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Library displays Confederate Constitution

‘A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it,’ said a student at the annual display of the original Constitution of the Confederate States of America. The University, which acquired the document 63 years ago, displays it for the public on one day of the year — Confederate Memorial Day. Thomas Beusse, a [...]

Panel hears police impersonation case

A student arrested for impersonating a campus police officer told a University Judiciary panel that he ‘will now leave traffic stops to real police officers.’ Eric Koperda, a senior from Suwannee, testified in front of the panel Wednesday that he no longer has lights in his car that resemble those used by emergency vehicles. Koperda [...]

Historical marker for black institute unveiled

A wish has been fulfilled for many individuals wanting to commemorate an Athens private institution for black youth.   University President Michael Adams unveiled a historical marker honoring the Jeruel Academy/Union Baptist Institute Tuesday afternoon in the Brumby Hall Rotunda. Also in attendance were state Rep. Keith Heard (D-Athens), members of the Georgia Historical Society, [...]

Athens turns 200

Athens Mayor Doc Eldridge today will officially kick off a year-long celebration in honor of the Athens-Clarke County bicentennial. The mayor will read a proclamation opening the bicentennial observance that will run from today to Dec. 5, 2001. Clarke County was founded on that date in 1801. ‘The Athens-Clarke County Bicentennial Celebration is designed to [...]

University works to provide access for students, staff with disabilities

Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act is a decade old this year, students might not be aware of this legislative policy established to protect people with disabilities. The federal act requires access to all educational programs and services at public and private institutions whether or not they receive government funding. ‘It’s civil rights legislation [...]

Downtown undergoes major renovations

In the last several months, downtown Athens has been undergoing enhancements and major renovations as part of the Downtown Infrastructure Project.   Several of the renovations for the project, funded by Athens’ Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax and private funds, are finished or nearly completed. Tree replanting between Pulaski and Lumpkin streets begins Monday. [...]

WatchDawgs auction dates

University students will get to strut their stuff in a fashion-show style date auction to benefit WatchDawgs, a new safety-awareness organization on campus. Thirty participants will walk down a runway set up in Georgia Hall in the Tate Student Center tonight at 7:30. Prominent personalities who will be auctioned off for dates are Bulldog quarterback [...]

Athens prepares for the biggest shopping day of the year

While some students stay home to watch football games and digest turkey dinners from the day before, others will hit the stores to shop Friday.   Traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, the day after Thanksgiving usually means longer hours, sales and crowds. "We’re expecting a lot of shoppers to get an early [...]

Two parking lots scheduled to close

Two employee parking lots on South Campus will be closed as soon as construction projects get under way. One lot scheduled to close is across from the Hoke Smith Building on the corner of Carlton and Lumpkin streets near the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The other lot is behind the Alumni House off Rutherford [...]

Model U.N. Team selected

Twenty anxious students received an e-mail on Tuesday night saying they would be representatives on the 2001 UGA Model U.N. Team. The team will travel to New York City in April for the National Collegiate Model United Nations Conference, where hundreds of students converge to discuss topics covered at the real United Nations. ‘This is [...]

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