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North campus right direction to revolution

Ask anybody at the University what the best spot on campus is and, almost unequivocally, the answer is North Campus. It is a place of connection and gathering where the University seamlessly weaves into the fabric of downtown.  On any pleasant day, students congregate on North Campus for picnics, to play Frisbee and other social [...]

Southerners must accept sins of past

Last week, the University was honored to host scholar and living icon Dr. Cornel West. Among other topics, Dr. West’s lecture focused on the comparison between “deodorized space” and “living in the funk.” Dr. West theorized that most of us gravitate toward deodorized space — our personal synthetic, sterilized and over-simplified versions of the world. [...]

Civic illiteracy rampant among students

I would be lying if I didn’t admit my friends at the University are smarter than the average bunch.  They are a motley group of intellectuals, whose passions range from environmental activism and Keynesian economics to New Urbanism and postmodern cinema.   However, last week when I asked if any of my friends wanted to join [...]

Offshore drilling destruction not welcome

Each year, thousands flock to the Golden Isles of the Georgia coast to explore some of the last pristine stretches of undeveloped beach in the United States. From the unspoiled natural majesty of Cumberland Island to the Gullah village of Hog Hammock on Sapelo, Georgia’s coast is a unique national treasure. This part of Georgia [...]

Child slaves victims of Atlanta sex trade

Barely a mile from the Georgia Capitol building, Metropolitan Parkway provides a straight thoroughfare for motorists traveling from downtown Atlanta to the airport.  Cutting through some of the most economically-depressed neighborhoods in the South, the street is the crux of much of the crime and urban blight that plague the lower-income sections of Atlanta. The [...]