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Groups of Athens unite for downtown May Day protest

Occupy Athens joined Occupy Wall Street and other groups across the country Tuesday in a strike in order to show the importance of the working class to the nation. “We’re bringing back the idea of a worker’s holiday,” Caiyln Nagle, a senior anthropology major from Dacula, said.  “I think that there’s been a loss of the idea of what [...]

Univ. professor co-authors study on minimum wage rate

A new study co-authored by a University professor refutes the notion that increasing the minimum wage will help combat poverty in the U.S. “We used federal data from 1996 to 2007 to investigate the possibility of a link between minimum wage increases and potential poverty reductions,” Professor Robert Nielsen, a University professor of consumer economics and co-author of the study, [...]

Fresh Market store opening across from Kroger, students think new store ‘a good idea’

Even with Kroger across the street, University students said they are excited about The Fresh Market opening on Alps Road. “I think it’s a good idea. I haven’t really seen many stores like that,” said Cate Howard, a junior marketing major from Alpharetta. The Fresh Market would be the first shop at the Colonial Promenade [...]

New Sigma Sigma Rho event raised funds for Relay despite rescheduling

On Tuesday evening, Sigma Sigma Rho held the rescheduled Project Sigma event at Legion Field, in an effort to raise further funds for Relay for Life. “We really wanted to do something big that people would have fun at,” Priya Vin, a senior statistics major from Duluth, said. Vin also serves as the external Vice [...]

Photos posted on Facebook from last week’s party could affect a student’s employment opportunities

The University Career Center continues to caution students about the photos they may post on their social media accounts. “My basic advice is to be smart. If it’s something that you wouldn’t want your mom to see, don’t put it on the internet,” said Laura Ledgerwood, a career consultant and social media coordinator at the [...]

New grocery store coming to Athens

A new tenant is moving into to former Borders bookstore location on Alps Road. The Fresh Market, a grocery store chain that is headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., has filed plans with the Athens-Clarke County Planning Department to move into the vacant space, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. The area is a 24,000 square foot storefront [...]

International Street Festival gave attendees an international experience ‘in their own front door’

Visitors flooded College Square on Saturday for the 14th Annual International Street Festival. The Festival, which is run by the International Student Life Organization, is a way “to give everyone a chance [at] an international experience right in their own front door,” according to Ashley Wickman, the coordinator for International Student Life. “It prepares our [...]

Zombies beat out humans in apocalyptic-simulation game

The popular University game Humans vs. Zombies ended Friday, with a victory for the zombie team. The game, which is described by Operational Director Tyler Gagatas “a giant game of tag,” involves two teams fighting each other in a simulated zombie apocalypse. One team – the humans – attempts to avoid being tagged, while the [...]

University professors among the best in nation, Princeton Review says

Three University professors were recently named by the Princeton Review as being among the top 300 professors in the nation. Professor of political science Audrey Haynes, professor of geography John Knox and professor of chemistry Charles Kutal joined the list of professors that included teachers from institutions such as Harvard and Yale. “A good professor [...]

Ecology class requirement turned down by Curriculum Committee

After more than an hour of debate, the University Curriculum Committee’s proposal to add more Ecology classes to the core curriculum was rejected. The proposal will be voted on again next year and the suggestion to add these classes aimed to improve the “environmental literacy” of students. According to an article from the Associated Press, [...]

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