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Monday, August 30, aoio | The Red a Black
MAN ON THE STREET:
A mosque near ground zero
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You’ve seen it on CNN. You’ve seen it
on the news stands. You’ve seen our opin
ions page explode with fervent debate.
An Islamic Community Center is
planned to be placed only two blocks
away from where the Twin Towers once
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microbiology major from
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“Building the mosque is
actually an act of peace.
They're trying to improve
the community and
reach out to people, and
that’s a good thing no
matter what religious
organization it’s coming
from.”
AHNA KELLEY
sophomore biology
major from Atlanta
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break any laws.
Separation of church
and state is the number
one rule really. You can
get involved in that even
though that’s where the
attack happened. I still
believe they still have
the right to build that
mosque there.
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In an era with such a strong political
divide, debate runs rampant on whether
the construction plans are justified.
The Red & Black asked the University
community for their thoughts on this
issue.
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NEWS
JOYELLEN
FREEMAN
sophomore English
major from Alpharetta
1 can understand why it
can be touchy for a lot of
Americans, but I don’t
think it's really a prob
lem. A mosque doesn't
equal terrorism. Islam
doesn’t equal terrorism.’
KOFI
AMANQUAH
junior chemistry major
from Atlanta
‘I support it in some
way. In the first place, I
support it in a view that
this country is a demo
cratic country in the
sense that the right to
worship and right to
build a worship place
doesn't have to affect
anything.”
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Candidates for mayor
talk money education
By TIFFANY STEVENS
The Red & Black
As November gets closer, the Athens
mayoral candidates pushed for votes
Saturday night at a mayoral forum.
The nve candidates former T&x
Commissioner Nancy Denson, Executive
Director of Athens Habitat for Humanity
Spencer Frye, Chair of Athens Housing
Authority Charlie Maddox, former mayor
Owen O’Looney and University student
Glenn Stegall were tested on their
viewpoints at the mayoral forum hosted
by the Clarke County Republican
Committee.
Candidates fielded questions about
local issues in seven different categories,
including the budget, education, the
pending special-purpose local-option
sales tax and economic growth.
Candidates spoke repeatedly about
cutting unnecessary projects from the
budget and SPLOST proposal. SPLOBT
projects, such as proposed money for an
animal control cat shelter in Athens, were
ill-received by some candidates.
Stegall said he felt money allocated
toward the cat shelter, as well as funds for
additional street lighting, could be looked
at more thoroughly.
O’Looney also said that money spent
toward taking care of abandoned cats
could be better spent.
“I think that animal control is in the
SPLOST to expand and grow that facility,
and I’m glad to see that,” she said. “But
the cat situation is also kind of an embar
rassment. A small special interest group
has made us very concerned about cats,
and I don’t know that $150,000 at the time
is the best use for that money.”
Denson said she had reservations about
the SPLOST, and would veto it if the eco
nomic situation in Athens remained the
same.
“If SPLOST fails this timl, I think we
would need to go through an independent
process to revise it,” she said.
Other issues addressed by candidates
ranged widely from local issues such as
increasing use of the Athens-Ben Epps
Airport to national issues such as the
potential effect of illegal immigration on
small town business.
Candidates also addressed issues fac
ing Athens and the University as a con
nected community.
Frye, when asked if he would describe
the relationship between Athens and the
University as symbiotic or parasitic, said
he felt that collaboration was necessary
regardless of standpoint.
“We are joined together, and wfe have
got to work together to utilize our resourc
es, and work with them on things we don’t
CRIME NOTEBOOK
University students hide
in backyard
Three University stu
dents were arrested and
charged with underage
possession of alcohol after
officers found them hiding
near a fence, according to
an Athens-Clarke County
police report.
Malta Syed, 20, William
Alexander Smith, 20, and
Rebecca Lauren Smith, 20,
were arrested Sunday at
about 12 a.m. after officers
spotted them around a
party being held near
Ruth Street and Magnolia
Bluff Drive. The three stu
dents were hiding behind
a fence and ran into the
fenced-in backyard of a
residence on the 200 block
of Ruth Street when they
spotted the police cars,
according to the report.
Syed reportedly provid
ed officers with false iden
tification. Syed and
William Smith refused to
let their breath be tested
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▲ The Athene mayoral candidates
are gearing up for November.
Here's a list of the names you’ll be
seeing in Athens voting booths.
NANCY DENSON: Former Tax
Commissioner
SPENCER FRYE: Athens Habitat
for Humanity Executive Director
CHARLIE MADDOX: Chair of
Athens Housing Authority
GWEN O’LOONEY: Former Mayor
GLENN STEGALL: Student
manage well,” he said.
Candidates also expressed the goal ol
growing jobs in Athens and creating s
more business-friendly environment.
Stegall said he planned to create s
friendly atmosphere in Athens for smal
businesses.
“What I think is [the concern is] thi
perception or the reality that we’re not s
business-friendly community,” he said
“We need to work with businesses tc
address that.”
Maddox said he also plans to make
business development and job growth ir
Athens a top priority.
"Everybody understands that if w<
don’t have the money that we can’t do anj
good,” he said. “The key to our economi<
survival is getting well-paying jobs from
the business community.”
Candidates encouraged voters to gath
er more information about their individua
campaigns, and expressed admiration foi
their opponents.
“We have flve candidates, and I think
we all want to see Athens progress anc
grow," Stegall said.
for alcohol. William Smith
refused the test because
he said he already had a
DUI charge pending,
according to the report.
All three students were
transported to Clarke
County Jail.
This is the second
arrest for both William
Smith and Rebecca Smith.
William Smith was arrest
ed last December and
charged with DUI.
Rebecca Smith was arrest
ed in May on underage
possession of alcohol and
possession of a fake ID
charges.
Walking into tree leads to
arrest
A University student
charged with underage
possession of alcohol
Friday at about 12:30 a.m.
reportedly walked into a
tree before his arrest
according to an Athens-
Clarke County police
report.
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Police Documents
Andrew Willis, 18, was
arrested after an officer
observed him stumbling
on the sidewalk outside
General Beaureguard's.
The officer stopped Willis
after he ran into a tree
near the edge of the side
walk, then asked to see his
ID, according to the
report.
When asked for identifi
cation, Willis reportedly
gave the officer both his
University ID and a driv
er’s license that did not
belong to him.
Student arrested aftei
denied entrance to bar
Sara Padgett, 19, was
arrested and charged with
underage possession of
alcohol after being turned
away from a bar according
to an Athens-Clarke
County police report.
Padgett was arrested
Saturday at about 11:45
p.m. alter an officer
observed a doorman turn
ing her away from
Sideways Bar.
The officer determined
that Padgett had been
drinking after approaching
her, according to the
report.
Padgett was transport
ed to Clarke County Jail.
This is the second
underage possession
arrest for Padgett, who
was also arrested last
January.
Compiled by
Tiffany Stevens
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