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WSelr : WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM Grad student’s threats lead to rumors of guns By CAREY O'NEIL The Red & Black A University graduate student was thought to be seen brandish ing a gun at the Dean Rusk Center after leaving threatening voice messages for one of his teachers. University Police were alerted to the situation around 10:40 a.m. Thursday, and roughly one hour later they determined no gun man was on campus and the sus PAGE3 More from Michael Adams Tailgating restraints to remain for season By POLINA MARINOVA The Red & Black Say goodbye to unrestricted tail gating on North Campus for now at least. University President Michael Adams told The Red & Black no changes will be made to the new tailgating restrictions on North Campus until next year. “If it’s not working, we’ll tweak it at the end of this season," Adams said on Thursday. “I’d like to wait until we get through Tennessee and Vanderbilt at home coming before we I render any judg | ments about wheth- I er it s working or y In October, Josh |T' Delaney, president ■to of the Student Government - Association, will AUAms have a chance to meet with Adams and other members of the adminis tration to discuss the tailgating regulations. . “We have been on them about making sure we’re going to be in that room,” Delaney said. “We’re going to be very vocal and very adamant with our point.” Delaney said the frustration of the student body stems from the fact that there was no student input when formulating the new tailgating regulations. When decid ing to implement the new tailgat ing restrictions on North Campus, Adams appointed a committee with members representing the environmental, administrative and security needs of North Campus. However, there was no student rep resentative on the task force. “I definitely think there’s merit See TAILGATE, Page 3A STAYING SAFE DOWNTOWN Rape connected to binge drinking, officials say By TIFFANY STEVENS The Red & Black Deciding to have only one or two drinks downtown may feel limiting to students, but it could prevent them from becoming victims of rape, according to University and law enforcement officials Jimmy Williamson, University chief of police, said many rape cases Involve alcohol and might have been pre vented if alcohol use was not pres ent. “I’m not blaming the victim, because the victim is not to be blamed,” he said. “We try to remind partly cloudy. High 921 Low 66 Where's |?f The president #i attend the '' v mSB Navy Supply Corps MpjIKMWSa School picnic and concert at spm. We assume he's probably a huge SHter Hazel fan. ' The RS&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1898, INDEPENDENT 1980 pected student was already in Clarice County jail on unrelated charges. Police are in the process of obtaining arrest warrants for the student, who attended classes during the summer but is not enrolled this semester. University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said the weapon report was most likely made after rumors of the student’s threats spread. “It’s sort of like the little ■■r SUSSA IWALO Ir ftv> f ▲ Karrtesa Wimberiey, belter known as Tire Ghf to University students, recently took the skver medal at the Norway world championships In August. people to drink in a responsible way. because if you overconsume, you can make yourself more appealing to peo ple who want to commit a crane.”" Fourteen rapes have been report ed in Athens Clarke-County since June. One of the Incidents involved a University student who said she was raped at an unknown location after getting into a taxi downtown. ACC Police Capt. Clarence Holeman told The Red it Black alco hol was involved in the incident involving the student. Larry Gourdlne, relationship and sexual violence prevention coordina tor at the University Health Center; HAPPY HOUR? T Index Friday, September 17, 2010 example we have in school, when you line everybody up and whis per something in one ear and get to the very end and see what it Is,” he said. “I think what hap pened was people were talking about the Issues between the student and the faculty member and as people talked about it, being in the world that we live in today, it eventually grew on us.” University President Michael Adams said threats such as the one that lead to the report are RING OF FIRE Check out our website to find out what some Athens bars are doing for game day. News 2A Opinions 4A ... *:• , if also said alcohol was the most com mon contributing factor to rape in Athens. “There are other drugs that are out there, like rootles, and those are out there in Athens and downtown, but the main one is alcohol,” he said. “That can be applied to both men and women, but the majority are women.” University President Michael Adams has also taken note of the number of rapes in the county, and he urges students to be cautious. “I particularly would appeal to See RAPE, Page 3A KICK BACK jf a Variety 5A Sports *•**•••*••**•* 6A not entirely unheard of. “There are threats out there, there had been some threats in this case,” he said. “I get threats. Unfortunately, sometimes faculty members do." No matter the number of threats, Adams said safety is always one of the University's top priorities. “We are serious about provid ing as protective an environment as we can,” he said. “I have a lot of confidence in the University NATASHA WT | T* Rro • Rue* ▲ Georgia Junior Brett Richardson canto up Just short to Georgia Techt Patrick Barron in the Bulldogs’ dual mast sweep of tho Yeflow Jackets. More on page 6. See who the soccer team plays next after its road trip. Page 6A Arkansas Fans: “Houston? We have a problem.” Section B Vol. üB, No. &4 | Athens, Georgia Police." Though officers were deployed to deal with the reported shooter, the area was not evacuated and no UGA Alert was issued. Williamson said not evacuat ing is standard practice in such a situation. “If we said to evacuate, I might have led them right into his arms,” he explained. A UGA Alert was not issued See GUN, Page 2A Fire-twirler leads team at nationals By MICHAEL PROCHASKA The Red & Black Graduate student Karrissa Wimberiey keeps winning as her baton remains spinning, but it would be a mistake to say she’s on fire. After almost 10 years of soak ing her baton in kerosene the night before performances, her worst injury to date has been a mere blister. “All it does is singe off my arm hair," Wimberiey said. “One time I caught the baton between my fingers and I got a blister, but nothing ever tragic happens. I’ve had a pretty good success rate for all the times I’ve been ablaze.” Wimberiey is the featured majorette for the Redcoat Marching band and a member of the competitive auxiliary team. She recently flew back from Norway’s world championships in baton twilling with a silver medal, marking the first time in 30 years that an American woman has done that well. Norway wasn’t Wimberley’s first abroad performance, nor is it likely to be her last. With talent coveted by twirlers all over the globe, Wimberiey constantly gets asked to teach her tricks overseas. She racks up as many frequent flier miles as a diplomat, and in some ways it’s as if she is an ambassador of twirls. “You learn so much firsthand. I’ve gotten to go to Japan, Australia, Italy and Holland,” she said. “When you spend a week or so with them, you start to learn a couple words from their language or just things like their traditions See FIRE, Page BA JUST KEEP RUNNING THE BATTLE CONTINUES Crossword 2A Sudoku 5A Update your knowledge on the pivotal war between sports and variety. Page 5A