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University’s yearbook facing extinction

Imagine the Arch being dismantled because it blocked the North Campus sidewalk. Or Uga VII being succeeded by some random bulldog because, hey, it’s just a dog. Though the University is not in danger of losing an important aspect of its character through these absurd examples, it may yet lose another part of its character due to apathy.

TATE WORTH THE WAIT? Months of construction come to an end

The first batch of incoming freshmen arriving at the University for orientation June 4 will be introduced to a new face of campus.

The orientation will be the first of many events held at the Tate Center’s expansion. After 14 months of construction, the facility opened to the public June 1.

Social networking decreases productivity

Spend time today seated at a desk and accomplishing nothing? Was that time spent surfing Facebook? Researchers at Ohio State University are worried about the answers, and what it means for your academic performance. They found a tenuous but real link between Facebook use and lower grades among college students.

Safety of pedestrians should be priority

Every day, I join many students in risking my life to pass through the intersection of Baldwin and Sanford streets. This dangerous location is a main artery of campus, but traffic doesn’t flow through it easily or speedily. Swarms of pedestrians must wrestle with streams of vehicles to move in many directions through that location.

University’s advertising budget too large

Why did you come to the University? Did you come because you received shiny, impressive little pamphlets in the mail once you grew closer to high school graduation? Did you come because you saw a slickly produced television spot during a Georgia football game? Or was it because you did your research, learned about the programs, facilities and student life here? Or if you saw that TV commercial, was it because you were already a lifelong Bulldog, born knowing where you wanted to go to school? Erroll Davis, chancellor of the Georgia University System, must think that those more realistic decision-making processes are not enough.