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Rolling Down The Runway: Couture A La Cart Brings Fashion on Wheels to UGA
On any given weekday, students crisscross the University of Georgia’s Tate Lawn, backpacks in tow. Parked amid the chatter and class changes, a white cart stands out from the crowd, its interior draped with handmade jewelry, colorful clothing and carefully arranged accessories. Couture A La Cart isn’t just any pop-up…
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UGA Kicks Off International Education Month with Parade of Flags
The University of Georgia kicked off International Education Month today with its annual Parade of Flags. UGA students and staff walked from the Arch to Tate Plaza carrying national flags to represent their cultural backgrounds. Niketa Nandan Roy Choudhury, a graduate student at UGA, attended the Flag Parade for the…
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UGA’s Fan Engagement Provides Incentives, Interaction for All Fans
The University of Georgia is home to 21 varsity level sports teams, bringing fans from all over the country, but sometimes watching the sport is not the only way to get spectators involved and excited. UGA women’s soccer team played against the Louisiana State Tigers in front of a crowd…
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The Room Where it Happens: University of Georgia Students Put Politics in Motion
Caleb Lux, president of the Young Democrats of the University of Georgia, opened the group’s weekly meeting by saying “the government has shut down.” His words hung in the air of the Miller Learning Center classroom, but instead of silence, the room filled with voices. On the same Wednesday…
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Q&As Provide Look Into Lives of Public Representatives, Servants
Reporting I students each semester learn more about their beats — a special topic area of focus — by conducting research and interviews with community and student leaders, entrepreneurs, musicians, professors, performers and others. The nearly 80 students in the course conducted an interview on their beat in September. This…
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Junior Jewels Album Listening Party, Taylor Swift’s Music Brings People Together
Taylor Swift dropped her new album at midnight on Oct. 3 titled “The Life of a Showgirl” with 12 tracks and a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter on the song “The Life of a Showgirl.” While people were listening to the music from around the world, here in Athens, the Junior…
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Where Did the Electric Go? UGA Transportation Includes More Diesel Buses in Fleet
The University of Georgia received a $10 million grant in spring 2019 to purchase 20 Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and began using them in the fall semester. As part of their sustainability plan, this grant allowed the university to step forward in reducing carbon emissions and provide alternative transportation…
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‘My Breasts Don’t Define Me’: Survivor Shares Strength During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Without early detection appointments and strategies, survivors like Vivia Hill-Silcott would not be here today. And to her, strength has a whole new meaning. “I know my strength,” said Hill-Silcott, director of Student Success for the College of Pharmacy at UGA. “Your strength comes through asking for help.” October is…
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How UGA Community Garden is Adapting to Climate Change
On an early fall evening in Athens, rows of fig trees and native crops bask in the sun at UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student-run community garden. But beneath this calm green canopy, there’s a growing unease among local gardeners. “It’s not normal anymore,” says UGArden executive board member, Owen…
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CEOs Behind the Walls: Meet Women Who Keep Sorority Life Running
Long before the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha arrive on the University of Georgia campus, June Johnson is already at work. Months in advance, she studies a stack of over 50 headshots — photos of soon-to-be residents holding a notecard with their name — arranging them beside her desk, which…