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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
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Lauren Yates, sophomore
I park at the east perimeter and was
given a ticket. There should be less
restrictive parking.
Former basketball star discusses life overseas
By Simone Elvitt
Staff Writer
simone_one@hotmail.com
Some students may
remember UWG Braves
Basketball player Bruce
Jolly. He played on the team
with Germayne Forbes,
Bryant Redd, and Jeff
Ferguson to name a few of
the outstanding players that
played that year.
An athletic man,
Bruce was a tall, humble,
yet quiet force who helped
the Braves tremendously.
Bruce played power
forward on the team and
averaged around 12 points
a game. Bruce graduated
from University of West
Georgia in 2003.
Like so many students
who graduate college the
question of what is next
was always in the back
of his mind, but Bruce
decided to pursue his love
of basketball.
Bruce was flooded
with offers to play
basketball overseas and in
the United States after he
graduated and jumped on
the opportunity to do so.
The first place he played
after college was Ireland.
In speaking with him,
he said playing in Ireland
“was my least favorite
place and is no mans
EEENEWS
IN A HURRY
Student wins
iPod in UWG
40 contest
University of West
Georgia freshman Bo
Johnson of LaGrange won
an iPod MP3 player in a
contest after completing
the university’s first
annual “UWG 40: 40
Days to Your Success.”
The “40 Days to Your
Success” is a program
designed to encourage
freshman campus
involvement and ease
the transition from high
school to college.
The program took
place the first 40 days
of the fall semester and
included a calendar full of
student activities aimed at
making new students feel
more comfortable.
“The true measure
of success will probably
be in four years, when we
have this entering class
crossing the graduation
platform,” said Chris
Geiger, associate director
of student activities.
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Demarls Weekes, junior
I was given a ticket for parking at a
curb. I realize that we have serious
parking issues on campus, but re
strictive parking makes it worse.
land.” Asked if it was
hard to adapt to a different
country, he simply replied,
“Not really.”
“With adapting,”
he said, “if you play the
game well, the people will
love you but if you don't
play well, they will be at
your throat.”
After spending a
year in Ireland, he left
and played in Israel and
then in Switzerland. He
is currently in Turkey
and will be there until
next April.
He says that playing
in Turkey is great
“because the level of
play is great compared to
USA basketball because
it is like the Continental
Basketball League or
the National Basketball
Development League.”
Bruce found Turkey
to be beautiful, filled
with scenery that is truly
breathtaking. He said
that being overseas gets
lonely but he gets rid of
that loneliness by calling
home, with a thousand
dollar cell phone bill to
prove it, sending and
receiving e-mails and
keeping up with new's
from the States.
Bruce also talked
about the amount of money
he gets paid while playing
Contestants had
to complete at least 20
activities where they had
their freshman passports
stamped to enter the
drawing.
Many students
qualified for the contest,
but it was Johnson’s name
that was drawn.
For more information
contact the Department of
Student Activities at (678)
839-6526.
Jazz combo
presents fall
concert
The Jazz Combo at the
University of West Georgia
will present its fall concert,
“An Evening in Jazz,” on
Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8:15
p.m. in Kathy Cashen
Hall, in the Humanities
Building.
The Combo performs
music from the 1930s
through the 1980s made
famous by performers
including Ella Fitzgerald,
Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan
and Sade. The Combo
is directed by Mariano
Pacetti, UWG instructor
and a jazz saxophonist.
For more information
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Adam Welsh, sophomore
I was parked at the meters. I guess
I was parked there for too long.
That’s how I got my ticket.
overseas. Not all countries
pay well overseas but he
was blessed to get contracts
with countries that would
pay him very well and also
provide him with clothes,
cell phones, cars and a
place to stay.
He also discussed
how the people treated
him overseas and how the
women responded to him.
“The team and I,”
he said “are treated like
celebrities because there
are pictures all over the
place." With all the fame,
Bruce has managed to
remain humble.
Inarecentgame, Bruce
recently said he scored 22
points. While Bruce loves
playing basketball, he now
Icxrks at the game as if it
were a job that pays well
and allows him to take care
of himself.
Whenever he leaves
Turkey, he said, he will
discuss with his agent
plans on deciding whether
or not he will continue
playing overseas, try to
play professionally in
the states or retire from
playing altogether.
Judging from his
recent success, anyone
could bet that whatever he
decides to do with his life,
he will have the talent to
pursue his goals.
on this free event, contact
the Department of Music at
(678) 839-6516.
Resume
workshop
Thursday
The Mass
Communications Society
(MCS) will be hosting its
first Resume and Portfolio
workshop Thursday Nov. 17
at 5 p.m. in the University
Community Center (UCC)
room 311.
Vicki Hardin, program
specialistforthe Department
of Career Services, will
give a presentation that
will provide helpful tips
for students creating
resumes. The workshop
will also feature a panel of
professionals to answer
questions.
Founded this fall, MCS
is designed to give mass
communications majors
the opportunity to put into
practice what they learn in
the classroom. Students of
all majors are encouraged
to attend the workshop.
For students nearing
graduation, thoughts
are shifting to building
resumes, applying for jobs
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Photo Courtesy Sports Information Office
Former UWG Basketball player Bruce Jolly leaps over opponent to grab the ball. Jolly
is currently in Europe where he has played in countries such as Turkey, Israel, Ireland
and Switzerland. While he does get homesick, he is able to keep in touch with friends
and family through phone calls on his cell phone and sending e-mails.
and going to interviews.
With all the pressures
that face seniors, the
University of West Georgia
provides students with the
necessary means to prepare
for life after college.
For more information
about the workshop or
joining MCS, contact
the Department of Mass
Communications and
Theatre Arts at (678)
839-6518.
UWG Student
piano recital
Elizabeth Ann Jacks
of Hiawassee, Ga., will
perform her Junior piano
recital at the University of
West Georgia on Monday,
November 28 at 7 p.m.
in Cashen Recital Hall,
Humanities.
Jacks, a student of
Dr. Carol Gingerich, is
pursuing a Bachelor of
Music degree in Piano
Performance with an
emphasis on Piano
Pedagogy.
She will perform
works by Chopin, Scarlatti,
Beethoven and Debussy.
Jacks is the daughter of
Ruth L. Jacks of Young
Harris, Ga., and is employed
as a pianist with the West
Rome United Methodist
Church.
The recital is free and
the public is invited.
Percussion
band to
perform
The University of
West Georgia percussion
students will perform a
concert on Monday, Nov.
21 at 8:15 p.m. in the
Townsend Center for the
Performing Arts.
The Concert
Percussion Ensemble, solo
marimba performances by
UWG students, and the
Jazz Percussion Group will
be featured in the concert.
The concert is free and
open to the public.
Selections include
Thomas Gauger’s widely
popular “Portico,” Chris
Cockarell’s “Pulp Friction”
and an original tune called
“2 o’clock Samba” by
Associate Professor of
Music Dr. Doug Overmier.
Those who are fans
of music, percussion and
great fun. should enjoy the
performance.
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Adam Smith, sophomore
I was parked in the east campus area.
I got a ticket and I was very unhappy
about it. They should put up a sign on
the side of the road.
West Ga
receives grant
The University of
West Georgia has been
awarded a $15,000
Board of Regents grant
this month under the
University System of
Georgia's (USG) African-
American Male Initiative
(AAMI) program.
The Black Men
With Initiative (BMW 1)
program, founded
and directed by Dr.
Said Sewell, assistant
professor of political
science and planning,
and the Multicultural
Achievement Program,
coordinated by Director
of Multicultural Services
Dr. Delandra Hunter, are
the UWG recipients of the
grant.
The funds will be
used to expand existing
mentoring programs
for Black males in the
community’s junior and
high schools and at the
university, said Sewell.
“It will allow us to
deepen our efforts so we
can help save the students
before they drop out,”
said Sewell.