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(Graphic/Jack Hesprich)
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A man slapped a University of Georgia visitor after exchanging profanity during the game against Vanderbilt at Sanford Stadium on Oct. 3, according to a University of Georgia Police Department (UGAPD) report.
The victim was leaning against a wall and moved out of the way to let the other man back to his seats. When he stepped out of the way, however, witnesses heard the man tell the visitor to “shut the f— up” and that “these are [his] season tickets.” The visitor called the man a “p—y,” and the man slapped the visitor in response. A witness said the visitor had been saying “nasty things” throughout the game.
The victim declined to press charges for simple battery.
A tailgate advertising a distillery was handing out samples of alcohol to passersby outside the Georgia Center Hotel without checking IDs. An officer observed two women handing out samples to a line of people before the football game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 3.
The officer asked one of the women if she had a permit for solicitation on campus and if they were checking IDs before handing out the samples. She said they were not checking IDs, did not have a permit and that she was just helping out a friend who owns the distillery.
She said the samples were only for people at her tailgate, but admitted later on that they were letting passersby try samples as well. UGAPD located the owner of the distillery, who agreed to remove all alcohol and advertisements from the tailgate.
There was no evidence that any alcohol was provided to underaged individuals.
A man was barred from UGA campus on Oct. 2 after sleeping for multiple nights in the game room at Tate Student Center. An employee reported he had seen the man sleeping there several times a week for several weeks.
The employee said the man was sleeping on the floor, forcing students to walk over and around him. An officer talked to the man and asked him if he was affiliated with UGA. The man said he was not a student.
The officer told him that the game room is for students only. The officer was informed that the man had previously been barred from UGA campus and transit for two years, although that barring was no longer active.
He was issued a new barring notice for two years and was escorted away from Tate Student Center.
Hispanic Heritage Month is wrapping up at the University of Georgia and across the Athens area. The month, running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrates the history of Hispanic and Latino communities and their impact on the United States.
The University of Georgia football team took on the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Oct. 10. The Georgia Bulldogs beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 20-17, giving the Crimson Tide its first loss of the season. The Bulldogs remain 6-0 overall and now sit at No.1 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
This is the Bulldogs’ first win in Tuscaloosa over the Crimson Tide since 2007. But facing Alabama hasn’t always been so pleasant. UGA head football coach Kirby Smart had a 2-7 career record going into the game against the Crimson Tide. This rollercoaster history is part of what made this weekend’s outcome so exciting for many UGA students and fans.
The University of Georgia’s first CADathon will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. at the D…
Bryce Crawford, street evangelist and Christian social media influencer, debated and answered students’ questions concerning religion and politics at the University of Georgia on Tuesday. Crowds of students surrounded the tent to listen to the debates, several students wearing merchandise that said “I love Jesus,” on hats, t-shirts and bracelets.
Bettye Henderson Holston, 90, died on Monday, Oct. 12, according to a Clarke County School District (CCSD) press release. Holston spent nearly two decades with the district and was among the first elementary educators to help integrate Clarke County schools during the late 1960s.
Election season is just around the corner, and it’s that time of the year when, as an eligible United States citizen, you have the opportunity to freely exercise your civic right to vote.
It takes a certain level of bravery to enroll in college straight out of high school, but it takes even more to enroll as a 62-year-old freshman. Rebecca Williams is pursuing a degree in theatre at the University of Georgia, although this is not the first time Williams has called herself a Bulldog.
Kaden Vail, a junior and secretary of the University of Georgia Young Democrats, said, “What is the real reason there’s a camera right there to track all these students’ license plates?”
UGA students may have noticed the new Flock Safety cameras that were installed at the crosswalk across from UGA’s Bolton Dining Commons this past summer.
Democratic labor commissioner candidate Nikki Porcher describes herself as a candidate who understands the challenges Georgia workers face.
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is announcing the launch of its new Vulnerable Persons Registry (VPR) on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at its headquarters on Lexington Road.
President Donald Trump announced a ban barring CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters from the White House grounds last month. Trump justified th…
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