The Red and Black

Issue date: 9/13/07 Section: News

Media Credit: JOSH D. WEISS This photo has been intentionally censored. (Right to left) University students Brittanie Knight, a sophomore from Suwanee, Taylor Lynn, a senior from Brunswick and Dannielle Malone, a senior from Peachtree City sign a copy of the "Girls of the SEC" edition of Playboy Magazine for freshman Dan Hesketh of Acworth at Barnetts Newsstand on Wednesday. Hesketh was accompanied by his girlfriend to the signing. Some of the models used psuedonyms for the magazine and when talking to The Red & Black. [Click to enlarge]

Playboy magazine introduced its newest assets from the SEC Wednesday afternoon at Barnetts Newsstand.

Six female University students were chosen to pose for Playboy's October issue, which features 38 college women in a "Girls of the SEC" section.

Five of the six models appeared at the downtown business to sign copies of their hard work, including Melani Chase, Taylor Lynn, Brittanie Knight, Ally Ling and Danielle Malone.

"We've sold over 100 copies already," said store employee Midge Gray, about halfway through the signing. Handfuls of men, and a few brave women, stopped by between 3 and 5 p.m. to meet the University's newest celebrities.

"This is the first Playboy I've ever bought," said Scott Carlson, a second year economics major from Athens. "I came out to support my Dogs."

Carlson wasn't the only fan who felt this issue of Playboy deserved school spirit.

"I feel like this is a part of history [for my school to be featured] and I want to get in on the action," said Aaron Jongko, a fifth-year early childhood education major from Suwanee.

The "action" Jongko described was giggling men with sweaty palms who stuttered compliments here and there.

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