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Smokeout helps raise awareness, stops smoking

Smokers across the country will put out their cigarettes for a day, as the American Cancer Society hosts its Great American Smokeout today. SMOKEOUT To quit smoking, the American Cancer Society recommends the following:  Take deep breaths  Drink lots of water  Do something else to get your mind off cravings  Delay [...]

Alum on new ‘Idol’ for dancers

“Don’t worry. Everyone at MTV knows who the white guy with all the rhythm is,” network casting director Nick Chiodini assured Travis Denison. Viewers, however, must wait until Saturday to catch their first glimpse of the University graduate in action. Denison recently was chosen from thousands to appear on MTV’s “The Wade Robson Project,” which [...]

Penn State seeks out student piracy

The recent crackdown on students sharing copyrighted material at Penn State strays from the University’s approach, said a University technology services employee. Pennsylvania State Uni-versity revoked 220 dorm residents’ high speed Internet access when they were caught sharing copyrighted material. Penn State spokesman Tysen Kendig said the students were sharing copyright-infringing materials through a direct [...]

U.S. discusses post-war Iraq

On Monday — Saddam Hussein’s 66th birthday — celebrations of the past gave way to a public meeting with Iraq’s civilian administrator Jay Garner to discuss the road to democracy in post-war Iraq. Several hundred representatives from Iraq’s political, ethnic and religious groups attended the meeting sponsored by the U.S. Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian [...]

Future Bulldogs solve problems for their generation

Future Bulldogs from across the state will visit the University this weekend to participate in the 2003 Future Problem Solving Bowl. “Future Problem Solving is interesting because we think about problems that will be important when we’re adults,” said Rob Burns, an eighth grader from Webb Bridge Middle School in Alpharetta. “Going to UGA for [...]

Terror alert moves to yellow

The Department of Homeland Security lowered the national terror alert from high (orange) to elevated (yellow) Wednesday, with the major combat operations in Iraq completed. The alert system serves as a benchmark to help guide law enforcement agencies and businesses, as well as the general public, in their security decisions. Nathan Busch, senior research associate [...]

Leaders discuss new Iraqi gov’t

Leaders of Iraq’s rival factions met for the first time in the city of Ur Tuesday to discuss the future of the country. WAR UPDATE  French President Jacques Chirac, spoke with President Bush for the first time in more than two months, appearing to temper earlier demands that the United Nations be at the [...]

Chaos erupts in newly liberated Baghdad

Liberated citizens in Baghdad celebrated the end of Saddam Hussein’s regime Wednesday, toppling a 40 foot statue of the dictator located in the heart of the capital city. WAR UPDATE  An International Red Cross employee and two members of the Doctors Without Borders relief group have vanished in Baghdad, the organizations said.  The [...]

DNA test will identify bodies

U.S. officials said Tuesday they soon hope to know the fate of Saddam Hussein and his sons after a recent bombing of leadership targets. WAR UPDATE  An A-10 Warthog warplane was shot down near Baghdad in what was believed to be the first downing of a coalition aircraft by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile. The [...]

War turns in favor of coalition

As the air campaign continued over the Iraqi capital Monday, coalition forces launched a major offensive on Baghdad with the purpose of showing the coalition can enter the city freely. “The war is pretty decisively turned in our favor. The tide of battle has turned on every front. Now, it’s simply a matter of time,” [...]

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