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The best pieces from WUGA’s student journalists

WUGA’s student journalists are integral in the mission to serve Northeast Georgia with quality journalism that informs and entertains.  

As the 2025-2026 school year ends, here's a look back at some of the best pieces written by WUGA’s student journalists.

The first Black football players to join the University of Georgia team in 1971 recently screened a new documentary about their historic experiences.
After decades of serving the Athens community, Weaver D’s - known for inspiring one of R.E.M’s album titles - closed Thursday, February 26th.
The zoo will be housed in Cedar Street Building B on campus and house about 30 types of insects, according to Dr. Kelly Carruthers, a professor and the primary caretaker of the zoo.
Clarke County School District Board of Education members did not approve the new code of student conduct at the work session Thursday night.
Athens is well known for its large population of artists. Less frequently acknowledged is the suffering that many of these local creatives go through.
The Athens-Clarke County Transit system conducted its periodic audit, highlighting six key findings and 17 accompanying recommendations.

Alexzundra Tillman is a part-time reporter and producer. She is currently pursuing her masters degree in Film and Television studies at UGA and hopes to work at the cross section of these two fields in the future.
Sophia Stafford is a senior journalism and Spanish student at the University of Georgia. She is pursuing a career in broadcast journalism and has a passion for multimedia storytelling.
Ziggy Moon is a University of Georgia Undergraduate student in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass communication. Majoring in journalism, they are working towards a career within the news field.