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GHC, USG facing major crisis

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

LAST UPDATED: MARCH 8

Georgia Highlands College could be facing decimating changes that would critically affect students, faculty and the college as absolutely nothing seems to be off the table for Georgia Legislators while they deal with an additional $300 million in higher education budget cuts for the fiscal year 2011.

Regents' testing system re-examined

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Changes may be coming for the Regents' Test, but they aren't here yet. Students still have to take and pass the test at GHC.

The Board of Regents said they may let colleges and universities opt out of the Regents' Reading and Writing Skills Requirement, commonly referred to as the Regents' Test.

Financial aid scam sent to student e-mail

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The logo of Georgia Highlands College has been used in a financial aid e-mail scam. It is a scam which is targeting financial aid recipients and allegedly any student attending college looking to obtain student loans.

The business in question is believed to be using fraudulent practices.

Bob Barr visits Cartersville

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Cartersville campus was buzzing with the anticipation of the arrival of Bob Barr, the 2008 Presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party.

Above the lobby in the normally loud and bustling library, a larger than expected crowd of students, faculty and community members were waiting.

GHC event to provide students with 'Passport to Success'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On March 31, Georgia Highlands College will be hosting the first "Passport to Success" event.

"The purpose of the event is to connect students and alumni through mini-sessions and a career fair," said Alison Lampkin, who works in the GHC Advancement Office.

Guns on campus?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Two pieces of legislation that have the potential to change campus life in Georgia are currently being worked on in the Georgia Legislature. House Bill 615, put forth by Rep. Tim Bearden (R Villa Rica), and "Georgia's Common Sense Lawful Carry Act," proposed by Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R Coweta County), could make it legal for students and faculty to carry handguns on campus.

Tebow should become a Jaguar

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Statistics are important in professional football. Accountants keep track of every dropped pass and bad snap over a season that stretches from September to February. Statistics prove why the Jacksonville Jaguars MUST draft Tim Tebow.

In four years at the University of Florida, Tebow accounted for over 12,000 all purpose yards, 145 touchdowns and 2 national titles.

Deadly Assassins eliminate opposition

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Deadly Assassins defeated the GHC team 37-35 in an intense game of intramural basketball on Feb. 25.

The game began with an opening score from the Deadly Assassins. They took the lead and control of the first half. Junior Gonzalez could be seen dribbling the ball past the GHC team defenders, creating plays and scoring opportunities.

What it's like to be me...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With a track record of 32 300s, Patrick Yates is a bowler who balances school and his favorite pastime with hopes of one day trying to go professional.

"I started bowling when I was eight years old," Yates said. "The reason I kept bowling was because I kept getting better at it, and people respected me for my skill.

GHTV produces a variety of programs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Georgia Highlands' television studio at the Heritage Hall Annex is filled with enough switches to make it appear confusing, but Jeff Brown, GHC director of e-learning, makes production look easy. With the press of a few buttons, it is lights, camera, action at GHTV.

Simple kindness pays off at Mandalay Bay

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hubby and I were living in upstate New York and looking forward to our trip to Las Vegas for a convention.

Through a comedy of errors we arrived about 2 a.m. We were dismayed to find that our room at Mandalay Bay had been given away!

We were so tired from our long day of travel, and we visibly slumped when the desk clerk informed us of this news.

Blame does not solve a crisis, solutions do

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oftentimes when things get rough it is almost instinctual to look for someone to blame.

When the blame game begins students often turn their heads to the people above them- the principals, the presidents- and lay the blame in their hands.

But what happens when those hands are tied and the decisions administration is forced to make are ones they adamantly and openly oppose?

The answers to these questions will inevitably unfold in the coming months and years as Georgia Highlands College scrambles to save the vision and ideals that are the very backbone of this institution, ideals that are currently at risk because the overbearing Georgia Legislature is reaching into the pocket of education to avoid the tax increases that would consequently endanger re-election.