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THURSDAY November 16, 2006 Vol. 114, No. 64 | Athens, Georgia Morning showers. High 52 | Low 38 ONLINE: www.redandblack.com An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 ROCK THE TOGGLE >• Athens’ champion air guitarist reviews Guitar Hero II. PAGE IB Prof, reveals speaker’s lies By BRIAN HUGHES bhughes@randb.com Bamboozle, dupe, sucker — that’s what a part-time journalist did to at least six colleges across the country. Until he landed a gig at the University. David Gilbert, a former stringer for WCBS News Radio in New York, toured the country over the past few years, delivering a pro-Israeli message to the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, George Washington University and other top-notch universities. However, he continually relied on a fib. At these speeches, he iden tified himself as a CBS News Foreign Correspondent, not a stringer — a part-time jour nalist who is not on payroll. Amy Berelowitz, chair of Dawgs for Israel, booked Gilbert to give a speech pro moting a pro-Israel message. Gilbert admitted to her in an e-mail Tuesday night that he had exaggerated his cre dentials. “Although you had no knowledge of this, I claimed to be something that I am not, that is, a full-time Middle East Correspondent for CBS News,” he wrote. “You were duped by me and for that I am truly sorry. There is no excuse that I can offer — all I can do is take full responsibil ity and ask for your forgive ness.” He did not answer repeat ed calls made to his cell phone. The truth was uncovered by University journalism pro fessor and former NBC news correspondent David Hazinski, who had his doubts about Gilbert’s career claims. He said he could not understand why Gilbert would deliver a politically motivated speech on campus, since correspondents are required to remain neutral. >- See CAUGHT, Page 3A ONLINE: Read David Gilbert’s apology in the News section at www.redandblack.com HEATHER FINLEY | The Red £ Black ▲ Senior point guard Janese Hardrick (14) drives around her defender in the Lady Bulldogs' 89-35 win over North Carolina A&T. The team is now 2-0 to start the season. Small rotation does not hinder Lady Dogs By TYLER ESTEP testep@randb.com The No. 8-ranked Lady Dogs basketball team dressed just seven players for the second straight game Wednesday night. Once again it didn’t seem to matter, as the team trounced the North Carolina A&T Aggies 89-35 in its home opener. Five Bulldogs ended the game in scoring double fig ures, led by senior Cori Chambers’ 22. Her six three-pointers fell one shy of the Lady Dogs record for most in a game, and she is now just 46 from the school’s career record for WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Georgia 89, N.C. A&T 35 threes. Junior forward Megan Darrah coupled her 21 points with 11 rebounds to chart her first career double-double. “They passed it, caught it and shot it well,” head coach Andy Landers said of his team, which tallied 23 assists on 43 field goals. “It’s nice to know that there’s more than one person that can score, but it’s even better to watch them pass it >- See BALL, Page 5A Police worry weapons on rise By JUANITA COUSINS jcousins@randb.com University police said they are concerned about the unusually high number of weapons recently found on campus. In the past two weeks, seven students have been arrested and charged with felony possession of a weapon on school property. That is two more than the total number of weapon- related arrests University Police made last year, Capt. Lisa Boone said. Police educate incoming freshman at orientation each summer and sent out an e- mail to University students in October, outlining the “zero tolerance” Georgia law that prohibits a weapon on or within 1,000 feet of any school-owned property, Boone said. Yet they still have had three cases since Oct. 30, in which students have had a BB gun, airsoft guns and sling shots on University property. “We do what we can to make people aware, but ulti mately it is their responsibili ty,” she said. “Anything that is designed to propel a missile or projectile is considered a weapon.” Many objects con sidered legal off cam pus, such as paintball guns, also are not per mitted on school grounds. She said students’ confu sion may arise over what could be considered a weapon because under state law, a baseball bat is consid ered a weapon when not used for athletic activities. “If you even think it may (have) been an issue, then call us and ask — but please don’t bring it on campus,” Boone said. > See WEAPONS, Page 3A BANNED FROM CAMPUS Source: Georgia Code 16-11-127 Weapons include: > paintball guns > sling shots > nunchaku > oriental darts > tasers > knives with blades more than two inches long > explosives > poison gas For more information about what could be considered a weapon on campus, visit www.police.uga.edu/weapons.html or call (706) 542-5813. Two people charged with Univ. thefts University Police issued warrants for the arrests of William Andrew Towe and Julia Maria Towe. William is being charged with 17 felonies and four misdemeanors, including entering auto, financial transaction card theft, theft by deception and theft by receiving. Julia is being charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor, including theft by receiving and theft by deception. The Towes are accused of taking nearly $7,000 in mer chandise, including $5,275 in golf equipment, five University parking permits, a purse, an amplifier and a satellite radio among other items between Oct. 16 and Nov. 13. Cars parked at East Campus parking deck, North Campus parking deck and the Intramural Fields were entered. ACC Police said they found some of the items in a car belonging to the Towes after executing a search war rant when it was impound ed. Both accused are not University students, and it is unknown if they are related. — Juanita Cousins Student flight instructor gets sky-high seating By BROOKS BECKER bbecker@randb.com Although Juan Sanchez is a loyal Georgia football fan, he’s only made it to one game this season. While 92,746 fans pack into Sanford Stadium to cheer on the Bulldogs at most home games, he is at work — flying over the stadi um in a single-engine plane. Sanchez, a senior market ing major from Jacksonville, Fla., works as a certified flight instructor at Firefly Aviation, a flight school at Athens Ben Epps Airport. He often flies with students on Saturday afternoons, which gives him a unique perspective of Sanford Stadium. “There’s nothing cooler than flying over Sanford Stadium on gameday,” Sanchez said. “It looks like everyone in the stadium is wearing red. From the sky, I even thought we were winning the Colorado game.” Sanchez decided to pur- BROOKS BECKER | The Red & Black A Juan Sanchez stands next to a plane owned by Firefly Aviation at Athens Ben Epps Airport. Sanchez has been a certified flight instructor for more than a year. sue a career as a pilot follow ing an internship with ASA airlines in Atlanta. He moved back home to Jacksonville to attend flight school last spring, earning his commer cial pilot’s license and becoming a certified flight instructor. Teaching at Firefly Aviation allows Sanchez to improve his flying skills and earn money doing something ► See INSTRUCTOR, Page 3A Reaching the Newsroom On the Web redandblack.com News (706) 433-3037 Variety (706) 433-3041 Sports (706) 433-3040 Opinions (706) 433-3043 Photo (706) 433-3046 Find our most recent slideshows online at the photoblog: photorandb.wordpress.com Find listings for the next two weeks on the Variety blog: varietyrandb.wordpress.com Bye, Toney page 6A The Red & Black speaks with junior guard Channing Toney on his decision to transfer to another University. GEORGm They’re back page 5A Still reeling for the upset victory, the Georgia Bulldogs headed back to practice on Wednesday. Get the lowdown on the injury plagued Dogs. Index UGA Today 2A Wire 2A Opinions 4A Variety 1B Crossword 3A Sports 5A Sudoku 5A