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THURSDAY
January 13, 2000
Vol. 107, No. 80 | Athens, Georgia
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On the trail:
Campaign 2000
Hopefuls for SGA office begin
petitioning for nomination
By SHANA GALLENTINE
The Red a Black
Petitions to run for
Student Government
Association offices are now
available, signaling the
start of campaigns for
February’s presidential and
senate elections.
SGA hopefuls have
begun collecting signatures
to put their names on the
ballot.
“We’ve had at least four
presidential candidates
come by to pick up peti
tions,” said Sonbol Shahid-
S.rlles, SGA secretary and
eltct.ions subcommittee
chair.
Petitions have also been
picked up for senate seats
in the College of Arts and
Sciences, Family and
Consumer Sciences, and
Terry College of Business.
To be placed on the bal
lot for the Feb. 15 and 16
elections, presidential can
didates must get 200 signa
tures.
The number of signa
tures varies for senate
hopefuls depending on the
size of their college.
Shahid-Salles said as of
Wednesday no one had
picked up petitions for the
senate seats in the schools
of journalism and mass
communications, agricul
ture and environmental sci
ences, education, forest
resources or environmental
design, but she expected a
bigger turnout in the next
SGA ELECTIONS
Available senate seats in the
2000 SGA election:
► Arts and Sciences — 12
► Business — 6
>- Journalism and Mass
Communication — 1
► Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences — 2
► Law — 1
► Education — 3
j >- Family and Consumer
Sciences — 1
► Forest Resources — 1
► Veterinary Medicine — 1
► Pharmacy — 1
► Social Work — 1
► Environmental Design — 1
► Graduate School — 6
week.
“It’s still kind of early
since people have just got
ten back from the break,”
Shahid-Salles said. “There
are people still contemplat
ing, but so far, it’s been a
pretty good turnout. It’s
kind of a waiting game to
see what's going to hap
pen.”
Although candidates
can turn in their petitions
at any time, they may not
begin campaigning until
Feb. 1.
Petitions are now avail
able in the Tate Student
Center Room 151 between
8:30 am. and 4 p.m.
The last day to turn in
petitions is Jan 27 by 4
p.m.
Creating a Voice
A The Graduate Student Association met
Wednesday night to form a four member gradu
ate oversight committee. Story, Page 3
SM OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
BUILDING ON HISTORY
HEATHER ALLEN I Tm Rid a Blai r
A In his State of the University Address Wednesday afternoon President Michael
Adams focused on the past of the University and the direction that it is headed.
Speech met with approval
By SAMIRA JAFARI
The Red a Black
President Michael Adams' State of the
University Address was well received by adminis
trators and students alike.
More than 200 people filled the Chapel
Wednesday afternoon to hear Adams’ speech
challenging the future of the University. Among
those in attendance was former Gov. Zell Miller.
“It was an excellent speech in many ways. He
effectively looked back at the great history of this
state and tied that in with what he wants the
future of this University to be," Miller said.
The president spoke about his expectations
for the future of the University by focusing on the
three pillars of the University seal.
“I thought it was brilliant. It was quite effec
tive how he used the history of Georgia with wis
dom, justice and moderation to bring forth his
State of the University speech," said Calvin
Smith, a senior from Athens.
Adams challenged the audience by asking,
"Where will (the) path now take us as we begin a
new century?” after explaining the University's
reputable history
“He effectively talked about where we’re going
based on where we’ve been ... while thinking very
forward about the future," said Karen Holbrook,
senior vice president for academic affairs and
provost.
Students found Adams' reference to cultural
education and studying abroad encouraging and
motivational.
"I like the part about studying abroad.
Expanding and improving the program is a good
idea," said Stephen Bruner, a freshman from
Roswell.
Adams’ firm stance on supporting affirmative
action also drew a positive response from the
audience.
“It was a correct and courageous position to
take,” Miller said.
Fellow administrators agreed about the
University’s affirmative action policy.
“We made the commitment last fall, and we are
going to move forward with our standards,"
Holbrook said.
Bruner said until there is a better solution, the
current policy should remain.
Overall, Adams' address drew a positive
response from those who attended.
“When he became president of the University, I
said to him he was the right man at the right
place at the right time,” Miller said. “The more I
see him, the more I'm sure of it.”
Adams:
No new
projects
By CHANDLER BROWN
The Red & Black
At his first State of the University
Address two years ago, Michael Adams
announced a major shake-up of his new
administration.
Then last year, he angered several senior
faculty members when he spoke of his inten
tions to reorganize and shift the focus of
some the University’s largest schools and
colleges.
So it came as somewhat of a surprise
Wednesday when Adams — now in his third
year as University president — hardly made
a ripple in the sea of public perception about
the state's largest school.
"We" have a lot of endeavors under way ...
and I’d like to see some of them through to
their completion before we start throwing
new balls up into the air,” Adams said after
delivering his annual speech. “A good part of
leadership is knowing when you need some
absorption time.”
Speaking to a packed University Chapel,
mostly faculty and administrators. Adams
first gave brief updates on six initiatives he
outlined last year.
The second half of his carefully-worded,
10-page remarks reflected on the history of
the 215-year-old school and offered Adams’
view on where institution is headed.
His remarks were in contrast to past
speeches where areas of policy came into
play, including his widely-watched, contro
versial Sept. 30 affirmative action address to
University Council.
"I must confess to you today that I suc
cumbed to the reflective mood surrounding
the dawn of the year 2000," Adams said in
the speech.
The president did not directly mention
the University’s involvement in a court case
that threatens to render the school's admis
sions policy unconstitutional.
Skirting the issue, he briefly restated his
earlier remarks on affirmative action, which
is at the center of the court battle.
In creating a “culture of internationaliza
tion,” Adams said, the University should
“serve all its people educationally.” That
means using factors other than just aca
demics to determine a student’s acceptance,
he said.
Looking refreshed and relaxed, Adams,
who said he’s lost 18 pounds by avoiding car
bohydrates and cutting back on “all these
forced meals I attend,” acknowledged the
University continues to excel. But, he said,
“we’re not there yet."
He once again praised former Gov. Zell
Miller’s HOPE scholarship as Miller beamed
from the sixth row. He commended Senior
Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost Karen Holbrook’s “creative" leader
ship in health and science issues.
He advocated better computer training
(“If high school students today have the
skills to apply to college electronically, what
will they expect — and require — when they
enroll?” he asked) and reiterated his support
for expanding study abroad programs.
Dogs fall to Hogs, now 0-3 in SEC play
By DARREN EPPS
The Red a Black
They rarely pressed, shot signifi
cantly fewer three-pointers and
showed nothing like the “40 minutes
of hell” Razorback fans are accus
tomed to seeing.
However, the mistakes Georgia
made during its 74-54 loss to
Arkansas were all too familiar to the
7,112 fans in attendance at
Stegeman Coliseum Wednesday
night.
The Bulldogs (7-8 overall, 0-3
SEC) turned the ball over 15 times
anti fell victim to what head coach
Jim Harrick called ‘a lack of lntensl-
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Arkansas 74. Georgia 54
ty” during a 13-4 spurt by the
Razorbacks to kiok off the second
half, a spark that burled a Georgia
team that desperately needed a
conference win.
“Tonight’s effort is one I haven't
seen all season long," Harrick said.
“We didn’t defend or offend. We Just
didn't compete tonight.”
Arkansas (10-6, 2-1) took full
advantage of Georgia’s miscues,
shooting nearly 50 percent from the
Held (32-65) and converting the 15
Bulldog turnovers into 23 points.
Meanwhile the Bulldogs shot a
dismal 36 percent and connected on
Just l-of-9 three-point attempts.
"We usually shoot about 45 per
cent from the field and hold oppo
nents to around 40 percent,”
Harrick said. “And it's because we
Just weren’t intense. It’s like no one
wants the ball as if it were a hot
potato.”
Georgia kept pace with Arkansas
for most of the first half, but the
absence of point guard Moses White
(flu) put more pressure on guards
D.A. Layne and Adrian Jones to
handle the ball against Arkansas'
half-court defense. The result was
sloppy play from the two converted
shooting guards — a problem Jones
took fUU blame for — and a late
first-half Razorback run that made
a 29-28 Arkansas lead a 39-30 half
time advantage.
“We did a poor Job holding onto
the ball on offense, and we didn't
defend the perimeter well on the
defensive side," said Jones, who
struggled mightily from the floor,
scoring four points on just l-of-8
shooting. “I’ll take full blame for
both of those problems. Next time,
I’ll come out with more Intensity
and hopefully tum my game
around.”
►See LOSS, Page 9
Basking in the Sun
MCKY REID I Til Rid d Bull
A George Landman, a graduate student from
Boston, left, and Jay Borck, a senior from
Stone Mountain, study at the Intramural Fields
Wednesday afternoon.
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