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Six Mile Post Vol. 43, #2 www.sixmilepost.com The Student Voice October 29, 2013 Lucy Njuguna embraces the outdoors while studying on the Cartersville campus. See more fall photos on page 8. Photo by Tatiana Smithson Student balances Charger Café Men’s and Women’s family and class not up to par Basketball Preview See page 5. See page 12. See page 16. Georgia Highlands College - Rome, Georgia Page 2, SMP, Oct. 29, 2013 News November to bring excitement to the night sky By Thomas Dobson Earth well into January Staff Writer 2014, no telescope required. The Floyd campus obser- This coming November vatory has in its inventory will be an eventful month a 16-inch Meade telescope for stargazers. and a 12-inch Newtonian This promises to bring telescope, along with many people from the Rome area smaller telescopes, perfect to Georgia Highlands Floyd for viewing distant objects campus, the home of the at night even on a full moon. Bishop Observatory, one of According to Mark Per- only two observatories in grem, assistant professor Rome area, the other being of astronomy, the Bishop Berry College’s Pew Obser- Observatory is not open vatory. to the public, but appoint- Three separate meteor ments can be made for other showers are predicted to groups not affiliated with peak in November, but the Georgia Highlands to use star everyone is expecting the facility, weather permit- to steal the show is Comet ting. Two separate groups ISON. have already signed up to The meteor showers will use the observatory in the be the South Taurids and the coming months. North Taurids on Nov. 4, and Photo by Ryan Jones Nov. 11, respectively. Both The the details about will take place between mid- One of the two observatories in the Rome area. The Bishop Observatory on the meteors and comets came night and the early morning. Floyd campus has been reserved for the up coming meteor showers. from: http://www.astron- The third, the Leonids, omy.com/magazine/press- predicted for late night Nov. make the viewing of the me- speck. even close enough to cause releases/2013/09/novem- 16, may in fact be the more teor shower difficult. The comet ISON may ISON to break apart and va- ber-2013, http://earthsky. spectacular of the trio given Comets and their vis- be an outright dud or at its porize. org/astronomy-essentials/ the meteor shower’s history ibility from Earth are no- most spectacular Thanks- If it does survive its close earthskys-meteor-shower- of producing thousands of toriously hard to predict, giving Day, Nov. 28. That is encounter, ISON will then guide#orionids, http://news. shooting stars in a span ranging from the iconic blue when it will pass extreme- slingshot back around the discovery.com/space/as- of minutes in 1966. A full white arc painted across the ly close (in astronomical sun toward Earth. It would tronomy/top-5-comet-ison- moon, however, is likely to night sky to just another terms) to the sun, perhaps then remain visible from list-131003.htm GHC prepares students to become future leaders during Charge into Leadership at Douglasville By Matthew A. Massey “I didn’t initially dream The day ended with a Staff Writer of public speaking; someone break-out involving the else recognized that talent SGA, as well as another The fifth annual Charge in me,” LeVasseur said, “I titled “True Colors” during into Leadership conference enjoy working closely with which students answered at the Douglasville campus students. Most of my events questions about themselves Oct. 4 was open to students are concerts, but I love to for a personality test. across all GHC campuses interact in this type of envi- Jennifer Shirey, a gen- as an opportunity to meet, ronment.” eral studies major, said, interact and develop critical Following the speech, the “I enjoyed learning more leadership skills. conference attendees sepa- about myself and how to The day started with an rated into several break-out better communicate with ice-breaking game followed sessions with each one of- people. I also enjoyed Jason by a motivational speech by fering something unique for LeVasseur’s singing and his the keynote speaker, Jason the students. speech.” LeVasseur. Alma Malasi, a student In between events such Wielding his guitar and at Highlands, said her favor- as the leadership confer- a beaming smile, LeVasseur ite session was the Respon- ence, LeVasseur is working championed success with his sible Budget session. “I feel on writing his motivational speech entitled “Get Your budgeting is important in manifesto titled “The Rock- Photo by David Martinez Show on the Road,” its mes- college,” Malasi said. “I now star Project.” sage geared toward finding feel better at doing that.” Student life coordinators Jason LeVasseur performs for GHC students at the one’s passion and running A catered lunch followed across all campuses helped Charge into Leadership conference on the Doug- with it. the break-outs. plan this event. lasville campus. News Oct. 29, 2013, SMP, Page 3 GHC 411 helps students SMP By Tyler Hogue He said that financial the Offices of Financial Aid, Staff Writer aid issues represent the Admissions, Advising and most concern from students. E-learning (for online stu- staff The GHC 411 Ticketing Chris Wheelus, enroll- dents) to name a few. System is a system designed ment management special- Wheelus also says that by Todd Jones, vice-presi- ist, said, “It’s an amazing if a ticket gets sent to the change dent for student affairs, and system. All the employees wrong department, some- Photo by Ryan Jones Sandie Davis, director of the love it.” one in that department can The Six Mile Post admissions and registrar, to He said it allows the redirect the question to the has recently experienced Pedro Zavala help students with any prob- college to respond more ef- correct one. Editor-in-Chief lems they may have. ficiently and reduces the Jamison Johnston, a fi- a staff change. Pedro The Ticketing System waiting time of trying to get nancial aid student worker, Zavala, former manag- rapher and staff writer first launched in November help in person due to limited says that approximately ing editor, graphics and for the SMP last year. 2012. It was set up to im- staff. 10,000 tickets for finan- design, is the newly ap- He is a respiratory prove customer service by Wheelus also goes on to cial aid alone have been pointed editor-in-chief. therapy major on the getting students a quicker state that it is possible to answered from the time of Aaron Harper, for- Floyd campus. response to their problems. choose which department launch up to September of mer EIC, resigned from “I’m looking forward According to Jones, it and campus the question this year. the staff citing family is- to making a great paper also allowed the college to goes to. This allows it to go According to Jones, ap- sues. this year and getting out track students’ concerns to to someone in an area of spe- proximately 15,000 tickets improve communication and cialty who can answer the have been answered in all Zavala was a photog- there. ” to find out what students’ question better. since December 2012 till greatest concerns are. Tickets can be sent to now. Award-winning author entertains Rome’s One Book audience By Thomas Dobson by Georgia Highlands Col- Edgerton went on to re- Staff Writer lege’s John Kwist, assistant count some of the stories professor of English, who and experiences from his The seats of the Rome talked of the humor preva- life that he had incorpo- City Auditorium were full lent throughout Edgerton’s rated into his books, such Tuesday night, Oct. 8, as works. as “Lunch at Piccadilly,” people turned out to see and Kwist described “The “Papadaddy’s Book for New hear Clyde Edgerton. Night Train” as having “hu- Fathers” and “The Night Edgerton visited Rome mor with an edge.” Train.” as part of the city’s One Edgerton took the stage Edgerton ended the eve- Book Many Voices reading and recognized the winners ning with three more origi- initiative, which had se- of the 2013 One Book Many nal songs and a short ques- lected his book “The Night Voices essay contest. tion and answer session Train” as the featured book He made the audience with a number of aspiring for this year. laugh with a combination of writers in attendance. The evening began with humor, stories and songs. “Very entertaining,” said a few songs played by the In addition, he also Tim Gillespie, a teacher Pepperell High School Jazz played a piano and his man- from Pepperell High School. Ensemble as attendees took dolin while a group in a “He did a great job of mixing their seats. nearby balcony provided a past experiences into his fic- Edgerton was introduced beat for him. tion.” Quick facts about Edgerton • He has published 10 novels. “The Night Train” is his 10th. • He was raised in the community of Bethesda, N.C. • His short stories and essays have been published in New York Times Magazine, Best American Short Stories and more. • He is the Thomas S. Kenan III professor of Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington. Page 4, SMP, Oct. 29, 2013 News Highlands Happenings Turkey Day Walk the men and women who back over the last six years, ber 2014 graduation,” said credit may include PHED to offer prizes finish closest to their esti- the number of graduates Musselwhite. 1420 or PHED 1421 in their mated time.
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