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Robert Roller, UWG alumnus and owner of R.T. Roller Studio and Gallery will display his talents at the OIF the Square" arts and crafts show this weekend. March 4,1999 Volume 44 Number 8 - fiF •' ''' ■' ■ fit ££'■ ijf -■ News 1-2 Opinions/Features 3 Campus News/Organi zations... 4 A& E 5 Sports 6 ETC 7 Classifieds 8 News Briefs The annual Braves Super Night is being held on March 11. Radio personality Rhubarb Jones from Y 106.7 will be the MC and JefF Foxworthy will provide the entertainment. Call the Athletic Department at 836-6533 for ticket infor mation A&E Briefs The Movie: Holy Man will air in the Bonner Lecture Hall today from 7:00p.m., and 9:30 p.m. The Society of Professional Jounalists will meet March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in Humani ties Room 226. All inter ested are welcome to attend. Sports Briefs The Braves play in the NCAA Division II tournament to day at 9 p.m. in Memphis, Tennessee versus Gulf South Conference Tournament Champion Henderson State University. Briefs Interested in running for SGA? Pick up applications in Stu dent Activities Office. Ap plication deadline is March 19 at 5:00 p.m. Also SGA is raffling oiF administrators' parking spots to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Quote of the Week " Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness." Cullen Hightower Run by students, written by students, a voice for the students Advertising line: (770) 836-6794 Story or Photo Idea: (770) 836-6527 Fax: (770) 836-4697 Email: wgcpaper® westga.edu The Student Newspaper of the State University of West Georgia West . JE Georgian Run by students, written by students, a voice for the students Inside this week UWG Men Basketball team still alive John House Sports Editor The incredible season by the West Georgia Braves al most ended on a sour note as the Braves were shockingly de feated 89-75 by the Southern Arkan sas Muleriders in the Gulf South Con ference Tournament It was almost certain that if the Braves lost early in the conference tournament that they would not be invited to the NCAA Division II Tour nament. The Braves received new life when they were selected by the NCAA com mittee to the Division II Tournament South Regional, despite twoemotional. losses in Harrogate, TN to Lincoln Memorial and Southern Arkansas. The expected route for the Braves to enter the NCAA Division II field "Academic excellence in a HOPEful environment" HH. Steven Broome/UWG Public Relations CEO of Capital Publishing Cos. to visit West Georgia next week Randy Jones, CEO of Capital Publishing Cos. in New York, is the sixth Executive-in-Residence for the Richards College of Business at UWG for the spring semester 1999. As the former publisher of Es quire, Jones resigned in 1991 to develop his own company which publishes Worth, The American Benefactor, and Civilization. Through these magazines, he speaks to a demographically se lect audience with a mixture of first-class journalism, investiga tive reporting, economic and fi nancial analysis, and social com mentary. The Executive-in-Residence program was established in 1996 by Dr. David Hovey, dean of Richards College of Business, as a way of bringing successful ex MOVING INTO THE MILLENNIUM “ News UWG professor receives jour nalism award See page 2 was to win the tournament and re ceive the automatic bid as Gulf South Conference champs. The Braves lost a close game to Lincoln Memorial in the season fi nale, losing the ability to host the conference tournament in the pro cess, and then went into the confer ence tournament hoping to erase the season ending defeat from theirminds and focus on the championship. The Braves were expected by many to go far into the 17th Gulf South Conference Tournament. With a2l -5 record going into the tournament, and the talent on this team in the likes of Gulf Sbuth Conference leading scorer, Curtis Pass, the Braves couldn’t help but be one of the favorites for the title. Southern Arkansas entered the tournament, with seemingly less pres sure on their backs than the Braves. The Southern Arkansas ecutivcs to the University cam pus in order to enrich students, faculty, and the surrounding com munity with their expertise. Since the beginning, Dr. Frank R. Hunsickcr, retired professor and the chair of the management and business systems department, has directed the program. These executives have spoken to over 1500 students, faculty, and members of the community. They have addressed a variety of issues from entrepreneurship to managing a large family busi ness. Jones will arrive on the UWG campus on Mon., March 8 and remain until March 9. Jones will address the Ad vanced Academy in a dinner talk on March 8. The next day, Jones will dis cuss “Starting a Publishing Busi- Opinions Editor addresses submission policy See page 3 Muleriders, making their first appear ance in the Gulf South Conference tournament, made a dramatic turn around from the 1997-1998 season under the leadership of first time head coach Brian Daugherty. The Mulerider program improved from 12-14, in 1997-1998, to an im pressive record of 15-11 (9-3 GSC West), in one of the toughest confer ences in Division 11. The Muleriders received a break on the night, as Braves freshman point guard Jeff Hickman was hampered by a sprained ankle sustained in practice, and was not able to start the game. Guard Ashley Lawson stepped up admirably with 13 points, six re bounds, five assists, and three steals in 20 minutes of play. The Braves were plagued by poor shooting throughout the night, as they tried to adjust to the Muleriders, a Joelle Prine /The West Georgian Randy Jones ML * w NEW EMAIL: Sports \ The Braves' bats are heating up. Campus News/ Organizations Want to keep on top of campus events? See page 4 team the Braves have never faced before in their history. Senior Curtis Pass, the Braves leader in scoring, finally lost his scoring touch on the season, shooting adismal eight-for-21 on the night for 17 points and seven rebounds. Pass also fouled out of a game for the first time this season. The Braves, as a team shot, an incred ibly ugly 29-percent from the floor in the second half of the game. The Braves shooting from the floor, paired with 23 percent shooting from the foul-line in the second half, spelled doom for the Braves on the night and seemingly brought an end to the Braves otherwise amazing season. On Sunday, the Braves received the incredible news that despite two season ending losses, the Braves received the at large bid based upon their 21 -6 record and number two regional ranking entering the conference tournament. ness” with mass com munications students and be the guest speaker at the Executive Roundtable. His subject for this discussion is titled, “Live Rich, Don’t Retire, Die Broke.” “The executives bring experience into the class room which bridges the gap between theory and practice,” said Dean Hovey. The five previous Ex ecutive-in-Residcnce were Don Baker, execu tive consultant with the North Highland Com pany; Bob Stone, chair man and CEO of Sys tems and Methods. Inc. (SMI); Kathy Babcock, uwgpeper@westgajedu Weather 28-57 degrees. See page 7 "We’re very pleased and honored to receive the bid," said Head Coach Ed Murphy.” Even M urphy was pleasantly surprised when hearing about the bid. “I think it’s a great tribute to thejob our players and assistant coaches did all sea son. But we weren't very optimistic after what happened to us last week,” said Coach Murphy. Now the Braves, ranked fifth in the tournament, must battle Gulf South Con ference tournament winner Henderson State in tlie first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Thurs. March 4. at 9:00 p.m. in Memphis. TN. If the Braves win that game, they will go into Friday’s semifinal round to face the tournament host and top seed. Lemoyne Owen. The Championship game will be Sat.. March 6, at 7:00 p.m. in Memphis. TN. UWG’s President Sethna and senior education major Angela Minish show off the plaque that honors former Georgia Governor Zell Miller. Miller initiated the HOPE grant that allows college students with a “B” average to receive tu ition, fees, and a book allowance. All University System institutions will display the plaque. The one at UWG is located at the entrance to Sanford Hall. general manager of the Remarketing Group, a Hewlett- Packard company in Palo Alta, California; Bill Loftin, an apparel magnate; and Emory W. Mulling, president of the Mulling Group, an Atlanta-based outplacement and executive coaching firm. Jones is a graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia with a B .A. in journalism and was honored by UWG in 1988 with the John Dewey Award as an outstanding alumnus. He is a member of the Creative Coalition, and serves as a board member of Child Hope USA and the New York University Center of Publishing. He lectures in the summer at Sanford University. He lives in New York with his wife, the former Connie Cole from Carrollton, and their three sons.