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4 | Tuesday, March 4, 2003 | The Red & Black
Dena Levitz | Editor in Chief
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Leah Newman | Opinions Editor
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Majority opinions of The Red & Black's editorial board
In need of HOPE
Many students need the HOPE Scholarship
to pay for proposed differential tuition
While it is still unknown if the HOPE
Scholarship will cover a proposed differential
tuition, many students already are beginning to
worry how they will pay their tuition if it doesn’t.
Some students at the University have the ben
efit of other scholarships and some even have
parents who are willing to foot the bills.
But many work multiple jobs in between
classes just to make ends meet and be able to
afford an education at the University.
Many of these students simply could not con
tinue to attend the University without HOPE.
It is these students who will be most affected
by differential tuition and these students who
have the most to lose if the tuition is passed, not
the administration.
The administration will go on about their jobs,
and nothing will be changed for them.
Meanwhile these students will be forced to
take fewer credit hours and work more in order
to pay for an education from the University — if
they can afford it at all.
While differential tuition has its pros and its
cons, there is no excuse for the University not
to offer need-based scholarships to those who
can’t pay the tuition if it is not covered by
HOPE.
State universities’ foremost purpose is to
allow the citizens of the state a chance to get a
quality education.
If citizens can afford Harvard and can get in,
more power to them. But if not, they should be
able to get an education at their state university
if they meet admissions standards.
Differential tuition without HOPE or need-
based scholarships would keep many students
from being able to get the education they desire.
The Board of Regents will vote in April on the
proposed tuition. Students should make their
opinions on the matter heard before then.
Administrators who were able to afford an
expensive education and now make enough
every two weeks to pay an entire semester’s
tuition shouldn’t be able to decide the educa
tional fate of students who can barely afford
schooling.
Waving goodbye
SGA induction ceremony to take place in
Caldwell Hall for Saddler and Barton
Former Student Government Association
President Sachin Varghese and Vice President
Sarah Cherry will say goodbye as Latham
Saddler and Ginny Barton are inducted tonight.
Thanks for a great year, Sachin and Sarah!
We look forward to reporting on the changes
Saddler and Barton will bring to SGA and the
University.
Correction
Harricks gave Cole one last chance
M y two new favorite four-
letter bad words are
Tony and Cole.
Let me get Cole’s accusa
tions straight.
He said he was provided
with a free education, free
room and board and a fresh
start from his law-breaking
past.
He was given a chance to
play in one of the top bas
ketball conferences in the
country. He said his absurd
phone bills and hotel bills
were paid.
He was afforded the
opportunity of not only tak
ing classes such as
“Coaching Basketball 101”
— or whatever it’s called —
but he had the privilege of
not attending and still being
awarded with top grades.
This is what Tony Cole
alleges. Oh, he also said he
received a raw deal.
WHAT?!?
Sounds to me like he got
a pretty favorable deal. Yet
he feels it’s his duty to go on
national television and make
a case against University
coach Jim Harrick Sr.’s
proverbial screw job
towards him.
Cole said Harrick and his
son, assistant coach Jim
Harrick Jr,, turned their
backs on him when he was
accused of sexual assault
last year.
What made it worse was
that disgruntled Cole wore a
University letter jacket
through the whole blasted
interview on ESPN while he
so eloquently laid out the
charges against the
Harricks.
Now, I know the Harricks
are not without their flaws.
While obviously
extremely apt at coaching
basketball, they have a
shady past.
Past allegations have got
ten one fired from UCLA,
and the other was in
trouble with the law in
John Loftis
Rhode Island.
However, from personal
experience working at the
Athens Country Club where
Harrick Sr. frequents, I
found him to be an extreme
ly pleasant, generous and
gracious person.
Unfortunately, it’s becom
ing apparent that those
admirable attributes could
be his downfall.
Harrick’s spotty history
includes giving numerous
chances to troubled
prospects.
Through his generosity
and graciousness — but also
his obvious premium on
winning at all costs — he
gave a troubled prospect
named Tony Cole a chance
to make something of him
self here at the University.
Cole took that chance
and ran with it; he ran
straight to ESPN to blow
the whistle on the people
who tried to help him.
Cole claims the Harricks
deserted him when he
needed them most.
Enough about the
Harricks’ pasts, what about
Cole’s?
Examples of not-so-shin
ing behavior on Cole’s rap
sheet include attending five
high schools, three junior
colleges and also a laundry
list of altercations including
three claims by three differ
ent women of sexual assault.
Maybe the third charge —
in just three years — against
Cole had something to do
with Harrick dismissing him
from the team.
When the charges were
dropped against Cole in the
case, maybe Cole’s continu
ous insolence and arrogance
was involved in the decision
to keep him off the team.
Maybe the fact that he
started fights with team
mates and even coaches
weighed in on their decision.
Maybe Tony Cole had
enough chances.
When he realized he was
out of handouts, maybe
Tony Cole lost his cool and
sought one last opportunity
to be in the limelight.
Maybe Tony Cole is just a
despicable person who has
been in trouble his whole life
and doesn’t see any reason
to atone for his prior trans
gressions now but merely
continue down the same,
sad road.
Or maybe none of this is
true and Cole decided it was
time for the world to know
about the Harricks.
Maybe the Harricks did
break the rules.
We simply don’t know yet.
Either way, it’s a shame
for the Harricks because the
success and energy that
they have brought to Athens
has been infectious.
It’s a shame that Tony
Cole felt it was his duty to
try and ruin all the Harricks
have done for the University.
What did Cole ever do for
Georgia fans besides embar
rass and infuriate us?
Maybe the Harricks gave
“one more chance” one time
too many.
The bottom line is this: If
you lay down with dogs,
you’re gonna get up with
fleas.
It’s just too bad the last
time the Harricks laid down
with dogs they had to get up
with Tony Cole.
— John Loftis is a senior
in political science
and economics.
Due to a reporting error, an article about smallpox vaccina
tions in Thursday’s edition of The Red & Black misidentified a
spokesperson for the Northeast Health District. Rhiannon Patrick
serves as the current spokesperson.
It was also incorrectly reported that recipients of the small
pox vaccine are left with a small smallpox infection until the sore
left by the vaccine heals. Instead a small vaccinia viral infection
— not as serious as a smallpox infection — is left.
We regret the error.
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Georgia fans need to respect the competition
On Friday night I was
embarrassed to be a Georgia
BuUdog.
Whfie the University of
Florida competed at the
gymnastics meet, they were
booed by the Georgia crowd.
No one deserves to be
treated the way the Florida
gymnastics team was Friday
night.
No one wants to be booed
during a routine they have
worked on for months or
while performing skills that
took years to accomplish.
I applaud the Florida
gymnasts for enduring our
obnoxious crowd and con
gratulate the Gym Dogs on
another successful meet.
However, I am disgusted
by the audience who could
not act maturely.
TIFFANY KILLEN
Sophomore
Powder Springs
Marketing and Distribution
No first amendment
rights at Stegeman
The forefathers of our
country made it clear in the
Bill of Rights that the rights
to freedom of speech and
peaceful protest are available
to all citizens.
Apparently, the University
Athletic Association did not
get this message.
At the men’s basketball
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game Sunday against
Kentucky, multiple signs stu
dents brought were taken
from them because they were
“inappropriate” in the eyes of
the Athletic Association and
all its cronies.
Many of these signs were
concerning the Tony Cole
allegations, and I suppose
they were trying to “save
face.”
This is all beside the
point. We all have the right
to freedom of speech and
that right was ripped from
fans.
Just because the signs
hurt the already crippled
Athletic Association does not
mean it can exert whatever
powers its members want.
Not all signs were taken. A
Kentucky fan was sitting in
the University student sec
tion with a sign.
Was his taken? Not a
chance. Who is the Athletic
Association cheering for?
It’s not my team.
Maybe at the Florida
game, we will see some signs
that show how the students
really feel.
J. TIM JOYNER
Senior, Cumming
Business Management
Williams shows no
respect to poodles
First off, I must say that
poodles are German, not
French.
Therefore, Mack Williams’
cartoon (Feb. 27) was insult
ing the Germans, not the
French.
That being said, Walter
Stephens (“Poodles not often
angry or mean dogs,” Feb.
28) is not the bad guy; those
who wrote in insulting his
truths are.
What has been lost among
the intelligent and the media
is respect.
Those who have a greater
say in the world, like
Williams, must understand
the importance of knowing
and respecting the individual
ideals held by his public
readers.
Remember, a poodle may
be a dog, but it has rights
too.
Defacing the personality
of any animal for personal
gain is just irresponsible and
un-American.
TIM DREXLER
Junior, Fitzgerald
Dramatic Media
Brian Lee
▲
Campus
trash litters
our daily lives
S o, we’ve got this situa
tion in Iraq, terrorists
on the loose and a sagging
economy. They’re all prob
lems seemingly beyond
solution, so let’s turn to
an important issue that is
a bit more manageable.
What I’m about to say
should be a concern for
you — a widespread
concern — because it is,
well, spread all over cam
pus.
Take a moment, look
around and tell me what
you see ... lots of
construction, of course,
and lots of attractive
females.
But also, lots of trash,
garbage and refuse.
Why is this so? Why
don’t we students have
enough respect for our
campus to keep it clean?
This debate arose after
students camping out for
SEC Championship
tickets trashed the area
surrounding Stegeman
Coliseum.
Let’s just say the tick
ets were the only paper
items that they
didn’t leave behind.
I’m amazed by the
amount of trash folks toss
anywhere and everywhere.
I mean, to reference
“Seinfeld,” who are these
people?!?
I used to think people
who throw trash out on
the side of the road were
the same people who go
to family reunions to find
dates (my apologies to
Jeff Foxworthy).
But on campus,
littering is even more
blatant and revolting than
on the side of any country
road.
This school is a beauti
ful environment that we
all should be proud of and
enjoy.
After all, this is where
we do much of our
thinking, walking and
hanging out.
It isn’t just some place
we drive by on our way to
another bar or to buy a
burrito.
A director of the
University’s grounds
department says there are
well over 200 garbage cans
on campus.
This means, first, that
somebody actually has
taken the time to count
them all... Which is nice
for the purposes of this
column.
More importantly, it
means that you’re not far
from a trash bin when you
suddenly need to rid
yourself of the burden of
carrying that empty water
bottle, soda can or candy
wrapper.
So tough it out and
hold on to that trash just
a minute longer so you
can do your part and
dispose of it properly.
You can do it.
Let’s be honest — the
“burden” excuse doesn’t
really work anyway
considering you’re hauling
that backpack to and
from class everyday.
Think about how you
identify yourself and what
you value.
You’re probably won
dering what that has to
do with campus trash.
Well, here’s my take:
things like our families,
hometowns and schools
factor greatly into how we
identify ourselves and
what we take pride in.
Is having tremendous
pride in your football
team and how it
represents your school
consistent with not
caring about the
appearance of your
campus?
I don’t think so.
Let’s clean up our act.
It’s easy and can be
fun.
Okay, maybe it’s not
wildly entertaining, but it
sure beats dwelling on the
weightier topics of the
day.
— Brian A. Lee is a
graduate student in
journalism.