By ELITE sports staff Keys to the series: How will Steph Curry perform against the Cavs bigs? Khari Pressley – It’s no secret that the Warriors love to set high ball screens in order to get the opposing big men out on the perimeter guarding Steph Curry. From there, it’s either a cookout or a quick…
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Thank you, Jamari.
Founder, executive producer and now UGA alumnus. Jamari Jordan has already bid farewell to the University of Georgia, we have not bid farewell to him just yet. As he’s off to Charlotte, North Carolina to continue his career at the SEC Network, our current EP’s say goodbye and thank you. Sammy Smith: Before I got to…
The Johnelle Simpson Story
By Andrew Porter The date is September 30, 2015. The setting is MLC room 248. The occasion is a Black Affairs Council program in which Johnelle Simpson has been selected to be the moderator for a discussion on discrimination in downtown Athens. Simpson is seated on a long wooden table where he rocks his standard…
Decoding an Acronym: What is BUGA?
By Andrew Porter The acronym Of the over 26,000 students at the University of Georgia, there exists a special group of students who make up 7.5 percent of the undergraduate population. This percentage is the demographic representative of the African American/Black population, affectionately known as BUGA, or Black UGA. Explaining what BUGA is to those…
Keys to the 2015 NBA Finals
By ELITE EPs KEYS TO THE SERIES 1. The health of Kyrie Irving If Kyrie Irving is healthy, he is the difference maker for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving has the firepower to combat Steph Curry’s scoring. Although you can’t stop Curry, if you have a player who can match his production, you are in that much…
The Sprinter who Ran a Marathon.
By Andrew Porter Last week, I had an interview where I was asked the following question: Would you describe yourself as a marathon runner or a sprinter? Immediately, I figured that I would go with the former; however, after further thinking, I changed my answer to the latter. I believe that life is a series…
Campus Spotlight: The R.O.S.E. Society
By Andrew Porter Affectionately known as GameDay Hosts and GameDay Guides, the students on the field in red dresses and gray polos at Sanford Stadium are not your average bunch of students. You can see them on the field smiling on Saturdays as the sun beats down on Sanford Stadium. But, to what organization does…
Beyond The Candy Hearts
By Kaitlin Long February 2015 is here, and the pinkest holiday of the year is right around the corner. Valentine’s Day brings along the deepest sentiments of love and reminds America that the “true love” that exists within fairytales is not too far from reach. The love-themed movies that make their debut during this time…
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