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With the win, GSU's playoffs hopes are all but GSU's comeback win over Furman was eerily similar to the Junior Chris Dickerson's 35-yard catch between two Paladin certain. A win over Morehead State on Saturday would 1985 National Championship game where GSU scored late defenders on third-and-seventeen in the fourth quarter may unofficially assure the Eagles of an at-large bid. in the fourth quarter and held on for the victory. have saved GSU's season. It was just his second career catch.

By Bryan Metcalf it's going to be open," said Austin Staff writer after the game. "Jayson called the play for me, and Sewak was like, AJermaine Austin touch- 'yeah, we're gonna run this.'" down with 1:02 left on Furman was left with only 57.8 the clock and a Terrence seconds after Jonathan Dudley's McBride 30 squib kick was returned to the seconds before the end of the game Paladin 39-yard line. Ingle Martin left the Georgia Southern Eagles' got things started with an eight- (7-3,5-2) playoff hopes hanging in yard pass to Furman tailback Daric the balance gave GSU a 27-24 win Carter over the middle. Furman over the No. 1 ranked Paladins of used its last timeout with 45 sec- Furman (7-2,3-2). onds remaining and the ball on Austins score capped a 17-play, the Paladin 47-yard line. After the 87-yard drive that should have timeout, Ingle Martin completed ended 45 seconds earlier when back-to-back passes to- Patrick Jayson Foster scrambled from the Sprague on the outside for a total Furman 33 yard-line for a touch- gain of 23 yards. down. But the play was called back On first-and-ten from the GSU by a holding penalty. After throwing 30, Martin dropped back and threw an incomplete pass on second down, the ball deep down the sideline. Foster found Chris Dickerson on Eagles defensive back Terrence the backside of a post route for a McBride stepped in front of the 35-yard gain that put GSU on the receiver and intercepted the pass Paladins' 8-yard line. while falling to his knees at the GSU "I just saw the ball, went up and 9-yard line. Foster tooka knee when got it," said the Eagles receiver. "I the Eagles offense retook the field looked at the crowd and everyone and the clock ran out. was applauding, I was like 'that was Eagles fans stormed Glenn Bry- a big play" ant Field after the game in celebra- Two plays later, Austin rumbled tion of the teams victory. While through for the game-winning being interviewed, linebacker John score. Mohring was lifted offthe ground by Victor Martinez/STAFF "Coach Sewak looked me in one fan celebrating the victory. Fans stormed the field at Paulson Stadium after a nail-biting victory over the Furman Paladins Saturday. Pictured here, Marquise Maynard and Lynon the eyes and said 'Hit this thing, see MAGIC, page 6 Jefferson celebrate as fans cheer in the background.

Bars react to first weekend with new ordinance Doctor

By Rachel McDaniel new ordinance has eliminated drink to speak News editor specials and required that patrons buy WHAT'S BANNED • Selling unlimited drinks for a • Selling larger drinks at a dispro- only one drink at a time. set price. portionately cheaper price than • Free alcohol smaller drinks. Statesboro's new liquor ordinance "I've had customers who were ag- • Selling a pitcher of beer to on AIDS is causingheadaches forbarmanagers, gravated that they had to pay more • Serving more than one alco- be consumed by less than two • Serving an alcoholic beverage but thus far isn't causing the pande- for pitchers of beer," said Jim Lanier, holic beverage to one person. people. directly into the mouth. monium many had predicted. the manager of Loco's. "Trying only to treatment Restaurant managers said weekend sell one drink to one person at a time G-A News Service sales were at, or just a bit below the has been operationally a nightmare. The manager of Statesboro's about the ordinance, because it was sticking to the new ordinance." average during this weekend, which We get people who stand at the bar Applebee's said the ordinance has all very well known about," said Dean The law has banned bars from featured a home football game against and order drink after drink, and other impacted sales, but he said complaints Darreff, Applebee's manager. "We got giving away alcohol and has required Abraham Verghese, a doctor perennial rival Furman. But managers customers can't even get to the bar to were sparse. a list of changes in the law from the bar owners to make drink prices pro- who has been treating AIDS pa- • saycustomersarecomplainingthatthe place an order." "We haven't had any complaints mayor and city council and we've been see BARS, page 3 tients for 20 years, will speak in the Russell Union Ballroom at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Verghese is the director of the Center for Medical Humanities » Wreck near campus causes concern r E and Ethics at By Rachel McDaniel fic was under control and the roadway Forney has worked for the the Univer- News editor completely cleared by 5:22 p.m. Statesboro Police Department for sity of Texas Heath Science m There was another wreck Thursday Senior Joshua Rasco was involved almost 10 years. "Accidents usu- afternoon at the intersection of Regis- in a fatal accident at the intersection ally happen during Statesboro's rush Center at San ter Road and 301 Bypass. According over the summer, when two tractor- hours, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.," Antonio. He is board-certi- Dr. Abraham to Sgt Charles Forney, the two-car trailers and a small car collided. He said Forney. "People could prevent the Verghese accident occurred at a little before 5 was in the hospital for a week with pain and inconvenience of a wreck by fied in internal p.m. A student who was unhurt drove four broken ribs, a punctured lung staying off their cell phones, paying medicine, pul- one vehicle and the older woman who and a lacerated kidney. attention and mainly just watching monary diseases and infectious r drove the other car was transported "I lost a friend there and I went out for other drivers." diseases. to the hospital. Forney said there were through a lot of pain," said Rasco. "I Some students think the intersec- In addition, Verghese is an ac- Grayson Hoffman/STAFF only minor injuries and her visit was think something should be done about tion is a dangerous one, especially claimed author. His first book was Police work an accident at the intersection of Register Rd. and the 301 Bypass. mostly aprecautionarymeasure. Traf- controlling traffic there." see WRECK, page 3 see AIDS, page 3 mam mm^mg^mmgm www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu Established 1927 'The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Coverinc i swarm of gnats. PAGE 21 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7,2005 I THE GEORGE-ANNE

%s* i\ sL IC Vi *** r% 1* •M.' _) 'Bare Necessities Monday, November 7 4 p.m. hope to continue the project next year Russell Union Room 2044, Students collect to help others in need. "Fleur-de-Lys: French Catholicism in * clothes donations for The students did not set a goal Lower Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, for the project, but are just hoping 1713-1763," is a presentation by James disaster victims to receive "as much as the campus is M. Woods, professor of history. The ♦ willing to give," said Wilson. event is part of French Week and By Emily Smith Staff writer Colley said that about $200 worth admission is free. of goods have been collected to go t In a time of national crisis everyone towards the relief effort. 7:15 p.m. tries their best to help out those who Colley said they were pleasantly Russell Union Theater have been affected. As people donated surprised at the amount of goods that "Chaos," an offbeat thriller about the items to help the relief funds for Hur- have already been collected. Since the gangster underworld. The film is in ricane Katrina, some items that were disaster, people have gone back to French with English subtitles. The film often forgotten. their normal routines again and the is part of the Cinema Arts series, French Through the last week of Novem- students were not expecting too many Week and admission is $2. ber a collection of items such as un- people to still be donating items. derwear, socks, blankets, toothbrushes The students chose to help the 5:30-6:30 p.m. and deodorant will be taking place victims of Hurricane Katrina as op- College Plaza Studio • in the Russell Union. Anything that posed to another relief fund because Beginning Yoga will take place as part people need on a daily basis beside they wanted to help families. "The of Wellness Week in the College Plaza food will be accepted. longer we sit here and talk about the Studio, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This event * Students Darrell Colley and Erica problem, the longer people wait for is sponsored by CRI. Wilson said these kinds of items are relief," said Wilson. sometimes over looked and often not. While Colley and Wilson or- Tuesday; November 8 Special Photo enough are donated. "We are not an ganized the project, they said that Artist Pandra Williams works on the installation of Improbella Frugipara in the Fine Arts Building at GSU. organization," said Colley. "Wearejust without the help of Dean Louis, Bill 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. two concerned students." Picket and Kelly Picket, they would Graduate School Fair The project is in conjunction with not have been able to accomplish as Nessmith Multipurpose Room the One Million Challenge that is tak- much. "They pointed us in the right The graduate fair is a campus event to Artist s collection grows ing food donations around campus. direction," Colley and Wilson stated. provide information regarding gradu- This is the first year the Bare To learn more about the project ate school options. Representatives * Two more art pieces were recently placed on display in the Fine Arts Necessities project has been used as please contact Darrell Colley at from Georgia Southern, as well as a relief fund. Although motivated by [email protected] or Erica Wilson representatives from other universities Building, courtesy former Georgia first lady Betty Foy Sanders Hurricane Katrina, Colley and Wilson at [email protected] will be in attendance to answer student * questions regarding the application GSU News Service tention to our students and their the Atlanta area, but her work has process and graduate degrees offered. educational needs," said Patricia been exhibited in locations such • Artist Pandra Williams was at Carter, chair of the Betty Foy Sand- as Spruill Gallery in Dunwoody, 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern recently to install ers Department of Art. "She wants Soapstone Gallery in Decatur, the Distribution center jobs Eagle Club rally and dinner Improbella Frugipara, her ceramic GSU students to see and study all Center for the Arts in Rock Hill, RJs Restaurant , sculpture that is, like much of Wil- the forms of art, including creations S.C., and the Woodruff Art Center target logistics majors GSU fans are invited to at- liams' work, inspired by her interest by working artists such as Pandra in Atlanta. tend the Eagle Club rally and dinner. . in the Earth's ecology. Williams." The Betty Foy Sanders Depart- By Jennifer Maddox The event is sponsored by the Office Williams also brought a second A committed environmental ment of Art is an accredited mem- Staff writer gistics as "the management of inven- of Alumni Relations and will feature piece, Ostentatio Virga, a striking activist, Williams has worked for ber of the National Association of tory at rest and at motion." It involves head coaches Jeff Price and Rusty Cram. ceramic sculpture that follows the five years with the Southeastern Schools of Art and Design. A Target Distribution center the manual and financial process that Tickets are $ 12 per person. To purchase lines of a magnolia seed husk found Rock Climbers Coalition in its ef- The art department's cur- is underway in the Savannah area takes place in order for products to be tickets, visit the Office of Alumni Rela- • in the Blue Ridge. forts to save Boat Rockin southwest riculum encompasses practical, that is expected to greatly affect the there on the shelves for consumers, tions or call 681-5691. Both works are gifts to the Fulton County from encroaching theoretical and historical aspects 100 logistic majors here at Georgia including transportation. university from Betty Foy Sanders, development. of the visual arts. Southern. In distribution centers, the prac- 7 p.m. »f Georgia's former first lady and the While climbing at Boat Rock she A variety of cross-cultural and According to the Savannah Morn- tice of logistics involves that the Write Night woman for whom the university's began tounderstand the interactive contemporary art is on display in ing News, the distribution center will product: be produced either domesti- Daily Grind art department is named. Sanders relationships of soil, seeds, pods, Gallery 303 and other locations on be among the largest in Southeast at cally or overseas, go to a distribution TheGSUWritingProjectwillhost Write . is also a well-known Georgia artist, plants and microbes and, with her campus throughout the year. two million square feet. The largest center within a particular region, Night. This is a time for free writing. A a native of Statesboro and a GSU artist's eye, see opportunities for For more art department infor- distribution center in the area, and into the individual stores that the choice of four writing prompts will be alumna. creativity. mation call the departmental office the main competitor for Target, is distribution center feeds into and provided then participants will free- . "Mrs. Sanders' pays close at- Williams lives and works in at 681-5358. the Wal-Mart Distribution center in then on the shelves of the store for write for approximately 20 minutes. Statesboro. the consumer to buy. Those who wish to share what they have The Target Distribution ware- Rutner also says that along with written may do so in a read-around. house is anticipated to initially bring the average starting salary of about GSU Student Media ^Nebexte about 200 jobs, with more opening $39,000 for a managerial position, the 7 p.m. up after its spring of 2007 opening. location could attract employees. In- Money Management Starting that summer, it will be stead of having to travel farther away, Russell Union Room 2052 • wvvw.stp.0eongia6outhem.edu . feeding products and workers into GSU graduates seeking a managerial This session is part of Wellness Week about 40 Target stores throughout position may only have to go as far and this event is sponsored by the the Southeast. away as Savannah for a job. Multicutural Student Center. % ittp//www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu/ * Q* Accordingto Steve Rutner, profes- "This could be a great opportu- Q3 ' SPORTStop2S ner A.cces: wvvw.logotype5.rii the besf brands VourAP Membership £SU €50 Athletics Yahoo! Go CSS sor of economic development at GSU, nity for graduates. It would provide Wednesday, November 9 / ^ GEORGIA SOUIHffiN such a large business could mean tremendous experience, good salary i>J4> ' 4» UNIVERSITY excellent job opportunities for the and they would get to stay here," said 7 p.m. nearly 100 logistic majors at GSU. Rutner. Russell Union Ballroom Covering With the 200 jobs this center is ini- According to Rutner, very few Author Abraham Verehese, M.D. will Campus tike a The George-Anne Daily 9&r Swarm of Gnats tially supposed to bring will also come GSU students are looking to go into speak as part of Campus Life Enrich- with around 15 managerial positions the field of logistics. Logistic profes- ment series. He is the author of "In My It's^isMsyseHsfggi. Talk tike A Pirate Kartye- ' West is Southbound:■ Comingw to■' . coming„„ , Soon;„_ Coverage-__ __._,„_ PLUS ~ HH GSU November 19 that Rutner said "would give a new sors and companies are attempting to Own Country," the story of his work job base after graduation." encourage students to make logistics treating HIV/AIDS patients in a rural electronic George-Anne Daily 20O$«2dO6 Rates & Stfee&t&r 'OjK»fge-Ann« Hate Card, Schedute and Info Professor Greg Brock said the new their majors. Rutner said students community. A film based on his book for Academic Year ADS eGAD Covering th« Web Like a Swarm of Electron* distribution center would impact the often become interested when they will be shown on campus. 'Mtsc*!(any WsrTfdwJde ttews from th wrsa (Soy, ^d»ySa:weekv * In the House economy as a whole by providing hear about logistics, but they are 'Reflector new j obs and providing workers with too late in their college careers to 01h»r Information AP Top News at 12:30 p.m. EDT September 15, 2005 edition

• By Deanna Martin terrible." ATLANTA — Doctors at the city's main trauma hospital say they probably Associated Press Rescuers on the scene since 2 a.m. couldn't handle a major plane crash or any other event with more than 20 or reported seeing children wandering 30 severe injuries. "But somehow we're supposed to deal with a ... terrorist EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado the area looking for their parents and bombing? Or a new strain of influenza?" asks Dr. Arthur Kellermann, an ER : tore across western Kentucky and In- parents searching for missing children. physician. Trauma centers and emergency departments are similarly strained ' diana early Sunday, killing at least 21 Children's bicycles and other toys were in many U.S. cities, experts say. p eople as it cut through a mobile home strewn amid the debris of aluminum sid- p ark and obliterated trailers and houses ing, mattresses, chairs and insulation. Atlanta drops bid to fine as residents slept. Four other people were confirmed The tornado, estimated to have dead in neighboring Warrick County, golf club for discrimination winds of at least 158 mph, hit a horse east of Evansville, where the Ohio ATLANTA — City lawyers have agreed in court to stop an effort to fine tracknear Henderson, Ky., then jumped River city of Newburgh was hit. No Druid Hills Golf Club for not treating partners of gay members the same as the Ohio River into Indiana around deaths were immediately reported in spouses of married members. In papers filed in Fulton County Superior Court, "2 a.m. Kentucky. city lawyers agreed not to "enforce, attempt to enforce, or threaten to enforce" "It was just a real loud roar. It didn't The storm reduced homes to splin- the city's human rights ordinance against the club. The city had little choice seem like it lasted over 45 seconds ters and scattered debris across the after me state Legislature outlawed its ordinance protecting the rights of gays to a minute, then it was calm again," countryside. Entire blocks of buildings AP Photo/Mike Lawrence and other minorities in private clubs. said Steve Gaiser, who lives near the were nothing but rubble. A pick-up truck is covered with debris at the Ellis Park horse racing track after a tornado early Sunday.The Henderson County Sheriff's department Eastbrook Mobile Home Park in Indiana homeland security spokes- said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with Evansville. woman Pam Bright said about 100 of horse barns and housing units. THE NATION At least 17 people were killed in the the 350 or so homes in at the Evansville mobile home park, according to Eric mobile home park were destroyed and severe thunderstorm warnings for Bright said it was the deadliest Williams of the Vanderburgh County 125 others were damaged. sections of northern Ohio. tornado in Indiana since April 3,1974, Gas prices return to pre-Katrina levels Sheriffs Department. Larry and Christie Brown rode out Ryan Presley, a weather service when an outbreak of several tornadoes i • More people were believed to still the storm inside their mobile home. meteorologist in Paducah, Ky, said killed 47 people and destroyed 2,069 CAMARILLO, Calif. — Retail gas prices plunged an average of 23 cents ■ ie trapped in the debris, and National Chad Bennett, assistant fire chief a single tornado touched down near homes. nationwide in the past two weeks, marking a return to pre-Hurricane • Guard units were called in to help with in Newburgh, told CNN that sirens Smith Mills in western Kentucky and The Ellis Park racetrack, between Katrina levels, according to a survey. The weighted average price for all search-and-recovery efforts. Atleast 200 sounded, but most people didn't hear cut a 15- to 20-mile swath through Evansville and Henderson, Ky, had three grades declined to $2.45 a gallon on Friday, said Trilby Lundberg, people were injured during the storm. them because it happened in the middle Indiana's Vanderburgh and Warrick significant damage to barns, the grand- who publishes the semimonthly Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations "They were in trailer homes, homes of the night. counties. stand and other buildings, said Paul around the country. that were just torn apart by the storm, so The tornado developed in a line The tornado appears to havebeen an Kuerzi, the track's vice president and they're just now gettingin there trying to of thunderstorms that rolled rapidly F3, with winds ranging from 158 mph general manager. find people," said deputy Vanderburgh eastward across the Ohio Valley. The to 206 mph, and may have been even Kuerzi said some people working at Bush's remarks seen as a jab at Chavez county coroner Annie Groves. "It's just National Weather Service had posted stronger, Presley said. the track suffered minor injuries. BRASILIA, Brazil — In a clear jab at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, President Bush called on Latin Americans on Sunday to boldly defend strong democratic institutions and reject any drift back to the days Partner," was a national bestseller been too shaky to draw any of authoritarian rule. Bush's remarks came after Chavez, the leftist leader and a New York Times notable Bars conclusions. and friend of Cuba's Fidel Castro, spent the past two days hurling criticism AIDS book selection. "In general, I would say we at the United States at the Summit of the Americas in Argentina. from page 1 Free and open to the public, from page 1 sold less than we usually would Verghese's speech at GSU is spon- have. It's going to definitely My Own Country," which deals sored by the Campus Life Enrich- portional with the amount of cause some changes," said El THE WORLD with AIDS in rural Tennessee. A ment Committee. alcohol - which restricted bars Sombrero's Pedroza. "But ever finalist for the National Book Crit- His appearance is part of a week from making larger drinks since they closed the Woodin Attack on ship shows pirates emboldened ics Circle Award in 1994, the book of on- and off-campus activities proportionally cheaper than Nikel and Legends there are was made into a movie. that are designed to raise awareness smaller drinks. more people coming in at His second book, "The Tennis about HIV/AIDS. "It is very difficult; especially night." NAIROBI, Kenya.— The violent attack on a cruise liner off Somalia's coast because we have a lot of people Though the long-term im- shows pirates from the anarchic country on the Horn of Africa are becoming used to the old prices. We had a pact from the rule changes bolder and more ambitious in their efforts to hijack ships for ransom and loot, Fire Department helped to get one driver lot of people complaining about might be hard to predict, bars a maritime official warned Sunday. Judging by the location of Saturday s attack, Wreck out of her vehicle and loaded into the that (Saturday)," said Carlos Pe- still say the changes are bad for the pirates were likely from the same group that hijacked a U.N.-chartered aid ambulance. "Ifanotherredlightwashere droza, manager of El Sombrero. business. ship in June and held its crew and food cargo hostage for 100 days, said Andrew

m from page 1 it would only make the traffic problem "We don't have birthday shots "We want to make our money Mwangura, head of the Kenyan chapter of the Seafarers Assistance Program. worse," said Smith. anymore, and price of big beers legitimately," said Matt Brown, since students leave campus on Register Statesboro Police Capt. Mike Chapel went $2.75 to $3.75. We had part owner of Stadium Tavern, Chirac vows arrests and trials in riots Road and attempt to cross through busy has seen wrecks at the Register Road quite a few complaints about which was recently fined $500 traffic at the bypass. intersection, but believes impatient and that but we cant help that; it's for violating Statesboro's liquor PARIS — French President Jacques Chirac on Sunday promised arrests, "I drive down Register Road pretty careless driverscausethem."I think that the law." ordinance. "I think it just adds trials and punishment for those sowing "violence or fear" across France _ as " often," said junior JefTHillis. "Sometimes it is people being in a hurry to get where Though sales might have a lot more worries to the bar the urban unrest that has triggered attacks on vehicles, nursery schools and * it's very busy, especially since there's a they are going that would cause them been higher because game owners." other targets reached central Paris. Youths set ablaze nearly 1,300 vehicles and slight hill that makes it difficult to see to get into an accident. There is nothing days fetch better turnouts, bar torched businesses, schools and symbols of French authority, including post oncoming traffic." about the intersection that is inherently managers say the Statesboro Britt Davis contributed to offices and provincial police stations, late Saturday and early Sunday. • Capt. Mike Smith of the Statesboro dangerous, there's clear visibility" restaurant market has recently this story.

"Man jailed for not mayor added. "That may be the with his other girlfriend, Slaby said, right thing to do." O'Toole invited him over to her licensing cat Goodman also suggested that home on May 7,2000, where he whippings or canings should be fell asleep. -;• ,' 0 BISMARCK, N.D. — A North brought back for children who get He said he woke up to find that \ Y >A-\ Dakota man has served an unusu- into trouble. O'Toole had used Super Glue to "i : \ ~* ally steep sentence for having an "I also believe in a little bit stick his genitals to his abdomen, unlicensed cat: two days in jail. of corporal punishment going glued his buttocks together and WilliamT. Dennis, 38, was back to the days of yore, where spelled out a profanity on his back charged with failing to license his examples have to be shown," in nail polish. police captured him, authorities * feline, which normally brings a Goodman said. Slaby said O'Toole told him that said. fine. But a warrant was issued for "I'm dead serious," said Good- her actions were payback for their James Green, 30, of Detroit, ■- his arrest when he didn't show man, adding, "Some of these breakup, and he had to walk a mile took about a half-dozen DVDs on up for a court appearance on the (children) don't learn. You have got to a gas station to call for help. Sunday night, and initially made , charge. to teach them a lesson, and this is He pressed charges and O'Toole his getaway on a bicycle, police We are currently seeking staff for Crabby Joe's, Dennis spent two days in jail coming from a criminal defense pleaded guilty to misdemeanor said. , before appearing in court again. lawyer." assault and spent six months on Officers spotted him in an al- a soon to open seafood restaurant, bar and grill. * "He basically just received credit Another panelist on the show, probation. ley, and he abandoned the bike We need waitresses, cooks, bus boys, bartenders, for time served," said Bismarck Mu- Howard Rosenberg, a state univer- and ran, but his pants fell to his ankles and he tripped, Ferndale hostesses and general kitchen help. nicipal Judge Charles Isakson. sity system regent, responded by Baggy pants trip up Failure to license an animal saying that cutting off the thumbs Detective Sgt. Patrick Jones told Applications can be picked up at carries a fine up to $1,000 and a of taggers won't solve the problem theft suspect The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak. Contractor's Warehouse, possible 30 day jail sentence in and Goodman should "use his "Finally, he kicked off his pants and shoes" and then jumped 805 East Broad Street, Metter Bismarck. head for something other than a Q FERNDALE, Mich. — A man a fence into the backyard of a * "I never thought I'd sentence hat rack." suspected of stealing discs from a or interested applicants can call house where he was captured, i someone to two days in jail for video store was tripped up by his 682-3250 or 314-9060. Jones said. this," Isakson said. Jury rules against baggy pants, falling twice before Mayor: sever woman in genital Come to Statesboro's ONLY thumbs of graffiti gluing discount Inkjet and toner supplier artiste 0 GREENSBURG, Pa. — A West- moreland County jury on Friday 0 RFNO, Nev. — Las Vegas ordered a woman to pay $46,200 HE M M m PRICE FOR PRINTER M AGAIN * Mayor Oscar Goodman has sug- to her ex-boyfriend for gluing his c -sted that those who deface genitals to his abdomen. freeways with graffiti should have Jurors found in favor of Kenneth HPLexmark)Brother f0ur m . their thumbs cut off on television. Slaby of Pittsburgh in his civil case lTllciPt Rr tfinPT ' ' Get > ^ cartridges Goodman, appearing Wednes- against Gail O'Toole of Murrysville JM1*JJJWJ V^ir %A. m-VFAJJIfV^ Epson, Canon, Xerox, ' day on the "Nevada Newsmakers" after three days of testimony and Dell & Sharp Cartridges ■ television show, said, "In the old ordered the payment for pain, * days in France, they had behead- suffering and emotional distress, ing of people who commit heinous according to television station Next to Big Lots in Statesboro Square . And Save Up To 50%! ■ crimes. KDKA. n an one m town . "You know, we have a beauti- "For all the pain and suffer- • i rv T y ful highway landscaping rede- ing I've been through, and the 503 Northside Dr. E. velopment in our downtown. embarrassment, I don't think it's • We have desert tortoises and enough," Slaby told reporters after * beautiful paintings of flora and the verdict. 89-132 0 frio/ ^jz* fauna. These punks come along Slaby's lawsuit said the two and deface it. broke up in 1999 after dating for Mon -Fri • 9am - 6pm # %^ /O %}JJ . "I'm saying maybe you put them 10 months, and he began dating Sat • 10am - 2pm with a school i.d. on TV and cut off a thumb," the someone else. After he broke up PAGE 4 MOHOm NOVEMBER 7,2005 I THE GEORGE-ANNE

THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY EDITORIAL BOARD LUKE HEARN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR "Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a ADAM CRISP, MANAGING EDITOR FOR NEWS woman president, perhaps sooner than you MORGAN MARSH, MANAGING EDITOR FOR OPERATIONS think. A woman can and should be able to do RACHEL McDANIEL, NEWS EDITOR any political job that a man can do." LaVene Bell-Koepke, Photo manager Chad Bishop, Sports editor Grayson Hoffman, Assistant photo manager Renaldo Stover, Sports editor - Richard Nixon Miguel Fuller, Variety editor Casey Altman, Assistant news editor 37th U.S. President Bert Noble, Deputy managing editor Anne McGuire, Copy editor

OUR VIEW Activism requires research AT ISSUE: Those concerned about alcohol ordinance changes should have done research and shown up to meeting

It's funny what taking alcohol away from least 500 students there to voice their opinions you want be a proponent for animals, for instance, always has their first meeting of the month at 9 students can do. about the proposed liquor ordinances, showing you don't just go out and start picketing around a.m., and their second of the month at 6 p.m. Those that a month ago were too drunk to the city's leaders that the students can care. town, you look into inhumane practices and Many of the things that go into taking a stand know that Statesboro had a city council are the But two weeks later, when the city council treatment of animals ^and organize some sort of against an issue are pretty simple; they just need ones now pretending to be the biggest activists was scheduled to and did vote on the ordinance, movement to stop it. to be looked into. since Jesse Jackson. there were less than 10 Georgia Students in at- The same way works with the city council. Remaining ignorant to the issues makes the Let's face it, the council has voted and there tendance. Those who really cared about their decision movement itself look pretty unprofessional. will be no more happy hours and other drink We find that to be a pretty interesting fact, on the alcohol ordinance and wanted to ensure To put it bluntly, everyone who did not show specials; those of drinking age cannot go to the especially considering all the "activists" that the that they didn't approve the changes would have up at the meeting last Tuesday at 9 a.m. because bar and order two drinks. Hie council voted, talk of scrapping happy hours created. started acting way before the ordinance was he or she didn't know about the meeting times and the rules are in place. The problem with overnight activism is that made official. needs to stop complaining. The student support at the city council meet- is requires tons and tons of homework. Those concerned would have also done a little A little research on your part would have ing on Oct. 18 was overwhelming. There were at If you wake up one morning and decide that research and discovered that the city council given you the right to complain.

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I am normally a fence sitter when it comes to politics. I do ANYTHING There's nothing like adding a deck to transform an or- notproclaim to be of any particular party. Ivoteforwhomever MiSLeADlNC. dinary home into a home attached to a mass of inexpertly I feel is best. I am, however, a supporter of George Dubya. nailed wood. And just imagine the family fun you'll have Most arguments I come across, either for or against Bush, are with a deck! perfectly valid when applied to the person making them. "Come on, kids!" you'll call to your children. "Let's go Last week, however, Luke Hearn's opinion about Condi out on the deck and have some fun!" Rice {"Condi not needed in the White House," Nov. 3) blew "Shut UR" they'll gaily reply, because they are engrossed me right off the fence. His statements were asinine, childish in a Sony PlayStation video game that they've been playing and lacked the intelligent objectiveness I would expect from for 11 consecutive weeks. "OKthen!"you'llsay, stepping out a college senior. onto your new deck. "You kids are just Ihavegrownwearyofalltheanti-Bush going to miss out on all the AAIIIEEE." liberals of GSU waving their opinions This is the noise you make when you pick around pompously as if they have some up a splinter the size of a harpoon. sort of clue about the real issues. Many Yes, a deck would certainly be agreat of these students, like Hearn, have never addition to your home. But if you're like been out in the real world and do not most people, you're reluctant to tackle have enough life experiences to make such an ambitious project, for fear that rational judgments. you lack the "know-how," or will sever Cheryl Frost I have lived through seven admin- Daniel Cooke: YOUR Tt Dave Barry an important limb. is a senior writing istrations and I've actually experienced is a columnist for the Well, you can stop worrying. Build- and linguistics Miami Herald. He is major from the effects of many political blunders. taking a leave of ab- ing a deck is NOT as hard as you think! Guyton.Ga. She Bush is a refreshing change. He aggres- City Councils ruling on alcohol goes too far sence from writing I've watched TV personality B ob Vila do is a staff writer sively pursues his missions and doesn't his weekly humor it many times, and he is a regular "do- for The George- column. Write to him Anne. back down. And I have personally Twenty-one years of age is the age that was pinpointed at a time. c/oThe Miami Herald, it-yourselfer" just like you, except that experienced his consideration for the by legislators back on July 17,1984, that marked when I personally think the leaders of this great town One Herald Plaza, Mi- he has knowledge, skill, an unlimited American people. an adult could make responsible choices regarding are going about this all wrong. While they may want ami, Fla.33132. budget and a large staff of experts. So I believe that Condi Rice would make an excellent candi- alcohol. to crack down on the bars that are frequented by the let's get started! Daniel Cooke date forpresident. If you don't agree, at leastproduce a reason- is a senior finance Disregard the fact that in this college students, this injunction also affects popular Step one is to select a site for your deck. You should do able, experienced argument. Hearn gave great reasons why major from country one becomes a legal adult restaurants, such as Loco's, French Quarter, Applebee's this in accordance with the principles of "feng shui," an CondiRice shouldbe president; her credentials are impressive, Hinesville,Ga. at the age of eighteen. and El Sombrero. ancient Chinese philosophy whose name means, literally, she's moderate, pro-choice and plays the piano. Throw out, too, that the previous They should not be punishing the responsible, legal "new fad." Feng shui (pronounced "wang chung") teaches i But Hearn disregards her for president because she "rubs drinking age was 18, and had been since the end of drinking-age people in this town and restricting our us that where we locate our household items affects our elbows daily with the war-loving, civil rights-ignoring, gay- prohibition. No, this time the lawmakers were going to right to sit down to a pitcher of beer and basket of wings happiness by controlling the flow of "ch'i," which is a life hating George W. Bush." Well, since she works for the guy, get something right. with our friends. force that is always around us, everywhere, all the time, it's only natural that a few elbows are going to get rubbed. I Or were they? This whole problem was brought on because of under- like Regis Philbin. wonder, though, what would happen if the same exclusion That is still a debatable topic across the country, but age drinking, which is a problem not only in Statesboro, You may be skeptical, but feng shui is actually based on applied to other talented people. Suppose the editor of the for now we cannot argue with the fact that the legal but everywhere. solid astrological principles that have been scientifically New York Times were to say "I'm sorry, Mr. Hearn. I can't drinking age is 21. I applaud the council in their efforts to crack down verified by Shirley MacLaine and other leading Californians. hire you because you supported and wrote for a newspaper Presently, the City Council is taking it even a step on underage drinking. These people pay feng shui consultants serious money to that doesn't know the difference between 'to' and 'two on a further by instituting a new injunction on alcohol-serving However, I must question the response that has come to their houses and tell them things like what direction front page death notice. You have great credentials but you establishments in this city. been given concerning this issue, because punishing their beds should be pointing. remind me of a venereal disease and you smell like shit." No longer can their patrons enjoy popular happy the 21 year-old and up population in this town doesn't My point is that, unless you want all your ch'i flowing Well, that's that then. hours, such as "Beer & Wings," two-for-ones and other seem to fall in line with what lawmakers determined onto your neighbor's driveway, you need to locate your deck Let's look those reasons, again, for hating the president: drink specials. You can't even go up to a bar and order back in 1984. in exactly the right place. In my experience, the ideal loca- War-loving? Do you think the president got up one morn- a round of drinks for you and your friends, because tion for a deck, considering all factors, is: indoors. Just lay ing, stretched out his arms and commented on how much this injunction says a person can only order one drink Write Daniel at [email protected]. some boards on your living-room floor and tell everybody he loves war and all its death and devastation? Not likely. it's a deck. This way, you can enjoy your deck without going The decision to go to war was approved by representatives Today in History outdoors and turning yourself into essentially a Dunkin of the American people. As I told another of my anti-Bush Today is Monday, Nov. 7, the 311 th day of 2005. There are 54 •In 1998, John Glenn returned to Earth aboard the space shuttle Donuts for mosquitoes. classmates, the President does not rule our country. He leads days left in the year. Discovery, visibly weak but elated after a nine-day mission. If you insist on having a traditional outdoor deck, fol-

us and works for us and if we don't like what he's doing, we Today's Highlight in History: Ten years ago: low these steps: do have the power to stop him. •On Nov. 7, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as •In a Japanese courtroom, three American military men admit- 1. Go outside and, wearing steel-tipped work boots, What about "civil rights-ignoring?" A young white boy forces led by Vladimir ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional ted to the ambush-rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan schoolgirl, carefully pace off an area the size of a deck. government of Alexander Kerensky. an attack that outraged the Japanese and strained security ties from Locust Grove has had problems with civil rights, has between Japan and the U.S. (The men later received prison 2. Mark the corners by driving stakes into the ground, he? Let's not forget "gay-hating." In Bush's many national On this date: sentences ranging from 61/2 to seven years.) using a No. 6 Whacking Hammer. If you hear screaming, addresses, he never once said he hated gay people. •In 1893, the state of Colorado granted its women the right you have lawn vampires, and you should call your Realtor to vote. Five years ago: I seriously wondered why Hearn only takes a stand on ■in 1916, Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the •Americans went to the polls for an election that would result immediately. discriminatory issues - those that don't even affect him. first woman elected to Congress. in indecision for George W. Bush and Al Gore, with Florida's 3. Drive to a giant mega-warehouse home-fixin's •In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened disputed electoral votes emerging as critical. Wouldn't it be easier to just go around wearing a T-shirt that superstore that runs TV commercials wherein cheerful, to the public. •Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first first lady to win public says "I'm not prejudice?" •In 1940, the middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in office, defeating Republican Rick Lazio for a U.S. Senate seat knowledgeable employees help you find exactly what you The big whopper of a statement made in Luke Hearn's Washington state collapsed during a windstorm. from New York. need. Take beef jerky, as you will be wandering the aisles •In 1944, President Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth column was when he announced, "I think what America term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey. One year ago: for days, because those commercials are a big pile of ch'i. needs is a minority president..." To hell with whether or not •In 1962, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt died in New York •France rolled out overwhelming military force to put down You will need to purchase the following deck parts: beams, the person is a strong leader and has an impressive educa- City. an explosion of anti-French violence in Ivory Coast, its former joists, posts, bevels, headers, footers, thrusters, barristers •In 1962, Richard M. Nixon, having lost California'sgubernatorial West African colony. tion and lots of political experience, as long as he, she or it is race, held what he called his"lastpressconferenee,"telling report- •In the New York City Marathon, Britain's Paula Radcliffe won the and 8,000 metric feet of galvanized mahogany. a minority, right? Well, how about Michael Jackson? He's a ers, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." women's race in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 10 seconds, edging 4. Nail these items together in the shape of a deck, as minority, he's not biased to race or gender, and I hear he's a •in 1973, Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the War Kenya's Susan Chepkemei by only four seconds; South Africa's shown on the Bob Vila show. Powers Act, which limits a chief executive's power to wage war Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa won the men's race in 2 hours, good singer. Is he good enough for you, Luke? without congressional approval. 9 minutes and 28 seconds. That's all there is to it! •In 1980, actor Steve McQueen died in Juarez, Mexico, at age Time to invite "the gang" over to enjoy some outdoor 50. This Day in History provided by the Associated Press. Write Cheryl at [email protected]. fun on your deck!

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Tuesday Friday Saturday Volleyball <§> Georgia State 7 p.m. Golf @ Hooters Collegiate Match Cross Country @ Southeast Play Regional Thursday Men's Basketball @Texas Tech Golf @ Hooters Collegiate Match Men's Basketball vs. Portland 6:30 p.m. Play 6 p.m. Volleyball @ Charleston? p.m. Football vs. Morehead Statel p.m. Men's Basketball vs. San Jose St. Swimming & Diving@ Campbell 9 p.m.

Chad Bishop ^jD-UP Thank You Eagles beat top-ranked Paladins Saturday night at Paulson Stadium I witnessed one of the best football games in my life. 26-yards on the option keeper early A fourth quarter comeback against in the second quarter for his only a hated rival with over 19,000 (al- Magic touchdown. though I still believe that number was from page 1 Foster would finish the day with a little higher) of my closest friends. I 153 yards on 22 carries. have to admit I cried. "We came out and got the job done, The Paladins responded with a Now I feel it's time to give thanks that's all I can say," Mohring said. 29-yard field goal by Scott Beckler where thanks is due. "We knew we had to win, and we just over two minutes later, proving Thank you to the stepped up and made plays when they could score quickly. Georgia Southern we had to." GSU responded with a two-min- football team. Every Furman struck first on a Jerome ute drive of their own that ended with single person under Felton fumble that was recovered in Austin's first touchdown of the game LSU downs ASU those blue and white the end zone by John Rust. from four-yards out. No. 7 Appalachian State University uniforms played their The play forced GSU to play Dudley's extra point made it 14-10 more than held its own against one of hearts out. chadBish catch-up all game long as the Pala- at the half, and the Eagles had their the top teams in all of , Thank you Jayson; °P ' is a senior dins defense kept the Eagles off the first lead of the game. falling to the nation's sixth-ranked Foster. You've come English major Martin and Felton both added team, LSU, 24-0 on Saturday night at a long way, kid, and from scoreboard in the first quarter. It was only the sixth quarter that touchdowns in the second half for Tiger Stadium. the next few weeks, !fllvil'!< ^ His sports col- the Eagles have been kept off the Furman, and Austin scored once more LaVene Belt-Koepke/STAFF ASU held the SECs second-best months and years are umn regularly scoreboard this year. in the third quarter to make it 24-20 Brandon Andrews drags a few Paladins on his back Saturday as younger offensive team to its third-lowest going to be something appears in brother Raja (21) looks to return the favor to an unsuspecting Paladin. to celebrate. The George- Foster tied the score when he ran heading into the final 15 minutes. scoring output of the season, nearly Anne every nine points below its average. The Thank you Jer- Wednesday. Mountaineers also ran for 176 yards maine Austin. You against LSU's eighth-ranked rushing played with the determination and will defense, en route to out-gaining the of a senior holding on to his college Win over Furman fit for Hollywood Tigers 176-163 on the ground. career. We'll never forget that sea of Appalachian ran for 108 yards on purple and white trying to stop you By Renaldo Stover throw it farther but the ball slipped," 17 rushes in the first half alone versus from scoring the game winner. Sports editor Foster said. "Chris is a big receiver an LSU defense that came in giving up Thank you offensive line. The and he went up and made a big play Saturday's 27-24 win over No. 1 just 98 rushingyards per game. Walter "Hawgs" dominated what was sup- for us." Furman definitely provided moments Payton Award candidate Richie Wil- posed to be a pretty tough Furman Big plays were the main course that could make for a blockbuster liams led the Mountaineers' impres- defensive line. Furman challenged in this gridiron cuisine as numerous film. sive performance on the ground with GSU to run the ball up the middle, Eagles came up big throughout the As an emotional John Pate, defen- 80 yards on 10 attempts. and you said, "Let's go." night. sive coordinator for the Eagles, ran In all, the Mountaineers held the Thank you Brandon Andrews. When you toss in the fact that a off the field amid the frenzied fans LSU to 371 yards of total offense. Usually defenses give a sigh of relief loss would have all but guaranteed he described it clearly. Williams finished with 150 yards of when the star fullback leaves the field. the Eagles a chance to sit at home "It's kind of like a Hollywood script total offense in three quarters of play But not against GSU. Not with B.A. come playoff time, there was no way justlike we camebackin 1985 because to lead ASU offensively. Thank you Coach Sewak. In a this bunch was going to make it easy those guys didn't give up and we didn't Appalachian (6-3, 4-1 SoCon) season filled with impatience and for Furman. give up tonight," Pate said. will look to clinch at least a share of frustration, you stuck with your game "Like I was saying all week, we were According to Charrod "Big Swole" the conference championship when it plan and coached one of the best games just focused and I didn't want this or Taylor, Coach Pate is one of the great- hosts its arch-rival WCU next Satur- of your career. next weeks game to be my last one," est motivators around. day at 3:30 p.m. Thank you to the 1985 National said Jermaine Austin. "We were willing Taylor said that the fiery coach Championship team. Your presence and determined to win this game and really kept the defense calm under not only inspired the 2005 Eagles, but LaVene Bell-Koepke/STAFF we came out on top." intense pressure throughout the anyone who ever strives to do great The victory over Furman Saturday represented a moment of unity for players, With the unmatched fan support game. things in life. fans and the community similar to the electric atmosphere during the Eagles plus the 1985 championship team Western shuts out Wofford Coach Sewak echoed those com- Thank you defense. When Furman six historic championship runs. being there, it seemed like all the ments when talking about the Eagles scored, itwasoffluckandbroken plays. planets were lined up and nothing UTC ensured itself of its first win- down the stretch. nerback Terrence McBride earlier last in purple was probably on top of the When it was time to answer the bell, could go wrong in the grand scheme ning season since 1997 with a 31-21 "I thought it was a great job by week, he talked about not wanting to world by the end of the game but the you came up big. of things. victory over The the defensive coaches when we went be remembered as "the guy who got Eagles had to get on top of Furman Thank you Chris Dickerson. Some- "When you create an atmosphere Citadel Saturday. into the nickel set," said Sewak in beat on a deep pass in a big game." in the scoring column before that how, someway, you caught that pass. like this there's no comparison," said UTC tailback Eldra Buckley ran for reference to the defensive package After helping the Eagles seal the would happen. Thankyou Ingle Martin. If you had Tracy Ham. "You can't afford to win 187 yards and three touchdowns and that the Eagles switched to to bring victory with an interception inside Needing 17 yards for a first down to do it all over again, you wouldn't a game like this and have a letdown became the first Mocs back to surpass added pressure against the Furman the 15-yard line, McBride will not late in the fourth quarter, Jayson make that throw. Life can be pretty next week." 1,000 rushing yards on the season offense. have to worry. Foster connected with receiver Chris rough sometimes. Ham's words of wisdom to the team since Tyrone Coleman in 1998. Remaining calm was key to the "I'm just happy right now and it's Dickerson for one of the biggest first Thankyou Terrence McBride. Fall- are the same as those that the 1985 Buckley, who gained 187 yards on Eagles victory as fans held their breath just great to make a big play in this downs of the season before Jermaine ing to your knees before making that squad received as they prepared for 30 carries, went over the 1,000-yard as Furman marched down the field game," McBride said as he was being Austin rumbled into the end zone to historic interception is a moment I'll their run into the playoffs. mark on his 11th carry of the game. with under one minute remaining mobbed by fans. "Right now I feel like give the Eagles the lead. never forget. "Enjoy tonight and get ready for Antonio Miller ran for 54 yards in the game. I'm on top of the world." "I saw him going down the middle Thank you to the Paulson Stadium the next one because there is a bigger and completed 6-of-13 passes for 73 In an interview with senior cor- Everyone outside of those draped of the field and I actually meant to security team. Despite ejecting me picture than just this win." yards. Miller also caught a seven-yard in the first quarter, you failed to pass from Buckley. True freshman Ben Carnell, notice when I reentered the game at 2005 Southern Conference Standings halftime. playing for the first time all season, Volleyball finishes home entered the game in the second half You failed to notice me watching Conference Overall the game with my father in Section J and completed 18-of-31 passes for 197 Team W L W L for the entirety of the second half. season with another win yards for The Citadel. He threw two You failed to notice me sneaking . back into the student section during Appalachian State 4 1 6 3 GSU News Service The Citadel hosts Elon for GSU's final drive. You didn't tackle Georgia Southern 5 2 7 3 Sophomore Gorana Bacic and Homecoming with a 2 p.m. kickoff. freshman Christy Dowd recorded UTC is off. or slam me up against the concrete Western Carolina 4 2 5 3 The Georgia Southern volleyball double-digit kills as well, Bacic with walls like the other students when I Furman 3 2 7 2 rushed the field. team overcame a two game deficit to 11 and Dowd with 17. Chattanooga And finally, thank you to the 3 3 64 defeat the Catamounts of Western Senior Natalia Galantini led the at students. You came out in kilts, body Wofford 3 3 5 4 Carolina 3-2, Sunday afternoon in team in sets with 37, while fresh- 4 paint, and all sorts of other crazy outfits The Citadel 1 5 2 7 Hanner Fieldhouse. man Mae Chabra contributed a total Mocs beat Dogs armed with chants, heckles and purple Elon 0 5 3 6 After dropping the first two games of 32. underwear to tease Furman and their by scores of 27-30, the Eagles (19-9, The match concluded the 2005 Western Carolina had a punt contingent of fans. You do make a 12-4) mounted comebacks of 30-19 home schedule for the Eagles; the blocked on its first offensive posses- difference. in game 3,30-27 in game 4, and 15-12 team will travel to Atlanta and sion, giving Wofford the ball on the in the decisive game 5. Charleston this week for their WCU 27. However, the Catamount Vick says critics are the inaccurate ones GSU was lead by senior Iulia remaining three matches against defense forced a Terrier field goal, Porumbescu who recorded 21 kills Georgia State, College of Charleston which was wide left and set the stage By Steven Wine and 17 digs, and sophomore Bailey and The Citadel, before returning to for Western's 24-0 victory Saturday af- Associated Press Coleman who tallied 21 kills and Statesboro on November 17 to begin ternoon at E. J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Motivated by detractors who de- criticize me. That's all I'm saying." 17 digs. Coleman also added three play in the Southern Conference Waters Field. The game marked just ridedhisrecentpassingperformances, The only possible criticism of Vick blocks. Championships. the fourth time Western has recorded Vick came out throwing strikes Sun- and the Falcons on Sunday would be a shutout versus a league opponent day to help the Atlanta Falcons beat that they struggled to put the game since joining the Southern Conference the Miami Dolphins 17-10. away. Natalia in 1977 and was Wofford's first time Working primarily from the Drives covering 71,84,92 and 91 Galantini being shutout in a conference game pocket, Vick went 22-for-31 for a yards produced only 17 points. sets the ball since joining the league in 1997. season-high 228 yards. One threat ended with a fumble for Jennifer Western held Wofford to just 182 He threw one touchdown pass and and another with a field goal after Charles yards of total offense (163 rushing), had another dropped while directing Brian Finneran dropped a third-down Lynne Sladky/AP Photo during Fri- while generating 336 yards of total four drives of more than 70 yards. pass from Vick in the end zone. Michael Vick escapes a defender in day's match offense on its own. The Falcons (6-2) remained tied "We left at least 14 points on the Sunday's win over the Dolphins. against Individually for Western, Clark UTC. The with Carolina atop the NFC South. field," coach Jim Mora said. was 16-of-23 for 162 yards and Eagles split Vickmade several pinpoint throws Poor field position also hurt the NFC South Standings completed his first nine passes of the their final on the run and scrambled for 38 yards Falcons, who started all nine posses- two regu- game. For the third consecutive game, on eight carries. sions inside their 30-yard line. W lar sea- Fudge flirted with a 100-yard game, He also looked good in the pocket, "When I saw that he threw 31 Atlanta 6 son home getting 97 on 16 carries for an average threading the needle in several third- passes, I was shocked, but what's even Carolina 6 games. of 6.1 yards. down situations. more amazing is that he completed Tampa Bay 5 Wofford will travel to Furman next "I want people to praise me," Vick 22 of them," Falcons tight end Alge New Orleans 2 Saturday at 3:30 p.m. said. "If I'm winning games, don't Crumpler said. James Hall/STAFF