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EXPERTS: Stress may be inevitable

After the traditional pre-Reading Day drinking binge comes the flurry of late nights, rushed meals and high stress of finals week. "(Stress) is a normal reaction and a normal part of life," said Nader Amir, University psychology professor. Experts insist, however, that while stress may be inevitable, there are several ways of dealing with it. [...]

Olympic torch coming to Athens again

After only six years, the Olympic torch will again grace the streets of Athens Dec. 4, 2001. The Olympic torch relay will travel through Athens en route to its final destination in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the XIX Winter Olympic Games. The Olympic flame, which burns year round in Athens, Greece, will be flown [...]

Freshman struck by automobile

A student was hit by a car while crossing the street in front of Aderhold Hall on Carlton Street Thursday afternoon. Abby Jones, a freshman from Norcross, had just exited a University bus when she was struck by a red Toyota Tercel while walking around the front of the bus. ‘The bus was trying to [...]

Don’t rain on my parade

Athens is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. With a record 7,500 Christmas lights adorning Clayton Street, downtown Athens will shine brighter than ever this holiday season. Tonight at 7, a holiday parade will march through downtown marking the beginning of the Christmas season in Athens. ‘Since about 1948, downtown Athens has had a [...]

Grant aids preventative programs

In an effort to develop preventative programs for young adults, two grants — totaling more than $6 million — have been awarded to two University professors. Gene Brody, distinguished research professor of child and family development, and Velma McBride Murry, associate professor of child and family development, have studied rural black families for the past [...]

Parties prepare to party

After months of handing out flyers, bringing in speakers and holding mock debates, the University’s political groups culminate a semester’s worth of hard work with today’s elections. But the job isn’t over yet. While the Young Democrats will awaken at the crack of dawn to begin shuttling the elderly to and from polls, Students for [...]

Klein offers political insight

"Journalists are never so dumb as when they make predictions, but it’s looking a little ‘Bushy’ right now," said Joe Klein, author of "Primary Colors," responding to an audience question Monday night in Georgia Hall.   Klein, who began working as New Yorker magazine’s Washington correspondent after leaving Newsweek in 1996, spoke to students Monday [...]

Team designed to educate Greeks on problem issues

The Greek Leadership Institute has launched a program designed to help fraternities and sororities handle various issues in their chapters. The Greek Education Team is a set of 10 students who have been trained on different topics, said Darrell Ray, graduate assistant at the Greek Life Office. They go and do presentations for chapter members, [...]

AKA members step with Clarke Central

One, two, three, four, Clarke Central girls can step for sure. Five, six, seven, eight, basketball half times will be great.   As part of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s commitment to community service, different sisters volunteer an hour of their time each afternoon to coach Clarke Central High School’s first-ever step team. Tryouts for the [...]

New law to lower driver BAC levels

Georgia lawmakers are awaiting a vote on a bill signed last week by President Bill Clinton designed to crack down on drunk driving. The new law requires states to lower the maximum blood alcohol content for drivers 21 and older from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent by the year 2004 or lose a portion of [...]

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