Dr. Marshall Shepherd, who graduated from Cherokee High School in 1987, will lead the 14,000-member American Meteorological Society.
Cherokee High alum and University of Georgia professor Dr. Marshall Shepherd has been tapped to serve as president-elect of the American Meteorological Society. According to a UGA press release, Shepherd, a professor of geography at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and director of the university's Atmospheric Sciences Program, will begin the one year term on Jan. 22. "The AMS is the oldest and most respected organization in the field of atmospheric science, and I'm honored to serve as its president-elect," Shepherd said in a statement. "The costly and deadly weather events of the past year and the current discussions regarding climate highlight the critical role that weather and climate play in our society…
"We felt like we were being walked on so we walked out," said Editor in Chief Polina Marinova.
An advertising executive has resigned from The Red & Black board of directors. Students will have more input into editorial decisions. And there won't be a non-student review of stories prior to their being published. With all three of their demands met, the former staff of The Red & Black student newspaper may return to their jobs, said editor-in-chief Polina Marinova. Marinova and her staff walked out Wednesday night, fed up with what they believed was too much interference and emphasis on happy, upbeat stories instead of real news about the UGA community. "We'll talk among ourselves and then reapply for our positions," said Marinova. "We're happy they met our demands and that we finally had a voice." The Board of Directors will hire a …
The Bulldogs can start 2012 with a big bowl win.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
It's Gameday! The Georgia Bulldogs meet the Michigan State Spartans in the Outback Bowl at 1 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Here's the latest hoopla:
Kelly Neeley
3:42 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
Totally agree with previous comment - this story came out of the blue! I thought for a moment I had been switched to an Athens Patch -- as a Grady J School grad myself, I'm afraid to ask where this reporter got her training! Conrad Fink would never approve... more ›