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4 | Friday, April 29, 2005 | The Red & Black
Glenn Orman | Editor in Chief
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Jennifer Burk | Managing Editor
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Matt Barnwell | Opinions Editor
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prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.
— The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Keepin’ busy. Well, members of the
University Foundation managed to
accomplish a number of things this
week.
They got together to consider
keeping the University’s $475 million
endowment, they were threatened
with litigation by a high-rolling
University alumnus, they showed a
blatant disregard for the law by
closing their meeting this week and
they still made no decision on the
money.
What a bunch of babies.
Don’t know nothin’? It became
apparent this week that many stu
dents don’t know or don’t care about
the Foundation dealings over the
past week.
Now that’s a shame, because not
only don’t they understand how their
endowment is being managed, but
now they won’t even get the first item
in the Opinion Meter.
Yale schmale. Apparently, that
Yankee school that produced
Abraham Baldwin, the University’s
first president, has selected its 15th
bulldog mascot this week.
Handsome Dan, as the dog is
called, is actually quite ugly we
understand, and rather runtish next
to Uga VI.
But hey, it’s Yale. Your Daddy’s —
or owner’s — money can buy you any
thing.
Biking in the dark. It’s everybody’s
favorite spring weekend — Athens
Twilight.
It’s the only time each year we get
to completely close off downtown
parking, so we can all get together to
watch spandex-clad bikers, hoping to
see them all wipe out on the turns.
Honorable discharge. Another
Honor’s Day came and went this year,
when the University recognized all of
its smarty-pants students for getting
good grades.
For the other 99.5 percent of us, we
appreciated the chance to begin
happy hour a little bit earlier than
usual.
It’s drafty in here. Several Bulldog
football players were drafted by the
NFL this week, including standouts
Thomas Davis, David Pollack and
David Greene.
Arnold Harrison and Jeremy
Thomas went unpicked — it sure is a
shame the XFL ain’t around any
more.
Quote of the week: “Do we listen to the boss,
who is the chancellor, or do we listen to the
boss’s boss, who is the Legislature?”
— Foundation trustee Peter Amann on the rift
between the board and the University.
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My four-year lesson is almost over
S o I’m graduating May
14. I know enough
right now to pass my
exams, taut that’s so
irrelevant.
What do I really know?
What have I really learned?
I’ve learned to care
about Georgia football.
I’ve learned to love
Georgia football.
I’ve learned to think
about throwing myself out
the window when things
don’t turn out so hot.
I’ve learned Auburn 2002
(yeah!) and Tennessee 2004
(ugh).
I’ve learned to be the
only one out of 90,000 +
who kneels at the altar of
Fred Gibson (just give him
the ball).
I’ve learned that those
football rumors are actually
true! Gators really do wear
jean shorts. Phil Fullmer
really does cheat.
Speaking of which, I’ve
learned a lot from SEC
football fans. I now know
that I ain’t nothin’ but
Tigah Bait (Thanks, LSU!),
that I’m attracted to
Bulldogs (Thanks, South
Carolina!) and that Jesus
doesn’t love me (Thanks,
Florida!).
I’ve learned to hate
Radiohead — hate
Radiohead! — even though
it pains me.
I’ve learned that my
Thom Yorke, once the god
of small things, is now the
god of ProTools and
self-absorption. Feh.
I’ve learned to love
Elliott Smith and, like the
rest of us, to lose him.
I’ve learned to smile at
rock critics so desperately
looking for the Next Big
Thing while I realize that it
simply isn’t coming.
I’ve learned to hold
a
“I’ve learned to say
goodbye quite a few
times. ”
my liquor.
I’ve learned my highs
and my lows, often
achieved through holding
my liquor.
I’ve learned Allgood
Fridays and Barcode
Saturdays.
I’ve learned Clayton
Street? Heh, I KNOW
Clayton Street.
I’ve learned Waffle
House. All the Waffle
Houses.
I’ve learned that rep
etition is such an easy col
umn-writing device.
Then again, so is self-ref
erence.
I’ve learned that a
political party controlling
Congress and the White
House can somehow
convince its followers that
they and they alone are the
threatened American
minority.
I’ve learned that it is
America’s fault, and to take
this further, that it is my
fault. Sorry about that ...?
I’ve learned that human
rights are things bought,
sold and bargained at the
United Nations. I can
assure you that it’s a big
bummer I know this.
I’ve yet to learn 9/11, but
I’m trying.
I’ve learned copy edit
ing! I’ve learned that it is
merely the pursuit of per
fection, rather than perfec
tion itself. I’m sure I’ll read
this in five years and hate
it, whip out the highlighter,
and dissect this column to
the wall. But for now it’ll be
OK.
I’ve learned that paper-
pushers are the real kings
of this university. They’ve
found the real cup of gold
— doing very little and
even getting an office for it.
I must take notes.
I’ve learned Michael
Adams probably took
notes!
I’ve learned that 40
pages on a T’ang Chinese
poet is not only possible
but also absolutely neces
sary.
I’ve learned to preach
about random specifics and
to scratch my head in
disbelief when others just
can’t understand. “The
Moon and Antarctica” is
the last great rock album.
Don’t you get it?
I’ve learned Interstate 85
North. It will take me back
home to North Carolina
once the whole party’s over
in a couple of weeks.
I’ve learned exit
numbers, billboards and
rest stops. Oh, random
specifics again.
Don’t you get it?
I’ve learned to say good
bye quite a few times.
Think it’s time to do it
again. So.
— David Clark is the
Chief Copy Editor for The
Red & Black.
E-mail, letters and faxes from our readers
Healthy body taken too lightly at Univ.
Regarding Jessica
Shackelford’s “Fit figure a
media driven pressure,” this
is a topic that is taken far
too lightly at the University.
Just this week we have
seen an Editorial opinion
encouraging students to
work out for a healthy body.
Eating disorders not only
concern poor nutrition but
are often marked by over
exercise.
As somebody currently
conducting extensive
research on the media’s
influence on body image, I
am frequently disturbed by
the dismissive attitude of
The Red & Black as well as
students, where body image
is concerned.
The University has an
outstanding organization
called FLY: For Loving
Yourself that works to pro
mote the positive effects of
a healthy body image while
creating awareness about
issues such as eating disor
ders, dieting and body satis
faction.
I can’t express enough
how important it is that we
attempt to challenge and
overcome the negative body
image that is promoted at
the University and in the
nation at large.
ALAN DUFFY
Leadership Member
For Loving Yourself
Senior
Dublin, Ireland
Political Science
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You need to be more
quiet in the SLC
This is for all of you who
don’t understand the defi
nition of quiet.
Quiet in the reading
room or on the quiet side of
the fourth floor in the SLC
does not imply, “Please feel
free to talk on your cell
phone.”
I personally don’t want
to hear your life story —
especially not when I can
still hear it over my music,
and I sure don’t want to
hear all about your sweet
ie’s day
Finals are next week, so
out of respect for your fel
low classmates, please
don’t talk on your cell
phone (or have a loud con
versation for that matter)
in the quiet areas of the
SLC.
HALEY HASTINGS
Grad. Student
St. Simons Island
Middle School Education
SUV drivers should
reassess patriotism
I find it interesting that
the Bush administration has
the type of foresight neces
sary to go to war with some
one who has not yet
attacked us, nor possesses
the means to, and yet lacks
the foresight to predict or
even attempt to prepare for
the energy crisis we are only
beginning to face now.
Scientists and global
economists have been pre
dicting this rise in oil and
energy prices for years.
It was Bush’s brilliant
idea upon taking office to
cut government funding for
alternative energy research
by 85 percent, apparently
believing a better plan
would be to years later
resort to pleading with
Middle-Eastern leaders to
lower oil prices.
This is quite unsettling to
observe, as are the many
confusing occasions when I
have pulled up behind some
enormous gas-guzzling SUV
proudly adorning some sort
of patriotically themed
sticker.
Clearly, a machine like
this is one of the least patri
otic decisions you could
make my friend.
DANIEL L. JOHNSON
Senior, Psychology
Cedar Falls, Iowa
JOSH WEISS
▲
Ralph Reed
just another
politician
I t was Ralph Reed’s
slicked-back hair, non
threatening smile and
kind words that convinced
me this man is little more
than another politician
running for office.
Reed, a candidate for
Lt. Governor who spoke to
the College Republicans
Wednesday night, and I
honestly don’t have much
in common. He is a
staunch Christian who
headed the Christian
Coalition for several years
while I, well, I’m not really
much of anything.
Despite this and several
other differences, we did
have one thing in common:
the Demosthenian Literary
Society. As an alumnus
who has accomplished
quite a bit with the skids
he learned in the society, I
felt it was my duty to sup
port one of my own.
I paid careful attention
to the points he made,
hoping he would buck the
trend of most politicians
and give nothing but
straight talk. However, my
hopes were perhaps set
too high — after all, he is a
politician.
The first mistruth spo
ken by Reed was his decla
ration that the 2002 state
races were run primarily
“without money and
media.” What Ralph for
gets is that in the primary
of that year’s gubernatorial
races, Gov. Sonny Perdue
portrayed then-Gov. Roy
Barnes as a giant rat with
a crown, aptly named
“King Roy”
This ad campaign, as
wed as that of Sen. Saxby
ChambUss, who superim
posed an image of Osama
Bin Ladin over his oppo
nent Max Cleland and
compared a war hero to a
terrorist, received
statewide media attention.
Reed then said to win,
his party needs to contin
ue nominating candidates
who are effective carriers
of policy and touted
George Bush as a prime
example for his “fiscal
discipline.”
I understand we are at
war, but I believe being fis
cally responsible would
involve not cutting taxes
and funding the war at the
same time.
Furthermore, Reed
complimented the efforts
of Kathy Cox on her
progress in increasing the
quality of Georgia schools.
Setting aside the fact that
Georgia schools still place
dead last by many national
standards, Cox drew
national ridicule when she
decided it would be a good
idea to change the word
“evolution” to “gradual
biological change over
time.”
At the end of Reed’s
speech, it was time for
questions. The first stu
dent to speak asked about
Reed’s connections to a
firm that shut down an
Indian tribe’s casino, and
it was noted that one of
the groups that financed
this business deal was a
rival Indian tribe.
Reed did his best to
answer the question, but
then followed this question
with a statement that his
opponents will “focus on
insults.”
If I remember grade
school correctly, an insult
generally involves insulting
someone’s mother or
something else along those
lines.
However, I’m afraid a
question regarding possi
ble connections to a shady
business deal does not fall
under the category of
insult, but maybe I’m just
nitpicky.
Despite the clean, pol
ished image Reed has
crafted for himself in the
last 29 years of helping
other candidates get elect
ed, I’m afraid he failed to
learn one thing: you can
dress yourself up as the
common guy all you want,
but you are still a
politician.
— Josh Weiss is a fresh
man pre-Joumalism major
from Roswell.