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HH KjMpi HhH ■HI Scnriwn MMi First copy free www.thewestgeorgian.com Volume 55 lssue 4 Galleries allow locals, students to show work By Rebecca Barghorn Staff Writer AppleGirl79@web.de The Humanities building houses the Department of Art with two galleries: the Main Gallery is located on the first floor and exhibits works of invited guests such as local artists as well as group exhibitions generally for about one month. Opening hours are usually scheduled for the first Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. These artists give lectures on their work and process and even work with art students. An upcoming exhibition and event the department is especially looking forward to is the Lincoln Perry exhibition. This is a joint program with the English Department. Mr. Perry’s spouse, the writer Ann Beattie, will be on campus working with Dr Jane Hill's “Individual Authors” class. On Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Townsend Center both departments and the University will present Wolves devour Rams I ~ ie*****: Hr < Jj^*-^' : ~. > -' --'JSw?* ’***’"£• > ' r ■ H^H‘ij r~im HBMH* •jtt 'Jiff 1 inm "HIW WPTi i pS*u : - * flj V '.‘• l aft| Bk w -.: - r - • • • H r~ > ' |^g*~. Jrf ,. " H B £ r Photo by Josh Grubb Paige Ely, a junior outside hitter from Columbia, MO, leaps to reach the ball during the Wolves’ home opener and the first volleyball match in the new gym. The Wolves came away with a 3-0 sweep against Columbus State. "The Student Voice at the University of West Georgia since 1934” “A Conversation with Ann Beattie and Lincoln Perry” who will speak on the nature of creativity and collaboration. This is anticipated to be a “standing room only” event. The second gallery is on the second floor and gives graduating art major students the possibility to show their work to the public throughout the year and thus experience w hich effect their piece has on other people. The Atlanta Gallery Project also has an exciting schedule this year. The Department of Art will be organizing two exhibitions which will take place in Atlanta Mason Murer Fine Art. Mason Murer Fine Art is a 24.000 square-foot gallery centrally located in Midtown Atlanta. Representing regional artists as well as artists from around the world, it exhibits monumental sculpture, painting, photography and works on paper by emerging and established artists in a range of styles. Visit http:// www.masonmurer.com to look for upcoming events. The first exhibition is titled “Telling... Narrative Impulse of Visual Art “ and includes work by UWG art faculty whose work explores the interaction between literary and visual narratives. The Office of Development and Alumni Relations will host a gala reception at the gallery on Nov. 8 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The second Atlanta Gallery Project exhibition at Mason Murer is a Student Award Exhibition. The Department of Art is sponsoring a new award program for our most talented and promising students. The new Student Award Exhibition will be given to one or more graduating seniors each spring and provides an unprecedented opportunity for students to show their work in a commercial gallery to a huge audience. Stephanie Smith, Gallery coordinator since last spring, and the Interim Chair Kevin Shunn as w ell as the outgoing Interim Chair Debrah Santini are the main forces who worked hard to fill the galleries with a wide variety of art pieces. ■/ - „ ',r”, ! y> f-'f: ?!* 'X/"- K Photo hy Rebecca Barghorn The above piece is one of several that was in a faculty art exhibit earlier this semester. It has recently been shipped to another exhibit in Florida. Grad develops website By Nicole Hale .S’/q// Writer hiddenstream @ gma il. com Josh OKeefe, a former West Georgia student who graduated last December with a degree in Sports Management, has developed anew networking website geared especially towards college students. The site, http://www. yazzee.com, is similar to other popular sites like ' http://www.facebook. com, but promises a more comprehensive experience for its members. OKeefe said he “is looking to help students with their individual needs and give them the resources other sites fail to offer.” Yazzee will provide a site where a student can post a personal profile and look up friends, as well as a place they can do several other tasks related to their life as a college student. The recent grad is striving to go beyond the social aspect of other similar websites and give students a chance to explore different avenues within their collegiate career. Wednesday, September 6, 2006 In order to accomplish this, the site will provide a feature for its members to buy, sell, and trade books w ith one another, as well as a section to anonymously rate their professors. # V . u .com Photo contributed by Josh Okeefe Looking for college sports tickets? Yazzee.com will help its members find those as well. If a student needs new dorm room furniture, Yazzee has a classifieds section, as well other helpful tools designed in an effort to make college life a little easier to manage. OKeefe expressed, “I was a student once, and I understand the need to have everything incorporated into one place. I just want to make college life easier and more productive for the students.” Other useful features of the site will include an integrated calendar to organize test dates and social events, question and answer forums, a live video chat, a specialized roommate “finder” and even a section to post resumes and receive individual feedback. Overall, Yazzee.com appeals to simplicity by offering a “one stop” site for students in cyberspace. Numerous other features will be incorporated into the site, largely depending on the feedback that is given by its newest members. In order to achieve this, OKeefe is asking to have student opinions and advice before the site’s initial launch. “I am aiming primarily at West Georgia and other surrounding colleges to begin with, and plan to take off from there,” he said. Every new member to the site will be directed to fill out a short survey, and in doing this, visitors will automatically be entered to win a free Apple iPod. Yazzee.com will be up and fully functional by December.