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‘Bigotry’ not right of Christian group

Taxpayers footing the bill for university students have a right to expect we will become well-rounded citizens who enrich America. Paying for a university to churn out bigoted and narrow-minded adults should not be the taxpayers’ responsibility. Whether taxpayers should pay for the education of both bigots and well-rounded citizens is now at the core [...]

Rapper’s ‘baby banter’ lyrics lack content

I know I’ll find dumb lyrics and not captivating narratives in mainstream pop music.      Friends have explained to me that most listeners tolerate vapid lyrics in exchange for danceable beats. But why can’t more popular artists have both skill sets? Why aren’t there more wordsmith beat-makers?      After all, M.I.A., the female rapper [...]

Keep drinking friends safe at parties

You may recall how a university student told a Red & Black reporter how she had been drinking so heavily that one or more men possibly sexually assaulted her and that she only wanted to reveal the details anonymously (“Four University rapes reported; zero charges pressed,” Feb. 15).  Why?   Because, she said, she feels [...]

Criticism of Obama behind food column

Daniel Burnett’s criticism of President Obama’s executive order establishing the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative is in poor taste. Burnett, I believe you are sugar-coating your motivation to write Wednesday’s “Vending machines not Obama’s jurisdiction,” column.  Shame on you for using the president’s efforts to fight childhood obesity as a platform to criticize other government [...]

Poetry and music fuse in former professor’s art

When former English professor Coleman Barks taught at the University from the ’60s to the ’90s, he suggested combining poetry and music into one class, believing the two art forms work together to create deeper meanings. He will be demonstrating that synergy Friday at the UGA Arts Festival.