By POLINA MARINOVATHE RED & BLACK

“Painful” — that’s the word the dean of the College of Education used to describe the budget cuts to his college year after year.

And they’re not over yet.The College of Education is cut-

ting about half a million dollars from its budget for fiscal year 2012. As a result, the college is leaving three faculty lines vacant and elim-inating SetWeb – an online special education program, according to COE’s budget planning document.

“All of the budget cuts that we’ve had for the last several years have been very painful,” Dean Andy Horne said. “We have been carefully reviewing all of our pro-grams to see which are the most viable to maintain and which pro-grams need to be reviewed for pos-sible restructuring or even possible closing.”

In addition, the college will lose about 61 classes covered by part-time faculty — an estimated loss of about 3,660 credit hours, accord-ing to the document. Horne said the teaching load on some faculty has significantly increased.

“We’ve moved toward larger classes as we’ve not filled posi-tions,” Horne said. “We’ve increased

the size of a number of our classes and that, of course, impacts stu-dents.”

Kyle Smith, a student govern-ment association senator for COE, thinks students are losing the opportunity to forge close relation-ship with their professors.

“It’s just so important, espe-cially in education, to have a one-on-one basis with your teachers and to get close,” Smith said. “And with larger classes, it’s much harder to do that.”

Smith has had conversations with Horne about the

implications of the budget cuts to the COE.

“Speaking with Dean Horne, the teachers feel like they’re not appre-ciated by the education depart-ment,” Smith said. “I understand it’s become a tougher and tougher economy, and if they find jobs somewhere else, then they’ll take them because they would get paid

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By TUCKER GREEN THE RED & BLACK

HOOVER, Ala. — Every year, the SEC Media Days in Birmingham herald the unof-ficial beginning of the college football season.

This year, a record 1,050 credentialed media attended the conference to hear updates from the head coaches and star players of each team in the SEC. Here’s what was learned:

Everyone thinks Georgia head coach Mark Richt’s seat is hot — except Richt. The consensus around the media is that Richt is sitting on a hot seat coming off three years of successively declining records, including Richt’s first losing season last year.

Many reporters said Richt needs nine or more wins this season to keep his job, while others said there is no specific win count but that Richt needs to be competing for an SEC Championship berth come November.

Yet Richt himself was unfazed by talk about his job

security. Calm and composed throughout the conference, Richt seemed focused and optimistic about winning.

“I don’t worry about all that,” Richt said. “I worry about the future. I worry about enjoying the ride, you know. We’re in good shape.”

Georgia has plenty of play-ers to watch. Despite the talk about Richt’s job security, a number of Georgia’s players were highlighted by the media as rising stars to watch.

The media voted six Bulldogs to the preseason All-SEC team: quarterback Aaron Murray, tight end Orson Charles, cornerback Brandon Boykin, kicker Blair Walsh, punter Drew Butler and offen-sive lineman Cordy Glenn. Center Ben Jones was also a

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By KATHRYN INGALLTHE RED & BLACK

Incoming freshmen are test-ing the University’s limits.

This fall, science depart-ments already running low on laboratory spaces for introduc-tory level classes will also be accomodating a freshman class 500 students larger than antici-pated.

In a media conference on July 15, President Michael Adams said the University’s sci-ence labs were nearing capacity.

“We can’t offer any more freshman science lab courses than we’re now offering because they’re busy from morning til night,” he said.

Chemistry 1211, an introduc-tory level class, has reached “unprecedented enrollment” according to Andrea Howel, an application analyst in the regis-trar’s office. So far enrollment is at 1,800 students compared to 1,669 last year.

She said other lab sections could be opened up as needed.

Still, students have difficulty

scheduling their other classes around available lab times, said Mark Farmer, academic chair-man of biological sciences.

“There are a lot of depart-ments that are really pressed for space,” said Farmer. “We’ve literally been having to kick researchers out of their research space to find teaching space.”

Many science buildings on campus were built in the early 1960s, such as physics and chemistry buildings which opened in 1961. The University’s enrollment at the time was 8,647

compared to nearly 35,000 today.

“Here we are 50 years later and we’re maxed out,” Farmer said.

But lab space is not the only limitation facing science depart-ments.

Physics laboratory manager Tom Barnello said for his department, teaching support from graduate teaching assis-tants is more of an issue than lab space.

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GUITAR SOLOStudent builds instrument from Theatre parts

Monday night will see the fruition of the Georgia Theatre’s two-year long restoration.

Thanks to guitar maker and upcoming University student Robbie Smith, some of the Theatre’s original pieces have already been restored.

“I just needed to find a concept, and what I wanted to do,” Smith said.

Smith, from Gwinnett County, has been infat-uated with the Athens establishment since he saw his first show there. Atlanta-based Ponderosa was the headliner.

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more. It’s sad when students finally become close to their teachers and then they leave.”

The college has recently lost faculty to institutions such as the University of Virginia, the University of Kentucky, the University of North Carolina and the University of Texas.

The teaching load has increased, but for a third year, faculty is not receiving a pay raise.

“There are people who have let me know how dissatisfied they are with the increased work-ing that they have to do, but that’s just part of where we are in the economy these days,” Horne said. “And we are losing some of our faculty to other universities because other universities are

making some nice offers.”Without the appropriate mon-

etary incentive, Horne said he’s afraid the college will continue to lose quality faculty. But the downsizing isn’t over.

“We’ve continued to have reduced support for faculty — in terms of travel and research money and things like that,” Horne said. “And we’ve had a sig-nificant reduction in graduate

assistantships, which are very vital for students to help them go to school.”

In 2007, the college had about 429 graduate assistantships. Today, the COE has a total of 311

graduate assistants.In response to the budget

reductions, the college is work-ing to raise more private funds. The COE now has an employee in charge of alumni relations.

The college has also increased the focus on research grants to try and generate more income.

Though private funds are often not enough to offset the budget cuts, Horne said the col-lege will continue to try generat-ing extra revenue.

“I think it’s just critical that we all know that our whole uni-versity is in this together, and it’s important for us to keep working and do the best we can,” he said. “What I’m concerned about is that if this does continue for sev-eral more years, it could reach a point of irreparable harm to some of our programs.”

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“I don’t think we’ve run into the problem yet,” he said. “It’s more limited not by space itself, but by sup-port.”

Adams said the devel-opment of a science learn-ing center on South cam-pus is needed and would also address the limited lab facilities.

Plans for the building were rejected by the gover-nor and legislature this past year and it could be one or two more years before it recieves funding, said Danny Sniff, associate

vice president of facilities planning.

Sniff said the plan for the new builing is similar to the Miller Learning Center by providing class-room space for multiple departments as well as places for students to gath-er and study.

“Right now you go to the chemistry building and you have most of your classes there in a very old, antiquated building,” said Sniff. “But in the case of thise new building, you would go to this new updated building for class and you would also have

your labs there.Sniff said the budget for

the building will be reex-amined as the University prepares a new proposal for approval.

“What we’re asking for from the state is about $48 million,” Sniff said. “That’s just a rough number at this point.”

Possibly years away from approval, Farmer said he the building would offer some relief to his depart-ment’s labs, but said many other departments also would need its space.

“I can’t imagine that building would be in any way adequate to allow them to shut down their existing labs,” he said.

For now, the University must use the buildings and resources availble.

“We will be prepared to meet the needs -- both housing and class-wise -- when 5,500 freshmen join us in mid-August,” Adams said.

He said the University will return to a 5,000 mem-ber freshman class next fall and does not foresee another expansion of the student body in the near future.

In media conference on July 15, Adams said the University has made adjustments to ensure incoming freshmen have the classes they need.

“My personal opinion is that we’re about the size we need to be,” he said. “I don’t see the resource base out there to grow in a qual-itative way, even if we wanted to.”

Driving home after attending 21st birthday party leads to student arrest

A University student was arrested by the University Police on charges of DUI on Saturday at 12:53 a.m.

According to the police report, Adam Devkota, 21, was pulled over by an offi-cer on the Outer Loop 10 for running a red light. The officer smelled the “mod-erate” odor of alcohol coming from Devkota’s window and noticed her eyes seemed glassy.

At the conclusion of a variety of sobriety exercises, Devkota was arrested on charges of DUI.

He agreed to take the state breath test and also stated he wanted one from his doctor. After he registered a .132 on the breath test he was transported to the Clarke County Jail.

University student reports battery, assault in Vandiver Hall

A University student met with the University Police to report an incident of domestic violence on Friday at 4:57 p.m.

According to the University Police report, the victim’s ex-boyfriend threat-ened her during an altercation in his dorm at Vandiver Hall.

According to the report, the suspect threw the victim’s clothes at her and hit her in the face with them. The suspect also splashed a drink from the living room table on the victim’s clothes. The officer’s investigation found the suspect approached the victim in a menacing manner and had to be restrained by a friend. According to the document the victim was in “reasonable fear of receiv-ing a violent injury.”

Warrants have been issued against the suspect for charges of simple battery and simple assault.

University student said he went to fraternity party, winds up with underage possession charge

A University student was arrested by the University Police on charges of

underage possession of alcohol on Saturday at 12:50 a.m.

According to the University Police report, an officer was dispatched to Creswell Hall in reference to a very sick student.

Carl Thomas Edens, 17, was vomiting and then went into his dorm room and was not answering his door. The officer knocked loudly four times.

He subsequently entered the room. Edens was passed out on his futon with a trash can next to his head. After the officer woke him up he appeared to be “unclear” as to what was happening.

The officer smelled the odor of alco-hol and asked Edens whether he had been drinking alcohol. He told the offi-cer he had, but did not need medical treatment. A GCIC check of Edens driv-er’s license determined he was under-age. He was arrested on charges of underage possession of alcohol and later told the officer that he went to a frater-nity house with his friends and had a few drinks.

Edens registered a .101 on the porta-ble breath test and was transported to the Clarke County Jail.

University Employee Arrested on Charges of Manufacturing Marijuana

According to an Athens-Clarke County Police report, Michael Riffle, 58, a piano technician at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music was arrested on numer-ous felony charges on Wednesday at 11:57 a.m.

Drug Task Force members executed a search warrant at his place of residence and discovered quantities of marijuana and several firearms.

Riffle was charged with possession of firearms during the commission of a fel-ony, manufacturing of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

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Lu Wang (left), an educational psychology doctoral student from Beijing, China, administers an experiment in Aderhold Hall, which houses the College of Education.

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Summer in Athens means fewer people, shorter hours and slower business. Many of Athens’ famous shops dramatically alter their hours, even closing on certain days. This lull also affects the Athens bar scene. During the year, students frequently go downtown to unwind after a long day of classes. With those students gone, bars have had to try to come up with revenue in other ways.

“The majority of our business is college students” said Blind Pig Tavern co-owner James Pagonis. “With the recession, with students gone, it really does affect us.”

Most downtown bars remain open for the summer, but they are filled with students during the school year.

Many other businesses revise their business hours in order to accommo-date fewer numbers of students.

In the past, more students did stay in town during the summer, Pagonis said. But, this summer has seen many students leave Athens to save money, which has also affected the traffic at many local businesses.

“I think it’s harder for them to get summer jobs. Most of the jobs are locked down. I definitely see less traf-fic of students out, even downtown, than there has been in the past,” he said.

Even with the absence of students, Athens still draws residents from surrounding counties, locals and visi-tors for festivals like AthFest.

“I don’t think businesses in Athens are doing as poorly as some busi-nesses in the rest of the country,” said Kathryn Lookofsky, director of the Athens Downtown Development Authority. “There has been some decline. But then there are also those who have reported a really good sum-mer.”

Some bars are hosting special events to draw customers. Blind Pig Tavern held an anniversary celebra-tion, which included a pig roast, live music and free food. They also hold “bike nights” every Wednesday.

“Anybody who rides a motorcycle is welcome to come,” Pagonis said. “We try to take care of the customers that are here.”

While some establishments are seeing a decline in their business, others have not. David Asman, an alumnus of the University, has been working at Allgood Lounge for over

six years and has not noticed a differ-ence in foot traffic during the sum-mer months. “Our clientele is a little bit older. We are not so heavily reliant on the student body,” Asman said. “We do not necessarily feel much dif-ference. Over the summer, any night can be a busy night.”

Some frequent bar patrons enjoy the diminished crowds downtown. Melissa Bright, a doctoral student in the psychology department said she goes to downtown bars frequently during the summer.

“Now, the bars are a lot less crowd-ed and a lot more enjoyable,” Bright said. “I like the smaller crowds; this is way better.”

Many bar owners and patrons are eager for the school year to resume, not only to increase their business, but to see the Athens community come alive again.

“I’m definitely eager for August and football season,” Pagonis said. “That always helps this town a lot.”

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Patrons at Allgood Lounge on a summer Friday night. Bars are eager for the school year to begin after slow summer traffic.

By SARAH GIARRATANATHE RED & BLACK

Make up the futon and pull out the couch, many University students are fac-ing homelessness — at least for a few weeks.

For some Athens apartment complex-es, move-in dates are the week before classes begin. But with work, graduate classes and sorority rush keeping stu-dents here in August, many people are now out of old leases and waiting to move in to new apartments.

“I am couch surfing, because I have a job in Athens and I have band camp,” said Emily Coe, an English major and Redcoat band member. “I need to be in Athens for the first two weeks of August, but I don’t have an apartment.”

Coe said she is turning to friends for a place to sleep until her apartment is ready.

“I am basically keeping my stuff in friends’ houses and apartments until I can move it in my apartment,” she said. “I think that it would be smarter to regulate when apartments in Athens allow stu-dents to move in and move out, because so many people are moving in and out at the same time.”

For apartment complexes whose offi-cial move-in date for new residents is Aug. 14, the time between move-out and move-in is a needed time for cleaning.

“We need those two weeks to clean the apartments that residents just moved out of,” said Katie Coon, junior journalism major and leasing agent at The Exchange.

“But it all depends on how clean the apartment was kept by the last resident, if we have to do a deep clean or paint the walls, it takes longer.”

As the largest property in Athens, with 340 units and 876 bedrooms, Coon said cleaning at The Exchange takes a lot of time.

She said that the complex receives numerous requests of people asking to move in early.

“The majority of people who want to move in early is rush and graduate stu-dents,” Coon said. “We understand that it’s hard for students to move in the day before and as the buildings become ready, we’re going to be moving in that whole second week of August.”

She also said that the move-in day was printed on the lease and if students could not make arrangements, they should not have signed.

The students scrambling for places to stay and store their stuff makes it one of the busiest times for storage facilities in Athens, said Kevin Kloepfer, owner of Bulldog Rental and Storage.

“It happens every year at this time, every year at this time,” Kloepfer said. “We’re full.”

He said 40 of his 90 units are people looking to store just for a few weeks, while they wait to move-in apartments mid-August.

With items in a storage facility or car, couch surfing or waiting at home, Coon urges students to be patient.

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Flicker Theatre and Bar’s OpenTOAD Comedy night will give amateur comedians a chance to try out their best material for comedy enthusiasts.

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So you think you’re funny? Prove it.Flicker will be hosting its popular OpenTOAD Comedy night, where aspiring

comedians can try out their one-liners, mono-logues and diatribes to a captive audience. But far from leaving attendees defenseless against bad jokes, patrons can pelt would-be jesters with foam rocks if offenders go outside of their six minute time limit.

So, if you’re not afraid to possibly get pelted and if you can stand the spotlight, sign up by 8 p.m. The cost of admission is waived for performers, possibly to offset the price of bruised egos. Where: Flicker Theatre and BarWhen: Tuesday, 8 p.m.Price: $5Contact: www.myspace.com/flickerbar

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What: “Questioning Faith” (2002)Where: Athens-Clarke County LibraryWhen: 7 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: A film about how humans can believe in God

despite so much human suffer-ing. Contact: 706-613-3650

Music

What: Whatever BrainsWhere: Farm 255When: 11 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Screeching Le Tigre style vocals mix with pounding guitar and odd synths in this

group’s indie-punk stylings.Contact: www.farm255.com

What: IndividuatorWhere: New Earth Music HallWhen: 9 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: This group mixes spo-ken-word, R&B and interesting beats for a sound somewhere between Beck and the Gorillaz.Contact: www.newearthmusi-chall.com

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What: Make Your Own Rain BarrelWhere: Thyme After ThymeWhen: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Learn how to make a rain barrel with the Athens-Clarke County Water Conservation Office. Class requires participants to bring their own barrel.Contact: 706-742-7149

Music

What: The American GonzosWhere: Terrapin Beer Co.When: 5:30 p.m.Price: $10Verdict: This trio will playing their bizarre funk rock during this performance at Terrapin.Contact: www.terrapinbeer.com

What: Asshole ParadeWhere: Farm 255When: 11 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Gainesville, Fla. natives will be featuring thrash metal during this performance.Contact: www.farm255.com

What: Southern SoulWhere: AlibiWhen: 9 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Classic rock melodies and touches of southern styl-ings meld perfectly in this band’s stylings.Contact: 706-549-1010

FRIDAYEvents & Opportunities

What: Women’s Self Defense WorkshopWhere: American Black Belt AcademyWhen: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Learn self defense with this workshop hosted by the American Black Belt Academy.Contact: 706-549-1671

Music

What: Bomber CityWhere: The Melting PointWhen: 8 p.m.Price: $10 advance; $12 gen-eralVerdict: Band featuring mem-bers of Guadalcanal Diary.Contact: www.meltingpointa-thens.com

What: DefrienderWhere: Little Kings Shuffle ClubWhen: 10 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: New band featuring members of Nutritional Peace.Contact: www.myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub

SATURDAY

Events & Opportunities

What: TriviaWhere: Buffalo’s Southwest CafeWhen: 6:30 p.m. Price: FreeVerdict: Test your knowledge with this game of trivia at Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe.Contact: www.buffalos.com/

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Music

What: The TriskelionWhere: Athens-Clarke County LibraryWhen: 3 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: This group will perform traditional Celtic music during Athens-Clarke County’s monthly live performance.Contact: 706-613-3650

SUNDAY

Events & Opportunities

What: Maintain Your Cognitive HealthWhere: Athens-Clarke County LibraryWhen: 12:15 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Nick Puente, graduate student at the Neuro-Psychology Department, will be giving a lecture on brain health.Contact: 706-613-3650

What: Adult TriviaWhere: Jack’s BarWhen: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Get down and dirty with your knowledge during this adult version of trivia.Contact: 706-548-8510

MONDAYMusic

What: Field MouseWhere: Caledonia LoungeWhen: 9:30 p.m.Price: $5 for 21 and up; $7 for 18 and upVerdict: Field Mouse boasts lyric heavy vocals with com-plex piano.Contact: www.caledonia-lounge.com

What: Homesick ElephantWhere: The Melting PointWhen: 7 p.m.Price: $5Verdict: This folk duo packs easy-going instrumentation for a quiet, acoustic sound.Contact: www.meltingpointa-thens.com

TUESDAY

Music

What: TangentsWhere: Loco’s Grill & PubWhen: 6 p.m.Price: FreeVerdict: Watkinsville native country rockers pull off a sound reminiscent of blue-col-lar tunes made popular by the likes of John Mellencamp, with

the guitar of groups like Alabama.Contact: www.locosgrill.com

What: The Matt Kabus BandWhere: Terrapin Beer Co.When: 5:30 p.m. Price: $10 Verdict: This poppy, alternative rock singer performs songs similar to artists such as John Mayer and the Goo Goo Dolls. Contact: www.terrapinbeer.com

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“The Theatre was like the biggest part of the music scene in Athens,” he said. “To me it was the center of the music scene. So it hit me kind of hard when it burned down.”

After contacting owner Wilmot Greene after the 2009 fire, Smith was able to go in and salvage the parts he was going to use for the guitar.

Wood from the bar and stage were used, a Coca-Cola emblem from a refrigerator and even part of the Theatre’s famous blue stained glass win-dows. A ticket stub for Perpetual Groove, the band scheduled to play the night the establish-ment burned down, stretches across where the strap pin is inserted.

The straps were made from T-shirts found in the rubble that say “Georgia Theatre Summer ’09.”

“We kept the ‘Georgia Theatre and Summer ’09’ part and cut out the ‘Family Feud,’” Smith said.

When Smith started scrounging through the rubble, he had to take precautions.

“It was pretty insane,” he said. “I wore a gas mask most of the time but I still got sick, just with the ashes and stuff and me being allergic to pretty much everything.”

Smith has been mak-ing custom guitars and doing repairs through his company, Black Smith Guitars.

“Generally I don’t do just [Fender Stratocaster,] it’s kind of boring to me,” he said. “Well I did just make a Strat, but that’s because it’s what they wanted. They had Alice in Chains sign a pickguard and they wanted a guitar for it.”

Since completing the guitar, Smith has been able to get several major artists to sign it, includ-ing Widespread Panic, Avett Brothers, Drive-by Truckers and Randall

Bramblett.“I got started on [mak-

ing the guitar] in January of 2010 and it took about six months to make it,” Smith said. “We started getting autographs in January of this year.”

Smith hopes more musicians will sign the guitar as the Theatre books more gigs.

The guitar will be raf-fled away at a show on Oct. 10. Tickets are $5 and all money raised will go to the restoration costs of the Theatre.

“We were thinking about an auction,” Smith said. “But the thing with the auction is it would come down to like two people. We figured the raffle would bring more money.”

Smith said he got the idea for the raffle after Widespread Panic raised $15,000 on a raffle.

Now that Smith is liv-ing in the Classic City, he looks forward to enjoying the upcoming shows.

“I didn’t turn 18 until 2007 and I didn’t come to Athens until February of 2008,” he said. “So I didn’t get much time to go to the Theatre.”

GUITAR: Raffle to be held for instrument By JESSICA ROBERTS

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“Open mic night” brings to mind dimly lit bars, where the drunk people are louder than the performers and the music consists largely of badly-executed covers.

Luckily for Athenians, the Classic City definition of “open mic night” has evolved to include original singer-songwriters, come-dians and pasties.

The Athens burlesque troupe Effie’s Club Follies recently decided to host “Burlesque Beta,” an open burlesque night taking place at Go Bar on Aug. 19.

“We were looking to recruit new girls and be doing more performanc-es,” said 25-year-old Carina McGeehin, aka Vicious Delicious, a mem-ber of Effie’s.

The group is trying to regroup after losing a few members to the Atlanta burlesque scene.

“This is a way to open it up and say ‘Hey Athens, what have you got?’,” McGeehin said.

Pre-registration for Burlesque Beta is required to ensure partici-pants adhere to the one-song length requirement and “strict” dress code.

“When you’re dealing with burlesque, it can be a little bit tricky since it’s illegal to show your nip-ples,” McGeehin said. “Please only go down to pasties and a g-string.”

Athens residents who don’t have the knack for sword-swallowing can look to other avenues to showcase their skills.

OpenTOAD Comedy nights at Flicker Theatre and Bar allow aspiring comedians to put on their best six to eight minute set.

“There’s no require-ment of you other than you signing up. You don’t have to be known,” said Matt Gilbert, 25, a fre-quent performer at the OpenTOAD nights.

Gilbert said OpenTOAD nights pres-ent opportunities for comedians that would never be available other-wise.

“It’s given me the opportunity to do actual shows,” he said. “Like at the 40 Watt I did a show for LaughFest. I’ve opened for comedians, been put on actual showcases.”

Even more traditional open mic nights are expe-riencing a re-boot.

At Hendershot’s Coffee Bar, respect for the musi-

cians is paramount. “That’s what [the

owner] wanted, that’s what I wanted – just something different, something that was artist-focused, that was focused on the songwriters,” said Kyshona Armstrong, an established Athens musi-cian who hosts the nights.

Hendershot’s open mics consist of a free, 10-minute performance.

For Armstrong, the ultimate goal is to foster creativity and increase participant’s confidence.

“We want to encourage people to push them-selves, or just kind of, you know, step outside of their box,” she said. “That’s all we want, is to encourage people to open their mouths, express them-selves, share their tunes and keep writing.”

SEAN TAYLOR | The Red & Black

Kyshona Armstrong, host of Hendershot’s Coffee Bar’s open mic night, performs her works during Monday’s weekly event.

Locals develop talents at open mics

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Open relationship is functional

Only at the University is seven hours the equivalent of 15; discrepancy frustrating

I don’t know if you are aware, though you probably are, of the University’s new cost of tuition policy. Basically, any amount of hours taken over six hours, and the University will charge you full tuition. I was originally taking seven hours for just two class-es, which anywhere else in a world where common sense rules would be considered half time and charged tuition for half time accordingly.

When the Board of Regents and University President Michael Adams approved this price hike, I wonder if they understood the true fallout of their actions. I received a notice from FinAid regarding the fact that although I was charged over $4,000 for fall semester tuition, they would not be providing me with Stafford Loan funds for full tuition. I would be receiving Stafford Loan funds for the amount of hours I was taking, which is woe-fully short of the cost I was being gouged by the University.

So, while the Regents and President Adams see my seven hours of classes and tell me I’m attending full time and charge me accordingly, the Feds see my seven hours of classes and tell me I’m attending seven hours of classes and give me the loan money according to seven hours.

I know I cannot be the only student scrambling to find a way to pay the remainder of the balance in this situation. I know I am not the only student who is outraged by the complete and utter lack of common sense of the Regents and President Adams, because the Federal Stafford Loan Program’s rules actu-ally do make sense, leaving the Regents and President Adams looking like fools.

I have decided to more than double my class load for Fall semester so I can simply pay for the two classes I actually need to graduate. This will cause my grades to suffer as well as my quality of life, because I will either have to work less or sleep less, and I honestly don’t know if I can afford to do either.

The actions of the Regents and President Adams in this regard are shameful, deceitful, and suffer from complete stu-pidity. I guess in his zeal to make the University a premier University, President Adams is willing to sacrifice all manor of common sense and even basic mathematics skills. Only at UGA does seven equal 15.

MATTHEW CAFAROSenior, Athens

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Alumni: Decision to demolish dorm may be necessary one

Though I understand the argument that Rutherford Hall is historic and should be kept intact, I want to point out that it real-ly isn’t fair to have students living there unless it is completely overhauled. When I resided in Rutherford, the bathrooms were very poorly taken care of, there were rodents in our A/C unit, we experienced several ant infestations and sickening mold problems, and the humidity was so bad that water would drip down the walls.

If the University can renovate this build-ing to make it more accommodating and comfortable, then I am completely sup-portive of that plan. But if it cannot be fixed up to be of the same quality as the newer dorms on campus, we cannot keep it around and continue to place unsuspect-ing students in its rooms. I know that some people have great memories in this building, but this is a comfort as well as a health issue for current residents. It’s as simple as that.

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A wrap-up of the week’s ups and downs

Final exams next week

As the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. Fortunately, so do all long, arduous things. Summer classes wrap up on Aug. 4. Then, we get a brief period of respite before the fall semester. That is unless this sum-mer is your last, and you are finally going to receive your diploma. In any case, for those of us who stayed in Athens this summer, next week’s finals will mark another knotch in our path to graduation.

Some freshmen survive first month

While some upperclassmen trudged through summer classes, participants in the Freshman College Summer Experience are celebrating the end of their first course here at the University. To those of you reading The Red & Black in Bolton Dining Commons, we salute you and your fine achievement. Get ready for a great year of (safe) fun.

Balancing the budget

President Barack Obama and Congress are deadlocked in one of the most stressful budget battles of our great republic. While we do not like taxes, we certainly do not wish for our government to default. The two par-ties need to get their acts together.

Hot, hot heat

One topic on which everyone in the Classic City can agree is that it is hot. The heat might not be comfortable, but there are plenty of fun activities to play outside while the weather per-mits — swimming, playing disc golf and playing hopscotch. Though we haven’t hit the 100-degree mark yet, our air-conditioning is likely to be humming for a good while longer.

Amy Winehouse’s death

The singer’s death is a tragedy. There is no denying it. We can only offer up our thoughts, hopes and prayers for Winehouse’s family, friends and fans. We also hope this serves as an exam-ple for people on our campus who struggle with drug and alcohol addic-tion, and that in her death, Winehouse will be the final push towards sobriety for those in need.

Bye bye Borders

With the dominance of Barnes and Noble and the growing popularity of Amazon’s Kindle, we’re not surprised Borders is closing, but we are sad to see a bookstore shut its doors.

End of the NFL lockout

Let’s rejoice the National Football League team owners and the NFL Players Associate met in the middle to end the lockout. Had the lockout continued, it would have affected more than the players, owners and fans. Hundreds of thousands of people depend on professional sports sea-sons for work, and during these rough economic times we cannot afford any unnecessary job losses.

Georgia Theatre reopening

Monday will mark the Georgia Theatre’s official reopening, and The Red and Black could not be any hap-pier. All of the hard work that went into rebuilding the Athens estab-lishment will be brought to life as Madeline Adams and the Glands take the stage. Here’s to Athens, local music and the Theatre.

Quote of the week: “All of the budget cuts that we’ve had for the last several years have been very painful. We have been carefully reviewing all of our programs to see which are the most viable to maintain and which programs need to be reviewed for possible restructuring or even possible closing.”

— Andy Horne, Dean of the College of Education

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I have always imagined myself living something of a Bohemian lifestyle — defying social con-

ventions and making my own rules. So why should my romantic life be any different?

How else would you explain the pairing of a Jewish social activist and a sassy Cuban artist?

I play in punk rock bands. She paints. I write. She sews. We’re both vegan.

Together, we live a free-spirited lifestyle. All around, I’d say we are a Jewban super-couple.

Oh yeah. And we’re also in an open relationship. It’s that last part that seems to cause the most con-troversy.

The mistake people most often make is assuming we opened our relationship because we were hav-ing romantic problems.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

We met two years ago at a New Year’s party at Chase Street Warehouse and I knew we had potential together. We had magnet-ic chemistry.

But she had just gotten out of a bad relationship and wasn’t ready to dive into another so soon. Since there was a spark, I tried to build a fire. I waited for her and eventually her walls came down. And we’ve

been living together ever since.We opened our relationship a

year ago; not because things were going badly, but because we want-ed to make our relationship even better. Its like having a favorite food but still wanting to eat other types of food sometimes. After all, eating tofu dogs at every meal has the potential to get bland fast.

People often ask us what an open relationship is. Openness means honesty, trust and sharing. Honesty means we keep no secrets from one another. We have a policy of open communication so we don’t keep our feelings bottled up. We want them out in the open so we can work through our problems together.

For trust, we have a saying: “Mi corazon es tu corazon” — shared hearts. And sharing is the radical idea that sex is pleasure and plea-sure is good.

We are living the dream of free love. But at the end of the day, we come home to one another. Then, we are romantic. Romance — going

to dinner, watching a movie and sharing a bottle of wine — is only for each other.

We get to have our cake and eat it too.

People wonder how we can have friends with benefits and not get jealous. Yes, jealousy is a difficult and persistent problem in any rela-tionship.

But my girlfriend and I believe jealousy is a negative emotion to be managed, not an inevitable fact of life. We work hard to overcome jeal-ousy by trusting each other implic-itly.

Open relationships are not for everybody, and that’s OK. Different relationship styles work for differ-ent people.

As a post-modern couple, we feel open relationships will become more common as couples begin to overcome jealousy with honesty and trust.

Maybe one day, people will be more accepting of alternative rela-tionship styles.

But until then, we’re happy doing our own thing.

We’ll wait for the rest of the world to catch up.

— Jonathan Rich is a senior from Alpharetta

majoring in sociology

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Under the crushing pres-sure from its electronic com-petitors, Borders Group Inc.’s 40-year-old paper book empire has crumbled.

And with it, one of Athens’ local businesses.

The company announced last Thursday that its 399 stores nationwide will all be closed within about two months.

That number also includes all Borders Express and Waldenbooks stores.

The announcement fol-lowed a $215.1 million bid rejection from its creditors Najafi Cos.

Liquidation of all $700 mil-lion worth of inventory began the following day, with mer-chandise marked between 10 and 40 percent off.

Though some local cus-tomers said they preferred other stores such as Barnes & Noble, most expressed unhappiness over the com-pany going out of business.

Customer Tom Hewlett said he and his wife have been shopping at Borders for 40 years.

“I’m not happy about it,” Hewlett said. “We come in here somewhat infrequently, but we like to come and look at books, sit and take our time.”

Hewlett said he will likely turn to online book stores after liquidation is complete.

Another shopper, out-of-state student Elizabeth Newcomer, said she likes to compare prices and will prob-ably also turn to online sites.

Newcomer said she is an avid reader and has been shopping at Borders for five or six years.

“I like the atmosphere bet-ter than Barnes & Noble,” she said. “I’d usually sit in the coffee shop and read.”

She said she also preferred Borders’ free membership.

Shopper Sheila Chrzan said she just moved from Roswell and it was her first time in the store but was sad-dened over the news.

“It’s unfortunate that it has to close,” she said, “but I guess they have to.”

Though many locals regret the loss of the business, the effects of Border’s liquidation

will be felt more in empty wallets than in barren shelves.

It is estimated that 10,000 employees will lose their jobs as a result of the closing pro-cess.

“It’s a bummer,” said employee Autumn Thomason. “Athens is losing a great thing.”

Thomason, who is also an intern at the Wesley Foundation on campus, said she isn’t sure where she is going to work after the store closes.

“It sounds silly,” she said, “but I’m sad because of the people more than losing my job.”

Liquidation is expected to last through September, but shelves are beginning to show empty spots.

Some have indicated that

the liquidation sales are somewhat unimpressive—only 10 percent off in many categories. Though a Borders press release stated that “consumers will benefit from very significant savings on the entire stock,” Time maga-zine urged its readers to “skip Borders underwhelming liq-uidation sales.”

However, almost every aisle had a shopper skimming over the selection Monday morning, and clearance tables and 40 percent off Blu-ray displays appeared to be picked over.

In addition to the lack of financial backing, some have speculated that poor busi-ness decisions may have led to the end of the chain.

Time also named reasons such as opening too many locations, lingering debt, lag-ging investment in online sales, lacking its own e-reader and over-investing in music sales as top causes behind the company’s downfall.

But not all of the closing stores will remain barren of books.

Though a final decision has yet to be announced, dis-count retailer Books-A-Million has placed a bid for 30 Borders locations. According to a Books-A-Million news release, the company is inter-ested in buying the inventory, fixtures, equipment and other

things along with those 30 locations.

As for the Athens Borders store, however, it is still unclear what will take its place.

A note on the door regret-fully announces the liquida-tion and thanks customers for their patronage over the past 40 years.

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The Athens Borders location will be holding numerous liquidation sales following a mid-July announcement that Borders Group is going out of business. The company expects that all Borders locations will be closed by October.

End of Borders causes local lossPatrons mourn store’s closing

SEC: Alabama predicted to be winner in West, East wide open

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big hit at the conference, and Richt said he thinks Jones will win the Remington Trophy (given to the nation’s top center).

Specifically, Murray garnered all kinds of praise from the media, winning the vote for first-team preseason All-SEC quarter-back by a wide margin.

“[The awards] are definitely an honor,” Murray said. “But hopefully, we’ll have a great year, win the SEC and have even more guys on that first team.”

Alabama is the team to beat. The Crimson Tide ran away with the preseason voting at the SEC Media Days, as it was predicted to win the SEC West with 111 first place votes and win the SEC overall with 98 overall votes.

Alabama also had a record nine players voted to the preseason All-SEC first team, including running back Trent Richardson, offensive lineman Barrett Jones and defensive back Mark Barron.

In addition, most ana-lysts pick Alabama to open the season ranked either the No. 1 or 2 team in the nation.

The SEC East is wide open.

Though the SEC West is loaded with at least three legitimate title contenders (Alabama, Arkansas and LSU), this year’s SEC East is anyone’s game.

South Carolina received the most votes to win the division, followed in order by Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

Every team in the division received at least one first-place vote except for Vanderbilt. Georgia received four first place votes to win the SEC overall.

No matter the predictions, the SEC East picture should become much clearer after the Sept. 10 showdown between Georgia and South Carolina in Athens.

The passion is still there. More than 1,000 media personnel. Constant live television coverage. Fans from every team waiting for glimps-

es of head coaches and players in the lobby. An Alabama fan standing front and center wearing an “I HATE AUBURN” T-shirt.

If there was every any doubt, the 2011 SEC Media Days — which at times felt more like a circus than a media event — cast it aside once again: the SEC is the perfect example of passion in college foot-ball.

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WHERE BORDERS

ENDS1971 — First Borders founded in Ann Arbor, Mich.

1992 — Borders is acquired by K-mart

1997 — International branch opens inSingapore

2007 — Borders Group announces scale down of Waldenbooks stores

Feb. 16, 2011 — Com-pany files for bankruptcy

July 22, 2011 — Closing process starts

“I’m not happy about [Borders closing]. We come in here

somewhat infrequently, but we like to come and

look at books, sit and take our time.”

TOM HEWLETTBORDERS CUSTOMER

8 | Thursday, July 28, 2011 | The Red & Black SPORTS

By DANIEL KRAMERTHE RED & BLACK

Drake Bernstein won the biggest professional match of his tennis career last week.

Surprisingly enough, the just gradu-ated Georgia Bulldog shared the victory with a Yellow Jacket.

Bernstein and Georgia Tech’s Kevin King took down Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram in the first round of the Atlanta Tennis Championships. Lipsky and Ram, the defending champions, were the tournament’s top seed and the No. 12 doubles team in the world.

It was an unlikely upset — especially since the Georgia natives were selected as a wild card — a seed awarded by the tournament director. But Bernstein said he felt comfortable and confident going in.

“I didn’t really feel much pressure,” he said. “We were just trying to have a good time playing at home. It was an experience we both wanted to enjoy and that’s what we did.”

Bernstein and King have played together for years.

The duo grew up on the USTA junior tour and have known each other nearly a decade.

But the two only played once at the collegiate level and that was back in February when Bernstein won in Atlanta in three sets.

“Frankly when we were in the junior divisions, he owned me,” Bernstein said with a laugh. “Playing at Tech this year was the first time I ever beat him. It was really special to play on that stage with someone I’m comfortable with, even though he’s a Yellow Jacket. I really enjoyed being out there with him.”

Despite their performance in the first round, Bernstein and King fell short in the quarterfinals to the German team of Matthias Bachinger and Frank Moser. They opened well in the first set and had a shot, but couldn’t hold on and eventually fell, 7-6(8), 6-1.

“We believed in ourselves going into the second round and knew that our first win was no fluke,” Bernstein said. “They just had a lot of great shots against us. We now know that we can play doubles with the best of the best.”

From here, Bernstein continues to pursue a professional career. He knows how much more difficult it is to break through as a professional tennis player than many other sports.

“I think he can certainly accomplish whatever he sets his mind to,” Georgia assistant tennis coach Will Glenn said. “He’s got great work ethic and has always over-achieved. We fully support

our athletes and what they choose to do.”

Glenn is not the only Bulldog show-ing support. Another spotlight name, John Isner, has been influential in Bernstein’s career.

“John has been awesome and he’s done a great job staying in touch,” Bernstein said. “He’s the team’s biggest fan. It’s great to see someone who is constantly in the spotlight to still have a passion for Georgia.”

If he does not get to national fame the way Isner has, Bernstein said he wants to coach. It is something he has been passionate about doing at the col-legiate level.

“Hopefully I’ll get another offer to play somewhere and if so, I’ll see where that goes,” Bernstein said. “Tennis has gotta be one of the toughest sports to go pro in — almost impossible. I’m coaching now and finding a job doing that is so much easier.”

AJ REYNOLDS | The Red & Black

While at Georgia, Drake Bernstein was a part of the 2008 national championship squad and went 111-44 in his four seasons in Athens.

Recruiting for the 2012 football season may still be the rage, but this week the big-gest recruitment news for Georgia came from the hard courts.

Charles Mann, the top point guard pros-pect in Georgia, committed to the Bulldogs over offers from two dozen other colleges last week (including defending champion Connecticut and Florida State).

Mann, at 6-foot-5, 193 pounds, averaged 22 points his junior year at Union Grove High School and will play for Milton High School his senior season.

“The most important thing about UGA is that it’s close to home, so my friends and family can watch me play,” Mann told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It was down to Georgia and Florida State. Georgia has two point guards leaving after this sea-son, giving me a great chance to come in and start. I’ve built a great relationship with the coaches, and I felt like Georgia was the best place for me.”

Mann will play with Evan Nolte his senior season at Milton. Nolte, who’s brother Connor is a senior on the Bulldog basketball team, will play college ball at Virginia.

Football Bulldogs add an offensive lineman

Back on the gridiron, the Bulldogs have added some size to a position which became more of a priority following the transfer of a couple of players.

Chester Brown, a 6-foot-5, 331 pound offensive lineman, verbally committed to Georgia over offers from Georgia State and South Alabama. Brown, who is Samoan, only started play-ing football in ninth grade, but has been a starter for Bradwell Institute since then.

Meanwhile, during the annual Dawg Night, Georgia received verbal pledges from five recruits which included a top recruit for the 2012 class, three for the 2013 class and one for 2014.

Offensive tackle John Theus, the nation’s No. 6 overall prospect by 247sports.com and No. 9 by the Sporting News, committed to a Bulldog team he knows a little about — his brother Nathan is a long snapper for Georgia.

For the 2013 class, Camden County junior quarterback Brice Ramsey committed, as did running back Derrick Henry from Tulee, Fla., and receiver Tramel Terry from Goose Creek, S.C. The 2014 class saw running back Stanley Williams from Apalachee give his pledge.

Georgia now has 12 commitments for the 2012 recruiting class.

— Staff Reports

Dog works to find place in pro ranksBernstein gets doubles win in Atlanta tourney

Top point guard commits to Dogs

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