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January 8,1999
Vol. 106, No. 77 | Athens, Georgia
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TRIAL BEGINS
> The University reacts to the
trial of a President. PAGE 8
Adams’ vision:
new colleges
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▲ Senior Amanda Adkins dives in the pool after Junior Courtney Shealy finishes the first leg of the 200-
meter freestyle relay during the Alabama meet Monday.
Taking on the best
By JOSH KATZOWITZ
The Red a Buck
When one thinks of the undisputed
dominator of collegiate swimming, the
Stanford Cardinal may be the first name
that comes to mind.
For instance, when a team can boast
an Olympic coach in Richard Quick,
many world-class and Olympic-caliber
swimmers, and possibly the strongest
freshman class in the nation, you can
begin to understand why Georgia head
coach Jack Bauerle calls the No. 1
Cardinal “the best program in the coun
try.”
"We're very excited about hosting
them here,” Bauerle said. "They’re the
l best team ever to come to Athens,
[ because those girls are the Who's-Who
of swimming. They’re like playing
Florida in football.”
But senior captains Amanda Adkins
and Sarah Miller feel they have a good
reason not to be intimidated by the
defending national champions — the
No. 2 Lady Bulldogs’ destruction of
Alabama on Monday.
During the meet, Georgia did not
show many signs of rust after not com
peting for a month, as it easily swam
away from the Crimson Tide, 174-101.
“(The meet) was kind of a tune-up
for us,” Miller said. “It gave us an oppor
tunity to get all the (holiday) training
out. Now I feel we have a good shot at
Stanford.”
Adkins said she also believes
Monday's meet did a world of good for
the team, and thus the Lady Swim Dogs
will have a great opportunity to upset
Stanford when the two squads compete
in the pool Saturday at 2 p.m in the
Gabrielsen Natatorium.
"We need to race really hard to com
pete with them on Saturday," Adkins
said. "We need to keep up with their
pace.”
Although Bauerle is not nearly as
confident as his girls, he does feel this
clash of the women’s swimming titans
will have positive ramifications even if
Georgia is not victorious.
“We have an outside chance (to win)
at best," Bauerle said. "But we have
another great chance to swim fast. We
just want to make sure we go the best
we can.”
GEORGIA SWIMMING
What: Swim Dogs vs. Stanford Cardinal
When: Saturday. 2 p.m.
Where: Ramsey Center
Admission: Free for students
By MARK NIESSE
The Red a Black
Advancing the campus evolution he
started last year. University President
Michael Adams said Thursday he is now
focusing on changes in the classroom.
At his second annual State of the
University Address. Adams suggested the
creation of new colleges at the University
for the first time in 30 years.
The purpose of the new colleges would
be to consolidate related courses into one
discipline and to "anticipate the 21st cen
tury,” Adams said.
“The University of Georgia has not
established a new school or college since
1969, in which time enrollment has dou
bled," Adams said before a nearly full
house at the University Chapel. “I believe
we must now wrestle with the hazards of
stasis, the risks of change, the opportuni
ties for development and the rewards of
success.”
The idea proposes a School of Public
Policy, a College of Ecology and
Environmental Science, a College of
Communications and a College of Fine
Arts.
All the new schools and colleges would
take classes from other colleges to add to
their curriculums, along with possibly
adding new courses.
The proposed colleges would draw
students' majors away from the broad-
based category of arts and sciences,
which now enrolls about half of the
undergraduate population.
But the new colleges remain just an
idea to generate discussion about where
the University should direct itself aca
demically
“The provost and I, after hours of dis
cussion, are convinced that we need addi
tional academic opportunities for our stu
dents,” Adams said After the address,
Adams said he won’t force the proposed
changes without faculty input.
Adams said he expects two or three of
the potential colleges to have enough
support to become a reality, particularly
the School of Public Policy and the
College of Ecology and Environmental
Science.
If so, the colleges would come into
being in two to five years, he said.
Adams also addressed enrollment,
saying the University has grown close to
its capacity.
“To grow would require some signifi
cant infrastructure improvements.
A University President Michael
Adams made his annual State of
the University speech Thursday in
the Chapel.
including additional on-campus housing
and an improved bus system, more park
ing, classrooms, sidewalks, sewage capac
ity, etc.,” he said. “All we’ve agreed to
(with the Board of Regents) is 32,500”
enrollment.
The most immediate response to
University overpopulation involves devel
oping more communities like Reed Hall,
in accordance with the recently unveiled
master plan.
"Reed Hall’s success calls for creative
attention to future academic opportuni
ties which would be made possible
through improved on-campus residential
communities," Adams said.
Adams also discussed.
► A new building for the Lamar Dodd
School of Art.
► Better education of students for
computer-related jobs.
► Increasing endowments to the level
of other SEC schools.
MORE INSIDE
► A look back at President Adams’ first State of j
the University Address and the progress that has
been made. 7
► Students react to Adams' speech and his plan
for the University. 10
Long lines
and empty
seats greet
students
By SHANA GALLENTINE
and FRANCIA McCORMACK
The Red a Black
Starting the semester on a Thursday left the
campus a little less bustling than usual — but lines
still crept across campus from computer labs and
bookstores.
“I’ll probably be here a half-hour, which isn’t bad
for the first day of class at all,” said Wendy Huber, a
senior from Athens.
A few complaints arose from professors who
faced rows of empty seats in their classrooms
Thursday morning.
“I bet that most of the freshmen show up, but
with the seniors, I’ll say less than 70 percent
(showed up) — and I’m giving them credit there,"
Kathleen Anderson, an English professor, said with
a laugh.
There was good news for students attempting
schedule changes at Memorial Hall when they were
moved inside from the cold.
“We were able to make arrangements to queue
people inside to keep them out of the weather,” said
Terry Brewer, University Computing and
Networking Services manager.
The procession of students snaked inside the
building with hundreds waiting.
“I was waiting to find the end of the line but it
kept wrapping around the halls and down the
steps,” said Matthew Perry, a freshman from
Commerce.
Finding a parking spot wasn’t a nightmare for
A Michelle Squier, a sophomore from
Kennesaw, plays Trivial Pursuit as she waits
in the drop/add line at the Memorial Hall
Computer lab on the first day of class.
students, since there were more than 150 open
spaces during the day at the East campus lots.
“I was shocked there were parking spots all over
the place,” said Michael Sproston, assistant manag
er of parking services. "Hopefully, Monday will be
like it was today — but I wouldn’t count on it.”
Despite the smaller crowds seen on campus, the
University Bookstore felt the first-day rush.
"It’s pretty hellacious. We have orders coming in
late and people changing their minds about which
books to use for their class,” said Richard Williams,
a bookstore employee. Williams said he was working
12-hour days Thursday and Friday.
“It’s tough because you’re tired,” he said. “But
it’s just another semester. We really don’t mind
helping people.”
Buying books Thursday morning, Ayanna
Wiltshire said she was surprised at the cost.
“I bought two books for $90.95. Two books,”
Wiltshire, a freshman from Stone Mountain, she
said. “That really hurts.”
Despite the stress associated with the first day of
class, Wiltshire said she looked forward to starting
classes.
“I feel better this semester because I had to get
used to studying last semester,” she said.
Athens begins planning
for New Year’s Eve 1999
City officials and business owners plan events
and speculate on how many people will be oid
By JONATHAN REED
The Red a Black
Ready or not, here it comes.
The countdown to the year 2000 has already
begun worldwide, and here in Athens, the city is
already gearing up for the event of the century.
With the exception of some clubs and other
businesses, plans already are underway to deal
with more than Just potential computer problems.
First Night Athens, which
has been a New Year's Eve fix
ture in Athens and other cities
nationwide for several years, is
adjusting its usual game plan
in anticipation of a big turnout
come Dec. 31, 1999, said Art
Jackson, executive director of
Athens Downtown
Development.
“We’ll be doing more with
the entertainment," he said.
“There will be a little more
emphasis on other things, like
fireworks and bands. We'll
probably have more venues.”
From zydeco to bluegrass, First Night will fea
ture a variety of musical styles for any taste. The
Classic Center, Athens-Clarke courthouse and
Morton Theatre will be just a few of the venues
involved in bringing what Jackson called “lots of
family-type things” to the New Year’s celebration.
“I think there will be more people who will
come out for something special," he said.
Others share Jackson's anticipation, including
A-C spokeswoman Sandi Turner.
“A lot of people will want to stay close to home
in anticipation of the big cities," she said “They
don’t want to be in a mob scene. I think more peo
ple will get Involved with the community-wide cel
ebration.”
While most of the festivities are still 357 days
away, the Athens Daily News and Banner-Herald
are working alongside the city as a sponsor for
Celebrate 2000, a series of events throughout the
year leading up to the big downtown celebration
later in December.
Amid all this optimism, however, local club
owners aren’t expecting any
thing especially new for the new
year.
“I think we're lucky to have
the kind of New Year’s we’ve had
in the past few years,” said
Georgia Theatre manager Kyle
Pilgrim. "In Athens, New Year’s
is a take-what-you-can-get sort
of thing.”
The students and teachers
who enjoy the downtown area
use the break to go elsewhere, he
said, and that usually means
they just aren’t around on New
Year’s Eve.
”1 don’t think it’ll be one to kick right up and
slap us in the face just because it’s the year 2000,"
he said. “Downtown will probably be extremely
hopping, but I don’t think It will be anything
extraordinary as far as clubs go.”
Velena Vego, booking agent for the 40 Watt
Club, echoed Pilgrim’s mindset. “It’s just not as
big as in the major cities,” she said.
Big or not, however, Vego said she hopes to get
a national act to play next year. And she doesn’t
anticipate any panic come midnight Jan. 1, only a
whole lot of partying.
u
“Downtown will probably
be extremely hopping, but
I don't think it will be
anything extraordinary as
far as clubs go. ”
KYLE PILGRIM
Manager of the Georgia Theatre
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