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Record number of donors give support
By POLINA MARINOVA
The Red & Black
For the fifth consecutive
year, the University's pri
vate gifts and commit
ments have topped SIOO
million.
In spite of the dismal
economic state, the
University has raised more
than double the amount of
the $48.3 million in private
gifts and commitments it
brought in 10 years ago.
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Fbrmer All-American reflects on national title
By RYAN BLACK
The Red & Black
When Georgia football fans
think back to the school’s
national championship season
in 1980, a few names roll off the
tongue immediately,
Vince Dooley. Herschel
Walker. Erk Russell. Lindsay
Scott.
Notably absent from that
list, however, are any Bulldog
defensive players.
But Georgia did have them
back in 1980 —with one of
them even being named an All-
American that season.
That man is Scott Woemer,
who was an All-America selec
tion as a defensive back for
that legendary Bulldog team
and made the championship
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“We were pleased to
have this level of support
in a year when clearly the
economy has been on a
decline, and yet our alumni
and Mends continue to
step up,” said Tom
Landrum, senior vice presi
dent for external affairs.
A record number of
59,650 donors made gifts to
the University this year,
which is an 11 percent
increase from fiscal year
2009. The University tried a
By CHRIS MILLER
The Red & Black
About two years ago, a few members
of Athens’ extensive cycling scene decid
ed to come together over the one thing
they all had in common: the love of rid
ing bikes.
“There’s all these factions of cycling
groups: the road racers, the mountain
bikers, the guys that commute, the hip
sters, all these random groups,” said K
Sakai, an original member of and unoffi
clinching interception in the
1980 Sugar Bowl against Notre
Dame to seal Georgia’s 17-10
victory.
Woemer still ranks among
the University’s all-time leaders
in many statistical categories,
including interceptions (13,
fourth all-time), interception
return yards (303, second all
time) and longest interception
return in a game (98 yards
against Clemson in 1980).
Along with being a standout
performer on defense, he also
made a significant difference in
special teams returning punts
and kickoffs. In fact, Woemer
still holds the single-season
record for the Bulldogs in punt
return yardage, tallying up 488
yards in 1980.
Woemer now resides in
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new and more focused
approach to raise fluids
this year contacting past
donors regularly to express
appreciation for their con
tinuation of support.
“In times of economic
decline, you understand
that not everyone is able to
make the kind of gift that
they have been in previous
years,” Landrum said. “So
you stay in touch with
them and you thank them
for their past support with
Rabun County and is a physical
education teacher at South
Rabun Elementary School This
is his 22nd year teaching physi
cal education after stints in
professional football in both
the NFL and USFL.
Even though his playing
days are now behind him, how
often does Woemer get asked
about the national champion
ship season?
“I don’t know,” he said.
“Depends on what I’m doing
and where I’m going. But it’s
often enoufpi that it’s nice to
live in the state of Georgia,
that’s for sure.”
Woemer also makes sure to
wear the ring he and the rest of
the team received after
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Year "" 2003 F2004 2005 2006 2009" 2010
Academic giving 41.95 55.3 60.4 73.4 68.4 69.3
Athletic giving 30.1 36.5 34.9 42.4 32.7
Total giving 72.05 77.8 96.9 108.3 110.8
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the idea that when times
are better they will want to
again make the kind of gifts
they’ve made in the past.
So we did that, and I think
cial coordinator of bike polo in Athens.
“We thought we should get a game that
everyone can play and have fun.”
The idea behind the sport is relatively
simple, though highly variable depend
ing on the town.
Athens rules go like this: two teams
of three men each all have their own
croquet-like mallet.
From there, it’s basically like hockey
or soccer; with either team trying to
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that’s helped us a great
deal”
This year, the
University’s academic giv
ing increased, while contri-
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buttons from the Athletic
Association declined.
“I think that the
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iPads to be
added to
libraries
By KATIE WEiSE
The Red & Black
The University's libraries are
about to get a little cooler
Following in the footsteps of
schools such as North Carolina
State University in Raleigh, N.C.,
the University’s libraries have
ordered iPads the tablet com
puter designed by Apple.
The tablets are to be rented
out to students, most likely fol
lowing the same rules as the lap
top loan service already provided
by the University’s libraries.
After owning one himself,
University Librarian and Associate
Provost William Potter had the
idea to use some of the libraries’
private funding to order 10 iPads
that will be distributed to the
Main, Science and MLC libraries.
Each tablet costs SSOO.
“I am pleased the libraries will
be able to offer this service, espe
cially in an electronic library like
the Miller Learning Center;” said
Caroline Barratt. director of the
MLC library commons. “We are
very invested in exploring next
technologies and are interested in
discovering how e-books might be
used with this new device.”
Potter said this could be an
experiment to see how students
would use the device, showing the
libraries how to move forward in
the future.
Though some universities such
as Cornell, Princeton and George
Washington have banned the iPad
on the basis that it is incompati
ble with their security systems,
other universities, such as Abilene
Christian, are trying them out in
the classroom setting.
“This could be a step to get
ting them in the classroom,” said
Summer Nelson, a senior English
major from Cumming. “UGA has
a lot of tech-based classes that
could really use them.”
Though an iPad is not efficient
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