Should college classes come with warnings, such as, “Caution: This course could trigger an emotional response?” A college professor writes today on the use of trigger warnings — alerting students to potentially emotionally wrenching material or content; he disagrees with criticism that it amounts to coddling. A guest columnist notes it was 100 years ago this month that the University of Georgia awarded its first degree to a female student. And readers discuss a study that even Georgia students from highly educated families underperform.

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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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