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‘Campus carry’ gun bill filed in Georgia House
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/campus-carry-gun-bill-filed-in-georgia-house/nqDW7/
By Aaron Gould Sheinin – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The author of 2014 legislation that expanded gun rights in Georgia is back this year with another effort to legalize firearms on college campuses. State Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, and state Rep. Mandi Ballinger, R-Canton, have filed House Bill 859, which would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license to carry a gun anywhere on a public college or university campus, except for dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, and at athletic events. …The House voted in 2014 to legalize campus carry, but the Senate stripped that language from the final version of Jasperse’s bill that became known as the “Guns Everywhere Bill.” The legislation signed into law that year allowed weapons to be carried into many government buildings, bars and restaurants, athletic events and more, while the powerful University System of Georgia successfully fought to keep guns off college campuses. Charlie Sutlive, the vice chancellor for the Board of Regents, which oversees the University System, was succinct when asked for a reaction to the latest effort to allow weapons on campus. “We support current state law,” Sutlive said.
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Senator pitches gun control despite push to expand rights in Georgia
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/senator-pitches-gun-control-despite-push-to-expand/nqDxf/
By Kristina Torres – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gun dealers would have to provide a gun lock with every purchase of a firearm and Georgians judged mentally ill would have to get sign-off from a health professional before having their rights restored, under gun control measures proposed Thursday by state Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta. The bills are the latest by Democrats trying to wrest attention from gun advocates at the Georgia Legislature, who just Wednesday saw the author of 2014 legislation that expanded gun rights in Georgia propose another effort to legalize firearms on college campuses. The effort is backed by top Republican leaders in the state House, where Reps. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, and Mandi Ballinger, R-Canton, filed House Bill 859 to make it legal for any age 21 or older with a state weapons license to carry guns onto public college and university campuses.
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Bainbridge State College shows off new virtual hospital
http://www.wsfa.com/story/31073725/bainbridge-state-college-shows-offnew-virtual-hospital
By Kelsey Rountree
BAINBRIDGE, GA (WALB) – Bainbridge State College holds a ribbon cutting ceremony for their newest building; the Hawthorn Health Science Center. But there’s a whole lot more to this facility than just a simple building. The new center resembles a real hospital. “We can actually simulate what it’s actually going to be like so they can have a decrease level of anxiety and being able to perform better and have confidence in their abilities,” said Jeffrey Ross, Chair and Associate Professor of Nursing.
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Students won’t be paying for items taken from college
http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/students-won-t-be-paying-for-items-taken-from-college/article_90808c88-c573-11e5-8fb7-47a1050b1d59.html
by Chris Whitfield
Despite sending residents of student housing an e-mail threatening to make them pay to replace a pair of stolen video gaming consoles, a Dalton State College official says students won’t have to fork over money to replace the missing items. …After quoting the provisions of the contract, Bates continued, “While we have no desire to community bill everyone, this is now a community issue and as a community we must take responsibility which is why we are diligently trying to recover the stolen items by gathering more information. However, we cannot rule out the possibility of community billing should they not be recovered.” …Bates said the decision has been made not to bill the students based on information that students have provided since the thefts which she says point to someone outside of the student housing population. While the consoles haven’t been returned and no one has been arrested for the thefts, Bates said the students won’t be held responsible.
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University of Georgia Professor Honored with National Award
http://athensceo.com/news/2016/01/university-georgia-professor-honored-national-award/
Staff Report From Athens CEO
Each year, NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, recognizes members who are doing outstanding work in the student affairs profession. Laura Dean, associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, has been awarded the Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member by NASPA. Award winners must be a personal inspiration to graduate students, have served on doctoral committees and have distinguished records of scholarly achievement themselves. Dean is an Associate Professor in the College of Student Affairs Program at the University of Georgia and worked previously as the Interim Dean of Students. She has served as an advisor for 26 doctoral students and 45 master’s students. Her students say they are better scholars because of her advice.
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Endangered turtles reproduce at Dalton State
http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/endangered-turtles-reproduce-at-dalton-state/article_be35d2fc-c571-11e5-9d79-975d25fb1bd2.html
Love is in the air at Dalton State College’s Turtle Assurance Colony, where parents of the first endangered turtles to hatch at the college have been at it again. The female Home’s Hingeback Tortoise Kinixys homeana laid five eggs recently. Chris Manis, part-time instructor in natural sciences and research associate who oversees the colony, says there’s no way to tell if each egg will hatch a turtle, but he’s hopeful. The exterior of the eggs look healthy. …Dalton State is a member of the Turtle Survival Alliance, a conservation group formed in response to the disappearance of turtles in Asia where they are sought for food. Members of the alliance try to encourage breeding of endangered turtle species from different regions around the world. The college’s colony is approaching its first anniversary.
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2 Georgia State University students robbed at gunpoint in library
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/georgia-state-university-2-students-robbed-at-gunp/nqDtb/
Lauren Foreman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two more Georgia State University students have been robbed at gunpoint in Library North, the scene of multiple armed robberies in the last month. Both robberies occurred before 8 a.m., according to a university alert sent Thursday morning. Two GSU students said they were robbed of their laptops, the university said in the alert.
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UGA student charged with vandalizing at least 11 cars
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By Lauren Foreman – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Athens police said a man went around an Athens apartment complex smashing red cars near the University of Georgia campus after he got into a car crash, according to Channel 2 Action News. UGA student Brandyn Clark, 20, is suspected of damaging at least 11 cars inside the Standard Apartments parking garage, police told Channel 2. Most of the cars were red, including Allie Dennis’ Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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Study: 1 in 4 College Athletes Show Signs of Depression
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/01/28/study-1-4-college-athletes-show-signs-depression?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=06e63f4631-DNU20160128&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-06e63f4631-197515277
Nearly one quarter of college athletes participating in a study reported “clinically relevant” levels of depressive symptoms, according to a new article published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Female athletes were about two times more likely to experience the symptoms than their male peers.
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Where’s the Evidence?
NYU asks Common Application if it can demonstrate the value of asking applicants about their criminal or disciplinary records. If there is no proof, does that change the debate?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/01/28/nyu-questions-common-application-value-asking-applicants-about-criminal-records?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=06e63f4631-DNU20160128&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-06e63f4631-197515277
By Scott Jaschik
The pendulum swings quite a bit on the issue of asking applicants to colleges about their disciplinary records and criminal backgrounds. A decade ago, the Common Application added such questions at a time when many colleges were being criticized (and, in some cases, sued) for admitting students whose past records might suggest that they pose a danger to other students. But in the last few years, groups that advocate for criminal justice reform and those that have noted patterns of police and school discrimination against young minority males have asked whether such questions inevitably lead to the rejection of many of those who check the boxes — perhaps unfairly.