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[edit] Is Kim Basinger an Alumna?

Kim Basinger is listed in Wikipedia as an alumna of UGA. Although Basinger grew up in Athens, none of her biographies mention her ever having attended the University of Georgia. Someone should confirm this and perhaps delete her name under List of University of Georgia people.


[edit] Statistics

How is the name of the president and the name of the student newspaper a statistic? ArchonMeld 16:30, 2 April 2006 (UTC)


I was in the famed Lenox district of Atlanta last weekend and saw a fairly tall building with the sign "Terry College of Business" beside of the UGA symbol. I've been to Lenox several times and this was the first time I saw this building. There ought to be a description of this business school, what it has to offer, and why it's in Atlanta now. -Amit, July 29

I know I'm very late but to respond: Terry College is primarily located on the campus in Athens, with a satellite location at Lenox for executive MBA-type programs. The school should be mentioned in the main article anyway; in fact, this article needs major work. I'll be looking into doing that soon. To anyone reading this -- Help would be very welcome! --SuperNova |T|C| 08:06, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Athletics Section

Just a straw poll -- do y'all think these new additions should maybe be split off into a "UGA Athletics" article or something along those lines? It seems too detailed on one aspect of the university to belong in the main article, but I think it's mostly good info (if it had some more cited sources...) that should be in WP. Thoughts? --SuperNova |T|C| 04:18, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely agree. I think we should model the UGA page after the University of Michigan. One paragraph per sport or general sport topic with the detailed stuff in the main sports article. Same for history and the rest of the article in fact. Interested in starting a Wikiproject (e.g. Texas)? Maybe one day even a portal like Portal:University_of_Texas_at_Austin? We'll need a lot more UGA folks on Wikipedia, lots of content to add.--Roswell native 05:08, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Good ideas. I like the idea of a few paragraphs about UGA athletics in general on the main page, then link off to the Georgia Bulldogs page for more detailed info.--Brian31 04:30, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, I moved all the existing Athletics info to the Georgia Bulldogs page earlier. I just put up a first attempt at a summary for the athletics section on the main UGA page. Needs work for sure, but I thought it would help get things started. IThe rivalry info will be contentious so I would recommend we also try to cite something when putting in additional statements or doing rewrites. I also tried to avoid focusing on specific sports as that seems more appropriate for the Georgia Bulldogs entry. Edit away! --Roswell native 03:34, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Endowment

This number was in the infobox and was recently changed. In an effort to see whether the new or old number was right, I found that this information is hard to find online. The UGA site doesn't have it, not even at the University Fact Book (there is a number there for revenue from endowment, but it's less than a million and clearly not what this is about). In 1999, the President of UGA reported it as $249M [1], while some 3-5 year old news articles put the number at $400M, and US News (as of 2006) has it at $39M -- a tenfold error on somebody's part.

As these numbers are (clearly) all over the place, and it's an optional category/free label anyway, I have removed it from the box for now, pending someone coming up with a verifiable source, per WP guidelines. Comments are welcome. --SuperNova |T|C| 06:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

$474,596,000, from Georgia Student Finance Commission -Paul Ruddle
According to the June edition of the Georgia Magazine, it's "$475.6 million." [2] As the Georgia Magazine is published by UGA itself, I've re-added it to the box. --Archangel127 20:23, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
That sounds like a reasonable number and from reliable-enough sources. Thanks for the update, you two. --SuperNova |T|C| 05:13, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greek Life

Anon IP 65.38.9.35 has been adding lists of sorority chapters to many college and university articles. I don't think it belongs. Can we get a consensus as to whether this should stay or go? --SuperNova |T|C| 03:00, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I think a summary of Greek life (i.e. # of fraternities/sororities, % of student body that are members) is more appropriate for the main article. The current list would be better placed in a separate article about Greek life at UGA IMHO.--Roswell native 03:20, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
I agree -- the list, while informative, doesn't really belong in the main article. Archangel127 20:15, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Motto

I noticed on the page that the motto is listed as being "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." However, I've heard on campus (and the mainpage says) that the motto has been changed to "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things." As far as I can tell, though, the school's seal hasn't been changed, and I can't find the new Latin version (if there is one) anywhere. Should I go ahead and change the motto, and delete the old Latin version? Archangel127 19:44, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

IMHO, best to leave as is until a citeable source is confirmed for the new motto. Roswell native 21:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Roswell is correct. However, so is Arch: see http://www.uga.edu/profile/mission.html . I'll be updating this shortly. Many thanks for the contributions, guys. --SuperNova |T|C| 06:40, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Scratch that. I had intended to change it, but as Archangel said, there does not seem to be a new Latin version. The English motto has changed, and is reported in numerous places on the UGA website. But what should we do about the Latin one that still figures prominently on the school seal and elsewhere? --SuperNova |T|C| 06:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Photos

It would be nice to have a few photos on the UGA page. Possibly a nice photo of the Arch, Student Learning Center, and Old College, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.218.104.22 (talk • contribs) 20:04, August 5, 2006

Agreed. If nobody can find any free images, I'll take some when I get back to Athens in a couple of weeks. --SuperNova |T|C| 02:54, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New section

Any thoughts about adding a new section called "Institution" after the History section? Intro to the section would be the last two sections of the current leading paragraph. The first subsection would be a new "Organization" section with the schools and colleges listed there (See Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities) instead of down in the "Facts" section. We could also take some of the bulleted facts out and place in paragraph form as additional intro text for the "Institution" section. Might also be nice to have several more subsections such as "Enrollment" and "Faculty". Maybe a temp page would be better to play with this reorg? -- Roswell native 01:29, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I think this would be a good idea. The source for the majority of the information under the "Facts" section, University of Georgia:Quick Facts is already cited as a note earlier in the article.--Imaginationac 03:07, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chapel Bell

Perhaps this talk page gets more traffic than that of Talk:Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, so I'll ask this question here: does anyone know of a website or book that explicitly states that the Chapel Bell has been stolen? I'm trying to fill the last {{fact}} tag on Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate and I'm not knowledgeable enough of UGA resources to do so. Thanks. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 06:19, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Streaking record

The current record for the largest group streak was established at the University of Georgia, with 1,543 simultaneous streakers on March 7, 1974. <ref>Pearson, Andy. "1974: Univ. 'cracks' streaking record", The Red and Black, 2004-03-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. </ref>

Any objections to adding this statement to the "History" section? It may be trivial, but I don't see any problem if it isn't part of a trivia section. I know it isn't specifically about the university itself, but it is an historical social event that occurred on its campus. I also see a request to edit the section by blending prose with timeline and dividing into subsections - I'd gladly spend some time on this if consensus leans that way.

- Tobogganoggin talk 22:07, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] West Campus Picture

It seems to me that the west campus picture does not significantly contribute to the article and is also vague and unattractive. I am replacing it with one or two other pictures from campus that are more specific and also show off the beauty of UGA. If many people feel this is a poor decision, please let me know and we'll discuss. GoDawgs1 (talk) 23:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm thrilled by the inclusion of the historic Hunter/Holmes pic! As for the path behind the arch, it's lovely compared to the awful west campus image, but it doesn't particularly illustrate UGA all that well. A photo or two of some of that old North Campus architecture would be great (maybe the Chapel, Demosthenian Hall or Old College - not the modern monstrosities seen on the rest of campus) if anyone can produce something. As for scenic landscapes, a nice distance shot of the front of the Main Library from across the North Campus Quad might be a good replacement for the Herty Field image. In other words, stand exactly where the arch path photo was taken, step to your right about 20 yards, then look either to your left or directly behind you. One last thing - wait for Spring, or better yet, how about some colorful Fall foliage? ;) - Tobogganoggin talk 02:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)