Newspaper Page Text
Volume 56 - issue l
Prowler stalking Lovvorn Road still at large
By Larry Peel
News Editor
larry@ioncinema.com
Living in a small
community can sometimes
lead to feelings of security;
that you have left the
problems of the “big city”
behind. Two UWG students
learned otherwise on the
weekend of January 8.
According to
Carrollton Police reports,
at approximately 6:00 a.m.
at River Place Apartments
Tyus Hall stabbing
By Larry Peel
News Editor
larry@ioncinema.com
In what officers are describing as an apparent
drug deal gone bad, Lawrence Webb, a resident of
Tyus Hall, was assaulted by three men outside the
residence building on the evening of January 10.
According to police dispatch records, at 10:28 pm
a caller advised Campus Police of an apparent fight
in front of Tyus. According to Chief Tom Mackel,
there was a planned meeting between the victim and
the assailants, Christopher Strickland and Nobel
Ananaba. The three met in front of the residence
hall with a fourth person waiting in a car nearby.
Strickland and Ananaba confronted Webb in front
of the residence hall and a disagreement ensued,
which quickly turned to a physical altercation.
Witnesses reported that Webb was knocked
to the ground and subsequently assaulted by
Strickland while Ananaba searched his pockets.
Webb reportedly then took a knife and began
cutting and stabbing Strickland in the back as the
assailant was atop him. Strickland and Ananaba
then left the scene in a w hite Ford Taurus reportedly
driven by Wayne Hood. University police arrived
on the scene to find Webb with a broken nose
and minor facia! injuries. Following questioning,
Webb was transported to Tanner Medical Center,
where he was treated and released. After a stop
by Carrollton city police off campus, Strickland
was subsequently transported, and admitted to,
Tanner Medical Center with a punctured lung and
numerous cuts to his face.
According to Sgt. Branden Smith of the
University of West Georgia Police, charges are
pending in the incident.
All parties were being held at the Carroll
County Detention Center pending bond hearings
as of press time.
Parelli's pizza changes
the way you drink
By Stephanie Pauli
Staff Writer
spaulll @my.westga.edu
One of Carrollton’s favorite pizza joints is going through
a few changes in the year 2007. Owner, general manager, and
UWG alum, Jared Waggoner, 25, has decided not to renew
Parelli’s liquor license for the year 2007.
“We don’t have enough sales in liquor to pay for the
license” said Waggoner, “Parelli’s is known for having good
beer on tap.” Parelli’s Brick Oven Pizza located at 120 Alabama
SL in Adamson Square will celebrate its fourth anniversary in
March. Parelli’s pizza has also been voted as best pizza in town
by 153,000 people in 2006.
Don’t worry, Parelli’s is not getting rid of all alcohol. It is
still going to sell beer and wine.
His plan for the year 2007 is to rotate different brands
and types of beer on the 12 taps that Parelli’s currently has. In
addition to new draft beer, he wants to increase the amount of
bottled beer from 20 varieties to about 50.
Will not having a liquor license affect business for
Parelli’s? Waggoner confidently replies “not at all”.
Waggoner’s hope is that this change will encourage older
See PSlSlil S page 2
the West Georgian
on Lovvorn Road, a male
subject awakened a female
resident in her bedroom by
attempting to pull the bed
sheet off of her. Fortunately
she was able to escape and
call 911.
By the time officers
arrived the subject was
gone, but they were able
to determine that the man
had entered through an
unlocked window after
having pried the screen
off.
The second incident
In News
Parelli’s opts not to renew
liquor lisense.
www.thewestgeorqian.com
took place at the University
Loft Apartments, also on
Lovvorn Rd. In that case a
man entered the apartment
of a female student who
was sleeping on her
couch.
The student awakened
to find the man before her,
and ran into the adjacent
bedroom. The man forced
his way into the bedroom,
however, the resident
managed to run to the
bathroom where she used
a cell phone to contact
Smokers keeping butts back 25 feet
By Millicent Davis
Guest Writer
millicentsdl9@yahoo.com
The start of anew
year brings about anew
policy that affects each
and every individual here
at the University of West
Georgia. The school’s
new smoking regulation,
which went into effect
on January 1, requires
everyone to maintain a
25-foot distance from all
buildings, doorways and
vents while smoking.
This change in policy
was designed to help protect
the many non-smokers from
the dangers of second hand
smoke. A daily dosage of
second hand smoke can
certainly take a toll on any
innocent bystander’s health.
Studies have proven that
second hand smoke affects
a non-smoker just as bad
or worse than inhaled first
hand smoke.
Theresa Jablecki-
Kriel, director of the
UWG Department of
Risk Management and
Environmental Health and
Safety, believes that this new
policy will ultimately create
a healthier atmosphere for
the campus.
A non-smoker and
Scott brings spirit of MLK Jr to UWG
By Larry Peel
News Editor
larry@ioncinema .com
With high acclaim and
a personal flair that brings
history to life, Barry Scott
will bring his tribute to the
late Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. to the Townsend Center
for the Performing Arts for a
one-night only performance
entitled “Ain’t Got Long to
Stay Here”, on Thursday
January 18, at 7:30 p.m.
The critically praised
actor, writer and historian’s
one-man play brings to the
stage the life, and death of
the man whose efforts forever
altered the face of America and
the racial makeup of society.
From such important
figures as Ralph Abernathy,
Medgar Evans, Andrew
In Entertainment
“Dirge of Cerberus: Final
Fantasy VII”
911. Police canvassed the
surrounding area but were
unable to locate the subject.
Investigators determined
that once again the suspect
had entered through an
unlocked window.
In a possibly related
incident, the Carrollton
Police were called back to
the Riverplace Apartments
at 11 p.m. on Sunday night.
Upon arrival of officers the
subject ran into the woods
toward the mobile home
park.
j/y S I ■ i
M aH ? I
Photo by Jeremy King
As students shuffle past on their way to class, Dane Kellum, left, and Jake Smith
light up outside the TLC. New regulations forbid smoking near building entranc
es, even though cans for butts and ashes remain on the stairs to the TLC and
other buildings.
fellow student who I spoke
with says, “I am completely
ecstatic about now being able
to enter a campus building
without having to smell the
cigarette fumes.” She also
stressed how annoying it
had become to face and deal
with the smog on a daily
basis, and is glad something
has finally been done about
it.
But as with any change
in public policy, not everyone
Young, toSheriffß ill
Conner and George
Wallace, Scott
brings the history
and passion of the
civil rights leader to
the stage in what the
Mobile Press called
“superb...[Scott’s]
hypnotic delivery is
uncanny.”
Through
speeches, crusades,
and re-enactments
of important events,
Scott enlivens the
audience and revisits
a time of great ‘
violence and turmoil
Actor, writer, and historian Barry Scott will perform his one man play enti
tled “Ain’t Got Long to Stay Here” at the Townshend Center on the 18th.
in American history as he leads
anew generation through
the history that brought the
freedoms of today.
In addition to his
live theatre and radio
In Sports
UWG Cheerleaders win
National title!
Police report that in
the first two incidents the
suspect was described as a
dark skin male, thin build,
approximately 6 feet tall.
The person involved in the
third incident is reportedly
a Hispanic male, unknown
height and weight, wearing
a yellow shirt.
Chief Tom Mackel
of the University of West
Georgia Police said “The
best thing students can
do is to ensure that all
their doors and windows
will be happy.
Another student here
on campus I spoke to is livid
about the new policy and
feels that it is a disadvantage
and an unnecessary limit
to their freedom to smoke
on the UWG premises. She
states, “It is unfair to have
to walk 25-feet away from
our destination just to smoke
a cigarette, especially when
there are no benches.”
However, the last
llpfe " . .iij
Photo courtesy Kirklandproductions.com
performances, Scott has
appeared in television ad film
roles ranging from I’ll Fly
Away, to The Expert, and In
the Heat of the Night.
Thanks to the generosity
In Opinion
■L
The return of “The View
From My Front Porch.”
WEDNESDAY. (ANUARY 17. 2007
are locked at all times.”
In the first two incidents
the suspect gained entry
through unlocked windows.
Chief Mackel suggests
that anyone witnessing
anything suspicious
either on or off campus,
contact 911 or the UWG
Police at 678-839-6000.
The Carrollton Police
Department asks that
anyone with information
about any of the incidents
contact them at 770-834-
4451.
student I talked to frequently
smokes on campus says,
“I can kind of see why
the university created this
new policy because not
everyone likes the smell or
fumes of cigarettes and as
smokers, we should respect
their right to have clean
air.”
For more specific
details on the new smoking
policy please call (678 )839-
6277.
of the UWG Foundation,
which is sponsoring the
performance, tickets are free
for UWG students. Robert
Jennings will direct the
Towsend performance.