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Firemen Visit UGA for Emergency Preparedness Week
ATHENS — The Athens Clarke County Fire Department parked its truck in front of the Miller Learning Center today. The firemen got out and immediately started giving tours to students in an effort to show how to stop a fire.
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UGA Students Gain Business Experience Through Couture a la Cart
ATHENS — UGA students are getting the chance to learn hands on entrepreneurial skills by selling mostly student made goods from a converted golf cart.
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Hundreds of Students Compete in Science and Engineering Fair
 More than seven hundred students from local middle and high schools will compete for scholarships and prizes at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair.  Sarah James is a seventh grader at Clark Middle School who has entered a test on beam and arch durablity as her project. She says…
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Changes to UGA’s ‘Old South’ Tradition
The Interfraternity Council and UGA Panhellenic Council say Greek students will no longer be allowed to dress in antebellum style clothing for annual parades. This will affect the Kappa Alpha Fraternity’s Old South Week and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity’s Magnolia Parade. These have been traditions at the University of Georgia…
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UPDATE: Autopsy Completed, Results Still Unknown
The GBI says the autopsy has been performed, and a blood alcohol test was also conducted. However, the results of that test and the autopsy are not due to be released until June 19th.
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Yik Yak Changes Follow Racial Comments
Founders of Yik Yak say they are looking for a way to better the app by preventing threatening comments and racial slurs. Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington say they have a basic filter for words like rape on their app already, but some yaks still get posted. They hope to partner…
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UGA Group Campaigning for New Women’s Center
A group at UGA wants to open a new women’s center. UGA already has a women’s clinic as part of the University Health Center, but the group Dawgs for a Women’s Center wants a space that is more of a safe zone for counseling and relaxation. Reporter C.J. Gaan will have…
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Amy Robach to Deliver UGA Spring Commencement Address
University of Georgia graduate and “Good Morning America” anchor Amy Robach will deliver the commencement address at UGA’s spring commencement ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on May 8 in Sanford Stadium. “Amy Robach is a veteran television journalist with national and international recognition. She also is one of…
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UGA Students Respond to Controversial Yik Yak Comment Following UGA Student Death
University of Georgia students are responding to a social media post (below) that has stirred up cause controversy and anger for some groups.
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UGA Student Death Numbers in 2015 Lower Than Average
Reporter Kevni Woodside is following up with UGA officials to see how the death numbers in 2015 compare to past years. Vice President of Public Affairs Tom Jackson said that as devastating as these deaths have been, it’s not the first year the university has mourned the loss of multiple…