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Charcuterie: Slowing Meals Down in a Culture of Busyness
Food
November 4, 2019
Charcuterie: Slowing Meals Down in a Culture of Busyness
Americans are eating meals faster than before, according to the Economic Research Service’s Adult Eating & Health Module (EHM). From 2014-2016, Americans dedicated an average of 64.5 minutes per day to eating and drinking. This average dropped by 5% from the previous study from 2006-2008. While time spent eating has…
How To Save Money By Saving Energy As It Gets Colder
Environment
November 2, 2019
How To Save Money By Saving Energy As It Gets Colder
With the weather getting colder, many people will soon turn on the heating inside their homes. Changes in temperatures can also mean a change in power bills. Matt Garcia, the manager and marketing administrator for local appliance repair company Athens Appliance, advises that turning off the thermostat is never a…
DreamHack Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Atlanta
Gaming Culture
November 1, 2019
DreamHack Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Atlanta
DreamHack is a video game convention that takes place in several cities across the world multiple times a year. This year is the convention’s 25th anniversary. Hi-Rez Studios, makers of Smite and Paladins from Alpharetta, Georgia, held their own expo inside and revealed their new game: a team shooter called…
Local Video Game Developers Show Their Games at SIEGE2019
Gaming Culture
November 1, 2019
Local Video Game Developers Show Their Games at SIEGE2019
SIEGE2019 is a video game convention where local student and independent game developers can show off their games, network and attend workshops to sharpen their skills. This year, SIEGE2019 took place at Kennesaw State University. Josiah Byler is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and…
Playing Video Games In VR Can Improve Your Health
Gaming Culture
November 1, 2019
Playing Video Games In VR Can Improve Your Health
For the past 15 or so years, video game developers have been playing around with incorporating fitness. The latest wave of fitness-based gaming has come in the form of virtual reality. Josiah Byler shows how scientists at the VR Health Institute can equate playing video games in VR to exercise.…
ANNOTATED: What’s the Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs? Explained
Doing Journalism
November 1, 2019
ANNOTATED: What’s the Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs? Explained
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Billy Wright used to write and create video about the threat that feral hogs pose to rural Americans. Laura Nwogu is a junior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
Community Raises More Than $4,000 for Commerce Girl Battling Illness
Health
October 31, 2019
Community Raises More Than $4,000 for Commerce Girl Battling Illness
Karis Gardner, a 2-year-old from Commerce, Georgia, is receiving dialysis treatments at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Back at home in Jackson County, her community is rallying around her. The usually lively, sassy girl was diagnosed with E. coli, a bacterial infection, and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal complication…
Devon Gales Helps Create ‘Tender Warriors’ at Jefferson High School
High School Sports
October 30, 2019
Devon Gales Helps Create ‘Tender Warriors’ at Jefferson High School
Through an unexpected path, Devon Gales has found himself connecting with high school football players at Jefferson High School to help mold them into not only great football players, but also well-rounded men. Gales, a former Southern University football player, was paralyzed in 2015 during a game against the University…