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TUESDAY
January 25, 2005
Vol. 112, No. 89 | Athens, Georgia
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DAVE MARCK | The Red & Black
▲ Jessica Rogers, 20, a sophomore from Buford, closes her eyes as Jill Randall, a phlebotomist from
the Red Cross branch in Athens, prepares to draw blood during a blood drive sponsored by Students for
the American Red Cross in the Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center Monday. Rogers said she
donates blood in part to help her conquer a fear of needles.
SGA campaigns begin tonight
By KELLY PROCTOR
kproctor@randb.com
Student Government Association
presidential campaigns officially kick
off tonight, and last year’s candidates
have some words of wisdom for the
next administration.
When the SGA candidates’ meeting
— tonight at 9 p.m. in Tate Student
Center Room 137 — adjourns, cam
paigning will officially begin and candi
dates will be announced. Elections will
be held Feb. 8-9, and the winners will
be announced Feb. 10.
Adams Sparks, a senior from
Watkinsville and current president of
SGA, said the next SGA president will
have to contend with “transferring
student activity fees to student con
trol.”
The president
should also address
tolerance and work
to counteract racism
that exists on cam
pus, Sparks said.
In addition, he
said, the administra
tion should continue
SGA’s involvement in
state and local poli
tics.
Next year’s
administration
should focus on increasing student
participation, Sparks said.
“Focus on the ‘S’ in SGA — put the
SGA ELECTIONS CALENDAR
Today: Campaigning begins at 10 p.m.
Friday: Ballot posted at SGA office
Feb. 2: Senatorial Debates
Feb. 3: Presidential-Vice Presidential
Debates
Feb. 8-9: Elections
Feb. 10: Election results announced at
5:30 p.m.
emphasis on students,” he said. “Our
opponents were focused on what they
could do when they were in power, we
were more focused on empowering
other people.”
► See SGA, Page 3
SPARKS
BOR puts cork
in wine plans
By SARA PAUFF
spauff@randb.com
Bottles of wine bearing the
University logo have been
moving fast off the shelves
since the Board of Regents
told the distributors that use
of the trademark is a violation
of policy.
Georgia Crown distributors
— a beverage company owned
by regent Donald Leebern Jr.
— has been ordered to stop
selling wine bearing the
University logo in violation of
regent’s policy.
The chardonnay and caber
net sauvignon were labeled
with the University Arch and
the Alumni Association logo.
The limited amount of wines
bearing the logo has made it a
popular item at Athens bottle
shops and liquor stores.
ABC Package store part-
owner Tommy Huff said they
only had about seven bottles of
the wine left. He said they had
four or five cases at the begin
ning of the weekend, but they
sold out fast.
“Trying to get a collector’s
item, I guess,” Huff said.
Regents spokeswoman
Arlethia Perry-Johnson said
when the regents had contact
ed the company in January,
production of the wine had
already ceased.
Alcoholic beverages are one
of many items not allowed to
bear University system trade
marks. The Arch, as well as the
logos and trademarks of other
Georgia public universities
may not appear on religious
items, sexually oriented
devices, burial items, toilet
seats, and any goods making-
unfavorable references to race,
sex, national origin, or handi
cap.
The University Foundation
manages logos and goes
through an “internal process”
with the University to approve
the use of any logos or trade
marks, said Steve Wrigley,
senior vice president for
External Affairs.
Companies wanting to dis
play University athletic logos,
such as the “helmet G” and the
SPECIAL | The Red & Black
“Bulldawg,” on their products
are sent through Collegiate
License Company to get a
license to sell their product,
said Dave Muia, acting associ
ate athletic director for exter
nal operations.
He said the licensing com
pany does a background check
on the company and a safety
check on the product, but
University athletics would not
want to do anything in poor
taste.
“We would not want to do
anything in violation of
regents’ rules,” Muia said.
Despite Leebern’s violation
of the trademark policy, Perry-
Johnson said the controversy
was no longer an issue.
“This is a non-issue. We
have moved forward,” Perry -
Johnson said. She said
Leebern would not step down
because of the misuse of the
University’s trademark.
Sachin Patel, owner of the
Five Points Bottle Shop, which
gets many of its wines from
Georgia Crown, said the store
hasn’t carried the wine for
about six weeks. Patel said he
had been trying to reorder the
popular wine for a while.
“I called yesterday and the
supplier told me they were
out-stocked, but getting
more,” Patel said.
Bulldogs hope to gain footing
on road with trip to Florida
Game follows team’s
first conference victory
By MATTHEW BORENSTEIN
mborenste@randb.com
The Georgia men’s basketball team has
been doing some sole-searching lately — and
not because of its record (7-8, 1-4 SEC).
In a loss at Ole Miss earlier this season, the
sole of sophomore forward Steve Newman’s
Nike blew out as he went up for a fast-break
dunk that would have brought the Bulldogs
within two points.
Instead, the Rebels took the miss, drove
down the court and scored for a six-point
lead.
The incident was not the first time a Nike
Air had blown out for the Bulldogs this year,
but previously, the Bulldogs have only had
trouble in practice.
“It’s happened to us a lot in practice, but
not like that,” said Newman. “Running
MEN’S BASKETBALL
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When: 7 p.m.
Where: Stephen C. O’Connell Center
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suicides the first day we got some Nike shoes,
the soles ripped out. I’ve never seen anything
like that in a game before.”
Head coach Dennis Felton also said his
team has had a lot of shoe trouble this year,
but he has never seen a shoe blow out in such
a pivotal moment.
Nike’s shoe and apparel contract with the
University Athletic Association provides it
with $400,000 cash plus free shoes, apparel
and equipment for all its sports teams.
Whenever a shoe does not hold up, Felton
says the team returns it to Nike, but he has
not had any specific discussions with the
company over the troubles.
>• See BASKETBALL, Page 7
KENDRICK BRINSON | The Red & Black
▲ Bulldog guard Kevin Brophy stepped in for injured sophomore Levi Stukes,
scoring 19 points, including four three-pointers, against Vanderbilt Saturday.
Skiing opportunities abound throughout Southeast
By HAYLEY SHAW
For The Red & Black
The winter holiday season
has come and gone, but
there’s still plenty of time for
students to take advantage of
outdoor winter activities.
At first glance, it might
seem difficult to find many ski
lodges in the South since the
best destinations are often
considered to be in the far
away mountainous Northwest
and Canada.
But students can choose
from ski resorts in Alabama,
North Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia and
Maryland to plan a fun week
end on the slopes.
Today, we feature eight ski
resorts in three states sur
rounding Georgia to help plan
a winter getaway. Wednesday’s
edition of The Red & Black
will feature destinations in the
three northern states.
Alabama
>- Cloudmont Ski Area (1
on map, see page 5)
Location: In Northeastern
Alabama near the Georgia
border on Route 118 in
Mentone, 40 miles southwest
of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Claims to Fame: Two 1,000
foot beginner-intermediate
slopes, two “pony lifts” that
take sldiers up the slopes with
an elevation of 1,800 feet and
vertical rise of 150 feet. At
night, temperatures drop to
28 and below, which allows for
snowmaking.
Student Rates: Weekends
and holidays: $33, weekdays:
$28, nights: $23. Prices include
equipment, lift tickets and
beginner lesson.
Web site:
www.cloudmont.com
North Carolina
> Appalachian Ski
Mountain (2)
Location: Three miles
from Blowing Rock, between
Blowing Rock and Boone, two
miles off US 321. 93 miles from
Charlotte, N.C. and 270 miles
from Atlanta.
Claims to Fame: 45,000
square foot base lodge com
plete with an observation
deck, slope-view restaurant,
dining rooms, fireplace, TV
room, ski lockers, game room,
nursery, dressing rooms and
ATM machines.
Deals: Lift tickets are $25
on weekdays but will cost $42
on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays until March 13.
Web site:
www.appskimtn.com
► Wolf Laurel Ski Area (3)
Location: At the top of Wolf
Mountain, 30 minutes north of
Asheville on 1-26. Four hours
from Atlanta.
Claims to Fame: New lodge
area including double and
quad lifts open year-round, 54
acres of terrain to be skied.
Ski lodge boasting restaurants
and sport shops.
Deals: Student weekday lift
tickets for $21 and $34 tickets
on weekends.
Web site: www.skiwolflau-
rel.com
>- See SKI, Page 5
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