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FRIDAY
January 11, 2008
Vol. 115, No. 81 | Athens, Georgia
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New evidence adds to investigation
BY TAMARA BEST
The Red & Black
The search for 29-year-old
University graduate student
Cayle Bywater is intensifying as
evidence continues to surface.
A pair of women’s eyeglasses
was discovered at Memorial Park
on Wednesday, and investigators
were able to link them to Bywater,
according to a news release
issued Thursday by Athens-
Clarke County Police.
This discovery came as the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Lady Bulldogs rebound with hard-earned victory
BY KEVIN COPP
The Red & Black
On the opening night of SEC play, the
No. 10 Lady Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0) were able
to bounce back from last Sunday's
loss with a 75-62 win over Ole Miss (6-8,
0-1).
After head coach Andy Landers stressed
the need for his wing players to step up
against the Lady Rebels, senior Megan
Darrah responded with 12 points in the
first nine minutes of the contest to give
Georgia an early lead.
“I worked hard this week
after last Sunday's perfor
mance, trying to get my
shot back, trying to get my
feel for it," Darrah said. “My
teammates did a good job
of finding me, and I was
able to knock down a few
early on."
Darrah only had seven
points the rest of the way,
but forwards Angel
Robinson and Tasha
DARRAH
Humphrey picked up the slack with 16 and
14 points, respectively.
Humphrey also grabbed seven rebounds
in the contest, moving her past Tammye
Jenkins for fourth place on the all-time
Georgia leaderboard.
She also tied the all-time Lady Bulldogs
record for career free throws made with
449.
Georgia used an 18-4 run to break a tie
at 13 and took a double-digit lead into half
time, before Ole Miss came storming out of
the gate to cut the Georgia advantage to
40-36.
That was the end of the road for the
Rebels’ charge, as Georgia never relin
quished the lead, extending it to a game
high 18 points midway through the second
half.
The Lady Rebels' long-range shooting
was a point of concern defensively for
Georgia entering Thursday’s contest. Ole
Miss did manage to shoot 50 percent from
beyond the arc, but was limited to
just eight total shots, compared to
Georgia’s 7-25 performance from long dis
tance.
Another mqjor point of emphasis in the
Bulldog victory was the turnover battle.
Georgia came in to the game averaging 16.5
per game, but limited itself to just 10 in the
victory.
The Lady Bulldogs scored 21 points off
10 Ole Miss turnovers in the first half;
meanwhile, they allowed the Rebels zero
points off just three turnovers in that same
time.
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in front a television at his home while his roommate
Patrick Ulley, 20, also from Douglasville, plays
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joined the search Thursday.
“It seems odd to me that the
idea of kidnapping was dismissed
entirely in the first place, espe
cially with her belongings being
left at the house," said Beth
Daniell, a friend of Bywater’s.
Daniell met Bywater when they
began carpooling to class and last
spoke to her on Dec. 20, nine days
before she went missing.
"Everything seemed normal
and I understand that she is
bipolar, but being off of her medi
cation would not cause her to
just wander off.” Daniell said.
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Forrest during the game Thursday. Georgia won 75-62.
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Bywater was last seen at
Memorial Park around 6 p.m. on
Dec. 29 and was reported missing
on New Year’s Eve.
When Bywater’s dog was seen
running loose outside her 2004 S.
Milledge Ave. home, concerned
neighbors contacted police.
Bywater’s basement door was
open, and her purse, wallet, cell
phone and car were found at her
residence, according to a police
report.
The woods and lake of
Memorial Park and the trails near
the University’s Intramural Fields
Contraband features live game-playing guru
Members merge
music , gaming
BY SETH MCKELVEY and
RUSTY BAILEY
The Red & Buck
Part live music, part video
game performance, local cover
group Contraband uniquely
combines these two art forms
into a single spectacle.
Consisting mostly of members
of local band Cinemechanica,
Contraband plays amped-up
covers of video game sound
tracks. A projector screen show
ing the old-school games being
played to perfection ln real
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The Gym Dogs travel to Utah
and Stanford this weekend for
what likely will be tough
competition to kick off the fight
for their fourth straight national
championship.
were searched
Jan. 4.
Also, an
unidentified per
son provided
authorities with a
picture taken the
day of her disap
pearance.
Tifflny Cohen,
Bywater’s sister,
told the Athens
Banner-Herald she fears her sis
ter may have been abducted.
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time is what separates the
band from other video game
sound track cover bands, said
band members.
Noah McCarthy, a 2006 gradu
ate from Lawrenceville, plays the
video games for the group.
“It’s exciting that I’m actually
playing Nintendo for a group of
people,” McCarthy said. “It’s just
exhilarating.”
McCarthy said he practices
the games for a few hours
every day for about a month
until he consistently is able to
beat the entire game without
dying.
“He is ridiculous,” said guitar
ist Brion Kennedy, a senior
German and music composition
major from Marietta. "He beats
Contra In 15 to 20 minutes with-
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Mental
wellness
deserves
attention
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
The Red & Black
With January comes a
slew of New Year’s resolu
tions, visible in packed
gyms and sidewalks
clogged with joggers.
Though many students
openly are trying to
improve their physical
health, few so frankly talk
about the importance of
mental health.
There are a variety of
options for students seek
ing counseling on and off
campus that meet a range
of needs.
Matt Orbell, who works
at the Center for
Counseling and Personal
Evaluation, said people
often assume only those
with diagnosable mental
disorders need psychologi
cal counseling.
“Counseling and thera
py is helpful for everyday
people with everyday prob
lems,” Orbell said. “People
don’t get a lot of coaching
... to help navigate feel
ings.”
A good resource for stu
dents seeking short-term
therapy is Counseling
and Psychiatric Services
at the University Health
Center, referred to as
CAPS.
Chuck Zanone, the
associate director for out
reach and consultation at
CAPS, said it was designed
to provide brief treatment
to serve more students,
with normal treatment
time lasting less than 10
sessions.
“That brief treatment
model meets the needs of
the student population,”
Zanone said.
But those without an
immediate need may have
to be patient.
Students must go
through a series of steps
to assess their needs
before they can make an
appointment.
“It’s important to
emphasize that we don’t
turn students away who
are in acute distress,”
Zanone said.
After the initial screen
ing, CAPS presents stu
dents with options and
may place them on a “to
be assigned list” for ongo
ing counseling.
Zanone said those with
more urgent needs begin
working with a counselor
more quickly.
“We try to give clients a
more realistic assessment
of the wait,” Zanone said.
See CAPS, Page 3
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out dying.”
For many of the members,
this is something they’ve wanted
to do for a long time. McCarthy
said he has played video games
for his whole life.
See CONTRABAND, Page 6
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