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Who decides who’s a journalist?

Who is a journalist? Are you a journalist? Am I a journalist? In a world where information moves at the speed of light — or a T3 modem — and the media that provide it are growing more and more diverse, these are questions becoming harder to answer every day. In California, the question has [...]

Hip Hop Rising

Looking back over the past five years, Montu Miller has seen a lot of battling in Athens. Miller, the chief administrator of the local community activism organization Dreaded Mindz Family, and a gathering of impassioned wordsmiths began meeting weekly to trade lyrical twists and turns and wars of words in emcee battles. The more they [...]

Opinions: where bias roams free

When can a journalistic publication openly endorse a presidential candidate, feverishly challenge a new law and brazenly say that a controversial public display is beneficial to the community, all while proclaiming its coverage bias-free? When it does so on the Opinions page. This page — boldly and clearly labeled at the top — is where [...]

‘Chuck’ wins best Univ. film

Ben Tinsley and Philip Storey sat at the back of the Classic Center Grand Hall Friday at Campus MovieNight, the climax of the University’s second annual Campus MovieFest student film festival. UGA CAMPUS MOVIEFEST WINNERS 1st place: “The Ballad of Chuck,” Zion Films 2nd place: “Studying for Finals,” Loading Screen Productions 3rd place: “One Good [...]

Downtown sushi spot a welcome Athens escape

Someone is always keeping a close eye on your dining experience at Utage, the high-quality sushi establishment beside Molly O’Shea’s on Clayton Street. In the case of my meal, the eyes belonged to a couple of disembodied crustacean heads staring up from the wooden serving tray on which my main course was served. That’s right [...]

Celebs annoy, rarely assist

Would you donate money to a charity run by one of the world’s greatest thieves? Well, you’ll have your chance this weekend. Danny Ocean is making headlines as one of the driving forces behind the NBC telethon to raise money for the tsunami victims. OK, so that’s a stretch. Clooney’s no thief — unless you [...]

Play shocking but insightful

Lulu is standing before a potential employer, forced to recite a monologue to win a job. He has demanded that she do it topless. If she doesn’t get this job, she may starve and die. So she recites. She has never been more naked in her life. This is the tear-stifling bluntness of “Shopping and [...]

Discussion panel mulls over impact of ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′

University professors and students put Michael Moore’s ability to provoke conversation into a more structured format Friday in a roundtable discussion about his latest film, “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Five professors and an audience of about 100 — many of whom, through a show of hands, said they hadn’t even seen the film — discussed the film’s [...]

Humorist Sedaris reads

Best-selling author and humorist David Sedaris will return to Athens Thursday to present a reading, book signing and question-and-answer session at the Classic Center at 8 p.m. Sedaris was named Humorist of the Year by Time magazine 2001. His works include the essay collections “Barrel Fever,” “Naked” and “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” and he [...]

Input, ideas, artwork needed for serial feature

Thanks to the enthusiastic response we received, we’re pushing forward with the development of serial stories for The Red & Black. You didn’t think we were going to the let the subject get old and soggy, did you? Many of the University’s creative writers, interested readers and alumni wrote in to voice their support, offering [...]

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