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6 Wednesday, December 8, aoio | The Rbd a Black REPORT: Police rely on community help ► From Page 1 “There may be one or two over the holidays, but for the most part there aren’t any entering autos because there aren’t any cars to break into,” he said. “I won’t say they don’t occur because somebody might have left their car on campus and it might be broken into, but for the most part we don’t see them.” Past statistics indicate students living in dorms are not at risk of having valuables stolen while visit ing home, Williamson said. “The dorms are hard to get into, and they have alarms,” he said. "Most of the residential and bur glary thefts that we see on campus are with unlocked f K WE'VE GOT YOUR LIVING StrUAUOIM COVERED. (r) FsESERYE A T A l MI- n s 706-548-4400 www.reserveatathens.com 1 6 NOW leasing for Fall 2011! 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When there’s no public, when there are only a handfUl of people on cam pus, we rely more on the remaining community to report crimes.” Finals Edition NUMBER OF CRIMES REPORTED FOR DECEMBER 2009 Dec. 1 4 Dec. 2 1 Dec. 3 1 Dec. 4 7 Dec. 7 6 Dec. 8 3 Dec. 9 4 Dec. 10 3 Dec. 11 3 Dec. 14 5 Dec. 15 5 Dec. 16 2 Dec. 17 9 Dec. 18 2 Dec. 21 3 Dec. 22 1 Dec. 23 1 Source University Police Daly Log NEWS Student sends support from Iraq By DREW HOOKS The Red & Black It’s 3 a.m. A group of guys are gathered together, thousands of miles away from home. They turn on the TV and watch the Georgia-Georgia Tech game. Eventually they'll have to go back to work they’re on active duty in Baghdad. Lt. David Reed, a University law student from Luray, Va., was among these distant spectators. “We are definitely a pro- UGA unit,” he said in a recent Skype interview. “We had a big crowd even though it was three in the morning.” Reed was a part of the ROTC program at his undergraduate university and transferred to the reserve forces in Athens when he chose the University for law school. Coming to the University was not a difficult decision for Reed. “I fell in love the first time and paid my deposit that day. I didn’t look any further,” Reed said about a visit to the University dur ing his senior year of col lege. Being from Virginia, Reed said his decision to attend the University’s law school was a surprise to his parents. “It was a shock,” he said. “They were very supportive mjjm - |Hr " ..„**£**- w ATHENIAN CHRISTMAS DANCE FORMAL REFLECTIONS + D| Z-DOG $3 DOORS 9 PM EVERYONE WELCOME nMp JAN. 13-15 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS 3-NIGHT STAND HOMECOMING & NUCI'S BENEFIT DOOR 8 PM 2 % ‘ ■ JjPW f *om Baghdad Mm j beat #7inH ; ]■ ttchi ijj faggSlr l j Courtesy Lt. David Ribd ▲ Lt. David Reed, a University student, cheered on the Dogs during the Georgia-Georgia Tech football game while on active duty in Baghdad. once they came down to see.” Toward the end of his first year of law school, Reed was rotated out of the Army reserves into active duty and was assigned to be deployed to Iraq. He said the law school has been supportive and helped make his transition from school to active duty smooth by allowing him to finish his classes early. Reed said he always wanted to go to law school and saw it as a way to help people. This same desire to help others is what Reed credits as making him decide to join the military. He works between 12 and 16 hours a day, seven days a week, in a mission to help turn power over to COMING SOON at the fabulous 40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St. www.4owatt.com FRI. DEC. 10 TIDINGS FOR TIKES FUTUREBIRDS NINJA GUN + SPECIAL SONG SWAP S5 WITH TOY. DOORS 10 *L A * • * * SAT. DEC. 11 FRI. DEC. 31 NEW YEARS EVE OF MONTREAL YIP DECEIVER DOORS 8 PM ADVANCE TICKETS AT SCHOOL KIDS RECORDS * 40WATT.COM CHARGE BY PHONE 706 353.1666 the Iraqis. “Helping and assisting here makes it real, and doing it on a daily basis brings in rewards,” Reed said. “It’s a very interesting and historical time for Iraq.” Reed said he enjoys the Iraqi people and the cul ture there, even though the language has been eluding him. “The language is a chal lenge,” he said. Reed said he plans on returning to the University to finish his law degree, but right now he sees his time in Iraq as a break from school. “It’s a little bit of a break and an unusual situation,” he said. “I look at it as a study abroad experience with a twist.” r Big Zach, the Zaxby’s mascot, was stolen from the Georgia Center on Oct. 4. PROPERTY: Fraternity launching investigation ► From Page 1 hidden under the porch of the fraternity house for two months. “They stuck it ready deep and hid it from view,” Gross said. “From the time it was blown up to the time poUce arrived was probably 15 minutes. There was lit erally no time to respond. The guys that were involved kept it between themselves where they got the chick en.” In Rood’s written state ment submitted to poUce on Dec. 4, however, he wrote, “My friend and I did not teU anyone [we took the chicken] until last night.” When presented with this information, Gross said Rood may have told certain members of the fraternity the night before the party. “He did not teU the fra ternity,” he said. “I don’t know who he told ... He may have told other pledge brothers.” Gross said the fraternity is trying to work out aU the detaUs of the incident as they conduct their own internal investigation. “Anyone that didn't speak up, in my opinion, is just as much in the wrong,” he said. “A punishment wUI definitely be adminis tered.” Gross said they also plan to punish the fraterni ty members responsible for spray-painting words onto the chicken. The Greek Life Office had also launched an Inves tigation Monday, according to Wes Fugate, adviser to the Interfratemity Council. Gross said he met with FUgate on Tuesday to “explain the situation.” “Unfortunately the actions of a few people can affect many,” Gross said. “The fate of those guys hasn’t been determined yet, but there wUI be some thing in the future that will serve as punishment, although I can't say what that will be.”