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15-year-old earns high school diploma, 2 associate degrees from UNG
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/123714/
By Norm Cannada
To say Christie Taylor has excelled as a student would be an understatement. Taylor, the daughter of Gainesville periodontist John Taylor and his wife, Tracy, will graduate Friday night as the valedictorian of White Hall County High School with a 4.0 unweighted grade-point average. She was named a Star Student as the senior with the highest SAT score and won the Outstanding Student Award this year from the Georgia secretary of state’s office. In addition, she graduated earlier this month from the University of North Georgia with associate degrees in biology and chemistry.  And she’s only 15 years old.

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JENKINS: It’s never too late to Move on When Ready
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/jenkins-it-s-never-too-late-to-move-on-when/article_ca1657b5-4641-5904-b250-3a6a163f907b.html
By Rob Jenkins
OK, “never too late” might be an exaggeration. At some point, it actually will be too late. But that point has not yet arrived: You still have plenty of time to register for fall dual enrollment classes — aka, “Move on When Ready.” And if you’re a rising high school senior, or the parent of one, you should definitely consider it. For those who don’t know, MOWR allows qualified high school seniors (and in some cases, juniors) to take college classes for dual credit — meaning the classes count toward high school graduation but are also bona fide college courses. Through MOWR, students can pick up anywhere from a course or two (like English Comp or College Algebra) to an entire year’s worth of college while still in high school. And the best part is, the state pays for practically all of it. Although some MOWR courses are offered at local high schools, I believe students are better served by taking classes on the actual college campus. Gwinnett residents enjoy multiple options, including Georgia State University, with campuses in Alpharetta, Clarkston, Dunwoody, and Covington, and Georgia Gwinnett College. Both have strong MOWR programs.

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Atlanta students pitch taxi service for wheelchair users, win contest
http://www.myajc.com/news/local/atlanta-students-pitch-taxi-service-for-wheelchair-users-win-contest/uriYM0TfE5uWcoBHKFUQjP/
By Becca J. G. Godwin – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A team of four Atlanta college students won a national contest and summer internships at Toyota for pitching an app-based taxi service that would give people who use wheelchairs a better way to get around. Toyota and Net Impact announced Monday the Georgia Tech team as the winners of the Next Generation Mobility Challenge, according to a news release. Sally Xia, Riley Keen, Pranav Nair and Kris Weng came up with the on-demand concept of “Para Pickup” as an alternative to public paratransit transportation services, which has to be scheduled a day in advance.

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Georgia lawmaker uses power of the purse to influence colleges
http://www.myajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-lawmaker-uses-power-the-purse-influence-colleges/OCxLXB197M6jUNIp2qgkRP/
By Aaron Gould Sheinin and James Salzer – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some call him the 20th member of the Board of Regents. He regularly uses his political power to influence policies he doesn’t like at Georgia’s colleges and universities, whether they be public or private. Kennesaw State, Georgia Tech, Georgia Gwinnett and Emory have all felt his wrath. He is Earl Ehrhart, a veteran state House member whose committee helps decide how much is budgeted for higher education in Georgia. Ehrhart, a Powder Springs Republican, is seen as a bully by some, a taxpayer champion by others. What he is not is ambiguous. From campus rape to freedom of speech to the arts, Ehrhart’s makes his opinion known and uses his position to influence how colleges punish students, protect victims of rape and spend their money. And he’s very blunt about it. “I’m the funding source,” he said. Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment in the 1940s that gives the Board of Regents — whose members are appointed by the governor — authority over the state’s public college system. But that hasn’t stopped lawmakers like Ehrhart from getting involved and using state funding as a bargaining chip. The state provides about $2 billion for public colleges and borrows hundreds of millions more for construction each year, and those appropriations must be approved by lawmakers. …“We’re a public entity, and we are accountable to public officials, the governor, the General Assembly, taxpayers,” Wrigley said. “I don’t think it’s out-of-bounds by any means that he raises  questions about how we do certain things. “There is no problem with him being critical. Sometimes people being critical are right.”

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Crawford: Sometimes the answer is right in front of you
http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/2017-05-28/crawford-sometimes-the-answer-is-right-in-front-of-you?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=040df24d81-eGaMorning-5_30_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-040df24d81-86731974&mc_cid=040df24d81&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Tom Crawford
The Georgia Report
Have you ever had one of those moments when you don’t see that the answer to your problem is right in front of you? I thought about that at a recent meeting of the Board of Regents, that group of esteemed citizens who make policy decisions about how the University System should be operated. The regents were given a spiffy presentation by Mathew Hauer, a demographer at the University of Georgia, about an idea intended to boost enrollment in the University System. This is a major problem for the regents because University System enrollment has been essentially flat for the past six years ‒ down a little bit for a couple of years, then up a little bit for a couple of years. Enrollment has not been growing fast enough to provide the state with the college graduates it will need for its future workforce (it’s estimated that by 2020, 65 percent of our jobs will require some sort of postsecondary degree or training beyond high school ). The most alarming indicator is that the percentage of Georgia high school graduates who enroll in a University System institution has slumped from 46 percent to 41 percent. Hauer has developed a computer app that can identify high school graduates who haven’t enrolled in a public college but might be persuaded to do so.  …Perhaps this new computer program will work, or perhaps it will fall a little short. The irony here is that the regents are looking at a complicated technical fix to a problem they could solve with a couple of simple actions.

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Dual enrollment programs growing at UNG, Lanier Tech
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/123716/
By Norm Cannada
More Georgia high school students are going to college, taking advantage of a new program that lets them enroll in tuition-free college courses earning high school and college credit simultaneously. Charles Bell, dual enrollment coordinator at the University of North Georgia, said the school is seeing an “uptick” in dual enrollment students because of Senate Bill 2, which passed in 2015 and is part of Georgia’s Move On When Ready program. Bell said the program allows students who have completed their sophomore year in high school to leave the high school setting and come to college full time and earn credits toward college and high school requirements. Seven UNG students earned an associate degree through the program while also graduating from high school. Bell said all of the students earned at least 60 hours of college credit, and a couple of the students had more than 70 credit hours.

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University of North Georgia MPA program goes online
http://accesswdun.com/article/2017/5/540246/university-of-north-georgia-mpa-program-goes-online
By AccessWDUN staff
The University of North Georgia’s Master of Public Administration program will be fully online beginning this fall to accommodate the growing number of working professionals seeking to advance their careers. The program is designed to serve students who are currently employed in a public-service organization or are contemplating a new career in public and human services. Graduates with an MPA work in a variety of professional fields, including public policy, public affairs, public health administration, or criminal justice administration.

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New direct reports to the president announced
http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_168b1908-4244-11e7-bf09-9b2e9e7ba3d8.html
By Jozsef Papp The George-Anne staff
On May 26, 2017, President Jaimie Hebert appointed five members to the senior organizational structure of the consolidated Georgia Southern University. Jana Briley, who joined the GS administration in 1990, will serve as the Chief Auditor. Briley brings 27 years of experience as an accounting professional. Maura Copeland, who has worked at Georgia Southern for more than a decade, will serve as the Executive Counsel. Copeland is currently the Associate Vice-President for Legal Affairs. Tom Kleinlein, who joined GS in 2012, will continue to hold his current positions as Athletics Director. Kleinlein lead GS through the transition to FBS and the Sun Belt. Leigh Price and Ron Stalnaker will continue to hold their current positions as well, as Executive Associate to the President and Chief Information Officer respectively. The positions were selected with input from cabinet-level vice-presidents, who were appointed earlier in the month, and the University System of Georgia (USG) staff. All these positions report directly to President Hebert. …All of these appointments are contingent on the Board of Regents’ approval. If approved, these appointments will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

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UNG remembers 2014 grad killed in Iraq, buried at Arlington National Cemetery
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/123764/
By Norm Cannada
While the nation mourns the loss of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country on this Memorial Day, the grieving is a little more fresh and personal for many in the University of North Georgia family.   U.S. Army 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, a 2014 UNG graduate, was killed April 29 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated during a patrol outside Mosul. He was a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and was on his first deployment. Army Reserve Sgt. Nick Shaw, Lee’s roommate his last year on the Dahlonega campus, was at Arlington National Cemetery last week when Lee was laid to rest. Steven Kronenberg, UNG development officer, and members of Lee’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity were also among the estimated 250 people at at the service. Shaw and Kronenberg are also members of the fraternity. …In Dahlonega, efforts are underway to give permanent recognition to Lee. His name is being added to the UNG Alumni Association’s Memorial Wall, and a scholarship is also being created in his name. The wall lists the names of former students who died in service to their country, as well as students who died while enrolled at UNG. There are more than 240 names listed on the wall going back to World War I. UNG officials said last week Lee’s name is scheduled to be engraved on the wall in early June.

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Scholars honor UGA’s Keith Poole, who tracked the rise of political polarization
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-05-29/scholars-honor-uga-s-keith-poole-who-tracked-rise-political-polarization
By Lee Shearer
Some of the country’s top political scientists gathered at the University of Georgia’s Center for Continuing Education last week to honor UGA political science professor Keith Poole on his 70th birthday and to talk about how political polarization has reached unprecedented levels in the United States. Poole invented a revolutionary, and now widely accepted, method of measuring polarization in Congress, said Tom Lauth, retired former dean of UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs. “He’s been one of the real innovators in political science with regard to how we study ideology in American politics,” Lauth said of Poole, a member of the elite American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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UGA reveals next steps in study of Baldwin Hall remains
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-05-25/uga-reveals-next-steps-study-baldwin-hall-remains?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=92abd4ad68-eGaMorning-5_26_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-92abd4ad68-86731974&mc_cid=92abd4ad68&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Lee Shearer
Scientists will conduct a second DNA analysis on human remains unearthed during a construction project at the University of Georgia’s Baldwin Hall, the university announced Thursday. The new analysis could help identify potential living relatives of those who were buried at the site. UGA researchers will also construct “a dynamic time-series visualization of the cultural and natural landscape surrounding Baldwin Hall from the 1800s to the present,” according to UGA’s announcement. A team led by Marguerite Madden, director of UGA’s Center for Geospatial Research, will also document how the cemetery and campus changed over that period.

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Buried History
How far should a university go to face its slave past?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Buried-History/240164?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=ef513123962d4dd391778280c12a78e4&elq=eaebdf67a683400e9ecccc1421913108&elqaid=14088&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5894
By Marc Parry
American universities have publicly wrestled with their historical ties to slavery for the better part of two decades. In all those years, there may never have been a moment quite like what took place at a cemetery near the University of Georgia’s Athens campus on March 7. That afternoon, Fred O. Smith Sr. — Georgia alumnus, slave descendant, leader in Athens’s black community — found his alma mater secretly reburying the remains of people who could have been his ancestors. The remains had obsessed the 63-year-old retiree since they surfaced in late 2015 during a campus construction project. At the time, the university explained that it had found several graves from a 19th-century burial ground, Old Athens Cemetery, while expanding Baldwin Hall, an academic building next to the cemetery. It described the bones as belonging to people of European heritage. But the story had changed by March 1 of this year, when Georgia issued another statement, confirming what Smith and others had long suspected. Most of the remains whose DNA was successfully analyzed — fewer than one-third of the people from what by then amounted to 105 rediscovered grave sites — were of African descent. That meant, in all likelihood, they had been slaves.

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Researchers find Android design defects that allow attacks
https://health.einnews.com/article/383686770/9tQn8npC_484jjwm
Written by  Sam Varghese Published in Security 0 Comments
Researchers at two American universities have discovered design defects in Android that allow attackers to take over a mobile phone. The researchers — Yanick Fratantonio of the University of California, and Chenxiong Qian, Simon Pak Ho Chung and Wenke Lee, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology — called it a Cloak and Dagger attack as it happened without the owner of the smartphone being aware that any attack had taken place. The attack does not exploit any vulnerability, but takes advantage of two permissions that are allowed for apps to use certain features on Android.

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UGA administrators on implementing ‘campus carry’ for tailgating
http://onlineathens.com/sports/dogbytes/2017-05-25/uga-administrators-implementing-campus-carry-tailgating
By Marc Weiszer
ST. SIMONS ISLAND | University of Georgia administrators are preparing for the reality that the state’s “campus carry” legislation that goes into effect July 1 will permit guns to be carried at  football tailgating. There are still uncertainties with the law such as if guns would be permitted inside the football locker room in the Butts-Mehre building. “I haven’t had that question answered yet so I wouldn’t want to speak for our system or general counsel,” UGA president Jere Morehead said Thursday after the Athletic Association’s spring meeting. “I can’t imagine why that would be.” Added athletic director Greg McGarity: “We have to define in our building what areas are or are not. We’re not there yet.” Chancellor Steve Wrigley sent out a memo to the University System of Georgia Community clarifying that tailgating areas “where fans may congregate outside the gates of sports facilities,” don’t fall under an exception to the law. Those with a weapons license may not carry a gun into athletic stadiums and arenas under the law as well and are barred from doing so in residence halls and in administrative offices.

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UGA administrators, athletics still sorting out campus carry law
http://www.macon.com/sports/college/university-of-georgia/bulldogs-beat/uga-football/article152604044.html
BY JASON BUTT
As the University System of Georgia continues to deal with the implementation of the state’s campus carry law, college administrators are still left to determine where weapons license holders can concealed carry handguns. Georgia president Jere Morehead, following Thursday’s Athletic Association Board of Directors meeting, was asked about the athletics buildings and rooms where handguns will be allowed or banned under the new law. Running through the gamut – faculty offices, administrative offices, buildings used for athletic events — Morehead was asked if team locker rooms would be included. Morehead paused to think about it for a moment before answering. “I haven’t had that question answered yet so I wouldn’t want to speak for our system or general counsel,” Morehead said. Morehead did add, “I can’t imagine why that would be.” Georgia athletics director Greg McGarity, standing next to Morehead, then spoke up and said the athletics department is still trying to figure out where concealed carry can be allowed within Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. “We have to define in our building what areas are or are not,” McGarity said. “We’re not there yet.”

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Georgia colleges and universities prepare for “Campus Carry”
http://fox28media.com/news/local/georgia-colleges-and-university-prepare-for-campus-carry
BY FRANK MARRO
The University System of Georgia has released guidelines to implement so-called, “Campus Carry” legislation approved by Georgia legislators and recently signed into law of Governor Nathan Deal. The law, known as House Bill 280, will take effect on state public college and university campuses on July 1st. The new law allows people with state-issued permits to carry concealed weapons onto those campuses. In a letter to the USG community, Chancellor Steve Wrigley outlined areas on campus where the new law does not apply and concealed gun owners will still not be able to bring their weapons. Those include: buildings used for sporting events, student housing, spaces used for pre-school or child care, rooms used for programs attended by high school students, faculty, staff and administrative offices and rooms used for disciplinary proceedings.

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University System of Georgia guidelines for the implementation of House Bill 280
http://www.kake.com/story/35518631/university-system-of-georgia-guidelines-for-the-implementation-of-house-bill-280
La-Keya Stinchcomb
ATLANTA, GA — House Bill 280, often referred to as the “campus carry” bill, will take effect July 1. Beginning in July, House Bill 280 will allow anyone who is properly licensed in the State of Georgia to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned or leased by public colleges and universities, with some exceptions. The Office of Legal Affairs for the Implementation of House Bill 280 has developed several guidelines that must be followed on all University System campuses. License holders may not carry a handgun into the following locations on college/university-owned or leased property.

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HB 280 allows concealed handguns at Georgia universities’ tailgates
http://www.ajc.com/sports/280-allows-concealed-handguns-georgia-universities-tailgates/k8ZQlAi7fAKHnBEB5OUEdL/
JuliaKate E. Culpepper  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While Georgia’s House Bill 280 doesn’t allow weapons in stadiums or at athletic events, the law does allow concealed handguns at tailgates. On Wednesday, The University System of Georgia released “Guidelines for the Implementation of House Bill 280” from chancellor Steve Wrigley. “I understand that many of you have strong feelings about this bill,” Wrigley wrote. “Yet, whether you opposed or supported the legislation, it will soon be state law, and I respectfully ask everyone to exercise patience, understanding and respect as we implement it.  “We all share the same goal of ensuring a safe campus environment. We should work together to implement the law as written and thoughtfully address any complications that may arise.” HB 280 authorizes handguns to be carried by license holders on public university property and was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal on May 4. The bill becomes law on July 1. The bill does not allow handguns in buildings and property used for athletic events or inside any student housing. The guidelines state universities will not provide gun storage or classify restricted areas for gun owners.

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New Georgia law will allow guns at public university tailgating events
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/05/25/new-georgia-law-allow-guns-public-university-tailgating/102144672/
Scott Gleeson , USA TODAY Sports
Beginning July 1, a new law in the state of Georgia will allow fans with concealed firearm permits to carry handguns during tailgating events at public universities, but guns will still not be allowed inside athletic events. As a result, University of Georgia chancellor Steve Wrigley addressed how the law would affect Bulldogs football games. There are six home contests slated for Sanford Stadium in 2017, beginning Sept. 2 against Appalachian State.

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Georgia Law Will Allow Carry of Handguns at Public University Tailgate Events
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2711782-georgia-law-will-allow-carry-of-handguns-at-public-university-tailgate-events
TIM DANIELS
A new law in Georgia will allow individuals with a concealed firearm permit to carry handguns during tailgating events at public universities within the state. Guns will remain barred from athletic events. On Thursday, Sam Cooper of Yahoo Sports provided details of the law, which goes into effect July 1 and only covers concealed handguns. University of Georgia chancellor Steve Wrigley released a memo to the entire school community Wednesday to provide clarity on the issue. “While current law already allows license-holders to keep weapons secured in motor vehicles, beginning on July 1, House Bill 280 will allow anyone who is properly licensed in the State of Georgia to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned or leased by public colleges and universities, with some exceptions as explained below,” he wrote. “It will not allow any other type of gun to be carried around campus; nor will it allow handguns to be carried openly.” Wrigley added he understands there are “strong feelings” about the issue, but asked everyone to follow the guidelines of the law: “Institutions therefore may not place additional restrictions or prohibitions on the carrying of handguns beyond those contained in the law. Neither should anyone else attempt to interfere with the ability of license-holders to carry concealed handguns on campus.”

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Georgia and Georgia Tech football run the shotgun and now their fans can use the pistol
http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/05/georgia_and_georgia_tech_footb.html
By Ron Higgins, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The annual end of the college football regular season rivalry game between Georgia and Georgia Tech is usually a hotly contested shootout. Unfortunately, it now has the potential extend to the Sanford Stadium and Bobby Dodd Stadium parking lots with the recent passage of a Georgia state law effective July 1 that would allow the carrying of concealed handguns on college campuses, with exceptions that include on-campus stadiums, arenas, gymnasiums and the like hosting intercollegiate sporting events. The University of Georgia confirmed in an extensive press release Wednesday that individuals with valid weapons licenses will be permitted to conceal-carry outside of college football stadiums.  Only handguns are allowed under this law, and only when concealed. So now the average tailgate at each school and others around the state can include hot crab dip, sausage balls, cheese and meats trays, Berettas and Glocks.

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‘Campus carry’ law will allow licensed guns at on-campus Georgia tailgating
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/campus-carry-georgia-football-tailgate-handguns
MATT SCHOCH
DawgNation Staff
The “campus carry” legislation in Georgia will be enacted on July 1 and will permit residents licensed to carry a handgun to bring them to tailgates at public universities in the state. While concealed weapons won’t be allowed inside athletics events, guns will be allowed at tailgating events, according to a two-page memo released by USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley. “It is incumbent upon each one of us to follow the law,” Wrigley wrote. “Students, faculty and staff should not attempt themselves to monitor or to enforce compliance with the statute by those who do carry handguns.”

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Fans can legally pack concealed heat at Georgia football tailgates
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/25/fans-can-legally-pack-concealed-heat-at-georgia-football-tailgates/
By John Taylor
Guns and SEC football are back in the news yet again this offseason.  And this one has the ACC riding shotgun as well. In late March, the state of Arkansas legislature passed a law (House Bill 1249) that would allow concealed-carry handguns on publicly-owned property, which would’ve include college sporting events.  A day later, and after realizing, amidst considerable controversy, the potential for alcohol-fueled fans attending an SEC football game armed, the state’s senate voted to amend the law to exclude college sporting events. Fast-forward to this month, and the state of Georgia legislature has passed a law (House Bill 280) that would allow the carrying of concealed handguns on college campuses, with exceptions that include on-campus stadiums, arenas, gymnasiums and the like hosting intercollegiate sporting events.  That bill is scheduled to become law in the state July 1. In clarifying the language of the law, the university confirmed in an extensive press release Wednesday that individuals with valid weapons licenses will be permitted to conceal-carry outside of college football stadiums.  In other words, licensed individuals would be permitted to carry concealed weapons outside of Sanford Stadium as well as Bobby Dodd Stadium as part of the game-day tailgating experience. Only handguns are allowed under this law, and only when concealed.  Long guns, obviously, are not permitted under any circumstance.

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Gamecocks can’t bring guns, unlike Bulldogs and Razorbacks
http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/josh-kendall-blog/article152603314.html
BY JOSH KENDALL
It came up at Arkansas in March. It came at Georgia earlier this week. So just in case anyone is wondering: No, you cannot legally carry a gun to a University of South Carolina tailgate or athletic event. “The possession or use of firearms or weapons of any kind is prohibited on campus by state law, university policy and the student code of conduct,” university spokesman Wes Hickman told The State via email on Thursday. “That holds true for sporting events as well. The university remains opposed to anyone carrying a firearm on campus other than law enforcement officers. We are proud of the work USCPD and our partner agencies do to keep our campus safe for students, faculty and staff.” That’s not the case at University of Georgia football games. Thanks to that state’s new campus carry legislation, Bulldogs fans or opposing fans who are licensed by the state to carry a concealed weapon may do just that on campus during tailgating activities. The new law, which goes into affect July 1, does not allow fans to carry those weapons into buildings or property used for athletic events. “This exception includes stadiums, gymnasiums and similar facilities in which intercollegiate games are staged (but does not extend to so-called ‘tailgating’ areas where fans may congregate outside the gates of the sports facility),” university system chancellor Steve Wrigley wrote in a statement released Wednesday. “It does not extend to student recreation centers and similar facilities that are not used for intercollegiate games.”

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Georgia concealed weapons carriers can have their guns at game day tailgates
http://gridironnow.com/georgia-concealed-weapons-carriers-can-have-their-guns-at-game-day-tailgates/
By Dan Mathews
Georgia state representatives have passed the “Campus Carry” bill and it has been signed by Governor Nathan Deal. Some lawmakers wanted clarification on where guns can be carried on Georgia’s campus. University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley recently cleared up some language in the law and how it pertains to Bulldogs football game days. Weapons are still banned from Sanford Stadium, but fans can have them out in the parking lot during tailgates. “This exception includes stadiums, gymnasiums and similar facilities in which intercollegiate games are staged (but does not extend to so-called ‘tailgating’ areas where fans may congregate outside the gates of the sports facility),” Wrigley wrote via the Macon Telegraph. “It does not extend to student recreation centers and similar facilities that are not used for intercollegiate games.” Democrat representative Steve Holcomb of Atlanta had an issue with the “Campus Carry” bill when it was signed into law. He felt it still left some parts up for interpretation.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Licensed Georgia fans will soon be able to carry concealed weapons at tailgates

Licensed Georgia fans will soon be able to carry concealed weapons at tailgates

MICHAEL WAYNE BRATTON
Georgia fans with concealed carry permits will likely have permission to take their handguns to tailgates this year as the Georgia state legislature has passed House Bill 280. The bill makes it legal to carry concealed firearms on college campuses outside of football stadiums, arenas and gymnasiums. The bill is set to become state law July 1. While concealed firearms will not be permitted inside Georgia football stadiums, it will be legal for fans to carry at tailgates and campus prior to the game. According to College Football Talk, Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley released the following statement regarding the news. “I understand that many of you have strong feelings about this bill. Yet, whether you opposed or supported the legislation, it will soon be state law, and I respectfully ask everyone to exercise patience, understanding and respect as we implement it.

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New law allows concealed carry at Georgia tailgates
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/new-law-allows-concealed-carry-georgia-tailgates-145345714.html
Sam Cooper
A new law in Georgia means fans will be able to carry a concealed weapon at UGA tailgates. The state’s new “campus carry” legislation will allow for residents with a proper concealed firearm permit to have a handgun at tailgating events at public universities in Georgia. The state previously just allowed for concealed carry in vehicles on campus. University System of Georgia chancellor Steve Wrigley offered further clarifications about the law, which is known as House Bill 280 and is for handguns only, in a memo released on Wednesday. It goes into effect on July 1. “While current law already allows license-holders to keep weapons secured in motor vehicles, beginning on July 1, House Bill 280 will allow anyone who is properly licensed in the State of Georgia to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned or leased by public colleges and universities, with some exceptions as explained below. It will not allow any other type of gun to be carried around campus; nor will it allow handguns to be carried openly,” the memo says. Wrigley clarified in the memo that concealed handguns will not be allowed inside athletic events.

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Here’s How a Student ‘Unit Record’ System Could Change Higher Ed
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-s-How-a-Student-Unit/240165
By Adam Harris
…The U.S. Senate’s version of the “College Transparency Act,” introduced by four members of the Senate education committee, would cut red tape for colleges and universities, drastically reducing the number of cumbersome forms they have to submit, the legislators said in a news release. It would also “tell students how others with their backgrounds have succeeded at an institution, and help point them towards schools best suited to their unique needs and desired outcomes.” An identical bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Paul Mitchell, Republican of Michigan, and Jared Polis, Democrat of Colorado. Opponents of what’s been called a student unit-record system agree that a change is needed, and that students, as well as their families, need better information, but have expressed concern that such record-keeping would be a violation of a federal privacy law. Though supporters of the new bill do not see it moving outside of a Higher Education Act reauthorization, which has been made less certain by tensions on the Senate education committee, they remain hopeful.

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The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream

David Leonhardt
The country’s most powerful engine of upward mobility is under assault. Public colleges have an unmatched record of lofting their students into the middle class and beyond. For decades, they have enrolled teenagers and adults from modest backgrounds, people who are often the first member of their family to attend college, and changed their trajectories. Over the last several years, however, most states have cut their spending on higher education, some drastically. Many public universities have responded by enrolling fewer poor and middle-class students — and replacing them with affluent students who can afford the tuition. The situation is particularly demoralizing because it’s happening even as politicians from both parties spend more time trumpeting their supposedly deep concern for the American dream. Yet government policy is hurting, not fostering, many people’s chance to earn the most reliable ticket to a good job and a better life.

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Counting on student loan forgiveness? Don’t bet on it
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NATION-WORLD By Shahien Nasiripour – The Washington Post
Nearly half of college students surveyed earlier this year said they expected to be helped by the federal government’s various student loan forgiveness programs. But new government figures suggest that their hoped-for windfall won’t be that generous. In a first-of-its-kind public analysis, the U.S. Department of the Education projects that borrowers who next year enroll in loan forgiveness programs would, on average, repay every penny they borrowed, and then some. Some debtors in the programs, which cap monthly payments relative to earnings and offer the possibility of debt forgiveness, are projected to pay as much as 76 percent more than they borrowed. The forgiven amount would largely be interest that accrued over what could be as long as 25 years of making payments.

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Tennessee “Free College” Becomes Law
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by Teen Vogue
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Reconnect Act into law Wednesday, making Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer free college for all citizens. The act allows all citizens – both high school graduates and adults – the chance to earn a postsecondary degree or certificate free of tuition and fees and at no cost to taxpayers.

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Veterans Groups Pushing for Post-9/11 GI Bill Improvements
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by Monica Levitan
Veterans associations, such as the Student Veterans of America (SVA), American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), are working to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code, specifically regarding the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider range of veterans who are transitioning into higher education or future careers. Some draft bills for the GI Bill were introduced to Congress in late April, including measures such as the Veterans Education Equity Act, which eliminates the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) so veterans can make their education decisions based on factors other than housing benefits, such as where they attend their classes. Those proposed bills passed the House of Representatives, but stalled in the Senate. Some were not even brought to the House floor for a vote. The SVA and American Legion held a Post-9/11 GI Bill Roundtable Discussion on May 18 to discuss improving the GI Bill, inviting more than 60 veterans and military service organizations, stakeholders and media to the American Legion office in Washington, D.C.