You are here: Home - Archives for

Univ. ranks high on party list

University students still party with lots of liquor and hardly ever study, according to a new poll. But that type of behavior may be the cause of living in “dorms like dungeons” and hanging out with “jocks” after games, if The Princeton Review’s annual ranking report is any indication. In the 2007 “Best 361 Colleges” [...]

Study abroad growing in nontraditional places

An upper-middle-class white male backpacking through Europe no longer will be the lone image of study abroad. And going to Paris to learn French no longer will be the only goal. Nationally, travel to non-traditional destinations such as China, Cuba and South Africa has increased significantly from 2002_”2004 according to the most recent study by [...]

New major brings campus diversity

In the latest effort to improve relations with the Hispanic community and promote an inclusive image to potential students, the University is overhauling its Center for Latino and Caribbean Studies (CLACS). Last week, the University System Board of Regents approved the creation of a bachelor’s degree program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the [...]

Savor the sweetness of undergrad life

Yeah, he is grown. That is what grown people do – work and pay bills. That’s what my mom said in response to my story about a friend who graduated in May and has a real 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. gig. She also reminded me I would be following the same path in less [...]

Campus life seeks attention

What do Student Government President Jamie Peper, comedian Carlos Mencia and a fortune teller at Dawgs After Dark have in common? They all are affiliated with Campus Life, the former Department of Student Activities. Don Reagin, director of marketing and public relations for Campus Life, wants students to make the connection. “We’ve talked to students, [...]

Rush helps girls find houses

Although many freshmen spend the last days before class decorating their dorm rooms, a select group woke at 0430 hours and put on their “war paint” and meet for morning briefings. These determined students were not Army ROTC recruits. They were the 1,300 women participating in fall sorority recruitment. “Oh yeah, I look awake – [...]

March draws large crowd

Athens-area Hispanics brought the national immigration reform issue to the University’s doorstep as they marched through downtown to the Arch Monday evening. An estimated 500 people, mostly Hispanic, showed up at First Christian Church on Dougherty Street to gather for the protest march. Cries of “Si se puede!” – “Yes we can!” – and “Bush, [...]

Student speaks out for her rights

On a sunny spring day, freshman Katherine Burdette might be relaxing on an overstuffed couch, reading a magazine, in the company of close friends between classes. An ordinary scene, an ordinary college activity, but with a twist. “I forget sometimes that not everyone understands diversity; not everyone is ok with me being a lesbian,” she [...]

Tech students fight against gay rights

As members of the University’s LGBT community pushed for protection under the anti-discrimination policy last week, two Georgia Tech students continued a lawsuit aimed at removing the policy from their school. The Alliance Defense Fund, a legal organization formed to “defend religious liberty,” filed a civil lawsuit last month on behalf of Ruth Malhotra and [...]

Council will wait for Adams’ action

The University Council’s Executive Committee decided Thursday to wait for President Michael Adams’ decision on sexual orientation anti-discrimination policies before taking further action on them. “We have conducted two formal meetings between the faculty and the president, and I have spoken with him informally on the issue several times,” said Nancy Felson, the committee’s chair. [...]

Next Page »