By: Natalie Speier This article was originally published in GPR’s Spring 2017 Magazine his past November, Amendment 1, an educational reform measure championed by Governor Nathan Deal, failed to pass with almost 60 percent of Georgia voters in opposition. With the initiative still fresh…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Alex Vanden Heuvel This article was originally published in GPR’s Spring 2017 Magazine With Mayor Kasim Reed term-limited, Atlanta’s search for a new mayor is a wide open battle. Candidates will appear on a nonpartisan ballot on Nov. 7, and…
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By Vaibhav Kumar late February, President Donald Trump released his budget plan for fiscal year 2018. This budget plan calls for historic increases in national defense and homeland security spending while cutting a multitude of non-defense-related programs such as environmental agencies, public…
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By Alex Boylston September 2016, months after declaring to run the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, current Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama made what he thought was a simple speech about his economic program at a campaign stop in the islands off…
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By Samuel Driggers 1,465 mile sand berm divides the territory of Western Sahara in two. The western side of the berm, approximately 80 percent of the territory and all of its coastal land, is de facto controlled by the Moroccan government. The…
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By Joshua Kalter oft-repeated “America First” mantra has been a rallying point of the Trump administration, one that includes promises like bringing jobs back from overseas, rebuilding a crumbling infrastructure, and increasing military spending. As the mid-March budget proposal release signifies, a…
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By Seamus Murrock has social media reacted since our relocation announcement?” asked the official Oakland Raiders Twitter account, just days after announcing the team would move to Las Vegas, linking the tweet to an article from their website. While many of the…
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By Torus Lu early March, Congress received a letter from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin regarding the debt ceiling. Among the details included in the letter was the exact date on which the federal government would hit the debt ceiling – March 15.…
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By Zoe Smith Context is critical when it comes to law and policies. Technology has changed the game concerning the enforcement of current legislature because of how much faster technology is developed. Law continues to be behind the curve concerning the understanding…
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By Mae Eldahshoury failing to repeal and replace the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act, what could be worse for former Rep. Tom Price than the possibility of being succeeded by one such Democrat? For almost 40 years, Republicans have cruised through elections in…
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By Rachael Andrews does the gender wage gap persist despite numerous different pieces of legislation that sought to close it? The American Association for University Women recently released the Spring 2017 report on the gender pay gap in the United States, and…
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Cover Photo Source: Pete Pryylski/The Red & Black By Seamus Murrock TEDxUGA’s impressive shift from Tate Grand Hall in 2016 to the larger, more grandiose Classic Center Theatre this past Friday was a subtler shift in tone from years’ past. Following a…
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There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible. I thought it was only a story… until it happened to me. Ok, so here’s how it works: there’s this stuff called Quicksilver that can bend light. Some scientist made…
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