The WEST GEORGIANEst. 1934 VOLUME 71, EDITION TEN NOVEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20, 2016 UWG’S first annual Film Festival Photo: Collin Lockett & Stacy Barton Anndrea Ours “Winners were chosen by our Carrollton Cultural Arts Center. Doors What’s Inside? Editor-in-Chief programing committee,” said Barton. open at 5 p.m. and the event will be [email protected] “We had 11 student judges. They similar to the one at UWG. However, the watched all of the films and scored first screening will show a different set them. The four films with the highest of films. The awards block will show the he Southern Sunset Undergraduate score in each category were put as same films and screenplays featured Film Festival (SSUFF) is a new TRUMP semi-finalists. They did a re-vote, then during the awards block at UWG. Tfilm festival for students around the Controversial Republican they voted on their top two out of those However, the winning screenplay, southeast to share their films and wins presidential election and we came up with our winners.” The Candyman Screenplay, by Adrian screenplays. Created by UWG film During each block, the Hargrave from Tennessee, which was / / PAGE 2 students overseen by festival director audience will have a chance to vote for not shown at the first awards block, will Stacy Barton, SSUFF is composed their favorite films. Audience members be read. of seven southeast regional states will write in their favorite film on a ballot During all four screenings, competing for awards in several and the student judging committee will Q&A sessions with the filmmakers categories. tally up these votes to award one film and moderators will take place. “I feel like it will be exciting T-BELL with the Audience Choice Award. Each filmmaker involved in the Q&A and varied; something that most of Winners of the categories will answer three questions. It will Rnnovations coming to the audience members won’t have local fast food restaurant received plaques, and winners of the take about 15 to 20 minutes in each experienced before,” said Barton. “It’s audience choice awards will receive a block, with students asking insightful / / PAGE 4 free, so I’m excited for everyone to trophy. questions about the films. have access to it.” During the day, the event SSUFF is hopeful for the Students competed for the begins in room 312 of the Humanities future and has big plans with their titles in Narrative Fiction, Documentary, Building. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. The newly founded event. Barton and her Experimental, Screenplay and Best first block will feature short films and students hope to establish a workshop UWG Film. HIBACHI EXPRESS readings from screenplays, while the for student filmmakers to attend next Popular new Japanese “We want to connect student awards block features award winning year, but for now they are happy with filmmakers of the region with not only food chain student productions. successfully establishing a film festival our student filmmakers here at UWG, The event later shifts to the for UWG and Carrollton. / / PAGE 4 but also with our local community “This year we’re proud to here,” said Barton. “We want actually have gotten off of to offer free events, which the ground and we hope to promote not only student get people in the seats,” said films, but short film and Barton. “We feel like if we can film festivals. It’s a culture do that this year, we’ll have a FILM COURSE and we want to build this really strong support system New class offered for community.” for next year to go all out. We UWG film students SSUFF will hold have aspirations to do a two / / PAGE 4 their newly established day festival.” annual event at UWG on With Atlanta’s increasing Nov. 17 from 12:45 to 4 p.m. involvement in the film industry, and at the Carrollton Cultural Barton and her students are Arts Center from 5:30 to 9:15 working hard to put Carrollton p.m. The event will be split on the map for filmmaking. 2016 WOLVES into two screenings at each “Really, the only venue to see Recap the Wolves 2016 venue. short films are film festivals,” In total, eight football season said Barton. “Atlanta does a participating student / / PAGE 5 huge film festival and shows a filmmakers won prizes. The lot of amazing films there, but winner of the Best UWG it’s in Atlanta. To bring that kind Film category was senior of experience to Carrollton is Destyn Perry’s short film really awesome considering Backwoodstock, which will it’s a small town.” be shown at both venues Admission is free for all who during the awards blocks. Graphic: Stacy Barton & Ashley Young wish to attend. Raging wildfires affect West Georgia from a distance Daniel Forte the southeast. An increase careful attention to children wildfire smoke inhalation; even the state are only 11 percent News Editor in wind speed as well as a and older adults and seek if you aren’t doing strenuous contained. [email protected] change in direction caused the medical care if needed,” said activity. Simply breathing in The simplest thing smoke, ash and dust particles Jean O’Connor, director of the smoke can cause harm to that can help the firefighters to drift into the metro and west Chronic Disease Prevention anybody’s respiratory system. and Georgia’s crops and cattle WG Students and other Georgia areas. at the Georgia Department of GDPH advises against is rain. However, according to Carrollton natives were The added particles in Public Health. “Older adults wearing a paper or “comfort” the National Weather Service, Ugreeted by an unpleasant the air pose a risk to children are more susceptible to smoke mask, as they will have little to the best chance Georgia has smoky smell caused by the and elderly who are exposed because of their increased risk no effect. Those type of masks for rain this week is Sunday, North Georgia Wildfires late to the clogged air for an of heart and lung problems. are for protecting from large Nov. 20, which is still a measly last week. extended period of time. Children’s airways are still particles such as pollen and 40 percent. Visibility was reduced, According to the developing and they breathe sawdust. The ash and dust According to the U.S. and air quality suffered as Georgia Department of Public more air per pound of body particles are too small to be Drought Monitor, nearly a a change in wind direction Health (GDPH), the conditions weight than adults.” filtered by a mask. third of the state is in a level carried dust and ash particles can still be hazardous to young Anybody outside in As far as the fires go, four drought, the highest of its towards metro Atlanta. healthy adults, especially if the smoky conditions need to they will continue to spread category. Over eight million A number of isolated they suffer from conditions be cautious, and listen to their as the wind keeps up and the people in Georgia are in a wildfires have sprung up in such as lung disease, asthma body if it sends signs that it rain stays away. According to state of drought, and unless Georgia, Tennessee, and the or allergies. needs to be out of the smoke. Wendy Burnett, spokesperson some rain falls, the drought western Carolinas due to the “We especially urge Fatigue, shortness of breath for the Georgia Forestry and the wildfires will continue severe drought that is plaguing parents and caregivers to pay and dizziness are symptoms of Commission, the wildfires in to spread. thewestgeorgian.com thewestgeorgian @thewestgeorgian Facebook.com/TheWestGeorgian 2 | November 14 - November 20, 2016 | Vol. 71, Ed. 10 | The West Georgian news Donald Trump wins presidential race Kate Croxton Even non-swing states, like Maine candidate has been one of the greatest over, our work on this movement is Asst. Copy Editor and Minnesota, were close calls, with honors of my life. This is painful and it now really just beginning.” [email protected] Maine being within almost 22,000 will be for a long time. Trump ultimately pledged to votes. Florida, the first of the 11 swing “Donald Trump is going to be “be president for all Americans.” states to have votes tallied, was our president,” continued Clinton. “We However, all three speeches Well, it’s all over. Donald J. Trump, an ongoing battle between the two owe him an open mind and a chance to have not gained as much attention as former reality TV star and businessman, candidates before being announced a lead. I hope that he will be a successful CNN political commentator Van Jones will be the 45th president of the United victory for Trump, a must-have in order president for all Americans.” when he expressed his hurt at the States. He beat former First Lady, to help him win the presidency. Obama also expressed these “whitelash” seen with Trump’s election. senator and Secretary of State Hillary Georgia itself was a tight race. thoughts when he gave his speech “This was a whitelash against a R. Clinton on Tuesday, Nov. 8, during Eventually winning 51.3 percent of from the White House’s Rose Garden. changing country,” said Jones. “It was the 2016 Presidential Election. Clinton the vote towards Trump, numerous He announced his congratulations whitelash against a black president in conceded the election via phone early counties were torn between Clinton to Trump as well as his invitation for part.