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Nov 28, 2024 | 
salfordnow.co.uk | Ella Jones
A Salford resident has undergone an ambitious plan this November running 60 miles for the men’s mental health. The charity fundraiser was dedicated to Movember saw a Salford local resident trace a huge number 60 across Greater Manchester. The big running event will completed by George Frewer, who will be looking to complete the ultra-marathon challenge over two days. The ambitious challenge will see George run across the region across both the November 30 and December 1.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government will have schedule and service changes for Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, Oct. 14. The county animal shelter will be closed Monday, in addition to animal control officers not being available for any non-emergency phone calls, according to a press release. Any animal emergency service – including an animal bite, an injured or sick animal or a trapped animal – will be provided through 911.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
Brian Steele began his role as associate dean of admissions for the University of Georgia School of Medicine as of Oct. 1, according to a UGA press release. He previously served as the associate dean of admissions for the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas. Before working at KU, Steele held roles in recruitment and admission offices at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. He graduated from West Texas A&M University with a degree in political science.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
The Paine College National Alumni Association, Athens Chapter, introduced the Lucius Henry Holsey scholarship fund to honor the former slave on Jan. 27. Holsey founded Augusta’s historically Black college in 1882. Holsey arrived in Athens in 1857 when he was 14 years old, where he was enslaved by a professor at the University of Georgia.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
Joro spiders, an internet phenomenon that incite fear in many, are not anything to be afraid of, according to Andy Davis, assistant research scientist at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology. “There’s this weird irony — [Joro spiders are] the safest, gentlest creature in the world, but yet, people are terrified about this thing, and they want to kill it instantly,” Davis said. The bright yellow, palm-sized spiders create big and strong webs, Davis said.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
“You don’t really say no to Christian,” University of Georgia senior Ursula Cole said about her boyfriend, Christian Spence. “If he puts his mind to something, he’s going to do it.”Spence ran the Longest Night 50K ultramarathon in Greenville, South Carolina, this past December to honor his father, Mark Spence, and to fundraise $25,000 in support of the Parkinson’s Foundation. Spence described the moment his father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019 as bittersweet.
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Dec 25, 2023 | 
thecrimson.com | Ella Jones
“Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad BunnyThis feels like a good starting point. It’s been the spring, summer, and fall of “Tití Me Pregunto.” Please, everyone, stop in your tracks and play it on full blast wherever you are in order to secure a “Tití Me Pregunto” winter. I’ll be honest, it’s no “Yo Perreo Sola,” but nothing gets the people going like this song (sorry, “N*ggas in Paris”) — even if they speak absolutely zero words of Spanish.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
thecrimson.com | Ella Jones |John N. Peña
The Dean of Students Office is located in University Hall, located in Harvard Yard. By Michael GritzbachBy Ella L. Jones and John N. Peña, Crimson Staff WritersHarvard College Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said during a Tuesday interview that the Dean of Students Office is working to understand the history and purpose of the student activities fee as an increasing number of students opt out of the $200 annual expense.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
redandblack.com | Ella Jones
Jakelyn Spencer, third grade teacher at Cleveland Road Elementary School, was named teacher of the year by the Clarke County School District for the 2023-2024 school year. Spencer attended Purdue University in Indiana, where she originally started in the speech language pathology program. After quickly realizing that this path was not meant for her, she decided to take classes in the college of education during a semester of exploratory studies. It was then that she decided education was her niche.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thecrimson.com | Ella Jones |John N. Peña
The Dean of Students Office is located in University Hall. By Frank S. ZhouBy Ella L. Jones and John N. Peña, Crimson Staff WritersHarvard College’s House Committees are searching for new ways to fundraise following a 5 percent decrease in annual funding from the Dean of Students Office, according to an October document obtained by The Crimson. In total, House Committees received $204,250 for fiscal year 2024, per the DSO’s letter.
