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Attention Will Be Paid The UGA Student Historic Preservation Organization has copied Flagpole on a letter addressed to students, alumni, faculty, Athens citizens and Georgia taxpayers. If you're not included in there somewhere, stop reading. The student pres ervationists neatly point out several fallacies in the university administration's rationale for demolishing Rutherford Hall and replacing it with a new structure where "attention will be paid to retaining the historic character of the original 72-year-old structure." That's the guiding principle of America. Cut down the forest of oaks and name the subdivision Oak Forest. The students point out that the university says renovation would be cost-prohibitive but gives no comparative figures on renovation versus new construction. The university says the old WPA building is cheaply constructed and would be too expen sive and difficult to retrofit with modern services, although the university is doing exactly that across the quadrangle at Mary Lyndon Hall, another old WPA building. The university also ignores a National Trust estimate that new construction will cost about the same as renovation and a Georgia Department of Natural Resources assessment that the building is in good shape and could be rehabilitated and maintained as a land mark. Read the student historic preservation letter online at www.flagpole.com. Horror Will Be Written The deadline approaches again for the annual Flagpole Halloween Scary Stories contest. Email your story to editor@ flagpole.com or drop it by 112 Foundry St. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. Write a 750-word story about scary horror in Athens, and Flagpole editors will read it and judge its creativity, scariness and local flavor. We're not requiring a specific theme or key words this year. We welcome graphic stories in black and white or color at 600 dpi, if you're doing them digitally. Call Larry for full graphic specs at 706-549- 9523. Prizes are S75 first place, S50 second place and S25 third place. All three winners will be published in the Oct. 26 Flagpole, just in time for Halloween. Half-Marathon Will Be Run Coming up fast on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 & 23, AthFest's Athens, GA Half Marathon hits town running (and walking, if that’s your speed). There's a Health and Fitness Expo at the Holiday Inn Express on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m., and then on Sunday, the half marathon begins at 7 a.m. It starts on South Thomas and Mitchell streets, rather than downtown, winds through the university campus and runs beside the North Oconee River, then along Milledge Avenue and through several shaded neighborhoods and back to the river, ending up in lovely downtown Athens. The race raises money for AthFest's music-education programs, so every step furthers the enrichment of some kid's life. There's still time to get in on the fun. Go to www.athensgahalf.com for complete information on the Expo and the race, including how to register. Westminster Will Reunite A succession of Presbyterian campus ministers made Westminster House a center of Christian social awareness during the period leading up to the racial integration of the University of Georgia in the late '50s and early '60s. Too liberal for their supporting downtown church, their tenure proved short, but they provided a beacon to students, faculty and townspeople looking for ways to do the right thing. Beginning at 10 a.m. (coffee beforehand) on Saturday, Oct. 8, three of those ministers—Bill Rogers, Corky King and Roland Perdue— will discuss desegregation at the university during a reunion of Westminster Fellowship participants at the fellowship center on Lumpkin Street across from the UGA track. Janisse Ray Will Be Here Don't miss Janisse Ray's launch of her new book, Drifting into Darien, her personal homage to the Altamaha River (the South Oconee) 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Seney-Stovall Chapel. Pete McCommons edilor@flagpole.com THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: City Dope 4 Athens News and Views At least the new Washington Street parking deck provides some fresh aerial views of downtown. Google That Sh!t 8 Search: Ground Zero Mosque Fear as a profitable industry is proving one of the most lasting legacies of September 11. EVEIMT Miscellany 9 Get Your Ath Together This week's slate of events will not disappoint those who find art and beer interesting. Movie Pick 11 Pure Racing Senna will please racing fans and fans of good documentaries in general. (MUSfl© Upstart Roundup 13 Introducing Athens’ Newest Talent This week: Wade Boggs. TaterZandraZandra. Slaw & Order and more! Metal Earth at New Earth 17 It Might Get Loud Athens comes to grips with its metal scene. CITY DOPE .4 JUNIOR BOYS ....14 CITY PAGES ....5 INDIGO GIRLS ...15 CAPITOL IMPACT ....6 METAL EARTH 17 ATHENS RISING ....7 THE CALENDAR! ...18 GOOGLE THAT SH'T .8 BULLETIN BOARD ....24 GRUB NOTES ...8 ART AROUND TOWN .. ...25 MISCELLANY ...9 COMICS ...26 MOVIE DOPE ...10 REALITY CHECK ...27 MOVIE PICK ...11 CLASSIFIEDS ...28 THREATS & PROMISES ... ...12 BEER NOTES ...29 UPSTART ROUNDUP ...13 EVERYDAY PEOPLE... ....31 EOITOR & PUBLISHER Pete McCommons ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Alicia Nickles PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner MANAGING EDITOR Christina Cotier ADVERTISING SALES Anita Aubrey. Melinda Edwards. Jessica Pritchard MUSIC EDITOR Michelle Gil/enrat CITY EDITOR Dave Marr CLASSIFIEDS. DISTRIBUTION & OFFICE MANAGER Jessica Smith ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER Sydney Slotkin AD DESIGNERS Kelly Ruberto. Cindy ierrell CARTOONISTS Cameron Bugue. Lee Gatlin. Missy Kulik. Jeremy Long. David Mack. Clint McEiroy ADOPT ME Special Agent Cindy Jerrell CONTRIBUTORS Hillary Brown. 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