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University Childcare Center to open at Navy School

The McPhaul Child Development Center through the family and consumer sciences department is no longer the only University day care center — the University Childcare Center opens in January.

In May, the board of regents approved $1.9 million in funds to renovate a building at the newly acquired U.S. Navy Supply Corps. School to create a day care center for the University faculty, staff and students.

Fulbright Program looking at cuts, future uncertain

The future of the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright Program is uncertain, after it has provided grants for hundreds of students and teachers to go abroad for study or research since 1946. Although the budget for the fiscal year has yet to be determined by Congress, it is uncertain how much the Bureau of Educational and [...]

MAN ON THE STREET: A roof of one’s own

As talk of lease agreements and housing classified swirl around campus, some students are already planning their living arrangements for next year. Dorm or off-campus? House or apartment? Sublease or full-year? These are the questions plaguing students as they begin to look for the perfect place. Are you thinking about housing plans for next year

Recycling Division collects gently-used bras, T-shirts

Paper and plastic are not the only things being recycled at the University. With the help of a group of University students, the Recycling Division of the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department is collecting gently-used bras and T-shirts though the month of November. After the bras and T-shirts are collected, the Recycling Division plans to [...]

University and Athens-Clarke band together for National America Recycles Day

The green gets greener. To drop off trash at the landfill, it costs the University $42 a ton, said Andrew Lentini, a program coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. For every ton of trash not dumped at the landfill, however, the amount of money that is saved is considerable — nearly $22,000. Monday the University [...]

Hillel greens up environmentally-friendly grounds with religious intent

Hillel’s front yard is about to get a little greener. Inspired by sustainability work, Hillel’s Jewish environmental group, HaYarock, is aiming to make the front lawn of the student religious center more environmentally-friendly. The group is responsible for decreasing Hillel’s carbon footprint and boosting its sustainability efforts, based on environmental themes found in Judaism which [...]

School of Social work builds website to promote fight against substance abuse

Every September, the School of Social Work at the University creates a recovery website for National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month. During the summer, Donna Bliss, an associate professor at the School of Social Work, produces a recovery website based in a different city in Georgia — the latest being based in Augusta. Bliss has [...]

Sustainability Day features forum on future of sustainability at University

The stage in Tate Plaza was solar-powered while Modern Skirts, a local music group, played music and Captain Planet strutted around greeting people. Wednesday, Oct. 26 was Sustainability Day at the University. Sustainability Day is a national day and, although last year was the first time the Office of Sustainability hosted the event, they expanded [...]

Physics, astronomy department partners with local high schools after winning grant from technology company

The Physics and Astronomy Department plans to purchase devices that test radiation levels after receiving a $10,000 grant from Vernier Software and Technologies — and they’re going to share the love with local high schools. Members of the University faculty and high school teachers from the community decided to apply for the grant during one [...]

Hill Hall wins Green Cup Challenge

The Green Cup Challenge came to close Monday, with a win from Hill Hall — a turnout which came as a shock to some. The Green Cup Challenge pitted residence halls in the Hill community against one another to see which dorm could save the most energy and recycle the most waste. “Mell and Hill [...]

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