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PAGE 2 W IDM SDAY. JANUARY 21. 2007 Friendly neighborhood comic shop moves to Maple Street By Jesse Duke Editor in Chief Zarkme @ msn.com In 1987 Greg Gowens, an astronomy teacher here at West Georgia, decided to open a comic book store because he was easily bored and “it was something to do”. After twenty years and many changing trends in graphic novels. Quest Comic Shop remains Carrollton's one true source for any and all things comics, and Greg still gets bored. Since its opening. Quest has moved around a lot; 11 times to be exact. fldmin from page I faculty committees including the Faculty Senate and Tenure Review. Another of these committees, the Institutional Review' Board, reviews all research completed at the university involving human SIT m MB I y Photos courtesy ( SCi.edu and Publish Department Dr. Sandra Stone was promoted to University System of Geor gia Board of Regents vice chancellor for academic planning and programs. Dr. Michael Crafton was assigned to fill the vacated position of Dr. Stone at UWG, becoming acting vice president of academic affairs. fl Ijl I Sbß Jp HI ; * BBB||lJ^^ pNTHEATRESEVfcRTv/H^FiUi^^ WIN A QHANOI TO QBT u KiLLIP" QN FILM MOUYWOOD PREMIERES. SET VISITS. WAL K ON ROLES - COOL. BUT COMMON Rogua Picturan invitas you lo 9t “kaiarf on Wm B* tt>a star of a ckaatti scan# In an upcoming Rogoa production! To antar. visit WWW NCV€RPtCKUPSTRANGERS COM and gal raady to maat your rrvakarl Their recent move into the Brave’s Bookstore building on Maple Street might have surprised a few students who didn’t realize that their college town even had a comic book shop, much less one with such a long history. Once inside, these newcomers will find walls packed with a w ide array of comics and graphic novels, action figures, t-shirts, posters, anime, and CCG (customizable card game) items. Gaming tournaments are held frequently and a birthday club is available in which those on the mailing subjects to ensure the proper treatment of these subjects. For more information on the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, visit their website at ww w.usg. edu. For more information on the UW( i Office of Academic Affairs, visit www.westga. edu/~vpaa. list receive discounts on their special time of year. The friendly employees are all family, and all very knowledgeable, willing to make suggestions or just talk comics. For those interested in the idea of reading comics but who don’t know w here to begin, entering the ever-changing “comic universe” can be a bit daunting. Luckily Greg and family are there to help. Sadly, the art of the comic book has long been discredited by high society See QllCSt page 3 identity from page 1 and personal security, it is also a good idea to keep your personal things secure. Don’t carry your social security card in your wallet. Also don’t carry more credit cards than you will realistically need on any given day. That way if your purse or wallet is lost or stolen, you minimize your vulnerability. Another identity theft scam that is far less likely to be noticed early on involves the United States Postal Service. Con artists have been known to tile fraudulent change of address forms, thus diverting all mortgage notices, credit card bills, and even utility bills, to a different location r l . . ,• i ...... Quest Comics' move into the former Braves Bookstore building means that UWG comic junkies are now within walking distance to browse the latest releases. As one famous animated comic book fan would say, “best location ever". -usually a post office box in a chain store. They can then gamer loans, credit cards, and even new mortgages in the name of the victim. Often days go by before the victim realizes they have not received a credit card bill or bank statement. The Postal Service is aware of this trend and force delivers verification forms of all change of address requests to the previous address; however, that is not always enough. Protect yourself by utilizing secure online bill pay and when you must receive paper statements, keep note of when they normally arrive and follow up if they are late. The threat of identity theft is always imminent, it is up to you if you become a victim. I iiimsit)' of If esi Georgia's ISTERSATIOSAL SIGHT 2007 1L 1 Mark vour calendars and resort c \ our * lickds today! Thursday January 25.2007 a 7pm at Lower Level of Z-6 I ickets cost S 5 for students and $ 7 for non-students Tickets can be purchased from the Student Development Office or any international student For more information contact (678) 839-6428 Watßf pom page 1 Kath is director of the Center for Water Resources at UWG and has performed cutting edge research with Crawford on groundwater resources in Georgia. Crawford has more than 35 years experience in structural geology, geologic mapping and the exploration and development of groundwater across Georgia. Their groundwater expertise has helped site and develop wells for numerous homeowners, schools and colleges, businesses and towns. Pete Frost, director of the Douglasville/Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority; Matt Windom, director of the Carroll Tllh WEST (iIOKUAN County Water Authority; and Jerry Jennings, chair of the executive committee of the Northwest Georgia Regional Water Resources Council, will also make presentations. The conference is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with registration for the conference scheduled from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The registration fee is S2O and includes morning refreshments and lunch. Registration after Jan. 26 is S3O. Michael Aldrich, assistant to the academic vice president, is coordinating the conference. For more information or to register, call 678-839- 6611.