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If you were there, you probably won’t ever forget what happened on the steps of the University Chapel Monday night. The 28 names were read. The bell tolled. Candles were lit. An eerie silence settled over North Campus. For a moment, that pocket of the world so steeped in tradition stood still. And for the [...]

Penn suspended from University

Days before they were to face a student judiciary hearing, four former members of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity reached informal agreements with the University. In the most serious punishment to date, Walter David Penn Jr. was suspended from the University for one year. Penn, 20, a sophomore from Marietta, was driving a sport-utility vehicle that [...]

Service honors losses

Heading home from the funeral of a University freshman, Rick Rose began to think about how a community’s support can help ease the pain of losing a loved one. ‘It was so comforting to see all of those people there helping the family get through something like that,’ said Rose, the University’s Assistant to the [...]

Council approves new grade system

The University Council approved a plus/minus grading proposal that could change the way your grades are calculated. But the new system may not be a reality any time soon. After a 45-minute heated discussion, the council voted to forward its proposal to the Board of Regents. The Board oversees the University and must approve any [...]

More former ATOs guilty

Four more former members of Alpha Tau Omega admitted guilt Thursday in the March 30 prank that led to the death of fraternity member Ben Grantham. The four men — Frank Parker Hudson III, Corey Russell Letson, Timothy Stephen Vengaus and Robert Samuel Adkisson — have signed informal agreements with the Office of Judicial Programs. [...]

None attend session

In the wake of an unprecedented 11 deaths this semester, counselors were on hand Tuesday afternoon to assist the dozens of grieving students expected to attend a mass counseling session. The stage was set at noon on the ground floor of the Tate Student Center. Forty copies of a pamphlet on how to cope with [...]

Motion filed to sidestep trial

Atlanta attorney Lee Parks has asked a federal judge to shut down the University’s admissions process, avoiding a potentially long and expensive jury trial. Parks, who represents nearly two dozen applicants suing the school for discrimination, filed three motions for summary judgement Friday in U.S. District Court in Savannah. The motions ask federal judge Avant [...]

Panel backs affirmative action

The University needs to ‘bend the rules’ to attract black applicants because many can’t get in otherwise, a senior state senator said on campus Thursday. Speaking on the student-produced TV show ‘University Forum,’ State Sen. Paul Broun said the University should continue giving black applicants extra consideration to better reflect the state’s diversity. ‘You might [...]

Seminar helps students cope with deaths

As the campus community continues to cope with a record number of deaths this semester, school officials have organized a free seminar to help mourning students deal with their grief. Organized by the University’s Counseling and Testing Center, ‘Living With Loss’ will be held Tuesday at noon in Tate Student Center Room 143. The seminar [...]

Court allows appeal

A federal court of appeals has ruled that 11 students trying to sue the University for admission can continue their fight, despite an earlier opinion that the applicants had no basis in their claims. The former applicants contend the University illegally used race as a factor in considering their applications. In a unanimous decision, the [...]

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