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WEDNESDAY
January 26, 2005
Vol. 112, No. 90 | Athens, Georgia
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>- Just one week until
signing day. SPORTS,
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Beloved judge,
rights pioneer
dies at age 102
By JOEY PIERGROSSI
piergross@randb.com
The University communi
ty reacted Tuesday to the
death of U.S. District Judge
William Augustus Bootle,
who ordered the University
to desegregate in 1961.
“A portion of Judge
Bootle’s legacy will forever
be tied to the University
of Georgia,” University
President Michael Adams
said in a statement. “He
made some very wise and
courageous decisions that
ultimately changed the face
and direction of this institu
tion forever.”
Former state Rep. Louise
McBee (D-Athens) said
Bootle, who was 102 when
he died Tuesday morning,
made a great difference in
the community.
“I know our country and
our state lost a giant,”
McBee said.
Bootle, who became a
federal judge in 1954, made
several other major civil
rights decisions throughout
the 1960s, including inte
grating schools, public
transportation and voter
rolls.
But in Athens, Bootle is
remembered for ending the
segregation that kept the
University from attaining
greatness, said Nash Boney,
a former faculty member
and University historian.
“It was a great break
through in the University’s
development,” Boney said.
“And it was a difficult pro
cess for all the Southern
schools.”
Thomas Dyer, a professor
from the Institute of Higher
Education, agreed.
>- See JUDGE, Page 3
RIC FELD | The Associated Press
a Preston King, left, helps retired Judge
William Augustus Bootle, down his front steps to
a news conference at the Judge’s Macon home
in 2000. Bootle, the federal judge who signed
the 1961 court order desegregating the
University, died at his home Tuesday. He was
102.
Public services suffer cuts
By BRIAN McDEARMON
mcdearmon@randb.com
Although state funds for
instruction at the University
remain intact in the proposed
budget Gov. Sonny Perdue
sent to the state legislature
earlier this month, public ser
vice institutes were not
spared.
The Small Business Dev
elopment Center is one of the
many institutes slated to lose
money next year.
The SBDC assists Georgia
entrepreneurs trying to start
their own businesses. It has
seen its budget shrink for
three consecutive years. It is
now being asked to tighten
the belt to the tune of
$99,409.
Sharon Cheely, assistant
to the state director of the
SBDC, said in addition to this
amount is the $26,486 being
cut from the Office of
Minority Business Enterpris
es Program, which is under
the umbrella of SBDC —
bringing the institute’s total
cuts to $125,895.
This would be enough to
hire two consultants, she
said. Since 2002, the SBDC
has left three consultant posi
tions vacant for lack of funds.
“It’s really getting down to
the bone here,” Cheely said.
“Each one is harder, and we
weren’t expecting this one.”
If some of the money is not
put back into institutes’ bud
gets during the legislative
process, the SBDC will have
to drop the number of busi
nesses it serves by 250.
That figure jumps to 625 if
one includes the positions
left empty since 2002.
► See CUTS, Page 3
THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS
LAUREN CARROLL | The Red & Black
a Makisha Rogers, a senior public relations major from Snellville, paints a sign Tuesday night at the Tate
Student Center. Rogers is helping to campaign for the party whose slogan is “Vote Naked,” and whose
candidate for SGA president is Natasha Chua Tan.
Two students vie for top SGA spot
For the second year in a row, only two
students are vying for the top leadership
position in the Student Government
Association.
Natasha Chua Tan, a junior from Salt
Lake City, and Will Childs, a sophomore
from Rome, announced their candidacy
for SGA president Tuesday night.
Tan will be running with vice presiden
tial candidate Matthew Wilson, a junior
from Griffin, on the slogan, “Vote Naked.”
“This has been my passion since I first
stepped onto campus freshman year,”
Tan said.
Childs’ running mate, Tucker Brown, a
sophomore from Oconee County, will join
him on The Classic Party ticket.
“I’m really pumped about (the elec
tion). I think it’s going to be a great
chance to spread our message and pro
mote SGA’s name in the process,” Childs
said.
The greatest growth in senatorial can
didates has been in the School of Public
and International Affairs, where six can
didates now vie for two seats.
The most competition is for senatorial
seats for the Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences, where 30 candidates vie for 15
seats.
— Kelly Proctor and Sara Pauff
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>- For a complete list of candidates, see Page 3
Stukes-less Dogs lose big
in first Florida face-off
By MATTHEW BORENSTEIN
mborenste@randb.com
They won once without their lead
ing scorer, but Tuesday night in
Gainesville, Fla., the Georgia men’s
basketball team could not do it again.
The Bulldogs (7-9, 1-5 SEC) were
out-matched from the beginning with
out sophomore guard Levi Stukes,
their top scorer and team leader, and
lost to Florida (12-4, 4-1 SEC) 47-70 in
front of a crowd of 11,345.
Stukes, who is averaging 16.3
points per game, did not travel with
the team, instead remaining in Athens
after violating an unspecified team
policy.
Stukes not making the trip “had
nothing to do with his ankle” — which
was sprained last Thursday in prac
tice and caused him to miss this past
Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt —
according to team spokesman Tim
Hix.
Stukes was suspended for just
Tuesday night’s game, Hix said.
From the opening tip, Georgia was
unable to get anything going offen
sively, scoring only 15 points in the
first half.
It took the Bulldogs almost four
minutes just to score their first two
points.
Fifteen points is the fewest the
Gators have ever allowed in the first
half of a game and the fewest Georgia
has scored in the opening period all
season.
BASKETBALL
47 70
Forty-seven points ties a season
low for scoring.
Making shots — Georgia shot 32.7
percent — is not a new problem for
the Bulldogs.
Entering the game, Georgia was
last in the SEC in two offensive cate
gories (points per game and shooting
percent) and both will drop after fac
ing the Gators.
Georgia had shot just over 42 per
cent, 230th in the country, and aver
aged 66 points a game, 236th in the
country, entering the game.
But after the game, head coach
Dennis Felton was more disappointed
in his team’s effort rebounding but
realized if his team would have been
better on the glass, the game might
have been different.
Felton said in his post-game radio
interview that he is excited about his
team’s defensive prospects if they only
had rebounded better.
The Bulldogs were out-rebounded
21-44, the third largest margin in
Georgia history.
Georgia was led in scoring by fresh
man guard Sundiata Gaines, who
scored 15 and played all 40 minutes of
the game.
Freshman guard Kevin Brophy,
SPECIAL | The Associated Press
a Florida forward Al Horford
shoots over Georgia forward
Steve Newman, 15, and center
Dave Bliss, 44, during the
Bulldog’s 70-47 loss in
Gainesville Tuesday night.
who scored a team and career high 19
against Vanderbilt, was held to just
eight points.
Florida junior guard Anthony
Roberson led the Gators with 18
points and was 4-of-7 from behind the
three-point line.
The Bulldogs will play at No. 14
Alabama (15-3, 4-1 SEC) Saturday.
Slopes not so distant
By HAYLEY SHAW
for The Red & Black
Editor’s note: This is part two
of a Red & Black feature on ski
resorts.
Virginia
>- Bryce Resort (1 on map,
see Page 7)
Location: In the Shenan
doah Valley between the Blue
Ridge and Allegheny Mount
ains. A two-hour, 100-mile drive
from Washington, D.C.
Claims to Fame: Eight trails
and 500 vertical feet designed
for beginners and intermediates
as well as challenging to
advanced skiers and riders.
Deals: Weekdays: $30
Weekends and holidays: $44
Web site:
www.bryceresort.com
>- The Homestead (2)
Location: In the Allegheny
Mountains 200 miles Southwest
of Washington, D.C., and 75
miles north of Roanoke, Va.
Claims to Fame: The South’s
first ski destination. New snow
board park and half-pipe,
served by a T-bar lift offering
moguls, jumps and bumps.
Deals: Weekdays: $35
Weekends and holidays: $45
Web site:
www.thehomestead.com
>- Massanutten (3)
Location: One hundred
twenty-five miles west of
Washington, D.C.
Claims to Fame: Slopes lit
for night skiing, best snowmak
ing systems available. More
than 1,100 feet of vertical slope.
Deals: Weekdays: $37
Weekends and holidays: $51
Web site:
www.massresort.com
>- Wintergreen Resort (4)
Location: One hundred sixty
miles from Washington, D.C.,
and 110 miles east of Richmond.
Claims to Fame: Nationally-
acclaimed four-season resort
named “The South’s single best
ski resort” by Skiing Magazine.
Wide-open groomed runs, more
than 1,000 feet of vertical drop
for more advanced skiers.
Snowboard terrain park.
Deals: Weekdays: $30
Weekends: $36 Holidays: $56
Web site:
www.wintergTeenresort.com
West Virginia
>- Canaan Valley (5)
Location: On the northern
edge of the Monongahela
National Forest, bordering
Virginia.
Claims to Fame: Thirty-two
hundred feet above sea level,
more than 6,000 acres of wood
lands, meadows, hills and
streams; minutes from the
nation’s 500th Wildlife Refuge.
Deals: $25 midweek, weekend.
Web site:
www.canaanresort.com
>- See SKI, Page 7
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