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‘Voices’ guide you to 40 Watt

Tonight, the 40 Watt will host Guided by Voices, who is touring behind its newest album, “Universal Truths and Cycles.” The band, consisting of singer Pollard, guitarists Doug Gillard and Nate Farley, bassist Tim Tobias and drummer Kevin March, bring their brand of Budweiser-driven rock from the state of Ohio to Athens. Guided by Voices [...]

WUOG is the best, says fan

High atop the hills of Highlands, N.C., lives a man who is more a part of the University’s student run radio station, WUOG 90.5 FM, than any student who has ever manned the left side of the dial. Richard Worley has been listening to WUOG for more than 15 years and said he thinks it [...]

Students to protest IMF

Student groups concerned with the economic future of the world will travel to Washington D.C. Friday to demonstrate outside financial meetings. Each year the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group hold an annual meeting to discuss the work of their respective institutions. Along with delegates from every country involved in these institutions will [...]

Red Cross continues relief

The American Red Cross is continuing its public outreach mission with a long-term plan to aid victims of Sept. 11. The September 11 Recovery Program will offer the victims of the events of Sept. 11 and their families financial assistance on health care and mental health care. The American Red Cross is spending more than [...]

Local hard rock band pummels music scene

Music Hates You doesn’t want to declare war on the Athens music scene. They don’t have the time, nor do they care. “I’ve got several jobs. I got family, I got these guys (Music Hates You) and I just don’t have time to go out and suck ass just to get a blurb in a [...]

Blood supply drops

In an effort to bolster a dwindling blood supply, the American Red Cross is sponsoring six blood drives on campus in September. The Red Cross has been experiencing an unprecedented shortage in the blood supply over the last summer, said Helen Wenner, a volunteer coordinator with the East/Northeast district of the American Red Cross Blood [...]

CDC: West Nile a permanent fixture in U.S.

After the death of an organ donation recipient who had West Nile, medical officials are working to find a speedier way to test for the virus. This case has caused “a change in a paradigm” as to the transmission of West Nile virus, said Henry Cobb, an associate professor in clinical and administrative sciences at [...]

Chancellor makes switch to Florida

A former employee of the University System of Georgia has been recruited by the Florida Board of Education to head newly restructured higher education divisions. The board has selected Daniel Papp, the senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs at the University System of Georgia, as chancellor of the division of colleges and universities. [...]

Take a ‘Caliente Cab’ south-of-the-border

When you find yourself ready for a change of latitude, don’t set your compass for the nearest liquor store. Take a drive on out to 211 Tallassee Rd. for the best south-of-the-border cuisine this side of … well … the border. Caliente Cab serves a mixture of foods from Cuba, Peru, Mexico and America, including [...]

USF professor fired over right to speak mind

The University of South Florida plans to take a tenured professor to court over his alleged links to terrorism. Professor Sami Al-Arian is being sued by USF to determine whether the termination of his employment would be in violation of his constitutional rights. Al-Arian, a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian, is a supporter of the Palestinian point-of-view in [...]

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