April 13, 2012
The Colonnade
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Interfaith group observes spring holidays Bobbi Otis Senior Reporter Matzo sheets were broken to be shared between people at white-covered tables. Parsley, salt water and horseradish were arranged on plates among chocolate eggs and around Easter-bunny centerpieces. A buffet spread appeared at the front of the grouping of tables where matzo ball soup simmered and asparagus steamed as students, faculty and staff, and community members streamed into the brightly lit atrium of Kilpatrick Hall. The combination is unique, and on Thursday, April 5, this was the scene of InterViewsAlliance’s Easter/Equinox/Passover/Vesak event. The Interfaith Council, an advocacy group on campus that aims to educate students about various religions, collaborated with InterViews Alliance to host the event, which showcased information about Judaism, Christianity, Paganism, Buddhism and Jainism. “I’m so inspired at all the guest speakers and by having such a great crowd—from children to college students,” Goodrich Hillel Faculty Adviser Karen Berman said. “I am so inspired by all the unity and goodwill of all the religions. It’s a great night for GC.” For the first portion of the evening the group
Greek
Continued from page 3... nized by their national chapter but serves as a home for some members of the fraternity. “The members who live in the house pay their own rent and utilities and the fraternity is responsible for any monetary charges that may result from a social gathering held on the premises,” Ogletree said. “The house is not recognized by nationals because we are such a young chapter that we have not had a chance to set up a house based on national standards just one that we use for meetings and social gatherings.” Brina Potvin, executive vice
“I’m so inspired at all the guest speakers and by having such a great crowd, from children to college students.” Karen Berman, Goodrich Hillel Faculty Adviser was lead in an abbreviated version of the traditional Passover Seder by Rabbi Laurence Schlesinger. According to Schlesinger, Passover is directed more towards children than adults. “Adults know why we eat these things,” Schlesinger said. A youth group of from Milledgeville First Methodist Church was in attendance and was able to help kick off the Seder when one of their number asked the traditional questions associated with Passover starting with, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” Also in the abbreviated Seder the ten plagues were read aloud and participants dropped grape
president of Alpha Delta Pi and a resident of the ADPi house, lives there as an executive member of her sorority. “As executive vice president, it is a part of my job description to live in the ADPi house. All eight members of executive committee live in the house. A total of ten girls live there, though,” Potvin said. “So, these ten positions must also sign a lease to live at the ADPi house as a part of their job descriptions. These are not national ADPi rules; they are just specific to our chapter since there isn’t enough room for more than ten girls to live in the house.” These houses are for the entire organization to gather in, not just
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Courtesy of Karen Berman Alexandra Garver, part of the Correllian Nativist Tradition, which is a tradition of the pagan religion speaks at the InterViewsAlliance’s Easter/Equinox/Passover/Vesak event on April 5.
the few who live in them. The residents have plenty of visitors and some say living in the house makes them closer to their organization. “I think that living in the house makes me much closer to many more girls in the sorority because although only ten girls live there, it is the entire sorority’s house,” Potvin said. “Girls are constantly stopping by and it is so great to be able to see so many faces every day,” Although some may not be recognized as official Greek houses by GC and their national chapters, these houses serve as a central location for the organization to hold meetings, host socials and are a home to the Greek members who live there.
Restaurants
Continued from page 1... jor changes is Jittery Joe’s. The coffee shop was owned by an independent owner who elected not to renew his contract. The closing of the store opened up some options for auxiliary services. According to Cullars, options are currently being explored as to how to fill the space once occupied by Jittery Joe’s. “We are trying to find what could work best now for students and the community,” Brown said. There is also another eatery in the works. “The next concept to come online will be an Asian fusion concept by
the Bobcat Food Court called Mein Bowl,” Brown said. However, there is not set schedule for the Mein Bowl to be on campus. Another possibility is the addition of Dominoes or Papa John located next to World of Wings — but the timeline for that project is also still in the works. Currently, auxiliary services has many other ideas that they would like to implement, but many of these are just that, ideas. All of the changes being made to the restaurants around campus are funded through auxiliary services as part of their retail operation. These renovations are not funded through student tuition or student fees.