Blog Topic: Say What

Grub Notes: Waffle House Gave Away Free Food Wednesday

By David Schick | November 19, 2014 3:48pm

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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In the Loop: Auburn Fan Claims He Was Spit on, Hit by Bottles in Athens

By Blake Aued | November 17, 2014 2:02pm

Photo Credit: Randy Schafer

Georgia and Auburn fans, living in harmony.

This is an anonymous Reddit post, so take it with a Big Gulp full of grains of salt, but a (purported) Auburn fan didn't have a good time in Athens last weekend (if this person was even here at all).

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In the Loop: UPDATE: Parents Are Upset About a New Athens Library Storyteller

By Blake Aued | November 3, 2014 4:50pm

Parents are "livid" that a popular storyteller at the Athens-Clarke County Library apparently is being replaced.

Rebecca Ballard reads to children ages 2–5 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday. Parent Amanda Cook says that Ballard is being replaced by her boss, Jonathan Dolce, who could not be reached for comment this afternoon.

Tomorrow morning will be Ballard's last story time, according to Cook. She said parents will be showing up at the library at story times to support Ballard.

Parents are circulating an online petition as well as a letter to library Executive Director Kathryn Ames (who retired in September, I believe, but is still listed as director on the library website) asking for Ballard to be reinstated. The text of the letter is below.

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In the Loop: UPDATE: UGA Cancels African Journalist's Speech Over Ebola Fears

By Blake Aued | October 19, 2014 3:02pm

Photo Credit: BrianGroen/Wikipedia.org

The University of Georgia has canceled a speech on campus this week by a Liberian journalist due to concerns about the Ebola outbreak.

Wade C.L. Williams, the editor of Front Page Africa, was scheduled to give the McGill Lecture this Wednesday.

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In the Loop: Jason Carter Introduces Drive-By Truckers

By Blake Aued | October 13, 2014 11:30am

Game over: Jason Carter has won the coveted Patterson Hood endorsement.

Just kidding—nobody's sealed the deal yet. But introducing the Drive-By Truckers—whom Carter befriended while attending UGA law school—at a sold-out Tabernacle show certainly doesn't hurt the Democratic gubernatorial nominee's chances. This is just a guess, but I doubt Gov. Nathan Deal has Southern Rock Opera on his iPod.

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Culture Briefs: Florida Fan Bryan Allen Named as Gurley Snitch

By Blake Aued | October 10, 2014 6:50pm

Photo Credit: believekevin/Flickr

Someone in Athens paid suspended god-like tailback Todd Gurley $400 to sign 80 autographs last spring, then ratted him out to UGA's compliance office, according to Sports Illustrated.

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Culture Briefs: Todd Gurley Is Suspended and It's OK to Cry

By Blake Aued | October 9, 2014 5:50pm

Welp. There goes the season. Heisman Trophy candidate (until about 15 minutes ago) Todd Gurley has been suspended indefinitely, and we have no idea why. Here's the full two-paragraph statement from the Bulldogs:

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In the Loop: Stop the Presses! Paul Broun and Harry Reid Agree on Something. Kind of. Not Really.

By Blake Aued | October 2, 2014 10:45am

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has probably never said anything about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that didn't include the word "socialist." Until now.

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In the Loop: Watch Video of Gov. Nathan Deal Telling UGA Students He Presumes They're Undocumented

By Blake Aued | August 27, 2014 12:06pm

From left, Kevin Ruiz, Carver Goodhue, Preethi Raja and Lizbeth Miranda. Photo via Sarah Young/Twitter

Last night, Flagpole broke news about four University of Georgia students who challenged Gov. Nathan Deal at a College Republicans meeting about the state ban on undocumented students attending UGA. We obtained video of the confrontation this morning.

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In the Loop: Gov. Nathan Deal Presumes UGA Immigration Activists Are Undocumented

By Blake Aued | August 26, 2014 9:25pm

Photo Credit: Blake Aued

Gov. Nathan Deal speaks at UGA earlier this year.

Four University of Georgia student activists confronted Gov. Nathan Deal during a speech on campus Tuesday night over the state Board of Regents policy prohibiting undocumented immigrants from attending UGA.

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