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The West Georgian-Wednesday, January 15,1992
Debate team competes in CA
While many West Georgia Col
lege students were enjoying free time
during their Christmas holidays, the
WGC debate team was hard at work
in California competing in two
tournaments.
The first tournament was held
December 29-31 at the University of
Southern California. The debate
team also competed at the University
of Redlands, January 2-4. The WGC
team finished respectively in the
tournaments and, according to head
coach Bruce Daniel, proved they are
among the top 16 teams in the nation.
WGC debate members Michael
Hester, Warner Robins, and Dan
Turner, Villa Rica, went to USC and
were able to capture ninth place
overall out of 38 teams. Hester,
WGC junior, was named fourth best
speaker out of 80 participants. On its
way to a 5-3 record at the tournament,
the WGC team defeated two teams
Smoking
According to Rice, it is hardest to
quit smoking because of the physi
cal addictiveness to nicotine.
“People don’t like to go through
withdrawal because it’s uncomfort
able,” said Rice. ‘They experience
headaches, nervousness, inability to
concentrate, and are irritable.” He
Tips on how to quit smoking
from Dr. Don Rice
1. Decide on a definite date.
2. Drink plenty of liquids (especially juices and
water), but avoid caffeine and alcohol.
3. Chew gum and suck on candy, especially pep
permint.
4. Avoid other smokers.
5. Change your daily routine. Instead of smoking
when you wake up, do some type of exercise.
6. Throw away all smoking paraphernalia (Ash
trays, partial cigarettes, etc.).
NEW STUDENT ORGANIZA
TION OPEN REGISTRATION
Open registration is being held
for student organizations that
would like to become active. Only
new organizations need to regis
ter. For more information,contact
the Office of Student Activities,
836-6526. The deadline for reg
istering is Tuesday, January 21,
1992.
LIBRARY HOURS
The Ingram Library will be
from Southern California, one from
the United States Naval Academy,
one from Northwestern University
and a team from the University of
Northern lowa.
By posting a 5-3 preliminary
record, WGC advanced as the sev
enth ranked team into the elimination
round. There, West Georgia was
defeated by Georgetown University
by a 2-1 decision.
During the tournament at the
University of Redlands, WGC
competed against 47 teams and
placed 10th to advance into the
elimination round. On its way to the
elimination round, West Georgia
defeated Southern California,
Northwestern, University of Nevada-
Las Vegas and George Mason Uni
versity from Virginia.
In the next round WGC was
bumped from competition by a 2-1
judges decision to Wake Forest.
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noted that the symptoms usually last
for three days, but it can vary.
Rice warned that there is not any
one best method for a person to quit
smoking because it depends on the
individual. In order to quit, Rice
said, a person must have the desire to
quit as well as want to do it for
themselves, not anyone else.
closed on Monday, January 20, in
for the Martin Luther King holiday.
INTRODUCTION TO CHESS
Learn the “Royal Game” from a
National Master. Whether you would
like to know more about chess or
learn the game from the beginning,
here is your chance. Explore the
historical roots of the game and its
modem day strategies. For all ages.
Instructor: Richard Benjamin, Na
tional Chess Master, January 23-
March 19 (Thursdays), 7-9 p.m.,
The West Georgia Book Store
had $535 stolen from its book buy
back money. Apparently, some
one altered receipts and kept the
extra money. The theft occurred
between September 17,1991 and
November 25, 1991. There are
suspects under investigation.
A smoke detector from Row
Hall was found on January 1,1992
after being reported missing on
December 12,1991. The alarm is
part of Row Hall’s $20,000 fire
system which is connected to the
Regents test offered in February
The Winter Quarter Regents’ Test
will be administered at West Geor
gia College on Monday, February
10, and Tuesday, February 11.
Required by the Board of Regents
of any student seeking a degree in a
University System school, the test
measures minimum competency in
the areas of writing and reading. The
test consists of two parts: the first is
a one-hour essay, and the second is a
one-hour reading test comprised of
Free speech
At Michigan State, the first school
to run the ad, the decision was made
by the newspaper’s business staff
without input from the newsroom.
After the ad appeared, the busi
ness staff issued an apology and said
the ad was a mistake, that it simply
slipped through the process, ac
cording to editorial page editor
Stephen Henderson.
But, Henderson says the editorial
staff stands behind the right to print
the ad.
‘The basic premise is on my page
(the editorial page), I run every let
ter, whether I agree with it or not,
whether it offends me or not,”
Henderson sayd. “It’s not my job as
editor to play censor... Regardless of
whether (the ad) was a mistake, I
don’t think (the business staff) should
be turning away ads based on their
editorial content.”
Henderson says he is still receiv
WGC Happenings
Adamson Hall. Fee: $39. Call WGC
Continuing Education at 836-6610.
CHESS CLUB
The West Georgia Chess Club
will be holding its first meeting
January 21 from 7-10 p.m. at the
Student Center, rooms 102-104.
Anyone interested is encouraged to
attend. For information, contact
Richard Benjamin at 214-8257.
CHI OMEGA ELECTS OFFICERS
The Phi Kappa chapter of Chi
WGC Crime Report
Public Safety offices.
Someone committed criminal
trespass by trying to pry open the
CPR mannequin storage closet which
is located in the HPE building. The
crime occurred sometime between
January 3rd and January sth.
After leaving Spyro’s in the early
morning hours on January 9th, five
males entered a car, and then they
destroyed the newly seeded football
field by doing doughnuts. The car
was stopped on Foster Street by
Public Safety; however, once the car
passages and multiple choice ques
tions.
A student must attempt the test
once he has earned 60 hours of aca
demic credit or passed English 102,
whichever comes first. Any student
who has earned 75 hours or more of
college credit who does not attempt
the test or has not passed one part or
both is automatically required to
enroll in the appropriate Regents’
remediation classes each quarter of
ing letters about the ad, which ran in
the Michigan Daily on October 24.
He says the majority of the letters
said the ad was offensive and should
not have been printed. Others said it
was offensive, but that the right to
freedom of expression overrides that
the newspaper acted appropriately.
A small minority, Henderson says,
wrote that the agreed with the con
tent of the ad.
At Duke, the Chronicle’s deci
sion to run the ad was the result of a
vote by the newspaper’s board, which
serves as publisher. Its members are
students, both undergraduate and
graduate, faculty and other university
employees.
The board approved the ad by a 6-
4-1 vote, after which two dissenting
members quit.
“I resigned because I do not think
I could in good conscience continue
as a member of this board,” said
Omega recently elected its 1992 ex
ecutive council: president—Shanie
Smith; vice-president—Lori
Henderson; secretary—D’Ann
Crook; treasurer —Tisha Dickson;
pledge trainer—Zoe O’Quinn; per
sonnel—Beth Steinbach; senior
panhellenic—Julie Malcom; and
rush chairman—Roxanne Dawson.
THE ECLECTIC
WGC’s literary and art maga
zine, The Eclectic, will be accepting
submissions of poetry, prose, and art
was stopped the driver ran from
the car, and the other four people
claimed they were too drunk to be
of any help. Later the same day,
the driver and four passengers
confessed to destroying the foot
ball field. Damage is estimated at
$250 and action is still pending.
A woman was reported to be
screaming for help near the lower
parking lot of Roberts Hall at 4:30
amonJanuary 10th. Contact Public
Safety with any information.
Compiled by Courtney Morris.
attendance until the test is passed.
Study aids are available and in
clude a review session sponsored by
the English Department and a prac
tice reading test administered by the
Testing Office.
Students needing to register for
the test or having any questions about
the Regents’ Test should come by
the Testing Office, Parker Hall
(formerly Mandeville Hall), room
222, immediately.
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board member Steven Marks, a law
student, in an article in the newspa
per. “This is a moral issue and not a
freedom of expression issue.”
Most of the schools have adver
tisement policies saying they can
reject an ad for any reason. Several
school newspapers across the coun
try have decided not to run the ad
because of its offensive nature and
false content.
The Daily Cardinal, the newspa
per of the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, was one of those that re
jected the ad. It based its decision on
concern for readers and fear of of
fending other advertisers.
Ivan Preston, a journalism pro
fessor at Wisconsin told the Cardi
nal, “I am appalled that (some
newspapers) would (print) it,but they
have a right to do it The First
Amendment covers the right to speak
things that others don’t want to hear.”
until March 20. Cash prizes of $75
will be awarded for the best sub
mission in each of the following
categories: poetry, prose, 2-di
mensional art, and 3-dimensional
art. Take poetry and prose sub
missions to Humanities 139. Take
art submissions to Humanities 332.
ECLECTIC MEETING
An Eclectic meeting will be
held tonight at 7 p.m. in room 134
of the Humanities Building.