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Lack of extra content hurts e-textbook sales

The sale of electronic textbooks has continued to grow each semester, according to officials at the University Bookstore, but those sales are still a small percentage of overall textbook sales. With digital technologies growing more and more, it looked like e-books would explode onto the university scene as quickly as online music, but that hasn’t [...]

Last chance to withdraw today

Students wanting to avoid the infamous WF better hurry up. Today is the deadline to withdraw from classes and still possibly receive a WP — withdraw passing. Through today, instructors have the choice of giving a WP or a WF, which counts as an F letter grade. But after today’s deadline, WF is the only [...]

MAN ON THE STREET: Will Uga VIII be a good luck charm?

After Uga VII died unexpectedly last November, Russ, the 5-year-old half-brother of the late mascot, took over mascot duties, making his debut during the upset of Georgia Tech last football season. Russ was also the mascot for the University’s victory versus Texas A&M in the 2009 Independence Bowl, giving him a 2-0 record for his [...]

Uga VIII will debut Saturday

After a season of upsetting losses, one of the most long awaited team members will finally set foot on the field Saturday. He is a little smaller than most of the players, but he comes from a long line of recruits that have stepped up to their duties since 1956. We have been without him [...]

The History of Uga

“Hood’s Ole Dan” Record: 53-48-6 Uga I was born on Dec. 2, 1955, in Columbus and began the line of solid white Ugas that still reigns today. “Ole Dan’s Uga” Record: 42-16-3 Uga II, Uga I’s son, saw the Bulldogs play in five bowl games and win two SEC championships. “Seiler’s Uga Three” Record: 71-32-2 [...]

Budget buzz heard throughout campus: Activists fight for affordable education

In March, students protested on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta. And now, they’re bringing their protests to campus. Monday and Tuesday, members of the Georgia Students for Public Higher Education could be seen during class breaks throughout the day on the bridge connecting Tate and the Miller Learning Center holding a white cloth [...]

Library gets latest technology

iversity’s libraries are about to get a little cooler. Following in the footsteps of schools such as North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., the University’s libraries have ordered iPads — the tablet computer designed by Apple. The tablets are to be rented out to students, most likely following the same rules as the laptop [...]

MAN ON THE STREET: Florida Quran burning

Jones, who is the leader of the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., represents about 50 people in the community. Despite opposition from the White House, State Department and numerous religious leaders who say his actions could raise anti-American feelings and put our troops in Afghanistan in danger, Jones had claimed he wouldn’t back down. [...]

New social media aimed at academics

New media might just be able to change even the oldest of traditions. With the Internet so prevalent in today’s world, some professors are trying to take advantage of the exposure the World Wide Web can offer. This is a major deferral from the way peer review conventionally works. Traditionally when professors want to publish [...]

Lines long early in year

The line that snakes outside of Snelling Dining Commons at lunchtime can scare even the hungriest dining hall patrons. Witnessing this scene gives off an impression that the dining halls are more crowded and hectic this year, but students aren’t seeing many differences. With the new dorm opening up on the east side of University [...]

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