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MONDAY
November 22,1999
Vol. 107, No. 65 | Athens, Georgia
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WHO’S NUMBER 2?
> University President Michael
Adams’ SUV has a number 1 on its
tag. Who's the owner of 2? PAGE 2
Bills give SGA
‘people power’
By TARA McCORMICK
The Red a Black
Nine more students could be
elected to the Student
Government Association next
semester, thanks to the passage of
an amendment to SGA's constitu
tion last week.
Students also voted in favor of
amendments that will give mem
bers of SGA’s Freshman Board five
votes in SGA senate meetings and
will make permanent SGA's power
to allocate student activity fee
money to small clubs.
The amendments now will be
sent to University President
Michael Adams, whose signature
makes them official.
Slightly less than 2 percent of
the student body — 618 students
— cast votes on the amendments
on OASIS last week.
Despite that fact, SGA
President Tricia Page said she
takes the results of the voting seri
ously.
"I think low voter turnout Is a
problem in general,” Page said.
“People had the opportunity to
vote, and if they did I'm glad they
did. I think it gives us the opportu
nity to have a more effective stu
dent government."
SGA President Pro Tempore
Mike Runnels, who wrote two of
the bills and co-authored another,
said the amendments are an
attempt to increase the effective
ness of SGA.
“There are those of us in SGA
who are quite aware of our organi
zation’s shortcomings," Runnels
said. "These constitutional amend
ments are a few among the many
ways we are trying to give you, the
student body, an SGA that does
work for you."
The amendment to increase
representation in SGA would
change the number of senators
elected from 28 to 37 — a much-
AMENDMENTS
Bills passed by student votes on
OASIS last week:
► Bill 12-9: gives SGA power to allo
cate student activity fee money to small
clubs, passed 423-115.
► Bill 12-11: gives Freshman Board
members five Senate votes, passed 365-
148.
► Bill 12-12: creates nine new sena
tor seats, passed 461 -55.
needed improvement, said SGA
Senator Chris Hoofnagle.
“Passage of this amendment
will give SGA the person-power it
needs to be effective," Hoofhagle
said.
The current number of senators
is not enough to advocate on
behalf of students, he said.
The schools with the largest
numbers of students — such as the
Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences and the Terry College of
Business — will receive the
most new senator positions, Page
said.
“All the schools that just hurt in
general to fill those (existing)
seats aren’t getting more seats,"
she said.
Page said the passage of the
amendment on small-club fee allo
cation is a “confidence vote” that
will give SGA permanent power to
distribute student activity money
to small clubs.
“The student decision to vote
on this bill in the affirmative is the
most pivotfil in a number of steps
in gaining what we once had, and
that is the ability to work for the
student body,” Runnels said.
Students had the power to
allocate all student activity fee
money until 1977, Runnels said. In
August this year, SGA again
gained the ability to allocate
money to small clubs.
By JOSH KATZOWITZ
The Red a Black
OXFORD, Mis*. — No 16
Georgia’s emotional 20-17 victo
ry Saturday coupled with a 26-23
Georgia Tech loss at the hands
of Wake Forest has the Bulldogs
looking forward to invading
Atlanta next Saturday in their
annual contest with the No. 20-
ranked Yellow Jackets.
“We have to put everything
behind us and go after Georgia
Tech,” said freshman receiver
Terrence Edwards, who caught
eight passes for 47 yards and a
touchdown against Ole Miss
Saturday. “It was the first time
we’ve really gelled together as a
team at all phases. This was a
total team effort."
Indeed, the Bulldogs (7-3
overall, 5-3 SEC) used every
phase of their game to scratch
out a tough win against a
determined Ole Miss (7-3, 4-3)
squad.
Georgia used a total of 87
offensive plays to the Rebels’ 47,
outgained the home team 456 to
316 total yards and suffocated
the Ole Miss offense (minus
Deuce McAllister’s 84-yard rush
ing touchdown in the fourth
quarter) in the second half while
possessing the ball for almost
two-thirds of the game.
And a guy named Hap Hines
kicked four field goals — includ
ing one from 51 yards and a
game winner for 48 — and
received retribution from the
thousands of Georgia fans in
attendance.
After the Bulldogs clinched
the game on a tipped pass from
Quincy Carter to Randy
McMichael for a first down with
less than two minutes left in the
game, the senior place-kicker
from Marietta was hauled into
the stands and cheered by
all those wearing red and
black.
“I’m probably not the fan
A Quincy Carter runs the bail in Saturday night’s close win over the Ole Miss Rebels.
Carter hdd 349 total yards and completed 26 out of 41 passes.
favorite out there,” said an emo
tional Hines, as tears welled up
in his eyes and his voice cracked.
“But it’s playing for your
teammates and playing for
Donnan that keeps me going,”
he said. “This is what I came to
Georgia for. If it took me four
years for it to happen, then so be
it.”
Now, Hines and his team
must prepare for a vulnerable
Georgia Tech team in a game
that could have New Year's Day
bowl implications.
GEORGIA FOOTBALL
UGA 3 0 6 11 20
MISS. 7 3 0 7 17
Finally able to click in most
aspects of its game, Georgia will
need Carter, who was 26 of 41 for
349 yards and a touchdown, and
tailback Jasper Sanks, who car
ried the ball 26 times for 86
yards, to enter Grant Field next
week gunning for the end zone.
The Rebel victory, though,
probably will continue to pro
vide the adrenaline, enthusiasm
and confidence the Bulldogs
need to beat its in state rival for
the seventh time in the last eight
years.
"Obviously, I was proud of our
team in the way we were able to
keep coming back,” Donnan
said. “It was an emotional week,
and we hadn’t had a lot of good
things happen to us. But it was
good to see us play and enjoy
playing again."
Dogs’ win a comeback
A NEW DO
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Bus drivers’ proposal rejected
By CHANDLER BROWN
The Red a Black
A group of student bus drivers plans to
take their complaints “to the next level” fol
lowing a breakdown in negotiations last
week.
On Thursday, the University refused a
proposal drawn up on behalf of the part-
time drivers. Disappointed, the students
now say they’re determined to keep working
with University officials until they get some
answers.
“It’s going to get tough for a while, but
we’ll see what happens,” said Chris Floyd, a
graduate student from Bonaire and veteran
part-time driver who’s negotiating on behalf
of the students. “We’re going to take this to
the next level."
Four part-time drivers and one full-timer
met with Auxiliary Services Manager Doug
Ross for about an hour Thursday morning
at the Campus Transit office on River
Road.
Although Ross told the drivers he under
stood their plan, he reminded them they
were the highest paid student workers on
campus and said their proposal was more
than the University was willing to offer,
Floyd said.
Ross didn’t return phone calls to his
office Thursday and Friday.
This was the second proposal the
University has refused in the two months
since students first complained about low
wages, poor working conditions and a lack
of leadership in Campus Transit.
Last month, officials decided to give
drivers with 1,500 hours (about two years)
experience a raise, but the drivers were Out
raged when they learned the raise wouldn’t
go into affect until July.
The new proposal focuses only on wages,
asking for a raise for drivers with one year’s
experience.
The drivers say their jobs require extra
training and are more demanding, justifying
the extra money.
They propose a starting rate of $6.67, the
same as they make now, but a second tier
would have the drivers making $7.55 per
hour after 120 hours of experience. After 700
hours, the pay would go up 45 cents per
hour to $8.
Hill Mine drivers start at $8.45 per hour,
and their wages can increase indefinitely.
After Thanksgiving, Floyd said, the
drivers would meet with Ross’ superior,
Associate Vice President for Accounting
George Stafford.
"They can’t ignore us forever,” said Floyd,
adding the drivers may end up taking their
complaints to University President Michael
Adams.
University spokesman Tom Jackson said
negotiations likely wouldn’t make it that far.
He said Allan Barber, senior vice president
for finance and administration, would take
over if Stafford doesn't reach an agreement
with the students.
Meanwhile, the drivers got a vote of com
fidence from the Student Government
Association, which discussed the students’
plight at their meeting last week.
“I don’t know how effective we can be;
but we're willing to help," said SGA
President Tricia Page, who brought up th#
idea at last Tuesday night’s meeting. ~
Page said SGA would consider writing a
resolution in support of the drivers and
helping in the future negotiations.
SLIDE IN
By DARREN EPPS
The Red a Black
Citing the team’s struggles the last two
seasons, Georgia head volleyball coach
Jim lams resigned Friday after 11 years
with the Bulldogs.
He joins soccer coach Bill Barker as
the second University coach to leave in
the last week.
“My goal has always been to win a
national championship,” said lams, who
had the option of coaching through the
2000 season. “Clearly, our progress toward
that has not been what I’d like it to be
during the last couple of years. Our team
has shown promise at times, but also an
Inconsistency that I don’t feel I’ve been
able to properly redirect into a level of
play necessary to achieve our objectives.”
lams enjoyed immediate success once
he joined the Bulldogs back in 1989. He
took over a team that hadn’t advanced to
postseason play in two years and led It to
a 29-4 record, advancing to the Pweet 16
“Our team has shown promise at
times, but also an inconsistency
that I don’t feel I’ve been able to
properly redirect... ”
JIMIAMS
Former Volleyball Coach
of the NIVC tournament.
He went on to lead Georgia to six more
postseason tournaments, finishing his
career with a 242-118 mark.
“He has certainly had a measurable
degree of success with his five NCAA
tournament appearances,” said Athletics
Director Vince Dooley in a news release.
“His long-standing commitment to the
sport of volleyball has been evident dur
ing his entire professional career, and we
have greatly benefited from this commit
ment Our best wishes go with him and
his family.”
In recent years, however, Georgia has
struggled to finish above .500, much less
compete for a national title. In 1996, the
Bulldogs suffered through their worst
season under lams, finishing 12-18. After
a 20-12 mark in 1997, Georgia got off to a
horrendous start in 1998 before winning
eight of its last nine matches to finish 14-
14.
This season, the Bulldogs failed to
qualify for the SEC tournament with a 5-9
conference record, 10-15 overall. lams will
coach Georgia’s final match of the season
Friday against Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
“While I don’t feel it’s a case of burnout
or that I no longer enjoy coaching, I
doubt in the foreseeable future that I will
seek another coaching position,” lams
said in the news release. “I want to thank
coach Dooley, the Athletic Association,
my fellow UOA coaches, rgy coaching
staff, the players and especially my family
who have been supportive of my endeav
ors through the years."
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