OUR TAKE: Aim to aid others

It was a slow news week this week at The Red & Black. So slow, in fact, that we had some difficulty coming up with ideas for institutional editorials. We ended up choosing to write about the Harry Potter craze as well as volunteering opportunities.

We had two contributor stories this week which both dealt with volunteering opportunities for students in Athens — and both were at places most students don't necessarily think about immediately (such as the local animal shelter). So when I was putting together the budget, I made sure to package those two on the same page — and when we had our editorial board meeting, we decided it would be worth writing an institutional about students volunteering.

I did a little research for it and found out that Georgia college students lag behind other states' college-aged students in volunteer work, so I found it especially important for the editorial to be written.

Click here to read what I wrote about student volunteering opportunities, for The Red & Black's editorial board.

Adams discusses finance audits, furloughs during open mic session

I made a rookie mistake in my article today and missed a golden opportunity to continue along a story. I have learned from that mistake and hope to never make it again.

As I wrote yesterday, there is a book coming out that criticizes UGA President Michael Adams. His assistant expressed that Adams would not be answering questions concerning the book at the biannual "Open Mic with Mike" session yesterday. That was a substantial portion of the preview I wrote for the event, and I should have mentioned it in the review of the event.

When my story was being edited we discussed adding in a part about it, but the decision was made that it did not need to be in there. In hindsight, I think it should have and I am going to keep a more watchful eye on opportunities such as that from now on.

Click here to read my article about the "Open Mic with Mike" forum yesterday.

Adams may curb questions about book criticizing his tenure

A firestorm is brewing on campus. It may be a 10-year-old storm, but nonetheless, it has resurfaced.

With the upcoming release of Rich Whitt's book, "Behind the Hedges," today's 'Open Mic with Mike' comes at an opportune time for students to ask questions of UGA President Michael Adams.

I first learned of this book on Sunday at the paper's weekly staff meeting and was asked to take it on as my project for the week – which I was more than happy to do. The book takes a critical look at Adams's tenure and some controversies that I was never even aware of.

Click here to read my article about President Adams's biannual open forum session with UGA students.