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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 4-13-2006 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2006). The George-Anne. 3137. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/3137 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Golfer named player of the week i SPORTS, p.; Eggplaining I FEATURES, P.4 Tips from the top Napolean Dynamite GSUs Teacher of the Year offers a actor stars in B-movie Volume 78 I HIATUS, p. 8 Number XX few tips for statying ahead | HIATUS, p. 8 THE GEORGE DAILY THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006 States Ninja at hand in UGA gets teacher tackled quality by feds numbers Student at Wesley event gets pinned By Ben Feller by ATF agents Associated Press WASHINGTON - Under fed- By Caroline Ervin eral pressure, most states are close The Red and Black to getting teachers who are rated highly qualified in front of every ATHENS, Ga. - Running math, history, language arid other through the University of Geor- core class by the end of the school gia campus as a ninja can elicit a year. Or so they say. prompt response from authorities, Thirty-three states claim 90 a UGA sophomore learned. percent to 99 percent of their main Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and classes have teachers who are highly AP Photo/Ricardo DeAratanha Firearm agents, on campus for qualified. That means, based on the Cardinal Roger Mahony, right, greets Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, looks a community training project, on, after special Mass, to offer prayers for legislators who are debating immigration legislation this week, at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in Los NoChildLeftBehindlaw,thatthose detained Jeremiah Ransom of Angeles, Wednesday, April 5. teachers have a bachelors degree, a Macon Tuesday as a "suspicious state license and proven competency individual" when they spotted a in every subject they teach. masked figure darting near the Most of the other states put their Georgia Center. numbers a tier below — 70 percent Ransom told The Red 8c Black to 89 percent — and a few are way Churches, union at front student newspaper that he had behind, according to a review of new left a Wesley Foundation pirate vs. state data by The Associated Press. ninja event when he was snared by The accuracy of those accounts agents with guns drawn. is now under review by the Educa- "It was surreal," Ransom said. tion Department, which is checking of immigration bill debate "I was jogging from Wesley to not just total numbers but also the Snelling (cafeteria) when I heard figures within poor and struggling someone yell 'freeze.'" At first, schools. By Peter Prengaman Hispanic advocacy groups, churches "It's a shared leadership among people and Hispanic community leaders he thought a friend was playing President Bush and Congress Associated Press and labor unions — organizations that • who we don't even always know." working with radio deejays to give a joke. have promised parents that 100 have helped transform isolated cam- What began with a national protesters detailed instructions: wear University Police Chief Jimmy percent of core classes will have LOS ANGELES - They invoke the paigns inmajorcitiesintoabroadmove- organizational meeting just two white, remain peaceful andbe positive. Williamson said Ransom was highly qualified teachers by the end names of Martin Luther King Jr. and ment with a coordinated strategy. months ago has resulted in unions And when marchers were criticized released as soon as he was found of the school year. Cesar Chavez, but the hundreds of "There is no one leader, and that's blanketing workers with fliers at for carrying Mexican flags, organizers to have violated no laws. That pledge is a big part of Bush's thousands of immigrants who have a good thing," said Nativo Lopez, hotels, restaurants and stores, Ro- quickly spread the word to carry U.S. Vanessa McLemore, the ATF education law, the pride of his do- marched nationwide are not following president of the Mexican-American man Catholic churches accelerating flags instead. special agent in charge, said agents mestic agenda. one charismatic leader. Political Association, a central orga- their campaign of preaching to im- If any one person deserves credit, thought something was amiss With few states, if any, expected Instead, they're loosely guided by nizer of rallies in Southern California. migrants and pressuring politicians, see CHURCH, page 5 when they "noticed someone wear- to reach full compliance on time, ing a bandanna across the face and the department plans to allow an acting in a somewhat suspicious extra year to states that have shown manner, peeping around the cor- agood-faifh effort. Others couldlose ner" then breaking into a run. millions of dollars in aid if federal 48th Brigade returning home after Iraq duty Williamson said Ransom was officials don't see enough progress. wearing black sweat pants and an "What we're trying to measure athletic T-shirt with one red ban- is whether states are on track," said By Rachel McDaniel danna covering the bottom half of Rene Islas, who oversees teacher News editor his face and another covering the quahtyforfhedepartmenfselemen- top of his head. taryandsecondary education office. Families and friends are welcom- "They don't necessarily have to be ing back troops from Iraq as the 48th at 100 percent, but they have to be Infantry Brigade continues to return pretty close, and they have to be from active duty during the month pretty close in all of the areas we're of April. measuring." All 4,400 Georgia National Guard troops will arrive back at Fort Stewart, and stay for six days to be out pro- Higher standards cessed. For students with family and set for teachers friends returning from Iraq, Fort Stew- States are required to have a art is close enough to visit them. highly qualified teacher in every Capt. Samuel Weeks has served a core class by the end of this year and five months in Iraq with the school year. All states report their own numbers, but the 48th brigade and is scheduled to return Education Department is in April. He worked with members reviewingthem for accuracy. of the 48th and other national guard Percentage of core classes taught by soldiers from around the country. highly qualified teachers, 2004-05 Top five "Our first mission in the Baghdad area required us to work in a brigade as a whole, and our current mission is to provide convoy security and base defense, so our brigade is spread Kathleen Ruark/The Red & Black over 1,200 miles of Iraqi countryside," Special photo This photo, taken by a student's said Weeks. "We have smaller units Members of the 48th Brigade load up containers to head back to Ft. Stewart. camera phone, shows ATF of- attached to the 48th Brigade. The ficials pinning down Jeremiah largest is an infantry size battalion Ransom in front of Snelling NOTE: Highly qualified teachers have from Illinois, as well as other smaller ficer for Fort Stewart, said there will "Basically the soldiers go from learn about briefing benefits and pay dining hall. He was coming a bachelor's degree, state certification and proven competency in every subject National Guard units from Maryland, be thousands more soldiers returning federal status to state status. They changes," said Olson. "It's pretty ex- from a pirate vs. ninja event at they teach. Missouri, Utah and Puerto Rico." during the next month, and they must return to the Georgia National Guard tensive and each individual has to go the Wesley Foundation and was SOURCE: Dept. of Education A Richard Olson, Public Affairs Of- all spend six days at Fort Stewart. from the active duty Army, and they see BRIGADE, page 5 not arrested. TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Campus 2 Classifieds 6 GETYOURFILLOFTHE'30s High: 88 I Low: 61 High: 92 I Low: 65 High: 94 I Low: 66 High: 91 I Low: 66 News 3 OIA 7 Want to know what your grandparents thought Features 4 Sports 8 was funny? Check out Cinema Arts show April Sunny Sunny Partly cloudy □ Sunny Briefs 5 Hiatus ... 9,10,11,12 17 at 7:15 p.m. | BOTTOM LINE, p. 10 N*-- www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu Established 1927•The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats, PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 13,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY The High Cotton Band plays tonight "She Stoops to Conquer" to play at PAC Wednesday By Chris Cooper Staff writer Georgia Southern's Theatre & Per- formance department is performing Oliver Goldsmiths classic comedy "She Stoops to Conquer." The comedy was first performed in 1773, and continues to delight audi- ences with its fast paced story line, quick wit and snappy dialogue. The play centers around Kate Hardcastle, a young woman who The High Cotton Band, led by Stephen Harrell and Jason White, plays at Retreivers. Special Photo disguises herself as a servant girl in a heartfelt attempt to win the admi- By Brittany Hall and talented local band that plays has played incredibly by himself and ration of a shy gentleman who is too Staff writer hot new country music.

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