Hattie Kemp

Student Government Association members passed a motion at their Feb. 25 meeting to purchase two new microwave ovens for the Business Administration Building.

SGA treasurer Andrew Barnson, who made the motion, explained why the organization was replacing one broken microwave with two. Barnson said because so many students eat lunch and dinner there, he saw a need for two microwaves.

Student Government Association members elected Senator David Kelley as their new secretary.

Kelley and two other nominees vied for the position in a special election on Feb. 11.

He is a senior human resources development major, a member of the Student Government Appropriations Committee, and an SGA senator since August.

Each nominee addressed the assembly on why they would be a good choice. "I'm not only a qualified nominee," Kelley said, "I'm also very acquainted with the responsibilities of the office of secretary."

It’s Feb. 12, our snow day—woohoo!
I don’t believe I’ve seen this much snow since the winter of 1982 when I was pregnant with my first baby.
I’m wearing sweats, a hoodie and bundled in a throw trying to keep warm as I write this column.
The temperature is 31 degrees outside and a chilly 57 inside.
Why so cold inside you ask?

Welcome back, readers!

I hope everyone had happy holidays as I surely did. (Oops! I can hear my daughters now saying, "Don't call me Shirley," a line from the movie Airplane. It's one of our little inside jokes.)

One of my columns last semester recounted my family's Thanksgiving feast, which has become a much-anticipated annual affair. I even shared two of our must-have recipes.

Something I failed to mention is we prepare this same menu for Christmas Day as well.

Christmas is only 18 days away, and I haven’t begun my shopping yet!

It’s not that I don’t enjoy shopping because I really do. In fact, my kids have nicknamed me Discount Diva for my innate ability to find a bargain.

I’m proud to proclaim my excuse this year is a lack of free time due to an over-abundance of homework.

How many 55-year-old women do you know who can make that claim? LOL!

The University’s chapter of the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a magic show on Nov. 21 for the Azleway Boys’ Home Wilderness Camp of Athens.

The event is scheduled to start at noon in Room 2024 of the Ratliff Building South. “Seven to 10 members will demonstrate science experiments and also explain the science behind them,” President Jason Myrick said.

Doing laundry is a lifelong chore as it never ends.It's not a gender-specific chore, meaning it's not women's work, despite what you may believe. Everyone creates dirty laundry therefore everyone should know how to clean it.

I taught my two daughters, Ashley and Tracie, when they were young girls. Learning to fold hand towels and washcloths was fun for them at age 2. They loved being mommy's little helpers and doing this chore gave them a sense of responsibility, and self satisfaction in their accomplishments.

Two-year-old Hayes Hamman may not understand the possibilities associated with mechanical and electrical engineering, but he is already testing the limits.