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Page 2 Wednesday, November 15,2006 UWG students give back to local community By Katie Cooper Guest Writer sweetkt2(M)3 @ yahoo, com If you likes kids and community service, you would probably want to hear about what’s going on just down the street from West Georgia. A local, non-profit organization called Latinos Unidos, or Latinos United, holds an after school program at the Evergreen apartment complex, located across from the intramural fields and down the street. This program allows kidsfromthepredominantly Latino complex to have a place to do homework and hang out until their parents get home from work. Members of UWG’s Latino Cultural Society regularly volunteer and are actively involved in helping Latinos Unidos BCTIBIS from vase J distinction to UWG by receiving recognition for best practices. Business and Finance award-winning programs include the electronic funds distribution system, redesigning chemical waste management, continuous improvement and strategic planning, and measuring customer input. While always working As finals near, students seek help from EXCEL By Miranda Byrd Staff Writer mirandajbyrd@yahoo.com Every year a brand new group of students encounters their first experience with college finals. After students come back from a relaxing Thanksgiving break, only one week remains until exams begin. For many students, the last days of classes are filled with last-minute research papers and final projects. Others take their final exams on the last day of class, while a lucky few will not have finals in some of their classes. This fall may be the first experience some students have with final exams, but though they are not strangers to the ever-haunting final, upperclassmen nevertheless anticipate a busy and stressful time during the next few weeks as well. Two-thirds of students with HOPE will lose the scholarship due to grades, and this can place even more pressure than normal on students during exam time. One UWG sophomore shared her experience during her first semester at West Georgia. “All my classes were at nine [in the morning] and I slept through a lot of them, so by the time finals came it was pretty much too late,” she said. Another UWG student, senior Collins Obodoako, explained how he keeps up his grades despite the demands of finals. “I keep myself in a good position, like I never fall too far behind in my classes so by the time finals come around. I’m ready for it,” Collins said. The idea of keeping their HOPE scholarship motivates many students to do well in college, but finals can be a stressful time for everyone regardless of how much time they spend in preparation. The EXCEL Center’s website offers some test taking tips such as arriving early for tests and reading the directions to avoid careless mistakes. The website also offers a Study to serve the Latino community of Carrollton. “I volunteer at the after school program because 1 enjoy speaking Spanish and I love kids. 1 like that I can touch their lives in some way by interacting with them and maybe teaching them something,” said Carita Allen, a UWG student and Latino Cultural Society member. Carita has recently stepped up to help run the after school program. James Emanuel, also a student at UWG and a member of the Latino Cultural Society, said, “I really like playing soccer with the kids at Evergreen and talking with them. They have so much to say and I think both the volunteers and the kids get a lot out of their time spent at the after school program.” The after school program lasts from 3 p.m. in financial management, Gauthier’s career path changed to higher education in 1977 after 12 years in the automobile industry. He worked at Central Michigan University, Alvemo College in Wisconsin and Colorado Mountain College before moving to Carrollton. “There is just something about working on a college campus that seems to make people more cordial, more civil to one Skills Checklist in which students can become aware of their good study habits along with areas in which they may need improvement. Some areas of improvement include allowing distractions while studying, such as watching television and cramming the night before a test. Understanding that these habits can be a problem is helpful in establishing good study habits. Many professors use multiple-choice questions in their final exams because of the deadlines they encounter at the end of the semester. The EXCEL Center’s website offers a worksheet on multiple-choice test taking strategies that is located in the Tutoring section. TestTakingTips.com says it all in the name. The site offers advice on efficient ways of studying, a guide to note-taking and links to other helpful websites that discuss writing essays and time management skills. Some of its Study Skills and Tips include reviewing notes right after class, listening to relaxing music to decrease boredom during study time and spreading out study time instead of waiting until the night before an exam. Another source of stress for students is paper-writing. While most have experienced this by the time the semester ends, finals week is a busy time. UWG students can visit the Writing Center in TLC 1201 to access resources that will help them improve on their wrting skills. These resources include professors, graduate students, and various books for use in the center. For extra tips and support for final exams, visit the EXCEL Center website at http://www.westga.edu/~EXCELCenter. The EXCEL Center is located on the second floor of the UCC. For more information on services the Writing Center, visit website at http:// www.westga.edu/~writing. until 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. The program serves an average of 25 children a day, with kids spanning in age from five to twelve. A knowledge of Spanish is notarequirement for volunteers, as most of the kids speak English. Volunteers usually help the kids with homework or just hang out with them. The kids enjoy playing soccer, wrestling, or drawing with sidewalk chalk. Volunteers are always needed. If anyone would like to volunteer at the after school program or would like to learn more about other Latinos Unidos programs, call the Latinos Unidos office at (770) 214-2698 or contact any member of the Latino Cultural Society through the social networking site Facebrxrk at http://www. facebook.com. another,” he noted. Gauthier and his wife, Peggy, who teaches at UWG, have plans to retire to Brunswick. Golf and travel will be part of the future but Gauthier can’t stay out of the financial world entirely. He plans to put his real estate license into use part-time, in addition to spending time with their two children and two grandchildren. H it s2 ** Bf J L* Photo hy Katie Cooper UWG student and volunteer Laudeli Gonzalez-Rosa poses with some of the girls at the Latinos Unidos after school program. ELECTIONS from pane 1 the library or the history department. Summaries of the papers are also available online. Students can view the papers from Newt Gingrich’s office and several other politicians by special permission. Dr. Steely hopes to include interviews of Governor Purdue, Lt. Governor Tyler, Secretary of State Cathy Cox and another interview with New t Gingrich. Student assistants work in the archives to help catalog and maintain the collection. Campus Calendar Wednesday November 15 • SGA Elections Committee, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 5 p.m. • NAACP Political Action Committee, UCC 311,6 p.m. • Judo Club, Student Rec Center, 6:30 p.m. • SAC Multi-Cultural Committee, Campus Center Boardroom 105,6:30 p.m. • Lambda, Pafford 302, 7 p.m. • Zion Campus Ministry Youth and Campus Revival, A Place of Refuge Church, 7:15 p.m. • BSA, Campus Center Ballroom 108.1,8 p.m. Thursday November 16 • SGA Meeting, Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m. Friday November 17 • MSA Weekly Meetings, Campus Boardroom 105, 1:30 p.m. • UWG Cheerleading Practice, Student Rec Center, 2 p.m. • Parking Appeals, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 3 p.m. Saturday November 18 • Faculty/Staff Centennial Celebration, Campus Center Ballroom 108, 6 p.m. • Alpha Kappa Psi Charter Meeting, Campus Center 303 10 p.m. Monday November 20 • SGA Multicultural Committe, 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 November 21 • SAC University Traditions Committee, Campus Center 302, 5 p.m. • Women of Diversity, Campus Center 104, 5 p.m. • NAACP Meeting, UCC 311, 7 p.m. (Tl|e Hleßt (Georgian Dr. Steely hopes that students will use the collection in their studies to gain a better understanding of Georgia politics. The program provides the first hand insight about political events in Georgia from many of Georgia’s most influential politicians. Georgia’s Political Heritage Program is the only one like it in the south and offers University of West Georgia’s students a unique opportunity to better understand Georgia’s political history. For more information about the program, contact Dr. Mel Steely at msteely@westga.edu.