Former NBA star Mike “Stinger” Glenn spoke Thursday night at the Townsend Center about how UWG students could make their next shot go in. Glenn is the all-time free throw percentage leader for the New York Knicks and also holds the field goal percentage record for the Atlanta Hawks. He is another speaker in the…
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UWG Graduate Student Wins $2,500 Scholarship
Alenya Mouton, a speech and language pathology graduate student at the University of West Georgia, was named one of 20 recipients chosen for a $2,500 scholarship. The scholarship was given as part of a contest offered by Higher One CARES (Community Action for Resources, Education and Service), with the theme “There Is a Way.” “We…
Voter Registration Drive at UWG
UWG’s Political Science Club and Young Democrats began hosting a voter registration drive on campus on Monday, Sept. 10, in the Pafford Building. Janee Morris, Vice President of both the Political Science Club and the Young Democrats, said her organizations serve as a beacon of hope for every unregistered person. “The purpose of the voter…
Villa Rica Holds Annual Gold Rush Festival & Battle of the Bands
“Ya know, in the twenty-five, thirty years we’ve been doing this, the parade’s only been rained out one time,” says Jerry Doyle, Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority of Villa Rica. “But we always get by with it.” Rain was definitely on the minds of the organizers of this year’s Villa Rica Gold Rush Festival…
Young Democrats of West Georgia and the DNC
With the presidential election right around the corner, many UWG students are getting political. Students are seeing firsthand just how the political sphere can affect them before Election Day even arrives. Last Thursday at 10 p.m., the UWG Young Democrats held a watch party for President Obama’s nomination acceptance speech during the Democratic National Convention. …
Changing the Guard: Mass Communications Shifts from B.A. to B.S.
The Department of Mass Communications announced changes to its degree program. Effective immediately, graduates will now earn a Bachelor of Science degree rather than a Bachelor of Arts, which the program previously offered. The change will also affect students who plan to graduate in December. The switch of degrees also means changes to the program…
UWG Debate Team ranks among top teams nationally
For 38 consecutive years, one University of West Georgia team has qualified to represent the university at their respective national competition: the debate team. The 38-year streak is fifth in the nation and saw the team reach the semi-finals twice and the “elite eight” three times. The debate team has also competed with success on…
Dr. Dixon’s Super Students
Dr. Greg Dixon of the Political Science Department at the University of West Georgia has been rated the twelfth best professor in the whole of the United States by ratemyprofessor.com. He also rates high internally within the school’s own rating system. He teaches both International Relations and American Politics. “To my upper-division classes I give…
Living Strong with Diabetes
Whitney Peake, a UWG junior, is starting a new group on campus called L.S.D., an acronym for “Living Strong with Diabetes.” Peake knows firsthand about diabetes. She was diagnosed as a Type I diabetic fifteen years ago at the age of five. During that time in Peake’s life, she was too young and upset to…
Active Minds Organization at UWG
A new organization called Active Minds is offering students assistance with mental health issues and also encourages students at UWG to seek help for health-related matters. Active Minds is a national organization that was founded by Alison Malmon after her brother’s death. Malmon began working on Active Minds (originally named Open Minds) at Pennsylvania State…