ugazine Summer 2014
Volume 45, Issue 4
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ugazine Summer 2014
Volume 45, Issue 4
on the cover Photo by Lauren Maldonado A woman looks at plants and flowers at the Athens Farmer’s Market at a booth from a local grower.
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contents ............................ Summer 2014
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IN PROFILE
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Donating Hope 6 Enriching Empowerment 8 Drew and her Dream 10
CAMPUS LENS Athens Farmers Market 12
LIFESTYLE
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Community Crops 18 Obtaining the Perfect Ombré 20 Sunday Brunch 22
BEYOND THE ARCH Come Play at Camp 28 Outdoor Cookin’ 30
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ugazine editor-in-chief Lexi Deagen assistant editor Caitlyn Daniels managing editor Sophia Griesenauer art director Caitlin Jones assistant art director Anna Martin photo editor Brenna Beech assistant photo editor Lauren Maldonado copy editors Helen Beckner, Haylee Siverthorne contributing editors Jumana Bambot, Hayden Field, Elizabeth Gerber Surina Harjani, Kristen Hiller, Jacqueline Rehe, Natasha Roy, Claire Ruhlin, Kiersten Willis writers Morgan Baila, Lexi Deagen, Hayden Field, Lauren Pratt, Brittini Ray, Tyler Sims, Melanie Watson photographers Allie Blinder, Brenna Beech, Taylor Carpenter, Lexi Deagen, Lauren Maldonado, Ersta Ferryanto, Melanie Watson contact faculty adviser Joe Dennis, joedennis@uga.edu advertising representative Patrick Stansbury mailing address Box 271 Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Athens, GA 30605 website www.georgiaugazine.com email ugazine@gmail.com
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Letter From the Editor
Summer isn’t all about the sunshine. Summer is usually split between lounging around the pool or studying furiously for short-term classes. But, there is more in Athens to do besides being stuck at home. Between fresh, locallygrown food and changing up your style, UGAzine has a mix of summer activities just for you. For instance, you could explore the colorful, diverse plants and food at the Athens Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning (pg. 12). If you love volunteering, the Athens YMCA offers volunteer opportunities to work with local children (pg. 28). Sometimes, you may simply want a style change. You can class it up with our Sunday brunch style guide (pg. 22) or make a hair change by doing your own ombre (pg. 20). Maybe you just want a nice, summery place to eat. You can take a look at our guide for the restaurants with the best patios for summertime (pg. 30). Whatever you choose, the summer issue of UGAzine will be sure to provide you with ideas for making your summer in Athens more than just getting some sun or cramming for a test. We challenge you to take the time this summer and explore some of the great things this city has to offer. Most importantly, sit back, relax and have fun.
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Donating Hope University of Georgia student Hope Calhoun gives the ultimate gift to a stranger in need.
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BY LEXI DEAGEN/PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEPHANIE TRIPLETT
t all began in the University of Georgia’s Brumby Hall lobby when a phlebotomist named Aries gave a life-changing piece of advice. “He told me to stop letting people manufacture my reality, so I stopped letting people manufacture my reality and I chose what my reality was going to be,” says Hope Calhoun, a senior at UGA. A smile spread across her face as she thought about that day. She had lost her sense of self and was looking for a way to reestablish her self-esteem after ending a bad relationship. She wanted to love herself again. She was in search of something to redefine who she was. As fate had it, she was scrolling through her Facebook page one day when she came across a post that she could not ignore. A mother of
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an old friend had posted something significant: a desperate plea for someone willing to check if they were a match for a kidney donation to her dying husband. Calhoun looked at her blood donation card and had a matching blood type. Calhoun looked up to Stephanie Triplett. Stephanie lost her first husband in a tragic accident. After that, Stephanie raised her child as a single mother for 15 years. Calhoun looked up to her because “she knew from the beginning what she wanted out of life and out of a man and she would not settle.” Stephanie finally met Oren “Lew” Triplett and she found love again. “When she married Lew, the guy I donated to, I knew he was something special,” says Calhoun. “A lot of people don’t understand why I decided to donate to him because I
had never met him, but I loved her and I loved [her daughter], and I just felt like she had waited 15 years to be in love. A lot of people live for that. A lot of people spend their whole lives looking for what she had and I didn’t want her to lose that because I admired her so much.” Since Calhoun’s blood type was a match, she decided to be tested for donation compatibility. She decided not to tell anyone so that in case she wasn’t a match, there was no harm done. Then, she received a lifechanging phone call. “I remember it like it was yesterday,” says Calhoun. “I was on the steps of the biological sciences complex building and I got a call from [the woman handling the case] and she was like ‘I just wanted to let you know that you came back a perfect match.’ And she wanted to know if I
In Profile wanted to continue with the process and I just started crying.” Calhoun answered with three simple words: “Yes, I do.” Without telling anyone, including her parents, Calhoun proceeded with months of testing. She had blood drawn several times, battled pneumonia and even had to carry around a “pee container” that she had to urinate in for 24 hours and store in her dorm room mini-fridge. While Calhoun was going through the testing process, Lew was on dialysis three days a week and in desperate need of a kidney, but his family knew it would be a long, tough wait and that they may need a miracle for Lew to pull through. “We knew that the wait on a kidney on the Georgia transplant waiting list was around three years, so we were looking at a great deal of dialysis and fear of infections,” Stephanie says. “We had no idea that anybody was even being tested, when one miraculous day Lew got a call from the transplant coordinator telling him that they had a match through the preliminary testing.” When it finally came time to tell people, no one understood why Calhoun wanted to risk her life at 19 years old to give a man she barely knew her kidney, but Calhoun knew she had to follow her instinct. With a glimmer in her light blue eyes, Calhoun explained that she felt that she was born to keep Lew alive. “I think that’s the biggest lesson I learned throughout this: you have to trust your intuition because I knew it was going to work out,” says Calhoun. “One of the reasons I was born was to do this. This was the thing that was going to make me the happiest was to help this man live… I never felt pressured to do it by any means, but I could never even
conceive what I would do if I knew I was a match and I had to, like, go to his funeral. That’s just something I could not live with. I was willing to risk my life… than look at him dead.” The first time Calhoun met Lew was awkward says Calhoun with a giggle. She says it’s not all “rainbows and unicorns like everyone says.” However, Lew gave her a hug and a small angel with her name, “Hope,” engraved on it. It was the only way he could express how appreciative he was. Then, the surgery arrived. The night before the big day, Calhoun found herself alone in her bedroom in a panic. All she could think was ‘I could die tomorrow.’ She says it was then that a calmness suddenly settled over her. She knew she was not alone. She knew she had her family, God and the Tripletts. The next day when Calhoun woke up from surgery, Stephanie was there with her. One of the first things she asked was “How is Lew?” Stephanie smiled at her and said “It’s working. He’s great.” Calhoun tears up at the memory of the relief she felt. She made a difference in this man’s life. He was going to live because of her. “There’s just no words to describe how good you feel,” says Calhoun. “It doesn’t even feel like a sacrifice. I’m in good health and so is he.”
On June 15, 2014, it will have been two years since Calhoun gave Lew her kidney and he constantly updates her on how he’s doing. In an e-mail to Calhoun, Lew wrote, “Just wanted to let you know I’m feeling so good and it’s because of what you did for me. You are truly a special person. I hope you are doing [okay]. Please let me know if you need anything.” Calhoun says that she and the Tripletts, especially Lew, will always be family. They will always have a bond that cannot be described. “Not only do I have this person that’s literally living with a piece of me inside of them, but I have this forever love, this unconditional love, that no matter what happens, I have these people. We love each other. And me and Lew have a bond that we can’t use words [to describe].”
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Enriching Empowerment Professor Deryl Bailey works to remove ‘invisible barrier’ to UGA. BY MELANIE WATSON/PHOTOS COURTESY OF EYP AND MELANIE WATSON
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wenty-five years ago, Deryl F. Bailey held an assembly where he spoke to every black male at Asheville High School in Asheville, NC. While speaking to those young men, he made a personal decision to defeat the victimizing stereotypes surrounding African-American males in society. He began an enrichment program titled “Project: Gentlemen on the Move” for the purpose of empowering African-American male youths in schools and communities. Bailey is currently an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at the University of Georgia. He began this program in North Carolina after conducting research on the degrading stereotypes towards African-American males. According to national education statistics, they
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represent 32 percent of school suspensions and 30 percent of school expulsions. African-American male students also have a one-in-12 chance of graduating college, versus a one-in-four chance of becoming a high school dropout. Before Bailey began GOTM, he worked seven days a week as a high school counselor at AHS. “In my eyes, I didn’t seem to be making much of an impact on the daily lives of young men in the community,” Bailey said. What began as a weekly meeting with a single male student has grown into two youth programs that have followed him and his wife to Athens. The second youth program, Young Women Scholars, mirrors GOTM by offering the same mentoring services to young women. Together, the organizations are housed under an umbrella organization by the name of Empowered Youth
In Profile Programs, or EYP. The programs are application-based, however, Bailey is quick to state that everyone, including all races and age groups, are welcome to join. EYP currently mentors young people from grades k-12. “The students we work with are recruited by word of mouth through local teachers, academic counselors, volunteers, parents and kids themselves who are part of the program,” Bailey said. Angie Moon deAvila is a parent of two EYP students and has been volunteering for the Baileys for nine years. One of the reasons she became involved is because she says EYP removes the invisible barrier between Athens-Clarke County and the university. “The invisible barrier has to do with the hopes and dreams of kids,” Moon deAvila said. “While there are many excellent and highly dedicated professionals working with students, several professionals still develop the notion that some of these kids just aren’t going to succeed and that they’re never going to make it. The more I can surround my children with adults who are obsessed with their success, the higher the likelihood that the children will succeed and follow their dreams.” A big part of EYP is their Saturday Academy which involves certified teachers, graduate students and tutors to work with the students on their academics and personal development. Almost every Saturday during the academic year, the academy is held on the UGA campus in Aderhold Hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s held on the UGA campus to eliminate the invisible barrier so the students don’t ever think they can’t make it onto a college campus. However, these youth enrichment programs go beyond academics. In addition to the Saturday Academy, Bailey also sponsors field trips and summer camps for his students. In past years they’ve gone to Washington D.C. and Sydney, Australia. “It’s almost an entire support system to help students academically as well as socially,” said Erick Hopkins, who has been volunteering with EYP for the past 11 years. “It helps them get in the mindset for college readiness - if not college readiness, then at least something beyond high school,” he said. “[The Baileys] don’t want high school to be that peak [for students] and then see them plateau. It’s about constantly moving forward.” Bailey serves as a father-figure to many of these students - even showing up at parent-teacher conferences or directly working with parents to instrumentally discipline them. He strives to be as interactive as pos-
sible. “I call [the Baileys] frequently and I text them whenever I’m having problems at school,” Alexis Smith said. Smith is a senior at EYP who has recently been accepted to Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Ga. “Dr. Bailey will come to my school and meet with my principal,” she said. “He’s not just limited to being available on Saturdays. He comes outside of this and helps you.” For Bailey, it’s about providing these young people with hope and ambition. He wants to empower them for anything and everything they may face in life. He sees them week after week and year after year in order to make the most of his time with them. “It’s all about making these students believe that by working with us, things will not only get better in the next year, but in the next week,” Bailey said. EYP is a program that is loved and sustained by many. Despite moving from state-to-state and encountering economic recessions, the program continues to thrive and make an impact after all this time. “Without EYP, I probably would have failed and became someone I wouldn’t have liked,” said Smith. “I would probably be a typical high school dropout and living in the streets. I’m really thankful for [the Baileys] and my mom for helping me to correct myself and my mistakes while furthering my education.”
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Drew and her Dream A 2011 Grady College alumna pursues professional music career BY HAYDEN FIELD/PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR CARPENTER
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speaking voice like honey, strong and pressing, fills up the Athens, Ga. venue Hendershots to the brim and glides out the windows. In the audience, a man slips his arm around a curlyhaired woman, who has moved to the edge of her seat to be closest to him. Another closes his laptop in order to listen more closely to the honey-voice, which is now singing. People seated in all three coexisting areas of Hendershots—bar, performance space, and coffee shop—all hang on the voice’s vibrato, consumed with anticipation as if eagerly awaiting the moment the honey will drip. Drew Davis, the one generously spooning out honey, sits onstage framed by her long brown waves, black fedora and keyboard. Making eye contact with everyone in the room comes naturally to her, as naturally as she fits within her own genre—soul Americana. One guy seated near the illuminated weathered brick wall nods jokingly along to her song “Kings of Deceit,” as if he shares an inside joke with the singer, then falls back into being hypnotized by the rich vocal notes. The venue’s lighting
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matches her voice: shadowy and soothing with a few deep colors—yellow, pink, blue, red—and conversation comes secondary to her performance, although low murmurs and glasses clinking provide the perfect base track. Davis, who has been compared to stars like Patty Griffin, Sara Barielles and Fiona Apple, has been writing music since age six and performing since age 11, when she released her first full-length album. Her music has been featured in several MTV shows including “The Hills,” “Made,” and “True Life,” as well as several feature films. She graduated from Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in 2011 and immediately moved to Texas to pursue a job at a marketing and management firm and invest the rest of her time in music, thinking she could place equal focus on both. “My biggest lesson [is that] you really need to pick one thing and give it your all and see what happens,” Davis says. “If it doesn’t go anywhere or you’re not satisfied, then you can switch to another thing, but sometimes
In Profile it’s good to have a one-track mind, I think.” Davis loved her job, and the man who hired her as his first real employee became like a brother to her, even allowing her to take time off to go on brief tours. After moving up to be a director of the firm very soon after starting, she was able to exercise her creativity and really influence the firm’s growth, the rate of which tripled in four months—but something still wasn’t right. Davis knew how lucky she was to be employed right out of college and in such a stimulating environment, but she had a decision to make concerning her utmost passion. The time commitment was much more than Davis had expected, and she wasn’t keeping the promise she had made to herself about putting as much time into her music. After returning from a two-week tour composed of playing a set of shows she loved, singing at a huge festival in her original hometown of Columbus and being accepted to do some vintage-style recordings in a landmark recording studio in Illinois, Drew returned to Austin and considered quitting her job for about a week. “I’ve always been kind of impulsive; I’m very practical but also really reliant on intuition or going with gut,” Davis says. “Me and my friends were all sitting at dinner one night, and I said, ‘You know what? I’m going to quit my job tomorrow,’ and they all laughed and said, ‘No you’re not’… but I said, ‘You know what? Life is too short. This trip was great; I gotta go for it.’ The next day, I went into my office and gave my boss 30 days, and I was gone.” For the past six months, Davis has been following her dream like a passenger on a train—confident that she’s going to reach her destination even if she doesn’t know how far along she is now on her journey. “Putting all your energy into one thing is so important,” Davis says. “Even if you’re not the best, if you’re really channeling all your energy into being the best you can be, it’ll really resonate with people, and you’ll get better.” Living out of her Toyota Corolla and touring around the country, Davis is spreading inspiration for others to follow in
her footsteps and overcome fear to go for their biggest dreams with everything they’ve got. The songwriting group she’s part of in Austin remains constant as one of Davis’s biggest inspirations for her songs. A phrase is chosen randomly every Monday morning to serve as inspiration and must also be used at least once in the song, a recording of which is submitted by Sunday. The phrase “in one breath” served as the inspiration for a song about New Orleans, which Davis didn’t even realize she needed to write until it came out. The group has opened Davis’s eyes to the fact that she writes very quickly and can write anywhere at any time. “I don’t have a journal or a happy place or anything like that; I just love writing songs,” Davis says. “I am a freak; I didn’t realize I was a freak until kind of recently… A lot of writers I know need to be with a certain guitar or in a certain chair or something.” Davis has her sights set high and is willing to face uncertainty head-on in order to follow her passion, so her future plans include continuing to tour until October. In early fall, she’ll visit Germany for a twomonth overseas tour, then return to Ohio to debrief and evaluate her productivity and strategy from the previous nine or 10 months. “I’m really excited about this new album that’s coming out and I’m hoping that that will give me some ideas as to what I’m supposed to do,” Davis says. Back at Hendershots, performing her song “Paralyzed,” Davis’s suspended voice of honey is finally about to drip. Strong and soulful, it suddenly switches to effortless falsetto that seems to lightly flutter down upon everyone’s ears. People listen quietly, enjoying a brief respite from the outside world that’s clamoring for their attention. “I have learned to have confidence in what I do and things will work out… for the most part that’s remained really true,” Davis says. “I had the tools, the drive, the determination, and I’ll always be a little nervous—but not nervous enough to not do it.”
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A stand with locally-gorwn carrots sits amongst the vendors at the Athens Farmers Market.
Athens Farmers Market PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAUREN MALDONADO AND ALLIE BLINDER The Athens Farmers Market is held annually in two locations. Vendors and consumers convene every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall and every Saturday at Bishop Park from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Vendors from all over Athens bring a variety of home-grown and homemade goods to the market. These goods range from produce to floral arrangements to prepared foods. The market season begins in April and lasts until December. So, if you’re looking for a new place to check out, try the Athens Farmers Market before heading to your local grocery store. An assortment of vegetables at the Athens Farmers Market.
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A vendor speaks animatedly with a customer.
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A vendor and customer interact while speaking about floral arrangements.
A woman purchases a freshly made piece of bread.
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A local vendor checks on the bread that he sells at the market.
Two customers look at products at a local vendor’s stand.
A vendor wearing a t-shirt representing the market stands behind her stand.
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Community Crops BY MORGAN BAILA/PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALLIE BLINDER
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ooths are filled to the brim with the most vibrant red peppers, heirloom purple eggplants and festive orange pumpkins. Carts are selling artisan breads and fresh baked croissants. The Athens Farmers Market is bursting with fresh produce, live music, but unfortunately not students. The Athens Farmers Market, commonly referred to as AFM, first formed in 2008 with only 11 farms involved; it received an incredibly warm welcome. President and owner of local Cedar Grove Farms, Jay Payne, remembers his shock and excitement when over 3,000 Athenians showed up to the first-ever Saturday morning market at Bishop Park almost six years ago. The market has substantially grown since, with an average of 25 farmers, and over 40 vendors at their Saturday markets. However, there is still a ways to go with bringing in student customers and volunteers. Payne refers to student participations as consistent, but low. “The UGA students are a demographic that we have been hoping every year would become a bigger part of the Athens Farmers Market,” he said. In an effort to bring the success closer to the students and lower income families near Broad Street, AFM opened their second market four years ago in front of City Hall on Washington Street in downtown Athens. This closer proximity to campus is meant to encourage foot traffic and walk-through shoppers every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Similar programs like “Athens Locally Grown,” have also found that the best way to have the Athens community participate and buy their farm fresh products are to bring them to downtown locations for sale and pick-up. Locallygrown.net, the website for “Athens Locally Grown,” is a place where students and residents alike can go online and see what is fresh this week at the farms. Then they can purchase the bundle or individual items and pick them up on Broad Street each week. The website explains why one should support locally grown food and farms as a way to enhance the local economy, save natural resources, exchange knowledge about farming and support the farmers around the
community. University of Georgia senior Brittany Busik thinks that becoming involved in purchasing food from farmers instead of large chain grocery stores is something that happens with maturity and knowledge. “As a freshman, and even a sophomore, I really didn’t care about where my food came from,” she said. “It was more about convenience at that time. But now, as a senior, I enjoy going to the farmers market, meeting the people that grow my food and cooking with my friends.” Steve O’Shea, owner of 3 Porch Farm, can relate. He remembers when he was a student and how his priorities have since changed. “Basically, if something’s not on your radar you can walk right past it and completely overlook it,” he said. Payne has noticed the same trend. “As students realize their roles in the community both in the University and the surrounding city, there should be a growing number seeking to learn about and participate in local and sustainable activities including the AFM,” Payne said. To bridge the gap between students and fresh foods, the AFM website features web calendars featuring music performances, outdoor activities and cooking classes. “There are opportunities to volunteer at the marketwe have had student groups do cooking demos, write blogs, work with non-profit organizations at the market and bring their talents to our live music every week,” Payne said. To Payne and O’Shea, the benefits of purchasing food from AFM, or any local produce market, are obvious: food tastes better, the money stays in the community, and the overall environment and land is safer. And after one visit, this can become clear to any student. All it takes is one student to invite a friend to check it out for him or herself. “It’s a more significant experience for many of our customers to get to know us and to feel comfortable with who we are and how we grow,” said O’Shea. “It’s nice to put a face to the person that you effectively are trusting to feed you.”
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Obtaining the Perfect
ombré BY TY:LER SIMS/PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAUREN MALDONADO
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n recent years, ombré hair has taken over the beauty scene. Handfuls of A-list stars from Drew Barrymore to Sarah Jessica Parker have been sporting a head of gradient locks, and who can blame them? It’s gorgeous. The word “ombré” means, “graduated in tone” in French, which describes the hairstyle perfectly. Worn best with medium-length to long hair, ombré is a style in which a women’s hair gradually lightens in color from the roots of the hair, to the ends. In the past year, ombré has migrated to be used, not only on the hair, but also on nails, lips and eyes. As with any major beauty trend, women try to save their pretty pennies by taking on the role of a hair stylist and coloring or cutting their own hair; and more often than not, it ends in disaster. Shayne McBride, owner of the Model Citizen Salon in Athens, Ga., has had years of experience to achieve the perfect ombré and is willing to share a few tricks of this trade. Let’s start with the basic element: the color. The important thing to take into consideration when picking out a color is your hair’s underlying pigment. “The biggest mistake people make is they buy what
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they want, the tone that they want, and they should buy something that is maybe a shade or two lighter,” McBride says. “What we tend to use is not what you would think. Say [you] want this beautiful gold and beige, we are going to use an ash green or ash blue to get your hair to that.” Unfortunately, consumers in local drug stores cannot purchase color used by stylists in the salons due to the requirement of a professional license. However, there are a select few home coloring systems that have proven to bring good results, such as L’Oréal Paris’ Feria Wild Ombré. After you have chosen your color, it is all about safety and technique. As a safety precaution, be sure to always wear gloves when working with hair color formula. Hair color is a chemical, and you must protect your skin from such. “With ombré, it’s all about soft graduation from dark to light,” McBride says. “The idea is that you don’t want to see a line that you would see if you were just doing straight foil.” The key trick to ombré hair is sectioning the hair. Start by pulling up the top layers of your hair, leaving your bottom layers exposed. Sectioning off a small
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piece of hair, use a metal or ceramic barrel brush with nylon bristles to put an even amount of color on the brush. Be sure to reload your brush between sections. Starting from the ends of your hair working up to about your chin, brush the color into the hair using the same motion if you were attempting to curl the ends of your hair. Make sure the ends of your hair are saturated with the color formula. “The idea is that you get more of the lightener on the ends and then it gets gradually less,” McBride says. Once the bottom layer is complete, drop another section of your hair and repeat this method of color until you work through the rest of your hair. When you are satisfied with the application of the color formula, leave the formula in your hair for 20-25 minutes. After 20-25 minutes have passed, you can check the ends of your hair to be sure you are happy with the color before rinsing. If the color is not as processed as you would like, apply more formula to the ends of your hair and allow the color to sit for an additional five minutes. It is important to check your hair every three to five minutes until you achieve your desired color. Never leave the color formula on your hair for more than 45 minutes due to the risk of damage. Once you are satisfied with your hair’s color, keeping
the gloves on, rinse your hair with luke-warm water until the color formula has completely rinsed out and your water is running clear. After rinsing, condition with an after-color conditioner to moisturize the ends of your hair. The quality of your after-care products is just as important as the quality of the products you used to color your hair. When shopping for hair products, be sure to purchase products that are meant for colortreated hair. Shampoos and conditioners such as Tigi’s S Factor Smoothing Shampoo and Conditioner and Toni & Guy’s Cleanse Shampoo and Conditioner have rave reviews for keeping colored hair soft and moisturized after having been processed. When applying heat to colored hair, always apply a heat protectant such as Lee Stafford’s Argan Oil Heat Defense Spray to protect your hair from further damage. At the end of the day, we all know that getting your hair professionally colored can break the bank, but don’t let that keep you from rocking this season’s top hair trend. So if you are squeezing your pennies and looking for a simple solution, McBride’s tried and true tips will guide you on your journey to the perfect ombré.
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Sunday Brunch Floral patterns, animal prints, stripes, and pastels are making a comeback this year. Enjoy a mix and match of textures and colors for that perfect summer Sunday morning outing. STYLED BY SURINA HARJANI/PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERSTA FERRYANTO MEET THE MODELS: Eric Johnson, sophomore, excercise & sports science; Rubi Rodriquez, sophomore, international affairs; Chelsea Van De Velde, junior, early childhood education; Stephen Burslem, senior, history.
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On Eric: Banana Republic Shirt ($54.99), BR wool pants ($89.99), BR brown shoes ($99.99), Print Suspenders (model’s own)
On Stephen: BR Print shirt ($64.99), BR Navy pants ($79.99), Brown belt ($29.99), BR shoes ($109.99), BR clutch ($59.99), Dynamite Gold Necklace ($12.00)
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On Chelsea: Banana Republic trench coat ($129.99), BR salmon dress ($109.99), BR teal flower earring ($19.99), BR teal flower necklace ($59.99), Dynamite teal beatle ring ($2.00), Brown Wedges (model’s own). On Rubi: Banana Republic sundress ($109.99), BR orange earring ($19.99), BR orange and teal bracelets ($29.99), BR orange belt ($34.99), BR orange purse ($84.99), Dynamite Gold bug ring ($2.00)
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Come Play At Camp University of Georgia students use their summer vacation to work at the Athens YMCA Camp Kelley and spend their summer teaching and learning with local children. BY LAUREN PRATT/PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENNA BEECH
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he day had arrived for the YMCA’s annual Camp Kelley group interview. Donned in her blue jeans and cowboy boots, Allyson Faircloth wasn’t sure what to expect from the interview but was certain that camp was where she wanted to be for the summer. It didn’t take long for her to realize that this interview setup was pretty unique; from the casual camp-like dress code to the expectation of high energy and excitement. Her first experience was somewhat intimidating and she didn’t know a soul. But as it goes with any job, if you want something bad enough you have to work for it. So Faircloth kicked off her cowboy boots and was ready to embrace whatever came next. “We’re looking for a lot of energy,” says Shae WilsonGregg, CEO and Camp Director at the Athens YMCA. In order to get an idea of each candidate’s capabilities, interviewees are expected to stand up in front of the group with others energetically. They perform skits, dance around, role play with each other and anything required to show
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their energy level and ability to adapt to new situations. At the same time, Gregg says they are not just looking for the loud, energetic people, but also those who can serve more as the disciplinarians of the group and keep the kids under control. References from within the community are looked very highly upon as well when it comes to looking at whom to hire for this extremely competitive job position. Out of the 103 applicants for this summer, only 33 were hired. When it comes to Camp Kelley, staffers are expected to hit the ground running from day one. All staff members are trained a minimum of 40 hours a week and senior staff members are trained at least 80 hours in order to be prepared for the job. About 80 percent of the YMCA’s paid staff is college students and part of their job preparation requires “training on interpersonal skill” according to Wilson-Gregg. Training encompasses a variety other elements as well such as learning the camp history and the games that have to be taught to the children.
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The 10-week summer camp, which runs from May 19 through August 2, allows kids ages four through 13 the opportunity to spend the day participating in all kinds of activities ranging from swimming, volleyball, football, basketball, mountain biking, nature walks and more. The campers are also divided into groups by their age and get to participate in a new theme for each week. “Each group brings about a different culture to camp,” says Wilson-Gregg. While there are some campers that will come all 10 weeks, others will sign up for a particular week, so the commitment level is pretty openended at Camp Kelley. Faircloth, a second-year graduate student from Savannah studying math education, started working at Camp Kelley three years ago as a camp staffer. For Faircloth, working at the YMCA was more than just a job. She says that camp was a place that could “give those kids a safe place” and where they could enjoy themselves and just have fun. For some of these kids, camp was a place to get away from some of the struggles that came with their home life and that was difficult for Faircloth as she got to know these kids more personally over the summer. Callie Adams, a senior from Commerce studying human
development and family sciences, is returning this summer to work on staff at Camp Kelley. She will be assuming a new position as a senior staff member, where she will be leading a specific age group. Adams has been significantly influenced from her time working for the YMCA and is looking forward to stepping into a new role of leadership. “A lot of it has to do with giving back to the Y,” says Adams. She believes the importance of a consistent staff is key when it comes to working with campers. “They’re so excited to see staff that keep coming back,” she says. Working with the children and getting to see the significant impact it has had in her life caused Adams to eventually change her major from early childhood education to her current major. Along with getting the experience of working with children, both Faircloth and Adams feel that the people they work with everyday become very close friends. “You’re basically best friends with everyone you work with,” says Faircloth. Adams believes that her time working there has been an incredible experience. “Camp Kelley is a wonderful place,” she says.
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Outdoor Cookin’ Athens restaurants prepare their outdoor seating areas for the summer BY BRITTINI RAY/PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENNA BEECH
As the temperature rises, Athens restaurants are dusting off their lawn chairs and setting up their patio umbrellas. Whether it’s Sunday brunch or a night out downtown, these Athens restaurants are sure to spread the spirit of summer.
rooftop 215 N. Lumpkin St.. Nothing says summer in Athens like eating a meal outdoors with live music. The Rooftop in downtown Athens, Ga. offers a combination of the Classic City’s best features: food and music. Located above the Georgia Theatre, the highlight of this eatery is it’s concept of dinner and a show. In May 2012, former chef of Farm 255 and The Four Coursemen, approached the owners of the Georgia Theatre after opening the Branded Butcher, creating the Rooftop as a lunch outlet for the house of smoked and cured meats. “Rooftop is awesome in the afternoon and at night. It’s the perfect place to split fries with your friends after class at 2 p.m. or before a night downtown at 10 p.m. The food is as awesome as the view,” says Carter Barrows, a senior management information system major from Fulton County. The patio offers the perfect atmosphere to enjoy a gourmet meal while enjoying the warm summer breeze and view of the Classic City.
capital room 247 E. Washington St. Whether a night out downtown or a relaxing Sunday brunch, The Capital Room offers an elegant eating experience. As part of the historic Georgian hotel, the restaurant features 100-year old glass stained windows, marble walls and columns, and seating for a 102 people, including a 25-seat bar and 12-seat outdoor patio. “The Capital Room is a really classy place. Especially compared to some of the other bars in Athens” said Robert Goslee, a senior international affairs major from Canton said. Be sure to try one of the Capital Room’s signature drinks such as the Emerald City or the Boozy Bear Martini while enjoying the summer breeze in the heart of Athens
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marker 7 coastal grill 1195 S. Milledge Ave.
Cali n tito's 1427 S. Lumpkin St. Nestled five minutes south of downtown Athens is Cali N Tito’s, a Latin American restaurant that sells Cuban cuisine. The restaurant features an outdoor patio decorated with string lighting, outdoor umbrellas, and a variety of brightly colored ornaments. The eclectic restaurant’s outdoor patio also has a small playground for children. “Cali N Tito’s is nice. They have authentic food. The outdoor patio looks junky but it reminds me of the islands with the palm trees,” says LeLoni Smith, a junior broadcast journalism major from Snellville. Be sure to snap a selfie with the outdoor and indoor decorations that help create vibrant Cuban environment.
Located on Milledge Avenue, Marker 7 Coastal Grill is the perfect place to stop and enjoy the epicenter of Five Points. The outdoor coastal atmosphere is warm and inviting and complements the wide selection of seafood. The restaurant features a large deck outdoor deck for patrons to enjoy the warm summer weather. “I love the atmosphere of Marker 7. It really makes me feel like I am somewhere other than Athens.” says Renee Micheli, a senior public relations major from Harrison, N.Y. Need a relaxing afternoon out? Sit outside on the deck and soak in the summer sun while admiring historic Five Points scenery.
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