Vol. 43 No. II Serving the CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY Community January 23, 2012 Clayton State Plans for Homecoming 2012 by Gid Rowell, Alumni Relations Clayton State University students, facul- with a Homecoming 5K Road Race at 9 ty/staff, alumni and friends … mark your a.m., followed by the annual Alumni calendar, Homecoming 2012 is right Breakfast. Later in the afternoon, leading around the corner. into the games, there will be a tailgate and spirit rally. Clayton State will celebrate Homecoming Week from Monday, Feb. 13 through Clayton State will crown its 2012 Saturday, Feb.18. The Lakers will face in- Homecoming Queen and King at halftime state rival Columbus State in the Saturday of the men’s basketball game. Last year, Homecoming basketball contests with the Kearia Smith, of Waynesboro, and Rico women’s game at 5:30 p.m. and the men’s Lee, of Wrens, received the honors. After game at 7:30 p.m. the games, the Student Government In the spirit of Clayton State’s new strate- Association will be sponsoring a gic planning efforts, this year’s Homecoming Dance. Homecoming theme will be, “Beyond Your Imagination … Clayton State Homecoming King and Queen applica- or the Campus Life website, http://admin- Homecoming 2012.” tions will be available beginning services.clayton.edu/campuslife/. Wednesday, Jan. 18, and will be due on In addition to the basketball games, a Friday, Feb. 3. Applications will be avail- Homecoming, cont’d., p. 3 number of activities are planned for able from the Student Activities Center, Homecoming Day. Saturday will kick-off the University Center Information Desk, Inside Eighteen Tons by John Shiffert, University Relations Departments: Eighteen tons, or, more precisely, 18.7 Thus, it seems safe to say that the Clayton Arts Page . .6 tons. That’s how much the Clayton State State community continues to achieve sig- Across the Campus . .7 University campus recycled from May nificant progress in its recycling efforts. Life’s Transitions . .11 2011 to November 2011. Trivia Time . .14 Recall that in May 2011, the Student Sports . .15 Maybe you can’t quite grasp the scope of Center and the Student Activity Center 18.7 tons. Well, first of all that’s 37,400 (SAC) buildings were selected to pilot a pounds. It also equates to 318 trees saved, new single stream recycling program. A In This Issue: since one ton equals 17, 40-foot Douglas pilot for Clayton State, that is. Outside of A Visitor to the Loch Shop . .2 firs. Or, perhaps you think in terms of the University, single stream recycling is a More Homecoming . .2,3 energy saved. Here, one ton equals 4,102 trend across the country in that it has Alumni Association kilowatt hours of electricity. Do the math, become common in all types of business Visits Hawks . .4 we’ll wait… Right, that’s 76,707.4 kilo- and institutions. Alternative Spring Break . .5 watts. If you’re into preventing air pollu- Pre-Nursing Info Sessions . .5 tion, a recycled ton equals 60 pounds of At Clayton State, this Business The Loft Cafe . .7 air pollution, so 18.7 recycled tons Operations sustainability program allows Survey on Internship equates to 1,122 pounds of air pollution participants in these buildings to co-min- And Community Service . .8 prevented. Finally, if you want to talk gle all their recyclables into a single con- What Can Faculty do to landfills (which is a lot more pleasant than tainer for collection, processing and smelling landfills), that’s 56 cubic yards Help the Cost of Textbooks? . .9 Eighteen Tons cont’d., p. 9 Ruffin Reading Bowl . .12 of landfill space saved. Campus Review Page 2 January 23, 2012 Security Cameras Catch a Visitor to The Loch Shop by John Shiffert, University Relations The mystery surrounding the Clayton the night, but he, and no one else on the State University campus took another turn staff, could take credit for this transforma- last week, when security cameras in The tion. Loch Shop caught a partial image of someone or something trying on a “There was also one missing sweatshirt, Clayton State sweatshirt after the Student which might not have been noticed, Center-based store’s regular business except for the fact that, taped to the front hours. of the door, I found an envelope with the hangtags from a sweatshirt and payment Loch Shop Manager Todd Smith, who has in cash. Inside, there was also a note examined the video footage, thinks what which read, `I love the new Me Shop.’” the cameras caught following the first day of classes (on the night of Monday, Jan. 9) Naturally, this strange turn of events may be related to the recent reports of an piqued Smith’s curiosity, so he went unusual visitor on campus. Here’s his straight to the security camera footage. story… However, the clearest shot from the cam- eras didn’t show much. “At the end of a very long first day of classes, The Loch Shop was admittedly a “It was like he, or she, or it, just wasn’t wreck, especially the apparel department, ready to be seen,” Smith concludes. which all day had been full of shoppers purchasing the latest in Laker gear. My Nonetheless, this marks the third consec- Investigative work on the new Loch is on- staff and I were all so tired that we decid- utive week of a report of a mystery visitor going. A new email address, lochsight- ed to leave the mess overnight and tidy up on campus. Following the previous two [email protected], has been set up to before opening the next morning. reports of a new Loch in Swan Lake and report any new sightings, so stay tuned for in the showers of the Student Activities further information. Speculation has it “When we arrived, the store had been Center, it certainly can be speculated that, that the new Loch may be waiting for completely reset and was merchandised as after cleaning up, Loch needed something fine as I’ve ever seen it. I figured maybe to wear around campus, and naturally Loch Sighting, cont’d., p. 8 Darius Davis had decided to work through found his/her/its way to The Loch Shop. Harlem Ambassadors to Perform at Clayton State During Homecoming Week by Gid Rowell, Alumni Relations The internationally-acclaimed Harlem dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious Ambassadors are coming to Clayton State comedy routines. University. “At our shows, we want the kids to know The University will welcome Harlem’s that they’re part of our team too,” Coach “other” basketball entertainment show to Ladè Majic says. “We invite as many kids the University’s Athletics & Fitness as we can to come sit on the bench, have Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. a front row seat during the show, and get The show, sponsored by the Clayton State involved in all of the fun stuff we do.” Alumni Association, will be part of the President Ben Hopkins. “It will be a lot of General admission tickets for the show University’s Homecoming festivities, fun, and proceeds from the event will ben- are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. which run from Feb. 13 to Feb. 18. efit our Benita H. Moore Scholarship.” Children under the age of six are admitted free. Group tickets will also be available “Our Alumni Association wanted to pro- A spin-off of the Harlem Globetrotters, at a special rate. vide an event for all ages that would be the Ambassadors offer a similar basket- The Ambassadors set themselves apart fun for the entire Clayton State and sur- ball show for all ages. The Ambassadors from other “Harlem-style” basketball rounding community to attend,” says offer a unique brand of Harlem-style bas- Clayton State Alumni Association ketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, Harlem, cont’d., p. 4 Campus Review January 23, 2012 Page 3 Race to Benefit Zac Bradley “Run Clayton State” 5K Run/Walk To be Held at University’s Homecoming The Clayton State University Alumni Association and the Atlanta Southside Runners will team up on Saturday, Feb. 18 for the first time for a 5K Run/Walk, “Run Clayton State.” The race, which will be held on the University’s campus and surrounding neighborhood, will be part of Clayton State’s Homecoming festivities that same day. Registration for the race will begin at 7:45 a.m. on the Clayton State campus, with the race beginning at 9 a.m. Cost for participants will be $15 before Feb. 10, $20 for participants after Feb. 10, the funds will support the Clayton State www.rungeorgia.com or on Clayton State’s and $25 on race day. Family rates will Alumni Association scholarship program, site, www.clayton.edu/homecoming. also be available for runners of three or and a portion will be donated to the Zac more. Bradley Benefit Fund. Bradley, a member For more information, please contact of the Clayton State men’s basketball Gid Rowell, the director of Alumni All runners will receive a T-shirt and team, was partial paralyzed last spring Relations at (678) 466-4477 or email age group winners will be recognized when a tree fell on his car during a storm [email protected]; Luis Monge, with awards. A special grand prize will and the proceeds will help cover incurred Atlanta Southside Runners, by email at be awarded to the top female and male medical expenses. [email protected]; or John winners. The event will also include Pollard, Atlanta Southside Runners,by breakfast after the race along with Participants can register online email at [email protected].