Trash Talk: Plans in place to clean up gameday

The administration announced its plans to help curb gameday trash this weekend, but several student groups are also planning on lending a hand in the cleanup efforts.

Click here to find out what to expect for the University's second home football game weekend.

U.S. secretaries address H1N1 at universities

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Friday I was able to sit in on a teleconference with two U.S. secretaries and a representative from the CDC, talking about what colleges across the country should do to stave off swine flu. I found it pretty interesting because U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, had publicly reprimanded a reporter the previous day when the reporter sneezed into his hand instead of his elbow.

Click here to find out what Sebelius and the others on the conference call had to say.

UNDER ARREST: Adams adddresses 70 tons of tailgate trash

As reported by The Red & Black on Wednesday, there were 70 tons of trash left last weekend by tailgaters for the football season's home opener.

In University of Georgia President Michael Adams' monthly cabinet meeting and media briefing Thursday, Adams said he was appalled at the amount of trash left on North Campus after the game. He said he wants students, faculty, alumni and fans to ban together to help eliminate the problem on campus.

Click here to read more on what Adams and others had to say about the trash from the weekend.

New football ticket system succeeds at game

Saturday's home opener football game marked the first time the University's new ticketing procedure was tested.

And despite student fears that ID cards would be rejected and the student section would be nearly impossible to get into, things seemed to go pretty smoothly.

Click here to read more about how the new ticketing system worked.

Final provost candidate speaks today

The final candidate for provost at UGA, Sallie Keller-McNulty, will speak today at the Chapel. She is the fourth candidate to come to the University to detail why she should be the next provost.

Click here to read more about Keller-McNulty.

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.