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It’s not the evil stepmother this time. Find out the potential fate of Disney princesses. Page 5 WWW.REDANDBLACK.COM f " / \ i I ' 1 \ %, 4 ▼ ' v V. • • ■ . . • . . GRAND (I SLAM Basketball career overrides tennis talent By MITCH BLOMERT The Red & Black The net hasn’t always been tied to the rim in Gerald Robinson’s athletic career. Not that long ago, it sat right in front of him on a different kind of court the tennis court. Though the junior guard has enjoyed the early stages of the Georgia men’s basketball season as one of the team’s leading scorers, he hasn’t forgotten about his days as a collegiate multi-sport athlete. While he was at Tennessee State, he balanced his Squidmas celebrates start of holidays By PATRICK HOOPER The Red & Black It’s beginning to look a lot like Squidmas. For those not in the know, Squidmas is now in its third year, as Doctor Squid teams with the Warm FYizzies and Flesh and Blood to bring Athens an early holiday con cert extravaganza to the 40 Watt tonight “Reading Day eve is the best time for something like this,” said Larry Cardinal, Doctor Squid’s lead singer and a senior real estate major from Dallas. sunny. High 421 Low 21 o J Where's Mikey? President Adams will be inspired by the feSfl lights of New York City while attending f foe Football Hall of Fame reception and ■■P) dinner. At least those ■ players are winners. An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 INSIDE: Basketball previews on page 9 MERRY TUNES When: Tonight at 9:30 p.m. Where: 40 Watt Cost: $5 for 21 +, $7 for under 21 Cardinal and company see Squidmas as a way to kick off the holiday season and give students a last hurrah before shutting themselves away in their study cocoons. Drummer Jason Moody, a marketing and sports manage ment double major from Lawrenceville, said tacky Christmas clothes are encour aged, if not expected, whether ,|JgRAY AREA see ow Hugh Hodgson is / : 1 ' \ blurring musical lines for a Ip music festival. Page Index TYjesday, December 7, 2010 time between basketball and tennis. Robinson was a member of the Tigers’ men’s ten nis team during the 2008-09 season, despite having not played organized tennis in years. "I was actually at the tennis court, dribbling ten nis balls like it was a basketball,” Robinson said. “So sometimes I’d get out there and hit, and have a little fun with it.” Those dribbles and serves, originally intended for nothing more than recreation, would eventually Sec TENNIS, Pu{/e 9 that means wearing a Santa hat or the world’s gaudiest Christmas sweater. The concert will also have a charitable bent, as the EP on sale at the 40 Watt and con taining holiday tracks contrib uted by all three bands will generate proceeds for the Girls Rock Camp of Athens, a chari ty suggested by Flesh and Blood guitarist and vocalist Jessie Marston. “There’s no reason for Squidmas to exist, but it does,” said alumnus Jason Harwell, guitarist and singer of See SQUID, ftige 7 News 2 Opinions 6 MIRIAM CAMP | Th Rio • Buck A With an emphasis on having fun, the Warm Fuzzies play alongside Doctor Squid tonight for the third annual Squidmas. JURASSIC PARK Variety 5 Sports 9 Numbers show University lacks diversity Minorities still growing By RACHEL BUNN The Red & Black University of Georgia junior Lauren K. Mains is used to standing out. At about six feet tall, she towers over her fellow students as they crouch over books, preparing for finals. But Mains stands out for more than her height at the crowded tables of the Jittery Joe’s in the Miller Learning Center, she is the only black student. “I’ve been the only black student in several of my classes probably the majority,” she said. “I’m really surprised when I see another black student. I’m like, ‘Yay.’ But I may not know them. It’s really good when I have a friend in my class, that’s any student, whether they’re black or white, it’s good to have someone you can relate to, someone you know. I guess I’ve gotten used to it.” For Mains, this is noth ing new. Though she is part of a minority at the University, Mains is not surprised when she finds herself to be the only black face in a classroom. University receives A- on green efforts By KATIE VALENTINE The Red & Black With the recent installment of the Green Fee and the Office of Sustainability, it seems there has been wide spread success with campus green efforts. Now, the University has the grades to prove it. The Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the University a grade of A- on its annual College Sustainability Report Card. The Report Card grades more than 300 colleges and universities across North America on their sustainable practices in nine catego ries, including transportation, student involvement and green building. The University improved in every catego ry, which brought its ranking up from last year’s grade of a C. Kevin Kirsche, director of sustainability, said he thinks much of the grade increase has to do with the Office of Sustainability’s presence at the University. “We have been able to make an impact and change some of the ways that we operate on campus, so work of and through the office has resulted in higher grades in various categories,” he said. The Sustainable Endowments Institute gathers infor mation for its Report Card by sending surveys to the students and administration of participating See GREEN, Page 4 What does new research on dinosaurs reveal? Page 4 Vol. 118, No. 65 | Athens, Georgia “I lived overseas in Saudi Arabia, so I went to a small private school, and there were other black stu dents, but after Sept. 11,1 was the only girl in the sev enth grade,” she said. “I was the only black student. So, I’m just used to it. It wasn’t a culture shock or anything.” By the numbers Looking at the raw numbers, the University seems to be lagging behind in diversity. According to the 2009 UGA Fact Book almost 77 percent of the University population identifies as white, though only 65 per cent of the population of the state of Georgia identi fied itself as white in the 2009 census. About 8 percent of the University population identifies as black com pared with a little more than 30 percent of the state of Georgia popula tion, according to the 2009 UGA Fact Book and 2009 census respectively. However, the number of University students identi fying as black has grown. Between 1999 and 2009, the number of black University students has See POPULATION, Page 3 ER SWIPED? See which SEC school former Dogs’ quarterback Zach Mettenberger committed to. Page 10 Crossword 2 Sudoku 9