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MONDAY
May i, 2006
Vol. 113, No. 151 | Athens, Georgia
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>• Diamond Dogs sweep
series against Florida.
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AMY EDGERTON | The Red & Black
▲ Cyclists begin the Women's Pro race for which winner Jen
McRae received $450. Runners up Tina Pic (2004) and
Shannon Hutchinson-Krupat (2005) were both past winners.
McRae finished in 57 minutes and 3.5 seconds.
Fish Mends admit to violating Univ code
Alcohol classes
mandated
By JESSICA LEVINE
jlevine@randb.com
Three University students
admitted to violating the
University’s code of conduct after
being charged with alcohol-related
crimes in connection with the
death of University freshman Lewis
Fish.
Michael Crocker, Jordan Redella
and Mark Olsen waived their rights
to a Judicial Programs hearing in
individual meetings April 12, 13,
and 14 respectively.
Instead, they admitted they had
“engaged in alcohol-related mis
conduct when there were alcoholic
beverages at (their) residence, and
individuals under 21 years of age
may have had access to that alco
hol,” according to University
records.
Less than a week after the meet
ings, Olsen and Redella pleaded
not guilty to charges of underage
possession of alcohol and keeping a
disorderly house in Athens-Clarke
County Municipal Court on April
18. Redella also pleaded not guilty
to charges of possession of a fraud
ulent identification and using a
fake ID to purchase alcohol.
Crocker will be arraigned in
Athens-Clarke County court on
May 28 on charges of underage pos
session and keeping a disorderly
house. A disorderly house is one
that is maintained for purposes of
gambling, drinking or other misbe
havior, according to Georgia law.
The University’s Office of
Judicial Programs put Olsen,
Crocker and Redella on six-month
probation. If they have any alcohol-
related violations during their pro
bation, they may be suspended
from the University, said Kim Ellis,
associate dean of students for judi
cial programs.
Olsen and Redella must com
plete an alcohol education pro
gram, Prime for Life, according to
documents obtained by The Red &
Black through an Open Records
Request.
Crocker must complete an indi
vidual/small group program
because he already completed an
alcohol education program, Ellis
said.
University police arrested the
students along with four others
Feb. 1 on multiple alcohol and drug
possession charges after investigat
ing their residence at 555 Riverhill
Drive in Athens.
The residence was investigated
after the death of Fish, who visited
the house the night of his death.
A fourth student, Grayson
Gordon, was dropped from the
Judicial Programs investigation
because he was not a resident of
555 Riverhill Drive and therefore
was not in possession of any alco
hol or drugs found there, Ellis said.
Gordon was arraigned in munic
ipal court April 18 and pleaded not
guilty to charges of possession of
fraudulent identification.
Jennings first of six Bulldogs drafted to NFL
MARSHALL DUNCAN | The Red i Black
▲ Locals crowd around to greet Leonard Pope during his draft party
in Americus Saturday.
By RYAN CRAWFORD
rcrawford@randb.com
Oddly enough, it was the
Bulldogs’ shortest player in this
weekend’s NFL Draft who stood
the tallest.
Cornerback Tim Jennings, listed
as 5-foot-8, was picked at the end of
the second round by the
Indianapolis Colts and was the first
Georgia player selected in the 2006
draft.
“I’m a player regardless of my
size,” Jennings said in a phone
interview on Sunday, a sentiment
that was echoed by his new coach,
Tony Dungy.
“We’ve had pretty good success
with the Volkswagon Bus Crowd,”
Dungy said on the team’s Web site
about having selected players who
are considered small for their posi
tion.
Jennings said he was caught off
guard at being the first Georgia
player selected in the draft.
“I’m real surprised because we
had a lot of great players with Max
Jean-Gilles and Leonard Pope and
all the other guys,” Jennings said.
Following Jennings was
Georgia’s tallest and biggest player
to be drafted.
Pope fell to the third round after
concerns arose among scouts
about his height and how stiff he
played the position. Pope, a 6-foot-
7 tight end who left school early to
BULLDOGS IN THE DRAFT
Second Round
Tim Jennings (CB) - Pick No. 62,
Indianapolis
Third Round
Leonard Pope (TE) - Pick No. 72,
Arizona
Fourth Round
Max Jean-Gilles (OL) - Pick No. 99,
Philadelphia
Fifth Round
Greg Blue (S) - Pick No. 149,
Minnesota
DeMario Minter (CB) - Pick No. 152,
Cleveland
Sixth Round
Kedric Golston (DT) - Pick No. 196,
Washington
Seventh Round
D.J. Shockley (QB) - Pick No. 223,
Atlanta
enter the draft, was projected by
most analysts as a second round
pick.
Pope was selected by the
Arizona Cardinals where he will
team up with Southern Cal quar
terback Matt Leinart in a talented,
young offense.
Jean-Gilles, a 340 pound offen
sive lineman, was the next Bulldog
selected, but not until Sunday’s
fourth round by the Philadelphia
Eagles with the 99th pick.
Quarterback D.J. Shockley
ended up being the last Georgia
player selected, taken by his home
town Atlanta Falcons in the sev
enth round with the 223rd pick.
Also drafted on the second day
were safety Greg Blue (Minnesota
Vikings), cornerback DeMario
Minter (Cleveland Browns) and
defensive tackle Kedric
>- See DRAFT, Page 12
>• See Tuesday’s paper for a
complete breakdown of the
2006 NFL Draft.
Reform
march,
protest
today
By ABBI LIBERS
alibers@randb.com
Some Athens residents will
march downtown today in support
of National Day of Action, a protest
for comprehensive immigration
reform.
As workers around the world cel
ebrate International Worker’s Day
by taking the day off from work,
activists in support of immigration
reform also are urging work and
school boycotts across the nation.
Jessica Kelley, a senior honors
student from Augusta, organized
the Athens march to coincide with
the boycotts across the nation, col
lectively called “A Day Without
Immigrants.”
Kelley, who has been married for
more than two years to a man from
Mexico, said she wanted to make
sure Athens also was represented
because of its large Hispanic com
munity.
“It’s important the local commu
nity gets involved to empower the
people to fight for their rights and
have a voice,” she said.
The demonstration comes as
illegal immigration reform is being
debated in Congress, including the
Border Protection, Antiterrorism,
and Illegal Immigration Control Act
of 2005 as well as the Dream Act,
which would grant illegal immigrant
minors the chance to apply for six
years of legal immigrant status
upon high school graduation.
The march will begin at 5 p.m. at
First Christian Church, at the cor
ner of Pulaski and Dougherty
> See MARCH, Page 5
Student
attack
falsely
reported
A University student who
claimed she was attacked on cam
pus has been charged with false
reporting of a crime.
In an e-mail sent out Friday,
University Police notified the com
munity that the student, Britney
Bolard had falsely reported she had
been attacked and that her injuries
were self-inflicted.
The e-mail, which did not name
the student, stated police issued a
warrant for her arrest under False
Report of a Crime.
According to a police report,
Boland, a freshman from
Thomasville, told police last week
she was attacked April 26 on Cedar
Street by an unknown male. Police
subsequently sent out an e-mail
notifying the University community
of the incident.
In the police report, Boland told
University Police a stranger —
described as a stocky white male
wearing a polo-style shirt, jeans and
sandals — struck her stomach and
face.
Friday’s e-mail stated that dur
ing the course of the investigation,
police determined the facts were
falsely reported and that “the
reporting person” admitted to this
as well as admitting the injuries
were self-inflicted.
Boland could not be reached for
comment, but her mother said in a
telephone interview, “Not every
thing that’s printed is as it seems.”
Boland’s mother would not com
ment further.
— Caroline Ervin
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