Group criticizes pro-life tactics
February 28, 2011 by DREW HOOKS
Filed under News, Student Groups
The abortion debate will soon sweep the University. On Monday, the Women’s Studies Student Organization sponsored “The Intersections of Race, Faith, Gender, and Reproductive Justice.” The discussion was led by Loretta Ross, national coordinator for SisterSong, Toni Kemp, Georgia state consultant for the National Black Church Initiative, and Angela Baxter from the Religious Coalition for [...]
Pence Amendment maintains our values
February 28, 2011 by JONATHAN LINN
Filed under Columns, Opinions
The Pence Amendment passed the U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 20. Now, it will go to the Senate. If passed, this amendment to the spending bill would exclude Planned Parenthood and 102 affiliates from receiving tax-payer dollars in the future. Planned Parenthood has marketed itself as a location that provides emergency health care and crucial [...]
Judiciary must serve the students
February 28, 2011 by SARAH SALTZMAN
Filed under Columns, Opinions
I like the guy sitting next to me in my history class. I trust the people at the Tate Center. But I sure don’t want any of them telling me if I’m being expelled or not. Unfortunately, that nice guy stuffing his face with pizza in the Tate center may be deciding your fate. The Office [...]
Sports Notebook: Track team, swimmers, equestrians fare well
February 28, 2011 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Equestrian, Sports, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Junior Colleen Felix cruised to a league title in the triple jump and had three of her teammates also score in the event during final day of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Sunday. Thanks to the 24 points scored by the Lady Bulldog triplers, Georgia [...]
Softball proves worthy of No. 1 ranking in weekend tournament
February 28, 2011 by EDWARD KIM
Filed under Blogs, Dog Days
Pressure? What pressure? After receiving the No. 1 ranking by the USA Today/National Fast Pitch Coaches Association for the first time in school history earlier in the week, the Georgia women’s softball team traveled to Cathedral City, Calif., to put their new top ranking up to the challenge in the Cathedral City Classic. The classic took [...]
Bulldogs look ahead to pivotal game for their NCAA Tournament chances
February 28, 2011 by Mitch Blomert
Filed under Men's basketball, Sports, Stegeman knows best
The Georgia men’s basketball team finally put an end to a long series of dramatic finishes. The Bulldogs’ 64-48 win over South Carolina on Saturday didn’t come down to the last minute, require an overtime or even force them to hold off their opponent’s late rally—all things they had to endure in the six games [...]
Compromise avoids government shutdown… for now.
February 28, 2011 by ROBBIE OTTLEY
Filed under Blogs, You Ottley Know
Averted? Government shutdown Although Congressional leaders’ rhetoric in the last two weeks suggested the inevitability of a government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats developed a compromise late last week. Politico reports that “threats of a government shutdown… all but disappeared” after Democrats announced their approval of a Republican plan to continue government operations until March 18 [...]
CARTOON, Feb. 28
February 28, 2011 by SARAH QUINN
Filed under Editorial cartoon, Featured, Opinions
Diamonds Dogs show fight in rubber match loss
February 28, 2011 by ROBBIE OTTLEY
Filed under Baseball, Featured, Sports
Sunday wasn’t exactly the best game of Craig Gullickson’s life. The redshirt junior pitcher from Palm Beach, Fla., sat out last year after transferring to Georgia from Clemson. He made his first start since 2009 on Sunday, and the results weren’t pretty. Gullickson went two and one-third innings, giving up nine runs, three of them [...]
Raw punk band describes members as ‘terrible’
February 28, 2011 by CASEY ECHOLS
Filed under Featured, Music, Variety
Atlanta punk band The Husseins really couldn’t care less if anyone comes to the show tonight. Either way, a bloody, thundering storm of punk and attitude is headed for Athens, regardless if anyone is ready. The band started an ambiguous time ago — the members figure they’ve been at it about seven or eight months, [...]
