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Tate expansion
in final stages
Retailers back out of plan
By MARIANNE ENGLISH
The Red & Black
The $58.2 million Tate 2 expansion is in its final con
struction stages and will open for use in May, followed by
an official opening ceremony in fall 2009.
“When the original Tate Student Center was created in
1983, the University already knew an additional facility
would be necessary to keep up with the school’s growth
in the future,” said Donald Reagin, Campus Life public
relations coordinator.
Tate 2 will diversify the types of events the University
hosts and will accommodate a greater number of stu
dents and faculty, he said.
In addition to increased lounging areas and meeting
rooms, conceptual plans for the building include a small
amphitheater that will seat 25 to 30 people and anew
food court featuring Barberito’s Southwestern Grille,
Larry’s Giant Subs and an Asian-themed restaurant,
“Hotei’s,” operated by Food Services.
The 16,000 square feet originally designated for small
retail stores will become a lounge area called the “Dawg
Pen” located on the third floor, said Willie Banks, direc
tor of Campus Life and the Tate Student Center.
“The economy has been horrible lately and many of
the retail businesses interested in buying space in Tate 2
can no longer afford to,” he said. “We have spoken with
union directors at other universities and they are experi
encing the same thing.”
Banks said despite the changes, the “Dawg Pen” will
provide a fun environment with TVs, a few pool tables
and Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii gaming consoles. The
lounge will not replace the old Tate Student Center
MLK: Univ.
students
volunteer
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site, where nearly 4,000
graves sprawl across
eight acres.
Winston Heard, exec
utive director of the East
Athens Development
Corporation, commend
ed the volunteers for
their service.
“We’re doing our part
in joining in on the cele
bration,” Heard said. “If
we’re going to affect
change, we have to do it
not as individuals, but as
a community.”
Volunteers ate break
fast together before
heading out to clear a
plot of land at the ceme
tery.
The day of service
ended with lunch and a
celebration at the
Lyndon House Arts
Center. Participants ate
together, heard speakers
and listened to music.
They could also peruse
the “Visions of a Dream”
art exhibit. .
The Celebration
served as the kickoff for
the “Seat- for Social
Justice” art project, an
endeavor to memorialize
civil rights leaders by
redesigning seats.
The project combines
the reactions community
members express after
reading various quotes
by Martin Luther King
Jr. and Rosa Parks.
Artists then use those
reactions as inspiration
for a creative work using
two salvaged school bus
benches.
Student charged with
eight drug offenses
By CAITLIN BYRNES
Thf. Red & Black
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University freshman
William Henry Weber was
arrested and charged with
eight drug-related offenses
Thursday night.
Weber was charged with
possession of marijuana with
intent to distribute, posses
sion of Psilocybin mush
rooms and six counts of pos
session of a drug-related
object at 7:15 p.m.
The arresting officer
responded to a complaint of
a marijuana odor coming
from Weber’s Russell Hall
dorm room.
Along with drugs and par
aphernalia, the officer found
$337 on Weber.
Weber was booked at the
Clarke County jail.
Student falls asleep
in car, arrested
University student Jordan
Ashley Denney, 20, of
Marietta, fell asleep at a stop
sign at the intersection of
Woodland Hills and South
Milledge early Sunday morn
ing.
Denney was charged with
Gender may affect faculty pay
Benefits committee
meets with provost
By TIFFANY STEVENS
The Red & Black
The University benefits committee is
stalled in its request to determine wheth
er salary discrepancies exist between fac
ulty of different genders or races.
“Overall I think that the meeting with
the provost was cordial and agreeable,
but we did not get out of it a study for
gender equity and race equity,” Sarajane
Love, a law professor, said at a committee
meeting Friday. “The issue right now is
whether [the study] is going to be con
ducted by an outside consultant or inside
consultant. The provost is in favor of an
outside consultant. The subcommittee is
in favor of inside personnel.”
Love said next on the committee’s
agenda would be organizing a study con
COOK: Excitement builds in D.C.
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what scares me are the connotations
that come with his image. This isn’t
Miley Cyrus, it’s OK if she doesn’t pull us
out of the deficit. But Barack Obama is
only one man. He is the best man for the
job I wouldn’t be here if I believed oth
erwise —but he has a tremendous mess
to face. It is important to support and
take pride in the man who is leading our
country, and it is almost unreal for me to
genuinely feel that way. But perhaps
more importantly, let us not idolize him
as a superhero, because it simultaneous
ly demotes him to that of simple celebri
tydom.
Last night, I sat in a bar packed with
college students from all over America
who traveled to D.C. with similar inten
tions. It was an overwhelming feeling of
community and force. But once they all
began a table-banging, glass-breaking
Obama chant, I snapped out of it.
At tomorrow’s ceremony, I expect the
emotions I have been anticipating to be
CRIME NOTEBOOK
DUI and underage posses
sion of alcohol between 1:49
and 2:14 a.m.
According to the police
report:
The arresting officer,
Davis, approached the
stopped vehicle to see
Denney “laid over the center
console, phone in hand,
passed out.”
As Davis reached into the
vehicle to put it in park and
turn off the ignition, Denney
was unaware of Davis’ pres
ence.
Davis couldn’t rouse
Denney after minutes of
shaking and yelling, but she
then woke up because of the
cold weather.
Denney was unaware of
where She was, and refused
both a field sobriety and
breath test. Upon her refus
al, Denney was handcuffed.
As Davis and Denney wait
ed on the tow truck for
Denney’s Lexus, Denney told
the officer she had been at a
friend’s house playing beer
pong. She asked the officer
to release her with a warn
ing.
Denney was booked at the
Clarke County jail.
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sphere for students, he said.
Holder Construction Company responsible for the
construction of Tate 2 has worked to make the build
ing more eco-friendly, said Bobby Woodard, Campus Life
facilities and services director. On the new facility’s roof,
a 28-by-12 foot cistern will capture rainwater for various
plumbing uses, he said.
The expansion project has also supported the state’s
ducted by inside personnel that University
Provost Arnett Mace would accept.
“It would be helpful if [Mace] made
some recommendations of who he would
like to conduct the study,” said Marisa
Pagnattaro, a professor of legal studies
and real estate.
Administrators said the University may
not be able to afford the study.
Pagnattaro said the family leave policy
in draft was being pushed to the back
burner. “We should consider ourselves
welcome to draft our own policy and sub
mit it to the campus,” she said.
Guillermo Alzuru, Web developer for
the Georgia Center,, said health care pre
mium increases affect staff members
across the board.
“Those making minimum wage are
being punished just as much as those that
are making a large salary,” Alzuru said.
The board discussed ways to represent
staff members who make low pay in hopes
that the premiums would ’ :e lowered.
CHELSEA COOK | The Red a Black
▲ Vendors sell Obama dolls in D.C.
to commemorate the inauguration
of President Barack Obama.
much more palpable and am hoping that
this pervasive sugar-high wears off. Those
“Cupcakes for Change” had too much
frosting.
Chelsea Cook is the managing editor
for The Red & Black.
Emergency alert system
causes confusion, still
deemed useful for Univ.
By MERCEDES PARHAM
The Red & Black
The University’s alert system mistakenly sent an
emergency message to the student database at
approximately 6:10 a.m. Friday. Within an hour the
system sent another message asking subscribers to
disregard the previous message.
“It was an honest mistake,” said University
PoUce Chief Jimmy WiUiamson during a phone
interview Friday. “They just moved a Uttle too
quickly.”
Williamson sent an e-mail to the alert system
database Friday morning to explain the reasons
behind the erroneous messages. The message was
intended for a small response team, he said. The
e-mails were meant for Hazardous Assessment
Response Team, a subgroup of emergency respond
ers in the University’s Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness.
“A call came in for a possible smoke fire,”
Williamson said. “The fire department saw what
they thought were hazardous chemicals that were
not identifiably marked.”
The team was activated to determine the nature
of the unmarked chemicals. After examination, the
situation was determined a non-emergency.
“The HART team assesses the situation and
advises the fire department,” he said. “It actually
turned out to be a ruptured steam pipe.”
During an urgent response, employees hit the
wrong button and sent the message to the sub
scribers, he said.
Despite Friday’s confusion, Williamson said the
system is useful.
“It’s a pretty in-depth process. We’re fortunate
enough not to make many mistakes,” he said.
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Courtesy Donald Rbagin
economy by purchasing local equipment and products,
Woodard said. The building may be eligible for the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green
building certification.
University students supported a referendum to
increase student fees by $25 per semester in March 2005
for the creation of Tate 2. The project is still on budget
and the recent SIOO student fee is not related to the
expansion project, Woodard said.
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