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The last thing the wet-behind-the-ears Army specialist wanted to hear was nothing. On this summer scorcher in the Afghanistan desert, he was part of a handful of American soldiers embedded with 62 Afghan troops in the Kapisa Province in Eastern Afghanistan. … 2 Comments
The Board of Regents decided Tuesday to allow the University to enter into ground lease agreements for the Intramural Fields parking deck and the Performing Arts Center parking deck. A roughly two-acre portion of land between fields six and seven will be the site of the Intramural Fields parking deck, which will contain 500 spaces. … 0 Comments
If Charles Darwin had a party to celebrate his 200th birthday on Thursday, you never know who - or what - would show up. To celebrate the life and work of the naturalist who revolutionized societal understanding of finches, tortoises, plankton and Homo sapiens, the Department of Cellular Biology and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts are co-sponsoring "Darwin Day at UGA. … 5 Comments
All it took was one rodent in a ramshackle academic building to displace an entire department, adding to the piling list of recent complaints to the Benson Building. After reports of a rat infestation were investigated last week, students' classes were relocated to different academic buildings on campus, said Garnett Stokes, dean of Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, in a phone interview Tuesday. … 6 Comments
Often, students around campus are attached to their iPods - but don't assume they're merely listening to their favorite jams. The University has taken learning to a whole new level by adopting iTunes U, a free service allowing students to subscribe to and download multimedia files to their iPods, iPhones and personal computers. … 0 Comments
Student Government Association elections will begin later this year, and SGA will hold its election informational meeting today for those interested in running for a position. "We moved them back for two reasons. The first is so that our SGA body falls in line with University Board and Committees," said SGA President Connor McCarthy. … 0 Comments
Ruckus, a downloading service that provided free music and movies for University students, shut down operation Feb. 6. The University has not been informed why this happened. "Ruckus simply just closed their doors," said Bert DeSimone, communications officer for Enterprise Information Technology Services. … 6 Comments
Whitehead Elementary School students will have to stand while waiting for the bus after a University student and an accomplice were accused of stealing a school bench Sunday night, according to police. … 38 Comments
