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TUESDAY
March 6, 2007
Vol. 114, No. 117 | Athens, Georgia
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ONLINE: www.redandblack.cofn
High stress
affects body
at midterms
By PEARMAN PARKER
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It’S something University students
know all too well stress.
And with midterms in full swing,
effects of stress can mean more than
dark under-eye circles.
Acute stress from anticipated
demands and pressure to perform is the
most common form of stress, according
to the American Psychological
Association
Two commonly known effects are anx
iety and irritability, but students may not
be aware of stress’ other harmful results,
including muscular problems, cold hands
or feet, shortness of breath and chest
pain
"Stress makes people susceptible
to depression and anxiety,” said
Richard Panico, doctor and medical
director for the Mind Body Institute at
Athens Regional Medical Center. “It
might trigger and maintain migraines,
as well.”
"Stress is your adaptive response to a
challenge.” he said. "Everybody has to
make these adaptations.”
Panico said all people deal with stress,
but it's how they cope with it that is dif
ferent the stress response
"For some people, getting the stress
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▲ The Athens Downtown
Development Authority installed four
meters to collect money for homeless
shelters.
Meters to help
panhandlers
By KRISTEN SHAW
For The Red & Black
There are four meters in downtown
Athens, but you can’t park in front of
them.
Meter maids don't write tickets, and
they usually don't look at them when
making rounds
Maintained by the Athens Downtown
Development Authority, these meters
collect money for the Homeless Coalition
of Northeast Georgia, an organization
which directiy benefits area homeless
shelters.
The money is collected periodically by
the Athens DDA, which in turn writes a
check to the coalition.
While the collection of money does
not operate regularly, the last check writ
ten to the coalition was for about S4OO,
collected over a period of about two
months, according to Kathryn Lookofsky
of the Athens DDA.
“We want to encourage people to give
to the meters, the shelters or volunteer
at the shelters but not to give to panhan
dlers,” Lookofsky said. “We’re still
encouraging people to give, but it’s more
useful for everyone involved if money is
given directly to the shelters.”
She said one thing contributing to
downtown’s panhandling problem is a
lack of knowledge among donors.
With new students moving to Athens
all the time, it often is the first time they
are exposed to regular panhandling.
Athens DDA wants to educate students
on how to handle those Interactions by
becoming involved with new student ori
entation at the University in the fall.
“People are taught to give
to those in need, and when
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Spring practice gets underway
Freshmen have
shot at starting
By MARSHALL DUNCAN
mduncand’randb.com
On Monday the Bulldogs com
pleted the first of 15 practices over
the next month before the G-Day
game on April 7 in Sanford
Stadium.
With the season opener still
six months away, the team is in
the early stages of preparation
and began the first day without
pads.
Still, spring practice is impor
tant for the players’ conditioning
and for the coaches to evaluate the
talent on the team.
“I can't imagine not having
spring ball,” head football coach
Mark Richt said before practice.
As this year’s recruiting class
has shown, the offensive line will be
the biggest question mark this
spring
"Our main objective on offensive
line is to find five guys that we can
trust,” said new offensive line coach
Stacy Searels. "Right now it is a jig
saw puzzle, trying to fit in the right
pieces.”
Fernando Velasco and Chester
Adams are the only two returning
starters on the offensive line
The December high school grad
uates and junior college transfers
will get a chance to compete and
start immediately.
Transfers Scott Haverkamp
from Butler Community College in
Kansas and Vince Vance from
Georgia Military College are some
of the new faces expected to play
on the line.
“I think it was great for
Haverkamp and Vance to get in
here early,” said offensive coordina
tor Mike Bobo.
“They’re gonna have to step up,
and we're counting on those guys
to come in and be ready to play.”
The lines task will be protecting
a now established starting
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► Redshirt freshman wide
receiver Tony Wilson (far right)
catches a ball during a drill at
Monday’s football practice.
Monday marked the beginning of
spring practices for the football
team, leading up to the G-Day
game in April.
Univ. students honored for work
By ELYSE BEASLEY
ebeasley#randb.com
Superior student employees
will be recognized this year in
the first annual Student
Employee of the Year awards.
Each department on cam
pus was encouraged to nomi
nate one student who dis
played exemplary reliability,
quality of work, initiative, posi
tive attitude, uniqueness and
longevity.
The University publicly will
announce the winner and two
runners-up on April 10 in a for
mal luncheon, though the
results were finalized and
turned in to the regional asso
ciation Thursday.
The Career Center hopes
to host all of the nominees
and the nominators, as well
as President Michael Adams
and Athens Mayor Heidi
Davidson at the recognition
ceremony.
Mark Vaughan, a freshman
from Cumming and the Career
Center's nominee, said he
thought the new program was
a good idea.
“I think it’s neat that stu
dents are being recognized for
their hard work alongside
other campus employees like
career consultants and profes
sors,” Vaughan said. “It’s a
cool concept,”
Vaughan is among more
than 100 student workers who
were nominated for the award.
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My Morning Jacket is gearing up
for their prom-themed concert.
Poll: What did you do after your
senior prom?
Poll results: Many students
expect to be in jail next week.
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works for Campus Catering. Student employees will be
recognized for their hard work in campus jobs.
The winner and two run
ners-up have been decided by
a committee of department
heads, deans and students
based on their letters of rec
ommendation.
The winner and runners-up
will each receive a plaque, and
all nominees will receive a
certificate of recognition.
The winner then will be
entered into a regional, then
possibly a national, pool of
nominees, each promising
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Ronnie Swoopes, assistant
director of the Career Center
of student employment, said
the goal of the entire program
is to reward students for their
hard work in campus jobs and
in the Athens community
“What I really hope is for
the entire city of Athens and
the surrounding communities
—and even the entire state of
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MY MORNING JACKET
When: 9 tonight and Wednesday
Where: 40 Watt Club
Price: Sold out
Underwater prom
promises to be big
draw for Jacket
By ANNA KRAKOVSKI
akrakovsk@randb.com
The first time My Morning Jacket's
Jim James stepped foot into the 40
Watt Club, he realized the venue was
prom-perfect.
“Jim told us he wanted to host
an 'Under The Sea’ prom show," said
Velena Vego, the club’s booking
agent.
“I was very impressed that My
Morning Jacket wanted to do the
theme with us two nights in a row," she
said. “They’re one of the best up-and
coming live bands, and even though they
could play at bigger places, they chose
the 40 Watt Club ... which is Just awe
some.”
The band is composed of singer/gui
tarist Jim James, bassist Two-Tone
Tommy, drummer Patrick Hallahan, gui
tarist Carl Broemel and keyboardist Bo
Koster.
My Morning Jacket has made a
name for itself by partaking in festivals
such as Bonnaroo and Langerado and
by playing with bands such as moe.,
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