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University makes millions off credit card debt
By DANIEL BURNETT
The Red & Buck
A multi-million dollar
deal cut between the
University and Bank of
America —one that pays
the University big bucks to
sell student, alumni and
faculty contact information
to bank solicitors pays
even bigger bucks if those
using the Bank of America
credit cards go into debt.
According to documents
obtained by The Red St
Black, the University
received more than $12.5
million from the contract
since 1999.
And as personal financ
es across the country con-
Caleb’s Law
bans texting
while driving
By ALLISON WILLIARD
The Red & Buck
On June 4, Qov. Sonny Perdue signed
two Georgia General Assembly bills into
law. Senate Bill 360 makes it illegal for
anyone with a class C license to send or
read a text message while driving. It
essentially means any adult driver caught
messaging while driving will be punished.
The ticket for this offense is a costly $l5O,
and any person who is charged twice will
be restricted to a class D license for one
year forcing them to follow a strict mid
night curfew.
“Like any law, it’s not going to stop
people from acting stupidly, but hopefully
it will cut down on [texting while driv
ing].” said Kevin Sevcik, a junior from
Milton.
In addition to SB 360, the Georgia
House passed HB 23, which only applies
to drivers under 18 who hold class D
licenses. This law bans any form of cellu
lar phone usage while operating a car.
According to the National Safety
Council, at least 6,000 automobile deaths
per year are caused by distracted drivers.
As of March, 19 other states plus the
District of Columbia outlawed texting
while driving altogether. SB 360 was nick
named Caleb’s Law in memory of Caleb
Sorohan, an 18-year-old from Morgan
County who was killed as a result of tex
ting while driving. After his death, friends
and family rallied together during the
final days before the June 4 deadline, cre
ating a phone bank and making a visit to
Atlanta to petition the governor to sign
the bill.
The laws passed after much delibera
tion on Perdue's part.
State lawmakers have promised to
review the bill in next year’s legislative
session.
“I think the new law will be a positive
thing,” said Jessi Adams, a student in the
College of Veterinary Medicine. “It will
force people like me who know texting
and driving isn’t safe to stop doing it.”
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▲ Beginners and veterans pair up to learn the many
different types of Latin dance taught during Spicy Salsa.
Instruction but dancing continues into the night.
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University contracts.
tinued to deteriorate, the
agreement netted nearly
$1.3 million the most
since the agreement began
in fiscal year 2010 alone.
The pact requires the
Arch Foundation, the
University’s main fundrais
ing arm, to provide Bank of
America with a list of at
least 180,000 names,
addresses and telephone
numbers that the contract
refers to as “members.”
According to the contract,
members can be nearly
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the University: parents,
donors, season ticket hold
ers and every student who
has not opted out of the
University directory.
“This is Just another
example of how UGA has
lost sight of its actual job,
which is to educate, and
has become like a giant
corporation focused on
financial gain,” said
Amanda Reinke, a senior
from Augusta. “I think
that’s audacious of UGA to
go out and give informa
tion away like that, and
then to keep it from us.”
“The target market for
our collegiate affinity cards
are alumni and team fans,”
wrote Betty Riess, a
Salsa dancing lessons heat up Last Call
By KELSEY BYRD
The Red and Black
Downtown is getting anew
spice added to Wednesday nights,
because Spicy Salsa is back at
Last Call.
This fast-paced Latin dance
instruction takes the Door at 9
p.m. and is followed by DJ
Christian and Eze playing salsa,
merengue, bachata, and reggae
ton until 2 a.m.
The lattest lesson was led by
Gonzalo Miyagul, who kept the
people laughing and the moves
exciting.
“We start with basic steps like
forward and back, then side to
side," Miyagul said. “(These are]
followed by ‘camina,’ which
means walk, and finish the basics
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UNUMBERS FY 2006 1.000,000.00
of America has netted FY 2007 1,000,000.00
last $1 million per year
niversity receives royal- FY 2008 1,013,048.44
ties when cards are
opened or maintain PY 2009 1,168,808.04
a balance
FY 2010 1,294,855.62
spokeswoman for Bank of
America, in an e-mail to
The Red St Black.
Overall, Riess said only
2 percent of accounts were
held by students, and the
SPICYSALSA
When: Wednesday nights at 9 p.m.
Where: Last Cali
Coet: Free
with ‘vuelta,’ which means turn.”
Miyagul has been dancing his
whole life and teaching Latin
dancing for the past eight years.
He has been the Spicy Salsa
instructor for the past four, start
ing when it was still held at The
Library.
“We had a good turnout
tonight,” Miyagul said with
enthusiasm. “Of course, it’s bet
ter in the fall with school, but
this was a good crowd."
Miyagul was joined on the
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agreement between the
bank and the University is
nothing unique Bank of
America has similar agree
ments with about 700 other
colleges and universities.
BLAST
OFF
The Georgia Center
hosts camps for kids
By BETH POLLAK
The Red & Black
Have you noticed teens running
around campus with digital video cam
eras? How about tweens in scrubs?
For nine weeks throughout the sum
mer, students ages 11 to 17 will be—
and have been occupying various
parts of campus for the 10th year of
Summer Academy @ UGA. These
weeklong camps run through the
Georgia Center cover a variety of
topics, including adventure travel and
web design.
“Our intent is to bring a dynamic,
intensive, interactive experience,” said
Ashley Meijerink, marketing and com
munications coordinator for the
Georgia Center. “Kids aren’t just sit
ting in a classroom. They’re participat
ing, too.”
For example, in Aviation Camp, the
kids get to go on a plane, mini Med
Schoolers participate in a mock sur
gery and film students shoot and piece
together their own digital movie.
Classes range from 10 to 25. stu
dents and are taught by graduate stu
dents, Ph.D.s and full professors, as
well as experts in their respective
fields.
“We go out and recruit the best
people to teach,” said Jen Schumann,
program coordinator for the Georgia
Center.
Instructor positions are paid, but
many choose to volunteer their time
instead.
This week's Aviation Campers
one girl and 12 boys spent
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At the University, of the
23,000 total affinity
accounts last fall, about
1,200 were student
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Door by Hannah Parham, who is
also an experienced dancer.
“I usually don’t do this but
decided to help out tonight.”
Parham said. The combination of
the two made for an interesting
instructional time, with Miyagul
leading Parham around the floor
in slow motion to teach the
moves, and Parham adding her
own flair to show how the moves
can be enhanced.
The instruction started with
simple front-to-back and side-to
side moves, and, after a few times
doing it slowly, Christian and Eze
turned up the music so the danc
ers could get the feel of the
moves.
Miyagul then lined the dancers
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