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▲ The Georgia football program experienced a couple firsts over the weekend. After losing to Mississippi State
for the first time since 1974, the Bulldogs now find themselves at the bottom of the conference.
Georgia 0-3 in SEC for first time under Richt
Mark Richt is in a bit of
a sticky situation.
He has lost three
games in a row for the first
time in his head coaching
career, and he is 0-3 in the
SEC for the first time.
Richt is in uncharted
waters as an entire fan base
watches him try to navigate
the unfamiliar territory with
steam pouring from their ears.
“Well, definitely in a posi
tion I’ve never been in as a
coach or a player that I can
Student reunites
with birth mother
for ‘Amazing Race’
By ADAM CARLSON
The Red & Black
Late last fall, the phone rang twice for Jenna
Sykes.
The first time, the news was not good: an ailing
family member had passed away.
A few hours later came word that the telecom
munication arts mqjor, a senior; had made the cut
for “The Amazing Race.” She’d been cast on its
upcoming 17th season.
“It was bittersweet,” she said of the experience.
It was also an ending to the first part of an
emotional roller coaster that encompassed all
parts of her Involvement with the show, including
the application, pre-production and production
stages.
Indecision, excitement, exhaustion and stress
recurred consistently.
“There were so many things going through my
head,” Sykes said. “What if I do this? What if they
don’t pick me?”
And it all started with a tweet.
Last September, Sykes’ birth mother. Andy
DeKroon, noticed on Twitter where she had men
tioned an interest in competing on the show
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remember. Certainly not a
good place to be,” Richt said.
“We also have to look within,
starting with me, as to the
things that have kept us from
having the success that we
want.”
Those “things” make up a
lengthy list that I don’t have
the space to discuss.
But Richt is right about one
thing: the coaches need to
take one long look in the mir
ror.
Offensive coordinator Mike
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thing in a post-game interview
that wasn’t sugar coated and
didn’t have a positive spin on
it. The days of deflecting the
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▲ Jenna Sykes, a senior telecommunica
tion arts major, finished in 9th place on
the first episode which aired Sunday night.
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Arkansas 24, Georgia 12
feeding fans lines that hold
no water appear to be over.
“Yeah, [things are] bad if
you’re 1-and-whatever the
crap we are,” Bobo said. “We
play to win the game and work
hard and we’re not getting it
done. It’s disappointing and I
know the guys are frustrated.”
Though Georgia’s players
and coaches don’t prepare to
play mediocre football,
Mississippi State's effort.
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SGA campaign promise
may become new policy
By PAIGE VARNER
The Rep & Black
The main issue from Student
Oovernment Association
President Josh Delaney’s cam
paign platform is also the main
challenge for SOA’s Senate.
Delaney campaigned for at
large student life Senate seats
to represent campus organiza
tions. But Senate hasn’t decid
ed yet how to implement that
plan.
“It definitely makes SGA
more representative,” said
Gregory Locke, a Franklin
College senator. “That way,
senators can focus on their col
lege's issues instead of extra
curricular issues."
Students already vote for
senators to represent their col
leges and schools.
Locke proposed amending
the SGA Constitution last week
to Include these student life
Senate seats. The proposal was
tabled for Tuesday’s Senate
meeting so senators could dis
cuss just how the new senators
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Vol. 118, No. 30 | Athens, Gborgia
Freshman
kicked off
team after
DUI arrest
By DAVID MITCHELL
The Red & Buck
After a forgettable weekend
on the field, Georgia football suf
fered further loss with yet anoth
er player arrest.
Linebacker Demetre Baker
was kicked off the team following
an arrest early Sunday.
"Demetre has been dismissed
from the football team,” head
coach Mark Richt said.
Baker, 19, was booked by the
Athens-Clarke County Police at
4:26 a.m. Sunday and charged
with DUI, underage possession
and improper driving, according
to police records.
He was released at 11 a.m. on
$2,500 bond.
Baker, a freshman, is the 10th
Georgia football player arrested
and fourth dismissed from the
team in the past year.
Previous dismissals include
quarterback Zach Mettenberger,
linebacker Montez Robinson and
punter Trent
Dittmer.
“We have had
enough issues off
the held that it’s
been a big distrac
tion and sad for
our young men
and for our pro
gram and the
University and
everybody else,”
Richt said.
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BAKER
Referencing the severity of the
punishment, Richt said Baker
“was fully aware of the possible
consequences that resulted from
this kind of decision."
The arrest came just hours
after the Bulldogs suffered a
24-12 loss to Mississippi State in
Starkville, Miss., for the first time
since 1974.
Baker did not accompany the
team for the game according to
the team’s dress-out roster.
Baker, a native of Orange Park,
Fla., had not played in a game for
the Bulldogs this season and was
expected to redshirt.
Richt said he had not yet
addressed the team and that
they would meet today as sched
uled.
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When: Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Where: MLC 148
More Information: Discussion of
how to implement new at-large
Senate seats. All students welcome.
would be chosen.
Franklin College Senator
Will Burgess said he agrees
with the premise of adding stu
dent life representatives, but
he was hesitant to fully support
the plan.
"I’d have to see the final
proposal,” he said. “I want to
make sure it’s perfect.”
Delaney said two options for
choosing senators are being
discussed.
In the first option, 12 stu
dent life representatives would
be chosen from the umbrella
groups in the Student Life
Advisory Council.
See SGA, Page 2
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