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WatchDawgs ride again

Taxi services and designated drivers take notice, because WatchDawgs is back in operation for the semester. WatchDawgs, a nonprofit organization, provides students a free ride home every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. It runs strictly on donations from sponsors and fundraisers. In its third year, the organization has adopted the theme “Daring the Dawgs to [...]

Visiting UCLA professor lectures, performs traditional Arabic music

A well-known composer, professor and virtuoso performer will visit the University today. The multi-talented Ali Jihad Racy, a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, will be on campus to give a lecture and recital. “He’s a virtuoso on half a dozen instruments, a scholar and a composer,” said Roy Kennedy, director [...]

Students fast for world’s hungry

On Thursday, a group of University students will be hungry for a cause. The Muslim Student Association will host a campus-wide Fast-A-Thon to create more awareness of world hunger. “We thought it would be a good idea because it is Ramadan — the Islamic month of fasting — and it will remind people of our [...]

Study finds no link between gymnastics, eating disorders

University researchers have found that there is no link between gymnastics participation, negative body image and eating disorders. In a recent study, 4- to 8-year-old girls involved in their first gymnastics class were followed for two years. “The hardest part was keeping (the girls) for two years in the study and getting accurate information from [...]

Univ. employees to share annual sick-leave hours

Time-sharing doesn’t just apply to condos. It also describes a new University program created to help employees with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Beginning in February, University employees will be able to donate their unused sick leave or annual leave hours to fellow co-workers through a shared-leave program. “(The program) has been on the agenda of [...]

Univ. Homecoming Court candidates selected

The 2003 Homecoming Court has been selected, and students can cast their votes for University royalty beginning Monday. Click here for photos of the 2003 Homecoming Court “The candidates were chosen based on their contributions given back to UGA. Their leadership qualities, campus activities and grades all played a role,” said Jill Trawick, homecoming advisor. [...]

Oxford Union visits Athens

Students from across the Atlantic will make the trek to Athens to debate University students tonight for the second consecutive year. A formal debate between the Oxford Union Society and University students will be held in the Hodgson Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. After the University team won the debate [...]

Attorney discusses sodomy case

The winning attorney in a case which overturned all sodomy laws in the United States shared memories of his experiences with students and faculty Friday. Lawrence v. State of Texas Supreme Court, won by Paul W. Smith, began in 1998 when a neighbor who held a grudge against John Lawrence made a “weapons disturbance” call [...]

Computer virus laws toughen up

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is creating stiff penalties, which will go into effect Nov. 1, for writers of computer viruses. Unfortunately, many viruses can’t be detected until they cause some damage, said Jeffrey Smith, a University associate professor of computer sciences. “(Viruses) exploit computer vulnerablities in both operating systems and their applications,” said Eddie Hunter, [...]

Downloading could lead to fines

A recent study has found college students are much more likely to download music files illegally than to buy CDs. The study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life revealed 67 percent of file-sharers were not concerned that they were downloading copyrighted material. As many as four out of five students in the survey said [...]

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