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W EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007
V-Day: Victory, Valentine and Vagina
By I-arrv Peel and Terrance
Kashin
The global movement
to stop violence against
women is making its way
again to the University of
West Georgia. Feminist
writer and author of The
Vagina Monologues, Eve
Ensler founded a holiday
she named V-Day, for
Victory, Valentine and
Vagina, linking love and
respect for women to
ending violence against
women and girls.
In 1996 Ensler
debuted her play off-
Broadway and quickly
gained an immense
following. The play
focused on the interviews
Ensler conducted with
over 200 women in
intimate conversations
about their femininity and
their vaginas. In 1998,
Ensler states that the
focus of the piece changed
from a celebration of
femininity and vaginas
to a movement to stop
Wright Scholars leading the way for music department
By Tracy Amnions
Staff Writer
tammons 1 @ my.westga .edu
“It’s often said that in a
university that music and the arts
are the face of the university to the
public,” opera and voice instructor
Dr. Larry Fraizer said. In this case,
the public will see a face full of
artistry and skill next Thursday
night at the annual Wright Scholar’s
Concert.
“The concert showcases
our very finest graduate and
undergraduate music scholarship
students,” Fraizer said.
The Wright Scholar’s
Concert will take place Thursday,
Feb. 15 at 8:15 pm. in the Cathy
IRS from page 1
if the tuition was paid for
by student loans. Congress
belatedly reinstated the tuition
and fees tax deduction in
December retroactively (it had
expired January 1,2006). The
IRS had already sent its paper
forms to the printer before
Congress acted, so there is
no place on the form 1040
for the deduction. Further,
IRS needs to reprogram its
software (and so will the on
line and software providers)
to allow for the deduction,
so the key piece of advice is
that no returns claiming the
tuition and fee deduction
should be filed until early
February. More information
including instructions on
how to fill out paper forms,
is available at: http://www.
irs.gov/newsroom/article/
0„id=165640,00.html
(This story compiled in part
with IRS press releases)
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violence against women.
“Women empowerment is
deeply connected to their
sexuality,” she states,
“I’m obsessed with
women being violated and
raped, and with incest.
All of these things are
deeply connected to our
vaginas.”
The Vagina Monologues
are the cornerstone of
the V-Day movement,
whose participants stage
benefit performances
of the show worldwide
each Valentine’s Day.
The proceeds from these
events go to programs that
assist victims of domestic
violence.
This years V-Day
presentation at UWG is a
benefit for the Carrollton
Rape Crisis Center.
This years performers
are Nia Clark, Jeanette
Ruiz, Gabble Gammans,
Hope Boozer, and
Jessica McWilliams.
The performances will
run from February 19-
21 at Bpm in the Campus
Cashen Recital Hall, located in the
Humanities building. The event is
free of charge, and there will be a
donor reception before hand.
The Wright Scholar’s Concert
has been an annual event at UWG
for over 20 years. The concert is
held in honor of the Wright family.
The late J. Carter Wright was a
prominent Carrollton physician, and
he and his wife Betty gave a large
donation to the music department in
memory of his mother. These funds
continue to support a majority of
music scholarships, so for this
reason, the concert is named in
honor of the Wright family. Betty
Wright attends the concert every
year and enjoys seeing the students
perform.
Parking from page 1
lot with 400 new spots.
The shopping strip across
from Brookwood will soon
be converted into anew
university bookstore and
various other retail shops.
An online survey
open for everyone to fill
out ran for a little less than
two weeks at the end of
January through February.
Dan Lewis discussed
the results. About 1,100
people visited the site, but
only 814 people actually
completed the survey.
A series of questions
in regard to parking
and transportation were
asked. The results were
not surprising: everyone
wants to park close to the
quad and no one wants to
walk, but no one wants to
wait for buses.
Lee Bourque, an
expert from Carl Walker
Inc. who specializes in
parking and transportation
Photo by Terrance Rushin
The cast of The Vagina Monologues.
Center Ballroom. Tickets
are only $5 for students
and $lO for General
Admission and are on
sale this week from the
Resident Life Office and
will also be available at
Correction
Last week’s article on student
discount locations reported half
price Blizzards with a student ID.
Sadly, this is false. Sorry DQ.
Music students are nominated
for the concert by their principal
applied professors—these are
the instructors who give students
traditional, one-on-one lessons.
Applied music classes are a major
part of the music degree program.
Instructors nominate their
best students, and then the students
audition in front of all the principal
applied instructors. The audition
piece is usually chosen by both the
student and their instructor. It may
be a piece they have done in the
past or a piece they are currently
studying.
This year, all 11 nominees
will perform in the concert. They
are: Rose Blanchard-soprano,
Andrea Corso-flute, Angie
for other universities in
the Southeast discussed
what their role is going to
be. Bourque emphasized
audience input and
addressed the key issues
by importance. Issues
such as safety, ticketing
and bus schedules were
discussed. Input from the
audience included staff
members pointing out
their inability to leave the
campus for lunch, girls
complaining about having
to walk far distances to
their dorms at night, and
people claiming that they
would ride the buses if
they came at very specific
times. Bourque will take
all of the audience input
and include it in the plan
that Carl Walker Inc. will
develop for UWG.
Throughout to
meeting. Chief Tom
Mackel would speak up to
address any kind of public
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the door for any show
that is not already sold
out. After all, as adviser
Cathy Roberts said,
“Who wouldn’t want to
hear 5 girls moaning at
the end?”
Johnson-soprano, Laura English
piano, Rebekah Hogsed-soprano,
Chad Sims-bass saxophone,
Lindsey R hodes-soprano, B randon
Johnson-guitar, Elizabeth Jacks
piano. Jessica Sheffield-mezzo
soprano. and Patti Martin-alto
saxophone.
The students are proud to
represent the best of the music
department to the community. “I
have a chance to share my talents
with new people, and I always love
any chance I can get to do that,”
said junior vocal performance
major Lindsey Rhixles.
Chad Sims, a sophomore
music education major, is excited
as well about the upcoming event.
“I’m glad to perform for the
safety issue. “I have all
the same concerns you
have” Mackel said, “I
have a daughter at the
University of Alabama.”
The issue of time between
classes was also brought
up, in which director of
the Campus Center Linda
Picklesimer said “if there
were five minutes more
between each class, you
would lose one whole
class a day.”
Security cameras and
better lighting in parking
lots, a more effective
shuttle system, and
possibly better paths for
bikers and pedestrians are
all proposed solutions for
the most important issues
of parking on campus.
The main solution for
any of these problems on
campus is very simple:
get a bike. It saves the
environment and it
provides great exercise.
CAMPUS EVENTS
Saturday February 24
• “The Sirens of Song” recital, Kathy
Cashen Recital Hall, 8:15 pm - Free
February 21-25
• From Rural Roots to Global Reach:
West Georgia Stories,Townsend Center Black
Box Theatre, Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 pm.
Sunday 2:30 pm
Thursday February 22
• listen to KISS 102.7 Radio at 7:45 a.m
for a special announcement on an upcoming
event!
Saturday February 24
• LEAD Weekend. Campus Center
Ballroom, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm - Free. Contact
lwhiten@westga.edu
Monday February 26
• All SAC meeting. Campus Center
Ballroom, 5:00 pm. Contact kwalkers@my.
westga.edu
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It’s important to be honest
with yourself—people have
different reasons for wanting
to get into a relationship. Be
honest with yourself about
where you are in fife, what you
want out of a relationship, and
what you see in that person.”
Self confidence is also
an important factor. “You
can’t depend on somebody
else to make you feel better,”
Hindeman said, “Cause when
that relationship ends, what’s
gonna happen to you? You’re
setting yourself up for a fall.
You have to be happy with
yourself before you can be
happy with somebody else.”
Communication is the
next key foundation. Avoiding
nagging, being assertive,
and speaking with clarity
are all principles of effective
communication. “Clarity in
communication means that
you’re giving a consistent
message,” Hindeman said,
“What you say matches what
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people who make my education
possible.”
Sims also shared his passion for
music that fuels his student career.
"Music speaks to me in a way that
nothing else can—it goes past words
and allows one to express himself in
the truest way possible.”
If you have never been to a
music event at UWG—you have
missed opportunities to witness
art, expression, and entertainment
in the making. You have missed
chances to open your ears—and
your mind—and experience
something new. “If you only
come to one concert in the year,”
Fraizer said, “Come to the Wright
Scholar's, cause you'll really get to
hear our finest students.”
you show.”
The third foundation is
trust, which is built solely upon
communication. The three
concepts are interrelated—
honesty is established
by communication, and
communication builds trust.
Hindeman also touched
briefly on signs of an unhealthy
relationship. Whirlwind
romance—whentherelationsl tip
takes off too fast, and double
standards—when one partner
can do things that the other is not
allowed to do—are both signs of
an unhealthy relationship. Also,
abusive language and actions,
and blaming ones partner tor
their own shortcoming are bad
signs.
For more relationship
guidance and advice, contact
the Student Development
Center, in Parker Hall on Front
Campus Drive, at 678-839-
6428. The center provides
career, academic,and personal
counseling to all students.