Nutritional SixSix MileMile PPostostostost lunch from The Student Voice the vending Georgia Highlands College - Rome, Georgia machine? January 31, 2006 Six Mile Post Online Page 14 Vol. 35, #4 www.highlands.edu/sixmilepost GHC Briefs ASF trip sign-up now underway By Jeff Denmon [email protected] Assistant Editor Sign-up is now underway for the March 18 and 19 Georgia Highlands College trip to the Ala- bama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. Sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis un- til Feb. 17 or until the trip fills up. The costs, $76 for four people in a room, $82 for three people in a room, $93 for two people in a room, will cover the play tickets, transportation, admissions to the Rosa Parks Museum and the MLK Parsonage, a background packet on the plays (“Twelfth Night” and “To Kill a Mocking- bird”) and hotel accommodations. Many instructors offer extra credit to trip participants. Those interested in going on the trip may sign-up in the Office of Student Life on the Floyd and Cartersville campuses or at the GHC offices on the other cam- puses. A $40 deposit is required Photo by Sarah Abercrombie at sign-up. Jennifer Smith, a dental hygiene major from Ellijay, Ga., scans through the profiles on Facebook.com in between classes. Bookmarks list learning outcomes By Jeff Denmon [email protected] Assistant Editor GHC gets Facebook By Whitney Anderson dents to post hilarious pictures Facebook.com allows stu- Facebook.com isn’t just for This week students in all En- [email protected] of themselves and their friends, dents to meet others through the college student. College pro- glish classes will receive a special Staff Writer start and join different groups, common interest or even sheer fessors can also create accounts bookmark listing the college’s and even rekindle old high school boredom. and use the site as a bulletin student learning outcomes. Georgia Highlands has finally flames lost at graduation. By simply keyboarding in board for online classes and These learning outcomes are become a part of the online com- Alicia Dodd, a nursing major their classes, students can meet groups. Georgia Highlands College’s way munity known as Facebook. said, “I like Facebook.com. It’s a other classmates by using the Although there are many of saying it cares for the students’ This online directory is an great way to meet others within search tool. By using the global positive features to Facebook, education, according to Dr. easy way for college students to the school, and I can also keep in tool, students can also find old there are still many risks stu- Laura Musselwhite, professor of meet other college students contact with people I graduated friends they lost touch with years dents take when signing up. history and GHC reaffirmation across Georgia and even the with. I like the fact that only col- ago. Facebook.com also allows director. world. Since the birth of lege students can use it. I don’t users to send messages among The program lists eight goals Facebook in February 2004, more have to worry about weirdos talk- each other. that GHC students will meet as than 9.4 million students have ing to me.” Patrick Maxedon, an educa- they progress through college. signed up. Jared Hughes, an education tion major, said, “Since I am on FACEBOOK “We want students to know Unlike other websites such as major, likes using Facebook. He the computer a lot more than I that the classes they take are Myspace and Livejournal, said, “It lets me keep in touch am the phone, it’s easier to keep continued on part of a bigger picture that is Facebook is solely for college stu- with the faces of the past and in touch with friends, and I don’t their education,” said dents and faculty. hopefully, I will meet some new waste my phone minutes this page 4 Musselwhite. It has features that allow stu- ones for the future.” way.” Page 2, SIX MILE POST, January 31, 2006 News A turn for the worst: Cartersville campus entrance poses danger for students By Randie Mayo fic light should be put up.” traffic in the area. [email protected] Doug Webb, director of GHC “When they put in the connec- Staff Writer plant operations, said, “This is a tor the traffic will be diverted,” Department of Transportation said Shuler. The turn that leads into the (DOT) situation and will only Another proposition would be Cartersville Campus on Route improve if there are enough com- another entrance. According to 20 has brought about concerns plaints or it is somehow deter- Pierce, being able to exit off among students and faculty at mined by the DOT that a light or Smith Cline Road would “have a Georgia Highlands College. other turn lanes are needed.” positive impact.” Those turning left into the “We have had conversations This plan will likely be pre- campus have no left turn lane or with [Bartow] County and were sented to the Board of Regents of stop light to help them cross then directed to talk to the state,” the University System of Geor- through oncoming traffic. Pierce said. gia. “We have had people tell us According to Dr. Wilber Photo by Chelsea Perren that the turn is dangerous,” Shuler, vice president of finance, stated Dr. Randy Pierce, presi- “We have communicated with the dent of Georgia Highlands. highway department and they Above: Traffic backs up as “They have more wrecks on didn’t think a traffic light would students wait to turn left Route 20 than any other road,” be warranted enough.” into the Cartersville campus. said Katherine Faith, an English Pierce said, “In order to have major from Cartersville. “They anything done, an impact study Left: Drivers must wade at least need a turning lane would need to be applied. The through oncoming traffic in there.” cost to do that would be substan- order to make the dangerous Meredith Ginn, communica- tial, and we would have to as- turn. tions professor, said, “I do be- sume that cost.” lieve it’s a dangerous spot for The completion of the 411 students and faculty, and a traf- connector to I-75 might lessen Photo by Chelsea Perren News January 31, 2006, SIX MILE POST, Page 3 Floyd campus receives needed repairs By Joshua Owens [email protected] Staff Writer Over the winter break, a reno- vation crew worked long hours at Georgia Highlands’ Floyd cam- pus to complete restorations to the McCorkle Building’s F-Wing. F-Wing has received few sub- stantial repairs since it was built in the 1970s. Faculty members have complained about leaks in F-Wing. Physical plant director Doug Webb says, “It was high time the F-wing was repaired.” In fact, commencing work on Photo by Josh Kelly the building has been on his mind Classrooms were supplied with new ceiling tiles as well as for years; however, working on a new carpet. tight budget prevents such Repair and Renovation” (MR & tual renovating. projects from taking place until R) bond issue. According to Webb, Several workers were subcon- they are absolutely necessary, as this fund must be budgeted “very tracted to complete such tasks as Photo by Carolyn Grindrod they had become in the McCorkle wisely.” demolition, painting, re-carpet- Before the renovations could begin, professors had to clean Building. Webb, who oversaw opera- ing and replacing lights. The cost out their offices during finals week. Funding for renovations is tions, supervised the more than of the restoration project totaled provided by the State Board of 20 laborers who aided in the task. approximately $110,000 or dents work and think. well. Regents. With hardly a month to work $4000 less than the budgeted The F-Wing roof has not yet Sophomore Michelle Odle, a The Board currently allots with, the crew was rushed to amount. been repaired, but this is Webb’s general studies major, appreci- $350,000 per annum for Georgia carefully unwire and remove “A good, clean learning envi- next planned renovation. ated the work. Highlands based on a formula computers and furniture, remove ronment for students is our top Raising funds for the roof re- Odle said, “I’m glad they did considering square footage and ceiling tiles and carpet and dis- priority; students will do better,” pair will take all of the 2006-2007 the renovation. With the change the number of students. The able the 100+ sprinkler heads states Webb, who hopes that this fiscal year allotment and delve of name, it’s also nice to update grant is called a “Major/Minor before finally beginning the ac- will positively affect how stu- into the following year’s fund as the school’s look.” School weather closing information-- what students need to know By Josh Daniels [email protected] Staff Writer When bad weather strikes, the first thing that Ford, Gittings and Kane Jewelers 312 BROAD STREET college students want to know is if the school is ROME, GEORGIA 30161 open. According to Dana Davis, college relations DIAMONDS, JEWELRY AND GIFTS OF DISTINCTION (706) 291-8811 officer, there are a few ways to find out. 1-800-404-8192 The Georgia Highlands College website at http://www.highlands.edu/ will post information on campus closings. If there is not a computer nearby, radio stations K-98, South 107 and Q102 will have the information. TV stations WXIA 11 and Fox 5 WAGA will also have information GHC closings. Students may also call to find out if their campus is open: Floyd/Heritage Hall 1-800-322-2406 or (706) 802-5000 Cartersville (678) 872-8000 Acworth (770) 975-4088 Marietta (678) 915-5010 Page 4, SIX MILE POST, January 31, 2006 News SMP sponsors First Amendment Week FACEBOOK and faculty are encouraged to continued from page 1 read the First Amendment and become more familiar with the By posting personal informa- freedoms it protects.