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Fiyiock and Master Shake paddle into town with Lois and Peter. Page 6 WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM •’ll I ■ ,i * h I I I | ' 4t6H in& . ' raSSj 3•. 3k 3fch §>fe • :4m£ jg§ P* • Y PHOTOS BY JACKIE REEDY | Tin Iteot Buc> a Laura Eidson pets a one-week-old calf at the Tate Student Center plaza Tuesday. Students used demonstrations, booths and farm animals to raise awareness about modern agriculture. More than just Fannville Students promote South Campus By TIFFANY STEVENS The Red & Black Tate Plaza became the barnyard for a few University farm animals Tuesday as part of Ag Awareness Day, hosted by the University chap ter of Sigma Alpha. “We started this a few years ago because there’s often a huge mis understanding between North and South Campus,” said Gena Perry, first vice president of Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural Sorority. “We try to hold two awareness events a year to raise awareness and also to promote safety with animals.” Several agricultural clubs pro vided information and demonstra tions at the event, including Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, Block and Bridle, and the Pood Science Club. Students and passersby could visit the Poultry Science Club booth to interact with baby chickens, and the UGA Dairy Science Club pro vided a petting area that included a week-old calf named “Old Man.” Katie Williams, president of the Dairy Science Club, said the calf was brought to Tate from the University’s dairy. “We wanted to show people the connection to where some of their dairy comes from,” she said. Wiliams said Ag Awareness Day provided a chance to allow stu- Bulldogs beat up by Tigers in double-digit loss By DREW KANN The Red & Black Head coach David Pemo said his Diamond Dogs were full of “uncertainty.” And Georgia’s 15-5 loss to the Clemson Tigers Tuesday night solidified that further. The nine runs the Tigers piled on in the game's first two innings proved to be an insurmountable deficit for Georgia (10-18, 2-7 SEC), as the Bulldogs fell 15-5 to the visiting Tigers. “It’s tough. There are too many guys in our line up and on our pitching GYM dog fever See what Courtney McCool is infecting her teammates with. I JF Page 8. Parity cloudy. tpbfe High 851 Low GO Rd&BHf# An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 ’WKp~~~ ZI3MKKKZZ~~. ~—~ir ~ ‘ j£Mi . M , m dents to understand and engage in dairy sciences. “We explain more of what we do as a club and what we do in gener al,” Williams said. “It’s a way for people to connect to It.” Laura Williford, chair, of Ag Awareness Day, said the event gave agricultural groups on campus the staff that you just don’t know what you're going to get from them, and uncer tainty is what is holding us back,” Georgia head coach David Pemo said. Junior Eric Swegman failed to retire any of the four batters he faced in his first start since March 9, when the Bulldogs were pounded ‘by Kennesaw State 11-1. Swegman’s second pitch to Clemson center fielder Chris Epps was smacked for a single to center field, before Swegman walked the next Tiger batter on four straight pitches. Index Wednesday, April 7, 2010 chance to inform students about activities on South Campus and correct false impressions. “People have some perceptions about agriculture that it’s just cows and farming,” she said. “This way these clubs can come together and answer questions anyone might have.” BASEBALL Clemson 15, Georgia 5 Before the Bulldogs could blink, they were in a 2-0 hole after double by Tiger left fielder Jeff Schaus that scored Epps and Freeman. After Swegman Issued a walk to designated hitter Kyle Parker, he was abrupt ly yanked and replaced by right-hander Steve Esmonde, who fared little better against the Tiger's arsenal of bats. With one out, a sacrifice Koming soon^ v Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Morton Theatre by attending this ‘spunky’ new play. Page 5. News 2 Variety 3 fly to left by Brad Miller scored one to make the Tiger lead 3-0, before Esmonde retired the next two batters to end the Tiger first. After three consecutive Bulldogs went down in the bottom of the first, things got uglier for the Georgia pitchers in the second. Epps followed up a lead off double by catcher John Nester with a single to right that brought Nester home to put Clemson in front 4-0. Consecutive singles by See LOSS, Page 8 Opinions 4 Sports 7 Football player a ‘peacemaker’ in taxi incident THnht Inmcynisi couple was threatened lIVL/fll IWflAZ'lLlo and struck by football n .players In a taxi on March COTIrUStOTI 28. Although the cab driv er identified one of the By JACOB OEMMITT individuals as his “home- The Red & Black bo V Derek,” no other names were known, Head coach Mark Richt according to the report, expressed relief at a media A Sunday ACC media briefing Tuesday after a release stated the only University football player was cleared of any fault in an ongoing terroristic threats and simple battery Investiga tion. "I’m just glad that it all came out and none of our guys were a prob lem,” Richt said. “I hope in the future. people reserve their opin ions and just wait until you find all of the informa tion.” The football team was placed under the micro scope after a report to Athens-Clarke County Police stated a University Campus services seek interaction with community Resources benefit students By KATIE VALENTINE The Red & Black When students have a problem while they’re at school, calling for help might not always be easy —but one University organization hopes to "break the silence.” Hillel at UGA is sponsoring an event titled "Breaking the Silence,” which seeks to educate students about the campus resources available for dealing with a range of I mental, emotional, academic and I health issues. The event will feature tables and displays about student-ori- * 9 ented services and departments at the 1 University, including the Milledge Academic Center and the Hpath Center's Counseling and Psychiatric I Services. Meredith Beker, vice president of BEKER special events at Hillel, said the idea for this event came from the recent news of suicides at other universities. She said there has been a suicide at Kennesaw State and six suicides at Cornell within the last academic year. “Hillel wants to be proactive rather than reactive,” she said. “We want students to know that there are See FAIR, Paye 2 ' : v -’..„ ; v:. ■ jt' "xwf ...jPfe Mr * " DANIEL SHIRE Y ; Tn Rio * Bun A Head coach David Pemo (far right) has cited pitching as a downfall of the Bulldogs, which was the case for die first half of Tuesday’s loss. STINGING RIVALRY Vol. 117, No. 136 | Athens, Georgia football player In the taxi was acting as a peacemaker at the time of the inci dent. The offenders in the case were reported to be Heard County resi dents. Brent Borge meister, a witness to the incident and long time friend of M. RICHT the victims, said he was able to identify one indi vidual who he believed to be the main Instigator in the incident. “I had my interview Friday morning,” See FOOTBALL, hujc 3 The Georgia softball team will take on an in-state rival tonight. See more on page 8. Crossword 2 Sudoku 7