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Augusta State campus prepares for a once in a decade visit for accreditation
As the spring 2012 semester starts to get underway for Augusta State University, faculty members are preparing for a visit from the Commission on Colleges Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). This visit is one that occurs every 10 years, when SACS comes to visit the school for reaffirmation of its accreditation, said Raymond [...]
eBooks available for students in library
Reese Library is not responding to the growing eBooks craze sitting down. Kyle McCarrell, Augusta State University’s acquisitions and cataloging librarian, said the library now has approximately 60,000 to 65,000 eBooks that are available for students to download to eReader devices. “We have purchased an Adobe content server, and if you set up Adobe Digital [...]
Bringing light to energy-saving ideas
One Physical Plant employee works hard to implement energy saving ideas in order to cut down on unnecessary consumption. Bill Sealey described himself as a man who has experienced the work-world from the bottom up. He graduated from Hephzibah High School and began taking classes at Aiken Technical College. After Aiken Technical College, he began [...]
Students return from break to an announcement of a new university
This is not about having an overgrown academic health center, an overgrown health sciences university. This is not about having a liberal arts program that simply becomes maculated; this is about a new university,” said President Ricardo Azziz at the assembly Jan. 12 regarding the newly announced merger. Questions rang from all sides of the [...]
Student Activities announce events, no activities to be cut by merger
A block party concert featuring Hip-Hop artist Jus Nice and information sessions showcasing campus organizations are just a few of the many planned events announced by Student Activities, Jan. 10, as part of their spring schedule. The Office of Student Activities spent the previous year attending conferences, meeting with students and reviewing budgets to form [...]
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Arts & Life
Tattoo community embraces Friday the 13th
Posted on 18 January 2012
Black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13 are just some of the many symbols in American culture that are considered to be a ‘misfortune’ or ‘bad luck.’ However, in the world of tattooing, the number 13 takes on a favorable and long-standing tradition. Every Friday the 13th, tattoo enthusiasts flock to their local tattoo [...] Continue Reading
Opinion
My Grudge is Against the School Supply Makers
Posted on 17 January 2012
It’s the start of a new semester and time for me to get some things off of my chest. This time I am looking at you, school supply manufacturers. This semi-annual problem of mine really starts when registration week rolls around for the upcoming semester. Being that I am doing everything in my power to [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Life
Winter fashion trend report
Posted on 17 January 2012
From the hallways to the runways, when the cool air flutters through the strands of your uninviting darker hair, it can only mean one thing: Winter fashion has finally arrived. Whether you’re reading Vogue, Elle, or obsessing over a trendy fashion blog, you’ll notice one thing about winter fashion… it will inevitably be bounded to [...] Continue Reading
Opinion
Hospitality Has Its Limits
Posted on 17 January 2012
I wait tables for a “living.” It is a means to an end, and I have some fairly entertaining stories to accompany my years in the food service industry. I am saving those for a book I’d like to write one day. The following will give you a brief glimpse into some of the experiences [...] Continue Reading
