Q&As
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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…
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Q&A: Futurebirds Curates Festival Featuring Athens Artists
Futurebirds’ founders Daniel “Womz” Womack and Carter King gear up for their inaugural music festival called Highball on Oct. 21-22 in Atlanta. Q: Word on the street is that Futurebirds is hosting a music festival in Atlanta. Can you tell me about Highball and how it came about? Womack:…
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Q&A: Advocate for UGA Latinx Community Pushes to Broaden Diversity
Alejandra Martinez is a graduate assistant for diversity education in the University of Georgia’s Office of Institutional Diversity, where she focuses on diversity and social change through empowerment and the development of strengths and skills for the Latinx community. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: What does your…
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Q&A: How a Political Consultant Sees Connection Between Local, State Government
Kaitlyn Branson is a political consultant at War Room Strategies, a consulting agency that has led more than 90 campaigns to victory, including state Rep. Marcus Wiedower, who represents parts of Athens-Clarke County. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: Being involved in local and statewide campaigns, how would you…