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▲ Dogs and people alike are welcome at this happy hour. There are both indoor and outdoor areas for
owners to enjoy their drinks, and for dogs to play with others. Doggie freebies are given out each week.
Downtown hotel hosts weekly
happy hour for dogs and owners
By ALLISON MILLIARD
The Red & Black
You don’t have to be a Bulldog to enjoy a cocktail in the
Classic City all dogs are welcome at this “hairy” happy hour.
Hotel Indigo, located downtown on College Avenue, is
known for its trendy looks and environmentally-friendly design,
but perhaps its most unique attraction is its Canine Cocktail
Hour.
Every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., attendees can mingle
with other dog owners and enjoy doggie-themed drink specials,
such as “salty dogs” and “greyhounds.”
Nikki Boatwright, assistant general manager of Hotel
Indigo, said the event began as soon as the hotel opened last
August.
“Athens is such a pet-friendly city,” Boatwright said. “We
thought it would be a good way to involve the locals.”
Catherine Hay, a 2009 University alumna, said she lives in
the downtown Athens area and was surprised by how pet
friendly the city is.
“There are surprisingly a lot of places that allow dogs,” Hay
said. “I heard about the Canine Cocktail and decided to check
it out. It’s really a neat event.”
The hotel features a large lobby and extensive outdoor area,
allowing guests to choose where to sit depending on the
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Univ. Golf Course stays green during the summer
By MITCH BLOMERT
The Red & Black
Just because a golf course
has putting greens doesn’t
mean it’s easy to keep its color.
The University Golf Course,
located south of campus on
Riverbend Drive, is paying close
attention to the health of its
grass this summer so that all 18
holes are in optimal condition
against the unforgivable weath
er.
With temperatures in Athens
reaching the 90s and humidity
at its peak, keeping the course
suitable for golfing is a chal
lenge for groundskeepers.
“It’s extremely difficult
because everything is growing
and continuously needs to be
kept up and Mother Nature
never plays fair,” Golf Course
Superintendent Scott Griffith
said. “These are the times when
I wish we could close for a few
months and put shade tents
over our greens like Augusta
National does."
The course uses a type of
grass known as bentgrass,
which Griffith says grows at an
optimum temperature of 80
degrees. The high temperatures
So
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▲ The University Golf Course uses various techniques
to monitor the water to keep the course in top shape
this summer in response to the high heat and humidity.
and humidity in the summer
can damage the grass and make
it difficult to play on.
“This year alone we have
seen our canopy temperatures
of the greens consistently above
110 degrees, with the soil tem
perature around the roots in
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the mld-905,” Griffith said. “The
high humidity prevents the
plant from cooling itself natu
rally because of the reduction
of evaporation.”
To prevent the grass from
overheating and becoming
unfavorable for golfing, the
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course uses a soil moisture
probe, which monitors the grass
with a volumetric water con
tent meter and allows ground
skeepers to find the areas where
watering is needed the most.
Irrigation is used only when
it is needed, which encourages
the grass roots to reach deeper
into the soil for water; making
them more self-sufficient.
“We constantly monitor the
weather and pay close atten
tion to how much water we are
losing," Griffith said. “The
greens have to be monitored
daily to inspect for unfavorable
changes that might arise and a
timely appropriate action must
be taken to alleviate whatever
stress the plant is under.”
The areas that do die when
the weather warms up require
placement of new sod, especial
ly around the teeing grounds,
fairways and the edge of
greens.
But the extra maintenance
during the summer does have
its advantages. If monitored
carefully, bentgrass is favorable
for golfers, especially on the
putting green. This makes the
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Music
Business
loses key
staffers
By KELSEY BYRD
The Red & Black
Even though three of the top
players in the Music Business pro
gram are leaving the University to
do work with Kennesaw State
University, the dean of the Terry
College of Business is not worried.
“It will certainly have an impact
on us,” Dean Robert Sumichrast
said. “I’m sorry they are going, but
they built a strong foundation and I
think we will be able to hire new
people that will have the Music
Business Program continue to
improve."
KSU recently started the new
Music and Entertainment Business
Certificate Program with the help
from their Coles College of Business
and Atlanta entertainment attorney
Joel Katz. Katz gave a major mone
tary contribution to KSU, leading to
the beginning of the program.
“I am honored to provide the
foundation for the Kennesaw State
University entertainment and music
management program,” said Katz in
an interview with KSU.
“The other key factors are timing
and geography,” Katz added.
“Georgia needs a first-class offering
like the KSU entertainment and
music management program, which
will complement Atlanta’s strong
heritage of great artistry and music
history in the South.”
KSU has hired Bruce Burch,
Keith Perissi and Heather Malcom,
leaving the University program with
no director, assistant director or
fundraising officer for the fall.
Ser MUSIC, Page 2
Governor
primaries
approach
Candidates often
agree on issues
By JEN INGLES
The Red & Black
Primary elections for the state of
Georgia are July 20 and, in televised
debates, the candidates for governor
of both parties struggled to stand
out.
During both the Republican and
Democratic debates that aired on
FOX 5 Atlanta July 11, candidates
often agreed with one
another on issues
ranging from immi
gration to education
to health care.
Republicans
Nathan Deal, Karen
Handel, Eric Johnson,
and John Oxendine
all pledged to down
size the state govern
ment if elected gov
ernor.
Dan McLagan, spokesman for
Handel's campaign, said by phone
after the debate that Handel will cut
the state government by 10 percent,
adding that education and public
safety would be exempt from cuts.
Regarding taxes, there Is some
difference of opinion.
Handel and Deal support the Fair
Tax, a program that would eliminate
income tax and implement a retail
sales tax, at the federal level, but
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