Tag: students
A brew coffee shop to open in downtown Athens
If you’re looking for a new place to study, read a book and especially a place to get a cup of coffee, your options for places to do just this […]
Recent Shootings: How Safe is Campus?
This is the first semester since the passing of the concealed campus carry bill in Georgia. House Bill 280 went into effect July 1, 2017, after a great deal of controversy. This […]
Securing Your Next Meal: The Student Struggle
Seven thousand. Estimated by Student Affairs, that’s how many students at the University of Georgia are “food insecure or lack enough funding for basic life needs.” What is food insecurity? The […]
UGA Student Working to Unite Athens Community with Music
The 40 Watt Club is one of the most iconic concert venues on the east coast, helping shape the American punk rock and new wave music scenes. Its stage has […]
KeeKee Simpson: A Star in the Making By: Amber Shepp
This summer, KeeKee had a supporting role next to Oprah Winfrey in the HBO film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a film based on the book of the same […]
Warm Octobers may mean bad news for pumpkin patch owners
For most, fall means sweaters, warm cups of coffee, and most importantly, pumpkins, but with this month’s unseasonably warm temperatures, many people are finding it hard to get into the […]
Hurricane Irma bears down on higher education
As hurricane Irma struck land and devastated much in her path, college students and universities were left with many unanswered questions. Faced with how they were going to bounce back […]
Local schools hold day long eclipse viewing events
After weeks of anticipation, and sold out glasses at most stores around town, the big day had finally arrived. Monday’s eclipse was celebrated all over Athens, including at all of […]