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Our Take: UGAmail follies

While many of us probably do not care and/or are blissfully ignorant about the changes our e-mail server has undergone, the members of the editorial board are, quite frankly, frightened. I find myself with a frightening case of apathy as I wonder, what the hell? Should I even care? These were the growing clouds of [...]

Our Take: British Petroleum’s deepwater horror

It has been 46 days since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana. While marking a disastrous event of epic proportions and—finally—sparking overdue debates and discussions surrounding our country’s dirtiest addiction, it seems that the average American knows nothing but the slightest and slipperiest details surrounding the event, who is to [...]

Zombies invading downtown at a bar near you

Calling all flesh-eaters, blood-drinkers, or just self-claimed weirdos of a similar sort!

Join local zombies downtown Saturday night for a post-mortem invasion of Athens’ bars in the first Zombie Pub Crawl.

It is an event that has been on the drawing board since April, said the event’s manager Charles Richards, a senior horticulture major from Lawrenceville.

Renaming proposed for East Campus buildings

The Student Learning Center may not be the only University building taking on a new name this year. Tuesday, the Board of Regents discussed renaming two buildings on East Campus – a dormitory and the East Campus Commons Dining Hall.

If the proposals are passed, the dormitory would change from Building 1514 to S.

Sororities see increase in recruits

A new class of University Greeks will emerge today – Bid Day – after a week-long recruitment process that saw a bump in participants this year.

“Last year, Greek Life had 1,265 women participating, and this year [they] have 1,318,” said Claudia Shamp, associate dean for Greek Life.

Places to get down in town

Laughing as she sashays around the Memorial Hall ballroom, Cydney Smith, president of the University Swing Club, informed this reporter (and not-so-experienced dancer) that swinging around the dance floor is just as easy as swinging downtown and trying some new moves.

Rubber Soul stages provocative, challenging performance

Less than a minute into their show, cast members from Forest Theatre of Pure Form dance onto a stage amidst a bedlam of props similar to a drug-induced dream, when suddenly the surreal feeling is ripped to a halt, as a booming loud speaker pours out these words: “Ladies and gentlemen, attention please! This play, Paradise Hotel, must be preceded by an announcement which may well prove disturbing to certain members of this audience.

Yoga studio presents alternative, free-form open mic

A folded yellow piece of paper falls to a table, upon which hot tea is served. A girl picks it up and reads the message scribbled inside: “You are strong, loving, wise, needed, worthy. Don’t forget it.” The positive message on the slip of paper is one of many inside the “affirmation jar.

WUOG looks for new DJs, open meeting tonight

Come forth, young children of alternative media (or closet DJs, or folks who simply like fresh, locally-grown music).

It is harvest time, says WUOG 90.5 as it opens its doors at its annual open meeting tonight in the Tate Reception Hall.

WUOG is an all-volunteer, student-run, non-profit radio station at the University.

Speaker focuses on health, politics

Environmental pollution and breast cancer may be linked, according to recent studies. The governmental action that is necessary to protect the average woman is lacking, said Kelly Happe. Happe will speak about the politics of women’s health as a part of the Institute for Women’s Studies’ Friday Speaker Series today at the Student Learning Center.

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