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Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Move Me! inspires students to volunteer in community
By Kristal Dixon
News Editor
Shuntay2l ® Hotmail.com
Determined to get
involved in the local com
munity and to inspire un
derprivileged children,
the Multicultural Achieve
ment Program held its first
annual Move Me! event on
October 23.
As part of the national
Make a Difference day,
MAP and other student
organizations on campus
participated in activities
with as many as 37 chil
dren ranging from ages
five to 16.
DeLandra Hunter, the
Associate Director of the
MAP program, said that
the organization wanted
to do something that will
show they care about the
community.
“We wanted to go to
a place that was off the
campus, but we decided to
host the event on campus.”
The event was held
from 9 to 12 noon in the
University Community
Center, but there were
activities that required the
children to expand across
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Students unwind at BSA's 7th annual Urban Expressions. Performances for this year’s
expressions featured Soul Star, Ebony Players, and the Components.
'Urban Expressions' relaxes
audience with performances
By Braxton Calloway
Staff Writer
bcallowl @my.westga.edu
Lights turned low,
acoustic melodies and
candle lit tables set the
mood at the Black Student
Alliance’s 7th Annual
Urban Expressions last
Wednesday night.
The event, which was
held in the lower level of
the Z-6, was a cultural
experience featuring
students from Soul Star,
The Academy, Ebony
Children come out for safe treat
By Kelly Williams
Staff Writer
kellyuwga@bellsouth.net
Harry Potter,
Cinderella, Devils and
Angels, all of these and
more were in attendance at
the 6th annual Safe Treat
hosted by the Residence
Hall President’s Council.
Safe Treat is an
alternative to trick-or
treating on Halloween.
RHPC invites student
organizations and residence
halls on campus to set up
games and give out candy
to children on Halloween.
Kim Everett, advisor
to RHPC, said, “1 am very
campus.
Hunter also expressed
his feelings on how the
event turned out.
“I think the student
organizations that
participated, as well as the
children, enjoyed being at
the school,” Hunter said.
Hunter also said that
he was skeptical if he
could coordinate an event
of this magnitude, but he
proposed the idea to Afiya
Hinkson, the intern who
works with MAP, and she
ran with it.
Hinkson, a UWG
senior, also believed that
the event went well with
students.
“It was a good event.
We had a good turnout
from the community
participants as well as the
minority organizations
on campus.”
According to its
creator. USA Weekend, the
Make a Difference day is a
“celebration of neighbors
helping neighbors.”
The event is held on
the fourth Saturday of
every October. Anyone is
able to participate.
The Multicultural
Players and a live band
called the Components
who provided acoustic
arrangements throughout
the night.
“The purpose of
Urban Expressions is to
create a venue for anyone
and everyone to express
themselves artistically
through music, dance,
theater, and spoken word,”
said Adrian Myers, BSA
Vice President.
Students performed
solos, skits, and spoken
word which ranged from
pleased this year. The
students are having fun and
the kids are having fun.”
Children had several
games to choose from;
the Tic Tac Toe Toss,
Pumpkin Fishing, The
Grand Prize Game, and
many others.
Crafts included painting
pumpkins, decorating
cookies and children could
have their name written in
multiple languages.
Lisa Power of
Christian Campus
Fellowship says, “CCF
participates because it
is a chance to give back
to the community. The
community supports us
Achievement Program is
an academic support group
for minority students.
According to their
website, MAP’s mission
is to “ensure that every
minority student has a
positive experience while
attending West Georgia.”
While it is known
for being primarily
concerned with academic
success, MAP is
expanding to provide for
the well-being of minority
students in every aspect
of college life, including
community service.
Hunter feels that
students can be motivated
by just volunteering in
their local communities.
“They can achieve
gratification with
helping others who are
underprivileged,” Hunter
said.
Hunter also said
that anyone who has the
resources to give back to
the community, should
feel obligated to do so.
“If you are fortunate
with resources, then you
should share. There is no
good in having that and not
doing anything with it.”
light hearted to sexually
themed.
“It was a wonderful
experience because it
allowed students to be
exposed to different genres
of music and poetry,”
stated soloist Rico Biggs.
BSA member Sparkle
Crawford also expressed
the importance of this
event: “Urban Expressions
provides students and the
Carrollton community
the opportunity to see
and hear students express
themselves freely.”
and we want to support
it too.”
Waiting in line for
games with her 8-year-old
twins Danita Luna said,
“I got a flyer advertising
Safe Treat.” Luna works
part time in the Learning
Resources Center. This was
her first time bringing her
children. “We are enjoying
ourselves,” she added
RHPC holds several
programs throughout the
year. For more information
students can contact their
respective residence
hall representatives or
contact Kim Everett in the
Department of Residence
Life at (678) 839-6426.
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Students from a variety of campus organizations participated in MAP's first annual Move
Me! event. As part of the national Make a Difference day. people are urged to volunteer
and give back to their local communities.
Trivia night attracts UWG
students to local restaurants
By Lauren Cibson
Staf Writer
Igibson I @my. westga.edu
Many students at
the University of West
Georgia have found
interest in Trivia Night at
such places as Locos Deli
& Pub and South Street
Sports Grill.
Each week students
flock to have fun and
answer puzzling questions
in categories such as
history, current events,
movies and music.
Trivia Nights began
a few' years ago. Tiffany
Gamel, a server at Locos
said they began Trivia
Night because they noticed
other bar and grills were
having great success with
it. Since then it has really
started to catch on with
UWG students.
At South Street
Campus Calendar
(All sporting events listed are home games.)
Wednesday, Nov. 9
• “Bowling For Columbine” TLC Rm. 1301, 8 p.m.
• EXCEL Success Seminar, UCC Rm. 312. 10 a.m.
• Latin American Film Series: Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown, TLC Rm. 1301,6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 10
• Ad Hoc Energy Committee Meeting, UCC Rm. 312, 2:30 p.m.
• SGA Meeting, UCC Rm. 207, 3:30 p.m.
• Spanish Film Series, TLC Rm. 1203, 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
• Jazz Ensemble, Townsend Center, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
• EXCEL Success Seminar, UCC Rm. 312, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
• Mass Communications Society, UCC Rm. 207, 6 p.m.
Events are taken from web-published university calendars and
sports schedules, press releases and from information sent to The
West Georgian by event organizers. Organizers wishing to list
an event may e-mail the details, as far in advance as possible, to
uwgpaper@westga.edu.
Sports Grill there are
usually between 10 and
15 teams.
The size of the teams
can vary. At Locos Deli
& Pub there are usually
eight or nine teams on
any given night.
Though most
who participate are in
fraternities, you do not
have to be part of any
certain organization to
play. The set up is simple.
There is a host who
asks the questions and
plays music while those
participating try to come
up with an answer for the
question asked.
Although some
students participate for
various reasons, some
participate just to hang out
with friends.
“It’s a great way
to spend a Wednesday,
I would definitely go
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again,” said Katie Almand,
a UWG freshman and first
time player.
Some love finding
out how much they
know. Renee McCarty a
senior at UWG said, “It
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is not only educational, it
is really fun to see if you
know the answers.”
As far as the bar and
grills themselves, they
seem to echo what the
students who participate
say. When asked why
she thought so many
people like Trivia Night
at Locos Tiffany Gamle
simply said, “It’s fun.”
Some employees
feel that it is the fun
atmosphere that attracts
the customers.
At South Street
Sports Grill, employee
Corey Drum said, “It’s
a cool environment for
students to hang out in.”