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Jan. 23.1997 Tomorrow’s Weather Rainy Highs in the 50s. No immediate plans to move foreign language lab back to Humanities Building Melissa Moore ■ SApecial top the West Georgian - The foreign language lab is open for winter quarter with new hours on Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 2-7 p.m. The lab is located on the first floor of Ingram Library. The lab has 12 stations complete with television monitors and audio player, according to Detris Hamm, junior accounting major and foreign language lab employee. Students may also bring blank audio cassettes to the lab for recording. “We can’t record video tapes, but we can record audio,” said Hamm. Ninety-m'inute tapes may be purchased at the bode store in the Student $1 million gift to fund scholarships A $1 million endowment to UWG marks the largest gift in the institution’s history and perpetual support for a traditionally underfunded program. The Antonio J. Waring Jr. Scholarship Fund, established by his widow, Henrietta C. Waring, will provide scholarships for ar chaeology students mid serve as a resource base for other projects to promote the field, according to Susan Mabry, executive director of the West Georgia Foundation. UWG’s archaeology lab, named in honor of Waring some years ago, received another gift from the Waring family last spring. That gift, a charitable reminder trust, will generate about $200,000 for academic, capital and other needs for the lab. Waring, a Savannah pediatri cian, was a passionate “amateur” archaeologist who was highly re spected by professionals and con sidered the archaeological author ity of coastal Georgia, said Dr. Lewis H. Larson Jr., UWG profes sor and state archaeologist. “His contributions to the field of archaeology were tremendous,” West Georgian "Covers the Campus Like Kudzu" • The State University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia Center for less than two dollars. Sixty minute tapes are not adequate. Material to follow along with French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese classes is available. Any new material ordered by professors is brought to the lab for copying and is accessible as well. The lab is manned by student employees and should be open during the times given. If employees become ill or fail to work their required shift without notifying the foreign language department, the lab could be closed without notice. There are no immediate plans to move the foreign language lab back into the Humanities building. Contributing to the story was staff writer, Syvella Jones. said Larson, who was a personal friend of Waring. “He was as much a professional as any in the field.” Waring died of cancer in 1964. Larson says while his contin ued friendship with the Waring fam ily focused their attention on West Georgia, the program’s strengths are Big Money! A $1 million endowment, in the name of Antonio J. Waring Jr., has been presented to UWG to provide archaeology scholarships. jKm Students fill the cubicles in the Ingram Library where foreign language video and audio tapes are available. Photo by Phillip Murray. what sold them on choosing UWG as the institution to support. “The anthropology program here has been recognized as a strong one,” said Larson. “Our studies here emphasize Southeastern archaeol ogy, a perfect fit with Waring’s in terests.” Honors Council wins all in UWG College Bowl Melissa Moore Staff Writer Every ear was open and every eye concentrated on the lips of the moderator as questions were fired and minds were searched for answers. This was the scene of the College Bowl competition held last week where the Honors Council prevailed as winners. Team members for the Honors Council included Roger Huffstetler, Steffanie Brown, Paula Whitten, and Vance Byrd. The Honors Council was victorious over the Baptist Student Union, Student Government, History Club, and Alpha Kappa Psi. The teams competed in a round robin tournament of questions. Each team fought to win the 10 point toss- up questions to get the chance to win the bonus question worth up to 30 points. Questions came from such topics as astronomy, English, showtunes, history, television programs, and the Bible. “The College Bowl is a nationally organized, academic team competition - the varsity sport of the mind,” said Craig Meyer, president of the Honors Council and tournament director. / An all-star team was selected to represent UWG at a regional College Bowl held at the University of South Florida on Feb. 14-16. All-star team members are Steffanie Brown, Roger Huffstetler, Chris Page, Tamara Dodson and Chris McKinney. The team’s coach is Dr. Elaine McClarnard, UWG assistant professor of history. “An all-star team gives more depth in various topics like history, math, and literature,” said Linda Picklesimer, moderator for the competition. The College Bowl was sponsored by the Honors Council. Contributions to the story were made by Chris Page and Jenny Rice.