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Site could crown ‘Dawgy Daddy’

For Bulldog fans, their super fan may be 28-year-old Bill Ridgeway of Jackson. Ridgeway is one of 10 semi-finalists in line to be named the South’s biggest football fan in Aaron’s Super Fan Contest.

Ridgeway entered the contest a month ago at the urging of his sister, Saralyn Davis.

Euro. politician speaks to Univ.

Europe and the U.S. can learn a lot from one another on global issues, said Diana Wallis, vice president of the European Parliament.

Wallis is the first British woman to serve in her position in the Parliament, which is the only directly elected body of the European Union.

Univ. law hopefuls declining

Like waters of the Middle Oconee River, the pool of University law school applicants is drying up.

It is a trend, according to a nation-wide survey of 195 law schools released by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

More than half of the law schools reported a decline in the number of applicants in the past year, according to the survey.

Sophomore recovers from stroke

In March 2005, Jon Clark, a sophomore from Marietta, left for Spring Break with a headache.

Two and a half years later, that is all Jon said he remembers of the events that landed him on the operating table six times and in months of physical therapy.

Jon collapsed during breakfast at a youth retreat.

LGBT clubs ‘promote equality, awareness’

When Asa William Green co-founded the first University organization for gay students in 1971, he said the greatest challenge he faced daily was “staying alive.”

Friends escorted the former executive director for the Committee on Gay Education across campus, protecting him from death threats and harassment.

Green projects gain momentum

The University needs a director to sustain the environmental momentum on campus, a facilities planning official said Thursday night.

According to Daniel Sniff, associate vice president of University Architects for Facilities Planning, the University needs to hire a director to sustain environmental efforts on campus.

Adams details Univ. issues

University President Michael Adams addressed campus safety and the drought among other issues during an “open mic” discussion with students Wednesday.

Less than one-third of students are registered for UGA Alert, Adams said, and participation may become mandatory if numbers do not increase in a year.

E-mail hoax surfaces in Georgia

Use your cell phone the next time you hop in the car, and you could face a $285 fine. Abuse the carpool lane, and the state may bill you in excess of $1,000. Drive on the shoulder, and it may cost you $450. These false claims included in an e-mail hoax began in California before surfacing in Georgia in July 2007.

Obama pledges to ‘give people a boost’

Senator and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama promised to “take America back” during a visit to Atlanta Thursday.

Nearly 2,000 people filled a ballroom at the Georgia World Congress Center to hear Obama speak at his “Countdown to Change” fundraiser with celebrity endorsers such as Usher Raymond and Rev.

Club tries ‘to unite’ Hispanic minority

For every Hispanic student on campus, there are 45 non-Hispanics.

This equates to a population of 2.2 percent Hispanic students, an increase of 0.2 percent since a 2006 report by the Office of Institutional Research.

They represent the third smallest minority at the University, behind American Indian and multi-racial students.

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