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Wow, what a whirlwind it has been since our Men’s basket-ball team received a bid to the NCAA tournament. While Ithought Coach Fox and company would in fact get an invite, Iwas definitely surprised when they received a number 10 seedsending them to Charlotte to face the Washington Huskies.

Since the brackets are not released until the Sunday beforethe tournament, there really is no way to plan for it. In fact, Cheriand I were planning to go to St. Simons (our hometown) for herbirthday. However upon receiving the news that the Hoop Dawgswould be playing so close to Athens, I quickly used a ton of charmin talking her into celebrating her birthday with a massive doseof basketball in the Queen City. Now isn’t that an awesome wife?

Since the two of us would be capturing the Georgia fans inattendance (see our center spread, pages 10-11), I felt someoneelse needed to cover the beat itself. I quickly called BI Athens’sports editor, Ryan Scates, to discover that since it was springbreak, he already had vacation plans.

Thankfully a few weeks back I had a fraternity brother calland ask me to meet his cousin who was at UGA in the journal-ism school. The meeting went well and we made some plans touse his sports writing skills in the near future. Well lucky for himand Bulldawg Illustrated, he happened to be staying in Athens forspring break to save money. It was the perfect sequence of events.We had a writer who had done work for the Red and Black, whowas more than willing to go cover the Georgia team in Charlottefor his first assignment and a paid vacation.

I encourage you to check out Travis Ragsdale’s summary ofthe Hoop Dawgs return to the big dance on page 8. He did anawesome job with the article, but also did some unique bloggingand videoing on our website (that’s worth seeing) while in Char-lotte. Now I can’t promise him that every assignment will be sosweet in the future, but he has certainly earned himself a spotwith BI moving forward.

Like Travis points out in his article, there is so much to bepleased with regarding the job Mark Fox has done in just twoyears. The excitement at the game in Charlotte was electric withplayers and fans refusing to give in all the way to the final buzzer.Yes, the Bulldog Nation fell short of victory, but the foundation forthe future of the program is just at the beginning. Kudos must goto everyone involved with the program and particularly the fansfor their support of the team. Who knows, this time next year, weall may be counting the days until the teams plays in the Sweet16 for the chance to go the Final Four. Regardless, Georgia bas-ketball is most definitely relevant again, which only brings a bigsmile to my face.

Before I bid farewell to this issue of BI Athens, I have tosomberly change gears and encourage you to read Jeff Dantzler’scolumn on page 4. A few weeks back, the Diamond Dawgs’Johnathan Taylor suffered a neck injury when he collided with afellow player making a play on a hit ball. Tragically, this is the sec-ond major injury David Perno’s team has been challenged by ina very short time. However reading JD’s column about the team’swest coast trip will certainly give you goose bumps when youlearn about the courage everyone is displaying.

The Diamond Dawgs open their SEC schedule this week-end versus the always, strong LSU Tigers. Please do your best toget to one of the games at Foley Field and remember to includethe team in your thoughts and prayers.

Lastly, please have fun reading this entire issue. Coveringthe UGA sports teams and the Athens scene is certainly a chal-lenge because there’s just so much going on. Nonetheless, thereshould be a nugget or two for about everyone’s interest. Enjoyand Go Dawgs!

I am a nervous flier. And as I write this edi-tor’s note I am currently hurdling towards lovelyAthens, Georgia at around 500 miles-per-hourand at about 30,000 feet in the sky.

Honestly, during takeoff I feel like I am an as-tronaut getting ready to launch the first mannedmission to Mars, even though flights in and out ofHartsfield are about as pedestrian as seeing amullet on a Gator fan.

Either way, another Spring Break is in thebooks, and now comes a time of transition inAthens. A transition from the cold winter monthsand basketball to warmer temperatures andweekends at Foley Field; a transition from snowand sleet to pollen and Kleenexes; and perhapsmost importantly for many readers, a transitionfrom slugging through the early semester to hun-kering down and getting real about finals, whichare just around the corner.

But enough talk about tests, this issue alsomarks the transition to spring sports for BIAthens. After a strong second season, CoachMark Fox and the Hoop Dawgs have wrapped upthe year representing Georgia on the nationalstage in the NCAA Tournament. The teamshowed great fight in Charlotte and gave Wash-ington all they wanted in their second roundgame. The Lady Dawgs are now battling it out inthe Women’s NCAA tournament, and openedstrong with a win over MTSU in the first roundon Sunday. Further, the perennial powerhousewomen’s swimming team claimed second place inthe NCAA Championships last week in Austin,Texas.

But as the winter sports wind down, thespring sports are hitting their stride. After a rockystart to 2011, the Diamond Dawgs went on a tearin Southern California, beating USC, UCLA andSaint Mary’s before heading to South Carolinaand taking a game from the defending nationalchampion Gamecocks.

Also, the men’s and women’s golf teams havebegun their respective spring seasons.

And with classes resuming after spring break,the Woodruff practice fields come alive withSpring football workouts. In the past 30 minuteson this plane, I have spotted down below Miami’sSun Life Stadium, home of the Orange Bowl, aswell as Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium, home ofthe annual Georgia-Florida tilt. Even in March,it’s hard not to get excited about the potential foranother great season between the hedges.

Of course, looking out the window is asobering reminder of my current predicament. At30,000 feet, giving this issue one more look hasbeen a nice distraction, but the seatbelt light justcame on and I’m back to being a nervous wreck.

So with spring finally sprung, here is to safetravels to all our readers and plenty of warmnights out and about in the Classic City!What’s your favorite sport to watch?

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Life on the road in collegiate ath-letics can be exciting, intriguing, dis-appointing, entertaining and trying.

It is always eventful. Georgia just wrapped up a two-

week nine-game road trip that wasplayed at seven different venues, fea-turing a wide variety of settings.

The trip began – as the Georgiapeople and collegiate baseball com-munity continue with thoughtsprayers and get well wishes for theBulldogs fallen leftfielder JohnathanTaylor, who suffered a severe neckinjury when colliding with teammateZach Cone chasing a fly ball onMarch 6 against Florida State – witha dark cloud hanging over the pro-gram.

The injury to Taylor, just over ayear after a tragic accident left braveand courageous Bulldog freshman in-fielder Chance Veazey paralyzed fromthe waist down, left the programshaken.

Georgia coach David Perno, whohas guided the program to three Col-lege World Series and two Southeast-ern Conference titles and is amongstthe fiercest competitors anyone willever cross, was shaken.

With the longest leg of the triplooming, it was uncertain if the Bull-dogs would even play the first cou-ple of games and then head west forthree at the Dodgertown Classic inLos Angeles.

But the effervescent Taylor, nick-named “Boobie,” one of the mostpopular players and athletes on cam-pus, told coach Perno: “Go and play– and win!”

That inspiration helped carry theBulldogs, who have faced arguablythe toughest schedule in the country– a slate that will only get toughernow that Southeastern Conferenceplay has begun – to an incredible 5-0 week on the first leg of this coast-to-coast trek.

Please recall the mentioning of awide variety of venues.

Georgia’s week began on Tuesday,March 8 in Macon against Mercer atClaude Smith Field. The Mercer ad-ministration served as gracious hosts,happy to have the Bulldogs visit. Buttheir press box is not much biggerthan my little blue Acura TSX, and itwas cramped quarters for myself,broadcast co-hort David Johnston

and Baseball Sports Information Di-rector extraordinaire ChristopherLakos, along with the Bears staff andtheir radio crew, which was doing itsfirst game of the year.

Their public address announcertold me to be very careful becausemy knee was touching the amplifierof the sound system. I had to remindhim not to step on our phone chord,so I wouldn’t be intermediatelyknocked off the air.

Throughout it all, I remindedmyself that the week would end inDodger Stadium, home of the great-est baseball play-by-play man (whowas also a standout at football andgolf) of all time Vin Scully, and thepress box that bears his name.

Scully, Munson and Sinatra aremy three tenors.

Georgia held on to win an 8-6thriller and it was back to Athens,dodging deer through the two lanehighways of the Empire State of theSouth.

The following day, while torna-does and torrential thunderstormspeppered eastern Alabama and northGeorgia, at lunch with our baseballstaff, I asked if we had cancelled thatevening’s game with the CrimsonTide at CoolRay Field inLawrenceville, home of the Triple-AGwinnett Braves. Perno said itwould clear.

Friends were asking to go to din-ner, knowing I had the flight to L.A.the next day. I said I was on the wayin a van to Gwinnett, courtesy ofchauffeurs Lakos, Diamond DaveWilliams and Ben Beaty. I was askedif we were playing in a Dome.

Sure enough the skies parted. When I went down to the dugout

and underground batting cages tograb Perno for our daily pregameshow, he looked at me and said,“what, you need me? I thought weweren’t playing.”

He has to win at everything. “You were right, I was off.”“Okay.” Well the Dogs rolled past the

Tide 6-3, and it was on to L.A.Luckily, the baggage-handlers –

led by Reggie – grabbed all of lug-gage at once, so we didn’t have totake the entire party of around 40through the Atlanta airport one byone.

We arrived in L.A. The teamworked out. The team rested. Thenext day, the Dogs played the first ofthree, in a trio of locales.

Georgia bested defending na-tional runner-up UCLA 6-2 at JackieRobinson Stadium, with sophomoresouthpaw Alex Wood outduelingBruins All-American Gerrit Cole, thepotential top overall pick in thedraft.

Then came a trip to SouthernCal, which has captured an NCAArecord 12 national championships.We were a bit hurried, as our busdriver made a mistake and took usfrom the pregame meal in SantaMonica straight to USC’s campus, in-stead of the team hotel on WilshireDrive, near Westwood. Thank good-ness it was Saturday and not a week-day or we would’ve been in majortrouble.

The Dogs hung on and won 5-3behind an outstanding pitching per-formance from Micahel Palazzone,who recovered from a first-inningthree-spot to roll up six straight“zeros.”

Perno preached finishing the tripstrong, and the Dogs did, downingSt. Mary’s at Dodger Stadium 3-0.Craig Gullickson threw five shutoutinnings to get the win. The offensewas highlighted by a long home runfrom junior lefty slugger ChaseDavidson.

Broadcasting a game fromDodger Stadium – though it was a 10a.m. Pacific first pitch the morningafter springing forward – was one ofthe great thrills of my career.

This is where Scully called Ko-ufax, Drysdale, Herscheiser, Garveyand Gibson.

There is a sign entering thebroadcasting wing that reads “an-nouncers and engineers only beyondthis point, absolutely no auto-graphs.”

I don’t need a sign like this atFoley Field, as the great Scully doesat Chaves Ravine.

For the weekend, the bullpenwas brilliant, the defense stellar, andGeorgia’s trio of starters fanned 23while walking only one.

After a quick bite, it was on toLAX.

We were on a very small plane –especially for a coast-to-coaster. Ihad a middle seat next to Davidson,but as I got on, Chase slid to themiddle. I told him not to be ridicu-lous, but he said, “no, you take theaisle.”

That was his second MVP moveof the day. Chase by the way, goes 6-5, 250.

It was pretty neat as word spreadwhat the team had accomplished.There were lots of well wishes for J.T.and congrats for the club. I told ourflight attendant that “this guy righthere hit a home run at Dodger Sta-dium,” and his reaction was a right-ful “holy cow.”

It was a happy bunch when wegot to Athens.

A trip to Kennesaw followed, andthen the SEC opener at defending na-tional champion South Carolina.Then Tech, then the 2009 nationalchampion LSU facing 2008 nationalfinalist Georgia.

It’s going to be great to be backat Foley Field.

But the barnstorming BulldogsCalifornia swing is one that willnever be forgotten.

As I said after the win at DodgerStadium that pulled the Dogs recordto 8-8, we are a long way fromClaude Smith Field in Macon in somany ways.

Keep fighting J.T., everyone lovesyou and we can’t wait to see you backat Foley Field!

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By Chelsea Swanhart If you’ve ever heard the saying, “You are what you eat,” you’ve most likely thought twice about sucking down that third slice of greasy pizza; but then you probably ate it anyway. In our fast-paced world, where we tend to focus on which celebrity checked-in to rehab or who got kicked off American Idol the previous night, it’s easy to lose sight of the importance of the food we eat. Enter the “Slow Food movement.” The Slow Food movement has gradually been on the rise since it was founded in 1989, and the world desperately needs to learn from its supporters now more than ever before. Slow food is about saying no to fast food and yes to healthy, locally grown options. The ultimate goal of the Slow Food movement is to reconnect individuals with the foods that they eat and the culture and production responsible for it. Peter Dale, Chef of The National, describes Slow Food as, “Preserving traditional foods and recipes, and promoting locally grown foods.” He says, “This is in contrast to fast food, chain restaurants, and mass produced food that is often grown in far-away places, in an unsustainable manner, and does not help preserve local food traditions.” In other words, Slow Food seeks to be all of the things that fast food is not. It is always fresh, never processed, and it is from local, not industrial, farms and stores. Most importantly, Slow Food is slow in the process in which it is produced, and the way in which we eat and enjoy it. In order for the Slow Food movement to continue to pick up momentum, society must become more edu-cated about the food we eat. Mary Charles Howard, with Athens Food Tours, stresses the importance of teaching new generations where our food comes from. She recalls a story from a school-teacher friend who was practicing animal names using images with her first grade class. When she held up a picture of a cow, one student called it a chicken. “This was because the child had seen all of the Chik-Fil-A advertisements, which have pictures of cows,” Howard said, “So he thought cows were chickens!” It is clear that many have lost sight of what we are feeding ourselves and this is where the problem starts. Slow Food supporters hope to resurrect people’s interest in the food they eat and how everyday food choices can, and do, have affects on the rest of the world. Slow Food supporters in 150 different countries, are doing their part to change the way the world consumes, produces and purchases food. If you would like to join them, there are several things you can do. Dale encourages, “On a daily basis, every time you eat, you can choose to join the movement.” He advises buying groceries that are locally grown or minimally processed and he even guarantees that they will taste better. He says, “Ultimately, taste is what will change minds.” Dale also recommends choosing restaurants that share Slow Food values when eating out. Olivia Sargeant of Farm255, points out that they celebrate the bounty of the season and always use local grow-ers at Farm255. If you are unsure if your favorite restaurants exhibit Slow Food values, Howard suggests asking the chef what local produce he or she is using. If they do not use a good source for vegetables, fruit and meat, recommend a local farm or even get local produce for the chef to sample. “Tasting is believing,” Howard says. In addition, Howard recommends educating children about the movement. “Let’s teach kids that tomatoes come from vines that grow in the ground, meat comes from a live animal that has feelings and emotions and nuts can come from trees and the ground,” she says, “Kids are amazed by all of this.” Also, participating in an Athens Food Tour can teach children, as well as adults, about what people are doing with food right here in Athens. Howard has been inspired to start a program with local schools that teaches students how to plant their own crops from seed. She hopes that the students will even be able to sell their products to local restaurants. Contributing to a program like this will show children that they have the power to grow their own food and even make money from it. If you are interested in joining the movement on a smaller scale, start by talking to your grandparents and other older relatives. Dale suggests asking them what they ate when they were young. “Learn to cook favorite family recipes from them, and make sure those recipes are preserved for your enjoyment and for generations to come,” he says. Sargeant adds that even sharing a meal together around a table with friends or family rather than going out for pizza is Slow Food. She says, “It starts small and it all counts!”If you would like to know more about the Slow Flood movement, contact Midge Leventry, the leader of Slow Food Athens, at meleventry@aol.com.

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Plenty of hope for future despite first round NCAA loss

Walking around downtown Charlotte, in the middle of ACCcountry and still seeing fans representing Georgia dressed in the redand black is enough to make any Bulldawg fan grin. And what afeeling it must have been for the players to look across the courtfrom their bench and see nothing but red draping the stands. Evenso, disappointment still abounds for both the fans and the playersafter a season filled with so many what-ifs.

The first close call of the year started off with a tough, double-overtime loss to Notre Dame; a team that is now slated to be inmany experts final four. Then, against Tennessee at home, theDawgs were robbed of a victory when a put-back lay in went for theVolunteers after a clear over-the-back violation. Next, another gut-wrenching double overtime loss, this time to Florida; a 35-foot des-peration heave at the buzzer that sunk the Dawgs in this one. So,what if? What if Georgia had shot better at the line against Notredame? What if Georgia had gotten the over-the-back call in the Ten-nessee game? What if Erving Walker hadn’t sunk his desperationthree pointer to send the Florida game to double overtime? Onething is for certain, Georgia would not have played in Charlotte andthat draping of red in the stands the players saw on Friday wouldnot have been. Which would have been the ultimate tragedy sincethe players needed and wanted every bit of support they got fromthe Dawg fans this weekend.

The game on Friday was a hard fought battle throughout. Tiedat 28 going into the halftime, the Dawgs felt they were in a good po-sition considering the ability of the Washington Huskies to putpoints on the scoreboard. Ultimately, the Washington offense andIsaiah Thomas came alive and was able to put 40 points on theboard in the final 20 minutes of the game. Nonetheless, the Dawgsfought and clawed to make the last 30 seconds of Friday’s game themost exciting 30 seconds of Georgia’s entire season. The Dawgswere so fortunate as to even earn a shot at sending the game intoovertime.

There is no fault to anyone, be it player or fan, who felt dissat-isfaction after Travis Leslie’s three pointer didn’t go at the end of Fri-day’s game but now that there has been time to recover, take a stepback and see where the Dawgs have come.

Georgia finished this year with a 21-12 overall record andflirted with being in the top-25 polls all year long. After suchabysmal years that Georgia basketball fans have experienced in thepast, this season should be a breath of fresh air. Fresh air and hope.Hope for the future. Hope that Mark Fox has brought a culture ofwinning to Georgia basketball. And hope that at next year’s NCAAtournament, the draping of red grows and blocks out the memoriesof the past of Georgia Basketball. For the future is bright and Char-lotte was just the beginning.

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After scoring the winning run to win the BulldogInvitational, Senior Taylor Schlopy, one of the stars ofthe top-ranked Georgia Softball team caught up with BI.With upcoming home stands throughout the month ofApril, there is no reason not to get out and cheer on thebest Softball team in the country.

With this being your senior season, how does it feelplaying on the No. 1 Softball team in the Nation?

I think it feels great, obviously. It is big accomplish-ment for our program and our school. But we are reallynot focusing on the number. We want to be NumberOne at the end of the season, not necessarily right now,when it doesn't really matter. Like I said, it is a nice ac-colade to be ranked number one, but we're just focusingon our game and still playing how we play, not reallyworrying about number one.

When you step onto the field with that No. 1 rank-ing, does it add more pressure or give you more confi-dence?

We really don't feel any pressure when we go outthere, so I guess I would say it gives us more confidence.We're just focused on playing Georgia Softball and notworrying about the number, because when the numbergets in your head, that’s when things go down hill.

With the SEC making up 4 of the top 7 teams in thenation, what conference games are you most excited

about playing?As always, I'm very excited to play Florida and Ala-

bama. Those are two really big games for our program.But everyone in the SEC is great competition, so we gotto bring our ”A game” every single time we step on thefield with anyone. That’s what's great about Softball, younever know what is going to happen.

How much does Jack Turner Stadium’s home fieldadvantage help?

It helps a lot, because we know the field. You knowwhere everything lies. We have our fans, which, youknow, we're playing here for our fans and for ourschool. So it always helps to just play for them. It givesus an extra energy boost. It makes you want to put on ashow for the people.

This team has seven strong Senior leaders. Lookingahead to next year, who are some underclassmen thatyou see stepping up to fill the Seniors’ role?

I think that everyone on the team has leadershipqualities, and some are different than others. We haveloud leaders, quiet leaders, and people who just dotheir own thing. But, next year I really think you shouldwatch Alison Owen (Sophomore, Newnan), AshleyPauly (Junior, Kennesaw), Kristyn Sandberg (Junior, Is-land Park, NY) and Ashley Razey (Junior,Lawrenceville).

Softball Profile - Taylor SchlopyBy C. B. Schmelter

photos by Lisa Hall

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16 March 22, 2011

By Alana Carithers The Classic City is known nation-wide for its rich music scene, producing groups such as the B-52s, Widespread Panic, and R.E.M. These bands have contributed a fair amount to their respective musical genres and their fans, but as R.E.M. proves, local contributions still remain a priority. Since 1992, the band has partnered with Community Connection of NEGA and Family Connection / Communities In Schools of Athens / Whatever It Takes to present a pre- release listening party for each of their new albums, hosted in their hometown (Athens) with proceeds benefiting these local organizations.

After attending R.E.M.’s most recent listening party for Collapse Into Now at the 40 Watt Club, I compiled my own “Best-of R.E.M.” playlist, updated with some picks from the lat-est album:

1. “Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter,” Collapse into Now, 2011- This song has an awesome upbeat tempo that just makes you want to turn it up and roll your windows down on a gorgeous spring day cruising around Athens.

2. “Hollow Man,” Accelerate, 2008- Old school R.E.M. feel, great guitar parts that are hard not to get into.

3. “Final Straw,” Around the Sun, 2004- This song is a twist on the norm for R.E.M. It is different, with a more folk-y feel, but still features the beloved qualities of vocalic and alt- rock R.E.M.

4. “Losing My Religion,” In Time- The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, 2003- This is classic R.E.M. at its finest- listening to this song can literally never get old.

5. “Imitation of Life,” Reveal, 2001- The best word to describe this song is simply, happy. It is impossible to listen to this song and not be inspired by the infectious yet mel-low beat.

6. “Diminished,” Up, 1998- A calm and soft tempo makes this song perfect to un-wind to or listen to while studying or working.

7. “Be Mine,” New Adventure in Hi-Fi, 1996- The uncomplicated rhythm and vocals of this song are reminiscent of a memorable concert at an intimate venue, a corner-stone of the Athens music scene.

8. “Let Me In,” Monster, 1994- Gritty rock song that pulls you in with a unique musicality and brassy vocals.

9. “Everybody Hurts,” Automatic for the People, 1992- An immortal R.E.M. ballad, perfect for those wrong side of the bed Mondays when you need a little extra push.

The R.E.M. listening parties have been a great tradition in the Athens community- a way to celebrate a fantastic band as well as to support two incredible community organizations. As Doug Hatch, one of the conceivers of the Community Connection said, “It’s the way R.E.M. has been saying thanks to the community.”

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After finishing third in SECs,team host regionals April 2

Head Coach Jay Clark and his Gym Dogs are gearing up for the NCAA Athens Re-gionals meet on April 2nd. I caught up with him before practice to talk about how thisyear’s team stands apart from the rest and what we can expect in the post season.

How would you say this team is unique?It is unique in that it doesn’t have the superstar out there that we have grown accus-

tomed to having out there for so long. There is really not that one name that jumps off thepage and everyone says ‘that’s the face of the team.’ In a way that has really been a strengthfor us this year; that they all understand that they have to rely on each other and that ittakes everybody in order for us to be successful. That part is really good.

What do you think has been the number one reason for this team’s success so far?Just that chemistry and that togetherness. They faced an awful lot of adversity this

year, so just the success that we’ve had has been in large part due to they have a resiliencyand a toughness that comes from the togetherness that they have had.

Is that something unique to this team or something you have experienced before?Our best teams have always had that chemistry. When I look at that run we were on

from 2005-2009 that chemistry was a big part of the success there, particularly in 2005with a team that no one predicted would win. They were a number twelve seed cominginto Nationals and they pulled it off. It had to do with an investment in one another. Theywere more concerned about each other’s success than they were their own, and because ofthat, everybody’s success continued to climb.

We’ve got a little bit of that on this team now. I would like to see it grow a little more,but I think it’s there and it’s been strength this year.

What kind of advantage is it to have girls on the team that have won championships?Well, if you have never won, it is hard to figure out how to. There is a reason that

Georgia and UCLA have won 13 of the last 14 NCAA Championships. We have twoclasses on this team who have done it at least once, and so they understand what it takes.There is an advantage to that. It is sort of an intangible thing that you can’t put your fingeron.

Looking ahead at Regionals, what are you most apprehensive about?You know what, I don’t think we are ever apprehensive when we compete at home.

We love the friendly confines of Stegeman Coliseum, and we love our fans. It is never re-ally an apprehensive thing when we compete here, and I think that is reflected in our per-formance more times than not.

Going along with that, how important is it to have this meet at home?I think it is important for us. After how last year ended for us, it puts us in a comfort

zone and a place where we are familiar with the environment. I think it definitely is an ad-vantage for us this year.

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Did you receive the copy of Bulldawg Illustrated the Leavys sent you?

Ms. Edna Lanier:I surely did; enjoyed and appreciated the expertly written material and choice of photos, too. Who would appreciate that more than an ole retired faculty advisor for the school newspaper! Please express my apology to them for not writing the note I intended. They are the BEST!

NOTE: Even in a phone text, this retired English teacher uses proper grammar!

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Jasmine James scored a game-high 18 points and Porsha Phillips recorded her 15thdouble-double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead Georgia (22-10)to a 56-41 victory over Middle Tennessee State (23-8) in the opening round of theNCAA Tournament.

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Jack Bauerle’s squad claimed their sixth runner-up finish in school historyat the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. They finished with 394.5 points,trailing only California's 424 points.

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Spotlight on Becky ReynoldsHow long have you been house mom for ZTA?I am completing my third year as ZTA House Mom and am excited that I will be with ZTA next academic year as well.

What’s your favorite sport to watch?Football! I grew up watching two brothers play football every Friday night. I have had season tickets for the UGA games for over 30 years. There is nothing better than being in Sanford Stadium cheering for our dawgs. I also have tickets to the Gym Dawgs and Basketball as well. Really, my favorite sport is the sport that is being played by the Dawgs!

What was your major when you graduated from UGA?I graduated in 1977 with a BS degree from the School of Home Economics with a Furnishings and Interiors degree and a Journalism minor.

How is Athens different now as opposed to when you were a student?From the college student perspective:Downtown Athens was non existent for the college social scene when I was a student. All of our social gatherings were at fraternity houses, Poss’ Lakeview or at The Station. There wasn’t the bar scene downtown. And we dated - none of this meeting up here or there - but being picked up at the sorority house. And we dated several different guys at one time, until we had a boyfriend. Our big night of the week was Wednesday night when we would have a social with a fraternity…. it started about 8 p.m. and we would be back by midnight or so. A ‘great’ date was being taken to Prime Time on the Atlanta Highway. We all loved the Shrimp Boat on Baxter across from Brumby. We never wore our pj pants to class, we dressed casual chic. The drinking age was 18. There were 15,000 students on campus.

From the perspective of the town of Athens:There are so many wonderful choices of restaurants today that are 5-star dining. Downtown is alive and well and I love it!

What does being an alumna advisor for Delta Delta Delta entail?The past 5 years I have served on the Tri Delta HEC Committee [house expansion committee]. I was one of

current Tri Delta house from start to

to enable us to expand, selecting and working with architects, consultants, construction companies and suppli-ers, working diligently with Athens-Clarke County Planning and Zoning to make sure every i was dotted and t was crossed, soliciting major donors from our alumnae membership, assisting with the 75th Anniversary and Celebration of Tri Delta on UGA’s campus… and now just enjoying looking at our beautiful home every day that I drive by.

Oven-Baked Blueberry French ToastThis recipe, from the Cripple Creek Bed and Breakfast Cabins in Crockett, Virginia, was handed down from the owner’s grandmother. Cripple Creek is situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains on 35 acres of wooded hills and rolling pastures dotted with wildflowers, blackberry bushes and apple trees. I just love blueberries, so I hope this recipe from Cripple Creek becomes one of your favorites! Published in ‘Cider Beans, Wild Greens, & Dandelion Jelly; by Joan Aller.

serves 5

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature1/2 cup granulated sugar2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 teaspoon ground cinnamon2 large eggs1 1/2 cups milk10 slices French bread, 3/4 inch thick (preferably homemade or fresh store bought)2 cups fresh blueberriesMaple syrup, for servingConfectioners’ sugar, for serving

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9 by 13 inch baking dish. Beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl with a stand mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, mix-ing well after each addition. Add the milk and mix well.

Arrange the bread in the prepared baking dish and spread the blueberries on top of the bread. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the bread. Let stand for at least 15 minutes before baking (or cover the pan and place it in the refrigerator overnight). Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup and confec-tioners’ sugar.

In the kitchen with Pat Bozman

Pat Bozman is a real peach amongst all her blueberries! I had a delightful visit with her and her husband Jim recently. This native Athenian and former Georgette kept me smiling and laughing through our time in the kitchen. You may know her from her couple of days a week greeting you at the door of A Flair with Hair in Five Points. If you are that lucky then you probably have tried some of her home cooked delights that she brings in to share with everyone who comes in the salon.

The Bozmans have a 67 acre family farm in North Georgia, Crumley Creek Farm, near Unicoi State Park and Tray Mountain. Pat and Jim have become canners and picklers putting up harvests from the 2 acre garden of “every vegetable you can think of” as well as the bounty from the orchards and 350 blueberry bushes.

Pat is always on the look out for blueberry recipes and has discovered a few favorites and this French Toast is one of them.

Visit guide2athens website to see more of the photo-shoot and “how to” for the French Toast.

Bon appetit- Cheri Leavy