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What hushed pop duo reunites in the Classic City on Friday? Page 4 WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM V ~*yr jv f^pj^jglS j MNA KHAN ! TteßAlucK A Mayoral candidate Nancy Denson received 34 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. She Prepped for rouncNßW O’Looney primed to return to work By SARAH GIARRATANA The Red & Black After taking 23 percent of the vote on Nov. 2, Owen O’Looney says she is right where she wants to be approaching the mayoral runoff election on Nov. 30. “I was hoping to come in second as far back as possible, so I achieved my goal the first time,” O'Looney said. “I’m hoping that mjT supporters realize they need to come out again and vote.” After earning a degree from the University in sociology and serving as Athens mayor previously from 1991 to 1998 during the first com bined Athens-Clarke County government, O’Looney became director of Athens-Clarke County Family & Children Services, then worked for the University’s Institute on Human Development and Disability before retiring. “What happened was I retired I was a lazy, happy, retired per son,” O’Looney said. “When [President Barack) Obama was elected, I went up to the inauguration, and I realized what a mess we were as a country. I felt like that we all needed to go back to work.” After working to implement programs promoting environmentally friendly businesses, young entrepreneurs, community gardening and small businesses. O’Looney said she felt the need to run again for mayor. “It just made me realize what we needed to be doing that we weren’t, it taught me what other communities like Athens were doing and succeeding at,” O’Looney said about her position as a stimulus funds manager. “When I talked with the other candidates, it wasn’t really on their radar that much, so I ended up running.” See O’LOONEY, Pige 3 Dictionary records language of campus By ADINA SOLOMON The Red & Black If you’ve ever wanted to know the definitions of BFFL, frat star or maybs, look no ftirther than Park Hall. A lexicography class offered only once every two years is making DawgSpeak!, a diction ary containing slang terms. “We’re trying to focus on both the local terms and the regional terms,” said Don McCreary, an English professor who teaches the class. McCreary said slang is always evolving, which is why he has been writing anew dictionary with his class every two years since 2001. “It needs to be current,” McCreary said. “It needs to be trendy.” This year’s dictionary con tains more than 1,700 definitions. Partly cloudy. High 641 Low 37 J* President *Adam* w slated to attend the Venice Baroque Ka Orchestra tonight at 9ga Bin the Hodgson Concert Had. I’d go, but my car Baroque, ■l Oh puna... RedXElack An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 RUNOFF READY McCreary said the class uses many definitions from the previ ous dictionary, but they typically delete between 300 and 400 words, replacing those with new vocabulary. The 18 people in this year’s class gathered new vocabulary by surveying about 270 fellow students to see which slang words from the last dictionary are out-of-date and learn about new words that have become popular since then. Working with slang is exactly why McCreary began DawgSpeak!. “Usually, that’s not normal material for a dictionary, so it’s a good opportunity for students,” he said. “I thought it was a good project for the students to actu ally define something.” Nick Kalivoda, a senior from Athens in McCreary’s class and editor of the dictionary, said Index Thursday, November 18, 2010 All JL 1 1 Buried under piles of campaign signs and letters from constituents. Nancy Denson win continue to manage her campaign from her crowd ed kitchen table for another two weeks. Denson captured 34 percent of the vote on Nov. 2 the plurality out of the pool of five candidates and enough to send her to the runoff elec tion on Nov. 30. Before running for mayor, Denson earned a business degree from the Terry College of Business, served as the first woman elected to Athens City Council ami later served seven terms as the Athens-Clarke County Tax Commissioner. “Being tax commissioner for newly 26 years gave me real Insight into the financial part of the county,” Denson said. "I think that’s criti cal right now.” After raising four children and eight grandchildren, Denson said she felt it was time to run for mayor aßd give back to her community, espe cially with the challenges fadagUheßS “The focus my whole U&HBKHg to my community, but being mayor is giving to our commudSliigMKfferent way,” Denson said. “My first love wis the ivgisiwHHßßHnpo it was a very difficult decision to leave my post In and go to an administrative post in the tax office, experience of both of those, I think I will make and l will have much more to give to the ’ poverty and attracting businesses * * A.4 V v •‘ W See DENSON, Pope 3 HIT THE DECK Do you park in Hull Deck? Look on page 3 to find out about construction near your car’s home. News 2 Calendar 4 .'M Ww .mBSI fall JWEh f .- JR SCAN FRANCIS TAYLOR • Tut Rid Black A Former Athens mayor Gwen O’Looney is trying for a second shot at the office. The candidate received 23 percent of the vote on Nov. 2. DawgSpeak! has been valuable practice for assembling a dic tionary. “It’s one thing sitting in class and talking about it, and it’s another thing actually making one.” Kalivoda said. He also pointed out the dic tionary is intriguing to read because it defines slang. “It shows what people actu ally say, not what they’re sup posed to say,” Kalivoda said. Kristen Johnson, a sopho more from Lilbum also in the class, said making DawgSpeak! is an interesting project to undertake. “It’s just like Urban Dictionary, and I love Urban Dictionary,” Johnson said. “If people knew about it, they would be interest ed." Copies of the dictionary are only printed for class members, but DawgSpeak! is available on 9 Opinions 6 Variety DAWGSPEAK! academic bulimia (noun phrase): Academic bulimia refers to the mem orization of lecture notes followed by the regurgitation of that knowledge onto an exam answer sheet, beer-thirty (noun): When it is beer thirty, it is an appropriate time to consume alcohol, food baby (noun phrase): If you have a food baby, you have eaten so much your stomach looks preg nant. jorta (noun): if someone is seen wearing jorts, they are wearing jeans cut-off as shorts, worn mostly by the English department's web site. Although McCreary said the dictionary’s target audience is freshmen, everyone can view DawgSpeak!. Kalivoda said though the dic tionary and its gathering process are reliable, its content shouldn’t AURAL ECSTASY WUOG brings live music from the stage to the airwaves. Page 7 Sovm trrriiwww.iKOM*<Uk.uvlaxxxi*ii*MMi'mimmwl HEAD OF THE CLASS Sports 8 Crossword 2 iIS fib im Mi Vol. üB, No. 57 | Athens, Gborgia Proposal revamps finals schedule More time between tests By POLINA MARINOVA The Red & Black Students who have three exams within a 24-hour period may be able to relax. At a meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Educational Affairs Committee approved a proposal from the Student Government Association to modify the University’s policy on final exam schedules. The policy previously stated that a student with three final exams scheduled within the same cal endar day can petition to reschedule one exam to a differ ent day. The committee altered the policy to include exams within a 24-hour period not just exams falling on the same calendar day. “The com plaints from students are that some of their exam schedules call for exams to be taken late In the day and then very early in the morning,” said Stephen Thompson, SGA vice president. “That’s where the issue Is. When you have three staggered like that, you really have no time to do anything, and it’s a very hard tum-around." However, Robert Moser, rep resentative from the Franklin College, had a concern that the amended policy could cause scheduling conflicts. “How will this impact sched uling or departments or instruc tors?” Moser said. “I mean, is this going to create some kind of scheduling nightmare where a lot of students are taking advantage of this?" However, Wells Ellenberg, sophomore and undergraduate representative on the commit tee, said SGA has tried to gath er data on the issue by sending e-mails to the student body and asking if they were facing a simi lar situation. .“There were students who responded, but it was a very See MEETING, Page 2 Florida fanatics and rednecks to southern concerts or sporting events, meh (interjection): When someone says “meh," they are expressing apathy or mild sadness, townie (noun): Townies are the kids who hang around downtown Athens making money in bars, restaurants and also by playing music In clubs vom (verb): Wren you have to vom, then you have to throw up. zombocalypae (noun): When you mention the zombocalypse, you refer to a scenario in which human society has become overrun with zombies. be taken seriously. McCreary said slang is fasci nating because it’s a human skill. “I think of the entire ability to make slang as human creativity.” he said. “It’s a sign that humans are endlessly creative." Baseball signed its best recruiting class ever. See how good on page 8. Sudoku 7