect in the book thefts, but are asking victims to aid in police investigations.

“We know of one victim so far, but we need other people who have books stolen from them to come forward and give a written state-ment,” Williamson said.

A notice sent by University Police through ArchNews Tuesday reported police had confirmed the theft of three books from three individuals in the Miller Learning Center on the same day.

The majority of the suspected thefts took place in the MLC. Williamson said police believe the thief targeted students who left their textbooks unguarded.

“Students will sometimes leave their books on tables and get cof-fee or go to the bathroom,” he said. “[The suspect] was just going through then and grabbing books off of tables.”

Williamson said police believe the thief later sold the stolen books.

“We have 20 individual events that have occurred,” he said.

Individuals with more informa-tion can contact the University Police Department at 706-542-5813.

Police seek victims of textbook theft

By MARIANA HEREDIATHE RED & BLACK

She sat down after class with her student and read over the flash cards.

Together they sounded out the words. She was teaching her student to read; however, her student was not a kindergartener. He was a ninth-grader.

For two years, Kimberly Roholt, a University alumna and law student, worked as an English teacher in Henderson, N.C. She was a corps mem-ber for Teach for America, a national organization that places recent college graduates in low-per-forming schools to teach.

“It is a reality check in terms of what the educa-tion system is like in certain areas,” Roholt said.

Roholt said she knew little about the deficien-cies of the education system prior to participating in Teach for America.

“My kids went to schools that did not have enough books. It was challenging,” she said.

To participate in Teach for America, college graduates first fill out an online application, which includes a résumé and cover letter. A week later, those who have advanced participate in a tele-phone interview and then a daylong interview.

After this process is finished, participants take the teacher certification test and take part in a five-week intensive teaching training program in order to prepare for the classroom.

“Ninety percent of corps members have no background in education, so they go through real-ly intense preparation,” Geales Goodwin, campus coordinator for Teach for America at the University, said. “We have been really well received. Most stu-dents, when they hear about the problems in the education system, they recognize it is a huge prob-lem. They want to do something to challenge these problems and change the reality.”

Participants in the program receive an award to

help pay for education expenses, and Teach for America covers training and certification costs.

Nevertheless, Roholt did not find this to be the biggest reward the program offered.

“I will say that I think that my kids did just as much if not more for me than I did for them,” she said. “I miss my kids. You refer to them always as your kids. They rely on you, and you remember you’re doing it for them.”

However, Roholt also said participants have to earn the satisfaction they receive from the pro-gram. She said she had her “highest highs and lowest lows” while teaching in Henderson.

“One of my students, my first week teaching, asked me, ‘Who are you to tell me about my life and what my opportunities are?’” she said. “I had to think about that question. We are coming from different places, but even though our situations were different that didn’t mean he couldn’t suc-ceed beyond what I did.”

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Alumnus Aaron Sayama participates in Teach for America, which places grads as teachers in low-performing schools.

Thief escapes University notice for two years

A University Internal Auditing Division employ-ee reported $71 went miss-ing from the Performing Arts financial records in the last two and a half years, according to a University Police report.

The employee told police “that he believed the irregularity indicated that a theft had occurred,” according to the report.

Parent report leads to student arrest

An underage possession of alcohol warrant was issued for the arrest of University student Yimaj Seyf Sigh after a parent asked police to check his welfare, according to a University Police report.

When police arrived at Sigh’s Boggs Hall dorm room they found the door open and Sigh passed out in his bed. Sigh had been “vomiting profusely” and, because of his level of impairment, was trans-ported to Athens Regional Medical Center, according to the report.

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By ADINA SOLOMONTHE RED & BLACK

Jordan Spivack didn’t find a job right after graduation — but the University grad-uate isn’t too worried.

Spivack, lead web developer at market-ing company Athens Social Media, is a Fall 2009 graduate from Athens. He is part of a trend of college graduates interning instead of working a permanent job right after graduation.

Holding a degree in management infor-mation systems, 23-year-old Spivack began interning for Athens Social Media in March of 2010 after finding a post for it on DAWGlink, the Career Center’s online job posting system.

“I wasn’t really sure what I was looking for in a job,” he said. “I thought an intern-ship would be a great opportunity to see what area I’d be interested in going for-ward.”

Spivack said one of the aspects he was looking for in an internship was its poten-tial to eventually become a permanent job, which he thinks his internship will grow into.

Spivack works approximately 50 to 60 hours per week and is paid based on each project he completes for clients.

He said his internship has taught him many lessons, such as how to manage mul-tiple projects, organize time and learn from mistakes.

“The experience I’ve gotten from that has been incredible,” Spivack said.

He said more people should intern after graduation, pointing out real-world experi-ence is more beneficial than the many group projects assigned by classes.

“That really doesn’t prepare you for when you get into the business world,” Spivack said.

When asked if his case is unusual, Spivack said most of his friends are at permanent positions because of increased job security.

He also said many want jobs that aren’t set to end after a year, like Spivack’s intern-ship does.

“With the economy the way it is, people are looking for something that will be there a few years down the line,” he said.

Jake Berton, founder of Athens Social Media, said the goal for his 13 interns — four of whom, including Spivack, are University graduates — is to work for the company after the internship ends.

Berton said even if interns choose to work somewhere else when they’re done, the time spent interning wasn’t wasted.

“I think there’s a great benefit to it, espe-cially now, for some hard experience,” he said. “With an internship, you have a chance to experiment.”

Spivack said he wouldn’t regret interning if his time at Athens Social Media ended when the year was up.

“That’s always the risk with any job,” he said. “I think that the experience that I’ve gained and the reward that I’ve gotten from projects I’ve worked on is worth it right now, and regardless of what happens, it’s been a great experience.”

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watch somebody you love change, even if it’s for the better.”

Case-Simonson recom-mends students keep up regular communication with their families through-out the semester, so par-ents aren’t surprised if their student comes home with different views or ways of behaving. She also said students should talk to their parents before returning home for the holidays to see what their parents expect — whether they will have a curfew, what chores they will be expected to do and when they are expected to spend time with the family.

Amanda Yetter, a fresh-man from San Antonio, has only been home twice this year. She said going home for Thanksgiving was strange for her at first.

“It felt weird, like almost like I didn’t belong there, just because I hadn’t been home in so long,” she said. “I’d lived somewhere dif-ferent for so long that it was weird to go back and say San Antonio was my actual home.”

Philip Grayeski, a fresh-man from Bridgewater, N.J., hasn’t been home since starting school at the University. Grayeski said he has changed during his time at the University, but he thinks all the changes will make living with his parents easier.

“I’ve definitely changed down here, just because it’s such a different cultur-al climate than where I’m from,” he said. “For exam-ple, down here there’s more of an emphasis on having a tight-knit family. They support more home values down here.”

Grayeski said the fami-ly-oriented culture of the South has caused him to want to spend more time with his family over the break in order to get to know them better. He also said he has improved his time management skills and keeps his room clean-er — both changes he thinks his parents will appreciate.

Grayeski speaks with his parents once a week, but anticipates questions when he gets home from the University — what have you been learning? What have you been doing with your friends? How did your grades turn out?

However, he thinks in general his parents will treat him more like an adult because he has been away for so long. He said he thinks staying optimis-tic will help him and other students have an enjoy-able winter break at home.

“Just act like nothing’s changed,” he said. “Show that you’re more of an adult but at the same time, show that your feelings towards them are still the same and you still love them because they’re your parents.”

HOME: Communication helps to ease transition

They’re coming — finals.Whether they take the form of Scantron sheets,

major projects or 18-page papers, they require prepara-tion, and University students are already fortifying themselves for the onslaught.

Some students make note cards and others prefer study groups. The MLC is already packed with people reviewing study sheets and highlighting important terms.

The Red & Black asked students how they prepare for finals — what are your studying techniques?

— Julia Carpenter

LAURA BEANsenior marketing major from Marietta

“I study differently for other classes. Like in my finance class, it’s all just problems from the book. Problem after problem. For something else that’s more term-heavy, I’ll make note cards.”

DEVIN HOPKINS freshman dietetics major from Roswell

“I definitely make lists. I organize the subject by whatever finals come first. It’s going to be different for biology, say, from English.”

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Graduates find internships are viable jobsCould lead to some permanent positions

PERRY BERNjunior music performance major from Atlanta

“I’m pretty big on the note card idea. Even just the process of making them is more like hands-on learning.”

KATHERINE McCORMICKsenior English major from Jacksonville, Fla.

“I try to re-read everything and then discuss it with people.”

By MARIANA HEREDIATHE RED & BLACK

Turkey, ham, sweet pota-toes, green bean casserole, bread, gravy, pies, cakes.

These are some of the foods University students may encounter as they transition from eating in the dining halls to eating at home, and for them, the meal plan may look a little healthier. For others, however, eating at home could mean the end of bagel pizza three times a day.

“It just depends on the type of home you came from,” Katherine Ingerson, a University nutritionist, said.

She explained that there are many students who gain weight when making the transition from home-cooked to dining-hall-made, but students also lost weight when they made the switch.

“Some [students] have even said to me that the choices at the meal plan are healthier than what they have at home,” she said. “I had one student whose parents had never cooked at all.”

Amanda Tinsley, a freshman at the University, said she tried to stay healthy both at home and at the dining halls.

“I encourage my mom to make healthier meals for us, and at school I try to stick with my usual meals,” she said. “If I deviate, I’ll end up eating everything.”

Michelle Jenkins, another University freshman, said she found it easier to make health-ier choices at home than at the dining hall.

“I feel like at the dining hall it’s easier not to eat healthy just because my family is really healthy, so we don’t usually have fatty food,” she said.

Ingerson said the dining

halls provide so many options so participants would not get tired of the meals after a year. She also mentioned a good way for students to keep up with their diets is to step outside the box and use the dining hall as their own personal kitchen.

“The thing is everyone here is a college student,” she said. “They have the analytical skills and the ability to be creative. They’re just not applying it to that area of their life.”

She said some good options were steaming your own vege-tables using the microwaves or using pasta sauce or salsa as a salad dressing.

Ingerson said students could take what they had learned at the dining halls and apply it at their own homes.

“If your family is having Hamburger Helper for dinner, you can have some, but you can also ask your family to add some carrots and an apple to complete the meal,” she said.

She also said students could buy frozen or canned vegeta-bles to keep at home which would allow a student to eat well at home and at school.

“Canned green beans is bet-ter than no green beans,” she said.

Don’t try to lose weight. Just maintain your weight.

At holiday meals, only eat one plate of food. Don’t go back for seconds.

Get smaller portions of certain dishes so you can try it all.

Be as active as you can. Play outside, walk your dog, or even rake the leaves.

If you still want more, have the leftovers for your next meal.

TIPS TO STAY HEALTHY OVER THE HOLIDAYS

—Katherine Ingerson, food nutritionist at the University

Healthy meal options possible at school, home

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Rodney Bennett ‘Open Records’

Rodney Bennett, vice president of student affairs, told faculty to stop making documents. This was a dis-gusting example of a closed-door system run amok. The editorial board believes this qualifies as one of the worst “good ole’ boy” policies of the semester — if not the year. Calling for no written documents represses transparency and diminishes the value of the University.

Engineering School

University President Michael Adams finally did it. He got new engineering programs approved by the Board of Regents, and the University should start seeing them next year. These new programs should meet student demand while fulfilling a need in the state. Adams said the programs would take very little money to get started, and though he’s already wavered a bit on that statement, stu-dents can be happy as long as they aren’t slammed with any new fees.

Smoking Ban

We didn’t get much from SGA this semester, but we definitely got a holi-er-than-thou attitude. SGA senators proposed a smoking ban on campus — never mind that it was unenforce-able, ignored non-students and tres-passed on basic rights. This campus is too large and too diverse for this to be an issue. A note for next semester: stop trying to save our lungs, and start fixing real problems on campus.

No. 1 Party School

Halfway through our year as the champs, the University community has proven it knows how to party. In fact, with an athletic director, editor in chief and several downtown drink-ers in hot water for alcohol-related problems, the University may be par-tying a bit too hard. Let’s do our best to keep up our image in the new year, but this time without the arrests.

Dean of Students Search

The University has done its fair share of waffling during the Dean of Students search. A committee nar-rowed the pool of applicants in the first round, introduced two entirely different candidates this semester and finally chose Bill McDonald — who seemed to come out of nowhere. McDonald takes his post in January, and questions about his ability to lead at such a large school still lin-ger. With the University not seem-ing to care about student opinion during the search, we wonder how McDonald will be able to act as our advocate.

Rhodes Scholar

Tracy Yang — the University’s new-est Rhodes Scholar — has proven our campus can produce more than drunken examples of the No.1 party school title. The Red & Black con-gratulates Yang for this enormous achievement. We are amazed by her academic abilities. And Yang, we hope you have an excellent time at Oxford. Don’t get burnt out on all of the fish and chips!

Football Season

The Georgia Bulldogs notched exact-ly as many wins as it did losses this year in the regular season, the very definition of mediocrity. One of the losses came against Colorado, which is not bowl-eligible this year, and one of the wins came against Idaho State, which can never be bowl-eligible, so we didn’t exactly put out a strong effort. The editorial board implores A.J. Green to return for his senior season, where behind a new strength and conditioning coach he will surely lead Georgia to a national champion-ship.

— Mimi Ensley, Courtney Holbrook, Carey O’Neil and Robbie Ottley

for the editorial board

Seriously, what is a “noel tree”?A friend showed me a pic-

ture of a “noel tree” lot near Seattle that sells Christmas trees.

Someone should tell the folks who manage that lot that “noel” is the French word for “Christmas” and in the United States, we speak English.

That same friend predicts that in 15 years, TV shows and govern-ment officials won’t be calling Dec. 25 “Christmas.” Too divisive, the government will say. Not tolerant of the other religions in America, talk-ing heads will argue.

Doesn’t it matter that polls show about 82 percent of Americans identify as Christians and that even non-religious Americans celebrate Christmas?

It’s absurd how some people avoid saying “Christmas.” For instance, “noel tree.” I had never heard of the phrase before seeing the picture. Chances are, if you’re buying a tree, you’re celebrating Christmas, not Hanukkah or the Islamic New Year. And if you’re cel-ebrating Christmas, you’re likely calling it a Christmas tree.

Some folks in Philadelphia com-plained the city’s outdoor market — that features a Christmas tree and Santa’s house — shouldn’t be named “Christmas Village” because that excluded people of other beliefs.

(The mayor upheld the name “Christmas Village,” by the way.)

And I’ve heard whispers of a possible opposition to Tate 2’s Christmas tree.

But let’s not create a church-and-state problem here. How many dinners have presidents hosted in the White House for Muslim, Hindu and Jewish holidays? Did that

mean they instituted Hinduism as the national religion? No. They hosted those celebrations to spread goodwill to Americans of these faiths.

American businesses tiptoe around the word “Christmas” because it might offend non-Chris-tians? Really? Our own govern-ment recognizes Christmas as a national holiday — which no other faith receives.

Though fundamentally a Christian holiday, Christmas is not an exclusively pious tradition any-more.

Black Friday brings to Christmas a manic rush to find the best prices so people can place nice gifts under the tree.

The tree itself isn’t even a Christian symbol. Calling it a “holi-day tree,” counterintuitive as that is, doesn’t take away from Christ, who never made decorating a tree a sacrament.

Santa Claus isn’t in the Bible. “It’s a Wonderful Life” is about human relationships, not a rela-tionship with God. And singing “Silver Bells” won’t convert your little sister to Christianity.

I imagine people who celebrate Christmas spend more time think-ing about the perfect gift than about Jesus.

Full disclosure — I’m a Christian, thankful for Christ’s arrival in the world. The holiday reminds me to be more gracious and to wish oth-ers well.

But I also particularly enjoy white Christmas lights on apart-ment balconies, Christmas carol marathons on the radio, warm blankets on chilly nights and how crisp air naturally blushes cheeks.

Why must we target a holiday of both religious and secular goodwill as being offensive?

If businesses in Dearborn, Mich. — a third of whose population is Arab-American — painted their windows with “Eid Mubarak” or if bank tellers in Brooklyn — which is home to a large Hasidic Jew popu-lation — told patrons “Happy Hanukkah,” I’d be more than fine with that. I greet my Muslim and Jewish friends that way.

If people are buying menorahs, tell them “Happy Hanukkah.”

If people are buying trees, tell them “Merry Christmas.”

If you’re not sure what people celebrate, “happy holidays” is fine — but people shouldn’t be offended if you assume they celebrate Christmas.

So this year, don’t repress your Christmas spirit.

It’s OK to have a Christmas tree in your mall.

Most people are there anyway to see Santa and buy Xbox Kinect.

Saying “season’s greetings” or complimenting people on their “noel tree” decorations is ludicrous and a little cowardly.

Let’s not be spineless. Let’s call it what it is: Christmas.

Here’s hoping for a little sanity and genuine respect for each other this time of year.

— Paige Varner is a senior from Albany majoring in

magazines and is a news writer for The Red & Black

PAIGE VARNER

Attention all football fanatics!

I know we’re still licking our wounds, but the time to address issues from this past sea-son starts now.

While some of you are chomping at the bit to see changes within the athletic department, I’m more concerned about happenings off the field.

For starters, where were all the students this year? As someone who arrives right when they open the gates, I’m used to watching the fans flood into the stadium.

But this year, we strug-gled to fill the student section.

Even though students filed in at some games, they always seemed to vanish at the half. Something needs to be done about this.

I think it is time we address how we distrib-ute student tickets.

Now, we allot tickets based on a seniority sys-tem. Those who have the most University hours get the first pick. And as a senior, I appreciated get-

ting all the games I requested this year.

However, this is not the most efficient method to ensure our team gets the packed house they deserve.

While I cringe at the thought of endorsing another school’s meth-ods, Louisiana State University has the best plan for allocating stu-dent tickets. Rather than considering seniority, LSU awards tickets based on a priority point sys-tem.

Essentially, students receive points for each event they attend. And those with the most points at the beginning of the football season get first pick.

Implementing a similar system at the University would be extremely bene-ficial.

First, it would ensure the most hard-core fans

among us are able to get into the stadium. I’m tired of sitting with the pansies who don’t care about the game, while those who bleed red and black are stuck outside.

We’re here to cheer on our team. And those who go for the right reasons deserve to get in, no mat-ter their year.

Second, it would reduce scalping of away game tickets. The ID sys-tem established in 2009 was tremendously helpful in curbing the number of students selling their tickets for high amounts. But it didn’t affect the lofty costs of purchasing tickets for away games.

Many of us are still stuck buying tickets for exorbitant prices from hussies on Facebook who have never been to a foot-ball game.

The travel expenses involved in going to other campuses are steep. We shouldn’t be forced to pay more to someone who cheats the system.

With a priority point method, these nerds wouldn’t be granted any

tickets and those of us actually willing to follow our team to the great beyond will go for face value.

Finally, this plan would increase attendance at other sporting events. As much as I love a free T-shirt, this would pro-vide a less costly incen-tive to lure students to a variety of other games.

All of our teams would benefit from rising atten-dance — rather than just Mark Richt’s boys at Sanford Stadium.

Next year when we go undefeated and A.J. Green wins the Heisman, we must make sure our football team has as much true support as possible.

Be proactive and con-tact Athletic Director Greg McGarity at ad@sports.uga.edu.

Tell him you want a priority point system implemented at the University.

— Jeremy Dailey is a senior from Conyers

majoring in political science

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NEWS | Finals Edition | The Red & Black | Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | 5

Jan Barham, director of Tate, offered details and explana-tions for the new carpet that

will be installed in Tate 2 over win-ter break.

“It may not be the popular thing — carpet’s never sexy — but it was something we needed to maintain for the students,” she said.

Why does the carpet on the fifth floor of Tate 2 need to be replaced?

The carpet has been damaged by gum marks, stains and day-to-day foot traffic.

Janitors have already tried cleaning the carpet with machines and by hand.

“Most of it is big stains. There’s a section that’s bright pink,” Barham said. “We’ve cleaned and cleaned and cleaned.”

Will the new carpet last longer than 18 months? Why?

Barham anticipates the new carpet will last about five years.

The new carpet will not show stains as easily because it is a darker color.

Since it is a tiled carpet, indi-

vidual squares can be replaced if they get stained. They can also be removed and pressure washed.

Unlike the carpet they have now, which is textured and harder to clean adequately, the new car-pet will be flat.

Tiles cannot be used in the Grand Hall because it causes bad acoustics, and the room is often used for shows and speeches.

What was the price of the original carpet?

The carpet for the fifth floor of Tate 2 cost $106,384.15 when it was installed. Barham said she and others who selected the carpet tried to get the best quality for the best price.

How much were bids from other companies for the carpet?

The first quote, from Dalton Carpet, would have cost about $150,000. A second quote, also from Dalton Carpet, would have cost between $86,000 and $106,000. Dalton Carpet has no affiliation with the University.

Ralph Johnson, associate vice president of the Physical Plant,

said the new carpet will cost $104,499.

Why weren’t students involved in the decision to get new carpet?

SGA and the dean of students are in the process of creating a Student Life Advisory Board, but since it wasn’t in place yet, Barham said they decided to go ahead with the replacement.

“I think there’s a clear need for the replacement,” she said. “We have a responsibility as adminis-trators to maintain this space.”

— Briana Gerdeman

COSTS OF CARPET

FRANCES MICKLOW | The Red & Black

A menorah sits on an information desk at the Tate Center. Director of Tate Jan Barham said she wanted all student groups represented.

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subscribing to a different religious view are impressed with the progress.

Tawfiq Bhuiyan, a fourth-year from Salt Lake City, said the decorations don’t inconvenience him, even as a Muslim student.

“I’ve been in the U.S. quite a while,” he said. “It is a Christian country and has religious freedom. I understand. The decora-tions don’t really bother me.”

Next year, Bhuiyan said he hopes the University will place more emphasis on the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which will help students learn about his faith.

Jewish students, such as Mara Price, a fourth-year from Martinez, also feel the University is approaching a more inclusive horizon.

“We had a huge candle-lighting ceremony at Tate with hundreds of people, both Jews and non-Jews,” Price said.

Finding a religious group without representation is difficult, but Barham encourages those feeling underrepresented to voice their concerns.

One group remains largely ignored, however — secular students. The pres-ident of the UGAtheists, Randall Bourquin a fourth-year from Suwanee, said he

estimates 20 percent of the University population to be religiously unaffiliated.

Although the decora-tions don’t follow his par-ticular views, he is not offended.

“The decorations are a good display of holiday cheer. I’ve always liked the holidays. It’s what one would expect — in a good way,” Bourquin said.

The University doesn’t have any type of banner commemorating these stu-dents, but Bourquin isn’t pointing fingers at anyone. In fact, the diversity of the display pleased him.

“It’s no fault of the University because no one from the secular communi-ty has come out and said, ‘We celebrate this,’ because there is no cause for cele-bration of the Winter Solstice,” he said. “I don’t think we are being slighted by the University, and I am very happy that more holi-days besides Christmas are being represented.”

Bourquin hopes the University will also honor the secular students with the Tree of Knowledge — a symbol for the group.

In good holiday spirit, the decorations aren’t mak-ing Grinches out of many, and, as Barham pointed out, the increased flow of traffic may be evidence the decorations are making Kris Kringles out of us all.

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By DREW HOOKSTHE RED & BLACK

It’s 3 a.m. A group of guys are gathered together, thousands of miles away from home.

They turn on the TV and watch the Georgia-Georgia Tech game. Eventually they’ll have to go back to work — they’re on active duty in Baghdad.

Lt. David Reed, a University law student from Luray, Va., was among these distant spectators.

“We are definitely a pro-UGA unit,” he said in a recent Skype interview. “We had a big crowd even though it was three in the morning.”

Reed was a part of the ROTC program at his undergraduate university and transferred to the reserve forces in Athens when he chose the University for law school.

Coming to the University was not a difficult decision for Reed.

“I fell in love the first time and paid my deposit that day. I didn’t look any further,” Reed said about a visit to the University dur-ing his senior year of col-lege.

Being from Virginia, Reed said his decision to attend the University’s law school was a surprise to his parents.

“It was a shock,” he said. “They were very supportive

once they came down to see.”

Toward the end of his first year of law school, Reed was rotated out of the Army reserves into active duty and was assigned to be deployed to Iraq.

He said the law school has been supportive and helped make his transition from school to active duty smooth by allowing him to finish his classes early.

Reed said he always wanted to go to law school and saw it as a way to help people. This same desire to help others is what Reed credits as making him decide to join the military.

He works between 12 and 16 hours a day, seven days a week, in a mission to help turn power over to

the Iraqis. “Helping and assisting

here makes it real, and doing it on a daily basis brings in rewards,” Reed said. “It’s a very interesting and historical time for Iraq.”

Reed said he enjoys the Iraqi people and the cul-ture there, even though the language has been eluding him.

“The language is a chal-lenge,” he said.

Reed said he plans on returning to the University to finish his law degree, but right now he sees his time in Iraq as a break from school.

“It’s a little bit of a break and an unusual situation,” he said. “I look at it as a study abroad experience with a twist.”

Student sends support from Iraq

PROPERTY: Fraternity launching investigation

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hidden under the porch of the fraternity house for two months.

“They stuck it really deep and hid it from view,” Gross said. “From the time it was blown up to the time police arrived was probably 15 minutes. There was lit-erally no time to respond. The guys that were involved kept it between themselves where they got the chick-en.”

In Rood’s written state-ment submitted to police on Dec. 4, however, he wrote, “My friend and I did not tell anyone [we took the chicken] until last night.”

When presented with this information, Gross said Rood may have told certain members of the fraternity the night before the party.

“He did not tell the fra-ternity,” he said. “I don’t know who he told ... He may have told other pledge brothers.”

Gross said the fraternity is trying to work out all the details of the incident as they conduct their own internal investigation.

“Anyone that didn’t speak up, in my opinion, is just as much in the wrong,” he said. “A punishment will definitely be adminis-tered.”

Gross said they also plan to punish the fraterni-ty members responsible for spray-painting words onto the chicken.

The Greek Life Office had also launched an inves-tigation Monday, according to Wes Fugate, adviser to the Interfraternity Council.

Gross said he met with Fugate on Tuesday to “explain the situation.”

“Unfortunately the actions of a few people can affect many,” Gross said. “The fate of those guys hasn’t been determined yet, but there will be some-thing in the future that will serve as punishment, although I can’t say what that will be.”

Courtesy Lt. David Reed

Lt. David Reed, a University student, cheered on the Dogs during the Georgia-Georgia Tech football game while on active duty in Baghdad.

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“There may be one or two over the holidays, but for the most part there aren’t any entering autos because there aren’t any cars to break into,” he said. “I won’t say they don’t occur because somebody might have left their car on campus and it might be broken into, but for the most part we don’t see them.”

Past statistics indicate students living in dorms are not at risk of having valuables stolen while visit-ing home, Williamson said.

“The dorms are hard to get into, and they have alarms,” he said. “Most of the residential and bur-glary thefts that we see on campus are with unlocked

doors, where someone passing through is taking advantage of someone leav-ing their door open.”

Despite expectations for low crime, Williamson said police are still relying on community members to remain aware and active in reporting suspicious activi-ty.

“One of the worst things that ever occurred over the course of University Police history was in 1983 over the holidays — and that was the murder of a young woman,” he said. “A lot of the things that we catch are through reports from the public. When there’s no public, when there are only a handful of people on cam-pus, we rely more on the remaining community to report crimes.”

REPORT: Police rely on community helpNUMBER OF CRIMES

REPORTED FOR DECEMBER 2009

Dec. 1 4Dec. 2 1Dec. 3 1Dec. 4 7Dec. 7 6Dec. 8 3Dec. 9 4Dec. 10 3Dec. 11 3Dec. 14 5Dec. 15 5Dec. 16 2Dec. 17 9Dec. 18 2Dec. 21 3Dec. 22 1Dec. 23 1

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VARIETY Finals Edition | The Red & Black | Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | 7

By ELAINE KELCHTHE RED & BLACK

On Aug. 31, ABC’s “Modern Family” garnered an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series — the result of the staff behind the camera, of course.

Anthony Lombardo, a University alumnus who gradu-ated in May, is the production assistant assigned to the writer’s office of the hit show.

“They sent me a graduation card in May, congratulating me and saying they looked forward to having me for season two,” Lombardo said.

But the job, and the card, didn’t come out of the blue.

“I interned [my] last semes-ter, from January to March,” Lombardo said. “The internship itself was the interview.”

A telecommunication arts major from Duluth, Lombardo credits a chance encounter in 2007 in leading to the position he holds.

“I randomly met [executive producer and writer] Steven Levitan and his wife for two min-utes,” Lombardo said. “I e-mailed them every few months — I think I just kind of wore them down.”

Lombardo’s internship last winter was earned through per-sistence.

“[A comment was made that they] had never seen anyone more persistent. I was never rude — they didn’t owe me any-thing — but they were gracious enough to respond to my e-mails,” Lombardo said.

Well aware of his good for-tune, Lombardo made the most of his internship.

“I never was just, ‘I’m going to hang out on set all day.’ I tried to do as much as I could,” Lombardo said. “I’d go to the daily production meetings, I’d do all they daily work. I wanted to prove to them that I wanted to be there. I wanted to do the grunt work.”

At 23, Lombardo is exception-ally young for his position. Even with his prior experience on the show as an intern, the intimida-tion-factor of being around the movers and shakers of the indus-try can be daunting — but work-ing with the writers of “Modern Family,” it’s already a bit like home.

“They’re actually really great. I play Words With Friends with one of them,” Lombardo said. “They’re really open and friendly. We have a very [acclaimed] writ-ing room. Our writers have done a lot of things — some have had their own shows before.”

Working as a PA, Lombardo does the work that viewers “take completely for granted.”

These things include doing purchase orders, faxes and cop-ies for the writer’s office itself; sitting in on content meetings

that handle the details for each show; and looking into such mundane items as what a char-acter should hold or the continu-ity of what they’re eating.

Although far from the class-rooms of the University, the les-sons learned in Athens are invaluable to Lombardo.

“We had great professors and awesome production classes,” Lombardo said. “For someone who wants to write there are plenty of classes you can take — with Dr. [Nate] Kohn and Dr. [Horace] Newcomb — there are plenty of things to try to figure out what you like.”

What he liked was writing.“I did DGK, I volunteered at

NewSource. I did the Peabody Awards my junior year. I went to Cannes,” Lombardo said. “I took advantage of the things that were unique to Georgia.”

Adjusting to Los Angeles has been less of a hassle than Lombardo prepared himself for.

“The traffic has not been a huge issue. Atlanta has a lot of traffic, and I live close to the stu-dio,” Lombardo said.

And though the life of coffee and meetings is not glamorous in and of itself, Lombardo sees this as a necessary step.

“I want to be a TV writer some day. I bounce ideas around in my head and work on specs,” Lombardo said. “[But] I am very lucky and happy where I am — [just to] jump out of college and be a PA on an Emmy-winning show.”

Chance encounter yields job offer

Courtesy ABC Press

Anthony Lombardo made the most of his time at the University to work toward his position as a production assistant on ‘Modern Family’ straight out of college.

Network hires alum as writer

listen up!

There’s something incredibly safe and polite about “American Glory,” which creates an awkward melting pot of “almost.”

Al Torchia can almost sing. There’s no doubt the man puts his all into each verse, but he just doesn’t have the range he tries consistently to pull off.

The instrumentation is almost impressive. Ten seconds into each song and you are almost con-vinced this is an album you’d leave in your CD player.

The genre is almost country. Sort of folky. A lit-tle bit jazz. However, once the eight tracks have played through, the whole effort just sounds like something you’d tap your foot to in a bar.

The songs simply don’t build or lead the listener anywhere. It’s not terrible music by any means, which makes the whole conun-drum that much more dif-ficult.

But shouldn’t you be able to at least hum the melody of the song you just heard? I couldn’t.

American Glory

I Think I Heard Something

The buzz surrounding Manray’s inception into the Athens mathrock scene less than a year ago can finally be justified by more than just the quar-tet’s jaw-dropping live per-formances.

“I Think I Heard Something,” the debut EP from the Olivera trio — Ryan, Jordan and Derek — and guitarist Gene Woolfolk, highlights the very essence of the band’s intricate nature, com-prised of equal parts pro-gressive, hauntingly-har-monic rock.

The self-titled first track builds upon itself for near-ly five minutes, seemingly floating between delicate guitar and spastic, driving drums.

“Blue Lights On” is quick and edgy, featuring raw and dissonant vocals that compliment the lay-ered guitars that pull in opposite directions.

Closing it all out is “Burning Bridges,” which is the poster-child of Manray’s musical schizo-phrenia — fast, slow, pains-takingly beautiful and equally tortured.

— Joe Williams

&VARIETY8 | Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | The Red & Black | Finals Edition

By PATRICK HOOPERTHE RED & BLACK

Finals week is a time for cramming, obsessing and baring your midriff.

But don’t fret for the ladies taking the stage tonight at the 40 Watt. They’re trained for this.

“Rak” the 40 Watt gives danc-ers a chance to strut their stuff after a long semester of belly-busting labor, perfecting the art of the belly dance. Fortunately, it’s a labor of love.

“It’s a lot of fun,” said alumna Megan Conley. “You get a lot of cool skills, meet a lot of cool people. All your friends hear about you belly dancing, and then they get to see it.”

Conley said the classes had a lot of additional benefits, includ-ing being able to wear her belly dancer costumer on Halloween after the Halloween show and incorporating the style into her dancing when she’s out on the town.

The instructors of the belly dancing classes, which are held in the Ramsey Student Center, also teach their pupils the cul-tural and global side of the art.

Sophomore Lauren Robinson, a child and family development major from Ball Ground, said the instructors educate the stu-dents in different styles of the dance from all around the world. The classes even delve into the cultural differences between the styles, such as dancers from one country being frowned upon by citizens in another country for being too risqué.

“My roommate and I do it together,” Robinson said. “It’s a nice thing to de-stress with.”

In keeping with the tone that mixes excitement and educa-tion, co-instructor Jean Bennett said the “Rak” in the event’s title is a play on words.

The Oriental style that most people associate with the phrase “belly dance” is called “raks sharki” in Egypt, according to Bennett.

40 Watt talent buyer Velena Vego said the event is an all-ages show, which nicely reflects the people on stage, accounting for any number of ages and styles.

“My first troupe had a 15-year-old and a 57-year-old,” Bennett said.

This crop of dancers is simi-larly varied, running the gamut in age and experience. Bennett said some of the girls have been

dancing for six or seven years, while others have only a few months of experience under their non-existent belts.

Thankfully, the program takes the disparities into account.

Conley said her class was bro-ken up into four or fives groups of 15 to 16 people, with each group performing different acts together based on experience level and how confident dancers are with a set.

“They create their own danc-es with just a little bit of input from me,” Bennett said. “If peo-ple come, they may not see what they’re expecting.”

She said spectators can expect to see a certain amount of the Oriental tradition, but it will be tempered by a fusion of old and new, with some of the girls taking the stage to tracks from the B-52s and the Modern Skirts.

“Sometimes, people will do it to hard rock, which is pretty funny,” Robinson said.

She said some of her peers will also be dancing to Moulin Rouge and Lady Gaga.

A few brave souls will even take the plunge by putting on an improvised piece.

However, Conley said break-ing past barriers is part of what made the class so much fun.

“It’s a boost to self-confi-dence because everyone looks beautiful doing it,” she said. “People started showing their bellies. It was okay.”

The thrill of the dance is enough that Robinson said she isn’t worried about having a final the day after the event.

So infectious is the charm that Robinson said she inspired one of her sorority sisters to take the classes.

Conley said even though some girls take to the style more quickly than others due to things like natural rhythm and strong abdominal muscles, it’s really a dance anyone can pick up.

“If you don’t try it, you’ll never know if you like it,” she said.

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Women of all ages join to shake their bellies ForeverFourth

The only prediction that actually matters. Kind of.Sports Editor’s Take

GEORGIA

Ending the year on a posi-tive note is essential for any top program, and that was the goal entering the Bowl Edition of Fourth & Forever.

It has been a successful year to date, and for the sports department to garner a win over the variety department was essential to going into the winter break on a high note. What better way to spread holi-day cheer than to decimate Joe Williams’s hopes to salvage a disappointing season?

And it happened in the most heartbreaking of fashions this time around — almost to the point where you felt bad for the variety editor.

He had his favorite Bulldog team. He held the lead the entire game. He had my Central Knights frustrated and floundering, trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter and facing a seemingly insur-mountable lead.

Then, Joe got in the Christmas spirit. It would have taken only a few first downs on the ground to win the game, but greed got in the way.

By greed, I mean a Central Florida defensive back jumping in for an unlikely interception.

By continuing to throw the ball with the game more than in hand, the variety editor made his final fatal mistake of the season. The interception opened the door — and a quick strike with 14 seconds remain-ing on the game clock closed it.

The most competitive edi-tion of Fourth & Forever, a nail-biter of the highest degree, ended in a similar fashion.

Joseph Williams now has much to consider this holiday season — many questions in need of answers.

Will anyone still give me gifts following this tragic end of the season? Do I deserve any?

Is Santa Claus real? Am I on his list of the little kids who actually have a chance at find-ing presents under the tree?

As I look over to Williams in the next cubicle, it is obvious the questions are already both-ering him. So don’t tell him Santa is not real yet — I don’t think he could handle it at this time in his career.

Variety Editor’s TakeCENTRAL FLORIDA

If you to take anything from this season of Fourth & Forever, let it be this — behind that smug, arrogant, skim milk smile of Zach Dillard is a panty-wearing sore loser who will just as easily let the water-works flow as he will stomp his foot with a quivering lip if things don’t go his way.

After I won the coin toss, cementing my right to repre-sent the lackluster Bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl, I immediate-ly offered Dillard the chance to make it a “Mascot Mashup” — which evens up the odds.

Dillard said no, of course, even though the team was obviously inferior to the Bulldogs.

“It’s just a game,” he said.What ensued, like every

other week we played, was an hour of moaning, whimpering and shouting when things didn’t go Dillard’s way.

Shrouded over his temper tantrums was an annoying dose of hypocrisy that would sporadically flair up, until things went his way.

I stopped his drive, forcing a punt — “**** ***** I hate this **** team ***** every time I ***** ****** *****.”

I tackle him in the red zone, forcing a fumble — “You just **** **** ****, I **** hate it.”

The flipside? Dillard punts it to my player, who immediately drops it, therefore turning the ball back over. My response?

Nothing. IT’S A GAME — remember, Dillard?

This little back and forth between us progressed the entire length of the game, just like it has the entire season.

I’ll be the first to admit that Dillard is better than I am at the game — I’m 4-9. He came back and won. Nothing to write home about.

But for dear, sweet Dillard, there’s nothing to be gained in actually enjoying our mid-day virtual battles.

It’s more about preserving that dwindling pride he has in himself.

After tonight, the guy is job-less. Nick Parker is taking over the reins as sports editor, while I’ll be back in the spring.

Who’s the loser now, Dillard?

NCAA Football 11 Central Florida 35, Georgia 31

STATS

Editor’s note: It is war between sports and variety. The rules are simple: each week we will flip a coin to designate who will repre-sent our beautiful university in NCAA 2011.

Seven-minute quarters and updates roster changes will set the table for our epic full-season battle.

Though it may seem the two editors are disguising their friendship with a false bravado of hatred — they are not. It is all true.

Stay tuned each Friday for the latest installment of the virtual bloodbath between the hedges.

JOE WILLIAMS (4-9)

ZACH DILLARD (9-4)

University of GeorgiaPassing Yards: 311

Rushing Yards: 76

Total Offense: 387

Turnovers: 4

Passing touchdowns: 4

Rushing touchdowns: 0

3rd Down Conversions: 4-5

University of Central FloridaPassing Yards: 226

Rushing Yards: 195

Total Offense: 421

Turnovers: 1

Passing touchdowns: 2

Rushing touchdowns: 3

3rd Down Conversions: 8-11

Players of the GameUGA: Aaron Murray, torching the Knights

for 311 yards and three touchdowns

UCF: Ronnie Weaver, running for 195

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By CHRIS MILLERTHE RED & BLACK

The line between in and out of control is delicate, especially when it comes to hard rock.

Wishgift, a prog rock band from Chicago coming through Athens tonight, isn’t just on that line — it is that line.

“I really like that sound of sudden shifts coming out of the middle of a riff where you’re expecting it to resolve a certain way and then one beat gets dropped out, or just little things like doing something three times instead of four,” said Wishgift drummer Marc Riordan.

There is no shortage of sud-den shifts in the band’s barrage of songs.

The heavily distorted, holler-heavy songs lean more toward a metal Fugazi than other prog rock bands that can get so focused on riffs that they forget about rock ’n’ roll.

“I think that it’s always been important to all of us, that it remains sort of down-to-earth and driven by instinct and fun rather than getting too technical

and too challenging for the sake of having a challenge,” Riordan said.

Wishgift — which features Davey Hart on guitar and vocals and bassist John Paul Glover — hasn’t been as prolific or tour-heavy as many bands that have already had their second birth-days, but this isn’t a band with a catalogue of hundreds of two-minute, wrote-it-on-the-way-to-work-this-morning kind of songs.

The power of Wishgift comes from its ability to harness mad-ness while still maintaining sani-ty. The riffs crash into each other like drunk gutter punks in a mosh pit, except that the punks are actually trained dancers. The pit is a stage and the battle has been carefully choreographed.

The technique and the energy are intertwined, and one can’t

live without the other. (To con-tinue the metaphor, the punks are choreographed, but they are still drunk.)

“We’ve always strung a lot of riffs together,” Riordan said. “It’s almost like this sense that there’s just too much inside of you and … it’s exploding out of you.”

Wishgift has been playing a seven-song set for some time now, and Riordan said that’s purely a function of these songs being hard to write.

The band utilizes recordings of its practices to get a feel for the flow (or anti-flow) of songs as the band members write them.

“So I’ll listen back to a recording and that sort of expe-rience of one part slamming unexpectedly into another part can shock you into this more receptive mode to the energy of the song,” Riordan said.

A two-song vinyl release is available now, and Riordan said they made efforts to keep the feeling of lack of control via over-dubbing. Sometimes something as simple as bassist Glover’s voice hollering over the track

sounding like a man who just took a punch to the crotch is all it takes.

It’s a dangerous game for a band, living its life on the verge of everything falling apart. Sometimes it’s bad.

“If you lose control of some-thing it can be like pulling the wrong pin out of a structure and the whole thing collapses,” Riordan said.

But sometimes it’s really, real-ly good.

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Like many Americans who had been following the United States’ bid to host

the 2022 World Cup, I found last Thursday’s announcement that the tournament will be held in a country the size of Connecticut with a population less than that of Houston to be surprising, to say the least.

I understand that it’s FIFA’s job to promote soccer around the world, and that giving the tournament to Qatar will help develop the sport in the Middle East.

But when compared to the U.S. bid, the choice of Qatar seems questionable, at best.

The proposed venues alone underscore the strength of the U.S. bid.

The smallest stadium the U.S. proposed as a possible venue was the 67,500-seat Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. That’s bigger than all but one of the stadiums proposed by Qatar. Lucas Oil Stadium is also differ-ent from nine of Qatar’s pro-posed stadiums in that it, like all of the proposed U.S. venues,

actually exists outside of models. The three stadiums that do exist have a combined capacity of just less than Sanford Stadium’s 92,746, though they plan to expand to be larger by the World Cup.

Beyond the venues, the U.S. bid would have given unprece-dented attention to the world’s most popular sport, and played a major role in expanding the sport to the world’s third-largest country.

FIFA, which earns most of its income from the World Cup on ticket sales, also missed great potential for profit in the U.S.

The 1994 World Cup, held in the U.S., set a record with 3.6 million attendees, a record that still stands even though 12 more games have been added to the schedule since the 1994 tour-

nament.Perhaps, as ESPN reported,

FIFA’s delegates were impressed by the visions of spaceship-like stadiums, and the slick video Qatar put together to promote their bid.

Perhaps the U.S. bid was hurt by the relative lack of star power, as President Barack Obama’s satellite-feed address paled in comparison to the French soccer star, Zinedine Zidane, who Qatar hired especially for the occasion.

But the U.S. shouldn’t have been penalized because Morgan Freeman skipped a page in his speech and Obama stayed home to avoid being criticized by Michelle Bachmann for ever spending money on a trip.

But all these facts have been widely disseminated since the announcement. How did FIFA’s mistake affect Georgia?

Though Sanford Stadium — which saw the final soccer matches of the 1996 Olympics — was announced as a potential venue last year, President Michael Adams didn’t apply for Athens to move on to the next

venue. Nonetheless, Atlanta was one of 18 finalist cities in the 2022 bid, and hopefully that meant we would have seen World Cup soccer in the Georgia Dome in 12 years.

And the Dome would have been an excellent choice for a World Cup venue.

The city is a great home to professional and college sports teams, and is increasingly devot-ed to soccer. The Dome hosted an exhibition between Italy’s AC Milan and Mexico’s Club America last summer, and I saw traffic stopped well along the Downtown Connector en route to the game. With the return of

the Atlanta Beat to Kennesaw this summer, the metro area also supports a professional soccer team, and the new Beat stadium has hosted international exhibi-tions as well.

In addition, Atlanta was intended to serve as the interna-tional broadcast center for the Cup, and this is where FIFA has directly affected the University. Just as Georgia sports informa-tion director extraordinaire Claude Felton served in media relations during the 1996 Olympics, Grady graduates would have the chance of work-ing for PR for the World Cup. And since print journalism is dying, that’s probably a chance we’ll have to take.

Basically, because the 2022 World Cup’s International Broadcast Center will be in a 130-degree desert rather than temperate Buckhead, I will have one less opportunity for employ-ment in 12 years.

Thanks, FIFA.

— Robbie Ottley is a staff writer for The Red & Black

SPORTS10 | Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | The Red & Black | Finals Edition

FIFA’s World Cup destination ‘questionable at best’

ROBBIEOTTLEY

LIBERTY BOWLGeorgia limps into the Liberty Bowl with a 6-6 record, while

Central Florida is flying high at 10-3 fresh off a Conference USA championship. The two teams have met just once before, a 24-23 Georgia win in 1999, and a win would ensure Georgia’s 14th straight winning season.

— Nick Parker

Statistically speaking, the Bulldogs and Knights are eerily similar. Talent-wise, not so much. The Knights play in the historically soft Con-ference USA, and won’t be able to hang with the Bulldogs from a talent perspective. But coach George O’Leary has won everywhere he’s been and that trend has continued at Central Florida, where he recently won the conference championship after winning eight of its last nine.

Georgia head coach Mark Richt and O’Leary have faced off just once before — in 2001 when O’Leary coached Georgia Tech — and Richt got the best of that matchup. Richt will have to ensure his team doesn’t take a win for granted against O’Leary’s bunch and is ready to play.

This game features the two top-ranked freshman quarterbacks in the country in passing efficiency in Aaron Murray and Central Florida’s Jeff Godfrey. Murray is more of a pure passer, while Godfrey is the type of dual threat quarterback that has given the Georgia defense night-mares on the year. On the season, Godfrey has averaged 200 yards per game of total offense and is the team’s second-leading rusher. He has two solid options at receiver to throw to in Jamar Newsome and Brian Watters, who have 597 and 594 yards receiving on the season, respec-tively.

Both quarterbacks have led their respective squads to similar scor-ing numbers. Georgia ranks No. 23 in the country at 34.2 points per game, with the Knights just behind at 33.8 points per game.

Aaron Murray vs. Jeff Godfrey

Washaun Ealey/Caleb King vs. Knight defense

Mark Richt vs. George O’Leary

THE KEY MATCHUPS:Bulldogs vs. Knights

Georgia’s rushing game has been a nightmare for much of the sea-son due to an underperforming offensive line and running backs that can’t stay out of trouble or stay healthy. As a result, Georgia owns the 72nd-ranked rushing offense in the country with a mere 147.7 yards per game.

And Central Florida definitely doesn’t appear to be the opponent for the Georgia running game to end the season on the right track. The Knights have been incredibly stout all season against the run, giving up only 110.3 yards per game on the ground — good for 10th nationally. Georgia’s ability, or inability, to get the ground game going will play a major role in who is able to end its season on a high note.

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“The U.S. bid would have given unprecedented

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BY MITCH BLOMERTTHE RED & BLACK

ATLANTA — If there was any time to hit a 3-pointer, Dustin Ware found it at the right place, the right time and in the right city.

The Atlanta native scored a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in a tied game to lead the Georgia men’s basketball team to a 73-72 win against in-state rival Georgia Tech on Tuesday at Alexander Memorial Stadium.

“It was huge,” Ware said. “It looked good as soon as it went off, and I had been hitting them all night so I might as well take another.”

The junior point guard scored a season-high 21 points off seven 3-pointers, leading an offensive charge that saw the Bulldogs (6-2) erase a four-point deficit at half time.

Georgia has now won the last two annual contests with the Yellow Jackets (4-4).

The win is also the Bulldogs’ third in a row, and the second straight decided in the closing minutes of the game.

“We beat a real solid Georgia Tech basketball team,” head coach Mark Fox said. “And I thought their kids played really hard. I thought our kids played extremely hard. We feel like we’re leaving here with a good win.”

Georgia entered the final minute of the game struggling against a five-point Georgia Tech run which tied the game at 70 apiece — but produc-ing from 3-point range, where the team was 7-for-11 in the second half.

It was no surprise that the Bulldogs went to Ware, who had a wide-open look for the go-ahead shot when junior guard Gerald Robinson kicked it out.

“We were just trying to get the best look possible,” Ware said. “Gerald just drove and made a great pass and I was able to knock it down.”

Ware was one of three players in double figures for Georgia, along with Trey Thompkins’ 21 points and Robinson’s 11 points, which extends his double figure streak to eight games.

Thompkins scored 15 points in the second half alone — a statistic that represents the change of pace the Bulldogs brought after halftime.

“I don’t know if we got out-hus-tled, I think both teams played hard,” Fox said about the first half. “I don’t think we played well.”

Before the half, it was Georgia Tech who held the upper hand. Led by a double-figure first 15 minutes by

Iman Shumpert, the Yellow Jackets led the entire half, eventually expand-ing their lead to 10 points shortly before the halftime.

Georgia Tech stayed afloat by dominating at the free-throw line, going 10-for-12 on the night. Despite the strong shooting and consistent lead, Georgia Tech never led by more than seven points for 13 minutes of the half, and Georgia even shrunk

the halftime lead to five with a short surge in those final two minutes.

The surge carried into the second half, as the Bulldogs continued to eat away at the Yellow Jackets’ lead.

They pulled ahead for the first time only two minutes into the sec-ond half, then did so again shortly before Ware scored the go-ahead 3-pointer.

At the height of its lead, Georgia pulled ahead by as much as six points.

“I thought that early on we did a good job but they caught fire against the zone,” Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt said.

Bulldogs shoot past Tech with 3-pointer

By RYAN BLACKTHE RED & BLACK

The Mercer Lady Bears jumped out to a 2-0 lead

over the Georgia Lady Bulldogs just 1:33 into the con-test Tuesday night in Stegeman Coliseum.

However, the Lady Bulldogs made sure that brief advantage was the highlight of the Lady Bears’ night, as Georgia stomped Mercer after that to the tune of a 92-45 victory.

The blowout was to be expected, though. Georgia (7-2) was taking on a Mercer team that had only one victory this season. And Tuesday’s loss dropped the visitors from Macon to 1-7. Lady Bulldogs head coach Andy Landers was unconcerned with how big the mar-gin of victory over his hapless opponent was, though.

“What is important is that we came back from a game where we didn’t play hard, and we played hard,” he said.

As the case has been in many Georgia victories this year, the scoring was well-distributed. Every Lady Bulldog who played Tuesday night scored, with no one scoring fewer than three points, while five Lady Bulldogs reached double figures, led by freshman guard Khaalidah Miller’s career-high 16 points.

The rout also allowed the Lady Bulldogs to work in players that had seen scant action this season, such as forwards Arieal Johnson and Ebony Jones, who both had season-highs in the scoring department.

For Johnson, a true freshman who played signifi-cant minutes for the first time this season, Tuesday was an eye-opening experience.

“I was nervous, really nervous,” said Johnson, who had four points. “The intensity level between high school and college is a big difference.”

Jones, on the other hand, was left wanting more despite her season-high output of six points.

“I’m still not satisfied, because there are a lot of things I still could have done better,” she said.

The Lady Bulldogs don’t play again until Dec. 19, but junior guard Meredith Mitchell said she felt the main focus of the team until then is to try to recapture its early season form on the defensive end.

“We were getting a lot of steals, pressuring, trap-ping and getting turnovers that led to easy buckets in transition.”

Lady Dogs blow out 1-7 Mercer squad

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Freshman guard Ronika Ransford (4) helped the Lady Dogs to a 47-point blowout of Mercer with a career-high 11 rebounds.

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Trey Thompkins (top) scored 21 points and Dustin Ware’s (above) late 3-pointer sealed the road victory over Georgia Tech.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Georgia 73, Georgia Tech 72

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Georgia 92, Mercer 45

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SPORTS12 | Wednesday, December 8, 2010 | The Red & Black | Finals Edition

By DAVID MITCHELLTHE RED & BLACK

Zach Cone is just a little bit different.

Not because of his gaudy statistics as an outfielder for the Georgia baseball team, nor for the fact that he’s a Bulldog in a family of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Cone is different because he’s willing to learn and, according to head coach David Perno, that makes all the difference.

Despite being picked in the third round of the 2008 Major League Draft and an instant success in college, Perno said Cone is commit-ted to doing whatever it takes to get better.

“He’s a tremendous ath-lete,” Perno said. “He’s got the skills, he’s learned and — most importantly — he’s

still willing to learn. He’s coachable, and I think that’s very important and unique in players of his cal-iber.”

In 2010, a season in which the Bulldogs floun-dered to a 16-37 record, Cone was a rare bright spot, hitting .363 with 10 home runs and 53 RBIs.

But Cone, a junior, said this year is all about improv-ing individually and as a team.

“I had a good year last year, but as a team we still didn’t do real well,” Cone said. “This year is all about finding areas I can improve my game and help the team turn it around. I hope I can put up the numbers, but winning ballgames is what’s most important.”

Perno stressed this point as well.

“I think the most impor-tant thing for Zach and his teammates is to learn how to win again,” Perno said. “I don’t care what type of numbers he puts up. Our

focus going forward needs to be winning. We’re going to find out what type of leader he is this year, and I’m sure he won’t let us down.”

If Cone’s first two years are any indi-cation, that is a safe bet.

Aside from the numbers he put up in his first two years in Athens, Cone points to his positive leadership as one of his best characteristics as an athlete.

“I’m always smiling,” Cone said — with a laugh, of course. “I think trying to always be positive is a big thing even if things aren’t going so great. Sometimes Coach will ask me what I’m smiling about — but that’s just me.”

Despite his constantly encouraging attitude toward his teammates, Perno noted that one of Cone’s biggest weaknesses is setting very high expec-tations for himself.

For somebody that expects the best, Perno said, anything short is a disappointment.

“He wants to do so much and tries to do so much that sometimes he gets himself in trouble,” he said. “Sometimes learning to fail is the most important thing a great athlete can do. Everyone here has experi-enced success. They haven’t experienced as much failure.”

Cone didn’t disagree.“I am hard on myself,”

he said. “No one likes mess-ing up, but you just have to be confident in yourself and your teammates. I’m trying to fix that this year.”

And judging by Cone’s opinions on this new Bulldogs team, he’s going to have some help.

This year, Cone said he expects to see a lot of improvement out of the entire team.

“I know we’re going to be good this year,” he said. “There’s such a positive atmosphere and every-body’s improved. I know that when I’m not doing well, the guys behind me are going to pick me up.”

With the improvement he sees in himself and the rest of his team, this sea-son’s goal is clear.

“We want to win the SEC and we want to get to Omaha,” Cone said. “That’s our expectation. It won’t be easy, but we’re going to be ready.”

And after that?“Who knows?” Perno

said. “I think he’s a guy that could play profession-ally down the road — but let’s worry about this sea-son first.”

Junior striving to improve to get Dogs back on track

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Outfielder Zach Cone led the Diamond Dogs in RBIs (53) and home runs (10) last season and expects more of himself this season.

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