Jittery Joe's opens up store in New York

One of Athens' most recognizable brands has made its way to the Big Apple. Jittery Joe's is a local coffee shop that has recently opened its first store outside of the Southeast.

I spoke with the president of the company, as well as the store manager for the newly opened shop and it seems like they're very excited and optimistic about the new venture.

Click here to read about the newest location for Jittery Joe's.

Third candidate for provost speaks today

The third provost candidate will speak today. This is a continuation of our efforts to inform students and faculty of who the candidates are on the days they come to campus.

Click here to read about Robert Newman, a contender for the University's provost position.

Some workers not furloughed by federal law

Furloughs have been all over the news lately (for the past few months, really), but I decided to take a look at the unique circumstances that cause some University workers not to be furloughed.

These individuals fall into three categories: professors in the U.S. on an H1B visa, student or graduate student workers and those who make less than $23,660 annually.

Click here to read more about the workers at the University who are not being furloughed.

Provost finalist Mary Anne Fitzpatrick to speak at Chapel today

As the University continues its search for the next provost, we are going to be publishing information about each of the four finalists on the day that person comes to campus to give their presentation.

Unfortunately we missed the opportunity for our first candidate, but since he is our inside man and we ran the follow-up piece from his visit today, I think we're OK with that.

Click here to read about Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, one of the University's four finalists for provost.

Tate II: Where did the $60 million go?

For my first article of the fall semester, I wrote about our new student center addition that opened during the summer. Many students didn't have the opportunity to see the expansion when it opened, so the first day of classes is the first time some students will see this.


We requested open records detailing how the money was spent on Tate II, since all of the funds came from a special student fee.

Click here to read about UGA's new Tate Student Learning Center.

Athenscape Issue

We publish our "Athenscape" issue each semester as a sort of "Welcome back" to students. For this issue, I had four stories — two news and two variety (that's a first!)

For my two news stories, I wrote about getting to know the administrators and a wrap-up of what happened during the summer.

For the two variety stories, I did a preview of upcoming films and books for the fall.