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THURSDAY
July 20, 2006
Vol. 113, No. 159 | Athens, Georgia
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VARIETY, PAGE 6
Pint-Sized
Private Eyes
Kids learn spy skills in five-day camp
By BRITTANEY CARTER
bcarter@randb.com
A summer day camp that teaches children how
to be spies may not sound like the safest way to
spend summer vacation, but for eleven-year-old
Asher Hill, spy camp at the University is a harm
less alternative to other summer activities.
“Last year I went to comic book creation
camp, and on the third day I broke my arm play
ing soccer,” Hill said.
This summer, Hill has found a safe place to
have fun and learn about new technology that
could help him in a future career.
“Before spy camp, I did science and math
camp,” Hill said. “I want to be an engineer, and
this camp encouraged me to learn about spy
technology.”
The five-day camp, which ran from July 10 to
July 14, is part of the Georgia Center’s Summer
Academy at UGA and hosted twenty ten- to four
teen-year-old campers.
Eddie Suttles, coordinator and instructor for
the camp, created the program as a way to teach
children practical skills that they can apply to
everyday situations.
“(We) try to tackle critical thinking skills,”
Suttles said. “And there are sort of hidden les
sons, too. For example, when we talk about dis
guises, we also talked about identity theft.”
Among the software that students learned
about was FACES, a computer program used by
the FBI to create portraits of suspects.
Twelve-year-old Cole Biederbeck, who
described the FACES program as his favorite part
of the camp, won a contest using the software to
create the portrait that looked the most like a
particular celebrity. The winning face — a picture
of Johnny Depp.
The camp also featured sessions that taught
the campers about fingerprinting, forensics and
fake identities. Campers also learned about
national intelligence from CIA agents and talked
with a member of the FBI about surveillance.
Sergeant Mattox, an officer at the Gwinnett
County police department and of the FBI Joint
Terrorism Task Force, gave the campers
>- See SPY, Page 3
GEARIN' UP FOR THE FUTURE
COLIN SMITH | The Red & Black
A Myron Burney, assistant director of admissions for the University, speaks to middle school students about the importance of a
college education at a cookout by the Gear Up for College program at Legion Field Tuesday, July 18. The event kicked off a
three-day tour of the University and Athens Tech, including university speakers and a downtown dance party at the Ritz.
Kids, teens test out college life
By JUSTIN RAINES
For The Red & Black
Legion Field was full of music
and cheeseburgers Tuesday as
325 middle schoolers from
across the state arrived at the
University for a glimpse of col
lege life.
The event kicked off Gear Up
for College — a three-day tour
of the University and Athens
Tech that includes campus
speakers and a dance party
downtown at the Ritz.
The tour is designed to
expose members of the Boys
and Girls Club — many of whom
come from low-income families
— to elements of campus life at
an early age in an effort to per
suade them to follow the track
to higher education.
Mike Hackett, President and
Chief Professional Officer of
Boys and Girls Club of Athens
and organizer of Gear Up for
College, addressed the crowd
Tuesday night.
“We want to give you a taste
of college life. Each of you has
the ability to go to a four-year
college or a technical school
and make a good living,”
Hackett said in a speech.
Gear Up also has given the
University a chance to work
with younger minority stu
dents in an effort to increase
minority enrollment.
“Our goal is to attract minor
ity students early and to culti
vate their interest at a young
age,” said Myron Burney,
University assistant director of
admissions.
“The vision I’ve always seen
is introducing UGA to more
diversity, but funding is always
the issue,” Burney said.
► See CAMP. Page 5
Love of fans, charity bring Dogs home
Bulldog family plans for annual reunion
By ALEX BYINGTON
abyington@randb.com
They come to Athens and spend four
years — sometimes less, sometimes
more — learning a job that takes some
of them to the top of their profession.
And when their time in Athens is done,
they go to Oakland and Miami, Tampa
Bay and Denver, and show off what
they learned during their Saturdays at
Sanford Stadium.
But no matter how far they travel
from the University, Georgia and their
faithful fans always stay with them.
“The thing about Georgia is it does
n’t matter where you go, it doesn’t mat
ter who you are, (the Georgia fans) are
always gonna show you love. That’s
why this is a family — God’s country,
baby,” former football Jermaine Phillips
said.
On July 15, 1,500 Georgia fans
flocked to the Woodruff practice fields,
braving torrential rain, just to get a
chance to chat with their heroes. The
“Countdown to Kickoff” charity event
— organized by former Bulldogs Matt
and Jon Stinchcomb, Charles Grant
and Phillips — had the feeling of a tra
ditional family reunion, with many old
and young members of the Bulldog
family coming together for a lot of sto
rytelling and reminiscing of good times
past.
“It seems like everyone here has got
a good story to tell, and that’s the part
I really enjoy,” said legendary Bulldog
quarterback Buck Belue.
“The people are the passion, and the
memories don’t ever fade. I just feel for
tunate and blessed that they remember
me in a positive light,” Belue said, as he
cradled his baby daughter in his hands.
Belue will be forever immortalized in
Georgia lore as the quarterback that
threw the side-winder 93-yard touch
down pass to receiver Lindsay Scott
with 1:04 left in the game against
Florida, as the Bulldogs’ 1980 season
hung in the balance. That play pro
pelled Georgia to the top ranking in the
country and their last national champi
onship.
“If you play for Georgia, you’re not a
‘Former Bulldog’ — you’re a ‘Lifetime
Bulldog’,” Jon Stinchcomb said about
the brotherhood created by all Georgia
faithful. “They’ll each have their own
Georgia experience, and that’s what
> See CHARITY, Page 10
ANDY MCFEE | The Red & Black
A Doug Penning, who has Down
Syndrome, poses in the NFL jersey
given to him by his former student-
buddy, Jermaine Phillips (No. 23).
Athens bands to perform alongside pop idols
By CHRIS HOMER
chomer@randb.com
With a main stage line-up
that reads like a Grammy
nomination list, Star Fest
should be Christmas come
early for fans of pop music.
Local Atlanta pop radio
station Star 94 will play host
to Star Fest in downtown
Atlanta at Atlantic Station
Saturday night.
With tickets costing $35 in
advance and $50 the day off
the festival, Star Fest
appears a little expensive for
a humble college student’s
pocket.
However, Star Fest has
managed to put together a
diverse group of musicians
on its main stage, so it’s no
waste of the money students
have worked so hard to earn
at a less-than-fulfilling sum
mer job.
Performances range from
the pop piano rock of Train
and Aqualung to bluegrass,
courtesy of Nickel Creek.
For those who live and die
for Top 40 radio, pop super-
star Pink is also slated to
play on the main stage.
Adding to the diversity of
the main stage bands is
Athens’ much adored and
respected rock-trio The
Whigs, which will kick off
the festival with an early
afternoon performance at
2 p.m.
While The Whigs may not
be as large of a name as their
main stage companions, it
will be worth Athenians’
time to arrive early to see
them, as their powerful live
performances could make
them the next R.E.M. of
Athens.
In addition to its diverse
group of headliners, Star
Fest will feature bands local
to the Atlanta area on a sec
ond stage.
Beyond Tomorrow, anoth
er band that calls Athens
home, will be featured on the
local stage.
The band has had success
in Athens with the help of
their memorable songs that
combine elements of pop-
rock and punk, as well as
high energy live performanc
es.
The band has also gath
ered much attention and
success in Atlanta, including
playing an opening set for
Bon Jovi at Philips Arena
last spring as a result of
winning Star 94’s Battle of
SPECIAL | The Red & Black
▲ After opening for Bon
Jovi last spring, Athens
band Beyond Tomorrow will
play the local stage at Star
94’s Star Fest Saturday.
the Bands.
The experience opening
for Bon Jovi in front
> See STAR FEST, Page 6
Sex harassment cases
unequal, ex-dean says
By PHILLIP BLUME
pblurae@randb.com
In former Grady College
dean John Soloski’s lawsuit,
filed against University
President Michael
Adams, the Board of
Regents and the
state, Soloski claims
he did not receive
equitable treatment
in a 2005 sexual
harassment case
that led to his resig
nation as dean.
As example,
Soloski and his
attorney, Brandon
Hornsby, cite a sexu
al harassment case
of that same year involving
former Associate Provost of
Diversity Keith Parker.
An investigation found
that Parker, while on
University business in
Washington, D.C., invited a
University graduate student
to stay in his hotel room. He
proceeded to massage her
feet and told her she looked
like the “kind of girl who liked
to have fun.”
Parker — who was accused
of sexual harassment on two
previous occasions — was not
found in violation of the
University’s sexual harass
ment policy.
In Soloski’s case,
the University
employee who
claimed harassment
wrote in a May 18,
2005, letter to the
Grady dean that his
inappropriate behav
ior, including a com
ment that her dress
showed off “her
assets,” had created a
“tense and hostile
atmosphere” in the
workplace.
As a result of the charge,
Soloski received a letter of
reprimand on his permanent
record and was required to
complete sexual harassment
sensitivity training, which
included watching two
videos.
However, in a phone inter
view on Wednesday, July 12,
with Hornsby, he said the
>- See CASE, Page 5
SOLOSKI
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