Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Students React to Silent Protest
Athens, Ga–The president’s office is not the only place where people gathered today to promote diversity. They gathered at Tate Plaza. It was filled music, dancing and other performances put on by student organizations representing countries from all over the world. On a day when one organization fights against hate…another…
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BAC and LGBT Silent Protest at UGA
Athens, Ga.— The protest began shorty after 2:30pm Thursday afternoon. Protesters stood in silence for over an hour holding signs. The BAC president says that their next step is to arrange meetings between her, other student group leaders, and the administration to talk about changing the cultural climate at UGA.…
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Athens Project Homeless Connect
Athens, G.A.—Katie Smith is the Shelter Director at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. They aren’t giving food or clothes at tomorrow’s event. They will give something perhaps a little more valuable. “We’re going to focus on our financial education piece and offer budgeting and educational information on savings accounts and…
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Garbage to Glam
“I’m converting a dumpster into a gallery space. The conversion is.. I’ve put a roof on it, and I’ve wiped clean the inside to paint it and even out the walls to kind of give it a polish interior.” says sculpture student Lindsay Pennington Much of Her practice involves…
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UGA President Sends a Statement About the Racist Facebook Posts That Sparked a Movement
President Morehead made a statement one week after offensive Facebook posts were directed at the Black Affairs Council. On Tuesday, UGA’s President sent this statements to the BAC, the Black Faculty and Staff Organization, the LGBT Community, and the MPS Presidents’ Roundtable: Although I am at the Board of Regents…
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UGA President Jere Morehead Addresses Racist Facebook Posts
Tonight, University of Georgia President Jere Morehead issued an email to students, faculty, and staff regarding the recent racist facebook issues. He says that we are all hurting, but we all need to rally together in support. He officially stated that the UGA Police and Georgia Bureau of…
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Cyber bullying at UGA
Reported by Lindsay Tuman The problem goes beyond even racism, cyber bullying is the new way people attack. And because so much of this occurs in a school environment educators are holding a cyberbullying panel tomorrow. They hope to teach how to help prevent this kind of behavior in today’s…
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A 65 Year Old Woman Goes Back to School
Athens, GA–Stacks of GED books and tutoring in the Athens First Baptist library was how 65 year old student Barbara Johnson spent the last four years. “For so many years, for so many years trying to get and that was my goal” said Johnson. And when she finally reached that…