By: Andrew Jarnagin Question: On what issue (domestic or foreign) do you think a polarized Congress can actually agree? What policy progress do you think could be made on this issue? The United States has an incarceration problem. The federal prison population alone has grown by 790 percent in the past 30 years.[1] After the statistics are expanded to include [...]
By: Brian Underwood Question: Contemporary culture in America emphasizes being an individual as more important than being a citizen. Do you agree or disagree? It is paradoxical that the United States, a nation thought to pride itself on its fierce sense of individualism, should be considered a general opponent of the individual man. Certainly this is not to say that the [...]
By: Emily Fountain On March 29, The Daily Princetonian, the independent student-run newspaper of Princeton University, published a letter in the opinion section from Susan Patton, President of the Princeton Class of 1977. In said letter, Ms. Patton counters the recent trend (i.e. Sheryl Sandberg) of women focusing on their careers, instead stating that what women really need to do before [...]
A Lecture with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Director General of Foreign Service By: Uzma Chowhurdy The university experience has always been heavily associated with activism, from the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to Tiananmen Square. Students have always shared a passion for revolutionary change and a strong desire to create that change. Student activism for policy change, involvement in larger social [...]
By: Greyson Clark Parts of the student body at UGA would be surprised to hear that SGA elections culminate this week. Some among us were not reached by Twitterstorms; many do not come close to walking near any campaign turf. Somewhat fittingly, given the student body’s seeming lack of interest in the coming election, most debate and conversation about SGA [...]
By: Stephanie Talmadge As students populated the Tate center on Mar. 25 for the first and only SGA debate of this election season, murmurs achat viagra france of last year’s antics filled the air. When host Aaron Paul took the podium to introduce Red and Black’s Kendall Trammell and GPR’s own Tucker Green as the moderators, the room quickly quieted. [...]
By: Patrick Wheat Voting for next year’s batch of Student Government Association (SGA) representatives begins today. Two tickets – Embark UGA and Reach UGA – are vying for executive positions. GPR Associate Editor and SGA watcher Patrick Wheat sat down with the candidates to learn who they are, what their ideas are, and how they will lead the students of UGA. The [...]
By: Patrick Wheat Voting for next year’s batch of Student Government Association (SGA) representatives begins today. Two tickets – Embark UGA and Reach UGA – are vying for executive positions. GPR Associate Editor and SGA watcher Patrick Wheat sat down with the candidates to learn who they are, what their ideas are, and how they will lead the students of UGA. The [...]
By: Ryan Prior In 2011, as a junior at the University of Georgia, I took a semester-long academic course called “Professionalism and Career Development.” We learned about resumes, interviews, and everything else you need to know to find a job. As a recent grad on the prowl for the past couple months, I’ve realized that much of the information we [...]
By: Darrian Stacy Contributor: Andrew Roberts President Michael Adams has been President of the University of Georgia since 1997. Holding a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University as well as five honorary degrees, the president has accepted over 50 awards for higher education both personally and on behalf of the University. Under his leadership, the University has achieved its highest [...]
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