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The Red & Black | March 7, 2003 | 3
Event offers a ‘taste’ of Korea
By INA JEE
For The Red & Black
Despite mounting tensions from North
Korea, University students are preparing
for an evening filled with Seoul food and
festivities at the fourth annual Korean
Night.
The Korean Undergraduate Student
Association and the Korean Traditional
Play Association will co-host “A Taste Of
Korea,” Friday night in the Georgia Hall of
the Tate Student Center.
Doors open at 7 p.m., so guests can fill
up their plates and stomachs with a vari
ety of Korean dishes.
For non-Koreans, the new dining expe
rience represents more opportunities to
explore this exotic, intriguing and com
plex cuisine, said Si Lee, a senior from
Marietta and the president of the Korean
Undergraduate Student Association.
Dinner will be followed by several per
formances including tae kwon do, dance
segments spotlighting Korean pop cul
ture, cultural drumming, folk singing and
“samulnori,” a traditional performance of
four percussion instruments, he said.
Guests also will have the chance to
receive door prizes.
Lee said the purpose of Korean Night is
not to compete with other groups and
organizations, but to give Korean stu
dents a venue to display their culture and
talent while educating the University
community at large.
“It is an opportunity for people, espe
cially second-generation Koreans, to learn
more about the culture,” he said.
Janice Kim, a sophomore from
Alpharetta, has been playing the “samul
nori” for two years. She said she became
interested in playing traditional Korean
instruments when she came to the United
States.
“We really need new members, so we
hope that our performance at Korean
Night will interest others to join our
organization,” she said.
Organizers said they hope the event
will give guests more insight into the rich
5,000-year history of Korea and its people.
Tickets for Korean Night can be pur
chased at 7 p.m. in front of the Georgia
Hall today.
Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for
non-students.
ZTA to host Diamond Challenge
By ABIGAIL SMITH
asmith@randb.com
The rain that has been com
ing down all week will hopeful
ly hold off this weekend for the
Zeta Tau Alpha Diamond
Challenge, said
ZTA president Stephanie
Hawkins.
The softball tournament,
which will take place Saturday
and Sunday, was rained out
last weekend and had to be
rescheduled.
“We hope to hold it this
weekend, rain or shine,” said
Hawkins, a junior from
Marietta.
The Diamond Challenge
raises money for the
Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation.
ZTA has been holding the
tournament for more than 20
years, and raised more than
$20,000 for the foundation this
year, Hawkins said.
Three University sororities
and 14 fraternities are partici
pating, along with recreational
teams from all over
the state. About 40 teams
altogether will compete for the
championship title.
This is the first year girls
have participated in the tour
nament, Hawkins said.
“We’re still trying to figure
that part out,” she said. “And
we hope to have even more
girls in the future.”
One hundred percent of the
proceeds go to the foundation,
Hawkins said.
“But a lot of companies in
Athens donate food and prizes
for the participants,” she said.
While the chance to play is
fun, the chance to win is even
more exciting, said Greg
Sewell, a junior from Savannah
and member of Sigma Phi
Epsilon who is playing in the
tournament.
“We competed last year, and
we didn’t quite go as far as we
would have liked,” he said.
“This year, we plan on
winning.”
The tournament is an
opportunity to have a good
time and support a cause, he
said.
“It’s a great chance to get
out there and have a lot of fun
and compete for a great
cause,” Sewell said.
The tournament will begin
at 9 a.m. and run all day
Saturday. The championship
game will be played
Sunday. All games are
open to the public and will
take place at the intramural
fields.
Southern writers find ‘roots’ in Athens
By AMY LEIGH WOMACK
awomack@randb.com
Many of Georgia’s best poets, novel
ists and non-fiction writers are in town
this weekend to participate in the Athens
Literary Festival: Roots in Georgia II.
The festival is being held in honor of
the late Stanley W. Lindberg, a longtime
editor of The Georgia Review published
at the University, said Kara Keene, a sen
ior from Adel.
Lindberg organized the first festival in
1985, according to a news release.
Although the festival’s events began
Thursday night, students can join the
festivities tonight as WUGA, 91.7/97.9 FM
holds a live broadcast of authors reading
their works between 8 and 9:30 p.m.
During the festival, Bettie Sellers — a
former Georgia poet laureate — will be
presented the Lindberg Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Georgia
Letters Saturday.
Nearly all events are free and open to
the public, Keene said.
She said an open-air book fair will be
held downtown Saturday.
Keene said the festival is sponsored by
the Georgia Review and the Downtown
Development Authority.
“It’s just an amazing opportunity for
us as a community. The authors have so
much to share and for us not to partici
pate in that would be a travesty,” she
said.
Tina McElroy Ansa, Coleman Barks,
Kathryn Stripling Byer, Rosemary
Daniell, Janice Daugharty, Bruce Feiler,
William Greenway, Mary Hood, Terry Kay,
Judson Mitcham, Wyatt Prunty Marion
Montgomery, Janisse Ray, Ferrol Sams,
Bettie Sellers, and Philip Lee Williams —
all noted authors and poets — are
expected to attend.
For more information, visit the
festival’s Web site (www.athensliter-
aryfestival.org).
JUDICIAL REVIEW
Student Judiciary has
handed down the following
informal disciplinary process
agreements:
Feb. 28
►Robyn Lynn Harrison, of
Milledge Avenue, was found
in violation of Regulation IV. 1
after she engaged in drinking
and/or possessing alcohol
while underage.
Sanction: Harrison was
put on probation from the
University from Feb. 27, 2003
to Feb. 27, 2004. She must
complete the OCTAA
program offered by the
University Health Center and
the alcohol education
program, “The True Price of
the Buzz” offered by
the University Judiciary
Outreach Team.
Mar. 3
►Alexander McCracken, of
Oglethorpe House, violated
Regulations IV. 1 and IX.2
when he was found in
possession of alcohol in a
residence hall while under the
legal drinking age.
Sanction: McCracken
must design a brochure
outlining the negative
effects of alcohol on college
age students.
— Compiled by Amy
Leigh Womack
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Fund-raiser grows
’stache for cash
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
Burt Reynolds, charity
and male bonding — a group
of veterinary students are
combining all three in an
effort to help a volunteer
organization.
The 40 participants are all
growing mustaches inspired
by Burt Reynolds’ 1980s
facial hair to raise money for
the Wildlife Treatment Crew.
The idea for the unique
fund-raiser was partly
inspired by an episode of
“Cheers” where all the char
acters grow mustaches, said
Wes Roach, organizer of the
month-long event.
Roach, a second-year
veterinary student from
Mooresville, N.C., said more
than 40 men are involved,
including three or four facul
ty members.
In the past three weeks,
the group has raised $720.
Roach said participants
are sponsored individually
and if they shave before the
month is over, then they
must meet the contribution.
“It’s been a real bonding
experience,” he said. “It’s
interesting to come into class
each day and see how every
one’s mustache looks.”
Although most of the orig
inal participants are sticking
it out, Roach said some have
opted out for formal events,
or because they weren’t able
to grow full mustaches.
All proceeds from the
event will support the
Wildlife Treatment Crew, a
student volunteer organiza
tion that assists wounded
animals and relies solely on
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▲ Chris Cousins (bottom),
Kurt Fuller, and Jason
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donations.
Chris Cousins, a partici
pant and veterinary student
from Marietta, said he has
enjoyed taking part in the
fundraiser taut that he is
looking forward to shaving
his new mustache.
“Everyone at the vet
school pretty much knows
what’s going on, but I get lots
of second looks when I go
downtown,” he said.
Cousins also said the par
ticipants are planning a
big dinner and awards
ceremony to celebrate the
end of the fund-raiser next
week.
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In preparation for the 2003-2004 school
year, the Walton County School System
will be offering a teacher job fair for all
applicants interested in interviewing for
a teaching position. Administrative
representatives from all schools will be
available to share information about our
system. We will also have an information
table for those interested in learning more
about teacher certification in Georgia.
Please bring copies of a resume to share
with our interviewing teams.
Participants may arrive any time during
the hours of3:00-5:00 p.m. We look for
ward to seeing you on March 18.
For more information, you may contact the
Human Resources Office of the Walton County
Schools at (770) 267-6544 ext. 252 or 246.
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