Q&As
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Q&A: Sosbee Says ‘Everybody Should Be Excited’ About Voting
Charlotte Sosbee is the director of elections and voter registration for the Athens-Clarke County Government, working in her second presidential election as director in November 2024. Q: What goes into preparing for an election? We maintain the three divisions in our department. One division is voter registration, to maintain our…
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Q&A: Seth Bagwell on Enhancing Chamber Membership
Seth Bagwell serves as the new membership sales representative for Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. In this role, he oversees the retention and addition of memberships within the chamber. Q: What do you do in the new membership sales position? It’s my job to reach out to really anyone who…
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Q&A: Indie Pop Artist Advocates For Women in Athens Music Scene
Lane Marie O’Kelley is the associate director of the Music Business Certificate at the University of Georgia, as well as an independent indie pop artist by the stage name Lane Marie. Q: Being a woman in the industry, how is the scene here in Athens with women in music? I…
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Q&A: Kersey’s Journey with Caroline’s Cheesestraws Turns Tradition into Opportunity
Caroline Kersey, a second-year marketing and entrepreneurship student from LaGrange, Georgia, is the founder and CEO of Caroline’s Cheesestraws, a gourmet cheese straw business that has seen major growth since it was established five years ago. Thanks to the recent purchase of a kitchen, her business is now based in…
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Q&A: Telehealth, Literacy Focus for Student Nonpartisan Organization
Anvika Menon is the senior policy adviser for UGA’s Arch Policy Institute, a nonpartisan organization that allows students to discuss, write and implement local policies. Q: What are some of the best policy proposals from across campus that you hope to implement? Some of the ones that come to mind…
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Q&A: What the Board of Elections’ Qadir Has to Say about Upcoming Election
Hunaid Qadir is a member of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections, now serving the fourth and final year of his first term as a board member, where he witnesses all of the obstacles that can impact the voting process in Athens-Clarke County. Q: How did you first get involved…
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Q&A: Googe Goes From Industry Newcomer to Leading Jittery Joe’s Athens Success
Bob Googe is the owner of Jittery Joe’s Coffee, which has nine locations in Athens and 17 nationwide. Q: You got into the coffee business by happenstance after volunteering at your daughter’s elementary school. After you officially entered the business, what was the hardest learning curve? So learning the coffee…
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WUOG Music Director Appreciates Student-Run Station’s History, Impact on Bands
Elizabeth Kim is a music director for WUOG 90.5 FM, UGA’s alternative, student-run radio station that is more than 50 years old. Q: What do you love most about your job as music director? I think just the tradition of everything, in being a part of the history, is something…
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Fair Fashion UGA President: Think Beyond Event When Buying
Grace Guidera is president of Fair Fashion UGA, a student-led organization dedicated to educating others about consuming fashion through more ethical and sustainable means. Q: What is your mission as part of Fair Fashion? We’re dedicated to promoting just a sustainable fashion industry and educating people about ways that they…
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Freshman Oboist Finds ‘Big, Beautiful Community’ in UGA Music Program
Brenna Sexton is a first-year music major and one of two freshmen oboists in the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Q: Why did you want to become a music major? Well, I always loved playing oboe and I loved all things music. Spring of my senior year I took AP…