Blog Topic: Say What

In the Loop: Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Guns, Tasers on Campus

By Blake Aued | February 25, 2016 5:05pm

A UGA student asks his professor to reconsider his midterm grade.

“Don’t Tase me, bro!” That old Internet meme might be making a comeback on the UGA campus soon.

In addition to the “campus carry” bill, which would allow holders of concealed-carry permits to bring weapons onto public college campuses (except in dorms or fraternity or sorority houses or at athletic events), the Georgia House has passed a bill legalizing the carrying, possession and use of electroshock weapons (aka Tasers and stun guns) on campus.

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Homedrone: Yes, That Was a Monsoon Song in That Toyota Commercial

By Gabe Vodicka | February 8, 2016 3:23pm

Another day, another Athens band soundtracking a car commercial.

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Grub Notes: Dollar Slices Today for Automatic Pizza's Birthday

By Hillary Brown | January 28, 2016 1:39pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

I'd buy 1/8 of that for a dollar.

In some ways it's hard to believe Automatic Pizza hasn't been around any longer than a year, so quickly did it attract an audience and become a regular stop for many in its neighborhood. But it's one year old today, so it's offering dollar slices and dollar PBRs all day. It closes at 11 p.m. Go get some.

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Homedrone: Yes, That Was a Pylon Song in That Lexus Commercial

By Gabe Vodicka | January 15, 2016 1:21pm

Recently you may have noticed, during a commercial break from "Vanderpump Rules"—or whatever it is you watch after work when it's only 6 p.m. but it's already dark out and pissing rain and you just wanna dissolve into your couch with a box of Bagel Bites and a jug of Carlo Rossi and forget about life, man—a familiar song emanating from your television.

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In the Loop: Remains Found at Baldwin Hall

By Blake Aued | December 14, 2015 2:18pm

Photo Credit: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Georgia’s Baldwin Hall expansion project has a grave problem—literally.

Work at the construction site has been suspended after 27 grave sites were discovered. The graves are believed to be a part of Old Athens Cemetery, also known as Jackson Street Cemetery, which was the official city cemetery for most of the 1800s. It was originally a part of UGA’s land grant and was deeded back to the university in 2004.

University officials had thought that all graves were removed and remains transferred to Oconee Hill Cemetery when Baldwin Hall was built in 1938, but that turned out not to be the case.

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In the Loop: Former UGA Administrator Accused of Fraud

By Blake Aued | November 17, 2015 11:41am

Photo Credit: UGA News Service

Deborah Dietzler in 2005.

A former University of Georgia fundraiser abused her position to skip work and run marathons at taxpayer expense, according to an investigation by WSB-TV and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Deborah Dietzler was the director of alumni relations for UGA, a job requiring her to travel for alumni events. She often would book flights to and hotels in cities where she wanted to run marathons, then tell assistants to find her people to meet with so she could charge the trips to UGA. She also booked expensive hotels in violation of travel policies so she could earn points.

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In the Loop: General Beauregard's Owners Apologize for 'N*****ita'

By Blake Aued | October 31, 2015 1:08pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

General Beauregard’s owners have confirmed that the bartender’s cheat sheet containing a recipe for a shot called a “N*****ita” is real and say the bar will reopen with no changes to its Confederate theme on Monday.

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In the Loop: General Beauregard's Is Closed

By Blake Aued | October 29, 2015 11:01am

We don’t know whether it’s permanent or just until the PR crisis blows over, but the Old South-themed downtown Athens bar General Beauregard’s is closed.

An anonymous tipster told the website Death and Taxes that the bar—which came under fireafter an image purported to be a recipe card circulated online showing a shot called a “N*****ita”—was closed on Tuesday night.

Flagpole reporter and photographer Joshua L. Jones went by late Wednesday night and confirmed that it is indeed closed.

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In the Loop: Offensive Drink Name Sparks Anger at General Beauregard's

By Blake Aued | October 27, 2015 11:48am

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

It appears that the Confederate-themed downtown Athens bar General Beauregard’s offers a drink with a name that includes a censored racial slur, outraging local social-media users after an image of a recipe sheet was posted to Facebook on Monday.

The sheet includes a shot called a “N*****ita” (the asterisks are part of the name), which includes two parts tequila, one part watermelon liqueur and a splash of sour mix.

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In the Loop: Urban Outfitters Asks Employees to Work for Free

By Blake Aued | October 13, 2015 12:52pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

Here’s some more fuel to throw on the Urban Outfitters fire.

The clothing retailer’s Philadelphia-based parent company, URBN, recently asked salaried employees at its corporate headquarters to “volunteer” at a Pennsylvania warehouse to pack packages for shipping, labeling the free labor a “team building activity.”

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