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m —f) ESTABLISHED 1898, INDEPENDENT 1980 WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM Faculty hiring will proceed despite cuts BY JULIA CARPENTER The Red & Buck President Michael Adams recently approved a second Faculty Hiring Initiative to begin this fall in order to continue expanding the ranks of University faculty. This follows last winter’s announcement of a hiring initia tive that eventually allowed 25 new positions in 12 colleges. “The one thing I want to emphasize is that the key is that Day that launched 1000 bids ■" WBBB&Ke*z! Sifms, JSQO m . flrafl VlfliHi £ jgs: iu*er §P jy|Wß|^Ssj • Pflrjfc iml SffisL* vm f tB IS l \ air Jm jß wi m jr i^Wy ' jjj| { : LCXI DCACEN | Tut Run * Bmc* ▲ Milledge Avenue was a colorful celebration as sorority members came out to celebrate their newest recruits. The Panhellenic rush process ended with bids and excitement for the new girls. By SARAH GIARRATANA The Red & Black Milledge Avenue played host to anew class of Greek women Monday night as Panhellenic rush came to an end. After a week of waking up at 4:30 a.m., many of the 1.200 fall Panhellenic rushees ended their first day of classes by accepting invitations, known as “bids,” to join sororities. “It’s tiring and a lot of work,” said Ali Waterson, a freshmen from Acworth. “But I feel relieved, and it’s worth it because I’ll have friends for four years and beyond.” To earn a bid, the students went through a week-long selection process of visiting houses on campus, talking to members and working with recruitment counselors to try to find the best sorority for them. Bulldogs loaded with experience at tight end Coaches to consider two-tight end sets By RACHEL G. BOWERS The Red & Black Arthur Lynch calls Georgia’s plethora of talent at tight end a “good problem.” That collection of talent has the coaching staff toying with the idea of using more two-tight end sets on offense. “I think it’s a good problem to have," Lynch said. “I think if we're sitting here like, ‘Dang, we got one tight end who’s dependable.’ But we got four guys. A lot of these guys could play anywhere and start anywhere in the country. I think that kind of drives us to compete but at the same time we support thunderstorms. High 851 Low 72 J Where's 1 Mikey? You can catch a glimpae of President |0 Adams amongst the cro*d-pteasmg North HK Campus squirrels for the re-dedication of yiP) New College ■ at 2 p.m. great universities bring together outstanding faculty and out standing students,” said Jere Morehead, senior vice president for academic affairs and pro vost. As in the previous initiative, deans will make presentations that lobby for new positions in their college departments. Departments demonstrating a critical need for new faculty hires will be awarded one or more of the coveted tenure and tenure track positions funded by the, each other.” Lynch, Orson Charles, Aron White and Bruce Figgins are the main components of Georgia’s six man tight end unit, three of whom registered catches last season and accounted for seven of Georgia’s 22 receiving touchdowns in 2009. With all four athletes now healthy Figgins was out last sea son following shoulder surgery in January —and also more familiar with the playbook than a year ago, the Bulldogs’ offensive options have expanded. “I think it’s going to open up some things for our offense to- be more versatile,” White said. “At the end of the day, we just have to make sure as a tight end unit we’re going out and doing the things that show the coaches that we can perform at the level they need to JOB HUNT ING Index 4 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 new initiative. Sharron Hannon, director of public relations in academic affairs, said the tuition increase partly allowed for the new initia tive. “When the tuition increases were put into effect, there was a promise made to students that faculty hiring would be a priority as well as quality instruction, so this is carrying through on that,” Hannon said. John Maltese, department head of political science, said the ONLINE See more photos and video of Bid Day fun The recruitment counselors, known as Gamma Chi’s, acted separately from their sororities to coach new recruits through the recruitment process and uphold the rules of Panhellenic rush, said Gamma Chi Jenny Brems. “I worked mainly with about 18 girls through recruit ment and had a great time with them because they were all excited about the process,” Brems said. “The week’s been really exhausting but fun. It was great to meet all sorts of girls from different sororities, and it was neat to see another side of recruitment.” Equally excited about the new recruits are the upper classman sorority members, such as the women of Alpha See BID, Page 3 be able to do those things week in and week out depending on the game.” Tight ends coach John Lilly has seen his young unit grow on the Held since last season, saying the guys are harder on themselves this preseason camp than last year. Lilly also said this preseason camp is more about “refining” the play of his tight ends, whereas last year they spent a large portion of their time “trying to learn what to do.” But with a year of experience under the tight ends’ belt, Lilly said the 2009 campaign was just a preview of the unit’s potential. “Far as spreading the ball around, I think last year is a good example,” Lilly said. “Some games it seemed like Orson was a hotter Sep TALENT, ISigp 11 One former Georgia tennis player is moving on to another SEC squad. See who on Page 12. new initiative may help his department to recover from bud get crisis damage as well as to accommodate a growing student population. “Given the large number of undergraduate majors that we have, and given the large number of graduate students that we have this year, we need replace ment teaching for that,” Maltese said. Keith Bertrand, department head of animal and dairy science, said his department is also grow NUTRITIONAL PEACE •Mr Variety 8 Sports 11 Work-study gains jobs, cuts workers By ADINA SOLOMON The Red & Buck Even as the school’s Federal Work-Study Program adds posts, more and more stu dents are denied these jobs. FWS is a financial aid program where University students work part-time, mostly in office jobs in the campus libraries and aca demic departments. In order to be eligible for FWS, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and then meet financial need-based requirements. In the 2009-2010 year, the office gave jobs to 400 students, though a few thousand applicants clamored for the spots, said Jay Mooney, associate director for operations at student financial aid. This leaves thousands of students denied from FWS. “UOA’s student body has definitely felt the effects of the economy,” Mooney said. Mooney explained how FWS has recently hired more students than in previous years but still turned down others from the pro gram. Mooney explained the seeming contradic tion of more posts but more jobless stu dents. About two years ago, 3,400 students applied for FWS. Last year, that number jumped to 5,000, an almost 50 percent increase from the year before. The application process for this year is still open so the final numbers aren't in, but more than 5,000 have applied so far —and this figure keeps rising as the days go by. Mooney attributed this to more students meeting the need-based requirements of FWS as a result of the weak economy. “More people are eligible,” Mooney said. “Demand goes up. someone won’t be offered the work-study.” When Congress passed the stimulus pack age in 2009 amidst the economic recession, it approved more money to go to FWS across the country. Consequently, the University’s FWS received a bump of $190,000 in 2009. Mooney said with this money, the FWS office hired 30 more students during the middle of the 2009-2010 school year. The program still had leftover money, so they used it to hire more students than usual this academic year. Their 2010-2011 budget See WORK, Page 5 |F, * mam mSmBKKBKKSS JHHBV _———— ; — WCft BLANKENSHIP | Tu Red a Black ▲ Junior Aron White is competing for playing time at Georgia’s loaded tight end position. Veganism, flashy video and peace have never tasted so good. Page 9, What happens when religious beliefs and Job duties clash? Page 6 Vol. 119, No. 2 | Athens, Georgia ing at a rate that makes the new initiative especially welcome. In 2004, 134 students majored in animal and dairy science, but there are now 270 students are majoring in the area. As in political science, Bertrand was unable to replace recent retirees because of the budget crisis. "We’re doing the best we can under the circumstances, but all the departments on campus will need to hire back,” Bertrand said. MOVIE SHOWDOWN Crossword 2 Sudoku 11 How does Tom Cruise match against the heart-throbs of ‘•Twilight”? Page 8