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WEDNESDAY
December 5, 2007
Vol. 115, No. 74 | Athens, Georgia
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A This knife has a
four-inch blade
two inches longer
than the University’s
limit on campus.
‘lnternational’ Deerhunter arrives in Athens
Two shows left
until band’s break
By SETH MCKELVEY
The Red & Black
Atlanta-based ambient rock
band Deerhunter will play in
Athens tonight at the Georgia
Theater, along with Atlanta psyche
delic punk band Black Lips and
local mainstay Dead Confederate.
Deerhunter consists of Bradford
Cox on vocals, Lockett Pundt on
guitar, Moses Archuleta on drums
and percussion, Josh Fauver on
bass and Colin Mee on guitar. Mee
has left the band because of differ
ences with Cox but is finishing out
the tour.
The band will play one of two
remaining shows left on its tour
before taking an indefinite hiatus.
"They just want to take some
time off,” said Joe Bradley, the
drummer of the Black Lips. “Atlas
Sound [Cox’s solo project] is prob
ably going to take some tours.”
“I definitely don’t think it’s going
to be anything permanent,” said
Ethan Brown, incoming Local
Music Director for WUOG.
Although Cox was bom in
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By BRIAN HUGHES
The Red & Black
Adeya Powell was seen
leaving an Aderhold Hall
bathroom clenching a long,
sharp knife the week before
Thanksgiving break.
Concerned onlookers
called University police to
report her. And for what was
the weapon intended?
Red velvet cake.
She was just cleaning the
knife for a potluck
Thanksgiving dinner with
friends. However, police
showed up to question Powell
before letting her off with a
warning.
“I had no idea the
University had a weapons
policy,” the graduate student
from Atlanta said.
Possession of a knife on
campus with a blade more
than two inches is a felony,
punishable by at least two
years in prison and a fine of
up to SIO,OOO.
“An arrest just for any knife
would be unlikely,” said
University Police Chief Jimmy
Williamson.
But don’t tell that to Billy
Humphrey.
The starting shooting
guard for the men’s basket
ball team was indefinitely
suspended from the team and
charged in November with
felony possession of a weapon
on school property. University
police found a “butterfly
knife” Humphrey brought
back from a basketball trip in
Brazil during a search of his
East Campus Village dorm
room. He since has been rein
stated to the team after
accepting an 18-month pro
bation sentence.
The University Firearms,
Explosives and Weapons poli
cy cites Georgia Code Section
16-11-127.1, which prohibits
on-campus possession of
items such as blades of two
or more inches, weapons
intended to propel a missile
of any kind, bats and tasers.
See KNIFE, Page 5
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Courtesy Deerhunter
▲ Deerhunter will play with Black Lips and Dead Confederate
tonight at the Georgia Theatre. The band is finishing its tour
before going on “indefinite hiatus.”
Athens and Deerhunter recorded
both its debut album “Turn It Up
Faggot” as well as its second album
“Cryptograms” just outside of
Athens, most would not consider
the band to have much of an influ
ence on the Athens music scene.
Water Saving Tip
Think at the Sink
Turn off the water to your toilets.
Instead, capture used water from
showers, sinks and faucets for
flushing. This is permitted locally
and can save gallons per day.
- Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
LES MILES, LSU
1.
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Virginia Tech
5. Oklahoma
6. Southern Cal
7. Florida
8. Kansas
9. Hawaii
10. West Virginia
Coaches should avoid team bias
By TYLER ESTEP
The Red & Black
People say computers have
ruined the BCS system, but the
human element in the process can’t
be overlooked.
The USA Today Coaches’ Poll
accounts for a third of the overall
vote, and while these coaches may
have a deeper insight to the game of
football than writers, fans and com
puters, they face tougher decisions.
Conference schedules, time con
flicts, media exposure and hidden
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A Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. practice a dance on Tuesday. The Eta Xi
Chapter of the oldest historically-black sorority is returning to the University after a five-year
haitus. Members will celebrate their 100-year anniversary in January.
Sorority returns to make fresh start
By AMANDA WOODRUFF
The Red & Black
After a five-year absence, the sis
ters of the Eta Xi Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. are back
at the University.
The sisters said they are bring
ing “new blood” to the historically
black organization.
“I honestly don’t consider
Deerhunter a huge part of the
Athens music scene,” Brown said.
“I feel like they’ve really become an
international band.”
See DEER, Page 6
Growing Pains
page 8
Rachel Webster advises seniors
on making the transition from
the “sweet gig” of college to
the real world.
agendas (whether they be intention
ally subjective or subconscious) make
the job hard and, often times, biased
for coaches.
In his final poll, LSU coach Les
Miles puts his team first, another via
ble contender for the championship
game (Oklahoma) at arm’s length
and a three-loss SEC team (Florida)
over a one-loss team (Kansas) and an
undefeated one (Hawai’i).
Sooners coach Bob Stoops again
puts his team at the top, with Virginia
Tech, LSU, USC and Georgia (all via
ble championship game contenders)
A hazing incident landed Eta Xi
in hot water with the University in
2002, said chapter President
Alexandra Robinson, a senior from
Atlanta. She was unanimously
elected by members Monday.
“I want to discontinue the
rumors and speculation that has
gone on in our absence,” Robinson
said. “We will prove to everyone
808 STOOPS, OKLAHOMA
1. Oklahoma
2. Ohio State
3. Missouri
4. Kansas
5. Virginia Tech
6. LSU
7. Southern Cal
8. Georgia
9. Arizona State
10. Hawaii
Exposing genitals
gets student jailed
By CAROLYN CRIST
The Red & Black
Some people get a thrill
from roller coasters, others
from near-death experienc
es. For one University stu
dent, it’s exposing his geni
tals.
Garrett Lawson Lotane,
21, told police he committed
‘lewd acts because (he) felt
a rush of adrenaline.” Ke
was arrested and charged
with public indecency at
Target Saturday.
According to the police
report:
Two Athens-Clarke
County Police officers spoke
with a 32-year-old woman
who said a man exposed his
genitals to her at the Atlanta
Highway store at 7:30 p.m.
She identified Lotane as the
one who confronted her.
Lotane was arrested for a
similar incident this sum
mer.
He was charged with
public indecency for expos
DOUBLE LIFE
Univ. student-police officer
earns scholarship for service.
NEWS, PAGE 3
MARK RICHT, GEORGIA
1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Missouri
6. Southern Cal
7. Kansas
8. Virginia Tech
9. West Virginia
10. Hawaii
out of the top five, and has two con
ference mates (Missouri and Kansas)
in the top four.
Georgia’s Mark Richt puts his
Bulldogs second, directly in front of
two conference champions, despite
the lack of a league title in Athens.
Coaches may blame the comput
ers and the media for creating a
botched championship system, but
perhaps more time in front of a mir
ror would be well spent.
See what other coaches
had to say in POLLS, Page a
that we deserve to come back to
campus.”
Graduate adviser Bertha
Rambeau said she does not
know the details of the 2002 inci
dent.
Eta Xi’s suspension was lifted in
2004, Robinson said, but it took
See AKA, Page 3
ing his genitals to a
University alumna while at
Kroger on College Station
Road on June 5, according
to an ACC arrest warrant.
When the officers arrest
ed Lotane Saturday, he said
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LOTANE
Lotane was issued a
criminal trespass warning
for Target, and he was
transported to the Athens-
Clarke County Jail.
He made the comment
about his adrenaline rush
on the way to the jail, and
Officer S. Wang recorded
the comment, according to
the report.
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Sports 8
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he wasn’t
sure if he
was expos
ing himself.
Lotane
asked if he
could check
his pants,
and when
he lifted his
shirt his
pants were
unzipped.