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FINALS EDITION
LIGHT UP YOUR
LIFE
FRIDAY
December 7, 2001
Vol. 109, No. 77 | Athens, Georgia
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lights. RAGE 10
the year in news
The Endof the Innocbtce
r in news • the yea
A look back at the top 10 stories of2001
By KATHLEEN BAYDALA
news@randb.com
and DENA LEVITZ
ane@randb.com
— Editor’s Note: The following are our picks
of articles printed in 2001 that had the biggest
impact on the University community.
> Jan. 9: The University celebrates its 40th
Anniversary of Desegregation. A day-long series
of events commemorated the day in 1961 when
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault
became the first black students to attend the
University. The Academic Building was
renamed in their honor.
> Jan. 19: Law School student Tara Baker is
slain. The day before her 24th birthday, first-
year law student Tara Baker was killed in her
Deer Park duplex. More than 300 students,
friends and family members mourned Baker’s
death at her funeral in Jonesboro. Her killer still
is at large, and the investigation is ongoing.
>- Jan. 24: The state Legislature votes to
change the Georgia state flag. The Georgia
House of Representatives voted 94-82 for a bill
that changed the design of the state flag. While
the new design met approval from some of
those offended by the original version, others
objected to the inclusion of the Confederate flag
— or simply to the change itself.
>- June 4: The Diamond Dogs compete in the
Colege World Series. The baseball team beat
Florida State 8-3 in the final game of a regional
series in Athens to advance to its first CWS in
11 years. However; the team left Omaha, Neb.,
without a win.
► See STORIES, Page 3
MEGAN LOVETT | The Red s Black
▲ Junior tight end Randy
McMichael and the Bulldogs went
8-3 in coach Mark Richt’s first
season in Athens.
FILE | The Red & Black
A Police remove suitcases of evidence from Tara Baker's home.
BROOKE MORRIS | The Red a Black
A Pedestrians pause to examine the memorial that sprang up before the Arch,
commemorating those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
2002 football lineup looks promising
By GRAHAM GARRISON
ggarrison@randb.com
Let the expectations begin.
The formula for a run at the SEC
championship is there for Bulldog coach
Mark Richt in 2002.
Georgia returns 19 starters — nine on
offense and seven on defense — along
with all three kickers from a team that
went 8-3.
The entire coaching staff seems likely
to return, along with what’s expected to
be a successful recruiting class.
Standing in the way, however, is a
much tougher schedule. The Bulldogs
play 12 regular season games, including
an opener against Clemson, followed by a
road trip to South Carolina and an Oct. 5
date at Alabama
So who will step up next season?
Here’s a look at next year’s roster:
MORE INSIDE
> Check out the daily update of current
events since the Sept. 11 attacks. Page 2
Quarterback
Gone: No one
Returning: David Greene (RSo.), Cory
Phillips (Sr), D.J. Shockley (RFr.)
After setting a school record for most
passing yards by a freshman, David
Greene is a sure lock for the No. 1 spot in
his sophomore season, right?
Maybe not.
Richt has indicated Greene and
Shockley will battle it out in spring prac
tice for the No. 1 spot.
Shockley is clearly the more mobile of
the two and impressed coaches in prac
tice while playing with the second team
offense.
However, Greene’s experience and
cool-under-pressure nature — 4-0 in road
games — will factor into the equation as
well.
Running back
Gone: Verron Haynes
Returning: Musa Smith (Jr.), J.T. Wall
(Sr.) Kenny Bailey (Jr.), Mike Gilliam
(So.) and Tony Milton (RFr.)
The Bulldogs will need a healthy
Smith to have any semblance of the suc
cessful rushing attack led by Haynes in
late 2001.
Smith, when healthy, can be a 100-yard
rusher. Speedsters Mike Gilliam and
Tony Milton could see more playing time,
but if not, look for Georgia to play an
incoming freshman.
Don’t forget about fullback J.T. Wall.
That man could open up holes through a
brick wall.
>• Sec ROSTER, Page 12
Miller: It’s time to ‘stop making excuses
By ROSANNE ACKERMAN
rackerman@randb.com
The University should be
able to increase black enroll
ment, even though there are
several predominantly black
universities in Atlanta, the
director of the Institute for
African-American studies
said.
“We need to stop making
excuses,” said R. Baxter
Miller, who also is a
University English professor.
“It is a ridiculous statement
that (predominately black
universities) detract from
UGA. It is about private ver
sus public (tuition).”
In-state and out-of-state
tuition at the University is
lower than at Morehouse,
Clark Atlanta and Spelman
— all historically black uni
versities in Atlanta.
“It costs nearly three
times as much to go to
Morehouse and Spelman,”
Miller said. “Using that argu
ment is too easy.”
The University’s in-state
tuition and fees are $1,709
per semester, and out-of-
state tuition and fees are
$5,657 per semester.
Per-semester tuition is
$10,000 for Morehouse,
$9,465 for Spelman and
$11,000 for Clark Atlanta.
There still is debate over
whether the proximity of
these schools plays a role in
the University’s struggle to
attract black students.
“You would think that
being 60 miles down the
road from several predomi
nantly black institutions
would put us at a disadvan
tage,” said Tom Jackson,
associate vice president for
public affairs.
He said many students
apply to multiple schools,
including Georgia Tech,
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and Georgia
Southern.
More scholarships need
to be offered to encourage
minority students to choose
the University over other
institutions, Miller said.
Sydney Jones, a senior
from Fort Worth, Texas, said
he originally went to Clark
Atlanta as a freshman. He
applied to transfer to the
University because he was
offered a full-ride scholar
ship.
“(The University) has one
of the stronger African-
American faculty in the
country, but one of the
weakest African-American
student populations,” Miller
said. “What’s wrong with this
picture?”
SEPT. 11: Life will
never be the same
By AMBER BILLINGS
abillings@randb.com
“Always will we remem
ber the character of the
onslaught against us.
No matter how long it
may take us to overcome
this premeditated invasion,
the American people, in
their righteous might, will
win through to absolute
victory.”
— President Franklin
Roosevelt, Dec. 8, 1941, in
response to the attacks on
Pearl Harbor.
Sandy Bannan had
always flirted with the idea
of going into the military
after graduation, but she
said the events of a single
day were enough to make up
her mind.
“Since Sept. 11, I really
wanted to help serve my
country, so I was more con
crete on my decision,” said
Bannan, a junior from
Honolulu.
The Air Force ROTC
member said that upon
graduating, she hopes to be
commissioned into the U.S.
Air Force as a recreation
officer, either overseas or in
the United States.
But the thought of war
scares her, Bannan said.
“I really wish we hadn’t
gotten into a war,” she said.
“I have a lot of family and
friends in the military. If
they’re told to do something
(in battle), tljen they’re
going to do what they’re
told.”
Life changed dramatical
ly for everyone, regardless of
where they were Sept. 11,
when terrorists crashed
commercial airplanes into
the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon and a remote field
in Pennsylvania.
Moustafa Gharib, Muslim
Student Association presi
dent, said despite the
audacity of the crimes com
mitted, some good did
emerge from that day’s
events.
“Personally, I received e-
mails of support from peo
ple I didn’t even know, to
me and other Muslim stu
dents,” he said. “It was very
nice of them.
“So many people were
attending the programs that
happened so soon after the
attacks,” he said. “That’s a
great thing. It showed that
people care about others.”
Gharib specifically men
tioned the inter-faith prayer
service held at the Tate
Student Center two days
after the attacks.
Rhonda Abbott, campus
minister at Baptist Student
Union, said she has noticed
an increased interest in
faith since the attacks.
“I think (faith is) more on
peoples’ minds than it was
before,” she said. “Although
the world is confusing, God
is a constant in our lives — a
constant we can hold onto
in times like these.”
INSIDE TODAY | News: 2 | Opinions: 4 | Variety: 8 | Sports: 12 | Crossword: 7