The aftermath of tragedy: UGA student’s killing intensifies xenophobia
On Feb. 23, Jarissa Navarro, a student at the University of Georgia, received a call from her friend asking where
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Author: Tumelo Johnson
Making a Movement: Charter schools come to Athens
The first charter school, City Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, was founded in 1993 by a group of teachers. 31
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Poetry for Progress: A night of Black poetry
On Feb. 29, the Minority Excellence (M.E) club hosted a Black history poetry night in the fine arts auditorium. A
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Affirmative Action ends: Athens community weighs in
Hadiza Sarr, a sophomore at the University of Georgia, was scrolling through TikTok last summer when she came across a
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead visits Cedar
On Thursday, Nov. 16, author and winner of the National Book Award Colson Whitehead visited the AP African American Studies
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Serving the students: Claudia Butts’ path from Cedar Shoals to the school board
When Claudia Butts stepped off the graduation stage in Stegeman Coliseum in 2012, she concluded what she describes as “a
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School safety panel notes changes for 2024-25 school year
On Sept. 5, the Clarke County School District held a community conversation about school safety in the Cedar Shoals High
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No knowledge board: Is College Board a scam?
As a non-profit institution, the College Board is tax exempt. Yet in the 2019 fiscal year, they raked in $1.1
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Black History Month spotlight: basketball coach L’Dreco Thomas
The Cedar Shoals that current Athletic Director and head basketball coach L’Dreco Thomas graduated from was very different from the
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Local elections matter
The elections for local offices in Athens as well as primary elections for the state of Georgia will be held
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