December 6, 2017 – Digital Storytelling

Two Athens Businesses Outlast The Competition

December 6, 2017December 7, 2018 Justin Ebertathens ga, Mayflower Restaurant, Morton Theatre, old stuff, restaurant0 comment

ATHENS, Ga. – The Mayflower Restaurant and The Morton Theater are among rare businesses in Athens that have survived major recessions. The Mayflower Restaurant, which has been in continuous operation since 1948, has stayed open longer than all of its competition. Ricky Vaughn, the owner for the last 45 years, said he has done so by building up a committed core group of customers. “We got people in here that have been eating here for 40 years,” Vaughn said. “That’s the tradition for them. Coming to the games. Coming…

Community Crime

UGA: Higher Crime Rate than Other Georgia Universities

December 6, 2017December 11, 2017 Gabriella CammarataAthens, Campus, Crime Rate, Georgia Universities, safety, UGA Students, University of Georgia0 comment

ATHENS, GEORGIA- The University of Georgia’s violent crime rate is more than double than that of Georgia Institute of Technology. According to 2014 FBI crime statistics, the rate of violent crime at UGA is roughly 21.7 per 10,000 students, whereas at Georgia Institute of Technology, it is roughly 9.3 per 10,000 students. At Kennesaw State University, the rate of violent crime is approximately 4.9 per 10,000 students. Adrian Salazar, a worker at the East Campus Deck at UGA, states that this might be because of the lack of cameras inside parking…

UGA Professors Analyze Trends and Causes Behind Opioid Epidemic

December 6, 2017March 20, 2018 Karson BankheadAddiction, Healthcare Policy, Medial Treatment, Opioid Epidemic, Opioids, Pharmaceuticals, Substance Abuse, UGA Research, UGA School of Pharmacy0 comment

ATHENS, GEORGIA — University of Georgia (UGA) professors Randall Tackett,Jayani Jayawardhana, and Matthew Perri are researching causes and trends behind the opioid epidemic in northeast Georgia. Although the three professors are conducting separate studies, they all are investigating the causes behind the rising use of opioids on UGA’s campus and northeast Georgia. Professor Randall Tackett, a pharmacy professor at UGA, studies abused drugs. He deals with students on UGA’s campus who struggle with addiction to opioids and runs programs in school systems to help with addiction. He uses his studies to…