Blog Topic: On Campus

In the Loop: UGA's Internet and Website Was Down Today

By Blake Aued | April 25, 2016 8:25pm

Photo Credit: screencap of "The Simpsons."

Very little work or studying probably got done at UGA today as the university's website and internet (now lower case thanks to the AP) access were sluggish and/or completely down.

UGA's IT folks said the system was experience a distributed denial of service attack. I have no idea what that means, but here's a Wikipedia article.

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In the Loop: UGA Poets Oppose Campus Carry Bill

By Blake Aued | April 14, 2016 3:59pm

A group of University of Georgia poets has joined the widespread opposition to HB 859, the "campus carry" bill that would lift a ban on guns in university classrooms and offices.

Magdalena Zurawski, a UGA creative writing professor who was featured in Flagpole last year, and Jenny Gropp, managing editor of the Georgia Review, have created a group called the Poetry Action Network to oppose the bill. They're asking people to send in photos of themselves holding signs stating their opposition to the bill (an example is above) so the photos can be forwarded to Gov. Nathan Deal's office. Deal has until May 3 to sign or veto the legislation.

Here's the full letter from Zurawski and Gropp that's circulating around town:

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In the Loop: Opposition to 'Campus Carry' Bill at UGA Grows

By Blake Aued | March 29, 2016 11:04am

Members of the University of Georgia community continue to add their voices in opposition to House Bill 859, the “campus carry” bill that would allow guns on most parts of the UGA campus.

In the past week, parents of children enrolled in UGA daycare facilities and the College of Education faculty Senate have written letters to Gov. Nathan Deal urging him to veto it. They’ve joined the university administration, University Council, Franklin College faculty Senate and numerous individual students and faculty members.

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In the Loop: UGA Law Professor: The 'Campus Carry' Bill Will Chill Academic Freedom

By Blake Aued | March 22, 2016 11:54am

Sonja West.

The “campus carry” bill allowing guns on most parts of the University of Georgia campus—including classrooms and professors’ offices—will have a chilling effect on academic freedom and debate, UGA law professor Sonja West argues in an article for the website Slate posted today.

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In the Loop: UGA Officials Dodge Questions About Spring Break Sexual Assaults

By Kat Khoury | March 3, 2016 3:27pm

UGA students who head for the beach this weekend may be at risk of being sexually assaulted—but no one keeps numbers on how often such assaults occur, and university officials are reluctant to discuss it.

"For a sexual predator, [spring break] would be the perfect place to find people who have lower inhibitions… A perfect storm,” said Sally Sheppard, director of The Cottage, a sexual assault and childrens advocacy center in Athens.

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In the Loop: Morehead: No Tuition Hike at UGA This Year

By Kat Khoury | February 18, 2016 3:35pm

Photo Credit: Blake Aued/file

University of Georgia students won’t see their tuition increase for the 2016-17 school year, UGA President Jere Morehead said during a media briefing Wednesday.

A few fees—including a mandatory fee for the Banner student information portal and on-campus housing rates—will rise this fall. But Morehead said no tuition hike is planned, and parking and food plan prices will remain the same.

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In the Loop: UGA Profs: Obama Will Nominate a Moderate Supreme Court Justice to Replace Scalia

By Evelyn Andrews | February 16, 2016 11:01am

Photo Credit: Stephen Masker

Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday, Senate Republicans have vowed to reject any nominee President Obama puts forth, but some University of Georgia professors and administrators in the political science department and law school think a moderate candidate has a chance of being approved.

Scalia dying during an election adds another wrinkle to an already partisan process. Supreme Court nominees are twice as likely to be rejected during election years than normal years, says John Maltese, head of the political science department at UGA.

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Culture Briefs: Sculptor Alice Aycock Talks about Satellite Dishes and Other Art at GMOA

By Barbette Houser | February 12, 2016 3:35pm

Photo Credit: Barbette Houser

Alice Aycock's "Twin Vortexes" at GMOA.

Internationally renowned sculptor Alice Aycock loves vortexes and movement, so it was appropriate that she made a whirlwind visit to Athens on Thursday to discuss her work, including “Waltzing Matilda” and “Twin Vortexes.” The two large sculptures are currently on view in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden at the Georgia Museum of Art.

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In the Loop: Six Arrested at UGA Sit-In to Support Undocumented Students

By John Roark | February 2, 2016 11:15am

Photo Credit: John Roark

Six demonstrators were arrested Monday night at the University of Georgia after staging a sit-in to protest the Board of Regents’ ban on undocumented students at UGA and requirement that they pay out-of-state tuition at colleges where they can enroll.

The demonstrators started their sit-in around 2:30 p.m., participating in classes taught by Freedom University, a group that offers college-level courses to students who are denied admission to UGA and other schools based on their immigration status.

"I find it hard that undocumented students can't attend the top five universities, so I came here to use my privilege to try to help them," said Felix Linza, a UGA business management major and a member of the Undocumented Student Alliance.

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In the Loop: Court Rules Undocumented Immigrants Can't Sue the Board of Regents

By Blake Aued | February 1, 2016 10:58am

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file

Eduardo Samaniego, shown here at an April 2014 rally, was class president of his high school and recruited by UGA but later told he couldn't enroll because he is undocumented.

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled today that a group of young undocumented students who were raised in Georgia can’t sue the University System Board of Regents.

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