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Toe-to-toe with the Georgia Attorney General

Toe-to-toe with the Georgia Attorney General

blogs.spjnetwork.org — First day on the job at my summer freedom of information internship at the Society of Professional Journalists' headquarters and I'm thrown smack dab of a First Amendment fight against the Georgia Attorney General's office. There's nothing quite like becoming a (small) Internet sensation among journalistic circles on your first day of work at SPJ. I'm sure my bosses were impressed (even SPJ President David Cuillier wrote about me ). Last Thursday a motion was filed - via state Attorney General Sam Olens - that was seeking to have me remove four pages of public documents I had posted to my blog last August.
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ID Kingpin

ID Kingpin

flagpole.com — William Trosclair and Tyler Ruby ran what University of Georgia Police Chief Jimmy Williamson called the largest fake ID ring he’s ever seen on a college campus. What follows is Trosclair's account of how he got into the fake ID business—and how he got caught...
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The Red & Black Comes Back to Life

The Red & Black Comes Back to Life

flagpole.com — When Polina Marinova, the editor-in-chief of The Red & Black, the University of Georgia's independent student newspaper, read the memo, tears blurred her eyes. Ed Stamper, an advertising executive and Red & Black board member hired as a consultant, had castigated the staff for publishing too much negative news and not enough positive pieces, and he suggested putting the professional editorial advisor in charge of the paper. The notion of prior review or any form of outside oversight threatened Marinova's concept of independence as a student journalist. The staff felt blindsided. Marinova resigned in protest, and top editorial staff members followed her out of the office over Stamper's memo.
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Minors Partying Leads to Major Problems

Minors Partying Leads to Major Problems

flagpole.com — This fall will be the fourth consecutive semester Eric Van Deventer won't be returning to school. He's still paying for the time he was caught in Athens drinking and driving underage with a fake ID. Van Deventer is far from alone. The bust earlier this month of an alleged fake ID manufacturing ring that involved 17 University of Georgia students indicates the ubiquity of the deceptive driver's licenses. Easy to Fake Indictments against UGA student William Trosclair and Gainesville State student Tyler Ruby-the ringleaders of the fake ID ring, according to police-were almost two years in the making.
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College students say no to costly textbooks

College students say no to costly textbooks

USA Today — College students heading to campus this fall will probably pay more for new textbooks, but recent studies suggest that the era of costly course materials could be coming to an end. College students and some of their professors are pushing back against ever-escalating textbook prices that have jumped 82% in the past decade. Growing numbers of faculty are publishing or adopting free or lower-cost course materials online. Students also are getting savvier: 34% this spring reported downloading course content from an unauthorized website, up from 20% in 2010, says a survey released last month by the Book Industry Study Group, a trade association whose members include publishers, retailers, librarians, and other professionals engaged in print and electronic media.
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'Adderall does not teach you calculus'

'Adderall does not teach you calculus'

USA Today — In the wake of a prominent senator's call for a crackdown on "academic doping," experts confirm that the use of drugs like Adderall and Ritalin by college students is increasingly commonplace. Adderall is back in the spotlight after calls from Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y to crack down on students' use of prescription stimulants to achieve academic excellence. (Photo: JB Reed, Bloomberg) Sonia Tews was overwhelmed. She was paying for her own education while working 30 hours week and, at one point, spent as many as 14 hours on campus six days a week.
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Task force crafting prostitution ordinance debates punishment or treatment for sex workers

Task force crafting prostitution ordinance debates punishment or treatment for sex workers

clatl.com — Should sex workers caught by Atlanta Police be given a chance to escape prostitution with treatment, sentenced to jail time, or both? That was one of the questions addressed by a task force that's trying to help city officials create "tools to fight prostitution" during its third monthly meeting earlier this week at City Hall. The Working Group on Prostitution, or WGOP, was formed by Mayor Kasim Reed to craft an alternative ordinance aimed at curbing prostitution after a proposal that included "banishing" sex workers from certain parts of Atlanta was met with opposition from advocates and activists.
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Study: Marijuana use increases risk of academic problems

Study: Marijuana use increases risk of academic problems

USA Today — Study is "really the first time that such an intense look at the health-risk behaviors of college students has been linked to the post-college functioning," according to University of Maryland expert. Research showed that 33% of college students reported using marijuana at least once in 2011. (Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP) For something known as a "gateway" drug, marijuana can shut the door on opportunity, especially for college students. The University of Maryland School of Public Health released a report last week that connects student marijuana use and problems with academic retention and performance.
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Federal shield law could skip over student media

Federal shield law could skip over student media

USA Today — For college journalists, the difference between two versions of the bill in Congress -- coming down to how a "journalist" is defined -- is crucial. The U.S. Capitol building on April 17, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images) Journalists could soon see more protection with a federal media shield law reintroduced in Congress last week. However, it could leave student journalists out in the cold. Pushed by the White House, the Free Flow of Information Act (originally introduced in 2009), was added to the legislative agenda last Wednesday.
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Atlantans 'March Against Monsanto'

Atlantans 'March Against Monsanto'

Creative Loafing — About 700 protesters on Saturday gathered in Piedmont Park and along the Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail to stage a " March Against Monsanto," one of many similar efforts held around the world to raise awareness about the agriculture giant. Protesters set up shop on the outskirts of the Atlanta Jazz Festival to draw attention to possible dangers associated with Monsanto's genetically modified organisms, or GMOs - plants or animals which have been produced through the process of gene splicing, or genetic engineering. Some critics say GMOs - and the herbicide used to help raise GMO crops - can potentially harm people's health and the environment.
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Obama visits Decatur to bang the early childhood education drum

Obama visits Decatur to bang the early childhood education drum

Creative Loafing — President Barack Obama returned to metro Atlanta today to promote his plan to make early childhood education a "national priority." The president, who was joined by such local elected officials as Mayor Kasim Reed, Congressman Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, and Decatur Mayor Jim Baskett visited Decatur's College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center to stress the importance of young children going to preschool, one of the main issues announced during Obama's State of the Union address. Obama told the crowd of several hundred people that educated children, combined with a "thriving middle class," is the "true engine" of economic growth.
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Protesters blast state’s higher-ed policies limiting undocumented students’ access to college

Protesters blast state’s higher-ed policies limiting undocumented students’ access to college

Creative Loafing — Protesters yesterday rallied outside the University System of Georgia's downtown offices to sound off over undocumented students' lack of access to public colleges and universities. More than 20 students took to the streets with signs, formed a picket line and chanted, "Up, up with education! Down, down with segregation!" during the monthly Board of Regents meeting. The group protested what's called Policy 4.1.6, which prohibits undocumented students from attending Georgia's top-tier schools, which includes the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State University. According to the policy, undocumented students cannot take another qualified - and documented - applicant's spot at one of the top-tier schools.
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Opinion: In defense of unpaid internships

Opinion: In defense of unpaid internships

www.usatodayeducate.com — Think of your internship desk as a classroom desk, the author says. An unpaid internship is equal to an education, so paying for it isn't unreasonable. Some say that unpaid internships are unethical because interns do work that should, at the very least, provide minimum-wage compensation. Some say unpaid internships promote a culture of privilege because only the richest are able to participate in such practices while paying the costs of living. Some critics within the media industry say that companies who use unpaid interns are "ruining journalism." Recent lawsuits filed against companies, such as Hearst, have challenged the legality of not paying interns.
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College media often feel the Associated Press' pain

College media often feel the Associated Press' pain

USA Today — Student newspapers often deal with many questionable - and sometimes downright illegal - actions from administrators. When the Justice Department secretly seized phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors, the AP got a taste of what many college journalists face from university administrators daily - contempt of the law. Student newspapers often deal with many questionable - and sometimes downright illegal - actions from administrators who shut down operations over an explicit sex issue, campus safety officers who refuse to provide any criminal records (including of a sexually violent nature), student government associations that cut print funding in retaliation and colleges that avoid open-record laws to conduct presidential searches in secrecy.
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Dismissed: What they haven't told you about Tricoli's resignation

Dismissed: What they haven't told you about Tricoli's resignation

www.collegiannews.com — Posted: August 29, 2012 at 8:00 am Updated: August 30, 2012 at 7:33 am By David Schick "I think everything's going to work out." The Collegian spoke with former GPC President, Dr. Anthony Tricoli, on the phone on May 8, the day after Chancellor Hank Huckaby announced a $16 million budget shortfall and Tricoli's departure. "I've got a lot of questions coming from a lot of different angles right now," said Tricoli. "Could you call me back tomorrow?" But everything didn't work out.
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