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The West Georgian
INSIDE
Wednesday
February 3,1993
Inside Front 2
Crime Watch
WGC Happenings
Perspectives 4
My Turn
Community Voices
Features/A&E 9
What's up
Album review
Sports 11
Super Bowl review
First and Ten
Class Work 15
Your Real Horoscope
Wild Kingdom
On Campus
Unlawful Entry
SAC is sponsoring a
showing of the film
Unlawful Entry tonight in
Bonner Lecture Hall of
the Social Sciences
Building at 7:00 and
9:30. Free admission
Weather
55 ° O
Sunny today and
clear tonight, low
28. Mostly sunny
Thursday, high 62.
Serving the West Georgia College community
Students delayed from vaccination
Richard Fe’ndley wtt one of thousands of students who
received the immunization for meningitis, this week and last week.
Vigil begins Black History Month
By Gabriel Reedy
Production Manager
Approximately 18 people attended the
candlelight vigil sponsored by the Black
Student Alliance Monday night held to
kick off National Black History Month at
West Georgia College.
Among those in attendance were
Adrian Haugabrook, assistant director of
student activities, Vice President for
Student Services Bruce Lyon, and
Assistant Director of Student Activities
Chris Geiger.
Introducing the program in the gazebo
of a cold and windy Love Valley,
Haugabrook reminded the small audience
of the importance of black history.
“Now is a time of reflection on the
impact of black history on all of America,
not just Black Americans,” Haugabrook
said.
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After readings on five key points of
enlightenment and history (knowledge,
understanding, awareness, equality and
liberty), the flame, representative of
knowledge, was passed from person to
person until all candles had been lit. The
first verse of the black national anthem,
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was then
sung by the crowd, which, according to
Haugabrook, numbered almost 50 last
year.
“I was pleased with the people who
turned out. Even if only one person came,
that was one who was able to share in the
experience,” Haugabrook said.
National Black History Month
continued Tuesday evening with a
reception and a talk by actor Giancarlo
Esposito at the Performing Arts Center
and continues with events throughout the
month of February.
Thousands vaccinated
for deadly disease
Photo by Mark Zimm wman
By Lynn Williams
News Writer
West Georgia College students
came out in thousands to receive
vaccinations against bacterial
meningitis only to be rejected and
delayed.
Of the 5,200 WGC students,
faculty and staff were eligible for
meningitis vacccinations (29 years
and under), 930 students received
shots on Friday, 1,107 students were
given vaccinations on Monday and
at 3 p.m. Tuesday, another 800
students were innoculated, according
to the Associate Dean of Student
Services, W.H. Smith.
The meningitis shot was provided
for college students and Carroll
county residents for a fee of sl2.
Although WGC j unior Brian Cleland
said he didn’t mind paying the fee to
protect him from the bacterial
infection, not all students agree.
Aquilla Burts, WGC freshman,
Students pass the light at the candlelight vigil Monday night.
believes students should not have to
pay for the service.
“I don’t understand why we have
to pay for the shot,” Burts said.
“Everyone should be given the
opportunity to get a shot regardless
of their financial situation.”
Students who were unable to pay
the fee were directed to a room to
discuss their financial situation with
designated college officials. Some
students were issued waivers to
receive a free vaccination, but some
students were asked to return later
with the money.
Burts stated that she was unable
to pay the fee and was almost turned
away.
“They said that no one would be
denied the shot and yet they told me
to come back later,” Burts said.
A memo was issued to each
residence hall student and college
faculty concerning the meningitis
shot, the memo stated that the shot
Please see "Meningitis”, p. 3
Photo by Mft/tr /immermeri