Thursday, January 8, 2009

University of Georgia

USN Current Issue

Georgia to Raise GPA Requirement for Transfers

School is trying to slow enrollment growth. more >>

Georgia Students Fall out of Bus

Two students were taken to a hospital after the rear doors of a crowded bus opened. more >>

Georgia Student Survey Finds Little Free-Speech Restriction

"Students and faculty [aren't] crushing each other's free speech with great force." more >>

Florida to Install Hand Scanners in Gyms

Technology may cost school $100,000 for two buildings. more >>

Georgia Mascot Dies of Heart Failure

9-year-old bulldog was winningest mascot in school's history. more >>

Commencement = Student Discontent

Some Harvard grads ask for a leader, while students at Northwestern don't want theirs. more >>

Georgia Faculty Criticize Clarence Thomas Visit

The reaction ranges from surprise to infuriation, says the Red and Black. more >>

What Not To Do: Bring In Da Noise

Students at Georgia, Kent State, and Murray State fight for their right to be heard. more >>

What the Southern Drought Has Come To

A handful of University of Georgia students could face sanction for chalking their doubly grimy slogan, "Cleanliness is not next to godliness," all over campus. more >>

Trail Mix

Pakistani students at Stanford protest Musharraf; Iowa State University police may use Pistol Cams; University of Georgia tries to conserve water at the stadium more >>

Anonymous Evaluations Not That Anonymous

The University of Georgia went as far as hiring a handwriting analyst to confirm who wrote nasty remarks on teacher evaluations. more >>

Trail Mix

A Georgia bus accident, lead-contamination at Brown University, and the University of Michigan embraces between-class golf. more >>

The Great Porn Debate, Featuring Ron Jeremy and Some Other Guy

Pastor Craig Gross and porn star Ron Jeremy went head to head at "The Porn Debate" on the University of Georgia campus. more >>

Circus Bears and Scooters

So scooters aren't fun just for "crazy Californians" but for kids in Georgia, too. more >>

Contestants Camp Out to Win Stinky Cars

You know what we usually call people who live in cars? Homeless. Or hippies. more >>

Trail Mix

One thankful benefactor of Katrina rebuilding: Tulane's rollerblading "minstrel," who writes with gratitude in The Hullabaloo. Down the road, another student paper in New Orleans, Loyola University's Maroon, tells the story behind a basketball player's tattoo--a tragedy that proved, for him at least, far more life-changing than Katrina. more >>

Professor Charged With Stealing Two University Horses

A University of Georgia professor who last year developed a contraceptive for South African elephants that can be administered with a blow dart has been charged with stealing two university-owned horses, the Red and Black reports. The horses were reported missing in July and recovered in October. more >>

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