Story Ideas

1. It would be interesting to talk look into the very first group of African-Americans that came to UGA and what they are up to in present day.

2. A story called "What Would Never Would Have Been" that highlights achievements of various African American graduates from UGA that would not have lived up to their full potential if UGA had not been desegregated and they would not have been allowed to attend here.

3. An inside look at who were the actual driving forces who had to work to achieve desegregation. Whether it was an activist group or politicians, it would be interesting to see who was behind it.

4. Coverage of some of the 5oth anniversary events would be necessary to feature in our publication.

5. Horace Ward: The Man That Ignited The Spark. A piece about Horace Ward, who tried to enroll in law school here at UGA a decade before desegregation, initiated the legal battle over desegregation.

6. Talking to various students of different cultures now about how they feel about having a culturally diverse campus is an essential for our publication.

7. We should look at how the desegregation of UGA affected other universities in the South and whether there was a domino effect, causing them to desegregate as well.

8. We also should look at how the desegregation of UGA aided the civiil rights movement that was going on, and what role the desegregation of a state university in the South played in that fight.

9. Not to play the blame game, but an inside look at the powers who were strongly opposed to desegregation might be an intriguing story.

10. A discussion with President Michael Adams about how crucial a culturally diverse campus is to the college experience here at UGA could be effective.

11. It is essential to talk about other things that were going on in 1961, so as to paint a better picture of the world that those three brave students were living in when they set foot on the UGA campus for the first time. Everything involving, pop culture, politics, and other important information.

12. A point of conflict could be effective. Something to the tune of, even 50 years later, are there still racist sentiments on campus that African Americans have to deal with everyday? Desegregation doesn't mean that racism is eliminated.