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Tours showcases the ‘unknown’

Athens Food Tours showcases the local food scene — but mostly downtown. Although the business reaches five areas — downtown, Five Points, Normaltown, Farmers Market and Prince Avenue Corridor — AFT tours downtown restaurants more than any other area. Mary Charles Howard, owner of AFT, said the company schedules tours based on customers requests. People [...]

SGA Promises: Then and Now

Editor’s Note: We hear them every year, campaign slogans and platform potential. How many of those promises are kept across party changes within the Student Government Association? The Snapshot (2010-2011) When looking back at the Snapshot’s administration, former Student Government Association President Joshua Delaney said he didn’t have a clear idea of what was able [...]

Jazz artist goes solo, interprets classic music

Rand Lines is going solo — at least on Tuesday nights. The jazz musician — who usually plays with Rand Lines Trio — will begin playing solo piano every Tuesday night in May. “It’s a good chance for me to play solo compositions and work with different styles,” Lines said. Although the University graduate said that he [...]

Glamour editor promotes power of print, digital collaboration

Her introduction said it all. “Sometimes they say everybody’s an editor, but that’s not true,” said Stephen Corey, editor of The Georgia Review. “But, Cindi Leive — she’s an editor.” With most of the seats filled, Cindi Leive, editor in chief of Glamour, captivated an audience of colleagues, faculty and aspiring student-journalists with her explanation [...]

Glamour editor discusses social media’s transformative power

Print media is transforming, not dying. Cindi Leive, editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine, said the effect of social media on the print magazine industry has been the capitol key topic among editors. “How do you make the transition from something that exists on print and paper to something that exists in all these different forms without [...]

Ignite wins SGA presidential bid, turns to transition

The University now has a new Student Government Association executive party: Ignite. With 57.2 percent of the runoff vote, a number of 1,835, Ignite — president Will Burgess, vice president Marshall Mosher and treasurer Anush Vinod — won the election. Moments after the announcement, The Red & Black sat down with SGA President Will Burgess. [...]

Chamber Music Society promises ‘fantastic new adventure’

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is more than just a premier and internationally-respected society of chamber musicians — it’s a group whose sole responsibility is to celebrate and spread the art form. Since its establishment in 1965, CMS has become the largest chamber music organization in the world, having more than 200 programs [...]

SGA election results force runoff

The race is not over yet. Students, candidates and supporters gathered outside Tate yesterday to hear the Student Government Association elections results. But after 4,528 votes cast in the elections, the results indicated a runoff between Ignite and Blueprint to take place Monday and Tuesday. Ignite — composed of presidential candidate Will Burgess, vice presidential [...]

reDefine SGA ticket donates part of campaigning funds to charities

One executive ticket is already innovating Student Government Association campaigns. In a document released over Facebook on Wednesday, reDefine stated they would donate one third of its campaigning budget to five different organizations and charities on campus and in the Athens community: 4H Club (Athens), Nuci’s Space, Not for Sale, Strive for College and Peer [...]

Four colleges will have no senator representation after SGA elections

Not all of the senator seats will be filled after elections. In total, 34 students are running for senate, but after elections, 11 seats will remain vacant, said Wes Robinson, attorney general and leader of the elections committee. One of the biggest changes the Student Government Association made to the elections process is the separation [...]

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