Q&As
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Baylee Bakes Owner Sees Value in Saying ‘Yes’ When Starting Out
Baylee Thornton, a University of Georgia graduate, owns Baylee Bakes, which has been selling decorative sugar cookies since 2019. Q: What is your favorite part of waking up and coming to work every day? I think my favorite part of this is probably the classes. Because most of the time,…
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Taylor Swift Fan Club Grows from Roommate Bonding
Sophomore Tarabeth Looney is president of Junior Jewels, which is UGA’s Taylor Swift club. Q: How did you get involved with Junior Jewels? Junior Jewels is a club that actually me and my freshman roommate started. We get together usually every other week and, we just do like fun stuff.…
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Musician Nikki Shotz Finds Community in Athens Scene
Nikki Shotz is a musician, employee at Turnipblood Entertainment and a teacher assistant for the music business program at the University of Georgia. Q: What do you think sets the Athens music culture apart from that of other areas? The Athens music culture is more of a community. Everyone is…
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UGArden Club President: Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact to Sustain the Future
Liora McElvaney, a fourth-year environmental health major at the University of Georgia, serves as the president of UGArden Club, a student organization and community farm that grows crops to alleviate food insecurity throughout Athens. Q: You are also an intern at the UGA Office of Sustainability. How does that impact your…
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Q&A: Ecotones Mixes Music, Sustainability To Support Upper Oconee Watershed Network
Lily Thomas, a sophomore international affairs student from Eatonton, Georgia, is the eco chair for the Ecotones, an a capella group at the University of Georgia that supports the Upper Oconee Watershed Network through water sampling to learn more about the environment. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q:…
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Q&A: Fair Fashion Director Says Think Sustainability When Shopping for Date Nights, Game Days
Kyndal Coleman is serving her second year as the blog director of Fair Fashion, a sustainable fashion club at the University of Georgia that is dedicated to making the fashion industry more ethical and sustainable. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: What made you get involved with Fair…
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Q&A: Sustainability Intern Brings Produce Straight from Farm to Students
Austin Klepper is the Farm to Campus intern for the Office of Sustainability at the University of Georgia. The environmental health science major oversees a farmer’s market in the Tate Student Center plaza that is one of the office’s many sustainability programs. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q:…
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Q&A: Professor Focuses in Accuracy, Advocacy in ‘Chasing Coral’ Movie, Congress Speech
James Porter is a professor of ecology at the University of Georgia working as a conservationist biologist. As chief science adviser for the film “Chasing Coral,” Porter gave a speech on biodiversity to Congress and is now working on a new coral reef artificial intelligence. Comments trimmed for length and…
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Q&A: From Pumpkin Patches to TikTok: Tapley Meets Audiences Where They Are
Wim Tapley, lead vocalist and guitarist of the Athens band Wim Tapley & The Cannons, has seen the band’s following grow to over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. The band is on the lineup for Historic Athens Porchfest on Oct 15. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: When…
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Q&A: Nature Inspires Jimmy Hranowskyj’s Music
Second-year cognitive science major Jimmy Hranowskyj is an up-and-coming musician in the Athens area. He’s a writer and producer for the band Handholder, which got its start last November. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: How did you come up with the band name Handholder? Handholder is more…