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5 things to know: Georgia Tech fans propose a change to its fight song

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Oct 9, 2015

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. In an effort to make the lyrics of its "Ramblin' Wreck" fight song more female-inclusive, Georgia Tech fans have proposed a one-word change in the 107-year-old lyrics. [Read more]

2. Thabo Sefolosha was found not guilty of all three criminal charges by a New York jury Friday. The Hawks player was arrested outside a New York nightclub in the early morning hours of April 8. During the arrest, Sefolosha suffered a broken right leg and ligament damage. [Read more] | [Schultz: "Not guilty" are the words he deserved to hear]

3. The late Bobbi Kristina Brown's court-appointed conservator lists new allegations against the late singer's companion, Nick Gordon, in court documents: "Plaintiff contends that Ms. Brown died due to a violent altercation with the defendant after which he placed her in a bathtub, unconscious, after he injected her with a toxic mixture." [Read more]

4. The "nice guy" Atlantan at the center of a viral racist Facebook post has spoken out, telling The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the screenshot was faked. [Read more]

5. There could be storms tonight. [See the forecast]

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