The Bent Tree - August Print Edition

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www.benttreenews.org August 2011CSU’s Student Newspaper

Volume 45 • Issue 01

I Shop....?The University Bookstore gets a

new name. Find out more inside.Photos, page 5

Party for GoodFreshmen kick off the new school year with

Convocation and “Party for Good”.Photos, page 4

Welcome Back New Students!

As a student run publication, our goal is to entertain, educate and inform the campus, while also providing an opportunity for students to develop and enhance their journalistic skills. We strive to promote balanced reporting, while offering a platform for students to share opinions and concerns with the

student body.

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August 2011 / VOL. 45 • ISSUE 01

Survival GuideSpecial ThankS To

Clayton State University Athleticsfor the use of the Loch logo for

our front cover art.

conTribuTorS To ThiS ediTion

Charmaine BlairRebekah Farmer

The Department of Campus LifeThe Department of Recreation and

Wellness

layouT and Techniacl direcTion

Avery Davis

FaculTy adviSor

Dr. Randy Clark [email protected]

STudenT Media adviSor

Jennifer [email protected]

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Helpful Tips for New StudentsStaff Reports

We know that it can sometimes be difficult for new students to navigate their way through the first few weeks of school. So we, the staff at The Bent Tree, have compiled a list of a few things that might help you out:

Laker ID Card

Your Laker ID card gets you everywhere at Clayton State. It is used for the cafeteria if you have purchased a meal plan, for making cop-ies through the university’s Smart Print service, as well as checking out materials at the Library. You need it to log in so that you can be seen in Financial Aid office, the HUB, and health clinic. Students wishing to use the weight room/gym and the game room in the Student Activities Center must present their Laker ID. Your Laker ID also helps you get into the dorms.Those students not living in the dorms cannot get in without their Laker ID. If your Laker ID is damaged, it will be replaced at no charge. However, if it is lost, students must pay a $5 fee. The Laker ID office is located beside the cafeteria in the University Center. It is open 8 a.m. — 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Fridays. The office is closed Saturday and Sunday. Their phone number is 678-466-4215.

Traffic Stuff

Parking passes are required if you want to park at Clayton State without getting a ticket. Parking passes can be picked up on the second floor of the Student Center building at the Public Safety window. There is usually a line, but if you can, expedite the prcoess by bringing your car in-formation (make, model) and license plate num-ber. Residents of the dorms get a different color sticker than commuters and also fill out a different form, so please specify that information upon arrival. This is also where you would pay a ticket if you were unlucky enough to receive one. Having outstanding tickets can lead to problems later, like preventing you from seeing your final grades for the semester or preventing you from registering for classes next semester. This is also

true for outstanding late fees on books checked out in the library. You can reach Public Safety at this number: 678-466-4050.

Health Services

Feeling ill or just want to get a check-up? University Health Services is located on the second floor of the Student Center, where students can get a range of tests run for a reasonable fee. Your Laker ID card must be shown for you to be seen. Appointments are appreciate for services like immunizations and lab draws, but “walk-ins” are accepted for accute illness. Health Services is open from 7 a.m. until 6:15 p.m Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. until 3:15 on Fridays and 7 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. on Saturdays (while classes are in session). They are closed on Sundays. Their phone number is 678-466-4944.

Dental Hygeine Clinic

Students can get routine cleanings and other minor dental work performed at the Dental Hygeine Clinic. Students must make an appoint-ment, either by phone or in person. New students must make at least two appointments (one for consultation and one for the service). Students in the Dental Hygiene Pro-gram perform the services under the supervision a dental hygiene program faculty member. The clin-ic is open 9 a.m. until noon and 1 p.m. — 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Their phone number is 678-466-4920.

Attendance

Attendance at Clayton State is impor-tant and required. There are circumstances that prevent a student from attending class, but if you miss more than 6 scheduled classes in a course, you can be dropped from it. Attending the first week of class is crucial. If you miss either of the first two scheduled meeting days for a class you are dropped immediately. So be aware of how many times you get sick this semester.

Social Life

Social events are always happening at Clayton State. Fraternities and Sororities host parties and social outings for new and returning

students to mingle. They also host functions to help raise donations for respected organizations. There are other campus groups that adhere to spe-cific hobbies or interests, such as the Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA), the Gay-Straight Alli-ance (GSA), Clayton State Internet Radio (CSIR), Clayton State Television (CSTV), and The Bent Tree. All three media outlets are student-run. If you are interested in any of these or-ganizations, you can contact someone from the or-ganization or someone in Campus Life: 678-466-LIFE (5433). For more information on Clayton State Student Media, contact Student Media Advisor: Jennifer DeMond: 678-466-5427.

The Loch Shop

Don’t let the title throw you off. The Loch Shop is a one-stop-shop for your school sup-plies. The recently re-named bookstore is now larger, brighter, and more customer friendly. The bookstore nows sells clothing, snacks, popular lit-erature (like Harry Potter and Twlight), as well as all of your course books, Scantrons, and other class essentials. The Loch Shop is also offering special discounts and goodies for the first week of class. The Loch Shop is located on the first floor of the Student Center. It is open 8 a.m. - 6 pm. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Loch Shop is closed Saturday and Sunday. Their phone number is 678-466-4220.

Center for Academic Success

Kick the semester off well by starting good study habits now. Don’t wait until midterm and panic. If you need help studying, don’t be afraid to ask. The Center for Academic Success will begin to offer tutoring starting August 22. The Center for Academic Success offers tutoring for most courses and can help you find the resources you need to success in your classes. The Center is located on the first floor of the library. Their hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Friday. The Center is closed Sat-urday and Sunday. Their phone number is 678-466-4070.

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By Charmaine Blair Staff Writer

Pursuing a co l lege degree can be a very daunt ing task and i t s ge ts even harder i f you a l so have to jugg le a fami ly and a fu l l t ime job but i t ’ s not impos -s ib le . The secret to a success fu l co l lege career i s to es tab l i sh a few s imple gu ide -l ines . First , know what you want and set some goals. You wouldn ’ t take to t r ip to a fore ign country wi th do ing some re -search , l earning to speak a few v i ta l words or phrases or perus ing a map o f sa id country . So why would you under -take the monumenta l task o f a t tend -ing co l lege wi thout hav ing some idea o f what you want to accompl ish . Have an idea o f what career path you intend to take and pursue a degree that wi l l gu ide you down that path . Knowing where you want to end up i s v i ta l to a good beg inning and th is wi l l a l so prevent you f rom changing ma -jors every couple o f semesters , los ing t ime and va luable credi t hours . Second, you have to do your homework – l i teral ly and f igura-t ively.

I am sure when you dec ided to a t tend co l lege you knew i t wasn ’ t go ing to be easy . Your degree wi l l not be hand -ed to you on a s i lver p la t ter . I t wi l l re -quire sacr i f i ce , determinat ion , and hard work on your par t . Be prepared for c lass and com -municate wi th your professors i f you are hav ing any problems. Your professors are smart , but they are not mind read -ers . Third, be very careful whose advice you heed. Don ’ t put much fa i th in the words o f someone who spends more t ime on her c lo thes and soc ia l ca lendar than she does on her schoolwork . I put o f f tak ing one o f my core c lasses for severa l semesters because a few people I ta lked to sa id the professor was the c loses t th ing to Satan ’s spawn s ince Hi t ler . When I f ina l ly worked up the nerve to take the c lass I found the professor to be the exact oppos i te o f what she was made out to be . She was knowledgeable , wi t ty , and very accom -modat ing . Sure her f ina ls had 200 p lus quest ions but a l though I ’m no math whiz I would pre fer to take an exam where each quest ion was worth a mere ha l f a po int as opposed to f ive po ints or more

as I could get more wrong answers and s t i l l score a pret ty decent grade . Surround yourse l f wi th knowl -edgeable people . Last, you need to have bal-ance or you wil l have a breakdown. The weeks leading up to the s tar t o f my f reshman year I gave up te le -v is ion . No more Desperate Housewives or Grey ’ s Anatomy. I wanted to concen -t ra te a l l my e f for ts on my s tudies and would a l low no t ime for d is t rac t ions . I was a parent and a fu l l t ime employee , so adding fu l l t ime s tudent to the l i s t would leave no t ime for t r iv ia l indul -gences . B ig Mis take . With in weeks I was in the counse l ing o f f i ce bawl ing l ike a cow, hav ing cracked under the pressures o f fami ly , school , and work . We a l l need our da i ly f i l l – junk food for the bra in - t ime to unwind and le t go o f everyth ing scholar ly . Remember co l lege i s on ly a few years o f your l i f e , not near ly as horr i -ble as h igh school . I t can ac tua l ly be a p leasant l earning exper ience i f your es -tab l i sh a few s imple gu ide l ines to ensure that you come out bet ter than you went in .

College Students’ Survival TipsBy Rebekah Farmer Staff Writer

Clayton State University students travel through Clayton County and the city of Morrow daily, but few students know who these areas are named after. Morrow, GA is named after Radford E. Morrow, who owned an acre of land at the intersection of Morrow Road and Highway 54. Clayton County is named after Augustine Smith Clayton. Clayton was a federal judge and a member of the House of Representa-tives. These historic men lived completely different lives. Morrow owned a tannery and made his living creating clothing and shoes for the locals. A tannery is where leather garments are made. He was not active in the armed services; however, he did witness the dev-astation of the Confederate War. Morrow’s house was burned during General Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” In 1870, Morrow deeded the land to the city board of trustees, and the

What’s in a name?

Morrow continued on page 8

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New Student Convocation...

Left side from the Top:

F a c u l t y l i n e t h e w a l k w a y o u t o f S p i v e y H a l l a n d a p -p l a u d t h e n e w s t u d e n t s a f t e r C o n v o c a t i o n .

F a c u l t y s i t w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s a t t h e l u n c h e o n f o l l o w i n g t h e C o n v o c a t i o n c e r e m o n y.

F a c u l t y, s t a f f , a n d n e w s t u d e n t s e n j o y t h e l u n c h b u f f e t f o l l o w i n g C o n v o c a t i o n .

Above:

S t u d e n t s c o m p l e t e s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y a t t h e P a r t y f o r G o o d .

PhOtOS by JEnnIfEr DEmOnD/thE bEnt trEE

And Party for Good



I Shop The Loch Shop:Extreme Makeover Bookstore Edition

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T h e n e w L a k e r s ’ l o g o a d o r n s t h e s i g n f o r t h e r i b b o n c u t t i n g .

A c l o s e - u p o f o n e o f t h e s i g n s i n t h e s h o p .

B o o k s t o r e m a n a g e r, D a r i u s D a v i s , p u l l s d o w n t h e p l a s t i c t o r e v e a l t h e n e w n a m e o f t h e B o o k s t o r e .

P r e s i d e n t H y n e s a n d t h e L o c h S h o p t e a m p r e p a r e t o c u t t h e r i b b o n t o o f f i c i a l l y o p e n t h e L o c h S h o p t o t h e p u b l i c .


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Fall Sports Calendar(home games in bold)

Women’s Soccer

Sept. 3 @ Kennesaw State 6 p.m.Sept. 5 Palm Beach 1 p.m.Sept. 8 @ young harris 4 p.m.Sept. 11 West Alabama 2 p.m. Sept. 14 @ West Georgia 7 p.m.Sept. 17 @ Lander 1 p.m.Sept. 24 @ Armstrong Atlantic 3:30 p.m.Sept. 28 North Georgia 5 p.m.Oct. 1 Georgia College 5 p.m.Oct. 5 @ montevallo 5 p.m. (CDt)Oct. 8 @ reinhardt 3 p.m.Oct. 12 Georgia Southwestern 5 p.m.Oct. 15 UNC Pembroke 5 p.m.Oct. 19 Columbus State 7 p.m.Oct. 22 @ flagler 5 p.m.Oct. 26 Alabama-Huntsville 5 p.m.Oct. 29 @ USC Aiken 5 p.m.nov. 1-6 Peach belt Conference tournament

Cross Country

Sept. 2 Struts Season Opener (Jacksonville State) - men Oxford, AL 5:30 p.m. (Central time)Sept. 10 Georgia SW remembrance run (Georgia Southwestern) - Women Americus, GA 10 a.m.Sept. 17 Georgia State Invitational (Georgia State) hampton, GA 9 a.m.Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic Louisville, Ky tbA Oct. 8 foothills Invitational (Jacksonville State) Oxford, AL 9:15 a.m. (Central time)Oct. 22 Peach belt Conference Championship Aiken, SC 10 a.m.nov. 5 nCAA Division II Southeast regional Charlotte, nC 9 a.m.nov. 19 nCAA Divsion II national Championships Spokane, WA 1 p.m. (Pacific time)

Clayton State University Men’s Golf and Men’s Soccer team schedules were not available via the Clayton State University Athletics website at time of print. Please check the Clayton State Univer-sity Athletics website for more information regard-ing Sports Fall schedule: athletics.clayton.edu

The Service Learning Series is a two-part civic engagement program developed to the connect concepts and theories learned in the class-room with practical application. Each month the Service Learning Series will confront a different criti-cal community need and induce stu-dents to think constructively about social injustices from a scholarly perspective prior to actually engag-ing in community service that ad-dresses the issue.

Part 1 - Students will have the op-portunity to interact with faculty members who will facilitate thought-provoking conversation on the monthly community need topic.

Part 2 - Students will then take a hands-on approach to addressing the issue by volunteering on the Saturday following each discus-sion.

FALL SEMESTER SERVICE LEARNING CALENDARSeptember Focus – Public HealthFaculty/Student Discussion–Thursday September 15 11:30 – 12:30 UC Room 268 Volunteer Service Project–Saturday September 17 9:00 – 2:00 Global Soap Project Warehouse

www.globalsoap.orgOctober Focus – Disability AwarenessFaculty/Student Discussion-Thursday October 20 11:30-12:30 UC Room 268 Volunteer Service Project-Saturday October 22 9:00 – 2:00 Reece Center for Handicapped Horsemanship http://reececenter.orgNovember Focus – Hunger/Homeless AwarenessFaculty/Student Discussion-Thursday November 17 11:30-12:30 UC Room 268 Volunteer Service Event–Friday November 18 – Saturday November 19 SAC Green



Clockwise from Top:

S t u d e n t s c h e c k i n a t t h e d e s k t o g e t t h e i r r o o m a s -s i g n m e n t s f o r C l a y t o n S t a t i o n .

S t u d e n t s u n p a c k t h e i r c a r s t o m o v e i n t o t h e r e s i -d e n c e h a l l s n o w o w n e d b y C l a y t o n S t a t e .

S t u d e n t s s i t i n t h e c l u b h o u s e o f C l a y t o n S t a t i o n , w a i t i n g f o r t h e i r k e y s t o b e c u t .

Tw o s t u d e n t s m o v e t h e i r c l o t h e s a n d d i s h e s i n .


Moving in to Clayton Station


Name of Event Start Date Days of the Week/Beginning

Time

King of The Court ** TBA TBA/ 6:00 pm

Freshmen Frenzy ** TBA TBA/ 5:00 pm

Kickball August 29th M at 6:00 pm

Flag Football August 30th T & R at 7:00 pm

Powder Puff August 30th T & R at 7:00 pm

Tennis August 31st W at 4:00 pm

Dodgeball August 31st W at 5:00 pm

Indoor Soccer October 10th Mat 7:00 pm

Volleyball October 13th T & R at 7:00 pm

Three vs. Three Basketball October 26th W at 7:00 pm

Spades *** November 11th R at 7:00 pm

Dodgeball January 23rd M & F at 5:00pm

4 vs. 4 Volleyball January 24th T & R at 6:00 pm

5 vs. 5 Basketball February 16th T & R at 7:00 pm

Cornhole Tournament ** February 20th M at 5:00 pm

7 vs. 7 Soccer February 22nd Wat 6:00 pm

NIRSA DAY ** TBA TBA

Whiffle Ball March 5th M 6pm‐ 8pm

NCAA Pick Em * TBA T at 6:00 pm

Softball March 20th T & R at 7:00 pm

4 vs. 4 Flag Football March 21st M & W at 7:00 pm

Trivia * TBA TBA

Clayton State Inturmals Fall Calendar

from page 3Morrow

rest, as they say is history. Clayton’s life was more interest-ing than Morrow’s. Clayton was a federal judge that fought for states’ rights and for nullification of unfair federal laws. Dur-ing his lifetime he served in the Georgia State Senate, the Georgia General Assem-bly, and practiced law in Athens, Georgia.

Clayton was not originally from Georgia, he was from Fredricksburg, Virginia. While serving as a judge, Clayton created poli-cies and defended state polices. He sup-ported Georgia laws that benefited resi-dents, and for this reason, 19 years after his death, Clayton County was named after him.

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