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THURSDAY
July 10, 2008
Vol. 115, No. 159 | Athens, Georgia
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JAMIE CALKIN | Courtesy Grady College
▲ A conceptual image displays
the top of Grady College with
several satellites as it expands
to include the WNEG-TV station
and incorporates radio and Web
casting in the future Center for
Advanced Media.
New TV
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By CAROLYN CRIST
The Red & Black
Teaching journalism may be
closer to teaching medicine than
some think, the University's jour
nalism dean would say.
This vision may be plausible
through the Grady College of
Journalism and Mass
Communication’s recent acquisi
tion of television station WNEG-TV
from Media General, Inc.
“I want to revive the 'medicine
with teaching’ idea found at hospi
tals such as John Hopkins where
they marry the clinical and
research,” Grady College Dean E.
Culpepper Clark said. "We want to
produce the best media through
teaching just as they produce the
best medicine.”
Along the same idea as a medi
cal residency, Clark wants students
to shadow professionals and then
work full-time through graduate
assistantships to produce "market
quality” news. Until that goal is
reached, Grady College professors
will begin incorporating the station
this fall before all production moves
to the college in fall 2009. Students
will serve an area that covers
Toccoa, Elberton, Watkinsville,
Winder and Gainesville.
Clark said he explored the idea
after incorporating a station when
he served as dean at the University
of Alabama’s College of
Communication and Information
Sciences before coming to the
University of Georgia in 2006.
The license will be transferred in
October, and Clark said the next
steps have become concrete and
unclear at the same time.
“It’s been hard to plan because
we could have walked away from
the table at any time,” he said.
“There was a limited opportunity
to plan before, but now we can
elaborate on the basic blueprint.
The first dollar to the last earned
by the station will go toward
research and development.”
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FRANNIF FABIAN | The Rep a Black
a University alumnus Scott Rigsby became the first double amputee on prosthetics to complete an
Ironman distance triathlon. He finished the 140.6-mile race in 16 hours and 42 minutes and now
works as a motivator. Rigsby has been nominated for the Energizer Keep Going® Hall of Fame.
Alumnus honored for endurance
By ERIKA WELLS
The Reh & Black
The Energizer Bunny may have met
its match in a former Bulldog.
University alumnus Scott Rigsby is
one of 10 worldwide finalists for the
2008 Energizer Keep Going® Hall of
Fame.
The battery company sponsors the
annual contest to honor people with
stories of “perseverance, determina
tion and a never-quit attitude,” accord
ing to the Energizer Web site.
On October 13, 2007, Rigsby became
the first double amputee with pros
thetics in the world to finish the Ford
Ironman World Championship distance
triathlon in Hawaii.
Rigsby, then 225 pounds, covered
140.6 miles in 16 hours and 42 minutes.
“I want to let everyone know that
you can take your ordinary life and
place it in the hands of an extraordi
Guitarist single-handedly pushes blues boundaries
By JOHN BARRETT
The Red & Buck
When compared to other
blues guitarists, Atlanta native
Jason “Lefty” Williams has a
unique approach: he was bom
without a right hand.
But Williams didn’t let this
keep him from mastering the
instrument. With the help of a
self-made prosthetic pick, he
turns out melodies that many
two-handed guitarists could
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nary God to do amazing things and
change the world," Rigsby said.
At age 18, Rigsby lost his right leg
after being thrown from the back of a
truck while working a summer land
scaping job and was dragged about 380
feet under a 3-ton trailer.
After having more than 26 surgeries
in 10 years, Rigsby decided to have his
left leg removed.
However, Rigsby said his story start
ed Christmas 2005.
“I was laying on the floor in the liv
ing room on my parents’ house very
frustrated because I was at the lowest
point of my life," Rigsby said. “I sur
vived this catastrophic accident, but I
felt like my life had no purpose. So I
said this really simple prayer, ‘God, if
you open up a door for me, then I’ll run
through it.’”'
A few days later, two magazine
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only dream of playing.
That said, Williams’ guitar is
rightfully the engine that
drives the new album, “Snake
Oil.” In no way does this dis
credit his talented three-piece
backing band, but his brilliant
guitar work always finds its
way into the limelight.
Most of the 13 songs draw
heavily from the blues, dotted
with jazzy flourishes and
southern vibes. Collectively,
they achieve a remarkable con-
By TAMARA BEST
The Red & Buck
DeMarius Jackson was relaxed.
Wearing basketball shorts, a T-shirt
and tennis shoes, he sat on a ledge next
to the grill. As the designated cook, he
was preparing hot dogs, hamburgers
and chicken for friends at the summer
time barbecue.
It was late June, and conversation
was in full swing. Jackson, a third-year
political science major from Albany,
tended to food while having light con
versation with a few friends.
Fifteen people came out for the inti
mate gathering around the pool at The
Exchange apartment complex.
With the evening sky on the brink of
sunset, the food was ready.
“Everyone was having a good time,”
one partygoer said.
In a short time, that would all change.
And all because of a rumor.
Beijing-bound
page 8
Current, former and soon-to-be
Bulldogs are making their way
to China to compete in the
Olympics for swimming and
diving, track and field and the
modern pentathlon.
sistency, despite occasionally
bordering on the predictable.
The spacey blues of “On the
Prowl" quickly emerge as a
standout, as the atmospheric
keyboards give way to jazz-in
flected solos from Williams and
guest guitarist Tinsley Ellis.
“What I Believe” manages
to deliver surprising punch
and texture, tied together
with a rousing chorus. Both
the title track and opening
cut, “Thank You," are swag-
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Six cool female musicians are
in local bands in Athens
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FRANNIE FABIAN , , • -
▲ Rigsby suffered an accident
at the age of 18 in which he
lost his right leg, and soon after
he had his left leg amputated.
gering blues workouts com
plete with soaring guitar
solos.
Williams’ blistering guitar
riffs fuel other songs like
“Frightened" and the off-kilter
“Salt Stained Moment.”
Elsewhere, “Hey Mama”
utilizes a rollicking honky
tonk blues style, and the soul
ful vocal delivery and dexter
ous piano of “So I’ll Stand”
See LEFTY, Page S
Michael Lemon was across the way
playing a game of cards. Standing at
6-foot-4,274 pounds, the sophomore defen
sive end on the Georgia football team was
about to change the party’s mood.
Drinking liquor, according to police and
published reports, Lemon suddenly rose
from his seat and walked to the other side
of the pool. He approached Jackson.
“He is considerably larger," said Dyci
Mann, Jackson’s girlfriend.
Jackson, who was chatting with friends,
faced Lemon as he approached.
“I heard you been messing with my
girl,” Lemon told him.
“I know her, but not like that," Jackson
said, turning, assuming Lemon was walk
ing away.
Witnesses saw Lemon turn as if walking
away, but he wasn’t.
From across the pool, witnesses heard
what happened next.
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