Avocados Avocados are a delicious, buttery fruit grown primarily on the West Coast of the United States, and in Central and South America. Avocados have a somewhat sordid etymology. Their name is derived from the Aztec word for testicle. Avocados were once considered symbolic of fertility; anyone wh
March 15 1:10 a.m. – Security stopped a non-student attempting to enter Turner House with a fake student ID. 9:15 a.m. – Security reported that a vending machine at Weston House had been damaged. Security removed the food from the machine. 10:15 a.m. – Graffiti was found on the stairway leadin
By: Lee Burbage Day 1 7:14 We got on the road much later than we had hoped. We were supposed to leave around noon, but instead we left at 4:30. It didn’t really matter. Either way we were going to be getting into Texas pretty early. We were on our way to the South by […]
BY TANDY VERSYP “My sister was about seven and mentally younger, and my brother was two years younger,” recalls Margaret Hale-Parker as she sips from her Diet Coke, or as she calls it, her diabetes drink. “Well, anyway, somebody had told them about a lake. They thought there was a lake here.
By Brian Smith Male bonding is a complex subject. Anthropologist Lionel Tiger mentions in his 1969 book “Men in Groups” that men bond through shared activities, while women bond over shared emotional experiences. Baseball, manual labor and shaving are all cliché origins of male friendship. Howe
By Michael Jewell It’s cancer. I just know it is. In my lymph nodes, in my brain, every unseen corner of my body. Every small pain and discomfort is evidence of my rapidly approaching death. I can barely weather a common cold through its duration without considering the carrying out of my last wis
What your cat was doing during the blackout. Cartoon by: Chase Chauffe District Staff
Sep. 15 7:15 a.m.—Security responded to alarm activation at a room in Boundary Village. Savannah Fire Department responded to the site and determined it was a false alarm. The alarm was silenced and reset. 6:47 p.m.—Security responded to an alarm activation in a room at Barnard Village. Upon inv
Sept. 1 9 p.m. A SCAD student reported to security that someone had stolen her bike from Vinnie Van GoGo’s sometime between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. She stated she left the bike unsecured because she had lost her bike lock. Police responded and generated a report. Sept. 2 12:18 a.m.—The alarm c
St. Patrick’s Day is always a wild ride in Savannah. The entire city shuts down. Parades flood the streets and people line the squares. Some even try to claim their spot a day ahead of time. Tourists flock to our fair southern city from all around to enjoy this huge event. However, this year’s c