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TUESDAY
August 28, 2007
Vol. 115, No. 9 | Athens, Georgia
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Police snag early morning pool partiers
By CAROLYN CRIST
The Red & Black
Twenty University students
were among 22 people busted by
police for underage drinking and
noise violations at an early morn
ing pool party at The Station at
Milledge, police said.
According to the Athens-
Clarke County police report:
ACC police officer Gene Davis
was patrolling Davis Street at 4
a.m. Saturday when he heard
loud music and yelling.
Davis asked for backup and
approached the crowd. There
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Sunflower Festival
entertains, informs
By TRICIA PURSER
The Red & Black
The Seventh Annual
Sunflower Music Series
will offer today a different
spin on plant conservation.
Featuring Grogus, win
ner of the Flagpole Music
Award for Best Jazz Band
in 2005, the concert will
work to educate and enter
tain the audience, said
Connie Cottingham, the
special events coordinator
at the State Botanical
Gardens.
“We will have several
people from the depart
ment at the concert who
. will talk to the audience
about rare and endangered
plants, in addition to the
live music,” Cottingham
said.
Grogus has played at
the festival on and off for
several years and are a
crowd favorite,
Cottingham said.
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were several people drinking beer
and empty cans and bottles
around the pool, according to
the police report.
Davis unplugged the music,
shined a flashlight on the group
and asked who was in charge of
the party. When a few of them
said it was a “mutual get-togeth
er,” Davis issued noise citations
to all 22 partiers.
Davis then asked how many
were older than 21, and five
raised their hands. When he
asked how many people had been
drinking, none responded. Davis
questioned one at a time, and all
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The band got involved
with the concert series
years ago, when the
Garden called them and
asked them to play as a
favor, said Carl Lindberg,
the founder of Grogus and
owner of an organic farm.
“We immediately
accepted,” he said. “We all
love the Botanical
Gardens. I have been
going there since child
hood.”
Lindberg said they
accepted the offer to per
form because they believe
in the series’ message
about conservation an
outlook that influences
their music.
“Our lyrics include ideas
about conservation and
taking care of the Earth,”
Lindberg said.
Lindberg said Grogus
is a Latin jazz and salsa
band with elements of
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had an odor of alcohol on their
breath, according to the report.
None consented to a breathalyz
er test.
The 17 arrested and charged
with underage possession were
transported to the Clarke County
Jail in patrol cars and a transport
van.
Wes Rogers, president of
Landmark Properties that over
sees The Station at Milledge,
said the police were unreason
able.
“We stand behind our resi
dents, and it sounds like the cops
overreacted by arresting them at
Gym Dogs upgraded to practice annex in coliseum
By MATT BARKSDALE
The Red & Black
Attention students who frequent
ly use Ramsey is anyone tired of
waiting in line to use the bench
press or other weightlifting
machines? Are there any students
in a fitness class or on a club team
that are sick of fighting for time to
use the multi-purpose exercise
rooms?
There is no more need to com
plain. The old gymnastics practice
facility is getting a makeover.
The Gym Dogs have been relo
cated to the new practice annex at
Stegeman Coliseum, and the space
left at Ramsey is scheduled to be
converted into anew workout facili
ty for all students to use.
“We are in the midst of preparing
right now documents that are pretty
close to being finalized,” said Mitch
Gartenberg, the, Director of
Recreational Sports at the
University.
“They have to be approved by the
Board of Regents before we can go
further.”
The plans will go to the board in
October because they do not meet
next month.
The workout facility would be
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a pool on private property,”
Rogers said. “From what I hear,
there’s little evidence concerning
the alcohol, and we’re looking
into it to help our residents.”
Attempts Monday to contact
those arrested were unsuccess
ful.
One Alpha Chi Omega, three
Zeta Tau Alpha and 10 Sigma
Chi members were included in
the arrests.
The following University stu
dents were arrested for underage
possession: John Hillyer Jennings,
Charles Douglas Bodine, Trey
Patrick Dove, Adriana Michelle
▲ Above, Jane McGahee, left, checks
the student ID of Tian Ross, a senior
management information systems
major from Chattanooga, as he picks
up his tickets for the 2007 football
season.
4 Left, students wait outside
Stegeman Coliseum to pick up their
tickets for the 2007 football season.
According to a University e-mail, stu
dents with a minimum of 65 hours
could pick up their tickets Monday.
Students with 30 or more hours can
pick up their tickets today.
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▲ Pictured here Monday, the former gymnastics practice room
is scheduled to be converted to weightlifting and cardio areas
in 2009.
composed of two floors the lower
portion consisting of workout equip
ment and the upper portion consist
ing of more exercise rooms for aero
bics, martial arts, stationary biking,
and more.
The lower room will expand
fitness opportunities more than
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What is this lewd titled
music festival all about?
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Jaume, Natalie Shea Lauten,
Robert Webb Worthington,
Heather Marie White, Michael
Christopher Haas, William
Bradley Head, Bradford Gregory
Valentine, William Kevin Fussell,
David Wilson Long, Brenton
Edward Stringer, Christopher
Glenn Wilson and Mindy Nicole
Morgan.
The following University
students were given noise ordi
nance violation citations: Jordan
Lee Mays, Amanda Kate
Goldware, William Carson
Daniels, Cole Dial and Daniel
Patrick Marchbum.
Univ.
offering
cheaper
software
By ELYSE BEASLEY
The Red & Black
Instead of paying nearly SSOO
for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Pro at
Office Max or Best Buy, students,
faculty and staff now can spend
S6O, thanks to the University’s
new eMSD system.
Enterprise Information
Technology Services launched
Monday eMSD an extension of
Managed Software Distribution
which provides reduced-price
computer software for the
University System of Georgia.
eMSD will allow students, fac
ulty and staff to purchase Adobe
and Microsoft computer software
at discounted prices from the
University Web site www.emsd.
uga.edu, according to a news
release.
The service includes programs
such as After Effects 7.0 Pro,
Photoshop Extended CS3 and
Windows Vista Business 2007.
Many programs are available for
both Windows and Macintosh
users.
“The savings are considerable,”
said Bert DeSimone, EITS
Communications Officer.
Most products are available for
50 to 75 percent off retail prices.
The discounted software is priced
according to negotiations that
EITS and the software manufac
turers settled, said George Bond,
MSD manager.
“We wanted to develop a sys
tem so we can serve the student
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9,500 square feet, and will mimic th
existing weight rooms, but with
newer equipment and better
machines.
But seniors shouldn’t get too
excited construction is still along
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