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IK .< WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM NO. 1 PARTY SCHOOL Arrests increase after parly school title By JACOB DEMMITT The Red & Black The cat is out of the bag. And now many stu dents fear their party days may be limited. After years of shotgun ning beers, performing keg stands and competing in the Beer Olympics, the Princeton Review has named Georgia the No. 1 party school in the nation. However, as the first |A tte rji y ' “V Sr.,:'’ 1 H • ’fisHT ° J&fUßEsgm M£f£j§& Hr S fMr -t > '••'• wMwSIv 1 ’ -3BWB- WU BLANKENSHIP : Tki Kid Bun ▲ Con Brinson holds class pet Sparkles the Guinea Pig amidst children in the ‘Older Toddler’ classroom at the McPhaul Center. The child care center will be closed more days this year than H has been in the past. Univ. facility closings restrict parents’ options By PAIGE VARNER The Red & Black University employees sometimes wait up to three years for their children to be enrolled in the campus day care. Even though some parents are frustrated that the Child Development Lab is closed about a week longer than last year, some others are just happy their kids got in. Last academic year, the day care at the McPhaul Center in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences was closed 29 days, including 12 University holidays. This year, it is closed 34 days, not including five early dismissals. New soccer coach brings championship pedigree By MITCH BLOMERT The Red & Black He may be new to Athens, but newly-hired Georgia head soccer coach Steve Holeman is nothing short of a veteran. Holeman, who was hired in April, brings a wealth of expe rience to the Bulldogs for the 2010 season, having coached for 17 years in the SEC lon ger than the University has even had a team. Along the way, he started two collegiate soccer programs —one at Auburn in 1993 and another at Ole Miss in 1995. He coached the Rebels for 15 sea sons and has four NCAA Tournament appearances p.m. t-storms. High 901 Low 74 'Hi Sorry, folks. President Adams is s*J on vacation. But I suppose absence makes lh< heart 9 rovv fonder... The Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1898, INDEPENDENT 1980 weekend after classes gets underway, students majf wonder if police will step up their game as a result of the new title. Should they boast or be more cautious? University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson sat down with The Red & Black and laid many of these concerns to rest. “It doesn’t affect it,” Williamson said of the rank-, ing’s affect on his job. “We’re going to do what we Eleven of those days are professional learning days, which director Amy Kay said were implemented after teachers said prior outside training didn’t meet their professional needs. Still, parent Vicki McMaken said there has to be a way to limit the school closings, which are not related to the state budget crisis. “I appreciate the training. It re-ener gizes the teachers,” said McMaken, assistant director of the Office of Global Programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “However, I was disappointed that we lost so many additional days of child care with the under his belt. Now Holeman has anew chance to add to his legacy in the conference with another team, as he attempts to turn Georgia into a contender this season. “For anyone who gets into this business as a coach, you dream about winning champi onships,” Holeman said. “That can obviously be done at Georgia. It’s been done at just about every sport here and It’s going to happen in women’s soccer." Helping his cause are 18 returning starters from a 2009 Bulldog team that finished See SOCCER, Page BA OH WHAT A NIGHT m Index Friday, August 20, 2010 already do every day. I have the same number of [offi cers] this year as last year and the year before. I’m not looking at doing any thing different.” Although police say nothing has changed, one fact does remain more arrests have been made in the two Weeks following the release of the rankings than in years before. Within two weeks of Princeton Review’s release tWh tjgm* * LEX IE DEADEN | TANARUS„ Riu Biah ▲ First-year coaches Steve Holeman and Dan Blank look to lead the Georgia women’s soccer program back to the NCAA Tournament. How will your one-night stands affect your relationship with ‘the one?' Page 4A News 2A Opinions 4A of these rankings on Aug. 2, University police reported 23 drug- and alcohol-relat ed arrests. This number is up from 15 arrests during the same time period in 2009, 13 in 2008 and 18 in 2007. The University of Florida saw a similar trend after it was crowned the No. 1 party school in 2008. The number of alcohol related arrests surged from 63 in 2007, to 228 in the new calendar.” In comparison with other university child care programs, the University of South Carolina’s Children’s Center is closed 15 days this academic year, with seven early dismissals. The Georgia State University Child Development Program is closed 25 days. Kristen Smith, lecturer in the Grady College, sends her two children to the University’s day care, and she is one par ent willing to overlook the extra closed days because she is happy with McPhaul. See MCPHAUL, Page SA IT’S A RIOT! Variety 5A Sports 6A year after the school received the title. However, when present ed with these numbers, Williamson warned of the dangers of looking at short term crime statistics. “There may have been external factors that I can’t account for;” he said. “For instance, people don’t like to go out when the weather is bad.” See POLICE, Page 3A Mice plan checkpoints to ensure driver safety By MIMI ENSLEY The Red & Black Make sure you’ve got your designated driv ers ready this weekend vehicle checkpoints are planned for today and Saturday. According to University Police Lt. Eric Dellinger, the University and Athens Clarke- County police departments are conducting checkpoints to ensure the safety of drivers on Athens’ streets and highways. Last May, around the Cinco de Mayo holi day, these vehicle checkpoints resulted in 23 people arrested on alcohol-related charges, 11 of whom were affiliated with the University community. With last spring’s St. Patrick’s Day traffic stops came 45 alcohol-related arrests. Ten of those were University students or staff. Find out which comedian will be splitting sides tonight at the 40 Watt. Page 5A Winning and whining: See which SEC coaches are easiest to hate in First & Goal. Section B. Vol. üB, No. 5 | Athens, Georgia BBgyHp . Student commits fourth offense BY JACOB DEMMITT The Red & Buck Following an arrest early Thursday morning, University stu dent Ashley Rose Council, 23, has now found herself in trouble with the law four times since her enroll ment at the University in 2005. Council has most recently been charged with failure to maintain lane and driving on a suspended license after an officer observed her swerving several times while travel ing on Riverbend Road, according to the University Police report. Council’s legal issues began when a box containing seven dead puppies was found behind a convenience store on Sept. 8, 2007. The box, which had her address printed on it, was eventually traced back to Council. She was sen tenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to seven ani mal cruelty charges. Less than a year later, Council was arrested again for DUI and possession of marijuana on June 27, 2008, according to documents obtained by The Red & Black. Associate Dean of Students Kim Ellis said CouncU was -suspended from the University foUowing this arrest. While serving her suspension, Council was arrested and again charged with DUI and possession of marijuana on Feb. 21, 2009, according to documents obtained by The Red Si Black. See ARREST, Page 3A BROTHERLY LOVE? Crossword 2A Sudoku 4B COUNCIL Check out page 2A for the details of an alleged attack at a fra ternity house.