Blog Topic: On Campus

In the Loop: Video: Campus Carry Protest in Athens

By Joshua L. Jones | March 22, 2017 11:30am

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones

UGA student Sage Hooten (left) and other protesters rally at the University of Georgia Arch in opposition to HB 280 on Mar. 21.

It's that time of year again: Pollen is filling our noses, spring is in the air, and the Georgia legislature is trying to pass another campus carry bill.

A group of over 200 students and other protesters gathered in front of the UGA Arch Tuesday afternoon, chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, campus carry has got to go,” and holding signs.

Speakers included professors, students and survivors of the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007.

“The majority of UGA feels that this bill will make our campus less safe,” said student Mallory Harris, who organized the protest.

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Homedrone: WUOG's 10 Most-Played Recordings, Mar. 15–21

By Gabe Vodicka | March 21, 2017 12:42pm

1. Thundercat: Drunk (Brainfeeder)

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In the Loop: UGA Holds Memorial for Baldwin Hall Remains

By Blake Aued | March 20, 2017 5:05pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones

Federal Judge Steve Jones, an Athens native and UGA graduate, speaks at the memorial service for dozens of people whose remains were moved from the Baldwin Hall construction site to Oconee Hill Cemetery.

The University of Georgia held a memorial service today for 105 people whose gravesites were found during construction on a Baldwin Hall expansion project and moved to nearby Oconee Hill Cemetery.

"From the moment the first remains were discovered in November of 2015, the university's guiding principle has been to treat these individuals with dignity and respect, and it is in that spirit that today's ceremony was developed," UGA President Jere Morehead said.

Most of the 30 remains that could be tested were of African ancestry—presumably slaves, given that the Jackson Street or Old Athens Cemetery where they were found closed in 1956—and some members of Athens' African-American community have been critical of the way UGA has handled the situation.

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Homedrone: WUOG 90.5 FM's 10 Most-Played Recordings, Mar. 1–7

By Gabe Vodicka | March 7, 2017 2:35pm

1. Vagabon: Infinite Worlds (Father/Daughter)

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In the Loop: Black Leaders Criticize UGA Over Slave Graves at Baldwin Hall

By Blake Aued | March 4, 2017 2:39pm

Photo Credit: Maxim DaPlug

Clarke County NAACP President Alvin Sheats (center) and Fred Smith, founder of the Athens Black History Bowl (right) are among those criticizing UGA's treatment of black remains found during construction at Baldwin Hall

A group of Athens African Americans is calling on the University of Georgia to reconsider its decision to reinter dozens of slave remains at Oconee Hill Cemetery.

"We are very upset by all of this," said Fred Smith, head of the Athens Black History Bowl, before the group's annual celebration Saturday at the Morton Theatre. "This is disrespectful to us as black folks."

The university discovered 27 gravesites while working on an addition to Baldwin Hall, which was built on top of Old Athens Cemetery, also known as Jackson Street Cemetery. UGA officials said in 2015 that they thought all of the remains had been removed during Baldwin's initial construction in 1938.

UGA initially thought the remains were white, but DNA analysis conducted by UGA anthropology professor Laurie Reitsema recently revealed that the vast majority were black.

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Homedrone: WUOG 90.5 FM's 10 Most-Played Recordings, Feb. 22–28

By Gabe Vodicka | March 1, 2017 11:02am

Homeshake's Fresh Air

1. Homeshake: Fresh Air (Sinderlyn)

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In the Loop: Campus Carry Bill Passes House Committee

By Blake Aued | February 27, 2017 3:40pm

Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton).

A bill that would allow people with concealed-carry permits to bring weapons onto the University of Georgia and other public college campuses cleared a key hurdle Monday.

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee passed House Bill 280, sponsored by Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton), according to the AJC, sending it on for a likely but yet-to-be-scheduled vote before the full House.

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Homedrone: WUOG 90.5 FM's 10 Most-Played Recordings, Feb. 8–14

By Gabe Vodicka | February 14, 2017 4:40pm

Foxygen's Hang

1. Foxygen: Hang (Jagjaguwar)

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Homedrone: WUOG 90.5 FM's 10 Most-Played Recordings, Feb. 1–7

By Gabe Vodicka | February 8, 2017 10:20am

Ty Segall's Ty Segall

1. Ty Segall: Ty Segall (Drag City)

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In the Loop: UGA African Studies Institute Vandalized

By Martha Michael | January 31, 2017 1:38pm

Photo Credit: Tifara Brown/Facebook

University of Georgia police were contacted Sunday afternoon after visitors on UGA’s North Campus noticed that an exterior glass door had been shattered at the African Studies Institute in the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building, named for the two black students who integrated the university in 1961.

According to a statement released by UGA police, “the door was found to have damage to the lower half, consistent with being kicked.” The reporting officer contacted UGA Facilities Management Department to secure the door and clean up the glass. There was no other damage to the building.

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