The Bell Ringer

Light the Path helps students find mental health support

Madison Brown, Editor in ChiefAU held a “Light the Path” event to raise awareness for mental illness and suicidal ideations or attempts in college students on Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
September 28, 2018

Creative Writing professor Jim Minick wins 2017 Appalachian Book of the Year

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September 7, 2018

Woman assaulted at the AUMC Emergency Room on Aug. 18.

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August 19, 2018

AU president concerned about cyberattacks

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August 17, 2018

AU’s Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art wins national award

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July 1, 2018

AU alumna Rusch sparkles in software development

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June 14, 2018

AU employee stalked on downtown campus

Madison Brown, Editor in ChiefA white male was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon, May 22 on the Health Sciences campus by Augusta University employees after the man followed an AU female employee from a parking lot to her office in Professional Building 1 , according to University Police.
May 24, 2018

Legendary writer Tom Wolfe dead at 88; one of the masters of the New Journalism

Madison Brown, Editor in ChiefTom Wolfe, the author and journalist whose innovative and fiery style gave birth to classics like the “The Right Stuff” and “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” died on May 12 at age 88 in New York.
May 22, 2018

March For Our Lives protest to take place across Columbia County

Madison Brown, Online/Design EditorStudents from Evans High School are holding an anti-gun protest and march starting at the Colombia County Board of Education and ending at Evans High School on Saturday, March 24.
March 22, 2018

AU employee assaulted in her residence near campus

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March 21, 2018

AU to host New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Skloot at Imperial Theatre

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February 8, 2018

Q&A with Athens, Ga. based band, The Orange Constant

Madison Brown, Online/Design EditorChris Freiberg, the keyboardist for the Athens, Ga. based band, The Orange Constant, spoke with The Bell Ringer on Tuesday, Jan. 23. He spoke about the history of the band, focusing on his experiences in the group, and discussed the various musical influences that they have as well as some of the goals that they have for the new year. They will be touring with Perpetual Groove and have an upcoming show in Augusta on Friday, Jan. 26 at Sky City.
January 25, 2018

‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ puts a face to the woman behind the HeLa cells

Madison Brown, Online/Design EditorThe Cinema Series at Augusta University started the new year by screening the film, ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. The movie, directed by George C. Wolfe, was based on the biography written by author Rebecca Skloot.
January 18, 2018

Movement says time to end sexual harassment is now

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January 18, 2018

The Cinema Series will screen Sean Baker’s, ‘The Florida Project,’ at the Maxwell Theatre

Madison Brown, Online/Design EditorThe Cinema Series at Augusta University will have two separate screenings of the independent film, ‘The Florida Project,’ in the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 18.
January 17, 2018

“Fanny’s Fantastic Food Frolic” shows how to live a colorful life

Madison Brown, Staff Writer“Variety is the spice of life,” is a quote from “Fanny’s Fantastic Food Frolic”, a fall production from the Augusta University Department of Communication.Written by Dr. Melanie Kitchens O’Meara and Dr. Ruth Laurion Bowman, the play shares the message of choosing to live a colorful life, rather than one that is dull and gray.The play focuses on a young girl named Fanny,
November 21, 2017

Mental illness on the rise in LGBTQ students

Madison Brown, Staff WriterAs I have experienced my own struggle with mental illness over the past few years, I have met a variety of people with mental illnesses. The most common ones are depression and anxiety disorders among members of the LGBTQ community.
October 31, 2017

Star Wars Reads Day is out of this world

Madison Brown, Staff WriterNow that October has begun, the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library has started preparing for the event that honors everyone’s favorite story set in a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars Reads Day.Star Wars Reads Day is a family-friendly national literacy initiative that was started in 2012 by Lucasfilm. Star Wars Reads Day is held in several cities across the country, such as Los Angeles, Calif., and New York City, N.Y., to celebrate all things Star Wars
October 13, 2017

La Tuna gives surprise performance to students highlighting study abroad

Madison Brown, Staff WriterStudents outside of Allgood Hall were surprised on Friday, Oct. 6, with performances by La Tuna from Salamanca, Spain, as posted on the Augusta University Study Abroad Program’s Instagram page.The band serenaded the crowd of students with traditional Spanish music while in traditional dress.
October 12, 2017

Weeks of Welcome brings excitement for students

Madison Brown, Staff WriterAs students began to move into the Augusta University dorms on Aug. 12, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement due to classes starting on Aug. 16 and welcoming week activities following soon after.Many freshmen students may have a preconceived idea about welcoming week activities because of movies that show someone starting college for the first time. Everyone has seen those college movies, right?
September 16, 2017