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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Doesn’t Have Black Lives Matter Chapter
The Black Lives Matter movement began as an African American-centered political movement that arose following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin’s shooting. Today, it is a global activist network with over 40 chapters that respond to everything from President Trump’s first State of the Union address to Super…
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University of Georgia Actress Undergoes a 9-Month Transformation
By Angelina Lewis University of Georgia Master of Fine Arts student Katherine Butcher underwent a nine-month fitness journey for her thesis role in the university’s biggest production of the year, “Cabaret.” Butcher, given the lead role of Sally Bowles, took this performance seriously. The actress began working with a…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fans Prepare for SEC Championship Game, Watching Events
ATHENS, GA — Tickets to the SEC Football Championship game have become a coveted item over the last few weeks. The football game will be played between the University of Georgia and Auburn University. UGA fans want revenge against Auburn after losing badly on November 11th, 2017. Auburn obviously has other…
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High School Sports
College Football Recruits Respond to Twitter Controversy
The University of Georgia’s 2018 football recruitment class includes athletes like five-star quarterback Justin Fields and the nation’s number one running back Zamir White. Georgia’s 2018 football recruiting class is ranked fifth in nation according to 247-sports. However, earlier this week, UGA lost four-star defender Caleb Tannor from its 2018…
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Health
UGA Relay for Life Hosts Awareness Event
UGA’S Relay for Life hosted the Great American Smokeout. The event is a part of the American Cancer Society’s efforts to encourage smokers to make a plan to quit smoking and raise awareness that UGA is a tobacco free campus. Ellie Cash is a chairman with UGA Relay for Life.…
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Uncategorized
UGA Sports Thanksgiving Update
Sports Reporter Karsen Hicks has a look at University of Georgia sports matchups that will happen over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Sports
UGA Men’s Tennis Prescription Drug Scandal Update
The University of Georgia men’s tennis team continues to deal with a prescription drug theft crime discovered back in May. The incident happened within the tennis program and centered around assistant coach Bo Hodge. However, Alex Diaz, a former student and member of the team faces felony charges. Diaz was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Departments Vary in Hate Crime Reporting
There were no hate crime statistics reported to the FBI from the Athens area in the last three years. There was one hate crime reported in 2016 from the University of Georgia, which is treated differently then Athens. But officials aren’t sure how these reports even get to the FBI.…
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Northeast Georgia News
International Students Plan for Upcoming Holiday Week
Thanksgiving break is quickly approaching for UGA students. But not all students get to travel home for this holiday. Anchor Jake Stevens spoke with students close to the international student population on what their plans are for the holiday week.
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Sports
Men’s Basketball Starts Homestand
The Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team hosts USC Upstate tonight as a part of its 10 day homestand. Sports reporter Karsen Hicks talks UGA Men’s basketball. Tip off is at 7:00 pm in Stegeman Coliseum.