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Community houses
get hands-on help
By ASPEN SMITH
Thk Red & Black
Some homes in Athens
received an extreme makeover
this weekend —but it wasn’t TV
Pennington leading the effort.
The credit goes to the dozens of
students from University organi
zations who joined other volun
teers to make a difference in the
community.
In a weekend-long project,
Hands-On Athens teamed up
with University groups, such as
Habitat for Humanity and the
American Society of Interior
Designers, to repair and upgrade
historic homes in Athens.
The Hands-On Athens proj
ect, which lasted from Friday to
Sunday, restored 14 homes locat
ed in historic neighborhoods in
Athens. The volunteers painted,
re-tiled floors, improved land
scaping and repaired the roofs
and porches of the homes.
“There are dramatic things
wrong with these houses," said
Grant Perry, vice president of
projects for the University chap
ter of Habitat for Humanity.
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successfully applied on
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ever comparable, from a
tailgating perspective, to a
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said. “I think it’s a little
more tame and there isn't
quite the crowd, so obvi
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have a huge effect on nor
mal game days.”
Brown said that rather
than limiting tailgating, the
administration could have
considered other ways to
solve problems such as
trash.
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This was Habitat’s first year
participating in the project. The
organization focused its atten
tion on one home in desperate
need of repair. With a construc
tion manager and volunteers
sharing their expertise. Habitat
mended the roof of the home,
which bore structural damage.
Also contributing time and
labor were the University chap
ter of the American Society of
Interior Designers and Emerging
Green Builders. Together, these
organizations sponsored two
homes by donating SSOO and pro
viding the work force. Among the
improvements were painting,
cleaning, rebuilding cabinetry
and replacing sheetrock. They
also expanded the dining room
in one home by removing walls.
Anna Claire Davis, the presi
dent-elect of the American
Society of Interior Designers,
said she wanted to be involved
with the project because she
knew interior design students
would be interested.
“We’ve had a huge response
from volunteers,” Davis said.
Athens’ Bona Fide
Athletic Association and
the administration have
plenty of funds to institute
better trash pickup on
North Campus,” Brown
said.
But Dexter Adams,
director of grounds for the
Physical Plant, said the
restrictions are appropri
ate when considering the
level of damage on North
Campus for the last few
years.
“It goes beyond just
picking up the trash,"
Adams said. “We were see
ing actual physical damage
to the grounds and dam
age that we couldn’t fix,
like tree loss.”
Students are also pro
testing the restrictions
through representation.
Josh Delaney, president
elect of the Student
Government Association,
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input during the decision,
but the administration
agreed to allow a student
represerttative on the panel
when restrictions are
reviewed.
“Our biggest problem is
that there was no student
voice in the making of the
decision," Delaney said.
“We want every decision to
be justified to students.”
Brown’s Face book group
encourages fans to move to
areas such as the Myers
Quad, but Delaney said
this move could potentially
have even more detrimen
tal effects.
“Since people won’t be
able to tailgate like they
used to on North Campus,
they will move to residen
tial areas like the Myers
Quad,” he said. “We really
don’t want those students
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A Ben Uverman (center), University Architect office worker and Hands on Athens evept
coordinator for Emerging Green Builders, paints a ceiling with help from volunteers.
Construction and Renovation
Company also contributed to the
project. The company provided
labor at fl\e homes for three days
at no charge. The idea for Hands-
On Athens developed in 1999,
and in spring of 2000, it held its
first project. Starting with a mod
in residential areas to be
facing trash problems.”
Adams said he doesn’t
know exactly where people
will move, but they will
have to find new areas to
tailgate.
“Some people are going
to tailgate in parking lots,
and others will stay down
town,” Adams said. “I think
there will be a variety of
arrangements made, but at
least we’re protecting the
historic grounds of the old
est state university in the
country.”
Adams said North
Campus will transition
from a wild tailgating area
to a much more tame part
of campus.
“There is no malice on
anyone’s part, but that
kind of crush on those his
toric grounds was causing
damage that I don’t think
any of the fans would want
to see,” Adams said. “I
think the idea is that we
relieve some of the pres
sure on those grounds, and
all those people can still
enjoy North Campus, but
that it can be a more park
like atmosphere.”
Some students, howev
er, plan to continue fight
ing to have their voices
heard, whether through
Facebook groups or repre
sentation in student gov
ernment.
“I just want the admin
istration to fully realize
that game day is a tradi
tion,” Delaney said. “It’s
not just an alum thing
it’s a student thing, and
students want to be includ
ed. This is something that
affects the students heavi
ly, and we need to consult
the people who live on this
campus.”
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est three homes, the organiza
tion has gradually increased its
numbers since. Last year, Hands-
On repaired 12 homes, and now
in its 11th year, the number has
risen to 14.
John Kissane, the part-time
administrator. of Hands-On
CRIME NOTEBOOK
Driver leaves fraternity
party, gets in wreck
University student
Jonathan Charles Colby,
20, was arrested and
charged with DUI, under
age possession of alcohol
and improper braking
after he was involved in a
car accident at 1:21 a.m.
on April 10, according to
the Athens-Clarke
County Police report.
When police responded
to the accident, they
questioned the drivers to
see what happened.
Because the arresting
officer noticed an odor of
alcohol coming from
Colby’s breath, he asked
him if he had been drink
ing. Colby repeatedly said
no, according to the
report.
When asked where he
had been prior to the
accident, Colby told
police “he had been at a
social at the KA house."
When the arresting
officer told Colby he
smelled alcohol, he
reportedly admitted to
drinking beer around 8
p.m. Colby then provided
a breath sample which
registered a .161 BAC.
During their investiga
tion into the accident,
police also spoke with the
other driver involved.
This driver told police
Colby was reluctant to
provide his information
after the accident. When
the driver asked for insur
ance documents, Colby
reportedly said he needed
to go to his house to get
his license and insurance
information.
Because the other
driver felt he would not
be able to get Colby’s
information without legal
assistance, he decided to
call police.
Colby was subsequent
ly placed under arrest
and transported to Clarke
County Jail.
Next round is on me
If you charge your bar
tab to someone else’s
credit card, you just
might find yourself
behind bars facing a
charge of your own.
University student
Harry Ryan Brodmann,
22, was arrested and
charged with credit card
fraud at 1:25 a.m. on April
10.
He was arrested after
attempting to open a tab
Athens, said last year there was
an estimated SIOO,OOO worth of
volunteer labor. He said he isn’t
certain about this year’s num
bers, though.
“It is a lot of work to do in one
weekend, but it’s amazing how it
all turns out,” Kissane said.
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Police Documents
at Boars Head bar with a
Visa card under the name
of “T Blake Skipper,”
according to the Athens-
Clarke County Police
report. After ordering SBO
worth of drinks for him
self and his friends,
employees asked to see
an ID to verify the card
was his.
When Brodmann told
Boars Head employees he
didn’t have any ID and
that he would just pay
with cash, they decided
to call police.
According to the
report. Brodmann initial
ly told police he never
attempted to use a credit
card. He later told police
he had handed the bar
tender a different card.
Boars Head manage
ment told police they
wished to press charges,
and Brodmann was
placed under arrest and
transported to Clarke
County Jail.
On Sunday. University
student Timothy Blake
Skipper told The Red &
Black the card Brodmann
attempted to use
belonged to him.
“I just spoke to police,”
Skipper said. “I think I
just dropped it downtown
and some other guy
picked it up. I don’t know
to what extent he was
able to use my card, but I
hope it was pretty mini
mal. I’m just glad they
checked his ID.”
Purse snatcher
University student,
Bridget Elisabeth
Svenson. 20, fell victim to
a purse snatching at 1:30
a.m. on April 9, according
to an Athens-Clarke
County Police report.
When police responded
to the scene, Svenson
told them that a male
forcibly took her purse as
she left a fraternity party
at the intersection of
Broad Street and
Lumpkin Street.
While on the sidewalk
next to Milledge, the
male approached
Svenson from the right
and took her purse off her
shoulder without saying
anything, according to
the police report.
Compiled by
Jacob Demmitt