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New Group Study Rooms Coming to Main Library in Fall 2019
Among those quietly studying, sighs of frustration can be heard as students search for a single vacancy out of the 96 study rooms available in the Miller Learning Center. The University of Georgia’s main library plans to lessen those sighs. After seeing success with the Collaboration Café that opened this…
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Overheard at UGA: Facebook Group Creates Community For Students
In this age of technology and lightning-fast information, some people may find it difficult to connect to one another. Third-year communications sciences and disorders student Sydney Loverde started the Overheard at UGA Facebook page two years ago in order to create an online community amongst the University of Georgia student body.…
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University of Georgia Helps Veterans Attend Law School
The University of Georgia is providing financial assistance so military veterans can attend law school. Jacob Bohn spent seven years in the Army and retired as a captain. He is a first-year law student and said he is finding new opportunities at the UGA School of Law. “I’m grateful for…
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UGA Graduate Is Pulled Over By Police Impersonator
UGA graduate Hannah Johnson was driving from Atlanta to Athens on Georgia State Route 316 Sunday night when a car with blue and purple lights signaled her to pull over. “There was a car approaching me from behind, and I was really surprised because I wasn’t breaking the law, I…
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Fake UGA Yearbook Photo Grabs Attention on Social Media
A controversial yearbook photo from 1916 has surfaced on social media, but its origins are not with the University of Georgia, according to a UGA spokesperson. The African-American child held in the front of the photo is the area of concern. “It’s quite moving simply because when you reflect upon…
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First Solo Woman Wins UGA’s Idea Accelerator Award
Senior Kaitlin Lutz recently won a $5,000 grant from the University of Georgia Idea Accelerator Program to start her very own company. “I think it happens to be one of the best moments of my life,” Lutz said. The UGA Accelerator Program is an eight-week long session offered every spring…
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Polar Vortex: What Is It And What Does It Mean?
A historic polar vortex has been sweeping the nation with brutal temperatures and weather conditions over the past few weeks, hitting the Midwest the hardest. A polar vortex is a strong circulation of upper-level winds that surrounds the northern pole during the winter. When the circulation weakens or becomes distorted,…
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UGA Comes Together to Support International Dawg in Need
Suraj Upadhaya, PhD student in Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, returned home to find that his apartment was robbed on Jan. 7, 2019. He said his door was locked, and there was no sign of forced entry into his South Milledge Avenue apartment. Upadhaya’s Nepalese passport, $3,600 and some sentimental…
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Happy Birthday, UGA: Celebration of A Long-Lasting Legacy
This past Sunday was the 234th anniversary of the founding of the University of Georgia. The Student Alumni Association is hosting activities all week to celebrate. “UGA has done a lot of great things, created a lot of great opportunities and we just want to be able to get together…
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Understanding Winter Weather Closure Criteria for Athens Schools, UGA
Northeast Georgia will likely only see rain today, but there is still a small chance for icy conditions, which could pose a threat to school buses and commuters heading to class. Clarke County School District Weather Decisions Mary Wickwire, communications specialist with the Clarke County School District, said they kept an…