2008 Woodie Awards
AMS, AWS club advocate lobbies for old program
Men's and women's club system peaked in 1970s.
Michael Brown
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: City Style
The long and storied histories of LBCC's Associated Men and Women's service programs officially came to an end in May 2006, but that hasn't stopped one student from attempting to revive the dormant organizations.
LBCC student Chris O' Brien has been on a one-man crusade for the past several semesters e-mailing administrators business proposals and making current student leaders and club members aware of how influential both organizations were.
"There's a lot of apathy with students on this campus," O' Brien said. "I've brought my ideas to get this organization going again, but so far, the reception hasn't been that great. They (students) don't seem to understand that there's more to the school experience than just going to classes."
In their heyday, both organizations supported traditional events such as Spring Sing, Mini Grand Prix and Homecoming. They also boasted hundreds of members, who attended football games, played intramurals and threw Frisbees and footballs in the LAC Quad.
Lack of participation and waning interest contributed to both clubs' demise. Both were merged into Student Senate.
Pat Hicks, student life volunteer coordinator, said, "I would love to see both organizations come back. AWS could have a shot because many of our women's clubs like Akna and Athena have increased their memberships. AMS couldn't right now, due to the lack of numbers in the current men's organizations."
O' Brien, who left LBCC several years ago to attend Eastern Kentucky and made his way back to campus, harkened back to the clubs' glory days.
"It was great," O'Brien said. "Everyone who was someone on campus took part in both. The track and field events were my favorite."
Will Shaw, physical education chair, agreed: "Guys like Carl Weathers who played football here and who played Apollo in the movie "Rocky," participated in intramurals under AMS. I talked to a guy a while ago who still tells the story of how he went against Greg Townsend (ex-NFL player) in intramurals. That's his claim to fame."
LBCC student Chris O' Brien has been on a one-man crusade for the past several semesters e-mailing administrators business proposals and making current student leaders and club members aware of how influential both organizations were.
"There's a lot of apathy with students on this campus," O' Brien said. "I've brought my ideas to get this organization going again, but so far, the reception hasn't been that great. They (students) don't seem to understand that there's more to the school experience than just going to classes."
In their heyday, both organizations supported traditional events such as Spring Sing, Mini Grand Prix and Homecoming. They also boasted hundreds of members, who attended football games, played intramurals and threw Frisbees and footballs in the LAC Quad.
Lack of participation and waning interest contributed to both clubs' demise. Both were merged into Student Senate.
Pat Hicks, student life volunteer coordinator, said, "I would love to see both organizations come back. AWS could have a shot because many of our women's clubs like Akna and Athena have increased their memberships. AMS couldn't right now, due to the lack of numbers in the current men's organizations."
O' Brien, who left LBCC several years ago to attend Eastern Kentucky and made his way back to campus, harkened back to the clubs' glory days.
"It was great," O'Brien said. "Everyone who was someone on campus took part in both. The track and field events were my favorite."
Will Shaw, physical education chair, agreed: "Guys like Carl Weathers who played football here and who played Apollo in the movie "Rocky," participated in intramurals under AMS. I talked to a guy a while ago who still tells the story of how he went against Greg Townsend (ex-NFL player) in intramurals. That's his claim to fame."
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