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Check out who owns some of the best dubs in Athens. Page 6 WWW.RBDANDBLACK.COM More tickets sold to fill student section By RACHEL BUNN The Red & Black 18,000. That’s the number of student tickets allotted by the University Athletic Department at each home football game. 10,000. That’s the estimated number of students in atten dance at the Arkansas game on Sept. 18. For the next home game, the Athletic Department has a plan to fill those empty seats. According to an e-mail obtained by The Red & Black, ", / BUMP* F N ■?' \ law * & ‘YHwjgjMjESjlßnS wKw „ j §U * } fiH rnljf® • : : jfpßsi I 4 ii ilr ft j W i* /f W . TM 1 1 W m I # | j yuuui K Jjp **®it Spß #■ * V;. ; v? ■ Jo|- i ■ it „ *' lL - mil . i 4li JUUANNE UPCHUMCH TANARUS fan * Buo ▲ Nationally-acclaimed Athens music producers David Barbe (left) and Tom Lewis say classes have been running smoothly ever since the long-time Athens duo took over the Music Business program. Music business stars fine-tune program By CHRIS MILLER The Red & Black There have been a few skips and pops since last spring in Terry CoUege’s Music Business Program, which had run smoothly since its inception in January 2006. Now, just a few weeks into the semester, the new management is getting the program back into the groove. OfficiaUy announced Aug. 2, David Barbe nationaUy-renowned music Student was a positive ‘light’ for friends and family By JEN INGLES The Red & Black Family, friends and coworkers gathered at the Arch Tuesday night to remember alumnus Jordan Oriner, 24, who was struck and killed by a drunk driver in June this year. Griner had been acting as the designated driver for friends the night he was killed. Tim Reed, Griner’s friend, spoke first at the candleUght vigil. “He was a Ught in everything he was involved in,” Reed said. Griner graduated from the University in December 2008, and he had been working at the Governor’s office after serving as an intern there. His parents, Toni mostly sunny. High 801 Lrn 59 Where's Wmr Mikey? 4j| Pro: Mike Adams lfci irtf '* having tot Washington, D C , at 7 20 pm Con: He S coring The d~\ Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 Athletic Promotion Director Tim Cearley said to boost student attendance at the next home football game versus Tennessee on Oct. 9, the University Athletic Department will sell 1,000 stu dent tickets to students who received split ticket packages and did not receive a Tennessee ticket. Beginning at 9 a.m. today and ending at noon on Thursday, stu dents in that category can request a ticket for the game. Awarded tickets will be loaded onto students’ ID cards. producer and Athens local has taken over the Music Business Program with fellow Athens producer Tom Lewis. The official announcement came a month after Terry announced that original director Bruce Burch and several other faculty members would be leaving to start a similar program at Kennesaw State. Barbe was approached by Burch in June, after he had already made his plans known to Terry. Asa man who worked for close to and Autumn Griner, said his two defining characteristics were his ever-present smile and his relent less determination to achieve. “From second grade on he would set a goal and he would always reach his goal,” Autumn Griner said. She said she had worried her son wouldn’t be able to achieve his dream of coming to the University because of their fafnily’s limited income. But Jordan studied hard and was accepted for admission. Patrick Smith, a friend who worked with Griner at the Governor’s office, also loved Jordan’s positive attitude and drive to make a difference. “Everything he did here on WHAT’S GOOD? Index Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Associate Athletic Director Claude Felton said the depart ment was releasing the extra tickets to allow students who did not originally receive a ticket the opportunity to go to the game. “We have data from foil last year and this year until this point. And the students that all have tickets are not all coming to the games,’’ he said. Felton said under this prem ise, there will be extra tickets available for students. “If a student has a ticket, and finds out they’re not going to go, campus made him better prepared for his life ahead," Smith said. “He worked harder than anyone I know.” During the vigil, while Griner’s loved ones took turns sharing their memories of him, a common theme was his ability to lift their spirits. Many expressed gratitude for his friendship and love. The irony that he was killed by a drunk driver on the night that he ferried his friends home safely as a designated driver was not lost on the crowd. “What happened to him can happen to anyone,” Smith said. “And what happened to the girl who killed him could happen to anyone." Planning to hit up anew movie after class? Check out our newest reviews online. News 2 Opinions 4 30 years as an independent business man in the music world, Barbe was initially a little surprised by the sug gestion. “I thought their idea that I should be the new director of the Music Business Program was crazy,” Barbe said. Despite his initial reaction, the Music Business Program was founded by instructors with real-world experi ence, and Barbe has that dating back See MUSIC, Page S SMOKE SIGNALS jiL. Variety 3 Sports 5 they can donate it back to the system,” Felton said. “So you could have some of the dona tions in there, too, that could make up some of those 1,000 tickets. Based on the data we have, it would be highly, highly unlikely that all of those 18,000 students would come to the same game.” Athletic Director Greg McGarity said the Athletic Department made it easy for stu dents to attend games, but filling the section is up to students. “So, you know, we've done MCAOAN KELLEY I Tit Rsd * Bun ▲ Students gather at the Arch to honor alumnus Jordan Griner, who was killed by a drunk driver. Some students showed police they wanted to spend a night in jail. Page 2 ✓ Vol. 118, No. 3a | Athbns, Georgia everything we could do and now we’re paying for it not finan cially, but we’re paying for it by the students not living up to their deal,” he said. McGarity said the Athletic Department is working on a sys tem that would prevent empty student seats for the 2011 sea son. He said the department is looking at ticketing systems used at Ohio State, Texas, Florida and Alabama to determine how to improve the system. See SEATS, Page 3 Q&A with A.J. Green Receiver takes responsibility for suspension By RACHEL G. BOWERS The Red & Black Georgia’s star wide receiver has broken his silence. A.J. Green was available for interviews for the first time in about a month What’s it been like sitting out this last month? Aw man, painful. But everybody makes mistakes in life. It’s taught me a valuable lesson. In this game, you need time to reflect and see who really was for me per- sonally and see who was gonna stay in my comer through thick and thin and I really found out that and it made me a stronger person and just moving on now. What was the process like with the NCAA? At what point did you realize they were talking about a jersey rather than the party? I really didn’t think about it. It was so long ago. It was just a painful process. I’m not a type of guy that ever got in trouble here and stuff like that. It just sometimes I couldn’t sleep just thinking about stuff like that. It was a painful pro cess, man. I'm just glad that it’s over. Did you know what the investigation was all about when it started? No, at first I didn’t, like I said. It was a long time ago, so really didn’t think nothing of it. Selling the jersey was a long time ago? Yeah. I didn’t really think nothing of it and then when that came up, they asked me so I told them and just moved on. When did selling the jersey come up? That came up probably a week before the game. I didn’t think nothing of it about when I sold the jersey. I thought everything would be OK and then that came up. And then they said how you got the money and all the stuff like that and I told them and I broke the rule. I paid my price. I’m just ready to play again. See GREEN, Page 6 FASHION FANATIC? # Crossword 2 Sudoku 5 ft Look no further than our website to satisfy all your runway cravings.