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Locals hunker down for the return of Saturdays in Athens Staff Reports Dr. Andrew McKown is tired of seeing patients come into Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. He’s tired of seeing people on ventilators in the ICU, an ICU that’s 97% full these days. McKown is tired of watching people die from an illness that is made preventable by the COVID-19 vaccine.

“You can’t find an ICU bed across the Southeast. Not in Georgia, not in Alabama, not in South Carolina,” McKown said. “We’re on diversion like every other ICU, trying to care for the influx that’s coming.”

Since around 30,000 students returned to the University of Georgia for the fall semester, cases have risen by more than 60% in Athens-Clarke County. On campus, cases have doubled each week since the beginning of classes, surpassing 650.

The University System of Georgia has not implemented mask or vaccine mandates. UGA plans to host home football games at full capacity with more than 92,000 people in Sanford Stadium. Proof of vaccination will not be required to enter, and tailgating will be permitted once again.

With the looming football season ahead and the pandemic roaring on, a single question hangs over the city: Are we ready for the return of Saturdays in Athens?

enforcing COVID-19 restrictions, county commissioner Tim Denson said there isn’t much more the county can do to keep the community safe. He said it’s now in the hands of UGA and the USG, and called their actions negligent.

“The home football games we’re going to have here will lead to the deaths of people in Athens, in Georgia, in the United States,” Denson said. “It blows my mind that we have supposed leaders who are going to prioritize watching a football game over ending a pandemic, ending the economic repercussions of the pandemic, and basically being OK with people dying.”

Currently, the county has implemented an incentive program to encourage people to get vaccinated, as well as a mask mandate for indoor spaces in the county. However, businesses are able to opt out of the mask mandate, in accordance with an executive order from the governor.

Denson said he expects the home games to lead to the highest spike of cases the county has seen to date.

Gamedays are the lifeblood of the bars in Athens — it can be the difference between staying in business or going out.

‘Crucial’ game days also pose threat to businesses

For Jarrod Miller, the chief operations officer of 1785 Bar & Grill and Moonshine Bar, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique set of challenges.

Although 1785 was closed for County concerns continue three months last year and made In the weeks approaching the no revenue during that time, the Bulldogs’ 2020 home opener in bar still “persevered” upon reopenOctober, university and county ing, Miller said. This was primarily officials battled over responsibilibecause the bar also serves food, ty for the county’s high number of Jarrod Miller | Owner of 1785 and Moonshine bars which kept the business afloat.

COVID-19 cases. Members of the Serving food instead of just alcounty commission decried the cohol “enabled us to have an inuniversity for irresponsibility while UGA President Jere Morehead creased occupancy number based on COVID restrictions,” Miller said that the school’s high case count was due to off-campus ac- said. “That obviously helped with putting more people in the bar tivity. even when people were apprehensive about going out for the first Last year, members of the county commission opposed football two months after reopening.” coming back with fans in the stadium, even as Sanford Stadium’s This fall, the return of home football games offers both a boon capacity was reduced to a third of its usual crowd. This year, UGA and danger for businesses. Athens establishments have depended will not enforce a capacity limit nor require masks, vaccines or a on the crowds that travel to the city for years, but now, there’s the negative COVID-19 test to enter the stadium as the delta variant possibility that those crowds are bringing COVID-19 along with causes rising cases in the Athens and UGA communities. their cash. As of Sept. 7, only about 44% of Georgians have been Instead of a vaccine mandate, UGA is promoting vaccinations fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public using incentives. The university has fully vaccinated around 13,500 Health. people as of Sept. 7, according to the University Health Center “Going from starving to feasting is probably the best way I could website. Just during the second full week of classes, UGA reported make an analogy for the return of game days from the pandemic,” 457 COVID-19 cases, significantly higher than the 231 cases during Miller said. “Gamedays are the lifeblood of the bars in Athens — it the week of Aug. 16-22. can be the difference between staying in business or going out.

With Gov. Brian Kemp largely stopping local governments from Game days are that crucial.”

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88-year-old professor resigns after student refuses to wear mask

Dania Kalaji On Aug. 27, The Red & Black was the first to report on an 88-year-old University of Georgia professor with multiple comorbidities who resigned mid-class after a student refused to wear a mask.

Amid growing numbers of COVID-19 cases at universities nationwide, The Red & Black’s coverage went viral, contributing to a larger conversation across social media about mask mandates and vaccine policies on campus.

Many college students, employees and families reacted strongly to the story, and it also ignited frustration over the University System of Georgia’s lack of mask and vaccine mandates.

The original story made national news and was featured and quoted in stories from The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, USA Today, the New York Post, Daily Mail UK, People.com, Slate, Newsweek and New York Daily News.

The impact of the story resonated far beyond Athens and UGA news, becoming one of The Red & Black’s top stories of the year so far.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested UGA student Nicholas Fernandez on human trafficking charges on Aug. 31 while he was leaving Park Hall. Fernandez was charged with kidnapping, statutory rape, child molestation, aggravated child molestation and sex trafficking of a minor in Athens-Clarke County, as well as other offenses in Cook County.

Since Aug. 16, nearly 700 COVID-19 cases have been reported through the university’s reporting system.

From Aug. 16-22, 231 cases were reported, with that number almost doubling from Aug. 23-29 with 457 cases. The positivity rate from Aug. 23-29 was 5.07%.

The World Health Organization suggests communities maintain a positivity rate of below 5%.

Five people were shot near East Clayton Street and North Jackson Street around 1 a.m. on Sept.

5, according to the Athe n s - C l a r k e C o u n t y Po lice Department. All were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting began after a large fight broke out in the area and a man began firing into the group that was fighting.

40 Watt Club and Georgia Theatre will require patrons to wear masks. To enter Georgia Theatre, guests must present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours. After Oct. 1, all guests must be fully vaccinated. Similarly, 40 Watt will require a vaccination card after Oct. 1, and currently requires either proof of vaccination or a negative test.

Georgia soccer defeated No. 15 Clemson 3-1 on Sept.

2, marking the team’s first win against a ranked opponent since 2015. During the match, Georgia created 17 shots versus Clemson’s 14.

This season, Georgia has scored 27 goals, already more than last season’s total of 18. The next Southeastern Conference school Georgia will play is Auburn on Sept. 17.

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More than 500 CCSD students and employees tested positive for COVID-19 in August. The previous monthly record for cases was 210 in January 2021. A B B I E H E R R I N / S T A F F

Just over 500 Clarke County School District students and employees tested positive for COVID-19 in August, a dramatic spike in cases compared to previous months.

Since November 2020, when CCSD began reporting data on COVID-19 cases in the district, the previous monthly record for cases was 210 in January 2021. The more contagious delta variant of COVID-19 is infecting more children than previous strains did across the country, including in Athens.

Due to the uptick in cases, some CCSD high schools moved to virtual learning for the week following Labor Day, from Sept.

7-10. The schools will return to in-person learning Sept. 13, according to a letter sent to CCSD parents Sept. 1.

This change, which affects Cedar Shoals, Clarke Central, Athens Community Career Academy and Classic City, means that all classes will be virtual. Special education classes along with athletic practices and

competitions will remain in-person.

CCSD said this move will allow time for deep cleaning and sanitation of the facilities, training on precautions for staff and the onboarding of more staff to assist with contact tracing.

Current district COVID-19 procedures include mandating masks indoors and on buses, requiring isolation for those who come in contact with the virus and encouraging vaccination by promoting free vaccination sites and the county’s gift card incentive program on social media.

Students who contract COVID-19 are required to isolate themselves for 10 days.

CCSD’s website said it encourages all students to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Over the past two weeks alone, CCSD has had 150 new confirmed cases as of Tuesday morning. Approximately 3.8% of all staff and students have tested positive in the past 30 days, and 2.5% are currently in quarantine.

Man harasses grandmother for cigarettes

Man nearly drives into The Rail bar

Staff Zone employees argue over broom

A man was arrested on Aug. 30 after repeatedly harassing his grandmother and her friend for cigarettes and money, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department report.

The man’s grandmother told police he would come to her house multiple times a day, knocking on the doors and windows until someone answered so he could ask for money and cigarettes. On the date of the report, he asked his grandmother if he could call his mother, and when she told him he couldn’t, the man yanked the phone from his grandmother’s hand. The man wasn’t supposed to be near his grandmother due to his bond conditions.

Police arrested the man and took him to Clarke County Jail.

An intoxicated man nearly drove his car into The Rail bar on Aug. 30 around midnight after a bartender told him he couldn’t drink anymore and asked him to leave, according to an ACCPD report.

After being asked to leave, the man began to harass other patrons. After a bouncer took him outside, the man got into his car and drove up onto the curb in front of the building, nearly hitting people who were on the curb. He got back in his car and drove away, and police found him at the end of a nearby service road.

The man was injured, so police took him to the hospital after arresting him on charges of aggravated assault, DUI, reckless driving and having open containers of alcohol in his vehicle.

Two employees at Staff Zone on Baxter Street got into an argument on Aug. 27. One employee told police the other threatened him with a box cutter, according to an ACCPD report.

The first employee told police the second employee “started bossing him around regarding a broom,” leading to an argument. He said the second employee pushed him to the ground, then held up a box cutter to threaten him. The second employee said the argument never got physical, and the first employee was trying to make him lose his job with false accusations.

None of the other employees observed a physical altercation. Police said they didn’t have sufficient evidence to arrest the second employee.

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UGA students exit a bus at the Memorial Hall stop on Sept. 2, 2021. Many students have complained about overcrowded buses due to new routes. J U L I A WALKUP/CONTRIBUTOR

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UGA students struggle with buses in first week of classes Brieanna Smith Logan Helms has been late to class multiple times this year because there are no buses at the Arch. She lives downtown but found that it’s quicker to walk to south campus rather than wait for a bus.

Last year, University of Georgia Transportation and Parking Services and the Student Government Association introduced new bus routes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce capacities on buses and adhere to social distancing recommendations.

Now, as TPS transitions to normal bus operations with these routes, students have had issues getting to class.

“There’s been a couple times where I’ve been late to class because there just hasn’t been any buses, and I live across from the Arch,” Helms said. “You would think there’s going to be a lot of buses there, but in the mornings especially there’s not.”

Helms said one morning, she waited at

least 20 minutes before any bus showed up at the Arch, a stark difference from when she used the bus system her freshman year.

Not enough buses Helms usually rides the Central Loop, Arch Express and West Campus routes.

She’s only ridden Milledge once so far but says it has been “insanely” crowded.

Helms said she thinks understaffing may contribute to the problem. UGA is running on 30% of the pre-pandemic levels of student drivers, said Joseph Benken, SGA’s chief of staff. SGA and Auxiliary Services are “continuing to work on route alterations, but without more drivers the route changes can only go so far,” Benken said.

Senior Kerstin Norby thinks the new routes can’t handle the 30,000 students who are back in Athens.

“I think that changing the routes was the best idea during the pandemic whenever the buses were running at limited capacity,”

Norby, a senior sports management major, said. “However, now we’re back in full capacity ... I just genuinely don’t think that there’s enough buses to cover enough of campus to be suitable for thousands upon thousands of kids trying to get to class.”

Norby commutes to campus and catches the bus from East Campus Village. She usually rides Park and Ride or East Campus Shuttle.

She said she often waits more than the 20 minutes between classes before catching a bus. Because of that, she has been late to every class that requires her to use the bus system.

She experienced several instances where there were so many people crammed onto the East Campus Shuttle that there was no way to get on.

“The past few days it’s been hectic trying to catch a bus ... there’s just been so many people because it’s the only route that conveniently covers all of campus,” Norby said.

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Because the routes are shorter than in the past, Norby has to get off one bus and catch another to get where she needs to go, an experience similar to “playing Tetris.”

Both Norby and Helms previously rode the discontinued bus routes, including Orbit and East Campus Express. Helms said that although she didn’t ride the bus as much when she was a freshman, she doesn’t remember it being such a hassle when she did.

“I think that the old routes were the most logical in terms of covering the greatest area of campus,” Norby said. “There [were] enough buses running ... that you don’t have to worry about changing buses halfway through.”

Benken said SGA hasn’t been directly contacted by many students about the buses, but it has heard casual feedback from many students.

SGA reached out to the ambassadors of UGA’s colleges to gain concrete feedback.

On Sept. 1, SGA and Auxiliary Services discussed altering the routes to accommodate students trying to get from south and east campus to central campus, as well as a more direct route from west to east campus.

The Bulldog Housing route has already been changed — on Sept. 7, it began taking students from Driftmier Engineering Center to Memorial Hall.

Benken said in an email the change was made to accommodate engineering students, who previously had no route from Driftmier to Tate Student Center and other areas of central campus.

Benken, a senior business management and international business double major, said SGA is working with Auxiliary Services to continue to alter routes and welcome more student employees to campus to alleviate the staffing shortage.

Breeding ground for germs Norby and Helms are also concerned with the lack of social distancing and masks on the buses, despite UGA buses requiring masks on buses and at bus stops.

UGA buses adhere to the mask policy after the U.S. Transportation Security Administration extended face covering requirements for people using transportation networks through Jan. 18, 2022.

“I think it is really concerning to think about that [COVID-19]. We’re all jampacked,” Helms said. “I feel like half the people probably aren’t wearing masks.”

Benken said SGA’s first priority is making sure the buses run efficiently. To alleviate overcrowding, he said SGA encourages people to utilize alternate transportation.

“We’re looking to make the best of both worlds there and make sure the students can get to class safely on time and in the most consistent manner possible,” Benken said.

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Joseph H. G. Fu EDITOR’S NOTE: On Aug. 27, 2021, Alan Dorsey, the dean of Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia, sent a letter to Joseph Fu, a professor of mathematics. Dorsey warned that mandating masks in the classroom or transitioning to online instruction would be “grounds for disciplinary action.” This is Fu’s response to that letter. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Dean Dorsey’s response to my concerns for the community massively understates the gathering grief and rage I feel over the accelerating disaster that the University of Georgia has inflicted on itself, and on our beloved city of Athens.

It was all avoidable if proper precautions had been taken at the outset. A simple formula — require masks indoors and require everyone either to get vaccinated or to get tested regularly — would have given us a fighting chance for something like a normal semester.

I am requesting that Dorsey allow the latitude to change the modality of instruction to online, in accordance with University System of Georgia rules.

COVID-19 infections in Athens have been growing exponentially for about six weeks. The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals in our region is climbing fast. Incredibly, a home football game is scheduled for Sept. 11, without any public health precautions whatsoever.

It is obvious that we must de-densify campus as quickly as possible. Therefore, I am making this request on behalf of all instructional faculty in Franklin College.

I should also acknowledge my personal intentions, which I am compelled to carry out regardless of the decision on my request above. The Athens area experienced an acute public health crisis last winter. This was marked by a peak of 319 COVID-19 patients in Region E hospitals on Jan. 11, 2021. If current trends continue, we will likely surpass that number soon.

Every UGA instructor I know has bent over backwards to comply with USG rules and maintain face-to-face instruction, but the situation is now beyond absurd.

I told my classes that we will go online when the census of local COVID-19 patients surpasses 319. I acknowledge that this unilateral action will be largely symbolic — my own two sections of Math

2270 are a tiny drop in the bucket of all classes at UGA — but surely in a university setting we can all understand that symbolism can have practical consequences. I hope for three main goals.

My first goal is to encourage my colleagues to institute similar measures on their own authority. Any directive from the USG Board of Regents about how we conduct our classrooms relies entirely on our willingness to carry it out.

I understand that my actions might, by the lights of the Board, “constitute grounds for disciplinary action.”

This brings me to my second main goal: to try to model as best I can the widely recognized legal imperative of civil disobedience in the face of unjust or inhumane laws.

I am relatively well-positioned and prepared to step away if necessary after 36 years of service to UGA. Still, I aim to represent the needs of the many employees who are less well-off and find themselves squeezed between their need to make a living on the one hand and to protect their families’ health on the other. Some of these employees are my collegues in the classroom, but UGA’s many low-wage employees have even more acute conditions.

This brings me to my third main goal: to model fundamental principles of leadership for UGA’s handsomely-paid administrative cadre, principally President Jere Morehead, Provost Jack Hu, Vice President Rahul Shrivastav and Dean Dorsey. Just as I ultimately decide how to run my classes, so do they control their own responses to the directives of the Board of Regents. It is well past time for UGA’s leadership to defy the Board of Regents, and to put the needs of the many thousands of people who depend on them ahead of their own careers.

Certain spiritual principles that I hold dear tell me that if I suffer for taking responsible actions, I can only benefit in the long term, even if in ways I cannot now see. By the same token, I feel confident also that those who would choose to punish these actions will ultimately undermine themselves.

A mother’s perspective Women are oppressed by anti-abortion legislation Christa Bugg On Sept. 1, Texas passed a law banning any abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. This law makes the state of Texas the most restrictive in the nation on abortions.

With the Supreme Court hastily refusing to block the law from passing, many states are planning to launch similar legislation — and Georgia is not far behind.

Many women find out they are pregnant after the sixth week has passed.

As a mother myself, I found out I was pregnant at nine weeks. How are women supposed to be supported medically if the law precludes them from abortion access before they even know they might need it?

Abortion is a highly controversial topic, but regardless of your political, religious or other personal views, the government should have no say over a citizen’s bodily autonomy.

The beauty of America is based upon the idea of a “melting pot” of ideas and cultures.

Now, we are so polarized that people are highly offended by anyone who thinks differently than they do. The melting pot is fading and exclusiveness prevails.

Many people’s legal quarrel with abortion is based in their Christian faith.

What about people who practice Buddhism, Islam, Judaism or any other religion? In America, there is supposed to be a place for everyone.

There is not supposed to be a place for religion within our government, and certainly not deference to just one.

I will not say that I think it is right for a woman to have an abortion for just any reason.

I think a person needs to have a moral compass and responsibility for their actions. Individuals should not be able to have an egregious number of abortions without cause. There is a point where it moves from a genuine need to carelessness.

However, I understand and respect that abortions can be medically necessary.

Some women are victims of sexual assault. The Texas law “makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from incest or rape,” according to the New York Times, and allows private citizens to sue those attempting abortion.

Some women have life-threatening pregnancies or preexisting medical conditions.

Some are told if the baby is carried to term the mother won’t survive. Other times, the baby will not survive if carried to term.

Instead of granting women power over their bodies and health, the government is

oppressing women who need access to safe abortions.

Women in need of health care will not stop seeking providers who are willing to risk their careers and lives to help.

Banning abortions will cause the injury and death of countless women who are refused care. Restrictive legislation does nothing but force women to turn to dangerous methods: the use of sharp sticks inserted through the cervix, ingestion of toxic substances and more horrific practices.

According to Doctors Without Borders, unsafe abortion is one of the top five causes of maternal mortality: more than 22,000 women and girls die annually from dangerous methods of abortion.

The lives of these women and girls could be saved if the government did not limit their access to needed care.

We are in a crucial period for women’s rights. States are attempting to fully overturn Roe v. Wade.

Restrictive access to abortions is one of the most impactful injustices against women. The United States is transforming from a nation of bodily freedom to a nation of bodily oppression.

Christa Bugg is a third year journalism major and student-parent.

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Stat of the Week Through six games this season Georgia soccer has scored at a high level, averaging 4.5 goals per game for a total of 27, the highest in the country as of publish date. It is the highest season goal rate for head coach Billy Lesesne during his time at Georgia. The Bulldogs are on track to score their most goals per game over the past five years, the second most coming in 2016 (1.39). The team is also averaging 25.2 shots per game, with 48.3% of those shots going on target. As of print, Georgia is currently 5-1-0 on the season. — Jake Jennings Graduate Georgia defender Kayla Bruster passes the ball against Belmont in a 5-0 win for the Bulldogs. Z A C H A R Y

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Graduate students make their mark in return to Georgia soccer team Kyle Soto After the NCAA announced in 2020 that fall sport student-athletes could play another season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors had the option to come back and represent Georgia once again as graduate students.

Mollie Belisle, who already had an extra year of eligibility due to an ACL tear, and Kayla Bruster both took that opportunity and returned to play as graduate students under Georgia soccer head coach Billy Lesesne one last time.

Both players had their own reasons to return, but they both felt that this iteration of the soccer team had more potential than any Georgia team previous.

Going pro For Bruster, the decision to come back to Georgia soccer one more time came down to more than just the team’s potential to reach new heights. Bruster has aspirations to play at the professional level, and she felt that playing one more season with the Bulldogs would give her a better platform to make that jump to the National Women’s Soccer League draft compared to last year’s COVID-impacted season.

“I just felt like last year wasn’t the best for me to go off of,” Bruster said. “I just felt like there was a lot of potential for this year and I wanted to see it through.”

Nobody has as much experience among the active Bulldogs as Bruster. The defender joined Georgia as a freshman in 2017 and has made 67 appearances, only starting on the bench in one of the games. The next closest Bulldog

is senior Abby Boyan, who has made 58 starts in 58 appearances.

As one of the longest-serving players on the team playing as a center back, Bruster has emerged as a leader in a squad mixed of freshmen and experienced veterans. Her role, both on and off the field, is important for Lesesne’s age-varied squad, especially when playing alongside freshman center back Jessie Dunn. “[In] my position, I feel like I have to be a leader and very vocal,” Bruster said. “Off the field, I’ve definitely become more of a leader that people come to, and people know that they come to me if they have questions about anything.”

While Georgia has been flying on the offensive end, Bruster has been instrumental to the team’s success in locking out opponents, keeping Georgia’s opponents down to six goals and only 42 shots in five games.

This season’s potential The combination of the veteran players with the introduction of 14 freshman players left Belisle and Bruster feeling they could achieve things they hadn’t yet achieved during their time as Bulldogs. And they were right.

Belisle in particular is having her best season in a Georgia shirt. She’s scored a career best nine goals across six games this season, making her the leading goalscorer in the country, as of print. As the season rolls on, Belisle will hope to make the most of the opportunity to return as a graduate student after she tore her ACL in the first days of training her sophomore year.

Mental health and sports A changing landscape

Thomas Bresee In 2020, the rates of mental health concerns in student-athletes were 150-200% higher than historically reported, according to an NCAA survey. The pandemic, and all of the mental health consequences it has had — such as increased rates of loneliness, depression and anxiety — has hit student-athletes hard, and the University of Georgia is no exception.

But with increasing awareness of athletes’ struggles, coaches, players and the public are becoming more knowledgeable about mental health issues.

A lot of pressure The sports world is defined by mental and physical strength, resulting in a negative stigma in sports surrounding athletes struggling with mental health issues.

Only 10% of college athletes struggling with their mental health reach out for help, according to the nonprofit Athletes for Hope. This may be due to multiple factors, including stigma and lack of access to mental health resources.

College athletes are students too. As student-athletes, they have to deal with a full workload on top of the stress and scheduling of a college sport.

“There is a lot of pressure to be successful … athletically, academically, socially,” Brad Hambric, a clinical counselor in UGA’s Athletic Association, said. “It’s just a lot of new things that can make the walls come in easily.”

Hambric meets with student athletes to discuss their mental health. He helps them cope with the pressures of being a full-time student along with their practice schedule.

UGAAA has five employees on its mental health and performance team, according to Lovie Tabron, behavorial medicine coordinator. UGA had more than 500 athletes as of fall 2020. Kensa Gunter, the head of Gunter Psychological Services and a UGA graduate, said a lack of access to mental health personnel may contribute to student-athletes feeling like they have nowhere to turn to.

“Having one, two, three providers to support an athletic department that includes 300 to 500 student athletes … that’s a resource, but we might need to have more right thinking about the ways in which we can increase the access to resources,” Gunter said.

Sports counseling has become an important tool for athletes in recent history, and Gunt-

“Coming out of the spring … I finally got my confidence back after my ACL and COVID. And when I finally started shooting and making goals in the spring, I knew that personally, I needed to come back because I owed it to myself,” Belisle said. “As a team, we also started just figuring it out and calming down and playing the game we know how to play, so I knew that we could do something special this year.”

Belisle also gets to play with her freshman sister, Caroline. Belisle said she thought about the possibility of playing with her sister back in 2018 when she tore her ACL, which gave her an extra year of eligibility. Now that has become a reality, and the sisters will always share the memory of Georgia’s historic 3-1 win over No. 15 Clemson.

Six games into the 2021 season, Georgia soccer has already shattered records. Perhaps most telling of this team’s potential was the Bulldogs win over No. 15 Clemson on Sept. 3. That win marked the first time Georgia has beaten a ranked opponent since 2015. It also marked the end of a winless run against Clemson, which stretched back to 2009.

“I knew that this group was something really special, and if any year we could beat Clemson I knew it was this year,” Belisle said. “I’ve waited five years for that.”

By far the biggest test of the season for the Bulldogs so far, the Clemson win highlighted what the team has done well in 2021 and how much further the team can go. Georgia’s 27 goals in five games leads the nation, and the Bulldogs have two more non-conference games before opening SEC play against Auburn on Sept. 17.

er is working to make the sports world more accepting. She says the most important thing to remember is, “athletes are people.”

“Athletes can do extraordinary things,” Gunter said, “but they may be dealing with stressors and challenges in their personal life that may never show up in their field of play.”

BJ Armstead also worries the current sports world isn’t accepting enough. He’s working to decrease the stigma around athletes’ mental health by creating a safe space for athletes to come forward. Armstead is the CEO of Apollo Sports Counseling and graduated from UGA in spring 2021.

“They are not going to say anything and the reason why is because sports is something that’s taught to be hard and tough,” Armstead said. Athletes are taught “to not show emotion unless you’re winning games.”

A changing conversation Within the past decade, though, more athletes have been open about their struggles.

From Dak Prescott to Serena Williams, athletes have begun speaking openly about the mental struggles that come with being a public figure. Although more and more athletes are beginning to come forward, there is still a long way to go.

UGA head football coach Kirby Smart has adapted his approach to put more emphasis on mental health.

During the pandemic, Smart introduced “skull sessions,” where players could talk to coaches about anything that was bothering them. They were meant to help the players with mental toughness, but to also keep the players in a good mental state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

UGA quarterback JT Daniels has been vocal about his own mental health journey, especially during rehab for an ACL injury. He transferred to UGA from the University of Southern California but wasn’t starting for the Bulldogs until his knee healed, a struggle that he had to work through.

“A lot of the help has come from being in a situation where I’m surrounded by great teammates. I have great coaching, great support, I’m in an area that I really do love,” Daniels said.

Gunter and Armstead believe that athletes will be able to talk more about their mental health in the future.

“I think the conversation is going to continue changing,” Gunter said. “I applaud all of the athletes at any level who have lended their voices to the conversation because they are helping to drive the change that is needed.”

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Enduring pandemic precautions With COVID-19 cases rising in Athens, 1785 makes double the preparations for game days. From product orders, inventory and appliances to having enough on-call staff, Miller said the bar is ready for the big crowds.

“It’s a lot — COVID numbers are starting to spike up so I have to plan for what happens if someone gets sick. That means getting the employee to get tested, doing contact tracing with other staff members and the possibility of operating at a loss for 10 days when they cannot be there,” Miller said.

Similarly, other Athens businesses have dealt with the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation. Seth Hendershot prioritized health concerns when updating the operations for his coffee shop and bar, Hendershot’s, throughout the pandemic.

He recently shut down his entire establishment over one potential COVID-19 case.

“I’m trying to not let any of that slide by. I really want to stick to this way of doing things,” Hendershot said. He believes the community appreciates his proactivity in closing down at any COVID-19 risk.

Hendershot’s, a live entertainment destination, has spent much of the past 18 months closed to public entry.

Customers could order at a window and eat on the patio, but they were barred from entering the shop. Over the summer, as more people got vaccinated, Hendershot slowly allowed customers to enter, occasionally hosting events for about 25 people.

It wasn’t until the fall of 2021 that Hendershot chose to open up his establishment with some important qualifiers.

For all of his events, guests must show their vaccine card or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within the last 48 hours to be given entry. Once inside, they must follow the local Athens mask mandate as well.

Hendershot was well aware that such a move would likely receive pushback. That didn’t change his decision.

“If you want to go see live music anywhere, and protect these musicians, and protect the bartenders and the people that work at the club, after all of us being shut down

for a year and a half, this is just how we’re going to do it,” Hendershot said.

Even as businesses move to create their own policies, the threat of the delta variant and the rapid influx of the population due to classes starting back up and game days returning remains. Hendershot said he doesn’t mind the increase in people, since they’re a bump for the economy.

He also said that many students who come to his establishment have obeyed COVID-19 protocols. To Hendershot, the problem isn’t with the students — it’s UGA. “I wish that the university would take more responsibility,” Hendershot said. “If we worked together, symbiotically with the university, I think our community would be stronger.”

Similarly, Miller has seen a bump in business with UGA bringing back in-person classes and football. He also relies on the university because about 95% of bar staff between 1785 and Moonshine are UGA students, he said. The return of game days also brings back long hours for his student employees. Miller wants to be “mindful” of their health during the long hours of game day weekends, especially home games.

Ideally, 1785 will open at noon or 1 p.m. on Saturday game days. On noon game days, Miller said the bar anticipates to open as early as 10 or 10:30 a.m.

Currently, every bar in town can operate on 35% of their written capacity, according to Miller. 1785’s current bar capacity is 800 people with a “One person in, one person out” entry policy.

With the watchful eye of Athens Clarke County Police Department enforcing capacity limits during 2020, Miller anticipates the same surveillance with the return of game days and wants to avoid any citations for overcrowding.

“I think we are going to be the busiest on game days from noon until close. We had a lot of big crowds this summer but now we are going to be dealing with more sports fans and even alumni coming in for the day,” Miller said.

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Class dismissed: Professor resigns over student without mask Irwin Bernstein resigned over health concerns when a student refused to wear a mask FROM PAGE A1 Irwin Bernstein, an 88-year-old University of Georgia retiree-rehire professor, resigned mid-class on Aug. 24 after a student refused to properly wear a mask.

During Bernstein’s second class of the semester, the student arrived at the 25-person class unmasked and was asked by Bernstein to find one to wear. The student was given a spare mask from a peer but did not wear it over her nose. Bernstein asked the student to pull her mask up to wear it correctly, but she said she “had a really hard time breathing” with the mask over her mouth and nose.

The professor explained that he could die from COVID -19 due to underlying health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and age -related problems, Bernstein said in an email to The Red & Black.

The student still refused to pull her mask up, and only about 15 minutes into the Tuesday lecture, Bernstein announced his resignation on the spot and left the class immediately.

“At that point I said that whereas I had risked my life to defend my country while in the Air Force, I was not willing to risk my life to teach a class

with an unmasked student,” Bernstein said in an email to The Red & Black.

Hannah Huff, a senior psychology major, said she sat at the front of the class on Tuesday in shock, anger and silence for a few minutes, like the rest of her peers, as she tried to comprehend what happened.

“Professor Bernstein said, ‘That’s it.

I’m retired,’ and we watched him pack all of his papers into his bag and walk out of the classroom,” Huff said.

Some students began logging onto Athena to find last-minute seats in other classes. Others stared at the student and asked, “You know we need this class to graduate, right?” In response, the student said, “Well, this is a blessing in disguise,” according to Huff.

Huff, who is expected to graduate in December, said she has now been moved to another seminar at 8 a.m., opposed to the original 9:30 a.m. class time.

The seminar, primarily filled with upperclassmen, is a requirement to graduate for all psychology majors.

All students affected by the resignation of the instructor were moved to a new section of their courses, ac-

cording to UGA spokesperson Greg Trevor.

Immediately after the class abruptly ended, Huff called her mother in panic worried that she wouldn’t be able to graduate.

“This is not what I signed up for.

This was not my original plan for my final semester here. It’s heartbreaking.

It’s surreal,” Huff said. “I kept thinking to myself, ‘There’s no way this is happening.’ There was definitely hidden hostility in that room, and I do feel a little bit of anger toward this girl, but mainly agitation.”

Bernstein began teaching part-time at UGA in 1968 and became a full-time faculty member in 1971.

Although he retired from UGA in 2011, he still taught as a part time retiree-rehire for many years and was asked by his former psychology department to return this year to teach two courses this semester. Now, Bernstein will not teach either.

“I am sorry that the pandemic has caused so much dissension. I personally do not agree that stimulating the economy is more important than people’s lives and am disappointed that some people feel that it is,” Bernstein said.

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UGA book lovers find community Kayla Frazier owes her love for reading to one woman: Suzanne Collins. After devouring “The Hunger Games” in middle school, Frazier, an accounting graduate student at the University of Georgia, said she wouldn’t be the reader she is today without it.

This experience led Frazier, a self-proclaimed “book nerd,” to TikTok — though her path spanned years and other platforms such as Instagram and Goodreads.

Active in the book community since childhood, Frazier decided to share her hobby on TikTok early last year. It was there she discovered others doing the same under a subset of the app dubbed “BookTok.” As the name suggests, BookTok is filled with users posting book recommendations and latest reads, some crafting videos so unique even those with the most specific literary tastes can find their niche.

All it requires is the press of a hashtag, leaving the algorithm to do the rest.

Far-reaching influence Sophomore biological engineering major Maddy Dunaway originally joined BookTok to have an outlet for random videos, but her account — which now has over 20,000 followers — resulted in her achieving micro-influencer success on the platform.

Dunaway said she never expected to gain a large following and values the connections she’s established with her peers over the numbers.

Instead of relying on publishers and critics for what to read next, consumers

can now rely on each other for information.

Isabel Hutchinson, a junior English major who runs a Bookstagram account and watches BookTok videos, said BookTok “democratizes reading a lot.”

Frazier agreed, saying BookTok has the power to determine what novels are popular — and she has a point. Counseling psychology graduate student Drew Pierson said he noticed his local Barnes and Noble displaying a section specifically for books popular on TikTok.

‘A place for everybody’ Pierson, who also runs a Bookstagram account, relies on BookTok for recommendations but admits the app can create an echo chamber.

“If you’re not careful … you might end up with the same recommendations or the same kinds of recommendations over and over,” Pierson said.

Frazier said it was important for her as a Black woman to make her opinions known to counter the lack of diverse creators that are predominately shown on BookTok and Bookstagram. Ultimately, her choice to get into the mix paid off because she said both communities are uplifting and welcoming.

To those familiar with the landscape of online communities, the book community on TikTok and Instagram might sound like an anomaly — a safe and supportive environment that somehow cushioned itself from the toxicity that plagues so many others. Yet even unpopular opinions are treated with kindness, according to Frazier.

“There is a place for everybody, even the people who don’t like to read,” Frazier said. “There is something for you — it’s just a matter of finding the right book.”

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Patrons and beer-lovers alike gathered for the downtown Athens Farmers Market held at Creature Comforts Brewery on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The family-friendly market had several vendors, live music and Smiley’s Burgers. The market will be held weekly at Creature Comforts until midNovember in addition to the larger Saturday market at Bishop Park.

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GEORGIA VS. CLEMSON Photos from Georgia’s GAME SHOWCASE season opener

From shambles to success UAB’s football program has returned after losing the sport in 2014 Katherine Lewis This Saturday, the University of Alabama at Birmingham will travel to Athens for Georgia football’s second game of the 2021 season. The Bulldogs paid the Blazers a mere $1.8 million for the matchup, one of the largest amounts Georgia has ever paid to play an opponent, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

Just seven years ago, in December 2014, UAB shut down its football program, as well as its bowling and rifle programs, with the hopes of reallocating funds to the remaining athletic programs at the university. Its athletic department paid around $2.43 million to cancel its games planned for future years, and the program was done for good. Or so they thought.

“There really wasn’t much passion for the football program,” said UAB assistant vice president and director of athletics Mark Ingram. “People don’t like hearing this, but it made a lot of sense.”

An uproar in support for the football program caused tension throughout the city

of Birmingham. John Knox, a University of Georgia professor and UAB graduate, said that immediately after UAB President Ray Watts announced the removal of the program, Knox worked with an independent bookstore and college friends to sell a bumper sticker that said, “#Free UAB, Fire Ray Watts.”

The strain on the city continued for months. “It became very personal,” Ingram said. “We were building this building, and our painter decided to not show up, and said they would finish the job when UAB reinstated football.”

By June 2015, only months after his announcement to scrap football, Watts and the university announced that they would reinstate the three programs.

Ingram said that Watts wanted more money raised to rebuild the football facilities before the football program returned. Knox and other passionate members of the UAB community raised millions in a matter of weeks, and in 2017, the university unveiled a brand-new $22.5 million football facility.

UGA vs. UAB UAB announced in 2017, its first year back as a part of NCAA football, that it had set a meeting with Georgia to play in 2021.

The teams agreed that UGA would pay $1.8 million to UAB for the game, which is set to be Georgia’s first home game of this year.

Historically, Georgia has paid non-conference schools to play a home game multiple times each season. These matchups have been standard on SEC schedules for years and provide both schools with needed revenue. The traveling team is paid for the game, and UGA gets revenue from many aspects such as ticket sales and concessions. Athens businesses also profit from visiting fans.

Georgia is making payments to two schools this season: UAB and Charleston Southern, which is scheduled to travel to Athens in November in exchange for a $500,000 payment. The $1.8 million UAB is receiving is one of the largest sums Georgia has ever paid to play an opponent.

According to the athletic department, Georgia is willing to pay a different amount for each game depending on overall revenue.

“UGA Athletics compiles an operating budget based on projected revenues. Guarantee payments are a part of the annual budget and included in operating expenses,” said the UGA Athletic Association.

Georgia is slated to play Kent State during its 2022 season and has agreed to pay the team $1.9 million.

Georgia football will still make a profit this season. Georgia received $4 million, along with its opponent Clemson, to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for its Sept. 4 season opener.

Since it s re t urn in 2017, UA B ha s had an overall record of 35-16 and has earned a bowl game in all four seasons.

Additionally, in 2018 and 2020, it won the Conference USA Championship. The Bulldogs will kick off against UAB for the first time since 2006 on Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Sanford Stadium.

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FIVE NEW FACES New players to keep an eye on as Georgia takes the field against UAB in Sanford Stadium Drew Hubbard Brock Bowers, tight end, Georgia In his first collegiate start, Bowers led the team in receiving yards with 43 yards on six receptions against Clemson on Sept. 4. Bowers’ presence came following the absence of other options at tight end with Darnell Washington missing with a foot injury and Arik Gilbert still absent after leaving the team for “personal reasons” in preseason. Bowers, coming out of Napa High School in Napa, California, was a four-star recruit and the No. 3 tight end in the country, according to 247 Sports.

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Jaylen Johnson, wide receiver, Georgia

Unsung heroes

Georgia football’s equipment managers help game days happen Jack Duffey Some of the hardest workers in the Georgia football program never see the field. Hours before kickoff and hours after the dust has settled, the unsung heroes of the Bulldogs, the equipment managers, are committed to making game days the best they can possibly be.

Even in the offseason, during camps and recruiting visits, the Bulldogs’ equipment team is another gear that helps make the top-tier football program tick.

“It’s a year-round job now and it’ll wear you out,” said the former director of equipment and current director of inventory John Meshad. “You’re getting calls at all hours of the day. It’s a high energy, high-paced job and it’s fun, but it’s just tough and very time consuming.”

Hard work and preparation The team manages equipment from the helmets and shoulder pads on the field to starting quarterback JT Daniels’ travel suit to head coach Kirby Smart’s signature polo and visor on game day.

“One easy way to kind of think about it is anything on anyone,” director of equipment and apparel Gage

Whitten said. “We’re in charge of ordering that, inventorying it, packing it up and bringing it to every single game.”

Throughout the week, equipment managers can put in up to 30 hours of work across six days through game day preparations and showing up to every team practice. Whitten added that their role is to create less things for coaches and players to worry about on game days — to help the Bulldogs hit the ground running on Saturdays.

“We just want [the players and coaches] to show up, get dressed and play ball,” Whitten said. “We are part of the chain, just trying to do whatever we can to help the team win.”

The art of resourcefulness Whitten and his team of 18 paid student managers do their best to go unnoticed on game days. On a perfect Saturday, everything the equipment team does will go according to plan, allowing the coaches and players to simply play the game.

However, there is rarely a perfect Saturday. The best characteristic an equipment manager can have is resourcefulness. Whitten once had a player enter a game unexpectedly. His

jersey number conflicted with another player’s, who was on special teams.

“Usually, it’s almost half a day in advance we can get any jersey made. But this was 20 minutes before kickoff,” Whitten said.

The equipment team made a quick decision — they used a backup jersey from another player with the nameplate cut off.

“He wore that jersey all game and luckily we had no issues and it wasn’t a story,” Whitten said. “We survived and got through it.”

The quick thinking exhibited by the team is also a sign of their bond and trust in each other. Whitten said the student managers on his team are more than just colleagues. He described them as a sort of family. All the students have to work through a volunteer program before committing to paid work for the team, a process through which Whitten gets to know them.

He said he sees most of his students more than their parents or significant others see them throughout the season.

“Those are my kids,” Whitten said.

“We see them every day … It’s just very rewarding to see them mature.”

Johnson had been with the Bulldogs two years prior to the 2021 season, but he secured the first reception of his college career against Clemson. He finished with 21 receiving yards against the Tigers on one reception. His lone catch was the longest pass JT Daniels completed the entire game. In his previous two seasons at Georgia, Johnson appeared in 13 games but was not able to make an impact like he did against Clemson.

Ladd McConkey, wide receiver, Georgia McConkey joined Bowers in making his Bulldog debut against Clemson and was a productive option for Daniels in the passing game. He caught two passes for 12 yards against the Tigers to help fill the vacancies left by other options at wide receiver. McConkey joined the Bulldogs from North Murray High School in Chatsworth, Georgia, where he was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. In high school, he earned 3,051 all-purpose yards playing as a quarterback, running back, wide receiver and return specialist.

Ryan Davis, wide receiver, UAB Davis, a redshirt sophomore, played with the Blazers after he redshirted his freshman year, but has already taken steps to becoming more of a center piece to UAB’s offense.

In the Blazers’ debut against Jacksonville State, Davis caught for 51 yards on three receptions, averaging 17 yards per catch. His total in UAB’s first game of 2021 already exceeds his total from last season, in which he caught for 45 yards on three receptions. Davis, a Georgia native, graduated from Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell.

Mac McWilliams, cornerback, UAB McWilliams led the Blazers in tackles in their season opener, earning three while also finishing with an assist. Last season, he appeared in four games and finished with six tackles and two quarterback hurries. McWilliams was a part of the Blazers’ defense that shut out Jacksonville State in a 31-0 win to start their season. He helped UAB’s secondary prevent Jacksonville State’s quarterback, Zerrick Cooper, from leading the offense as he was held to 88 passing yards on the game.

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Fans gather inside Sanford Stadium ahead of the 2021 G-Day spring scrimmage. TAYLOR GERLACH/STAFF

Much of Georgia’s roster to experience full Sanford Stadium for first time For the first time since 2019, Sanford Stadium will be at full capacity for a Georgia home game Jake Jennings Sanford Stadium, one of the premiere atmospheres in college football, has not seen a full crowd since 2019. With 92,746 seats available, the Bulldogs’ stomping ground ranks ninth in college football stadiums based on size alone. A large chunk of head coach Kirby Smart’s roster has yet to suit up for a sold-out game.

The Bulldogs boast 132 players on their listed roster this season. A whopping 67 of those names are underclassmen, meaning they haven’t played a pre-COVID-19 game

at Sanford Stadium. Add the 10 transfers that have yet to play in front of a full crowd and you get well over half a team that will see the full force of the Georgia fan base for the first time this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against UAB. The list of stars that have yet to play on Dooley Field in front of a full-capacity crowd includes JT Daniels, Derion Kendrick, Jermaine Burton and 15 other players that saw action in Week 1 against Clemson.

While a large chunk of the starters have

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experienced the Bulldog crowd at full strength, some of them understand how lucky they are to be back at full capacity.

“It felt good to have everybody back, all the fans,” junior linebacker Nakobe Dean said after the Clemson game. “I talked to Jamon [Dumas-Johnson], one of our freshman linebackers and I was like ‘Man, I miss this. I miss this atmosphere, I miss this feeling of all the fans being in the crowd and everything.’ I was basically telling him how grateful he was because he hasn’t experienced it with an empty stadium.”

The players who played before the pandemic witnessed a completely different experience from 2019 to 2020. Georgia had four home games on the schedule in 2020. Three of them were played at 22% capacity, for a total of 20,524 people per game, while the fourth, against Vander-

bilt, was canceled.

For Smart, the full crowd will play a large role in igniting his team this season. He said that the confidence a home crowd can bring should help his players to limit some of the mistakes they made against Clemson.

“Last week was much tougher due to the split environment and a tremendous atmosphere,” Smart said. “I expect it to be the same way this week, but I think that they will have more confidence, being in a familiar place with more of our fans in there.”

When the Bulldogs suit up to play UAB this weekend, a full-capacity crowd will be at Sanford Stadium to greet them.

Whether for the first time or not, Georgia’s players will be happy to hear a soldout crowd again.

Rushing yards Georgia allowed against Clemson In the Bulldogs’ game against Clemson, Georgia’s defense allowed two rushing yards. Lyn-J Dixon led the Tigers with 10 yards rushing with Will Shipley and Kobe Pace earning seven yards each. However, Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei finished with -22 rushing yards, negating the other players’ yards.

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UAB passing yards against Jacksonville State The Blazers opened their 2021 season with a 31-0 win over Jacksonville State. In UAB’s victory, Tyler Johnston III led the way with 320 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Hopkins joined Johnston III as a quarterback with 51 passing yards and one touchdown.

Georgia’s sacks against Clemson Georgia’s defense led the way for the Bulldogs win in Week 1 of the football season, not allowing the Tigers’ offense to get in the end zone. A large part of Georgia’s defensive success was its ability to get to the quarterback.

Nakobe Dean led Georgia with two sacks while Adam Anderson, Travon Walker, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter each had one sack.

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JT Daniels’ passing yards After becoming the starting quarterback in the middle of last season, JT Daniels started for Georgia on Week 1 for the first time in his career. He threw for 135 yards against Clemson, the fewest of the five games Daniels has started in for Georgia.

He did not throw for a touchdown pass, and it was the first time he did not have at least one touchdown pass in a start for the Bulldogs.

Brock Bowers’ reception yards Freshman Brock

Bowers led Georgia receivers in receiving yards in his first start as a Bulldog. Bowers played tight end to help replace Darnell Washington and Arik Gilbert, who both missed the game against Clemson. Bowers caught six passes, which was also a team high against the Tigers.

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