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Dean of Terry contender for UF presidency

George P. Benson, dean of the Terry College of Business, may be wearing blue and orange at next fall’s Georgia/Florida football game. Benson has been named a nominee for the presidency at the University of Florida. His position on the list means he has accepted the nomination, said Steve Orlando, associate director for news and [...]

Employees receive $375K in back pay after lawsuit

Despite receiving more than $375,000 in back pay, three employees remain discouraged the University did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of a nearly decade-long gender discrimination lawsuit. Following mediations earlier in the year, the University agreed to pay $100,000 to Denise Horton, information specialist for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences; $25,000 to [...]

Univ. provides tax-filing help

It’s Tax Day across the nation and some University students are discovering what the adults have been complaining about. Andy Millisor, a junior from Covington, said he is filling out his taxes for the first time. But he’s not filing without calling his parents repeatedly for advice. “It’s pretty confusing if you’ve never done it [...]

House votes to make beer stronger

Beer in Athens may soon get stronger, and there’s proof in that. The Georgia House voted in less than five minutes Tuesday to more than double the alcohol in beer. Representatives voted 126-26 to raise the maximum alcoholic content of beer from 6 percent to 14 percent. But local retailers warn beer enthusiasts not to [...]

Students upset over Terry College admissions policy

The thought that her 3.55 GPA would not be good enough never crossed Betsy Robinson’s mind. But it wasn’t. The junior from Winder was not one of the 32 out of 130 applicants to get into the Terry College of Business international business program last week. “I was accepted into the business school as a [...]

Archeologists find buried slave plantations in North

Slaveholding plantations are no longer uniquely southern, based on new archaeological discoveries. Excavations in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York have unearthed evidence proving some large estates in the north had black slaves in the late 1700s and early 1800s. James Cobb, University professor of history, said although the discovery is interesting, it is well [...]

Tuition may increase $1,000

Penny-saving is about to hit home for University students. A University analysis of a U.S. News and World Report study found the University to be the cheapest public university by $868. But that may change. A $1,000 differential tuition increase was proposed by the presidents of the University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State [...]

University seeks Georgia’s best

Colleges and universities are scrambling for money to recruit outstanding potential students as GPAs continue to climb. Yet budget cuts have the University’s Office of Admissions trailing the competition. The average public institution spends more than $700 per student, said Robert Spatig, associate director of admissions. The University spends less than $300. “We are considered [...]

Meal plan offers alternative

The newest generation in meal plans makes its debut as a debit card for food. The Georgia Meal Plan offers a prepaid service for students who want their parents to pay for eating off-campus. “It’s like a pre-paid phone card, but for food,” said Tom Deloge, marketing manager for The Georgia Meal Plan. The card [...]

MyUGA portal aims to save time

Surfing the Internet just got easier for University students. A new Web site, MyUGA, is a customized, user-centric student portal designed to help students save time online. “Students will define their own Web experience … in a way that makes sense to the student,” said Michael Weaver, a member of the portal development team. The [...]

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