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It's early on a weekday morning and two reporters are rushing up stairs of the Driftmier Engineering Center on South Campus. "That's the way it has been for the past month," said Pam Knox of the center as a reporter set up a camera. The reporters want to interview David Emory Stooksbury, who has become a major source of information on the historic Georgia drought. … 0 Comments
Passengers riding Athens Transit System buses may feel someone watching them, and they're right. ATS outfitted its entire fleet of 35 vehicles with a video and audio surveillance system to capture what happens in and around the buses. The vehicles have six cameras and three microphones, according to K. … 0 Comments
The Student Government Association conducted its bi-monthly committee meetings Tuesday, covering the projects completed this semester and some planned for next semester. "We just got out of our executive board meeting where we discussed what we've done this semester and what we have left to do," said SGA President Katy Bowers. … 0 Comments
A group of University students are protesting Coca-Cola this week. Members of the Rhetoric of Social Movement class are protesting against Coke because of allegations about the company's business practices. Kirsten Lee, a senior and member of the class, said the class was divided into groups and instructed to "participate in or activate a social movement. … 22 Comments
The Georgia Student Finance Commission sent all state universities and colleges a notice about the change to the HOPE application as early as Oct. 25, 2006, a representative said Tuesday. Monét Robinson, communications specialist for the commission, said the regulation was changed to "validate the eligibility of students that receive state financial aid such as the HOPE, as well as other state scholarships, grants and service cancelable loan programs. … 0 Comments
A University custodial worker was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on campus early Tuesday morning in the River Road commuter lot. Tony Machelle Johnson, 46, also was charged with two counts of theft by taking at 2:17 a.m. Johnson had a . … 0 Comments
