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By PAIGE VARNER
The Red & Black
Most students who
spoke at Wednesday’s dis
cussion about the proposed
mosque near Ground Zero
supported its construction.
About 60 people attend
ed the “Cordoba House
Conflict” event the
University’s Zeta Nu chap
ter of the Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity co-sponsored
with the Muslim Student
Association.
The audience could and
did raise opposition to
Parksl the Muslim com
munity center and mosque
planned to open about two
blocks from Ground Zero
in New York City.
But the moderator,
Islamic studies associate
professor Alan Godlas, said
the event served to dispel
the volatile combination of
opponents’ fear and igno
rance.
After showing a clip of
TV news host Bill O’Reilly
discussing the Muslim cen
ter, Godlas said Muslim
extremists and those who
fear Islam are mirror imag
es of each other.
“This is the atmosphere
in which on the one hand
there are extremists like
O’Reilly playing upon the
fears of Americans and
extremists like Osama bin
Laden playing on the fears
of Muslims," he said. “To
try to solve these
problems, we have to
understand each other’s
fears.”
Eddie Lovett, one of four
student panelists, said his
first encounter with Islam
came on Sept. 11, watching
the Twin Towers fall.
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pending him for four games.
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▲ Rabbi Michoei Refson observes Rosh Hashana at the Chabad House Wednesday evening. The Jewish holiday
began at sundown and continues until Friday. Jewish students will attend services and set goals for the new year.
Jewish holiday allows for reflection
Sundown Wednesday marked the new
year for Jewish students. They didn’t
celebrate this High Holiday, Rosh
Hashana, by watching the ball drop. But
they made resolutions and ate signature
holiday foods, such as apples and honey.
“We eat sweet foods because we want to
have a sweet year,” said Chana Refson, co
director of Chabad of Athens-UGA, a Jewish
student center.
Commemorating the creation of Adam
and Eve, Rosh Hashana literally “head of
the year” is a holiday for reflecting on the
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the SI,OOO to charity, but will
still be forced to sit out the next
three games on Georgia’s sched
ule.
“Certainly I’m disappointed
with the outcome. However, we
have games to play, and that’s
where our focus needs to be in
the coming days and weeks.
Other players will have to step
forward, and I’m confident they
will do that."
Green was unavailable for
comment Wednesday, but did
previous year and aiming to do better.
“They’re not typical New Year’s resolu
tions. They’re not going on a diet or saying,
‘l’m not going to bite my nails,’” said Julie
Skirboll, a senior from Greensboro, N.C.
“They’re about how your character is.”
Skirboll said the Golden Rule treating
others like she want to be treated is her
most important goal for the new year.
Hlllel, the other Jewish student center,
estimated on its website there are about
2,000 Jewish students on campus nearly 6
percent of all University students.
In tough economy, Deal sets priorities
By JULIA CARPENTER
The Red & Black
He’s kind of a big deal.
Nathan Deal, Georgia’s
Republican gubernatorial can
didate, spoke Wednesday night
to an audience of College
Republicans and other
University students.
“You’re living in a historic
period in our country,” Deal
said. “People will look back on
this 2010 election as a turning
point.”
Deal emphasized the impor
tance of setting priorities for
state government in a harsh
economy.
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release a statement through the
Athletic Association.
“I want to apologize to my
coaches, teammates, and the
Georgia fans for the mistake in
judgment,” Green said. “I very
much regret all that has taken
place and the distraction that’s
been caused. I’ve learned a valu
able lesson and hope others can
leam from my mistake. I can
only focus my attention now on
practicing and looking ahead to
getting back with my teammates
His platform focuses on four
main areas of state government
responsibility: public safety,
transportation, health care and
education.
“Difficult economic times
provide great opportunities for
us to put into practice what
we’ve been talking about,” he
said. “It’s time to translate
rhetoric into action.”
Deal vocalized his disap
proval of the Obama adminis
tration’s stance on health care
and taxes, but University stu
dents’ questions mostly con
cerned education.
The Deal campaign’s plan
for education reformation
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as quickly as possible.”
Green already sat ’ out the
season opener against Louisiana-
Lafeyette, which will count
toward his suspension, so he will
be forced to sit out through the
Mississippi State game on Sept.
25. Head coach Mark Richt did
confirm, though, that the deci
sion will be appealed, so there is
the potential for an earlier return
if Georgia wins the appeal.
See GREEN, Page 8
Chabad and Hillel will celebrate Rosh
Hashana until Friday evening. Another High
Holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset Sept.
17.
The 10-day period between Rosh
Hashana and the end of Yom Kippur is
called the Days of Awe, starting with cele
bration and ending with fasting. Jews spend
the 10 days asking forgiveness from people
they have wronged in the past year.
Chabad’s rabbi, Michoei Refson, said
See HOLIDAY, Page 3
called the Real Results Plan
includes several provisions to
make a college education more
affordable for Georgia residents
while also creating a strong in
state workforce.
The Real Results Plan would
provide loan forgiveness pro
grams for students planning to
attend universities in order to
teach STEM disciplines sci
ence, technology, engineering
and mathematics at schools
in Georgia.
“We want to create a work
force that keeps STEM indus
tries in the state.” he said.
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