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Broad Street improvements begin

Students can expect a more attractive and pedestrian-friendly Broad Street when they return in the fall, said Athens-Clarke County officials. Construction begins this week to improve Broad Street’s infrastructure and aesthetic value, said Jeff Montgomery, county public information media analyst. Tom Jackson, associate vice-president for Public Affairs, said students should expect to see orange barrels [...]

Adams discusses Learning Center

Construction of the Student Learning Center is “on track, on time and within budget,” University President Michael Adams said Thursday. The center the first step in a plan to link North and South campus with a “pedestrian corridor” should be available for use in January, Adams said. Adams and other University administrators toured the construction [...]

Greenspace saves county’s land

It’s not easy being green. But thanks to a recent grant, it may be a little easier for Athens-Clarke County. The Georgia Greenspace Commission awarded the county $315,869 last week, increasing the total grant money received to $683,969, said Bruce Lonnee, senior planner with Athens-Clarke County. The goal of the greenspace program is to “take [...]

Sexuality study shows fear on campus

Some University students don’t feel safe on campus because of their sexual orientation, according to a report to be formally released today. The Campus Climate Research Group, composed of University faculty, staff and students from a variety of different fields, surveyed lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) students. The group is releasing the results [...]

Fewer freshman accepted to University for Fall 2002

Freshmen may have a little more elbow room next year. In attempts to relieve problems with overcrowding and limited resources, the University decreased the number of students who were offered admission for next year. “It’s not a big decrease,” said Nancy McDuff, director of admissions. “Basically, we were a little tight on space.” She said [...]

Students in Israel back from program

University students hoping to travel to Israel may find it harder to find a program to sponsor their trip. Escalating violence in the Middle East has prompted the University of California system, along with other universities nationwide, to suspend its study abroad programs to Israel and recall students who are there now. Because the University [...]

Christians celebrate Easter

Many Christian students have been attending Easter and Holy Week services all week, but Sunday they will celebrate Easter. “Easter is the most important Christian day of the year,” said Daniel Berry, a campus minister intern at the Baptist Student Union. Berry said Easter reminded Christians of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and [...]

Housing to fix problems

Yulu Cheng has had her heating and cooling unit replaced four times. Doris Hansen said she doesn’t even use hers anymore because it is so ineffective and expensive. Hongwei Zhang said hers makes too much noise and doesn’t work well. They all live in Graduate and Family Housing. Two weeks ago, the Family and Graduate [...]

New institutional diversity office opens doors

The Office of Institutional Diversity opened its doors Friday, providing a new resource for students, faculty and staff. “This office belongs to everyone,” said Louis Castenell, interim associate provost for the office. The long-term goals for the office include researching ways to recruit and retain minority students and faculty, as well as building a “campus [...]

UGA ranked 44th for merit scholars

The University is ranked No. 44 in the nation for its number of National Merit Scholars, according to a recent report. The University has 51 merit scholars, more than University of Virginia, Dartmouth College and Emory University. Harvard University was ranked No. 1 on the list, with 360, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. [...]

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