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Wednesday, November io, aoio | The Red a Black
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Enter engineers
Adams wants an engineering school ,
and the editorial board agrees , mostly
Now is a great time for the University to get
an engineering school. And, nope, we’re not
being sarcastic.
As University President Michael Adams has
said, fundraising without an engineering or
medical school limits the money the University
can raise.
Yes, we don’t want other programs to suffer
because of this school, and it may be difficult to
invest money amidst program cuts and rising
student fees.
But sometimes you have to spend money to
make money, and an engineering school will
soon lead to graduate engineers who, let’s face
it, may be a little better equipped to give back
to the University than some other majors.
Adams better not be expecting a check any
time soon from us journalists, that’s for sure.
Still, some worry a University engineering
school is redundant because of our good friends
over at Georgia Tech.
But wait didn’t Georgia Tech have to turn
away some qualified high school students this
year? And wouldn’t an engineering school make
space for the students turned away from the
University’s own engineering program?
By creating a school in Athens, the University
will be opening up spaces to help fill much
needed positions in Georgia, benefiting the
whole state.
Who knows? Maybe one of our grads could
engineer a way for post-football game traffic to
be a little less awful.
Still, it would be nice to know exactly where
all the money to start this program is coming
from. And if students have to pay another “one
time, special fee,” it might be better to pass.
Hopefully we won’t have to ask any Techies
to design the school a building...
<7 arey O'Neil for the editorial board
Find thrift stores
and save pennies
I’m done.
Done with being
overly stressed about
school, the job search and
everything else in my life
for a couple hours at
least.
I will escape into the
world of shopping.
Dp I head to the mall or
a dress boutique down
town?
Neither.
Instead I will seek the
sanctuary of secondhand
items at local thrift stores.
I’ve always been a
thrift-store shopper. In
high school, my brother
and I shopped weekly
Goodwill. We liked to see
who could find the best
deal for something valu
able.
You may ask, "what
previously-owned item
could be considered valu
able?”
Sometimes, it’s a brand
new, Lacoste shirt with
the tags still on. Other
times, it’s crisp, white,
button-down Polo, just my
size. A leather satchel,
pearl earrings, and an old
crewneck Georgia sweat
shirt are a few of my trea
sures from secondhand
shops.
The list goes on and on.
At family gatherings,
my brother and I tell of
our latest finds and revel
in the cheap prices.
But there’s more
behind the idea of thrift
store shopping than just
great deals.
There’s a built-in chal
lenge. It's a treasure hunt.
"One man's trash is anoth
er man's treasure," has
proved itself true again
and again in my life.
I don’t have to spend
money to have a good
time. It’s the experience
that keeps me returning.
Almost every time I go
to a secondhand store, I
see something that takes
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me back in time such as
my favorite American
Eagle denim skirt from
eighth grade, or Dr. Seuss'
“Oh the Places You’ll Go”
book my mom used to
read to me.
As I write, I’m sitting in
a thrift-store purchase —a
yellow-velvet swivel rocker
that’s been around proba
bly since my grandmother
was a baby.
I would love to know
where it came from.
But I don’t.
All I know, is I found my
treasured reading chair in
a clutter of other chairs.
And for $25, it became
mine.
As I shoveled out my
money that day, I was sat
isfied. I had completed my
search successfully and
without breaking my bank.
Money makes the world
turn. But money is hard to
come by while in college,
so thrift store shopping is
the smarter option.
And before you turn up
your nose at the thought
of using someone else’s old
stuff, set out on your own
hunt.
Head to Potters House
at 478 North Ave. or
Habitat Restore at 532
Barber St. Take some time
to head out of town on
441-8 and stop at Reed’s
Odds and Ends at 5531
Macon Hwy in Bishop.
You may discover a love
for shopping the second
time-around way, which
helps everybody seller
and buyer alike.
Holly Hess is a senior
from Augusta
majoring in magazines
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Newton’s failures better for Georgia
Idaho State, thanks for the pota
toes. Have a safe trip home.
Now, let's talk about Auburn.
Here’s the thing: I don’t think
it’s that difficult to beat Auburn.
Especially since this game is com
ing at the perfect time.
Aubum’s Heisman candidate
quarterback Cameron Newton is in
the midst of a scandal now being
reviewed by the NCAA.
A former Mississippi State play
er is accusing some agent middle
man named Kenny Rogers not
to be confused with the country
singer of the same name with all
those chicken restaurants —of
shopping Newton around to several
SEC schools for the low sum of
only $200,000.
Give or take $20,000.
Newton started his collegiate
career at Florida in 2007, serving as
the back-up quarterback behind
Tim Tebow, until he left in 2008 for
facing felony burglary charges for
stealing a laptop from another stu
dent’s dorm room.
After a stint playing at Blinn
College in Texas, Newton trans
ferred to Auburn.
Now it seems that while at
Florida, Newton was facing possi
ble expulsion from the university
for academic cheating on three
separate occasions, according to
Foxsports.com.
Well knock me over with a feath
er. Cheating accusations from such
a stand-up young man?
Newton was busted for cheating
the first time for simply putting his
name on another student’s paper.
When he turned in a second
paper to the instructor; it was later
found to have been purchased off
the Internet.
Good call. Cam.
It has not been reported wheth- ,
Conservative values do
not come from leaders
Jared Peden (“Republicans, do
not forget your promises," Nov. 7)
offers a view into what Republicans
should do now that they control
the House of Representatives.
Peden seems to have forgotten,
however, that “conservative princi
ples” have not been put to use by
the de facto conservative party in
the U.S. for at least 30 years.
Ronald Reagan ushered In an
era of unprecedented federal
spending and sky-rocketing deficits
and debt.
This continued under George
H.W. Bush.
Only when a Democrat the
supposedly “tax and spend” and
“fiscally irresponsible” party
became President did those deficits
come down.
In fact, when Clinton left office
after eight years, the U.S. had a
budget surplus.
Enter George W. Bush and
promises of fiscal conservatism,
and the budget surplus evaporated
and turned into unprecedented
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er or not he received unfair extra
credit on said paper for simply
being able to spell his name, but
I’m looking into it.
I'm not a coach, so I don’t have
any athletic wisdom to bestow on
the Bulldogs on how to stop Cam
Newton or beat Auburn.
But allow me to offer an alterna
tive solution.
Though it’s not clear what paper
the subject was in, if the Dawgs
find themselves falling behind
against Auburn, perhaps the defen
sive line could simply quiz Newton
into submission.
“Pardon me, Mr. Newton, but I
was wondering if you could enlight
en our team on the importance of
historical attitudes toward the
French Revolution as reflected in
Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two
Cities.’"
That might not work though.
Newton may have seen the
“Wishbone” episode of “A Tale of
Two Cities” on PBS.
Well, if that doesn’t pan out we
could always try playing well —but
that’s proved shaky in the past.
However, Auburn has a sub-par
defense that Mark Richt could take
advantage of.
While Auburn has put 422 com
bined points on the board this sea
son, they've also allowed 243 points
from their opponents.
Arkansas State scored 26 points
against Auburn, and last weekend
Chattanooga put up 24 points
against the Tigers. Even Kentucky,
who Georgia beat 44-31, lost to
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deficits and debt.
Here comes another Democratic
president, entering the office under
extreme economic duress created
by his predecessor, and what hap
pens?
The deficit actually shrank after
his first frill fiscal year after enter
ing office not by much, but it did
shrink.
To go along with Reagan, Bush I
and Bush H’s irresponsible fiscal
policies were a collective 20 years of
stagnating wages and lethargic job
growth.
In fact, the eight years of
Clinton’s presidency generated
more new jobs than all 20 years of
Republican administrations since
Reagan.
Though unsatisfactory to the
public in light of nearly 10 percent
unemployment, Obama’s policies
including the oft-vilified stimulus
generated or saved more Jobs in 18
months than W’s administration
did in eight years.
So for all the rhetoric about how
Democrats are anti-business, it has
been Democratic administrations
that have actually generated jobs
for Americans.
For all the rhetoric about “fiscal
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Auburn by only 3 points.
I’m not saying that I don’t
believe in Georgia, but these scan
dals plaguing Cam Newton and
Auburn don’t hurt either.
It seems like Cam Newton is the
perfect fit for Auburn since he has
yet to be accused of cheating at
that university.
But then again, Auburn can’t
even figure out what mascot it
wants to be. Are you the Tigers or
the War Eagles? What is a War
Eagle anyway, besides something
that’s fUn to shout when you’re
drunk?
Maybe the quarterback coach
put all of Newton’s plays on a
Leap Frog Reading System.
Yes, Auburn is good. Yes, Cam
Newton is good. But if Louisiana-
Monroe can hold Newton to only 1
rushing attempt for -11 yards, I
think Georgia can do even better.
Maybe Georgia needs some kind
of mystical alternative mascot to
lead us to victory. Perhaps some
sort of robotic dinosaur?
Meanwhile, I’ll keep working on
my Cam Newton voodoo doll, and
hope this soap opera at Auburn
gets even better.
Will the NCAA investigate
Auburn University?
Will Cam Newton be eligible to
play against the University?
Will Kenny Rogers blame his evil
twin who turns out to actually
be the country music sensation
Kenny Rogers for soliciting
Newton to SEC schools?
Will Mark Richt recover from his
amnesia and remember how to win
football games and keep his job?
Find out this weekend on “As
Auburn Turns.”
Caitlin Wilson is a junior from
Conyers majoring in English
conservatism” from Republicans, it
has actually been Democrats who
have reduced the deficit and debt
of the U.B.
For all the rhetoric about
Republicans obtaining the majority
in the House due to a “mandate for
change” and punishing Democrats
for not “listening to the people,”
Peden forgets to mention one
important thing: the current eco
nomic mess was entirely created by
Republican mismanagement of our
economy.
The public voted out Democrats
at the ballot box because they
failed to fix 20 years of failed sup
ply-side economic theory in 1.5
years in the face of an intransigent,
incoherent and logically dysfunc
tional opposition.
Americans didn’t punish
Democrats, they punished them
selves.
So go ahead Republicans, don’t
forget your promises, which were ...
to not do everything that they have
always done as a party for the last
30 years.
AARON JOSLIN
Grad student, Athens
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