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A pj* WWW.RBDANDBLACK.COM Alumnus ambushed and shot in Afghanistan By SARA CALDWELL The Red & Black He was the first one shot. Ist Lt. Bobby Woods, a 2008 graduate with a dou ble degree in psychology and criminal justice, was on patrol with his platoon outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan when the group was ambushed. “He pulled out his own bandage and wrapped up his head,” said Lt. Col. John Fickel, a professor of military science. “He led the rest of the platoon as they defeated the ambush. Economy reduces Mows’ numbers By KATIE VALENTINE The Red & Black The number of students admitted into the Foundation Fellows pro gram has been lower than average over the past two years, but program admin istrators are confident it will rise again. On average, the Foundation Fellowship one of the University’s top academic scholarships is offered to 20 freshmen stu dents each fall. Last year, however, 11 first-year stu dents were admitted, and this year 16 joined the pro gram. David Williams, director of the Honors Program and Foundation Fellows, said the state of the economy was to blame. “The Foundation Fellowship budget is fund ed by private dollars, not state money,” he said. “The state budget doesn’t impact the Foundation Fellows budget, but the economy over the last few years has lead to endow ments being reduced in overall size.” The budget is comprised of money from several pri vate donors, the largest single amount being a multi-million dollar gift from Bernard Ramsey. Williams said instead of cutting back on the bene fits Foundation Fellows receive, the University admitted fewer Fellows to See FELLOWS, ftiye 2 I J j r 1 /**ii sml I MM AWRjL^I CHARLES RYAN IARMR | Tnlnißun ▲ Come What May’s performance tonight at the Caledonia Lounge will be the band’s first Athens show in six months. O sunny. High 90 \ Low 70 J Where’s Mikey? Is it lights out for WNEG? High-fiva W Adams as he enters K£j me meeting that HJk could putt me plug BTa on me station. Administration ■ building. 10 am Thef\ , Red&Black f An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 and then conducted the medevac.” But Woods did not evac uate with the other wound ed men. “He led back the rest of the platoon to base before he got medical treatment,” Fickel said. The ambush happened on Aug. 7, and Woods’ mother learned about it the following day. Nadine Woods was on her way home from vaca tioning in upstate Michigan when she said she received the worst call of her life. Her son had been seri ously wounded in combat. ALL MAPPED OUT International recruiting has becoip the norm for Georgia men's tennis -? \ f j V /\ m 1L fr— It is 8,360 miles from Pretoria, South Africa, to Athens, Ga. This distance is palpable for any 17-year-old freshman as Pretoria native Georgia tennis recruit Hemus Pieters can attest. But it has yet to faze Pieters, who joined seven new recruits for the men’s tenpis squad earlier this month and became the team’s third international player. “In the first week that I’ve been here I’ve already realized that this was a very good aecision,” said Pieters, who is now the No. 1-ranked U-18 player in South Africa. “The tennis should be a lot stronger, so I’m going to get an opportunity to test myself against better players than what I would have normally done if I’d stayed in South Africa.” It isn’t particularly out of the ordinary for coach Manuel Diaz to have three international players on a squad of 11. However, international players usually arrive in Athens under a different set of circumstances than their domestic counterparts. Although Diaz and his staff extensively scout junior tennis CRIME REPORT 6° Index Wednesday, August 25, 2010 He been had shot in the head by a sniper. The buUet entered his skull two inches above his left eye socket, where lt fragment ed and shattered the bone behind his forehead. “The next four hours were the most miserable four hours of my Ufe,” Nadine said “I didn’t know if he was alive or not, or if he’d make it.” , After painful hours of no contact, Nadine .heard word from relatives in the region that Bobby was sta ble and at the Bagram Air Base. Shortly after hearing Story by ROBBIE OTTLEY | Graphic by LAUREN BELLAMY Band shakes off Savannah sweat for Athens Quintet has high hopes for future By PATRICK HOOPER The Red & Black There’s more to the down town music scene than poppy electronic, hipster bands and cheap beer. Coming off a recent Southeastern tour Athens’ own Come What May will perform at the Caledonia Lounge tonight, bringing with them a slew of new material. Having recently played In Savannah, the guys described the claustrophobia that came Which campus building was broken into last night? Check out page 2 to get the scoop. News...., 2 Opinions 4 that news, the Woods fami ly received official word from the Army about Bobby’s condition. “After that first four hours, I’ve really been OK,” she said. “The tougher side of me took over and said ‘weU if he’s OK, he’s a fight er. He’s going to be aU right.’” After removing the bul let from his skull, doctors beUeved Bobby’s left eye suffered a detached retina, and they said it was imper ative for him to get back to the United States to save See SOLDIER, Page 3 tournaments nationwide, they rely more on their international connections to bring those players to Georgia. “I have done very little active recruiting internationally. You have budget constraints, it’s more costly,” Diaz said. “At the same time, the pattern is more of a worldwide net that every body’s trying to cast now.” In Pieters’ case, the connection was Tracy Chappell, a coach See GLOBE, Page 5 scours HONOR Variety 5 Sports 0 lUPr Mgr Courtesy Wood* Family ▲ Alumnus Bobby Woods, loft, with his brother. with playing at an arm’s length away from the fans. “It wasn't a basement,” said guitarist and vocalist Jack Fowler. “It was a cave.” Drummer Patrick Farace, a finance major from Hinesvile, said it was the sweatiest he had ever been. The homecoming serves as a period of transition for the band, which will continue tour ing in the Southeast before moving back into the studio. “In the next coming months, we’re going to be playing not quite as often,” Farace said. The quintet has high hopes of performing a full tour of the East Coast by the end of the summer. Scout team to be Ragin’ Cajuns in third scrimmage. Page 6. What may be next to join the dinosaurs in extinction? Find out on page 3. Vol. ixß, No. 8 | Athens, Georgia “We’ve had a pretty steady following,” said vocalist and key boardist Timothy Watts, a health promotion major from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With a gamut of influences including Emery, Thrice and The Fall of Troy, Watts described the band’s style as highly adaptable, which seems to be a key to Its success. “There aren’t many bands of our stripe around town.” said lead guitarist Evan Cerwonka, aphilosophy major out of Jacksonville. “We all have a base of music we like listening to, but we all have our own taste.” Watts described their See SWEAT, Page 5 PARTY ON! Be proud of our laW t(, P Party school title! Send your party pictures to me@randb.com. Crossword 2 Sudoku 5