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Don’t be afraid to say ‘Christmas’

Seriously, what is a “noel tree”? A friend showed me a picture of a “noel tree” lot near Seattle that sells Christmas trees. Someone should tell the folks who manage that lot that “noel” is the French word for “Christmas” and in the United States, we speak English. That same friend predicts that in 15 [...]

Hanukkah brightens last days of class

With gifts, gambling and greasy fried pancakes, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is no time for repentance and fasting. “Nobody would say Hanukkah is on the same level as Passover or the Day of Atonement,” said Jewish studies professor Richard Elliott Friedman. “It’s serious, but it’s more fun.” During the eight-day festival of lights — [...]

Project bridges two faiths

Uprooting shrubs to make space for healthier plants. Uprooting stereotypes to make space for healthier relationships. Christian and atheist students are aiming to do both during their joint community service project at Sandy Creek Nature Center Saturday. “It’s important for us to put differences aside to make a difference,” said Holly Aversano, the Presbyterian Student [...]

Indonesian campus visit may spark interest in languages

Indonesians visited the University Tuesday to highlight their country’s diversity and tolerance. Though 86 percent of Indonesia is Muslim, it is not a Muslim state, said speaker M. Syafi’i Anwar, executive director of the International Center for Islam and Pluralism. Because Indonesians directly elected their president for the first time in 2004, Anwar said the [...]

Students find ways to observe Indian festival: Distance limits celebration

Imagine celebrating Christmas without the tree, Mom’s pecan pie and family. That’s what it is like for University students from India during Diwali, the most important Indian festival of the year that began Friday, said master’s student Gaana Gowda of Bangalore, India. “It never really feels like Diwali,” she said. Also called the festival of [...]

Clipping coupons?

Curious about how to get good deals on food, drinks, haircuts and car washes here in Athens? The Red & Black rounded up these coupon websites and books so you can stay on a student’s budget and still leave the apartment once in a while. Free Beer Athens @freebeerathens on Twitter, Free Beer Athens on [...]

Man on the Street: SIXTEEN AND PREGNANT?

Thanks to television, being 16 and pregnant is no longer the secret life of the American teenager. And most teens polled by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy said shows they like that feature teen pregnancy — such as MTV’s “Teen Mom” — made them consider their own risk of getting pregnant [...]

Bikers go 300 miles in 30 hours

It takes dedication to drive roughly 300 miles to Jacksonville, Fla., for the weekend football matchup. It takes a little bit more dedication ride a bike that far. About 30 people from the University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries are doing just that during the group’s annual Ride for Christ. Nathan Byrd, BCM campus minister, said cyclists [...]

‘STAY IN THE HOUSE’ Reed Street batteries and burglaries raise crime numbers (w/documents)

Editor’s Note: Last year, The Red & Black began compiling crime data to create an online crime map. For this semester-long Tuesday series we took that crime data and found 10 of the more crime-ridden residential streets in Athens-Clarke County. With Jan. 1 as our starting date, we tallied the crimes on the streets of [...]

Students support ban on smoking: 11 percent of campus votes

Students passed a referendum Friday that could restrict smoking on campus. On last week’s Student Government Association ballot, students could vote for homecoming king and queen, whether to pass an updated SGA constitution and whether smoking should be banned on campus. Two-thirds of voters said they were in favor of a smoking ban. Because the [...]

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