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UGA employees are working diligently to bring the 2024 Winter WonderLights to life.

UGA Botanical Garden Prepares for Winter WonderLights

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor November 12, 2024

The University of Georgia Botanical Garden is preparing for its 2024 Winter WonderLights event, a Christmas-themed light show that has attracted thousands of visitors for three years in a row.  Located...

Students will present their research at the UNG Art History Symposium on Nov. 14.

UNG Students Present in Art History Symposium on Nov. 15

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor November 12, 2024

The University of North Georgia is hosting its first Art History Symposium from 3 - 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. The symposium will be divided into two sessions. In each session, 12 students from ART 4591 and...

Visitors can read their new books at the festive seating area within the Books for Keeps warehouse.

Books for Keeps Hosts Fifth Annual Community Book Fair

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor October 22, 2024

Books for Keeps is hosting its fifth annual community book fair throughout the month of October. The Books for Keeps organization is an Athens-based literacy nonprofit that aims to share the joy of...

Fall Fest returns on Oct. 24 from 7 - 10 p.m. at the UNG Gainesville Student Center.

Fall Fest Returns Oct. 24

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor October 17, 2024

The University of North Georgia’s annual Fall Fest returns on Oct. 24 from 7 - 10 p.m. at the Gainesville Student Center. Hosted by Nighthawk Entertainment, this annual event gives students a break...

Students are invited to Hoag ABC on the Dahlonega campus to learn about and experience Italian culture.

UNG Learns Traditional Italian Dance Styles

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor October 17, 2024

The University of North Georgia Italian Club is hosting an Italian Dance and Karaoke Night from 4 - 8 p.m. on Oct. 23. Located in the Hoag ABC room on the Dahlonega campus, students will learn dances that...

UNG Student Dies in Accident Near Dahlonega Campus

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor October 15, 2024

On Oct. 8, University of North Georgia student Chigozie "Charles" Duru died from injuries in a crash at the intersection of Morrison Moore Parkway and Barlow Road in Lumpkin County. He was a senior pursuing...

Sarah Boone was arrested on Feb. 25, 2020, and now resides at the Orange County Corrections Department awaiting trial.

Accused “Suitcase Murderer” Sarah Boone Stands Trial for Second-Degree Murder

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor October 8, 2024

The trial of the alleged “suitcase murderer” Sarah Boone begins next week after pending for nearly five years. Boone stands accused of murdering her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, in their shared apartment...

UNG hosts a LifeSouth Blood Drive on the Gainesville campus on Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

UNG Gainesville Hosts Blood Drive During State-Wide Blood Shortages

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor September 24, 2024

The University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus will host a LifeSouth Blood Drive Monday, Sept. 30. Organized by the Department of Campus Recreation and Wellness, the LifeSouth bloodmobile will...

UNG Sophomore Mauricio Gonzalez and Senior Abby Mize show some of the promotional giveaways that students will get throughout the week.

UNG Celebrates Commuter Life Appreciation Week

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor September 19, 2024

The University of North Georgia Office of Student Involvement is hosting “Commuter Life Appreciation Week” from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27. This is a university-wide event with activities happening at the...

Students view the Bayeux Tapestry Replica at UNG.

UNG Hosts the Bayeux Tapestry Replica Exhibit

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor September 10, 2024

The University of North Georgia Art Department is hosting an exhibit of the Bayeux Tapestry Replica at the UNG Convocation Center on the Dahlonega campus. The event will be open from Sept. 14 to Sept....

UNG students who wrote children's books will have a table at the North Georgia Regional Book Fair.

New Annual Book Fair Kicks Off on UNG Campus

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor September 5, 2024

The first annual North Georgia Regional Book Fair is Sept. 14 at the University of North Georgia Convocation Center on the Dahlonega campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair is hosted by the Dahlonega Literary...

The University of North Georgia Department of Recreation and Wellness is introducing a new university-wide event called The Nighthawk 9/11 Challenge.

UNG Commemorates 9/11 with New Climbing Challenge

Madeline Keilman, Staff Editor August 29, 2024

On Sept. 11, our nation will gather together in an act of remembrance to honor the men and women who perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. These services will...

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