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FRIDAY March 2, 2007 Vol. 114, No. 115 | Athens, Georgia Mostly sunny. High 64 | Low 41 ONLINE: wwwjedandblack.com Drug charges plague frat By JESSICA LEVINE jlevine@randb.com Three Alpha Epsilon F*i members were charged with felony drug-related offenses this week in two separate incidents. The following accounts were taken from Athens- Clarke County and University Police reports: Officers on the Western Judicial Circuit Drug Task F'orce served a search war rant at Marc Rael Segel and Michael Phillip Klug’s apart ment on Magnolia Bluff A HUNGER ARTIST " /I] aA "W ? k S jmßggk jt * ■> • r*. t '■? s ™f to v TWgjj ■fir : 5% s v l - pa nJJBk JENNA FINDLAN ▲ East West Bistro chef Lamar Thomas chops food during a green-screen shoot for the Red Clay Chef competition. The event will be held March 18 at the Classic Center, and also will feature chefs from DePalma’s and Foundry Inn. Goalie comes out, reveals double life By PETER STEINBAUER psteinbau@randb.com Joey Fisher lived in two different worlds. On a typical Tuesday afternoon, the junior from Athens would attend a Lambda Alliance meeting, a student organization aimed at strengthening the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans gender community in Athens Fisher, a sociology major, would grab his goalie gear and then hop into his car to drive an hour or two to the Atlanta Ice Forum for hock ey practice with the Georgia Ice Dogs, a club team affili ated with the University. For his freshman and sophomore seasons, Fisher’s teammates knew nothing of Lyrics Sean McConnell’s main draw By LINDSAY OBERST For The Red & Black If David Wilcox and Patty Griffin went on a double date with Jonny Lang and Shawn Colvin, they would sound like Sean McConnell. At least, that’s how the 21-year-old singer/song writer from Marietta describes himself. “There are many genres represented inside of my sound,” McConnell said. "But with me, no matter what the genre is, it’s always about a strong and honest lyric. People can see right through fake songs. I don't sing what I don’t feel.” Fan Sarah Reed, a senior, considers his music mostly folk with undertones of rock and country. Reaching the Newsroom News (706) 433-3037 Variety (706) 433-3041 Sports (706) 433-3040 Opinions (706)433-3043 Photo (706) 433-3046 The Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 Drive at 10:30 am. on Tuesday. The task force includes investigators from ACC Police, University Police and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department. Arrest warrants were taken out on Segel and Klug on Wednesday Segel is charged with manufacturing marijuana, possession of a schedule II drug and a felony count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Klug was charged with possession of a schedule II drug. his other world "I pass pretty well,” he said of being gay. “Most peo ple aren't able to tell.” But Fisher said he soon grew tired of living the cha rade. He said teammates tried to set him up with girls when he went out with them downtown. Each time he replied with an ambiguous statement something like, “I’m in a relationship ” He likened his situation those first two years to an episode of Seinfeld the one in which Oeorge Costanza makes every effort to keep his girlfriend sepa rate from his circle of close friends. In the episode, Oeorge complains that his two "worlds are colliding.” sean McConnell When: 0:30 p m Saturday Where: Hot Corner Coffee Price: Free “I like him because he sings with passion and is honest and authentic with his lyrics,” Reed said. At the age of 7, McConnell began playing On the Web redandb!ack.cofti In our last poll, 54 percent of respondents said they expected Tate II to be downsized to oblivion. Money well spent. In less depressing news, we’ve got' jazz dance soundslides! A schedule II drug is char acterized as having a high abuse risk but also as having accepted medical uses. Schedule II drugs include narcotics, stimulants and depressants, such as cocaine, morphine and methadone. The police report did not indicate which schedule II drug Segel and Klug pos sessed. Alpha Epsilon Pi member Brandon Adam Grant was arrested in his East Campus Village dorm room on Feb. 22 and charged with a misde meanor count of possession Fisher faced a decision: either quit playing hockey, a sport he had loved since he picked it up in high school, or come out to his team mates. “After living a double life," he said, “it’s really tough. You have to censor every word that comes out of your mouth.” Fisher, like Oeorge Costanza, feared one day his worlds would collide. He logged onto Facebook last summer and added previ ously missing information. "Interested In: Men,” his profile now read. A few days passed, and nothing. Finally a teammate instant messaged him. The ► Srr OUT, hige 3 the guitar, and at age 11, he wrote his first original songs. He said he wants his singing “to be one more voice on the good side.” "When I write songs, I like to focus on the fact that we are all the same and we are all just searching for answers and trying to make sense of everything," McConnell said. “It’s about exploring life and celebrating truth when you find it.” This trip to Athens is not the first for McConnell. He already has played at the Georgia Theatre and at Hot Comer a few times. “I love playing in college towns. The college folks Just seem to bring the energy ► See MUSIC, hme S Stakes is back page 6 After the Dogs’ painful loss to Kentucky, Coach Felton is putting guard Levi Stukes back in the game for Senior Day. of mtp-ijuana and a felony count of intent to distribute. Klug, Grant and Chad Borer, president of Alpha Epsilon Pi, declined to com ment. Efforts to reach Segel were unsuccessful Thursday evening. ACC Lt. Mike Hunsinger said the task force is looking for illegal activity, not target ing specific individuals because of their group affilia tions. "We are not interested in whether they are Greek or not,” he said. ■ J, ' * NATALIE Oft ACC ESTES | Tb Hid * Him % ▲ Joey Fisher, goalie for the hockey team, came out to teammates last summer. Athletes ‘united’ through faith Editor’s Note: This is a semester-long series on how University students exercise their religious beliefs. By CLAIRE MILLER cjmiller®randb.com The Butts-Mehre build ing’s Team Meeting room has it all: black leather chairs, movie theater-style seating and a wide screen in the front for showing videos. A massive depiction of Uga VI adorns the far left wall next to the slogan “Finish the Drill" in bold, black lettering. This might not seem like a typical worship setting, but the members of Team United use the room every Thursday night at 8:30 to discuss Christianity and WfiiTi H JULIA NORMAN The Rid * Bum a ▲ Christy Marshall and the rest of the Lady Dogs head to Duluth for the SEC Tournament Saturday. Lady Dogs will ‘peak’ at SEC By TYLER ESTEP testep@randb.com The conference tourna ment begins for the No. 10- ranked Lady Dogs basketball team this afternoon in Duluth, and a number of cir cumstances have them look ing optimistically toward this weekend. After compiling an 11-3 record in league play, the Lady Dogs earned the second seed in the tournament and a first round bye. The team feels they are getting closer to their full potential with every game. "We’ve started peaking at the right time, still are peak ing at the right time,” said junior forward Tasha Humphrey. “If we keep playing right and playing hard and playing smart., I think the ball is in our court.” The tournament is at the Arena at Gwinnett Center, where Georgia potentially will have a home-a way -from home feel, and where they beat Florida State earlier in the season. "I think everyone’s going to bring their fan base, but I feel like being in Duluth we're going to bring out a lot of Georgia fans,” said freshman Ashley Houts. HOW WE WORSHIP grow in their faith. Team United is a combi nation of Athletes in Action, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Georgia Athletes Outreach Inc., said Scott Shepherd, the Athletes in Action director for the University. These organizations help student athletes to incorpo rate God into their sports and daily lives, he said. This help takes many forms, including general dis cussions, videos and mission trip plans. Each meeting is differ ent, said Kevin "Chappy" Hynes, University football team chaplain and a Team Date auction page 5 Laudable charity or modern-day slavery? We have to admit, we’re sold on the idea of putting your love on the market. It’s capitalism, baby! >■ Become your own superhero at Dawgs After Dark. PAGE 3 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEC Tournament Kentucky! 19-12,6-8 SEC) vs. Georgia (24-5,11-3) When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Arena at Gwinnett Center TV: FSN Note: Postgame updates will be posted on The Red & Black's Web site throughout the week end. In addition, the bracket places perennial powerhouses Tennessee and LSU, who Georgia went a combined 1-3 against during the conference season, on the opposite side of the field. Landers is far from broken about that fact. “I’m tickled to death,” he said. “They deserve each other. They can put them in a different tournament somewhere else if they want to.” But it won’t be all advan tages for the Lady Dogs. Georgia will face Kentucky in its first action today, the seventh seed and a team who took the Lady Dogs to over time before losing on Feb. 15 and dominated South Carolina 72-57 Thursday in the first round of the tourna ment. United leader. ' “Sometimes we have wor ship music, sometimes we don’t,” he said. “We don’t do the same thing every time we like to mix it up." Students and leaders who attend these meetings usu ally wear Jeans and sweat shirts with team logos, and they greet each other with high fives. Generally, the weekly meetings begin with announcements from the leaders or from students. This Includes dates and times of upcoming sporting events at the University, mission trip information and other opportunities to get involved. For example, leaders Jill ► See UNITED. I‘nge 3 Index UGA Today a Wire a Opinions 4 Variety 3 Crossword 3 Sports 6 Sudoku 5
