Libby Hobbs

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News Editor at The Red and Black

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SEMESTER IN PHOTOS: A Look Back At Spring 2025

1 month ago | redandblack.com | Ethan Greene |Libby Hobbs |Forest Dynes |Laney Martin

Allison Perfetti, left, and Allison Smith, right, perform a jazz mashup during Dancing With the Athens Stars at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The event, showcasing local Athens leaders and popular figures, supports Project Safe, a non-profit organization working to end domestic violence. (Photo/Ethan Greene; @the.greene.camera)
How to access mental health resources as a UGA student

1 month ago | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs |Molly Moore

University of Georgia students said the biggest mental health challenges they’re facing are anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), inconsistent sleep and general academic stress, according to a short survey administered by Grady College of Journalism and Mass communication.
PHOTOS: Life of an Athens pandemic baby 5 years later

2 months ago | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

Kendall Gates, 5, was born on March 15, 2020 — the same day Athens, Georgia went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His mother, Kethia Gates, said the hospital had never felt that quiet and empty. Nearly five years later, Kendall Gates is in speech therapy and karate lessons to help with his socialization, according to Kethia Gates. She first noticed the speech delay when he was 2 years old and struggling to express himself.
Reckless: Breaking down Georgia football driving charges and UGAAA policy

Mar 2, 2025 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs |Clary Watson

Editor’s note: This story is part three of a series covering the Jan. 15, 2023, car crash in Athens that resulted in the deaths of former University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock died in a high-speed car crash on Jan. 15, 2023.
Reckless: Breaking down Georgia football driving charges and UGAAA policy

Feb 19, 2025 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs |Clary Watson

Editor’s note: This story is part three of a series covering the Jan. 15, 2023, car crash in Athens that resulted in the deaths of former University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock died in a high-speed car crash on Jan. 15, 2023.
UGAAA confirms Georgia football team personnel and members safe, accounted for in New Orleans

Jan 1, 2025 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

The University of Georgia Athletic Association confirmed in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that all team personnel and members of the official Georgia football team were accounted for. The statement was in response to an attack on Bourbon Street early Wednesday when a driver sped through a crowd of pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring at least 30. “We are deeply saddened by the senseless violence that occurred in New Orleans.
Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100

Dec 29, 2024 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president and only one from Georgia, has died at age 100 after more than a year in hospice care. Carter, a native of Plains, Georgia, was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. Prior to the White House, he served on the Georgia Senate from 1963-1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in the 1976 U.S. presidential election.
From the editor: Help us continue serving our community

Dec 2, 2024 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

Editor's NoteThis letter was originally sent on Dec. 3, 2024, to Friends of The Red & Black, a newsletter for supporters and alumni of the organization to stay apprised on the organization's programmatic developments and initiatives. To sign up for this newsletter, please fill out the form located at redandblack.com/alumni. All are welcome, and thank you for your support.
PHOTO: ESPN College GameDay

Nov 15, 2024 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

ESPN College GameDay returned to the University of Georgia Myers Quad in Athens, Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Some students and others were in line since the night before to earn a spot and The Home Depot hard hat. Many also decorated their own signs to show off ahead of the Georgia vs. Tennessee football game. Kickoff starts at 7:30 p.m., and many fans have tailgates set up throughout the day.
OPINION: There’s no right way to talk about adoption

Nov 7, 2024 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

My narrative is like many other women Chinese adoptees: I was found in a box on the side of a rural street, with nothing but a few milk packets. Rumor says my biological mother was probably nearby to make sure someone found me. But, the core of my story is this — I was abandoned. China put an end to international adoptions in September, which stops anyone outside of the country (besides relatives) from housing these children.