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Q&A: Kersey’s Journey with Caroline’s Cheesestraws Turns Tradition into Opportunity
Q&As
October 27, 2024
Q&A: Kersey’s Journey with Caroline’s Cheesestraws Turns Tradition into Opportunity
Caroline Kersey, a second-year marketing and entrepreneurship student from LaGrange, Georgia, is the founder and CEO of Caroline’s Cheesestraws, a gourmet cheese straw business that has seen major growth since it was established five years ago. Thanks to the recent purchase of a kitchen, her business is now based in…
Q&A: Telehealth, Literacy Focus for Student Nonpartisan Organization
Q&As
October 27, 2024
Q&A: Telehealth, Literacy Focus for Student Nonpartisan Organization
Anvika Menon is the senior policy adviser for UGA’s Arch Policy Institute, a nonpartisan organization that allows students to discuss, write and implement local policies. Q: What are some of the best policy proposals from across campus that you hope to implement? Some of the ones that come to mind…
Q&A: What the Board of Elections’ Qadir Has to Say about Upcoming Election
2024 Election
October 27, 2024
Q&A: What the Board of Elections’ Qadir Has to Say about Upcoming Election
Hunaid Qadir is a member of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections, now serving the fourth and final year of his first term as a board member, where he witnesses all of the obstacles that can impact the voting process in Athens-Clarke County. Q: How did you first get involved…
Q&A: Googe Goes From Industry Newcomer to Leading Jittery Joe’s Athens Success
Q&As
October 27, 2024
Q&A: Googe Goes From Industry Newcomer to Leading Jittery Joe’s Athens Success
Bob Googe is the owner of Jittery Joe’s Coffee, which has nine locations in Athens and 17 nationwide. Q: You got into the coffee business by happenstance after volunteering at your daughter’s elementary school. After you officially entered the business, what was the hardest learning curve? So learning the coffee…
Sisters Compete Together for First Time While on UGA Equestrian Team
Sports
October 25, 2024
Sisters Compete Together for First Time While on UGA Equestrian Team
Sophia Pilla has always been a force on the UGA equestrian team; however, for her last year of eligibility, she has been joined by her sister. First-year Sienna Pilla is a jumping seat who competes in the flat area of jumping, like her sister. However, this is the first time…
Former Georgia Football Coach Now Works to ‘Eliminate the Whisper’ of Addiction
Food
October 18, 2024
Former Georgia Football Coach Now Works to ‘Eliminate the Whisper’ of Addiction
Scott Cochran is an eight-time national champion, winning rings at LSU, Alabama and Georgia. He’s known around the world as “Coach Yeah,” a nickname given to him by former Alabama football coach Nick Saban for his booming voice. It’s a voice that made him “the most famous strength and conditioning…