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Athletic director sidelined for surgery
By Nicholas Kirby
Staff Writer
Nkirbyl@my.westga.edu
A familiar face
will be absent from the
court when the men’s
basketball team begins
its season next month.
Braves' head Coach Ed
Murphy was diagnosed
with an operable form of
lung cancer two weeks
ago and will miss an
undetermined number of
games this year.
A small spot was
discovered on one of
Murphy’s lungs while
he underwent a series of
unrelated tests.
According to
Murphy, “Of any form
of lung cancer, 1 have
probably the least
invasive form. By the
Chamber singers,
choir perform at
Townsend Center
By Jessica Daher
Staff Writer
Jekaoo6@yahoo.com
Last Thursday West
Georgia’s Concert Choir
and Chamber Singers
performed their fall choral
concert to a full house at
the Townsend Center.
Under the direction
of Dr. Kevin Hibbard,
chair and professor of
music, the two groups gave
performances full of energy,
character and charisma.
The 41 voice Concert
Choirrecreatedoldandnew'
classics. Accompanied by
Jan Adams, they performed
pieces by George Frideric
Handel, Ralph Vaughan
Williams, Edward Elgar,
Gustav Holst and Terry
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Friday. A large area was cordoned off and a number of businesses forced to close.
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time you have symptoms,
it's usually too late.”
For Murphy, 64. this is
his second battle with cancer.
He was sidelined during the
2002-2003 season while
undergoing treatment for
prostate cancer.
When Murphy
underwent tests for the
prostate cancer, the lung
cancer was discovered.
Dr. Randall E. Pierce of
Tanner Medical Center
made the discovery.
Murphy praised the work
being done at Tanner.
“Because of the job
they’ve done at Tanner
Medical Center, and the
generosity of the Richards
family, you can get cancer
treatment here in Carrollton
[better than] you would
expect in a town this size,”
said Murphy.
Lowry, who is music
director and conductor of
the Carrollton Symphony.
"They did such a
wonderful job. It’s a
great honor to have a
renowned conductor
choose my piece (Psalm
23j," Lowry said.
“Gloria” from "The
Masque of Angels" opera,
by Dominick Argento, was
the feature work of the
Concert Choir. "With its
fugue-like writing, shifts
in tonality and brilliant,
declamatory ending, it’s
almost a lesson in music
theory and compositional
technique,” Hibbard said.
In part two of the
performance, the 15
members who make up
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Braves' head basketball coach and athletic director Ed
Murphy will return to coaching duties in the new year.
Since the cancerous
spot on his lung was
discovered in the early
stages, a full recovery is
more likely than if it had
been discovered later.
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West Georgia’s Concert Choir and Chamber singers, directed by Dr. Kevin Hibbard, performed their fall concert Thurs
day night at the Townsend Center.
performed three Italian
madrigals by Hans Leo
Hassler and Claudio
Monteverdi as well as six
new aged madrigals by
Robert Nelson.
The third new aged
madrigal, “Strawberries”
Coach Michael Cooney,
who will be taking over
head coaching duties, the
chances for a complete
recovery' are excellent. “If
they get in and get it out of
there, he should be in the
had the audience tickled
with the delectable
humor of the song, but
still in awe at the singers’
performance of such a
challenging piece.
All of the Chamber
Singers’ pieces were
By Dave Word
News Editor
daveword@bellsouth.net
News choppers
clattered over downtown
Carrollton Friday as haw
enforcement officers
searched for explosive
devices and clues, following
a bomb threat at the Carroll
County Courthouse.
According to local
news media, the search
was triggered by a call to
the probate court offices at
about 9:25 Friday morning.
The caller said
that there was a bomb
in one of the courthouse
restrooms and hinted that
there might be another
device nearby.
Si,
90 percentile for complete
recovery,” said Cooney.
Murphy was
scheduled to undergo
surgery to remove the
cancer yesterday at Emory
University Hospital.
The procedure was to be
performed by the chief of
general thoracic surgery,
Dr. Joseph I. Miller, Jr.
Murphy, who also
serves as athletic director at
West Georgia, is expected
to return to coaching the
team after Christmas.
“The doctor is telling
me that I’ll be able to return
to administrative duties in
a month, but he’s thinking
that it will be another
month before I can coach
basketball,” said Murphy.
“I’m going to try very
hard to recover as quickly
as I can, but you do have
performed a cappella to
emphasize the dynamics
and tonality of the
arranged music.
Audience members
were pleased with the
performances of the
students and their ability
The suspected bomb
was quickly found by a
court employee and, within
minutes, the courthouse had
been cleared and a portion
of downtown cordoned off.
Another device was
later found in a nearby
parking deck.
Bomb disposal experts
from the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation destroyed
both devices after they
determined that neither
was an actual bomb.
The threat disrupted
court proceedings and
resulted in the closing of
a number of downtown
businesses, including
local law offices, many of
which are located in the
cordoned-off area.
Wednesday , October 19, 2005
to do what you’re told in a
situation like this.”
Murphy has been
the Men’s Basketball
Coach since 1993 and in
that time the Braves have
finished in first place in
their division seven times
and they have played in
six NCAA tournaments,
getting as far as the Elite
Eight in 2002.
His presence both
on and off the court will
be missed during his
recovery.
“He’s a great coach,
and he’s a great leader,
so it’s going to have an
effect,” said Cooney.
“We’re going to miss our
guy. The way I look at it
is, what do you do when
you lose your best player?
Everybody else has got to
pick it up.”
to sing songs in several
different languages. The
students had been working
on the concert since the
beginning of the semester
and will commence work
immediately for their Dec.
4 holiday concert.
Some West Georgia
students reported not
being allowed to leave
their residences to go to
class and others reported
being denied access to
the square.
“I came face to face
with a police officer while
trying my damndest to get
into the square to get my
paycheck,” said student
Tara Lee Abernathy.
The cordoned-off area
was reopened around 3
p.m. Friday.
Capt. Michael
Mansour of the Carrollton
Police said Monday
morning that the
investigation continues,
but that there are presently
no suspects.