The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents named Dr. Kyle Marrero the President of Georgia Southern University on Jan. 17, 2019. Marrero has served as UWG’s President since 2013, bringing new updates and record-setting graduation numbers throughout his presidency. Reflecting back on his time at UWG, Marrero says that he feels his impact has…
The longest government shutdown in this country’s history has ended — for three weeks. President Donald Trump has demanded $5.7 billion in federal funding for a U.S. – Mexico border that he promised back in his 2016 presidential campaign. The shutdown began on Dec. 22 and lasted up until Jan. 25, totaling 35 days. On Jan….
Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Company hosted their monthly Beer Yoga class on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the brewery. Beer Yoga is the term coined by Brooke Larson in 2014. It is a form of yoga that is performed or practiced in breweries and taprooms where participants do yoga while they have a beer, or save the…
Citizens of Carrollton were invited out to City Station’s Health and Beauty Expo event last Saturday afternoon, Jan. 19. At the Health and Beauty Expo there were dermatologists exfoliating faces and threading eyebrows, vendors selling their jewelry and make-up and promoting healthy living through eating habits. The event also had door prizes and a lot of food for the guests. One…
Two members of the UWG men’s basketball team were recently awarded a prestigious honor on Jan. 8 for their performances against Oakwood and Mississippi College. Freshman guard Jared Simmons was awarded Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week after averaging 17.5 points per game during the two contests. Senior guard Marquill Smith was also awarded GSC Player of the Week…
UWG has taken heed from past experiences with extreme weather and has a plan of action for any extreme weather that hits campus. UWG’s Emergency Management Department gets wind of any severe weather headed towards the state of Georgia from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. Michael Nelson, Director of Emergency Management for UWG, is…
The newest addition to UWG’s parking lots are called parking lot counters. Speed bumps located in Lot 30, Lot 4 and the Tyus parking lots monitor cars coming in and out to keep track of open parking lots. The amount of spots are then shown on displays, which run on solar power and are a…
Mikalai Mikhansenak, an international student from Minsk, Belorussia, came to the United States as a student to work and travel during the summer, but was unable to go back home because of a car accident in Myrtle Beach, SC. A few hours before his departure back home, Mikalai decided to go to the beach to see the sunrise. However, he never made it to the shore….
Campus Outreach hosted their first meeting of the spring 2019 semester, Jan. 22 in Bonner Lecture Hall. Campus Outreach is a network of Christian organizations that provides ministry services to college students all throughout the world. Founded in 1978 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama Campus Outreach envisioned a ministry to have an influence on…
Since August of 2016 I have had the pleasure of working with some of the finest individuals and friends I could have asked for while developing skills I never knew I wanted. Now, as our semester comes to a close, my time with The West Georgian has reached an end that is both welcomed and…