UGA NEWS SUMMARY - AUGUST 29, 2025

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The University of Georgia campus was the scene of several high-profile events and alerts on Friday, August 29, 2025:

1. Campus Safety Alert Issued for Main Library At 8:51 p.m., UGA Police issued an urgent warning after receiving a report of an armed shooter near the Russell Special Collections Library on South Jackson Street. Students and staff were instructed to avoid the area and remain indoors until the situation was resolved. University officials emphasized that no additional information would be provided via emergency phone lines as the investigation remains active.

2. Political Tailgating Heats Up at Season Opener Ahead of UGA’s football season opener against Marshall on Saturday afternoon, local political candidates descended on Athens’ tailgate scene. Democrat Lexy Doherty solicited petition signatures for a bipartisan call to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, engaging fans from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Walker’s Pub. Meanwhile, GOP hopefuls Houston Gaines and Attorney General Chris Carr appeared at the College Republicans’ Herty Field tailgate, and Governor Brian Kemp joined Senate candidate Derek Dooley to rally support among Bulldog Nation.

3. No. 13 Georgia Women’s Soccer Prepares for Road Test The top-15 Bulldogs women’s soccer squad embarked west to face Washington State on Sunday, capping a 5-match home stand with a 4-1 win over North Carolina. Head coach Keidane McAlpine, who boasts an 8-0-1 record against WSU, leads the Bulldogs (4-1-0) into their first road match of the season at 4 p.m. EDT on Sunday in Pullman, Wash. Georgia owns the all-time series edge, having defeated the Cougars, 4-1, in their only prior meeting last year.