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Q&As
UGA Student Calls Bahá’í Faith ‘Religion for the Times’
Melyssa Munn has been exposed to the Bahá’í Faith all her life, but this exposure is not what solidified her place in the faith. After both her parents died of cancer when she was 15, Munn took the time to explore her belief in the existence of God. As a…
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Q&As
Episcopal Campus Ministry’s New Reverend Brings Inclusive Vision to Students
The Rev. Dominique “D” Deming is not on a stereotypical path to the priesthood. She grew up in what she describes as a “cult,” hid her sexuality for a decade and converted to Catholicism. When she found the Episcopal Church, Deming realized the voice nudging her toward the pulpit could…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘People Are Fed Up’: Community Members Protest Against ICE, Trump Administration Policies
Chants mixed with passing car honks at the Arch in downtown Athens on Jan. 20, as approximately 100 protestors rallied against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Trump administration policies. The protest was a part of a larger movement across the U.S. “People are fed up and they want…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA, Athens Community Participate in Protest Against Trump, ICE
Approximately 100 protestors lined the sidewalks in front of the Arch on the University of Georgia campus Tuesday during a protest organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Protestors carried signs during the noon walkout made by PSL or brought from home with messages that expressed anti-ICE views and…
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Diversity
UGA Kicks Off International Education Month with Parade of Flags
The University of Georgia kicked off International Education Month today with its annual Parade of Flags. UGA students and staff walked from the Arch to Tate Plaza carrying national flags to represent their cultural backgrounds. Niketa Nandan Roy Choudhury, a graduate student at UGA, attended the Flag Parade for the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Q&As Provide Look Into Lives of Public Representatives, Servants
Reporting I students each semester learn more about their beats — a special topic area of focus — by conducting research and interviews with community and student leaders, entrepreneurs, musicians, professors, performers and others. The nearly 80 students in the course conducted an interview on their beat in September. This…
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Environment
Where Did the Electric Go? UGA Transportation Includes More Diesel Buses in Fleet
The University of Georgia received a $10 million grant in spring 2019 to purchase 20 Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and began using them in the fall semester. As part of their sustainability plan, this grant allowed the university to step forward in reducing carbon emissions and provide alternative transportation…
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Northeast Georgia News
CEOs Behind the Walls: Meet Women Who Keep Sorority Life Running
Long before the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha arrive on the University of Georgia campus, June Johnson is already at work. Months in advance, she studies a stack of over 50 headshots — photos of soon-to-be residents holding a notecard with their name — arranging them beside her desk, which…
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Education
Some Older UGA Students Don’t Believe They’d be Admitted with Current Admission Pool
The University of Georgia class of 2029 exceeds the class of 2028 in every area. Test scores, GPAs and average AP course scores are the highest that the university has seen in recent years. Some students who have already completed one full year at the university said Thursday they do…
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Issues in Sports
Get to Know: Equestrian Vaulter Melanie Ford
Melanie Ford is a fourth-year communication sciences and disorders major at Georgia. She’s also a national caliber equestrian — but not as a member of the Bulldogs’ NCEA-winning varsity equestrian team. Instead, she is an equestrian vaulter, which means that she competes by performing gymnastic and dance moves on the…