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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Boise State game has ‘more juice’ than previous openers

Mark Richt is entering his 11th season at the helm of the Georgia football team. But he said Wednesday he can’t remember a more highly anticipated season opener than the contest the Bulldogs have Saturday night, when they head to Atlanta to take on No. 5 Boise State in the Georgia Dome. “I think there’s [...]

Crime Notebook, Aug. 31

Student “touched” on “full” bus A report of simple battery was filed by a University student Sunday night, according to a University Police report. A 21-year-old student was riding a University Family Housing bus Sunday at 9 p.m. when an unknown person made “physical contact of an insulting nature with the victim” shortly after the [...]

Bulldogs announce 2011-12 women’s tennis slate

Preparation has begun for the 2011-12 Georgia women’s tennis season, which will begin with a tournament in Atlanta and conclude in Athens. Georgia welcomes back eight letterwinners including All-Americans Chelsey Gullickson and Kate Fuller from the 2011 squad. They finished with a 19-5 record and No. 8 final national ranking. Head coach Jeff Wallace enters [...]

Listen Up! — “Tha Carter IV”

“The Carter IV” is nothing — and everything — new. It begins,  in typical Wayne fashion, with him sparking what is assumed to be a blunt, giving that patented Weezy laugh and hitting the beat right as it drops. In the words of the man, himself: “When it Waynes, it pours.” … Or, in the words [...]

Kater Mass fights mediocrity on-stage, loses

Like so many of us, Kater Mass is chasing the impossible American Dream — to have it all. The band’s relentless strumming betrays a delusional enthusiasm. On-stage it lives in a feverish fantasy world: pop and metal can exist in the same space; lyrics can be heard and appreciated through the relentless drone of snare drums. [...]

MAN ON THE STREET: Women in higher ed

Everywhere on campus we see leggings and Ugg boots — and that’s because a whopping 57 percent of the University’s undergrads are female. But who gets more out of college — guys or girls? A survey from the Pew Research Center revealed 50 percent of all female graduates of a four-year college considered the time [...]

Words of the Week: Aug. 31

 

THREE MINUTE INTERVIEW: Katherine Segarra, Environmental Hero

Established in 1979, the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship creates an opportunity for graduate students who are interested in oceans and lakes to work with members of the legislative and executive branches who handle national policy concerning those resources. Katherine Segarra, a post-doctoral candidate from Ocean Springs, Miss., studying microbial biogeochemistry and global [...]

PHOTO: A tree comes down on North Campus

Here are pictures taken by University student Braydon Anderson, who watched as University workers removed a tree on North Campus Tuesday afternoon:

Crossword Puzzle, Aug. 31

ACROSS 1 TV’s “Murder, __ Wrote” 4 Lunch & dinner 9 Carry 13 __ the way; go before others 15 Bert’s “Sesame Street” buddy 16 Mr. Preminger 17 Foamy drinks 18 Casual farewell 19 Nation next to Thailand 20 Putting in an envelope 22 Catch sight of 23 __-de-camp; officer’s helper 24 Eustachian tube’s location [...]

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