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Scoring ‘a concern’ for Fox, men’s basketball

Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie are on the West Coast — no longer in Athens and no longer the stars of the Georgia men’s basketball team. Thompkins and Leslie are now in Los Angeles, as the Clippers drafted the pair in the second round of the NBA Draft last week. Now, head coach Mark Fox [...]

Photo Gallery: Inside the Georgia Theatre

Here is a galley of pictures taken last week inside the Georgia Theatre, which will be officially open for business on Aug. 1. Photos by Photo Editor A.J. Reynolds. Renovations are also occurring on the roof which will consist of a bar and seating for an outdoor restaurant. Greene looks toward the rest of Downtown [...]

Details about ‘last resort’ loan unclear as deadline nears

Students looking for information about a new one percent interest student loan won’t learn much from the University. When students have questions about a loan, they contact the Office of Student Financial Aid, but in the case of the new Student Access Loan, financial aid officers are just as confused as students. James Mooney, associate [...]

Madeline: the first to grace the Theatre’s new stage

Athens’ own Madeline Adams will be performing at the Georgia Theatre grand re-opening celebration on Aug. 1. Adams, performing simply as Madeline, began writing and performing her own songs at the age of 15. In 2002, just two years into her career, she self-released her first album, “Kissing & Dancing,” which gained nationwide recognition. A [...]

Shining-new Georgia Theatre ready to return to business

For Wilmot Greene his establishment is more than just a club.  For locals, the Georgia Theatre is more than just a theater. For today’s University underclassmen, the Theatre and its meaning remain a mystery. Alumni’s memories of the Theatre might have included a first drink, a first joint, or a one-night stand in a dingy [...]

now showing! — Worst of ‘Athens Picture Show: Short Films’

When it comes to Athens and Atlanta made shorts, Cine’s “Athens Picture Show: Short Films” provides a great lineup of locally made cinema. But compilation viewings, such as short film screenings, put the viewer in the uncomfortable position of uncerta inty. Baited breath is not uncommon, as the audience faces a potential self-indulgent rag each [...]

now showing! Best of ‘Athens Picture Show: Short Films’

In a lineup of short films, viewers are eager to find the treasures of what Athens-based film makers created. “Athens Picture Show” provides many films worth screening, but among the rough shorts a few shine. Here are two of the best films screened during Cine’s FilmFest debut.   Scope “Scope,” directed by Tim Barrett, is [...]

UGA interim VPs for public service and outreach, government relations named

University senior administrators have made two interim appointments to fill two positions held by Steve Wrigley, who has been named executive vice chancellor for administration for the University System of Georgia. University President Michael F. Adams has appointed J. Griffin “Griff” Doyle interim vice president for government relations. Provost Jere Morehead has appointed Jennifer Frum [...]

UGA study shows Eurasian snowpack could be key predictor of U.S. winter weather

Every winter, weather forecasters talk about the snow cover in the northern U.S. and into Canada as a factor in how deep the deep-freeze will be in the states. A new study by researchers at the University indicates they may be looking, at least partially, in the wrong place. It turns out that snow piling [...]

UGA researchers find a keystone nutrient recycler in streams

Researchers from the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology have found that certain neotropical stream ecosystems rely almost entirely on a single fish species known as the banded tetra for the critical nutrient phosphorus. In a paper recently published in the journal Ecology, the researchers, led by Gaston E. “Chip” Small, explain why this [...]

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