Nope! UGA Students Won't Get To Choose Their Own Grades | Patch PM

A professor who was going to let his students choose their own grades at the University of Georgia has been shot down by school administrators. Elsewhere, potentially dangerous weather was rolling into metro Atlanta, a mom's apartment was infested with rats and a Web tool measured the impact a nuclear bomb would have on north Georgia. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking about on Wednesday, August 9, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

UGA Axes Plan To Let Students Choose Their Grades

It probably seemed too good to be true for some University of Georgia business majors. And, in the end, it was. A classroom policy that would have let students in one professor's business courses choose their own grades has been nixed by university officials who called the policy "ill-advised."

More Hazardous Weather On Tap For Fulton, DeKalb

Trees were being reported toppled over residences and vehicles Wednesday as parts of North and Central Georgia, including Fulton and DeKalb counties, were under a hazardous weather outlook according to the National Weather Service. The status means that scattered thunderstorms were expected throughout the afternoon and into the evening, the agency said.

‘It's Horrifying’: Decatur Mom’s Apartment Inundated With Rats

A Decatur mother has had enough after finding out that her apartment is infested with rats. Ishanike Mays told a local news outlet that she has caught 12 rats and mice in her apartment since April. The woman and her two children have been terrorized by rodents since moving into her apartment on Line Circle in March.

More Georgia Headlines:

• Would Metro Atlanta Survive A Nuclear Bomb? This Web Tool Knows
• Atlanta Falcons, Devonta Freeman Agree To 5-Year Contract
• 9 Best Hospitals In Georgia: US News And World Report
• Flooding Closes Sandy Springs Intersection
• Former Bartow Schools Employee Charged With Theft
• Man From Cumming Wins Nearly $1 Million In Lottery
• Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Volunteer Alpharetta Firefighter
• Kennesaw Woman Charged In Crash That Killed Good Samaritan
• Crews Search Lakes, Parks For Missing DeKalb Woman

Metro Atlanta Restaurant Inspections:

• Restaurant Inspections: 'Thick, Gummy' Food Residue, Excessive Debris Buildup
• Restaurant Inspections: No Hair Restraint, Food Not Holding At Proper Temperature
• Cobb Restaurant Inspections: 'Observed Wiping Cloths With Food Debris On Counter Tops'
• Gwinnett County Restaurant Inspections: Yogli Mogli, Burger 21, The Curry Pot, Antoinette's Cafe
• Paulding County Restaurant Inspections: BB's Sport Bar, Folks, Thai Mango, Johnny's Pizza
• Douglas County Restaurant Inspections: Bankhead Diner, Bojangles, Pizza Hut, Tasty Fast
• Forsyth County Restaurant Inspections: Carrabbas, Dairy Queen, Good Ol' Days, Zen Fuji

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