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Demanding Facebook passwords from job applicants could be illegal

Employers could get a hold of more than just your Facebook status. Last month two senators asked United States Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers who ask job applicants for their Facebook passwords are breaking federal law, according to the Associated Press. Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of [...]

Simpsons lecture panelists say show influenced ‘Family Guy’ and others

Wednesday’s lecture on “The Simpsons,” now in it’s 23rd season, focused on why the show has remained popular for many seasons and whether or not it is still funny. Shannon O’Neill, a graduate student from North Carolina studying dramatic media attended the discussion and attributes the success of the show to the talented actors and writers. [...]

International conference brings big names in energy security to the University

The Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law hosted the conference “Striking the Right Balance: Energy Security in International Law” Friday at Rusk Hall. William Ostendorff, the Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner, delivered the keynote address to students and professors about the emergence of renewable energy and sustainability for the future. “Given the environmental and economic concerns associated with using energy, [...]

Loyola Law School professor argues for diversity in interest of whites at University lecture

A Loyola Law school professor made the argument to University students that white students could highly benefit from diversity during a lecture at the Chapel Thursday night. The lecture titled “The Benefits of Diversity for White Students” discussed the opinion that white students receive academic and social benefits from multiracial schools. “[Parents] should be considering [...]

Florida State University professor brings Doppler radar to University

The 8-foot radar dish attached to the truck in the University intramural fields this afternoon was not a prop for another apocalyptic climate change movie – it is a recent invention by a professor. Peter Ray, a professor of meteorology from Florida State University, brought his ”Seminole Hurricane Hunter,” a mobile Doppler radar, to the University on Monday [...]

CRIME NOTEBOOK Jan. 26

Correction appended. Intoxicated woman arrested after fighting friend for car keys An intoxicated woman was arrested on charges of public intoxication and obstruction Wednesday morning at a bar on Gaines School Road after she tried to hit a friend who had taken her car keys. The friend said she took Erin Michele Petersen’s car keys because [...]

Commings released on $1,000 bond, ordered to stay away from victim

Bond documents surfacing today show Georgia cornerback Sanders Commings was released on $1,000 bail Saturday. There were also certain conditions of his release, including that he stay away from the victim. Commings is supposed to appear in court on March 22 for the charge of simple battery. A police report states the victim was “visibly upset” and “crying” [...]

Documents claim Commings ‘hit [a woman] in the mouth’ before Saturday’s arrest

Court documents suggest Georgia cornerback Sanders Commings “hit [a woman] in the mouth with his fist” before being arrested on simple battery charges Saturday, according to his arrest warrant surfacing today. The complainant told police the incident occurred around 1 a.m. in the area of Broad and Jackson streets, according to the police report. The [...]

Report reveals details of cornerback’s arrest

Georgia cornerback Sanders Commings, 21, was arrested Saturday morning on charges of simple battery. Police were alerted to the situation after a woman pulled in front of a patrol car on East Campus Road and attempted to get the officer’s attention, according to a University police report. She said one of her passengers — Commings’ [...]

CRIME NOTEBOOK: Jan. 24 (w/Documents)

Students arrested after play fighting in bushes Two University students were found “wrestling” in bushes in North Campus on Saturday morning. Marvin Barge, 20, was being dragged by his foot out of the bushes by Silas Deluca, 21, when the officers approached them, according to the University police report. Barge was eventually charged with possession [...]

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