You are here: Home - Archives for

Auditing division asks that Majetich repay alleged misused funds

The University’s Internal Auditing Division recommended that chemistry professor George Majetich repay $10,626 in federal grant money after it investigated alleged misuse of research funds, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of Legal Affairs. M a j e t i c h became the subject of a U n i v e [...]

Serial rape trial moved to Hall Co.

The man accused of raping five University women in the Five Points area will stand trial in Hall County in January instead of in Athens in December.   According to Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Lawton Stephens, John Alexander Scieszka’s trial will be in Hall County for several reasons.   "Hall County was chosen because [...]

Two rapes reported downtown over weekend

Athens-Clarke County Police are inves- tigating two reported rapes in the down- town area Friday night and early Saturday morning. The first reported rape occurred between 11 and 11:30 p.m. on Dearing Street at Finley Street. A 19-year old female University student told police she went with several friends to a party at an apartment [...]

Safety group holds forum

Concerned citizens met Thursday morning with the Community Safety Task Force at the group’s “Eggs and Issues” breakfast at the Classic Center. The event was attended by various Athens-Clarke County officials, including several ACC Commission members and Mayor Gwen O’Looney. A panel of Sandi Turner, state director of Safe Campuses Now, University Police Chief Chuck [...]

Student reports being robbed, sodomized

A 22-year-old male University student reported he was robbed and sodomized at gunpoint Saturday morning, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report released Thursday. According to the report, the incident happened when the victim was walking on Prince Avenue from downtown toward Lyndon Avenue at about 1:40 a.m. As the victim neared the intersection of [...]

Judge rules today on Scieszka’s trial date, venue

A pivotal pre-trial hearing for accused serial rapist John Alexander Scieszka will take place this morning at 9 in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. Decisions are expected to be made regarding both a delay in the trial’s starting date and a possible change of venue. In a hearing held Monday morn- ing in the chambers of [...]

More computers stolen from campus

University Police are investigating the latest in a string of computer thefts that occurred Thursday at Brooks Hall. Three Power Macintosh computers, worth $12,965, were removed from two offices in the building, a police report said. According to police, the burglars gained access through forced entry. University Police Maj. Jimmy Williamson did not comment on [...]

Racist graffiti found in Russell Hall

Racism hit close to home this weekend for some University students. An employee reported someone drew Nazi swastikas on a wall in Russell Hall on Sunday. “There are no suspects at this time,” said University Police Maj. Jimmy Williamson. “We have been up there to look for people that can possibly direct us to who [...]

Scieszka trial date may move

  Only weeks after a court date was set for the trial of John Alexander Scieszka, accused of four rapes in the Five Points area, the trial date may be post- poned today.   Scieszka, 46, is to appear today in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, reportedly because his lawyers want more time to prepare for [...]

Clients ‘turn the tables’ on their therapy sessions

A University professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences has developed a program that allows clients being counseled to “turn the tables” on their therapists. “By directly obtaining feedback from clients about their experience of the therapy events and the therapist’s actions, the therapist and supervisor are better able to focus their energy [...]

Next Page »