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Diversity
‘Generational Curse Broken’: First-Gen College Students Reflect on Graduation
Siham Ahmed, a fourth-year student at the University of Georgia, emigrated from Ethiopia to the United States at the age of 1. The move away from culture and community was difficult, but Ahmed said her parents made the decision “because of the opportunities that exist in America Where can I…
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COVID-19 Coverage
UGA Students Propose Virtual Minecraft Graduation Ceremony
As the coronavirus continues to spread, schools across the world have been trying to come up with safe ways they can give seniors a proper graduation, whether that means postponing the ceremony or coming up with a virtual one. The University of Georgia has canceled the 2020 Spring graduation ceremony…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Comes Together to Support International Dawg in Need
Suraj Upadhaya, PhD student in Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, returned home to find that his apartment was robbed on Jan. 7, 2019. He said his door was locked, and there was no sign of forced entry into his South Milledge Avenue apartment. Upadhaya’s Nepalese passport, $3,600 and some sentimental…
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Graduation Rings Becoming an Expensive Ornament
Grady Newsource Reporter Joshua Buce investigates why those class rings are so expensive.