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Training changes help
combat recruit obesity
By MARIANA HEREDIA
The Red & Black
Two miles in less than fifteen min
utes. That is the goal for male recruits in
the Army ROTC.
With such requirements it is hard to
imagine that any member of the pro
gram would have weight issues.
Nevertheless, The New York Times
recently reported that this is one of the
most pressing concerns for the military
today.
The Times reported the percent of
potential recruits who failed physical
examinations rose from 4 percent to 20
percent from 2000 to 2006.
Msg. Kevin Fracassa, a recruitment
and enrollment officer at the University,
said weight issues for recruits were not a
problem for the program here in
Athens.
“In many of the people that pursue
our program and those that we pursue,
our criteria is to have someone who has
been involved in athletics and is also a
scholar and a leader,” he said.
However, these criteria do not always
guarantee recruits will be in top shape.
Andrew Chang, cadet recruiting oper
ations officer, said he had problems with
his weight when he first started the
ROTC program at the University.
“I was a scholar athlete, but I gained
weight. The typical freshman 50,” he
said.
Zach Layman, a former participant of
the’ Army ROTC program, said the
weight issues did not affect the older
recruits as much.
“There were probably new recruits
that were {overweight), but most guys
were in pretty good shape especially
conditioning wise,” he said.
There are no physical requirements
in the beginning stages of the program,
but in order to qualify for a scholarship,
recruits must pass the Physical Training
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push-ups, two minutes of sit-ups and a
2-mile run. The PT standards for these
exercises depend on the age of the
recruit.
The New York Times article men
tioned some of the basic Army training
posts are changing their PT. Among
these changes are exercises that mimic
yoga and pilates as well as the disap
pearance of the sit-up and long-distance
runs often associated with the PT pro
gram.
The changes to the Army's program
are meant to keep recruits fit and free of
injury. In 2009, the Army reported 39
recruits suffered stress fractures to the
pubic bone. The hope is that the change
to PT will prevent injuries like these
from happening frequently.
The Army is also changing the pro
gram to reflect changes in warfare.
Cadet Sgt. Maj. Michael Sanchez
said some of these changes are in the
works for the University’s PT as well.
“PT standards are changing to accom
modate battlefield environments. It’s
supposed to be a lot more with body
armor,” he said. “It’s going to work more
to help prepare people for the battle
field.”
But what happens when you don’t
meet the requirements?
You buckle down, according to
Chang.
“Junior year; my captain gave me an
ultimatum. It was a light bulb that went
off in my head,” he said.
Chang started attending PT an extra
two days a week to get his fitness up to
the standards. He lost 46 pounds on the
way and is now the leader of the addi
tional PT program.
“I am trying to get these younger
guys to think it is not that hard.” Chang
said. “You’ll be amazed at what your
body can do. My job is to get that into
their head.”
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NEWS
Groups unite for Pakistan aid
Hope to raise
awareness
By ASPEN SMITH
The Red & Black
University student orga
nizations are coming
together tonight to discuss
Pakistan’s recent natural
disaster, and— more
importantly what they
can do to help.
Terrible flooding began
ravaging the country of
Pakistan this summer.
Since that time, mil
lions have been displaced
and are in need of help.
The Hispanic Student
Association, Volunteer
UOA and the Muslim
Student Association are
ready to provide relief.
The three campus orga
nizations are urging others
to join their campaign as
they meet tonight in an
informational session to
brainstorm on how they
can aid the people of
Pakistan.
“We want the involve
ment of as many on-cam
pus organizations as pos
sible,” said Lydia Cardona-
Avelo, the political action
chairwoman for the
Hispanic Student
Association. “We want this
to be a collaborative cam
paign.”
Cardona-Avelo said she
hopes this campaign is as
successful as Dawgs for
Haiti.
Dawgs for Haiti began
CRIME NOTEBOOK
Police find pot while chasing student
Like penicillin and the potato chip,
Wednesday morning’s arrest of three
University students will go down in
police officers’ memories as yet another
great accidental discovery.
The series of unfortunate events
which led to these arrests began down
town as officers observed William Robert
Billings. 19, unsuccessfully attempt to
enter a bar with a fake ID, according to
the Athens-Clarke County Police report.
Billings was “begging” for access to
the bar while holding a fake ID from
Florida, the report states.
When officers approached Billings, he
fled, running down Clayton Street and
then down Lumpkin Street to Broad
Street and back to Clayton Street.
During the chase, the officer reported
Billings' description and direction of
travel.
Billings eventually made his way to
181 Hull St.
According to the report he then “tried
to jump over a parking area into the
Downtown Private Bus station when he
didn't realize that there was a drop-off of
about 10-15 feet.”
After the fall, EMS arrived and took
Billings to the hospital where he was
treated for a concussion and a laceration
to his forehead.
Billings has also been cited for under
age possession of alcohol and obstruc
tion.
As officers gave chase to Billings, they
entered an apartment complex at 185
Hull St. looking for him.
Billings was not located at this
address, but officers observed the smell
of burnt marijuana.
The door to the apartment in question
was open, and the officer did not set foot
in the apartment, according to the
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INFORMATIONAL
MEETING
Whan: 7 tonight
Where: Room 268 MIC
as a way for campus groups
to band together and raise
money following the earth
quakes in Haiti.
More than 100 campus
organizations collaborated
to fhndraise.
By the end of January,
Dawgs for Haiti had raised
more than $45,000.
Approximately 3,000
Dawgs for Haiti
T-shirts were sold.
At tonight’s
meeting to discuss
Pakistan aid, the
organizations will
decide whether they
want to fundraise
independently or as
a collective whole.
But no matter
which they choose,
all funds allocated
over the next few weeks
will be channeled to inter
national organizations
such as the United Nations
Children’s Rind and the
Red Cross.
Though definite plans
for large-scale fundraising
are still in progress,
Cardona-Avelo said
T-shirts sales and upcom
ing percentage nights will
boost the campaign’s prog
ress.
Anisha Chagani, who
founded Dawgs for
Disaster Relief just two
weeks ago, also wants to
report.
The officers then began talking to
University student John Hamilton Evins
King, 19, who was in the room where the
smell seemed to originate.
While talking to the group, the arrest
ing officer observed a bong in plain sight
on the coffee table, according to the
report.
After observing the bong and prescrip
tion pill bottle without a label, the officer
entered the apartment.
Police also found marijuana, a grinder
and a jar containing vodka and marijua
na stems in the apartment.
King then told the arresting officer he
had one roommate, James Lee Elder; 19,
who was asleep with a female in the back
bedroom.
After being woken up, Elder joined the
questioning in the living room.
Since neither individual wanted to
claim the marijuana, both were arrested.
Elder told the officer both he and
King Were Eagle scouts and haven’t been
in any trouble.
King refused to speak to the officer,
according to the report.
Elder and King were then placed in
the back seat of a patrol car with a digi
tal recorder and left for several minutes.
According to the report, they then spoke
to each other and “admitted to having
(possessing) the illegal drugs.”
The report also states Elder and King
“sounded like they were talking about
the original male police were chasing.”
Incident to the arrest, a fake
Pennsylvania driver’s license was found
in King's possession.
Both individuals were charged with
possession of marijuana and King was
additionally charged with use of a fake
ID.
Compiled by Jacob Demmitt
lend a helping hand in the
collaboration process.
She said she wants to
hold awareness and fund
raising campaigns for any
global disasters, and in the
case of Pakistan, she wants
to donate funds to Focus
Humanitarian Assistance,
which provides emergency
relief to countries in the
developing world.
The idea for a campus
wide campaign to help
Pakistan arose from a
group of students con
cerned about the thou-
sands of deaths
resulting from the
flooding and
destruction it has
left in its wake. $
A few organiza
tions contacted last
year’s Volunteer
UQA president
Stephen Domer
who was also a
major force behind
organizing Dawgs
for Haiti to come
CARDONA
AVELO
up with ideas on the
most successful way to
forge ahead.
HSA, MSA and
Volunteer UOA drafted a
letter inviting representa
tives from all University
organizations to attend
the session in the Miller
Learning Center.
Individual students are
also welcome, Cardona-
Avelo said.
Cardona-Avelo said she
hopes to attract those stu
dents who want to help,
but do not know how to
get involved.
CORRECTIONS
The Sept. 15 issue
of The Red & Black
contained an error.
The front-page story
“iPads to be added to
libraries” inaccurate
ly read, “The tablets
are to be rented out to
students, most likely
following the same
rules as the laptop
loan service already
provided by the
University’s librar
ies.”
The University
libraries will not be
renting out the iPads
they ordered to stu
dents, but instead will
be loaning out the
iPads in a similar
manner to the laptop
loan service already
in use.
The Red & Black is
committed to journal
istic excellence and
providing the most
accurate news possi
ble. Contact us If you
see an error, and we
will do our best to
correct it.
Editor-In-Chief.
Daniel Burnett
(706) 433-3027
edltor@randb.com
Managing Editor
Carey O’Nell
(706) 433-3026
nie@randb.com