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WEDNESDAY, OCTC )BER 17. 2007
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Getting to know the new UWG Homecoming King and Queen
By Bekah Williams
Staff writer
rebekahiwilliams @ Hotmail, c om
Being crowned the
2007-2008 Homecoming
King and Queen of
the University of West
Georgia was a pleasant
surprise for both Heather
McKenzie and Patrick
McGreevy. Sept. 29 was a
hot, yet happy, day for the
two students, as well as an
amazing honor.
McKenzie, who is
originally from Lithia
Springs, Ga., came to
UWG from Douglasville.
Before starting as a
freshman, she took joint
enrolled classes in the
fall of 2004. When asked
why she chose UWG she
said “1 cannot tell a lie! I
started at UWG because
I dreaded the thought of
leaving my family and
moving somewhere else...
New regulations affecting
By Adam Disser
Staff Writer
gdisserl @my.westga.edu
In the last few years,
immigration has become
an ever growing issue here
the United States. Because
of this, many new laws and
regulations have been passed.
Earlier this year, Georgia’s
new immigration regulatious
went into effect, and with
them many people have been
noticing a difference.
The new regulations
mostly affect employers
around the state, causing
them to let go some of their
employees.
“I have seen a decline
when I go to different
restaurants and things, the
service folks, some of them we
used toknow,.. .they ’re notthere
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The board also
approved a Nursing
Education Incentive to
increase the number of
nursing graduates with
$3 million in competitive
grant awards from the
2008 fiscal year budget.
Dr. Daniel Rahn,
president of the Medical
College of Georgia as well
as the University System’s
Senior Vice President
for Health and Medical
Programs, explained that
the grant will enhance the
amount of registered nurses
and improve shortages in
Georgia, with a projected
50 percent increase of
nurses by the year 2010.
“This translates to
about 700 additional
nurses in Georgia,
bringing the total number
of pre-licensure nursing
graduates produced by the
University System to more
than 2,400 annually,” Rahn
stated.
The grant will be
distributed to 16 University
System institutions
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plus I was not 100 percent
sure what I wanted to do in
life, and UWG had a huge
range of options.”
This pre-med Biology
major considered majoring
in music as a freshman and
says all it took was one
Biology class to know her
calling. McKenzie also
gives credit to the Biology
class for helping her fall in
love with the subject and
UWG. McKenzie loves
the spirit and environment
here at UWG and feels
that ways to get involved
on campus are countless.
When asked where
do you see UWG in ten
years, McKenzie said
“Not only will UWG
grow academically, but
since the bill was passed
last week in approval of
the stadium plans, UWG
will be expanding the
physical campus and have
so many more facilities
anymore," Jorge Gaytan,
president of the Hispanic
Business Council in Cam>ll
County, told a reporter for
the Times-Georgian. “I think
that the number of Hispanic
folks who have worked in the
service industry has declined
here in Georgia in general
and in Carrollton in particular.
Even though it’s just been three
months, I do see a change.”
Gaytan thinks the
changes are because of some
Hispanics leaving for other
states and some being let go
by their employers.
“We know of several
families who have taken
their things rind have gone
somewhere else because
they feel that Georgia has
the toughest laws,” he told
the Times-Georgian. He also
made reference to an increase
including UWG. Of the $3
million, $188,847 will be
given to UWG to double
the BSN graduates by
adding a faculty member,
make faculty salaries more
competitive, and supply
students with academic
support to improve
graduation rates and license
exam performance.
The University System
of Georgia is also launching
Georgia ONmyLINE. a
new website located at
www.georgiaonmyline.
org that would offer an
array of study options and
help increase accessibility.
“Through this site,
prospective and enrolled
students can quickly
find online programs
and/or courses that meet
their career or degree
needs. They can apply
for admission to colleges
and universities, and once
accepted, register for
courses,” noted Dr. Kris
Biesinger, associate vice
chancellor for Information
and Instructional
Technology Services.
The program features
including a Health and
Wellness Center, stadium,
tons of new parking, and
p mg
Homecoming King Patrick McGreevy (left) and Queen
Heather McKenzie (right) share a smile with the camera in
their Homecoming garb.
new academic buildings
within the next few years!
This is truly the largest
transitional period in the
history of the university,
and things can only get
better from here.”
in the amount of raid by
immigration officials - due
to talk of possible amnesty to
illegal immigrants, he thinks.
mi
“We think they want to
clean house in preparation of, if
the federal government passes
laws that would allow them
to stay,” he told the Times-
Georgian. “A lot of times,
they are looking for folks who
1 ,6(X) courses, 35 programs
and six online graduate
programs designed for
Georgia teachers. The
five USG institutions
that are offering the
programs are Columbus
State University, Valdosta
State University, North
Georgia College & State
University, Georgia State
University, and Georgia
Southern University.
Two Master of Arts
in Teaching degrees for
students who decide to
change careers and become
teachers will be offered
in Special Education and
Reading, Language and
Literacy.
The University of West
Georgia does not yet offer
Georgia ONmyLINE.
Many things were
accomplished during
the meetings. For more
information on what took
place and information
about the Board of
Regents, visit www.usg.
edu.
(Attribution goes to
the Times-Georgian for
facts, figures, and quotes)
Erik Waters, Editor-in-Chief
Stephanie Smith, Advertising & Business Manager
Ellis Smith, News Editor
Jesse Duke, A&E Editor
Steven A. Gilley, Sports Editor
Terence Rushin, Photo Editor
Tracy Ammons, Copy Editor
Lauren Lovvorn, Webmaster
Chris Graydon, Distribution Manager
Doug Vinson, Advisor
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Homecoming King
Patrick McGreevy came to
UWG from Roswell, Ga.
He started as a freshman
in the fall of 2003. He
quickly got involved on
campus by becoming a
member of the Kappa
Alpha Fraternity, and he
is currently their reigning
immigrants in Georgia
have a w arrant for their arrest
because they did something
wrong. And 1 happen to agree
with that.”
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However, other people
are being caught in the
crossfire, he said.
GyliaGonzalezofLatinos
United of Carroll County also
mentioned an increase of
raids, including one at Azalea
WEBSITE jromjmgc^_
Q: So how do you hope
to overcome this stasis?
A: “Hopefully, a year
down the road, all those
who have not signed on
will notice how nice the
other Web sites look will
look and say, ‘Hey I want to
be a part of that!’ They will
notice how easy the updates
are, and how great the new
look is, and they will sign
on.”
Julie Lineback, Web
content manager at the
University Department
of Communications and
Marketing, who helped
oversee the transition for
her department over to
Red Dot, is enthusiastic
about the prospects for
bringing UWG’s websites
kicking and screaming into
the 21stcenturuy.
“A lot of sites that I have
seen haven’t been updated
in a while. I can help move
it over,” Lineback said.
“I can look at the content
and see if it needs a major
facelift or just a minor nip
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president.
Patrick chose to
come to UWG because
“its medium size seemed
perfect for me and because
its location is close to my
hometown,” he said.
McGreevy has only
positive things to say about
UWG, but his favorite
thing about UWG is its
Greek community.
“No matter what
fraternity or sorority you
are a member of, it seems
like there is a great place
for everyone,” he said.
As of where he sees
UWG in the next ten
years, McGreevy believes
our campus will soon be
closely compared to the
recent thoughts of the
University of Georgia.
“I personally see
UWG taking over the
position that UGA used to
hold years ago as a terrific
in-state school that is fun
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However, the Carrollton Police
Department and the Carroll
County Sheriff’s Office have
no record of such a raid and
aruld not confirm that a raid
took place.
Sheriff Capt Shane
Taylor said he could not
remember the last time his
agency dealt with an illegal
alien. Also, Citizenship and
Immigration Services did not
respond to questions about
increased raids by press time.
Regardless, this illustrates
the fear that is continually
spreading throughout the
Hispanic community, both
legal and illegal.
“One of the things that
I see is more people being
afraid of just getting <xrt of
their house," Gonzalez said "1
see (these laws) as very anti-
and tuck."
Lineback is also
working with the other
members of the Web
Redesign Committee
to assuage fears that
individuality and creativity
will be a thing of the
past once the new look is
adopted.
“Departments are able
to come up with their own
banner, will be able to
choose a template and will
be able to sit down and say,
‘What makes us unique,’
and express that artistically
on their Web site. Steven
Broome, who designed
the UCM banner, will
help people come up with
ideas.”
Lineback makes it
clear she is here to help.
“There could be some
misunderstandings about
the Red Dot content
management system.
And if there are any
misunderstandings, people
are free to call me as the
Web content manager
so that I can explain it
better and clear up the
misconceptions. Red Dot
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and just big enough, but
not yet to the point of
becoming impersonal,”
McGreevy said.
So what were these
two students thinking
when they heard their
names called as the new
Homecoming King and
Queenof UWG'.’McKenzie
says she thought “...Oh,
wait a second, that’s me!
Oh my gosh! No way!”
And McGreevy says the
first thing he thought was
“how mad my parents
were going to be for telling
them that there was no use
coming to the game.”
Under the crown lies a
family loving, soon-to-be
doctor and one down-to
earth Roswell boy. Being
the King and Queen of a
vast and diverse school
seems like a job in itself,
but these two new royals
seem confident and ready
to handle the job.
immigrant,” Gonzalez told the
Times-Geoigian.
Both Gonzalez and
Gaytan mentioned the
love-hate relationship that
Americans have with
immigrant labor.
“We’re benefiting from
all this cheap labor,” Gaytan
said. “But when it comes
time for the immigrants to
get an education or to try to
better themselves, they ’re not
allowed to,” he told the Times
Georgian.
"State legislation is not
going to solve the problem.”
Gonzalez told the Times-
Georgian. “We need an
immigration reform and it has
to come from the federal level
not statewide.”
(Article attributed to
Laura Camper at the Times-
Georgian)
will reduce the number of
technical staff required,
enable the staff who author
and create the website to
be able to do so without
specialized training, and
generally make life easier
for students, staff, and
faculty.”
It is of note that the
departments most interested
in updating and freshening
the Web sites are those that
deal with attracting future
students for UWG, whereas
the ones serving current
students are sadly outdated.
Broome feels like this
is a situation that can be
rectified.
“There’s a balance in
there somewhere that can be
reached, it’s just finding that
balance. We don’t want to
alienate the faculty, but we
also don’t want to alienate
current and future students.
So it’s a vast compromise.”
While many of UWG’s
websites appear to be from
the mid-’9os, students can
take solace in knowing that
individuals are working
tirelessly to bring the
university up to par.