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Events to Check Out for Athens Staycation
Athens-Clarke County
March 8, 2018
Events to Check Out for Athens Staycation
If you’re staying in Athens for Spring Break, don’t worry about being bored! Check out our list of just some of the events happening around town next week: ART- Why go to one art venue when you could visit seven of Athen’s visual art venues in one night? The monthly…
Lil Ice Cream Dude raises money for STEM Girls to See ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
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March 7, 2018
Lil Ice Cream Dude raises money for STEM Girls to See ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
The Lil’ Ice Cream Dude, also known as Beau Shell, is a famous icon around Athens, Ga. Now instead of ice cream, he is serving up a fundraiser to send 100 girls in STEM to attend a special screening of “A Winkle in Time.” The STEM program is for girls…
UGA Women’s Studies Group Honors Women’s History Month
Diversity
March 7, 2018
UGA Women’s Studies Group Honors Women’s History Month
It’s Women’s History month at the University of Georgia and students such as Savannah Cole, the social chair for the Women’s Studies Student Organization, is excited to celebrate the power of women. Cole became involved in the Women’s Studies Student Organization when she came to UGA her freshman year. “I…
Area Witnesses Rise in Gas Prices
Athens-Clarke County
March 6, 2018
Area Witnesses Rise in Gas Prices
Gas prices have been on the rise in Georgia. Today, the price of gas is twenty cents higher than it was a year ago. This price will only continue to steadily increase, but economist and director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth Jeffrey Humphreys said this isn’t concerning. A…
Grady Explains: Myths About Islam
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March 6, 2018
Grady Explains: Myths About Islam
Grady Newsource is here to explain common misconceptions people have about the religion almost a quarter of the world follows: Islam. Islam is the world’s second-largest religion. According to a Pew Reasearch Center estimate in 2015, the Muslim population worldwide was approximately 1.8 billion. This is about 24 percent of…
Effects, Misconceptions of Allergy Season
Health
March 6, 2018
Effects, Misconceptions of Allergy Season
Bulldog Urgent Care Physician Assistant, Jim Callis shares his expert advice on allergy season. Your sniffles may be caused by allergies rather than the flu. Earlier this morning Reporter Sabrina Burse spoke with Bulldog Urgent Care Physician Assistant, Jim…
Lady Antebellum Members to Deliver UGA Commencement Address
Northeast Georgia News
March 6, 2018
Lady Antebellum Members to Deliver UGA Commencement Address
Charles Kelley and David Haywood are two members of the Lady Antebellum trio who will be delivering the Commencement address for UGA’s spring graduation. Both Kelley and Haywood are University of Georgia Alumni and Georgia natives. It was announced today on UGA Today that they will deliver the undergraduate Commencement address…
Georgia Becoming Hollywood of South
In-Depth
March 5, 2018
Georgia Becoming Hollywood of South
Georgia’s reputation for in next to California and New York for film production. “Things are booming in Georgia,” said Professor Richard Neupert, coordinator of film studies at the University of Georgia. “It’s going to be a ten billion dollar business this year.” Production teams are flocking to Georgia because…