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Athens-Clarke County
Food Deserts Prevalent in Athens Area
Food deserts have been a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to overcoming childhood obesity. The Athens area suffers from this. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food deserts as “Low access to a healthy food retail outlet [more] than 1 mile from a supermarket or large…
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Athens-Clarke County
High Schoolers are being Helped by a New Program
High school is a tough time for many, and trying to figure out a career to pursue after graduating is an even tougher decision. One new program is trying to help students with these struggles, and it is right here in Athens. The Great Promise Partnership, (GPP), is a program that…
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Athens-Clarke County
Advancing Confidently In The Direction Of Dreams: Walden
Henry David Thoreau spent two years on Walden Pond living a life that he truly wanted to pursue and disregarded society’s standard of conformity. He once said, “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Students to Hold Demonstration Against ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
ATHENS — University of Georgia students will hold a public demonstration against Georgia House Bill 859, often known as the Campus Carry bill. “We will be taking pictures and tabling at Tate Plaza from 12 to 4 p.m.,” said UGA student Paul Oshinski. House Bill 859 would allow anyone with…
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UGA
UGA Computer Science Department is Overflowing
706 signatures and counting…that’s the number of people who have signed a petition demanding change at the Computer Science department at the University of Georgia. The department’s courses have more demand from students than it can meet. All of the 4000 level classes in the Computer Science department are filled, and…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Businesses Capitalize on Cannabis Day with Deals
Tomorrow is 4/20. It’s a day known in cannabis culture as a day of celebration for everything marijuana. While weed is still illegal in the State of Georgia, you don’t need to have the munchies to feel the savings. Some local businesses are using the day to bring in some more…
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Athens-Clarke County
Damsel in Defense Offers Line of Handbags to Work With Concealed Carry
The damsel in distress…is going on the defensive. The women of Athens now have the chance to rock a fashionable hand bag, with a bigger punch than just swinging it granny style over an attacker’s head. Damsel in Defense is a fashion company that sells self defense tools, in color. Their…
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Athens-Clarke County
Car Accident Leads to Fatality on Orkin Drive
30 year old Joshua Davin Lynn of Eric Way of Bogart is dead after his car crashed into a tree in Bogart, GA. According to an Athens-Clarke County Police press release, the 2016 Ford Fiesta was west bound on Orkin Dr. near the Dozer Dr. intersection around 3 a.m. today, when it crossed…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Celebrates Earth Week
While the Kirby Smart football era kicked off on Saturday, there was another kick-off today. The Students for Environmental Action and Sustainable UGA are teaming up to host events all week to promote this year’s Earth Week. The kickoff for Earth Week concluded two o’ clock this afternoon, but there…
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Athens-Clarke County
UNO “Will Not Meet Goal” for Parkinson’s Research
The UGA Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization (UNO) raised over a thousand dollars this weekend in their annual Party for Parkinson’s event, but the president of UNO is not too happy with the outcome. Their goal this year is $3,500, but on Saturday, during the Party for Parkinson’s event, they only raised $1118. There had been…