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▲ A menorah sits on an information desk at the
Tate Center. Director of Tate Jan Barham said
she wanted all student groups represented.
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to include all groups
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subscribing to a different
religious view are impressed
with the progress.
Tawfiq Bhuiyan, a
fourth-year from Salt Lake
City, said the decorations
don’t inconvenience him,
even as a Muslim student.
“I’ve been in the U.S.
quite a while,” he said. “It
is a Christian country and
has religious freedom. I
understand. The decora
tions don’t really bother
me.”
Next year, Bhuiyan said
he hopes the University will
place more emphasis on
the Islamic holy month of
Ramadan, which will help
students learn about his
faith.
Jewish students, such as
Mara Price, a fourth-year
from Martinez, also feel the
University is approaching a
more inclusive horizon.
“We had a huge candle
lighting ceremony at Tate
with hundreds of people,
both Jews and non-Jews,”
Price said.
Finding a religious group
without representation is
difficult, but Barham
encourages those feeling
underrepresented to voice
their concerns.
One group remains
largely ignored, however
secular students. The pres
ident of the UGAtheists,
Randall Bourquin a fourth
year from Suwanee, said he
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estimates 20 percent of the
University population to be
religiously unaffiliated.
Although the decora
tions don’t follow his par
ticular views, he is not
offended.
“The decorations are a
good display of holiday
cheer. I’ve always liked the
holidays. It’s what one
would expect in a good
way,” Bourquin said.
The University doesn’t
have any type of banner
commemorating these stu
dents, but Bourquin isn’t
pointing fingers at anyone.
In fact, the diversity of the
display pleased him.
“It’s no fault of the
University because no one
from the secular communi
ty has come out and said,
‘We celebrate this,’ because
there is no cause for cele
bration of the Winter
Solstice,” he said. “I don’t
think we are being slighted
by the University, and I am
very happy that more holi
days besides Christmas are
being represented.”
Bourquin hopes the
University will also honor
the secular students with
the Tree of Knowledge —a
symbol for the group.
In good holiday spirit,
the decorations aren’t mak
ing Grinches out of many,
and, as Barham pointed
out, the increased flow of
traffic may be evidence the
decorations are making
Kris Kringles out of us all.
COSTS OF CARPET
Jan Barham, director of Tate,
offered details and explana
tions for the new carpet that
will be installed in Tate 2 over win
ter break.
“It may not be the popular thing
carpet’s never sexy —but it was
something we needed to maintain
for the students,” she said.
Why does the carpet on the fifth
floor of Tate 2 need to be
replaced?
The carpet has been damaged
by gum marks, stains and day-to
day foot traffic.
Janitors have already tried
cleaning the carpet with machines
and by hand.
“Most of it is big stains. There’s
a section that’s bright pink,”
Barham said. “Wte've cleaned and
cleaned and cleaned.”
Will the new carpet last longer
than 18 months? Why?
Barham anticipates the new
carpet will last about five years.
The new carpet will not show
stains as easily because it is a
darker color.
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vidual squares can be replaced If
they get stained. They can also be
removed and pressure washed.
Unlike the carpet they have
now, which is textured and harder
to clean adequately, the new car
pet will be flat.
Tiles cannot be used in the
Grand Hall because it causes bad
acoustics, and the room is often
used for shows and speeches.
What was the price of the original
carpet?
The carpet for the fifth floor of
Tate 2 cost $106,384.15 when it was
installed. Barham said she and
others who selected the carpet
tried to get the best quality for the
best price.
How much were bids from other
companies for the carpet?
The first quote, from Dalton
Carpet, would have cost about
$150,000. A second quote, also from
Dalton Carpet, would have cost
between $86,000 and $106,000.
Dalton Carpet has no affiliation
with the University.
Ralph Johnson, associate vice
president of the Physical Plant,
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said the new carpet will cost
$104,499.
Why weren’t students involved hi
the decision to get new carpet?
SGA and the dean of students
are in the process of creating a
Student Life Advisory Board, but
since it wasn’t in place yet, Barham
said they decided to go ahead with
the replacement.
“I think there’s a dear need for
the replacement,” she said. “We
have a responsibility as adminis
trators to maintain this space.”
Briana Gerdeman
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