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THURSDAY August 30, 2007 Vol. 115, No. 11 | Athens, Georgia Thunderstorms. High 90 | Low 67 ONLINE: wwwjedandbiack.com “(After the tests, we would) e-mail him anything we could remember. I wanted to do it because he helped me out so much.” -Chandler Greene, an alumnus from dunwoody mRx Scandal -11 MvrtM. J Prof, accused of sharing licensure exam questions mm. ..i# JOSH D. WEISS | The Red a Black ▲ Shirley Zhang, a graduate student from China studying biochemical sciences, walks past the Pharmacy Building located on South Campus. Students defend professor’s review strategies By PEARMAN PARKER The Red & Black Many College of Pharmacy students and alumni boast Flynn Warren is the best professor at the University. And over the past five years, 514 pharmacy students 99 percent passed national and state pharmacy exams usually after his review class. Soon some returned the favor, according .to stu dents interviewed Wednesday. “(After the tests, we would) e-mail him anything we could remember,” said Chandler Greene, an alum nus from Dunwoody. “I wanted to do it because he helped me out so much.” According to a civil case in federal court, Warren and the Georgia Board of Regents are accused of breaching the North American Pharmacist Licensure ’ Examination and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination. U.S. Marshals seized Warren’s materials and ► Lindsay Scott is shown here on the famous 93-yard touchdown connec tion from Buck Belue in the 1980 Georgia-Florida game. That Georgia win (26-21) is one of seven memora ble calls made by Larry Munson to be featured on new Stadium Series cups scld at Sanford Stadium. 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 198 0 computers from the College of Pharmacy, his home and offices Aug. 6 as part of an ex parte temporary restraining order and sei zure order from the federal court of the Middle District of Georgia Athens Division. Despite the investiga tion, students still support Warren. “It’s pretty bogus,” said Ezekiel Baker, an alumnus from Summerville. “It’s definitely a misconception of what’s going on now.” Baker said Warren’s reviews were helpful and never specifically gave out the answers. “He explains the for mat,” Baker said. Warren gave the stu dents “sample questions similar to what you would expect on the exam,” Baker said. Greene, who took the review course in June, compared Warren’s course to other review courses. “I don’t think it’s any thing different than taking the Princeton Review or SAT review,” Greene said. See EXAM, Page 3 par w 1 1 y&.jk. SPECIAL 1 The Red a Black On the Web redandblack.com Want to know where all the hot shows are going down this week end? Hop online and browse our interactive listings, complete with a map of downtown that sorts events by venue. NAPLEX Test Passing Rates Based on Five-Year Averages 2002-2006 _ fcer ,... SEBEElbH —i—i—i ii i 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Percent Passing Source: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy GRAPHIC BY PAUL RUDDLE ! The Red. Black Beat the heat with Dippin’ Dots ‘between the hedges’ Several additions have been made at Sanford Stadium for the upcoming football season with con cessions, merchandise and photos that will serve to enhance the overall game day experience for fans. Sanford Stadium will become the first stadium in the country to offer Dippin’ Dots in school col ors, according to the University Sports Communication depart ment. The Dawg Dots will be colored red and black in lemon and strawberry ice flavors. Fans will have the option to order any Dippin’ Dots flavor in a mini replica Georgia helmet. Two new eateries also are being added to Sanford: Moe’s Southwest Grill and McAlister’s Deli. Moe’s will be located in the west end zone and will serve chicken burritos with chips and salsa. McAlister’s will be Another win? page 6A See if the Georgia volleyball team was able to make history Wednesday night against Mercer by winning their first four matches of the season. By KRISTEN COULTER The Red & Black A University pharmacy professor is a defendant in a federal court case, in which he is accused of col lecting and disseminating pharmacy test questions to students, according to court documents obtained by The Red & Black. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy filed the case Aug. 3 against the Board of Regents and Flynn Warren Jr., citing copyright infringement, misap- propriation of trade secrets and breach of contract, according to the docu ments NABP has investigated Warren twice for these alle gations. The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and Georgia Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination are tests required to obtain a license to practice pharmacy. The NAPLEX is used by all 50 states’ boards of pharmacy, and the MPJE “combines federal and state specific law items to serve as the state law examination in 46. participating jurisdictions,” according to a NABP news release. At an Aug. 23 meeting, the executive committee of NABP decided to suspend administrations of the NAPLEX and the Georgia MPJE beginning Aug. 25 in Georgia. NABF said in the news release it has not decided when to reinstate the test. “I cannot comment on this, given the current MORE ONLINE... ► View the NAPLEX pass rates for other pharmacy schools across the country. ► Peruse court documents in the federal civil case of The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy v. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and Flynn Warren Jr. ► Finally, would you trust a pharmacist educated at the University? Share your opinion in our online poll. located on the 600 level and will offer fans a choice of turkey or ham cold deli sandwiches with chips. A special addition to concessions this year includes a set of seven 32-ounce Stadium Series cups featuring memorable calls of legendary football announcer Larry Munson. The calls on the cups include Herschel Walker over Bill Bates, Kevin Butler’s last-second field THE PERFECT MIX Wanna make a mix? How ’bout best of this weekend? OUT & ABOUT, PAGE IB investigation,” said University Provost Arnett Mace Wednesday after noon. Warren, who was reached at his home Wednesday evening, also refused to comment. The College of Pharmacy referred calls to Tom Jackson, the asso ciate vice presi dent for public affairs. Jackson wrote Wednesday in an e-mail, “par ties have been ordered by the court not to com ment on the mat ter while it is in pif s # ‘ WARREN litigation.” While he would not com ment on the investigation, George Francisco, associ ate dean of the College of Pharmacy, said Warren has taught the board review course at the University “for several years.” Francisco said the class lasts three days and is available to both University pharmacy students and students at other institu tions. Warren is accused of copyright infringement because NABP owns the copyrights on the ekam questions. Court papers say he asked students to memorize NAPLEX test questions and share them with him. He collected the tests’ contents and created a review packet. Warren is faced with these accusations because he was never “granted a license ... to copy, sell, distribute, prepare deriva tive works from, or other wise offered to transfer the ownership of the copy rights of the NABP Set- PHARMACY, Page 3 goal to beat Clemson, Buck Belue to Lindsay Scott to defeat Florida, the “hobnail boot” call against Tennessee in 2001 and the “sugar falling from the sky” call against Auburn in 1982. The 32-ounce souvenir cups will be available at all full-service stands and selected portable stands in Sanford Stadium. -Georgia Sports Communications Index UGA Today 2a Wire 2A Opinions 4A Out & About ib Crossword 3A Sports 5A Sudoku gA