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Express your Concerns: Winter Town Hall
By The Profile Editorial Board
The 2025 Winter Town Hall, hosted by the Agnes Scott Student Government Association (SGA) featured Dean Rachel Bowser and Vice President Chicora Martin and brought...
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See the People Sitting Here: Studio Dance Theater’s Lullaby
By Mick McAdams
In the dark of the CORE Dance Studio, tucked away in the Decatur Square, a small audience of 36 could hear the padding of dancers'...
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Ramona’s Round-up: 11/3/2025-11/9/2025
By Elise Smith
Out with the frights and in with the festivities! By all accounts, 2025’s Halloweekend was a haunting success, with Scotties all around partying it up...
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From Scale to Sale: Lessons in Entrepreneurship from the WGLC
By Elise Smith
This year’s Women's Global Leadership Conference focused on the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial experience. The second panel at the event, From Scale to...
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Ramona’s Round-up: 10/27/2025-11/2/2025
By Elise Smith
Welcome to The Profile’s first Ramona Round-Up, a weekly article capturing The Profile’s picks for the best events around Agnes for the upcoming week! This...
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Gumption in a Little Blue Bottle
By Mick McAdams
When Jesslyn Rollins came home to 5,000 bottles of BioLyte in her garage that she, with no marketing experience, had to sell, she had no...
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Women at the Helm: a Conversation about Gender and Entrepreneurship
By Maya Copeland
In the penultimate at Agnes Scott’s 6th annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, we were visited by three incredible women who have made strides in pioneering...
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Building Your Own Future: Nancy Giordano at the WGLC
By Justice Murphy
The Women’s Global Leadership Conference got off to a fierce and ultramodern start with the panel “The Work of the Future: The Mindset We Need...
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Agnes Scott’s Decatur Book Festival Readers on Writing, Life, and Finding Your Voice
By Justice Murphy
Six Agnes Scott College students took the stage at the Decatur Book Festival this October, joining a lineup of authors from across the country. Mayleigh...
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Suppose a Stanza: 100k Poets for Change
By Elise Smith
If you happened to walk past the open doors of the Frannie between 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM on Saturday, September 24th, you would have...
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A Fantastic Fall Town Hall
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The Decatur Book Festival is in Town!
By Grace Pollock
(DECATUR, Ga.)--The Decatur Book Festival is an annual event that takes place in the heart of downtown Decatur, Georgia. The initial concept for the festival...
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Sidewalk Serenade: Oakhurst’s Jazz-Filled Tradition
By Mick McAdams
(DECATUR, Ga.)--As we drove up to the weekly Oakhurst neighborhood jazz night between the Solarium and Scout Oakhurst on Thursday, September 25, the sound of...
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Free Your Mind: A Conversation about Scotties’ Mental Health
By Maya Copeland
September is an exciting month with everyone settling into their class schedules, the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and welcome the official start of autumn....
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This Is Your Sign to Join Something: A Guide to Campus Orgs
By Mick McAdams
As students finally get settled into our fall semester and our schedules become more open, many are looking for ways to engage with the campus...
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Getting Involved: Agnes Scott’s First Fridays
By Justice Murphy
You’ve probably seen it plastered all over message boards and dotting your email. Maybe you’ve been hearing whispers from teachers or have seen flyers left...
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A Love Letter to the Senior Class
By Salem Butdett
It is a painfully hot August morning and the class of 2026 is sweating profusely under the weight of their thick black graduation regalia. Supporters...
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Welcome Week at Agnes Scott: Kicking off a New Year with Community and Celebration
By Justice Murphy
August in Georgia is devastatingly hot. Although the temperatures peaked in July, for students, back-to-school week often means humidity and empty water bottles. With the...
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The Editor-in-Chief’s Guide to Decatur and Atlanta
By Nicole Young
Hello new Scotties and new Scottie supporters! I hope you are all just as excited to join us on campus as we are to have...
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The High Museum of Art: Atlanta’s own hub of art and creativity
By Mick McAdams
The High Museum of Fine Art is a cornerstone of Atlanta's art scene and a must-visit for tourists and locals alike. Located in Midtown, near...
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Agnes Scott’s Favorite Study Spots
By Mick McAdams
Photo courtesy of Mick McAdams, Profile staff reporter. Studio, Dana Fine Arts Art students flock to the Dana Fine Arts Building to practice sketching, complete...
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Agnes Scott College Celebrates Lunar New Year
By Nicole Young
(DECATUR, Ga.)--Agnes Scott community members gathered in Evans Dining Hall to celebrate the second night of Lunar New Year on Thursday, January 30. The celebration,...
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Agnes Scott College Hosts 5th Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference
By Nicole Young
(DECATUR, Ga.)--On Wednesday, October 9, over 600 students, faculty, and guests from the community gathered in Presser Hall for Agnes Scott College’s 5th annual Women’s...
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A Sparkling Celebration of Stories: Agnes Scott’s Third Annual Drag Queen Story Hour
By The Profile
By Hayley Peace (DECATUR, Ga.) – On Sunday, October 6th, McCain Library, in partnership with the Gay Johnson McDougall Center for Global Diversity and Inclusion,...
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Horticultural Therapy Hour and Religious Studies Grant
By The Profile
By Hayley Peace (DECATUR, Ga.)--In the early evening hours of September 12th, I enter the iconic grounds of Dana, finding myself descending a ramp towards...
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Finding your voice: Stacey Abrams’ new book on the importance of speaking up
By Nicole Young
(ATLANTA, Ga.)--Stacey Abrams has never been one to shy away from a fight. Whether it’s defending voting rights or advocating for those whose voices often...
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Meetcute or Message Board? Here’s What You Should Know About Agnes Scott’s Crush Instagram Page
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By Kay Christopherson (DECATUR, Ga.)--Agnes Scott’s unofficial, student-run crush page, @anon.asc.crushes, has become a campus legend of sorts to some, a pseudo-Craigslist to others, and...
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Voting and Scotties: Resources on Campus
By Nicole Young
By Kaitlyn Fairbanks and Nicole Young This year’s election has been looming over everyone’s head. With this being many Agnes Scott’s students’ first presidential election,...
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Together or Not At All: Inside the Agnes Scott Basketball Team
By The Profile
By Salem Burdett Bright gymnasium lights illuminate the polished wood, and players in deep purple jerseys sprint around the court. The sports photographer sits among...
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How Do The Gender-Affirming Care Bans in Georgia Affect the Lives of Trans People Living Here?
By The Profile
Kiki Lemke After graduating high school and beginning college in a period of the COVID pandemic’s social isolation, a special excitement was in the air...
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Agnes Scott Alumni Returns to Campus with Debut Poetry Collection
By The Profile
By Cindy Nguyen On April 5, 2023, Agnes Scott College welcomed alumni Courtney Faye Taylor for a live poetry reading to celebrate her debut collection,...
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Resilience: Portraits from Kyiv, April 2022
By The Profile
By Sophie Campos Originally published on www.sophiecamposphotography.com In February 2022 Vladmir Putin declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine, presumably to protect Russia from the...
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Agnes Scott’s English Department Hires New Professor
By The Profile
By Kaitlyn Fairbanks Earlier in the semester, Agnes Scott’s English Department began the search for a new English professor to join the department. Following a...
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Fall Flashback: Students Launch C-SAW, A Campus Makerspace
By The Profile
By Isabella Cordell Photography by Charlise Norris To fulfill the creative needs of Agnes Scott students, a space for artistic expression has been established in...
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