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MONDAY February 26, 2007 Vol. 114, No. Ixl | Athens, Georgia Partly cloudy. High 64 | Ijow 39 ONLINE: www.redandblack.com Chambers assists in Dogs’ win By TYLER ESTEP testep@randb.com Senior guard Cori Chambers was the show on Senior Day at Stegeman Coliseum Sunday, scoring 17 points to lead the Lady Dogs (24-5. 11-3) to a 69-51 win over Arkansas in their regu lar season finale. “It’s just good to go out with a win." said Chambers, who also tied her Georgia single-season record for 3- pointers made (78). “It really wasn't about me. But I'm excited we got the win and I'm even more excit ed that I could play well.” After Arkansas (18-12, 3- 11 SEC) took a 19-8 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game, Georgia tightened up on defense and shot better on its way to a 22-8 run to close out the half, setting the pace for the rest of the game. "I feel really good about the way we played the last 30 g^gj?9F!r B *., * '£§& $ jHk -SHkT" jfTt?* - **' a „, V5 ‘ rjßßf' , _TMh|B)Bi__j4iy f—f * *- ■**,. _, •- _-4-** •"*'*' .wL -■'- j s ’ 1 -~- Iw, ■ -csMIBk ’^£9ja bk' ■*>- 4 -jIJS- KELLY WECEL ! Tn k. • Buu ▲ Kim Hagan (bottom) and Lauron Davey (top) perform a duet during the 2007 Collegiate South Regional Synchronized Swimming Championships at the Ramsey Center Saturday. The University’s synchronized swimming club, the AquaDawgs, placed Bth in the team competition. Hagan and Davey’s performance did not place. Plus-minus grades a mixed bag for students By AUDREY GOOOSON agoodson'S’randb.com The Facebook petition group to end plus-minus grading probably won’t be getting their wish. The overall University OPA with the plus-minus system, in Fall 2006, was only slightly lower than in Fall 2005. The number of grades lowered by minuses were almost 6,000 more than the number of grades which were raised by pluses. Almost 62 percent of grades remained unchanged by the system since 2006. Jere Morehead, interim vice president for instruc tion, said he’s only received “positive feedback” from professors. “The plus-minus system has allowed faculty to give grades that more accurately reflect what’s going on in the classroom,” he said. But a large group of stu dents aren't happy about the new grading system on Facebook, five groups have Reaching the Newsroom News (706) 433-3037 Variety (706) 433-3041 Sports (706) 433*3040 Opinions (706)433-3043 Photo (706) 433-3046 1 Thef\ Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 JUUA NORMAN i 1 ▲ Graduating senior Cori Chambers salutes supporters after her last regular season home game. Chambers led the team with 17 points at Saturday's game. minutes,” Georgia head coach Andy Landers said. “We didn't get it until they drilled it into our heads, but after that, we were terrific.” SYNCH AND SWIM A B C D F ,ilili 1 i l ii tf* - __ n* My ■ U ofILJ mJ 1 li hr —11H-ZU Fail Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall 05 ’O6 05 ’O6 'OS 'O6 05 'O6 'OS ’O6 OWAPMIC BY NICK CIAROCMI T. In * Burn A Fall 2006 statistics show that plus/minus grading hurt more grades than It helped. However, the majority of students’ grades were not affected by the new system. formed against plus-minus. As of press time, there were no groups praising the change. Hadas Peles, a sophomore from Bothell, Wash., said she is “ambivalent” about the plus-minus system. “Does It make you work harder?” she asked. “I don’t On the Web redandb4ack.com See inside the inner sanctum of sports. Our baseball blog shows tou the view from the Diamond Dogs press box. “I think we were trying to feel them out a little bit at first,” Chambers said. “They have really good guards and we were trying to read them see a difference on campus, honestly." “(University President) Michael Adams said this would motivate students and change the culture. I don't think It’s done that.” Plus-minus grading does n’t affect a student's OPA for HOPE scholarship eligibility. Baseball page 6 Did the baseball team improve their season record against Costal Carolina or did they get washed out this weekend? and figure them out, and I think once we (figured them out) it made things a lot eas ier.” Freshman Ashley Houts and junior Tasha Humphrey were also in double-digits, with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Chambers' classmate and front court partner Janese Hardrick was held scoreless for most of the game before tallying five points in the final two minutes of play. Next up for the Lady Dogs is the SEC Tournament, which begins Thursday in Duluth. Georgia has clinched the second seed and has a first-round bye. Georgia’s first tourna ment game will be Friday against the winner of Thursday's Kentucky- Arkansas match-up. Chambers said she is ready. “I'm definitely excited.” she said. CD CO ir> CO CD s °° cvf OO ™ CO ill FALL 2006 GRADES A: 34,412 A-: 13,396 B+: 12.040 B: 18,954 C+: 7,278 C: 4,843 C-: 1,969 0: 2,980 gdjg|[ LINOY DUGGER | TANARUS Rio . Hu,,. ▲ Former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Apdrew Young speaks at the University NAACP’s first Image Awards ceremony. Former mayor opens awards By KRISTEN COULTER kcoultcKa'randb.com The University chapter of the NAACP’s First Image Awards ceremony Saturday night included a speech assessing the "daily strug gles” in their lives. Former UN. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young spoke to 200 NAACP members. University faculty and community members. "Each and every one of you is in the midst of a struggle,” he said. “It’s not because you are black. It’s a struggle because you are a child of God. It’s a struggle between good and evil.” Throughout his speech, Young discussed both the struggles in his life and those currently facing the world. For his personal life, he talked about the difficulty of Speaker honors gay activism landmarks BY NICK WARLICK nwarlidcS'randbxom The University's gay com munity has had many civil rights victories since the late 19605, but it still has a way to go, a University official said Friday. Michael Shutt, assistant dean of students, gave a pres entation titled “The Queer History of the University of Georgia, 1969-Present," fea turing research done by past and present students on the history of homosexuality at the University. However, Shutt said, the research is not complete. Georgia wins ‘bulldog’ fight against Miss. State hoops By PHILLIP KISUBIKA pkisubika^’randb.com In the annual Battle of the Bulldogs, Georgia showed who the top dogs are in SEC men's basketball. Georgia led throughout the game and defeated Mississippi State 86-73 Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum to keep its NCAA tournament dream alive. Senior Levi Stukes led Georgia (17-10, 8-6 SEC) with 21 points, making five of his seven 3-pointers in the game. "I think it’s that time for me to step up and do what I have to do to lead my team to victories each and every night,” Stukes said. Stukes also added four assists, four rebounds and Greek Guide page 3 Be sure to check out the latest news from the Chi Phi fraternity. Here’s a hint: they’re teaming up with Kappa Alpha. PHISHY DEALINGS ' r fA / aft * > Retired jam band’s imitators imitate jam band’s retirement. VARIETY, RAGE 5 dealing with the death of Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his troubles with school. Despite his struggles. Young said he is amazed at what he has accomplished. “I don’t know anybody that’s as sorry as I col lege, and look at what I’ve done,” he said. Young said many of his struggles relate to the gap between rich and poor indi viduals. "We’ve integrated the schools," he said. “We’ve tried to integrate the politics. Now, we have to integrate the money." Young gave a positive assessment of the HOPE Scholarship, and he encour aged students to return to their hometowns after gradu ation. He told students to ► Srr IMAGE. Page 3 “There’s a lot of informa tion that’s still not out there,” he said. He began by paying trib ute to Barbara Gittings, a woman whose activism influenced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973. Shutt then described the gay rights movement in the Athens area, starting with the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations’ 1969 request to the University for advice on a homosexual ► Srr SPEAKER. Pngr 3 two steals. "I thought he played terrif ic all game,” Georgia coach Dennis Felton said. “He was really solid defen sively and shot the ball extremely well.” Georgia did not play a per fect game, though. The team had 18 turnovers, eight more than Mississippi State. The maroon Bulldogs scored 21 points off those turnovers and those points kept them in the game. "We talked about coming out and taking the game by the throat early in the second half, but we didn’t,” Felton said. Georgia had its best game from 3-point range this sea son, shooting 63 percent from behind the arc. Index UGA Today a Wire 2 Opinions 4 Variety 5 Crossword 3 Sports 6 Sudoku 5