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-The West Georgian-Wednesday, November 13,1991
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Long speaks at NAACP meeting
By Tracy Rolfe
Staff Writer
Reverend Jeff Long was the
speaker at the first meeting this year
for the West Georgia College chap
ter of the NAACP (National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People).
Long is the president of
Carrollton’s chapter of the NAACP
and has been a member since 1935.
According to Long, the NAACP is a
forum to address legitimate griev
ances against a power structure.
“The real purpose is for seeking
justice, and justice doesn’t have any
color, religion, shape or form,” said
Debate team advances to
fifth place nationally
Team lasts through
six deha tes, prepares
for Wake Forest
tournament
The West Georgia College de
bate team continued its climb in the
national rankings with a fifth place
finish at the Harvard University
tournament in Cambridge, Massa
chusetts October 26-28.
The top 40 debate teams in the
nation were invited to the tournament
for three days of competition on the
topic, Resolved: “That one or more
Supreme Court decisions recogniz
ing a constitutional right of privacy
should be overruled.”
The WGC team of Michael
Hester, junior from Warner Robins,
PANHELLENIC DANCE
The Panhellenic Council of West
Georgia College cordially invites you
to a dance honoring all 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 butnotrequired.
Dress is semi-formal (Sunday dresses
and jackets required). Please RS VP
by November 14 at 836-6526.
RHA FASHION SHOW
All campus organizations, faculty,
staff, and students are invited to par
ticipate in RHA’s Tacky 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.
Long.
According to Edward King, the
president of the college chapter, the
NAACP will address problems for
any student, not just black individu
als. King said the NAACP is not a
political or social organization, but it
deals with education and fostering
good relationships for all people.
Winter quarter the organization
will focus on Black Awareness and
History and hold several programs
on the American Education System.
The organization holds it meetings
on the first Monday of each month in
the Martha Munro Building. Dues to
join are $3.00 annually. For more
information contact Edward King at
214-9813.
Rica, won six debates and lost three.
The duo defeated the University of
Redlands, Loyola University, the
University of Kentucky, plus two
teams from Baylor University and
James Madison.
According to Dr. Chester Gibson,
professor of speech at WGC who
accompanied the team to Harvard,
Hester and Turner were eliminated
on the third day of competition fol
lowing a split decision loss to the
University of Texas.
Despite this, “the team continues
to be successful against major na
tional colleges and universities that
have larger teams, several graduate
assistants to help with resea ;h and
ready access to research
materials,’’Gibson said.
The WGC team will continue
competition when it travels to Wake
ABUSE/VIOLENCE FORUM
The Responsible Sexuality Commit
tee of WG C and the Panhellenic Council
will be sponsoring a program entitled
“WHEN IT HURTS SO BAD: Abuse
and Violence in Relationships.” The
pro ram will feature panelists who are
exj erts in the field of abuse and violence.
Oj en discussion will be facilitated by
the panelists and the moderator. All
W3C students, faculty, and staff are
invited. The event wnl be held on
Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m.
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA
COLLOQUIUM
Alpha Kappa Delta will sponsor the
first of a series of Brown Bag
Colloquiums on November 15. Profes
sor Pick Conner will be reading and
discussing a work in progress, Letting Go:
The Grief Experience. The colloquium
CRIMINAL TRESSPASS
A pizza delivery person’s car
was egged on October 31 in front
of the Watson Hall lobby while
the delivery person was inside
delivering a pizza to a resident.
A Ford Thunderbird was van
dalized in the Watson Hall park
ing lot between 3:00 p.m. October
31 and 2:00 p.m. November 1.
The car had explicit and vulgar
language written along the pas
senger side door with permanent
blue ink. There are no suspects.
The T. V. room at Pritchard Hall
had holes punched into the ceiling
tiles on November 1 between the
hours of 1:36 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
Public Safety neglects some parking
areas while concentrating on others
By concentrating their ticketing
efforts on the parking lots near the
Humanities Building, Public Safety
is neglecting the rest of the campus.
According to last week’s West
Georgian, Public Safety considers
this area a trouble spot. This may be
true, but is it fair to ticket heavily in
one area and ignore other areas?
Throughout the quarter I have
been conducting a very informal and
unscientific experiment. I began this
experiment by parking my
un' egisteredcarin what is commonly
referred to as “the pit” beside Apple
Gate Apartments. My car remained
parked in the same spot from 10:00
a.m. to about 4:00 p.m. Every day I
parked there. After several weeks of
not being ticketed, I decided to try
parking in the commuter parking lot
by the Humanities Building. I was
able to park there only two or three
times because of the difficulty in
WGC Happenings
will be held in room 302 of the Social
Sciences Building at 12:00-1:00 p.m.
AKD will furnish dessert and coffee.
This is a bring your own lunch affair. All
interested faculty and students are invited.
THE ECLECTIC
WGC’s literary and arts magazine,
The Eclectic, will be meeting Monday,
Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Blaize Stewart’s
house. Anyone interested in working on
this project is welcome to attend. For
more information or for directions to Mr.
Stewart’s house call 836-6512.
GEOGRAPHY STUDENT ORGA
NIZATION
The Geography Student Organiza
tion will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in
room 2 of the Geography Building. The
speaker will be Dr. Richard Pillsbuiy of
Georgia State University, and the topic
WGC Crime Report
THEFT BY TAKING
A resident at Roberts Hall had
three compact discs stolen from his
room between October 22 and Oc
tober 23. There is no evidence of a
break in, and there is a suspect under
investigation.
A brown trifold wallet was taken
out of a student’s bookbag in the
School of Business in room 127 on
October 30.
A Sony AM/FM boombox was
stolen from the HPE Building on
November 4 at approximately 5:29
p.m.
VIOLATION OF THE
GEORGIA CONTROLLED
Edie Massengale
News Editor
finding a space. I went back to
parking in the “the pit” and contin
ued to do so until October 22 when I
finally received a ticket.
* After receiving a $5 ticket for
having an unregistered vehicle, I
decided to test my luck on the other
side of campus. Specifically, I
wanted to see how long it would take
for me to get a ticket in the 30-m inute
spaces in front of Row Hall.
On numerous occasions, I parked
in a 30-minute space for at least three
hours. One afternoon, I even parked
in a 30-minute space from 1:00 p.m.
until 6:00 p.m. without receiving a
ticket. Asa matter of fact, I’ve only
will concern the cultural geography of
food, “Restaurant Regions of the U.S.”
There will be no charge.
LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS
The library will be open until 11:00
p.m. on the following dates: November
11-14, Monday through Thursday; No
vember 18-21, Monday through Thurs
day; November 25-26, Monday-Tues
day; and December 2-5, Monday through
Thursday.
SHORT TERM LOANS FOR WIN
TER QUARTER
Applications for short term loans for
Winter Quarter will be accepted begin
ning 11-18-91. Apply in Melson Hall,
Student Aid Office, room 213.
Outstanding short term loans must be
paid before application can be accepted.
December 9, at noon, is the deadline
SUBSTANCES ACT
A resident’s assistant at Strozier
Annex reported to Public Safety
on November 2 that the odor of
marijuana was coming from one
of the residents' rooms. Upon
entering the room Public Safety
Officials foundaceramic mug with
a possible marijuna seed, a pack of
rolling papers, a blue plastic cup
with another possible marijuna
seed and a piece of burnt rolling
paper. The case is still under in
vestigation; therefore no disci
plinary action has been taken. The
student faces possible eviction
from the residence halls and dis
missal from campus.
Compiled by Courtney Morris
received one ticket all quarter.
Why is it that I’ve only received
one ticket all quarter? Maybe it’s
because I’m lucky, or maybe it’s
because Public Safety’s efforts at
ticketing are tooconcentrated. While
a student can’t park for even 15
minutes in the faculty/staff parking
lot without getting a ticket, another
student can park in a 30-minute space
for five hours and not get a ticket.
I realize that this campus is too
widespread for just a few officers to
cover. I also realize that there is no
way tocatch every parking violation.
But Public Safety needs to realize
how unfair it is to single out certain
areas of the campus for strict en
forcement of the Traffic Code . Until
Public Safety begins to ticket fairly
in all areas of campus, I guess I can
continue to take advantage of the
five-hour parking in 30-minute
spaces.
to apply for a short term loan.
If you are one of the Test Group
for the new fee payment system, con
sult the instructions mailed to you for
the deadline.
SPJ MEETING
The Society of Professional Jour
nalists will meet today at 5 p.m. in
room 204 of the Student Center.
Refreshments will be provided. All
members and prospectives are en
couraged to attend.
ATQ THANKS KA
The Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega
would like to thank the sisters of the
Kappa Delta sorority for their help
and enthusiasm during Homecoming
Week. We feel that the week would
not have been as fun or successful if
it were not for them. Thanks, ladies!