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fl^ReckSfflack * ™ W ™ An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community J ESTABLISHED 1898, INDEPENDENT 1980 WWW.RBDAJMDBLACK.COM Adams supports open records taws ■ By WILL BROWN The Red & Black A day after The Red & Black report ed an administration official urged University employees to be more cau tious of what they put on public record, University President Michael Adams said he would not circulate memos urg ing employees to keep matters private, but he also insisted a degree of privacy is allowed. “We’re not even any good at keeping secrets when we try,” Adams Joked in his Thursday news conference. According to documents obtained by The Red & Black, Vice President of Basketball tips off year with win in exhibition BY MITCH BLOMERT The Red & Black The men’s basketball team helped celebrate the re-opening of the renovated Stegeman Coliseum in fitting fashion —with a win. The Bulldogs opened the 2010- 11 season with an 85-48 exhibition win against Augusta State on Thursday, using a cast of players to balance the loss of SEC Preseason Player of the Year Trey Thompkins. “It was nice to yrU'C get the win and to be able to play a BASKETBALL lot of guys, and nr certainly get some ueofgia 53, guys their first filfdlKfa taste of action at this level,” head State 48 coach Mark Fox said. “A lot of good things and a lot of things to clean up, but overall I was pleased.” No dominant player shined in the place of Thompkins, who is out with a sprained ankle, but Georgia had four players in double figures in an offense that empha sized backcourt play without last year’s leading scorer’s presence inside at forward. “With the injury to Trey we’re having to re-invent ourselves,” Fox said. “We don’t have the depth and the rotation that we had planned on having so we’re trying to re-invent ourselves on the fly, so well have to see how that See GAME, Page SA * fsft ' JCNNA WALKER ! Th> : ■ , ▲ Combining ’Bo*-ra MTV with Cirque du Soleil, the biggest stunt in the ‘EPIC’ show includes a triple trapeze and a bungee. a very blustery day. HighSs\Lowtt j Where’s Mikey? In preparation for the Idaho State game, Adams is likely Hb scouring dining Hen halls for any trace of potatoes. They HbMPA are to be replaced ■ wtth peaches. ON THE WEB Video of Adams’address Student Affairs Rodney Bennett advised employees in an Oct. 26 Housing Management Team departmental meet ing that “no written feedback or evalua tive information should be kept for any candidates in any search process, including student positions." That prompted Adams to stress his “strong support” for Georgia open records laws on Thursday and argue that records “should be open to what ever extent is allowed by law.” OPENING ACT Hi §sl jk i ' 1 . . ! ' v ■ i & ' Jo , . . . . . MAX MXCMffM !Tk>Ri*Bun ▲ Freshman Donte’ Williams made his Georgia debut Thursday night against Augusta State, scoring nine points with seven rebounds. FOURTH & FOREVER &£fei The on,y IX; prediction that _ K *7 actually matters. Kind of. Page 5A Index Newß 2A rA Opinions 4A Friday, November 5, 2010 Thrilling stunts on display in dramatic show By ADAM CARLSON The Red & Black No one could ever accuse “EPIC” of not trying to live up to Its name. The show which is the second of Canopy Studio’s two annual rep ertory performances crosses ’BOB - MTV with Cirque du Soleil, the aerial arts ... and zombies. "It’s kind of just a silly, over-the top, really sort of loud, family-friend ly rock sort of show,” said the stu dio’s director Melissa Roberts. The MTV-esque aesthetic began with a running conversation among various studio performers and per sonnel back in April about the titu lar word and the way it suddenly seemed to be everywhere at once. Realization brought nostalgia, as Adams also explained that Georgia law allows a degree of privacy for some matters, though. “There are some personnel matters where the law itself allows us to do cer tain things out of light,” Adams said. “And fiankly, that to me la a strong pro vision because It enhances the quality of the pools from which you can draw.” Still, Adams asserted that his admin istration “has been as open as any in history at the University of Georgia” and voiced support for Bennett. “Rodney Bennett is an extraordinary vice president for student affairs,” See BRIEF, Page 2A Whan: 8 pm; Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. Where; Canopy Studio Price: sls, $lO for students the conversation turned to music of the past: things that used to be, well, epic. “The ‘EPIC’ show came about because we were sort of [remember ing] videos we used to love,” Roberts said. With production beginning in June, the crew began assembling the artists they most wanted to include in the music-heavy performance. Those picked include David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen and GUNPOWDER TREASON Variety 5A Sports 6A 'R: lasSBjMWP^Tp m fSm : Iszw&'i l I 1 4K( ■L ' jgMmk • ■. ' M Court*** Cnristwc Savyu ▲ Monday marks die beginning of ‘Human vs. Zombies,’ with humans fending for their lives with Nerf guns. Humans fight off zombies, death ensues By PATRICK HOOPER The Red & Black It’s time to lace up your running shoes and dust off your favorite bandana. The zombies are coming to town. This Monday marks the beginning of the week-long Humans vs. Zombies game, which pits students against each other in an effort to escape or spread the zombie plague, sym bolized by bandanas. Humans wear their survival on their sleeve, while their undead nemeses wear bandanas on their head. A two-hand tag from a zombie forces humans to switch sides, their goal being a complete kill-off by closing time on next Friday night. Humans can “stun” zom bies and incapacitate them for 15 minutes by shooting them with a Nerf gun, or throwing a sock ball. Monday marks the semester’s first foray into a zombie-slaying good time, but it is not the first time the University has played host to the infectiously popular pastime, which swept across campus last fall. Christine Sawyer, a public relations major from Jonesboro and HvZ’s advertising com mittee leader, fell in love with the game for its simplicity. “It was really fun without any special requirements," she said, stating that the dues and obligations of many other clubs can sour an experience. “Humans vs. Zombies is a week of pure diversion. You can be as Involved as you want.” Ben Coffee, a junior physics and astronomy major from Alpharetta, said he already has his zombie strategy planned out, having found the perfect hiding place. He won’t let anyone know his trade secret before the game begins, but he said it should be easy to figure out. “People will know when I tag them,” he said, adding he was able to rack up seven kills in three hours with that spot last year. Brandon Lou, a senior biological See ZOMBIE, Page SA EPIC Remember, remember the fifth of November. Page 2A Uga VIII has spoken, and he had plenty on his mind. Section B Vol. 8, No. 48 | Athens, Gborgia Tom Petty. “And it just kind of morphed and grew from there,” Roberts said. The repertory company, which includes 10 dancers, began choreo graphing pieces that reflected the overall spirit of bigger, louder and larger. “All the pieces are really big,” Roberts said. “A lot of It Is just really bombastic." The biggest, most bombastic set pieces Include a triple trapeze, a 7-foot rectangle and a bungee. But all the flair and movement is purposefully over-the-top: while there were some serious moments in shows past, “EPIC,” intentionally, has none. See EPIC, Page 5A VOLLEYBALL IT Crossword 2A Sudoku 4B Georgia’s new coach opens • against a No. 1 team. See which rival. Page 6A