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Wednesday, October 4,2006
NEWS IN A
IHJHHY
UWG thanks
community
for support
The University of
West Georgia wants to
say “Thank You” to the
citizens of Carroll County
for their support of the
institution over the past
100 years.
A Centennial
Community Appreciation
Cookout is planned for
Saturday, Oct. 7, from
4-6:30 p.m. on Front
Campus Drive. Everyone
is welcome to attend the
free event.
A performance by
the UWG Marching Band
at 4:30 p.m. will be a
highlight.
Hamburgers and
hotdogs and all the
trimmings, including
vegetarian chili, will be
available during the event
that has been patterned after
a tradition of long ago.
“Beginning in
the early days of
the A&M School,
UWG’s predecessor,
andthroughout the
decades, covered dish
lunches and cookouts
have often been held
on front campus,” said
Lisa Ledbetter, UWG
director of University
Communications and
Marketing and member
of the Centennial
Celebration Steering
Committee. “We plan
to recreate this tradition,
but without asking the
community to bring their
own food!”
Eachguest will receive
a token of appreciation
from the university —a
commemorative UWG
Centennial Coca-Cola
bottle.
Drs. Anne and Fred
Richards, co-chairs of the
Centennial Celebration
Steering Committee,
and committee members
Dr. Tracy Stallings and
Jennie Coker have helped
History club has semester
filled with events, trips
By Larry L. Peel
Guest Writer
larry@ioncinema.com
There is an old saying
that there is excitement to
behold in the lives of those
who came before us. That
is the goal of the UWG
History Club.
Headed this year
by senior John Ford
and overseen by Dr.
Justin Stephens of the
History Department, the
club focuses on making
history interesting and
entertaining.
The group is large
enough to be practical but
still small enough to provide
a close-knit camaraderie
between its members.
According to Ford,
“I would say that we have
about 12-15 people that are
regulars at our meetings,
but I know of several more
who are interested but have
organize the gathering.
“Weseethisasarelaxed,
informal opportunity for
representatives of the
university to let those in
the local area know how
important and valued
their support has been
over the years,” said Anne
Richards.
“I’m excited about
watching the University
marching band perform and
then going on to cheer the
West Georgia Wolves,” said
Co-Chair Fred Richards.
“I’m hoping a lot of
folks come on out for the
festivities.”
In the event of bad
weather, the cookout will
take place in the Student
Recreation Center located
on Back Campus Drive.
Although there is no charge
for the meal, tickets are
required in order to plan for
the food.
Free tickets are
available at the UWG
Alumni House on Maple
Street, Carrollton City Hall
and on Adamson Square at
Horton’s Bookstore, Merle
Norman and the Carrollton
Main Street office. They are
also available at city halls
throughout the county.
For more information,
contact Ledbetter at (678)
839-6464
A NIGHT
recognizes
donors
Liz Mathews
celebrated her good fortune
on A NIGHT for A DAY
with her husband. Dr. James
Mathews, at the recent A
NIGHT for A DAY event.
Mathews won two
round trip airline tickets
courtesy of Air Tran,
sponsor for the A DAY for
West Georgia Faculty/Staff
drive. Carol Daniel also
won a set of tickets.
A Night for A DAY
is an annual event held
to recognize donors and
volunteers who participated
in the advanced solicitations
campaign for the University
of West Georgia.
For more information,
contact the Office of
Development and Alumni
schedule conflicts and
can’t make the meetings.”
Thegroupoccasionally
holds meetings at venues
outside of campus as well.
The last meeting the group
held was conducted during
a trip to Fembank Science
Center in Atlanta.
The group has several
upcoming activities,
including their highlight
event for the semester; a
trip to historic Savannah,
Georgia on October 27.
Ford said the group
is looking forward to the
trip and it “will have a
‘haunted’ theme since it is
just before Halloween.
Savannah, being the
oldest city in Georgia,
has history virtually
everywhere you turn.
Some of the sites we will
be visiting are the Colonial
Park Cemetery, the Mighty
Eighth Air Force Museum,
some of the oldest houses
Relations at (678) 839-
6582.
Lambda
meets
tonight
Tonight at 7 p.m.,
the University’s only
gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, and straight
alliance will be holding
their weekly meeting.
The meeting will be
held in Pafford room 302.
Everyone, regardless
of sexual orientation is
welcomed to attend.
Flu shots now
available
Beginning October
2, flu shots are now be
available to students,
faculty and staff in Health
Services.
The fee for faculty
and staff is $l5 and is free
for students.
For more information,
e-mail Johnny Pollard at
johnniep@westga.edu.
UWG faculty
among Who's
Who
The Townsend
Centerforthe Performing
Arts will celebrate its
second production of
the season with “Dances
of Congo Square” on
Thursday,Oct. 12, at 7:30
p.m. on the University of
West Georgia campus.
Directed by veteran
performers Shaka and
Na’imah Zulu, the
celebrated show will
delight audiences with
a glimpse into the
Zulu culture, ancient
West African stilt dancing
and music and a New
Orleans phenomenon.
Shaka and Na'imah
Zulu have been
showcasing African and
Caribbean history and
culture on stage for 18
years.
For more
information and ticket
prices, call 678-839-
4722 or go to www.
townsendcenter.org.
in the state and the
Tybee Island Lighthouse
commissioned by James
Oglethorpe. “
In addition Ford said
that the group will host
a lecture from Dr. Keith
Bohannon during a tour of
the Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield
Park in Marietta during
November.
The club is not
charging dues this year
according to Ford, and
meets approximately every
two weeks.
The next meeting is
scheduled for October 11,
at 12:30 p.m. in Pafford
202. All majors are
welcomed to attend.
Forfurtherinformation
on thisorganization,contact
John Ford at jford3@my.
westga.edu or stop by the
History Department offices
located on the 3rd floor of
the TLC.
Band heads to Antigua
By Tracy Ammons
Guest Writer
tammons I @ my.we stga.edu
The marching band,
along with the UWG Jazz
Percussion Group, will
depart for a four day, three
night stay at the Jolly
Beach Resort near St.
Johns, Antigua on Sunday,
October 29.
During their stay, the
band and the JPG will
participate in several events
celebrating Antigua’s
25 th anniversary of
independence, including a
parade and an international
music festival.
These events are
coordinated with the
help of the Lions Club, a
prominent social group on
the island.
The “Sound that
Lights the South," the
band’s official name,
and the JPG will be the
only groups from North
America to attend the
anniversary events.
In fact, the UWG band
is officially recognized by
the State Department as the
U.S. ambassador for this
event. Music organizations
from England, Africa,
and Venezuela will also
attend.
The marching band
will perform tunes from
their Duke Ellington half
time show “Caravan”,
“Don’t get Around Much
Anymore”, and “Sing,
Sing, Sing.”
Campus Calendar
Wednesday October 4
• History Club. Campus Center Boardroom 105, 12:30 p.m.
• NAACP Political Action Committee, UCC 311,6 p.m.
• SAC Multi-Cultural Committee, Campus Center Board
room 105, 6:30 p.m.
• Lambda, Pafford 302, 7 p.m.
Thursday October 5
• SGA Meeting, Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m.
• ADAY Run Campus Center Ballroom 108, 3:45 p.m.
Friday October 6
• Muslim Student Alliance, Campus Center Boardroom
105, 1:30 p.m.
• Parking Appeals, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 3 p.m.
• Leadership Workshops, Campus Center 104, 4 p.m.
Saturday October 7
• UWG Faculty/Staff Basketball Practice, Student Rec.
Center, 10 a.m.
Sunday October 8
• BSA Weekly Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 6
p.m.
Monday October 9
• SGA Multicultural Committee, Campus Center 302,
2 p.m.
• SGA Multicultural Committee, Campus Center 302, 2
p.m.
• SAC Executive Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 105
4:45 p.m.
• BSA Fall Meetings, UCC 210, 311, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday October 3
• Women of Diversity, Campus Center 104, 5 p.m.
• NAACP Meeting, UCC 311,7 p.m.
• BSA Community Service Committee, Campus Center
104, 7:30 p.m.
Doug Overmier,
director of bands at UWG,
arranged the tunes himself,
and he added a Latin theme
underneath each tune to
create an island appeal. An
arrangement of “Morris
Brown” by Outkast will
also add to the mix.
As for the JPG,
they will play about 40
different tunes.
Ihe opportunity for
the trip came about through
Nandani Persaud, who
works in the music office.
Persaud sang with
the JPG last year, and
she suggested taking the
ensemble to perform in her
homeland of Antigua. Her
father, Moti Persaud, who
has connections with the
Lions Club, coordinated a
trip for the JPG to perform
on the island.
However, plans
did not follow through
due to a lack of funds.
Unexpected expenditures
for the marching band,
an extended tour by the
jazz band, funding for the
Georgia Music Educators
Association, and other
expenses left the JPG
with no money for a tour.
But little did Overmier
know that his phone call to
cancel the trip would open
a whole new door.
While informing Mr.
Persaud of the cancellation,
Overmier mentioned that
he had to attend a meeting
about the marching band.
Paying for the trip was
CTlfe Bleat Okwgian
also a big task to be figured
out. Each student fare is
$1,200, which includes all
transportation, boarding,
and food.
However. the
university is funding half
the cost for each student
with monies from the
marching band budget,
the Foundation, student
activities, and private
donors, according to
Overmier.
“The university is
supporting us quite well
and we’re very happy with
it,” Overmier commented.
Students will pay the
remaining S6OO.
Jonathan Barker, a
clarinet player in the band,
commented on what he is
doing to pay his dues.
“I’ve sold things
like books to make some
money. My parents and
1 are splitting the cost,”
Barker said.
But money talk
aside, this trip is indeed
a wonderful opportunity
for UWG.
“It’s nice to see that
UWG’s largest and most
visible student organization
is getting international
opportunities. We may
not have the history or the
prestige of the debate team
or the cheerleaders, but
we certainly are working
hard to bring yet another
compliment to our great
institution,” Overmier
said of the band’s growing
acceptance.