Becoming a Georgia Bulldawg

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Remembering the “Snowpocalypse of...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:56:18 -0500

Remembering the “Snowpocalypse of 2011”

uga:

Despite the fog this morning, it’s a fine and springy day here in Athens! Perfect for the second day of spring semester classes.

cone-of-uncertainty:

A year ago today, Athens, Georgia, and most of the Southeastern United States was in the grips of a strong winter storm that brought up to a half a foot or more of snow to most of the region. Schools and businesses were closed for nearly a week, as freezing temperatures in the wake of the storm lingered for multiple days and ice turned most roads into skating rinks. A year later, mild, Spring like temperatures and rain are common throughout the region.

talkredandblack: Cartoon by Phillip Henry

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:54:46 -0500

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Cartoon by Phillip Henry

Favorites of '11: University Memory

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:55:12 -0500

talkredandblack:

We complete our series of 2011 editors’ picks with something particular to each desk: a favorite experience at the University, in Athens or with UGA friends. Some took place on the job, while others revolved around time with friends — another derived from an extremely unlikely source. All the while, these moments reinforced our love for the University and what we do at it.

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uga: Our city is so awesome.

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:47:32 -0500

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Our city is so awesome.

December 23rd

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:20:35 -0500

December 23rd

uga: Georgia: Always twice as good as Tech. Click-through to...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:01:38 -0500

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Georgia: Always twice as good as Tech.

Click-through to “Like.” Share and reblog. Let’s Go Dawgs!

uga: Life here is beautiful in black in white.

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:01:11 -0500

uga:

Life here is beautiful in black in white.

uga: It’s a nice 55 degrees right now. It is December,...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:00:21 -0500

uga:

It’s a nice 55 degrees right now. It is December, right?

Arthur Miller's All My Sons

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:10:00 -0500

Friday, November 11th 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 13th 2:30 p.m.

Do not miss out on seeing this phenomenal performance at the Fine Art’s Building. Only two opportunities left!

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SaturdayNovember 12th 20113:30 KickoffBe there. Come cheer on...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:01:36 -0500

Saturday
November 12th 2011
3:30 Kickoff
Be there.
Come cheer on our Dawgs and experience the South’s Oldest Rivalry

uga: The house was built as a private home in 1844 and in 1907...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:07:06 -0500

uga:

The house was built as a private home in 1844 and in 1907 the Lumpkin family deeded it and its land to the University of Georgia (that land is now much of our South Campus.)

One condition of the family’s bequest was that the land would revert to the Lumpkin family if the University destroyed or moved the house. That’s why Lumpkin House now sits as a tiny and antiquated anomaly amidst behemoths like Conner Hall.

GBook Tradition: Visit the Tree That Owns Itself

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:30:00 -0500

GBook Tradition: Visit the Tree That Owns Itself :

The earliest known telling of the tree’s story comes from a front page article titled “Deeded to Itself” in the Athens Weekly Banner of August 12, 1890. The article explains that the tree had been located on the property of Colonel William Henry Jackson. William Jackson was the son of James Jackson (a soldier in the American Revolution as well as a Congressman, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Georgia), and the father of another James Jackson (a Congressman and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia). He was the brother of Jabez Young Jackson, also a Congressman. (William Jackson was reportedly a professor at the University of Georgia and is sometimes given the title of Doctor; the nature of his military service and the source of the title Colonel is unknow.) Jackson supposedly cherished childhood memories of the tree and, desiring to protect it, deeded to the tree ownership of itself and the surrounding land. By various accounts this transaction took place between 1820 and 1832. According to the newspaper article, the deed read:

I, W. H. Jackson, of the county of Clarke, of the one part, and the oak tree… of the county of Clarke, of the other part: Witnesseth, That the said W. H. Jackson for and in consideration of the great affection which he bears said tree, and his great desire to see it protected has conveyed, and by these presents do convey unto the said oak tree entire possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of it on all sides.

It is unclear whether the story of the Tree That Owns Itself began with the Weekly Banner article or if it had been an element of local folklore prior to that time. The author of “Deeded to Itself” writes that, in 1890, there were few people still living who knew the story.

Older plaque at the site, weathered by exposure. The stone faintly details a passage from William H. Jackson’s deed to the tree.

The story of the Tree That Owns Itself is very widely known and is almost always presented as fact. However, only one person—the anonymous author of “Deeded to Itself”—has ever claimed to have seen Jackson’s deed to the tree. Most writers acknowledge that the deed is lost or no longer exists, if in fact it ever did.

Don’t forget to get your picture with the Tree that Owns Itself for your GBook!

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Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:10:27 -0500

uga: Bulldog Marching Song Georgia! Georgia! Hear the Bulldogs...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:09:34 -0500

uga:

Bulldog Marching Song

Georgia! Georgia! Hear the Bulldogs growl!
Scrapping, snapping, listen to him howl!
Here he comes a-running to the field,
Georgia’s team is never going to yield.
Win or lose, the other fellow knows
Georgia fights until the whistle blows.
Red and Black wave on for Georgia’s Varsity
And Georgia’s victory!

"And when all those game day daydreams actually came to fruition on Saturday night, I found myself in..."

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:08:00 -0500

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And when all those game day daydreams actually came to fruition on Saturday night, I found myself in a state I’d never experienced. In between my cheers and hugs and high fives, I nearly broke down in tears. For the first time in my life, I felt an unadulterated sense of pride in my team, my school, my state and my community. An air of joy seemed tangible as it echoed among the thousands of Bulldog fans who occupied the stadium and rejoiced the win. The moment moved me.

As I shared that moment with my best friends and peers as well as strangers in the parking lot, I understood the importance of this University in an entirely different sense. It’s not that I ever needed a football game to serve as a reminder; it simply felt like a special, long-overdue reward. This year, for this senior, it was also a damn good day to be a Dawg.

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- Senior Euphoria Over Florida Victory, Red and Black (via jelizabethl)

Welcome

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:05:51 -0500

Welcome to our incoming spring freshmen, our freshmen that are wrapping up their first semester, our transfer students, our sophomores, our juniors, our seniors, our victory lappers, our alumni, our professors, our applicants and to our Bulldawgs at heart.

Whether this is your first year on campus or your 50^th year on campus we invite you to partake on our journey of uncovering, discovering, and distinguishing that which changes an individual from simply a student at the University of Georgia to a true red and black blooded “Bulldawg”.

We urge you to join as we dive deep into our history and engage in the traditions of our beloved University. Becoming a Bulldawg serves to foster a sense of unity across campus and instill pride while embarking on the adventures and experiences that the University of Georgia has to offer. Come. Join us.

"It should therefore be among the first objects of those who wish well to the national prosperity to..."

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:11:00 -0500

““It should therefore be among the first objects of those who wish well to the national prosperity to encourage and support the principles of religion and morality, and early to place the youth under the forming hand of society, that by instruction they may be molded to the love of virtue and good order.””

- Abraham Baldwin

Founder of the University of Georgia