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WEDNESDAY February 28, 2007 Vol. 114, No. 113 | Athens, Georgia O Mostly sunny. High 70 | Low 52 ONLINE: wwwjedamftlack.com Tate II approaching final design stage By SARA PAUFF spauff@randb.com Final schematics for Tate II are due to the Board of Regents in less than a month and University architects said those working on the project are tweaking the plans to fit the budget. Student affairs officials. University architects and members of the Real Estate Foundation met with Tate II architects Cooper Carry Tuesday to go over preliminary schematics for Tate II the latest in a series that fills several -• ™ Ai jQk ■ . )4i- 1 1 jfelh ..“ r t£. . SPECIAL Tn Km> a Blaik A The 1971 University of Georgia Bulldog football team was the first UGA varsity squad to include black players. Breaking Barriers Blacks in 1970s Georgia football m **' i fej; Jijp SPECIAL Tut Rtf * Hi*- ▲ (Left) Horace King was a local star at Clarke Central High School before he suited up as a Bulldog. He chose to play football at Georgia instead of heading north like many other black players at the time. (Right) Vince Dooley was the first Bulldog coach to integrate black players like Larry West, pictured above, who came to the University in 1971. Dooley sought diverse, talented players By JASON BUTT jbutt@randb.com Almost a decade after the University opened its doors for blacks, the Georgia football team integrated between the hedges. “The times were changing,” former coach Vince Dooley said. “They were changing with the Integration of the schools. There were so many athletes that left the South to go North.” Dooley began recruiting black players in the late 19605, and received a commitment in 1968 by a player who later backed out Reaching the Newsroom News , (706) 433-3037 Variety (706) 433-3°4t Sports (706) 433-3040 Opinions (706)433-3043 Photo (706) 433-3046 ThetT) Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 ring binders. “This is volume three of three." Tate II project manag er Joe Powell said, flipping through a large binder that contains some of the schematics for the new stu dent center. Final schematics are due to the BOR March 20. • Powell said the drawings from Tuesday's meeting are still considered preliminary, but he did not expect them to change much. The latest set of prelimi nary schematics include floorplans for a multipurpose room, retail space and and headed to Minnesota. Two years later, Dooley accepted walk-on James Hurley, who subse quently never played a down. In 1971, Dooley received commit- 9 DOOLEY Kinnebrew from Rome. On the Web redandMack.com Which reality show contest would you want most to win? Survivor, Amazing Race, American Idol, Top Chef, Bachelor or America’s Next Top Model? Respond in our poll! more space for Print and Copy Services occupying the 85,000 square feet build ing. Head of University Architects Danny Sniff said the committee has looked at about 30 different schemes over the course of their plan ning the project, meeting with the architects every two weeks. “We're pushing and pulling here and there,” Sniff said, reconciling the budget for Tate II and the space needed. If the project goes over budget, Powell said, using Repair and Renovation ■ -m I £ ■MMVPpHIK(9 M ~ ■ - 111 -^aP Kt -.^Fl ; i£s? I aB ' rmre i r -' I V>t? . -w . Hr h ISHHHHHHIHHHHHBSBBHHBb SPECIAL I Thk Kin Buu ments from Horace King, Richard Appleby, Larry West, Clarence Pope and Chuck Kinnebrew, who would later become the first black football players to see the field for the Bulldogs. King, Appleby and Pope were local stars from Athens, attending Clarke Central High School, which integrated before their final year. West was from Albany and funds to renovate the original Tate could be an option. The funds, allocated by the regents to perform repairs on campus, could be put toward installing fire sprinklers and creating more space for offices in the origi nal Tate. Schematics are the second phase of designing the proj ect, Powell said, after pro gramming for the building has been decided. The phase includes figuring out the mechanical needs for each room, depending on ► See TATE, Pnye S King was the star of the class, and he chose not to follow in the footsteps of other Southern black athletes who headed elsewhere to play foot ball. “Initially, I was going to move from the South and was going to go to Michigan State because of race rela tions," King said, “but when it was all said and done, my mom told me she wouldn’t get to see me play." When Appleby, King, Kinnebrew, Pope and West arrived to campus in the early fall of 1971, according to Pope, they were welcomed with a “prank” from some of the upperclassmen who were ► See FIRST, Page 9 Joe Havasy page 7 The mildly morbid works of an artist influenced by masters such as Matisse are currently on display at DePalma’s. SIOO,OOO VHI dubs Grady graduate the ‘ultimate white rapper’ By EMILY YOCCO eyocco@ra ndb. com The next great white rapper was show- ered with Oatorade after winning SIOO,OOO Monday night. University alum Timothy “T-Mo” Rasmussen trumped nine con testants to win the VHI reality series "Ego Trip's (White) Rapper Show.” In the finale, the 2005 Grady College gradu ate, known as shamrock on the show, rapped against finalist John Brown in a Lady Dogs receive numerous awards By TYLER ESTEP testep@randb.com Ashley Houts was named SEC Freshman of the Year Tuesday, headlining a larger group of Lady Dog basketball players to be honored at the conference level. The nod for Houts came just a day after the point guard received her fourth SEC Freshman of the Week award. "I’m glad I could come in and make an impact," Houts said. “But I don't consider us freshmen because we’ve had to play so much and contribute.” Houts, who was tied in the SEC for minutes per game and total minutes, has a strong work ethic, accord ing to her coach. "She’s out here before practice and she’s out here Dark chocolate may boost brain function By PEARMAN PARKER pparker@randb.com Students may have heard that eating chocolate satisfies a sweet tooth, helps soothe the pain of a breakup and can serve as an aphrodisiac for that future love interest. But what they may not know is that eating dark chocolate may actually improve brain function. A recent study by Mars Inc. revealed that certain types of cocoa in dark chocolate may boost cogni tive ability. “These studies provide evidence that chocolate may indeed be a health food," said Robert Shewfelt, a professor of the food sci ence and technology department. Dark chocolate has more beneficial compounds than other chocolate products, he said. The cocoa powder in the chocolate has many of these compounds, he said. Any product with 45 percent or more cocoa is more likely to be beneficial than those that do not list the content, Bhewfelt wrote in an e-mail. But many people often Reduce, reuse ••• page 5 Did you know you can recycle your old DVD players, radios and other technology? Learn how to turn your old junk into new junk. DIAMOND DOGS W c > Baseball triumphs over Winthrop. SPORTS, PAGE 10 „ two-round battle to win SIOO,OOO. shamrock was doused in Oatorade after being named the “ultimate white rapper.” “It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever been a part of in my life,” shamrock said on the show after he was announced the champ. shamrock, a 23- year-old Atlanta native, said on the show that he plans to use his “100 G’s” to SHAMROCK help his family and to refund a buddy who paid his rent so he could be on the show. after practice every day,” Georgia coach Andy Landers said of Houts. “She’s committed to working hard and getting better. I think she feels the need to do that, but I think she enjoys doing it even more.” Houts also was joined by classmates Christy Marshall and Angel Robinson on the SEC All-Freshman First- Team. “I think through the course of the season, if not every week, we had a Freshman of the Week,” said junior Tasha Humphrey of her freshmen teammates. "They’ve had a huge impact and they’ve had the ability to come out and play well in a tough league.” Humphrey, a two-time All-American, was named to the All-SEC First-Team for ► .SW HOUTS. Poor 11 m w j* KELLY WEOEL I Tn Rid * Blm i ▲ A recent study by Mars, Inc. suggests dark chocolate may improve brain function. find the dark chocolate to be bitter and choose more popular products, such as milk chocolate. “Most Americans, when they eat chocolate, eat chocolate with a lot of sugar," .Shewfelt said in an additional phone interview. While Bhewfelt addressed the benefits of dark chocolate, he said peo ple still need to be careful about how they draw con clusions. “Some evidence may be premature because (the ► See CHOCOLATE, Page 3 Index UGA Today 2 Wire 2 Opinions 4 Variety 5 Crossword 5 Sports 8 Sudoku u