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DAILY THE GEORGE TUESDAY, APRIL 24,2007 Legendary leader returns to campus

By Jenny Miller News Editor

Former Georgia Southern Presi- dent Dale W. Lick will be on campus today to speak to faculty, staff and students about his tenure at GSU and his involvement in diversity in the community and in the athletic field. Lick became president in 1978 and served until 1986. "He made efforts to bring about diversity and a positive atmosphere at GSU," said Reginald T. Mosley, a 1980 alumnus of GSU and the advi- Special Photo sor to Omicron Phi. Lick constantly Dale W. Lick served as president of clashed with the Board of Regents to Georgia Southern for eight years. get the then Georgia Southern Col- and proceedings, according to his lege the recognition and status he biography. He is also certified and believed the school warranted. trained for Leading and Managing Tao Ventre/STAFF He also made affirmative action Organizational Change. Audrey Xu, Bryan Wei Wang and Hebe Zhang show their suport for the Tech community at Thursday's vigil at the rotunda. a main concern on campus, which Lick will speak tonight, April 24, is one of the key points Lick will be at7p.m. in the Russell Union Theater. making at tonight's presentation. He His visit to campus is sponsored by will also speak about his role in bring- the Omicron Phi chapter of Kappa ing back football to the school. Alpha Psi Fraternity at GSU. GSU holds vigil for slain at VT He was the president who hired the now legendary Erk Russell to Dale W. Lick Last Monday, a tragic shooting Emily Jane Hilscher Daniel Patrick O'Neil Austin Michelle Cloyd start a football program from the • President of Georgia Southern at shocked the na- Ryan Christopher "Stack" Clark Juan Ramon Ortiz-Ortiz Caitlin Millar Hammaren - ground up. He was also the president from 1978-1986. tion. We covered the event and its Julia Kathleen Pryde Rachael Elizabeth Hill who began the tradition of the an- • Hired Erk Russell to start the effects in the Georgia Southern. Minal Hiralal Panchal Waleed Mahomed Shaalan Matthew Joesph La Porte nual holiday tree-planting ceremony, football program. Students met to pay tribute to the G. V. Loganathan Christopher James "Jamie" Bishop Henry J. Lee which is still held every year. • Began the tradition of the annual lost and those remaining. Brian Roy Bluhm Lauren Ashley McCain Daniel Alejandro Perez Cueva Lick is currently a professor at holiday tree-planting ceremony. On Thursday, a candlelight vigil Matthew Gregory Gwaltney Michael Steven Pohle, Jr. Erin Nicole Peterson Florida State University in the Learn- • Currently a professor at Florida was held at the Rotunda to honor Jeremy Michael Herbstritt Maxine Shelly Turner Mary Karen Read ing Systems Institute and teaches State University in the Learning the vict