“Cop City” protests, Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge and a landmark FDA announcement: This week in recap
SCAD News
- The annual SCAD TV Fest is next weekend, February 9th through 11th. Tickets and passes are on sale now. SCAD students & alumni get passes for free, but they’re selling fast!
- Career Fair registration opened Tuesday. If you managed to secure yourself a timeslot, consider yourself lucky. The vast majority of available timeslots were snatched up in seconds! Career Fair will be held virtually on February 24th.
Local News
- Atlanta is in the running to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, along with New York and Chicago.
- Governor Brian Kempf declared a state of emergency over “Cop City” protests, deploying 1,000 state National Guard troops to active duty. Six people were arrested on January 21 after a demonstration escalated, and are facing counts of domestic terrorism.
- Police rescued a man who stole and crashed a police car onto a railroad from an oncoming train.
- A scenic, outdoor “Pop-Up” dining experience is coming to Piedmont Park on March 2.
- The Krog Street Market, the historic food hall in Inman park, is being revamped as part of an indoor and outdoor multi-use complex called the “Krog District.”
World News
- COVID-19 is “probably at a transition point,” according to the World Health Department.
- The FBI conducted a “planned search” of President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware, and reportedly found no classified documents.
- An intense winter storm has swept parts of the American South, causing 10 deaths and nearly 6,000 flight cancellations.
- A 319-million-year-old brain of an ancient fish species was discovered by accident.
Health News
- For the first time in decades, sexually active gay and bisexual men may be able to donate blood, with some stipulations.
- The newest COVID subvariant–XBB.1.5–has been nicknamed “the Kraken.”
Light News
- Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog weather predictor, saw his shadow Thursday morning, which means we have six more weeks of winter (allegedly).
Art News
- Alec Baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter following the “Rust” set shooting.
- Following Andrea Riseborough’s controversial Oscar nomination and a subsequent investigation, the Academy has announced it will not rescind her nomination for Best Actress.
- 2023 marks a record year for Asian Academy Award nominees.
