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What do lon Stewart, Alice in Wonderland and SaracH Obama have in common? Page 5. WWW.RBDANDBLACK.COM ON THE WEB Lawsuit documents Man files lawsuit against athletics Claims he wrote song By BRIANA GERDEMAN The Red & Black An Athens man accused the University Athletic Association of using a song he wrote without compen sating him, according to a civil action. He claims his song, played at University foot ball games, has caused the football team to win. The plaintiff, Louis Edward Williams, said in the action that when he was in junior high school, he wrote a song—" Dooley’s Junkyard Dawgs” that has since been played at University football games. He said the song is incorrectly attributed to James Brown, and the Athletic Association has not given him credit or any payment for the song. He says he is owed tens of mil lions of dollars. When asked for com ment, Williams refused. The University has caused him “harms, hurts, damages and incorrigible and irreparable injuries” by using his song, Williams wrote in the documents. In addition to the Athletic Association, the action accuses several other important University figures, including the University Athletic Association, former foot ball coach and athletic See LEGAL, Page 2 Paper wins national awards By MIMI ENSLEY The Red & Black The Red & Black took home five national awards this weekend. The newspaper received a newspaper Pacemaker, an online Pacemaker and three individual awards. The Pacemaker Awards are given out by the Associated Collegiate Press, and the award is one of the highest honors a col legiate newspaper can receive. “It’s really nice to see that all of our hard work has paid off,” said Carolyn Crist, former Editor-in- Chief and second place winner in the “Feature Btory” category. “We had several good news series and feature ideas. And it’s cool to know that these kinds of ideas and stories are recognized on the national level.” Hayley Peterson won first in the “News Story” category and Chelsea Cook was recognized for a story in the “Diversity” category. Partly cloudy. High 851 Low 56 O* i Where’s Mikey? • Right here. | ft (it's beer a long la weekend lor us, ■ft too. Wei be more clever tomorrow.) 1 An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 Student accuses bar of discriminating By POLINA MARINOVA The Red & Black It takes more than an ID to get into some bars downtown. Blake Pippin, a senior from Thomaston, said he has been turned away from bars for his clothing, asked to step down after dancing on a block and was recently sprayed with water by an owner while he was wearing a Halloween costume. Asa result, Pippin and more than 500 others are part of a “Boycott Firehouse” event on SSaKgjy KTr Mgv. - $ iWli riinmßiß™^' £ •< WT' B r ft ft fHV li I' -# 11 ' WBfl/r fIW w & I wM* Af AA. • JHJ| k mgk ? jm 7 THOU %1 iv % w . <w**TppPMßß , wP \ wQI > in IW'' , ? ;vl " iaii ' TTBiasv.;.. .. -.l 1 — t. ..aaff sS?— ———.—...Jlj Dogs still fall when favored By NICK PARKER The Red & Black JACKSONVILLE, Fla. This was supposed to be the year the tide turned. Georgia was the favorite and playing the best it had played all season, riding high off a three-game winning streak, facing the most vulnerable Florida team in recent memory sans their beloved Georgia killer, Tim Tebow. Although it took more than the usual 60 minutes for the first time In the game’s his tory, Florida delivered another devastating loss to Georgia for the 18th time in the last 21 years—pulling Georgia’s hopes of winning the SEC East off of life sup port. “It hurts my heart right now,” A.J. Green A PSYCIIOI Which USA Network TV show l ■ \ ■ comes to Tate *• ■} ' M tonight to give (,ut d>ads? Find out online. Index Monday, November i, 2010 Facebook. The event encourages patrons of Fahrenheit bar, former ly known as Firehouse, to go to other bars in Athens that “do not discriminate.” “To me, it was Just about respect. And yes, I am a gay man and you might not accept me, but you need to respect me,” he said. “I respect them because they’re not a gay ban but then at the same time, if you didn’t want me there dressed in a Halloween cos tume then you should’ve told me that before I got in there. There are different ways they could’ve NOT AGAIN I I rTw" If mom av wis slankenwhp tru * iuc (Above) An overtime fMd goal left Florida celebrating yet another victory over Georgia. (Below) Turnovers plagued Georgia throughout Saturday's game. said. “We put a lot of work into this season trying to turn this thing around and to go out like this... man, It’s hard News 2 Opinions 4 handled what they did without the physical aspect of it." Last week. Pippin was wearing a Cruella de VII costume when he entered Fahrenheit. He went downstairs and saw the bar was empty, so he turned to leave. As he was leaving, he said he was “sprayed with water numerous times,” by a man Pippin said was the bartender and owner of Fahrenheit. “I turned around to leave and I felt something hit me,” Pippin said. “So I turned around to see what it was, and then it hit me in to swallow.” It was a loss that fol lowed the same script See LOSS, Page 3 SOUNDBITES f Send in your commentary of the week on campus - positive or negative. Variety 5 Sports 3 Bulldogs cope with ‘heartbreaMng loss’ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Greg McGarity’s face summed up the outcome of Saturday’s game. Georgia’s first-year ath letic director was leaning against the wall of the Bulldogs’ tunnel inside Everßank Field with his arms folded and his feet crossed in the minutes fol lowing the Bulldogs’ 34-31 overtime loss to the Florida Gators. His absent-minded stare expressed the same emotion that I’m sure was felt throughout Georgia’s locker room disappoint ment, heartbreak and frus tration. He stood still, by himself, as Florida fans celebrated in the stands and Florida players danced on the field. That same heartbreak on McGarity’s face was also evident on the faces of the Georgia players as they solemnly filed ofTthe field and headed toward the locker room after forc ing an overtime period for the first time in the storied I I Vol. üB, No. 44 | Athens, Georgia the face. I got ticked. I was like, ‘What the hell’s going on? Why are you shooting me with water?’ He kept on doing It to where I left.” He called the bar the next day to talk to the owner, but he said his call has not been returned. When contacted by The Red & Black, Brian Durden, bartender and owner of Fahrenheit, declined comrrient. Pippin said he has been asked by Fahrenheit management to See BAR, Page 2 J Rachel G. Bowers L rivalry between the two SEC schools. Comerback Brandon Boykin said it was the most heartbreaking loss he’s suffered in his football career. “Losing to Florida, we were right there,” Boykin said. “This is the game that everybody waits for. This was our chance to contend for the SEC East. And just to lose it like that really, really sucks.” Of the five losses Georgia has suffered this season, the players seemed most upset after losing to Mississippi State. But the pure heartbreak factor was most palpable in post-game interviews Saturday. See HURT, Page 3 PANTS-LESS Vodka plus a University student minus pants equals trouble. Page 2 Crossword 2 Sudoku 5