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BACK-UP PLAN: Georgia’s bench steps up to relieve starters in win

“Boost” hasn’t been a term synonymous with the contribution of a bench that has been outscored 499 to 389 on the season. But according to head coach Mark Fox, the bench for the Georgia men’s basketball provided a “big boost” in it’s 78-76 win over Florida Saturday. All season, Georgia’s starters have been saddled with [...]

SGA VP wins hot dog eating contest

Eight students braved the cold Friday night to stuff their faces with hot dogs in the “Man vs. Dawg” hot dog eating contest hosted by UGA HEROs at Terrapin Beer Company. Cameron Secord, vice president of the University’s Student Government Association, beat out the other contestants by being the first to finish seven hot dogs [...]

Local tree competition puts the ‘limb’ in ‘climb’

Patty Jenkins began climbing trees when she fell in love. “I married the guy who founded the sport,” she said. “I met him somewhere, he pulled a baby squirrel out of his pocket, and he thinks that’s what won my heart.” Years later, she’s the head administrator for Tree Climbers International, an educational group dedicated [...]

Locally-made film fights the odds to be released

The crew of the Athens-made film “Not Since You” have much to say about production perils and frustration.  After filming the intended box office breaker more than three years ago in Athens, the film’s intended debut at Beechwood Cinemas last week was cancelled, and the release date postponed indefinitely.   But despite all of these [...]

Student assaulted at dance club (w/documents)

A University student was found unconscious in a pool of his own blood early Sunday morning, according to the student. Philip Goo, a graduate student from Atlanta, was transported from The Loft night club to Athens Regional Medical Center at 12:45 a.m. after a club employee flagged down a police officer to report an injury, [...]

Crime Notebook

Nishita Kishorbhai Lad, 21, was arrested and charged with DUI at a police checkpoint on Macon Highway at Timothy Road. She was arrested at 2:21 a.m. Saturday. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police report, Lad was arrested after she attempted to slowly drive through the checkpoint despite the shouts and waves of several officers. One [...]

Large animal, rural vets needed

Many industries are making cuts in jobs, but veterinarians may not need to worry —  veterinary medicine is one of the few fields where there is actually a surplus of jobs.   Sheila Allen, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, said the shortage affects all areas of veterinary practice. “There certainly is a shortage [...]

Ethnic features not seen as beautiful

Society places a lot of importance on appearance. It’s the first thing we notice, and a major determinant in how we treat and regard people.  Many women often admit to feeling more pressure to be attractive than men, and historically society has placed more importance on a woman’s appearance. Though we have began to accept [...]

Radical Tate minister preaches damnation

There is a word more offensive than the most derogatory ethnic slur, a word that has ignited war and used fear as a tactic of persuasion. The word is “damnation” and it is not the word of the Lord. Many claim Jesus Christ to be the only means to salvation, but there is a serious [...]

Writer misinformed on Afghanistan war

Ms. Abbott’s comparison of U.S. military personnel to children playing in the backyard in her Feb. 25 column “Afghanistan’s dead show reality of war” is inappropriate and ill-informed.  I strongly recommend her Googling the Wall Street Journal article “Civilians in Crosshairs Slow Troops” so that she — and anyone else who reads her article — [...]

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