An outraged state Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens (along with countless others) is hitting crazy talk coming from the heart of Bulldog nation. He tweeted “Athens Commissioner Melissa Link said of UGA football players: ‘a lot of them are out there raping and murdering.’ TWICE. These defamatory, outrageous comments attacking college athletes at UGA by a sitting Commissioner must be condemned.” And it’s not the first time the motor-mouth commissioner has made sweeping generalizations on various issues. Link continues to SINK…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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