Classes resume at UGA

University of Georgia students will see larger classes, fewer course sections and more courses taught by temporary instructors this fall.

But UGA officials say most students will not be affected much by those and other changes forced by budget cuts.

Today is the first day of classes for about 34,000 UGA students, bringing heavy traffic, a steady parade of campus buses and a little bit of confusion. About 6,300 of those students are new, UGA officials estimate - more than 4,700 freshmen and 1,600 transfer students.

About 2,300 students also are expected to show up for classes at Gainesville State College's Watkinsville campus. About 800 students at the Athens campus of Piedmont College began classes last week.

At UGA, officials hope students won't see the changes wrought by big budget cuts, but will notice instead some of the big building projects recently begun or completed, like a 550-bed residence hall now under construction on the university's East Campus and a huge addition to the Tate Student Center that opened earlier this year.

"I hope the students will not notice too much difference from last spring," said Jere Morehead, UGA vice president for instruction.

Last spring, hardly any UGA students in an informal poll said they could see a difference i

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