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Wednesday, April 27,2005
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I’m outta here.
Well, technically July is
when I’m finished, but
either way this will be
the last column for me.
I know, 1 know, some of
you are probably saying
“Thank God” or “Thank
Evolution” or whichever
other faith it is that you
believe in.
Others may have
enjoyed my columns and
opinions and still others
may have actually learned
something. I know I did.
I have spent the last half
decade off and on at this
school. I have watched
the physical campus as
well as the policies and
people of this institution
transform greatly.
I can look back
and say that I, too, have
transformed greatly.
There is a long journey
between 18 and 24.
Something happened
along the way that made
me stop, take a breath.
Stop yelling,
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iXiLeft
by Sarah Hahn
This is my last column
of the semester and 1 have
decided to be who I truly
am. As you have noticed
my column is not titled
“Five Year Plan” but has
gone back to its original
title, “A Little to the Left.”
Well, really a lot to the
left. So far this semester I
have gotten “controversial”
once. I have offered my
point of view on life and
school. 1 did this because
some people told me not
to be political this semester
(Those who told me this
were acting on behalf of
others so it may not have
been the truth).
I have sat and read the
opinions section each week
and “watched” my male
counterparts be as political
and controversial as they
want. I am not crying
sexism so don’t even start.
Many people have asked
me what I am not writing
like the guys since I am
the only “regular” female
columnist. Okay, all my
wonderful fans (ha-ha), I
will get political. 1 will get
controversial. It’s the end
of the semester and I have
something to say.
To those who whine
and complain every other
week about not being
tolerated or not having
freedom of speech because
you are not liberal, quit
trying to be a couple of
conservative martyrs.
You are published
every week. If this paperwas
and think about what the
purpose of my life is. I
laugh now at how I spent
my time as a freshman
and sophomore here as
opposed to my 4 hours
a day in the library now.
And I don’t even want to
talk about my physical
transformation.
There have been
classes that taught me
one or two things about
life in the “real world.”
There have even been
events that happened
here that have changed
my world view.
But what will leave
the lasting mark in my
life are the people here
who I have met and lived
my life around for the
last 6 six years. There
are those professors like
Dr. Brad Yates and Keith
Bohannon who have
taught me about life and
passion just as much
as they have taught me
about communications
“liberal” you wouldn’t be
able to give your “insights”
or try to prove you are
“right.” It seems that every
time I pick up the paper,
someone is complaining
about not being heard or
about the people who write
in opposing your views
because maybe it offended
them. If you do not like it
don’t write anymore.
We all have the right
to express our opinions.
People have the right to
agree or disagree with you.
Try using anew topic every
week. It might benefit you.
Next topic is equality.
Equality as it should be
does not exist in this
world. I am tired of many
men, basically white,
Anglo-Saxon, protestant,
Southern, conservative
males, complaining about
people who want equality.
Equality does not mean
everyone has to be the
same. I want to be myself.
It seems that whenever
a woman expresses her
opinion about wanting
equality, people call her a
man hating feminist. Did
you know men can be
feminist, too? Feminism
wants equality.
I have said what I
had to say. I want to thank
everyone who read my
column and given me
feedback. Good luck to all
who are graduating on May
11 or this summer.
Remember to make
your opinions known. To
those returning in the Fall,
I hope to entertain you and
possibly expand your mind
through my columns. It has
been fun.
and history, even though
they probably do not
know that.
There are those in
fraternities like KA, Pi
Kappa Phi, Pike and
Kappa Sig that have been
my friends regardless of
fraternity politics. There
are those ladies in Phi
Mu who have brought me
so much joy by allowing
me to represent them on
campus over the last few
years in various things.
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Then there are my
fraternity brothers... Chi
Phi, who showed me that
brotherhood truly is not
just for 4 or 5 years...but
for a lifetime. To all of
you...thanks.
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The things that make me tick
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ByThomas Harris
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This will be the last
column I write for The
West Georgian because
I will be graduating this
May. For those of you who
have read my columns
throughout the past school
year or even just recently,
I want to tell you that I do
appreciate your readership
and that it was an honor to
write for you.
Throughout this
semester I have written
on numerous subjects,
many of them having been
controversial. My prayer
is that these columns made
you at least think about
why you believe what
you believe and made you
analyze yourself. However
in this column I wanted to
write about what makes
me tick.
There is one thing
that is more important to
me than anything in this
universe and that is my
relationship with my Lord
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Most importantly, to
those who I have never
met and who maybe
have 2,3 or 4 years to
go here. Make the most
of it! Don’t have regrets
or thoughts of "I wish I
would have...” when it’s
your time to move on.
Life comes and goes
quickly here at West
Georgia, as do the people
in your life here. But the
impact they make in your
life lasts much longer, as
does the impact you will
surely make in somebody
else's life.
As the Lord sets me
afoot into my journey in
the “real world" (I think
there is just as much real
world experience here it
not more) I want to leave
you w ith a quote.
I make it a point to
share it with our pledges
at least once a semester,
and now I will share it
with the other 10,000 of
you who have, in some
w ay or another, impacted
my life.
Think about this. it's
a good ‘un.
“Everyone gives
their life to something.
What are you giving
yours to...and is it worth
it in the end .'"
Jesus Christ.
I want you to notice
that I used the word
“relationship.” Many
people today seem to
believe that Christianity
is about works or is about
legalism and seeking to
“try” to please God.
Many others believe
that it is by one’s good
deeds that they please God
and get into heaven.
Thankfully that is not
the case, because we could
never be good enough.
This is the beauty of
Christianity: the fact that it
is of nothing of ourselves
that we are able to have a
relationship with God. It is
all about his grace that He
gave us on the cross when
He took the punishment
for all of our sins (our lies,
our cheating, our lusting,
our thievery). We could
never please God because
of our failings, so Christ
suffered so that we could
Letter to the editor...
Tolerating
intolerance
Dear Editor,
I believe | Thomas
Harris’l problem is that
“free-speech people” have
tolerance for everyone
except those who have
intolerance.
The problem with
intolerance is that
intolerance breeds hatred
and can lead to violence.
Your voice should be
heard because you do have
freedom of speech, but
when your entire message
is complete intolerance
you should be wary of the
consequences it could bring
to others who are different
from yourself.
Thank you,
Melissa .Marietta
President
Young Democrats
Not to late to
turn off TVs
Dear Editor,
I am currently a
graduate student in the
Psychology department. 1
am also working with SPAN
(Student Peace Action
Network') to encourage
members of our campus
community to participate
in National TV Turn-Off
week (April 23 - May Ist).
I V-Turnoff week is a
week set aside every year
for all of us to become more
aware of our TV viewing
habits and how the affect
our lives.
I he suggestion is that
be pleasing to Him.
Going back to the
word “relationship.” Some
would say to me, “How
do you KNOW there is a
God?" First let me mention
that we have discussed a
few of evidences of God in
the past, but that is not the
primary reason I believe.
Take this as an
example: you see your
bosses car at work- that
is a good sign he is there,
but it does not mean he is
there. You see your bosses
secretary and he or she says
that your boss is in- another
evidence toward the fact.
But when you actually see
your boss and shake his or
her hand and talk to him
or her, that is when you
KNOW that your boss is
there.
To me that is the same
way with God. I see the
evidences, and those are
great evidences, but that
is not the reason 1 believe.
The reason I believe is that
I have met Him, I know
Him, I’ve talked to Him,
and I have tasted and seen
that the Lord is good.
The evidences
pointing to it are nice
and are great supporting
evidences, but it is that
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for one week you turn-off
your television and don’t
turn it back on for the
entire week. The goal is
that we will become aware
of the addictive power
of television and perhaps
find ways of spending our
time that are more life
enhancing.
Thank you,
Jeff Davis
Congrats
Adam Akins
Dear Editor,
Phi Mu would like to
Congratulate Adam Akins
as our new 2(X)5-2006
Beau!
Thank you,
Mallory Bates
Public Relations Chair
Phi Mu
Student says
nice things
Dear Editor,
I have been at UWG
for almost three years now
and I would like to say
that I think our campus
newspaper is better now
than I have ever seen.
The look of the
newspaper is more
professional and the
writing is much better
quality. The bigger size
and improved layout of
the paper make for a more
inviting presentation.
Thank you,
I). Brown
personal relationship to
God Himself, the Creator,
that causes me to believe
and have faith.
That is my passion
and my life. Many of you
may not believe that a God
even exists. My question
to you is to how much
of the knowledge of the
universe do you know?
Would you dare to even
say one percent?
There are two
questions that stem from
this. If all you know of
the universe is a very
generous one percent, do
you not think that there
is a possibility that God
might exist in that other
99 percent? If that is so,
the real question is that,
if God does exist, are you
open to that possibility? If
not, is it possible that you
are the one that is really
closed minded?
Thank you once again
for your readership, for the
responses you have written,
and for your support of
the paper. My prayer for
you is that you will be
open minded toward this
possibility and that you
would “taste and see that
the Lord is good” (Psalm
34:8, NASB).