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Canqr O’Neil | Managing Editor me@randb.oom
Ceertny Holbrook | Opinion! Editor opinione@randb.oom
Opinion Meter
A wrap-up of the week's ups and downs
Watt don’t write that down!
Not cool, Rodney Bennett. The Red
6t Black —and many students who _
we've spoken with— are adamant: We
dont want an administrator telling
faculty to cease making or limit docu- |
ments. It makes the University look
sleazy, and a secretive "good ol* boy”
administration negatively reflects on
our diplomas.
Qlonn Stegall's campaign
The youth vote Is difficult to obtain.
The youth volunteer Is even more
difficult. But 21-year-old University
student Glenn Stegall defied all ste-
reotypes by Jumping into Athena poll- J
tics to run for mayor. Though Stegall
wasn’t one of the top two vote-obtaln
ers who will duke It out In a runoff,
he ran an admirable campaign. The
editorial board salutes this young
politician. More young people should
match his spirit of public service.
Election coverage
The editorial board wants to thank
everyone who took the time to vote k
Tuesday, as well as Robbie Ottley tor
his work manning the Liveblog on
election night. Additional kudos are
due for the many people who joined in
on the political discussions.
Florida football game
Walt Georgia didn’t win the game
why is there a thumbs up here? Last
Saturday’s game in Jacksonville,
despite the Gators’ narrow win, was
a great night for the Bulldogs. The
team played well, the tailgating was a
phenomenal and there was a sense
of sportsmanship among many of the
fans on both sides of the stadium.
It’s great to see that despite the bit
ter rivalry between the Bulldogs and
our jean shorts-wearing rivals to the
south, the game was played out with
good sportsmanship from the fans
and players.
Volleyball coach fired
Greg McGarity is not messing around.
When the athletic director fired vol
leyball head coach Joel McCartney, he
showed losing records are unaccept- a
able at the University. The coach had
an SEC record of 29-45 and needed to
go who cares that it’s the middle
of the season? The Red & Black
applauds the direction McGarity
is taking our athletic program, and
hopes underperforming coaches get
the message.
Cold weather
We’re deadlocked. Some of the
Yankees on this editorial board are
welcoming the cold weather so they
can break out their peacoats. Some
of the Southerners miss the hot sun B
and the cold sweet tea. We know it’s
a cop-out —but after hours of bitter
debate, we can’t agree.
Pacemakers
The Red & Black won five Pacemaker
awards the most prestigious award
a college newspaper can win. We took
home three awards for individual
writers along with top newspaper
and website awards. Not only are
our crossword puzzles awesome, but
apparently we have a good story every
once and a while. Congrats to all the
people who work hard to put out this
paper every day, and thanks for read
ing.
Daniel Burnett, Courtney Holbrook
and Carey O’Neil for
the editorial board
Quote of tho wook: “No written feedback or
evaluative information should be kept for any
candidates in any search process, including
student positions.”
—from the meeting minutes at the Housing
Management Team departmental meeting
reported in "Official advises keeping
information off record," Nov. 4
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Beware of the Typical Athens Guy
Stressed and confused my
friend showed all the usual
symptoms when she called
me Tuesday night.
Last week he was so interested
in her. This week he was MIA.
She went over the short-lived
romance, as we girls do, in great
detail.
After she regaled me with the
story of the fizzled connection, she
asked what she did wrong.
I didn’t want to tell her. It broke
my heart to break the news.
What she did wrong was date
the Typical Athens Guy.
Not every Athens male is the
Typical Athens Guy an incubus
for pitiless pursuing. Some still
have a conscience.
The Typical Athens Guy, or
TAGs, may be spotted by apparel
short shorts, Bperrys afid sport
ing a Bieber-bob.
But trends are trends; the only
real way to recognize the TAG is to
date him.
TAGs talk to you just enough to
keep you interested however, the
communication will not be genuine
(i.e. texting, Facebook poking, etc).
You may be suspicious he’s split
ting his time with other women
you are right.
When he responds to your text
five hours later and asks to come
over at 2 a.m., it’s not because he
misses you.
And it’s not because he was
working late (bartenders are an
Bar dress codes only looking out for you
I’m not really surprised
some bars in down
town Athens have
dress codes. These are
classy establishments.
The last time I was in
Fahrenheit (formerly
known as Firehouse) I
was charmed by some
fine young ladies who had
Just finished their shifts
at the strip club Toppers.
Naturally, we discussed
the finer things in life
while I sipped the finest
champagne: world travel
ing, purchasing helicop
ters and my yacht.
Or I drank a $1 well
drink and played beer
pong. The specifics are
hazy.
I think my favorite
part of Fahrenheit’s dress
code is no “plain colored
T-shirts.” It’s a well
known fact that miscre
ants in plain colored
T-shirts are notorious for
stealing, causing fights
and setting fire to bars.
Last year, my older
brother visited me for the
Kentucky football game.
With four of my friends,
we attempted to enter
Buddha Bar on Broad
Street.
The doorman let my
friends and I in, but
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exception, but they’re a whole
other box of bones) or got wrapped
up in homework genuine guys
make time for the ones they truly
like.
While dating the TAG, you may
grow wary of the late-night rendez
vous or only meeting downtown,
but confronting the TAG on his
shady behavior is not an easy feat.
His exceptional gift for twisting
your words and endless, seemingly
legitimate excuses leave you apolo
gizing for doubting his sincerity.
In a town where TAGs break
their necks more from flipping their
hair than checking out ladies, I say
we’re not missing out on much.
You might be thinking, “Well,
Sam, you’ve just dated a lot of
jerks.”
You’re absolutely right —and
the only thing they all had in com
mon was red and black running
through their veins.
That’s the funny thing about
guys with Bulldawg blood the
love-leash only stretches far
enough to chew the closest raw
hide.
There has to be a social culprit,
not only for why TAGs exist, but
how they get away with deception
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turned my brother away
for violating the dress
code.
He was wearing jeans,
a black and red T-shirt,
tennis shoes and a
Georgia baseball cap.
However; my brother
was turned away because
of his facial piercings,
even though there was no
dress code posted any
where in sight.
In Buddha Bar’s
defense, it was probably
the baseball cap. It was
turned around back
wards. My brother is
obviously Involved with
some sort of football-lov
ing gang.
I understood though.
Buddha Bar has a reputa
tion to protect.
Their claim to tame is
resting a shot glass on
chopsticks over a pint
glass and encouraging
patrons to pound on the
bar and yell until the shot
glass drops into the pint
glass where you then
proceed to chug.
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Of course, what really
got me steamed was that
I couldn’t drink my Dom
P6rignon out of one of
those cute ceramic
Buddhas.
That’s OK though. We
took our six-person bar
tab elsewhere.
I don’t blame the door
men or bartenders. I’m
sure someone over their
heads has told them what
to look for when deciding
who can and cannot enter
their bar. A fake ID print
ed out on computer
paper and slipped inside
a wallet is acceptable, but
sunglasses? I shudder at
the thought.
Boycotting Fahrenheit
is cool and all, but I think
they’ll survive on 18-year
olds with their parents'
credit cards. I encourage
anyone feeling discrimi
nated against by bars
downtown to simply take
their business elsewhere.
Most of the bars with
dress codes may seem
discriminatory because
they are trying to keep a
specific clientele happy
not threatened by outsid
ers with scary piercings
and Jean shorts.
However, I’ve felt more
accepted and welcomed
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and date-juggling.
We let them.
The major problem —and how
most of us get infected is our
dating logic is a double-edged
sword, sticking right out of our
hopeful hearts.
Think about it when you
question the TAG about being sent
to voice mail for the fourth time
the previous night, you’re “the par
anoid girl.”
Yet, when you go with the casual
flow and get dragged through the
mud, you’re ditzy for trusting the
jerk.
We seriously can’t win.
While the social constructs of
our cozy Classic City may have us
balancing over two equally negative
pools paranoia versus gullibility
there is a way to survive the
TAG dating experience.
Treat them like the dogs they
are.
Guard your Scooby Snacks until
they roll over, sit, shake and stop
sniffing other Dawgs.
I’m all for a woman's right to a
good tug-of-war, and if that’s all
you want, TAGs are the perfect
companion.
However, if you’re looking for
something more serious, like my
friend, don’t pick a partner from
the pound.
Samantha Shelton is a senior
from Auburn majoring
in newspapers
at bars that boast a large
fraternity population
than I ever have on the
west end of downtown,
which houses more “hip
ster” bars with piercings
and tattoos aplenty.
Maybe that’s just
because I don’t like the
taste of Pabst Blue
Ribbon, I don’t smoke
cigarettes and I shower
regularly. I don’t know.
If bars in downtown
Athens want to exclude
certain people from
drinking there, that’s
their right as private
businesses.
Other bars such as the
Loft are really just look
ing out for you. They only
want you to look your
best while you grind
against a total stranger.
And until bars stop
allowing rhinestone
embellished Affliction
T-shirts, legglngs-as
pants with UOQ boots
combos or guys that wear
their sunglasses on the
backs of their necks, we
less sophisticated folks
will have to drink else
where.
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