Newspaper Page Text
FRIDAY
September 28, 2007
Vol. 115, No. 31 | Athens, Georgia
O Sunny.
Highßß | Low s 7
ONLINE: www.redandblack.coni
Gameday troublemakers may lose tickets
By KRISTEN COULTER
The Red & Black
The University may begin
revoking football tickets from
those who misbehave on game
days, President Michael Adams
said at a University Cabinet
meeting Thursday.
Adams said he, Athletic
Director Damon Evans and the
STEGEMAN CHAPEL
.. BIMWHMMBBte.. MnSfrtiii " %
$ £; "' v '' gif.
mSLx* 1
rJPTTTTu—
I 4tT,u** jdlL ■LgaASjjßp
RICHARD HAMM | The Red a Black
▲ Religious scholar Dr. Ravi Zacharias speaks at Stegeman Coliseum Thursday evening. Zacharias was
invited by the Christian Faculty Forum to speak about religious relativism and neutrality. Between
2,000 and 3,000 people attended.
Celebrated evangelist attracts thousands
By PEARMAN PARKER
The Red & Black
Stegeman Coliseum is usually a
place for gymnastics, basketball and
the occasional graduation.
But Thursday night, it was a place to
examine spiritual questions.
Ravi Zacharias, an international lec
turer and evangelist, spoke about the
relativity of religion at his talk titled
“Heaven and Hell: Is There a Middle
Ground?”
With thousands of seats filled,
Travel Channel seeks
Athens’ atmosphere
By RUSTY BAILEY
The Red & Black
Would Athens be on
the list of the nation's top
places for the Travel
Channel to visit?
According to the
upcoming series
“Lawrence of America” it
is. The series will take the
Englishman around the
nation to experience
American culture.
This Saturday, the
Travel Channel will trek
to the University to illus
trate what a true college
gameday is like includ
ing a post-game show
with Beyond Tomorrow
at The Ritz. Band mem
bers said getting this gig
was all about knowing
the right people.
“We’ve been working
our butts off for two and
a half years and we’ve
influenced some pretty
key people in Athens like
Troy Aubrey,” said lead
Reaching the
Newsroom
News (706) 433-3037
Variety (706) 433-3041
Sports (706) 433-3040
Opinions (706) 433-3043
Photo (706) 433-3046
Thef)
Red&Black
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 198 0
athletic board “are willing to
look at ticket revocation.”
Poor behavior on gameday is
“unfortunately an increasing
problem everywhere,” he said.
Adams cited issues at the
University of Alabama during
the football game Saturday and
said he wanted Bulldog fans to
behave better.
Adams said Alabama fans
Zacharias’ lecture addressed the issues
and “ramifications of remaining neutral
about God,” said Bill Hager, coordina
tor of the Christian Faculty Forum
one of the sponsoring organizations.
“He’s one of the best-known
Christian speakers in the whole world
and second to Billy Graham,” Hager
said.
One of the strengths of his lecture
was that Zacharias “uses a rational
approach to talk about God and spiri
tual questions,” Hager said.
Zacharias last spoke at the University
BEYOND TOMORROW
When: 11 p.m. Saturday
Where: The Ritz
Cost: $5
More Information: www.rock
beyondtomorrow.com or
www.wombatproductions.com/
lawrence
vocalist Patrick Hoydar
about the owner of man
agement company,
Nomad Artists. The band
includes Red & Black
Out & About editor Alec
Wooden.
The Travel Channel
was interested in the
Athens music scene and
the University and decid
ed to feature an indepen
dent local band that
included students.
When they contacted
Aubrey looking for a band
that represented the
Athens music scene,
See RITZ, Page 5A
On the Web
redandblack.com
Hear University President
Michael Adams on what may hap
pen to people who don’t exercise
good gameday conduct. Audio
clips from the University Cabinet
meeting are online.
hurled beverages, trash and
insults at Georgia fans.
Alabama’s Student Goverment
Association president apologized
Thursday in a letter to The Red
& Black.
“I want Ole Miss to be treated
this weekend better than the
way we were treated in Alabama,”
Adams said. “I want to see our
fans act in a class manner that
TAKE OUR KIPS OFF OUR HANDS
j. W sEv_ 1 W
f s \ *. jk bLJ
% *i, ja M
! l-rTT. ~ . :
FRANNIE FABIAN | The Red a Black
▲ Faculty, staff, students and their children rally for
on-campus child care at the Tate Plaza on Thursday.
The rally was sponsored by the Campus Coalition for
Childcare at UGA and the Women’s Studies Student
Organization. They presented University President
Michael Adams with a petition with more than 2,000
signatures asking for changes in campus child care.
in 1999 and said he enjoys speaking at
universities.
“It’s very intellectually stimulating
and more real,” Zacharias said. “You
get a lot more honest questions.”
Some students thought Zacharias
gave many real-life stories, which
helped relay his messages.
“He has really a lot of insight on life
and God,” said Hayley Poy, a freshman
from Tucker.
His lecture revolved around the issue
See RAVI, Page 3A
Do a rain dance
page 3A
It may have rained last night,
but the Athens water supply is
unusually low. How does it
affect the University and what
can you do to conserve water?
It’s all inside.
befits our institution.”
At the University Council
Committee on Intercollegiate
Athletics meeting Sept. 20,
Evans made statements similar
to Adams’ words.
“We would revoke their ticket
privileges if they do certain
things that are detrimental to
this institution,” Evans said.
Evans said later kickoff times
| mm~ 7
HUNGRY, HUNGRY
Many tailgaters eat meat. We
want you to think sandwich.
FIRST & GOAL, SECTION B
are a problem.
“I don’t want to take a shot at
fans, but for some people the
longer they have to tailgate to
do whatever they like to do with
their time at tailgates it seems
to be more problems,” Evans
said.
Sam Steinberg contributed
to this report.
Dogs strive
to ‘continue
solid play’
By ROBINNS EXUME
The Red & Black
In order for Georgia volleyball to make a
statement in the SEC, it has to beat the teams
that are either even with them or ahead of
them in the conference standings. The team
will get two chances this weekend.
The Bulldogs (11-3, 2-2) will welcome Ole
Miss (12-3, 2-2) to Athens today
as the team plays match three ES|MB9|
of its five-match home stand. |ljr
The Bulldogs are coming off a J |
grueling five%ame win over
Tennessee and are looking to K M
continue their solid play.
The Rebels are coming off of
a 3-1 win over South Carolina.
Head coach Joel McCartney HA a ||jj
sees a lot of similarities between
Ole Miss and some of the MCCARTNEir
Bulldogs’ previous opponents.
“They (Ole Miss) are a little like Kentucky
and Tennessee,” he said. “They have a good
attack in the middle and have some dynamic
middle players, we have to get them out of that
middle offense.”
The Rebels are led by junior Rachel
Kieckhaefer, who leads the team in assists with
489, and senior Katie Kramer, who leads the
team in kills with 183.
On Sunday, the team will face one of
its toughest opponents in Louisiana State
University. The Tigers (11-2,
See VBALL, Page 6A
Abduction sparks
SI,OOO incentive
for information
By CAROLYN CRIST
The Red & Black
Athens-Clarke County Crime Stoppers is
offering up to a SI,OOO reward for information
about the kidnapping of a woman after the
Georgia-South Carolina football game on Sept.
9.
The female escaped sexual assault, but oth
ers may have been abducted that night, and
police are still investigating, said a spokes
woman in the Oglethorpe County Police
records office who refused to be named.
According to a news release sent by ACC
Crime Stoppers Thursday:
At 1 a.m., a woman visiting the University
became separated from her friends while in
downtown Athens after the game.
A male in a white passenger van approached
the female and offered to give her a ride to her
friend’s apartment.
The male then drove her to an isolated area
in Oglethorpe County, more than 20 miles from
her destination. She jumped out of the van, hid
and - called police on her cell phone, according
to the spokeswoman.
“We believe that this was an attempted sex
ual assault, based on the suspect’s actions,”
the release said.
The female described the suspect as a 20 to
30-year-old white male, s’B” to 511” tall with
short brown hair and a medium build of 150 to
190 lbs. He was wearing a baseball hat and a
light blue or white polo shirt during the inci
dent.
The female described the vehicle as anew
white GMC or Chevrolet passenger van with
gray interior.
Taxis and drivers are required to have iden
tification.
Anyone with information should contact
Deputy Ben Dickerson of the ACC Police
Department at 706-613-3888, ext. 793.
Index
UGA Today za
Wire 2a
Opinions 4A
Variety 5A
Crossword 3A
Sports 6a
Sudoku gA