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Diversity
Breaking Barriers, Building Strength: How Women Like Sarah Povie Are Redefining Gym Culture
Sweat drips down her forehead as she steadies herself underneath the barbell, her grip firm against the cold steel of the gray Smith machine. The clanking of weights fills the air, blending with the low hum of gym chatter and bass-heavy music pulsing through the speakers. As she lowers the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athena Studios Bringing Film Industry, New Opportunities to Athens
Compared to Atlanta, there has never been much of a film industry presence in Athens, but the introduction of a new soundstage development could change that. According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, there are currently 2.1 million square feet in purpose-built stage space…
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Environment
Baking Joy: UGA Student Turns Hobby into Business
Hopping on a Zoom call with Noah Ashley the first thing you notice is the long shelf of pots and pans on the wall behind his head, it looks like they are coming out of his ears. Next, you see a tall shelf over his left shoulder full of…
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In-Depth
Global TikTok Frenzy Captures Unsuspecting UGA Students
When Joshua Pickens left for Costa Rica to study abroad in summer 2019, he had not yet heard of the app that would soon lead to his semi-celebrity status on his university campus. The laughter of other students on the trip from using TikTok, a popular short-form video sharing app,…
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In-Depth
Prague Hops to Top of European Travel Destinations
On my third morning in Prague, I popped out of the Manesová Street apartment I was staying in and into the cafe next door for a coffee. As I glanced around the cafe, I was surprised to see a few people drinking pints of beer—it was barely 11 a.m. I…
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Athens-Clarke County
Free Coffee for Cup of Kindness
ATHENS, GA– A new student club on campus is brewing up some positivity. Every other week, the club serves free coffee to students and local residents. There’s a catch. If you accept the cup of coffee you have to promise to perform an act of kindness. Jaren Mendel, a sophomore…
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Athens-Clarke County
Student Boxer Remains Undefeated
A University of Georgia student is preparing to defend his undefeated streak in a local boxing match this month. The series is called “Friday Night Fights” and features amateur boxing matches in the Athens Arena in Bogart, GA. Brian Barron, a junior criminal science major from San Mateo, California has…
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UGA
First a Dawg, Now an American Citizen
Dreams can take a month to achieve, a year, a decade or never happen. UGA student Rafael Paz Abromson, from Brazil, achieved what he’s been dreaming of for 12 years. He finally became a U.S. citizen two weeks ago. Abromson has wanted to be a U.S. citizen since he was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Update: Local 16-Year-Old Author Publishes First Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Atu4Z1b5Io&w=560&h=315 Cedar Shoals High School Student, Willie Craddick, Jr., works two jobs, created and manages a fashion line, and just published his first book. The sixteen year old worked on the book throughout the summer and the night it was due to his publisher he wrote 20 pages. His book The…
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UGA
More Suspicious Activity Cited in Miller Learning Center
UGA’s Miller Learning Center saw more alleged suspisous activity last night. Just a few days after police escorted a man and women out of the MLC for alleged prostitution recruitment, UGA police was notified last night that a suspicious person had been “making two female students uncomfortable” inside the MLC. The…