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Th# sidewalks of downtown are pretty empty compared This is called Poi. And it's just lire poi," said Molly, a buxto ol crszy people (Sown here -some word orm too. A
to the crowd that fitted them earlier - before, during and alfer member of the group. "There's Alterant type* - LEO, fabric tot of weird ones *
the Nov. 6 football game again* Idaho State The bars are -but this it Are.' Tompkins added so Tavior’s assessment o( Athens,
bagtontog to cften and the raataurants are beginning to The performers of Poi swing balls connected to a flexibte fast, I was at last Caff bar. I walked out and there vro)
switch from serving meals to serving dnnks. But Athens- cord in circular pattern*. Win Tompkins, a University student, some,! would cstt them ‘townies/ that fried to make out with
Clarke County Police Officer Chambers doesn't expect the volunteered to let the Poi performers spin the balls of fire one of my fnendt, who's a guy," he said Then tried to make
night to be too wild and crazy. around him, as he knelt on the ground. out with one of my Mends who’s a lady, then kind to make
"When Georgia’s winning, yes. When they’re losing, no,” Not every passerby was as excited about Poi as out with me. | declined, being a daisy gentleman and then
II he said In relarence to whether a large number of people visit Tompkins. she started humping me. I saw a camo dub meeting, t saw
11p.m. downtown after a football game Today was a blowout, so *Soms old man was just freaking out,* said Taytor, avid- like, eight dudes in camo jackets hanging out on the comer, t
we just expects regular Saturday night.” tor to Athens. He’s like No fire in the streets, no fire in the kneeled and had a wizard spin fire bate around my head tor
Though 80s bar hat not filled its outdoor patio area and streets '* about 30 minutes straight. Another wizard is tore. And now!
the sidewalk outside of The Loft and Magnolia's are free of Taylor said he came to Athens to attend the football I'm headed back to my office to do some work, because I'm
people, outside ofWalker's Pub a crowd is starting to gather game and was enjoying his experience downtown. . 21 and I’m stowed to drink. Please put me to The Red &
around a group of street performers. It's side Yeah, it’s sick,* he said. ”1 like it. There’s a Back.”
lines are beginning to form outside of bars. For some, a night ol Outside of Max Canada, the atmosphere isn't quite so friendly. A
drinking is just beginning, but others have journeyed downtown for gentleman who was refused entrance to the bar is yelling at the
different reasons. bouncers.
“We’re trying to raise money for Shop with a Bulldog,” said ”We refused him entry because he was too drunk, and he got
19 9 m Allison Doyle, a University student. ‘Apparently, last night people got very angry,” said Dutch, a member of the Max Canada staff, lit was]
$150.” just him yelling. I don’t want to get hit by anyone. Especially some
Doyle said she would be downtown trying to raise money for two one I don't know.”
or three hours. She and her fellow volunteers had already seen He said the light was unusual and he did not know the offender,
some interesting things. “I’ve never seen him before. And that's the thing. They're not
“We just saw a girl got stopped and she had to do the straight regulars, they’re just people who party too long because the games
line test with a cop,” Doyle said. are early. They gel drunk at 10 in the morning and late at night
She said as the girl was taking the test people stood around and they’re a problem,’ Dutch said. *lf they can't walk 141 straight, cer
watched, yelling things such as, *You go girl! You pass that test!” as tainly [we refuse them]. I’m not sure how many people get refused, ,
the girt made her attempt to walk in a straight line. but we try to do our best at that, but it’s pretty hard sometimes.”
lam By now. the streets are full and so are Jennings said having fewer people alumnus. riMty Cougars? They're actuaßy mart.
many police cars. downtown was often a good thing hard to get. The 21-year-olds, if you get That might be true. But SI end up to
I Outside of The Loft, a girl is arrested “Wen, it just makes the night drag on, enough shots, they're too easy. But you a ooNege town that’s not Athens...," he
and placed inside a police car -one of When you have something to do, it makes gel a cougar, she’s married; she might said. ”ft sucks,” finished Berger,
toe hazards of drinking downtown. toe night go faster, but that’s our goal,” he have Hke. five kids; she’s kind of a chal- Davidson said as a student he usutfy
Outside of Walker's, Athens-Clarke said. "We re out hers to prevent crime, lenge. love the chafiegge.” went out tour nights a week and Athens
County Police Officer Jennings said toe We like to be visible. If everything's Davidson's friend Scott Berger said was toe best place to party,
night was not typical, arrest-wise at toast peaceful and everyone’s behaving, that's he and Davidson were at • bachelor party T have been to several downtown
1 actually havenV he said when the top of our priority last ” and though a typical Saturday night lor places: Auburn sucks, Tuscaloosa. IVe
asked if he had made any arrests. "It's At Bes bar, toe patio is beginning to fi him was not like this. Davidson's nights been to several downtown places wanting
been kind of quiet toe first part of the up and a line of people are waiting out- were pretty similar to this one to give them a shot, and Atosns Is supe-
I think it's because it's so cold. And side to get in ”He ends the night at The loft, grind- rior,” Davidson said “Because tor retd. I
9*rn toe early game People who drink are not "Here at Bes bar, we're going Cougar ing on some girls,' Berger said tell my younger brother, listen: itoens Is
adhere." hurting," said Zach Davidson, a University Davidson didn't deny Barger's state- toe place you will never want to leave."
People have filled up nights spent downtown. _ . . .
Magnolia's and Five Guys As toe Inends ate their ** * P?*
Burgers and Fries, though the pizza, Neal commented on
tables in the back of Little Italy shanng a pizza together
aretree. That’s good for the soul,” 5^25?2?
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University students, ended their Not all uZ Italy customers the tobies have Nted up. and downtowns many patrons have
3 reght wrth a talapefto and pep- were simply envying their
peront pizza. . pizza. One worker could be
"We all want to have a good heard over toe din saying, “Do refflauran *** ctose
time and be safe." Cat said of not fight in toe booth.” WWPteflP*.
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NIGHIS: Shenanigans
frequent downtown
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count how many sorority
girls they see walk by with
their boobs falling out of
their dresses. Typically, it
works better in the late
spring/early fall, so that's
kind of fun.”
Starbucks has a study
area upstairs, and Vaughan
said he normally sees
approximately 10 people
studying there late on a
Saturday night.
“This happens quite a
bit,” he said. “Girls will
come in decked to the
nines with a backpack on.
And the idea is that they’ll
study for a couple hours
and when they get through
studying, they’ll go out and
get drunk. So, it’s like,
they’re studying so they
can lose the information.”
Cat and Liz, two employ
ees at The Cotton Club,
who requested their last
names not be included,
said they usually witness
multiple arrests while at
work.
“Tonight there were no
arrests and it was awe
some,” Cat said. “Tonight
was a non-typical night.”
Cat and Liz said that
because Cotton Club is
located on the comer of
Broad Street, they see a lot
of what goes on at night in
the downtown area.
“You see unspeakable
things,” Liz said. “I saw a
RHODES: Ffew earn the honor
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After an intensive application process, Yang was
interviewed on campus and then had a final Interview in
Atlanta alongside the other candidates from her region.
Along with the prestige of being named one of only 32
recipients from around the country, the prize includes a
fully paid graduate program at Oxford University.
“What else is really great about the scholarship is it
provides you with a great community of previous schol
ars who you will be learning from as well,” Yang said.
Yang has already studied at Oxford when she partici
pated in a Maymester program studying modem litera
ture and genetics in society after her freshman year.
This time around she plans to study global health sci
ence and possibly medical anthropology.
Yang's future plans Include attending a medical school
and pursuing a combined medical and master of public
health program.
“I would like to thank all the wonderful faculty men
tors I’ve had and supportive administrators of the
Honors Program,” Yang said. “It’s such a honor and I feel
it’s reflective of all the support and access to resources
that I had going to a university like UGA. 8o I’m very
thankful for that.”
guy get dragged out of a
taxi cab by the people he
was with, and he was dead
wasted on the street.”
A University student
who will work as a student
teacher in the spring and
who chose to remain anon
ymous, doesn't spend his
nights grading papers. So
what is a typical Saturday
for him?
“Just go downtown, have
a good time,” he said while
at the entrance of Toppers
International Showbar. “It
happens. You know, we end
up where we end up. If we
end up at a strip club, we
end up at a strip club.
Usually, we end up at strip
clubs on Wednesday nights
when the covers are lower,
but Toppers is not exactly
the classiest place ever."
The doormen at Bes bar
said they see approximate
ly 300 patrons on a regular
day. However, on a
Saturday, the number
increases to 1,400.
James Warrior, an
employee at Yogurt, said
that on Saturday nights he
sees “a lot of people who
got a very drunk craving to
get some frozen yogurt.”
Warrior has had various
experiences with people
who walk into Ydguri for
reasons other than Just
buying frozen yogurt.
He said he sees some
unusual occurrences. One
night, a drunken patron hit
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herself in the head with a
door.
“And she kind of like,
plops down and starts cry
ing for a couple of min
utes.” Warrior said. “And I
ask her if I can help her,
and she just kind of looks
at me and is just like. ‘You
know what? I don’t want
you to even look at me
right now.’ And I’m like.
Well, is there anything that
I can do for you?’ And she’s
like. ‘Don’t look at me.
That’s what you can do for
me.'”
When asked if he likes
working on Saturday nights
in Athens. Warrior had
mixed feelings.
“On Saturday nights,
sometimes, it’s kind of hit
or miss,” Warrior said.
“Sometimes the custom
ers, we have a lot of fbn.
Sometimes, they’re just
drunk and obnoxious and I
just wanna yeah.”
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