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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
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Campus shuttle use increases since record enrollment
By Jerry Houtson
Staff Writer
lwustonj926@hotmail.com
More and more
students are taking
advantage of the shuttle
buses provided by the
Deparment of Public
Safety on campus.
Taking the shuttle
bus is a quick and easy
way to arrive to classes
and other places on
campus in a timely
manner. Because of the
parking situation and
often congested traffic,
public safety officials
encourage students to
use the shuttle buses to
get around.
The school has
provided the on campus
West Georgia honors fallen soldier and former student
By Tracy Ammons
Copy Editor
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A fallen soldier will
forever be remembered
by West Georgia not only
as a heroic fighter, but
as a University of West
Georgia Alumnus.
Sgt. Michael
Hullender, Ist Battalion.
501st Parachute Infantry
Regiment, died in April
while serving the U.S.
Army in Iraq. He was
victim to one of many
improvised explosive
devices hidden throughout
the country’s terrain. The
incident happened while
he was aiding a fellow
soldier.
After his death,
Hullender, 29, was
awarded a Purple Heart
and a Bronze Star
prestigious mementos
to compliment his
previous military awards,
including the National
Defense Service Medal
and the Iraq Campaign
Medal.
West Georgia adds new degrees
By Kadace Williams
Staff Writer
kwilli2o@my.westga .edu
If you are an
Undergraduate or
Graduate student at
the University of West
Georgia, you now
have more choices for
degrees. The Board
of Regents of the
University of West
Georgia has approved
four new degrees.
Students can now
obtain a degree in
criminology in the
Graduate School’s
Master of Arts, or they
can receive a Bachelor
of Science degree with
a major in Birth-to-Five
Teacher Preparation
in the College of
Education.
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shuttle since 1994, and
the system has grown
into three medium
sized buses that each
hold 45 people.
This year the
university experienced
a record enrollment
of 10,600 students
the shuttle buses are
accomodating the new
load on campus. The
flow of the buses is
moving steadily and
students are finding its
services very useful.
Last year the air
conditioned buses had a
total of 34,065 riders.
The campus shuttle
is also convienent for
those students who
reside off campus
and commute to the
Through all his
military achievements,
Hullender was a friend to
many.
“We've got about
300 cards from different
people who knew
Michael,” step-mother
Tammy Hullender said.
“He was everybody’s
best friend...he was such
an integral part of our
family.”
A Norcross High
School graduate,
Hullender attended UWG
for two years; he then
joined the army in 1998
as a medic. He promised
his parents, Ren and
Tammy Hullender, that
he would complete his
degree someday while
serving the army; he was
taking several online
classes.
Michael’s death did
not end his promise.
In a recent ceremony
(late August) in the
president’s private office,
with more than two dozen
UWG veterans, faculty,
and staff in attendance,
choose to study off
campus can now study
online to receive a
Master of Science in
Nursing degree. Or
they can travel to the
Georgia Highlands
College in Rome and
receive a Master of
Education with a major
in early childhood
education.
Dr. Thomas J.
Hynes, vice president
for Academic Affairs,
stated that the four
new degrees will have
a positive impact on
the students and the
university.
The University
System has named
UWG as a member of
a “robust tier,” which
is a doctorate granting
comprehensive
universities to help meet
school on a daily
basis. Students have
the option of parking
on the opposite side of
campus and hopping
on a shuttle bus to get
around.
Students who
live off campus also
have the option of not
driving at all, due to
the school’s addition
of an apartment shuttle.
The shuttle rides to the
surrounding student
apartments and offers
rides to the campus. This
service also prevents
traffic congestion on
campus.
Currently a junior,
Patrecia Withers resides
in off-campus housing
and is using the shuttle
UWG President Dr.
Beheruz N. Sethna
presented the Hullender
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family with a posthumous
degree in memory of
their son’s commitment
to education and service.
“This ceremony
expected enrollment
growth of 100,000 new
students by the year
2020.
UWG and other
universities have been
added to this program
because the state’s
larger universities
can't absorb all of this
growth. Therefore,
institutions like UWG
will have the chance to
enroll larger numbers
of graduating high
school seniors who seek
a traditional college
experience.
Other universities
included in this “robust
tier” are Georgia
Southern, Kennesaw
State, and Valdosta
State universities. All
of these schools offer
doctoral degrees in
specialized categories.
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to commute to campus.
“I believe the
shuttle buses are very
effective,” Withers
said. “I’ve used the
shuttle system since I
began attending West
Georgia as a freshman,
and it saves you the
time of looking for
parking spaces and
then walking to class
which could seem like
a mile away”.
She also added that
the shuttle allows her
to refrain from using
her gas.
A map of the campus
including the shuttle
bus schedule and its
route is accessible at
http://www.bf .westga.
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honors a fallen soldier
and recognizes my son’s
efforts to continue his
education while serving
his country,” Ren said
in a statement. “This
degree shows support for
the country and speaks
Pro-life activist causes stir on campus
By Jerry Houston
and Kandace Williams
Staff Writers
If you have been
walking the campus,
you've probably noticed or
heard the voice of a proud
anti-abortion advocate.
Neal Horsely, a
Carrollton native, spoke
Thursday at the UCC on
w here he stands on abortion.
He appeared passionate and
boisterous about the subject
and referred to himself
as one of the most hated
abolitionists in the country.
Horsely stood strong
next to a disturbing image
of a fetus. The detailed
photograph showed a
developing head of a
baby covered with blood
completely detached from
its body, being carried away
for disposal by forceps.
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volumes recognizing
not just my son, but lots
of sons and daughters.
It shows that education
extends well beyond the
classroom. My son was a
lifelong learner."
Education is an
important part of the
Hullender family; Tammy
is a teacher at North
Gwinnett High School and
Ren used to teach there
as well, but he retired
last year and currently
teaches undergraduate art
education classes at the
University of Georgia.
After presenting the
Bachelor of Business
Administration degree
in Hullender's honor, the
university welcomed the
former student and soldier
into the UWG National
Alumni Association.
“It is customary at the
end of a commencement
ceremony to welcome
new' graduates into
the University of West
Georgia National Alumni
Association,” Frank
Pritchett, associate
While pointing at the
bodiless head of the infant,
Horsely stated, “That’s a
human being; like you are
human being!”
Horsely wants to run
for governor of Georgia,
and his purpose is pretty
clear. His first mission as
governor would be to use
his authority to send state
forces to clinics and shut
them down.
Horsley explained that
his reasoning come from
his religious beliefs. He
believes that a woman’s
pregnancy is a gift from
God and that no one has
a right to say whether that
child should live or die.
According to Horsely, the
body being victimized
in the picture is indeed a
human being.
The hopeful politician
compares the practice of
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executive director of
Alumni Relations said at
the ceremony. "On behalf
of the 45,000 members
of the National Alumni
Association, 1 want to say
how honored we are to
have Michael Hullender
on our official roll of
West Georgia alumni.”
Other UWG
students in the military
are appreciative of the
university’s recognition
for Hullender. UWG
student Sgt. Tim Beabout
joined the army in
2001; since then he has
deployed twice, having
to put aside his classes
each time.
"West Georgia has
been very supportive of
me,” Beabout said. "They
helped me get my classes,
helped me register, and
helped me make sure
all my paper work was
straight w hen I came back
from Iraq. They do all
they can for the military
students, and 1 commend
them for honoring Sgt.
Hullender."
abortion to slavery. Horsley
spoke of the historic 1857
Dred Scott v. Sandford
case in which slave, Dred
Scott, unsuccessfully sued
for his freedom. The ruling
of this case ultimately
upset northern Republicans
and further split northern
and southern relations. The
north protected the slaves
from the disturbed south.
Horsely quoted, “I will do
the same for unborns that
the north did for slaves.
Nobody else is advocating
that.”
The hopeful candidate
did not speak on other
issues affecting the state
or his plans on correcting
necessary state obligations.
For further information
about Horsely or anti
abortion visit the websites
www.christiangallery.com
or www.TCRP.us.