The Inkwell

Commencement ceremonies

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AASU will hold commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m. in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena in the Savannah Civic Center. The university will award approximately 522 bachelors and 111 graduate degrees. Kevin Fitzmaurice, president of the AASU Alumni Association, will deliver the welcome address to the new graduates.

Inaugural Human Rights Conference

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The inaugural AASU and Savannah State University Student Conference on Global and Domestic Human Rights Awareness will be held April 25-26 on the AASU campus. The conference kicks off Friday with a poster exhibition in the Armstrong Center from 6:30-7:15 p.

Faculty members protest core curriculum revision

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Armstrong faculty members have united in opposition to suggestions of a revised core curriculum. As of yet, they are the only consolidated group among the University System of Georgia (USG) to express concerns.
On Feb. 3, 45 representatives of learning institutions around Georgia gathered in Atlanta to discuss a revision of USG's core curriculum.

In the March 28 edition, The Inkwell reported the following on Healthy Campus 2010

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"Students are concerned with the fact that other students working in the clinic would have access to their records; they would rather not risk the possibility of privacy violation or seeing the student workers on campus.

"Through their efforts, Healthy Campus 2010 was able to inform participating students that the AASU Health Clinic offers services such as the flu shot, HPV vaccine and STD/HIV testing.

New communications track for master's program

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The department of liberal studies is adding a communications track to the Master of Arts in liberal and professional studies (MALPS) degree options. The communications emphasis will be available to students beginning in the fall semester of 2008.
Classes offered for the track include interpersonal communication in the workplace, communication theory, nonverbal communication, communication between the genders and topics in communication.

Purchasing cards: Then and now

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Erroll B. Davis, Jr. - following the initial November 2007 performance audit - issued the final Board of Regents (BOR) internal audit report on the purchasing card program on Feb. 28.
The compiled data in the report illustrated the lack of training, supervision and highlighted several failings in the BOR p-card policy which 36 USG institutions, including AASU, had based their policies on.

USG p-card Report

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Issued by:
Board of Regents/University System of Georgia
Office of Internal Audit
Ronald B. Stark
Chief Audit Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for Internal Audit
Engagement Team
BOR Internal Audit Staff

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF
GEORGIA

Review of USG Purchasing Card
Administration and FY 2007
Transaction Review

(FINAL REPORT)

February 28, 2008
Engagement Number 08-41

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.

What is a P-Card?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"P-cards," or purchasing cards, were first adopted by the USG in 1996 after the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) contracted the Bank of America for use in their Visa Purchasing Card Program.
The p-card program is designed to lessen the administrative costs of small-amount purchases by state officials, effectively reducing the need for purchase orders and petty cash.

Crime Blotter

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

April 2

0804-0006; Information Only. At 12:15 p.m., a hit and run auto accident occurred in parking lot 5.

0804-0015. In a University Terrace II apartment, $80 in cash was taken between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

April 3

0804-0011; Judicial Referral. In University Terrace II, $60 worth of kitchen items was stolen between the hours of 9 p.

Savannah Derby Devils show impressive effort but lose to Charlotte Roller Girls

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Savannah Derby Devils roller derby team played against the Charlotte Roller Girls Saturday night, April 19, at the National Guard Armory in a match known as 'The Big LeBOUTski.'
Roller derby is played in a series of races called "jams" between two teams of five players each.

Graduating art students make their mark

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Department of Art, Music & Theatre hosted the Senior Graduation Art Exhibition in the Fine Arts Gallery from April 14 to 25. The students displayed their capstone exhibits, which represent their own particular techniques and styles. And though the exhibit was limited in number, a wide range of media was used.

In the eye of the beholder

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

There will always be those that will see "work of art" and not be able to see the appeal, which begs the question: "should this splotch of paint or bent piece of metal really be called art at all?"
This is the focus of Yasmina Reza's dramatic comedy "Art.

It's Sushi Time

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sushi is a love-it-or-hate-it type of food, and for those who love it, Sushi Time Towa serves up many different types of sushi, as well as hibachi and tempura-style shrimp, chicken and steak with rice and vegetables.
For appetizers, you can enjoy "gyoza" (dumplings), "edamame" (soy beans), one of two soups-"miso" or "osumashi" (clear soup with mushrooms, onions and beef)-or a salad.

Spicy Shrimp Toast

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:
6-8 large shrimp
6-8 tsp sesame seeds
1/2 garlic clove,
minced
1/4 onion, sliced
1/4 jalapeño, sliced
4 slices of white bread
3-4 tsp oil (or beaten egg)
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp salt, pepper

1.

Venue spotlight: Fuel Coffeehouse

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

There are few venues to catch live music in the Greater Savannah area for those under 21 - unless one counts the suburban garages where disenchanted youth stack their amps on their moms' minivans and sing anthems of pot smoking, skateboarding and skipping school, or go to one of the few venues in City Market that allows access for minors.

Worldwide demand for grain crops is biggest factor driving food prices

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - The popular misconception that increased usage of corn for ethanol production is the only factor driving higher food prices is just that - a misconception.
Ethanol production has, and will continue, to add to corn demand, but other factors also are playing major roles in higher food prices.

Ethanol subsidies a double-whammy: raising taxes and food prices

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Move over "Bridge to Nowhere," there's a new poster child of congressional waste and avarice - ethanol, the "Fuel to Nowhere." Ethanol leads only to higher food prices and greater greenhouse gas emissions.
Anytime Congress can find an excuse for shoveling out billions of dollars in pork, it's a safe bet there'll be a stampede of Democrats and Republicans to vote "Aye.

Comics

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT