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Behavior off the field matters to the game

The NCAA is a conundrum. When exactly is it okay for a college athlete to receive outside money? The NCAA has been investigating numerous collegiate athletic programs and individual players for receiving improper “gifts” from agents. However, if Caleb King receives a $500 loan from a friend, that’s okay? The NCAA has been so concerned [...]

MAILBOX: Wikileaks website helps democracy

Jared Peden’s article (“Wikileaks harms U.S. troop safety,” Oct. 28) suffers from an overly dogmatic and one-sided perspective. While Peden clearly recognizes our strategic and military interest in keeping certain information classified, he fails to balance that interest against the public’s strong interest in the disclosure of information. Peden argues that we must protect those [...]

GAME REWIND: UGA vs. Florida

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Trey Burton, Florida quarterback The 6-foot-2, 222-pound freshman was all over the field Saturday, as the Gators executed their three-quarterback system. Burton rushed for 110 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns and had 171 total yards. His legs — and John Brantley’s arm — kept the Gators’ offense moving, as [...]

Editorial Cartoon, Nov 1

MAILBOX: Mike Bobo should be dismissed now

It is time for Mike Bobo to go. He has poor judgment in calling offensive plays. He is too cutesie to be solid. He seems to be more interested in being clever than in running plays which will actually work. As Vince Dooley once said, “When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary [...]

Rally to restore sanity

Sanity. Fear. Both? Saturday’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington, D.C., the culmination of, and counter to, the verbose, cynical and character-filled cable news culture surprised the city just days before election day — if only because the turnout surprised the attendees themselves. CBS News estimated the rally at 215,000 strong — much [...]

Let hunters help keep roads safe

My uncle disappeared on Oct. 18. He hasn’t been answering his cell phone. Perched in a glorified tree house with a rifle and Coleman propane stove — I know he’s safe and happy. After all, he’s protecting his fellow citizens by eliminating a major threat on Georgia’s roads. Deer cause 1.5 million car accidents — [...]

Student accuses Fahrenheit bar of discriminating; Some say dress code is not needed

It takes more than an ID to get into some bars downtown. Blake Pippin, a senior from Thomaston, said he has been turned away from bars for his clothing, asked to step down after dancing on a block and was recently sprayed with water by an owner while he was wearing a Halloween costume. As [...]

Bulldogs cope with ‘heartbreaking loss’; Team shows fight, looks ahead

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Greg McGarity’s face summed up the outcome of Saturday’s game. Georgia’s first-year athletic director was leaning against the wall of the Bulldogs’ tunnel inside EverBank Field with his arms folded and his feet crossed in the minutes following the Bulldogs’ 34-31 overtime loss to the Florida Gators. His absent-minded stare expressed the [...]

PSYCH cast visits university to promote new season, meet fans.

Athens is ultimately a town of music, segregated from the rest of Hollywood by more than the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains; live performances are preferred over method acting and celebrity — PSYCH. Tonight, the stars of USA Network’s PSYCH, Dulé Hill and James Roday, visit the University as a part of the PSYCH [...]

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