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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
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