What will a college student do for food? Dance with a cow! Last Thursday evening, local merchants in the square came out to welcome NGCSU students back for the new school year. Armed with gift bags, free food, discounts, and movie tickets, the local businesses wanted to give students a refuge from campus and a place to hang out.
Ever wonder about the big white house across the street from Price Memorial, the building with the big gold steeple? Well, it's the Vickery House, a beautiful place that has a long-standing historical connection to our campus. It's also home to the GASC. The goal is to educate students in the community about Appalachia culture about art, music, nature, and more.
Many college students don't eat the healthy foods they should. They grab fast food in a sack or go to an inexpensive restaurant for a quick meal. But there's no excuse to eat food that's bad for you all the time. Check out this recipe and the suggestions to make your chicken quesadilla come at a cheap cost - for the wallet and the waistline.
Whether you're referred to as a "freshie" or a first-year, you are still a freshman. Upperclassmen often giggle when you walk by either because of the confused look on your face or by the lanyard you have around your neck with a Student ID hanging out. Seniors affectionately refer to those as dog tags.
"Taylor's Top Ten" is a column where each week I will explore a different aspect of life at our beloved university. This week I take on activities that claim to be sports, but really aren't, like croquet and NASCAR.
Just How Green Is Our Campus? Our planet Earth was at one time a thriving, sustainable, and beautiful planet. And, then, along came the human species. Now, don't get me wrong, we humans have done a lot of good, but we have also done a lot of harm to our home planet.
Everyone knows that crime doesn't pay. It doesn't even take a holiday in beautiful and peaceful downtown Dahlonega. It seems that North Georgia students just can't stay out of trouble. Check out what crazy antics they've been up to in this week's edition of NGCSU crime reports.
Twenty-six, vingt-six, sechs und zwanzig, veintiseis. NGCSU bears that number proudly, ranking among the top Southern universities, according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges of 2011" guide. But what makes those other guys so much better?
On Wednesday, students rallied against sexual assault at the Take Back the Night event. Director of Student Counseling, Dr. Simon Codery, offered great tips on how to stay safe on and off campus.
While study abroad programs are usually open only to students, some of North Georgia's faculty got a taste of the world beyond the borders of Dahlonega this past year.
Defense wins championships. That's the cliche and a cute thing to say. Anyone who played organized sports has had that drilled into their heads since childhood. Everything revolves around a solid defense. Yet, while a good defense is certainly a great foundation for a winning season, it must be accompanied by a decent offense.
After finishing fifth in the Peach Belt Conference last year, the Lady Saints soccer team is ranked third in this year's preseason polls. The return of two preseason All-Conference players is at the center of these high expectations for the team.
The North Georgia sports website, www.sainstssports.com, has undergone major reconstruction since last semester. It is now more viewer friendly, easier to navigate and includes some new features.
Formed in the nightclub scene of West London, the indie rock band Mumford & Sons is quickly gaining a large following in both the U.S. and Europe. Although the band has only released one studio album, 2009's "Sigh No More," their reputation has steadily grown as unique acoustic act that has unusual depth and power.
Last summer, as some of my classmates were vacationing and/or working summer jobs, I was taking three classes and a lab. One class required getting up at "O dark thirty." Another took more effort than my brain could handle. During one moment of frustration, I made one of those dramatic, Scarlett O'Hara "as God is my witness" promises: I would never again take a summer course. Then it hit me. This is my senior year.
A chatty chick on a cell phone nearly run you over today? How about those cozy couples loudly lovey-doving it in the library? So, tell me, do things like this really curl your toes or cause you to have to sever your tongue from your mouth because of what you would say? Give me a shout.
Looking for something to do off campus but low on cash? Check out these events going on this week in and around Dahlonega.