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Health
Religious Contacts, Student Volunteers Find Themselves in Midst of Mental Health Crisis
Rylie Hamilton meets on Tuesday evenings with three female University of Georgia students to discuss a range of topics, from spirituality to navigating the dating sphere to test anxiety. Mental health is frequently part of the conversation. Hamilton, whose role in the Wesley ministry is referred to as “student discipler,”…
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Athens-Clarke County
From California to Georgia: Importance of Proactive Wildfire Management
The devastation serves as a reality check,” says Jacqueline Gewert, a 21-year-old psychology and biology student at the University of Georgia from Calabasas, California. She is talking about the ravaging California wildfires she witnessed from a distance this past January. Gewert was already back in Athens on Jan. 7, 2025…
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Diversity
Q&As Reveal Community’s Sense of Hope, Worries for 2025 and Beyond
Reporting I students set out to learn more about Athens-Clarke County and their beats — business and consumer news, city-county government, diversity, local music, sustainability — by conducting research and interviews with business owners, community officials, advocates, musicians and students. The nearly 180 students in the course, which consists of…
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Q&As
Q&A: University Spirit Tries to ‘Stay on Top of the Trends’ as it Celebrates 50 Years
Laura Beaghan, owner of University Spirit, continues her family’s tradition of serving UGA for 50 years despite the rise of online customization. Q: As a well-known, family-owned business here in Athens, what inspired your family to start the business, and how has it evolved since the ’70s? A: This is…
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Q&As
Q&A: Get to Know Country Music Singer, UGA Student Will Slater
Will Slater is a county music singer and University of Georgia student who released his single “Slip Away” on Feb. 7. Q: Your latest song “Slip Away” has been well received. What was the inspiration behind it, and how did you approach the songwriting process? A: Well, the inspiration behind…
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Q&As
Q&A: EcoRep Fights for Sustainability in UGA Dorms
Catherine Jones is a third-year environmental health science major at the University of Georgia and the intern for the EcoRep program, which is currently hosting an energy conservation competition in Black-Diallo-Miller Hall entitled “Watt Wars.” Q: Could you briefly describe your role as intern and what exactly the EcoRep program…
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Q&As
Q&A: UGA’s Hispanic Student Association Strives to Create a Safe Space
Camila Varela is the political action chair of the Hispanic Student Association at the University of Georgia, which represents the Hispanic undergraduate students on campus. Q: What are the goals of HSA here at UGA? A: We basically just represent the interests of Latinos at UGA. We serve to give…
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Q&As
Q&A: Terry College Inclusive Excellence Director Says Corporate Diversity is Here to Stay
Randy Groomes is the director of inclusive excellence and engagement at the Terry College of Business, a diversity, equity and inclusion-related role that faces a period of uncertainty due to executive orders from the Trump administration. Q: What led you to the position of the director of inclusive excellence and…
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Athens-Clarke County
Snow Cancels Classes at University of Georgia
The second winter storm of the semester sent students, staff and faculty home at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. While the total accumulation was low, the extremely cold temperatures turned roads icy quickly.
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Solutions Journalism
From Waste to Growth: UGA Student Composting Efforts Grow on Campus
If you’ve ever spotted bright orange bikes whizzing around the University of Georgia’s campus, you may have wondered what they’re up to. These bikes belong to the UGA Campus Compost Program and are driven by student interns working with the Office of Sustainability. Their mission? Collecting compostable waste from across…