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November 18,1998
Vol. 106. No. 6s | Athens, Cton.la
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Dogs look to Tar the Heels
By BRANDON ZIMMERMAN
Tat kin a Black
Georgia's season Is almost
too yount to strap a diaper
around
But tonight, when Oeorgta
fares North Carolina at 9 30
pm In Chapel Hill, the
Bulldogs' two game-old cam
paign will quickly transfix Into
a late season atmosphere
and sure, a splash of redemp
tion might not hurt In making
things feel Ukr March
Last year. North Carolina's
Vince Carter sank a Jumper
with three seconds left in over
time to beat Oeorgia 82 80 in
Stegeman Coliseum, sending
shock waves through the
Bulldogs that rippled deep Into
their season
Alter leading much of the
second half. Oeorgia lost a
wlnnable matchup against
then No 1 North Carolina A
dased Oeorgia team Inst Its
first flve SEC games
Which Is why when Oeorgia
takes the floor at the Dean
Dome tonight In the second
round of the pre-season NIT. It
will have so much more at
stake than a simple win or loss.
Oeorgia seemingly has to
have a strong showing tonight,
not so much to bolster Its
record, but to make a state
ment that the unranked. 2-0
Bulldogs can play with anyone
In the nation.
GEORGIA BASKETBALL
Tonight: vs Nodh Caroms
Tlpoft: 9 30 p.m.. Tha Smith Cantor.
Chapel HA, N C
TV ESPN
Whet: Tha second round ol rhe pre-
season NIT Tournament
"This will be a true test
because It's early for us even
though we played well
(Monday)," head coach Ron
Jirsa said "You know, playing
North Carolina at North
Carolina Is a tough game."
Since these teams last met.
Georgia has turned sophomore
Jumalne Jones, who Is averag
lng 27.5 points In two games.
Into an offensive monster and
now rely on 7-foot-1 -inch Robb
Dryden. averaging 11 points
and 7.5 rebounds, at center.
"They beat us last year, so
wc kind of owe them,” Jones
said. "I'm a lot more comfort
able playing them now than
then "
The Tar Heels, meanwhile,
lost starters Carter,
Shammop.d Williams and
Antawn Jamison to the NBA
draft but return 6-9 senior for
ward Ademola Okulgja to Bill
Guthrtdge's squad.
"They lost a couple or super-
stars from last year." point
guard O.G. Smith said.
"They're a different team now.”
Smith, senior guard Ray
Harrison and senior forward
Michael Chadwick were last at
the Smith Center on Dec. 7.
1995. when the Tar Heels out
lasted Oeorgia 85-74. despite a
second half Bulldog press that
kept things close
"We should have won last
year, and the time before we
probably could have won.”
Harrison said. "It's time for us
to go Into North Carolina and
play our game.”
Georgia's offensive game is
much more mobile than a year
ago The Bulldogs are making
an effort to work the ball
inside and make the extra pass
this year.
The result is a Bulldog team
shooting a scorching 80 per
cent from the floor In their first
two games.
But (Georgia's first trek away
from home this season will test
its wit. especially facing a Tar
Heel team with substantial
height (four players 6-10 or
taller) and defensive ability.
North Carolina held Florida
International to 29 percent
shooting In Its first round, 65-
44, NIT win on Monday.
"We're not going to have the
home crowd behind us,”
Dryden said. “So we're going to
have to have to keep the men
tal edge and concentrate."
The winner will advance to
Madison Square Oarden in
New York for the NTT's semifi
nals on Nov. 25.
Education, citations
part of safety plan
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▲ City and University officials speak during the safety forum.
By ANOREA JONES
Tit Red a Blalk
Otvtng more tickets to
motorists disobeying traffic laws
Isn't the only answer to campus
pedestrian safety problems. Public
Safety Director Asa Boynton told
a group of about 40 Tuesday after
noon
Students and employees talked
over some of the University's
biggest pedestrian traffic prob
lems with Athens Clarke Traffic
Engineer David Clarke. A-C
Assistant Police Chief Mark
Wallace and Boynton
Although citations play a part
in Increasing awareness, often
they aren't successful unless cou
pled with education. Boynton
said
"It's unfair to do It without any
warning." Boynton said
The department is looking into
giving out citations with pedestri
an safety quizzes on the back.
Boynton said
"If you till out the quiz and turn
It In, the fine would be forgiven."
he said
Rodney Ware, the University
employee who struck a student on
Lumpkin Street on Oct. 20, said
the accident has made him ner
vous driving around buses
“I have a great fear of passing
any bus now," Ware said "I always
slow down, but when I look In the
rearview mirror, a car's always
about to ram into me. I don't know
what to do."
Boynton said pedestrians
should know vehicles In other
lanes aren't required to stop when
buses stop, but drivers should
watch out for bus riders.
“There’s no requirement for
them." he said "If you walk out In
front of a bus, you are going to get
zapped "
Wallace said the way some
Athens roads were created puts
pedestrians at risk
“Baldwin Street is virtually
impossible to cross on the cross
walks between classes.” he said
“By design, people Just cannot
cross safely ”
Wallace, like Boynton and
Clarke, said long-term design solu
tions — like those laid out In the
University's new master plan —
are the only way to solve some of
the problems.
But Assistant Public Safety
Director Ron Angus said pedestri
ans and motorists need to realize
they both have obligations, too.
“Since I’ve been here, there
have been two people killed and
half a dozen people seriously
injured," he said "People have to
have respect for each other and for
the laws ”
But some students and profes
sors say respect isn't enough
“People don't feel safe on cross
walks." said University business
professor Fred Stephens "A lot ol
places are Just a disaster walling
to take place.”
Wayne McLaurin. a horticultun-
professor, said he was surprised to
find out Oeorgia law prohibits
police officers to ticket speeders
going less than 10 miles over the
speed limit
“That means on Lumpkin you'd
have to go 41 mph Just to get a
ticket.” he said Incredulously
“You'd better run like hell if you
want to cross it.”
Fox 5 tells Athens ‘good day’
Morning show will broadcast from campus Thursday
By RUSS HENDERSON
Toe Rbd a Black
Pox 5 News will say “Good day, Atlanta" from
Athens on Thursday, when the nation's highest rated
locally produced morning show broadcasts from the
TUte Student Center plaza.
Marc Bailey and Ourvtr Dhindsa of WAOA-TV's
“Good Day Atlanta" will interview a host of
University notables, including Athletic Director Vince
Dooley. President Michael Adams and members of
the gymnastics and football teams
when it airs from 6 to 9 a m.
Executive producer Sldmel Estes-
Sumpter said she looked forward to the
broadcast.
"We'll be taking a look at the history
of UOA. talking to students about the
Issues of the day. talking about the
sports teams, about Uga the dog.” Estes-Sumpter
said in a telephone Interview. “We'11 look Into why
yours Is one of the finest universities.”
Dooley Is slated to be Interviewed at 7:35 a.m., and
Adams at 8:20 a m. University law professor Ron
Carlson will talk about the presidential Impeachment
proceedings, and the Derby Band Is scheduled to
play.
“The gymnasts will be there as well," Estes-
Sumpter said. “But, you know, we won’t risk them
hurting themselves out there.”
The Tate broadcast will be the last of several
remote broadcasts the program has done this season
"November is the ratings sweeps period,” said
University Communications Program Coordinator
Peter Konencamp. “These remote broadcasts are a
chance for the show to boost ratings as well as get
out In the community. And this will give the
University three hours of prime exposure '
Konencamp said he hopes students will come to
the plaza Thursday morning to see the "Good Day
Atlanta" crew in action — and perhaps to be inter
viewed.
“I don’t know how many students
we're going to get at 6 a m ." he said
“But maybe a bit later they’ll show up
We’re hoping for a small crowd.”
Kelly Prince, a senior from
Peachtree City, said she will go.
“I’d love to come by and see the
news people and the people they're Interviewing,”
Prince said. She particularly wants to hear what
Adams has to say. she said.
“I’d like to hear him talk about employment rates
of people who graduate from the University," Prince
said. “Also about parking — there’s nowhere to park
here on campus. How much of the North Campus
Parking Deck will be for students?”
Other students weren’t as enthusiastic as Prince
“Hell, no,” said Nathan Fray, a sophomore from
Roswell. “I wouldn't be up that early.”
‘Confident’ Rebels prepare
By CAL POWELL
Tat Rid a Black
In this year’s media guide, even
the Ole Miss sports Information
department predicted the Rebels
might struggle a bit.
That's usually a safe prediction
when your team Includes only five
scholarship seniors and fewer than
70 scholarship players. Instead of
the usual 85, due to NCAA sanc
tions.
But In a year when head coach
Tommy Tubervllle was expected to
build for the future, he has sur
prised the conference by winning
six of his team’s first nine games.
'They’ve won the games they
needed to win early,” Oeorgia head
coach Jim Donnan said. "I’d say
their team Is really very confident
based on the fact that nobody real
ly expected them to be as good as
they are. So they came In loosey-
gooaey and played well under pres
sure "
The Rebels are led by mobile
sophomore quarterback Romaro
MUler. whom Georgias players
compare to the Bulldogs’ own
Quincy Carter.
Indeed, Miller's and Carter's
stats are similar.
Miller has completed 165 of 291
passes for 2,007 yards, nine touch
downs and nine Interceptions,
while Carter Is 148 of 236 for 2,080
yards, 12 touchdowns and nine
Interceptions.
“I feel good about Romaro,”
Tubervllle said. "It’s like playing
with a Junior quarterback. He has
settled In, he knows he is going to
get hit, and he has been able to
take the licks. He's getting a lot of
confidence, and he's growing up.”
The player most Oeorgia coach
es are talking about Is mammoth
tight end Rufus French, who has
hauled In 30 passes this season for
334 yards despite being slowed In
some games with nagging Injuries.
French Is expected to be at full
speed Saturday.
"They use Rufus a little differ
ently because he’s a pretty versa
tile guy like (Oeorgia tight end
Brown) Larry,” Donnan said.
“He can line up tight, he can
move out. You can’t assign a strong
safety to him. He can run like a
wide receiver, so you’ve got to pre
pare for the different alignments.
Obviously, he's done a good Job of
getting open underneath and
for Dogs
deep.”
Defensively, the Rebels are led
by Junior linebacker Armegls
Spearman, who has been hindered
by an ankle injury recently.
Tubervllle’s biggest concern
defensively is his secondary, which
has been prone to giving up big
plays. Still, Ole Miss Is ranked
fourth In the conference In pass
defense, allowing only 205 yards a
game.
Tubervllle has been switching
around several players In the sec
ondary to find the best combina
tion.
“I feel good about our defensive
backs now,” Tubervllle said. “It will
be a tough assignment, but I think
these guys are ready to make
amends for their last outing (a 34-0
loss to Arkansas).'
A Ole Miss
sophomore
quarterback
Romaro
Miller has
posted
numbers
identical to
Georgia's
Quincy
Carter’s
this sea
son. The
Rebels
of Ote Miss
will take
on the
Bulldogs
g on Saturday
jat 1 p.m.
; at home in
” Sanford
f Stadium.
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