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2 Thursday, October 7, 2010 | The Red a Black CRIME NOTEBOOK ONLINE Police Documents Rape count increases to 16 A woman reported she was raped around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report. The 32-year-old told police she had been riding in a taxi with the offender when the offender told the taxi driver to stop so he could take out money tor the cab fare. The offender got out, and the woman followed him. The offender dragged her into a parking garage and raped her, according to the report. Police officers discov ered the woman walking down Vine Street around 1:55 a.m. It was apparent she had been drinking, according to the report. The woman described the offender as a tall, short-haired, clean-shaven black male in his mid twenties. This incident marks the 16th rape case reported in Athens-Clarke County since June. On Oct. 4, a female stu dent reported she was raped in Me 11 Hall, On Sept. 5, an 18-year-old University student report ed she was raped at an unknown location after getting into a taxi. On Aug. 10, a University student reported a rape, which police later determined to be unfounded. Student charged with underage possession A University student was arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol at 2:41 a.m. Wednesday, according to a University Police report. An officer discovered student Kelly Brodalski. 18, in the Founders Memorial Garden after finding her purse nearby. According to the police report, Brodalski said she had been at a toga social downtown and lost sight of the person she was walk ing home with. She said she was wait ing in the garden because she didn’t know how to get home. Brodalski was trans ported to the Clarke County Jail. 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Fifty percent of it is paid for by people who come into town and by students. It is a great way for people who are enjoying Athens to help support the city.” O’Looney supports the public school system in Athens and wants to implement changes that will increase graduation rates and facilitate more Athens students going into post-high school fields. "School-to-work tran sitions are important," she said. “I believe busi nesses should help by giv ing jobs to students, and I want to increase local hir ing." Three drinks a day keep doctors away By ADINA SOLOMON The Red & Black Taking shots could be the next new health craze. A paper published in the journal ‘Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research" entitled “Late-Life Alcohol Consumption and 20-Year Mortality” suggests both heavy and moderate drinkers live longer than non-drinkers. Above all, moderate drinkers in the study lived the longest. Non-drinkers had an increased risk of death of 51 percent com pared to moderate drinkers. Heavy drinkers had a 45 percent increased risk. The study, done over a 20-year period, followed 1,824 adults aged between 55 and 65 years old who received outpatient care. Moderate drinking is defined as having one to three drinks per day and heavy drinking is having any more than that. "I thought that the article was interesting. It wasn't something I had heard of before," said Deanna Walters, alcohol and other drug pre vention coordinator for the University Health Center. “I knew The Daily Puzzle ii i ii — Hii a 23 31 W 33 w —■ — 4 ' i r Lw 43 rjf 4 v Mi 5 5? 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She said the homeless are not able to take advantage of many of the services they are eligible for, such as mental health and veter ans benefits, because they do not have an address. Even though there are many organizations in Athens who assist the homeless, she said she believes there are some problems that are outside the scope of these groups. “We have a huge base of resources for the needy but there are some things that need to be handled by professionals," she lowest to modest drinkers live lon ger than those who abstain, but I didn’t know about the heavy drink ers.” Though she said the study was well done and funded by a reputa ble source, Walters and the study’s authors all said variables may inter fere with the conclusions. “It's promising research in terms of the risk factors, but I’d also like to see it replicated several times before it could be looked at as pretty strong evidence," she said. James MacKillop, clinical psy chology assistant professor, also said outside factors could affect the results. For example, red wine is beneficial not because of the etha nol but because of its antioxidants. MacKillop said individuals abstaining from drinking may have pre-existing health conditions or less money, which would lead to lower-quality health care. “Abstinence from alcohol may be a red herring,” he said. Elizabeth Wilson, a junior from Atlanta, said the study's results are stunning. “I don’t think the health benefits outweigh the consequences of underage drinking, but for those of 36 Ns'sr-do-weti 38 times; yore i 39 Word of mock sur- , prist 42 Develops into 44 Crowns 46 Ten-year period 47 Lion's refuge 49 Loose piece • of turf on the Iron 26 Make tors by rubbing 27 Equestrian 28 Firstborn of two 29 Enemy 31 Orally 32 Veranda 33 Small bony flah 35 SBW plus 160* NEWS I Au , r , j 91 *WF f MaF 1 •* v * M WEBr dr WfSi ‘ i J IHHiMb . 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MacKillop said it’s “surprising” that heavy drinking could be thought of as beneficial. What could cause such a conclu sion? The study’s authors suggest there are psychological benefits to drinking. For example, those who do drink are likely doing so with friends. MacKillop and Walters both said they agreed with this hypothe sis. Walters said drinkers may be more social and form more connec tions with people. “Not only do they have a net work of support, but they also have a network of people to call on when something goes wrong,” she said. “Abstainers could not have as big a social network.” As for heavy drinkers. Walters said she would want further studies looking at the college-aged popula tion. “It could change the way that we approach drinking habits and per haps take away the stigma of peo ple who have more than three drinks in a day.” she said. “I’d like to track it and see what happens out of this." ENGINEERING: Programs to increase research ► From Page 1 "Without engineering and medical schools, UGA has been unable to tap into the expanding federal funds for engineering and medical research, the two major sources of research funds for most academic institutions.” The need for research is what Agan Tankersley, a senior agricultural engi neering major from Swainsboro, said was one reason the University should already have an engineering school. Tankersley said the pro posed majors could mean significant changes for stu dents already in the engi neering programs. “Depending on the cur riculum for those majors, I do think they will affect the numbers of people in ag engineering,” he said. Miles Keeney-Ritchie, a fifth-year agricultural engi neering major from Atlanta, said the curriculum now is very broad, but the small program size limits the opportunities students have outside of the class room. “What the program does now is give us a sort of really broad base. Many engineers who graduate from UGA work in fields where they didn’t get their degrees in,” he said. “In one sense, we’d be losing some of the breadth of our program, but in another we’d be going more in depth in the field we actu ally want to work in.” Keeney-Ritchie said if he were at the University when the majors were implemented, assuming they get approved next week, he would “definitely” change his major to mechanical engineering, instead of pursuing a mechanical emphasis. “I actually don’t have much of an interest in ag engineering,” he said. “Though I find it fascinat ing, it’s not what I really want to do.” Tankersley, however, said he would not change his major if he had the opportunity. “However, if I were a freshman just entering UGA, I would change my major to civil engineering,” he said. “When I say what my rmyor is. I get, ‘Ag engi neering? What’s that?’” Had Tankersley whose emphasis is natural resources —and Keeney- Ritchie been University students 180 years ago, they would both have had the opportunity to major in mining, mechanical, elec trical or civil engineering, all of which were offered beginning in 1830 and when the University had its School of Engineering in 1880. Agricultural and biologi cal engineering undergrad uate degrees were not added until 1920 and 1993, respectively. All other engi neering programs were transferred to Georgia Tech in 1932. “1 really, really enjoy the department and the pro gram. and I don’t think ill of it in any way,” Keeney- Ritchie said. “Our program is a lot smaller and doesn't have the resources that Tech has. ... It limits the ability of students to excel. I wish there was a UGA school of engineering already.” CORRECTIONS The Red & Black is committed to journalistic excellence and providing the most accurate news possible. Contact us if you see an error, and we will do our best to correct it. Editor-in-chief) Daniel Burnett (706) 433t3027 editorCnrandb.com Managing Editor. Carey O’Neil (706) 433-3026 mecqirandb.com