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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
NEWS
IN A HURRY
Professor
publishes art
book
Dr. Rita Tekippe,
professor of art history
at the University of
West Georgia, recently
published a book called
The Art and Architecture of
Late Medieval Pilgrimage
in Northern Europe and
the British Isles.
Tekippe co-edited
Art and Architecture with
Dr. Sarah Blick, assistant
professor of art history
at Kenyon College. The
book is part of the much
larger series Studies in
Medieval and Reformation
Traditions.
Art and Architecture
is a two-volume book of
text and images with a total
of 28 essays written by
various authors. Aside from
her co-written introduction
with Blick, Tekippe also
wrote, “Pilgrimage and
Procession: Correlation
of Meaning, Practice,
and Effects.” Art and
Architecture was
published by Brill
Academic Publishers.
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Miranda Bryd, a resident assistant at Row Hall, works on cards for Stewart house, a local
retirement community.
By Kelly Williams
Staff Writer
kellyuwga@bellsouth.net
Opportunity is
knocking at the door.
Chances are, it is your
Resident Assistant.
Each semester, RAs
are required to hold
programs in theirrespective
residence halls.
Miranda Byrd, an RA
in Row Hall, recently held
a service oriented program
in her hall.
Byrd, along with
residents, made cards to
give to the residents of
Stewart House, a local
retirement home.
Byrd said, “This- is
the second time I have
incorporated service into
my RA programming.
The time before we made
cards for a different
retirement home.”
She adds that helping
copy of the two-volume
book in Special Collections
and will have an additional
set for the regular collection
soon.
For more information
about her book, contact
Tekippe in the Department
of Art at (678) 839-4953.
Student
named to
academic team
University of West
Georgia junior Logan
Leslie of Carrollton has
been named by USA Today
as a member of the All-
USA College Academic
Team.
The All-USA College
Academic Team honors
full-time undergraduates
who not only excel in
scholarship but also extend
their intellectual abilities
beyond the classroom to
benefit society.
Criteria include
grades, academic rigor,
leadership, activities,
and most important, the
student’s essay describing
his or her most outstanding
intellectual endeavor done
while in
college.
Leslie’s research
experience started in
seventh grade when he
began working with Dr.
others is a reason she
became a RA in the first
place.
RAs on campus are
required to hold a certain
number of programs a
semester to help residents
both academically and
socially.
Byrd’s average
attendance ranges from 10-
12 residents per program.
Other RAs are
not as lucky with their
attendance rates.
Franchesca Barrett,
a resident of Row Hall,
is only able to attend two
programs per month.
“Sometimes I have
too much homework to
attend,” Barrett said.
Jessica Keirbow,
another resident of Row
Hall, said that “sometimes
they [RA programs] seem
boring” and that it may not
be worth the tradeoff with
homework time.
Andrew Leavitt, professor
of chemistry, in the UWG
chemistry lab.
Dr. John Hansen,
professor of chemistry
at UWG and Logan’s
research mentor for the last
three years, nominated the
biochemistry major.
“Logan is a serious
student with a lot of
passion,” said Hansen. “His
desire to dig deeper into a
problem provides him with
the instinctual ability of
being a great researcher.”
Leavitt and Dr. Don
Wagner, dean of the Honors
College and director of
special programs, also
wrote supporting letters to
USA Today.
Leslie stands out as
an Honors College student
with a 4.0 GPA and several
academic awards under his
belt.
He was named
outstanding Honors College
Freshman and Sophomore
and is co-authoring a
research paper that will
be submitted to a major
international journal.
“I didn’t realize how
interesting research was
until I began working
with Andy Leavitt.” said
Leslie. “Asa researcher,
you’re part of a big science
community and share each
other’s knowledge. You
can make a difference.”
Both Keirbow and
Barrett suggest that there
is an exhaustive amount of
signs plastered in the dorm.
The saturation of signs
can overwhelm residents
and may be a cause why
students do not attend.
However, Byrd does
believe that programs put
on by RAs can be beneficial
to studens.
“Students don’t know
how enriching programs
can be for them.”
She tries her best to
incorporate her resident’s
needs when planning her
programs.
Even though there
may be many RA signs
promoting programs
student should take a
second glance and give
them a try.
It could lead to further
campus involvement or a
general change in their life
as a student.
Leslie has presented
several research papers
at national conventions
and completed a summer
research program at
Stanford University last
year with noted chemist Dr.
Richard Zare.
The 20-year-old has
concentrated his research
on protein folding, a
molecular processes that
leads to diseases of the
brain like Alzheimer’s
and Mad Cow disease. He
hopes to stay in academia
and continue his research
after graduate school.
UWG has received
national recognition
for several years for its
undergraduate research
programs and its
outstanding students and
mentors.
“Logan Leslie is an
outstanding student of
the Honors College at
the University of West
Georgia,” said Sethna.
“We take pride in his
accomplishments and in
this recognition by USA
Today.”
"Stop, Kiss"
starts Wed.
The West Georgia
Theatre Company will
present “Stop Kiss,” a
play written by Korean-
American playwright,
Music concert celebrates
folklife of West Georgia
By Lindsay Woodrum
Staff Writer
lindsayuwgo6@h otm ail.
com
The audience at the
Townsend Center was
blazing on Saturday during
the “Set Your Fields On
Fire” concert.
The live music kept
the full-house audience
in Townsend entertained
and clapping.
The concert featured
bluegrass, southern gospel
and folk music played by
eight local music groups.
The music was no
ordinary set of selections;
these performances
celebrated two hundred
years of folk traditions
handed down from one
generation to the next.
This collaboration
of history and music was
sponsored by the Center
For Public History located
on campus.
Campus Calendar
(All sporting events listed are home games.)
Wednesday, Feb. 22
• Lambda, Pafford Rm. 302, 8 p.m.
• Realm, UCC Rm. 207. 5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
• Mass Comm Society, UCC Rm. 208, 5:30 p.m.
• SGA Meeting, UCC Rm. 207, 3:30 p.m.
• “Nobody Would Believe Me,” Z-6, 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26
• Baseball: UWG. V. Southern Indiana, Cole Field, 1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 27
• SPAN, UCC, Top Floor, 8 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.
Diana Son, and directed
by Shelly Elman, associate
professor and director of
theatre.
The performance is
scheduled in the Black Box
Theatre at the Townsend
Center for the Performing
Arts and will run from
Wednesday, Feb. 22,
through Saturday, Feb. 25,
at 7:30 p.m.
The dramatic
production will end with a
Sunday matinee on Feb. 26
at 2:30 p.m.
“Stop Kiss” tells
the story of a budding
relationship and the dangers
that threaten the lives of
two people in love.
Callie is a quiet
helicopter traffic reporter
who hates confrontation.
Sara is an outgoing
public school teacher who
isn’t afraid to stand up for
what she believes in.
The two women
unexpectedly become close
friends.
When a first kiss
provokes a violent attack,
lives are transformed in
surprising ways and the
story unfolds to expose the
hate that can arise from a
simple sign of love.
Chantel Mpezo of
East Point plays the role
of “Callie” and “Sara” is
played by Yen Nguyen of
Cochran.
The director for this
music project, Trevor
Lanier, felt that “the
response of the crowd is
an affirmation of the work
that the Center [ For Public-
History) is doing. They’re
preserving the folklife of
West Georgia.”
The resonant,
natural quality of the
performances took
the audience back to
the traditions of their
ancestors--something
hard to achieve in 21st
century America.
The performances
centered around sacred
music, each song a
reminder of the Gospel in
a different form.
Sandra Byrd presented
an a cappella version of
Celine Dion’s “Because
You Loved Me” while the
Sewell Singers harmonized
selections from old
hymnbooks they once sung
on WLBB radio.
(Fife lOcat (Georgian
Other performers
include Reshoun
Coverson of College Park;
Josh Davis of Dallas; and
Arielle Korsgaard of Villa
Rica.
Seating is limited
and admission is free for
UWG students.
Tickets are $lO for
guests and are on sale
now. For more
information, call (678)
839-4722.
Eclectic wins
award
The 2005 edition
of The Eclectic, the
University of West
Georgia’s literary and
fine arts journal, won first
place in the art and literary
magazine category at the
annual Southern Literary
Festival.
The Eclectic is
an annual publication
containing graduate and
undergraduate works.
The 2005 journal also
included a 30-page color
section with photographs
of paintings, sculptures
and mixed media and seven
music tracts recorded
from performances at the
university.
For more information
about The Eclectic, contact
the Department of English
at (678) 839-6512.
Faye Marshall and
the Byrd Family displayed
their songwriting talents
through traditional gospel
and bluegrass.
Each member of the
Long Sisters blended
beautifully in a three part,
a cappella harmony during
“Lord, Remember Me.”
The United Shape
Note Singers brought to life
an old tradition of reading
music by intonation while
Alton Stitcher, 89, played
the acoustic guitar and
sang.
The Bluegrass Five
finished out the eclectic
set with a banjo, mandolin,
bass cello and two acoustic
guitars during “You Don’t
Love God If You Don’t
Love Your Neighbor.”
In this concert, the
Center for Public History
succeeded in bringing the
past to the public through
the home-grown talent of
the West Georgia region.