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Threats lead to former student’s arrest
By TIFFANY STEVENS
The Red & Black
University officials say a former
University graduate student who
reportedly threatened the director of
the Dean Rusk Center will not be
tried by student judiciary.
Richard Houston, a former law stu
dent at the University, was recently
charged with terroristic threats or
acts, according to Athens-Clarke
Q&A WITH
DEAN OF STUDENTS
Fbrums left
future dean
with feelings
of support
After several months of search
ing, the University announced a
new Dean of Students Bill
McDonald last week. McDonald,
who now serves as vice president
for student life at Presbyterian
College, spoke to The Red & Black
to clear up some questions stu
dents may have about the Dean of
Students screening process, stu
dent support and his plans for the
new position. Here is his side of the
story:
Why did you decide to apply for
the Dean of Students position at
the University?
I applied for several reasons.
The reputation of the University of
Georgia what the
institution stands
for and the mission
it tries to accom
plish is very
attractive to me. I
applied because it’s
got an excellent stu
dent body. I’ve had
many, many friends
and relatives whose
children attend the
University of
Georgia. In fact, my next-door
neighbor has a son at the University
of Georgia who is a junior now. Of
course, I worked at the University
of Georgia, and I knew its reputa
tion back then. And I also applied
because it has a great Student
Affairs program that was very
attractive.
Why did you apply again after the
search for a Dean of Students was
extended?
I was brought to campus for the
first round. When it was extended,
I was committed to seeing this
position through. And what I mean
by that is that the University had
not said “no.” They had said they
were extending the search. When
they told me they were extending
the search and because I was inter
ested in the position and because
See DEAN, Page 2
Eulogy of Athens tailgating given as campus mourns
Key the bagpipes. Clear
the throat.
The speech has been
written for nearly six weeks,
but now the time has come to
express the remorse that is
weighing heavily on the minds
of Georgia football fans and
Athenians everywhere.
And so begins the ceremo
ny: "It is on this day, October
6th, 2010, that we gather to
mourn the loss of our dearest
friend and annual companion.
Our loss has been expected for
quite some time over a year
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Police Documents
County court documents. A warrant
was released for Houston on Sept. 16
and Houston was arrested on the
same day. The warrant states that on
Sept. 13, Houston left voice messages
for Don Johnson, director of the Dean
Rusk Center, threatening to kill
Johnson and his family.
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not alleviate the sting we all
still feel. It is no surprise that
this is a day we never wanted
to see.”
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students solemnly looking on,
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MORE TROUBLE?
Check out online
documents of
Georgia football
player’s additional
transgressions.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Rumors circulating about
Houston’s exchange with Johnson led
to a gun scare on North Campus on
Sept. 16. A previous Red & Black
report states though some thought
Houston was carrying a gun In the
Dean Rusk Center, he was not on
campus, and was already in Jail.
Students were not evacuated from
the law school nor was a UOA Alert
sent out, due to quick response by
University Police.
Professor leaves legacy of kindness
By RACHEL BUNN
The Red & Black
Three words could describe Betty Jean
Craige’s legacy at the University: students,
community and holism.
Craige, who will retire Aug. 1, 2011, has been
teaching at the University for 38 years. She
came to the University soon after completing
her Ph.D. in comparative literature, with a
focus in Spanish literature, at the University of
Washington in 1974.
“I wanted to be a University professor,” she
said. "I wanted to be a scholar, and that
Involved teaching. At first, I was very shy in the
classroom. I overcame it quickly, but I didn't
realize when I was in graduate school how
much I would love to teach.”
underway in Athens.
As the announcements of
the start times for Tennessee
and Vanderbilt football games
were made two more noon
start times the thousands
upon thousands who consid
ered themselves close to tail
gating Immediately knew its
time had come. The response
was tragic, a potent mix of
outrage and disappointment.
Though the actual time of
death is still unclear, authori
ties believe it could have hap
pened as early as Sept. 18
alter a 31-24 loss to Arkansas
by the Georgia football team.
Ever since that beautiful
afternoon in Athens, the pros
pects of tailgating surviving
seemed ironically bleak.
Sure enough, the worst of
fears came true even if not
everyone has been willing to
accept the reality of the situa
tion.
So continues the ceremony:
“If tailgating were still here,
I’m sure it would want us all
See DEATH, Page •
STRESSED OUT?
The Health
Center offers
tips for dealing
with midterm
stress. Page 2
Variety 3
Sports 6
Houston was Issued ball on Sept.
28 for his appearance In the Superior
Court of Athens-Clarke County,
according to court documents.
University Police Chief Jimmy
Williamson said Houston would not
face student Judiciary because he was
not taking classes this semester.
“He had taken classes over the
summer, but he wasn’t currently tak
ing classes, so we treated him as a
visitor to the University," he said.
She has been the director of the Willson
Center for Humanities at University for 18
years and has spent nearly a decade teaching a
course on ecocriticism. In 1996, she, along with
Gary Bertsch, received a nearly $1 million
grant to found the Delta Prize for Global
Understanding which has been presented to
people such as Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter
and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
During her time at the University, Craige
has authored seven books, five translations,
numerous essays, a humor column and even
wrote and produced a documentary, which
won first place at the Indie Gathering indepen
dent film festival.
Though Craige said she enjoys the research
See RETIREE, Page 3
THE RETURN OF UGA
Uga VIII will make his big debut
before the homecoming game against
Vanderbilt
Sonny Seiler, the owner of the line
of English bulldogs that Georgia's
mascot comes from, tokj the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution that Uga VIII will
be introduced Oct. 16 in a “collaring"
ceremony before kickoff of the
Vanderbilt game.
He will be the only known monarch
at the University.
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If we didn’t
start the fire,
who did?
More arson
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page 2.