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  I was just nine years old when I moved to this country, leaving everything I have ever known behind. Mexico had been my whole world. Today that is changing. I am becoming a citizen of a great country. One that has filled me with dreams and opportunities. My father and mother…

Since the beginning of man, communication with the opposite sex has been a scrapbook of failure after failure. Romeo and Juliet’s tragic ending was due in large part because Juliet said things like “Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good night till it be morrow,” in comparison to…

Barrow County Schools internet was hit with a similar cyber to attack to the one the University of Georgia experienced. Network Manager, John St. Clair, explained they were hit by a Denial of Service Attack Tuesday morning.  This means it was not a virus, but a flood of traffic to their system, causing the system to…

Athens Crime According to Athens Clarke County Police, shots were fired last night in the Bethel Homes area behind the downtown district. Police are still looking for the person responsible today. No one was shot in the incident. We’ll have updates about this case to come.  SGA Elections It is the…

Nationals Women’s History Month is coming to an end, and some people think women are still fighting to be recognized. The University of Georgia Institute of Women’s Studies had its annual film screening last night to take a look at the struggles of women. Throughout the history of The Academy…

Local Law Enforcement officials say easy access to opioid drugs is why Athens is one of several cities in the state where overdose deaths are rising. That’s despite a two-year old Amnesty Law designed to prevent them. The law ensures if someone is dying of an overdose, a friend can…

A bill which made its way through the Georgia General Assembly aims to allow firefighters diagnosed with cancer a chance to apply for workers compensation benefits. House Bill 216, is currently still under review, but it’s effect could potentially aid firefighters. Local Elbert County firefighter, Douglas Spencer says its what…

Governor Nathan Deal has officially vetoed H.B. 757 otherwise known as the ‘religious liberty’ bill. The bill would have allowed religious officials and business owners to decide whether they want to sell items to or perform services for individuals based on their sexual preference. When he spoke about the bill yesterday Governor…

Researchers at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur, a multinational pharmaceutical company announced today the development of a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models. Using a technique called Computationally Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen, UGA researchers Donald Carter, Christopher Darby…

  From Marines, to Navy commanders, to student veterans, more than 100 people gathered in Oconee County yesterday to thank World War II veterans for their service. U.S. Congressman Jody Hice organized the event to honor the soldiers of what some call “The Greatest Generation.” Between stories of war time,…