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Dog Days of Finals: Where to Take Pet During Finals Week
From April 30- May 3, Play! Sit! Stay! pet daycare will offer 50% off all Boarding & Visits. The prices will be reduced to $7.50 per visit and $15 per night. If Play! Sit! Stay! isn’t for you, here are a number of other animal daycare centers that…
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International Students Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is this Sunday! It’s a day to celebrate our planet and its natural beauty. Many people recycle, clean streets and neighborhoods, plant trees, and find ways to save energy within their homes and communities. While many people in the U.S. will celebrate Earth Day this weekend, it is…
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Six Airbnbs Still Available for Graduation
Not into paying the hotel price around Athens? We have another option for you. Here are six Airbnb’s you can rent that are close to Sanford. There are more at airbnb.com. 1. Family Home Convenient for Graduation This family home is perfect for larger groups coming to stay in Athens…
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Six Hotels Remain for UGA Graduation
With graduation approaching, family’s may find that finding a hotel may be difficult and pricey. Here are a few options we found to make your hunt for your graduation visit a little easier. 1.Best Western One room starting at Best Western is starting at $399. This is stretching at the…
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Hotels are Limited for UGA Graduation
The upcoming commencement ceremony not only brings a wave of excitement and a new chapter for the upcoming graduates, but revenue for stores, restaurants, bars and hotels. “It’s treated on the business side much like a football game”, explains Jake Grant, the assistant general manager of the Hyatt Place in…
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UGA Alumnus Performs with Beyonce
Jacques Bell is a University of Georgia alumnus from the Class of 2005, who performed feet away from Beyonce. Beyonce performed for an hour and forty-five minutes Saturday at Coachella, a music festival in Indio, California. Her stunning performance caught the eye of many people, but there’s more to…
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Upcoming Graduates: Learn About Student Loan Debt
If you are preparing to exit college and enter your next chapter in life, one common concern may be what you are going to do with all of your college loans. Currently there is a total of $1.48 trillion in total U.S. student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve. …
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G-Day Has Effect on Athens Businesses
93,000 Bulldog fans plan to fill Sanford Stadium Saturday for G-Day. That means lots of foot traffic will hit Downtown Athens. Football isn’t just entertainment in Athens. It creates revenue for the community. Businesses in Athens rely on football events like G-Day to keep their businesses open. “I would…
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Great Southland Stampede Rodeo Gives Students Opportunities
Kate Herndon is one of the many students in UGA’s Block and Bridle club who are working to put on the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo this weekend. This is the forty-fourth year that the club has put on the Great Southland Stampede rodeo, and Herndon says that the change of…
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Israel Fest, Israel Apartheid Share Views at UGA
Students at the University of Georgia got a literal taste of Israel today in Tate Plaza. Dawgs for Israel hosted it’s annual Israeli Fest to celebrate the 70th birthday of Israel. Members provided food, decorations and music to share with students passing through. They hoped to change common misconceptions that…