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Senators set to discuss new media and politics
By ADINA SOLOMON
The Red & Black
Political, journalistic and
academic stars will collide on
North Campus today.
Sens. Saxbv Chambliss,
R-Ga., and Ben Nelson.
D-Neb., will participate in a
panel entitled "New Media:
How Technology Has
Influenced American
Politics.”
Joining them will be Neal
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(Top) Arkansas wide receiver Greg Childs catches a Ryan
Mallett pass and avoids Georgia safety Shawn Williams for
the winning score. (Bottom) Freshman quarterback Aaron
Murray was sacked six times by the Razorbacks’ defense.
Film to help Georgia improve on-field performance
By RACHEL G. BOWERS
The Red & Black
The phrase is plastered on billboards,
T-shirts and said during the video mon
tage shown before the beginning of every
Georgia home game.
Mark Richt coined the phrase upon his
arrival in Athens in 2001.
But Richt’s Bulldogs couldn’t manage
to follow the program's mantra in
Saturday’s 31-24 loss to No. 10 Arkansas.
“We Just gotta finish the drill,” safety
Jakar Hamilton said. “That’s what we work
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Boortz, a nationally syndicat
ed radio talk show host, and
E. Culpepper Clark, dean of
the University’s Grady College
of Journalism and Mass
Communication.
Chambliss, Nelson, Boortz
and Clark will debate the
power new media has on
American politics.
After the discussion, the
floor will open to the audience
for questions
“The goal is just to have a
on, work on and work on. We just gotta fin
ish the drill.”
After two losses and two weeks of what
ifs and could haves, the Bulldogs are 1-2
for the first time since 1996 Jim Dorman’s
first year at the helm and Georgia's last
losing season.
“Did we get better? Yes, we got better.
Did we fight valiantly? Yes, I think we did,”
Richt said. “Did we finish? No. We've got to
get better at that.”
Watching film, going back to the draw
ing board, using the loss as a learning tool
and getting better “as we go” are all things
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Monday, September 20, 2010
PANEL DISCUSSION
When: Today, 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: The University Chapel
More Information: Four panelists
discuss politics and new media
good dialogue to hear from
the panelists," said Erin
Hamm, minority communica
tions director for the senate
agriculture, nutrition and for
estry committee. She works
SEC norms should
not affect Richt’s job
Since Matthew Stafford
and Knowshon Moreno
decided to enter the NFL
Draft early and leave
Georgia after the 2008 sea
son, Mark Richt is Just 9-8.
In the SEC during that
very same stretch, the
Georgia head coach is a 2-6.
For the first time since
1996, Jim Donnan’s first sea
son, Georgia has a losing
record three games into the
season. That was also the
last time Georgia had a los
ing record —a painful 5-6
campaign.
So, it’s with little surprise
fans are starting to question
the direction of this Georgia
football program.
The numbers warrant
increased scrutiny from one
of the most passionate fan
bases in the country. Or, the
Bulldog fan base I once
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for Chambliss and will attend
the event.
Hamm said the panelists
will speak on new media,
which includes both social
media, such as Facebook, and
non-traditional media, such
as cable television.
She said students will find
this panel Interesting with the
2010 elections coming up.
“We’re seeing how a lot of
new media and social media
strategies are being used,
coaches and players said would be on
Georgia’s to-do list this week Rt practice.
Richt said the team's focus needs to be on
getting its “first conference win,” and film
study will be the best tool in recovering
from the loss.
“I really believe when you just go back
to work, it’s just a real healthy thing,”
Richt said. “There will be moments for
everybody over this weekend where we’ll
be In pain mentally about It, but the best
medicine that we have is gathering back
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thought was “passionate,”
until half of the 300-section
cleared out of Sanford
Stadium with Georgia down
two touchdowns at the start
of the fourth quarter against
Arkansas..
But in the SEC, where
losing is unacceptable, the
hot-seat debate was inevita
ble for Richt. It had to hap
pen.
The lOth-year head coach
has been at Georgia too long
for it not to get to him even
tually. Richt, after all. Is
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mainly by young people and
students,” Hamm said.
Students will be able to
ask about the new media they
use every day and hear a
response from panelists
informed on the issues.
Hamm also said she strong
ly encourages students to
attend.
“We’re hoping to have a
packed house," she said. “We
don’t intend to turn anyone
away.”
Tailgates
go strong
during
the game
By PATRICK HOOPER
The Red & Black
Georgia footbaU fans turned
out in droves for the Arkansas
game Saturday, but not everyone
was in town for the football.
Many visitors to the University
campus erected tailgates simply
for the love of tailgating.
Britt and Andrea Swilley held
their regular “Swilleygate” in the
Tate Center parking lot, complete
with personalized banners and
homemade sweets.
“This is our spot,” said Andrea
Swilley, assistant to the vice pres
ident of Intercultural Affairs.
“We’ve been here for six years."
Despite season tickets, neither
of the Swilleys attended
Saturday’s game. They said they
frequently give their tickets to
their children and friends, and
they did not feel as if they were
missing anything.
“We can hear it,” Andrea
Swilley said. “We know what’s
going on. We know the score.”
Andrea Swilley said it would
be a different story if the Bulldogs
had been facing
rivals such as ~~~
Auburn or Georgia
Tech, but she and
her husband H f.j
decided to take it
than
wear themselves
ragged loading
and unloading all
their equipment
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University Police Chief Jimmy
Williamson said this is not an
unusual phenomenon.
“Depending on the type of
game, we think we get between
12,000 and 15,000 people who
come to campus with no inten
tion of going to the game,” he
said.
Williamson said there’s a sim
ple reason for this alcohol.
Although he acknowledged the
segment of the Georgia fan base
that tailgates reservedly, it is not
the main draw for many.
“They go to party," he said, lik
ening the tailgating atmosphere
to Mardi Gras or Las Vegas.
The Swilleys are an exception
to Williamson's statement.
“We are not an alcohol provid
ing tailgate,” Andrea Swilley said.
“That’s not the point.”
Brandon McDonald of
Kennesaw had his own insights
into the draw.
“The stadium issue is, 'Can I
get tickets?’” he said. “The non
stadium issue is, ‘There are going
to be hot girls tailgating.’”
McDonald’s group went on the
prowl for tickets that afternoon,
looking for post-kickoff discounts,
but McDonald said the sight of
college girls in sundresses made
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