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University’s low wage eclipses other institutions

As the debate intensifies on campus about raising low wage employees’ salaries, the University faces difficulties with budget constraints. But across the nation, some peer institutions are struggling to increase salaries and maintain positions.

Approach career search with creativity

It’s finally 2009, and for seniors, graduation is three months away. Well, it’s 11 months away for me because I’m on the ultra-exclusive four-and-a-half-year track. Sadly whether it happens this spring or this winter, I, like many others, will have to grow up and enter the real world.

HAPPY NUDE YEAR! UGA students strip for greener goals

Some of the University’s ecology students took the theme of sustainability to a whole nude level. Covered in little but watering cans, bicycles and other recyclables, they modeled in a 2009 calendar that encourages green living.

“Well, sustainability is such a buzzword right now so we wanted to kind of coin on that,” said Devin Myers a senior ecology major from Atlanta and “Mr.

Error drops Univ. in magazine rankings

The University has dropped from first to fourth place in SmartMoney Magazine’s “Best Colleges for Making Money” ranking due to an error in the data the University’s Office of Public Affairs sent to the magazine. The office originally sent SmartMoney tuition data that did not reflect the University’s transfer from a quarterly system to a semester system in 1998.

Below-average grades, above-average goals

Here we go again. This time, though, it’s costing us $100 more than last semester. Like many, I’m beginning the new year with a set of goals in mind, and I thought I’d share a few. Failure to reach these goals resulted in a less than stellar fall for me. It was so bad I only dared check OASIS for the outcome on Jan.

Nov. 4 a ‘pandemonium’ night

Student political organizations on campus campaigned, registered voters and traveled throughout the state to make their mark on this year’s historic election.

The Young Democrats and College Republicans both placed emphasis on grassroots efforts during the primaries and general election.

Council: Students must rally amid crisis

The national economic crisis and University budget cuts and their effects dominated Thursday’s University Council meeting.

“We’re facing an economic crisis of a magnitude not seen since World War II,” said University President Michael Adams, who addressed the $100 special spring student fee.

INTO THE WILD: Program to learn, lead in Africa (w/ video)

What was black and white and pet all over? Zoey the zebra from Cleveland, Ga. attracted attention and represented the two sides of Global L.E.A.D. at Tate plaza on Tuesday. “It used to be one or the other, study abroad or service abroad, black or white – that simple,” said Kevin Scott, 2007 University alumnus and director of global outreach for the group.

TV star advises Univ. filmmakers on careers

A University alumnus who produces, writes and stars in his own TV series will give advice to aspiring student filmmakers today. Before meeting with students, he granted an interview with The Red & Black Tuesday.

Henry Cameron “Hadjii” Hand, a 1999 University telecommunication arts grad, got his big break when his independent film “Somebodies” was converted into a BET sitcom.

SLC to be rechristened today (w/ video)

He put HOPE in students’ pockets – but do they want to study in a building named after him?

The Student Learning Center will be rededicated today as the Zell B. Miller Learning Center, but many students were on the fence about whether or not they like the change.

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