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Job searching in economic crisis, difficult

Graduating is like being born again. It’s painful. There’s some screaming. Maybe a little crying. OK, a lot of crying. Except instead of a smiling, helpful parent there to greet you as you enter the world, you are met by a cruel, fickle bitch named Bad Economy. Like parents, Bad Economy gives you some gifts [...]

Man on Street: Epic movies

It’s been 75 years since moviegoers experienced the excitement of Scarlett O’Hara sashaying across the screen. Since then, patrons have flocked to theaters to experience the thrill of watching an epic movie. Epic movies are those such as the drama of the Civil War and action-filled ancient Rome; love stories and fantasy worlds. Though the [...]

BULLDOG BOOKWORM: Univ. professor inspired by Shakespeare, students

Fran Teague started as a sunflower. Teague, whose mother was an actress, began her career on the stage playing the role of a sunflower in a play. “I can still sing the song,” she said. Teague, who has been a professor of English at the University since 1977, was recently awarded a University Professorship — [...]

Police block off part of East Campus Road

University Police blocked off parts of East Campus Road and River Road Thursday night. Police were responding to reports of a “suspicious-looking” suitcase on the railroad tracks, according to witnesses at the scene. People were allowed to leave from the fraternity houses, buildings and surrounding parking areas, though that was not confirmed by official sources. [...]

Out of pocket educational costs growing year to year

For fiscal year 2012, University students who receive the HOPE scholarship will see an increase of $2,685 in what they pay for education. On Tuesday, the Board of Regents voted to raise FY12 tuition by 3 percent — increasing it from $7,070 to $7,282 a year. Though a 3 percent tuition increase sounds small, the [...]

High school prospects charged in thefts

Three high school football players, including a top prospect, were arrested and charged in relation to April 7 thefts from seven University football players during an open house event in Butts-Mehre Hall. Deion Jay Bonner, 18, Marquise T. Hawkins, 17, and an unidentified juvenile male were booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail Monday morning, according to [...]

Georgia needs Sunday alcohol sales

I love Jesus and I love booze. I learned about Jesus growing up in the Bible Belt of northern Georgia, reaching adulthood as a believer. I learned about alcohol at the University, discovering the healing power of drinking beers at Copper Creek with my friends. But some Georgia legislators and lobbyists say that to love both [...]

CRIME NOTEBOOK, March 28 (w/documents)

Police release sketch of sexual assault suspect Athens-Clarke County Police released a composite sketch of the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a University student outside of the Raintree Fairfax Apartments on March 21. The suspect is described as a 5-foot-8 light-skinned black male in his mid-20s to mid-30s. Persons with any information on his whereabouts [...]

Different beliefs don’t equal heresy

Apparently, Charles Hicks can say with unquestionable certainty the exact meaning of every statement from our Lord. In his column (“Rob Bell’s new book a message of heresy,” March 23), Hicks calls pastor and author Rob Bell a heretic because Bell’s book “Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person [...]

Hunter-Gault ‘most influential’ Grady grad; Alum recalls desegregation

Charlayne Hunter-Gault always wears a tiara. Hunter-Gault — who along with Hamilton Holmes became the first student to successfully desegregate the University — said as a child she received a tiara after winning a school contest. And this moment created a confidence in her that could not be shaken. “I wore that tiara all of [...]

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