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Get to Know the Women’s Studies Association
By Kelly Geeslin Staff Writer Why join the Women’s Studies Association (WSA)? “Not a one of us is not going to either be a woman or marry one or have a daughter or have lives affected by one,” said Monica Young-Zook, Ph.D. Young-Zook, one of the WSA advisors, answered some questions about the WSA. Q. [...]
Graduation celebration—not without preparation
By Tracey Baker Staff Writer For those about to graduate, the demands of upper level classes and senior projects may divert attention from the need to complete a sequence of crucial steps that should begin two semesters prior to the donning of caps and gowns. Monique Walker, a worker in the Registrar’s office said, “The [...]
Students plug into creative outlet
By Chris Gray Staff Writer With the help of supportive fellow students and staff members, an idea of creating an artistic club came to fruition when Dynamic Expressions became a Recognized Student Organization during fall semester 2009. A group of Macon State students who shared common talents and interests in the arts developed the concept. [...]
‘Big House’ in a small town on a ‘road that goes on forever’
By Chris Willis JOUR 3131 Four decades after the Allman Brothers Band formed in 1969, their former Macon home on Vineville Avenue, known as the “Big House,” opened as a museum to celebrate the band that “Rolling Stone” once ranked 52 on the list of the 100 “Greatest Artists of All Time.” At 2321 Vineville [...]
Macon State’s Baseball club begins spring game schedule
By Kristen Kohlhepp Staff Writer The first three games of the spring baseball season will pit the Macon State Mustangs against Emory University in a doubleheader in Macon beginning on February 13 at 1 p.m., followedby game two at 3:30 p.m. The teams will play game three in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 1 [...]
Students Vote for 2010 Faculty Awards
By Carrie Ginest Staff Writer The Faculty Recognition Committee is accepting 2010 Outstanding Faculty Service nominations and 2010 Outstanding Teacher nominations until Feb. 5. Macon State students are eligible to nominate their choice of faculty and staff members for the respective awards. Contact the Office of Student Life to obtain a nomination form. This year [...]
Bibb County enforces Ivey Drive parking prohibition
By Glen Stone Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies enforced parking prohibitions along Ivey Drive, in accordance with warnings issued in November 2009. In a Nov. 18, 2009, article in The Macon Statement, Norma Jean Perkins reported that the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department called David Sims, Director of Plant Operations for Macon [...]
ESO members experience a pilgrimage to Atlanta
By Glen Stone Editor-in-Chief A motley band of English Studies Organization members, along with their faculty guides, journeyed northward over hill and dale to see the Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s production of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” during the ESO’s spring semester field trip. On Friday, Jan. 22, nine Macon State students, and three faculty advisors, [...]
Student Ambassadors gain confidence through crooning
By Glen Stone Editor-in-Chief Macon State’s Student Ambassadors filled the lobby of the Student Life Center with the sounds of the Doo-Wop genre in an informal crooning competition reminiscent of an American Idol audition. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Student Ambassadors, under the leadership of Enrollment Services Coordinator, Lauren Train, gained confidence in their communication [...]
‘A Celebration of Life’ event held to commemorate Dr. King
On Jan. 14, the Black Student Unification (BSU) organization sponsored “A Celebration of Life,” a memorial event hosted by Macon State College in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assistant Professor of History Andrew Manis, Ph.D., was the commemorative speaker at the event, which was also attended by Assistant Professor of Political Science Naomi [...]