In the Loop
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UGA Will Stop Burning Coal Tonight
Photo Credit: UGA Office of Sustainability
Sometime tonight, the UGA Office of Sustainability expects the university's coal-fired boiler to burn through its last-ever load of the polluting fuel supply.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 23
Eric Marty of Slingshot.
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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A UGA Student Died in a Dorm, and Another Was Hit by a Car
University of Georgia student Mikal Ghirmazghi, 21, was found dead in her dorm room at Russell Hall at about 6 p.m. Thursday, according to UGA police.
Authorities said they don't know yet how Ghirmazghi died, but there were no obvious signs of foul play.
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Hoop Skirts Banned at UGA Fraternity Events
A Harper's illustration of a typical Southern belle wearing a hoop skirt in 1861.
University of Georgia fraternities, sororities and administrators have agreed to ban antebellum-style hoop skirts from Greek events in the wake of the University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racist chant video.
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White Men Get Ahead at the University of North Georgia
This is the cover of the University of North Georgia's latest continuing education catalog. It depicts two white dudes in suits winning the Race of Life after receiving a UNG education, while a woman tries to keep up, and a black man stumbles, probably because he hurt his back playing basketball.
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Jamie Hood's Trial Will Cost More Than $300,000
Admitted cop-killer Jamie Hood is finally going on trial in June on 70 charges, including two counts of murder during a crime spree in 2011 that drew national attention. It’s going to cost us.
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Confusion Reigns on Georgia Gas Tax Hike
Athens and Oconee County’s two Republican representatives cast conflicting votes on House Bill 170, which overhauls the state’s motor fuel tax, with Regina Quick joining the 43 Republicans in opposition and Chuck Williams voting as part of the 72 Republicans in favor.
The bill, approved by the House on Mar. 5, would have major impact on both local and state taxes on motor fuel if approved by the Senate in its present form.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 16
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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