Blog posts by David Schick
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Celebrate New Year's Eve Inside a Giant Flaming Party Dome
Blog: Culture Briefs
The fiery Mad Max-ian style Thunderdome is ready for two men to enter and… Well, actually, it’s ready for 1,000 people to party under its flaming metal structure for New Year's Eve.
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Waffle House Gave Away Free Food Wednesday
Blog: Grub Notes
Photo Credit: Randy Schafer
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? And dinner… and breakfast…
Free waffles and hash browns are being handed out at the downtown Waffle House today courtesy of Georgia beating Auburn this past Saturday, thanks to the “waffle wager.”
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Which Candidates Are Athenians Giving Money To?
Blog: In the Loop
Athens is 65 percent Democratic, so it's no surprise that Athens residents are contributing far more to Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn than Gov. Nathan Deal and David Perdue.
Using data from FollowTheMoney.org, Flagpole looked at where Carter, Nunn, Deal and Perdue are getting their money from.
In Athens, the answer is the Westside. Carter, Nunn and Deal all raised far more from the 30606 zip code than any other. (The 30603 zip code consists of P.O. boxes at the downtown post office.) Perdue is not included in this analysis because he has raised just $500 locally.
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Music Midtown in Photos: Iggy Azalea, Lorde, John Mayer and More
Blog: Homedrone
Music Midtown kicked off Friday with performances from Lorde, Run DMC, John Mayer and more. Here's a recap in photos. (All photos by David Schick)
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Another UGA Student Hit by Car on Baldwin Street
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: David Schick
Another University of Georgia student was hit by a vehicle on campus today while trying to cross Baldwin Street. This marks the second student struck within three day of classes in the same location. Once again, the student was lucky and walked away with just minor scrapes and bruises.
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UGA Student Hit by Car, Goes to Judo the Next Day
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: David Schick
Rob Richards, Jr. may be invincible. Or just really lucky.
Yesterday, a car struck Richards on the first day of classes at the University of Georgia. Today, he was miraculously walking the streets of downtown Athens on his way to a martial arts class after putting in some hours working at UGA’s main library.
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More Student Housing Proposed Downtown
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Niles Bolton Associates
At the top of the agenda for the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission Thursday night was a plan for more student housing.
Campus Acquisitions, a company based in Chicago, wants to turn 165 E. Dougherty St. into a five-story mixed use development with retail spaces at ground level and student apartments above. Until recently, an office building on the property housed Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, and it's now occupied by the tech incubator Four Athens.
The biggest concern voiced by the public and the planning commission was the waiver for residential density. The plan would add 81 residential dwelling units, or 237 bedrooms, which is 27 bedrooms too many, according to the current zoning codes.
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UGA Falls to 15th Best Party School
Blog: In the Loop
Oh, how the mighty beer drinkers have fallen.
Princeton Review released its annual top "party schools" report today and coming in at No. 15 is the University of Georgia. In 2010, UGA was at the top of the list.
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UPDATE: Melissa Link Wins District 3 Commission Race; Jody Hice Tops Mike Collins for Congress
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: David Schick
Athens Clarke County's new District 3 commissioner is Melissa Link, who won the runoff tonight with 54 percent of the vote, 436 votes to 372, in a low-turnout second round of voting.
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WRAS Alumni Suggest Alternative Plan to GSU
Blog: In the Loop
Album 88 Alumni, the nonprofit group formed to save the beloved college radio station WRAS, released a proposal today that was submitted to Georgia State Unversity President Mark Becker last week as an alternative to the recent partnernship with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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UGA Students Would Rather Be Hit By Car Than Take Finals
Blog: In the Loop
I spent last night, the night before my last two final exams, in the typical fashion of a college student, cramming every last bit of information from a semester’s worth of notes into my brain. And of course that came with an ample amount of “break time,” also known as mindlessly scrolling through Facebook, Twitter and random websites on the Internet.
And that brings us to the job section of Craigslist, where I found this little gem.
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Paul Broun Is Giving Away More Guns
Blog: In the Loop
A lucky contest winner will be able to choose between a Colt Marine Corps 1911 Rail Pistol Model Number 01070QB (left) or Colt Magpul 6920 Flat Dark Earth with an Aim Point Optic and sure fire tactical flashlight (right).
Athens' favorite Second Amendment crusader and U.S. Senate hopeful, U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens), is once again giving away another firearm to his supporters.
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PHOTOS: Classic City Roller Girls Exhibition Bout
Blog: Culture Briefs
Almost 1,000 people—898 to be exact—came out to the Classic Center to support the Classic City Roller Girls' inaugural bout at their new home.
Here are some photo highlights:
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UPDATE: UGA Student Found Dead in Dorm Room Identified
Blog: In the Loop
A University of Georgia student was found dead in his East Campus Village dorm room Tuesday night after his suitemates called housing officials to say they thought something was wrong.
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UGA Protestors Concerned About Cultural Diversity
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: David Schick
Continuing protests from last week, the University of Georgia’s Black Affairs Council held a rally outside the president’s office to bring awareness to the school’s lack of ethnic diversity.
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Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-App State Homecoming Game Weekend
Blog: In the Loop
After every UGA home football game, Flagpole news intern David Schick will be checking the police blotter to find the weekend's strangest drunken antics. Here's the fifth installment:
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Athenians Criticize Georgia Power Rate Hikes
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: David Schick
About three dozen people came out to a public meeting last night to voice their concern over Georgia Power’s plan to raise power rates.
Georgia Power has proposed a $478 million increase and a new fee on property owners who install solar panels on their homes and businesses.
If the proposal is passed, the new hike and fee would go into effect on Jan. 1, and many see it as Georgia Power’s way of adding a tax or tariff on people who attempt to use sustainable energy.
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Culture Briefs | December 29, 2014 10:43am
Celebrate New Year's Eve Inside a Giant Flaming Party Dome
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Grub Notes | November 19, 2014 3:48pm
Waffle House Gave Away Free Food Wednesday
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In the Loop | October 30, 2014 4:31pm
Which Candidates Are Athenians Giving Money To?
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Homedrone | September 22, 2014 10:09am
Music Midtown in Photos: Third Eye Blind, B.o.B and Eminem
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Homedrone | September 20, 2014 10:35am
Music Midtown in Photos: Iggy Azalea, Lorde, John Mayer and More
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In the Loop | August 20, 2014 4:45pm
Another UGA Student Hit by Car on Baldwin Street
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In the Loop | August 19, 2014 4:20pm
UGA Student Hit by Car, Goes to Judo the Next Day
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In the Loop | August 17, 2014 9:29am
Athenians Protest Ferguson Police Shooting
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In the Loop | August 12, 2014 11:00pm
Downtown Building Catches Fire
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In the Loop | August 8, 2014 10:36am
More Student Housing Proposed Downtown
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In the Loop | August 4, 2014 4:57pm
UGA Falls to 15th Best Party School
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In the Loop | July 23, 2014 11:21am
UPDATE: Melissa Link Wins District 3 Commission Race; Jody Hice Tops Mike Collins for Congress
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In the Loop | June 25, 2014 4:10pm
WRAS Alumni Suggest Alternative Plan to GSU
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In the Loop | May 2, 2014 11:27am
UGA Students Would Rather Be Hit By Car Than Take Finals
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In the Loop | March 7, 2014 2:50pm
Paul Broun Is Giving Away More Guns
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Culture Briefs | January 18, 2014 12:00am
PHOTOS: Classic City Roller Girls Exhibition Bout
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In the Loop | January 15, 2014 1:51pm
UPDATE: UGA Student Found Dead in Dorm Room Identified
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In the Loop | November 14, 2013 4:21pm
UGA Protestors Concerned About Cultural Diversity
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In the Loop | November 11, 2013 3:53pm
Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-App State Homecoming Game Weekend
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In the Loop | October 31, 2013 10:26am
Athenians Criticize Georgia Power Rate Hikes