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Alum starts college life comic strip By RUSTY BAILEY The Red & Black Out of all the comic genres superhero, detec tive, science fiction, auto biographical Scott Selsor chose to create a comic about college life. “I still think (the whole college experience) is the most important time in a person’s life,” said Selsor, a University alumnus. A few years after Selsor graduated, he created a comic called “Bohemia” that was based on his experiences in Athens. Selsor then moved to Los Angeles, putting the strip to rest, and start ed working as an illustra tor and a writer. However, the comic strip wasn’t something he could just let Breaking into the music scene ‘easy as A-T-H-E-N-S’ As a native of the “North” (Maryland, that is), the ques tion I get asked is, “Why did you decide to come all the way to Georgia?” It warms my heart as I answer them because I’m proud to be a product of this town’s incomparable independent music scene. This is the handbook on acclimating yourself to this land of live music because getting to know the Athens music scene is as easy as do-re-mi or A-T-H-E-N-S. Act like you belong: Not to be confused with the approach of “making it by faking it,” showing up to a show and abiding by “act like you belong” embraces the exciting opportunity to be a total chameleon. From the “headier” shows at the Theatre to a singer-songwriter show case at Flicker, remember to be confident, be one with the crowd and boogie like there’s no tomorrow. Take the tour: Thanks to Flagpole’s Experienced Defense Attorneys , dui • mip/upa I ALL CRIMES m . Slider & Gonzalez, LLC | I InclcOttoS The Wcrld Premiere 6 f the mew KEPAP WRAP FREE WRAP or KEBAP with purchase of arq combe. Mentier the ad, re copper reeded - everij daif ir October after spm! At powntown • Athens, GA 30601 ' • www.uncleottos.com The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Discover Japan.... JET offers year-long paid positions, roundtrip airfare to Japan, health insurance, training, and more! • Teach English to Japanese Youth • Work in Local Government Offices • Immerse Yourself in Japanese Culture • Gain International Experience Application Deadline: December 3rd, 2007 For more Information, visit our website: www.us.emb-japan.go.jp li? /HsoiskxuH I I I In „ If STX (*BfT£ vUposnap.cau COURTESY SCOTT SELSOR ▲ Zero is a comic strip started by Scott Selsor, a University graduate. For more information, log onto www.zerostrip.com. go. “Over the past years I got e-mailed by people wondering what happened to the past strip and I thought I would re-launch it under the current time frame,” Selsor said. Thus, “Bohemia” retu rned with the name “Zero.” “A lot of the characters are just sort of slackers and they don’t have a lot of ambition yet or they don't know where they want their life to go,” he said. “The term ‘Zero’ just sort of reflects that.” Selsor said he likes to Samantha Promisloff ▲ Annual Guide to Athens and Web sites such as www.visitathensga.com, collegiate culture vultures can access the self-guided tour of the city’s music meccas. Filled with tons of trivia and history, the list of landmarks ranges from the remaining steeple of the church that housed R.E.M’s first gig to the original array of locations for venues that still exist today. Help out: When concert-goers get crazed, concert-goers turn pro. Behind the music is a world of business. Most of the city’s local ly-run music entities oper ate on a national scale. hear students’ stories to keep the comic fresh and on his Web site students cant submit ideas. “I get a lot of my mate rial from talking to other students about things that are happening on cam pus,” he said. Already, “Zero” is running in several college papers including at the Umversity of Alaska and the University of North Carolina in Asheville. “This is just something that I loved and I just wanted to bring it back to life and see where it goes.” These kinds of experiences are indispensable. Opportunities include organizations such as Nu?i’s Space and local NPR affiliate WUGA. The world is at your fingertips —and music to the ears of future “real world” employ ers. Educate yourself: It is up to you, stu dent, to understand and appreciate Athens’ great ness as a lovechild of this legacy. Take one listen to Bright Eyes’ “Southern State” and you’ll know how to see the Athens scene from the outside. 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A# other product or service names are property of their respective owners AP rights reserved VARIETY Habitat for Humanity to promote awareness for urban area threats By JENNIFER PAXTON The Red & Black Urban areas currently are home to almost half of the world’s population. Approximately one bil lion urban dwellers or one out of every three are living in slums or oth erwise desperate condi tions, according to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements Web site. World Habitat Day, annually on the first Monday of October, aims to spread awareness on urban poverty issues, in hopes of eventually pro viding sustainable living conditions for all. “It’s a huge problem, but every little bit that you help or donate, some one’s life is affected,” said Seychelle Vos, a junior from Clemson, S.C., and everywhere to come out swinging. Support your friends and the sounds, and you support your scene! In a town this size, everyone knows someone. If it was a show you saw, a single you heard or a MySpace you stalked, talk it out. Satisfy your curiosity: Between the low cost of admission and the amazing accessibility, experiment your heart out. You’ve got four years minimum to master this —and that’s a long time so don’t be afraid to screw around with whatever concert that’s creeping up. Samantha Promisloff is a variety writer for The Red & Black. The Red a Black | Monday, October i, 2007 WORLD HABITAT DAY What: World Habitat Day Where: Tate Plaza and the Arch When: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tate, 6 to 7:30 p.m at the Arch vice president of the advocacy and education chapter of Habitat for Humanity. “If we don’t do any thing, then there will be no change.” The University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter will promote the event today at Tate Plaza and the Arch. “It’s a way to make students are aware of the problems of poverty and affordable housing around the world,” Vos said. The theme of this ROLLER: Team volunteers, gives proceeds to charity ► From Page 1 the Hittin’ Misses and the Dames of Maim, plus an all-star travel team. The two teams play only against each other. The teams also prac tice together, making their team rivalry unique, Buckelew said. “The girl you beat up one week is the one help ing you out the next week,” she said. Each girl has a compe tition name, such as Buckelew’s Carmen Slamdiego, which she said references women she admires. year’s observance, as cho sen by the U.N. is, “A safe city is a just city.” It was chosen on behalf of the threats facing urban areas today, includ ing increased crime and violence, forced evictions, unreliable tenure and nat ural disasters. “Let us resolve to make cities around the world safer, greener, more inclusive and more secure places for every one,” said U.N. Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon last Monday on behalf of the event. The University’s chap ter will ask students to help write letters. They will be sent to Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, addressing the need for affordable hous ing for low-income citi zens. The Rollergirls also participate in volunteer work, said Ashley Helton, a University graduate stu dent and the outreach coordinator for the league. “We try to participate in at least one volunteer activity as a league each month,” she said. “We also sponsor a charity at each home bout, which entails donating a portion of our proceeds to that charity.” On Oct. 21, the league will sponsor “Drumming for Success,” a group that teaches percussion to local kids in the commu nity. 5