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DUI fatalities high during holidays
Student suspended
for stealing tickets
By MARK ANTHONY THOMAS
Thk Red a Black
In 2002, a University fresh
man accused of stealing more
than 60 football tickets from a
Stegeman Coliseum window
can come back to school
Lewis
Starr, a fresh
man from
L 1 t h i a
Springs, was
found guilty
of stealing
more than 60
Georgia-
Tennessee
football tick
ets and violat
ing drug
charges and was placed on a
four-year suspension by the
student judiciary.
Starr was told that begin
ning next semester, he will be
placed on suspension and
won't be allowed to return to
the University until fall
semester 2002.
University officials told
Starr, in a written decision, he
needs "time for personal grown
and development” outside of
the University setting.
Starr told panelists that
after he stole the tickets on
Oct. 7, he felt disgusted.”
"I didn't go up to the
Coliseum planning to do any
thing wrong — it was sponta
neous," Starr said
Starrs high school athletic
director and his Boy Scout
master presented letters
describing Starrs "outstanding
character and moral values '
When police identified Starr.
they searched
his room and
found mari
juana. opium
and a Xanax
pill
Starr said
he purchased
the opium
from some
one in Bolton
Dining Hall
who claimed
that "everyone was using it."
He also said that the Xanax pill
was being used as a sleeping
aid and he said he wasnt the
sole owner of the marijuana
"You were not able to pro
vide any clear reasons support
ing your actions and stated
several times how remorseful
you now feel,” panelists told
Starr
"The University is concerned
that your remorse is a result of
being held accountable for your
actions rather than for your
own misconduct,” the panelists
said.
Starr can now appeal his
decision to the University.
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7 didn't go up to the
Coliseum planning to do
anything wrong."
LEWIS STARR
Freshmen from uthia springs
That was some night. Once the tresh music
kicked in, things got pretty wild. Let ’s lust say
it was no party tor puppies.
A University senior Is planning to cel
ebrate Christmas at home with her fam
ily after spending almost two weeks in
the hospital, mostly in intensive care
Doctors think Carrie Beth Loy, a
senior from Tucket, can leave 8t Mary's
Hospital In three to five days, said her
mother. Betty She is expected to fully
recover from her Nov 30 car accident
"She's still In a lot of pain, but the
prognosis is good.” her mother said
It’s just a matter of healing*
Loy suffered a broken neck, six bro
ken ribs, a collapsed lung a bruised
lung and a broken clavicle after a gravel
truck smashed into the driver’s side of
her car in Watkinsvtlle
Loy pulled out of a blind alley into
the path of the truck.
Loy underwent neck surgery last
week, where doctors grafted bone from
Loy's hip to her neck to fuse her second
vertebrae
"Were very fortunate," her mother
said 'Doctors said if it bad been her
third vertebrae or below, she would
have been paralyzed.”
After leaving the hospital, Loy must
work through physical therapy at
Emory University in Atlanta. No one
knows how long before she'll be fully
healed, her mother said
After she begins rehabilitation. Loy's
physical therapists will decide when she
can return to classes. Her mother is
hoping she won't lose all her credits for
fall semester.
For now, Loy's family just wants to
bring her home
"Well all be home together for
Christmas," her mother said
— Jessica Rinck LOY
Mothers Against Drunk Driving launches holiday safety campaign
By KATE DOUGLAS
Tai Rid a Black
For some students, drinking
may seem like a normal part of
the holiday season, but health
officials and police wam that
could have tragic consequences
In 1996-97. University police
made 102 DUI arrests, according
to the 1997 University fact book
Experts from the University and
Mothers Against Drunk Dnvtng
say the holidays are when a high
number of drunk-driving fatali
ties occur
MADD is trying to discourage
drinking and driving over the
holidays with their Tie One On
For Safety campaign
"It's a simple thing — tie a red
ribbon on an automobile to
remind people not to dnnk and
drive," said Pam Reeves, volun
teer for the Georgia state office
of MADD
One of MADD’s goals is to
raise awareness that drunk driv
ing is a violent crime
“I can think of nothing more
violent than being decapitated at
80 miles an
hour." Reeves
said.
Steven Kaye,
a staff psycholo
gist for t he
University’s
Counseling and
Testing Center,
said that drink
ing during the
holidays is cul
tural.
"Just think of
New Year's —
it's basically accepted for people
to get themselves drunk,” Kaye
said
“I think there have been
changes In people's values. I
think people are a lot less toler
ant of people who drink and
drive,” he said
Monica Manuel, a senior from
Atlanta, said the season has an
impact on students' decisions to
drink
“It's Just a season when every
one is having
fun and has
free time on
their hands
and want to
go out and
party,"
Manuel said
The end of
final exams
also can
encourage
some stu
dents to drink
more, heath
experts say
"If they're drinkers, typically
right after finals are over, they
tell me they drink a lot to relax.”
said Carole Middlebrooks, coor
dinator of alcohol, tobacco and
other drug education.
But students who are
exhausted after a week of finals
will be more easily affected by
«
“Just think of New Year's-
it’s basically accepted for
people to get themselves
drunk. ’
STEVEN KAYE
Counseling and Testing Center
alcohol, she said
“They need to be very careful,
considering they can be more
impaired from less alcohol due to I
stress and lack of sleep,”
Middlebrooks said.
"I would recommend that they
consider drinking less than they
might normally,' Middlebrooks
said.
Students who come from
small towns tend to drink less ]
because they are working or
spending time with their families,
while students from larger cities,
like Atlanta, go out more.
Middlebrooks said
"The party scenes in these
places tend to be pretty differ
ent,” she said.
Christmas Job Fair
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UPS will be conducting interviews and processing for
seasonal driver helper positions on Saturday, December 12th.
Our driver helpers make $8.50 per hour and work close to home
These are for immediate openings in the following counties:
North Fulton, Cobb, Clayton, Cherokee, and Gwinnett. These
positions will last throughout the Christmas season.
Come to our Job Fair between
8:00 am -12 (Noon)
at the following location:
North PJ Auditorium on the UGA Campus
Bring two forms of identification,
preferably a driver’s license or student id and social security card.
STAY N
Who says you
don’t have
direction?
•Bring your UGA ID after 2:00pm and
play 18 holes with a carl for just $22.
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