Hidden in the pubs and restaurants and tiny kitchens, with odd hours and hoards of hungry people trying to get in are a few select people who make specialty food in Athens stand out. Some went to culinary school, others did not. Many buy local and believe in ‘real’ ingredients. And all attribute their success [...]

Wonder why Old Athens Cemetery is still on campus? Or why it shares human body counts with Oconee Hill Cemetery? Or perhaps you want to know where you can get the best spot for you and your future spouse. Read on as I share my grave travel accounts. Old Athens Cemetery (Jackson Street Cemetery) Here [...]

A cracked sidewalk leads up to the muted yellow house, situated unsuspectingly behind overgrown shrubberies that separate the corner lot from heavily trafficked Oglethorpe Avenue. White lace curtains drape from the dirty second story windows, giving the impression a passerby could still glimpse an occupant peering down from between the fabric. Above the off-white front [...]

This month’s theme put football on our brains. So we thought we would ask the staff a question. Here’s the answer. RACHEL G. BOWERS EDITOR IN CHIEF Answer: “I always tailgate with my family by South Deck.” Rachel is a senior newspapers major MEGAN SWANSON MANAGING EDITOR Answer: “If I tailgate, you will find me [...]

The burning rubber clogged my throat as I saw thick, gray smoke curling up from under my hood. In that moment, after screaming like an 11-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber concert and frantically running to look at my engine, I realized I needed to learn more about my car. Branden Pollett, senior political science [...]

Put on your thinking caps and get ready to do some math. Gameday stats aren’t just about  touchdowns and yards.                             20,000: approximate number of fans who shop in the UGA bookstore on a gameday 11: number of arrests by UGA police [...]

Georgia’s star quarterback tackles sweaty palms, social media and second chances. And the girl he has his eye on. 1. Catching on a little late … “I didn’t know much at all about UGA. Honestly, my first time ever watching a game was the UGA vs. Hawaii game in the Sugar Bowl. I was actually [...]

June 19, 2008. Tavarres King got the text message while sitting in his speech communication class at about 10 a.m. He jumped up, slightly panicked, and said he had to leave. “I’m about to have my little girl,” he told the professor. He ran across campus, excited and sweating in the Southern summer heat. Podcast: [...]