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November 17,1999
Vol. 107, No. 62 | Athens, Georgia
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OMEGA PSI PHI
racism,
fraternity
appeals
By AMANDA BRANNON
The Red a Black
Their sentence was reduced, but
now they claim they’ve been discrimi
nated against and treated unfairly.
National chapter members of Omega
Psi Phi fraternity filed Friday a seven-
page appeal to University President
Michael Adams in hopes of having their j
sentence further reduced.
The campus chapter of the fraternity
was permanently expelled in
September for beating and hazing a
pledge last spring. That sanction was
changed to an eight-year suspension
following an appeal to Vice President
for Student Affairs Richard ;
Mullendore.
But the fraternity still claims its sus- !
pension is unfair. In its appeal, the fra
ternity argues the University's judiciary
should render consistent decisions with
those issued in similar cases.
Fred Gray Jr., an attorney for Omega
Psi Phi, said the appeal cites Lambda j
Chi Alpha fraternity's hazing case I
and sanction to illustrate the unfair I
treatment Omega Psi Phi has j
received
Lambda Chi Alpha was suspended in
an informal agreement with the
University in January for hazing I
pledges by embarrassing and harassing
them and preventing them from sleep
ing. The fraternity came off of suspen- I
sion this semester.
Gray said Lambda Chi Alpha has a j
longer history of hazing than Omega Psi
Phi does. But the sanctions imposed on
the organizations don't reflect that dif
ference, he said.
“Of the cases that I've worked on, it I
just reeks of unfairness and seems a bit ;
discriminatory that a white fraternity |
would get this treatment and this j
African-American fraternity would get
such harsh treatment with less prior
record,” Gray said “An organization
that comes before the hearing panel
has no assurance that it will be treated
fairly and equally if it cannot rely upon
what has happened to similarly situat
ed organizations."
University advocate Sami Nassar, a
junior from Marietta, said during the
first appeal that the University student
judiciary doesn't rely on precedent
when rendering a decision. He said it
was unfair to compare the two cases
because one was settled informally and
one wasn't.
Coordinator for Greek Life Claudia
Shamp also said it would be wrong to
compare the two cases.
"Each situation is very different,"
Shamp said. “I don't know if it would be
comparing apples to apples if you
looked at the outcome of an informal
hearing to the outcome of a formal
hearing ... what I do see is that Judicial
Programs does a really good Job of
evaluating each individual situation.”
Gray said he would be satisfied if the
fraternity were suspended only until
the individuals involved in the hazing
incident have left the University.
A date for the appeals hearing hasn't
been set.
Greeks vent housing fears
'•rtica
JASON MCDANIEL ITi.Hiui Hu,
A University architect and Director of the Planning Department Danny Sniff
answered questions from the Greek community Tuesday about the future of
Greek housing and the master plan.
Officials deny
plans to move
By PAUL FULTON JR.
The Red a Black
A large crowd of Greek stu
dents crammed into a tiny room
in the Tate Student Center
Tuesday night to discuss the con
troversy over the fate of fraterni
ty houses on Lumpkin Street.
Questions arose last year
when a picture of the master
plan, the University's long-term
development plan, failed to show
some of the houses.
The meeting was held to dis
cuss “possible ideas the adminis
tration has about Greek housing
and the master plan.” said Harris
Henderson, chairman of the
Greek Life Committee for the
Student Government
Association.
Danny Sniff, university archi
tect and director of the Planning
Department, fielded questions
from the Greek community, but
he deferred many of them to
Richard Mullendore, vice presi
dent for Student Affairs.
Sniff called the plan “obsolete"
because a new plan is drafted
every five years. He called the
current depiction a “wet ink
plan,” hoping to pacify fears that
the school will take away Greek
houses and herd them into a new
“Greek park.”
“Our office hasn’t picked up a
pencil to start designing a Greek
park,” he said.
One fraternity member com
plained about year-to-year leases.
Mullendore said that with all
lease issues aside, the fraternity
houses on Lumpkin need cosmet
ic improvement.
He said there appears to be a
general “lack of pride” concern
ing the appearances of the hous
es.
When the concerns of a Greek
park arose, Mullendore said the
plan essentially has been struck
down. He said University
President Michael Adams men
tioned the idea at the beginning
of his administration, but the
general consensus among the
Greek population was against
creating one.
“If a Greek park were to hap
pen, nobody would be forced to
move,” Mullendore said.
John Stewart, a sophomore
from Augusta and member of
Lambda Chi Alpha, said he didn’t
think the meeting went any
where.
“I don’t think they're getting
anything accomplished.” Stewart
said at the meeting. “But they do
need to hear some voices."
Sniff said the Greek communi
ty needs to take a more “pro
active stance" with the issue.
“Tell me what are some of the
problems,” Sniff said “You guys
are more powerful than you
know. You're our client, and we
design things for you."
Coach Harrick brings classroom to court
JASON MLDANIFl I,, k,
▲ The 1999-2000 season will be coach Jim Harrick’s first at the
University. He previously coached at the University of Rhode Island.
By DARREN EPPS
The Red a Buck
He left the campus of UCLA amid
controversy and charges of paying for
recruits’ dinners. He abruptly left
Rhode Island and was criticized for tak
ing off just for the larger paycheck he
would receive at Georgia. He signed on
with the Bulldogs, left, and then came
back, making some Georgia fans ques
tion his commitment. He inherits a
team with little experience or depth.
So why is Jim Harrick so at ease with
himself?
"Everything that has happened in
my past is a different lifetime ago," he
said. “That's all over. I'm at Georgia
now, and I want to make this team win."
But it’s hard to understand how he
can look onto the court and not harken
back to his days at UCLA and the tal
ent of Ed and Charles O’Bannon, Tyus
Edney and George Zidek, all of whom
went on to the NBA alter winning a
national championship in 1995.
Even at Rhode Island, Harrick, 61,
coached one of the top point guards in
the nation — Tyson Wheeler — as well
as Lamar Odom, who left college after
two years to go pro.
“The best player I ever coached,"
said Harriett's son, Jim Jr., who used to
coach under his father at Rhode Island.
Now he sees young faces, guys who
haven’t learned how to defend a curl
screen, trap dribblers or rotate on
defense Yet, even in a loss to Athletes
in Action, he sits calmly on the bench,
determined to make an Inexperienced
team believe in itself.
"I don't get in my players’ faces and
yell," said Harrick, who has won 403
games in 19 years of head coaching. “I
make basketball an extension of the
classroom. You don’t learn in class if
your teacher is in your face screaming.
I’m a teacher of basketball, and I moti
vate through praise. You know, it's
amazing how well kids listen when
you’re complimenting them."
And getting these kids ears to perk
up is not an easy task. You see, this
group comes from the tutelage of for
mer head coach Ron Jirsa, where listen
ing to and obeying your coach is an
afterthought.
“When Jirsa was here, we knew he
was new, and he didn’t know a lot, so a
lot of times we went out on the court
and did what we wanted to do, and
that’s a terrible thing," said junior
guard Adrian Jones. “But you watch
coach Harrick at work, and he knows
everything. His philosophy on coaching
is great. It’s crazy not to listen to him. I
mean, he’s won a national champi
onship, you know?”
And yes, in April of 1995, Harrick was
smtling, national championship plaque
raised above his head.
But little did he know he had just
coached his final game at UCLA.
According to UCLA Athletics
Director Peter Dalis, Harrick lied on his
expense report so two recruits could
eat for free. Though looked at by some
as a minor violation, Dalis immediately
HARRICK’S RECORD
PEPPERDINE
1979-80
17-11
NIT
1980-81
16-12
1981-82
22-7
NCAA
1982-83
20-9
NCAA
1983-84
15-13
1984-85
23-9
NCAA
1985-86
25-5
NCAA
1986-87
12-18
1987-88
17-13
NIT
Total
167-97
UCLA
1988-89
21-10
NCAA
1989-90
22-11
NCAA
1990-91
23-9
NCAA
1991-92
28-5
NCAA
1992-93
22-11
NCAA
1993-94
21-7
NCAA
1994-95
31-2
NCAA'
1995-96
23-8
NCAA
Total
191-63
RHODE ISLAND
1997-98
25-9
NCAA
1998-99
20-13
NCAA
Total
45-22
Overall Total*
403-182
’NCAA champions
asked Harrick to resign despite an
astounding 191-63 record as a Bruin.
But Harrick picked up right where
he left off at Rhode Island in 1997. He
led the Rams to a 25-9 record and a
berth in the NCAA tournament. The
following year, he did the same, falling
just 32 seconds short of reaching the
Final Pour.
Georgia bowl picture not looking too bright
ANA1YSIS
By JOSH KATZOWITZ
Thi Rid * Black
▲ Tailback Heath Evans of
the top for an Auburn first
unexpected fal to the
UMDUU ITMEu.lun
(44), goes over
Saturday's
First off, let’s get a couple things
straight.
There’s still two weeks to go in
the season — plus an SEC champi
onship game in Atlanta after that.
Second, everything will probably
change after Georgia takes on Ole
Miss this weekend, Auburn plays
Alabama and Mississippi State
plays Arkansas.
Without further ado, here are
some of the possible bowl scenarios:
If the Bulldogs win In at least
one of their next two games, a bowl
game like the Independence. Music
City or Outback would not be out of
the question.
If, however, Georgia loses, the
above-mentioned bowls could pass
on the team, particularly If Auburn
can qualify. It then could stick with
a non-SEC tie-in bowl, such as the
Aloha or Motor City, or the Bulldogs
could be staying home for the holi
days.
But the football players say
they’re more worried about winning
the last two games than getting a
bowl Invitation.
When asked after Saturday’s loss
to Auburn whether he was worried
about not going to a bowl. Junior
Jonas Jennings said: “To be honest,
when we lost to Auburn. I thought
that was it. We know we have to win
these last two to go to a bowl.
It’s not even a bowl for me — It's
about pride.”
The rest of the SEC looks like it
could shape up like this:
At least one SEC team, whichev
er squad wins the Georgia Dome
shootout (probably Florida or
Alabama), will most likely partici
pate in a BCS (Bowl Championship
Bowl) Bowl.
At that point, the conference
could receive an at-large bid to
attend a BCS bowl in the form of
either Tennessee, Alabama or
Mississippi State. But the Vols, who
lost to Arkansas 28-24, and the
Rebels, who were defeated by
Alabama 19-7, went down In flames
this past weekend and could be out
of the picture.
After this is determined, the
Cotton Bowl and the Citrus Bowl,
both SEC tle-ln bowls, get to pick
which teams they want to take.
So the Cotton Bowl could take
the loser of the championship game,
and the Citrus Bowl could then
Invite a team like Tennessee, which
has loyal fans who wouldn't mind
traveling to Orlando, Fla., or the
second-place SEC West team, most
likely Mississippi State.
The next tier of bowls, including
the Outback, Independence, Peach
and Music City bowls, would then
get their choices.
Kentucky, Ole Miss and Arkansas
have six wins, enough to qualify for
post-season play.
But Auburn, If it beats the
Crimson Tide this Saturday, and
Vanderbilt, If It can somehow upset
Tennessee Nov. 27, would also be
eligible for a bowl, and at least one
SEC team would be shut out.
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