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By: Kristin Miller A tropical trip to Puerto Rico is all business for the UGA Women’s Tennis team. The Bulldogs leave later this afternoon to begin their fall season at the Puerto Rico College Challenge, a round robin singles and doubles tournament also featuring Illinois, Miami, and Mercer. The team finished…

PETA has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture against the University of Georgia. The organization has claimed UGA has allowed animals to be cruelly killed in what they describe as an “archaic” medical training course. Yesterday, Reporter Rayleigh Rozier spoke with UGA President Jere Morehead about…

Local high school gets a face lift: Oglethorpe County High School’s gym is undergoing a renovation. Reporter Abby Jessen is speaking with the Director of System Operations and the Construction Manager about the importance of this project.  Fall is in the air: Washington Farms is having their opening day is this Saturday at 10am!…

By: Jordan Mecca Entomophagy is the human consumption of insects and arachnids as food. A common practice across the globe, it has yet to become popular in the Western world – until now. One U.S. trend of 2015 is the use of cricket flour as a food supplement. Cricket flour as well as…

By: Chelsea Beimfohr UGA sororities are joining their sisters around the country in National Hazing Prevention Week activities through Friday. Two in five students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their campus, according to HazingPrevention.org. National Hazing Prevention Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the problem and…

By: Damian C. Reynolds Expect to receive a quicker response time from officials if you live in Barrow County. The county purchased new radio systems from Motorola so local emergency agencies can better communicate with each other. One fire official and four law enforcement officials received a tutorial Tuesday morning.…

U-Lead Athens, a local organization that helps Clarke County students with varying immigration statuses, was awarded $20,000 matching grant from Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC). The grant will help U-Lead students attend college. Betina Kaplan, an associate professor at UGA and co-founder of U-Lead Athens, along with Matt Hicks, Cedar Shoals…

New government data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that obesity rates stayed about the same in most states. Grady NewSource explains what obesity means and what the obesity rates look like in Georgia for adults and high school students.

Reporter Erin O’Brien has your weather update for today and the rest of the week.

Nearly 50 students are leaving early Friday morning on a bus to Philadelphia to attend Mass with Pope Francis on Sunday morning. Space is limited, but there is still room available. Tickets are $250 and include hotel and charter bus ride. You do not need to be a UGA student…