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6A | Friday, September 16, 2005 | The Red & Black
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Help sought for Delta
ATLANTA — A
Democratic state senator
called Thursday for the gov
ernor to bring lawmakers
back to Atlanta for a special
session to give ailing Delta
Air Lines a tax break while
it fights to regain its finan
cial footing.
The governor’s office said
the state is “doing every
thing we can” to help one of
Georgia’s biggest employ
ers, but said a special ses
sion was not the answer and
that the proposal amounted
to a political stunt.
The call came Thursday
from state Sen. Kasim Reed
of Atlanta, who proposed a
tax break for Delta a week
ago while lawmakers were
meeting in a special session
to ratify Gov. Sonny
Perdue’s order suspending
gas taxes for a month.
Reed raised the idea late
in the five-day session, and
Republicans who control
both chambers said Delta
had not asked them for
such help.
The airline since has filed
for bankruptcy protection,
listing debt of $28.3 billion
against assets of $21.6 bil
lion.
Reed wants lawmakers to
remove all state sales taxes
from Delta while it attempts
to reorganize, arguing that
could save the company
more than $32 million.
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Perdue spokesman Dan
McLagan said that with just
four months remaining until
lawmakers meet for their
regular session in January,
anything accomplished in a
special session “would not
substantially help” the air
line.
The Senate and House
Transportation Committees
have scheduled a joint
meeting for Sept. 22 to
examine ways the state can
help Delta.
Georgia military
bases will close
ATLANTA — President
Bush’s decision to endorse a
plan to close four military
bases in Georgia came as no
surprise, but it was a disap
pointment for those in the
state who fought to save the
bases.
“That’s what we expect
ed,” said Fred Bryant of the
Georgia Military Affairs
Coordinating Committee.
“The president said some
time ago that he was going
to accept the recommenda
tion of the Base Closure and
Realignment Committee.
So that’s basically what we
expected.”
“We are very disappoint
ed,” said George Huban, a
member of a Navy task force
in Athens who fought to
keep open the small Navy
Supply Corps School. “We
don’t think it’s a good deci
sion. Congress has 45 days
to look at this thing. I think
we’ve reached a point where
we’ve gone too far. I think
Congress ought to take a
look.”
If Congress goes along
with the BRAC report,
Georgia will see the closing
of the Naval Air Station-
Atlanta, Fort Gillem and
Fort McPherson in the
Atlanta area and the supply
school in Athens.
“The public officials
cooked up a system to keep
themselves out of the loop,”
Huban said of the inde
pendent BRAC.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-
Ga., also expressed disap
pointment that the presi
dent did not see fit to
reverse the commission’s
actions involving Georgia.
“In the end, Georgia still
stands to make significant
gains from this round of
BRAC at Fort Benning and
elsewhere, and that is a tes
tament to our state’s criti
cal role in our national
defense,” Isakson said.
— Associated Press
‘Hodgson’ becomes official
HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC DEDICATION
When: 2 p.m., with a reception to follow
Where: Performing Arts Center
Admission: Free, Open to the public
By LAUREN JONES
For The Red & Black
The School of Music will
honor Hugh Hodgson, the
former head music professor
for the school, at 2 p.m. at
the Performing Arts Center.
They will dedicate the
school today though it
received the name unoffi
cially last February.
Born in 1893, Hodgson
graduated from the
University in 1915.
He took a position as the
musical director at the Lucy
Cobb Institute, a former
women’s institute in Athens,
in 1925.
After three years at the
Cobb Institute, Hodgson
joined the University as the
school’s first music professor.
Hodgson, a regents pro
fessor, was the first chair
man of the fine arts depart
ment, said Donald Lowe, the
Director of the Hodgson
School of Music.
“It is difficult to imagine
a university without the fine
arts department,” said Jeff
Delk, the school’s director of
development. “However,
that is what Hugh Hodgson
faced when he stepped on
campus in 1928.”
Hodgson also developed
four degree programs and
started a men’s glee club,
Lowe said.
Lowe also said Hodgson
influenced former student
and painter, Lamar Dodd, to
apply for a position in the
University Art Department.
Dodd later worked with
Hodgson to strengthen the
fine arts curriculum.
“It is fitting that the
Lamar Dodd School of Art
and the Hugh Hodgson
School of Music stand side-
by-side as a lasting tribute
to these men,” Lowe said.
Hodgson’s favorite contri
bution was his music appre
ciation hour, which is now
the Second Thursday
Concert Series.
During his appreciation
hour, he invited members of
the community to listen and
learn about music.
Lowe and University
President Michael Adams
will speak at the dedication
along with Charles
Wadsworth and Robert
Edge, two of Hodgson’s for
mer students.
Also, the University’s
Symphony Orchestra and
chorus will perform along
with pianist Evgeny Rivkin.
Hodgson’s family will also
attend the ceremony.
A reception will immedi
ately follow on the lawn in
front of the music building.
The ceremony is free and
open to the public.
“The name, Hugh
Hodgson School of Music,
will serve as a lasting tribute
to him and his work,” Lowe
said.
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Gary Black is
a University
alumnus who
is running for
commisioner
of agriculture.
He spoke to
students on his
platform earli
er this week.
“It is my goal to get people to understand
agriculture and its systems. I want to
make sure we have an effective national
farm policy. ”
GARY BLACK
STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE CANDIDATE
Black ready for campaign
By BRIAN HUGHES
For The Red & Black
Georgia needs an agricul
ture plan that stresses the
importance of environmental
awareness, a candidate for
state commissioner of agricul
ture said Wednesday.
Gary Black, who graduat
ed from the University with a
degree in agricultural educa
tion in 1980, laid out his vision
for the future of agriculture in
Georgia while speaking to the
College Republicans.
Black stressed the explo
ration of alternative fuel
sources to lessen dependence
on foreign sources and benefit
Georgia’s economy.
Jeff Butt, a senior from
Athens and a member of the
College Republicans, said he
believes alternative fuel
exploration was the most sig
nificant issue that Black dis
cussed.
“It will create less foreign
dependence and a cleaner
fuel supply,” he said.
Senator Black is up
against State Senator Brian
Kemp of Athens, one of the
four Republican candidates
attempting to replace Irvin as
commissioner.
Black, a Commerce native,
will attempt to unseat incum
bent Democrat Tommy Irvin,
who has held the position for
more than three decades.
In his speech, Black also
argued that he had the lead
ership and experience neces
sary for economic growth in
agriculture.
“Economic vitality in agri
culture needs to be a priority,”
he said.
He described the need for
new innovations in agricul
ture, which is the largest eco
nomic industry in Georgia,
saying new markets can be
explored that are environ
mentally conscious.
Black also addressed
the relation between food
security and national security,
as well as calling for an
increase in agriculture educa
tion.
“It is my goal to get people
to understand agriculture
and its systems,” he said. “I
want to make sure we have an
effective national farm poli
cy.”
The candidate pledged to
work for an increase in the
funds of agriculture educa
tion across the state of
Georgia.
He also mentioned the
need for agriculture aware
ness in metropolitan areas
that do not traditionally con
tain as many jobs in agricul
ture.
“People need to under
stand where their food comes
from,” Black said.
When asked about Kemp,
Black cited his experience in
the agriculture as the overrid
ing factor between the two.
Black, who runs the
Georgia Agribusiness
Council, has worked in the
field for 25 years.
Andrew Dill, a senior from
Jacksonville, Fla., and chair
man of the College
Republicans, has had the
opportunity to watch both
Brian Kemp and Gary Black
speak on separate occasions
to the club.
“I can’t make an endorse
ment one way or the other,”
he said. “Brian has been a
great senator, but Gary’s
background in agriculture
gives him advantages.”
HAWK: MTV2 shoots DVD
SARA FREELAND | The Red & Black
A Jamie Matthews briefly balances his skateboard on the
lip of the 12-foot wall at the skate park in Southeast
Clarke Park Thursday afternoon. Matthews frequents the
park twice a week since the skate park near his house in
Gainesville closed down.
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it is.”
Athens was picked along
with locations in Oregon,
Montana and Indiana.
“I can’t think of a better
place for us to have ended
up,” said Lowell MacGregor,
executive producer of the
event.
Footage shot by MTV2 on
the tour will be used for
Hawk’s new DVD, and will be
used to make a 30-minute
special, which will air at an
as-of-yet unspecified date on
MTV.
Along with a stage and
Hawk’s vert ramp, a large
screen will be set up behind
the 14,000 square foot skat
ing area in order for the
crowd to take in the action,
McKinney said.
Special music guests
Thrice, Emanuel and DJ
Aero will perform, and guests
will have the chance to check
out Tony Hawk’s American
Wasteland video game.
Although Hawk has not
previously seen the park, he
contributed $10,000 toward
the project to build it.
Jason Thrasher and
Jennifer Hartley, the driving
forces behind the creation of
SPOA, said they are excited
already to have big names
associated with the park.
“It’s like someone saying,
‘Hey, OutKast is going to
play at your birthday party,”’
Hartley said.
She also said she hopes
the tour will bring more
professional skaters and
tours to Athens to raise
money for the second part of
the skate park, which will
include a street course with
ramps, rails and other
unique features.
The event is free; however
parking is limited and costs
$5, so carpooling has been
encouraged.
The Lexington Road
entrance will be closed, but
parking will be allowed at the
Whit Davis Road entrance of
the park.
Park officials ask that
spectators not arrive before
noon. The event will begin at
2 p.m.
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the Red Cross Hurricane
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