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University memorial remembers ‘Broph’ fondly

When University basketball players Dave Bliss and Kevin Brophy met two years ago as new roommates, they initially were unsure about each other. Brophy, a spiky-haired guard from Australia seemed like an unlikely match for the Wisconsin native, Bliss said. Bliss’ stories about Brophy elicited laughter and tears at the University Chapel on Monday, July [...]

Kevin Brophy remembered at University memorial

(NEW) When University basketball players Dave Bliss and Kevin Brophy met two years ago as new roommates, they initially were unsure about each other. Brophy, a spikey-haired guard from Australia who spoke with an accent that echoed his home country and his family’s Irish roots, seemed like an unlikely match for the Wisconsin native, Bliss [...]

Dunn retires on top

After nearly 40 years at the University, Vice President for Instruction Del Dunn will retire Dec. 1. “Few people have contributed to the University’s academic advancement more consistently and conscientiously over a longer period of time than Del,” said University President Michael Adams in a news release. Dunn’s University career began in 1967 as a [...]

Redcoat shows sell out

Although the football season is two and a half months away, thousands of people last month were “calling the dogs.” The Redcoat Marching Band spread University spirit to the other side of the world in late May as part of the U.S.-China Cultural and Educational Foundation Exchange, in which the group toured 5,000 miles in [...]

Student unexpectedly dies from hemorrhage

In one year at the University, student Richie Petzel from Suwanee, who died last Thursday, left a lasting mark on the student community. “He had a big impact on a lot of people,” said Josh Golden, a junior from Lawrenceville and vice president of Petzel’s fraternity, Phi Kappa Theta. “His infectious smile and his eyes [...]

Latino programs get $4 million

The University received a $4 million grant last week to expand its outreach to Georgia’s Latino population. The Goizueta Foundation, which provides grants to educational and charitable institutions gave the University $4 million, through the Arch Foundation, for three Latino-targeted purposes. The grant will fund need-based scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students through the Goizueta [...]

Regents OK fixed tuition rates

The Board of Regents approved policy revisions for the new guaranteed tuition plan they voted to implement in late April. The guaranteed tuition plan, which will take effect this fall for new students, will offer a fixed tuition for four years, or 12 consecutive semesters, rather than increasing tuition each year. However, regents will approve [...]

University closer to paying workers full living wage

The University Council has appointed members to an ad hoc committee to study the pay and benefits of low-wage University employees. The announcement of the newly-appointed committee members came Tuesday during the University Council meeting in which members voted to increase the wages of salaried workers by $1,500 per year. That vote did not include [...]

Daycare at McPhaul in high demand

When University associate professor Susan Mattern-Parkes had her first child, the “saga” of finding appropriate childcare began. “There are places in Athens you definitely don’t want your children to go,” Mattern-Parkes said. Wading through waiting lists and bouncing around to different day care centers and private caregivers, Mattern-Parkes said she and her husband spent a [...]

Police investigate hazing incident

University police are investigating an alleged hazing incident reported to the Greek Life Office last week. Claudia Shamp, associate dean for Greek Life, said she received an anonymous phone call at 1:30 p.m. Thursday alleging a hazing incident at a sorority either late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Shamp would not comment on the [...]

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