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WEDNESDAY
March 12, 2003
Vol. 110, No. 125 | Athens, Georgia
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COLE ACCUSATIONS
Players may
file injunction
By BRADLEY HANDWERGER
bhandwerg@randb.com
The fallout from the decision
to keep Georgia’s basketball
team out of postseason play has
only just begun.
The basketball team is think
ing of filing an injunction, sopho
more guard Fred Gibson has
moved from the basketball
court onto the fields of spring
football practice and students
plan to protest the University’s
decision today at 4 p.m.
Senior guard Richard
Wehunt told The Red & Black
Tuesday night that the team has
talked about filing an injunction
against the school’s decision to
keep the team out of the NCAA
tournament.
“We’re definitely looking into
that,” he said. “The only way to
play in the tournament is to get
an injunction. The attitude of
this team is to not lay down and
to stand up and fight.”
Wehunt said the team has
been contacted by several
lawyers who have all expressed
interest in taking a case like this.
“Right now, we’re looking at
all our actions, and (filing an
injunction) looks like our most
attractive one,” he said.
Wehunt said he expects the
team to come to a decision by
late tonight or Thursday.
While there has never been a
case like this before, injunctions
have been in the news lately
because of high school basket
ball player LeBron James.
James, who was ruled ineligi
ble to play the last three games
of his senior season in Ohio, won
an injunction in February that
allowed him to continue to play.
Although the University’s
decision was shocking, Gibson
decided to change from sneak
ers to cleats. He joined the
football team for spring practice
on Tuesday.
“It was a little awkward,”
Gibson said following Tuesday’s
football practice. “Totally differ
ent from basketball. I really
don’t know how I do it. I wish
I was still there playing
basketball, but things happen
for a reason.”
Head football coach Mark
Richt said Gibson did well in
Tuesday’s practice.
“He was rusty,” Richt said.
“He didn’t forget everything. His
route running was very crisp.”
Meanwhile, the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution reported
Tuesday that three football
players were in the basketball
coaching class that has been
questioned.
Richt said right now the
football team looks to be in the
clear.
“I think it’s been verified that
everyone is in very good shape in
attendance as far as I know,”
Richt said. “I think we’re OK.”
Questions, though, still
remain if the investigation has
or will spill over into other
sports.
When asked whether he knew
anything about a current inves
tigation into any possible NCAA
violations by the football team,
University President Michael
Adams responded, “I just don’t
know anything about that.”
Following Monday’s lack of
communication between
Adams, Athletics Director Vince
Dooley and the basketball team
about the University’s decision,
several members of the team
still wanted answers.
“We’re trying our best to get a
little bit of justice,” Wehunt said.
“The answers they’ve been
giving us aren’t justice. At this
point, we’re definitely owed
some straight answers.”
“We heard from TV,” junior
guard Jarvis Hayes said of
the University’s decision. “That
kinda got us upset.”
The AJC reported online
Tuesday night that the players
were supposed to have been
told about the ban on postsea
son play by Harrick Sr. and
assistant coach James Holland.
That never happened.
Instead, Harrick was playing
golf at Augusta National Golf
Club in Augusta.
Tim Hix, sports information
director for men’s basketball,
could not be reached to confirm
the report as of press time.
Sources close to Harrick Sr.
said he currently is visiting his
son in Dove Canyon, Calif.
— Contributing: Hilary
Hilliard and Steve LaBate
dan McLaughlin i the red & black
▲ University President Michael Adams walks by a sign placed on the steps of Terrell Hall, which is
home to the Office of the President, Tuesday afternoon. Dan Matthews, an Athens resident, put the
sign on the building’s steps. A rally will be held today at 4 p.m. outside of Terrell Hall protesting the
decision to end the men’s basketball season before the SEC and NCAA tournaments.
Jarvis Hayes to enter NBA draft, will not hire agent
STEVE DAVIS | The Red & Black
By BRADLEY HANDWERGER
bhandwerg@randb.com
Junior guard Jarvis Hayes is going
pro — maybe.
Hayes told a room full of reporters
that his decision to enter this year’s
NBA draft on June 26 was a tough
one, aided in part by Monday’s
announcement that the Bulldogs
wouldn’t play in the postseason.
“I’ve decided to enter my name in the
NBA draft, but to not have an agent,”
Hayes said. “It’s a decision I’ve been
thinking about all season. (Monday)
wasn’t the bulk of it, but it definitely had
an influence.”
According to NCAA regulations, any
player may enter the draft and maintain
eligibility provided that the player
doesn’t get drafted or sign any agree
ment to play professionally.
Hayes, who is a two-time All-SEC
First Team member, said there is a catch
in his decision. If he’s not selected in the
top 13 in the draft, he will return to
Georgia, even if head coach Jim Harrick
Sr. isn’t the Bulldogs’ coach.
Tim Hix, sports information director
for men’s basketball, said NBA scout
Marty Blake told him Hayes would be
invited to the pre-draft tryouts held in
Chicago June 3 to 9.
Jarvis Hayes, as well as his brother
Jonas, both are on pace to graduate in
August.
Jonas Hayes, who attended his
brother’s press conference, said he’s
happy for his brother.
“Our career together is over with, but
life moves on,” Jonas Hayes said.
Said Jarvis: “I had a great ride. Had
fun. Had battles. I’m still gonna have
battles, just not for the same team.
Maybe.”
Assistant coach James Holland, who
◄ Junior Guard
Jarvis Hayes
listens to a
reporter’s ques
tion during
Tuesday’s press
conference after
announcing his
intention to enter
this year’s NBA
draft without
hiring an agent in
order to retain
his college
eligibility.
has taken over day-to-day activities for
Harrick Sr., said Jarvis Hayes has the
potential to have a great career in the
NBA.
Jarvis Hayes became the first Georgia
player to be a consensus two-time
All-SEC First Team member since
Dominique Wilkins was in 1981-1982.
For the past two years, Jarvis Hayes
led the team in scoring, including his
18.3 average this year. He reached 1,000
points in just 55 games at Georgia.
Cabinet may require freshmen to live on campus
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
The University Cabinet proposed a
policy Tuesday morning that would
require all first-year undergraduate
students to live in on-campus residence
halls.
The policy, which would take effect in
August 2004, is meant to improve the
academic experience of students.
Arnett Mace, senior vice president for
Academic Affairs and provost, said the
rationale behind the decision is to
enhance overall student experience —
both inside and outside of the classroom.
Mace said evidence increasingly shows
students who live in residence halls dur
ing their first year in college have consis
tently higher GPAs and are more
involved in campus activities.
A large number of colleges and
universities already require first-year
students to live on campus, including
Emory, Vanderbilt and the University of
Tennessee, Mace said.
Richard Mullendore, vice president of
Student Affairs, told the Cabinet that 85
percent of University freshmen already
live on campus and this new policy would
not have a major effect on the University.
University President Michael Adams
said the new policy would not put a
strain on residence halls since the com
bination of the new East Campus Village
and the re-opening of Myers Hall would
provide 1,500 additional beds.
Danielle Morozewizz, a freshman from
Augusta, said she lives on campus and
thinks it has helped her become accus
tomed to University life. But she said she
would not support a policy that would
require it.
“I think it’s a good thing for freshmen
to live on campus, but I don’t think
people should be forced to live there,”
she said.
Catherine Ashton shared the opinion
that freshmen should not be required to
live on campus.
Ashton, a freshman from Thomasville,
said she lives in a residence hall and
thinks the experience can be very benefi
cial for some students but is not neces
sarily helpful for everyone.
“I live on campus now, and I think that
I’d be getting the same experience even if
I lived in an apartment,” she said.
The policy will be formulated by a
committee of University faculty and will
be brought before the University Cabinet
for approval next month.
The policy will likely include exemp
tions based on marital status, transfer
status, prior military service and individ
ual circumstances.
MELISSA BOORAEM | The Red & Black
◄ University
President Michael
Adams speaks at
the University
Cabinet meeting
Tuesday after
noon. The cabinet
proposed that all
freshmen be
required to live
on campus based
on evidence that
shows dorm resi
dents have higher
GPAs.
COLIN OWENS | The Red & Black
◄ Arnett
Mace, left,
speaks with
fellow Senior
Vice
President
Hank
Huckaby, as
Mace walks
out of the
provost’s
office for the
first time as
the actual
provost after
being the
interim
provost for
the past six
months.
University chooses Mace to be permanent provost
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
The search for a new provost led
the University on a nationwide hunt
— but ended right back in Athens.
Arnett Mace Jr. — who served as
interim senior vice president for
Academic Affairs and provost for
the past six months — was selected
by University President Michael
Adams from five finalists for the
position Tuesday.
“I’m delighted that we did not
have to leave Athens to find the
very best person for this position,”
said Adams in a press conference
Tuesday morning.
The search for a provost began
after Karen Holbrook left the posi
tion to become president of Ohio
State University in October 2002.
Prior to serving as interim
provost, Mace had been dean of the
School of Forest Resources since
coming to the University in 1991.
As the second-highest ranking
administrator, Mace will act as the
University’s chief academic officer.
Mace said the past six months
have been a challenge, especially
given the delicate nature of the
University’s budget, but they also
have been rewarding.
“I know of no other place I would
love to be,” he said.
While serving as interim provost,
Mace has worked to resolve the
University’s budget constraints and
has worked closely with the admis
sions office to increase minority
enrollment.
Adams said Mace “has not
missed a beat” since he was
appointed interim provost, and he is
confident Mace is the best person
for the job.
“This was a real search,” Adams
said. “There was no foreordained
result.”
Mace said he is looking forward
to working with the University
committee and is prepared for the
challenges that will inevitably come
with his position.
“My regard and confidence in
the people of this University have
increased immensely during these
last six months,” he said.
Pledging his total commitment
and dedication to the University,
Mace said he is ready to get to work.
“Let’s cut bait and let’s start fish
ing,” he said.
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