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No one expected to bury another Uga so soon. Less than 18 months since his coronation as mascot of the Georgia football team, Loran's Best - also known as Uga VII - died suddenly Thursday morning, leaving the Bulldog Nation in a collective state of shock.
The kid from Home Alone was onto something when he set up lights and cardboard cut-outs to deter burglars, and although covering the floor in marbles may be going overboard, police said students leaving Athens for Thanksgiving break can never be too safe. "The main thing is to make sure they lock everything up good and tight before they leave," said Athens-Clarke County Police Lieutenant Mike McKeel.
Smoking, drinking and fighting may be a normal night downtown for some of Athens' rowdier residents, but in Sanford Stadium it's a sure-fire way to get ejected. University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said about 300 spectators are ejected from each home football game, but few are arrested because of the volume of complaints police deal with.
