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MONDAY
January 8, 2007
Vol. 114, No. 77 | Athens, Georgia
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Tate II construction delayed
By SARA PAUFF
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Students will have to wait
a few more months to see any
progress on Tate 11, in part
due to large increases in con
struction costs.
The first phase of con
struction of the student cen
ter, the building of a 500-
space parking deck, was
scheduled to begin this
month, but has been post
poned until May, according to
the University Architects’
Web site.
Gym Dogs
win home
opener
By MEGAN HARRISON
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The top-ranked Gym Dogs opened
their quest for a third straight National
Championship with career highs,
debuts and wobbles.
The ladies of the blue mats defeated
No. 8 Stanford Cardinal, 197.325-194.6.
The Gym Dogs' total was the highest
opening score in the history of the pro
gram, eclipsing the previous record set
in 2002 against Nebraska of 196.875.
“Starting out at 197 is just awesome
and obviously we weren’t perfect
tonight so it’s awesome to know that
we can start off and just get better from
here.” junior Kelsey Ericksen said.
Prior to the competition, the 2006
Gym Dogs were honored for their
championship run with a pre-meet
presentation. All of the gymnasts from
last year were escorted by a male of
their choice boyfriends, brothers or
good friends —and presented to the
crowd.
"We were more nervous about walk
ing down the stairs (than the meet),”
junior Katie Heenan said.
But later on, Saturday’s competition
was all about the Georgia athletes and
their performance against Stanford.
“It wasn’t just luck today. They do
that all the time (in practice),” said
head coach Suzanne Yoculan.
Yoculan said that the team wanted
to send a message that they are serious
about going for their third national
championship in a row.
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Mascots attacked; party host arrested
By TODD SOUTH
tsouth@randb.com
Over the holiday break, two visi
tors attacked University mascots
during a basketball game, and a
notorious local address made the
police blotter once again.
On Dec. 19, 2006, during a men’s
basketball game in Stegeman
Coliseum, Richard Alexander Perry
of Fort Valley and Charlie Taylor
Douglas of Reynolds “ran from
their seats onto the basketball
court” and attacked mascots, Hairy
Dawg and Spike, according to a
University Police report.
The mascots were knocked to
the ground and fell into a group of
young girls who had just finished
performing In the halftime show,
according to the report.
Trey Dunn, a University student
who performs as Hairy Dawg, said
police told him he could not com
ment on the case, but he could say
that "Hairy Dawg is fine.”
The arresting officer detained
Perry and Douglas, noting "a
strong odor commonly associated
with alcoholic beverages.”
Both Perry and Douglas were
under 21.
Upon ftirther search, the officer
discovered that Perry and Douglas
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Head of University archi
tects Danny Sniff said large
increases In construction
costs have affected the design
phase of the $52 million proj
ect.
“We had a very unexpected
increase in construction costs
due to Hurricane Katrina," he
said.
Sniff said usually there is a
5 percent increase in con
struction costs over a year;
the University projected an 8
to 10 percent increase this
year. However, they got a 15
percent increase.
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▲ Grace Taylor works the beam at Saturday's Gym Dogs meet against Stanford.
Taylor debuted with a score of 9.8 for the team.
had knives in their possession.
Both offenders were barred from
all University property for two
years and charged with
four counts: weapon on
school grounds, simple
battery, reckless conduct
and public drunkenness.
Following the barring
notice, the teens were
transported to Athens-
Clarke County Jail and
later each released on a
$3,500 bond.
The case may continue,
though, due to a possible
violation of the University
code of conduct.
Police said that one offender is
related to a University student but
declined to name the relative.
Regulation 14 of the University
conduct regulations states that
“allowing, condoning, permitting or
providing opportunity for a guest
to violate University conduct regu
lations” is a shared responsibility of
the host and their guest.
University Police Capt. Lisa
Boone said while the Office of
Judicial Programs handles viola
tions of the code of conduct, stu
dents can be held criminally
responsible for the conduct of their
guest if they aid or abet an activity.
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Because of the Increase in
costs, Sniff said the size of
the building expansion had to
be reduced by about 15 per
cent, taking the building from
the projected 100,000 square
feet to roughly 85,000 square
feet.
SnifT said the reduction in
building size is a “nip and
tuck, here or there,” rather
than cutting entire rooms.
“The program went on a
diet,” he said.
Assistant Vice President
for Student Affairs Pat
Daugherty said even with the
Kimberly Ellis, spokesperson for
Judicial Programs, could not be
reached for comment.
Boone added that stu
dents are responsible for
the actions of their guests.
The common argument
she hears from students is
they don’t call the police
because they don’t want to
get their friends in trouble.
But, Boone said, the sit
uation can escalate, and
"they’ll end up getting you
in trouble.”
Frequent party host
arrested
MILNER
ACC Police arrested Gene
Whltner Milner 111 at his 555
Riverhill Drive and charged him
with furnishing alcohol to minors
on Dec. 15,2006.
The residence was the site of the
January 2006 party attended by
Lewis Rockwell Fish, then a
University freshman.
Fish later died in his dormitory
room from a lethal combination of
alcohol, cocaine and heroin.
Milner, part-owner of the house
at the time of the previous party,
was attending
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increase in construction
costs, increasing the $25 stu
dent fee to pay for the build
ing has not been discussed.
She said although the
building will not be quite as
large as they originally
planned, “we still think it’s
going to be adequate.”
Andrew Gladden, head of
the Tate II advisory board
a group comprised of faculty,
staff, students and alumni
who help plan and program
the renovation and expansion
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Lady Dogs squander late-game
lead for sixth LSU series loss
By TYLER ESTEP
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The No. 15 Lady Dogs (13-3, 1-1
SEC) started out hot Sunday after
noon in Baton Rouge, but the sixth
ranked LSU Tigers (15-1, 1-0) ulti
mately came away with the 57-55
home win.
“We didn’t play well enough to
win,” Lady Bulldog head coach
Andy Landers said in his post game
radio show. “The last thing I want
from our kids is to come away think
ing we accomplished something
today.”
After jumping out to a 15-2 lead
against one of the best defenses in
the country, the Lady Dogs allowed
the Tigers to go on a 14-0 run after
forward Tasha Humphrey had to
leave the game with two early fouls.
Georgia freshman Christy
Marshall came up big just before
the half, dropping six points in the
waning minutes and to push the
Lady Dogs out to a 27-22 halftime
lead.
The Dogs fought back from
another 7-0 LSU run to start the
second half, tying it up and jumping
out to a 53-48 lead with just over
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▲ The Transmetropolitan outdoor patio area is one of
many downtown hangouts where smoking is prohibited
by an Athens rule passed in 2004.
ACC to further
enforce smoking
laws downtown
By TODD SOUTH
lsouth@randb.com
Downtown restaurant
and bar owners are seeing a
little more police attention
regarding one part of a
more than two-year-old
smoking ordinance.
Owners and managers at
businesses with patio-style
seating areas have been
warned in recent months
not to allow customers to
smoke there.
Most don’t seem to see
much of a problem.
“I have never had one
complaint about smoking
out there," said Wesley
Russo, co-owner of
Transmetropolitan, a
restaurant at 145 E. Clayton
St.
The areas that concern
the ordinance are listed as
“enclosed areas,” which are
defined as “all space
between a floor and ceiling
that is enclosed on all but
one side by solid walls or
windows.”
Other businesses affect
ed by the definition are Last
Resort Grill, also on
Clayton Btreet, Hot Comer
Coffee at 269 N. Hull St. and
Bes on Washington Street.
Katie Green, a senior
from Jones County and
barista at Hot Corner
Coffee, said police have told
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them they cannot facilitate
or condone smoking in their
patio area.
The business has not
been cited for violating the
ordinance as far as she
knew.
Most smokers simply
need to move to the side
walk or curb in front of the
business to be out of the no
smoking area.
However, the problem
some see with this is an
increase in littering with
smokers throwing their cig
arette butts into the street
or gutter.
“I would agree it definite
ly causes more litter,” said
former smoker Sarah
Wagner, a senior from Perry.
A solution to the prob
lem might be found on the
University campus.
Wagner said the down
town area should have ash
trays, like on campus, for
people to put their ciga
rette butts.
The responsibility of the
business owners is to
inform their customers of
the ordinance.
“We don’t have a prob
lem letting people know or
a problem enforcing it,”
Russo said. “If three walls
and a ceiling is an enclosed
structure, I would like to
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four minutes to play. The run was
thanks to Humphrey's first six
points of the game.
But the game plan unraveled as
time dwindled with LSU going on
another scoring run. This time a 9-2
spree sealed the Tiger victory.
This was the Lady Dogs’ sixth
straight loss to the Tigers.
“We turned it over 19 times. And
the way we were playing, we were
self-inflicted with turnovers. We
probably made 12 unnecessary
turnovers,” Landers said.
Turnovers are becoming a trend
for the Lady Dogs, averaging more
than 21 per game in their three
recent losses to Middle Tennessee,
George Washington and now LSU.
"It’s starting to worry me,”
Landers said of the growing incon
sistency.
"It’s not the first time we’ve
turned the ball over like this. It’s not
the first time we’ve made these kind
of mistakes. We haven’t corrected
it.”
The schedule gets tougher for the
Lady Dogs, who after a Thursday’s
home match against Mississippi
State, host No. 4 Tennessee and No.
10 Vanderbilt in consecutive games.
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