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By BRIANA GERDEMANTHE RED & BLACK

No one likes extra fees, but students will now have more of a say in how stu-dent fees are used, the Board of Regents decided Tuesday.

The Regents approved five changes to their policy on mandatory student fees as part of an ongoing effort

to review and update poli-cies. There were no major changes, but the policy revisions cleared up some “gray areas,” said John Millsaps, spokesman for the Regents.

“We’re just trying to tighten up some policies,” he said. “The Board didn’t actually do anything that affected fees directly.”

But the University’s

student-fee advisory com-mittee will get an extra member.

The Regents decided that student-fee advisory committees must include at least four student mem-bers. The former policy required these committees to be made up of at least 50 percent students, but did not specify a number of students.

“It’s giving more of a voice to the students,” said Katie Barlow, president of

the University’s Student Government Association.

In the past, the University’s committee included three students, which equaled 50 percent.

Barlow said SGA would appoint four committee members when the time came, probably in September or October.

Under the previous pol-icy, some universities might have only had one

See FEE, Page 2

Mandatory fee policy changesMore student voices heard

By JACOB LOVELLTHE RED & BLACK

It’s been about 16 months since the housing bubble burst and the bail-outs began.

Fast forward to this semester, and professors in the Terry College of Business have incorporat-ed new data and lessons learned. When asked how his courses had been modi-fied, Jeff Netter, a professor of finance, referenced the materials he brings into the classroom.

“Perhaps half of the arti-cles and Web sites I will use this term refer to the finan-cial crisis,” Netter said. “I show how we learned from the crisis, how to use the knowledge of the causes and the effects to guide future actions.”

However, Netter noted that the underlying ideas of his courses are not dras-tically affected by recent events.

“We look at the numbers and see what happened before the crisis and after and see how it affects our decision making,” Netter said. “There is no change in the general theories I teach at all. It is just much easier to get the students to treat what we teach [especially financial models] with skepticism.”

A sense of skepticism is important, he said.

“I think one thing we

should have learned was to be careful and not be so arrogant” in both the edu-cational and political realms, he said.

Netter pointed to the fact that “politicians ignored that subsidizing things could distort [a] market which could affect other markets.”

These ideas and actions are similar to those of other professors in Terry.

“I think [the recent eco-nomic issue] fits naturally into the courses I teach. I don’t think it undermines anything or changes any-thing, but I think it gives another good example of how government regula-tion can cause great unin-tended consequences,” said David Mustard, an associate professor of eco-nomics.

Mustard emphasized this point.

“[Politicians] had a great desire that poor peo-ple… and people with bad credit histories should own homes,” he said. “So we subsidized this and had

See TERRY, Page 2

Economic woes enhance lessons

EMILY KAROL | The Red & Black

University student Brian Stoltz will open for Jarrod Harris at tonight’s “Mundanish” show.

Stand-up comedy scene serves as alternative to the mundane in Athens

By MELISSA COHENFOR THE RED & BLACK

Being culturally adventurous in Athens isn’t very dif-ficult to do. There are art exhibits, poetry readings and concerts galore. However, few Athenians know about the outstanding stand-up comedy scene.

So, during these dark and dreary winter nights, leave hibernation and expose yourself to some much needed laughter with the first stand-up show of the semester, Mundanish, taking place at Tasty World Uptown at 8 tonight.

Mundanish is a monthly comedy “showcase” that fea-tures both local and national traveling talent every sec-ond Wednesday of the month at Tasty World.

“A comedy showcase features a few opening acts who go on for 10 to 15 minutes followed by a headliner who’s on for half an hour,” said Brian Stoltz, University student, host and stand-up comic.

Tonight’s headliner is Jarrod Harris of Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.” The few performers who precede him are mostly local talent, including

See COMEDY, Page 3

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New Jersey native Noel Couch proves herself as an asset to the Gym Dogs as a freshman upping the ante.

By MICHAEL FITZPATRICKTHE RED & BLACK

Noel Couch felt nothing but confidence prior to her first vault as a Gym Dog. She didn’t hear the 10,000-plus fans in Stegeman Coliseum cheering her on. She didn’t feel the freshman jitters that could have been expected.

She had a job to do.The freshman’s job was a rela-

tively simple one. All she had to do was lead off

the meet — and season — for the five-time defending national champions.

No pressure.“I don’t really freak out about

things,” the Towaco, N.J., native said. “I kept myself calm, cool and collected and I told myself, ‘I have done this vault 1000 times. I have my teammates right next to me, the fans all screaming for me. You just have to go out, have a

good time, and do what you do best.’”

Her best was momentous and telling of the ability she possess-es, as she stuck her landing and earned a score of 9.85 out of 10 — good enough for third place in the final vault standings.

Last Saturday’s meet against Stanford was the first time Couch had ever experienced a Georgia Gym Dogs meet or had even set foot inside the famed Stegeman Coliseum facility. It was a surreal experience that has forever solid-ified a place in her memories.

“You really can’t grasp the full emotions and feelings until you finally step out there for your-self,” she said. “It was such an amazing experience, and it was definitely one of the best days of my life.”

The leadoff spot on any

See COUCH, Page 6

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By TIFFANY STEVENSTHE RED & BLACK

University students and Athens residents can expect to benefit from green energy, thanks to new technology introduced in Athens.

Solar power will fuel two forms of technology in Athens — parking meters downtown and trash com-pactors around campus. The new parking meter sys-tem will begin on Feb. 1, replacing the parking meters on Clayton and Broad streets. The new sys-tem will include a “Pay and Display” machine, which will be available for every eight to 10 parking spac-es.

“It looks like a tall, slender ATM machine,” said Laura Miller, director of the Downtown Athens Parking System. Miller also said the machine would print a slip of paper which would have to be placed visibly on the dashboard. The expiration of the time allotted would be printed clearly on the receipt.

Miller said the old meters were being replaced because the technology was obsolete.

“The meters that are out there are outdated, and we can no longer find replacement parts for them,” she said. “These are solar powered, they’re not plugged into any kind of outlet. [The new system] will produce tremendous savings because there are no electrical costs.”

Athens parking violation officers will benefit in some ways from the new system, Miller said.

“The meters that we’re currently using often mal-function,” she said. “And so if someone pulls into a parking spot where the meter malfunctions, how do you know whether or not to write them a ticket?”

Solar-powered trash compactors are also being deployed in Athens.

Dexter Fisher, head of Service Support at the University’s Physical Plant, said three had been installed so far around campus.

“One is outside the Bulldog Cafe center. We have one outside the Tate expansion and one outside the new sports complex on Milledge Avenue,” Fisher said.

He estimated the first compactors were installed around October or November of 2009, with the sports center receiving the first.

“We wanted to try something different. Since they’re solar powered, they only have a 12-volt bat-tery as a backup,” he said. “With sustainability being such a big thing, we’re trying everything we can to do our part.”

Over time, the Physical Plant may install more com-pactors, Fisher said.

“We will replace those where the regular Dumpsters are now,” he said. “We don’t have to empty trash, it cuts down on wear and tear on our vehicles, and on gas, so it’s a win-win situation.”

Fisher said the Physical Plant had not collected enough information to make conclusions about the compactor system, but the results had been positive so far.

“It’s something we’re working on right now,” he said. “Hopefully it’ll be the way of the future.”

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government regulations that promoted this.”

The good intentions led to loans being given to people who “couldn’t afford a loan to go and take one. Then when the market turns down, the people who shouldn’t have had loans to begin with couldn’t make the payments, then we just see things tumble from there.”

James Kau, a profes-sor in real estate, echoed the statements of Mustard and Netter.

“The new evidence fits the current models,” he said. “The difference is the situation is now much more dramatic.”

Kau specifically point-ed to the recent crisis as more evidence of his ideas.

“The additional data, on current down hous-ing and financial mar-kets, support the idea

that government inter-vention in such markets just makes the situation worse,” Kau said. “As the growth of government involvement in housing and mortgage markets accelerates, more mate-rial is presented in the classroom on how such involvement damages an already serious situation and what can be done to mitigate the damage done.”

And he said the grim results of government involvement have not been fully realized.

“The damage in terms of unemployment and income growth is going to be severe,” he said.

For graduating stu-dents who will soon face these real-world prob-lems, Kau has some advice.

“In down markets, a person wants to be flexi-ble in the types of employment one is will-ing to accept,” he said.

TERRY: Job-seekers need to be flexible

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student on the committee, but would still have been in compliance if the committee only had a total of two members.

The Regents also revised a statement on the philosophy of the student fees, say-ing, “Student fee revenues are to be used exclusively to support the institution’s mission to enrich the educational, institu-tional and cultural experience of stu-dents.”

Millsaps said this could include activi-ties for student groups — such as a musi-cal group traveling to perform at a sym-phony.

“Fees are designed to cover a pretty broad range of activities that students would engage in either inside or outside the classroom that make up the college experience,” he said.

Barlow said the University has several types of mandatory fees — facility, ath-letic, transportation, health, technology, student activity and recreational sports fees.

She noted that each fee can only be applied to a certain area, but all are used for enhancing student experiences.

Another decision by the Regents will allow schools in the University System of Georgia to petition for an exemption to administering the Regents’ Reading and Writing Skills Requirement, better known as the Regents’ Test.

The Regents’ Test has been given since 1973, a time when student assessment was not as common.

Now, the Regents’ new core curricu-lum, which will be implemented by 2012, requires assessments of student learning in ten areas — communication, math, humanities, fine arts, ethics, natural sci-ences, technology, United States and

global perspectives, social sciences and critical think-ing.

Millsaps said the new core “does make the Regents’ Test somewhat redundant.”

Under the new policy, universities will be allowed to petition the Board to be exempted from giving the test, but only after they have implemented the new

core and have shown that their curricu-lum is more rigorous than the Regents’ Test.

Individual students can also still exempt the Regents’ Test if their stan-dardized test scores are high enough.

To exempt the reading section, stu-dents need at least a 510 on the SAT criti-cal reading section or a 23 on the ACT reading section. To forego the essay skills test, students must have at least a 560 on the SAT writing section or a 24 on the ACT writing section.

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By DALLAS DUNCANTHE RED & BLACK

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, and both the University Health Center and President Barack Obama are encour-aging students to take advantage of a recent ship-ment of H1N1 vaccines.

“We just recently — as in yesterday — received 520 doses of the inactivated vaccine,” Liz Rachun, pub-lic relations coordinator for the University Health Center, said Tuesday.

In a Jan. 9 proclamation, Obama said the best way to prevent H1N1 is to get vaccinated.

The statement encour-aged Americans to observe the week in order to pre-vent a third wave of H1N1 in the country.

Rachun said the Health Center does not have plans to set up a vaccination clinic in honor of the week because there were so few doses of the vaccine remaining.

She said the Health Center had been down to about 50 doses of the inac-tivated vaccine prior to Monday’s shipment, but a flow of vaccines is starting, though delivery dates con-tinue to be uncertain.

“If students want it, we’ll probably be able to

get [vaccines] in,” Rachun said.

She said the vaccines are available by appoint-ment and are still free to students.

Tim Jones, a freshman from Wrens, has an appoint-ment next week to get his H1N1 vaccine.

“I actually haven’t been vaccinated,” he said. “I’ve had [H1N1] twice so far.”

Jones said he had the virus in both September and October and consid-ered getting vaccinated before traveling for the hol-idays.

Georgia is one of 12 states that continues to report regional influenza

activity, according to a Jan. 8 weekly update published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness decreased nationally between Jan. 2 and Jan. 8, the update states.

Ronald Forehand, medi-cal director for the Health Center, told The Red & Black approximately 3,500 doses of H1N1 vaccines were administered since the first shipment in November.

He said though the Health Center closed on Dec. 24, 17 students visited the Health Center for influ-enza-like illness between

Dec. 6 and 23. “While that number of

[influenza-like illness] is low compared to previous times during last fall semes-ter, we rarely see any stu-dents with flu before the holiday break,” he said. “This indicates that influ-enza continues to circulate on campus and could re-emerge in January and February along with the seasonal flu.”

The Health Center is completely out of seasonal influenza vaccines, Rachun said.

“Seasonal flu has not arrived yet,” she said. “It’s going to be an interesting couple of months.”

H1N1 yo yo yo

If the name “Codes in the Clouds” sounds oddly similar to post-rock outfit Explosions in the Sky, wait until you hear the band’s actual music.

“Paper Canyon” is very much steeped in the same style, and while the album itself is an enjoyable enough listen, it does little to differentiate itself from the multitudes of other instrumental rock outfits.

The occasional bom-bastic, snaking poly-rhythms of drummer Jack

Major help differentiate Codes in the Clouds from the pack somewhat, as do the subtle orchestral accompaniments that crop up during the sub-dued sections.

If you crave dramatic instrumental rock and nothing more, Codes in the Clouds won’t disap-point.

As the titles imply (“Distant Street Lights,” “Fractures,” “The Distance Between Us”), this music is meant to

conjure up vast, colossal imagery, as if it should be the soundtrack to an earthquake or some other cataclysmic event.

The gripping climactic perfection of “We Anchor in Hope” stands as the album’s brightest song and while the final two tracks are ambitious, they unfold a bit too slowly to captivate the listener.

— John Barrett is aVariety writer for the

Red and Black.

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Nurse Brooke Lorren gives a University student the free H1N1 vaccine at the Tate Center. More than 500 fresh vaccinations arrived Monday.

National Influenza

Vaccination Week

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CODES IN THE CLOUDS:“PAPER CANYON”

★★★✩✩Stoltz. Stoltz described

Mundanish as “one of the best opportunities for stand-up comics in Athens” and said that was why he wanted to be a part of it.

While he had performed in the showcase before he was concerned for the sur-vival of the show while Young toured.

The founder of “Mundanish”, TJ Young, is touring the country in “Beards of Comedy.”

“On tour we end up doing two weekends a month and some shows individually, so in the course of the month I end up doing ten to twelve shows, so I’ve found it challenging keeping up with Mundanish,” Young said, while addressing the difficulties of running the show while on tour. “That’s why I’m so glad to have found Brian because there’s someone there to rely on who lives in Athens.”

In alliance with Tasty World, “Mundanish” serves as a showcase for the up-and-coming comedians of Athens and Atlanta and, according to Young, there couldn’t be a better venue.

“Tasty World always seemed most open at giv-

ing people a shot and I really liked that mentality and appreciated that out-look,” he said.

Founded in January 2007, “Mundanish” is Athens’ longest running stand-up show.

In addition to Mundanish, Young has an open-mic show at Flicker called “Open Toad.”

Stoltz, a senior finance major, said that he has seen comedy in Athens really take flight in the last four years, but thinks not enough people know about it.

“Athens has always been known for its live entertainment,” said Eric Silver, a sophomore University student. “There’s nothing like going to see a stand-up show, especially when a hilarious performer like Brian Stoltz is in it, because his audi-ence gets to feel more involved and it becomes a personal experience.”

4 | Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | The Red & Black

I am not a murderer. I do not molest children. I do not wish to marry any animal or marry three

different persons at once. I do not do drugs, attend ques-

tionable parties nightly, prosti-tute myself, or do any number of other stereotypical and debasing activities. Apparently, though, I am attacking many people’s basic hap-piness and security in this life by simply existing.

In November 2008, the people of California barely decided in favor of instituting an amendment to the California Constitution that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.

This was historic because it took away rights already granted to citizens by overturning a California Supreme Court’s decision.

Today, however, the constitu-tionality of the proposition itself is being considered in court.

As I read the arguments being tossed about by both sides, how-ever, I am still astonished that I live in a country where some of these talking points still reign as “truth” to a number of individuals.

The defendants — all of those who voted in support of Proposition 8 — are relying upon some extreme-ly specious points to try and grasp at any remaining hope that mar-riage will be “protected” for them.

Supposedly, in their eyes, mar-riage is all about having children and protecting them as they grow up.

Perhaps unknowingly, the defen-dants’ lawyers have just condemned single parents and adoptive parents to some sort of second-class purga-tory.

What upsets me the most is that this case even exists in the first place. No American — no human — should ever have to ask another

individual if a basic human and civil right is “okay with them.” I should not have to ask permission from anyone else to do something that has been granted to every American and to people all over the world.

Our nation’s founders included limitations against majority rule in our federal government and consti-tution for a reason.

I should not have to beg and plead with those who were granted this right at birth. I cannot teach this history to students and still reconcile the inequalities that exist today.

Perhaps the argument of “choice” reigns supreme in this debate.

Let us all be clear: I have no “choice” when it comes to deciding who I love and care for.

When did a “traditional mar-riage” supporter decide to be straight?

Why do people feel they auto-matically qualify to become a par-ent based on their sexual orienta-tion.

Why do they feel threatened by someone else’s happiness?

How can they support divorce — which can undoubtedly damage families — and still not support healthy marriages between two women or two men?

I am a loving and caring person that could take care of any child brought into my life — directly related to me or not. I am capable of committing to someone else just like the basic tenets of any union entered into between two people

require. I am a spiritual person that

believes that the Bible is a guide — not an absolute set of rules or laws — and that no religious tenets should be enshrined in our legal system. I believe that people are basically good and want others to live happily, but even if they are not, I, along with thousands of oth-ers, deserve better than this.

I deserve the right to enter into a union that is protected and acknowledged by the federal gov-ernment, all 50 states, and any other governmental organization in this country.

I deserve the rights and benefits that come along with that prized marriage certificate.

I deserve the right to share my employer’s health benefits with my partner, to receive numerous tax breaks, and to not have to cross out “Mrs.” on so many official forms.

I am, however, educated, hard-working, intelligent, empathetic, well-raised, loving, and — some-how — positive when it comes to my outlook for the future. I am like every other American and your mar-riage does not need to be protected from me.

Our country was not founded on discrimination and the creation of second-class citizens. A “civil union” will not be enough for me or other people

If the people themselves will not step up and support such an action of equality and simple human decency, then the courts them-selves must wrest the decision-making process from the majority in this country.

I, along with many others, will not stand idly by.

— Lee Moore is a graduate student from Brooks

Americans all have right to marriage

Chelsea Cook | Editor in Chief editor@randb.comDaniel Burnett | Managing Editor me@randb.comYasmin Yonis | Opinions Editor opinions@randb.com

I am writing in response to Yamanucci Molin’s col-umn “‘Negro’ comment dialogue necessary” from Tuesday.

As I read through the article, I found myself somewhat upset by what Molin had written. Molin makes it seem as though all of America has forgot-ten about its tainted past, specifically in regards to the struggle of African-Americans.

She also accuses white Americans of being guilty of prejudices, but refusing to take responsibility for those feelings and associ-ated actions. The past of our ancestors is just that — the past.

Having grown up in Birmingham, Ala., I too deal with a past that is hard to swallow.

Am I proud of my state’s history during those racial times? No.

Have I forgotten and dismissed the importance of events such as the Civil Rights Movement? No.

But I have chosen to learn about these things and to learn from these things.

Terrible events hap-pened and continue to take place because of racial prejudices. However, I have chosen to not let that past

be a part of my life today. I don’t have feelings

of inequality toward any ethnic group, including African-Americans, and I have decided to be a more respectful individual toward those of a different ethnicity. That’s how I was brought up, and that’s how I will continue to be.

I feel the American society, as a whole, has matured over the past 150 years since racism was at the heart of many national issues.

Our history has brought us to where we are today, and we are smarter and more aware because of it.

Things still aren’t per-fect, but please do not count us all out, not just yet.

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As one of those professors who has a very strict attendance policy, I read with great

interest Justin Davidson’s piece on Jan. 11th, asking for a University-wide attendance policy.

I think such feedback from stu-dents is very important. If nothing else, it gives professors a chance to provide insight into why such poli-cies exist.

Sometimes we are so used to our policies that we can forget that each class of students is new and may not understand.

Having a university-wide system for absences is impossible. The con-cept of academic freedom allows a professor the freedom to fashion a class in a way that best suits the needs of the subject matter.

One of the reasons for the differ-ence in individual policies is that classes are so different and vary so greatly until one-size-fits-all is not workable. A conversational French class, in which students have to be there to engage and be monitored, is not the same as a straight lecture class, in which the professor essen-tially lectures from the book.

Additionally, what may seem ridiculous from a student’s point of view makes perfect sense for a professor who has been given every justification possible for an absence.

However, in my 27 years of teach-ing, I have never known of a profes-sor with a strict attendance policy who was not willing to make allow-ances for, as Mr. Davidson men-tions, a family emergency.

I am one of those with a strict absence policy because I have learned over the years that without it, students will harm themselves.

The aftermath is that I am left with students (and/or their parents) crying the blues at the end of the semester because they got a low grade.

Also, in a class like one of mine, where each and every day’s class discussion is crucial to an under-standing of the issues, attendance is necessary. It is necessary both for the student’s understanding and so that we will always be operating with a common set of experiences that we build upon during the semester.

Students coming into the class don’t have any way to know this, but they get if after being there for a while and are glad for the policy

This is especially true for my 8 a.m. class since they would be tempted to sleep in. In another class, where it is more book-driven, my policy is more lenient.

Under any circumstance, if a student has a legitimate emergency or pressing matter that makes it so an absence is necessary, I am abso-lutely open to it. This is as long as it can be verified so that an injustice is not done to other students adher-ing to the policy.

Mr. Davidson’s position makes perfect sense from his point of view because of the information he uses as the basis of his argument.

However, the professor creating the policies is operating with an entirely different set of facts and experiences that result in the poli-cy. The policies are not as random as they may seem.

Healthy questioning and analysis is an important aspect of higher education that I never want stu-dents to give up on.

However, students must also be willing to understand and trust that their professors do not gener-ally enact random policies simply to make a student’s life miserable.

— Dr. Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander is an Associate Professor

in Terry College of Business.

Appropriate absence policies in place

DAWN ALEXANDER

Drink coffee through-out the day?

Crave chocolate candies and a never-end-ing supply of soft drinks?

Ever try to cut back on your caffeine intake and experience withdrawal that includes headaches, irritability or increased anxiety?

If you answered yes to any, or all, of these ques-tions then you may be addicted to caffeine.

Caffeine is an under-the-radar stimulant drug and lives in the same category as cocaine and amphetamines. I know this because I was addicted to caffeine.

Two years ago, I suf-fered from a serious case of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, better known as TMJ.

It causes pain with the movement of the jaw and surrounding muscles while making the mouth’s prop-er functions very difficult.

When I was experienc-ing a caffeine overdose, which was often, I would unconsciously clench my jaw and grind my teeth together at all hours of the day and night.

Eventually, my jaw lost complete function, and I was unable to open my mouth to eat. I decided to visit a dentist who revealed the shocking news.

“You drink far too much coffee,” said Dr. Finger, my trusted dentist at the University Health Center.

At first, I was in com-plete denial, but I lessened my usual six cups to two.

Although my jaw may have healed, the rest of my life began to feel like a downward spiral — head-aches, mood swings, shaky hands and, the most iron-ic, fatigue and insomnia. It was bad.

But it was also a bless-ing in disguise because I was able to put a stop to a addiction that some peo-ple live with their whole lives without knowing.

For most college students, there is an increased level of anxiety due to our demanding schedules — schoolwork, part-time jobs and trying to manage a social life.

It seems that caffeine is the only thing in our lives we do not moderate and all it does is increase our anxiety.

It is a Catch-22 in that we use caffeine to make up for a sleep deficit that is largely caused by caf-feine, reported National Geographic article.

Angela Ruhlen, a nutri-tionist at the University Health Center said, “One of the most troubling effects of excessive caf-feine consumption is sleep disturbance, which causes drowsiness and a lack of concentration the next day — grades may begin to drop, and if you are involved in sports, your performance may worsen.”

However, Ruhlen sug-gests weaning off caffeine slowly and decreasing the amount of caffeine con-sumed by one-half a cup daily.

You don’t have to rule out caffeine completely because in moderation, it can be very helpful.

I still drink two cups a day in order to cure those occasional heavy eyelids.

So, next time you find yourself reaching for that extra boost of caffeine, take a 20-minute power nap or do a handstand against a wall instead.

I guarantee that imme-diate blood rush to the brain is much less addic-tive, much less expensive, but just as powerful as that cup of java.

—Kori Price is an alumna from

Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Help necessary for caffeine addictions

KORI PRICE

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By NICK PARKERTHE RED & BLACK

If wins over Georgia Tech and Illinois didn’t serve notice that the Georgia men’s basketball program is back on the upswing under head coach Mark Fox, then Saturday’s narrow loss to undefeated Kentucky certainly did.

“I don’t know if there is a more improved team in the country [than Georgia],” Kentucky head coach John Calipari said. “Mark [Fox] probably would be midseason Coach of the Year to get his team doing the things they are doing. They play how they have to play to be in the game.”

Fox was left a makeshift roster by his predecessor Dennis Felton that clearly doesn’t have the talent, depth or experi-ence to run the style of play Fox prefers — which is an up and down, fast-paced tempo, pressuring style of basketball.

So Fox has been forced to adjust his philosophies accordingly, turning to a slower pace than he’s accustomed. The first-year coach has been playing to the strength of Georgia’s roster — their front-court — by getting the ball inside early and often.

“I think one of the things that this team has been able to do is accept that we might have some deficiencies in cer-tain areas,” Fox said. “And because we’ve been able to accept that, we’ve been able to win a couple games that — on talent alone — maybe we shouldn’t have.”

Fox credits that improvement to the headway they’ve made in instilling the team concept, saying “we’re starting to play together and play pretty unselfishly, and we have a lot of moments in a lot of

areas that are pretty good.”But it’s those other moments that have

left Fox perplexed and scratching his head as his seven underclassmen search for the consistency that can only come with the experience and maturation of going through the battles in the SEC.

“We’ve been a little inconsistent defen-sively, a little inconsistent in certain areas offensively, but we’ve had moments in all areas where we’ve been pretty good,” Fox

said. “The key for us is just trying to become a little more consistent, develop a little more depth and continue to improve.”

Much of the Bulldogs’ inconsistency has come on the road this season — where they are 0-5 in road games — while they’ve played well at Stegeman Coliseum, enjoy-ing a 7-1 home mark this season. Still, Fox sees room for growth there as well, and he believes the lifts given by the crowds were

critical to his team’s success in the Illinois and Georgia Tech wins.

“I’ve been extremely impressed with the job that Mark’s done,” said Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy. “His team is playing exceptionally hard, and they’ve done a very good job of defending home court by knocking off Georgia Tech their last home outing. So it will be a tremen-dous challenge.”

Although they have performed above expectations at home, the conference slate is now staring the Bulldogs in the face, as Georgia is set to take on Ole Miss tonight.

“This team is going to have to over achieve in the next month,” Fox said, “and we’re going to need bigger and stron-ger and better crowds every time out.”

Forward Trey Thompkins is more than aware of the home-court advantage and the benefits that come along with a bois-terous crowd flaunting its red and black get-up inside Stegemen. But the sopho-more also knows the Bulldogs’ level of play and intensity affects attendance.

“We feed off our fans, and when we play hard, our fans come out and support us,” Thompkins said. “As a team, we know we have to play as hard as we can so we can fill those seats up.”

Bulldogs must find consistency despite young squad

By JOHN BARRETTTHE RED & BLACK

Buddhism might not seem like a philosophy that fits within the fabric of today’s Western society. But if your idea of Buddhism consists of a bunch of monks living in detached soli-tude, you’re probably thinking of monastic Buddhism.

Though monastic Buddhism is the most widespread form of the religion, there are many wild-ly different, less common variet-ies of practice.

Derrick Pawo, the 38-year-old co-founder of California’s School of Yogic Buddhism and the Yogic Medicine Institute, represents Buddhism’s lesser-known side.

He has studied an ancient tradition of non-monastic Buddhism known as “Yogic” Buddhism since 1995 and will present his philosophies to

Athens tonight.“In monastic Buddhism, the

methods are all focused on renouncing the world, renounc-ing emotions, renouncing desire to develop greater awareness,” Pawo said. “But in Yogic Buddhism, the methods are all focused on engaging with the world in a new way, relating to desire, emotions, body and life circumstance in ways that devel-op greater understanding and awareness.”

In the case of his non-monas-tic approach, however, there are circumstances beyond the self that can complicate one’s train-ing.

“The most significant obsta-cle is the rareness of the Yogic teaching,” Pawo said. “Most peo-ple only know about monastic Buddhism, which has dominated Buddhism for the last 1,000 years, and 90 percent of the

teachings given even in the U.S. are based on monastic Buddhism.”

He emphasized it is monastic Buddhism that is most often incongruous with modern soci-ety and culture at large, whereas Yogic Buddhism strives to inte-grate.

“Because the teachings are so rare, my wife and I felt it was important to get them out there,” Pawo said. “We wanted to make sure that Yogic teachings were available, so people who love their relationships, work and family could find out about Buddhist teachings that are geared towards them, geared towards all the issues and oppor-tunities that arise from fully engaging with life.”

Pawo exudes an aura of a man at total equilibrium with his body and mind.

But staying fully integrated

with the modern world while remaining faithful to his branch of Buddhism doesn’t come easily. According to Pawo, he has to work at it.

“Life can be painful or diffi-cult at times — nothing can change that,” he said. “But Buddhist teachings can give a person what they need to be able to face pain and difficulty with sanity, with simplicity [and] with peace of mind.”

Pawo combines his non-mo-nastic Buddhist background with a medicinal process native to India and Tibet known as Ayurveda.

“Ayurveda utilizes herbs, diets, food, lifestyle, yoga and meditation in healing the body and mind,” he said. “I practice Ayurvedic medicine full-time and run a clinic in California.”

Pawo’s clinic utilizes Ayur-veda to help people with ail-

ments and afflictions, ranging from allergies to arthritis to envi-ronmental poisoning.

“In Ayurveda, different meth-ods are used to see where the blockages are in someone’s body and mind,” Pawo said. “The pulse is read to identify which organs, systems and channels are blocked and what kind of blockage is there. Buddhists have used this practice during periods of retreat in order to address their medical needs in times of intensive spiritual prac-tice.”

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Sophomore forward Trey Thompkins leads the young Georgia men’s basketball team in scoring, averaging 16.3 point per game.

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apparatus sets the tone for that rotation, and calls for fierce concentration to pro-duce noteworthy results. And Couch’s position was doubly so against Stanford.

She was the first Georgia competitor to perform in the meet, and she wanted to give her teammates pos-itive momentum to build on.

“I know that I had to get the team started off on the right foot and when I stepped onto that runway, I had the support and the passion of all my team-mates,” Couch said. “I knew I could do it.”

Georgia posted its stron-gest performance on vault, and Couch’s knack for keeping a clear head boost-ed her team in its opening meet.

“It gives us all confi-dence knowing that she can get out there and do exactly what she does in the gym,” said junior Cassidy McComb, who fol-lowed Couch in the vault rotation. “Wherever she’s at, it doesn’t bother her. She can compete in any situation. And going up second after her, that’s motivation for me to do exactly like her, to stick it, so that actually helped me too.”

And it was Couch’s consistency in practice and lev-el-headed personali-ty that assured head coach Jay Clark of her skill level when competing on a stage that is all-inclusive with pressure and high-stress, as well as a considerable reward.

“When we recruited her, we saw a consistent per-former and we saw a per-son who was pretty unflap-pable in her personality,” he said.

“She’s not a real roller coaster type kid ... She’s very steady, and you need

kids like that on your team who don’t get rattled by the environment that they’re in.”

After some unex-pected difficulties on the uneven bars and balance beam, Georgia again need-ed Couch to lead off the floor rotation with a strong start.

And she delivered.“It exemplifies her abili-

ty to be a great leader,” senior Marcia Newby said. “Not in terms of always speaking up, but in terms of her gymnastics and

being able to lead off and knowing what to do. And just having that mentality so young is awesome.”

In the fall, Couch missed six to eight weeks with a broken thumb, but she continued to find ways to train and prepare, which only reinforced Clark’s decision to not name team captains this year.

“I think it’s a testament as to why this team doesn’t have captains. That showed leadership from a freshman and that has to be shown and embraced by the rest of the team,” Clark said. “… She set an example right away on how to go about your business right away and how to step up when things don’t go well.”

With the Gym Dogs first road meet this Friday against No. 3 Alabama, Couch’s teammates have no doubts she will continue to be a key cog in their suc-cess this season.

“She’s already perform-ing like an upperclassmen, and this seems like it is nothing new to her,” McComb said.

“She just did a great job and she has a lot of confi-dence in herself. She must really be on a real high right now, and I think she’ll definitely take that as moti-vation and keep rolling toward the next meet.”

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COUCH: Freshman shines in lead off slotBy RACHEL G. BOWERS

THE RED & BLACK

After saving the Gym Dogs from blowing its season-opener with a stel-lar performance on floor, senior gymnast Courtney McCool was named SEC Gymnast of the Week Tuesday.

McCool is tied for first in the nation on floor and helped extend the Gym Dogs regular season win-ning streak to 14, dating back to March 15, 2008 when Georgia defeated UCLA at home.

The Missouri native is a two-time All-American on floor and beam and captured the 2008 NCAA floor title, as she is set to anchor floor for the Gym Dogs this season.

Georgia student-athletes turn in good grades

The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs that represent the University of Georgia on its courts and fields year-round produced positive results in the classroom in fall 2009.

Among the 21 student-athletes that earned 4.0 GPAs were Georgia quarterback Joe Cox and safety Bryan Evans, as well as eight others who were named Presidential Scholars.

A total of 276 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.00 or above.

Georgia softball announces 2010 schedule

The Georgia softball team is set to play a 56-game regular season lineup, with 30 of those contests against teams that made it to the 2009 post season.

The Lady Bull-dogs will compete in four regular-

season tournaments and will play over half of their games at home in Geor-gia’s Softball Complex.

The squad begins its season in Clermont, Fla., competing in Dot Richard-son’s Collegiate Softball Invitational Feb. 12-14, fol-lowed by a 21-home game stretch beginning Feb. 19.

McCool grabs SEC Gymnast of the Week

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