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TUESDAY
October 2, 2007
Vol. 115, No. 33 | Athens, Georgia
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Student survey not of interest to University
By KRISTEN COULTER
The Red & Black
First-year students say
they are satisfied with the
University but do not think
faculty and the administra
tion are accessible and
supportive, according to a
recently released study. A
University administrator
said Monday the University
may not take these find
ings to heart.
The National Survey of
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▲ Nick Rolader, a junior from Lilburn, will be featured on “Jeopardy!” The show will be record
ed this month but air in January 2008. Here he poses in the Main Library.
Student, trivia guru to compete cm Jeopardy!
By ANNA KRAKOVSKI
The Red & Black
Nick Rolader is ready to roll in
the dough. The dough being
American currency, that is.
After more than seven years of
Academic Bowl membership and
countless triumphs at restaurant
trivia nights, the University
student has scored a spot on
“Jeopardy!”
“It’s at least a free trip to L.A.,”
said Rolader of his soon-to-be game
show experience.
The game show is covering his
hotel accommodations and airfare,
he said. However, “Jeopardy!” par
ticipants are guaranteed SI,OOO for
placing third and $2,000 for placing
second, which could be used to
cover their traveling expenses.
“It’s really just for the experi-
► Junior tight
end Tripp
Chandler
warms up
before
Saturday's
game against
Ole Miss.
Chandler has
started in
two games
this season
and made
one catch
against
Alabama for
11 total
yards.
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ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980
Student Engagement sur
veyed 1,015 randomly
selected University fresh
men and seniors to find
information about the aca
demic life of students. The
survey’s findings were sent
to the University in early
August.
“Is the institution going
to take the survey 20 per
cent of students partici
pate in and take it serious
ly?” Associate Vice
President Ann Crowther
“1 didn’t think that
I COULD STAND pUT,
BUT WHATEVER I DID
MUST HAVE WORKED.”
NICK ROLADER
JUNIOR FROM LILBVRN
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ence. I plan to donate the money to
my fraternity,” said Rolader, who is
the treasurer of the honor fraternity
Phi Sigma Pi. He is a junior from
Lilbum double majoring in history
and sociology.
Since grade school, Rolader said
he has watched game shows such
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said Monday during a tele
phone interview. “I don’t
think so.”
In response to the 2003
NSSE survey, the adminis
tration formed the
University Task Force on
General Education and
Student Learning to find
ways to increase academic
rigor.
This year’s results show
only about 30 percent of
University freshmen told
NSSE they have positive
as “Wheel of Fortune” and
“Jeopardy!” with his grandparents.
This hobby grew when he joined
the Academic Bowl team at
Brookwood High School in ninth
grade, he said.
“Ken Jennings went 74
[‘Jeopardy!’ shows in a row] and he
writes Quiz Bowl questions for a
company that I play on,” Rolader
said.
“I played in front of him for the
Academic Bowl National
Championship my senior year. We
placed eighth out of 128 schools.”
In high school, Rolader tried out
for “Teen Jeopardy!” by completing
a written test in Nashville, Tenn.,
but was unsuccessful. The set-back
didn’t stop him from signing up for
the game show’s 50-question, timed
See TV, Page 5
relations. This percentage
is about the same as the
reports from 32.6 percent
of first-year students at
peer institutions.
The numbers increased
when NSSE surveyed
seniors.
About 42.3 percent of
University seniors reported
positive relations, a num
ber mirrored by students
at peer institutions. At the
other schools, 42.5 percent
of seniors said they had
Fans’ reactions bewilder receiver
By JASON BUTT
The Red & Black
Tripp Chandler may have
received the first standing
ovation for a simple catch
in the history of Georgia
football on Saturday.
After dropping the first
two passes thrown his way
and catching a chorus of
boos, Chandler pulled in a
15-yard pass thrown by
quarterback Matthew
Stafford on Georgia’s final
possession of the first half.
But whether Chandler’s
ovation was a serious con
gratulations or at the
expense of his recent eatch-
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State-wide volunteer week gives
opportunity to lend a helping
hand or do something “hands
on.” Athens-Clarke and Oconee
County events range from ani
mal care to sorting food.
good experiences with fac
ulty.
The survey also found 91
percent of first-year stu
dents have a favorable
image of the University and
90 percent of seniors would
choose to attend it again if
they were picking an under
graduate institution.
In addition, the survey
concluded 51 percent of
first-year students say they
think the University is aca
demically challenging, a
Mandatory fees
lower ticket price
By SAM STEINBERG
The Red & Black
Although the University
Athletic Association is one
of few athletic associations
that manages an annual
budget surplus, it requires
students to pay a manda
tory $53 fee regardless of
whether they attend ath
letic events.
Last fiscal year, the
Athletic Association
received $3.7 million in rev
enue from students’ ath
letic fees.
The athletic fee is one of
several mandatory fees,
including the activity,
health, facilities, technolo
gy and transportation fees.
Undergraduate students
taking six or more hours
cannot waive mandatory
fees, according to Board of
Regents policy.
There is plenty of room
for students at the
University to attend foot
ball games, and students
should have “first priority”
in ticket allocation, Student
Government Association
President Katy Bowers
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Student Fee Revenue
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ing woes would be up to
those who were in the
stands on Saturday.
“I got a tickle out of it
I thought it was funny,”
Chandler said about the
crowd’s reaction. “I don’t
know if they were being sar
castic or being serious, but
it doesn’t really matter. I
was so thrilled to finally
catch the ball I know I
can.”
A week ago against
Alabama, Chandler dropped
three passes but caught a
key pass to set up a Brandon
Coutu field goal try at the
end of regulation. However,
the dropped passes from
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Three students get class credit
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percentage slightly less
than the 52.4 percent of
students who report the
same at peer institutions,
such as Auburn University
and the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Other institutions had
response rates similar to
the University. Twenty per
cent of University students
participated in the survey.
Between 21 and 27 percent
of students at peer institu
tions participated.
said. In a stadium of
more than 92,000 football
fans, the University allo
cates 18,026 student tick
ets.
“We fully support an ath
letic fee that ensures all
students have the opportu
nity to be part of University
events. However, if stu
dents are paying for a privi
lege that they are being
denied, we have a prob
lem,” Bowers said.
For many students,
these fees go unnoticed
since they are covered by
the HOPE scholarship.
“If a student is on
HOPE, then there is no
reason for them to waive
their fees,” said Brandon
Fris, an administrative
assistant in the registrar’s
office.
Senior Associate Vice
President for Finance and
Administration Ryan
Nesbit said the money for
each fee is designated to go
directly to each fee’s pur
pose.
The fee helps reduce
See FEES, Page 3
the Alabama game lingered
throughout the week as
many Georgia fans let
Chandler know how they
felt.
“I got so many e-mails
from people I don’t even
know,” Chandler said.
“Facebook groups were
started, telling them not to
put me in the game. It’s a
lot of hateful things, but
you’ve got to not focus on
that and play for your team
mates.”
Chandler said about 90
percent of the e-mails he
received were from people
See CROWD, Page 6
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Variety 5
Crossword 3
Sports 6
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