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Athens-Clarke County
Making History: UGA Women’s Equestrian Team hosts SEC championship
For the first time in history, the UGA Women’s Equestrian Team will host the South Eastern Conference (SEC) championship here in Athens. UGA won the SEC championship last year at Texas A&M University. “It’ll be really fun to be here, at home, defending our turf and defending our title, and we’ve…
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UGA
$1 Million Donation Earns UGA Miracle Naming Rights
A comprehensive rehabilitation gym has been named after University of Georgia Miracle. The Children”s Healthcare of Atlanta named the gym after UGA miracle donated more than 1 million dollars from their annual dance marathon event. Currently, UGA Miracle has nearly 6 million dollars to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The student-run non-profit…
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In-Depth
Today: Rally at UGA against Campus Carry
An event to oppose the campus carry bill will take place today at the University of Georgia. The rally is set to start at 6:30p.m. in Tate Plaza and finish at the Arch. Cali Callaway, who is a junior at UGA and co-hosting this event says, “it’s important to consider the impact…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA SGA Ticket Receives Mayor’s Endorsement
ATHENS– The University of Georgia Student Government Association officially began campaigning last night. Houston Gaines is the current SGA Vice President. Now he is running run next year’s President position on the Commit UGA ticket. He is the first UGA student to serve as Vice President before making the decision to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Lessons from a Congressman: John Barrow Speaks at UGA
John Barrow is smiling widely and walking with a spring in his step as he strolls into Baldwin Hall at exactly 10 a.m. on a cool February morning. It’s right before office hours and the tall, gray-haired teacher is carrying a leather briefcase and wearing old-fashioned sunglasses, dark-wash jeans, and a…
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Local Game Developer, UGA Math Instructor Pursues His Passion
The market for table top games has been growing in North America and it doesn’t seem to show many signs of slowing. According to ICv2, an online trade magazine that covers the geek culture, the hobby games market grew by approximately 15% in 2014. It should be an encouraging sign…
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UGA Sports
UGA Football Takes Alabama Quarterback
UGA scored a major victory today in football. Quarterback Jake Fromm has put on his social media accounts that he has de-commited from Alabama to come play football at the University of Georgia. After being offered a scholarship from UGA Coach Kirby Smart, Fromm made his decision to join the…
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Today’s Local Sports
UGA SPORTS UGA Sports Teams will be hard at work now and over the university’s spring break. UGA’s Baseball team finished its two game series against Charleston Southern last night, taking the win with a 5-3 series sweep. The Bulldogs will play tomorrow for their three game weekend series against Mercer.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Regional Trains for Disaster
Athens Regional will complete its training for mass casualty events, this afternoon in its medical services building. This training is being conducted by the National Disaster Life Support Foundation Advanced Disaster Life Support class. These classes are developed by four academic centers – one of them the University of Georgia. Exercise…
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Health
UGA Maternity Leave Discussion Pushed to Next Year
A Parental Leave Proposal was on the agenda for the last UGA Faculty Human Resources Committee Meeting this afternoon. However, Brenda Keen, Chair of UGA Human Resources said that they ran out of time during the meeting and that the proposal has been put off until next year. The proposal was passed…