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A University professor began a hunger strike Monday, protesting what he calls a culture of dishonesty in the administration. Dezso Benedek, director of Asian languages, said he will remain outside Old College until University President Michael Adams answers questions about his accusations of incompetence and dishonesty by administrators. … 18 Comments
While students were out of town for fall break, someone else broke into their homes. Of the five burglaries reported Sunday by University students, three most likely were related, according to Athens-Clarke County Police. The burglaries occurred after students left on Wednesday or Thursday. … 0 Comments
In March 2005, Jon Clark, a sophomore from Marietta, left for Spring Break with a headache. Two and a half years later, that is all Jon said he remembers of the events that landed him on the operating table six times and in months of physical therapy. Jon collapsed during breakfast at a youth retreat. … 2 Comments
Athens-Clarke County Police released Monday a sketch of a man who followed a University woman home before Fall Break. This man could also be the man who abducted two women from downtown Athens in a white van during the Georgia-South Carolina football game weekend, said ACC Detective Ben Dickerson. … 2 Comments
A University student arraigned in court Monday remains in jail for soliciting sex from someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, police said. Peachtree City Police arrested Joseph Fitzgerald Carroll on Friday after he solicited sex on the Internet and traveled to Peachtree City to meet the girl, Chief Jim Murray said Monday in a telephone interview. … 6 Comments
