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English, Henley chosen for U.S. Walker Cup team

FAR HILLS, N.J. – Former Georgia All-Americans Harris English and Russell Henley were chosen for the United States’ Walker Cup Team on Sunday, according to the United States Golf Association. The USGA picked four players on Sunday for Team USA: English, Henley, Patrick Cantlay of UCLA and Peter Uihlein of Oklahoma State. The remainder of [...]

stream it! — YouTube new release reviews

Sufjan Stevens – “Get Real, Get Right” Sufjan Steven\’s \”Get Real, Get Right\” Sufjan Stevens is taking music into a new direction. And, I personally enjoy where it’s headed. Stevens embraces unique instrumentals and experiments with his vocal abilities, which pushes the limits beyond what mainstream artists are doing. The trippy music video fits the electronic track perfectly. [...]

listen up! ‘Youth,’ Southerly

The pixelated man apparently screaming on the cover of Southerly’s “Youth” leaves no hint as to what lies inside the case. And  research into the band’s past endeavors reveals promise, with inspiring instrumentation and half-way decent vocals. But any hope for improvement in the band’s latest work is sadly misplaced. “Youth,” Southerly’s third full-length album, [...]

Rutherford Hall demolition plans find a national audience (w/documents)

The battle over Rutherford Hall has now reached a national audience. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Magazine has written a story about the University’s plan to demolish the historic residence hall. In it the magazine noted “The cost of demolishing the existing dormitory and building a 260-bed facility comes out to $75,740 per [...]

Football notebook: Bulldogs lose a linebacker

The thinning of the various positions for the Georgia football team has now moved to the linebacker position. On Thursday Georgia announced redshirt freshman linebacker Brandon Burrows will undergo right shoulder surgery on Tuesday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens for chronic shoulder instability. According to UGA Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Ron Courson, [...]

Bulldog offensive coordinator looking for consistent closers

Dependable, consistent, and strong closers – these are the qualities Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is looking for from his football players this fall. Bobo met with the media Wednesday and expressed he and the coaching staff were disappointed in the way many of the close games ended last season. The Bulldogs, who went 6-7 [...]

Crime Notebook, July 28 (w/documents)

University student accused of battery against ex-girlfriend The University Police has issued warrants out for the arrest of a University student and former member of the Georgia track team on charges of simple battery and simple assault. Omari Jacques Barrow, 21, is accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend during an altercation in his dorm at Vandiver [...]

Schmitt-led U.S. takes gold in 800 free relay

SHANGHAI, China – With Georgia standout Allison Schmitt swimming the anchor leg, the United States’ women’s 800-meter freestyle relay team claimed the gold medal at the XIV FINA World Championships on Thursday. Missy Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff and Schmitt combined for a time of 7:46.14 to beat the team from Australia (7:47.42). China took [...]

now showing! — ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’

“Cave of Forgotten Dreams” is a documentary by Werner Herzog concerning the oldest prehistoric cave drawings ever found.  Yet, instead of attempting to learn more about the Paleolithic artists who lived in southern France, Herzog focuses his film on understanding more about the human spirit. This is an acceptable decision because we still know very little [...]

Bulldogs headed to W-League Final Four

Five members of the Georgia soccer team will lead the Atlanta Silverbacks into the W-League semifinals this weekend at Starfire Stadium in Seattle. Bulldog junior goalkeeper Ashley Baker – recently earning All-Eastern Conference honors – joins sophomore Alexa Newfield, junior Susannah Dennis, and seniors Jamie Pollock and Bailey Powell on the Silverbacks side in addition [...]

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