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February 13, 2012
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gural address, "our vital interests and our
deepest beliefs are now one," as being
indicative of that administration's empha-
sis on spreading Democracy around the
world.
Starting in 2007, Clayton State has part-
nered with the NewYork Times to provide
the Times free to students at several loca-
tions across the campus. The New York
Times provides these papers to Clayton
State University at reduced rates and pro-
vides funding for free lunches at New
York Times Talks and the Civic
Engagement Research Conference.
Following Hatfield’s retirement in July
2008, Dr. Joseph Corrado, associate pro-
fessor of Political Science, stepped in to
become Clayton State’s second campus
coordinator of the American Democracy
Project. Among the recent ADP highlights
at Clayton State have been an address by
Anand Giridharadas, New York Times
journalist and author of India Calling.
Also, two of the earliest founders of the
American Democracy Project reunited
when Paul Loeb, author of “Soul of a
Citizen” and “The Impossible May Take a
Little While,” spoke at Clayton State and
visited with Clayton State President Dr.
Thomas J. Hynes.
Clayton State’s partnership with the New
York Times continues this month with a
New York Times Talk on E-verification
and immigration, facilitated by Dr.
Khedija Gadhoum, on Friday, Feb. 24 at 1
p.m., in room UC267 of the James M.
Baker University Center. This event is
free and open to the public. Those inter-
ested in attending should email Corrado at
joecorrado@clayton.edu no later than
Feb. 22.
The Fourth Annual Civic Engagement
Research Conference takes place on
Friday, Mar. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the National Archives at Atlanta. Corrado
is currently accepting proposals for paper
presentations on research related to civic
engagement as well as presentations on
civic engagement activities by Clayton
State undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents.
Through both the New York Times Talks
and the Civic Engagement Conference,
Clayton State will continue to celebrate
the American Democracy Project, a multi-
campus initiative spearheaded by the
American Association of State Colleges
and Universities and the New York Times
that seeks to create an intellectual and
experiential understanding of civic
engagement for undergraduates enrolled
in member institutions. The goal is to cre-
ate graduates that understand and are
committed to engaging in meaningful
actions as citizens in a democracy.
Cold-shooting Second Half
Hurts in 74-62 Defeat at North Georgia
by Lee Wright, Sports Information
Aiming for its fifth victory in the last six
games, the Clayton State Laker men’s
basketball team endured a poor shooting
performance in the second half on
Saturday and dropped a 74-62 decision at
North Georgia in Peach Belt Conference
action.
The defeat drops Clayton State to 14-8
overall and 6-7 in the Peach Belt as the
Lakers’ struggles against North Georgia
continued. Clayton State has now dropped
seven straight against the Saints and 11 of
13 since the series was renewed in 2005.
North Georgia is now 9-15 overall and 4-
9 in the Peach Belt.
“North Georgia always plays its best
against us,” says Clayton State head coach
Gordon Gibbons. “This is frustrating. You
just cannot shoot as poor as we did in the
second half and expect to win conference
games on the road. And we took good
shots.”
Clayton State could not find its offensive
rhythm in the second half, shooting only
29 percent from the field. After trailing
39-36 at halftime, the Lakers kept it close
for the early part of the second half. A 3-
point play by Teondre Williams and a
Reco Lewis 3-point basket tied the game
46-46 at the 14:12 mark.
Tony Dukes cut the North Georgia lead to
50-48 on a jumper at the 11-minute mark,
but that was as close as the Lakers would
get. Clayton State scored on 14 points
over the remainder of the game as North
Georgia pulled away.
“There was a stretch where we went 2-for-
15 from the field,” Gibbons says. “We just
cannot have those kinds of droughts.”
Williams paced Clayton State with 18
points on three 3-point baskets, while
Tony Dukes scored 12 points and Juron
Dobbs scored 10 points with eight
rebounds. Center Tim Budd added nine
points and eight rebounds for the Lakers.
Clarence Tillman paced North Georgia
with 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting from
the free throw line. Scott Windom scored
16 points, followed by Travis Core with
12 points and Moynihan added 10 points.
Clayton State travels to Georgia
Southwestern on Wednesday for a Peach
Belt encounter at 7:30 p.m.
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