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Volume 56 - issue 3
The O.C. brings
new nightlife to
Carrollton
By Stephanie Pauli
Staff Writer
span 111 @my. westga.edu
Just recently 1 set loot
inside T.C. Rose for the first
time since its renovations,
and I couldn't believe it was
the same place. It is now
known as Off Campus Bar
and Grill not to be confused
with Off Campus Spirits
located across the street,
both located at the comer
of Alabama Street and
Columbia Drive.
Hardly anything is the
same inside anymore. The
floor and the walls are all
concrete instead of wood
and carpet. The NASCAR
inspired artwork has been
replaced with brightly
colored paintings. And the
back bar near the game room
is no longer a bar, but open
space that leads to a back
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UWG Advanced Academy puts new twist on high school
By Tracy Ammons
Staff Writer
tammonsl @my.westga.edu
Twelve years ago,
21 high school students
said good-bye to lockers,
hall passes, and the
prom. They packed their
things and moved into a
college residence hall.
They began a trek through
the University of West
Georgia—and they sowed
the seeds for a nationally
recognized gifted
program.
Today, their legacy is
the Advanced Academy
of Georgia—one of nine
programs in the United
States that allows gifted
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vending
machines
attack
By Dana Edwards
Staff Writer
dedwardl @my.westga.edu
Ever had a vending
machine steal money? What
about trying to get a free soda
by giving the machine a punch
to its’ robotic belly? For as long
as there have been hungry and
thirsty patrons, there have been
vending machines. However,
when a person gets angry at
lost money or food, some try
to fight back by rocking the
machine. Many go as far as to
tilt it over. It seems harmless,
but these actions have resulted
in 37 deaths and 113 injuries
since 1978, according to the
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Every morning students anxiously line the parking lots waiting for spots to clear, with the
TLC lot (above) among the most popular. The UWG Parking and Transportation Survey is
now available online so that students can voice their opinions and a solution can be found.
students to earn college
and high school credit
simultaneously in a full
time residential program.
The program has expanded
since its establishment in
1995, and 98 students are
currently enrolled.
UWG President Dr.
Beheruz Sethna initiated
the Academy because he
had experience with early
entrance programs at
universities in Texas and
New' York. Because of his
efforts, UWG is the only
four year university in
Georgia to offer an early
entrance program.
The Academy is
comprised of students
from all over the country
Sudanese "Lost Boys"
find home in America
Compiled from staff
reports
Hunger. Thirst. Pain.
Exhaustion. Death. These
are not words we typically
associate with children—but
according to UWG guest
speaker Mark Bixler, young
boys in Sudan live these
extremes first hand. “The Lost
Boys of Sudan” are a group of
thousands of children who
walked hundreds of miles
with nothing, from Sudan
toward Ethiopia.
Bixler who has been
a journalist for 15 years
specializes in immigrant and
refugee writing, has been with
the AJC since 1997 has been
an editor for less than one year.
His book, “The Lost Boys of
Sudan: An American Story of
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and the world. Students
from Spain. South Korea,
Russia, and Canada have
all been a part of the
program.
Academy students are
generally between ages
15 and 18. Most of these
students reach a college
junior status by age 18.
“Icame to the Academy
because I was extremely
bored in high school; I had
simply learned all that 1
could at the private school
1 attended,” said Kristen
Matus, a second year
Academy student from
Canton, Ga. “1 was ready
for something new, even if
it meant leaving my home
at the age of 15.”
the Refugee Experience” tells
their story.
In 2001, the phone rang
in the newsroom on the 6th
floor of the AJC building in
downtown Atlanta. A woman
named Dee demon called
and began telling Bixler about
a group of young refugees
who cannot return to their
home country for they will
face extreme persecution.
“They would be persecuted
for not what they’ve done but
for who they are”, he said.
Sudan is the largest
country in Africa, bordered by
Ethiopia and Egypt, and civil
war has plagued the nation for
years. War rages between the
more educated northern region
of Sudan, dominated by Arab
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Academy students
live in Gunn Hall, where
13 resident assistants
coordinate social activities
and community services.
After-school tutoring at
Carrollton middle and
elementary schools,
volunteering with the
annual A-Day run,
working with the Special
Olympics and the Humane
Society, and donating time
to Habitat for Humanity
and the Excel Center are
just a few of the groups’
community service
projects.
Also, every March
the Academy hosts the St.
Pattie’s Day Cafe, where
donated items and baked
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Photo by Randie Mayo
Hope Mullins and Sheena Daniell present their own crafted table at the Dining
Experience. The show consisted of a variety of tables created by Interior Design
students and was put together by associate professor, Sang Won Sohn.
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Parking survey set to
aid administration in
finding new solutions
By Lauren Kania
Staff Writer
uwg24 @y ahoo.com
With all the new and
exciting changes on our
campusoverthe past few years,
the one thing students want to
change the most is parking.
It is the main reason why
students are late to class and
the biggest cause of frustration
on campus. In efforts to
alleviate the problems with
parking and transportation,
the University is preparing to
update its’ Facilities Master
Plan, which will take a closer
l<x)k at finding solutions to this
never ending problem.
The University has
created a survey to give insight
into the perceptions of the
current parking situation and
how it can improve. The UWG
Parking and Transportation
Survey, open to ail enrolled
students, faculty, staff and
community members, is now
goods are auctioned off.
The group has earned
between S4OO and S9OO
over the past years with
this event, and each year
the money is given to a
local charity.
“The kids come for
an academic experience,
but they actually love
the community we create
in Gunn Hall,” Susan
Colgate, director of the
Academy said. “They have
the best of both worlds,
both academically and in
the residence halls.”
Eligibility for the
Academy requires a
minimum SAT verbal
score of 580 and at least
530 for math, but the
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available online at www.
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The survey will be available
until Friday, Feb. 2.
Along with the survey,
a committee comprised of
faculty, staff, students and
community members will give
UWG students the opportunity
to have their voices heard.
3Tie Parking Committee has
planned two open town hall
meetings, which will take
place on Monday Feb, 12 at
3:30 p.m. in TLC 1303 and
Tuesday Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in
TLC 1301. These meetings
will let students learn more
about the current situations
and help committee members
strategize ways to improve the
problem.
“I think the open
town hall meeting is a
great idea and will give
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combined score must be
at least 1150. Students
must have a minimum
3.5 GPA. The application
process involves several
student essays, two teacher
recommendations, and an
interview.
Academy students
leave high school far
behind, and they step into
a bigger, more challenging
world. And though
homesickness is sure to
take its toll, in the end,
UWG becomes home for
the students.
“We create a family
like atmosphere,” Colgate
said. “High school
becomes less important as
time goes on.”