The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current, November 08, 2010, Page 2, Image 2

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2 Monday, November 8, 2010 | Thb Red a Black Service office expands reach By NATHAN SORENSEN The Red & Black Located in its new home at 1242 1/2 South Lumpkin St., the Office of Service- Learning has already begun to get its hands dirty with new service opportunity programs, courses and events. Shannon Wilder, direc tor of OSL, said a main objective of University ser vice-learning is to provide students with opportuni ties to receive academic credit for community ser vice, applying classroom learning to real issues. “We want to help stu dents to get more hands on experiences and at the same time help the com munity by applying course work content to a commu nity need,” she said. OSL moved into anew office behind the Panning Institute in August. The staff has already begun promoting service-learning from their new location. In fact, much of the landscape surrounding the building was done by University horticulture students as a part of their coursework. “Service-learning is a chance to really be out doing service work, while at the same time fulfilling academic requirements,” said Paul Matthews, assis tant director of OSL. In conjunction with the University’s course approv al system. OSL has helped to delineate and promote 45 courses with an “S” suf fix and more than 100 courses involving service learning. The suffix indi cates the course’s service learning component. The OSL has been work ing with the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach to offer anew student pro gram: the Public Service and Outreach Student Pearls Before Swme* v Swhah Pasm PIG, tTSHC. PIOITA. I \ WHAT'S || KCAOSE IM TIRCP OF \ YOU SOT f \ u _ \ OUT OF WART YOU TO Miff NC WRONG I FEftIRG WKE I* MTWG I IT. BUT WHY 3 J | fHe 0T fONIGNT. AMP I WITH j A KIP. 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H.. . ■ Isit]e]tßsleleldßc!elnTtTsl Jacob's twelve sons 43 Cate au __ 44 Brook 45 Mystery 47 Aik builder 49 Use a razor 51 Go back on a promise 56 As flat _ pancake 58 Satan's realm 61 Songbird 63 Heatthy 64 Boast 65 Untrue 66 Misfortunes 67 Mother _j rich ore supply 68 Piece of asparagus 69 Expense 70 Prior to, in tab (SALON) on Cannpmi Monday November 8 Tale Festival* 10AM-2PM* Tate Plaza consultations “Benefiting Cure International” Foundry Street Athens, GA 30601 • 706.546.0950 WWW.BOBSALON.COM SERVICE-LEARNING ] OPEN HOUSE 1 When: Today, 3 p.m. to sp.m. Where: 1242 1/2 South Lumpkin St. More Information: See the new Office of Service-Learning Building and find out about its programs. Scholars program. Beginning in Spring 2011, the program will provide undergraduates with ser vice opportunities in eight community-based PSO units, including the Marine Extension Service, Georgia Small Business Development Center and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Along with the commu nity-based, hands-on expe rience, scholars would also receive an award of SI,OOO and recognition at PSO’s annual meeting in April. Matthews said he hopes students will understand service has a wide range of applications in any field. “Public service is not a narrow career path, but has a broad range of oppor tunities,” he said. For one former University student, the ser vice-learning opportunities offered allowed her to explore her chosen career path while taking classes. Caitlin Nossett, a University alumna, works as an AmeriCorps VISTA member for Community Connection of Northeast Georgia in Athens —a fed erally funded program building the capacity of volunteer organizations. “I wanted to get more hands-on application to my major,” Nossett said. "Service-learning helped me get out in the Athens community, which is some thing many students don’t get to do.” The Daily Puzzue 2 $ HKT 9 11 'lgll $5Bl 2l Ha - - ; Bp’"" |?’ TsTHpr"" 30 31 37 M ~ Hpl j ■Hr Z Ijgß r - j K ” TANARUS" “" 46 HP” 146 JBHpT" iw sa u w w ■■ ~Wp w * “ J 61 v ' “TBpT" IH 7 "” Hr - -1111 i-i m i” M ■ iiens poetry DOWN 1 Valiant 2 Artist's stand 3 Pituitary or thyroid 4 Bean or pea 5 Concept 6 Otd radio knob 7 Undress 6 Deep valley 9 Ridicule 10 Woman's undergar ment 11 Rhythmic swing 12 •Or_r; words of an ultimatum 13 Singles 20 Truck scale divisions 21 Garbage 25 Puzzling question 27 Dog in “The Thm Man -28 Locomotive 30 Hawaii's 0 JRrf WL\ T IhK- v WIFf -J MEGHAN PITTMAN |T. Ru>. Buoc ▲ The 1980 Georgia Bulldog National Championship football team was honored during a half time celebration at Saturday’s game against Idaho State. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the team’s 17-10 win over Notre Dame in the 1980 Sugar Bowl coached by Vince Dooley. CRIME NOTEBOOK Student presents fake ID, never charged A University student arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol could have faced additional charges alter presenting a fake ID to an Athens-Clarke County Police officer. Djordje Tucakovic, 19, was stopped by police after he “almost fell” into North Jackson Street. 40 Work hard 44 Use the molars 46 Bedside kindly doc tor's style 48 Apprehend 50 Moral stan dard 52 Chivalrous 53 800-boo 54 Forest goose 31 Long hike 32 Ashen 33 Claim against * ST' mmended 35 Horse's sound 37 In the mat ter of NEWS CHAMPIONS REMEMBERED a according to the police report. When asked for identi fication, Tucakovic hand ed the arresting officer a Florida ID, which he later admitted to be fake. The officer then “decided to charge him with one count of under age possession of alco hol,” according to the report. In a previous Red & Black article, ACC Police Jfr Ajr 706-542-3243 Of 800 877-3243 : Ml a Y 0* advsorOgewgacwtei uga edu wf K Lu- CLASSES THAT FfT *nd6p#rrdnt and dimnct laarnlng TOUR SCHEDULE 1Y97 Soufft Lumpkin Street • Attwns. George 30602-3603 m i igflA ylfeouthwest 9 Tar" -a.. . „|r HI Low on Cash? |||H Moo's wants to help Burri-tos* *’['[ Two for Tuesday y'j I Tomorrow!!!! Offer valid the second Tuesday vUfifl of every month between 2-6 pm Ka Wr clearing 55 Border 56 Barking sounds 57 Bather 's bar 59 Saint's ring 60 Building wings 62 ‘Yes, Virginia, there Maj. Carter Greene said downtown officers some times don’t charge indi viduals found in posses sion of a fake ID because of discretion on the part of the officer. Tucakovic was placed under arrest and trans ported to the Clarke County Jail. Upon arrival, “he was refused admission at the jail due to his extreme level of intoxication,” ONLINE Police Documents according to the report. Police then made arrangements to release Tucakovic to medical personnel. Argument leads to arrest A University student may find himself with a bar of soap in his mouth after being arrested when officers observed him screaming obscenities downtown Saturday. Mark Anthony Bradley, 19, was arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol at the intersection of East Clayton and North Jackson streets at 12:01 a.m., according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report. When officers arrived, two groups of males were seen yelling at each other. The arresting officer approached Bradley, who was reportedly yelling obscenities at individuals. The officer noted Bradley had watery eyes and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emit ting from his breath. Although Bradley “would not admit to drinking anything,” he did “finally admit to {the arresting officer] that he was only 19 years old,” according to the report. Student flips the bird, placed under arrest After (lipping someone off and using expletives, University student Sharon Jackson, 20, was arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol on East Clayton Street on Saturday at 2:05 a.m., according to an Athens- Clarke County Police report. After the arresting offi cer made contact with Jackson, she would not disclose her name or age, according to the report. The officer then placed her under arrest. While in custody, she identified herself. Jackson was then transported to Clarke County Jail. —Compiled by Jacob Demmitt CORRECTIONS 77ie 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-Chier. Daniel Burnett (706) 433-3027 editor@randb.com Managing Editor Carey O'Neil (706) 433-3026 me@randb.com