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What Vaccines are Doing for Public Health
By Abby Jessen Vaccines are improving public health, and experts from the UGA College of Public Health and Athens Regional have teamed up to talk about it on Wednesday night. They will explain the reasons for and science behind vaccine use, address vaccination safety, and discuss the role vaccines have played in…
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Tate to Have Free Testing to Mark World AIDS Day 2015
By: Mary Grace Shaw The National AIDS Trust designated December 1st as World AIDS Day to promote awareness on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. According to the World AIDS Day website, there are currently 34 million people living with HIV in the world. The University of Georgia HEROs, AIDS Athens and the Clarke County Health Department are…
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Free HIV/AIDS Testing Offered by AIDS Athens, UGA Organizations
By Abby Jessen Free AIDS testing will be offered from until Wednesday, Dec. 2 in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. AIDS Athens along with the Clarke County Health Department, UGA’s University Health Center‘s Safer Sex Ambassadors and UGA HEROs are partnering to administer free oral swab tests at…
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Students React to ISIS attacks
By: Mary Grace Shaw and Kara Murphy On the evening of Nov. 19 students will gather to show their disapproval with Governor Deal’s action to not allow Syrian refugees into Georgia. The students will silently march from The University of Georgia Tate Student Center to The Arch in downtown Athens. The…
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UGA Students With Community-Minded Business to Take on Shark Tank
Friday, Nov. 20th, two Terry College of Business graduates from the University of Georgia will appear on ABC’s Shark Tank. The graduates started a company called Umano in 2011 as a way to help bring art education to disadvantaged children. Brothers Jonathan (BBA ’07) and Alex Torrey (BBA ’09) donate…
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‘Que’ to be named UGA X on Saturday
By: Damian C. Reynolds The University of Georgia will formally introduce “Que” as Uga X at Saturday night’s game against Georgia Southern. Que succeeds UGA IX, formerly known as Russ, as the Georgia mascot. Russ retired at age 11 after working 63 Georgia football games. Russ served as the Georgia…
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Let’s Talk About Sex: Different Contraceptives for Different Places
By Richard Banton Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) rose across the country for the first time since 2006. The rate of syphilis rose an alarming 15 percent. Gonorrhea and Syphilis saw smaller increases. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 accounted for the majority of new cases in 2014.…
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Operation Safe Drive: Free Car Check-ups Start at Tate
By Jordynn Abernathy UGA Parking Services will provide FREE vehicle inspections for UGA students, faculty and staff. Inspections will be held tomorrow from 10am-2pm in the Tate Parking Deck. They will be checking both vehicles and bicycles before everyone goes off for Thanksgiving. Inspections include: Fluid level checks, bicycle tune-ups, belt and hose…
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Controversial Campus Sexual Assault Bill Losing Support
By Richard Banton Both national college greek organizations have withdrawn support from a campus sexual assault bill that’s been an embroiled in a firestorm of controversy for several months. According to the Huffington Post, the groups, the National Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils, committed more than $210, 000 in lobbying efforts…
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Arab Students to Protest at UGA
https://youtu.be/hhpnXB9okOU By: Mary Grace Shaw A group of Arab students are planning a silent protest against Governor Nathan Deal’s executive order refusing Syrian refugees from the state of Georgia. The protest will be on Thursday, Nov. 19th, and members of the Christians for United Palestine will join the Arab…