By KATHLEEN DAILEYThe Red & Black

So long to the Shakespearean days with all-male casts.

The University Of Georgia Thalian Blackfriars’ newest play, “The Well Of Horniness,” turns the tradition on its head with an all-female ensemble performing both male and female characters.

The play follows the experience of Vicky, an ex-lesbian, who is framed for her future sister-in-law’s murder at the hands of an evil lesbian villain-ess.

According to director Susana Baker, the play’s risque plot line and inap-propriate innuendos make for quite an enter-taining production.

“The show is hilarious, but definitely not for those who are easily offended,” Baker said. “It

is an over-the-top, lesbian love triangle comedy/mur-der mystery melodrama.”

Stage manager Nathan Cowling describes the show as being a spectacle for the audience.

“The show is silly and fun, and thus makes the audience have fun while watching it,” Cowling said.

The show was written in the 1980s as a radio drama, but was later staged as a play with a six-woman cast, though the script consists of 33 characters.

Since this production is totally student-run, the flexible casting played a large role in why Baker chose this production to direct.

“I chose this particular play because I had stud-ied it in class and thought it was funny, different and I knew the name would attract some attention,” Baker said.

The cast of 11 plays all 33 roles, with the narrator also acting as the sound effects specialist.

“One interesting thing about the play is that the entire cast is female, with the exception of the nar-rator,” actress Andi Buda said.

In fact, only two males were involved in the pro-duction: Cowling, the stage manager, and Graham Wallis, the actor

portraying the narrator. “I think the boys have

really enjoyed being able to work with all these girls all the time for the past few months,” Buda said.

Buda, who plays the lead role of Vicky, praises the hard work of her cast-mates even through times of struggle and turmoil.

“We were [cast] in

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By DREW KANNThe Red & Black

In the past two and a half months, freshman baseball player Chance Veazey has made astonishing prog-ress towards restoring a sense of normalcy to his life. After injuries sustained in an Oct. 28 motor scoot-er accident, Veazey was left para-lyzed from the waist down.

On Jan. 8, Veazey passed his driv-er’s examination at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, and will be back

on the road as soon as his car is outfitted with the necessary modifications.

The same day, Veazey returned to his family’s Tifton home for the first time since his acci-dent.

And on Tuesday, Veazey made the three-and-a-half hour trip from Tifton back to Athens, where he par-ticipated in team pictures with his Georgia baseball teammates.

“It was exciting for him. I think it was good for him to be back around all the players [Tuesday],” said

Chance’s sister Carly, a senior risk management and insurance major at the University.

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By NICK PARKERThe Red & Black

Head coach Mark Fox’s team was unable to give him the 41st birthday pres-ent he wanted — his first SEC win — as his Dogs (8-7) lost 80-76 to No. 23 Ole Miss (13-3).

The game included 11 lead changes as neither team seemed to be able to pull ahead.

With a minute left and Georgia down one, forward Jeremy Price made a great move around the defender, but the scoop shot rimmed out.

Ole Miss forward Murphy Holloway knocked down one of his two free throws, giving Georgia another chance. Fox called a timeout, setting up Dustin Ware with an open look from three-point land. Again, the ball just refused to go down for the Dogs,.

“Dustin’s shot was a terrific shot. Wide open,

and one he should have taken. I’d tell him to take it again,” Fox said. “Didn’t go in, Jeremy Price hit a great shot late that didn’t go in. Sometimes the ball didn’t go in, and you take those five points — if we had those five ... wow, dif-ferent story.”

“It rimmed in and out, and I seriously thought we were about to go up one right there and then we were just going to have to get a stop up,” Ware said. “But it didn’t go down, and they made a wild play on the inbounds.”

That “wild play” came on the next possession, as Ole Miss guard Eniel Polynice threw the inbounds pass off the back of the Georgia defender and jumped inbounds to grab the ball and score a layup, putting Ole Miss up four and ending the game there.

“We can’t call it down to one play,” Georgia forward Trey Thompkins said. “There were 39 other min-utes where we didn’t take care of business and didn’t play hard, and it came back to get us.”

Bulldogs fall to Rebels in back and forth game

Candidate criticizesfree tickets for officials

By RAISA HABERSHAMThe Red & Black

Former Governor Roy Barnes said state officials receiving free tickets from the Board of Regents to University System of Georgia sporting events need to start paying out of pocket — especially at a time when students are faced with fee increases.

According to a document sent to the The Red & Black from Chris Carpenter, Barnes’ campaign manag-er, state officials have received more than $93,000 worth of free tickets from the Board of Regents to attend events including football and basketball games. The amount also includes meals, lodging and transporta-tion.

“What prompted this is the symbolism of raising tuition and fees while legislators are coming down and getting tickets,” Barnes said in a phone interview Wednesday. “When I was governor, if I wanted to go to a football game, I paid for it. Legislators should do the same thing.”

Barnes said he obtained his information from the Georgia Ethics Commission Web site. The athletic associations from the schools in the University System of Georgia are required to report any gifts given to the

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By JACOB LOVELL THE RED & BLACK

There may be a new source of funding for the University’s College of Education.

On Jan. 6, President Barack Obama announced an expansion of his “Educate to Innovate” cam-paign, providing more funding to support pro-grams training math and science teachers.

The expansion allocates funds to private foun-dations and other special interest groups, which can aid university programs geared toward helping students become teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or “STEM,” areas.

This announcement has yet to have any effect on the University’s College of Education.

“In most cases, such as with the American Renewal and Reinvestment Act funds that were available last spring, a federal agency... [publish-es] a request for proposals,” said Steve Oliver, professor and program coordinator for science education. “I am aware of these [new] funds being announced, but to date I have not seen a request for proposals from a federal agency that would allow us to seek them.”

Once the paperwork is made available to request the funds, there is no guarantee that they will make their way to the University.

“My research collaborators and I submitted proposals for approximately $1 million of the ARRA funds, but did not get funded,” he said.

When asked what the college would do with new funds, Oliver pointed to student recruitment.

“In the department of mathematics and sci-ence education, we have a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Program that is designed to recruit persons with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and the sciences into math or science teaching,” he said. “I suspect that the new funds [would] have a similar pur-pose.”

But some professors in the College of Education said they feel that this is only a part of the bigger picture.

“Preparing more STEM secondary teachers is certainly not a new goal,” said Jim Wilson, a pro-fessor of math education. “[But] it is only a small part of our national efforts to improve STEM education. The comprehensive look at STEM education, however, must address the quality of the preparation.”

David Jackson, an associate professor of sci-ence education, voiced similar concerns.

“The biggest challenge from my perspective is that of trying to maintain high standards yet maintain a large enough number of students to keep the program going and at least make a sig-nificant quantitative contribution to the need for teachers in the state,” Jackson said.

Jackson also noted concerns about teaching math and science as a whole.

“The biggest issue — and this has not changed appreciably in decades, and is not likely to do so anytime soon — is that the salary potential in a teaching career is so much lower than in other fields for those with a truly strong background in math or science,” Jackson said.

In addition to the benefit of extensive vacation time, which Jackson said is a “serious consider-ation,” math and science teachers must be pri-marily motivated by “the love of [teaching]” in those fields.

Jackson said the University’s science educa-tion program is a good way for students who are majoring in a core science field to get into teach-ing.

“Biology, chemistry, physics or geology majors can easily switch — our undergrad program is lit-tle different from those majors through the end of junior year,” he said.

Jackson said students interested in becoming math or science teachers should visit the depart-ment’s Web site or speak to him directly.

Education school looks to receive national funding

By ADINA SOLOMONTHE RED & BLACK

Vince Dooley, Africa and volunteer-ing have more in common than you might think.

The three come together in one study abroad program called Global LEAD.

Global LEAD — which stands for leadership, education, adventure and diplomacy — is a summer study abroad program that takes students to either Greece, Rio de Janeiro or Cape Town, Africa.

For six weeks, students help impov-erished communities and earn six hours of University course credit.

But students aren’t the only ones going on LEAD.

Vince Dooley, a renowned former University football coach, is also involved in the program. He traveled to Cape Town last year.

“[LEAD] has a service component that separates it from the other stud-ies abroad programs,” Dooley said. “[It’s] a real education for someone’s heart.”

Dooley and his wife Barbara first went on LEAD last summer when Kevin Scott and Garrett Gravesen, both Global LEAD program directors, called them up and asked them to join the newly-formed LEAD program.

“We watched [Scott and Gravesen] raise phenomenal amounts of money and touch lives,” Barbara said. “When we realized what they could do...we jumped on the bandwagon.”

University student Scott Sumner, a senior from Sylvester, went with LEAD last year to Cape Town.

“I care a lot about service,” Sumner

said.He described one experience during

his summer with LEAD where he lived for a day like the poor families he was helping.

“I lived off a dollar a day,” he said.This year, the program is expanding

to involve other colleges in the trips, something both Vince and Barbara said they are happy about.

“Service is a part of maturity,” Barbara said.

Vince and Barbara — who will travel

with the group to Greece this summer — said LEAD is really about the stu-dents volunteering for others.

“We’ll enjoy the experience of being with [the students],” Vince said.

Barbara said that helping those in need is a rewarding experience.

“When you give, you receive a lot more,” she said.

A Global LEAD information session open to all students will be held at 6 p.m. in the Miller Learning Center, room 248.

Dooley on campus to address LEADers

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Vince Dooley brainstorms with members of UGA’s Global LEAD Program, which lets students volunteer and take classes abroad.

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Georgia general assembly. There is no limit on the gifts given.

Damon Evans, athletic director, was unable to be reached for comment Wednesday night.

Barnes, who is running for governor for the fourth time after being defeated in 2002 by incumbent Sonny Perdue, said the state needs to better handle the struggles associated with public higher education.

“If elected, I will issue an executive order that prohibits legislators from using free tickets,” he said.

Barnes said increasing tuition begins to set the price too high for deserving students who come to the University System of Georgia.

“We need to stop the tuition and fee increases because all you are doing is pricing out good, young kids,” he said. “If legislators are doing that, they should trade in their free perks.”

Barnes said to prohibit tuition

increases, education should be a prior-ity in allocating state money.

“When you do that, you should be able to stop the raid on the HOPE Scholarship,” he said. “When you increase tuition, you are taking more out of the HOPE Scholarship.”

Tuition increases need to be kept at a minimum so that HOPE will last lon-ger, Barnes said, adding that it drains lottery dollars.

Barnes also suggested expanding research opportunities in ways similar to the University of North Carolina system.

“I want to create in Georgia a research triangle to attract industries,” he said. “We need to improve educa-tion, create new jobs and have better play of Georgia that will prosper all.”

Wednesday afternoon, Barnes and former Attorney General Michael Bowers received the Distinguished Advocate Alumni Award from the Law School.

Barnes spoke on the importance of

jurors in the court room, saying the most disturbing trend is cases tried by judges.

“Fewer and fewer cases are being tried by jurors,” he said. “It is easier for 12 people to decide a case than one mediocre judge.”

Barnes said he has dealt with sev-eral cases in which a jury has “seldom made a mistake.”

“Jurors learn a lot from each other. They teach each other and apply life experiences to a case,” he said. “They know how to shape the facts of a case and see past the lie of a lawyer.”

Barnes said he encourages law stu-dents to advocate for citizens who don’t have access to a lawyer.

He said he remembered meeting one such citizen, and fortunately the person eventually came to him for help.

“I thought about what had hap-pened if she hadn’t had a lawyer,” he said. “She would have lost her case, but she also would have lost her faith in this law system as well.”

TIX: Barnes plans to increase research opportunities

By BECKY ATKINSONTHE RED & BLACK

Tonight, the Athens community has the chance to experience a new kind of music: traditional Japanese instruments and sounds with a modern, updated twist.

This free event, called Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan 2010, is a rare opportunity to hear the modern-sounding music of three traditional Japanese instruments — the koto, shamisen and taiko.

“[The performers are combining] traditional music with other Western instruments,” said Hijiri Hattori, Japan outreach coordinator at the Center for Asian Studies. “They will bring something new to the American perspec-tive of Japanese tradi-tions.”

The concert will show-case three ensembles, each featuring a different instru-ment played by some of Japan’s best young per-formers in the traditional performing arts.

The Japan Foundation, the University of Georgia Center for Asian Studies and the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta are sponsoring the event, which will be held in the Ramsey Recital Hall.

Before the music, Hogaku Journal editor Takafumi Tanaka will give a lecture on the history of Japanese traditional music and the instruments used during the concert. The performers will also dem-onstrate their instruments.

“The performers are all young artists keeping the tradition of their instru-ments alive through mod-ern interpretation,” said Jessica Cork, advisor for educational and cultural affairs at the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta. “It will be inter-esting to see what kind of modern innovations the artists will bring to centu-ries-old music.”

One of the ensembles, called Tsugukaji, consists of Ai Kajigano and Tsugumi Yamamoto. The duo will perform using the koto, a Japanese zither.

Tsugukaji is known for its rare blend of vocals

with koto music.A second ensemble,

Oyama x Nitta, features musicians Yutaka Oyama and Masahiro Nitta. They will perform with the tsug-aru-shamisen, a fretless lute from northern Japan.

Oyama has performed his music widely on Japanese television and Nitta starred in the 2004 motion picture “Overdrive.”

The ensemble Hide & Miho, composed of Hideyoshi Saito and Miho, will showcase a variety of percussion instruments, including the taiko drum.

Saito is well known for his performance of the chappa, small cymbals, and is the only chappa soloist in Japan. Miho has played all over the world, including Africa, Australia and the Middle East.

“Since the concert fea-tures three different types of instruments being played by six performers, there should be something for everyone,” Cork said. “[Also, the] tempo and style of each [instrument] is different. For example, the koto is soft and sooth-ing, whereas the taiko has a rhythmic sound.”

Cork said he hopes the event contributes to the understanding of Japanese culture for everyone who attends.

“This is a very big opportunity for the people in Athens because they can actually enjoy [Japanese music] in their hometown,” said I. “Wil” Chi, the events, perfor-mance and exhibits coordi-nator for the Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta. “It will be a great opportunity for [the people of Athens] to see music from the other side of the world.”

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Traditional Japanese music performed with a modern flair

Courtesy Hijiri Hattori

Miho, a percussionist in the Hide & Miho ensemble, will perform along with five other musi-cians tonight at the Ramsey Recital Hall as part of the Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan concert.

When: 7 p.m. - Lecture by

Hogaku Journal editor

Takafumi Tanaka

8 p.m. - Concert

Where: Ramsey Recital Hall

Price: Free

HOGAKU: NEW SOUNDS OF JAPAN

I am writing to express my appreciation for Yamanucci Molin’s thoughtful and extremely well-written piece, “‘Negro’ comment dialogue neces-sary” in your Jan. 12 issue.

I agree with her view-points, and wish that her nuanced reason and fine writing were out in the national media space, instead of the trite agita-tion out there today.

DEBORAH CHASTEENGraduate student,

Journalism

Religion not main reason for laws

Megan Otto paints an inaccurate picture of Georgia’s “Blue Laws” in her Jan. 8 opinion, “No place for religion in gov-ernment.”

Sure, religious beliefs put such laws in place, but that was several genera-tions ago. Today, religious groups are not necessarily to blame for their contin-ued enforcement.

Believe it or not, the Georgia Alcohol Dealer’s Association is the driving force behind Georgia’s dry Sundays.

Liquor store owners argue that the extra opera-tional costs of opening on Sunday (which, without blue laws, they would have to do to compete with 7-day grocery stores), would be greater than the extra revenue.

Yes, religion in govern-

ment is bad, but I would like to see some argu-ments against it that are a bit more informed and original.

WES JACKSONAlumnus, Gainesville

English and finance

Time spent on Facebook is ‘sad’

[This letter is in response to Jason Andrews’ Jan. 12 opinion, “Facebook guidelines for newest users.”]

Dear Mr. Andrews:I find it somewhat

humorous and sad that you as a graduate student spend enough time on Facebook to actually have a running dialogue of what goes on.

Now that is funny!The part that is sad is

that you haven’t grown up enough to learn that you are not the center of the universe.

You only have control over you! Just because you don’t like something, does not mean they have to change for you.

You only have control over your attitude and reaction. In other words, if you don’t like it, don’t read it. They can’t upset you, unless you let it!

It’s time to grow up Mr. Andrews. I think that would make a good Rule #5, don’t you?

JACQUEE ROSUMNY Faculty, Athens

Kinesiology department

6 | Thursday, January 14, 2010 | The Red & Black

One of the worst earthquakes to ever strike the Western Hemisphere has sent the

small Caribbean country of Haiti into a tailspin.

estimated that there might be more than 100,000 dead, due in large part to the collapse of count-less buildings. Many citizens of this poor country lived in makeshift huts.

Registering a 7.0 on the Richter Scale, the quake was the hardest to hit the embattled country in over 200 years and could not have been located in a worse place, with the epicenter only 10 miles outside the densely populated capital city of Port-au-Prince.

We can only imagine the level of destruction that must be pres-ent when two of the country’s most well-built structures — the presi-dential palace and national cathe-dral — both collapsed.

All of the main hospitals in and around Port-au-Prince were also destroyed or have been abandoned for fear of lack of remaining struc-tural integrity.

At this point, you may be think-ing, “we’re talking about Haiti here, isn’t that a failed state where these sorts of things happen often?”

Well, unfortunately, this situa-tion is far more precarious than any other disaster Haiti or any other country has seen since the 2005 tsu-namis.

The death toll is rising by the hour and the situation is looking increasingly despondent as officials learn more about this horrible situ-ation.

Moreover, with almost all the medical and governmental infra-

structure ruined, things have gotten flat-out gruesome. An Associated Press report put the situation quite bluntly: “Death was everywhere in Port-au-Prince. Bodies of tiny chil-dren were piled next to schools. Corpses of women lay on the street with stunned expressions frozen on their faces as flies began to gather. Bodies of men were covered with plastic tarps or cotton sheets.”

Fortunately, a variety of actors have sprung into action.

The Obama administration has already pledged the “unwavering support” of the U.S. and sent out an official e-mail urging Americans to donate to organizations active in the response.

Other countries and internation-al institutions have been similarly proactive with at least $10 million pledged by the U.N., $4.4 million by the European Union, $5 million by Canada, $2.9 million from the Netherlands and $2.2 from Germany. Roughly three dozen other coun-tries have mobilized their disaster teams and are contributing on sev-eral other levels.

I hope that the Bulldog nation can join this list and show a helping a hand to this country that is in such desperate need. The University has a tremendous record in responding to major humanitarian crisis.

Students directly raised $53,660 and provided countless hours of volunteer service in response to

the humanitarian disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. This time around, I hope we can have a simi-lar outpouring of support for this disaster that is of an even greater magnitude.

Campus organizations have already began to help. Volunteer UGA, which has relationships with 35 other student groups, is starting a campus-wide fundraising drive to raise money for relief efforts.

However, you don’t have to be part of any organization or group to help. All you need is a credit card and a few minutes of your time. Your small donation can have an enormous impact on people’s lives.

If you remain unconvinced, I urge you to simply peruse some of the pictures coming out of the devasta-tion of Port-au-Prince.

I personally didn’t grasp the true level of this crisis until see-ing pictures of children covered in dirt and the collapsed shanties with body bags being carried in the back-ground.

Those images convinced me that was truly a disaster of biblical pro-portions and compelled to donate to Oxfam’s relief fund. I hope you will do the same.

— Lucas Puente is a senior from Wilmington N.C., majoring in

international affairs and finance

Disaster offers chance to make difference

Column needed in the national media forums

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It is about time. Science and math education are finally

getting the attention they deserve from the White House. Ten-thousand math and science teachers will be trained in the next five years with President Barack Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign.

The United States is far behind its goal of leading its counterparts around the world in math and science.

Studies in the past few years showed American students have some of the lowest scores in math and science literacy.

American students ranked 25th out of 30 developed countries in math literacy and 21st in science literacy.

The editorial board of The Red & Black believes this is unacceptable. We are slowly but surely losing our position as a dominant global leader. The quality of the education we provide our country’s youth will help decide if America will maintain a strong presence in the world or become obsolete in decades to come.

“So make no mistake. Our future is on the line,” President Obama said according to a Jan. 6 press release. “The nation that out-educates us today is going to out-compete us tomorrow. To continue to cede our leadership in educa-tion is to cede our position in the world.”

Action on this issue has been in the works with The University System of Georgia Math and Science Partnership’s “math + science = success” campaign. The program has helped the state of Georgia increase test scores and graduation rates since it began.

Our own school has also been making a difference in this national problem. The University has been working hard to recruit and train math and science teachers through its Department of Mathematics and Science Education.

We must continue all efforts to provide what all American students deserve — an educa-tion that will provide them a chance at the American dream.

— Yasmin Yonis for the editorial board.

Majority opinions of The Red & Black’s editorial board

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Tuition and the accompanying fees are touchy subjects these days.

During this current recession, more families find themselves strug-gling to pay tuition for their chil-dren. And if they have multiple kids in college, I wish them luck.

I think too many students at the University of Georgia take for granted how good their situation actually is.

The University is ranked sixth by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance maga-zine for best public in-state value. And for the quality of education UGA provides, this school should cost a lot more.

The reality is University President Michael Adams must continue to spend to ensure we continue to maintain the educa-tional prestige and quality of the University.

That is the reality of the situa-tion. Furloughing professors and cutting down on magazine sub-scriptions are equivalent to placing bandages on a gunshot wound.

It’s only a matter of time before we bleed out.

The only way to remedy this situ-ation is to raise tuition of in-state students and not allow the HOPE Scholarship to pay for this increase.

An astronomical 79 percent of students are from the Peach State, according to the University.

And I would be willing to bet the vast majority of those 79 percent still have HOPE. Approximately 97 percent of the 2008 incoming fresh-

men received the scholarship.Unless you wish to attend a uni-

versity where classes overflow into adjacent rooms and students listen to their professor lecture on a pro-jection screen — and this happened to me as a freshman at Arizona State University — keep fighting the inevitable.

It is not only unfair, but unrealis-tic, to expect HOPE or out-of-state students like myself to continually bear the burden of skyrocketing educational costs.

At over $34,000 a year, out-of-state students already pay more than double the costs of in-state students, and we don’t have the luxury of HOPE.

This University already lacks the diversity of out-of-state students, and if out-of-state tuition keeps ris-ing year after year, after year, we won’t be able to afford to attend this school. In-state tuition will then surely rise.

I have very little desire to attend the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, ranked 79th in the same Kiplinger best in-state value rank-ing.

HOPE is a beautiful thing, and I hope you realize how lucky you all are that have it — or had it. It allows students from all over the

state and from all walks of life to have the same college experience. It allows a student from a low-income town in southern Georgia like Blakely to attend the same institu-tion as a student from Alpharetta.

Yet, HOPE only has a finite amount of funding available. Student Government Association President Katie Barlow told The Red & Black in Monday’s story, “New ranking could mean tuition is too low,” that it was “more important” for any rise in fees to be through tuition increases instead of mandatory fees.

Is it, Miss Barlow? How many tuition increases of thousands of dollars a semester will it be before HOPE can’t pay for any of it? HOPE has to pay the tuition of students at not only UGA, but at Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and all the other public institutions in this state.

Instead, place a cap on the amount of tuition HOPE will cover each year, and if that cap is exceeded, the remainder of the bill becomes the responsibility of the students.

My dad pays nearly $12,000 in out-of-state tuition and fees each semester, and he can’t pay much more. And I know we are not alone in this financial situation.

And if in-state students can’t help with more of the tab, it will cost us all more than just tuition.

— Michael Fitzpatrick is a sportswriter for The Red & Black

Tuition must increase to keep qualityMICHAEL FITZPATRICK

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By BEN BUSSARDTHE RED & BLACK

The Georgia women’s basketball team hits the road tonight looking to continue its record start to the season.

The Lady Dogs (16-0, 3-0) are one of just five teams remaining in Division I who still have a goose egg in the loss column, and are looking to extend its historical and unblem-ished record.

That road quest begins in Nashville, Tenn., as Georgia will face its toughest road test of the season against the No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores (12-4, 1-2).

As Georgia heads out on its first true road trip of the season — trav-eling directly from Nashville to Fayetteville, Ark., for its Sunday matchup against the Razorbacks — head coach Andy Landers realizes the challenges that accompany being away from home.

“When you go on the road, your schedule is different. You worry about young kids, and I think that they have adjusted to the routine,” Landers said.

“Also, they’ve realized that it’s different on the road and they’ll find

out again in Nashville ... we still haven’t been in that fiery pit on the road yet with eight to 10,000 fans breathing down our throat.”

One player the Lady Dogs will continue to build confidence in and

turn to for solid play is four-time SEC Freshman of the Week Jasmine James, who won the award for the fourth time in just eight weeks on Monday.

The Memphis, Tenn., native has made a name for herself thus far in her blossoming

career at Georgia. “It’s a pretty good accomplish-

ment, but like I’ve been saying quite a few times that what really makes me happy about it is that we’re being successful as a team and were 16-0,” James said.

“We could be 0-16 and it would mean nothing, but the fact that we’re 16-0 and to get that honor means a lot,” she said.

James’ ability to take pressure off senior guard Ashley Houts with her ball handling skills and ability to run

the offense has been paramount for the Lady Dogs’ success this season.

“It makes my game much easier because it’s hard to really focus and be able to decide what to stop, but it also opens up other things for my teammates because people have to focus more on me and Ashley and the things that we do, which is driv-ing and shooting,” James said.

In addition to her offensive explo-siveness, James has surprised the coaching staff with her defensive intensity and overall versatility on all 94 square feet of the basketball court.

“She’s developed into an extreme-ly effective defensive player. She can put it on the deck and drive it and score but she can also beat you from three [point line]. We haven’t had that in the same player other than [Ashley] Houts,” Landers said.

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early November and are putting up the show early this semester, so we have had to work through two breaks and finals,” Buda said. “We have really had to come together and work as a team and be committed.”

Like any good play, there was drama during the pre-staging rehearsals. The crew lost their cos-tume designer at the last minute, creating panic, but they came through in the end.

The actors also act as stagehands and are responsible for moving the set on and off the stage as needed.

“The cast is great,” Cowling said. “They have a lot of energy and are always willing to help myself, Susana and the rest of the cast out any-time.”

Baker and Cowling have been working togeth-er on the show since the beginning. As members of the Thalian Blackfriars, the campus thespian soci-

ety, they were allotted a certain budget and given total creative freedom.

“This project is sort of like our baby,” Baker said. “We sent out the notices, cast the play, blocked, choreographed and designed the play on our own,” Baker said. “The Thalian Blackfriars has been great to give us such freedom with the show.”

The crew has decided to donate all the profits from the show to the Boybutante AIDS founda-tion.

“The show is fantastic and entertaining to watch,” Cowling said. “It is fun, funny and for a great cause.”

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DANIEL SHIREY | The Red & Black

Although the cast of “The Well of Horniness” is composed of only 11 actresses, the flexible script allows them to cover all 33 parts.

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and the generous donations of family, friends and mem-bers of the University community, Veazey hopes to embark on his dream adventure: a three-day whitetail deer hunt in South Texas.

Klesko’s Blue Ryno Foundation — a nonprofit public benefit corporation devoted to providing support to critically ill children and their families — has donated two three-day Texas Whitetail hunts to Rancho Venado Grande in Freer, Texas, as part of the “Chance to Hunt in Texas” fundraiser.

“Because he’s always been so busy with sports and baseball, he’s never been able to have the opportunity or the time to do anything like this, of this magnitude,” Carly said. “It gives him a chance to let out some of his competitive genes when he’s hunting outdoors. He’s a very outdoorsy kid anyway, and to have the opportunity to go on such a big, nice hunt, I think it would really boost his spirits.”

By CHRIS D’ANIELLO and RACHEL G. BOWERS

THE RED & BLACK

There are six tennis courts to compete on, six spots to fill.

That’s the same number on the roster of the Georgia women’s tennis team.

There’s no wiggle room, no room for a pull, a tweak or a tear of any kind.

But that’s how the Lady Bulldogs like it.

“I think it’s going to make us more aggressive, and it’s going to make us more intense because we know that if anything hap-pens, it really doesn’t mat-ter, we’re just all going to have to get through our injuries. We’re going to have to play through the pain. It’s us six girls right now,” said sophomore Chelsey Gullickson, who is ranked No. 14 nationally in singles play. “I don’t think we’re going to hold any-thing back. We’re just going to play with everything.”

Though a less-than-de-sirable number of athletes makes up the squad, that leaves the Lady Bulldogs with the unique advantage of forming an impenetrable bond that can withstand the strains of grueling com-petition. That bond acts as a second gas tank when

the first begins to run on pure fumes.

“Last year, we had a really small team too. After last season, I feel like we all grew as a team and every-thing. We all got so much closer not just on the court, but off the court as well,” Gullickson said.

After a fall season filled with injuries and sessions with team trainers to rehab a knee, a foot and a shoul-der injury suffered by Gullickson, seniors Yvette Hyndman and Naoko Ueshima, respectively, each member of the team has returned to practice and hit the ground running in preparations for start of the dual match season.

“I feel like we all feel great physically, shapewise. We’re all hitting great, we just need more match play, and more points ... We’re just trying to play with our [doubles] teams again, just getting used to all the stuff we have to do in doubles,” Gullickson said. “We’re just going to keep playing points to get our match tolerance up.”

That “match tolerance” will be key for Georgia as it kicks off the dual match season Friday by hosting the Georgia Invitational, and takes on South Florida at home Jan. 23

“[This season] will be tons of fun for our team, for the community, and for the University,” head coach Jeff Wallace said.

Despite setbacks that occurred in the fall, the team is pushing forward with an unwavering com-mitment to win a fourth-consecutive SEC Tournament title, and uphold its No. 4 spot in the rankings.

“It’s Georgia women’s tennis,” Wallace said. “There are always going to be expectations. It’s a good thing though, because high expectations mean I’m doing my job and the team is performing.”

Close squad ready for season

KATHERINE POSS | The Red & Black

Sophomore Chelsey Gullickson will play at the No. 1 singles spot for the Georgia women’s tennis, as the dual match season kicks off Friday.