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By Stacey Lumley, Chris Brown and Amanda RespessGeorgia College & State University is entering the final stages of construction on a new music building located on the corner of Wayne and Montgomery Streets, in Milledgeville, Georgia. The 10,400-square-foot building will serve as the Department of Music’s new dedicated rehearsal space. “We’re very grateful for the university being able to do this, as it allows us to be able to do so much more that will be beneficial to the students,”...

by Margaret SchellGeorgia College & State University had a few alma maters over the years; however, Ruth Sandiford Garrard ('65) brought the most recent one to life with music. The university’s alma mater’s lyrics were written by Margaret Meaders (’26). Music was added later, thanks to a class assignment for composing alma mater music. Garrard was in that class. She took up the challenge, hoping to provide many generations with a song they could cherish for years to come. In 1965,...

By Cindy O'DonnellPolitical divisiveness has Americans singing different tunes.But whether you’re tapping to Beyoncé’s “Freedom”— a liberation song used recently by U.S. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris — or swaying to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” — often used by former President Donald Trump — one thing’s for sure.Music makes politics more fun.“Voters are swayed by emotions,” said Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, associate professor of music at Georgia College & State University...