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Multiple offender wanted by police (w/ documents)

A University student with a history of misconduct, possession and public disturbance is being pursued once again by University Police. On March 30, University Police issued a warrant for the arrest of Grayson Gordon, 23, in connection with a March 5 obstruction incident. According to the police report, on March 5, a white male was [...]

Housing strives for security

With more than 6,000 students living side-by-side in dormitories all over campus, there are bound to be a few instances of unwanted guests getting past security. Intruders may gain access to a dormitory through back and side doors left propped open by others, some residents said.   “I’ve seen it before,” said Katie Weimer, a [...]

Crime Notebook April 1

Equipment worth thousands of dollars was reported missing from Aderhold Hall Tuesday morning. According to the University Police report, University Senior Accountant Melissa Montalvo found around $14,450 worth of electronics missing after she finshed conducting an inventory check of the building. The stolen equipment included a network camera valued at $1,907; a copier valued at [...]

Regents Test not a requirement

After 37 years, the University has finally waved goodbye to the Regents Test. Students are no longer required to take the exam after the University was granted exemption by the Board of Regents on March 3. The Board of Regents approved a new policy allowing institutions to propose changes in reading and writing assessment. The [...]

Professor’s peace talks yield honor

  The brewing pot of tensions between North Korea and the United States remains unspilled largely through the peacemaking and humanitarian efforts of University professor of international affairs Han Park. Park’s lifelong pursuit of peace in North Korea led Morehouse College to award him the prestigious Gandhi, King and Ikeda Community Builders Prize of 2010, [...]

SGA resolves to oppose gun bill

Fourteen Student Government Association senators tried to stick to their guns at Tuesday’s Senate meeting, but despite their efforts, the body passed a resolution opposing the state Senate bill that allows guns on campus. Georgia Senate Bill 308 — passed March 24 — abolishes the “school safety zone” that prohibited weapons within 1,000 feet of [...]

Student art vanishes overnight: Losses total 130 pieces (w/ documents)

As some student artists walk the halls of the Lamar Dodd School of Art building, they are left with only one reminder of the art they spent hours meticulously perfecting — the blank spots on the walls which once housed 130 pieces of original student artwork. According to the University Police report, a total of [...]

Pitching powers Georgia to victory

The idea of a dramatic finish for Kennesaw State was dispelled early on, as the Owls entered the Georgia Softball Stadium Wednesday night. No. 8 Georgia softball got off to a fast start on the Owls (15-13) and coasted to an 8-3 win in rather anti-climatic fashion. Junior pitcher Katie Murphy took the mound for [...]

The Week: April 1-7

The Red & Black’s event guide to happenings — news, variety and sports — in and around Athens from April 1-April 7. PICK OF THE WEEK: Week of Soul Chrisette Michele is rising to the top of the R&B charts just as fast as Alicia Keys did almost 10 years ago, and her vocals can [...]

Three students awarded Peace Corps assignments

  After a vigorous vetting process, health exams and endless interviews, three University students finally got the job of their dreams and are ready to enter the developing world. The Peace Corps, which was founded in 1961, stations volunteers abroad for 27 months. There they work with communities in education, technology, conservation and health in [...]

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