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University police roll out special vehicles on game days

If you’ve been walking around campus on game day, you’ve probably seen a few all-terrain vehicles cruising North Campus. They are the vehicles that have been used by UGA Police during special events in which a regular vehicle is unable to be used. “ATVs are another mode of transportation used primarily on football game days [...]

White excels on the field and off but ‘still has work to do’

Aron White arrived on campus ready to fight. A long way from his hometown of Columbia, Mo., White arrived in Athens as one of the top-rated tight end prospects in the class of 2007. Instead of fighting for immediate playing time — as he redshirted his freshman year — he found himself fighting something away [...]

Q&A: Seth Rogen and Will Reiser of “50/50”

Writer Will Reiser and director-actor Seth Rogen met with journalists in Atlanta to discuss the making of their latest film, “50/50,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Rogen himself. Topics discussed included Reiser’s own battle with cancer and the funny real life invents that inspired the movie. How accurately do you think the film portrays the real [...]

Now Showing! — “50/50”

I cried for an hour after leaving the theater. In my defense, how could you not feel a little upset when the loveable main character of “50/50,” Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), fights a battle with cancer. I walked in expecting to see another Seth Rogen comedy that might be a tinsy bit sad due to [...]

Mailbox, Sept. 30

President Obama’s re-election uncertain I can not help but make some polite corrections to Will Petty’s column (“Obama shouldn’t worry while the Republicans are on parade,” Sept. 27). First, by most reasonable measures, Mitt Romney, and not Rick Perry, is the frontrunner in the GOP field. As of Sept. 28, the futures market on Intrade.com [...]

QUIRKY CURRICULUM: Artificial Intelligence class doubles as philosophy course

The term artificial intelligence brings to mind images of sci-fi robots automatically cooking us breakfast or perhaps plotting to take over the world. Studying the subject might seem like territory exclusive to the fields of mathematics and computer science. In this semester’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence class, however, you’re likely to find students of an [...]

Volleyball ‘on the brink’ of turning the corner

Following the Georgia volleyball team’s tough loss to Alabama on Sunday, Lizzy Stemke has turned to music to inspire her team to continue fighting for every point. The first-year head coach made a CD for the team’s first practice after the loss and hopes that the music will help spark her players. “We had the [...]

Georgia vs Mississippi State – Edges and Matchups

Georgia – Mississippi State Edges Offense Mississippi State’s leading rusher is senior Vick Ballard with 102 yards per game and the team’s dual-threat quarterback Chris Relf averages 211 yards of total offense per game. Georgia’s true freshman sensation Isaiah Crowell, however, is averaging 103 yards per game on top of Aaron Murray’s 235 yards passing [...]

OUT & ABOUT: What’s happening in Athens (Sept. 30)

Events Bust Unveiling Where: Treanor House When: 10 a.m. Price:  Free Contact: jfrum@uga.edu Coffee Talk Where: Jittery Joe’s (Broad St) When: 10:30 a.m. Price: Free Contact: (706) 542-0996 International Coffee Hour Where: Memorial Hall When: 11:30 a.m. Price: Free Contact: (706) 542-5867 Film—“Bad Teacher” Where: Tate Theatre When: 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m. Price: [...]

Local songstress Lera Lynn goes at it solo: ‘Songs speak more loudly’ (w/video)

Have you met Lera Lynn? Dressed up like a chic ’60s cowgirl, Lynn throws her hands up in excitement when the email she has been furiously typing finally sends. This was before, earlier, before our interview had even begun.. “I still get excited when an email sends,” she said. “It’s like when a baby finally [...]

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