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events for the election period f Jan. 16-17 Students planning to run for office must attend one '< f Feb. 4-15 Candidates /f' Feb 28 lnauguration A
next semester. Candidate Seminar in room 401 of me Journalism building. I have two weeks to campaign. J / {of senatofs and ex 'ecutive
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\ C ,an - 25 Students' Statement 'i / f Feb. 6-7 These days will be devoted to Executive "\ /
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of me Student Learning Center at 8 p.m. Students L f Feb. 26 Candidates must submit forms mat show how much they spent on
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planning on running for office and a petition they run. To be a senator, students must be enrolled in me college they “The financial disclosure forms are a way to ensure fairness in regards to
must get signed “that acknowledges their classmates wish to represent, must be full-time students and must have a 2.25 money," Shepherd wrote. “(They) ensure that everyone is staying within their allo
are aware they’ve decided to run,” said SGA Attorney grade point average. Those running for president, vice president or cation. If you go over, you may very well be disqualified. We’re really serious about
General Justin Shepherd. J (treasurer must be full-time students and must have a 2.50 GPA. ) l mis so mat everyone has the same opportunity on mis campus as anyone else."
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SARA GUEVARA | The Red a Black
A Carly Arogeti, 18, a freshman from Atlanta, lights a menorah Tuesday
in celebration of the first night of Hanukkah.
Hillel offers menorahs, activities
for students honoring Hanukkah
By AMANDA WOODRUFF
The Red & Black
Jewish students found
time to celebrate the
Festival of Lights despite
the impending threat of
final exams.
Each year the holiday,
known as the festival of
lights, falls on the 25th day
of the Hebrew calendar.
Students are celebrating
this year from Dec. 4 to 12,
during final exam prepara
tions.
“It would be nice to be
home and celebrate with
family,” said Rachel Yakrus,
a senior from Alpharetta.
“But Hanukkah is not the
most important Jewish
holiday.”
Many confuse the festi
val as the Jewish equiva
lent to Christmas, ’ said
Rabbi Justin Kerber, the
director of Hillel.
“It’s a huge misconcep
tion,” Kerber said. “It gets
confused with Christmas
because it happens to hap
pen around the same time,”
he said. “It’s not a tradi
Speech class protests sexual violence
By AMANDA WOODRUFF
The Red & Black
Students silently pro
tested Wednesday against
sexual violence at Tate
Plaza.
The movement was the
third derived from Kevin
DeLuca’s speech commu
nications class on the
rhetoric of social move
ments.
The “Speak Up!” protest
encouraged more sexually
assaulted women to come
forward and get help.
“We picked' a topic we
felt passionate about,” said
Kristen Kruse, a senior
from Canton. “It’s the most
under-reported crime.”
Students donned masks
and T-shirts saying, “I have
been raped” and “I am your
sorority sister” during the
protest.
“We want to take away
the stigma that goes along
with (rape),” said Chelsea
Phillips, a junior from
Alpharetta.
“There’s all kinds of ste
reotypes,” Phillips said.
“They are afraid they’re
going to be exposed (by
the media).”
The Office for Violence
Prevention was created by
the University in January
to help students affected
by sexual or relationship
violence find help with
University resources.
tional practice to give pres
ents during Hanukkah, but
parents do it because
kids don’t want to feel left
out.”
The celebration of
Passover, Shavuot (the
feast of weeks) and the
harvest festival, Sukkot,
are considered some of the
more important Jewish
holidays, Kerber said.
Hanukkah, Hebrew for
“dedication,” commemo
rates the re-dedication of
the Temple in Jerusalem
following Hellenic domina
tion. In 167 B.C. one night’s
worth of oil for burning a
candle lasted eight days.
Now it is referred to as the
miracle of the oil and gave
rise to the Hanukkah cele
bration.
At the University, Hillel
helps students preserve
Jewish tradition by offering
menorahs, distributing
Yiddish gelt (chocolate
coins) and hosting learning
sessions about the festival.
“I think students proba
bly have mixed feelings
about Jewish holidays
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KRISTIN BOYD I The Red * Buck
▲ Students and members of Speak Up! UGA
wear t-shirts, masks and gags Wednesday to
protest sexual assault and raise awareness.
“There’s a belief that the
only way to prevent it is to
tell women not to do cer
tain things,” said Larry
Gourdine, relationship and
sexual violence prevention
coordinator.
Gourdine said women
told not to dress or act a
certain way and to avoid
dangerous situations often
think they are the cause of
sexual violence.
“Oftentimes students
come to my office believing
it’s still their fault,” he said.
“We have to look at the
when they happen during
the school year,” Kerber
said.
“It’s exciting for stu
dents to begin to forge
their own identity,” he said.
“We help them find a Jewish
community on their own
terms and begin to figure
out which customs and tra
ditions are more meaning
ful for them.”
The Chabad Student
Center hosted a party
Tuesday where more than
60 guests celebrated the
first night of Hanukkah.
They participated in tradi
tional Hanukkah games,
including dreidel spinning
and candle making.
Hillel will host Hanukkah
Meltdown on Friday at
Boar’s Head. Local band
B-side Revolution will play
original material and
Hanukkah music, Kerber
said. Traditional foods,
such as donuts and latkes,
will be served.
“I encourage everyone
to celebrate Hanukkah in
the way they find meaning
ful,” Kerber said.
perpetrators.”
Gourdine gives students
options to find help if they
are victims.
“Allowing them to
choose and make a deci
sion helps them get back ...
control,” he said.
Gourdine said an
important part of prevent
ing sexual violence is the
education of men and
women.
“Violence against women
will not stop until men
become involved with the
movement,” he said.
NEWS
Adams endorses proposals
for Univ. water conservation
By AMANDA WOODRUFF
The Red & Black
University President Michael Adams
announced Wednesday in a news release
his endorsement of several of the Water
Conservation Task Force recommenda
tions.
Adams said he will approve systemic
changes in University construction and
maintenance to increase efficiency.
He also approved recommendations
to develop an emergency plan in case of
a “water supply crisis,” and enhance
ments to the Every Drop Counts cam
paign.
Adams said the University will imple
ment both short and long-term measures
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In a “worst-case scenario,” the Water
Conservation Task Force Committee rec
ommended the University close outdoor
swimming pools, create a four-day work
week for summer terms, use paper prod
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“There’s so much else we can do to
avoid reaching that stage,” he said.
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