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How did our Man on the Market fare on his first date? Find out on page 5. WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM Student attempts to smash adult store glass By JACOB DEMMITT The Red & Black Many college-aged men fantasize of throwing rocks through the nearest glass door. For University student Anthony Tat Lung Lo, this fantasy almost became a RISE AGAIN Shayla Worley has arrived. By MICHAEL FITZPATRICK The Red & Black Shayla Worley’s world, it seemed, had come crash ing down. On the eve of the selec tion of the 2008 U.S. wom en’s gymnastics Olympic team in July, Worley frac tured her right leg during a balance beam routine and saw her lifelong Olympic dreams evaporate in an instant. “My main goal was to make the U.S. Olympic team, and I did everything possible to make it, I left no stone unturned and my body Just couldn’t take it,” Worley said. “It was really devastating, and it felt like the world was ending because that was my main goal and I didn’t put much thought into anything after 2008 or after the Olympics. “But I realized that life goes on, and now I’m here at Georgia and this is the best thing that has ever happened to me, being a part of this team.” A year and a half later Worley —as “injury free" as a gymnast can be— is com ing off the best meet in her young collegiate career. She earned a 39.5 in the all around the second high est score in the nation and has adapted to life as a Gym Dog. One of the great est challenges that fresh men collegiate gymnasts face, in addition to classes, is being a part of a team. In club level, gymnasts com pete for themselves, but Worley had no trouble See WORLEY, Page 7 Athens’ Roller Girls not afraid of tough hits By ADAM CARLSON The Red & Black It comes down to two things: the hitting and the skating. In roller derby, it’s all a matter of moving quickly on skates. And when someone gets in your way, just roll right over them. For the Classic City Roller Girls, the physical contact their sport allows is something unique. “It’s different from anything else I’ve ever done,” said Rachel Blair, who’s been in the league since 2007. “It’s a really, really good workout." Each skater trains to become faster and stronger because when it comes to competition, they don’t play. And when their bouts get going. windy. High 44 \ Low 25 The Red&Blacßt An Independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 reality. According to Athens- Clarke'County Police, Lo, 21, was arrested and charged with felony crimi nal attempt to commit burglary on Feb. 5 after surveillance cameras cap tured him throwing a rock at the front door of japfc' 1 |nnß^oP ,r ' •" W Ok 1 |§F ' * . DANIEL SHIREY |T R*d • Buck ▲ Freshman Shayla Worley solidified her role for the Gym Dogs after Friday’s meet. they skate hard, too: there is a five-foot distance separating the audience from the rink. The closest seats even require those who sit there to be 18 or older —and for good reason. "I have definitely gotten my wheels tangled up in the audi ence,” said Ashley Helton, who’s been with the league since 2006. Separated into two 30-minute halves, each bout is made up of a series of “Jams,” none lasting; lon ger than two minutes. During a Jam, each team of five skaters tries to outmaneuver the other. This boils down to four blockers trying to get their Jammer past the other team’s blockers. For every oppo nent the Jammer skates past, the team gets a point. “A lot of people don’t think it's a FRESH FACES Freshman Vincent Williams ran the point guard position for the Bulldogs, yielding positive results. Page 8. Index News 2 muex variety 4 Wednesday, February io, 2010 Elatlons, an adult-themed store on Lexington Road. *1 wasn’t going to take anything,” Lo said. “I Just wanted to throw a rock at a window and see what it did.” “If I was sober, it prob ably wouldn’t have occurred. I was making sport,” said Morgan Felts, a University law student and rookie roller girl. “Maybe it’s not tradi tional, but it’s still a physical sport. We work hard, and we train hard.” The training involved to Join a league is pretty extensive: before tryouts, every potential skater must go through a two-week “boot camp.” And after they’ve made the team, it still takes months before they’re rink-ready: Blair didn't Ser DERBY, Page 4 ▲ Classic City Roitergirls practice on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at Skate Around USA off of Atlanta Hwy In Athens. These girls are ready for a tough workout. poor decisions and picked up a piece of asphalt and threw it at the door.” "The door was made of plexiglass, though, so it Just bounced off. It didn’t break the door but it was enough to set off an alarm.” Although a surveillance DARWIN DAYS Look inside to page 2 and see how this week’s celebration of the world-changing scientist is evolving. Opinions 6 Crossword 2 Sports 7 Sudoku 7 camera got a clear view of the offender, police origi nally could not identify who it was. However, Lo was later recognized from the video when he visited the store again on Feb. 5. Police were called, and Lo was voluntarily trans EMILY KAROL | Tm Rn • Bun oMgßf JS * ■ W | k Vol. 117, No. 101 | Athens, Georgia ported to the police department where he was questioned about the inci dent. After Initially denying his Involvement, Lo even tually confessed and said "it was his intent to get See CRIME, Page 3 Regents approve athletic upgrades By BRIANA GERDEMAN The Red & Black It’s official Reed Hall resi dents can look forward to some early morning bulldozers. Improvements to athletic facil ities at the University got the final stamp of approval at Tuesday’s Board of Regents meeting. The Regents approved renova tion to Stegeman Coliseum and upgrades to Reed Alley near Sanford Stadium and behind Reed Hall. Together, the projects will cost $23.3 million 521.3 million of which will come from the University’s Athletic Association. The remaining $2 million will be funded by the University through the Physical Plant. “They’re basically enhancing visitor and spectator accessibility at both facilities,” said John Millsaps, spokesman for the Regents, about the additions. The improvements to Stegeman Coliseum will include renovations of 35,000 square feet and construction of an additional 10,000 square feet, including new lobbies which will be added on the northeast and southwest sides. At Reed Alley, the ground will be leveled, and a 7,000-square foot building will be constructed to house additional concessions and restrooms. The Regent’s Business and Finance Committee also dis cussed the HOPE Scholarship the number of students receiving the scholarship, the money spent, where the money goes and how the scholarship program has grown. But Millsaps said any possible changes to the HOPE Scholarship would not be the Regents’ deci sion. “If any action is taken on the HOPE program in terms of chang ing it, that would be the General Assembly’s purview, and I have not heard any talk to that,” he said. Global love V-Day is getting a little more multi-Cultural as race becomes less important, at least to Cupid. Page 5