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With the crisp autumn air setting in and buzzing fans clothed in red and black, the click clack of the Georgia Bulldogs' football cleats is muffled, but audible. The athletes jostling in the tunnel prime themselves for the onslaught of an opponent between the hedges on the pristine green grass of Sanford Stadium.
Here is a map of crimes reported by the Athens-Clarke County Police and University Police Department. The red points correspond to burglary and theft by taking The purple points correspond to criminal trespass and suspicious persons The green points correspond to stolen vehicles and entering auto.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 MUSIC ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAWhen: 8 p.m. Where: UGA Hodgson Hall Price: $37-$42 Contact: 706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac DEAF JUDGES, GEMINI CRICKET, PUDDIN TANG, SHOWTIMEWhen: 9 p.m. Where: 40 Watt Club Price: $6 (21+), $7 (18+) Contact: www.
The search for a man who spurred a UGA Alert Thursday afternoon is over. The University released an alert Thursday afternoon and blocked vehicles along Milledge Road after police sought an armed and dangerous suspect at the rear of the University golf course and Whitehall Road. According to Athens-Clarke County police, the suspect, Michael Wise, 25, shot and killed himself after police stopped his car in Oglethorpe County around 3:30 p.m. He is accused of killing Kendra Borders, 20, in the parking lot of the Shops of South Athens on South Milledge Avenue. She died of a gunshot wound.
After footing vet bills, supplying dog food and replacing soiled rugs, man's best friend can become an expensive companion. A proposed federal bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) could help cover these pet ownership costs by allowing pet owners to deduct up to $3,500 from their taxable income.
For the last three years, students at Classic City Performance Learning Center have had the opportunity to learn business skills by marketing and selling Jittery Joe's coffee to their classmates and teachers.
A University student lost control of his vehicle, launching his car off the road where he sat injured for more than an hour before he was transported to the Medical College of Georgia Hospital Monday.
Want to help local children? Members of Kappa Alpha Theta are trying to do just that with their third annual "Rock the CASA" event tonight.
Students usually expect to tour campus before they apply to college. But senior Judy Zhong was on another continent when she decided the University was right for her. Zhong, an international student from Chengdu, China, first heard about the University when the Redcoats performed in her city about four years ago.
The University's Traffic Injury Prevention Institute recently received an $836,470 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to continue to train technicians how to keep Georgians of all ages safe on the road. Three main programs will benefit from the new grant: the Child Passenger Safety Technician certification, Georgia Teens Ride with Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error and CarFit.
The Red and Black takes a look at what goes on to prepare Sanford Stadium for a home game. This week: trimming the hedges with Kenny Pauley, Director of Athletic Turf and Grounds. As you can see, Mr. Pauley has a good time with his work.
