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NCAA names chief, Adams to continue University position

Tuesday at 6 p.m., the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced its new president — and he’s not ours. The NCAA named University of Washington president Mark Emmert to become the fifth CEO of the organization. Following NCAA president Myles Brand’s death in September of pancreatic cancer, University President Michael Adams — who served last year [...]

What’s in a name?

Journalism professor John Soloski is moving on after a five-year lawsuit John Soloski can breathe a big sigh of relief. After five excruciating years of defending his actions and his name, he did it. When the phrase “sexual harassment” rears its head, its difficult to empathize with anyone but the victim. But Soloski knew he [...]

It’s that time of year again: Man on the Market

Editor’s Note: Man on the Market has become an anticipated tradition at The Red & Black — both inside and outside the newsroom. Here’s how it works: We select an eligible bachelor to be paired with four University females on four different blind dates. Our bachelor and each woman will write separate columns the week [...]

Don’t get a DWT!

Driving while texting is just as unsafe as drunk driving, no doubt about it Georgia’s attempt to ban driving while texting has hit a speedbump as questions regarding how the law will be enforced have come to light. Should a texter receive the same punishment as a drunk or reckless driver? No. But because the [...]

Not so Jersey sure

Guidos and Guidettes ‘beat the beat’ about the proposed indoor tanning tax Ay yo, HR 3590! Who is you? If signed into law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would increase costs to hit the tan. Hello? Haven’t you heard of GTL? Gym. Tan. Laundry. That’s the routine before you go out. The economy [...]

Ph.D.s may not help job searches: Deep love of subject vital

Fred Levesque gets high when he is with his professors. “The most interesting people I meet and talk to are professors,” Levesque said. “People that are wrapped up in knowledge and expanding their knowledge — I love that. I get high off of that.” A junior English major from Roswell, Levesque said it is his [...]

We’re movin’ on up

Our new Web site offers readers more multimedia content than ever before As journalism students, it’s easy to hate what newspaper’s Web sites have done to the industry. But we love ours. We are lucky that our Web site hasn’t affected our print readership because The Red & Black caters mostly to the University community. [...]

Our Take: Increase tuition

An increase in University tuition would improve quality of education It’s no surprise that in tough times, the University has to make a tough call: Is raising tuition the answer to our budget woes? It is important that we make the sacrifices necessary to maintain our quality of education. Last week, the University was ranked [...]

Our Take: No free snow day

The Red & Black staff works hard in every weather to bring you your news We know what you did last night. You weren’t planning your back-to-school outfit or sharpening your pencils.You weren’t previewing the material in your new textbooks. You were glued to your 5 o’clock news channel, iPhone weather apps, or uga.edu hoping [...]

University senior remembered as ‘selfless’, ‘genuine’

William Joseph McVay was as selfless as they come, according to friends. The 21-year-old University senior was found dead in his fiancee’s apartment Friday around 8 p.m. According to Coroner Sonny Wilson, the cause of death is unknown. The business major from Midland was often surrounded by friends, family and members of his fraternity, doing [...]

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