In the Loop
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Gov. Deal Has Vetoed the Campus Carry Bill
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Expect celebration, if not celebratory gunshots, on the University of Georgia campus this evening: Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed House Bill 859, the controversial “campus carry” bill.
In a lengthy statement explaining his veto—available in full here—Deal said he believes HB 859 would do little to make campuses safer.
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UGA Administrator Resigns After Reports of Inappropriate Relationships
A University of Georgia administrator recently resigned after being accused of having improper relationships with students and subordinates, according to The Red & Black.
T.W. Cauthen, the former associate vice president for academic, campus and community partnerships in the Division of Student Affairs, exchanged more than 200 text messages in 2015 with a student he met on a dating app. The student reported the exchanges to UGA in November, six months later, because Cauthen had been ignoring him.
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Athens Police Say Their Rape Kit Backlog Is Gone
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has worked through its entire backlog of rape kits, it said today.
In response to reports of thousands of unprocessed rape kits in Georgia, the state legislature (after some resistance) passed a law earlier this year mandating that law enforcement agencies submit rape kits to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab within 30 days of collection.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of May 2
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Hundreds Mourn UGA Students Killed in Crash
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
UGA Provost Pamela Whitten mourns with students at a memorial service earlier this evening.
Hundreds of UGA students, professors and administrators gathered in Tate Plaza Thursday afternoon to mourn four students who died in a car accident in Oconee County Wednesday night.
The students—Kayla Canedo, 19 and Brittany Feldman, 20, of Alpharetta; Halle Scott, 19, of Dunwoody; and Christina Semeria, 19, of Milton—were killed after the Toyota Camry driven by fellow student Agnes Kim crossed the center line on Highway 15 and collided with another car, according to Georgia State Patrol. Kim, 21, of Snellville, is still hospitalized and in critical condition.
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Fire Engulfs House on Carr's Hill
“I swear to you on my life I saw that man on fire,” Carly Hildebrant said, wide-eyed and barefoot. She and her brother, Adam Hildebrant, along with his girlfriend Kristina Lewis, live next door to 198B Little St., which was engulfed in a fire Thursday morning.
No one was killed or seriously injured.
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Memorial Scheduled for UGA Students Killed in Wreck
UGA President Jere Morehead issued a statement mourning four students who were killed in a car crash Wednesday night.
A memorial for four UGA students who died in a car crash in Oconee County Wednesday night will be held at 5 p.m. today at Tate Plaza.
The students—Kayla Canedo, 19, of Alpharetta; Brittany Feldman, 20, of Alpharetta; Halle Scott, 19, of Dunwoody; and Christina Semeria, 19, of Milton—were killed on Highway 15 when the Toyota Camry they were riding in crossed the center line and collided with another car at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to Georgia State Patrol. The driver, Agnes Kim, 21, of Snellville, is in critical condition, and the other car's driver was hospitalized as well.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, but authorities have said they don't believe alcohol was involved.
UGA President Jere Morehead released a statement on the fatal crash this morning:
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ACC's Cat Shelter Has Moved
This is what a cat looks like.
Effective today, Athens-Clarke County Animal Control's cat shelter has moved from 150 Buddy Christian Way down the street to the same location as the dog pound.
The dog shelter at 125 Buddy Christian Way, near the airport, underwent a $620,000 renovation and expansion that included more dog cages and a dog park as well as new space for cats.
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