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Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-Missouri 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 fourth installment:

By David Schick | October 14, 2013
Athens Residents Protest Shutdown Outside Broun's Office

Blog: In the Loop

Photo Credit: David Schick

Over a dozen protesters rallied outside U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's Atlanta Highway district office Friday to voice their grievances about the government shutdown.

By David Schick | October 12, 2013
Photos: Jimmy Eat World and Matt Pond at Georgia Theatre

Blog: Homedrone

Jimmy Eat World and Matt Pond played an all-ages concert at the Georgia Theatre last night. After the jump, check out a couple more photos from the show.

By David Schick | October 8, 2013
Warren Hill Case Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

Blog: In the Loop

It looks like death row inmate Warren Hill is now out of options for avoiding execution. The U.S. Supreme Court decided today that it would not consider a petition from Hill’s lawyer, Brian Kammer, to admit evidence of his mental retardation.

By David Schick | October 7, 2013
Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-LSU 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 funniest drunken antics. Here's the third installment:

By David Schick | October 1, 2013
Music Midtown in Photos

Blog: Homedrone

Phoenix performing at Music Midtown / Photo by David Schick

Over 100,000 fans came out to Piedmont Park in Atlanta for Music Midtown this past weekend. Check out the photo gallery after the jump...

By David Schick | September 24, 2013
Drunken Mayhem: UGA-North Texas Weekend

Blog: In the Loop

After every UGA home football game, Flagpole news intern David Schick checks the police blotter to find the weekend's funniest drunken antics. Here's the second installment:

By David Schick | September 24, 2013
Drunken Mayhem on the UGA-South Carolina 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 funniest drunken antics. Here's the first installment:

By David Schick | September 10, 2013
Zombie Movie Filmed in Athens Premieres

Blog: Culture Briefs

Photo Credit: David Schick

From left to right: Jordan Reyes (cinematographer), Tylar Carver (make-up artist), Benjamin Roberds(director).

When three Cedartown locals set out to make their first feature-length indie movie, they dropped everything they were doing to make it happen.

After two years and practically no budget (less than $3,000 later), Benjamin Roberds, Jordan Reyes, and Tylar Carver, finished their film "A Plague So Pleasant," which is a fresh take on the zombie apocalypse.

Flagpole caught up with the intrepid trio this past weekend at the Dragon Con film festival.

By David Schick | September 4, 2013
Dragon Con Day Three in Photos

Blog: Culture Briefs

Photo Credit: David Schick

And this year's con comes to an end... Now it's time to start planning for next Dragon Con. I've already stared working on my costume.

I've captured a lifetime of moments from this past Labor Day weekend. I've literally slept for no more than nine hours since Thursday. Needless to say, since I'm not the engergizer bunny, my brain is fried and not very good for word making.

So, for now, enjoy these photos.

By David Schick | September 3, 2013
This Is Your Brain on Dragon Con

Blog: Culture Briefs

Photo Credit: David Schick

It took me six hours to come up with that headline.

I'm merging into day two of Dragon Con, and it's fair to say that my thought process has become non-existent. I'm surviving solely on my nerd instincts and a truck load of vanilla lattes.

It's hard to believe that I've been here a mere 63 hours (yes, I had to count that on my fingers). And only seven of those hours could be considered "down time." For those who've never been to Dragon Con, it's a well known fact that there's no sleeping at the Con—just trust me, there isn't. As I write this, it's 5:49 in the morning.

By David Schick | September 1, 2013
Dragon Con Day One in Photos

Blog: Culture Briefs

Photo Credit: David Schick

Every year for nine years, I've been going to this massive nerd gathering in Atlanta.

Also known as Dragon Con, the all-encompassing sci-fi/fantasy convention, it is an experience like no other. While I've written many words on the subject, I still find it difficult to accurately describe — it feels like home.

By David Schick | August 31, 2013
Mentally Disabled Warren Hill Wins Stay of Execution

Blog: In the Loop

Brian Kammer, Warren Hill's attorney, argues in Fulton County Superior Court today. [David Schick]

A Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled this afternoon in favor of Warren Hill—a mentally disabled man convicted of murder in 1990—granting him an indefinite stay of execution.

Prosecutors said they will appeal the decision. Hill’s execution, which is scheduled for Friday evening, could still take place if the Georgia Supreme Court overturns the ruling.

By David Schick | July 18, 2013