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WEDNESDAY
January 21, 2009
Vol. 116, No. 85 | Athens, Georgia
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‘A new way forward’
Obama becomes 44th president of the United States
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▲ President Obama recognizes the crowd after accepting thejoath of office at TiJiesday’s inauguration held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
‘Amazing’
inauguration
captivates
Univ. campus
By MERCEDES PARHAM
The Red and Black
The sounds of world-renowned
violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist
Yo-Yo Ma filled the ears of a vast
audience in Washington, D.C., who
were awaiting President Barack
Obama’s arrival at the Lincoln
Memorial Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile in Athens, students
huddled around various locations
on campus to hear Obama’s first
address as President of the United
States.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Jr. administered the oath at noon
Tuesday.
Some students say they remem
ber President Obama’s words as
hopeful and inspiring.
“It really is a renewed hope and
inspiration, and I think it’s because
of Obama,” said Margaret
University Council moves to cut programs, add engineering
By BRITTANY COFER
The Red & Black
The University terminated
several majors but came one step
closer to implementing civil, elec
trical and mechanical engineer
ing majors when the University
Council Executive Committee
approved proposals Tuesday.
The program will not be imple
mented “until funding is back,”
said Arnett Mace, senior vice
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A Students gather at the Tate Center to witness President
Obama's inauguration and address Tuesday afternoon.
McCullers, Foundations Fellow
administrative associate, Tuesday
afternoon. “Before he was elected,
I felt like our generation lost
hope.”
McCullers watched the address
in the University’s Moore College
lounge area. The room was packed
with students and faculty.
There were a host of other loca
tions presenting a live viewing of
the inauguration.
The Tate Student Center the
ater opened its doors at 11 a.m. A
diverse crowd of students visited
president for Academic Affairs
and provost.
“Asa comprehensive University
we have lacked in two major
areas,” Mace said. “One is a
school of medicine ... the second
area is that of engineering.”
The majors still must be
approved by the University
Council on Feb. 5 before propos
als are sent to the Board of
Regents.
Some faculty were hopeful for
Inauguration Photo
Bonanza
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staffers’ photos around campus
from the big event.
the theater during the inaugura
tion.
“Just being in Tate itself was
amazing,” said Qeirra Johnson, a
freshman from Covington.
“Normally you don’t see that.”
Inauguration celebrations began
as early as 10 a.m. and lasted into
the evening hours.
The inaugural address evoked
emotion and conversation concern
ing the abilities in this new admin
istration.
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what the majors may mean for
the University.
“The University has identified
establishing comprehensive engi
neering as a strategic goal,” Alan
Flurry, public relations coordina
tor in the Department of
Biological and Agricultural
Engineering, said in a phone
interview Tuesday. “So this goes
a long way toward achieving that
goal.”
Mace said expanding the
Oath fumbles aside,
new era progresses
WASHINGTON, D.C.
On Tuesday, Barack
Obama faced his first chal
lenge as President of the
United States his oath
was presented with an
adverb-syntax fumble. Chief
Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
misplaced the word “faithful
ly” at the end of the first
statement.
Not only did Obama have
the poise and intelligence to
recognize the error evi
dence to his character as a
whole —but his tempera
ment remained calm. If this
is any indication of what we
can expect over the next four
years, we’re going to be OK.
In his own words, “We
must pick ourselves up, dust
ourselves off and begin again
the work of remaking
America.” .
Ben Sacher, an 18-year-old
Georgetown University stu
dent from San Diego, Calif.,
said the election of Obama is
the true beginning of the
new millennium.
“I think it was Einstein
University’s engineering program
will enhance its chance of being
accepted into the Association of
American Universities, an invita
tion-only organization for leading
public and private universities in
the U.S. and Canada, according
to the AAU’s Web site.
Within the state of Georgia,
Mace said, we import 50 percent
of our engineers, despite Georgia
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Fire Felton?
What could help cure the men’s
basketball team’s woes? Red &
Black sports writer Fletcher Page
takes a look at the state of the
Bulldog basketball program.
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that said that we can’t use
old doctrines, traditions and
dogmas for new problems,”
he said. “I think this moment
shows that we are finally
starting to understand that.”
Angel Calhoun, 28, drove
to D.C. from New Orleans
with her 7-year-old daughter,
Asia Hill. Calhoun felt this
radiation of progress even
through Tuesday’s cold.
“Everybody is in a differ
ent frame of mind.
Everybody is in an attitude
of change and progress,” she
said. “[Obama]’s given us
the push and the motivation
and the move, but it’s not
See COOK, Page 3
PROGRAMS TERMINATED
Greek, Master of Arts
Latin (thesis option), Master of Arts
English, Master of Arts in Teaching
Language Education, Doctor of
Philosophy
Reading Education, Doctor of Education
Physical Education and Sports Studies,
entire graduate program
Anatomy, Master of Science
Physiology and Pharmacology, Master of
Science
Other changes:
Master of Agricultural Economics be
comes Master of Agribusiness
Index
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Wire 2
Opinions 6
Variety 5
Crossword 2
Sports 7
Sudoku 7