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Holocaust Survivor Speaks to UGA Jewish Community
Holocaust survivor George Rishfeld will be at Hillel UGA tonight, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. to mark of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Rishfeld will speak to the Hillel UGA community at their building on Milledge Avenue. A candlelight ceremony will take place after his speech. Holocaust Remembrance Day took place on …
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UGA Office of Sustainability: A Student-Founded Solution to Go Green
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. Before 2010, the University of Georgia’s Office of Sustainability did not exist. Students wanted to change that. “In 2008, there was a group of students, mostly in…
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ServeUGA Uses Volunteering to Increase Student Awareness of Challenges Facing Athens
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. There are about 37,000 students attending the University of Georgia and encompassing the city of Athens. With students roughly making up about 1/3 of the Athens population,…
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Lottie Smalley’s Youtube ‘Side Hustle’ is Also a Career Move
Lottie Smalley, a junior public relations major at the University of Georgia, is a Youtube content creator. Lottie Smalley started making Youtube videos in 2012 and has gained 74,000 subscribers since her start. Smalley considers Youtube as a “side hustle,” and primarily focuses on her studies in public relations. She…
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Documentary on Sex Trafficking, Athens Group Raise Awareness of ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
Producer and filmmaker John Carter visited the University of Georgia to premiere his documentary: American Exploitation: The Slaves Among Us. The documentary examines the world of sex-trafficking in the United States. Athena McNair is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at…
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The Long Skirts: 3 UGA Alumni Reminisce on Days as Cheerleaders
Three alumni return to UGA each year to partake, and be a part of, the annual tradition of homecoming. Inseparable from this tradition is their uniforms. https://youtu.be/7S25nNelbUk Hannah Echols is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Stairway to Nowhere: Investigation of UGA Building Leads to Ghost Story
Every building has a history, and in the case of one staircase, it also has a ghost story. The Stairway to Nowhere is an architectural anomaly that can be found in Joseph E Brown Hall, originally built in 1932 as a men’s dorm on the University of Georgia campus. I…
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Secure Your Valuables Before You Leave for The Holidays
As University of Georgia students head home for the holidays, their apartments and homes are vulnerable to theft. “We do see, unfortunately, an uptick in burglaries when students leave for Thanksgiving break, additionally Christmas break,” Geoffrey Gilland, the public information assistant with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said. The Athens-Clarke…
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Living Transgender at UGA: Student Experiences Costs, Benefits of Transitioning in College
Transgender students at the University of Georgia are faced with daily struggles unlike those of the rest of the student body. Where is the nearest restroom they’re comfortable using? Will they be able to afford this month’s round of hormone injections? Is it worth it to notify all of their…
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SGA Pledges to End Sexual Assault on Campus Through ‘It’s on Us’ Campaign
The Student Government Association at the University of Georgia hosts an annual week of events pledging to end sexual assault on campus in collaboration with the “It’s on Us” campaign. The initiative is a national public awareness and action campaign created by The White House in 2014 to protect students…