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Engineering program to begin in 2012
By TIFFANY STEVENS
The Red & Black
University officials announced plans
Thursday to induct the first class majoring
in civil engineering by fall semester of 2012.
Plans for a civil engineering program fol
low the Board of Regents decision last
month to allow the University to begin
enrolling engineering students in civil,
mechanical and electrical/electronic engi
neering programs. The new undergraduate
degrees will join existing engineering pro
grams such as ones focusing on biological
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Stolen
laptops
recovered
in Illinois
By TIFFANY STEVENS
The Red & Black
University Police are investigat
ing a man who was found to be in
possession of stolen University lap
top computers after he was caught
breaking into a building at Southern
Illinois University Carbondale on
Nov. 24, authorities said.
Ronald Blake Hill, 70, was appre
hended on SIUC’s campus two days
after University officials reported the
laptops stolen from Caldwell Hall. A
search of Hill’s motel room led to the
discovery of a set of keys from anoth
er university and the stolen laptops.
University Police Chief Jimmy
Williamson said police believe Hill
relied on the open nature of college
campuses to steal computers owned
by the universities.
The computers
were reported stolen
on Nov. 22 after offi
cials noticed the pub
lic entrance door of a
room in Caldwell Hall
was damaged.
Williamson said
someone may have
held the door open
for Hill.
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“There was forced
entry on the inside door, but not on
the outside door. But that’s not
uncommon, especially here in the
South,” he said.
Williamson said police are investi
gating other computer thefts to see
if any connections exist between
those cases and Hill.
“Most laptop computers we see
stolen are stolen from individuals.
It’s very rare that they’re stolen from
the institution,” he said. “Nobody
said that [Hill] took the computers.
They were found in his possession.
We’re still investigating that, and
looking into whether or not he ini
tially took them.”
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and agricultural engineering.
University President Michael Adams said
the University plans for all three programs
to be in operation by 2014.
“The provost has laid out a program
where we would begin one in 2012, one in
2013 and one in 2014, and I believe [civil
engineering] will be the first of those, so we
will have to begin to develop curriculum
pretty soon,” he said.
Officials said initial plans for the pro
grams project a cost of $3 million a year.
The University also plans to hire “a combi
nation of four to five tenure-track profes
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NIGHTS IN ATHENS
DORMS AFTER DARK
Campus halls create community for residents
By POLINA MARINOVA and RACHEL BUNN
The Red & Black
Editor’s note: What is a night in Athens like? The Red &
Black took to the streets to find out, recording the sights and
sounds of an Athens evening. We conclude with reports from
Tuesday night in the dorms.
What is better than spending a night studying for finals,
going downtown or Snellebrating?
For Boggs Hall residents, it was the Victoria’s Secret
Fashion Show.
On the male-only second floor, it wasn’t only “the guys.”
Everyone including girls and the R.A. gathered to watch
the show.
“Tonight, we all watched the Victoria’s Secret fashion
show,” said Purvardh Bodiwala, the second floor R.A. “We
played Call of Duty right before watching the Victoria’s Secret
show.”
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Prom night a ‘blast’ for Special athletes
By SARAH GIARRATANA
The Red & Black
If University Special Olympics
volunteers and parents could
define joy by a sound, it would
probably be the music and cele
bration coming from the Special
Olympics Prom Thursday night.
For the past four years, the
University’s chapter of Special
Olympics has hosted a prom night
for young adults in middle and
high school with mental disabili
ties.
“It’s for the kids and adults
with special needs and it’s for kids
and adults to get together and
feel appreciated,” Special
Art students
wave farewell
with a final
showing of their
best artwork.
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sors” during the next 18 months, University
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Provost Jere Morehead said.
“This will go very slowly. We’re not plan
ning to ramp this up in one or two years,”
he said. “We’re going to spend the next five
years very slowly growing the program so
that we can manage it within our resourc
es.”
Adams said the University also plans to
add Masters and Ph.D. degrees in engineer
ing, but does not know when that process
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For Bodiwala, hanging out with the residents is not a rare
occurrence.
“I try to hang out with the residents as much as possible. I
like my residents. They’re a bunch of good people,” he said.
Bodiwala has become more than just an adviser to disci
pline wild freshmen he’s become a friend.
“We’re really close,” said Mark Wendolowski, a freshman
biochemistry major. “He’s not one of those R.A.s you never
see.”
As they sat all over the room after the show, there was
never a moment of silence. Laughter, random calls of how
“Boggs is better” and multiple conversations filled the tiny
space.
“We are like a family at Boggs. We’ve really gotten to know
each other,” said Alex Karchev, a freshman pre-business
major. “We’re all diverse, so everyone brings something
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Olympics at UGA event coordina
tor Rebecca Surles said. “It’s just
to have an end of the year party
for them and we have dancing,
food, music and it’s a chance for
the parents and volunteers to
gather at the end of the year.”
This year’s prom, “A Night with
the Stars,” hosted University ath
letes from the football, baseball
and ladies golf teams. Guests
included football player Sanders
Commings and baseball player
Eric Swegman who took turns
escorting Special Olympics
Athletes down a red carpet.
“This is our fourth annual prom
and the kids look forward to this
event all year,” Special Olympics
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Vol. 118, No. 63 | Athens, Georgia
ENGINEERING BREAK
DOWN
• Three programs are planned in civil
engineering, mechanical engineering
and electrical/electronic engineering.
• Civil engineering coming by fall 2012
• All engineering programs implemented
by 2014
• Projected cost of $3 million per year
• Will hire four to five tenure-track pro
fessors during the next 18 months
at UGA President Sissy Weldon
said. “What I like to see is the
University students coming
together to support these kids
and for one night it’s all about
them, dancing with them, making
sure that they have a blast.”
The University’s Special
Olympics volunteers spend all
year helping with adapted physi
cal education classes, social
events and the Special Olympics
area and state games.
“I’ve always had an interest in
working with special popula
tions,” Special Olympics at UGA
executive board member Haley
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How can you
make a child
smile this
Christmas
season?
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