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Hoopee Bird Special: Halloween Page See pg. 4 The Wednesday, October 7, 2015 HOOPEEHOOPEE BIRDBIRD THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS OF EAST GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE WWW.EGA.EDU Volume 40, Number 7 131 College Circle, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401 Price: FREE Calling all playwrights The 6th Annual Exit Stage Right 10 To submit a work to this competition, Minute Play Writing Contest is an op- please complete a submission form, portunity for aspiring playwrights to which can be found at the front desk show off their skills and compete for a of EGSC-Statesboro, or online at the cash prize, as well as to see their play link below. Scripts must be written by directed and produced during the one or more people who are students Reader’s Theatre Production, “Works and faculty of EGSC, or members of in Progress,” on April 27, 2016 at 7 p.m. the community served by EGSC. Mu- All entries for the contest must be re- sicals and screenplays are not eligible, ceived by 12 noon on Friday, Novem- nor are adaptations of other authors’ ber 20, 2015. works. Please submit two copies of Interested playwrights can submit your play: one with your name and their work in care of Professor Sebas- the other without. Scripts will not be tian Verdis in the School of Humanities returned. For formatting guidelines, DR. RODDEN SPEAKS TO STUDENTS VIA SKYPE at East Georgia State College’s States- please see the Rules and Requirements boro campus, and winners will be noti- on the web at http://www.ega.edu/an- The telescreen lives: Orwell’s fied in January of 2016. nounce/ESR_Submission_Form_2015.pdf 1984 invades campus by The Hoopee Bird Editorial Staff A gigantic face loomed has become a “synonym over the East Georgia for sinister, nightmarish, State College auditorium totalitarian, and dictato- on Thursday, September rial.” 24, speaking of violence, Leading to Thursday’s fear, and the control of convocation, EGSC cele- information. In a scene brated the book that Dr. that could have risen Rodden calls “bigger from the pages of George than any novel in history Orwell’s novel, 1984, Dr. in terms of its influence.” DR. PALUMBO John Rodden appeared On the afternoon of SPEAKS DURING via Skype from Germa- Monday, September 21, LECTURE SERIES Summer Leadership Project 2015 ny to conclude a week students, faculty, staff, lection by Vernon Pur- by LECIE FITZNER, EGSC Statesboro of events based on the and community mem- cell, Chase Tipps, Russell My summer vacation was but in the end rewarding. ways that have changed well-known novel with bers gathered in the art Lamb, Zachariah Macha- intense, but a rewarding On Saturday afternoons my life. his convocation address, gallery of the JAM Stu- do and Bruce Powell. experience. I was a part we would go out onto the Friday nights were my “How 1984 Went Viral.” dent Center for the open- Following the exhib- of the Summer Leader- beaches of Daytona and favorite part. We had The world’s leading ing reception of 1984: it opening, Dr. H. Lee ship Project 2015 through share the gospel to people. what they call “socials.” scholar on Orwell and A Thematic Exhibition. Cheek, Dean of the Campus Outreach (CO). It was extremely frighten- We dressed up in what- his works, Dr. Rodden Images of isolation and School of Social Sciences, Summer Leadership Proj- ing and hard at times, but ever the theme was for outlined the significance hope capture themes opened the third annual ect runs from June 1st all worth the effort. the social and went out the way to the end of July. The leadership project as one big huge group. of 1984 and explored from the novel in a vari- Banned Books Lecture CO is a campus minis- also focuses on ways to My favorite was a Disney “why everyone in the ety of works from artists Series with a social and try that several colleges help students experience themed social where we audience knows some- Celeste Rodriguez-Ter- political perspective on hosts. The ministry fo- financial independence. all dressed up as differ- thing about this book.” an, Tia Morris, Desmal Orwell’s work, includ- “Millions of people Purcell, Jessica Palumbo cuses on the college cam- I was placed as an em- ent Disney characters and ing the author’s time in pus as well as different ployee at McDonalds; went ice skating. who have never read and Dr. Carmine Palum- the Spanish Civil War 1984 know what that bo. The exhibition also parts of the world. It’s this was as my first job. Coming home was very and its effect on him. Dr. easy to join: all students Having had a demand- difficult because I didn’t number means,” he said, includes works from Carmine Palumbo, chair have to do is show up to ing job as my first job, I want to leave all the new explaining that the title EGSC’s permanent col- of the Convocation Com- the weekly meetings and learned about myself and friendships that I had mittee and Dean of the events. There is a CO at how to have patience for made. I grew spiritually, School of Humanities, Georgia Southern, and others (co-workers, man- mentally, and emotional- provided a literary and East Georgia students are agers, and customers). I ly. I also learned how to biographical perspective welcomed. was able to make friends live on my own, manage on the novel the next The ministry offers sev- through my job as well. money, and prioritize my afternoon in the second eral different “train- My co-workers and man- time. I am definitely go- Banned Books lecture, ing packages” through agers are a part of a spe- ing to go back as many exploring Orwell’s style the summer leadership cial family that I devel- summers as I can. and writers who influ- project: Theme train- oped while I participated Everyone in Campus enced him. Both lectures ing, Bible study training, in the CO program. Outreach invites you to GUESTS VIEW ART AT GALLERY OPENING served as an introduction Prayer training, Evange- Aside from work, we look into becoming a part to the 2015 convocation lism training, and Life also did volunteering of our growing campus address by Dr. Rodden. training. Theme training within the community of ministry. Georgia South- See you there! “Quite a few people involves critical think- Daytona. Mostly it was ern Campus Outreach EVENTS AT EGSC worked on this proj- ing development, as we manual labor like yard weekly meetings are at learn to apply the word work and things of that the IT building on Tues- Oct. 7......Session I classes end ect, and we were very pleased with its suc- of God to our lives. My nature. I’ll be honest with day nights at 8pm room Oct. 8…..Session I Final Exams favorite theme training you: I actually enjoyed 1005. We would love to cess” said Dr. Palumbo. Oct. 9…..Session II classes begin exercise was “Fully per- volunteering more than welcome you to become “After a global outage Oct. 10…Baseball scrimmage, 1 p.m. suaded that God Loves work because I was out a part of this family and of Skype on Monday, Oct. 12…Columbus Day (Fact: He was not the Me.” Finding scriptural in the community help- growing ministry. If first European to cross the Atlantic this year’s convocation evidences of the theme is ing all sorts of people, you’re interested in the Ocean.) demonstrates both the something that will stick including the homeless Summer Leadership Proj- Oct. 13…Transfer Tuesdays, LFG Rotunda, 11 importance of technolo- with me for the rest of my population. Although I ect, applying doesn’t start a.m. – 12 p.m. gy and its use for good life. “Evangelism” took wasn’t actually able to until late spring for those Oct. 14…Men’s and Women’s Basketball scrim- against the backdrop of me out of my comfort help the homeless in the who are going on their mage vs. Brewton Parker College, 5:30 1984. What better way to zone by teaching me that way I wanted to, I did get first Summer Leadership Oct. 16…Fall Pause: no classes on the Augusta capture that idea than to sharing my faith is scary, to connect in meaningful Project. Campus bring a world-renowned Oct. 18…Baseball Game, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. scholar to our students Oct. 20…Women’s Basketball scrimmage vs. All via ‘telescreen’?” Army College, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26…Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony, INSIDE THIS The Morgan House, 6:00 p.m. Oct. 27…Region AAA Cross Country Meet, 4 p.m. EDITION... …Family Astronomy Night, Fulford Com- EGSC Voices.......2-3 munity Learning Center, 5 p.m. Halloween.............. 4 Nov. 6….Spring Graduation Application Deadline ….Augusta Open House, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Puzzles....................5 ….First Friday at the Morgan House, 5:30 - Sports......................7 7:30 p.m. Student Spotlights...8 CONTACT US The Hoopee Bird DEADLINES EDITORIAL POLICY Letters to the editor must be accompanied by the author’s East Georgia State College News items: 131 College Circle name, phone number and email address. All columns and letters to the editor are the opinion of the author. The views Swainsboro, GA 30401 October 16 expressed in the Editorial section do not necessarily express [email protected] those of the The Hoopee Bird. 2 – HOOPEE BIRD | www.ega.edu Wednesday, October 7, 2015 EGSC STUDENT VOICES Jam for the Lamb Gun control: What is the real issue? by APRIL PARHAM, EGSC Augusta by ANDREW STOCKER, EGSC Augusta Strobe lights pierced setting before the concert dreds of fans that gath- What is the real issue tal Congress understood feeling emotions.