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June 22, 2006
Vol. 113, No. 155 | Athens, Georgia
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Bioresearch facility opens
High-security center to focus on animal health safety concerns
By AUBREY SMITH
basmith@randb.com
Following ten years of con
struction and $63 million in
funding, the College of
Veterinary Medicine’s Animal
Health Research Center has
opened its doors.
“It’s been a long time com
ing, and we are very excited
about this new beginning,”
said Shelia Allen, dean of
the College of Veterinary
Medicine, at a media show
case at the AHRC June 15.
The building was set to
open in 1999, but due to legal
issues surrounding its failure
to adhere to federal safety
standards, the University was
forced to push the comple
tion date back and add an
additional $43 million in reno
vations, said Harry
Dickerson, dean for research.
“The building was con
structed in a manner that
didn’t function properly,”
Dickerson said.
At the new research facili
ty, investigators will study the
treatment and prevention of
emerging infectious diseases
of zoonotic origin — those
that begin with animals and
spread to humans.
Ralph Tripp, a University
professor and Georgia
Research Alliance Eminent
Scholar, will head the team of
investigators operating in the
BSL-3 labs, which contain
agents with potential to
spread disease through
inhalation. Tripp and his col
leagues will focus on the
mechanisms of immunity and
disease pathogenesis associ
ated with respiratory virus
infections, namely influenza.
Additional faculty and even
graduate students eventually
will have the opportunity to
work in the BSL-3 labs after
they have undergone exten
sive training.
The AHRC is one of only
three facilities “on this side of
the world” that meet federal
biosafety level-3 agricultural
(BSL-3-Ag) requirements,
Tripp said. Additionally, it’s
the only academically operat
ed institution that meets the
requirements.
The AHRC boasts biocon
tainment areas appropriate
for the study of agents requir
ing BSL-1 through BSL-3.
BSL-2 labs, like those found
in the Coverdell Center and
many classrooms, contain
infectious agents to which
most adults have developed
immunity, such as measles.
Containment areas meeting
BSL-3 criteria hold infectious
agents that may cause seri
ous disease if inhaled.
A labyrinth of corridors
and airtight rooms, the build
ing seems more appropriate
for a sci-fi movie than the
University’s campus.
Security and safety are
>- See RESEARCH, Page 5
TODD BENNETT | Associated Press
A Researchers work in one of the completed labs at the
University’s new Animal Health Research Center. The
building is one of just a few in the world that rank at
Biosafety Level 3 agricultural requirements.
G00000 ORIENTATION! SIC ‘EM!
LEIGH AUERBACH | The Red & Black
A New students learn how to “call the dawgs” at their first day of orientation Wednesday at Tate Plaza. Orientation leaders teach
the cheer to hundreds of new students to prepare them for football season.
Diamond Dogs lose to Beavers,
Owls, ousted from World Series
By ALEX BYINGTON
abyington@randb.com
ERIC FRANCIS | Associated Press
A Georgia's Trevor Holder, center, stands at the dugout fence
after his team’s 5-3 loss to Oregon State in an elimination
baseball game at the College World Series, Monday, June 19,
in Omaha, Neb.
FREE
HIV
TESTING
Tuesday is National HIV
Testing Day
What: Free HIV testing
When: Today, Friday, Monday
and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Where: Athens Clinic
How: Tests will be conducted
using a “toothbrush,” which
means the sample will be
taken orally, absorbing saliva
rather than drawing blood.
Results will be available as
early as three business days.
Why: According to the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, in 2004 there
were nearly 1 million estimat
ed cases of HIV in the United
States.
Of those affected, about four
percent are individuals
between the ages of 20 and
24. Georgia reported the sev-
enth-highest number of cases
that year.
HIV is spread by direct con
tact, needles or blood transfu
sions. It can exist in semen or
blood, and potentially in saliva
as well. The common ways of
contracting HIV are inter
course, sharing needles and
transmission from mother to
fetus.
For more information about
the free testing, call 706-552-
0688.
With steroids and scandals
abounding, there is very little
magic left in today’s game of
baseball.
But that’s just in the profes
sional ranks. In the college
game, there is still quite a bit of
magic left.
Unfortunately for the 2006
Diamond Dogs, theirs ended
with just three pitches Monday
afternoon.
After hitting into three very
costly inning-ending double
plays, two of which produced
the final outs of the game, No. 7
Georgia (47-24) was eliminated
from the College World Series
by No. 4 Oregon State (46-15), a
team that was previously 0-5 at
Omaha.
The loss was the Bulldogs’
first in an elimination game
this postseason, after going
undefeated in their first five
chances.
In fact, their inherent ability
to fight back from the brink of
elimination had taken on a cer
tain magical quality during
their recent winning streak, in
which they racked up 23 wins in
their last 30 games.
“What was special about this
team is that we were like one
big family,” said senior pitcher
Mickey Westphal. “Everything
we did, we did together.”
“Georgia is special. We made
some history, and it’s fun to
leave your mark,” said senior
catcher Jason Jacobs of this
year’s squad.
“I couldn’t have asked for
anything more. I’m very
pleased and satisfied.”
But the special fairy dust
floating around the Diamond
Dogs for the final two months
of the season didn’t seem to
accompany them to Omaha.
Monday, with their season
on the line, the team put their
hopes in the slumping bat of
freshman Gordon Beckham,
who was in a postseason 8-for-
35 skid.
With the Beavers leading the
Bulldogs 5-3 in the bottom of
the ninth, Georgia was threat
ening with yet another late rally
after getting two runners on
with one out and Beckham at
the plate.
But with a wild swing, the
shortstop grounded into his
second double play of the
game, as he and his teammates
walked away from Omaha
empty handed.
Despite breaking and setting
multiple hitting records
throughout the season, Georgia
just wasn’t able to get it done
at the plate, compiling just 12
hits in their only two games.
>- See CWS, Page 10
Tuition rate
issues still
unresolved
By LAUREN MORGAN
lmorgan@randb.com
Although the University already has one of the
lowest state tuitions in the Southeast, the bar
gain is about to get even better.
The Board of Regents voted at their last meet
ing to fix tuition for incoming University freshmen
for the next four years, which means the class of
2010 will pay the same amount of tuition every
year of college.
Despite the annual tuition increases — which
have wavered between five and 10 percent in the
past five years — the regents believe this program
will be an incentive for students to graduate in
four years.
However, about 70 percent of undergraduates
currently take longer than four years to earn their
degree.
So what happens if a student doesn’t graduate
in four years or less?
The regents are still working that part out.
According to Tom Jackson, University Vice
president of public affairs, a number of questions
must be answered before this dilemma is solved.
“We’re waiting on the same details,” Jackson
said. “The regents have also not determined
what tuition rate transfer students will have to
pay.”
>- See TUITION, Page 5
TUITION CHANGES
What: The Board of
Regents approved the
implementation of a guar
anteed tuition plan that will
grant each class of entering
freshmen a fixed tuition rate
for 12 consecutive semes
ters. Beginning this fall,
freshmen will pay $3,892
per year.
When: It will take effect for
this fall’s entering class.
Why: The regents
approved the tuition plan to
encourage more students
to graduate in four years.
About 70 percent of
University students now
take more than four years
to graduate. The regents
also have stated that the
fixed rate will help families
plan more efficiently finan
cially for tuition costs.
Concerns: The regents
and University administra
tion have yet to determine
exactly what will happen
with part-time students and
those who cannot get a
class in time to graduate in
four years. The regents’
policy stipulated that it will
be up to the individual insti
tutions to handle appeals to
extend the fixed rate.
LEIGH AUERBACH | The Red & Black
A D.J. Shockley signs 11-year-old Bryce
Hogan’s football at an Atlanta Falcons public
appearance. Hogan was finally able to get
Shockley’s autograph in order to complete his
signature football.
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