From the moment Camille Gregory exited her plane in India, the country of 1 billion shocked her. Now, she wants to return as a Fulbright scholar. The choking, thick smog and the seemingly endless slums welcomed her into the new country for a University study abroad trip, but by her departure, it was the individual connections she remembered. [...]
From fighting coal at the University to negotiating for climate change in South Africa, Heather Hatzenbuhler has become a sort of environmental ambassador. While at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference as a student delegate, the environment economics and management major had the opportunity to interact with students, leaders and representatives from [...]
Twitter announced last week it would allow country-specific censorship, sparking public debates on free speech. Many users flocked to the popular social network to voice their #outrage, using hashtags such as #Twitterblackout and #TwitterCensored. The company, which has long marketed itself as a champion of free speech, made the announcement via its blog, saying Tweets would [...]
A Loyola Law school professor made the argument to University students that white students could highly benefit from diversity during a lecture at the Chapel Thursday night. The lecture titled “The Benefits of Diversity for White Students” discussed the opinion that white students receive academic and social benefits from multiracial schools. “[Parents] should be considering [...]
Women’s achievements will be emphasized during Black History Month this February both on campus and throughout the nation. Each year, the African-American Cultural Center’s programming at the University follows the national theme; this year, it focuses on “Black Women in American History and Culture.” The theme was chosen to honor black women and “the myriad of roles they played in the shaping of our nation,” [...]
In a 24-23 vote, the Student Government Association voted to pass a resolution against restricting undocumented immigrants from higher education. For almost three hours, the SGA Senate listened to questions and debate from SGA senators and from students and members of the community. The Senate meeting ended with a vote by ballot in which senators [...]
Amidst the debate about a possible Walmart coming to downtown Athens, People for a Better Athens held an open discussion and viewing of the Robert Greenwald’s “Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price.” The event, held at Ciné, included the debut of a 10-minute film on Athenians’ views on a proposed downtown Walmart, creating a [...]
The University received a “red light” rating this year from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) — the lowest rating possible. A school receives a rating based on the extent to which their written policies prohibit speech that would otherwise be protected by the First Amendment. “UGA received a ‘red light’ rating mainly [...]
The Occupy Athens movement held a housewarming party for it’s newly acquired headquarters Tuesday evening in exactly the fashion many would expect — a protest march. The organization met at the Arch around 5:30 p.m. to join forces the “walkupation” — a group of protesters who have spent more than two months walking from New [...]
