Showing posts with label holly hess. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holly hess. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Magazine Cover
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Story 2 Final
Glory Bound
Dark figures dart across an open field under the brightly lit night sky. The melodic “chirp, chirp” of crickets, combined with the “croak, croak” of bullfrogs sets the pace for these runaway slaves. Tonight they run to the next safe house - a white farmers home providing shelter to any and all slaves that are glory bound.
A cloud of young voices fills the air as students eagerly await their journey. It’s Feb. 22, 2011, at the University of Georgia in the Reed Hall lobby. Students- young, old, white, black and other, have gathered to participate in a desegregation event on UGA’s campus that aims to educate students about the difficulties and achievements of minorities in the past, especially linked with the Underground Railroad.
Azura Morgan, Residence Hall Director, says the Glory Bound event “is an interactive journey through the underground railroad.” She hopes this event will help students celebrate desegregation at UGA by highlighting one of the many struggles that African American people have survived. Risking personal safety, enduring hardship and striving for “something more” are characteristics of both the slavery struggle and the struggle to end segregation according to Morgan.
As students clamor into a line, The UGA Reed Community and Reed Community Council are working behind the scenes to make this event successful. “Journey guides” welcome students into Reed Hall, and then lead them on a journey through various rooms, each encompassing a certain aspect of the Underground Railroad.
The first stop, a dark and dreary study room that serves as the basement of a farmer’s safe house. The runaway slaves (Glory Bound participants) were given a bag of food by the farmer and his wife, expected to last for days. The bag consisted of one not-so-tasty roll, a handful of trail mix and two pieces of beef jerky.
Just as participants were getting into the notion of sneaking around for their livelihood, they are lead through the halls into another multi-purpose room - this time a story and quilt reading session to point slaves toward the drinking gourd. The gourd (a constellation in the sky) meant glory and freedom, according to the older widow teaching participants how to notice its’ signs. Slaves used to create quilts with special patterns, encoded with directions to safe houses, and ultimately to freedom.
Participants continue their journey onward through the thick of the forest (really just outside next to some bushes) to the next safe house. Suddenly two frustrated and racist farmers start chasing the students while yelling hurtful words. Luckily, everyone was able to get away and arrived at the next stop, where participants were encouraged by Harriet Tubman herself. She pushed them to continue on and endure the struggles that come with slavery.
Lastly, participants walk to the final stop where they are sung to as congratulations for making it to freedom. The 20 minute journey through the interactive Underground Railroad exposed students to situations that runaway slaves might have encountered.
Residence Hall Director, Morgan, says, “The way the program was set up allowed people the chance to reflect and share on their experiences and the experiences of those who were part of the underground railroad. Because of this format, participants had the opportunity to appreciate different experiences and opinions.
One student and participant, Tosca Morgan, said “the event allowed me to think as a runaway slave. Since I am African American, I thought about what I would have done if I was a slave. Would I have run away or stayed?”
Glory Bound was created as a way for students to interact with the history of the Underground Railroad. The journey through Reed Hall was a re-creation of a past environment for students could really sense what it was like to be a part of the Underground Railroad.
Reed Community Residence Assistant and Glory Bound actor Nathan Nerswick said, “It helped me realize the tremendous achievement people overcame to be free.” Nerswick believes Glory Bound is an innovative and interactive way to help educate individuals about why the Underground Railroad and its participants were important.
The University of Georgia is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Desegregation in many ways. Glory Bound aimed to help people realize the difficulties of fighting for freedom so that they may appreciate the freedoms we have today, says Morgan. The Reed Community decided to make this an annual event as an important reminder to everyone involved, that freedom wasn’t and isn’t free.
Friday, April 8, 2011
I will always feed
This is a super intense story done on a debilitating disease. It shows a lot of emotion, you hear a lot of strife and you feel as if you're burdened with this disease for the duration of the video. Video is a strong communicator. Often times we use it in light hearted ways, which is good, but here's a tear-jerker.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Glory Bound
Dark figures dart across an open field under the brightly lit night sky. The melody of “cricket, cricket,” combined with the croaking of bullfrogs sets the pace for these runaway slaves. Tonight they run to the next safe house - a white farmers family housing any and all slaves that are glory bound.
A cloud of young voices suddenly rushes into your ears and brings you back to reality- it’s the 22nd of February in the year 2011, at the University of Georgia, in Athens, Ga. and you’re in the Reed Hall. You aren’t in the bayou of Louisiana watching runaway slaves head towards “safety.” You are participating in a Desegregation event on UGA’s campus that aims to educate students about the difficulties and achievements of minorities in the past, especially linked with the Underground Railroad.
The vivid imagery you just experienced was a re-creation of the Underground Railroad made possible by the UGA Reed Community and Reed Community Council. They welcomed students into Reed Hall, and led them on a journey through rooms, each encompassing a certain aspect of the Underground Railroad.
The first stop, a dark and dreary study room, served as the basement of a farmer’s safe house. The runaway slaves (Glory Bound participants) where given a bag of food by the farmer and his wife, expected to last for days. The bag consisted of one roll, a handful of trail mix and a piece of beef jerky.
Just as participants were getting into the notion of sneaking around for their livelihood, they were led through the halls into another multi-purpose room - this time a story and quilt reading session to point slaves toward the drinking gourd. The gourd (a constallation in the sky) meant glory and freedom, so the older women taught the participants how to follow its signs. Slaves use to create quilts with certain patterns, encoded with directions to safe houses, and ultimately to freedom.
Participants continued their journey onward to the next safe house, but had to walk outside to do so. They were startled and then chased by two frustrated farmers. Luckily, everyone was able to get away and arrived at the next stop, where participants where encouraged by Harriet Tubman’s remarkable speech.
Next they moved to the final stop where they were sung to as congratulations for making it to freedom. The entire time, students where exposed to thoughts and experiences similar to what run-away slaves might have experienced.
Glory Bound was created as a way for students to interact with the history of the Underground Railroad. The journey through Reed Hall was a small way to create an environment in which students could really sense what it was like to be a part of the Underground Railroad.
Reed Community Residence Assistant and Glory Bound actor Nathan Nerswick said, “It helped me realize the tremendous achievement people overcame to be free.” Nerswick believes Glory Bound is an innovative and interactive way to help educate individuals about why the Underground Railroad and its participants were important.
The University of Georgia is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Desegregation in many ways. Glory Bound certainly contributed to the celebration of freedom and change in numerous ways.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Villareal vs. Boortz..vs the Red & Black
Last semester I was in an editorial writing class with Professor Fink. We were encouraged to write editorial pieces on subjects that we felt strongly about, or rather, formed an opinion about and where willing to share it. One day in particular, my classmate, to my immediate right, decided to write a column titled, "Think before you shop at Wal-Mart." Her column wasn't super outlandish, just a little bit on the liberal side. She had one sentence that could've been interpreted the wrong way if she wasn't there to explain it (which she wasn't given that it was published in a newspaper).
With that being said, Neal Boortz, a super conservative radio talk show host, tore her article TO PIECES. And to Villareal's dismay, he harped on that one, unclear statement. She was emotionally scared because of all the mean things he said about her personally - a measly student just doing what she was told to receive an A in the class. Side note: he didn't really argue against her, he just bashed her for who he perceived her to be.
So none of this in unethical so far (except the lack of judgment on Boortz's part). The ethics aspect really comes in to play now. The Red and Black got so much hate mail that they decided to put a disclaimer in the Opinion Meter, and this is what it said:
With that being said, Neal Boortz, a super conservative radio talk show host, tore her article TO PIECES. And to Villareal's dismay, he harped on that one, unclear statement. She was emotionally scared because of all the mean things he said about her personally - a measly student just doing what she was told to receive an A in the class. Side note: he didn't really argue against her, he just bashed her for who he perceived her to be.
So none of this in unethical so far (except the lack of judgment on Boortz's part). The ethics aspect really comes in to play now. The Red and Black got so much hate mail that they decided to put a disclaimer in the Opinion Meter, and this is what it said:
NEAL BOORTZ COVERS OPINIONS
Who knew the Talkmaster reads The Red & Black? Radio host Neal Boortz criticized a column by Crystal Villarreal during Thursday’s broadcast — and we think that’s pretty cool, regardless of the differing personal political philosophies of the editorial board. Finally, a note to the listeners who called and e-mailed letters of support or criticism regarding the column: Villarreal is not on our staff. Please direct all angry correspondence to her.
So just because you're not on staff with a newspaper, and they don't necessarily agree with your content, means they're going to leave you hanging out to dry on your own? I dont' see how this is ethical. If a publisher thought there was enough valuable content in the article to publish it, they should at least stand by it on the grounds that it's a contributing journalistic piece. The nature of editorial writing is often times controversial. And creating a sound argument either for or against a cause, is a feat in and of itself. I understand she was not on staff, but to throw her under the bus like that was definitely uncalled for.
I think the Red and Black should've said something along the lines of "thank you Villareal for sparking conversation, across generations, about an important topic (because that's what journalism is for!)"
I think the Red and Black should've said something along the lines of "thank you Villareal for sparking conversation, across generations, about an important topic (because that's what journalism is for!)"
Monday, March 21, 2011
Ms. Sandra's Love
Ms. Sandra’s Love
As students push their way through the double doors into UGA’s Snelling Dining Commons, welcoming shouts of “Come on in darlin.” “Hello sweet pea!” and “How are you doin boo?” ring through the air. At the cashier turnstile stands a short African-American woman clothed in an over-sized hunter green polo shirt, with embroidery reading “The University of Georgia” (complete with the arch logo), and “Food Services” below that in white lettering. On the opposite side, she wears a name badge that reads, “Ms. Sandra Patterson, Cashier-Snelling.”
She smiles broadly revealing a large, yet perfect gap between her two front teeth. Bangs hang just above her eyebrows, and her neatly combed hair is shoulder length. Snelling’s soul and many students mom-away-from-home, stands right in front of me sipping on cranberry juice from a UGA Food Services mug.
Raised by her father and grandmother, the South Carolina native has bittersweet memories of childhood with her nine sisters. She commends her father on a job well done. “He was one in a million,” she said.
Her family relocated to Athens, Ga. when she was 6 years old. She was educated through the Athens-Clarke County school system and graduated from Clarke Central High School in 1978. “I was pretty much a quiet girl,” she said. “Because there was so many of us, I didn’t get to do much.”
Ms. Sandra began her adult life at the age of 18, when she got married. At the time, she was working at a children’s daycare center. She somberly remembers coming out of work for three years to care for her newborn. When she went back to work, reporting though to a different place.
“When I first started here, I wasn’t a cashier,” she said. I was on the main line and a salad maker.”
She moved around campus a bit to The Bulldog Café and other campus eateries. She came back to Snelling though, “because this was home,” she said pointing passionately to table we sat at.
Speaking of the “home” suddenly makes her cheeks perk up and eyes brighten as she states that she’s the proud mother of three and a grandmother to five. “I love children” she said, “that’s my main focus.”
Ms. Sandra says her love for children is “probably because my mom died when I was small and who ever takin’ care of you, they don’t take care of you like mom.” Looking downward yet smiling, she said, “that’s probably part of my life I’m missing, so I try to take it up now, and give. And I enjoy it too.”
Giving is the most important part of Ms. Sandra’s cashier position. She works Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. most days, including some Saturdays. On average, she greets 2,400 students a day, according to the Executive Director of Food Services, J. Michael Floyd. Ms. Sandra beams joy into student’s lives daily with her upbeat personality and warm greetings. She gets that joy “from God.” “He’s the one keeping me happy [and] making sure I have it in me to give out to others.”
Students pass through the turnstiles and immediately she reigns them in for a hug. Not one person walks by Ms. Sandra without being touched emotionally or hugged physically. Some students even stop to share their problems such as, “I’m not getting A’s Ms. Sandra,” in which she replies, “uh ah, we can’t have that,” and proceeds to examine the problem further.
She’s more than a cashier to most students at UGA, including a recent alum, Chris LeCraw, creator of the Facebook group, “I love Sandra the Snelling Dining Hall Lady” which now has 3,149 members. Respect and appreciation for Ms. Sandra runs deep through bulldog blood. “No matter how I felt before entering Snelling, I couldn’t help but walk away feeling happier after seeing Ms. Sandra,” he said. He remembers, she “would ask me about my classes, how I was feeling, girls I was dating, etc.” LeCraw is just one of the many students who formed a friendship with Ms. Sandra over the years he spent here at UGA.
Tim Felz, a fifth year senior from Augusta, Ga. will always have fond memories of Ms. Sandra. Felz recently invited Ms. Sandra to attend a Phi Slam party, a Christian organization he is affiliated with. Ms. Sandra went to the party, and according to Felz, not only danced the night away, but also called out students by name to compliment them on their dance moves. Felz said he’s gone through various phases while in college, but has always felt loved and encouraged by Ms. Sandra. Felz also said that he noticed Ms. Sandra treated other students with “the same genuineness and authenticity that she did me.”
Floyd spoke of UGA alumnus memories pertaining to Ms. Sandra: “when they think of their four years at UGA, they’ll remember Ms. Sandra because she’s the lady at Snelling that made them feel at home.” Floyd also notices that, “it’s the joy that her customers show her, that is her paycheck.” Ms. Sandra is not only appreciated by the study body for her loving character, but also by her coworkers at Snelling.
Although unnoticed formally as part of University of Georgia’s desegregation movement, Ms. Sandra is one of the biggest contributors to change for the good. She has been a Snelling employee for 22 years, Ms. Sandra has never let an opportunity to greet students pass her by. The instant she lays eyes on a student, she begins to care for them as her own, regardless of their race, color, ethnicity or creed. “She looks past appearance,” said Felz.
Ms. Sandra’s self-made goal is to “make sure everybody feels comfortable so they’ll want to stay here.” Through her hugs, kisses and warm phrases, she offers the UGA student body a most unusual love, a blind love. Succinctly put by Felz, “at UGA, there’s a lady who loves all, and her name is Ms. Sandra.”
Monday, March 7, 2011
My Dream Job
I don't know that I can narrow it down to ONE dream job. However, on my resume, my long-range goal is: To be a successful travel writer and photographer for National Geographic. Also to own my own greenhouse, nursery and organic farm.
I would also love to be a Patagonia Ambassador, doing something really awesome outside and getting paid for it.
Either of these goals would really make me happy. And that's my real dream: to be happy doing whatever it is I'm doing. I can speculate as to what that will be a couple years down the road, but the things that make you happy, change as you do.
Ultimately, I want to get paid to travel. End of story.
I would also love to be a Patagonia Ambassador, doing something really awesome outside and getting paid for it.
Either of these goals would really make me happy. And that's my real dream: to be happy doing whatever it is I'm doing. I can speculate as to what that will be a couple years down the road, but the things that make you happy, change as you do.
Ultimately, I want to get paid to travel. End of story.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Ms. Sandra's Love
As students push their way through the double doors into UGA’s Snelling Dining Commons, welcoming shouts of “come on in darlin,” “hello sweet pea!” and “How are you doin boo?” ring through the air. At the cashier turnstile stands a short African-American woman clothed in an over-sized hunter green polo shirt, with embroidery reading “The University of Georgia” (complete with the arch logo), and “Food Services” below that in white lettering. On the opposite side, she wears a name badge that reads, “Ms. Sandra Patterson, Cashier-Snelling.” She smiles broadly revealing a large, yet perfect gap between her two front teeth. Bangs hang just above her eyebrows, and her neatly combed hair is shoulder length. Snelling’s soul and many students mom-away-from-home, stands right in front of me sipping on cranberry juice from a UGA Food Services mug.
She was raised by her father and grandmother, the South Carolina native has bittersweet memories childhood with her nine sisters. She commends her father on a job-well-done and comments, “He was one in a million.” Her family relocated to Athens, Ga. when she was six years old. She was educated through the Athens-Clarke County school system and graduated from Clarke Central High School in 1978. “I was pretty much a quiet girl,” she recalls, “because there was so many of us, I didn’t get to do much.”
Ms. Sandra began her adult life at the age of 18, when she got married. At the time, she was working at a children’s daycare center. She somberly remembers coming out of work for three years because of her newborn’s problematic heart condition. After her son’s recovery, she went back to work, reporting though to a different place. Ms. Sandra begins to smile, despite not feeling well, as she reminisces about her beginning days at Snelling: “When I first started here, I wasn’t a cashier. I was on the main line and a salad maker.” She then moved around campus a bit to The Bulldog Café and other campus eateries. She came back to Snelling though, “because this was home,” she says pointing passionately to table we sat at.
Speaking of the “home” suddenly makes her cheeks perk up and eyes brighten as she states that she’s the proud mother of three and a grandmother to five. “I love children” she says, “that’s my main focus.” Ms. Sandra says her love for children is “probably because my mom died when I was small and who ever takin care of you, they don’t take care of you like mom.” Looking downward yet smiling, she says “that’s probably part of my life I’m missing, so I try to take it up now, and give. And I enjoy it too.”
Giving is the most important part of Ms. Sandra’s cashier position. She works Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. most days, including some Saturdays. On average, she greets 2,400 students a day, according to the Executive Director of Food Services, J. Michael Floyd. Ms. Sandra beams joy into student’s lives daily with her up-beat personality and warm greetings. She gets that joy “from God” she says, “he’s the one keeping me happy [and] making sure I have it in me to give out to others.” Students pass through the turnstiles and immediately she reigns them in for a hug. Not one person walks by Ms. Sandra without being touched emotionally or hugged physically. Some students even stop to share their problems such as, “I’m not getting A’s Ms. Sandra,” in which she replies, “uh ah, we can’t have that,” and proceeds to examine the problem further.
She’s more than a cashier to most students at UGA, including a recent alum, Chris LeCraw, creator of the Facebook group, “I love Sandra the Snelling Dining Hall Lady” which now has 3,149 members. Respect and appreciation for Ms. Sandra runs deep through bulldog blood. LeCraw comments “no matter how I felt before entering Snelling, I couldn’t help but walk away feeling happier after seeing Miss Sandra.” LeCraw is just one of the many students who formed a friendship with Ms. Sandra over the years he spent here at UGA. He remembers, she “would ask me about my classes, how I was feeling, girls I was dating, etc.”
She blushes humbly as I remind her of the immense love UGA students feel towards her. Floyd spoke of UGA alumnus memories pertaining to Ms. Sandra: “when they think of their four years at UGA, they’ll remember Ms. Sandra because she’s the lady at Snelling that made them feel at home.” Floyd also notices that, “it’s the joy that her customers show her, that is her paycheck.” Ms. Sandra is not only appreciated by the study body for her loving character, but also by her coworkers at Snelling.
Although unnoticed formally as part of University of Georgia’s desegregation movement, Ms. Sandra is one of the biggest contributors to change for the good. She has been a Snelling employee for 22 years, Ms. Sandra has never let an opportunity to greet students pass her by. The instant she lays eyes on a student, she begins to care for them as her own, regardless of their race, color, ethnicity or creed. Ms. Sandra’s self-made goal is to “make sure everybody feels comfortable so they’ll want to stay here. “
What a remarkable spectacle it is to see Ms. Sandra, fleshing out love and joy into everyone’s day at the Snelling Dining Commons. The process of desegregation at the University of Georgia has been going on for 50 years now. With each day, Ms. Sandra furthers the cause, by spreading the same love and joy to all students and staff she comes in contact with.
Sources
Miss Sandra Patterson
Snelling Cashier
Phone: 706-201-0589
Chris LeCraw
UGA Alum
E-mail: clecraw@gmail.com
J. Michael Floyd
Executive Director of Food Services
Phone: (706) 542-1256
She was raised by her father and grandmother, the South Carolina native has bittersweet memories childhood with her nine sisters. She commends her father on a job-well-done and comments, “He was one in a million.” Her family relocated to Athens, Ga. when she was six years old. She was educated through the Athens-Clarke County school system and graduated from Clarke Central High School in 1978. “I was pretty much a quiet girl,” she recalls, “because there was so many of us, I didn’t get to do much.”
Ms. Sandra began her adult life at the age of 18, when she got married. At the time, she was working at a children’s daycare center. She somberly remembers coming out of work for three years because of her newborn’s problematic heart condition. After her son’s recovery, she went back to work, reporting though to a different place. Ms. Sandra begins to smile, despite not feeling well, as she reminisces about her beginning days at Snelling: “When I first started here, I wasn’t a cashier. I was on the main line and a salad maker.” She then moved around campus a bit to The Bulldog Café and other campus eateries. She came back to Snelling though, “because this was home,” she says pointing passionately to table we sat at.
Speaking of the “home” suddenly makes her cheeks perk up and eyes brighten as she states that she’s the proud mother of three and a grandmother to five. “I love children” she says, “that’s my main focus.” Ms. Sandra says her love for children is “probably because my mom died when I was small and who ever takin care of you, they don’t take care of you like mom.” Looking downward yet smiling, she says “that’s probably part of my life I’m missing, so I try to take it up now, and give. And I enjoy it too.”
Giving is the most important part of Ms. Sandra’s cashier position. She works Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. most days, including some Saturdays. On average, she greets 2,400 students a day, according to the Executive Director of Food Services, J. Michael Floyd. Ms. Sandra beams joy into student’s lives daily with her up-beat personality and warm greetings. She gets that joy “from God” she says, “he’s the one keeping me happy [and] making sure I have it in me to give out to others.” Students pass through the turnstiles and immediately she reigns them in for a hug. Not one person walks by Ms. Sandra without being touched emotionally or hugged physically. Some students even stop to share their problems such as, “I’m not getting A’s Ms. Sandra,” in which she replies, “uh ah, we can’t have that,” and proceeds to examine the problem further.
She’s more than a cashier to most students at UGA, including a recent alum, Chris LeCraw, creator of the Facebook group, “I love Sandra the Snelling Dining Hall Lady” which now has 3,149 members. Respect and appreciation for Ms. Sandra runs deep through bulldog blood. LeCraw comments “no matter how I felt before entering Snelling, I couldn’t help but walk away feeling happier after seeing Miss Sandra.” LeCraw is just one of the many students who formed a friendship with Ms. Sandra over the years he spent here at UGA. He remembers, she “would ask me about my classes, how I was feeling, girls I was dating, etc.”
She blushes humbly as I remind her of the immense love UGA students feel towards her. Floyd spoke of UGA alumnus memories pertaining to Ms. Sandra: “when they think of their four years at UGA, they’ll remember Ms. Sandra because she’s the lady at Snelling that made them feel at home.” Floyd also notices that, “it’s the joy that her customers show her, that is her paycheck.” Ms. Sandra is not only appreciated by the study body for her loving character, but also by her coworkers at Snelling.
Although unnoticed formally as part of University of Georgia’s desegregation movement, Ms. Sandra is one of the biggest contributors to change for the good. She has been a Snelling employee for 22 years, Ms. Sandra has never let an opportunity to greet students pass her by. The instant she lays eyes on a student, she begins to care for them as her own, regardless of their race, color, ethnicity or creed. Ms. Sandra’s self-made goal is to “make sure everybody feels comfortable so they’ll want to stay here. “
What a remarkable spectacle it is to see Ms. Sandra, fleshing out love and joy into everyone’s day at the Snelling Dining Commons. The process of desegregation at the University of Georgia has been going on for 50 years now. With each day, Ms. Sandra furthers the cause, by spreading the same love and joy to all students and staff she comes in contact with.
Sources
Miss Sandra Patterson
Snelling Cashier
Phone: 706-201-0589
Chris LeCraw
UGA Alum
E-mail: clecraw@gmail.com
J. Michael Floyd
Executive Director of Food Services
Phone: (706) 542-1256
Thursday, February 10, 2011
A look at Devin Webb
Here's my favorite photo of Devin. Even though it's pretty cheesy and staged, this is where she spends her time. I like the sense of place this gives. The gloomy weather takes the focus off everything else and places it on her. 
and here's my second favorite. She kind of gets lost in the midst of everything here, but pops out slightly because of her color. You could expand this analogy in so many ways, which is why I like it.
and here's my second favorite. She kind of gets lost in the midst of everything here, but pops out slightly because of her color. You could expand this analogy in so many ways, which is why I like it.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
brainstorming by holly
1) A story on Mary Frances Early, the first African American to recieve a degree from UGA.
2)Hamilton Holmes, the first African American male to study at UGA.
3)Charlayne Hunter, a very successful journalism graduate.
4) A story of all three people above and how they overcame the difficulties while here at UGA.
5)A story on how the desegregation movement started, how it launched and then was successful.
6) The first black athletes on campus and how they changed the college sports arena.
7) The formation of black sororities and fraternities. How they recruited new members, how many did they start with, what did they do together, ect.
8) What were dining areas like for these first African American students? What are some stories they can share about desegregation during its first moments?
9) How did the desegregation movement of UGA affect other universities in Georgia and around the country? Did it start a movement among high school as well?
10) When UGA started its desegregation movement, what was the rest of Georgia doing economically, socially, commercially, ect?
11) What has been the progression of black students here at UGA since the 1960s? (in percentages and numbers per year)
12) Some of the major accomplishments for UGA can be accredited to African Americans, what are those and how did they change UGA for the better?
2)Hamilton Holmes, the first African American male to study at UGA.
3)Charlayne Hunter, a very successful journalism graduate.
4) A story of all three people above and how they overcame the difficulties while here at UGA.
5)A story on how the desegregation movement started, how it launched and then was successful.
6) The first black athletes on campus and how they changed the college sports arena.
7) The formation of black sororities and fraternities. How they recruited new members, how many did they start with, what did they do together, ect.
8) What were dining areas like for these first African American students? What are some stories they can share about desegregation during its first moments?
9) How did the desegregation movement of UGA affect other universities in Georgia and around the country? Did it start a movement among high school as well?
10) When UGA started its desegregation movement, what was the rest of Georgia doing economically, socially, commercially, ect?
11) What has been the progression of black students here at UGA since the 1960s? (in percentages and numbers per year)
12) Some of the major accomplishments for UGA can be accredited to African Americans, what are those and how did they change UGA for the better?
holly s. hess autobiography
Well, in the midst of all these brainstorming ideas, here's my autobiography. I am a true southerner, born and raised in Augusta, Ga., the home of the Masters. And let me just go ahead and say, only a very small percentage of Augusta is as pretty as the Masters golf course. Anyways, at home, I lived with my brother, Drew, who is 25 and a blade engineer at Sikorksy (the company that makes the black hawk helicopter.) He's an awesome role model and we're really good friends that share many of the same passions. I also lived with my mom, a dental hygienist, and my dad, a medically retired engineer turned carpenter. Also with us, was a cat named Mooney, who has now passed, and a wonderful border collie named Lucky. She is brilliant, almost too brilliant.
Ok, so in high school I was a busy body, probably similar to most of my peers in this class- NHS, yearbook staffer, AP class taker, yada yada. I loved my high school days most because they were filled with sports and good friends. I ran cross-country, swam, and played soccer and tennis all four years while in high school. I was yearbook editor my senior year, but it was just more for fun than my love of journalism.
I came to UGA in 2007, before the massive student center was called the MLC, before Tate 2 existed, before we got new buses, before the economy sucked and before iphones and androids were popular. Yes, I feel old now.
I came to UGA thinking I'd like to study medicine, and went with that for a while. That thought stemmed from various medical mission trips to Spanish speaking countries, but turned out I liked the Spanish side of things more than the medicine. I struggled through my first semester in many ways. One positive thing I discovered during my first fall away from home, was my absolute love of photography. I started shooting macro (close-up) photos on a hiking trip to Panther Creek over fall break, and I was kind of good at it. From there, I started pursuing a career to do with photography. I weaseled my way into a film photography class in the art school and absolutely loved it.
At this point, I was pursuing a Spanish minor and an undecided major, which I stuck with until the Spring of my sophomore year. Then, really out of nowhere, I felt as if I was being led to get a degree in journalism, photojournalism specifically. Well, Grady doesn't offer that major, so I settled for a possible emphasis in photojournalism, applied to Grady, got in and started journalism classes the next fall. That summer though, I headed down to Argentina for two months to finish up my Spanish minor. I studied at the Universidad de Palermo en Buenos Aires for four week, three of which I was sick with the swine flu. Our classes got cut a week short and we were advised to return to the U.S. due to the swine flu outbreak. However, I had already planned to stay down there two extra weeks to tour the country with a friend. We made it three weeks and called it even. My adventures down there were absolutely amazing. If you want to hear some cool stories/see some neat pictures, just ask me.
SIDE NOTE: For most of freshman year, I dated a cute, witty and smart boy named Jim Gernatt. Then sophomore year, we took “a break.” When I came back from my summer in Argentina, I felt led to try dating Jim again (because we had both realized some important things while apart). This turned out to be a wonderful choice. We are still together today and have hopes of making things more permanent in the future. His is recent Terry alum, and is working in Vail, CO at Beaver Creek Resorts until April.
Ok, so back to fall of junior year: Grady classes started to enter my life and I liked it. I took an intro to horticulture class and liked it so much, I signed up for two more classes for the spring. I got way in over my head and loved it. Thus, my horticulture minor was born. Basically, I love plants, I love growing them and I love sharing them. I was so interested in being in the industry that I inquired about working at Trial Gardens on campus (behind Snelling). I was hired soon after and have been working there ever since.
This past summer, I spent my days laboring in the Trial Gardens over the perennials (plants that live on and on). It was a wonderful summer, hot, but great. This fall, I took over the Director of Marketing and Social Media position, which I wasn’t sure I could handle at first, but now I love it.
So here I am, in my final semester. Not exactly sure what I want to do with my life, but I know I want to “do what you like and like what you do,”-thank you Life is Good slogan. Here are a few vague thoughts though: I want to be a travel writer, photographer, farm/nursery/greenhouse owner, frequent surfer, and coffee connoisseur. Until the time comes to graduate and find a real job, I’ll keep doing what I do: thrift store shop, volunteer with YoungLife, train for triathlons, be outside as much as possible, and enjoy the small things in life. If you want to keep up with my journalism work, try reading my blog- hollyshess.wordpress.com. Or check out my new website, which is still under construction: www.hollyhessphotography.com.
Ok, so in high school I was a busy body, probably similar to most of my peers in this class- NHS, yearbook staffer, AP class taker, yada yada. I loved my high school days most because they were filled with sports and good friends. I ran cross-country, swam, and played soccer and tennis all four years while in high school. I was yearbook editor my senior year, but it was just more for fun than my love of journalism.
I came to UGA in 2007, before the massive student center was called the MLC, before Tate 2 existed, before we got new buses, before the economy sucked and before iphones and androids were popular. Yes, I feel old now.
I came to UGA thinking I'd like to study medicine, and went with that for a while. That thought stemmed from various medical mission trips to Spanish speaking countries, but turned out I liked the Spanish side of things more than the medicine. I struggled through my first semester in many ways. One positive thing I discovered during my first fall away from home, was my absolute love of photography. I started shooting macro (close-up) photos on a hiking trip to Panther Creek over fall break, and I was kind of good at it. From there, I started pursuing a career to do with photography. I weaseled my way into a film photography class in the art school and absolutely loved it.
At this point, I was pursuing a Spanish minor and an undecided major, which I stuck with until the Spring of my sophomore year. Then, really out of nowhere, I felt as if I was being led to get a degree in journalism, photojournalism specifically. Well, Grady doesn't offer that major, so I settled for a possible emphasis in photojournalism, applied to Grady, got in and started journalism classes the next fall. That summer though, I headed down to Argentina for two months to finish up my Spanish minor. I studied at the Universidad de Palermo en Buenos Aires for four week, three of which I was sick with the swine flu. Our classes got cut a week short and we were advised to return to the U.S. due to the swine flu outbreak. However, I had already planned to stay down there two extra weeks to tour the country with a friend. We made it three weeks and called it even. My adventures down there were absolutely amazing. If you want to hear some cool stories/see some neat pictures, just ask me.
SIDE NOTE: For most of freshman year, I dated a cute, witty and smart boy named Jim Gernatt. Then sophomore year, we took “a break.” When I came back from my summer in Argentina, I felt led to try dating Jim again (because we had both realized some important things while apart). This turned out to be a wonderful choice. We are still together today and have hopes of making things more permanent in the future. His is recent Terry alum, and is working in Vail, CO at Beaver Creek Resorts until April.
Ok, so back to fall of junior year: Grady classes started to enter my life and I liked it. I took an intro to horticulture class and liked it so much, I signed up for two more classes for the spring. I got way in over my head and loved it. Thus, my horticulture minor was born. Basically, I love plants, I love growing them and I love sharing them. I was so interested in being in the industry that I inquired about working at Trial Gardens on campus (behind Snelling). I was hired soon after and have been working there ever since.
This past summer, I spent my days laboring in the Trial Gardens over the perennials (plants that live on and on). It was a wonderful summer, hot, but great. This fall, I took over the Director of Marketing and Social Media position, which I wasn’t sure I could handle at first, but now I love it.
So here I am, in my final semester. Not exactly sure what I want to do with my life, but I know I want to “do what you like and like what you do,”-thank you Life is Good slogan. Here are a few vague thoughts though: I want to be a travel writer, photographer, farm/nursery/greenhouse owner, frequent surfer, and coffee connoisseur. Until the time comes to graduate and find a real job, I’ll keep doing what I do: thrift store shop, volunteer with YoungLife, train for triathlons, be outside as much as possible, and enjoy the small things in life. If you want to keep up with my journalism work, try reading my blog- hollyshess.wordpress.com. Or check out my new website, which is still under construction: www.hollyhessphotography.com.
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