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CRIME NOTEBOOK, Feb. 25 (w/ documents)

Thefts reported in Ramsey
Two thefts were reported in the women’s locker room in the Ramsey Center Wednesday, according to University Police reports.
A student reported her Nokia 630 cell phone and $60 taken from the women’s locker room while she was swimming. The items, valued at $160, were taken between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., according [...]

AthFest 2010: Where to go, what to see

It’s here.
More than 150 bands spread across venues all across Athens this week for the annual festival of music, revelry, art, laughter and heat (welcome summer). AthFest returns for its 14th year, and as always, The Red & Black is there. Follow this page for band previews and reviews, schedules, photos, and video of the [...]

A CUT ABOVE: The fight to fund Georgia education

The tough economic times have had a profound effect on higher education at Georgia’s colleges and universities. Threats of slicing the state education budget of $300 million – which would mean the loss of thousands of jobs, the chance for qualified students to go to college and the elimination of state programs such as 4H [...]

SOUNDSLIDE: Circle of Friends Animal Society

A soundslide about an animal rescue group called Circle of Friends Animal Society. Soundslide by Sarah Pelham

SOUNDSLIDE: Students rally against budget cuts at Capitol

A soundslide of the student rally against the proposed budget cuts at Georgia universities. Soundslide by Jon-Michael Sullivan.

The Brightside Suicides’ name ignites mixed emotions (w/MP3)

Atlanta band The Brightside Suicides came up with their oxymoronic name for a reason — no reason at all.
But while the intentionally ironic name has attracted the band attention, it has also caused a backlash from those seeking to find a deeper meaning.

Brightside Suicide MP3
Click here to stream The Brightside Suicides’ “Lover’s Lane”

“We are not [...]

Black Belt Patriots offering up free CDs (w/MP3)

Tasty World will experience a flash flood of albums and alcohol tonight as the Black Belt Patriots release a new record and bust out the brew in celebration.
“At our show there will be free CDs and all-you-can-drink beer. I never said the beer was free,” Hampton Vernon, drummer and vocalist of the Black Belt Patriots, [...]

LIGHTS uses gaming as inspiration (w/MP3)

Valerie Poxleitner is every nerd’s dream come true.
For one, she loves “World of Warcraft.” And two, she is a woman.
“I love guild games,” Poxleitner said. “They are actually a really great place to interact with fans. It’s like everyone is walking around in avatars.”
In her one-woman band, LIGHTS, she has recently set out on tour [...]

One Wolf’s new album almost ended in arrest (w/MP3)

Texas based band One Wolf’s new album has led them closer to being behind bars than any awards stage.
The band narrowly avoided being arrested while shooting photos for the cover of its new album.
“Everywhere we took these pictures, we were trespassing, and we didn’t notice or didn’t care,” One Wolf member Daniel Markham said.
They hopped [...]

Festival searches for unknown Athens talent (w/audio)

For six years, the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival has been building up its reputation as a four-day summer festival where “music and mother nature meet.”
Set against the scenic backdrop of Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark., this year’s festival is already promising names like STS9, Blues Traveler, Zappa Plays Zappa and John Butler Trio, and [...]