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Alumnus finds soul in kicks

A busy life of work can be distracting. The independent film “Sneakers and Soul,” co-written by alumnus Marty Buccafusco, shines a spotlight on the bonds that matter most in life. “You can’t make it alone in this world; you really need the people around you,” said Buccafusco, who majored in telecommunications at the University. “Whether [...]

Tumornators fight to find cure, help brother

Drew Leathers has over six feet of scars over his body. The younger brother of former UGA students Chad and Ben Leathers, Drew has been diagnosed with Schwannomatosis.  Schwannomatosis is a type of Neurofibromatosis, a disease that includes a discrete set of genetic disorders that cause non-cancerous tumors to develop along the outside of nerves, [...]

Student musical artist sidesteps genres

Sometimes all it takes to make it big in music is to confine oneself to a certain genre. University senior journalism major Janelle “Lyric Jones” Clinton believes creativity suffers because of this. “I don’t like categories and genres. I hate genres – especially today, since so many things [in music] overlap,” Clinton said.

Bearded comedians keep it fresh with four members

Featuring everyday humor involving sketch, improvisation and music, The Beards of Comedy Tour sets itself apart from the cliché comedy show. “Usually, with a comedy show, you get three comedians, and they’re usually at different experience levels,” said T.

Slang enters spelling bee

Language is always changing. During informal conversation, words shift meaning and new words emerge; thus, slang is born and bred.

The University’s first and only African honor society, Abeneefoo Kuo (ABK) – Swahili for “Circle of Honor” – will play with this concept of colloquial language in its program “ReDefine Cool: A Twist on the Original Spelling Bee.

Gift Horse creates dark, cynical atmosphere

Dark yet melodic, hazy yet immediate, Gift Horse possesses a sound and perspective immersed in sadness and fleeting existence. “Our songs are about inevitable mortality – realizing that everyone around you is growing older and [since] you’re the same, you will, too,” said singer and keyboardist Hunter Morris.

Artist seeks to recreate snapshots of reality through his ‘flok’ music

When conventional genre labels fail to describe music, language must evolve. Andrew Dice takes what he can from daily life, reproducing sentimental snapshots of reality through an airy form of music he created called “flok.” “People who still do folk music need a new sound,” Dice said.

Student pilot defies industry biases

Most teenagers get their learner’s permit at 15 and then upgrade to a driver’s license at 16. Age 17 is a slow year, the year of admittance to R-rated movies, but for Adrienne Phillips – she decided the sky was the limit.

“[Completing my private pilot training] was more exciting than getting a driver’s license,” Phillips said.

Holman Autry sways from hard country to twangy rock

Straying from the trends and aiming to be true, Southern rock/country band Holman Autry Band of Danielsville, Ga., takes pride in being different and bringing real Southern music back. “No one does what we do. We don’t go too far to the left or too far to the right,” said Josh Walker, rhythm guitarist and background vocalist of the band.

BLAZING THE TURNTABLE: Athens’ Amy Chen finds her place in hip hop

It’s Thursday night at the Loft, just after midnight, and a rush of people are flooding the dance floor under spinning, pulsing strobe lights. Essential to sustaining the crowd’s ecstatic fervor, DJ Infamy skillfully manipulates the turntables creating the perfect dance club blend of hip hop music.

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