Police attack Occupy protests in Denver. Police fire tear gas at anti-Wall Street protesters. These two headlights glimpse into the various violent police attacks on the Occupy groups. In Denver this past weekend, police pepper sprayed, fired rubber bullets at and arrested protesters. A total of 77 people have been arrested since the start of Occupy Denver; this past weekend, ...
Read More »Bank robbed near campus, man arrested
The Southeastern Federal Credit Union bank on Baytree road was robbed by Jeffery Hargo, 35, on Friday afternoon.
Read More »Consolidation an issue with Valdosta citizens
Valdosta citizens have until Nov. 8 to vote on the Lowndes County issue of consolidating or “unifying” the Valdosta City and Lowndes County Boards of Education. County citizens have spoken their opinions in forums, such as the one held by Valdosta City Schools at J.L. Lomax Elementary School Tuesday at 7 p.m., and placed signs outside their businesses and homes, ...
Read More »Inked skin still carries stigma
The tattoo addiction has spread out so far that even Barbie bared her skin to the needle. A pink-bobbed, miniskirt and skull heart and bones shirt wearing tokidoki® Barbie® doll was released earlier this month online to adult collectors for $50. Parents are freaking out about this popular children’s doll having—not the miniskirt, pink hair or skull-printed shirt, but the ...
Read More »Bystanders should intervene
You walk through the Foshan City market one day, when you notice a bleeding two-year-old girl lying on the side of the street. You would of course rush over and help her, or would you? Last Thursday in Foshan City, China, a two-year-old girl was run over, backed over, run over again with a truck and then was run over ...
Read More »Nation’s obesity epidemic slows
The United States is battling obesity—and kind of winning. The number of normal weight people at 36.6 percent outweighs (no pun intended) the number of overweight people at 35.8 percent for the first time in over three years, according to a recent Gallup poll. The poll’s authors have come up with theories as to why this is true. First Lady ...
Read More »Classic comic strip comes to life
Six students performed “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Sept. 24, taking the audience out the Fine Arts Building and into the Schulz County Schools to experience a day in the life of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” gang. The college student cast undertook the challenge of acting in a sold out performance with an audience ranging from children to older ...
Read More »‘The show must go on’: Carrollton mayor approves ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ musical, then cancels due to its risque nature
A tale of bizarre Transylvanian delight with a riff-raff group, a married couple and a cross dressing scientist would be warping its way onto the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center stage on Oct. 27 had one mayor not stood in its way. Mayor Wayne Garner of Carrollton, Ga., shut down an approved performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” after the ...
Read More »Protestors on hand for visit
Students protested several issues outside the University Center during Gov. Nathan Deal and Chancellor Hank Huckaby’s visit on Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. The protest had several different purposes: the diversity of the presidential search committee; the execution of Troy Davis; the appointment of Philip Kent, Phil Kent Consulting Inc., president, author and political and media commenter, to the Immigration ...
Read More »Hollywood out of ideas
“Beetlejuice 2,” “Footloose” without Kevin Bacon, “Star Wars” tweaks made by George Lucas—these are just the few of the sequels, remakes and updates to grace recent movie news. Ultimately, Hollywood should leave most, if not all, movies alone. You can argue maybe they do these various films to give more to their fans. The industry recognizes the huge fan following ...
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