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ATHENS — The University of Georgia esports club started with 50-60 people in 2015. Three years later, the club’s grown to more than 300 members and multiple teams for different video games.   Once just thought of as a hobby, esports is evolving into a legitimate phenomenon both in the…

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Siobhan Britt is the founder and designer of PNKLMN, a vintage t-shirt shop in Athens, Georgia, that practices sustainable fashion.   Melissa Ray, head of the sustainability certificate at the University of Georgia, defines sustainability as “utilizing resources in a way that guarantees their continued availability for future generations.” Britt…

Friends of Gospel Pilgrim, a UGA student organization, is working to restore a historic African-American cemetery. Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 by The Gospel Pilgrim Society which provided proper burials for African Americans. When the society dissolved, the cemetery was neglected and became overgrown. President Celia Clark said, “it’s…

The Chick-fil-A coming to downtown Athens won’t look like any other Chick-fil-A restaurant. It will include casement windows which will provide unobstructed views of the downtown area. The walk-up restaurant will be located at 101 College Avenue.  According to the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department, the restaurant will have a separate entrance for…

A climate expert at the University of Georgia and scientific data show there is a negative effect on crop production around the globe due to climate change.       Tangible Symptoms of Climate Change Climate change is happening, and expert scientists believe we have a decade or less to…

While driving down South Milledge Avenue in Athens, Georgia, it is impossible not to notice the massive houses lining both sides of the street. Most of these homes belong to one of the 19 Panhellenic sorority chapters that the University of Georgia hosts. Not only are these buildings stunningly beautiful,…

To say that Uber and Lyft haven’t changed the face of transportation and catching a ride would be a lie, or just terribly misinformed. It’s hard to imagine the ride-hailing and ride-sharing services disappearing into thin air after they have made such an impact and have become incredibly recognizable. The…

The Lead is a podcast hosted and produced by Charlotte Norsworthy in the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management & Leadership at the University of Georgia. We talk about how to get ahead in the media industry by interviewing the people who did. One theme I wanted to incorporate in…

This article originally appeared in Georgia Health News. Isabelle Blaber was out horseback riding a few days before final exams in April 2016. She was 19 at the time, a freshman at Rhodes College in Memphis, and she had been a rider since she was 5. But on this particular day…