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November 19,1999
Vol. 107, No. 64 | Athbns, Georgia
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Students
sue for
deposit
Former tenants
accept settlement
By JENNIFER COPELAND
The Red a Black
A landlord settled with two stu
dent residents for $725 Thursday
after they sued to get their deposit
back.
The students, who were room
mates last year at River’s Edge
Condominiums near Atlanta
Highway, alleged their deposit
wasn’t returned to them after
being used to pay for repairs of
damages they didn’t cause.
Neil Dewis and Marc Otlowski,
both seniors from Norcross, took
McWaters Realty to court after
their $725 deposit wasn't refunded.
They were asked to move out
early by their apartment managers
to make room for the next tenant,
Dewis said.
The men complied and asked
their apartment management to
do a walk-through of the apart
ment to assess damages.
Apartment management failed to
inspect the apartment and the stu
dents moved out, Dewis said.
According to Georgia law, apart
ment complexes must do a walk
through with the resident within
three days of moving.
Dewis received a letter about a
month after moving stating that
their deposit wouldn’t be refunded
and the students owed the apart
ment about $200.
Dewis contacted the apartment
after receiving the letter and was
told by apartment management
that the balance would be consid
ered even, he said.
Dewis and Otlowski sued
McWaters for $3,325 but settled
when the realtors offered $725 —
the amount of the original deposit.
“It’s a victory, in a way,”
Otlowski said.
The students said apartment
managers take advantage of stu
dents and should learn a lesson
from this case.
“It’s about more than the
money,” Dewis said. “It’s about
showing them they can’t disrespect
us Just because we're college kids.”
The men offered some advice to
students who live in apartments.
“Do a walk-through with your
management before you move in
and afterward," Otlowski said.
“Take pictures and have them sign
and date them."
Dewis said it’s important for
management and students to be
clear on the original condition of
the apartment.
“Take a video camera if you
can,” he said. “Because afterward,
it’s our word against theirs.”
McWaters Realty and the attor
ney representing'them refused to
comment at the hearing.
TWO WHEELS OR FOUR?
BCCKY REID I T«, R.» . But*
▲ Athens Transit System has made its buses accessible to bikers, now that
they are equipped with bike racks. Thursday afternoon, the Bus ’n’ Bike pro
gram debuted outside of Sunshine Cycle Shop on Washington Street. By
January, all of the city’s buses will have bike racks — which can carry two
bikes each. Bike Athens, a lobbyist organization, brought up the idea about two
years ago. “Bike Athens has done as effective a job of lobbying in Athens as
any group we’ve ever seen,” said Mayor Doc Eld ridge. At the ceremony,
Eld ridge and a member of Bike Athens cut a red ribbon encircling a rack. “This
shows that biking as a form of commuting is increasingly important for the city.
If it catches on, It could really help with traffic downtown,” said Mark Boiler,
owner of Sunshine.
Harrick confident team
will succeed in opener
By DARREN EPPS
The Red a Buck
The men’s basketball
team will have to grow up
quickly tonight.
Playing in front of a
national TV audience on the
road in a brand new stadium
against a team returning four
starters is not an easy task
for any team, especially one
of the most inexperienced in
the nation.
But despite the over
whelming odds, Georgia is
still confident it can open the
Jim Harrick era with a win at
N.C. State tonight at 7 on
E8PN2.
“We’re ready to go up
there and see what we can
do,” said center Robb
Dryden. "We’ve seen a lot of
Improvement over the six-
week practice period. Right
now, I think we’re very confi
dent."
The starting lineup to
open the season is a far cry
from last year’s starting five
Gone are the names of
Jumaine Jones, 0.0. Smith
and Ray Harrison. Oddly, the
same trio fell to N.C. State to
kick off the 1997 season in
Ron Jirsa’s first season as
head coach, 47-45.
But when the Bulldogs
take the floor at the brand
new Entertainment and
Sports Arena — which seats
19,722 — guard D A. Layne
will be the only player on the
floor with any starting expe
rience last season. The
sophomore will be joined by
Adrian Jones, Shawn Fields,
Shon Coleman and Anthony
Evans.
“We’re anxious to play,"
Harrick said. “We’re taking a
young group into an adverse
situation, so it should make
for an interesting night."
Harrick also toyed with
the role of Badi Oliver, mov
ing the 6-foot-8-inch senior
from his traditional spot at
the forward position out to
the wing. Oliver hit six of
nine shots from the field in
the Bulldogs' two exhibition
games, including his only 3-
point attempt.
“Surprisingly, he’s been
our most consistent guy on
the wing,” Harrick said. “And
he’s got some experience,
which is something we can
really use.”
Kenny Inge, Damon
Thornton and Ron Kelley, all
6-foot-8-inches, lead an ath
letic Wolfpack frontcourt
that finished 19-14 last sea
son with a 6-10 record in the
ACC.
But the most talked-
about player entering this
season for N.C. State is fresh
man sensation Damien
Wilkins. The guard already
has earned a starting spot on
a veteran team after two
strong preseason games
against the 5-Star Hawks
and the California All-Stars,
both of which the Wolfpack
won.
“He may be one of the top
five players in the country,”
Harrick said. "Couple that
with four returning starters,
and you’ve got a pretty good
squad.”
Sophomore
not guilty of
sex assault
Editor’s Note: The defendant's
name has been withheld to protect
the privacy of the alleged victim.
By AMANDA BRANNON
The Red a Black
A student judiciary panel
Wednesday found a sophomore man
accused of sexually assaulting
another student innocent of
assault, but guilty of harassment.
The defendant also was found
guilty of violating University com
puter use policies when he e-mailed
messages with obscene language
from his ARCHES account.
He is on probation for the rest of
his academic career at the
University and also is required to
participate in a program about
men's issues and relationships.
The case stems from complaints
from a woman who once dated the
defendant.
She said she was assaulted one
morning in February, about a month
into her relationship with the defen
dant. She said she continued to
date the defendant until August.
When they broke up, they contin
ued to have intercourse. The defen
dant became upset when he broke
into her e-mail account and read
messages telling about a “three
some” the woman participated in
and that she was using him for sex.
The defendant paged and called
the woman continuously for several
days, she said.
In their decision, the panelists
said neither party was to blame for
the alleged assault.
“On the morning in question, the
two of you engaged in consensual
oral sex,” they wrote to the defen
dant. “Following this act, you asked
the student if you may lie on top of
her. She agreed and responded by
kissing you and rubbing your back.
“The panel feels that the actions
that followed, thus, were an
inevitable outcome of the situation
created and agreed to by both par
ties, and that responsibility of those
actions rests with both parties.”
The defendant has a prior record
of violating University conduct reg
ulations, which was mentioned in
the panel’s decision.
When contacted by The Red &
Black Thursday, the man said his
prior record is “completely unrelat
ed” to this case.
Judicial Programs Director
William Bracewell also confirmed
the prior violations were unrelated
to this case, but said he could not
comment further.
“I’m glad it’s over, and I just want
to move on now,” the defendant
said.
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Dogs hunt for redemption against Ole Miss
By JOSH KATZOWITZ
The Red a Black
This week has been a tough
one for No. 21 Georgia.
And only a week after getting
stunned by a subpar Auburn
squad 38-21, the Bulldogs travel
to Oxford, Miss., Saturday to
tangle with feisty No. 16 Ole
Miss.
“There’s lots of enthusiasm
down there, ” Georgia coach Jim
Donnan said. “We know we’ll
have to play in front of a tough
crowd.”
But it's perhaps not as ardu
ous a task as what his team has
gone through this week.
After Saturday's debacle,
grumbling in the Bulldog com
munity began to surface about
getting rid of the head coach and
his defensive coordinator Kevin
Ramsey.
“How do you answer the crit
ics?” Ramsey said. “I guess you
don’t. There are two Impostors
you have to treat the same, and
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that's praise and criticism."
At Tuesday’s news confer
ence, Quincy Carter revealed his
family, friends and coaches
would sit down after this season
is complete and talk about the
possibility of his not returning to
quarterback the Dogs next year.
And after North Carolina
head coach Carl Torbush was
fired Thursday the rumor mills
around the University have been
spinning that, for the third
straight season, Donnan Is seri
ously considering a move north
to Chapel Hill to take over the
Tar Heel team.
“I'm totally focused on being
the Georgia coach, and that’s all
I can say,” Donnan said
Thursday after practice.
Combine all of the above with
injuries to three-fifths of his
offensive line in Jonas Jennings,
Jon Stinchcomb and Kevin
Breedlove (although all three
should see the field Saturday),
Georgia might just be ready to
jet out of town.
According to Carter, though,
Georgia, which is on its first two-
game losing streak since 1996,
will not show up at Vaught-
Hemingway Stadium a defeated
team.
“As a quarterback, I can't get
down," Carter said. “If I get
down, the whole team gets
down. It’s my Job to keep morale
up. /U1 of us are Just wishing
Saturday would come, so we can
prove to ourselves how we can
play.”
Ole Miss, meanwhile, has
been proving Itself all along.
Behind a strong running game
(first In the SEC with 186.1 yards
per game) featuring Junior
Deuce McAllister and sopho
more Joe Gunn, the Rebels have
been smoking this season, post
ing a 7-2 record (4-2 SEC).
But considering Auburn
rolled up 416 yards of offense
through the air, first-year coach
David Cutcllffe might decide to
get his signal caller Romaro
Miller warmed up early.
And to possibly counter such
an attack, Donnan and Ramsey
said comerback Tim Wansley,
Cap Burnett and Terreal Bterria
would see more playing time.
“There won’t be a wholesale
change of our secondary,"
Donnan said. “They’ll Just get
more playing time.”
But even with Georgia’s prob
lems in the secondary and a lack
of early-game offense, Cutcllffe
said Monday his team won’t be
fooled by the wounded Bulldog
team.
“Georgia didn't play like It
would have liked to last
Saturday,” Cutcllffe said. “They
got shocked, but In the second
half, you could see the explosive
ness In their offense. After our
players look at the Aubum-
Georgia tape, we won’t be sur
prised with what they do.”
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