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Staying Safe on Summer Break

Students are anticipating leaving the stress from their courses behind and to unwind during the summer break. This is a time where students may party and drink and are more susceptible to becoming a victim of a wide array of crimes. Many do...

 

UWG Students Take Over Peachtree Road Race Shirt Contest

UWG Students Take Over Peachtree Road Race Shirt Contest

While many runners across Georgia and beyond start training for the Peachtree Road Race, one class at UWG has been preparing far in advance. The Peachtree Road Race first started in 1970 with 110 contestants. Since then, the race has expanded...

 

New Dining Options to Open Fall 2013

With all of the new additions to the growing UWG campus, including larger dormitory halls to accommodate more students, the next logical addition is more options for student dining. Currently the Wolves Den and the Z-6 dining hall are the two...

 

Campus Center Keeps Students Active at Work

Students who would like an on campus job at UWG that will keep them active should look no farther than the university’s Campus Center. Here at UWG, the Campus Center offers a wide variety of programs for students to choose from to take a stand...

 

Budget Cuts for UWG’s Theatre Department

A budget cut for UWG’s Department of Theatre is raising concerns for many students. At the Student Government Association Meeting held on April 11, the Department of Theatre’s budget cut was a hot-button issue, especially since the budget...

 

For Tsedey Mekbib, Graduation Is Not the End but the Beginning

She is sitting in a corner of the third floor of the Ingram Library, barely visible over the biology and chemistry textbooks surrounding her. It is 10 p.m. and she has already been there for three hours. She has had one cup of coffee already...

 

UWG goes to New York

Three students of UWG have been invited to New York to participate in the Summer Writers Institute of 2013. Only fifty students nationwide were granted scholarships for this program, out of over 400 applicants.  Diamond Forde, Amadi Ozier and...

 

Keeping UWG Safe with RAD

Keeping UWG Safe with RAD

The University of West Georgia has many precautions set up to avoid any dangerous situations on campus, such as countless police officers and emergency call boxes. One unique aspect to UWG safety is a special program designated strictly for...

 

Professor Receives Prestigious Grant

Last month, UWG’s own Professor Brad Deline, from the Department of Geosciences, was granted a $25,000 Research Opportunity Award from the National Science Foundation. This is his third time receiving the award. The award was given to participate...

 

UWG’s Spring Festival Honors Dr. Sethna

In honor of Dr. Sethna’s last semester at the University of West Georgia, the University Events Committee conducted a Spring festival in the coliseum on Thurs. April, 11th. The committee wanted to give Dr. Sethna an opportunity to mingle with...

 
 
 
 

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