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Athens’ own of Montreal take over the 40 Watt Saturday. Flip to The Week’ for all the local happenings. Pages 4 & 5 WWW.RBDANDBLACK.COM mg WCS BLANKENSHIP TANARUS R*o * Bute* Most at forum support mosque 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. See ISLAM, Page 2 EZZ I !H I >l I ■■ | j i ■ EMILY KAMI | TANARUS ton . Buck A Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal spoke to the College Republicans and other students Wednesday. amml partly cloudy. \jht High 911 Low 66 J Where's Mikey? Adams will hear the UQA Symphony Orchestra perform at Mb the Hugh Hodgson Sftaft Concert Had. The gTA show begins at 8 pm but he should beßachbylO. Ail mdeiioiuitMU student nowsmUß'i’ somiuf (lu> University ol^orin£ffig^fflSiiJ| ESTABLISHED 189:1. INDEPENDENT 1# SW WWk bj. Green to sit out next three games By NICK PARKER ||>‘ The Red & Black pSThe NCAA Anally returned a Ruing on wide receiver A.J. Green Wednesday, and it wasn’t a favorable one for Green, sus pending him for four games. According to a University release. Green sold his Independence Bowl jersey for SI,OOO to an individual who meets the NCAA’s definition of an agent. Green has since repaid NEW YEAR, NEW START gw jylßpt* jjSP' ■ : iw t •• . . ;•■ r:;.; _ ...... , -• 'o:c< * **\ ~ % ~ yHE:: m laßraß &m. M 1 ?'■/'%v H r ’ > ' mmM f - HP 11l t Ifpl.llll' CMARLES-RYAN BARBER Ti Rio a Bute* ▲ 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 ONLINE ONLY? How is new technology f affecting the ,j| culture of academics? See Page Index Thursday, September 9, 2010 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. News 2 Calendar 4 DIVE ON IN r See what three Georgia divers have been jumping in 11 with tigers. *I Page 8 Opinions 6 Variety 7 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 Sports 8 Crossword 2 Vol. 118, No. 18 | Athens, Georgia 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. See DEAL, Page 2 WHO-MANITARIAN? There’s more i to Athens than the downtown scene - join an activist group! Page 7 Sudoku 7