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TUESDAY
January 11, 2000
Vol. 107, No. 78 | Athens, Georgia
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RICHARDSON 40 minutes of heU
Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson and his Hogs bring their
full court, in-your-face defense to Stegeman Wednesday night
By MATT HOCH
The Red a Black
Census
pollers
needed
for 2000
By MIRANDA MANGUM
The Red a Black
Opportunities like this only come
along every 10 years.
It's the 2000 Census, and the gov
ernment. needs at least 2 million peo
ple to assist in various aspects of cen
sus work.
Keith T. Johnson, assistant man
ager for recruiting at the Athens 2963
Local Census office said he's looking
for people to fill positions as enumer
ators, crew leaders and clerks.
"Enumerators (census takers)
gather information from homes, crew
leaders supervise the enumerators
and there are many, many clerical
positions available,” Johnson said.
Jobs are available for just about
anyone 18 years of age or older.
Lanny Jordan, manager of the
Athens census office said he’s hoping
students will want to work.
“This is an unusual endeavor, and
I encourage students to take advan
tage of this earning opportunity,"
Jordan said. “A tremendous amount
of work is part-time and temporary
work."
In order to be considered for a job,
applicants must take a five-part, 30-
minute test to assess basic reading
and numerical and organizational
abilities.
“It takes roughly a week to eight
days to clear security, plus a two-to-
three-week waiting period to find out
if you got the job,” he said.
Applicants must bring two forms
of identification with them such as a
driver’s license and Social Security
card.
Pay is regulated, but Johnson said
clerks start around $7 an hour, and
enumerators begin from $8 to $18.50
per hour. Crew leaders are paid $9.75
to $20 an hour. Employees also are
paid for mileage and training.
The local bureau will need people
to work Monday through Friday from
4 to 9 p.m.
Although testing is scheduled to
take place off Atlanta Highway,
Johnson said he is trying to coordi
nate a testing site at Clark Howell
Hall on campus for students' conve
nience.
All census operations are expected
to end by Sept. 30, Johnson said.
"The first requirement is that the
basic results of the census have to be
on the president's desk by Dec. 31,
2000," Jordan said. “This is the
largest mobilization of American citi
zens other than war."
TESTING SCHEDULE
Jan. 13 at 10 a.m.
Jan. 20 at 10 a.m.
Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.
Jan. 27 at 10 a.m.
Testing will be done at 150 Crane Dr.,
behind the Racetrac service station on
Atlanta Highway adjacent to Best Buy. Call
1-888-325-7733 for more information and
other testing locations.
I n the initial practices after Nolan
Richardson took over the coaching
job at the University of Arkansas in
1986, his new up-tempo style of play
confused his players. They were used
to the slow style adopted by previous
coach Eddie Sutton.
Walk-on Scott Rose was the first to
strike up the courage to ask
Richardson about the tough new
drills being forced upon the team.
“Coach, is this what we do prior to
practice?" Rose cautiously asked.
“Yep, 40 minutes of it,"
Richardson authoritatively respond
ed.
describe the beginning of
Richardson's practices evolved into a
game term dealing with the intense
defense displayed by the Razorbacks
throughout the '90s.
“The first 40 minutes is actually
hell because that’s how many min
utes we play," Richardson said. “I
took over a team that walked the ball
up the floor and did the things Eddie
Sutton coached. It was a shock when
I brought my system in.”
The first 40 minutes of a
Razorbacks practice consist of drills
that simulate game speed in the span
of 94 feet and are not for the faint of
heart.
“You do everything," Richardson
said. “We do figure eights with the
medicine ball, figure eights with the
water ball, jump rope, run five laps
around the gym, then turn
around and run five in the oppo
site direction, then do wind-
sprints. I determine how many I
want to give you.”
Wednesday night,
Richardson will lead his
Razorbacks into
Stegeman Coliseum to
face the Georgia
Bulldogs in an SEC
showdown.
But this year, the
Razorbacks don’t
have much in
common with the
Arkansas teams
of the early 1990s.
The 1994 team
won the school's
first national title in
men’s hoops. The fol
lowing year,
Richardson again led
his team to the title
game. But the Razorbacks walked
away with a loss to current Georgia
coach Jim Harrick, whose UCLA
team downed Arkansas 89-78.
Wednesday’s game will be the first
matchup between the two coaches
since that Seattle meeting.
“I don't have motivations about
coaches," Richardson replied when
asked if the ’95 title game would
affect his preparations for the
rematch with Harrick. “I'm into try
ing to get my team better each ball
game.”
However, the game against the
Bulldogs will be big for both teams as
each desperately needs SEC victories.
Arkansas downed Ole Miss in their
SEC opener, but suffered a disap
pointing loss to South Carolina on
Saturday.
Georgia is sitting at 0-2 in the con
ference after losses to Mississippi
State and Auburn.
Since the Hogs' 1994 championship
win over Duke, the program has
slipped a bit.
Gone are superstars like Todd Day,
Corliss Williamson and Scotty
Thurman. In their place are 11 fresh
men and sophomores trying to take
Arkansas back to the top of college
basketball, despite being one of the
younger teams In the SEC, much less
the nation.
Arkansas' current difficulties stem
from a run-in with the NCAA.
Following back-to-back trips to the
national championship game in '94
and '95. the NCAA began an investi
gation into the Razorback program.
Although they did not receive any
penalties, the 16-month investigation
severely hampered Richardson’s
recruiting efforts.
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Rose then looked up
at him and said,
"Coach, that’s 40 min
utes of hell.”
The term has stuck
ever since.
What started
out as a
way to
Safety
methods
violated
Personnel mishandle
hazardous materials
By PAUL FULTON Jr.
The Red a Black
After an internal investigation by a research
branch of the University, several personnel
were cited for mishandling radioactive materi
als last September.
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, a
University facility located in Aiken, S.C., said
in its report that “personal error — violation of
requirement or procedure” was the “direct
cause" of the mishandling by SREL employ
ees.
On Sept. 11, three researchers returned
from a trip to Chernobyl, Ukraine to collect
environmental samples of the area.
The report said researchers planned to
store the samples, including “leaves, rodent
skulls and tissue and amphibian and reptile
tissue," at the International Radioecology
Laboratory in Slavutich, Ukraine.
The site was not yet complete, though, so
the researchers decided to export the samples
to the University, according to the report.
Some of the samples meant to travel direct
ly from customs to the University were instead
sent to SREL because a graduate student
travelling with the group was detained for a
passport check, according to the report.
The report said some of the confusion
resulted from "not having a developed plan for
the samples, with contingencies, prior to arriv
ing in the states."
It went on to say a graduate student trans
ported the samples in a locked aluminum box
to the laboratory of Cham Dallas, director of
the University Toxicology Program.
“University of Georgia policies were not fol
lowed regarding the transport and delivery of
radioactive samples to the campus,” according
to the report.
Dallas said he didn’t see any paperwork
accompanying the samples to show they had
been previously screened for radioactivity
before entering the country. He said his
department checked the samples for potential
radioactive hazards.
“We found the majority of the samples to
not even be radioactive," Dallas said. "Only a
few of them were."
He also said his department adhered to all
of the policies set forth by the University in
handling radioactive materials.
“We did everything we were supposed to,"
he said. “You have to be very concerned about
where these things are and how they're being
taken care of. That's why we've gone to great
lengths to be in compliance with radiation
safety standards.”
Michael Smith, former program coordinator
of SREL, said there was some confusion as to
how the radioactive samples were handled.
“It is an important issue, and I think that
there were some misunderstandings of what
was actually going on," he said. “All of the peo
ple who worked with the samples and handled
them had (protective) devices on, and the
doses that they got were all very low." he said.
Rosemary Forrest, a spokesman for SREL,
said possible disciplinary actions are being
sought against those individuals who allegedly
failed to follow University policies.
"We have investigated this. We are taking
care of the problem," she said. “No one's
health was harmed. No contamination was
released."
Polishing begins on burned Family Housing building
By CHANDLER BROWN
Thk Red a Black
Nearly a year since it was damaged by
an early morning fire, Family Housing
Building H Is about to get a makeover.
On Wednesday, construction workers
are scheduled to set up shop at the 24-
unlt, two-story brick building on South
Campus.
Next week, the 36-year-old building —
whose roof partially collapsed during the
Feb. 22,1999, fire — will be gutted of insu-
atlon debris and burned-out appliances
o make way for a $1.2 million renova-
ion.
Once completed, officials say,
Jullding H will be among the most mod
ern — and expensive — places to live on
tampus.
After the building is partially demol
ished, at a cost of $68,000, It will be
rebuilt to include new Interior walls,
floors, fixtures and appliances, said Ken
Goyen, manager of family and graduate
housing. Part of the gabled roof will be
replaced, he said.
The demolition is expected to take
about a month, and reconstruction
should begin this spring, Goyen said.
The building is tentatively scheduled
to reopen In November, he said.
The two-bedroom/one-bath Door plan
will remain the same, with a minor
adjustment to make the kitchen more
accessible. Three units will be combined
to make two spacious wheelchair-acces
sible apartments, Goyen said.
“They’ll probably be the nicest units
to live in on campus," said Linda
Henneman of University Architects.
At the time of the fire, which officials
determined was caused by a wall heater,
units In the L-shaped building rented for
$345 a month unfurnished and $370 fur
nished.
After the renovation, the units will
cost about $500 per month. That puts
Building H at about the same cost as
Brandon Oaks, the priciest units In
University Village, commonly called
Family Housing.
By comparison, rent at Reed Hall, the
newly renovated undergraduate dorm on
Central Campus, costs $3,200 per aca
demic year or $355.55 a month.
University Housing Director Jim Day
said he hoped the renovation would
make Building H a "cornerstone” for
other projects In the future.
Day also said the other 11 buildings in
the community would be renovated in
the next tew years.
HUTMCR ALUM I T.i Kin • Hu. ■
4 Building H of
the Family
Housing unit
burned down
nearly a year
ago, and reno
vations begin
Wednesday.
Upon comple
tion, the South
Campus resi
dence will be
one of the most
costly places to
live on campus.
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