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QuickTake
A glance at the morning’s news and the day ahead
Best Bet
>- Come hear Washington Daily News reporter Tom DeFrank at
the Mingledorff-Lorimer Lecture in Print Media today at 4 p.m. in
the UGA Chapel. For more information call 542-0628.
National & World Headlines
Airstrikes spark demonstrations in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated Sunday
against the latest U.S.-British airstrikes, as state-run Iraqi televi
sion showed homes and shops damaged in the raids.
More than 2,000 people — including Deputy Foreign Minister
Nabil Najim — protested in the center of the capital, and at least
1,000 others gathered across the city near the offices of the ruling
al-Baath party.
The United States and Britain said their raid Friday night —
the largest in two years — struck air defense sites around
Baghdad that had helped improve Iraqi targeting of allied planes
patrolling a southern no-fly zone.
Prisons at fullest during
Clinton administration
WASHINGTON — More
Americans went to prison or
jail during the Clinton adminis
tration than during any past
administration, the result of
get-tough policies that led to
more prisons, more police offi
cers and longer sentences, a
criminal justice think tank
reports.
During President Clinton’s
eight years in office, 673,000
people were sent to state and
federal prisons and jails, com
pared with 343,000 during
President Bush’s single term,
says a study by the Justice
Policy Institute, an arm of The
Center on Juvenile and
Criminal Justice.
The study blamed the surge
in prisoners on Clinton admin
istration initiatives that provid
ed more money to states for
prisons, police officers and
crime prevention programs.
The 1994 crime bill, which gave
$30 billion to states, was a
major factor, said Vincent
Schiraldi, president of the
Justice Policy Institute. Other
factors included tougher sen
tencing and the abolition of
parole, he said.
Riverdale man receives
death penalty for killings
McDONOUGH — A Henry
County jury has sentenced a
21-year-old Riverdale man to
death for the 1999 shooting
deaths of Miriam Diane Hollis,
46, and her 18-year-old son,
Brandon Jamal Hollis.
The jury of eight women and
four men decided on the death
penalty Saturday after finding
Mustafa Raheem guilty
Thursday of killing the
Ellenwood mother and son in
April 1999.
Raheem was convicted of
nine counts, including malice
and felony murder, armed rob
bery, aggravated assault and
burglary.
Prosecutors said Raheem
took Brandon Hollis to a wood
ed area in May 1999 to go tar
get shooting. Instead, Raheem
shot him in the head and
returned to the Hollis home
where he shot Miriam Hollis, a
customer service agent for
Delta Air Lines. After the
shooting, Raheem stole her car.
Firefighters struggle to
control wildfire
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A 7,300
acre wildfire burned out of con
trol Sunday near Polk City in
central Florida, possibly threat
ening hundreds of homes and
forcing the closure of a 10-mile
section of Interstate 4.
Several dozen firefighters
from several agencies battled
the blaze, which was pushed by
high winds and dry fuel. It had
grown overnight from 2,000
acres and jumped to the south
side of 1-4.
“This is very intense and
erratic fire behavior,” said Paul
Palmiotto, assistant chief of
forest protection at the Florida
Division of Forestry.
No injuries or damage to
homes or structures were
reported. 1-4 remained closed
between U.S. Highway 27 and
State Road 33.
Firefighters mopped up after
a wildfire burned 3,000 acres in
Okeechobee and Indian River
counties Saturday. The blaze
burned down electricity trans
mission lines and forced the
evacuation of a fish camp near
Blue Cypress Lake in a sparsely
populated area.
As many as 20 fires burned
south of Highway 90 in the
Osceola National Forest near
Lulu, apparently set by an
arsonist. The fires resembled
others set in the area a couple
of days ago, Palmiotto said.
Three other fires burned
north of Polk City, including a
3,825-acre fire on the Lake and
Polk county lines. A 1,500-acre
fire in Osceola County near
Kissimmee posed little threat
to homes.
Atlantis’ homecoming
delayed by high winds
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Stiff wind prevented Atlantis
from returning to Earth on
time on Sunday, forcing the
space shuttle and its crew to
take another swing around the
world in hopes the weather
would improve.
“There is still a shot” at
landing later in the afternoon,
the second and final opportuni
ty of the day, Mission Control
told commander Kenneth
Cockrell.
The wind was blowing too
hard across the landing strip
to allow for a safe, early
afternoon touchdown. The
crosswind limit for a shuttle
landing is 17 mph; gusts were
exceeding 24 mph.
Atlantis has enough fuel and
supplies to remain in orbit until
at least Tuesday and probably
Wednesday.The five astronauts
are eager to come home
following their successful space
station construction mission.
During their 11-day voyage,
the crew delivered and
installed the most expensive
piece of the international space
station, the $1.4 billion Destiny
laboratory.
The astronauts went out on
three spacewalks to make all
the necessary laboratory
connections and to equip the
spacestation with other gear.
— Associated Press
Meetings
>- Lambda Alliance, 7 p.m. today
at the Tate Center Room 142. Weekly meet
ing of the university’s lesbian, gay and bisex
ual student union.
►Campus N.O.W., 8 p.m today
at the Tate Center Room 143. Weekly meet
ing. For more information contact Genie at
gmu@arches.uga.edu.
► Women's Studies Student
Organization, 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Tate Center Room 142. This meeting^ topic,
“Pornography ancf Women’s Studies." With
speaker, Tammy Corley, Ph.D Psychology.
For more information call 542-2846.
Announcements
►Get Smart, 3:30 p.m. today at
the Tate Center Room 138. Come out to
learn study strategies for academic success.
Sponsored by the Division of Academic
Assistance. For more information call 542-
3565.
► International Grants
Lecture, 3:30 p.m. today in the Tate
Center Room 140. Topic of lecture is “ALO
International Grants Programs: Applying for
ALO Funding." With speaker, Charlie Koo,
Program Associate, Association Liason
Office. Sponsored by the Office of
International Development. For more infor
mation call 542-7887.
► Mingledorff-Lorimer
Lecture in Print Media, 4 p.m.
today in the Chapel. Topic of the lecture is
“The Media-Myths and Realities.” With
speaker Tom DeFrank, current reporter for
the Washington Daily News. Event is
sponsored by University Libraries. For more
information call Debbie Dove at 542-0628.
► Cam pus-Wide Blood Drive,
Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in
the Memorial Hall Ballroom and the Georgia
Room of the Tate Center. Sponsored by the
Panhellenic Council, Intrafraternity Council
and the National Panhellenic Council.
► Money Talks, Tuesday at the
Georgia Center. A free financial forum with
more than a dozen local professionals who
will discuss credit/debt, investments and
financial planning. Registration starts at
6:30 p.m. and sessions start at 7 p.m.
For more information call 559-9559.
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SGA evaluation project rates apartments
By MELANIE HORTON
mhorton@randb.com
The results are in.
The Student Government Association has
finished tallying the responses of its first-ever
Apartment Complex Evaluation Project.
SGA, with help from the Graduate
Student Association, distributed postcards
to students last semester on campus and
online at the SGA Web site, asking them to
respond to six questions regarding the
apartment complex in which they live.
Approximately 200 students completed
the survey, representing about 70 different
complexes, said Matt Edwards, External
Affairs Chair.
Only those complexes in which three or
more residents responded to the survey were
included in the final results.
Edwards said he had expected a greater
number of responses to the survey.
“I could have done a better job (distribut
ing the survey),” said Edwards.
He said the final results detail the top 20
apartment complexes in the Athens area,
according to student response.
Students ranked their complex on a scale
of one to five in six areas:
► appearance and cleanliness
► regular maintenance,
► size and layout of the apartment,
► distance from the University campus,
► student and landlord cooperation, and
► amenities available.
In light of recent off-campus crimes
against students, Edwards said he hopes that
future surveys will include a category
addressing students’ feelings of safety in their
complex.
Chris Turner, a freshman from Fayetteville,
said his main consideration when he chose an
apartment for next year was money — an
aspect of apartment shopping not addressed
in the survey.
“Cost has to be the No. 1 factor when
you’re a college student,” Turner said.
Trisha Kissane, property manager of Polo
Club, said she thinks the survey will not affect
whether students lease apartments from the
complex because it does not address price
and the survey includes only a few people’s
opinions.
“A lot of people just want to know about
price when they come in,” Kissane said.
Edwards said he thinks more people will
respond to the survey next year because it is
“a very relevant SGA project.”
The release of the data coincides with the
time of year during which most students are
deciding what apartment complex to live in
the next school year, though Edwards said he
hopes the data is released earlier next year.
“The quality of housing around Athens will
improve (over the next few years) because
students will start avoiding certain complex-
EVALUATION RESULTS
Apartment
score*
respondents
Riverwalk
84
5
Deer Park
82.22
3
River Mill
79.63
9
University Gardens
79.33
5
Tivoli
78.89
3
Spring Lake
77.77
3
Riverbend Club
75.5
IMMS
The Abbey at Athens
75
4
River Club
72.88
10
Polo Club
71.67
4
Players Club
71.37
6
Beechwood
71.11
3
White Hall Landing
70
3
College Place
67.32
7
Sussex Clubs
66.67
4
College Park
67.32
6
Pineview
65.24
7
Highland Park
64.67
5
Dealing Garden
60
3
University Commons
60
13
* Represents the percentage score out of 100 that
the apartment complex received based on
resident response.
es based on what other students say,”
Edwards said.
Teen pop star considering Athens?
KENDRA WAYCUILISl The Red a Black
a Speculation has it that this $1.78 million Oconee
County estate might become the home of Britney Spears.
By LACEY WHITE
lwhite@randb.com
Teen pop star Britney Spears
has been identified as the poten
tial buyer of a $1.78 million
Oconee County estate, a local
newspaper reported Friday.
The 19-year-old Spears has
been in the Athens area looking
at homes, according to an anony
mous real estate source quoted
in The Oconee Enterprise.
According to the same anony
mous source, Spears has visited
the home three times and “loved
it.”
However, courthouse records
reflect the Crystal Hills residence
recently was sold to Joe Crump
from the Hargreaves family,
credited with inventing Post-it
Notes.
While residents of the subdivi
sion couldn’t confirm Sunday
that Spears did indeed purchase
the 10,000-square foot home,
they said they have noticed
additional security cameras
have been installed outside the
home.
“There have been cars going
up and down the street,” said
Crystals Hill resident Lee Barton,
who said the home in question
has been on the market for two
years.
Barton said his two daughters,
11 and 13, two weeks ago saw a
white limousine parked at the
mansion, off U.S. 441.
Residents of the neighborhood
said they welcome the potential
of having Spears as a neighbor.
“It’ll bring a little class to the
neighborhood — or a little
music,” said neighborhood resi
dent Vint Wilson.
If the property indeed was
purchased by Spears, will she
apply for classes at the
University?
“She has not applied or been
admitted under that name,” said
Tom Jackson, associate vice pres
ident for Public Affairs at the
University. “I don’t know if
Britney Spears is a real name.”
If Spears applies under the
name Britney Spears — and not a
pseudonym — the earliest she
could attend classes would be
spring 2002, Jackson said.
Jackson said he wasn’t sur
prised when the rumor surfaced
that Spears may be coming to
the University.
“The reason the stars like
Athens is they can be themselves
here,” Jackson said.
New club teaches student to deal with finances
By MEE JEAN KIM
For The Red a Black
Students aspiring to be the next Bill Gates
may want to check out the newly created
investment club.
Founder and President Joseph Sample, a
junior from Montana, started the club in
hopes of informing and working with stu
dents who are interested in investment,
regardless of their knowledge or experience.
“This is a club anyone could be in and
should be in because everyone eventually has
to deal with financial assets,” Sample said.
Sample, who interned at Merill Lynch as a
freshman, said he started investing in the
eighth grade when he received 10 shares of
Pepsi — which he later sold to make a profit
— from his mother.
He said he has always been interested in
money and reads financial books and
magazines while continuing to invest and
save money.
He has learned many lessons most
investors don’t learn until they are 30, he said.
u
“It’s a club with people that can
come together and get good ideas. ”
JAKE HOOTEN
Freshman from Columbus
Sample said he has put his money into a
couple of mutual funds, a certificate of
deposit and is now looking into further
investments.
He was surprised to find out the University
didn’t already have a club for this purpose, he
said.
So far, the club has about 60 members and
anyone is welcome to get involved. One of the
key goals is to look at the options available in
investing, Sample said.
Club members will pool their dues togeth
er toward different investment options over
time, Sample said.
In club meetings, members are asked
whether they have bought or sold anything
INVESTMENT CLUB INFORMATION
For more information, contact Joseph Sample at
finance@arches.uga.edu.
Investment Club meetings are held every Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
and why they made that decision. Then, they
talk about the progress of the group invest
ment pool and sometimes have presentations
of different companies.
Thomas Taylor, a junior real estate major
from Sandersville and treasurer of the club,
said he has always been interested in invest
ing and “hopes to gain an expanded knowl
edge through the club.”
Club members said they were excited
about the group’s practical approach to
investment.
“Being a freshman, I wanted to get an early
start in investments for the future,” said Jake
Hooten, a finance major from Columbus. “It’s
a club with people that can come together
and get good ideas.”
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