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■The West Georgian-Wednesday, October 30,1991
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Debate team places ninth
Michael Hester of West Georgia
College was ranked second best
speaker overall as WGC finished
ninth out of 34 teams during debate
competition at the University of
North Carolina, October 19-21.
West Georgia was lead by Hester,
junior from Wamer Robins, and Dan
Turner, a senior from Villa Rica.
Hester and Turner finished the pre
liminary rounds with a 6-2 record.
The six victories came against Bos
ton College, Pittsburgh, George
Mason, Harvard, Samford and James
Madison.
Homecoming
be sponsoring a pep rally on the
Ingram Library steps Friday at 11:00
a.m.
The pre-game parade will begin
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday atthecomerof
Maple and South Streets and will
end at the Alumni House. Anyone
who wishes to enter a car, float or
novelty entry can pay $5 ($lO for
floats). Entries will be judged on
theme, originality, spirit and artistic
talent. Cash prizes will be awarded.
The finale of Homecoming, the
West Georgia Braves vs. the North
West Georgia College
Homecoming 1991
Late Night with West Georgia
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Thursday, Nov. 7
Friday, Nov. 8
Saturday, Nov. 9
Homecoming Game
WGC Braves vs. North Alabama Lions
7:30 p.m. Grisham Stadium
SPJ MEETING
The Society of Professional
Journalists (SPJ) will meet today
at 4 p.m. in room 204 for an orga
nizational meeting. Refreshments
will be served at 3:30 p.m. Every
one interested in broadcast or print
journalism, as well as public rela
tions, is invited to attend. For
more information, contact Pratt
Austin Trucks, president, at 834-
692d.
The six wins enabled Hester and
Turner to advance to the elimination
round, where the duo faced another
team from George Mason and were
defeated 2-1. According to debate
head coach Bruce Daniel, it was a
close match to judge.
“We were a little disappointed
we did not get the decision, but
anytime you advance to the elimi
nation round, you cannot be too
disappointed,” Daniel said.
Hester and Turner will travel to
Harvard University, October 25-28,
for their next match.
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Alabama Lions, will begin at 7:30
p.m.at Grisham Stadium. The 1991
Homecoming King and Queen will
be crowned at the stadium.
To help with the spirit of things,
the SAC ordered 150 sweat shirts
with the “Late Night with West
Georgia” Homecoming theme on
them. The shirts will be sold for sl2
each. For more information on
Homecoming, including parade en
tries, contact the Student Activities
Office in the Student Center.
instant Video Buttons
11 a<m.-3 p.m. Student Center
Homecoming Pagent
8 p.m. HPE Building
Banner Contest
Noon, Student Center
Midnight Movie: Terminator ii
SSLH, Free
Pep Bally Sponsored by SGA
11 am, Library Steps
Homecoming Parade, 2 p.m.
PA NHELLENIC COUNCIL
DANCE
T Council of West
Geoi gia College cordially invites you
to ad nee honoring al l sorority pledges
for fall quarter 1991. The dance will
be held November 21, 1991, from
8:30 p.m.-midnight at the pavillion.
Escorts are welcomes but not required.
Dress is semi-formal (Sunday dresses
and jackets required). Please RSVP
by N. vei nbe 4at 836-6526.
Public Safety officers broke up
a fight on October 16. Two West
Georgia College football players
decided to settle a disagreement,
which had started during practice,
outside the football field house
around 6 p.m. One of the players
received a serious gash on his head
and was sent to Tanner Medical
Center to have the cut stapled.
The case has been turned over to
Student Services for disciplinary
action.
On October 19 a Watson Hall
resident was harassed by her ex
boy friend who refused to the leave
the room after he made threaten
ing comments to hint not only
himself but also the female resi
dent She had registered a com
plaint against the man in Septem
ber. Public Safety at that time
read the girl’s ex-boyfriend the
Criminal Trespass Law, and the
man was warned not to enter
campus again or he would be ar
rested. A warrant was later issued
for theman’s arrest. The female
resident has withdrawn from
classes and moved off campus.
A high speed car chase oc
curred on Sunday, October 20 on
the east perimeter below Maple
Street. The chase ended in the
parking lot in front of Subway
Library
tunate as WGC’s Ingram Library.
Both Georgia Tech and Dekalb
College have closed their binaries
on Saturdays due to the cuts.
Gainesville College had to stop in
ter-bbrary loans, and Columbus
Cobege had to cut all standing orders
and most of their periodical sub
scriptions.
The college and university librar
ies across the nation are also expe
riencing the budget crunch. The
University of Arizona cut $240,000
of their library’s budget. The Uni-
WGC Happenings
RHA FASHION SHOW
All campus organizations, faculty,
staff, and students are invited to par
ticipate in RHA’s Salvation Army
Fashion Show which will take place
Tuesday, November 19, at 8 p.m. To
enter as a model or to receive more
information call Lynn Boettler at 836-
6426 by Friday, November 8.
NAACP MEETING
There will be a NAACP meeting
on November 4 at 7 p.m. in the Martha
■ Monro Building. Jeff Long, pre>i-
WGC Crime Report
when the driver abandoned the car
and escaped by foot. The driver left a
female passengerin the carwho agreed
to assist in the arrest of the driver. The
driver was arrested and faced charges
of DUI, attempting to flee and elude
officers, plus numerous other traffic
violations.
A female student was verbally
harassed cm October 21 between 9
p.m. and 10 p.m. by a male student
who made sexually explicit comments
to her. However, the male student
alleged that the comments he made
were retorts to comments the female
student had made in a previous dis
agreement
Criminal Trespass
Two exit signs were broken at both
ends of the south wing on the third
floor at Pritchard Hall on October 18
between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and
8:30 a.m. Cost of repair is estimated
at SSO per sign.
The mirror in the bathroom on 1-B
of Roberts Hall was broken between
the hours of 1:15 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
There are no suspects.
Theft by Taking
A tweed sports coat valued at $ 100
was taken from the School of Business
lecture hall when a female student left
it unattended. The theft occurred on
October 18 between 12 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. *
versity of Illinois in Urbana lost
$233,000 of the bbrary service bud
get and was forced to reduce hours of
operation. At the University of Texas
at Dallas The student service fee
committee decided to use fee money
to keep their library open past the
state-funded hours, although most
libraries are opposed to the fee for
service method.
College and university libraries
in this country are dealing with the
budget cuts in various ways. Some
are turning to inter-library loans in
dent of the Carrollton chapter, will be
the guest speaker. Everyone is in
vited.
SEA A MEETING
The Student Environmental
Awareness Association (SEAA) will
meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student
Center, rooms 204-205.
ALPHA KAPPA PSI PLEDGES
The brothers of the Theta Chi
chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi would
like io announce and •
A Watson Hall resident had
SSO stolen from her purse on
October 18. There are suspects
under investigation.
A student’s purse, valued at
SBS, was stolen when she set down
her purse outside her room for a
few minutes. The young lady’s
checking account book has been
found and returned to her.
In the span of five minutes on
October 23 a student’s Algebra
book and two spiral notebooks
were stolen. The books have
distinguishing markings and have
been reported to Braves Book
store and the Campus Bookstore.
Public Safety Needs Your Help
A female and her escort were
approached in front of Watson
Hall in the early morning hours of
Saturday, October 19 by a male
who wanted the girl to let him in
through a side entrance of the
building so that he could visit one
of the residents. Public Safety
wouldappreciate any information
in identifying the man. He is
described as a black male, ap
proximately 30 years old, and
about s’B to 5’ 10 in height. If you
have information, contact Public
Safety at 836-6748 or 836-6600.
(Compiled by Courtney Morris)
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an effort to share costs. Cuts in staff
hours, rare book collections, and
subscriptions are examples of the
more severe actions taken by libraries
hit with the cuts. Some positive
efforts to supplement losses are the
continuing of technological advances
such as computer data bases, and the
hiring of full-time library develop
ment officers who solicit and en
courage endowments, grants, dona
tions, and gifts.
(Compiled from local and Col
lege Press Service information.)
Fall 1991 pledge class: Ruth
Adams, Stephen Beams, Dawn
Henderson, Hope McCoy, Brett
McMickens, and Felix Roberts.
ECLECTIC MEETING
The Eclectic , WGC’s literary
and arts magazine, will be meeting
Monday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m.
at Blaize Stewart’s house. All
persons interested in working on
this project arc invited to attend.
For more information or directions
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