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New Trend Among UGA Students Matching Selfies with Famous Art
Google’s Arts and Culture app matches your face to a piece of famous artwork. This started a new trend among UGA’s students. Social media is filled with people trying out the new feature. Our newsroom had a little fun of its own with the app. The app’s description on iTunes…
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UGA Celebrates Hindu Diwali
By Kaleigh Galvin The Indian Cultural Exchange at UGA celebrated this major Hindu holiday with food, worship and performances.
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Have Recent Campus Protests Stunted Free Speech on College Campuses?
By Josie Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgWw9Gg9dIw Traditionally, college campuses have served as long standing forums for free speech, but recent events have left campuses feeling the strain of speech code limitations. Political protests have sparked large assemblies on school grounds, some turning violent. Incidents at the University of California at Berkeley,…
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University of Georgia Actress Undergoes a 9-Month Transformation
By Angelina Lewis University of Georgia Master of Fine Arts student Katherine Butcher underwent a nine-month fitness journey for her thesis role in the university’s biggest production of the year, “Cabaret.” Butcher, given the lead role of Sally Bowles, took this performance seriously. The actress began working with a…
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UGA Relay for Life Hosts Awareness Event
UGA’S Relay for Life hosted the Great American Smokeout. The event is a part of the American Cancer Society’s efforts to encourage smokers to make a plan to quit smoking and raise awareness that UGA is a tobacco free campus. Ellie Cash is a chairman with UGA Relay for Life.…
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Departments Vary in Hate Crime Reporting
There were no hate crime statistics reported to the FBI from the Athens area in the last three years. There was one hate crime reported in 2016 from the University of Georgia, which is treated differently then Athens. But officials aren’t sure how these reports even get to the FBI.…
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International Students Plan for Upcoming Holiday Week
Thanksgiving break is quickly approaching for UGA students. But not all students get to travel home for this holiday. Anchor Jake Stevens spoke with students close to the international student population on what their plans are for the holiday week.
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Exiled Turkish Journalist Speaks at UGA
Sevgi Akarcesme came to UGA today to speak to student journalists about her experience as a Turkish journalist in exile. President Donald Trump’s comments on “fake news” have brought heavy scrutiny on mainstream media outlets in the United States. Akarcesme told Grady Newsource in an interview today that she believes the…
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Pamela Whitten to Stay at UGA
University of Georgia’s Provost, Pamela Whitten, will stay at UGA. Whitten was elected as one of four finalists for the Iowa State University Presidency. The new Iowa State President will be Wendy Wintersteen, who was the dean of Iowa State’s agricultural college for over ten years. Whitten came to the University of…
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UGA Policy Would Allow Extremist Speech
Richard Spencer’s white supremacy speeches are causing issues across college campuses in the S-E-C. His most recent stop was at the University of Florida earlier today, where he was met by hundreds of protestors. The University of Florida President, Kent Fuchs, told CNN that the money spent on the event…