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What do you think of semesters?
Part seven of a
seven-part series
Xditor I note To gauge student
reaction to the University 1 first
semester. The Red A Black Inter-
I viewed seven random students
ht the TOte Student Center plaza
quotes compiled by staff writer
Mark Anthony Thomas, photos
by staff photographer Thomas
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EZEKIEL
"The workload is extremely
tort much — teachers are
pouring mirk on us.
Teachers should use quali
ty. not quantity. A lot of
students are completely
burned out."
— Soji Ezekiel, a junior
from East Orange, N.J.
MCFALL
“There seems to be a lot
more reading, more pres
sure. Along the way, some
of my teachers had to cut
down the work load."
— Diana McFall, a senior
from McDonough
NEWTON
“/ don't have time to do
anything other than school-
work, I had to quit my job.
I'm only taking four class
es. but I feel like I'm over
loading. It will take some
time, they need to get use to
(semesters) and we need to
get use to (semesters)."
— Jeremy Newton, a junior
from Cochran
HERZBERG
. “I like semesters, it seems
like / have more time to get
things done. Still, I think
I'm giving my students
1 outre work then what they
were use to getting."
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— Rebecca Herzberg, a
graduate student and
teaching assistant from
. Providence, RJ.
THOMAS
“It's just too long and
drawn out. (Professors) still
give the same amount of
class work, as if we still had
only three classes. The cal
endar's all screwed up, I
don 7 like semesters at all."
— Michelle Thomas, a
sophomore from Savannah.
PATEL
“Even though I’ve never
experienced quarters, I'm
sure it would have been 10
times better. It's killing me,
I’m never in my dorm
room. I'm always in labs.
There's always something
to do. ”
— Reena Patel, a freshman
from Augusta
LAKAS
“/ think people are making
too big of a deal about
(semesters). You're in class
less and all the other major
universities are on
semesters. ”
— Jeff Lakas, a sophomore
from Lawrenceville
Students give
money and time
for unfortunate
Organizations
target needy kids
By ALEXA JOHNSON
Fob Tub Red 4 Black
With the holidays approach
ing. many organizations
around Athens are offering dif
rerent opportunities for stu
dents to give
money, a few
canned goods
and a little of
their time.
The Angel
Tree, spon
sored by the
Salvation Army,
has the names
of 1,200 under
privileged chil
dren from
Athens and sur
rounding areas.
The tree will be adorned
with angel-shaped pieces of
paper with each child's name
and clothes size on them
The Salvation Army will
provide toys and stockings for
the children.
The two Angel Trees are
located at the Kmart on
Bamett Shoals Road and at
the lower level Belk court at
the Georgia Square Mall
The deadline for choosing a
child's name from the Angel
Trees is Saturday.
“In previous years, we would
be left [on distribution dayl
with several hundred children
that didn't get chosen and It
was so hard to tell their par
ents that your child didn't get
chosen this year, and it is so
sad,” said Carrie Moss, the
Angel Tree coordinator
The Salvation Army also Is
seeking volunteers to help with
the distribution of the toys.
"We can always use volun
teers to help with putting the
food in boxes and carrying
them out to cars, taking the
parents around to choose the
toys and that kind of thing."
said Cindy Corbitt of the
Salvation Army.
Kroger
on Barnett
Shoals is
selling bags
of assorted
canned
goods for
$4.87.
The bags
have
enough
food to feed
a family of
four.
The food will be donated to
the Food Bank of Northeast
Georgia Can-A-Thon
"We have a goal this year of
500 bags sold over a five-week
period.” said Martha Truhlar,
the customer service manager
at the College Station Road
Kroger
“Every year we seem to do
better and better." Truhlar
said.
BREAKOUT BOX
For more information, call:
»• Angel Tree Came Moss at
338-5424
» The Salvation Army Cindy
Corbitt's office at 543-5350.
► Kroger - Martha Truhlar at 353-
8543
u
‘We can always use volun
teers to help with putting
the food in boxes and car
rying them out to cars."
CINDY CORBITT
Tmk Salvation Army
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NEWS NOTEBOOK
two students charged with putting
h water fountain out of wall was
found not guilty by judiciary panel
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The two students who were charged with pulling
water fountain out of a Russell Hall wall were
>und not guilty due to lack of evidence, student
dietary officials said this week
The two students. Briar. Abrams, a sophomore
from Marietta, and Eric Hankinson, a sophomore
from Alpharetta, were told no sanctions would be
imposed on them because the University had a lack
of evidence in their November trial
Abrams and Hankinson were charged with the
April 15 destruction of an eighth-floor Russell Hall
water fountain and with being under the influence
of alcohol and marijuana
In addition. University officials claimed the two
were rude to housing officials after the two were
accused and questioned.
Amber Blake, who was a resident assistant at
Russell Hall, filed a report that evening about the
water fountain and reported she heard a loud noise
on the elevator
"It sounded like people were just throwing them
selves against the walls,' Blake said.
Blake spotted and questioned Abrams and
Hankinson, who were “apparently drunk and loud,”
she told panelists.
The lack of names in the report and lack of wit
nesses led to the panel’s not-guilty verdict, officials
said.
— Mark Anthony Thomas
Senior suspended after not finish
ing 10-hour program for alleged
violation of alcohol rules
Falling to complete a 10-hour program resulted
in suspension for a University senior.
Vjjay Patel, a senior from Evans, originally was
found guilty of violating alcohol-related charges
last year.
He failed to follow those sanctions and violated
another regulation by doing so, student judiciary
ruled. He was given five months to attend four ses
sions titled 'On Campus Talking About Alcohol,"
student judiciary officials said
His deadline to complete the 10-hour program
was extended twice from June 14 to Sept. 1, and
then Sept. 30. Patel didn't complete the sessions
until Nov. 4.
Patel claims he couldn't attend the sessions
because they conflicted with his schedule, and he
didn't remember the deadlines of completion or
the exact time of the sessions.
Patel said he didn't realize the seriousness of not
following the procedures by student judiciary.
"As a senior of this University, you are expected
to understand that you are responsible for your
actions." panelists told Patel
"(Officials) were extremely generous by granting
you three extensions and you failed to meet all of
the deadlines," they said.
Patel can appeal the student judiciary decision.
— Mark Anthony Thomas
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