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SGA utilizes blog to get input on possible UGA smoking ban

The University’s Student Government Association wants to know what students think about lighting up on campus. With an increasing number of colleges and universities implementing campus-wide smoking bans, members of SGA said they want to gauge student interest at the University with a poll on the SGA blog.

QUIET COMMUNICATORS: Group finds new way to speak

Most students cleared out of the student organizations office Monday evening, but one corner of people remained, quietly conversing. Arms and hands moving precisely through the air, the silence was broken by laughter.

Hear My Hands at UGA is a student group dedicated to exploring, promoting and educating students about American Sign Language.

Students encourage recycling tons of waste

Last year, Athens residents took the carbon equivalent of 8,500 cars off the road – by recycling about 14,000 tons of trash. The University contributed roughly 12 percent of the year’s recyclables to the Athens-Clarke County recycling facility. Will this newspaper in your hands contribute to next year’s statistics? Some students and recycling administrators think it should, especially with the celebration of America Recycles Day on Sunday.

Newborns inspire toxicity research

Ken Cook stood in front of a large screen, looking at an ultrasound pulsing in the background.
“Ten people have inspired important work in the health policy realm,” said Cook, co-founder and president of Environmental Working Group.
In blood samples taken from these 10 people, scientists found 287 toxic chemicals.

Professors study state health level

About one-third of Georgia’s counties are considered to have all age groups in poor health, according to a University study.

A pair of campus researchers released the study to identify which of Georgia’s counties have persistently poor health in three age groups.

PLENTIFUL PUMPKINS: Autumn plant in high demand for carving

If only Linus could see the pumpkin industry of today – the “Great Pumpkins,” millions of them built for size, have arrived. With genetic engineering, better agricultural techniques and the creative demand to carve, the pumpkin market is a multi-billion dollar industry that satisfies the autumn crowd.

UGA ghost tours reveal dark history

The Student Alumni Council has pieced together the darker side of University history by digging through old books and newspaper clippings in preparation for its first campus ghost tour today.

“We’ve been wanting to do a ghost tour or a historical tour for a while,” said Mehul Patel, a fourth-year political science and international affairs major from Grayson, who is also chair of the council.

Study tests how exercise affects anxiety

University researchers are recruiting participants for a six-week preliminary study to analyze the relationship between exercise and chronic anxiety in women between the ages of 18 and 39.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety is a natural way to deal with stress and is characterized by worry and apprehension.

Researchers receive grant to study thymus

A team of University researchers received a two-year, $2 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health to further study the aging and functions of the thymus – an organ that produces T-cells until early adulthood.

Jewish repair relationships, repent sins during Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays of the year, began Sunday at sundown and will last until today at nightfall. The holiday serves as a time for fasting, intensive prayer and repentance.

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