Cut spells out loss of $2.3 million
by Jacob McWhorter in News
ABAC President David Bridges has just submitted a budget reallocation outline that, if enacted, will eliminate many vital aspects which make the campus appealing to students and faculty.
And this is "an other than worse-case scenario," Bridges said.
This past Wednesday, the Georgia Higher Education Committee, ordered colleges to propose plans to slash another 17 percent in addition to a 15 percent proposed cut already forwarded by the Governor's Office for the 2011 fiscal year which begins on July 1, 2010.
by Staff Reports in News
A Facebook site has been formed to convey news and combat proposed 32% budget cuts to Georgia colleges and universities.
by Joseph Smith in News
Students can take a breath of relief knowing their stallion email boxes will be less cluttered.
The Student Government Association (SGA) has recently passed a legislation limiting the amount of emails sent out by clubs and other organizations.
According to Vice President of Student Affairs Gail Dillard, several students complained about their email boxes becoming packed with meeting announcements for clubs they did not belong to.
by Jacob McWhorter in News
Yet another week had come and gone, but as students prepared for their coming weekend break they were treated with a once in a lifetime spectacle as the campus quickly became a southern winter wonderland.
February 12 was a particularly damp and dreary day on campus.
by Joseph Smith in News
An oil painting done by the famous David Saintus will be auctioned at the Library on March 1. The painting 2'x2 1/2', and is one of Saintus' first paintings.
Library Director Midge Galentine-Steis originally bought the painting at an Art Exhibit held in 1993 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.
by Staff Reports in News
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College's The Stallion has been named the best two-year college newspaper in Georgia for 2009. The Stallion received a total of 19 awards at the Georgia College Press Association's Better Newspaper Conference in Athens on Saturday, Feb.
by Jessica Padgett in News
Recently, the Greek Life Task Force revealed that ABAC will be entertaining the possibility of adding Greek sororities and fraternities to campus life.
There are many opposing viewpoints regarding this from the student body. Some students, such as Agricultural Communications major Zebb Luster are avid supporters of the addition of these organizations to our campus.
by Felicia Lockey in News
Not all students enter college knowing exactly what they want to major in, how far they want to go in their education, or even know what specific field they may want to consider as their career. For many liberal arts major, the latter is the case.
