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Blair reveals all in ‘Burning’

“I lied and I lied–and then I lied some more,” begins Jayson Blair in his memoir of his tumultuous days at The New York Times. Blair’s book, “Burning Down My Masters’ House,” attempts to use an insider’s perspective to expose race relations in the newsroom. Instead, the book becomes more of a testament to the [...]

“W” should still stand for Woman

I am a walking contradiction. I am a Bush supporter, but his overwhelming success in the election on Nov. 2 makes me nervous. President Bush’s powerful mandate coupled with Republican gains in Congress places the country in the reign of conservatism. Of course, I’m not one to complain — I voted for Bush. But I [...]

Student groups bring global issue to Tate

Tension thickened in the Tate Student Center Plaza Tuesday as members of both Dawgs for Israel and the University’s Athens for Justice in Palestine set up displays to promote their causes. Previously planned events — a Dawgs for Israel sponsored lecture by a former Palestinian terrorist and a AJP display protesting Israel’s wall in the [...]

Youth vote fails to make impact

Youth voter turnout in this year’s presidential election remained relatively unchanged, despite predictions there would be a stronger showing from the nation’s youth, according to some University professors. “Exit polls show that young voters (ages 18 to 29) comprised about 17 percent of the electorate, which is about the same as in 2000,” said Ken [...]

Latino votes key today

Both parties push for votes Latino voters could be a major factor in this year’s close presidential election, many experts said. “Both political parties are making strong efforts to attract Hispanic voters — especially in mobilization,” said Audrey Haynes, assistant professor of political science at the University. “Hispanics have no strong identity with one party, [...]

Sports fans should remember safety

I have a lot in common with Victoria Snelgrove. We are both 21-year-old college students, majoring in Journalism. We like photography and scrapbooking. And we are both fans of our hometown sports teams. But, Snelgrove died last Thursday. The Emerson College student was killed after she was struck by a pepper spray gun pellet fired [...]

Negative ads scare off some voters

I missed the last presidential election by only a month. I was finally 18 — old enough to vote — and my Dec. 2 birthday fell just a couple weeks short. The presidential elections have finally rolled around again and I’ve waited four long years. I am like a lot of my fellow college students, [...]

Univ.’s Gwinnett campus attractive to Hispanics

UGA at Gwinnett in Lawrenceville boasts nearly double the percentage of Hispanic enrollment at the main campus and offers an alternative for Latino students who wish to attend the University. Preliminary numbers show Hispanic enrollment at UGA at Gwinnett is 3 percent, while the Hispanic enrollment on the University’s main campus is 1.7 percent, said [...]

Univ. officials seek partnership with Atlanta minority project

Some University officials said they hope to expand minority recruitment by partnering with an Atlanta organization that works to improve the education of low-income students. In a meeting last week, Kweku Forstall, executive director of Project GRAD Atlanta, presented a plan to University administrators, deans and other officials that he said would improve the University’s [...]

Univ. trying to recruit Hispanics

Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the United States, and even more so in Georgia, but the Hispanic population on campus does not reflect the same trend, according to a University official. The Latino population in the United States grew by 8.6 percent from 2000 to 2002, and Georgia has the highest growth rate [...]

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