Update 10:15 AM 5 October 2012: Ignore this version and go directly to the complete version.
Here is the first set of LAKE videos from the Meet the Candidates event at VSU Monday.
Introduction
Ron Borders, Introduction
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Valdosta Street Railway 1899-1924
What’s that little shelter by the front gate of VSU? It’s the last physical remnant of the Valdosta Street Railway, an early 20th century streetcar system, when Valdosta was the smallest city in the country to have one. Valdosta had 5,613 people in 1900, about twice as many as present-day Hahira.
Dean Poling described the origins of Valdosta’s streetcars in Valdosta Scene 26 February 2010:
Continue readingStreetcars and bicycles: upcoming movies at VSU
You do know that Valdosta was the smallest city in the U.S. that had a streetcar system, right? Here’s a movie about what probably happened to it, like all the others, followed by a movie about another mode of transportation: bicycles.
“Taken for a Ride” and “Pedal Power!” screening
Public Event · By Valdosta State University Social Issues in Film Series
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
7:00pm
VSU University Center room 1171
DOUBLE-HEADER!“Taken for a Ride” focuses on the Great American Streetcar Scandal (or Conspiracy), in which major US companies deliberately bought-up and dismantled the public light-rail streetcar lines in dozens of American cities. The guilty companies? General Motors, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil, Phillips Petroleum, and Mack Trucks—all companies that wanted to replace the public streetcars with buses and then private cars.
“Pedal Power!” is an inside look at the world’s growing cycling movement and how bikes are pushing-up against a dominant car culture in North America. From Critical Mass bike rides and “bike-to-work” programs, to increasingly popular “public bike” programs, bicycles are becoming an ever-important component of cities.
Co-sponsored with the Valdosta Community Cycling Center.
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The sun came up on a different world —Julian Assange
Julian Assange of Wikileaks spoke from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London today (video, text):
The next time somebody tells you that it is pointless to defend the rights we hold dear, remind them of your vigil in the dark outside the Embassy of Ecuador, and how, in the morning, the sun came up on a different world, and a courageous Latin American nation took a stand for justice.
The British government made a stunning mistake in throwing away the worldwide goodwill just gained through the London Olympic Games, by actually beginning to storm a sovereign embassy in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that was observed throughout the Cold War. How could they be so foolish? This man, this reporter and publisher, they think is somehow more dangerous to them than the armed might of the Soviet Union was? This is as if JFK arrested MLK after John Glenn’s first orbital flight (a step which JFK fortunately did not take).
There is something you can do, even when the world is turned upside down:
Continue readingWhere is SGMC in state hospital summit?
AP wrote yesterday, Hospital CEOs to discuss state of care in Ga.,
The chief executives of three major Georgia hospitals are getting together to discuss the future of health care in the state.
Probably a good idea. Which hospitals?
CEOs scheduled to sit on the panel are Tim Stack of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Don Faulk of Central Georgia Health System in Macon and Maggie Gill of Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.
Where is SGMC CEO Randy Sauls? What about what he described on 5 April 2012:
“…the vast array of services offered at SGMC. We are a progressive hospital with many services that are unique to South Georgia.”
So who organized the hospital CEO discussions?
The Executive Forum, an outreach program of Mercer University’s business school, will host the hospital CEOs….
Hm, maybe VSU could host some hospital CEOs. Maybe unlike Mercer’s Forum, they could make the discussion open to the public. Maybe even invite questions from the public.
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VSU Health Sciences: much better than a private prison
I hate to agree with the VDT but Health Sciences at VSU would be
good for the community.
If we weren’t spending so many state tax dollars locking people up,
we’d be able to afford that more easily.
And it turns out the Georgia House found the money.
Staff Writer editorialized yesterday, A ray of hope for VSU project,
Amid the lost homes of this past weekend’s tornado and severe storms, South Georgia could use an infusion of hope.Later that day it was back in the proposed 2013 Georgia budget. David Rodock wrote today for the VDT, Funding for new VSU building approved, Continue reading
Good news came Monday with word that the Valdosta State University Health Sciences and Business Administration building has a renewed shot at becoming reality.
Earlier this year, the $23.5 million project was assumed dead. Though its inclusion had been expected, the building was not part of the 2012 state budget.
Musical Theatre Emphasis tonight at VSU
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Tonight you could be part of a delightful evening of theatre that will likely not occur again in Valdosta for some time. If you are a theater fan, do not miss the second and last performance tonight of a musical written by a VSU faculty member and performed by VSU students and a guest artist. In the tradition of play reading, The Pier is performed on a bare stage with six chairs, mikes and a keyboard accompaniment. Mostly music, the production is fresh and the students enthusiastic in their parts in this musical. We saw it last night and thoroughly enjoyed being at the beginning of an amazing creative process.-Jane Osborn
Be among the first to hear an exciting new musical!
…attend a reading of this new musical theatre work featuring
students in the Musical Theatre Emphasis
Saturday, February 11, 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 PM
Sawyer Theatre, VSU Fine Arts Building, First Floor
Free admission, general seating.
I would certainly encourage you to speak your mind —VSU Pres. Levy
Henry Calhoun asked VSU Interim President Louis Levy
where are the free areas on campus?
Dr. Levy answered:
Continue readingRight outside of Palms Quad there’s a free speech thing, but, as you can see, uh…. [gestures around]
[laughter]
You know, like I said. If someone’s violating the law here, and creating a dangerous situation by, uh, physically disrupting the students or faculty, that’s one thing, we deal with that….But if it’s, even this gnat, we will allow this gnat to….
We tend to promote free speech —VSU President Levy
Henry Calhoun found VSU Interim President Dr. Louis Levy,
who came over to the Occupy Valdosta meeting 27 October.
Erin Hurley invited him to come to the
mid-November Teach-In.
He replied:
…as long as it’s legal and non-obstructive in terms of people getting in and out of buildings. We tend to promote free speech. And if we don’t, we’ll pay the price for it later.He thanked Erin for the invitation.…
We actually encourage free discussion and debate. Besides, I’m a sociologist. We can take what everyone knows and put them into four different kinds of perspectives and lenses just to do battle with each other.
VSU students, staff, and faculty who want their next president to hold positions like that on free speech might want to get involved with selection of the next VSU president.
Here’s the video:
We tend to promote free speech.
Information and Organization,
General Assembly, Occupy Valdosta (OV),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 October 2011.
Videos by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.
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Being a part of this march was, in a word, liberating —Amber Smith
Amber Smith wrote for the
VSU Spectator 20 October 2011,
Occupy Valdosta exceeds participant’s expectations,
Occupy Valdosta exceeds participant’s expectations,
I don’t consider myself an extremely political person, but I do believe that people should stand up for what they believe in. The Valdosta community has recently come together to do just that.The rest of her very interesting experiences and opinions are well worth a read. Here’s her conclusion: Continue readingOn Friday, I participated in the
Occupy Valdosta march with over 100 students, teachers, and other members of the Valdosta community. I was excited that I got to shed my title of Spectator reporter and
editor for a day and actually fully take part in an event. The turnout was, in a word, amazing. Honestly, I was trying not to get my hopes up too high for this.