Author: FiveSeventy
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
By: Abby Doerr Today, December 3rd, marks the twenty-third annual International Day of Disabled Persons, a day that has been recognized by The United Nations since 1992. This special commemoration was created […]
The Season of Giving
Have you given back to your community recently? The holiday season is a time of giving. This week in Athens, there are many events and opportunities in which you can […]
Athens Hosts 49th Annual Veterans “Supermarket”
BY: VALENTINA URREGO The 49th annual veterans “supermarket” Wednesday afternoon was held at the Classic Center in Athens, GA. The supermarkets were started in an effort to put all of […]
Athens Call to Action on Climate Change
By Niamoni Watson The 2015 World Climate Conference is underway in Paris to discuss the urgency of the earth’s climate state. While many of world leaders gather in Paris, people […]
Free HIV tests for World AIDS Day
By Nathaniel McDaniel Athens, GA- Multiple groups from the Athens area united to offer free HIV testing in honor of the 27th World AIDS Day. Nearly three hundred people turned […]
Center for Molecular Medicine breaks ground
University of Georgia president Jere Morehead broke ground for the UGA Center for Molecular Medicine December 1 with Chancellor Henry Huckaby, faculty, and students. The CMM has been in the […]
Holiday: Home Away From Home
Natalie Roe Mayla Gomes sat at her boyfriend’s house wondering what she should do next after eating Thanksgiving dinner. If she were back in her home country of Brazil, she […]
#Transwk in Athens
Tracee McDaniel, the CEO and Founder of Juxtaposed Center in Atlanta nationwide, came to Athens yesterday to be a part of an event connected with Transgender Awareness Week. Athens participats […]