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Legislator discusses upcoming Assembly

The state of Georgia is facing a budget crisis that will be the dominant issue in the upcoming session of the General Assembly.

That was the message delivered by State Rep. Doug McKillip as he met with members of the University chapter of Young Democrats on Wednesday night.

Fed bans debit card overdrafts

Like most college students, Curry Andrews uses her debit card frequently.

The junior from Atlanta regularly makes small payments for items such as a cup of coffee, a small snack or toiletries.

“Really small payments,” Andrews said. “None of them would be over $5.

Card office goes global, offers passports

Students hoping to take a trip overseas won’t need to travel nearly as far to acquire a passport.

The UGACard office in the Tate Student Center now accepts applications for U.S. passports. The office also manages passport renewals and takes passport photos.

Fans sport T-shirts in favor of injured Diamond Dog

Hundreds of students and fans at Saturday’s football game showed their support for Chance Veazey, the Diamond Dog who suffered a back injury last month, by wearing a simple white T-shirt.
Reading “TEAM VEAZEY” and featuring the infielder’s jersey number, 15, about 800 of the T-shirts were distributed to fans before the game by members of the Veazey family.

Student groups to debate health care

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a historic health care bill Saturday, the University campus has been buzzing this week as supporters and opponents argue the bill’s merits.
Tonight, the debate gets a larger stage.
The Black Affairs Council will sponsor “The Great Debate: Health Care Reform” at 7 p.

Class project markets Jittery Joe’s

For the last three years, students at Classic City Performance Learning Center have had the opportunity to learn business skills by marketing and selling Jittery Joe’s coffee to their classmates and teachers.

More programs accepting GRE

Sometimes one degree just isn’t enough.

The Education Testing Services, a non-profit organization that develops and administers several standardized tests, says the number of students taking the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, has increased over the last year.

UGA No. 2 on list of top tweets

You can say a lot in 140 characters or less.

UniversitiesAndColleges.org recently conducted a study on the use of Twitter by the 100 largest universities in the country. The study considered accounts for university departments, student services, university-sponsored media and other organizations.

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FOLK Fall Apple Festival celebrates local culture

A group of University students and recent graduates joined the local community to brave low temperatures and a drizzling rain Saturday in celebration of Southeastern culture.

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