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UGA Golf Course Makes Efforts Toward Sustainability
The UGA Golf Course has taken a strong stance on being environmentally friendly. It has become a certified Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary, and in doing this, the leadership are looking to shed the environmentally unfriendly stigma. “For me, it was a prerequisite,” said Scott Griffith, UGA Golf Course director of…
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Black Undergraduate Enrollment is Dropping: How One Student-Led Organization is Fighting to Raise It
Listen to the story here. While the University of Georgia’s student population continues to grow each year, the number of Black undergraduate admissions hasn’t grown at all — it’s declining. According to the UGA Fact Book, which shows publicly available information facilitated by the Office of Institutional Research,…
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UGA MFA In Film, Television, And Digital Media Brings Sustainability To Set
University of Georgia master’s of fine arts student Matt Hudgins just received a sustainability grant for his project “And…Action! Bringing sustainability on-set with the MFA in Film, Television, and Digital Media.” The project was devised to “help reduce the environmental footprint of UGA student film productions, as well as enhance…
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Hillel UGA Looks Forward to New Baxter Street Building
This winter, members of Hillel UGA, a Jewish student organization, are celebrating both the holidays and the construction of a brand new building. Plans for the new building have been in the works for about six years, but construction has ramped up in the past few months. The bones of…
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UGA Students Struggle With Lack of Reliable Transportation Options
As the clock strikes 8:50 a.m., thousands of students pour out of their dreaded Monday morning classes. For many, the day goes from bad to worse when they see that the bus stop is crowded. Adding insult, seating is limited after the rush of students squeeze through the bus doors. …
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Students Dispersed Around Athens After Numerous Construction Delays at The William
When Alyssa Maresco signed her lease for the new apartment complex, The William, last December, she and her roommates were more than relieved after their previous living situation fell through. Marketing material for The William, located on North Finley Street just blocks from the heart of downtown Athens, billed it…
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Quinn sets himself apart as top recruit for UGA tennis
It doesn’t take long to see that Ethan Quinn is different compared to most college freshmen, and the 2022 No. 1 overall tennis recruit has already proven why he had every school in the nation clamoring for his talents. Quinn became a well-known name in college tennis after winning his…
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Evans hits UGA volleyball milestone, sets stage for season
Georgia volleyball coach Tom Black gathers his team around a whiteboard and begins to explain practice. The players listen intently and disperse to the surrounding courts, and the gym is suddenly filled with the sound of bouncing volleyballs. On the middle court, the only player in red takes her stance,…
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Review: Sigma Delta Tau Successfully ‘Revives the Grind’
I’ve heard about Sigma Delta Tau’s Greek Grind and the chaos of the event every October since being admitted into the University of Georgia. Friends in various sororities have attempted to persuade me to purchase a ticket or join them at livestream watch parties because “it’s seriously so much fun!”…
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Election 2022 in Photos: Life as an Abrams Political Fellow
Students in the Advanced Photojournalism course were charged with showing the story of campaign workers during the 2022 midterm election cycle. Working with canvassers, organizers and volunteers, they researched who makes campaigns and elections happen, then spent time in the field with them. Click to experience the visual storytelling.