The search keywords on our website and twitter ›› RedOCTOBER 11, 2012 &• VOLUME 120,Black NUMBER 10 REdANdBLACk.COM • @REdANdBLACk Univ. lowers Athens’ unemployment rate Tough Times Metro Athens' unemployment rate has been Kelly WhITMIRE Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Madison rates in the state, as far as metro- consistently lower than Georgia's in 2012. The Red & Black and Oglethorpe counties — has the politan statistical areas go. The lowest unemployment rate in major driving force behind keeping gEOrgIA It’s no secret that the economy Georgia at 6.7 percent. The state unemployment low in Athens is has been down both nationally and unemployment rate is 9.2 percent. because of the employment by and statewide, but the Classic City has Athens has kept a high number of directly related to the University of ATHENS one of the lowest unemployment jobs due to the University and the Georgia,” said Georgia Department ArEA rates in the state. service industry supporting stu- of Labor Director of According to the Georgia dents and locals. Communications Sam Hall. JAN fEb MArCH AprIl MAY JUNE JUlY AUg Department of Labor, the Metro “Athens has for many years had Athens area — which includes one of the lowest unemployment See JOBS, Page 3 Source: U.S. Department of Labor UGA MyID breach under investigation ERICA TEChO The Red & Black An Archnews report was sent out Friday to alert University faculty, staff and students of MyID accounts that had been breached. The situation is now under inves- tigation. An incident report was filed with University Police Friday at 4:04 p.m. The report states that an unknown individual attempted to “fraudulently access secure informa- tion” on the University computer system. The attempt happened sometime between Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. and Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. At the time of the report, the reporting party said they were “not able to determine if any information was altered or deleted during the attempt.” C.B.SChMELTER/Staff Brian Rivers, information securi- ty officer for Enterprise Information Technology Services at the University, said little information can be shared at this time. “Right now, the issue is under investigation, so there’s not a lot we Keepin’ it fresh can disclose about how it was report- ed and the details of it,” Rivers said. Rivers said two individuals’ The Fresh Market opens in Athens — will students follow? accounts came under attack. The issue is limited to “accounts associated with those two people” who initially reported the breach. CAILIN O’BRIEN ity of our products and the way we “But if I were going normal shopping I He could not disclose whether The Red & Black present and sell the products,” he said. would definitely have to shop at more than those two people were “It’s for that person that’s shopping Kroger just because of the college affected. The Fresh Market that opened on for one meal at a time.” budget.” Rivers said students should Alps Road Wednesday won’t become But freshman psychology major Towery said The Fresh Market’s check the strength of MyID pass- students’ main grocery store — but it Brittany Arnold shops mainly at comparatively high prices reflect high- words as well as question and answer will sell quick meals to students as a Kroger and said she would worry more er quality standards. sets to protect account information. more gourmet alternative to Alps-area about the price than perishability if “The value of what you’re getting “The advice is to make sure you Kroger. she were to shop at The Fresh Market. [at The Fresh Market] is pretty sub- have strong question and answers, The Fresh Market is a specialty “To be completely honest, The stantial,” he said. “If you get that make sure you have a strong pass- grocery store chain that sells “high- Fresh Market prices are not Kroger sandwich for $6 and it’s got 4 to 5 word on your MyID account and quality perishables” and “distinctive prices,” she said. “So to be honest, I’ll ounces of meat on it versus maybe report any strangeness with your foods” and caters to a “grab-and-go” probably keep shopping at Kroger.” you’re going to buy a Subway sand- account to the University help desk style of shopping, said Regional Vice But Arnold did say she would stop wich and they charge $5 or $6, and or the Office of Information Security,” President Ken Towery. into The Fresh Market for certain one- there’s only an ounce of meat on it ... Rivers said. “If you find yourself “We don’t generally have the week- time purchases. there’s quite a bit of difference locked out of your account, and you ly shopper that comes in with the “There’s some stuff that I really do [between the two].” don’t know the reason, call us.” giant shopping basket and loads up like there: dips and stuff that they do for the week because of the perishabil- that I would definitely eat,” she said. See GROCERY, Page 2 search: breach ›› WHAT NOT TO MISS Georgia basketball back for the 2012 preseason WANDA SYkES YOUSEF BAIG When: Thursday, 8 p.m. The Red & Black Where: Classic Center Cost: $28-58 It’s easy to assume that a team which lost two starters, a third of its Contact: classiccenter.com scoring output, would be in some- what of a rebuilding mode the fol- lowing year. THE WIzArD Of Oz That’s not the case for the When: Friday, 7 p.m. Georgia men’s basketball team in Where: Morton Theatre the 2012-13 campaign. Cost: $12-15 Instead of focusing on the Contact: mortontheatre.com departed, head coach Mark Fox would rather focus on what they returned. “I think the difference is that we bASkET bASH returned a lot more pieces than we When: Friday, 7 p.m. did the previous year,” Fox said. Where: Stegeman Coliseum “Kentavious [Caldwell-Pope] was a Cost: Free big part of our team, [Nemanja Contact: www.georgiadogs.com/bas- Djurisic] was a big part of our team, ketbash Donte’ [Williams was] — so we have a lot more production that returns even though we did lose two good Georgia basketball is back for Photo Day, along with junior forward Marcus THE NEW TrUST players.” Thornton, who was held out last season after knee surgery. SEAN TAYLOR/Staff When: Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. In all, the Bulldogs returned Where: Caledonia Lounge nine players on this year’s squad. Fox expects the combination of a we’ve got a lot of guys competing for tendency to rely on jump shots Cost: $5 (21+), $7 (18+) deep roster with experience to be time. We should have some interest- because it couldn’t find any sort of Contact: www.caledonialounge.com important factors if Georgia hopes ing battles.” consistency with its front court play- to better last year’s 15-17 record. Along with the depth, Georgia is ers. search: calendar ›› “That depth needs to be used to looking to improve its scoring in the our advantage,” he said. “I think paint. 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Bulldogs Athens-Clarke County Police will conduct “house checks” when the Bulldogs play away games after the residences of football players were vandalized, according to a police report. The home of quarterback Aaron Murray and senior linebacker Christian Robinson was found vandalized after the team returned home. Robinson tweeted that the vandalism was related to the Bulldogs’ 35-7 loss on Saturday. Senior fullback Dustin Royston filed a police report of vandalism Sunday. An unknown person The Athens Fresh Market features an antipasti bar, hot soups to-go and produce with options of both reportedly egged and toilet-papered the home organic and non-organic. Students waited in the market's parking lot for it to open. C.B. SChmEltEr/Staff sometime between Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 a.m. —Erica Techo GROCERY: Students attend market opening search: house checks›› ➤ From Page 1 already uses EarthFare as her and consumer journalism major grab-and-go grocery store and Mason Burril said she looks for- Freshman pre-journalism more than likely will not bring ward to taking advantage of the major Haley Southey arrived at her business to The Fresh store’s many options. Suspect pulls Man chases the store around 9:10 a.m. on Market. Burril pulled into The Fresh Wednesday for the grand open- “I’ll probably stay here just Market parking lot Wednesday at knife on UGA suspects who ing and said she plans “to do a because it’s close [to where I live 8:30 a.m. The store’s official lot of shopping” at The Fresh on Milledge], and I like to go to grand opening began at 9 a.m., student at CVS stole his wallet Market because of its valuable Two Story, and that’s right but a kick-off breakfast was products.