University of Georgia
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Northeast Georgia News
University of Georgia Helps Veterans Attend Law School
The University of Georgia is providing financial assistance so military veterans can attend law school. Jacob Bohn spent seven years in the Army and retired as a captain. He is a first-year law student and said he is finding new opportunities at the UGA School of Law. “I’m grateful for…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Queer Eye’ Guest, UGA Employee Sues University System of Georgia For Employment Discrimination
A University of Georgia employee and alumnus was in federal court Feb. 6, suing the University System of Georgia and its health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, to get coverage for his gender reassignment surgery. Skyler Jay (Musgrove) is transgender and has already undergone a mastectomy, which was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Polar Vortex: What Is It And What Does It Mean?
A historic polar vortex has been sweeping the nation with brutal temperatures and weather conditions over the past few weeks, hitting the Midwest the hardest. A polar vortex is a strong circulation of upper-level winds that surrounds the northern pole during the winter. When the circulation weakens or becomes distorted,…
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Archives
Understanding Winter Weather Closure Criteria for Athens Schools, UGA
Northeast Georgia will likely only see rain today, but there is still a small chance for icy conditions, which could pose a threat to school buses and commuters heading to class. Clarke County School District Weather Decisions Mary Wickwire, communications specialist with the Clarke County School District, said they kept an…
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Environment
UGA Office of Sustainability: A Student-Founded Solution to Go Green
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. Before 2010, the University of Georgia’s Office of Sustainability did not exist. Students wanted to change that. “In 2008, there was a group of students, mostly in…
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High School Sports
Beyond the Lines: Revealing the Experiences of Student-Athletes
High school and college athletes face unique challenges. University of Georgia students Katie Morrison and Rodrigo Blankenship bring you an inside look at those challenges and the pressures “Beyond the Lines.” PART 1 Part 1 explores the challenges student-athletes face in two different sports: high school football and collegiate…
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Athens-Clarke County
Art Exhibition Reaches Across Divide to Marry Science, Humanities
Delicate molecular models rest on the window sill of Yohanna White’s one bedroom apartment, catching the light and casting a shadow of webs onto the crown molding. Miniature dragons and air plants are carefully balanced on the beams and elbows of the models, creating a sort of medley of science…
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Athens-Clarke County
In the Age of Screens: What Adulthood Feels Like as a Millennial Immersed in Social Media
Adulthood feels like the sticky fire of skinned knees and having a million words stuck on the tip of your tongue. It feels like the pricks of gaining feeling in a limb after it falls asleep, and like having to make hard decisions while knowing there is no right one. When…
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Sports
Smart Complimentary to Missouri Coach, Team in Advance of Saturday Matchup
Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart opened today’s press conference with positive remarks about Missouri head coach Barry Odom. “Barry Odom is similar to myself…is coaching his alma mater. And through the SEC…I’ve gotten to know him well. I’ve got a lot of respect for him. He’s a really good…
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Uncategorized
Gunsmith’s Craft Show in its Final Days
The Georgia Museum of Art’s “Artful Instruments” exhibition displays the craftsmanship of Georgia gunsmiths and focuses on the history of our state’s fire-arms. Hillary Brown, Director of Communications, says she doesn’t want the museum’s “Artful Instruments” exhibitions to be taken the wrong way. Brown says, “I mean, one of the things…