Spring Break
Search the Archives
Jim Crow is not dead in Athens. Several weeks ago, The Red & Black ran a front-page article detailing how the University had the highest number of reported hate crimes in the entire Southeastern Conference since 2000. We saw some attempts at damage control by University administrators after the article ran, all of which were trying to put the University and Athens in the best possible light for minority recruiting purposes in the pursuit of expanding diversity within the student body. … 10 Comments
Morgan's column merely splits hairs Every time I see an article by Lauren Morgan, she is complaining about how Greeks are portrayed negatively. You pay hundreds of dollars to be a part of social organizations that hold major events in bars and coincidentally make up a third of University arrests. … 0 Comments
Today, I'd like to clear the air for some people who just don't quite get it. I have an answer to a question that seems to be weighing heavily on some of your minds: No, it is not okay to smell like a foot on a daily basis. Not even a little. About once a day, I feel as if I've been punched in the face by some fetid phantom limb as I walk through Tate or the SLC, and that just stinks (pun intended). … 0 Comments
I was very disappointed that your article, "Campus recycles technology," made no mention of Free IT Athens, a local student-run volunteer organization. This is surprising since you ran an extraordinarily positive story about us last September. In the past year and a half, Free IT Athens has processed over 3 tons of recyclable computer equipment and logged over 1000 hours of volunteer work. … 0 Comments
WUOGoof up costly The campus radio station's slip up is being paid for by student activity fees WUOG, the on-campus radio station, has to renew its permanent license and the monetary burden - to the tune of $7,000 - will come from the pockets of students. Running on a temporary license since it was shut down by the FCC in March 2005 because it didn't file a license renewal in 2004, 90. … 13 Comments
