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UGA Student Creates New Social Network
Athens, GA–There is a new and innovative app and social network on the Apple store created by one of UGA’s own. Senior Andrew Harrah created My Crowd in order to allow people to find their friends downtown without even having to ask them. In order for the app to work,…
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UGA Alum Fatal Crash
Allen Simms was a 2011 graduate of UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resource. We caught up with one of his former professors who said he was one of the forestry department’s top students, a hard worker and he was on the job until the end. Dr. Richard…
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Army Budget Cuts May affect ROTC Students
The tuition assistance program that provides up to $4,500 a year has been cut from the Army’s budget. The partial scholarship was available for people in the Army and attend school in their off-time. “The only cadets the suspension of the tuition assistance benefits affects are those that are going…
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UGA Ecology Student’s Film accepted into Savannah Film Festival
A UGA ecology student’s short fim has been accepted into the “Beneath the Waves Film Festival” in Savannah. The festival focuses on documentaries related to marine science issues. Virginia Schutte’s film “Improving Mangrove Management to protect the Oceans Tropical Nurseries” focuses on protecting and restoring underwater root systems of mangrove…
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Spring Break at UGA
Athens, GA – There’s a single question that keeps popping up all over UGA’s campus. “What are you doing for Spring Break?” Meredith Dean has details on what UGA students will be doing over the vacation.  Alcohol, partying, dancing, and beer-trashed beaches are some of the images that come…
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Guns on Campus
Athens, GA- Gun bills are starting to move forward in the Ga Legislature. On Monday Senate Bill 101 was passed, which allows the names and details of gun owners to be kept secret. Now House Bill 512, that would allow guns on campus is being considered. Republican lawmakers are trying…
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Athletic Board Looking to Make a Better Gameday Experience
Athens, GA- There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of a UGA football game, but for some reason, this isn’t enough anymore. Last year, an average of 6,000 seats went unused. Student representative to the athletic board Ryan Scates explains, “At first everyone was like, well it’s because we aren’t winning.…
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UGA IMPACT’s Spring Break
When you think of spring break, what do you think of? Getting tan at the beach? Hanging out with friends? Or do you think of working on repairing damaged homes, promoting HIV/AIDS awareness, and helping young immigrant students? For some UGA students, they think service. And that service includes everything…
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UGA Student Ashley Stone in Single-Vehicle Accident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf3xdC0jEy8&feature=youtu.be Athens, Ga- Ashley Stone, 20- year-old UGA student from Lawrenceville is currently in a coma from a single-vehicle wreck. Georgia Sate Patrol says that she overturned and hit a couple of trees before coming to rest on the passenger side. Ashley Stone is a third year student at UGA.…
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HumanKind Movement Receives Help from Professional Athletes
Two Falcons players are rising up, but instead of football they are tackling the issue of bullying. The players visited Cedar Shoals high school today where they spoke to freshmen students about ways to stop it. It all came down to one word and that is friends. The two players…