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Greg Proops promises to deliver anecdotes, alcohol

Greg Proops was bred for comedy. Before achieving fame as a star on “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” Proops’ comedic chops were being flexed on an Arizona playground. “I was always outside because I got in trouble all the time joking about the teacher,” he said. “I’ve always known that I wanted to be performing [...]

Freshman Gym Dog with ‘off the chain’ skills but working to get healthy

Freshman Chelsea Davis came to Georgia as the top recruit of the incoming class, but so far things haven’t gone as she would have liked. Davis has been plagued with injuries throughout her gymnastics career, but she hopes having to spend less time in the gym will keep her healthy. “It’s a lot less hours [...]

Football Notebook: Tyson expected back; Bobo pleased with offensive improvement

While Georgia’s defense has been winning them praise recently, offensive coordinator Mike Bobo feels the offense has been improving at a similar rate. “We’ve improved every week,” Bobo said. “We’ve gotten better in a lot of areas and just continued to add things, add new wrinkles, expand the playbook as the guys got older and [...]

PHOTO GALLERY: Special Olympics Midnight Masquerade Prom

The Athens Special Olympics group, in conjunction with Special Olympics at UGA, hosted a Midnight Masquerade Prom at the Classic Center on Monday, November 28, 2011. The night of crafts and dancing was put on to celebrate the athletes who participate in the Athens Special Olympics. By Allison Love

Gallery opening showcases ‘vivid colors’

The Artland of Georgia continues to grow. Located above Chops & Hops, the Artland Loft Gallery incorporates Watkinsville’s name in hopes of spreading around some art and sparking interest in the local community. “When we opened it up, we knew Watkinsville was named ‘Art land of Georgia,’ and we thought we would name it Artland [...]

Now Showing! — “The Skin I Live In”

It’s become almost too easy. One handsome man does violence onto another; or else one treacherous woman does something treacherous to some man; or else someone who isn’t at all who they seem does something that isn’t at all what it appears. Call it the Almodóvar Effect: a breezy unfurling of melodramatic contrivance and cinematic [...]

UGA Honors student named 2012 Marshall Scholar

University Honors student Matthew Sellers of Perry has been named one of 36 national recipients of the 2012 Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. He is the fifth UGA student to earn the award in the past decade and the sixth overall from the University. Sellers, who is a UGA Foundation [...]

Abstinence-only education does not lead to abstinent behavior, UGA researchers find

States that prescribe abstinence-only sex education programs in public schools have significantly higher teenage pregnancy and birth rates than states with more comprehensive sex education programs, researchers from the University have determined. The researchers looked at teen pregnancy and birth data from 48 U.S. states to evaluate the effectiveness of those states’ approaches to sex [...]

Crossword, Nov. 29

ACROSS 1 __ the birds; ridiculous 4 Summits 9 Vanished __ thin air 13 Once again 15 “Trick or __!”; 10/31 greeting 16 Complain 17 Trick 18 Kid around with 19 Skin opening 20 Oscar or Emmy 22 Colony insects 23 Hose snarl 24 Luau dish 26 Ponzi __; investment swindle 29 Fleece cutters 34 [...]

Editorial Cartoon, Nov. 29

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