Blog Topic: On Campus

In the Loop: UGA Student Died of Fentanyl Overdose

By Blake Aued | April 9, 2014 1:12pm

A University of Georgia student who died in his dorm room in January was killed by an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to a toxicology report released today.

David Peacock Braun, 21, of Marietta, was found dead in his East Campus Village dorm room Jan. 14 after one of his suitemates told housing officials he hadn't come out of his room in days.

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In the Loop: After Lawsuit, Deal Proposes Ethics Reforms

By Blake Aued | April 7, 2014 4:56pm

Gov. Nathan Deal announced plans to reform the board that regulates campaign finance in the wake of a whistleblower lawsuit involving a top investigator who a jury ruled was fired for looking at his finances too closely.

Deal—speaking to reporters at the University of Georgia today after giving a speech on economic development—criticized the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission for focusing on his 2010 campaign to the exclusion of other cases, calling himself the most-investigated governor in state history.

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In the Loop: Morehead Backs UGA Health Care Navigators

By Blake Aued | February 20, 2014 3:56pm

Tea Party activists have protested University of Georgia health care navigators, and state lawmakers are considering putting them out of work, but UGA President Jere Morehead defends the navigator program as one that's in line with the university's mission.

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Culture Briefs: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Highlights Georgia Web Entrepreneurs

By Erica Techo | February 10, 2014 10:40am

Thinc. at UGA, University Union, the Department of Computer Science and FourAthens brought reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian to campus to discuss his book Without Their Permission. The book tour lacked a reading by the author but focused on its main points: entrepreneurship and the internet.

Ohanian took the audience through his failures and successes with reddit and involved Georgia web-based entreprenuers, such as Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton, throughout the event.

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In the Loop: UGA Students Charged With Hazing

By Blake Aued | February 7, 2014 11:11am

Thank you, sir, may I have another?

Eleven members of UGA's Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity were charged with hazing Thursday night.

The arrests stemmed from a pledge event Jan. 27 and 28, according to University of Georgia police.

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Culture Briefs: Tania León Lecture Postponed

By Blake Aued | January 30, 2014 11:01am

Composer and conductor Tania León's talk at the University of Georgia, scheduled for today, has been postponed due to travel delays caused by inclement weather. The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts hopes to reschedule, spokesman Dave Marr said.

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In the Loop: Jere Morehead: Keep UGA Affordable

By Blake Aued | January 24, 2014 10:59am

After years of tuition and fee hikes and HOPE Scholarship cuts, University of Georgia President Jere Morehead announced several initiatives today aimed at keeping UGA affordable for students, as well as hiring new faculty.

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In the Loop: UPDATE: UGA Student Found Dead in Dorm Room Identified

By David Schick | January 15, 2014 1:51pm

A University of Georgia student was found dead in his East Campus Village dorm room Tuesday night after his suitemates called housing officials to say they thought something was wrong.

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Culture Briefs: Zumba to Help Hungry Kids

By Blake Aued | January 3, 2014 11:57am

Food 2 Kids, the Athens chapter of The Links, Inc. and the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia are hosting a Zumba-Thon from 4–7 p.m. The price of admission is a book bag with school supplies that will be filled with non-perishable food and distributed to local students in need.

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Culture Briefs: More on Chris Conley's Plans to Film an Epic Lightsaber Duel

By Blake Aued | December 20, 2013 2:54pm

Image credit: ducksizedhorses via reddit.com/r/uga

Like the Force, Flagpole's man-crush on University of Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley grows stronger every day.

The self-described nerd recently sat down with the Macon Telegraph's Seth Emerson to talk… and talk… and talk about his Star Wars fandom and plans to shoot an epic light saber duel on campus sometime next year.

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