UGA News

The UGA Key has updated their grade database, which now includes grades through this spring (spring 2009).  The UGA Key now has grades for Fall 1999 to Spring 2009.

The UGA Key is the University of Georgia Course Review Book, which contains grades and course syllabi to assist UGA students in registering for classes.

Their release follows:

The UGA Key developers would like to let University of Georgia students know that the Beta Key (here) now contains Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 grades.  If you are interested in seeing only grades assigned within the past year, you can look at this filter.

With this update, UGA Key now has grade data on 32,366 classes!  Over thirty-two thousand classes!  And syllabi!

If you have any problems, please please PLEASE get in touch with us and let us know.  We have fixed several bugs in recent weeks thanks to input from students.

Along with this update, we have made the Beta Key significantly faster loading.  The English subject just loaded for myself in less than 5 seconds (in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers).

Up next, we are going to move the Beta Key over to the main UGA Key site (we’ll still leave up the old version for anyone attached) and we will add more syllabi.

Enjoy using UGA Key, and tell your friends and classmates where to determine which classes to take and which to avoid!

~The UGA Key Developers

A fire broke out in the historic Georgia Theatre this morning in downtown Athens.

Georgia Power cut the electricity to most of downtown in response to the fire, so red lights are out and the Athens Banner-Herald has been unable to post updates.

Coverage: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald (note: updates are on homepage as they can’t post news), Red and Black, and the Georgia Sports Blog.

For history of the Georgia Theatre, look here.

*Update, 10:30am*

The Athens-Banner Herald frontpage says downtown Athens will be without power until noon.

*Update, 11am*

Pictures from the Red and Black.

A writer from the ABH is saying ”Goodbye to the Georgia Theatre”.  The pictures, though, don’t show that much exterior damage, but the roof has collapsed and the interior is gutted.

*Update, 11:30am*

The Athens Banner-Herald has now posted a story, and here is what they are saying about the condition of the building:

“It appeared to have started on the second floor and broke through the roof shortly thereafter,” George said this morning. “We’re in defensive mode now. It’s hard to say if they’ll be able to rebuild. There is at least going to be extensive damage.”

Wilmot Greene, the building owner, said the building is a total loss but exterior walls are “probably alright.” Green said he hopes to rebuild and he does have insurance. Greene has already talked with organizers of AthFest about holding AthFest events in the Classic Center or at Legion Field.

*Update – noon*

Electricity service to downtown Athens has been restored.