UGA football Coach Mark Richt will be visiting the Middle East with other NCAA football coaches to show support to US troops stationed in the region.
Official AA announcement here, and blog coverage at Georgia Bulldog Blog and Georgia Sports Blog.

A little news for the day:

UGA is back in the top-20 in the public college rankings (ABH and AJC)
3 letters to the editor in the AJC about sorority rush
27 students have been arrested so far this semester (R&B)
More on SGA VP-gate
The Athens World blog has two good articles:

There were several armed robberies lately downtown
A brief [...]

Today was the first day of classes at UGA, and the first day of printing for the Red and Black, the student-run campus newspaper.

More on the UGA police officer charged with molestation (ABH)
Day 5 in the AJC series on sorority rush
An article in the AJC explaining the high costs of textbooks
Student government vice president arrested [...]

The big news of the day is that a UGA police officer resigned after he was charged with child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and violating his oath of office. See the story in the Athens Banner-Herald.
In other news, David Ching and Scout.com are reporting that veteran cornerback Ramarcus Brown has been suspended for the [...]

There was an exciting practice for the football team yesterday afternoon. The thought they were going to the Ramsey Center for indoor workouts, but were surprised when they walked into the pool and saw Coach Richt do a back flip off the 3-story high dive. The team got to play in the pool [...]

UGA football coach Mark Richt has announced that tight end Tripp Chandler and backup quarterback Blake Barnes will be suspended for one game. The two were caught with open containers in June.
Also in the same announcement, Ian Smith is leaving the team for *cough* medical reasons *cough*. Smith has a record of drinking [...]

Vance Cuff, UGA-recruited cornerback that play for Colquitt County High School, gained eligibility yesterday. UGA appealed to the NCAA a decision that Cuff was academically ineligible because his speech communications class was not a core class. Now Cuff will report with the rest of the players this Friday for practice.
In other news:

Picture Day [...]

An article in the AJC today (subscription required) indicates that Uga VI, our beloved mascot, will be on the sidelines this football season. There was speculation earlier in the spring about whether Uga would be in good enough shape to attend all the games. From Mr. Seiler himself:
“He’s no spring chicken,” Seiler said [...]

Chip Tower’s AJC Blog has an interview with UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson.
Williamson is asked about the recent arrests of Caleb King and NaDerris Ward, if UGA Police might be too strict. His response:
“Our police officers patrol campus every day,” Williamson said. “Most violations end up in written warnings or citations. But once an [...]

For those of you interested in the cost to get tickets to UGA football games, here is a little spice from the Georgia Sports Blog:
The University of Georgia Athletic Association Ticket Office has released the following cut off score requirements for the 2007 season.
Renewable Season:
Contributors who ordered and have a cumulative score of 1,991 or [...]