By Rakel Johnson The world of sports is being rocked by the question of whether or not athletes should keep politics and social issues off of the field. In the midst of the #TakeAKnee protests sparked by football quarterback Colin Kaepernick, some argue that the two simply don’t mix. However, sports have a long history…
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Ex-Chief of Staff Visits UGA
By Stanley Miller An ex-Chief of Staff for former United States Senator Sam Nunn conducted a lecture at the University of Georgia’s Special Collections Library on Wednesday to promote his book. Roland McElroy discussed Nunn’s time in the Senate and their working relationship which he documented in his memoir titled, “The Best President The Nation…
Who is AteloMidas? Behind the Scenes with Anonymous Rapper
By Sammy Smith On the evening of Monday, November 13, in a dark art classroom on the second floor of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, a young man walks in the room for an interview, sits in a chair and asks me one question. “You sure they won’t be able to see my face?”…
University of Georgia student returns to Athens after working as an athletic trainer for the Tennessee Titans
By Kayla Hall A University of Georgia student who spent his summer training NFL athletes said that there is a higher sense of professionalism at that level. Luke Lammert, 21, spent the latter half of his summer in Tennessee training the Tennessee Titans during an intensive five-week program. As an athletic trainer, Lammert assisted in…
University is Possibly the Blame for Athens Rising Population
By Tyree Brown City Hall in downtown Athens Athens Clark County is becoming one of the nation’s fastest growing populations according to the latest census report. With each year, more and more students enter The University of Georgia campus, adding to an already thriving Athens community. Students on campus felt the effects of the growing…
UGA Wins HEED Award for Diversity
By Rakel Johnson
We Love Our People, Too
Dear Black Students of HBCUs, We love you! We did not forget about you. But why do we seem to feel hated by you for our college of choice? By Jayla Johnshon Within the most recent weeks on Twitter, there has been a heavy debate between black students that attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities…
How I Survived My “First” Career Fair
By Alexas Durr I attended my ”first” career fair last last month and to say I was nervous is an understatement. I was scared out my mind. The things is I attended a career fair as a freshman, but it was so overwhelming that I had to leave. But now, as a junior at UGA,…
Q&A: Diversity with Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander
By RAKEL JOHNSON Diversity has always been a hot topic on college campuses, especially at predominantly white institutions and in light of recent events. Why is there a lack of racial diversity in 2017 among faculty members and students? Are the colleges themselves to blame? In this interview, Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander, Associate Professor of Employment…
Pay for Play?
By William Jenkins IV The NCAA is a lot of things. It is an association that generates unprecedented amounts of revenue through Power 5 Division 1 schools, mainly through football and basketball, which are multimillion dollar industries. It is an association that generates unprecedented amounts of revenue for specific conferences through television deals and conference…
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