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Wednesday, September 6,2006
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Students to
present
research
The University of
West Georgia’s whiz kids
are at it again.
Ten UWG Honors
College students will
present their research to
the prestigious National
Collegiate Honors Council
in November.
It is the 15th
consecutive year that West
Georgia students have
had research proposals
selected for presentation
at the council’s annual
meeting.
It is also the seventh
time in the past nine
years that no college or
university in the nation
has had more research
proposals accepted for
presentation than UWG.
This year, UWG tied
for the most proposals
accepted with the
University of Alabama-
Birmingham, a much
larger institution.
Being selected is no
small achievement.
The NCHC is the
nation’s preeminent
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organization for
undergraduate research.
The Honors College
must meet certain NCHC
criteria, and students and
mentors dedicate months
and sometimes years
of study, research and
collaboration toward a
project.
The tribute highlights
the university’s reputation
for competing and
winning at the academic
level of larger research
universities including the
University of Georgia and
Southern Polytechnic State
University.
Dr. Donald Wagner,
dean of the UWG Honors
College, said that only
about 10 percent of research
proposals submitted to the
NCHC are accepted each
year for presentation.
“It is, consequently, a
remarkable achievement
for our students and the
faculty members who help
them for our students to do
so well,” Wagner said.
“It is a testimony of the
hard work and dedication
of the students and the
work and dedication of
their mentors.”
This year’s conference
will be held Nov. 15
through Nov. 19 in
Philadelphia with a theme
of “Liberty: Foundation for
Inquiry, Innovation, and
Invention.”
The Honors College
students who will make
presentations this year
are: Kelly Antion of
Cartersville; Emily
Briegel of Canton; Reba
Cox of Norman, Okla.;
and Lorri Dee Dukes of
Douglasville.
Other students include
Idoreyin Esenyie of Lithia
Springs; Jessica Henry of
Braselton; Logan Leslie
and Adam Woodward of
Carrollton;Brannen Morris
of Armuchee; and Everett
Smith of Marietta.
For more information
on the UWG Honors
College, call (678) 839-
6636.
French film
series begins
this week
A mixture of comedy,
drama and suspense will
keep audiences captivated
at the University of West
Georgia’s French film
series. Cinematheque.
Sponsored by the UWG
Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures,
Cinematheque offers
audiences an opportunity to
journey into a Francophone
world beginning Sept. 5.
Dr. Mark Hall,assistant
professor of French, said
each film shares a central
theme of identity and
will easily connect with
filmgoers.
“In their different
ways, these films remind
us of the fragility that is at
the heart of who we are as
individuals,” said Hall.
“They also show us a
strength when we see
ourselves as individuals
who belong to a larger
whole.”
All films will be shown
in French with English
subtitles at 7 p.m. in the
Te chnology-enhanced
Learning Center.
The four films
scheduled are: “La Grande
Seduction,” a dramatic
comedy featuring rural
townspeople in Quebec
who put their hopes and
dreams into one young
doctor; Tuesday, Sept. 5,
room 1303.
“De batter mon coeur
s’est arete,” a suspense tale
that follows a young man’s
search to better himself
in life and the ensuing
complications that come
with it; Wednesday, Sept.
27. Room 1301.
“Le Fils," a touching
drama of a carpenter and
a young boy who attempt
to rebuild a broken life;
Monday, Oct. 16, Room
1301.
“Inch’alla dimanche,”
an Algerian woman joins
her family in France only
to find herself unexpectedly
estranged in this brilliant
Voter ID law draws fire
from civil rights groups
By Tim Sowers
Staff Writer
tsowersl@my.westga.eJu
Many Georgia voters
who go to the polls this
fall might be turned away
because of an expiration
of a court order that
delayed the enforcement
of Georgia's voter ID law.
In early 2005, the
Georgia legislator passed
a law that required all
Georgia voters to provide a
form of government issued
photo identification at the
time of voting.
However, voter rights
and civil rights groups
won a legal action to block
the enforcement of the law,
arguing that the law' was an
unconstitutional restriction
to voting because some
voters might have to pay
for the ID, and this would
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The West Georgian is currently
hiring staff writers, sports writers,
photographers and columnists.
Pick up an application on the door
of UCC room ill and fill it out
today or email Bobby Moore at
uwgpaper@westga.edu.
dramatic comedy;
Thursday, Nov. 9, Room
1303.
The Cinematheque is
a free film series. For more
information, call (678)
839-6515.
Photo exhibit
of India
on display
The University of West
Georgia will host “India
Unveiled,” a photograph
exhibit by internationally
acclaimed author and
photographer Robert
Arnett, from Wednesday,
Sept. 6, through Friday,
Sept. 29, in the Main
Gallery of the Humanities
Building.
The country’s rich
culture and hidden treasures
are illuminated in brilliantly
photographed temples,
pilgrimage destinations,
monasteries, landscapes
and people.
To help viewers grasp
both the ancient heritage of
the country and the spirit
of the people in today’s
times, Arnett will open the
exhibit Sept. 6 with a slide
presentation and lecture
at 7 p.m. in Kathy Cashen
Recital Hall. A reception
will follow.
A native of Columbus,
create a kind of poll tax.
Earlier this year the
legislator passed another
version of the law- that
provided IDs free of charge.
Shortly before the
primary elections this
summer a court order
prevented the enforcement
of this law for the
primaries.
The court order has
expired and currently
voters will need a
government issued photo
ID for the September
19 special election and
the November general
election.
The state will be
beginning a campaign to
get the word out about this
new requirement.
This campaign will
include Public Service
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Arnett has lectured on
India at the Smithsonian
Institute and Harvard, Yale
and Stanford universities,
and was a guest speaker
at the Parliament of World
Religions in Cape Town,
South Africa.
His photographic
album, India Unveiled,
has won three national
book awards.
Arnett is also the
author of “Finders
Keepers?”, a children’s
book set in India that has
won five national book
awards.
He will sign copies
of his books after his slide
presentation.
Arnett's visit and
exhibit were coordinated
by Dr. Jonathan Goldstein,
professor of history at
UWG, in conjunction
with his fall course on The
Civilization of India.
“This exhibit is
a tremendous asset
for teachers and
our students and an
excellent opportunity
for the community,” said
Goldstein, who has taught
history at UWG for 20
years. “This is the first
time we’ve ever offered
this most unusual premiere
photograph exhibit.”
For more information,
call (678) 839-6034 or visit
http://www. at man press,
com.
cost of this campaign is
$109,000.
It is estimated by the
Department of Driver
Services that some
106.522 registered voters
lack a required form of
identification.
The report also
stated that an estimated
198.522 have an expired
or suspended form of
identification.
This issue has
generated a very partisan
conflict.
Republicans argue
that the law is required to
combat voter fraud and
Democrats argue that the
law w ill suppress minority
votes.
For more information
about Georgia’s voter
requirements oi how to
register to vote, visit http://
www.georgiacounts.com.