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BEST FRIENDS, NOT BEST ROOMIES

Best friends come to college and make what seems like a logical step — they become roommates. But friendship doesn’t always translate to harmonious living. A few pitfalls: • The same friend who paid for your movie ticket in seventh grade may feel it’s only natural to grab $5 off your dresser for some pizza [...]

Test changes to affect grad school applicants

Beginning in early fall 2011, the Graduate Records Examination, or GRE, will undergo the biggest change in its 60 year history. “On a scale of one to 10 of changes in the test, this ranks at about a seven,” said Russell Schaffer, senior communications manager for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. “With the recent rise [...]

Insects from Asia found on Georgia kudzu vines

Something has found its way to American shores from Asia that feeds on the vine that ate the South.

It’s the Megacopta cribraria, also known as the globular stink bug.

The bug feeds on kudzu vines, which grow in abundance in Georgia. But the insect is not native to the state, let alone the Western Hemisphere.

Doctors to discuss H1N1 at community forum

As students break out their winter clothes to prepare for the cold temperatures, they must also prepare for something else the cold weather brings – the flu. The University’s College of Public Health will hold a community forum on H1N1 and the seasonal flu epidemics today.

$1,000 scholarship rewards blogging, democracy

A new scholarship is bringing blogging and democracy together to help students pay for school.

The University teamed up with CollegeNet.com to give students the chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship. But there will be no essay writing or interview process for this scholarship.

Groups raise $25K for Honor Plaza

The ever-evolving architectural landscape around Tate II will change again with the construction of the $25,000 Sphinx Honor Plaza.

LASTING LEGACIES: History of Herty

Editor’s Note: For this year’s homecoming week, The Red & Black is publishing a series, “Lasting Legacies,” examining historical aspects of the University. This is the second article of the series.

Before Mark Richt became head coach, before Herschel Walker was a freshman and before the hedges were planted, there was professor Charles Holmes Herty – and a field.

SGA Report Card: Are they passing or failing?

The new Student Government Association administration was elected in March, and now 10 weeks into the fall semester, it is still trying to fulfill its campaign promises. Among those were a commitment to increase student safety, scrutinize the student activity fee, improve the University’s academics, increase student access to paid services and add a student representative to the Board of Regents.

Alumni host dinners

University alumni opened their homes Sunday for students hungry for a home-cooked meal.

Stacy Stephens, a ’92 alumna and member of the Alumni Association Executive Board, along with her husband Carey, a ’96 graduate, invited students into their home for an event called “Dinner with the Dawgs.

Alumnus receives internship at the White House

Most University graduates hope to get a good job after college – but how many get one in the nation’s top office?

Recent University international affairs graduate Jheison Romain went from walking on campus to strolling the halls of the White House.

Romain is participating in the White House Internship Program, along with 120 other interns from colleges across the country.

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