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UGA Celebrates Earth Week
While the Kirby Smart football era kicked off on Saturday, there was another kick-off today. The Students for Environmental Action and Sustainable UGA are teaming up to host events all week to promote this year’s Earth Week. The kickoff for Earth Week concluded two o’ clock this afternoon, but there…
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REMINDER: SNL’s Aidy Bryant at UGA tonight
University Union hosts the 2016 Comedy Show tonight at the Tate Grand Hall. This year SNL’s Aidy Bryant will be the main event. Aidy Bryant has been on Saturday Night Live since 2012. The event is currently sold out and the show begins at 7 p.m. Last year, University Union hosted Saturday Night…
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Crowdfunding Brings Unique Items to Classroom
By: Chelsea Beimfohr April 14, 2016 Crowdfunding websites like Go Fund Me and Kick Starter are becoming an increasingly popular way to raise money for everything from medical bills to education—and these days, pencils and paper are no longer the bare necessities of a classroom. More than two hundred eighty…
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Crowdfunding: What to Know Before you Donate
By: Chelsea Beimfohr April 14, 2016 Crowdfunding is a quick and easy way to raise money for any cause. Here are three things that you need to consider before you make a donation. \t Pick An Organization: Crowdfunding websites exist for just about anything–education, medical bills, school tuition. Browse the …
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Tuition to Stay Same for Georgia Students
Students enrolled at University System of Georgia institutions can breathe a sigh of relief. The Board of Regents voted unaniomously on Wednesday to keep tuition rates the same at all affiliated colleges and universities. “We are committed to making college affordable for Georgians,” Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a press release.…
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Dawg Tag Day: An Auburn-Borrowed Tradition May Become UGA tradition
Athens, GA–Hey Day, a more than seventy-year old tradition at Auburn, was rebranded into University of Georgia’s first Dawg Tag Day. Dawg Tag Day looked like a campus-wide ‘meet and greet’ with students making name tags and conversing with other students they did not know. Eight UGA organizations (Student Government Association,…
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University of Alabama Gives Opinion on Senate Bill 323
ATEHNS, Ga. — The recent Georgia Senate Bill 323 has caused concern for many journalists over the issue of obtaining open records. Journalists are critical of the bill as it allows up to 90 days after an initial request has been given, making it harder to obtain information. Representative Earl…
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UGA Organizations Fight Against Human Trafficking
A third suspect has been charged with human trafficking that police say occured at the Days Inn Motel in Athens last month. This incident and many more like it are what prompted UGA Amnesty International to start a campaign against human trafficking. Today they were at Tate to provide information about the issue.…
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UPDATE: UGA’s Results for the Blood Brawl
The results are in for Georgia’s side of the Red Cross Blood Battle between UGA and Auburn. Dawg Nation collected 311 pints of blood over three days. That’s enough to save 940 people. Auburn’s portion of the Blood Drive ends this evening.
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UGA Red Cross Battles With Blood
Donors lined the halls of Memorial Hall in hopes of changing lives this week at UGA’s Blood Battle. The Red Cross took donations for three days this week with a 345 unit goal. In order to propel the drive, UGA’s Red Cross organization challenged Auburn to a battle. Who…