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The chopping of helicopter blades through the air was heard minutes before the drop. As class ended and students, entranced by their cell phones and iPods walked to Tate Plaza on Thursday, many of them stop-ped to look up at the sky. Red and white parachutes with tiny Chick-fil-A cows slowly drifted into the hands of students, the first of 500 cows falling from a hovering helicopter. … 1 Comment
One day Georgia's farmers will have no need to buy high priced fuel at the pump, hopes one University engineering student. Nick Chammoun, a graduate student from Adel, spent much of his youth working on farms in South Georgia and has begun research to help farmers. … 0 Comments
For football fans, an illegal procedure won't just result in a five-yard penalty, it could land them with a hefty fine or a night in jail. That's the message of Safe Campuses Now, a local non-profit focusing on crime awareness and prevention. Members of Safe Campuses Now were stationed outside the Tate Center Thursday to inform students of increased enforcement of alcohol laws, such as open-container, underage drinking and DUI. … 4 Comments
University student Cole Sidney Gray had to register in May - not for classes, but as a Georgia sex offender. Gray pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in Oconee County, according to court documents. Gray, 19 at the time of the incident, also pleaded guilty to possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, underage possession of alcohol and failure to maintain lane. … 12 Comments
