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By UMARAH ALI | The Red & Black
As students prepare to fly across the
country and visit relatives this
Thanksgiving, they might have to get
naked at least on a screen before
they can get their turkey.
Advanced Imaging Technology
machines appearing in airports across the
nation have caused a great deal of debate
because of their invasive nature. The new
security scanners can essentiaUy see
through a passenger’s clothing to check
for any hidden or dangerous items.
But University sopho
more Jacqueline Overman
isn't too concerned.
Overman said despite
the controversy surround
ing the machines, she
would not complain if
asked to stand for a scan.
“They’re not project
ing it for everyone to see,”
she said. “And it’s not like
you’re being publicly
humiliated.”
She said being uncom
fortable for a few minutes
is worth it if it protects
people from harm.
“I think that every
thing changed after 9/11,”
said Susan Haire, an
associate professor of
political science, adding
the Transportation
Security Administration
now has to persuade pas
sengers additional secu
rity measures only make
flying safer.
Haire said privacy is
not the only concern. The
Fourth Amendment pro
tects citizens against
unreasonable searches,
and Haire said the scan
ners do not violate this.
“Most constitutional
scholars would classify
this as an administrative
search, because it is being
carried out by the TSA.”
she said.
Haire said what courts
would look at is whether
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or not the searches are
unnecessarily invasive.
“Full-body scanners
are actually better at
catching things that
would otherwise chal
lenge the security sys
tem,” she said.
TSA spokesman Jon
Allen echoed this state
ment.
“If you think about it,
the metal detector we use
now is only designed to
detect metal," Allen said.
He said this new tech
nology can detect both
metallic and nonmetallic
items that might be used
to create an explosive.
Allen ensures the scan
ners are not invasive.
The passenger image
is viewed in a remote
location, and security
personnel have no access
to the images. The com
puter used is not on a
shared network, and the
next image can only be
scanned if the previous
image is deleted.
Participating in the
scan is optional.
“If someone is not
comfortable with the
scanners, they can say no,
but they will receive a
pat-down,” Allen said.
"Some type of screening
has to occur for their
safety and for the safety
of other passengers."
By JULIA CARPENTER
The Red & Buck
Thanksgiving at Morgan
Hickson’s house doesn’t exactly
look like a Norman Rockwell
painting.
Hickson has Cherokee and
Comanche lineage on both sides
of her family tree, and though she
said she was never a member of
any tribal community growing up,
the heritage still remains a large
part of her life, pervading even
the most secular of celebrations.
“I actually feel kind of weird
saying this is who I am because I
don’t want to steal the thunder
from people who actually do have
something legitimate to say, who
are a part of the tribal communi
ties that I definitely have no per
sonal history with," she said. “My
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mom is from Texas and is
Comanche, so there’s a lot of
honor and strength of character,
a lot of grit that comes from that
side of the family."
For Hickson, a senior wildlife
biology major from Peachtree
City, Thanksgiving represents a
day of family gathering and grati
tude —but the holiday also
evokes ugly remembrances of
national genocide.
“There’s always a little bit of
an irony sort of aspect to it, just
because of our history,” said. “It is
a real tragedy what happened,
and it isn’t really one of my favor
ite parts of American history, and
I can certainly say I know a lot of
people, Native American or not,
who feel that way.”
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Vol. 118, No. 58 | Athens, Georgia
Research
will grow
with new
institutes
By POUNA MARINOVA
The Red & Black
Students may get new opportunities
to get hands-on experience at the
University.
At a meeting Thursday afternoon,
the Executive Committee of the
University Council approved a proposal
to establish anew Bioenergy Systems
Research Institute.
Bob Scott, associate
vice president for
research, said the insti
tute would unify
University research
across campus.
“We have people on
campus that basically
run the entire spectrum
of contributions to this
bioenergy research,”
Scott said. “And this
institute is meant to bring them all
together under one place so we can talk
to each other, understand what we do
and put together collaborative propos
als for funding.”
Josh Delaney, SQA president and
undergraduate representative on the
committee, asked Scott if there would
be any opportunities for undergraduate
research if the institute is established.
Scott said there would be no ques
tion about it.
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Landers to
coach I,oooth
game for Dogs
By RYAN BLACK
The Red & Black
Tonight, many University students
will already be headed home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
The Lady Bulldogs basketball team
will have to wait a bit to start its holiday
break, though, as it is hosting two games
this weekend at Stegeman Coliseum
tonight and Bunday.
And tonight’s game has added signifi
cance for the entire Lady Bulldogs bas
ketball program, as the matchup with
Chattanooga marks game No. 1,000 for
head coach Andy Landers in his
University coach
ing career.
However,
Landers is focused
on one thing and
one thing only
Chattanooga.
This being the
14th meeting
between the two
schools —with
Georgia holding a
12-1 edge, including a perfect 6-0 in
Athens Landers knows what he
expects to see from the Lady Mocs.
“They’re traditionally a very good
3-point shooting team, but they have an
outstanding post player inside [Whitney
Hood] who is averaging 18, 19 points a
game, and they’ll be looking for her,” he
said. “She does a good job of posting
and scoring. She can also dash high and
score it. They really try to spread you on
the offensive end and shoot It, or they’ll
take It inside to her.”
The Lady Mocs are carrying a 0-2
record into tonight’s game, which
includes a 60-point thrashing by the
Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Monday,
losing 103-43.
When talk turned to his own team
Landers was pleased with the progress
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