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Playboy magazine introduced its newest assets from the SEC Wednesday afternoon at Barnetts Newsstand. Six female University students were chosen to pose for Playboy's October issue, which features 38 college women in a "Girls of the SEC" section. Five of the six models appeared at the downtown business to sign copies of their hard work, including Melani Chase, Taylor Lynn, Brittanie Knight, Ally Ling and Danielle Malone. … 3 Comments
The largest University political organizations - Young Democrats and College Republicans - are in full swing preparing for the upcoming November 2008 presidential elections. The organizations are holding weekly meetings, hosting guest speakers and planning campaign contributions to prepare students for elections. … 1 Comment
The Department of Religion brought four Teaching Assistants to the University from Iran, Indonesia, Turkey and Tunisia. Abdelkader Ben Rhit, Akbar Cheraghi, Zaki Nur'aeni and Betul Tarhan joined the staff this fall to teach their native languages for a year as part of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program. … 0 Comments
Eight establishments lining Clayton and Broad streets have "help wanted" signs hanging in their windows. Behind the bars and in the kitchens of these eight, and of almost every downtown shop, student employees are ringing up purchases and pouring beer. How did they get there? Was it shiny blonde hair, countless years of experience or a friend on the inside? The job market in downtown Athens is extremely competitive due to the uneven ratio of job seekers to available jobs, said Jeff Wilson, front-of-house manager for Mellow Mushroom. … 1 Comment
Derrick Alridge has been named the new director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University. Alridge, an associate professor in the department of lifelong education, administration and policy in the College of Education, will take the place of Kecia Thomas. … 0 Comments
Playboy magazine introduced its newest assets from the SEC Wednesday afternoon at Barnetts Newsstand. Six female University students were chosen to pose for Playboy's October issue, which features 38 college women in a "Girls of the SEC" section. Five of the six models appeared at the downtown business to sign copies of their hard work, including Melani Chase, Taylor Lynn, Brittanie Knight, Ally Ling and Danielle Malone. … 0 Comments
In a near million-dollar agreement, an Atlanta-based biopharmaceutical company purchased the licensing rights to anti-HIV compounds from the University and promised to fund future related research at the University. Inhibitex, Inc. announced Tuesday it owns the license for a group of anti-HIV compounds developed by University scientists, according to a news release. … 0 Comments
Aside from it being another gameday weekend, some members of the male student body will have an extra reason to smile. Six female University students are featured in the October issue of Playboy. The women are in a 10-page nude pictorial entitled "Girls of the SEC. … 1 Comment
Congress passed Friday a bill that will make it easier for college students to pay tuition and later repay their loans. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 gives student borrowers the opportunity to repay loans as a percentage of their income. … 0 Comments
