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Thunder Crew seeks to improve student section

The rapidly growing Thunder Crew is looking to expand its presence around campus. The group is seeking a budget of $28,000 from the Student Activities Budget Committee to make improvements to the student section as a whole. Thunder Crew President Patrick Gamble proposed the budget, the bulk of which would fund a student lounge in [...]

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Phelps reflects on childhood through art

Phelps held her senior art exhibit reception April 26 at Blackbird Coffee. There she gave a speech on her artwork while allowing her professors and fellow classmakes to ask questions.

For many, receiving the news that you only have a few weeks to live before the age of five can alter your life forever, and for senior art major Elizabeth Phelps, it did just that. At the age of four, Phelps was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma and was only given weeks to live.

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Counterfeit money found on campus

Georgia College has seen its first-ever case of counterfeit money at the Business Office as of April 14 when $200 worth of the bleached bills were intercepted, according to Public Safety. In addition, $200 in counterfeit money was also confiscated by Milledgeville Police Department and was later determined to be passed by the same person.

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No. 7 Men to battle Columbus State University in first round of tournament

Junior Jerome Leborgne and sophomore Johan Wadstein were both selected to represent the Georgia College men’s tennis team on the All-Peach Belt Conference Team.

Although the regular season is over for the Georgia College men’s tennis team, the Bobcats have been selected to compete in the NCAA Regional Tournament. Head Coach Steve Barsby is aware of what the Bobcats need to do to prepare themselves for regionals. “We’re going to know all the teams, so we’ll just work on [...]

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City Council discusses downtown housing

The Belk building downtown is currently unoccupied and limited in use due to its large size.  If City Council passes the newly proposed city housing ordinance, the Belk building will most likely be the first downtown building to transition into apartment, according to Milledgeville Mainstreet.

Downtown Milledgeville may see the addition of more housing options, after last Tuesday’s City Council meeting. While the city currently only allows loft apartments with up to two bedrooms, the proposed changes would give business owners considerably more flexibility to convert upstairs and even ground floor levels into apartments. If passed, the city housing ordinance [...]

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Ward emerges as leader for baseball team

The Bobcat baseball team is rounding out the season with hopes of defeating Armstrong Atlantic to take the lead over Columbus State in the PBC west. Much of their success is due to two returning senior starters: catcher Richard Pirkle and right fielder Shawn Ward.

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