Gay Pride Parade provides celebration

You’re walking down the street through a sea of people dressed in rainbows. When you look up, candy is falling from the sky. You notice that all around you people have bubbles, shiny necklaces and balloon animal hats. When you look out in front of you, you see a “man-er-fly” (man/butterfly) dancing giddily covered in [...]

Athens man lives American Dream in van

It is more than just a rustic, discolored, storage container-consumed van with its back seats torn out— for one Athens native it is a home. Van Beville, 58, has found himself living out of his car in an unfortunate predicament. “I haven’t always been homeless,” Beville said. “I am doing everything I can do to [...]

Election 2010: younger vote a necessity

The importance of voting is stressed to students at GSCO as governor, senate, and Athens district house elections draw near. With the coming elections many important matters that will affect students are to be decided. The fate of what will happen rests with those who participate in their one chance to be heard and have [...]

Angel in disguise: dog in classroom

  GSCO students may have noticed a new member to campus this semester with the presence of a guide dog on campus.  Ashley Oglesby, a GSCO student, has become an active volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. and since last April, has been a puppy walker for Angel, a purebred black [...]

GSCO deals with student Adderall problem

  The abuse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications is widespread, according to Melinda Hawley, the coordinator of personal health and wellness at the Oconee campus of Gainesville State College.  Students use these drugs with the intent to improve their ability to focus in class, but are not aware of the dangers and consequences [...]

Georgia Theatre

Athens- Athens, Ga. is known for many things. Some of which include football, academia, its vivid nightlife, and a still thriving music scene. There is one local business in particular that has been an important part of the community for several decades: The Georgia Theatre.  Originally used as both a music store and a YMCA [...]

A Grevious Angel celebration

Waycross, GA.-Music enthusiasts from all over the southeast and beyond recently celebrated the 13th Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull and Tribute festival from September 16-18.  The tribute festival is a commemoration of Gram Parsons’ musical legacy and the body of work that he left behind following his death in 1973. On a secondary note, the [...]

Random thoughts of an editor

In recent weeks, many thoughts have come to my head. Below are ten thoughts which somehow entered my psyche and got my attention; enjoy. 1. I wish German expressionism would make a comeback. It is more of a trip than psychedelic films could ever hope to be. The more distortion the better. 2. I don’t [...]