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Charles Hicks and the reDefine SGA ticket donated $500 to five Athens charities. The money was a remainder of their campaign funds. MARIJA VULETIC/Staff

reDefine SGA ticket donates part of campaigning funds to charities

By on April 12, 2012

One executive ticket is already innovating Student Government Association campaigns. In a document released over Facebook on Wednesday, reDefine stated they would donate one third of its campaigning budget to five different organizations and charities on campus and in the Athens community: 4H Club (Athens), Nuci’s Space, Not for Sale, Strive for College and Peer [...]

Take Back the Night moved from its original location on North Campus to downtown in order to include the Athens community in the event.

Take Back the Night moves to downtown to raise awareness

By on April 12, 2012

One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. But in order to prevent this, the event Take Back the Night aimed to raise awareness of domestic violence in the community. “We hope to just get the conversation started about this,” said Samantha Meyer, who is on the executive board of the women’s [...]

The School of Law, College of Pharmacy, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and School of Social Work will have no representation in SGA. SEAN TAYLOR/Staff

Four colleges will have no senator representation after SGA elections

By on April 11, 2012

Not all of the senator seats will be filled after elections. In total, 34 students are running for senate, but after elections, 11 seats will remain vacant, said Wes Robinson, attorney general and leader of the elections committee. One of the biggest changes the Student Government Association made to the elections process is the separation [...]

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SGA voting complicated on OASIS

By on April 11, 2012

Beginning Monday, Student Government Association elections started, but not without its problems. Not only have students been having trouble with submitting their votes, but Sean Malone, presidential candidate of YOUnited, said his ticket’s placement on the ballot is difficult to find if students don’t know to scroll down to the next page. In terms of [...]

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SGA presidential candidates battle it out during debate

By on April 10, 2012

Correction appended. In Monday’s Student Government Association debate, the line was drawn between the experienced and the new. Co-sponsored by The Red & Black and Grady Newsource, candidates from all four tickets — YOUnited, Ignite, Blueprint and reDefine — answered questions from moderators and students. Ignite and Blueprint approached the debate with having experience in [...]

Louise Cook is the president of the University chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women. KATHRYN INGALL/Staff

University football player named “Gentleman of the Year”

By on April 10, 2012

The annual Gentlemen’s Showcase is a contest hosted by the Network of Enlightened Women — a conservative women’s book club. NeW believes the decline of chivalry leads to “mutual disrespect” between the sexes. The national organization hosts the showcase each year in an attempt to promote gentlemanly behavior and to prove that chivalry is not [...]

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The Red & Black and NewSource to co-sponsor SGA debate

By on April 9, 2012

The Red & Black and NewSource are co-sponsoring an SGA debate Monday, April 9 at 8 p.m. The debate will be broadcast live from the NewSource studio. It will be aired on WUGA channel 15 and streamed live on the NewSource Facebook and WUGA site as well as The Red & Black website. It will [...]

UGA Foundation will match REACH scholarship awards in its first year. University officials don't yet know the sources to match these funds. Lily Price/Staff

Caribbean Student Association fights stereotypes

By on April 9, 2012

Correction appended. The Caribbean Student Association seeks to eliminate stereotypes this week with daily events celebrating the students’ culture. Abigail Maxwell, the association’s president and a junior geology major and international student from Trinidad and Tobago, said the annual event follows the theme “eliminating stereotypes” to correct misconceptions other students may have about the Caribbean. Students may [...]

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YOUnited ticket gets back in the race with new VP

By on April 7, 2012

YOUnited is back. Earlier this week, the ticket was suspended from participating in elections because previous vice presidential candidate Jaime Conner failed to meet the institutional GPA requirements. But after filing out the correct paperwork and replacing their vice presidential candidate with Kevin “Femi” Brinson, a sophomore management and finance major from Peachtree City, the [...]

ohn Bowden, the Blueprint Party SGA presidential candidate, spoke on WUOG Radio during their SGA Debate to discuss what improvements his party wishes to make if elected. Elizabeth Stowell/Staff

Blueprint presidential candidate discusses platform on WUOG

By on April 5, 2012

Blueprint presidential candidate John Bowden discussed his platform and answered questions about student fees, the new medical campus and student organizations on Wednesday’s WUOG’s “Athens Journal.” Sean Malone, YOUnited presidential candidate, did not participate in the debate after his candidate for vice president Jamie Conner failed to meet necessary GPA requirements. In an overview of [...]