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Committee narrows search for MSC President

New SGA President to be sworn in on April 25

he Board of Regentshe University System

Georgia announced

April 15, the searchmmittee has narrowed

selection for the newsident of MSC to twolists.egent Manseldnings, chair of thecial regents committeethe presidential search

Macon State CollegeSC) and Universitytem of Georgia (USG)ef operating ofcerbert Watts announced

names of the twolists.avid A. Bell, Ph.D.,step down as

sident, effective JuneBell has served Macone College in this rolee 1997.he search committeeased the followingrmation on the two

ommended individuals:Dr. Jeffery S. Allbritten,sident, Collier Countympus of Edison Statelege in Naples, Fla.,e 2003. Prior to his

current appointment,Allbritten was the directorof Pines Center Campusof Broward College, acomprehensive communitycollege serving BrowardCounty in southeastFlorida, from 2000-2003.Allbritten served as dean ofLiberal Arts and Sciencesat Florida State College atJacksonville, the secondlargest college in Florida

with 80,000 students,from 1999 to 2000. Prior

to his arrival in Florida,he was associate dean ofthe College of Basic andApplied Sciences at Middle

Tennessee State University,Murfreesboro, from 1995to 1999.

Allbritten holds aDoctor of Arts degreein chemistry fromMiddle Tennessee StateUniversity, Murfreesboro,a master of sciencedegree in mathematicsfrom Murray StateUniversity, Murray, Ky.,and a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in chemistry, alsoconferred by Murray StateUniversity.

Dr. Cheryl J. Norton,president, SouthernConnecticut StateUniversity, New Haven,from 2004-2010. Nortonis currently on sabbaticaldoing research focused onK-12 Education Reformand the Changing Needsfor Teacher Preparation.Prior to her appointment atSouthern Connecticut StateUniversity, Norton served

from 1997 to 2004 asprovost and vice president

for academic affairs atMetropolitan State Collegeof Denver (MSCD),an urban baccalaureatecollege serving more than20,000 students in theDenver metropolitan area.Before her appointmentas provost, she served ina variety of academic andadministrative positions atMSCD, including interimassociate dean in the school

of professional studies,ombudsman ofcer, chair

of the Department ofHuman Performance, Sportand Leisure Studies aswell as a professor in that

department.Norton holds a Doctor

of Education degree inapplied physiology, amaster of education anda master of arts degrees,both in applied physiology,all conferred by TeachersCollege, ColumbiaUniversity, New York,N.Y. She holds a Bachelorof Arts degree in physicaleducation and recreationwith a secondary levelteaching certicate fromDenison University,Granville, Ohio.

According to JohnMillsaps with Media andPublications at usg.eduThe law requires thatthe Regents can take noaction on the selection of apresident prior to 14 daysfrom the date the namesof nalists are announced.At this time, I do not haveinformation regarding adate for the Regents to act

on the recommendations.

slim majority, 57.85cent of votes, gaveSGA presidency to

mmer Leverett overrina Causey with 47.15

cent.With a total of 70 valides received, Leveretts85 percent of theular vote was enough to

ure her as the new SGAsident for the 2011-2 academic year.everett will be sworn

in on April 25 in the SLClobby at 3:30 p.m.

There were threeindividuals who receivedone write-in vote each.Those individuals wereLonnie Castellano,

Summer Leverett andAdam Weaver.The total number of

votes cast in the electionwas 82. Of that number, 12were deemed invalid forthe following reasons: ninefailed to give their nameor ID number, two gave

an incorrect ID numberand one was not currentlyenrolled.

There were no ofcialcandidates for the ofces ofVice President, Treasurer,or Secretary. However,

there were 20 valid write-in votes for the ofce ofSGA Vice President. Theresults of that race arepending conrmation ofeligibility and if the write-in candidates are interestedin the position.

Each of the other ofces

will remain open until thefall semester.

Leverett has an associatedegree in political scienceand is pursuing herbachelor of science degreein history. Leverett will

also serve as president ofthe Pre-Law Society.

All votes were countedand veried by MichaelStewart, assistant dean ofstudents and adviser tothe Student GovernmentAssociation.

ff Reports

Norma Jean Perkinsitor-in-Chief

Photo courtesy of UniversitySystem of Georgia

Dr. Jeffrey S. Allbritten

Photo courtesy of UniversitySystem of Georgia

Dr. Cheryl J. Norton

Photo courtesy of UniversitySystem of Georgia

Summer Leverett

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Editor-in-Chief: Norma Jean Perkins

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A N O P E N L E T T E R T O

PRESIDENT OBAMA ABOUT

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression

American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors

Asian American Journalists Association

Associated Collegiate Press

Broadcast Education Association

Center for Scholastic Journalism, Kent State University

College Media Advisers, Inc.

The First Amendment Project

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc.

Illinois College Press Association

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Inter American Press Association

Investigative News Network

IRE, Investigative Reporters & Editors, Inc.

Journalism Education AssociationMid-America Press Institute

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National Newspaper Association

National Press Foundation

National Press Photographers Association

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National Youth Rights Association

The Poynter InstituteQuill and Scroll International Honorary Society

for High School Journalists

Religion Newswriters Association

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Society of American Business Editors & Writers

Society of Collegiate Journalists

Society of Environmental Journalists

Society of Professional Journalists

Society for Features Journalism

Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University

O

n May 3, the United States will, for the rst time, play host to World Press Freedom Day, an event

that will focus an international spotlight on the state of press freedoms in our own country as well as

abroad.

You and your administration, and in particular Secretary Clinton, have been commendably forceful in pressing

oreign governments to remove the fetters from online communications that obstruct the free ow of ideas. As

Secretary Clinton said in her February 15, 2011, address on Internet freedom at George Washington University:

Some take the view that, to encourage tolerance, some hateful ideas must be silenced by governments. We

elieve that efforts to curb the content of speech rarely succeed and often become an excuse to violate freedom

f expression. Instead, as it has historically been proven time and time again, the better answer to offensive

peech is more speech.

Regrettably, the United States will lack the full moral authority to advocate for world press freedom so long

s our laws fail to effectively protect the majority of the Americans who gather and report news each day: Those

working for student media.

The values conveyed by journalism attribution, verication, fairness, accountability are the values thatvery young person needs as a citizen of the online world. Because the professional news media cannot be

verywhere, our society needs candid reports from embedded student journalists to tell us what is going on

nside of our schools.

Yet far from embracing the educational benets of journalism, school after school has done just the opposite.

Those bearing the brunt are Americas journalism teachers, the best of whom go to work every day certain that

he question is when, not if, they will be red in retaliation for what their students write.

A generation ago, the Supreme Court rolled back students First Amendment rights signicantly in its

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeierruling. We have now 23 years of experience with Hazelwood a

eneration of students from kindergarten through college and it is undeniable that Hazelwood, having done

othing to improve student learning or school safety, is a failed experiment on Americas children.

Americans most vulnerable journalists need those who have spoken out so persuasively against censorship

broad to speak with that same forcefulness at home. We urge your administration to publicly acknowledge

he unnished work of press freedom in our own nation, to denounce the shameful practice of stiing candid

discussion of school issues, and to ensure that this World Press Freedom Day concludes with a global commitment

o protect the rights of all journalists, even the youngest.

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dvisers to accomplish theollowing: coordinatingstaff to create thepcoming annual issue;ublicizing the submissioneadline; solicitingubmissions; reviewing,electing and editingubmissions per collegeuidelines; announcing therival of the magazine;

nd organizing poetryading(s) to showcaseork from the magazine.

The Content Editorhould have strong Englishnd grammar skills, strongeative writing ability

ction or poetry, aedication to literature,

a willingness to workwith faculty advisors, acommitment to deadlines,and leadership skills.Prior experience workingwith a student publicationat the high school orcollege level is a plus butnot mandatory.

The Layout Editorshould be procientwith Adobe Illustratoror InDesign and beresponsible for laying outthe magazine, helpingcreate or select thecover design, reviewingand correcting proofs,producing and publishingall publicity for themagazine, building and

maintaining The Fall LineReview website content,

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Additionaleditors and/or staffreaders may be selectedby the Content Editoras she or he desires.This may range fromart editors to speciccontent editors suchas a Fiction Editor orPoetry Editor. Theseadditional editors willassist the editorial staffwith The Fall Line

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Requirements forall editors and staff

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April 25, 2011 maconstatement.comCOLLEGE LIFE

A local running clubsraces are scheduled tocontinue into spring andsummer, with several newadditions included in theline-up.

Even for those who arenot a participant in thePiedmont All Star RaceSeries, the Macon TracksRunning Club (MTRC)offers a variety of racesin the coming year to getpeople in shape and outsocializing.

Starting with theExchange Club GeorgiaState Fair 5K on April30, the races run well intothe fall months with theclimax being the Macon

Labor Day Road Race inSeptember. Situated in andaround central Georgia, theMTRC boasts races thatare well organized and funfor all runners.

New to the line-up ofsummer races this year isthe Make It by Midnightmarathon and halfmarathon, which will beheld July 16. This uniquerace has no ofcial startingtime, but participants must

gauge their own time sothey nish the race bymidnight. Those runnerswho make it to the nishbefore midnight willreceive tiaras, whereasthose who nish aftermidnight will receive apumpkin. Nothing like anathletic spin on the classicfairy tale, Cinderella.

Also new to thePiedmont Series is theMiddle Georgia DistanceChallenge. Due to extremetemperatures during the2010 Distance Challenge,it has been moved toNovember to allow runnersa better experience ghtingfor the overall titles.

The Distance Challenge

consists of a 10K race inthe morning, a one-milerace in the afternoon, anda 5K race in the evening,all being completed bythe entrants. Andi Berger,overall female winnerof last years DistanceChallenge said, It was

fun. Hot, but fun. Im justglad theyve moved it toNovember since that heatindex of 110 degrees didntdo us any favors last year.

When asked about histhoughts on the yearsraces, former Macon Statehistory student BrandonHurst said, Im not muchof a runner, but I couldmaybe see myself doingone of these. I mean, thereare a lot of cool people you

can hang out with and youget a t-shirt.The club members of the

Macon Tracks, includingPresident Sam Martinez,are always welcoming andhappy to see new runnerscome out to the races.Not only are the racesbeneting good causes,but it provides that littleincentive to re-boot thoseNew Years resolution, sostart running.

Every day, there is a newcommercial appearing onTV, whether it is aboutcar insurance, a new itemat a restaurant orways to feed your

pets. Commercialsentertain us,especially the funnyones.

SammeriaSanders, a nursingmajor, loves theAllstate and the OldSpice commercials.These commercialsare funny tome because thecharacters theyportray seem as if itstheir real personality. Also

I love the slogans thesecompanies use, Sanderssaid.

Dennis Haysbertand Dean Winters arespokespersons for Allstate.Winters plays Mayhem.These Allstate commercials

show the range of thedifferent aspects of anaverage driver, such asdriving while looking at agirl, accidentally hitting aparked car and being hit by

a deer while driving.Brenda Howard, an

education major, enjoyswatching commercialsabout the importance oflife such as education.Howard said she likes theeducation commercialabout staying in school,Howard said.

The commercial Howardmentioned is about anordinary guy who goes intothe store to buy a wallet.When the stores Asianowners ask him if this

wallet is for graduation,he says no, I droppedout. They brought

him a smaller wallet.Howard says thiscommercial states thedifference in pay whenyou drop out. Howardsaid.

Who does notlove those GEICOcommercials? The mostfamous ones feature theGEICO Gecko himself,who explains the costof insurance. Another

GEICO commercial has astack of money staring atpeople, letting them knowhow much money they cansave with GEICO.

And no one can forgetthe cavemen commercialswith the slogan, So easyeven a caveman can do it.

IS delivery, itsiorgios Pizza

onounced dee-george--ohs) is a local pizzeriaZebulon Road. Despiteng around since about8, I hadnt heard of theaurant until I leafed

ough a coupon bookering a free medium oneping pizza.

sign next to ther read Come seedifference betweenbig chains and the

ependents! So Iided to take the signsllenge and see ifr pizza was as good

he stores sign wasgesting.he rst thing I tried waszza with hamburgerping and the rst thingticed was the crust.as New York style,ch is usually thinner

n the crusts Pizza Hut orminos offer.irst before I saything about the pizza,ant to point out theremany different stylesizza, and arguments

how the texture andkness of the crustuld be could go on forong as arguments onat kinds of toppingsuld go on top of it.

gardless, I wasnt a fan.he thin crust had a crispsoft texture, but theure was hardly uniformome spots were soggythe rest of the pizza

uld just get soggier aspizza cooled, leaving

ort window of crispyoyment.owever, the edges ofpizza kept that perfectp outside/soft inside

mbination. If youre thed of person who doesntmally eat that parthe pizza, you should

make an exception withDigiorgios pizzas.

The second thing I triedwas the chicken, spinachand feta cheese calzone,which is basically a pizzafolded in half. Digiorgiosuses the same pizza crustfor the calzone and at the

same thickness, so mycriticisms remain, exceptin this case, the top crust ofthe calzone was deliciousand the bottom was soggyand dripping oil from thecheese. Another criticismwould be that the calzone

could have had morellings.

I was going to try aHawaiian ice, as therestaurant offers several

unique avors such as sourgrape, blue vanilla andtigers blood, but sadly,their Hawaiian ice machinewas broken (it might havebeen for the best though).

Instead, I had cinnamonsticks, which wereactually the best thing Ihad. They had just theright thickness and were

just sweet enough, plusthey came free with thepizza. That alone was

enough to make me wantto try some of their otherappetizers like the popcornchicken, cheese breadand shark bites, which arebaked bread balls coveredin garlic and Parmesancheese.

So does DigiorgiosPizza beat the large chains?If youre into thin NewYork style crust, theyreworth a look. For me, itssomething I would haveto be in the mood to eatagain, but Id rather eatthere than at Dominos.

If youre interestedin trying their food foryourself, Digiorgios Pizzais located at 5978 ZebulonRoad in the Krogershopping center.

Do funny commercials reallymake us want to buy a product?

Patrick Lippertf Writer

By Jacqueline HunsickerJOUR 3131

By Amiya GastonJOUR 3131

IS delivery, its Digiogios Crazy races are coming to Middle Georgia

Graphic courtesy of Metro Creative Connection

Graphic courtesy of MetroCreative Connection

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The annual Macon State CollegeSpring Digital Video Festival 2011

april 26The annual Macon State College Spring Digital Video Festival 2011,

part 2, will take place Tuesday, April 26, rom 2 to 3:15 p.m.

in the Arts Complex Theater on the Macon campus.The estival will eature students fnal video projects from the

Spring 2011 Advanced Video Production class at Macon State.

Each student video runs from 8-12 minutes.

The video titles for Tuesday are:

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP BY AT ANY TIME DURING EITHER OF THE PROGRAMS. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DR. PATRICK S. BRENNAN AT PATRICK.BRENNAN@MACONSTATE.EDU OR (478) 471-5776.

JUST A DREAM by Christopher Right

TALKING HANDS by Lily Billingsley

THE AUDITION by Robert Kenny

BLUE STORM by JR Peeples

THE SHOP by Mathew Royal

ON CAMPUS

eginning this fall, MSCoffer a concentration

ports and tnessnagement for thehelor of Science in

alth Care Servicesministration.he new concentrationprepare students for

eers such as sportsmotion, personalning, corporatelness, healthmotion and sportsb management. Ito prepares studentsgraduate careers inrts medicine, exercisesiology, physical andupational therapy andetic training.

or the newcentration, veitional elective classesbe available in theincluding introduction

tness management,esiology & exercisesiology, exerciseing & prescription,ry prevention & rehabnutrition.irector of Recreation

and Wellness JamesHagler said in an interviewwith MSC-TV, Wevetalked with the people atLuther Williams Field,the Macon Pinetoppers,about having people gothere to do internships.Weve got people suchas myself and weve gotstudent assistants andother positions here withinour program, so you canalways nd something inan area youre interested

in.With the rising costs

of treating health andinjury related problems,there arises a need forprevention, which in turnincreases the job demandin prevention. Bill Hervey,associate professor inthe department of healthsciences, said that one ofthe reasons for the newconcentration in sportsand tness managementis to give students the

opportunity to pursue anarea they enjoy and is indemand.

Currently, MSC offersconcentrations in practice/clinical management, longterm care administrationand community health.In the eld of healthcare,MSC prepares studentsfor jobs regarding thebusiness aspect of healthcare, clinical treatmentand in community health.The addition of the

concentration of sports andtness management is thenext piece of the puzzle,the next step for healthcare programs at MSC.

In the eld of healthcare,Macon State preparesstudents for jobs

regarding the businessaspect of healthcare,clinical treatment, andin community health.The addition of theconcentration of sports andtness management is thenext step for health careprograms at Macon State.

Junior Cash Barnhartsaid, referring to the newconcentration, It broadenstheir target market. Peopleinterested in that eld

wouldnt come here if wedidnt have it. The newconcentration will pull inmore students.

For more informationon the new concentrationin sports and tnessmanagement, contact BillHervey at 757-2553 orChris Tsavatawa at 757-2882 or drop by room 268of the Jones building.

Kaleb Clarkrts Editor

New concentration for health care majors at MSC

Photo by Kaleb ClarkJ.P. Mitchell interns by managing Blue Storm baseball

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HEALTH EXPO2011

WARNERROBINSCAMPUS

DUNKED!

FORAGOODC

AUSE

All photos by Meaghan Muoz and Sarah Frye-Mitchell

Professor Chris Tsavatewa gets a short restbefore the next contestant attempts to

dunk him yet again.

TheturnoutforparticipationattheWarnerRobinscampus

fortheHealthExpowaslarge.

Childrenhadanopp

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ampus.

StudentsJacquelineJaquish(left)andWhitney

Rowland(right)takeabreakduringtheHealthExpo.

ple had the opportunity to sign up to be on the Bone Marrow Donor registry.

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The 10th Annual

sponsored by:

NIGHT OF INTERNATIONALFLAVORS

Students, faculty and staff members of the ISSA Club proudly displayed the traditional costumesfrom the countries they represented at the ISSA Fashion Show 2011.

Dr. Dawn Sherry was the presenter at theISSA Fashion Show 2011

Puppet Show featuring SophiaElliott, Jessica Bryant and

narrator Dr. Eric Sun

The audienceenjoyeddancingtoa childrens

songfromKorea

MeiLinplayed

theGuZheng

JessicaBryant,JeanetteKroegerandSophiaElliot

displayedtheKoreanHanBok

TaeKwonDodemonstration,featuringGlenStone

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featuringBenWal

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TalentShow

vinMosbyperformedtheISSATalentShow

Attendeesenjoyedtastyinternationalcuisine

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Women at Macon State areking for the opportunity toicipate in club sports andome equals with the collegesblished mens athletic

bs.nformation sessions were heldApril 14 and 21 regarding three

w sports for women at MSC:pitch softball, soccer and

ketball.ccording to Title IX of thecation Amendments of 1972,

o person in the U.S. shall,he basis of sex, be excluded

m participation in, be deniedbenets of, or be subjectediscrimination under anycation program or activityeiving Federal nancialstance...

n other words, MSC is requiredffer equal opportunitieswomen in regard to any

educational program, includingathletic clubs.

Since the beginning of therebirth of sports at MSC, womenssports have had a slow start.Stunt, started by Ashley Holliday,is currently the only establishedwomens athletic club, but dueto a lack of members they havebeen unable to participate in acompetition.

The Blue Storm soccer cluballows Jessica Barker to play onthe mens team because there isntan established womens soccerteam at MSC yet.

Barker said earlier in the spring,Women are a big deal. Theguys are always interested inplaying sports, but women havenever really taken a stand andactually developed their liking

for activities like this. I think it isimportant that we get somethinglike that together and be strong.

According to the article, Equityin Womens Sports: A Healthand Fairness Perspective, byD. A. Lopiano, there has notbeen a case where an institutionhas established a womens teamand was unable to nd women

interested in playing on the team.Samantha Hagan, a studentleading the idea of starting awomens basketball club at MSC,said, Well, its a sport that thisschool needs and, also its a sportI love to play and would love tocontinue playing at a collegiatelevel, and I know there are othergirls out there that want to play aswell.

MSC is attempting to offerwomen opportunities to playsports, but for women to have

equal athletic clubs to the men, thewomen have to step up and showthat they are willing to play.

Quiet and soft-spoken atimpression, senior IT

or, Andrew Goodmany not strike you as thesionate composer of

sic that he is.nspired mostly by hisas for lms, Goodmanates music designed tooke specic emotionsm listeners in order tothe tone for a largery or message toold.I draw most of mypiration from theematic imagery Ie in my head and theracters I have created.

st of the time, a songbe the main themereects the overall

m. Other times, it will beut a certain charactertheir experiencesugh the story. I havecomposed a few

gs deriving inspirationm my personal life

certain people Ie about, Goodmand.

Whether motivateda lm idea or real

Goodman mentallymposes songs to captureappropriate moodthen plays themself on his piano or asaboration with his bestnd on guitar.When I am composing,ways have a very

specic mood or emotion,a storyline, cinematicimagery, a person or a lifeexperience from which todraw inspiration. I thenponder whatever thoughtsare in my head and play a

melody line correspondingto them. Some songsalmost composethemselves while othersare more of a challenge,Goodman said.

Goodman has not alwaysbeen so dedicated to music.He explained the reasonhe does not write down hissongs is that his attempts todo so have failed becauseof his lack of study of themethod growing up.

You see, during thefounding years of mypiano lessons, I did nottake my music theoryseriously. To tell you thetruth, I would wait until thenight before my homeworkwas due, sometimes themorning of those wereexciting, and rush throughthe work; consequently notlearning or retaining verymuch, Goodman said.

In fact, Goodman didnot even want to study

music or learn how toplay the piano in the rstplace.

However, Goodmansmother forced him to takepiano lessons for fouryears from the age of10, saying that he couldquit after four years if he

wanted.After four years of

lessons, Goodmanvoluntarily continued hislessons for seven moreyears.

What can I say? I fell in

love with playing music,Goodman said.

Goodman showed anaptitude for music early onin life, composing his rstsong when he was aboutve or six years old.

The rst songI composed was aconglomeration of fthchords that stepped upthe scale, back down thescale and then repeatedan endless amount of

times. I used to imaginemyself in front of anenormous audience whileplaying this, Goodmansaid.

Interestingly, Goodmanschanging relationship withmusic is reected in hiscurrent philosophy towardmusic.

I like to base mymelodies off of changingcircumstances, so mymusic can change and stayinteresting throughout.

Music can be like life.It doesnt stay the same.It changes with thepassing of time. That iswhy music can be sucha transcendental art,Goodman said.

Goodman dreams ofsomeday bringing his

passions into the lmindustry and being ableto compose his own lmscores while possiblydoing a few self-recordingson the side.

However, Goodman

said that he realizes thechances of making it bigare slim and that musichas become more of anavenue of expression than

an expectation of futuresuccess.

The main thing I wantpeople to garner from mymusic is memory. I wantpeople to remember theirpast, their loved ones and

why life is so special,Goodman said.

Women shoot for equality in sports at MSC

nteresting people on campus: Meet Andrew Goodman

y: Kaleb Clarkports Editor

Kelly GeeslinUR 3131

Photo by Kaleb ClarkFreshman Samantha Hagan is working toestablish womans basketball at MSC.

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adiation from the nuclearis in Japan resulting from theent tsunami has been detectedGeorgia at very low levels that

not affect Georgia residents.We have routine radiation

nitoring networks,ironmental Radiationgram Manager for Georgia,Hardeman, said. When weected samples two weeks ago

m around Plant Hatch and Plantgtle we saw [radiation] in very,y small quantities of iodine-131ir and water.ardeman also said thatation was detected at Plantley in Ala., which lies aboutyards from the Georgia state

. However, Hardeman alsod that the radiation will have no

act.We accelerated our sample

collection schedule. Normally wecollect these samples every fourweeks, Hardeman said. Wellcontinue at the every-two-weeksfrequency until were convincedwe are seeing no more of thismaterial.

Hardeman said that iodine-131

travelled to Georgia throughatmospheric transport (by windcurrents), and it has been foundin air and rain. Iodine-131 occursin rain due to it being rained out:when radiation is in the air therain absorbs it as it falls, just likerain pulls soot down out of the airwhen there is a re, Hardemansaid.

I have heard the radiation wasdetected in the western side ofthe U.S, but I had not heard aboutit being detected in Georgia,Patrick Goodman, a freshman

mathematics education major said.The news is talking a lot about

how it is affecting Japan and somecountries nearest Japan, which isvery good. It would just be nice toknow about radiation in Georgia.

Radiation has been foundin North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Florida, Massachusetts,Pennsylvania and Nevada, among

other states, according to anarticle in the Citizen Times, anAsheville, N.C. newspaper.

Absolutely nothing happens;you just eat it, Lee Cox, chief ofthe Radiation Protection Sectionof North Carolina said when askedwhat happens when people eator drink radiation. In fact Imdrinking water now and had milkthis morning.

Cox said North Carolinahas seen iodine-131 in air,precipitation, milk and vegetation,but it occurs in such low levels

that it will not cause any healthconcerns.

[We] would not be surprisedto see other isotopes, such ascesium-137, -134, and othertypical ssion products from thistype of nuclear incident, Coxsaid.

According to USA.gov, the FDAdeems that the U.S. food supply isnot at risk as of April 7.

igh gas prices haveved; averaging $3.79allon nationally, butes no need to let nail-ng prices keep you

me.With the followingctical tips you canease fuel efciency,

nage your driving habitsre effectively and savefuel cost. Accordingrian McCullough, an

o mechanic technicianco-owner of B&Bair Center in Warner

bins, maintenanceys an important role inroving fuel efciency.far as vehicle

ntenance goes, its

important to change the oillter every three monthsor 3,000 miles, set the tirepressure to vehicle specsand check it monthly,and to have air lterschecked with every oilchange. Getting tune-upsat manufacturers speciedmileage helps conserve gastoo, McCullough said.

Improving gas mileagedoes not stop with vehiclemaintenance. Accordingto the Environmental

Protection Agencieswebsite, the way you drivesignicantly impacts gasmileage. Drivers canimprove fuel efciency upto 25 percent by drivingwithin the speed limit.

Also, using overdriveat cruising speeds reduces

the load on the engineresulting in decreased fuelconsumption. Finally,idling is wasteful. Whenyou expect to idle for twominutes or more, turn off

the engine. Many studentsat Macon State thatcommute from surroundingcounties take lowering

their gas mileage seriously.Felicia Hudson, a

sophomore majoring inbusiness and informationtechnology, drives 45miles to class each day.But she manages to spendan average of $50 perweek on fuel. Hudsonshared how managing andconsolidating driving taskshelps save fuel costs. Itry to do all my errands inone day, a day that I knowIm going to be in Macon

for a while, Hudson said.Also, I try to buy gas onlyin Macon because in myhometown gas is 10 to 15cents more per gallon.

There are several onlineresources geared tohelping drivers make fuel-conscious choices.

Monitoring gas mileageallows drivers to spotdiscrepancies that mayrequire automotivemaintenance. The website,fuelly.com, providesusers a social networkingresource to track, share andcompare gas mileage withother members. They alsooffer an application forsmartphones so users caninput data at the pump. Tond the lowest gas prices

locally, gasbuddy.comoffers a database of currentgas prices. Their freewebsite relies on the inputof users across the nationand the data is removedafter 72 hours to ensure allinput is recent.

he Macon Statementdomly distributedveys to students on

mpus in order to gainre of an insight on

eaders views andnions.ritics ofThe Maconementsaid that theer needed to: stop

nting articles and bere critical of the schoolits policies, write moreut upcoming events

and establish more steadycolumns with varioustopics.

According to thesurveys, students want toread more about: sports,upcoming events, campus

activities, articles thataddress pop culture,critical situations andchanges that directly affectstudents and articles aboutstudents and professorsaccomplishments.

When asked whetherstudents would rather read

news articles online orprinted, the results werethat 60 percent of studentspreferred online becauseof easier access, while 40percent preferred to readprinted news, so that they

could save articles to readlater.A majority of students

stated that they read TheMacon Statementto ndout what is going on atMacon State College. Thepurpose of the surveyswas so that the staff ofThe

Macon Statementcan writearticles that our readerswant to read about, andto address the problemsour readers currently hadwith the paper. In addition,the goal was to increase

readership of the studentfunded paper.Students are always

welcome to share theirviews and opinions aboutThe Macon Statement.Feel free to email letters toeditor@maconstatement.com.

Radiation in Georgia: Should Georgians be concerned?

Practical ways to save at the pump

Students statements about The Macon Statement

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ACROSS

2. John Baer

5. Sports

7. Japan

8. Amanda Meadows10. Samantha Hagan

12. Blue Storm

13. Review

14. Mothers Day

16. Chris Tsavatawa

17. Spring Digital Video Festival

19. Norton

20. Gas

DOWN

1. Sports and Fitness

Management

3. World Press Freedom Day

4. Chalfa6. Summer Leverett

9. Andrew Goodman

11. Allbritten

15. Robot

18. Dorks

When you are sittinglass there are someple who just catch

ur attention. A primemple would ben Baer, a practicing

ngelist and atinguished individual.n professor Sissonsglish 1101, Baerndently presents to thess when called upon.e time in particular, heached to the class aboutlay he was performing

in called Nickel andDimed, and he proudlyinvited the class to joinhim at his church to watch.

When asked abouthis life outside of theclassroom, Baer said, Ienjoy writing, reading,lecturing, preaching,

teaching, learning, solvingthe vast puzzles of life andsinging.

After graduatingfrom Macon State witha bachelors degree inbusiness administration,Baer plans to pursue adegree in divinity.

tudent Highlight: John BaerKaleb Clarkrts Editor

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Q: What was the bestMothers Day gift thatyouve given or havereceived?

Here is what some ofthe students and staff ofMacon State had to say:

I gave my mother agolden bracelet one year,said Clint Putman, 1994alumni.

Jewelry, saidAshleigh Amerson, a

junior majoring in earlychildhood education.

Money, my mom lovesmoney. She can get whatshe wants, said WandaGreen, English departmentsecretary.

She went on a date withmy dad and when she camehome I had rose petals onthe oor from the bedroomto the bathroom. In thebathroom was her gift withpink and red balloons. Itwas a jacket she wanted,said Faith Womack, a

sophomore majoring inenglish education.

Tessa Spangler,undeclared freshman, said,My sisters, grandmotherand I gave my mom somepotted plants. She likesto garden. I think it was a

rose bush.The most interesting

one, I took my mom to

the renaissance fair, saidJet Williams, a juniormajoring in english.

Alistair Lacaille, asophomore majoring inmusic, said, I mowed mymothers lawn and did heryard.

A special lunch, said

Robert Kenny, a seniormajoring in IT.

Edgars Bistro, saidKim Halstead, a juniormajoring in CIT.

Veronica Stuart, a seniormajoring in english, saidMy mom, a day trip to the

spa.I know it sounds mean,

but my mother took mykids for the day, saidNicole Sutton, a juniormajoring in nursing.

When the babieswere little, they gave mea card saying I was thebest mother in the worldbecause of the traditionson holidays, said TerriHutchinson, a juniormajoring in secondaryeducation history.

Here are a few ideas ofgifts you can give yourown mother, but all ofthese are specic to eachmom. Think of your ownmothers likes and needsfor Mothers Day Sunday,May 8.

The new OnCampusResearch Electronic Bookand E-Reader DeviceReport showed a sixpercent increase in e-bookpurchases from October2010 to March 2011.

The March 2011 report,the product of a surveyof more than 600 collegestudents, explored studentelectronic book usageand their interest ine-reading devices, suchas the Amazon Kindle

and the Barnes & NobleNook. The survey resultsfound that there was a sixpercent increase in e-bookpurchases by collegestudents from the October2010 survey.

Many book industry

experts feel that theincrease was due toe-readers being gifted to

students during the holidayseason.

Danny Key, the managerof the Wingate UniversityBookstore and the currentPresident of the NationalAssociation of CollegeStores agrees.

I saw many of ourstudents walking around

campus in January holdinga brand new Kindle or aNook, Key said.

The March survey foundthat 87 percent of studentsdo not own an e-reader,which is down from 92percent last October.

While the survey showsthat more than one-thirdof students purchased ane-book for leisure reading,six out of 10 studentspolled stated that theprimary purpose of theire-book purchase was arequired course materialfor class.

The OnCampus ResearchStudent Panel, funded bythe National Association ofCollege Stores, is an onlinepanel of more than 18,000students on more than1,100 campuses.

Do you nd yourselfstanding in line at the

movie theatre when yourst hear your favorite staror action heros latest lmis about to be released?Can you tell just enough ofthe story to entice othersto buy a ticket on yourword alone? Why not be a

FILM REVIEWER? Youcan be paid and published!Friends will envy you!Apply at The MaconStatement, in the Media

Room 120 in the StudentLife Center.Do you ever groan

when you see some of thephotos that turn up in anewspaper or magazine?Think you could do a lotbetter than that? Have youever seen an action shot

during a sports event thatyou know you could havemade? How about usingyour skills as a STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER? You

can be paid and published!Friends will envy you!Apply at The MaconStatement, in the MediaRoom 120 in the StudentLife Center.

ove to watch sports?n you tell someone allut a game and get themited about it? How

ut becoming a SPORTSRITER? You can be paid

published! Apply atMacon Statement, in

Media Room 120 in thedent Life Center.

Have you ever feltchallenged to get someof your friends to go seea play because it was

that good, or bad? Everthought about writing aTHEATRICAL REVIEW?You can be paid andpublished! Apply at TheMacon Statement, in theMedia Room 120 in theStudent Life Center.

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By R. Todd SmithJOUR 3131

What was the best Mothers Day giftthat youve given or have received?

E-Book purchases jump from October to March

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Multiple Sclerosis doesnt stop this professor

formation Technology and cupcakes prove a success for graduate

ydney H. Chalfa,ociate professor ofatre, was diagnosedh Relapsing-Remittingltiple Sclerosis (MS) 27rs ago. Chalfa has beenhing at Macon State for

years.MS is a disease wherebody attacks itself,it attacks the lining of

nerves, Chalfa said.elapsing-Remittingis] when youre rst

gnosed, you haveched a certain levelamage to the body,then youre supposedave episodes of

mptoms.lthough she has not had

episode in a couple ofrs, Chalfa said she hasakness in her legs fromearly damage of thease.wo major obstacles

having MS are ak of energy and she

walks slowly, accordingto Chalfa. But thesesymptoms do not hinderher from living a fairlynormal life.

I thought it would bethe end of the world,Chalfa said. She said hersons were two and ve

years old at the time. I

made up my mind at thetime I was diagnosed thatI would do everythingpossible to keep [MS] frombeing what my life wasabout.

Chalfa said that sherst refused, but changedher mind and underwentchemotherapy to helpher MS. She encouragesanyone with MS to trychemotherapy. Chalfa saidthat since she has gonethrough chemotherapy, she

does not need her walkingcane much anymore.

This past January Ijust nished two years ofchemotherapy, Chalfasaid. I am thrilled; I amin such good shape becauseof that chemo. Novantroneis the name of the drug, itsa new drug approved bythe FDA, and it heals a lotof the damage to your bodydone by the disease.

According to Chalfa, her

hobbies include reading,writing plays, watchingand going to movies,playing with her dogs andcommunicating with hersons.

I dont think of myselfas a victim, at all, of

anything, Chalfa said.I have a great life. Ilove teaching; I lovemy students; I have aphenomenal family. If Ididnt have a great familyand friends, I would neverhave done near as wellwith the disease as Ive

done, because Ive got agreat support network.

Chalfa said that MS issimply a portion of her lifeand not who she is.

It makes me verygrateful for what Im ableto do, Chalfa said when

asked how MS has affectedher life as a teacher. Itmakes me very gratefulfor the people I work with.

I love my studentsmystudents keep me youngand it makes me appreciatepeople so much morebecause the students are soaccommodating when theysense that I need it, that Ineed help, and I appreciatethat. I cant tell youwhat its taught me aboutappreciating people, and Imean that sincerely.

Chalfa said that havingMS has also taught her thatshe needs to be organized,to appreciate her students,to appreciate people and toappreciate other peoplesneeds and abilities.

I dont want to becorny, Chalfa said. Butthe best medicine for

living with something likethis is to be happy. Havepeople around you who aresupportive; have peoplearound you who make youlaugh; have people thatyou can depend on and behappy!

Macon Statemmunication

ormation TechnologyT) graduate Amandaadows uses degreels in running her ownery.

Meadows owns andrates her bakeryandas Cakery in

wntown Macon.Meadows was busy in

back of her bakery,nging out the freshcakes for the day.pite being the owner,

was working directlyh her staff with oured on her hat.

Meadows had noial plan after collegedegree choice. Like

ny students she went

from degree todegree, trying to ndsomething that t.Finally deciding to

join her friends, shechose the CIT majorand took off fromthere.

While a student,Meadows worked atthe local BackburnerGrill and Locos topay her tuition. Aftergraduation she had noplans on where shewanted to take herdegree. Answeringan expired ad for a

bakers assistant, forwhich she was initiallyturned down, shepersisted enough and wasgiven the job.

On her rst day,

however, it was clear shedid not receive a degreein confections. Meadowsrecalls, The mixing bowl

was literally rockingall over the counterand almost fell acouple of times.She has come a longway since then. MSCeducation major,Lauren Fox, said,These are amazing!regarding Amandascupcakes.

Though hernewfound skills forbaking have broughther a successfulbusiness, they werenot without the helpof her CIT degree.

Yes, the skills helpedme a lot, especiallywith the logo creation

in Adobe Illustrator. AndI created and manage thewebsite. It really helped

thinking about usabilityand how to use your whitespace, those things youlearn in CIT classes,Meadows said, explaininghow she was grateful forthe skills she had learned.

Having a successful CITgraduate here in Maconcan be an inspirationto all those in the eld.Meadows had a few wordsfor current students:There are a lot of peoplein the program and itsbroad enough that yourenot limited to only a fewcareers. Its wide enough

that you can make it yourown. And her favorite partof the CIT program? Myfavorite part was denitelythe humanities faculty andstaff. They rock!

ison L. Boutwellff Writer

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Amanda Meadows

o courtesy of Amandas Cakery Photo courtesy of Amandas CakeryPhoto courtesy of Lundizign Photo courtesy of Amandas Cakery

Photo by Al lison L. BoutwellSydney H. Chalfa

You can havesomething like MSand not have to stop

livingYou are

not the disease.-Sydney H. Chalfa

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