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Neck injury brings transfer to Dogs’ roster

Georgia may not have been Jarvis Jones’ choice out of high school, but he’s glad to be in Athens now. Jones, a redshirt freshman linebacker, transferred to Georgia in the spring from the University of Southern California, where he signed out of Carver High School in Columbus as the No. 3 player in Georgia in [...]

Details clarify editor in chief ejection from president’s box

A catering employee said former Red & Black Editor in Chief Daniel Burnett was “stumbling around” and acting “very intoxicated” in the presence of top University and state officials during Saturday’s football game against Georgia Tech. Feeney Armistead said he overheard “sloppy rambling” as Burnett, who was wearing a name tag, spoke to Gov. Sonny [...]

Mayor-elect Denson pledges to improve Athens economy

By 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Athens Mayor-elect Nancy Denson took the stage to make her victory speech. “It’s not about you, it’s not about me, it’s about Athens,” Denson said. “You all have contributed to my campaign and I thank you.” After leading most of the night, Denson’s lead grew to over 2,000 votes, which [...]

Despite loss, O’Looney ‘proud’ of support

Little Kings Shuffle Club was abuzz with talking and laughter as Gwen O’Looney supporters gathered together to watch the election results after the polls closed on Tuesday night. O’Looney weaved through the crowd, talking with each person there and thanking them for their support. As the night progressed and people began to crowd around laptops [...]

Pornography consumption danger to girls

Things you can use your Visa card for: designer tags, designer bags. Designer vags? Yes. A growing trend has women shelling out big bucks to reconstruct their Britneys. The procedure is known as vaginal cosmetic surgery, or labiaplasty. And, frankly, I’m concerned. What do ideal genitalia even look like? Unfortunately, some of us have rather [...]

Editorial Cartoon, Dec. 1

Where’s Mikey? Dec. 1

A dramatic game not enough for you? Catch President Adams cheering on the women’s basketball team tonight at Stegeman Coliseum. Ballin’!

Denson gets mayor spot in run-off; O’Looney ‘proud’ of support

By 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Athens Mayor-elect Nancy Denson took the stage to make her victory speech. “It’s not about you, it’s not about me, it’s about Athens,” Denson said. “You all have contributed to my campaign and I thank you.” After leading most of the night, Denson’s lead grew to more than 2,000 votes, which [...]

Cell phone a poor zombie deterrent

If popular culture is any indication, the world is coming to an end. We’ve been obsessed with everything from wizards to vampires — but now society has zombies on the brain. This recent zombie fad invaded our homes via movies (“Shaun of the Dead”), books (“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”), video games (“Left 4 Dead”) [...]

Crime Notebook, Dec. 1

University vehicle marred by graffiti An unknown individual was spotted in the Staff Training and Development parking lot between 4 and 4:20 p.m. Nov. 29, according to a University Police report. The person reportedly spray-painted the driver’s side of a University-owned  van. The spray paint caused damage that amounted to more than $500, according to [...]

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