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Volume 54 lssue 22
"Vagina Monologues" begins run on Monday
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Photo by Jennifer Robinson
The women of The Vagina Monologues, Sandi Sloat (top left), Victoria Waldrop, (top right)
Karen Boettler (bottom left), Kelly Williams (center), and Ebonee Hicks (bottom right), are
gettig prepared for the opening of the show next week.
Circle K provides more
volunteer opprotunities
By Kelly Williams
Staff Writer
Kellyuwga@bellsouth.net
Week by week, more
opportunities arise for
student involvement.
Circle K is an
international organization
with a chapter at the
University of West
Georgia. They are a service
organization reaching out
to Carroll County.
Their service seeks
to help out both people
and animals.
Some of their past
projects include: visiting
nursing homes. Relay for
Life, raising money for
foster caregivers, assisting
at animal shelters and many
more service projects.
“If you have
compassion for helping
others then this is the
organization for you”
said Michael Minyard,
president of UWG’s
Circle K.
Minyard joined‘Circle K
as a New Year’s resolution
three years ago.
“I decided I wanted
to be more involved on
campus, and since I was
never able to participate
in any kind of extensive
community service in
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high school, I wanted
to be involved in an
organization that gave me
that opportunity.”
Circle K at an
international level that has
12,288 college students on
507 campuses.
The organization was
established in 1936 by the
Kiwanis Club of Pullman,
Washington.
They began as a
home to those who needed
assistance in college
and grew into a service
organization associated
with the Greek system.
It has continuously
adapted its organization,
starting from an all-male
fraternity to an inclusive
club.
In 1971, the
organization changed their
international constitution
to allow women to join its
ranks.
According to its
website, Circle K has
goals.
The first mission is
to involve “college and
university students in
campus and community
service while developing
quality leaders and
citizens.”
Some of their
committments include
collaborating with all
members to achieve
their commom objective,
develop positive role
models, and provide
greater opprotunites for
fellowship, personal
growth and personal
development.
Circle K believes
highly in the three tenets
of service, leadership and
fellowship.
Chapters at each campus
are tailored to meet the
needs of the college and
outside community at
that campus.
For UWG, membership
is open to all who wish to
participate in community
service.
“The only requirement
for Circle K is that
prospective members pay
yearly dues. The money
goes towards scholarships
and other things that every
member is capable of
receiving,” Minyard said.
Circle K meets every
week.
Their next meeting is
Feb. 23 in the University
Community Center in
room 206.
Formore information,
contact Minyard at
mminyarl @my.westga.
edu.
By Melissa Holbrook
Guest Writer
mholbro2@my. westga. edu
The worldwide experiences of
women will be presented in the form of V-
Day’s annual production of “The Vagina
Monologues”.
The participants of “Monologues* 1
include Karen Boettler, Sandi Slohn,
Kelly Williams, Ebony Hicks, Victoria
Waldrop and Allison Youngblood.
“The Vagina Monologues” is a
creation of Eve Ensler, who interviewed
more than 200 women of different ages,
races and backgrounds, according to the
V-day website.
The different stories of these
women inspired Ensler to write the
monologues, which have deeply affected
and fascinated many.
Victoria Waldrop remembers well
the first time she read “The Vagina
Monologues”.
“It was a very eye-opening experience,
especially the piece about Bosnian women
entitled *My Vagina Was My Village’. ”
Waldrop is thrilled to be performing
for V-day.
“1 read them w hen 1 was fifteen, and
ever since. I’ve wanted to perform in it.”
Allison Youngblood said that after
seeing the presentation in Atlanta, it made
her appreciate being a female.
“When I saw the production in Atlanta,
I realized the power that women have.”
Kelly Williams, a UWG senior who is
directing this year’s Monologues is urging
everyone, regardless of race or gender, to
come and see the production.
Many of the performers and volunteers
feel the issue “The Vagina Monologues”
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Photo by Melissa Mathews
Cartersville Police Officer Marty Williams tells UWG student Joshua Stanley of the
great opportunites that the Cartersville Police Department has to offer at the Job Expo
on February 16. The Job Expo featured companies ranging from the Georgia Dept, of
Corrections to Air Tran.
Wednesday, l ehruary 22, 2006
raises is a pressing issue.
“It is a very important cause to
raise awareness of,” said Sandi Slohn,
a fourth-year student and co-director of
the production.
V-day is a small organization, that
mainly works with the Responsible
Sexuality Committee, working on raising
awareness and putting an end to the
violence against women.
As production advisor of
“Monologues”, Karen Boettler said,
“Ten percent of the funds from the
“Monologues” ticket sales goes to V
day. The rest of the money goes to a local
cause, which is the Carrollton Rape Crisis
Center for us.”
If you do attend The Vagina
Monologues, do not expect to hear a
group of angry', yelling women.
“It is serious, and funny. It is not just
about being a militant feminist. It is about
embracing your fabulous femininity,”
said Boettler.
“Part of the point of The Vagina
Monologues is to open up a dialogue so that
women can talk about their experiences
with each other.” Ebony Hicks said, a
participant in this year’s Monologues.
The V-day organization will be in front
of the UCC from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. from
Feb. 20 to Feb. 23 to promote The Vagina
Monologues.
Students can visit the table for V-day
goodies and tickets.
The price of admission for students
is $5 w'ith a student ID. For faculty and
others, a ticket is $lO.
“The Vagina Monologues” will be
performed on Feb. 28 and March 1 in the
Bonner Lecture Hall and March 2 in the
Kathy Cashen building.