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Qualified candidates seek to impact policy

I know, it’s only March. The end of the semester is more than a month away, and few are thinking past upcoming exams, tight paper deadlines and pending class projects.  But for all you graduate students, Law students, Veterinary Medicine students and Ph.D candidates, now is the time to plan the future of your next semester(s) [...]

Univ. graduate wins ‘Ultimate Fighter’ TV show

When the bell sounded and the third full round of ultimate fighting came to a close, Forrest Griffin and his opponent Stephan Bonnar waited to hear the outcome of the grueling match-up that would decide the fate of their fighting careers. The judges unanimously decided that Griffin, a University graduate and Athens resident, was the [...]

A little bit of therapy does a body good

Well, here we go, my very last column for The Red & Black. (Dry your eyes.) I want to write something meaningful, but not clich�d. So what can I tell you that has not possibly been said over and over in this very space for the last week? Two things. The first is about a [...]

Depression goes beyond taking a pill

Jeff Weise went through the halls of Red Lake High School, killing nine of his fellow students and then himself. Now, a week later, his family and community are searching for answers, examining his life and looking for any signs they may have missed. Last year, after a sucide attempt, Weise began taking Prozac to [...]

So what’s left this semester?

Spring break has come and gone, and the end of the semester is slowly approaching. In fewer than two months, classes will be over, seniors will have graduated and freshmen can be considered college veterans. But there are still plenty of Athens happenings you will want to check out before May 14 gets here.  [...]

Simply breathing does not equal life

What is it to be alive? Does it mean being able to communicate, think and feel? Or is life simply being able to breath in and out and have your heart pump blood? These are questions recently asked to the court by the family of a Florida woman being kept alive through a feeding tube. [...]

Ridiculous ‘Hostage’ an absurd action retread

It was the climax of the film. Two children were trapped in the house as immense flames exploded all around them. The gunman was running after them, and Bruce Willis was frantically trying to save all their lives. The audience should have been in utter suspense, but everyone was laughing, myself included. This is indicative [...]

Diesel stalls in weak ‘Pacifier’

Vin Diesel has traded fast cars, hot girls and explosions for mini-vans, dirty diapers and temper tantrums, as he portrays ex-Navy seal Shane Wolfe in Disney’s latest family comedy, “The Pacifier.” When Wolfe fails his mission of saving scientist Howard Plummer, he is assigned to be the bodyguard for the man’s family while his killers [...]

Heder blows away audience in dynamite lecture

There was talk of llamas, tots and tetherball. There were more gasps of “gosh,” “dang” and “sweet” than could be counted. When Jon Heder took the stage, the audience ceased its murmurs, letting out loud cheers and thunderous applause for the man who brought Napoleon Dynamite to life. “Whoa, you guys know my name, cool,” [...]

Women too smart for waiting period

On Friday, the Senate passed House Bill 197 — legislation that should be completely unwarranted. The bill, passed 41-10, requires that doctors give their patients scripted information about the risks of and alternatives to an abortion, and also will require a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking an abortion. I think it’s just insulting. It’s [...]

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