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Walk the catwalk for charity

Facebook is ruining outfits. You head out for the night, wearing your gorgeous new dress, naturally take a ton of pictures — you’re looking spectacular after all — and the next day, bam! Tagged. And everyone has seen it. Now that outfit’s taboo for at least a week. Rent the Runway, a new company founded [...]

Athens Crime Map, Sept. 23-29

Here is a map of crimes reported by the Athens-Clarke County Police and University Police Department. The red points correspond to burglary and theft by taking The purple points correspond to criminal trespass and suspicious persons The green points correspond to stolen vehicles and entering auto. The light blue points correspond to assault and battery [...]

Student voice not heard in search for Dean of Students (w/documents)

After a second extensive search for a Dean of Students, a screening committee narrowed it down to two finalists — Shay Davis Little of the University and Mary Beth Mercatoris of the University of Texas at Austin. Neither will fill the position. Instead, Bill McDonald, vice president for student life at the Presbyterian College in [...]

OUR TAKE: No representation

A new Dean of Students, Bill McDonald, was selected without student support You have got to be kidding. After months of exhaustive searching, asking questions and hosting forums, we have a Dean of Students. Or, should we say Dean of Administrators? The University announced Wednesday Bill McDonald will fill the position — designed to be [...]

‘Challahgrams’ help charities

If you buy bread tonight, a local charity will make some dough. Hillel at UGA, a Jewish student center, is selling challah — the sweet bread Jews eat during Sabbath meals — for $3. All proceeds go to a charity collectively decided by those who pay. This challah won’t be store-bought either. Those who buy [...]

Richt, team still remember 2006 game

Head coach Mark Richt hasn’t forgotten what happened the last time Georgia played the University of Colorado. It was Sept. 23, 2006, when the winless Buffaloes traveled to Athens to take on an undefeated, ninth-ranked Bulldog team that had just come off back-to-back shutouts. Appearing to be a lopsided matchup in favor of the home [...]

soundbite

Soundbites is a new Thursday Red & Black feature. Annoyed, disgusted or stressed out by something (or someone) on campus? Send your one-line, anonymous opinions to opinions@randb.com. To 80 percent of campus: Wayfarers aren’t cool when  28,000 other people are wearing them. Two things: Why would an ice cream truck start driving around campus in [...]

Judicial problems will never leave

If my pen is truly a weapon, then, by God, I hope these words pierce the very soul of the State Judiciary. On June 6, 2008, I decimated the sanctity of the famed Founders Garden in an effort to evacuate my brimful bladder. Admittedly, I was drunk off my nefarious butt at the time, mindlessly [...]

Editorial Cartoon Sept. 30

Governor’s race sparks debate

We’re too smart to vote. At Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate, members from both Young Democrats and College Republicans said they were too smart to vote for the opposing candidate. The debate centered around three main topics — education, the economy and infrastructure. Each group had three student representatives, one for each topic. Audience questions followed the [...]

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