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Saving The Environment One Person At A Time: How Changing Individual Habits Creates Sustainable Change
Athens-Clarke County
April 28, 2021
Saving The Environment One Person At A Time: How Changing Individual Habits Creates Sustainable Change
A morning alarm rings through a bedroom in an apartment just off the campus of the University of Georgia. Logen Roberts, a senior at UGA, wakes up and wanders into her bathroom, turns on the tap, and begins brushing her teeth. She washes her face, gets dressed and heads out…
UGA Multicultural Organizations Find Success With Drive-Ins for In-Person Events
COVID-19 Coverage
April 27, 2021
UGA Multicultural Organizations Find Success With Drive-Ins for In-Person Events
A year after the start of the pandemic, student leaders at the University of Georgia are coming together with members of their student organizations — while still complying with COVID-19 university guidelines. Multicultural Services and Programs organizations, such as the Black Affairs Council and the Vietnamese Student Association,…
Podcast: G-Day Is Back
In-Depth
April 26, 2021
Podcast: G-Day Is Back
Georgia football hosted its annual spring game on April 17 after missing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanford Stadium capacity was reduced down to 20%, and there wasn’t tailgating around town. Still, after a year full of unknowns and countless hurdles, the Bulldogs took the field for the…
Undocumented Student Alliance Campaigns for Rights of Immigrants and Students
Athens-Clarke County
April 26, 2021
Undocumented Student Alliance Campaigns for Rights of Immigrants and Students
The Undocumented Student Alliance at the University of Georgia partnered with the Hispanic Student Union to host their first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic on, Tuesday, April 13. The organizations gathered on the same day that the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents, who have upheld…
palabra. Expands Opportunities for Latino Journalists, Audiences Through Multimedia Platform
Diversity
April 25, 2021
palabra. Expands Opportunities for Latino Journalists, Audiences Through Multimedia Platform
Vicki Adame was a freelance journalist working in Mexico City before the pandemic and was able to tell stories that were happening in that community through palabra. Palabra. is a multimedia platform that allows members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists who are freelance journalists to cover stories and…
How This Athens Business Went From Closing to A Multi-Seasonal Outdoor Dining Experience
Athens-Clarke County
April 24, 2021
How This Athens Business Went From Closing to A Multi-Seasonal Outdoor Dining Experience
Last Resort Grill owner Melissa Clegg has reinvented her business model in the face of COVID-19 restrictions, as told to Hayley Croke. Hayley Croke is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in film studies in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University…
Independent Press in Athens Publishes Latina, Indigenous Stories
Athens-Clarke County
April 23, 2021
Independent Press in Athens Publishes Latina, Indigenous Stories
A small independent press in Athens, Georgia, Orca Libros, opened its doors in 2018 with the sole focus of providing an outlet for Latin American women authors. “There is a new wave of Mexican and Latin American writers… It is important to remark on the voices of these people,” said…
Women in Journalism Still Face Inequalities
Diversity
April 22, 2021
Women in Journalism Still Face Inequalities
Although women regularly outnumber men in journalism programs, they represent only 41.7% of all U.S. newsrooms, according to the 2018 Diversity Survey by the ASNE. For women of color, the numbers are even worse. In 2018, Black women made up only 3.45% of the journalism workforce. Physical representation is not…
Athens Reuse is Taking Junk, Turning it into Treasure For Teachers — And Now Creatives
Athens-Clarke County
April 21, 2021
Athens Reuse is Taking Junk, Turning it into Treasure For Teachers — And Now Creatives
The Athens Teacher Reuse Store off of College Avenue is the place to be for local public, private and homeschool educators needing classroom supplies in Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. Everything is free, and the only form of payment required is a document, like a teacher ID,…