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Band scores big with Atlanta Braves fans
Pregame performance leads to drum-off duel with Atlanta drummers
Photo by Craiit Whitley
The UWG marching band entertain over 27,000 baseball fans at Turner Field on Sept. 23.
Originally scheduled to play before the game, their sterling performance drew further
invitations to play during and afterwards.
Mass Comm society plans to keep
students aware of media job trends
By Mariam Abuhaideri
Staff Writer
mabuhai I @my. westga.edu
The University of
West Georgia Mass
Communication Society
started on a positive note
Thursday afternoon,
when the members held
their first meeting in the
Humanities Building.
“The main focus of
these meetings is to inform
students of the various
internship opportunities,
and to provide them with
an in-depth analysis of
the latest job trends in
the media industry,”
said Sherree Garrison,
president of the society.
Garrison added
that the society also
aims at improving the
communication process on
campus. She said this can be
done by getting ideas from
students and members.
New faculty lot will ease
student parking problems
By Jessica Daher
Staff Writer
Jekaoo6@yahoo.com
Students were
dismayed last spring to
find their usual Townsend
Center parking curbs
were being painted green.
When construction of the
new student center began
faculty and staff lost their
parking in that area and
were redirected to the
Townsend lot, causing the
loss of a number of student
parking spaces.
This was just a
temporary measure,
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About 45 students and six faculty members turned out for
the inaugural meeting of UWG’s Mass Communications
Society on Thursday.
Production of
television shows and
radio advertisements were
among the discussions
at the first meeting, with
however, before the
completion of anew
faculty lot.
Construction began
Sept. 12 on the new lot,
which will have 165 faculty
parking spaces, located
between the Baptist Student
Union and the Townsend
Center. It is scheduled to
be ready by the end of the
fall semester.
Students will be happy
to know that the Townsend
Center parking will be
returned for full use before
the spring semester.
The new parking lot
is part of the University’s
instructors from the
mass communications
department offering their
ideas and suggestions.
Dr. David Goff,
master plan says Lynn
Agan, Director of
Campus Planning and
Development.
Meanwhile, some
students continue to park
at the Townsend Center.
“I still park at the
Townsend Center every
day,” said senior Crystal
Farrer, “and every day I
get a parking ticket.”
Students are strongly
encouraged to use the
Target Shuttle, the
university bus system and
carpooling, in addition to
parking at the sometimes
empty band field lot.
By Craig Whitley
Staff Writer
emailaddress@here.com
The “Sound that
Lights the South” played
the “War Chant” for the
last time at an Atlanta
Braves baseball game on
Wednesday, Sept. 21.
“Playing for the
Bravfes was a magical
experience that a fairytale
could not even describe.”
said Matthew Bass, a
drum major for the UWG
marching band.
Over 27,000 fans at
Turner Field heard the
band before, during and
after the game, as the
Braves battled against the
chair of the department,
suggested that one way to
improve communication
process was to get more
students involved in either
writing or contributing
to other aspects of the
campus newspaper.
“This would help
students gain initial
experience and the
newspaperget some stories
and advertisements,” he
explained.
The society is now
considering ways to get
maximum participation of
students in various facets
of the newspaper.
The members also got
a chance to grab some pizza
and refreshments while the
meeting was in session.
The society is looking
forward to a productive
year under the supervision
of its professors and with
participation of mass
communication students.
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Photo by Jessica Daher
This field, between the Baptist Student Union and the Townsend Center, will soon be a
faculty parking lot with 165 spaces. Once it is finished, students will again be allowed to
use the Townsend Center lot.
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“Playing for
the Braves
was a magical
experience.... ”
Matthew Bass
Drum Major
Philadelphia Phillies.
Fans entering the
stadium applauded the band
as it performed a variety
of musical arrangements.
During the band’s dance
numbers the crowd gave a
thunderous applause.
“Playing in front of
a pro team was a change
of pace from what I’m
used to doing,” said Jason
Pep rally to kick
off Friday fun
By Kristal Dixop
Staff Writer
shuntay2l @ hotmail.com
The Student
Government Association
is sponsoring a pep rally
Friday evening. It will
be held at 7 p.m., right
before Friday After Dark.
The rally will include
cheerleaders, members of
the dance team, the football
team and the band.
Lindsey McGaha,
Programming Chair of
SGA, explained that she
has received many ideas
for the rally from her
fellow SGA members.
“I’ve received so many
ideas from people. We will
have to look at our budget
and talk to everyone to
make sure we can do what
we want,” she said.
Turnout for last
year’s pep rally was good,
according to McGaha. She
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McClung, a West Georgia
trumpet player.
After the pre-game
show at the Pavilion
in Turner Field, the
Atlanta Braves game day
operations staff asked
them to perform the
“Tomahawk Chop” tune
(a.k.a. “War Chant”) in the
stands during the second,
forth and eighth innings
and requested that they do
a post-game show.
In addition, a member
of the Atlanta Braves Drum
Line(“The Heavy Hitters”)
suggested that UWG
participate in a “drum
off duel” after the game.
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believes that because the
pep rally is before FAD,
more students will attend.
The Student
Activities Council will
make advertisements for
the pep rally and will mail
letters to the other student
organizations on campus,
including the fraternities
and sororities.
McGaha is hoping to
bolster school spirit with
the pep rally, which is
something she thinks is
lacking at West Georgia.
“People walk around
wearing University of
Georgia hats, not UWG
hats and I think that’s a
problem,” she said.
She also believes
students can benefit from
attending pep rallies and
other activities. “Not only
will school spirit become
stronger,” she said, “but I
think students will have a
good time.”