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Thursday, June 24, 2010 1 The Red a Black 2 BOR: Incidents reviewed case-by-case ► From Page i series of questions regard ing citizenship status, tax returns and address infor mation to ensure students are paying the correct tuition amount. “We think we have a pretty solid system in exis tence now with the ques tions that students are asked on their application form,” Provost Jere Morehead said. “Whether the Board wants us to take it any further and employ some additional steps, we’ll have to await their clarifications. But I have consult ed with Board of Regents staff mem bers who have been satisfied with what we’ve been doing up to this point." Nancy McDuff, associ ate vice president for admissions, also said the admissions system in place at the University is a good indicator of the enrolled students’ citizenship sta tus. The University has admitted about 4,400 freshmen and 2,250 trans fer students to begin this fall. “We have reviewed the logic used in our determi nation of citizenship and have confirmed that it works," McDuff said. “If we do not have adequate information. from the response such as if a student states that they are a permanent resident —then we can ask them for more information or a copy of appropriate docu ments.” The University Fact Book of 2009 indicates there were 2,181 interna tional students enrolled at the University from 133 Pearls Before Swine 0 by Stetnah Fastis WHAT \ AMMAZMCON OH.YIAM’XUM9TOPOTMAT. f ONC THAT6O6S 'A ARC YOU | MOP6I TRAINS. I \ STANMRP GAUGf OR NARROW 5 l CMOOCHOO.' ) REAPING / THINK I'M 60NNA 0 SCAW 5 ’G’ SCAtC 5 ’S’SCAtC? ! —-- PIG 5 J BUItPMYOWN I 1 - -y- — ') \ V 1 \ TWWfTUTJiOPOLITaiI f WORLD CUP HEADQUARTERS! ft . 6/11-7/11 DOORS OPEN® 7AM I BRUNCH $2 GUINNESS Now Open! 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But Tom Jackson, vice president for public affairs, said he does not believe there are any undocu mented students. “Under Regents’ rules, an undocumented person's not eligible for in-state tuition or receipt of any merit aid,” Jackson said. “As far as we know we do not have any undocument ed aliens enrolled in the University of Georgia although the Regents’ policy does not preclude it.” In Georgia, illegal aliens are permitted to attend public uni versities under the condition that they pay out-of-state tuition, yet they are not allowed to be in the country. V Tflft 1 MOREHEAD Millsaps said the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996 is very specific in what it will and will not allow for postsecondary education. An undocumented stu dent is ineligible to receive any federal or state aid, scholarships or loan pro grams. “If the intent of the fed eral law was to prohibit postsecondary education, that’s all they had to say. You wouldn’t need to tell someone who couldn’t even go to college that they’re not eligible for a federal loan,” Millsaps said. “The effort to enu merate the benefits to which illegal aliens were not entitled to as a post secondary student is clear ly an indication that post secondary education itself was not prohibited.” Millsaps said by paying out-of-state-tuition, undocumented students would not be receiving any government benefits. The Daily Puzzle —^Hiq ■lllllll 22 23 ~'■■3o 31 32 33 39 Jr" H Hj HZ) 48 5’ S2 S3 ■■S4 SS S 5? 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For instance, the General Assembly helps fund research and eminent scholars on a regular basis. Once again, general funds are being used to pay for education.” Wiles and 14 other state senators have written a let ter to the Board of Regents saying they do not think illegal aliens should even be attending school in the University System of Georgia regardless of wheth er they’re paying out-of-state tuition or not. The letter also states the “Board of Regents seems to be engaged in verbal gymnastics in an effort to escape the obvi ous and frill application of law." "I believe very strongly that the mere fact that they pay tuition doesn’t matter,” Wiles said. “Additionally, why are we educating someone who has no right to work in the state of Georgia when they graduate?” 38 Ethical 39 Actor Howard 42 Safeguard 44 Hot pepper sauce 46 Fine point 47 Irish dance 49 Obligations 50 race 51 Desire i 27 Burr or Spelling 28 Motionless 29 Dine 31 Very cold 32 Piano piece 33 Stormed 35 Prohibit 36 Cnbbage piece NEWS South Carolina is the only state which denies admission of undocument ed students into public universities. Wiles said passing sim ilar legislation is being discussed in Georgia as well. “If the Regents won’t follow what we believe to be the clear dictates of federal law, when we get back in session in January, it’ll be very clear what the law is,” Wiles said. But Wiles also empha sized the Regents are an independent function of state government, so they can act Independently. As of now, if a student is found to be undocument ed, the Regents will review the situations on a case by-case basis. Millsaps said if the stu dent has been truthful in his application but has been paying in-state m jgEp MCDUFF a single university in Georgia because an illegal alien has taken their spot. “I think if someone is an illegal alien, they should not be allowed to attend the University of Georgia no matter what they pay,” Wiles said. “They have no right to be in the United States legally, nor do they have a right to work in the United States, so they should not be in our schools.” Wiles said the bottom line is that state resources should go to students who are here legally. “I think the students need to understand that we strongly support edu cating Georgians and those from other states and countries that are here legally,” Wiles said. “In this time of incredible budget problems, we don’t think any resources should be used for people who are not in the United States legally.” From the University’s standpoint, Jackson said University officials are awaiting frirther guidance from the Board of Regents and will do what is asked of them. “We believe that the Regents' policy and the acts of the University of Georgia comply with state and federal law, and if the law changes we’ll comply,” he said. CRIME NOTEBOOK Arson at Sanford Ron Hamlin, manager of Campus Transit, placed a call to the University Police about a Are on East Campus Road next to Sanford Stadium, accord ing to a University Police report. Hamlin called at 3:37 p.m. on June 12. The Clarke County arrived to put out the fire, which had damaged several bails of hay and brush. WKagi HP "MlliLijr ”>■ raHnHF.i 52 Declare I 53 Cast a ballot 54 Saucy 55 Cleansing bar 56 Ann bone 57 Barking ani mal 60 Sheep's cry I (huMinVidof lulimTH Campus View BB Grorqia Christian BBfiiM Pifsbytenan Uind M (huich of Chris! Studem Cpnter (G(SC) (hurth of Athens Student (enter MyßiMrMr'LlOMi HB SwkU> WofstHp MiWhslnlO’Wm H ■ /W 8 H 6LSendU(X)4® . ;iw,vMiwtii.. ■ K.KC. H B “ ll,r ‘ m ;vl wwwfkißlHwNiiN H ww(MVfimlw4a( H rww 3 !OlOWh!wpbVwi H lI6OS IwipkiiSrrm ■ IMiOVlFt\iim H lLHinodAww I m M Hftw-iw ■ mwiw |I ffluum Bi To advertise your worship services, call: 706-433-301 I tuition, his admis sion would not be revoked. Instead, he would have to begin paying out-of-state tuitlon. Wiles, on the other hand, said students who pay taxes, or whose par ents pay taxes, should not be denied admission to EMILY KAROL ! To Ru. * Bun ▲ Seafood harvesting in the Gulf of Mexico has been slowed by the oil spill in the area, raising costs for local restaurants. Higher costs for seafood won’t hit Athens diners By SARAH JEAN DOVER The Red & Black Even though it’s hundreds of miles away, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is causing Athens restaurants to pay increased prices for some seafood. Local patrons, however, likely won’t see the effects on menu prices. “So far we’ve seen an increase in shrimp prices well over 50 percent,” said Brett McCullough, owner and chef of Brett’s Casual American. McCullough said Brett's Casual American did pur chase U.S. wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf, which are no longer available since the spill. In anticipation of the price increase, the restaurant purchased several cases of another variety of shrimp to try to bypass the changes in supply and demand. Much of the seafood served at Brett’s Casual American is not affected by the oil spill and are pur chased from other regions such as South America. Robert Burch, co-owner of Gnat’s Landing, said many customers have begun asking where the seafood is from, and said he has seen prices of anything related to seafood go up across the board. The restaurant’s seafood except oysters is pur chased mainly from the Atlantic Coast. Burch said Gnat’s Landing has experienced diffi culty in purchasing oysters recently, but not because of the oil spill. Its oysters are purchased from Apalachicola Bay in Florida and are difficult to harvest in warm water temperatures this time of year. Much of the seafood on Square One Fish Company’s menu is purchased from overseas locations. Joe Cascio, owner and chef of Square One, has just as much concern for the environment as he has for his restaurant. However. Cascio said he doubted the loss of shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico would have a major impact on the rest of the country’s seafood industry, as most is bought frozen overseas. “Only 7 percent of shrimp used is coming from the Gulf region,” he said. Student waters the bushes at Demosthenian According to a University Police report, an officer came upon University student Ethan James Vanhazebroeck uri nating in the bushes near Demosthenian Hall at around 1:40 a.m. on June 18. The report stated that Vanhazebroeck smelled of alcohol and claimed only to have had a “drink or two.” Once the officer deter mined Vanhazebroeck was underage. He was placed under arrest. According to the report. Vanhazebroeck admitted to having used a fake license, found on his person, to purchase alco hol downtown. After being transported to the University police station, Vanhazebroeck submitted to a Breathalyzer test, blowing a .142 and .144. Vanhazebroeck was turned over to the Clarke County jail and charged with underage possession and possession of a false ID. Compiled bp Patrick Hooper . • . 1‘ Weekday sls-s2oWeekend) l Holiday