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The University of Georgia reCYCLE program began in 2014 when student workers in transportation and parking services noticed a lot of abandoned bikes on campus bike racks.  Now, it has grown into a stream-lined program that collects and refurbishes deserted bicycles to give to UGA students and faculty in need…

Due to the mandated University of Georgia campus closure in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Abbie Dillon, the Office of Sustainability’s Urban Agriculture intern working to maintain the Green Roof Garden, was barred from campus and forced to abandon numerous crops. As a result, the Green Roof Garden…

Duncan Reynolds, a student at East Jackson Comprehensive High School, has not yet gone back to school in person. Lately, he has been doing the majority of his schoolwork at his local library in Nicholson.  Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Jackson County offers Wi-Fi and a productive environment for…

It’s easy to miss the entrance to the Orange Twin Conservation Community. About 15 minutes north of downtown Athens, Georgia, it takes a couple of country roads off the highway and a keen eye to spot the welcome sign, hidden behind a layer of overgrowth.  Once a space thrumming with…

What does it mean to be courageous? We’ve certainly had to summon courage during 2020, even if we may not label ourselves as courageous. In the final episode of season 9, Ian Urbina, founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project, describes courage from the perspective of the stories he has travelled…

Local campaigns have been handing out yard signs, slipping campaign ads under doors, and sending direct mail fliers to Athens-Clarke County residents over the past several months. Many of these mailers and fliers end up in the recycling or the trash. This year’s election is the most expensive election to…

The state of Georgia finished counting ballots from the Nov. 3 general election late last week, with Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden leading incumbent Republican President Donald Trump by just 13,977 total votes (As of 11:32 a.m., Nov. 18). Barring any changes to the result from the full…

Janet Frick, an associate professor in the University of Georgia Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program, said no one day this semester has been the same. Professors have had to make multiple adjustments this fall from the way they teach their classes to the way they interact with students. “I think…