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VOLUME 71, EDITION THREE SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2, 2016 Three Killed in Plane Crash at West Georgia Regional Airport

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UWG DINING SERVICES Dining services gets makeover in UCC / / PAGE 2 Photo: Melanie Boyd

tell there were two planes involved, ac- usual. Pilots have to rely on a ‘see and Amber Mack cording to Blue. avoid’ practice, which means they have “SPRING AWAKENING” Contributing Writer “According to our witnesses, to be aware of who is flying around UWG theater department [email protected] both planes were in a landing pattern them and frequently announce their lo- hosts highly anticipated and appeared to be trying to land at the cation on the shared radio frequency. Usually, someone called a Fixed Base production same time.” said Blue. / / PAGE 2 Carrollton, Ga. – According to the At this time, officials are not Operator, whose duties consist of per- Times Georgian, three people were exactly sure what happened prior to forming maintenance, monitoring the killed in a plane crash at West Georgia the crash, and they are not clear as to radio and parking the planes, is on the Regional Airport on Wednesday, Sept. whether or not any communication oc- field. It is unclear if one was present at 7. curred between both pilots prior to the the time of the crash. According to Carroll County’s collision. The case is out of Carroll DEBT-FREE COLLEGE Fire Chief Scott Blue, two single en- “There’s so many things that County’s jurisdiction and has been In the Red Act plans for gine planes, a Beechcraft Bonanza we could speculate,” said Blue. “Was turned over to the National Transporta- debt-free cololege in F33A, registered in College Park, Ga., there any mechanical failure on any of tion Safety Board (NTSB) and the Fed- America / / PAGE 3 and a Diamond Aircraft DA20C1, regis- the aircrafts? That type of thing.” eral Aviation Administration (FAA), who tered in Newnan, Ga., collided around Unlike Hartsfield-Jackson At- will be determining the official cause 11 a.m. 79-year-old pilot William Lind- lanta International Airport, the West of the crash. The FAA has completed sey of College Park, Ga., and 24-year- Georgia Regional Airport is a small their part of the investigation and are old flight instructor Taylor Stone of East airport with only two runways and has waiting on the NTSB. MENTAL HEALTH Ridge, Tenn. were killed. In addition, no traffic control tower and no air traffic The NTSB is the lead agency Panelists discuss the Stone’s flight student, a 20-year-old controllers. Pilots typically communi- in this investigation. It usually takes importance of mental from China, also died. The student’s cate on a shared radio frequency. several months to complete because health awareness on name has not been released. Passen- “Since it isn’t air controlled, it’s they go through every piece of wreck- college campuses gers in both aircrafts died on impact. more of a line of sight situation, and age, measure everything and record it. / / PAGE 3 There was no damage done to you use the radio to inform surrounding The West Georgia Regional the runway and there was no fire when pilots of your movements,” said Blue. Airport resumed operation and air traf- the planes crashed, but the damage Because the airport is small, fic continued after the crash site was was so extensive that it was hard to having little to no air control is not un- cleared by the NTSB on Sept. 8.

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UWG Dining Hall Undergoes Growing Pains Cleopatra Job oversaw these new dining changes. said Lyons. “I don’t necessarily agree Contributing Writer Lyons sees Dine West as more Lyons says Dine West is not with the changes because they [email protected] practical because it better fits students, perfect, but he is pleased with where changed things that we didn’t ask to be and it saves UWG money by cutting they are. Although Lyons’ intention changed,” said Hutchins. “Everybody out Aramark. of switching dining service providers liked Subway, so they could have kept Within the last few years, UWG has “Everything that we do every seemed more cost effective, many stu- that and got rid of something else.” undergone some changes and restruc- day is to support you and all 13,000 dents at the university are not satisfied However, Hutchins acknowl- turing. For instance, the Oaks, a fresh- students on campus,” said Lyons. with the removal of Subway. edged that she likes Market Fresh Deli men housing dorm and the East Com- “We’re working hard to make sure food “I’ve never had the deli mar- because it seems healthier and offers mons, an on-campus dining hall, were is a positive support mechanism for ket,” a Dine West employee said. “I other options as sides. Dine West was built in 2013. Bike lanes were added to students on campus.” heard it wasn’t as good as Subway.” said to be a change to better suit stu- the campus in 2015, and now the food Lyons commends Dine West She also said she never tried dents, but Subway regular, Jasmine services have been changed from Ara- on its hospitality and amazing service. the deli. Reed, a junior and nursing major at mark to Dine West. The major change was more so about “The deli is not an established UWG, does not see Market Fresh Deli With the new food services the interaction between the dining staff brand,” she said. “It’s new to every- as a proper replacement. Reed feels came some changes to on-campus and students. Dine West trains their body, and I don’t want to waste my that the decision was made without dining. This year, students were un- employees differently than Aramark to money. I knew with Subway what they students in mind. aware they would come back to the ensure the customer’s experience is had to offer.” “They made the decision on university without Subway. In Sub- one to re-live. According to Lyons, Ar- Mia Hutchins, a junior and their own and I’m sure many class- way’s place is Market Fresh Deli. The amark was a dining service with a cor- mass comm. major at UWG, com- mates are upset about it,” said Reed. university decided to remove Subway porate profit motive. mutes from off campus housing. She Lyons stated that Dine West from the dining services. John Lyons, “Profit is not a dirty word, but does not agree with the new dining ser- has only been operating for five weeks who is the Director of Campus Dining, that’s what they’re in business for,” vice changes. so the success rate is not yet evident. We All Have the UWG Theatre FreedomTwoLove, Right? Opens Season with “Spring Sade’ Louis community while encouraging nity” and she stood up for gay Contributing Writer those within the community to rights. Still wanting to continue [email protected] build resilient confidence and the fight for her community in Awakening” comfort in their own sexual ori- her own way, F2L was born. entation identities.” To “bridge However, her work did not Kate Croxton According to the Human the gap” between the LGBTQ stop there. Asst. Copy Editor Rights Campaign, out of most community and their hetero- Besides displaying [email protected] undergraduates, 85 percent sexual counterparts, Ingram F2L’s events and their mis- describe themselves as het- created a safe space through sion, freedomtwolove.com is erosexual, 6 percent identify an engaged discussion. also a platform for her blog. The UWG theatre company kicks off their fall as homosexual or bisexual Ingram’s love for the Every second of the month, a 2016 season with the startling musical “Spring and about 2 percent answer LGBTQ community stems new post is published; wheth- Awakening.” Steven Sater wrote the book and as other or don’t know/no an- from a pure place of support. er it is sifting through the mes- lyrics, and the music is by Duncan Sheik. The swer. Out of that small per- “I wanted something sages of black masculinity or musical, set in 1890s Germany, is comprised centage, those same Lesbian, of my own, and I wanted giving a voice to the victims of several teenagers awakening to their sexu- Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, something more for me and from the Orlando shooting, al fantasies and desires while also facing cen- Queer (LGBTQ) students my people,” Ingram said. she shares her views to edu- sorship from their parents and teachers. feel like college is not a safe Spreading that same cate and shine a light on the “It is the awakening to your body and or welcoming environment to support over UWG, Ingram LGBTQ community. how it feels to attraction, to other people, live, learn and grow, according helped students come to With a stirring passion whether that be opposite or same sex,” said to campuspride.org. This web- terms with hard subjects like to make a difference and cre- director Shelly Elman. site is dedicated to ensuring exclusion, safe LGBTQ termi- ate a louder voice for her com- The musical is based on a play of the safety and livelihoods of nology and “coming out.” The munity, Ingram works hard to the same title by Frank Wedekind. Written in LGBTQ students at universi- program, titled “Let’s Be Real: spread love, diminish hate and 1891, it expressed Wedekind’s associations ties and colleges. Meanwhile, #DontLieToMe2016,” began educate students, supporters with teen suicide and censorship of mature the Human Rights Campaign with a brief introduction of her- and inquiring minds. In lieu of content. The play eventually pushed theatres is a global organization that self and why F2L was start- this event, a photoshoot, cu- into an expressionism mentality. is committed to the rights and ed. She later made sure the rated by Vice President of the “It is the inner thoughts of these char- sanctions of everyone in the audience was comfortable by Black Student Alliance (BSA) acters that they can’t get out in their world,” LGBTQ community. These is- creating a transparent atmo- Tia Tuggle, was held in the said Elman. sues and more are what Free- sphere. A short presentation Campus Center earlier this The musical will feature a live band, domTwoLove (F2L) founder followed that guided them on summer. It began the bridging including a guitarist, bass guitarist, keyboard- Rena Ingram discussed on how to obtain and maintain process with different student ist, drummer, cellist, violinist and violist. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the self-love. There was an open leaders across campus and “It’s a rock musical,” said Elman. “It Campus Center Ballroom. forum that allowed attendees for promotion. Similar to the is a postmodern play in that it takes place in “I want people to take to ask Ingram or each other setup of the national organiza- 1891, but the music is very modern and so away a better understanding about anything LGBTQ relat- tion #NOH8, participants wore we break out of that 1891 and go into present of their ability to be a differ- ed. Questions regarding how duct tape on various parts of day. I think people will like the music.” ence,” Ingram said. “Each and to properly come out, her take their bodies advertising F2L. Though the musical was intended for every person can be an essen- on religion and sexuality and With gratitude for BSA Broadway and a conservative mindset, it does tial piece to that bridge we’re proper labels were challenged. finding the passion in their contain mature content that can be shock- building together, but it must Individual were able to relate hearts to bring Ingram and F2L ing for audiences. Scenes of sexual nature, be done by one’s willingness to the opposite sexuality and to UWG, Ingram was granted intense language, suicide and abortion are to engage in the conversations left a little more aware of each her wish. She wanted more di- present throughout the play. Audience mem- revolving around the LGBTQ other’s feelings and needs. versity in her outreach events. bers must be 18 years or older. community that many people Fort Valley State Uni- However, the journey does not “In terms of some of the story ele- shy away from.” versity, where Ingram com- stop here. The road to wider ments, they lightened them up a bit,” said El- As described in their pleted her bachelor’s degree, diversity and inclusion in every man. mission statement, “Free- is where her devotion first be- aspect is long, but F2L and In- The musical features several themes domTwoLove is a brand that gan. Her first event was titled gram are very open and will- that Elman feels is relatable for college stu- aims to fight against the injus- “Addressing the Misconcep- ing to take on that journey for dents. tices targeted on the LGBTQ tions of the LGBTQ Commu- quality. “I think it speaks to our primarily student audience, and I think they can relate to it because it’s about them,” she said. “I think we still have generation gaps, and we’re still debating what we tell young people about sex and whether to be transparent or not. I think all of it is sadly still relevant. It relates to people, and I think that if they can get over the graphic nature of some of the scenes, they should be open to what the musical is saying to them.” Actors Bria Belton, Darius Dennis, Rosie Gyselinck and Adam Kirks play pro- tagonists Wendla, Melchior, Isle and Moritz respectively. Melchior and Wendla engage in a tumultuous love affair while Moritz faces ex- treme pressure from his parents to do well in school. Isle is a runaway teenage who faces abuse and tragedy. The musical begins with a community preview on Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. The per- formances then run from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. The musical will take place at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on the main stage.

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In the Red Act to Provide Debt-Free College Nikole Gianopoulos “Small business own- “Obtaining a higher education Photo Courtesy of Wendy Hatch Contributing Writer ers can refinance their loans, is worth it for me, because I am [email protected] homeowners can refinance so passionate about having their loans, and cities and a career in special education. towns can refinance their But it is extremely frustrating loans,” Warren stated. “We that I’ve had to get myself into Three Senate Democrats took believe students should be all this debt.” to college campuses to take able to refinance their loans as Baldwin emphasized questions from student report- well.” a segment of the bill that cre- ers about the In the Red Act, If passed, the act will ates a pact for tuition-free edu- an act to put the United States allow students to refinance cation for the first two years at on a path toward debt-free their loans and extend the a community college, techni- college education. number of Pell Grants avail- cal college or a minority serv- Sen. Tammy Bald- able to allow college to be ing institution. Students will win, D-Wisconsin, Sen. Brian more affordable for future gen- then be able to transfer those Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Sen. erations. credits to a four-year institu- Elizabeth Warren, D-Massa- Baldwin fears that tion within the state. chusetts, held a conference students looking to college, Baldwin continued call with reporters from college such as middle school and that some parts of the bill newspapers throughout the high school students, may see might be enacted quicker than country on Wednesday, Sept. someone they know emerging others. In addition, it would de- 14 in an effort to push young from their higher education ex- pend upon state cooperation, people to demand that elect- perience thousands of dollars because states would be able ed officials pass the legislation in debt, and feel that getting to opt-in or out of the tuition forward before time runs out. a degree is just not worth the free component. The In the Red Act expense. Republicans have will allow students to refinance “Higher education previously criticized the bill their loans at a lower rate. It should be a path to prosperity as being too costly. But, ac- also ensures that in the future not a path into suffocating stu- cording to Baldwin, the bill is chaired by U.S. Sen. Orrin They all firmly believe that the students will be able to get a dent debt,” said Baldwin. fully paid for, and it will make Hatch, R-Utah, has not acted In the Red Act is the solution more affordable higher educa- University of West legislation more affordable by on the bill in nine months. to the astronomical debt crisis tion by increasing Pell Grants Georgia senior and special closing special-interest tax “The Republicans in America. to keep pace with rising tuition education major Emily Moore loopholes. have no ideas in this space,” “This is something we costs. had to take out loans all four The Act received 58 Schatz said. “They are deny- can do but we can only do if U.S. residents cur- years of college despite re- votes in the U.S. Senate, ing that this problem exists, it we are all pushing hard and rently carry a total student ceiving academic scholar- which included every Demo- which advocates them from pushing in the same direction,” loan debt of $1.3 trillion dol- ships. crat, three Republicans and any responsibility to try to leg- said Warren. “We’re fighting to lars, and that total is growing “College debt has not two Independents. Introduced islate any solution.” give hard-working young peo- everyday. Warren says that only taken a toll on me, but it in January, the bill has been The three senators ple a fighting chance to build a congress can act right now to has affected my parents who read twice and has been re- urged students to hold the ma- future for themselves and for provide relief to the 42 million are helping me pay back my ferred to the Senate Finance jority accountable during this our country, but we cannot do Americans with student loans. loans as well,” said Moore. Committee. The Committee, upcoming November election. this alone.”

The Importance of Discussing Mental Health in College Anndrea Ours Editor-in-Chief [email protected]

Leading members of The Jed are afraid to outwardly show Foundation, the National Alli- they suffer from a mental ill- ance on Mental Illness (NAMI) ness for fear of judgment or a and the National Collegiate lack of understanding. Another Athletic Association (NCAA) reasons students do not openly talked about a new guide, aid- talk about mental health is out ing college students with ways of concern for breaking trust or to discuss and treat mental loyalty with friends. health. Some students do not The Jed Foundation, know what to do when seeking like NAMI, strives to raise help. Most of the time students awareness for mental health, are unaware of resources but also suicide prevention. available on campus for their The Jed Foundation was found- mental health. ed by Phil and Donna Satow in UWG offers help in a memory of their son, Jed, who number of ways. Students can committed suicide at the age of seek guidance from the Coun- 20. seling Center located in Row Mary Giliberti, J.D., Hall, Health Services and the CEO of NAMI, Brian Hainline, Ombuds Office in Strozier Hall. M.D., chief medical officer of Student athletes can receive NCAA and John MacPhee, a referral for help through the CEO of The Jed Foundation center as well. conducted a national press Guidance is a neces- conference call on Tues- sary part of dealing with a men- day, Sept. 20 to promote the tal illness and resources need guide “Starting the Conversa- to be made available to stu- tion: College and Your Mental dents when they enter college. Health.” MacPhee said the first step in According to NAMI, getting students to talk about nearly 75 percent of mental mental health is to give them a health conditions surface in safety net. adults around the age of 24, Hainline felt that there and 1 in 5 young adults live are more stresses on student with a mental illness. Giliberti athletes. He encourages uni- feels this is especially apparent versities to ask questions like: for college students. Who is authorized to help men- Over half of students tal care? Is there a rehearsed enrolled in national universi- protocol for each mental ill- ties reported struggling with ness? Are their mental health anxiety, and over one-third of screenings? Is there a general students reported dealing with understanding of culture and depression. an education on the effects cul- “Mental illness is the ture has on a student’s mind? biggest public issue that col- “It’s not only affecting lege students just don’t talk the individual, but their perfor- about,” said Giliberti. mance as well,” said Hainline. Since students are not In closing, Giliberti talking enough about their men- made a point that mental ill- tal wellness, Giliberti, Hainline nesses are just as common as and MacPhee took to college diabetes or other health issues news sources to get students and need to be treated as such. talking about mental health. “It is a fact that mental There are many stig- health is important,” said Gilib- mas that revolve around men- erti. “The brain is an important tal illnesses such as self-in- part of the body, and it needs to ternalization. In most cases of be taken care of just as much depression or anxiety, students as the rest of the body.” Photo Courtesy of nami.org 4 | September 26 - October 2, 2016 | Vol. 71, Ed. 3 | The West Georgian news

Scholars Who Donald Trump Studied Liars, Put Pants on Rats Steps Deeper Into Win Ig Nobels US Race Debate

Mark Pratt Associated Press Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin for her first debate-stage meeting Associated Press with Trump. She dinged her oppo- BOSTON (AP) — A Swede who wrote a trilogy nent, albeit in a humorous way, in about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who an interview released Thursday on put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a comic Zach Galifianakis’ web pro- British researcher who lived like an animal have PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stepping gram, “Between Two Ferns.” been named winners of the Ig Nobels, the annual deeper into America’s race debate, The comedian asked her spoof prizes for quirky scientific achievement. Donald Trump on Thursday warned what Trump might wear to Mon- The winners were honored — or maybe African-American protesters that day’s debate. dishonored — Thursday in a zany ceremony at their outrage was creating suffer- “I assume he’ll wear that Harvard University. ing in their own community, as he red power tie,” Clinton said. Galifi- The 26th annual event featured a paper worked to walk a line between his anakis responded, “Or maybe like a airplane air raid and a tic-tac-toe contest with a law-and-order toughness and new white power tie.” brain surgeon, a rocket scientist and four real No- minority outreach. “That’s even more appro- bel laureates. “The rioting in our streets is priate,” Clinton said. Winners receive $10 trillion cash prizes — in vir- a threat to all peaceful citizens and At his evening rally, Trump tually worthless Zimbabwean money. it must be ended and ended now,” hit back, accusing Clinton of sup- This year’s Ig Nobels, sponsored by the Trump, the Republican nominee porting — “with a nod” — “the nar- science humor magazine Annals of Improbable for president, declared at a rally in rative of cops as a racist force in Research , included research by Fredrik Sjoberg, suburban Philadelphia on Thursday our society.” who published three volumes about collecting night. “Those peddling the narra- hoverflies on the sparsely populated Swedish is- “The main victims of these tive ... share directly in the respon- land where he lives. violent demonstrations,” he added, sibility for the unrest that is afflicting It sounds downright dull, but Sjoberg’s “are law-abiding African-Americans our country and hurting those who books are a hit in his homeland, and the first vol- who live in these communities and have really the very least,” he said. ume’s English translation, “The Fly Trap,” has only want to raise their children in Both candidates are work- earned rave reviews. safety and peace.” ing to navigate the politics of race “I had written books for 15 years (read The comments came hours with Election Day less than seven by no one) when I finally understood it’s a good after a white Oklahoma police offi- weeks away and early voting about thing to write about something you really know, cer was charged with manslaughter to begin in some states. no matter what that might be,” Sjoberg said in an Thursday in the fatal shooting of Trump, in particular, has email, describing the award as the pinnacle of his an unarmed black man whose ve- struggled to balance a message career. hicle had broken down in the mid- that appeals to his white, work- “The Ig Nobel Prize beats everything,” he dle of the street. That and another ing-class base with one that im- said. “At last I hope to become a rock star. Leath- police shooting of a black man in proves his standing with minorities er pants, dark sunglasses, groupies. All that.” North Carolina have sparked fierce and educated whites who may wor- Ahmed Shafik decided rats needed protests that continued to simmer ry about racial undertones in his pants. Thursday night. candidacy. He was slow to disavow He dressed his rodents in polyester, cot- Trump, eager to blunt criti- former KKK leader David Duke ear- ton, wool and polyester-cotton blend pants to de- cism that his campaign inspires rac- lier in the year and has repeatedly termine the different textiles’ effects on sex drive. ism in the midst of what he called “a promoted tweets by white suprem- The professor at Cairo University in Egypt, who national crisis,” has sought to ex- acists during his White House bid. died in 2007, found that rats that wore polyes- press empathy in recent days. But The Republican nominee admitted ter or polyester blend pants displayed less sex- his words could rankle some in the for the first time publicly last week ual activity, perhaps because of the electrostatic African-American community, un- that President Barack Obama was charges created by polyester. He suggested that derscoring the challenges he faces. born in the United States. the results could be applied to humans. Earlier in the day, Trump seemed to On Thursday, Trump tried The study did not explain how he mea- suggest that protesters outraged by at times to project a softer mes- sured a rat’s waist and inseam. the police shootings of black men sage, calling for a nation united in Charles Foster, a fellow at the University were under the influence of drugs. “the spirit of togetherness.” of Oxford in the United Kingdom, won for literally “I will stop the drugs from “The job of a leader is to living like an animal. He spent months mimicking flowing into our country and poi- stand in someone else’s shoes and a badger, an otter, a fox, a deer and a bird in an soning our youth and many other see things from their perspective. attempt to see the world through their eyes, then people,” Trump declared at an en- You have to be able to do that,” he wrote a book, “Being a Beast,” about his experi- ergy conference in Pittsburgh. He said. ences. added, “And if you’re not aware, At the same time, Mahon- He lived as a badger in a hole in a Welsh drugs are a very, very big factor in ing County, Ohio, chair Kathy Miller, hillside; rummaged like a fox through trash cans what you’re watching on television a campaign volunteer, came under in London’s East End looking for scraps of chick- at night.” fire after telling the Guardian news- en tikka masala and pepperoni pizza; and was Trump’s campaign reject- paper, “I don’t think there was any tracked by bloodhounds through the Scottish ed the interpretation that he was racism until Obama got elected.” countryside to learn what it’s like to be a deer. talking about the protests seen on The Trump campaign accepted her It wasn’t much fun. cable news the last few nights. resignation after what a spokesman “I was hunted down quite quickly,” he “It is clear what he said, and what called “inappropriate” comments. said. he meant. It’s obvious that he was In North Carolina, Republi- Andreas Sprenger was part of a team at referring to the recent increase in can Rep. Robert Pittenger, whose the University of Luebeck in Germany that found drug-related deaths and subse- district includes parts of Charlotte that if you have an itch on one arm, you can re- quent news reports, thus making it where protests have turned violent, lieve it by looking in a mirror and scratching the a hot-button issue,” said campaign said they stemmed from protesters opposite arm. Sound silly? But imagine, Sprenger rapid response director Steven who “hate white people because said via email, if you have a skin condition with an Cheung. white people are successful and intolerable itch, you can scratch the other arm to Trump also raised eye- they’re not.” Pittenger later apolo- relieve it without rubbing the affected arm raw. brows Wednesday when he gized. Gordon Logan, a professor of psycholo- seemed to call for the national ex- Clinton has made curbing gy at Vanderbilt University, and colleagues from pansion of “stop-and-frisk,” a police gun violence and police brutality Canada and Europe won for their research on ly- tactic that has been condemned as central to her candidacy. She said ing. Their study of more than 1,000 people who racial profiling. On Thursday, Trump Wednesday that the shootings in are ages 6 to 77 — “From junior to senior Pin- clarified that he had been referring Oklahoma and North Carolina add- occhio: A cross-sectional lifespan investigation only to murder-plagued Chicago. ed two more names “to a long list of deception” — found that young adults are the Democrat Hillary Clinton of African-Americans killed by po- best liars. did not address escalating racial lice officers. It’s unbearable and it How do the scientists know their subjects tensions Thursday as she prepared needs to become intolerable.” weren’t lying to them? “We don’t,” Logan said.

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Junior Zed Brown Helps Sports Round-Up Daniel Forte The Wolves To Victory News Editor [email protected] Tiffany Graham Contributing Writer en Bears in the quarter. ticing and trusting that ev- [email protected] “It was a pass that eryone is going to do their UWG Sports is in full swing in late-September with was thrown straight to me; I job. If everyone is training many different events happening for the athletic knew that I just had to cap- hard and running their po- programs. italize on it. The end result sition then the Wolves will The season has just start- led me to the end zone,” exceed their expectations. Football: ed and safety Zed Brown said Brown. “It always feels The defense as a whole is A surging UWG football team dives back into con- has tackled the charts with good to make a play, I was superior and it is hard for ference play on the road against North Alabama 7 tackles and a 65-yard just happy to make a play this unit to be stopped. At Saturday, Oct. 1. UWG is ranked third in the Na- interception along with a for my team.” this point, the defense has tion among D-2 schools. touchdown. Two years ago, The game against to remain physical and con- being a freshman on spe- Delta State got difficult for tinue practicing to keep their Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: cial teams was not easy the Wolves at times, but record. The UWG Men’s Cross Country team is headed to for Brown. However, he there was no doubt that the Brown brings value Newnan for the SCAD-Atlanta 8k race on Friday, worked hard to establish a Wolves would steal another to the team especially being Sept. 30. position on the starting line- game and remain undefeat- a part of the starting lineup. up. Brown is entering his ed. The overall goal is to make Men’s Golf: third year at UWG and is “We were studying it to the championship along After an impressive third place finish in Dahlonega displaying an upward trend our plays, watching film and with safety, AJ Legget. at the UNG Triway Match, The Wolves suffered to for the team. trying to pick up on their “AJ Legget has re- a 17 place finish at the Kiawah Island Invitation- Last season, tendencies. Primarily, we ally come along and bought al in South Carolina. UWG looks to build on their Brown ended with 38 tack- needed to watch their quar- into the system,” said season in Columbus, GA at the AFLAC-Cougar les along with intercepting terback and their running Brown. “So far he has two Invitational on Sept. 25. two passes and recover- back,” said Brown. “They’re picks and he is leading our ing a fumble. The highlight probably the two best we’ll team right now.” Volleyball: for Brown was during the see all season. We had to The Wolves are The Lady Wolves look to improve on their season game against Miles when stop the passing game and preparing for their fifth game at home on Tuesday, Sept. 27 against North Ala- he helped bring his team keep everything in front of against North Alabama. As bama. First Volley is set for 7 p.m. in the Coliseum. to victory. During the fourth us and let the defensive line Brown continues to main- quarter, the defense made eat.” tain a healthy diet and train Soccer: a strong impact as Brown The only throughout the season, we The UWG soccer team is set to journey on a three- hauled in one of two inter- way for the Wolves to re- can presume a great sea- game road trip with Gulf South matches against ceptions against the Gold- main undefeated is by prac- son for the Georgia native. Valdosta State, Delta State, and Mississippi.

Women’s Golf: The wolves are heading to Myrtle Beach Sunday, Oct. 2 to take place in the Myrtle Beach Intercol- legiate tournament. The tournament will last Sun- day through Tuesday, Oct. 4.

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Annierra Matthews actresses up for an Emmy in this category. However, Sanford is the only one Chief Copy Editor [email protected] who has won so far. Veep actress Ju- lia Louis-Dreyfus won this year for that category. This year’s Emmy Awards, which aired In addition to Ross and Hall, Sunday, Sept. 18, on ABC, was not the four other black actresses were nom- best night for black actresses in Hol- inated for Emmy’s this year. Scandal’s lywood. Although two of them, Regi- Kerry Washington was nominated for na King and Tracee Ellis Ross, made Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited many proud, King was the only black Series or Movie for her part in HBO’s woman to win this award season. Confirmation as Anita Hill. Audra Mc- She won Outstanding Sup- Donald, who played Billie Holiday, in porting Actress in a Limited Series or Lady at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, was Movie for her portrayal of Terri Lacroix also in the running. Sarah Paulson, in ABC’s American Crime; King also also in American Crime, received the won this award last year. award that night. Speaking of last year’s Em- Taraji P. Henson (Empire) and mys, Viola Davis, lead actress on Davis were nominated for Outstand- ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder, ing Lead Actress in a Drama Series became the first black woman to win for their characters Cookie Lyon and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Annalise Keating. This award went Series. This year, Tracee Ellis Ross, to Tatiana Maslany, who is in Orphan who plays Rainbow Johnson on ABC’s Black. black-ish, made Emmy history again Last year, five black women for black women. were nominated for Emmys, including Though she did not win, Ross Davis and King. Uzo Aduba (Orange is became the first black women in thirty the New Black), Queen Latifah (Bes- years to be nominated for Outstand- sie) and Henson made the bunch. Out ing Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. of this, only three of them won: Davis, According to Essence magazine, the King and Aduba. last black woman nominated in this Shows like Queen Sugar category was Phylicia Rashad; she and Greenleaf, airing this year on the is well-known in The Cosby Show as Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), fea- Clair Huxable. In addition to Rashad, ture black actresses in leading and Nell Carter (Gimme a Break!), Diah- supporting roles. Perhaps next year’s Photo Courtesy of Invision/AP ann Carroll (Julia) and Isabel Sanford Emmys will provide even more oppor- (The Jeffersons) were the other black tunity for black actresses.

Madness at Music Midtown

Anna Anabseh a quick and efficient process leGrove and Beck, but I along In 2013 they update on the continuation of Contributing Writer keeping the crowd moving with others split my time be- were the opening act at UWG the festival via social media. [email protected] with multiple lines as opposed tween the two. for Neon Trees. Since then, Time passed without to the will call and ticket line. 2 Chainz and Lil they have skyrocketed to fame a word. People began tweet- Once everyone was in, the Wayne always give a great with songs like “Stressed Out” ing their frustrations of the tension temporarily eased and performance; they get the and “Heathens,” which both festival’s lack of planning, the everyone enjoyed Music Mid- crowd pumped when they play were performed at Music Mid- possibility of refunds and oth- Atlanta, Ga.—The season of town. their popular solo songs as town. They never stopped er malicious comments. Peo- music festivals is almost over Saturday was the day opposed to anything on their moving around the stage, giv- ple were most upset about in Atlanta after the rollercoast- for the rap and hip-hop art- combined album. ing an all-around entertaining the festival’s “rain or shine” er of a ride that was the Sixth ists. Killer sets were lined with Beck gave a stellar performance to end day one. policy, which means the show Annual Music Midtown. Pied- Logic, Big Boi, G-Eazy and vocal performance, playing Day two started out will go on no matter what, with mont Park was packed Sept. ColleGrove (2 Chainz and Lil classic songs like “Loser” and better. Since everyone had the exception of lightning. Yet 17 and 18 with thousands of Wayne). Big Boi played a lot “I Think I’m in Love.” He gave it their wristbands and did not they still evacuated with no people of all ages with one of OutKast songs during his all he had and provided an in- have to wait in a will call or thunder or lightning. Music thought in common: this was performance, which generated fectious, energetic feeling that ticket line, they only needed Midtown’s twitter account an- the most unorganized music a diverse crowd of young and carried on to the last big act of their wristbands scanned for nounced that everyone would festival they had been to, but older people, especially when the night: twenty one pilots. entry. be allowed to go back in at the music was worth it. he busted out “Mrs. Jackson,” This was twenty one pilots’ Singer-songwriter 5:30 p.m. and music would Festivalgoers waited one of OutKast’s more popular biggest festival performance, Daya kicked off the music and resume at 6 p.m. The sched- two to three hours in the will songs. and they did not disappoint, was followed by crowd-pleas- ule had to be readjusted, but call and ticket line to retrieve The crowd shifted drawing a bigger crowd than er Melanie Martinez, who belt- everything worked out in the or purchase their wristbands. over to the next stage to listen any other performer that night. ed out her stunning song “Pity end. This line caused many people to Logic, but many left early “It’s so crazy to think they were Party.” The weather did not Fans stood in the rain to miss sets they paid to see, to go get good spots to watch ‘nobodies’ two years ago, and want to cooperate though as and mud all night to listen to like DNCE and Logic. People ColleGrove or alternative band now they are the biggest per- the rain began to pour around Sunday night’s front liners griped and complained as Beck, who was located on the former here,” said 22-year-old 4:30 p.m. Security evacuated The Killers, who rocked the they waited to go in and enjoy other side of the park. It was Katie Smith, who came specif- festival goers and Music Mid- stage until 11 p.m., ending the festival. Security provided a tough decision between Col- ically for the duo. town told people to wait for an another Music Midtown.

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