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THURSDAY
December 10,1998
Vol. 106, No. 741 Athens, Georgia
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Policy says ]
no testing
this week
By LOUIS ROLFES
The Red a Black
If you thought having a test on the last day of j
class was strange, you're right — it's against i
University policy
According to the University's policy on tests and
quizzes, professors shouldn't give tests during the
last three days of class
But a number of professors are doing just that
"It Is recommended that no tests or quizzes be
given during the last three days of a quarter prior to ;
the final examination period, unless the course has
no University-scheduled final examination." the pol
icy reads
Professor Ben Blount said his Anthropology 1102
class Is having a test Thursday to give students an
opportunity to boost their grades
He considered the policy on tests during the last !
week of class but said his final Is optional.
"By having another test and an optional final, it
gives students the opportunity to drop their lowest
grade." Blount said
Today marks the last day of class, and some stu
dents already have been taking tests beyond the
suggested cut-ofl point.
If students are concerned about the policy, they
should talk to their professors, said Paul Kurtz, who
serves as chairman of University Council’s
Educational Affairs Committee
Students also could talk to the deans of specific
colleges regarding faculty who violate the policy,
said Jim Fletcher, associate vice president for aca
demic affairs
Kurtz said the committee Is considering making
some changes to the policy next semester.
Fletcher and Kurtz agreed that wording of the
policy should be updated to Include semesters.
“I think we should definitely consider using j
stronger wording," Kurtz said "It should say some- j
thing stronger than 'It Is recommended ' "
The committee may schedule a mandatory cut
off date for tests and other assignments. Kurtz said
The current policy is designed to help students I
prepare for finals, but assignments students don't
complete until the last minute don't apply, he said.
"I believe the purpose of the policy Is to allow stu- i
dents time to begin the review process and not
Interfere with studying for exams," Kurtz said.
“Papers assigned at the beginning of the semester j
are a different story.”
A bug’s life
A Je?* TomberUIn displays the insects he
lectures on that colonize and feed on deed
flesh. Story, Page 5.
A Kelly Miller was named tournament MVP at last weekend’s Lady jack Classic. She is
on the Lady Dogs basketball team with her twin sister, Coco.
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Double Trouble
There's no mistaking the talent of the No. 5
Lady Dogs' Coco and Kelly Miller
By LINDSAY RIDDELL
The Red * Black
Oeorgia sophomore guard
Kelly Miller fouled out of
Sunday’s Conoco Ladyjack
Classic finale against host
Stephen F. Austin with three
minutes remaining In the game.
However, the statistician had
Incorrectly awarded Kelly’s fifth
foul to twin sister Coco, who
also had four fouls with three
minutes left In the game.
With the help of head coach
Andy Landers, who has the gift
of telling the twins apart, the
mlx-up was taken care of quick
ly. Coco remained in the game,
helping to lead Oeorgia to an
81-70 victory over the
Ladyjacks
While Kelly raked in a com
bined 46 points In the two tour
nament games leading Oeorgia
In scoring and being named to
the All-Classic Team as well as
being named tournament MVP
Landers was praising Coco's
defense.
“I'm going to tell you what
Coco's done that's gone totally
unnoticed," Landers said.
“She's flat out dug In defensive
ly. Coco's sitting on the edge of
being a great defensive basket
ball player. Watch her (today).
See If you see what I'm talking
about."
Tonight at 7:30, the Millers,
who combined for 41 of
Georgia's 70 shots against
Stephen F. Austin, will again
attempt to complement each
other on both sides of the court
as the fifth-ranked Bulldogs (6-
0) host Georgia Southern at
Stegeman Coliseum.
Kelly said the team helped
her win her honors in the tour
nament and that she. too. was
able to see Coco “step up on
defense."
“She's playing great defense,
she was in there guarding No. 21
(Anltra Davis), who was their
best player," Kelly said. “She
was being really aggressive and
shut her down."
Ladyjack Anltra Davis, who
entered the tournament averag
ing 18 points a game, was held
to a tepid 5-of-21 shooting and
0-of-3 from 3-point land. Seven
of Davis’ 17 points came from
free throws.Coco, while guard
ing Davis, was also able to chip
in 18 points.
But, with the No. 5 Bulldogs,
Landers knows that many of his
worthy players will be over
looked when recognition Is due.
“We're going to have good
players that aren’t going to be
recognized in those ways proba
bly every time we play,” he said.
“Because you can only have so
many people out there. I don't
think anybody played any bet
ter than Coco did. Coco has
been as solid as a rock all year,
and I thought she was as solid
as a rock at Stephen F.
(Austin).”
Landers said Coco's assists
and rebounds probably helped
put Keisha Brown's name on
the classic tournament team list
alongside Kelly’s.
“I'm comfortable with the
idea that we're going to have
good players not be recog
nized," Landers said. “I thought
all five of our players played
well."
Tonight: Georgia Southern at
No. 5 Georgia, 7:30 p.m.. Stegeman
Coliseum
Admission: Free
Georgia's probable starting
lineup: C - 6-3 Elena Vishniakova
(9.5 ppg, 7.5 ipg), F - 6-3 Angie Ball
(11.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg), G - 5-10 Pam
Irwin (10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg), G - 5-10
Kelly Miller (24.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg), G -
5-10 Coco Miller (21.3 ppg 4.7 rpg)
Going
out with
a bang?
Cops, city say
New Year’s Eve
revelers must
go home early
By ANDREW DeMILLO
The Red a Black
Downtown revelers will have less time to party
like it’s 1999 because of the mandatory closing
time approved by Athens-Clarke commissioners.
Two hours and 45 minutes after the clock
strikes midnight, police will start enforcing the
mandatory closing time of 2:45 a m. for all bars
and clubs Jan. 1. A-C Manager A1 Crace said
Wednesday Now, all alcohol establishments are
required to stop serving at 2
a.m. but can stay open all
night.
On Tuesday night, A-C
commissioners passed the
ordinance, which Crace said
will go into effect the morning
of Jan. 1. (The Red & Black
had inaccurately reported that
it would go into effect Dec. 31.)
That will mean some bars
will have to re-think their late-
night New Year’s Eve plans.
Greg Martin, owner of
Boneshakers, said he originally
was planning to hold an sill-
night pgjama party at his club.
"I would have considered that (morning) to be
included within the 1998 liquor license," said
Martin, who spoke against the ordinance at
Tuesday's meeting. “We were hoping to have one
last late night with our patrons."
Other bars and clubs had scheduled late-night
events to celebrate the New Year. The 40 Watt
Club had scheduled a late-night disco with three
local bands.
“It's sad that we can’t even have that night,"
said Valena Vego, the club's booking manager. “It's
ridiculous that we can’t have late-nlghts just
because of a problem of one club. The whole city
shouldn’t have to suffer."
Crace said bar owners were properly informed
about when the ordinance would be enforced, and
A-C police will remind clubs before Dec. 31.
Boneshakers may file a lawsuit against the
ordinance, which Martin described as “unconsti
tutional.”
“Right now, my lawyer is looking into any legal
action we could take on the constitutionality of
this," Martin said. "They pretty much tried to slip
this under the table without notifying us."
The closing time was a result of a series of
forums conducted by A-C Police Chief Jack
Lumpkin over the past year and a half, Crace said.
It was proposed by Lumpkin after a series of vio
lent Incidents, including a shooting in November
"Those who aren’t schooled in the area of local
government and law may think that this just
sprang up, but it didn't," he said. “This has been
discussed for a while.”
Tony Mallot, the owner of The 5th Quarter, was
unavailable for comment Wednesday, but said
Tuesday he was looking into turning his club into
a non-alcoholic dance hall.
"We re just going to have to look and see what
we can do," he said.
Semesters profitable for Athens businesses
By ANDREW DeMILLO
The Red * Black
Because of the large number of students not
yet home for the holidays. Athens' businesses are
expecting a very green Christmas.
The semester switch may have disgruntled
some students and professors, but business own
ers said it has been a positive change
“In general, we re seeing a significant increase
in revenue from the students being here much
earlier," said Art Jackson, director of the Athens
Downtown Development Authority "We're look
ing forward to having them here for holiday buy
ing.”
Jackson and several business owners noted
the semester system has kept students In town
longer. At this time last year, students would do
most of their holiday shopping at home.
“We’re expecting a very
heavy holiday buying from
students this year,” said
Jody Wilbanks, manager of
Masada Leather. "Having all
the students here can't do
anything but help.”
One benefit businesses
reaped from the switch was
the amount of business they
did during the football game
against Kent State on Sept.
5. Under the quarter system,
the first football game would
have been played before the
first day of classes.
JefT Weinberg, owner of The Grill, said he saw
almost twice as many people at his restaurant
during the weekend.
The biggest change Weinberg and other own
ers have seen due to the switch is the times that
students buy downtown. Will Godfrey, owner of
Big Shot Records, said he has seen more stu
dents ccrue in between 6 and 8 p.m.
“They’re usually pretty tied up with classes in
the morning,” Godfrey said. “I guess they're just
more free later on In the day.”
The switch has caused some scheduling con
flicts for students. Weinberg has had to hire more
students because of the scheduling conflicts.
“A lot of them Just don’t have enough time for
both classes and work,” he said
Rachel Hall, a senior from Alpharetta, said she
had to cut back her time working for Coca- Cola.
"My schedule's Just so weird that I don’t have
a lot of time left,” Hall said. “They're really flexi
ble. but I’ll have to quit at the end of the
semester"
RESIDENTS WIN
▲ Dan Pero of Eckerd Drugs says his store is
staying out of Five Points. Story. Page 6.
Fifth in a seven-
part series
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