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Students at this weekend's Dance Marathon dressed up in costumes, enjoyed a lineup of entertainment acts and raised more than $300,000 for children's healthcare. The marathon, now in its 13th year, raised $321,390.26 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital, about $20,000 more than last year's total. … 2 Comments
Police are investigating a wreck early Wednesday morning that fatally injured a University worker. Edward Hull, 20, an East Campus Village Summit dining hall worker, died Thursday evening after a graduate student hit him from behind on Riverbend Parkway just before 6:30 a.
The University's Health Center was awarded accreditation for all services, the highest recognition for health care organizations. A three-day unannounced review was conducted by the Joint Commission. The review found the health center in full compliance. The Health Center voluntarily goes through the accreditation process to insure that University students receive the highest quality health care. … 0 Comments
C-SPAN's 45-foot Campaign 2008 tour bus visited Athens Friday, bringing coverage of the "Road to the White House" curbside to University students. "Campaign 2008" kicked off its national tour more than a year ago to educate students about the political process. … 0 Comments
As the number of signatures increased on a petition condemning sexual harassment, so did comments about harassment in other academic departments. The "UGA Community Condemns Sexual Harassment" petition was written and posted online last week in response to articles published in The Red & Black about College of Education professor William Bender. … 1 Comment
A University doctoral student who loved the outdoors died last week. Katherine Kerstetter was working on a degree in recreation and leisure studies, wrote Program Coordinator Corey Johnson in a message to students. "As a lover of the outdoors, Katherine felt most at peace when she was backpacking and mountain biking," Johnson wrote. … 8 Comments
Starting today, all full-time students registered at the University can vote for Student Government Association's executive party and the senators within the voter's school. During this period, the Foundation and Office parties continue to promote their campaigns and encourage students to vote. … 2 Comments
