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SGA campaigns accept anonymous funding
By RACHEL BUNN
The Red & Black
Students campaigning for
2010-2011 Student
Government Association
positions can now accept a
new kind of donation those
offered anonymously.
At Tuesday's SGA Senate
meeting, the Senate voted to
no longer require campaign
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Spring ball
to bring
Dogs change
By NICK PARKER
The Red & Black
Richard Samuel spent his first two
years dodging and running over defend
ers as a running back for Georgia.
In his remaining two years on the
Georgia roster, Samuel will spend his
time trying to corral running backs,
moving to linebacker.
“I like the position change, and I feel
like I'll be more comfortable and be
able to play more freely at linebacker,”
Samuel said. “I just feel like it’s more of
a comfortable flowing position [for me].
Like I felt real good with kickoff [cover
age team], and I was top in tackles at
making tackles on kickoff coverage.”
The position change is an interest
ing twist of fate for Samuel who start-
ed at running back for
the Bulldogs last season
and carried the ball 88
times for 395 yards. But
due to the emergence of
freshman Washaun
Ealey and redshirt soph
omore Caleb King in the
latter half of the season,
Samuel was then desig
nated to No. 3 on the
depth chart. And the
writing was on the wall
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for Samuel.
“I didn’t play that much, and with
how the backs were doing at the end of
last year, my future wasn't looking too
good at running back,” Samuel said.
“So it was good timing to have two
years left."
From the time Georgia recruited
Samuel, he was slated to play running
back. But he said he struggled with
pass blocking and missed the physicali
ty of playing linebacker.
And Samuel knows adjusting to the
change will take time as he learns the
defensive playbook, but dismissed the
idea of a potential redshirt as he learns
anew position. Either way, it’s hard to
imagine a better time for a switch with
anew defensive scheme and anew line
backers coach.
“I feel like that’s a good advantage
because we’re all back to ground zero,”
Samuel said. “No one knows the play
book, no one knows the scheme.”
The last two seasons weren’t com
pletely wasted, though, as Samuel says
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Musician goes from religion professor to rock star
By ZACK TAYLOR
Thf. Red & Black
Brad Downs is a lot of things
bar manager, former University reli
gion professor and now rock star,
although he seems almost shocked
by that last one.
Now the frontman for local band
Brad Downs and the Poor Bastard
Souls. Downs’ musical journey was a
bit unorthodox.
As far as his musical influences
go. Downs doesn't list musicians; he
is inspired by authors.
Downs cited authors such as
James Joyce, Herman Hesse and
poet Russell Ettison as his biggest
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donors to disclose their
names, addresses and phone
numbers to the public on the
SGA Financial Disclosure
Form.
Candidates are still
required to keep track of their
campaign expenses, and are
asked to include the names of
anyone contributing to their
campaign. However, it’s no
longer a requirement.
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a The UGA Costa Rica program
strives to ensure the campus blends
with the tropical environment that
houses the sustainable school.
sources of inspiration when it comes
to songwriting.
“Lyrically, my influences are really
authors more than other songwrit
ers,” Downs said. “I pick up books
and look through my favorite
authors for that right phrase.”
This may come as no surprise
considering his past.
Downs was once a professor in
the religion department at the
University, which also plays a part in
his music. Because of this, he says
many of his songs are philosophical
in nature.
“The music is like story-driven,
existential rock’n’roll," Downs said.
But translating complex issues
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“People will no longer be
required to disclose their
names when they donate for
Senate funds,” said SGA
President Pro-Tempore Jake
Campbell.
Campbell said the change
was made to make it easier
for students to raise funds for
their campaigns.
“People, like politicians
and stuff, wouldn’t give any
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such as religion and existentialism
into chords and guitar riffs can be
quite daunting for someone who is
not an expert at music composition.
“They’re all [Downs’! tunes,”
Downs' mentor and fellow musician
Paul “Crumpy” Edwards said. "The
musical part is just how [the band]
interprets his writing.”
Downs said the band only came
together thanks to his friendship
with Edwards, who guided him
through the process.
"We started playing music togeth
er casually,” Downs said “Next thing
I knew [Edwards] said we should
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fUnds if their name was men
tioned -r basically it was more
hassle than help,” Campbell
said.
The change to the disclo
sure form will not affect the
amount of campaign funds
allowed.
Individuals seeking office
are allowed to spend a maxi
mum of S7OO for executive
campaigns or S2OO for Senate
Costa Rica campus sustainable
By JULIA CARPENTER
The Red & Black
' For students wondering how they
can escape next winter’s frigid tempera
tures, one study abroad program has
answers.
The UGA Costa Rica program will
hold a mini-fair by Jittery'Joe’s in the
Miller Learning Center today to provide
students with more information about
study abroad options south of the equa
tor.
“It’s summertime right now in Costa
Rica,” said Quint Newcomer, the direc
tor for UGA Costa Rica. “You can bet
our students are enjoying themselves.”
As student interest in the program
increases yearly more applications are
submitted with each passing year
UGA Costa Rica continues to update
and improve its campus infrastructure.
“We have some new buildings in the
process of being finished, or at least in
the design process," said Matt Stevens,
study abroad associate for UGA Costa
Rica. “The campus is definitely still
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campaigns. Parties are allowed
to spend a maximum of S6OO
for an executive ticket and
$l5O for each Senate seat.
Campbell said students
running for SGA will still be
required to disclose the
amounts of campaign financ
es and contributions, and will
only be able to raise
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growing.”
Most recently, the UGA Costa Rica
program built anew classroom building
to accommodate the growing number of
University students studying in Costa
Rica.
Mary Engel, faculty director for UGA
Costa Rica’s Art and Culture program,
said she definitely saw a need for new
buildings in Maymester of 2008, the last
time she was in Costa Rica.
“We also now have open-air studios
for students to sculpt outside,” she said.
“We also do a lot of painting and other
art outside in nature, but being in the
rainforest, it’s nice to have that cover
ing.”
As part of its commitment to mini
mize the program’s environmental
impact on its surroundings, UGA Costa
Rica seeks to achieve several ecological
objectives.
In order to serve as a model of sus
tainability, 60 percent of the property is
protected as forest reserve under the
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lead singers, but they still
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