Their demeanors were largely the same, but the Student Government Association executive candidates offered significantly different messages Wednesday night at the executive debate as they geared up for elections, beginning Monday. Cameron Secord, Alysa Walden and Warren Hawkins reiterated that the money — mandatory student fees, budget cuts, the student activity fee — is their [...]

Fourteen Student Government Association senators tried to stick to their guns at Tuesday’s Senate meeting, but despite their efforts, the body passed a resolution opposing the state Senate bill that allows guns on campus. Georgia Senate Bill 308 — passed March 24 — abolishes the “school safety zone” that prohibited weapons within 1,000 feet of [...]

The Green Team “Your Money. Your Voice.” The Money The Green Team — SGA vice president Cameron Secord, sophomore Alysa Walden and Franklin College Senator Warren Hawkins — devotes several campaign initiatives to saving money. Secord’s ticket opposes fee increases in response to the state budget cuts, and they are devoted to  minimizing any possible [...]

Free music, food and Zumba — these are not t.hree things that remind anyone of human trafficking, but for one University organization, these are the components to raising money and awareness to set Indian sex slaves free. International Justice Mission held a Zumba class on Myers Quad Wednesday  evening and is planning to host another [...]

Nothing about the University’s mock trial team is a mockery. This weekend, the Mock Trial Undergraduate Program heads to the opening round of the American Mock Trial Association championships at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. The University’s program received four bids, or invitations, to the national competition. “Getting a bid is a big deal — [...]

Josh Delaney and Cameron Secord are the University’s contenders for the next Student Government Association president, the director of student activities announced in an e-mail Wednesday. Secord — now SGA vice president — said he is excited to speak with students in order to understand what they expect of their student government. “I’m really excited [...]

Staff photographer Natalie Minik was on hand while Speak Out for Species handed out free veagn food at the Tate Center Plaza on Wednesday.

Brushing basics and flossing fun were on some elementary students’ minds Wednesday after a group of University students visited their school In honor of “Give Kids a Smile Day,” a small group of representatives from the University’s pre-dental club went to Oglethorpe Elementary School to teach students about proper dental hygiene. Billy Ferguson, a senior [...]

Turning a field of trash, rotting tires, poison ivy and thorny brush into a playground might seem like a daunting task, but thanks to a group of student volunteers it will soon be a reality. The International Events Association, a student-run service organization, helps recruit tutors for Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela, a tutoring center located [...]

If you’re naughty this year, you could find coal in your Christmas stocking, but if you’re looking for a quicker coal fix, just look around campus. Tuesday, Beyond Coal, a group affiliated with the Sierra Club, hosted a demonstration outside the University Physical Plant. The group used the opportunity to educate students on campus about [...]