President reveals her perfect porch

By Deanne Revel

SCAD President Paula Wallace held a lecture titled “Let’s Take This Outside: Outdoor Living in the 21st Century” for her new book, “Perfect Porches: Designing Welcoming Spaces for Outdoor Living,” at 5 p.m. in the Student Center on April 29.

The event was part of SCAD Style. Wallace said that this year’s theme, REVEAL, reveals something about the professions students are going into. She began her lecture encouraging students to attend SCAD Style events and that last year a student was hired by a SCAD Style speaker.

“My message to students is you never know what can happen from an introduction, smile and handshake,” she said.

“Perfect Porches” celebrates Wallace’s favorite outdoor living spaces around the country. In her lecture, Wallace showed unique porches on SCAD buildings, including a new terrace in SCAD-Hong Kong. She talked about the sustainability of porch design, furniture design and even showed her own porch in Savannah.

Wallace said porches are “part of the American experience” and that porches are “enchanting” and “built for storytelling.”

She even told her own story about the porch she had as a child. She and sister, Pam Rhame, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment Management would perform a Mexican hat dance. Wallace would play piano while her sister danced.

Wallace said there are four elements that make an outdoor living space great: a porch must have perspective, practicality, punctuated with design and have personal meaning.

“If you can do all that, then your porch will be perfect,” she said.

Third-year architecture major Mark Miller enjoyed hearing Wallace talk about design that applied to the school of building arts.

“It was good to see her and hear her thoughts on design and what we study because so often we don’t,” he said.

Miller plans to apply some of Wallace’s porch elements into his designs.

“Architecture is all about experience,” he said. “I’m designing an urban plaza right now so I’ll take her practicality and perspective into consideration for a public gathering place.”

Following her lecture, Wallace held a book signing at The Paris Market Brocante.

For information on other SCAD Style events, visit District’s round up of SCAD Style.

Contact Deanne Revel.

The peak season for eating

By Rachael Schultz

Eating seasonally was one of those things I always heard about and I knew I should do, but I never knew why. Just like eating locally, I considered it an idea thrown around by über-environmentally conscious people who scoffed at my reusuable water bottle as they drank out of their superior mason jars.

But eating seasonally is one of the best things not only for the environment but also for your health.

Think about it. You go to the grocery store and see a box of deliciously perfect, ruby red strawberries. But it’s the middle of winter and you haven’t seen any strawberries growing around your house. Obviously, those strawberries were grown far enough away for the weather to be warm and ground to be fertile. Ignoring the fact that this means your perfect box of strawberries traveled thousands of miles using endless amounts of gas, you think there can be nothing wrong with buying them because they look so plump and juicy. But if those strawberries traveled all that way, how are they still so perfect?

The answer: pesticides and preservatives. Your perfect strawberries were more than likely covered in pesticides, picked when they were green, and chocked up with chemicals to throw off their natural cycle and keep them from ripening too fast and rotting in the time it takes to transport them to your grocery store.

How perfect are those strawberries now?

Don’t worry though, because come summer, those strawberries really will be perfect. Because that’s when they’re supposed to be eaten.

By eating seasonally, you’re buying food that was grown naturally, food that is supposed to grow in the dead of winter or in the heat of summer.

Buying seasonally goes hand-in-hand with eating locally . While Kroger will probably have in-season vegetables, they may be from South America and present the same problem of having chemicals in them. Local seasonal produce is healthier because not only is it often grown organically, meaning pesticide-free and hormone-free, but also everything’s picked at peak ripeness. It’s intended to be eaten right away so it’s the most nutritious and, most importantly, the most delicious.

Buying local also means your food hasn’t traveled as far. It hasn’t polluted the air you breathe in like traveling across the country or ocean would. And it uses less fossil fuels by reducing or eliminating packaging.

So now the big question is, how do you find out what’s in season? There are some great websites like Epicurious and Fruits & Veggies More Matters that tell you what’s in season where you live. The easiest way to find out, though, is to visit a farmer’s market. Most of their produce is grown within 100 miles or so, and you’re supporting local business. In Savannah, we have Polk’s Fresh Market, Forsyth’s Farmers Market, and Savannah Food Co-op, all of which have locally and seasonally grown produce, and sometimes also have meat and dairy.

On top of it all, the real kicker is most seasonal food is cheaper to buy than the cardboard blackberries you’ll find at Kroger in the winter. Since the food is grown closer, it has passed through less hands which translates into less people to pay and results in cheaper prices for you and me.

Just try it. You don’t have to convert 100 percent to eating only things in-season. Spring is the perfect time of year to try it out. Stop by the local fresh market and you’ll discover like I did that it’s not just for mason-jar-drinking environmentalists. Your eyes will feast on plump tomatoes and juicy apples that put the ones you ate back in December to shame, and your body will thank you for giving it a break from all those chemicals and getting it the nutrients it deserves.

Contact Rachael Schultz.

SCAD sports roundup

By Jim Janson

Men’s Baseball

Florida Memorial University banged out 17 hits in a 7-5 The Sun Conference victory over SCAD and Design April 23 at Chain Field.

Florida Memorial took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run in the first inning. Second-year Matt Zajac, a film and television major from Pine Brook, N.J., tied the game with a solo home run at the bottom of the second. The Lions regained the lead in the third on another solo home.

The Bees responded with three runs in its half of the inning to take a 4-2 lead. Broadcast design major Mike Hines, a third-year from Lithonia, Ga., had a RBI single and Zajac contributed a run-scoring double to left-center. Fourth-year Scott Shambaugh, a photography major from Gahanna, Ohio, closed out the inning with a RBI single to right.

However, the lead was short lived as the Lions roared back to take the lead for good with a three-run outburst in the fourth. The Lions added two more insurance runs in later innings. SCAD got a run back in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Shambaugh, but that would be as close as the Bees would get.

The following day SCAD and Florida Memorial University split a The Sun Conference baseball doubleheader at Chain Field.

The Bees won the opener 8-4 after. In the sixth inning SCAD sent 11 batters to the plate scoring five runs. Fourth-year Kyle DeYoung, a visual communications major from St. John, Ind., and Kelvin Goodson, a first-year architecture major from Hagan, Ga., each had run scoring sacrifice flies. Mike Hines added a RBI double down the left field line.

Third-year Stephen Shackleford, a visual communications major from Louisville, Ky., improved to 10-3 as he struck out 10 in the complete-game victory.

The Lions took the nightcap 13-5. SCAD had taken a 5-2 lead after scoring five runs in the bottom of the fourth. Matt Zajac drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly before Goodson tied the game on a RBI single. DeYoung drove in another run on a double to left-center. Fourth-year Mark Stewart Jr., a film and television major from Royal Palm Beach, Fla., closed out the scoring with a two-run homer over the left-center field fence.

Florida Memorial took control of the game as they scored seven runs on seven hits in the top of the fifth as the Lions sent 11 batters to the plate.

On April 27 Valdosta State University scored two runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh to defeat SCAD 10-5 in non-conference baseball action at Billy Grant Field.

SCAD opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first inning. Stewart. singled up the middle to open the game then stole second. Third-year Patrick Braswell, a graphic design major from Jacksonville, Fla., hit a single through the middle of the infield scoring Stewart.

Valdosta State responded with a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the inning for a 2-1 lead.

Goodson led off the second with a home run to right field to tie the game only to have the Blazer’s Ryan Danbury hit his second round tripper of the year in the bottom of the inning to put Valdosta State back in front 4-2.

A two-out throwing error by VSU allowed Hines to reach and score on a Zajac double in the third. The Bees pulled within a run only to have VSU double up SCAD with a pair of runs in the sixth putting Valdosta State back on top 6-3.

The Blazers added four more runs to its lead in the seventh inning while the Bees responded with two in the eighth but it wasn’t enough as VSU secured the win.

Women’s Softball

Webber International University defeated the Savannah College of Art and Design 4-1 in a The Sun Conference softball contest April 23 in Babson Park, Fla.

SCAD took a 1-0 lead in the first as fourth-year Carleigh Shannon, a architecture major from Jacksonville, Fla., led off the game with a triple and later scored when senior Kristen Curette, a fourth-year advertising design major from Baytown, Texas, hit a sacrifice fly. The Warriors tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the inning as they took advantage of two of the five errors SCAD committed in the game.

WIU took the lead for good in the third on a sacrifice fly to left. The Warriors added two more insurance runs in the sixth.

The next day Webber International University softball team tossed two shutouts over SCAD in a Sun Conference doubleheader.

Webber International’s Kristen Stewart tossed a one-hitter as the Warriors took the opener over SCAD 2-0. In the nightcap, Kristen LeFan recorded a no-hitter as Webber International registered a 1-0 victory.

The Bees dropped their fifth consecutive game and fell to 29-15 and 6-6 in TSC.

Contact Jim Janson.

News briefs for April 28: Savannah hosts health forum tonight

Local

Help yourself (and your city) become one of the healthiest places to live by attending tonight’s Healthy Savannah Community Forum, 6 p.m., at the Savannah Civic Center. The forum will feature information on nutrition, wellness, kicking the nicotine addiction, fitness and other issues as well as allow you the opportunity to voice your opinion on how to make the city a healthier place. Learn more at their website

If you see a policeman nestled atop the Krispy Kreme on Skidaway Road April 30 – May 2, don’t fear that the world has gone mad. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and the Law Enforcement Torch Run are going to great heights to raise awareness and dollars for Special Olympics. Customers who donate money to the cause will get a sweet treat in return.

SCAD

SCAD’s advertising department has a few more trophies on its mantle. The team won the American Advertising Federation’s Seventh District National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) for the second time in four years. The advertising team, also known as “Twelve,” advances to the national level competition in June. SCAD also swept the majority of the regional ADDY Awards, the world’s largest advertising competition.

Fourth-year illustration major Kelsey Garrity won third place in the Teatrio Cultural Association of Venice’s 16th International Competition of Illustration. SCAD students were among six of the 24 finalists, who came from around the world. Competitors created an illustrated story with no text using the technique of their choice. The theme of this year’s competition, “The Cannonball Lady,” was aimed at readers aged 14 years.

Blasberg, Silver offer advice to future fashion leaders

By Tiffany Cullen

Under the florescent-lighted dome on the second floor of the Student Center, students dressed to the nines buzzed as they waited for Derek Blasberg and Cameron Silver to take center stage on the second day of SCAD Style Savannah.

The two men, giants in the fashion industry, stood off to the side to converse with each other while holding white and green Starbucks coffee cups. A young student stepped to the microphone and welcomed them to SCAD.  Thunderous applause followed.

Blasberg and Silver strode to the two red high-seated chairs preset for them. Silver, the taller of the pair, sat on the audience’s left, his dark pinstripe suit revealed a classic “Mad Men” profile. Both displayed a playful, brotherly banter toward each other, cracking jokes at the other’s expense.

For their collaborative presentation, Silver and Blasberg tried to come up with a bullet-pointed theme but only managed to trade insulting e-mails. Instead they came to a more casual compromise. Blasberg insisted that Silver speak first citing, “Age before beauty.”

Silver quickly delved into his background, growing up in Beverly Hills, Calif. as an only child and majoring in theater in college. On the weekends and between shows, Silver told the audience of mostly fashion majors about his vintage “thrifting” habit. After graduation, he realized his love of thrift store vintage and decided to open his own store of “classic” vintage clothing that looks modern.

Silver then passed the spotlight over the Blasberg, who quickly ran through his personal history: raised in St. Louis, Mo., majored in dramatic literature and journalism in college, and worked for countless magazines and firms: Vogue, David Yurman, W, Harper’s Bazaar, V, V Man and Style.com, where he now serves as the editor-at-large.

The discussion went through four stages—introductions, advice, style era quiz and follow-up questions. The advice— the meat and potatoes of the event—meandered through the trials of interning, business operations and biggest mistakes ever made.

Blasberg hailed vintage as a superior shopping force mainly because, “shopping for vintage means no one else is going to have what you have.” Silver continued this sentiment by saying,” Sadly, there is nothing new on the runway. Everything is a recall of something from a previous season. Great design ultimately becomes timeless, they create a definitive DNA.”

A mass of students received sensible advice and heartfelt wishes of luck in their futures. Silver advised student designers to work retail. Blasberg advised the young faces peering from the crowd “to go for it, to never be afraid to go after that entry level job or that internship.” If you are a writer, write every single day for yourself, invite publications to read your blog and above all, use spell check.”

Silver broke his silence during Blasberg’s near poetic speech by cautioning students not to sell out before they establish an identity and to work for someone with a lot of experience that knows what they are doing. “It’s very dangerous when students straight out of college want to start their label and be instant successes. True success takes hard work and time.”

Silver regaled the audience with his tales of burgeoning business management upon opening Decades, his vintage boutique, without previous retail or management experience. Letting students in on his industry secrets, Silver informed everyone of his buying habits and sources and techniques saying, “I buy vintage clothing from places that really do not appreciate them.” Many of his pieces also come from original buyers, auction houses and clothing dealers.

At the end of the panel, Silver stayed on the second floor and continued talking to students about the vintage fashion industry while Blasberg made his way downstairs to the first floor of the Student Center to sign copies of his latest book, “Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady.”

Each designer’s website offers more information. Go to Derek Blasberg’s and Cameron Silver’s.

Contact Tiffany Cullen.

College Security Report: April 20-27, 2010

April 20

1:25 a.m.— Security responded to a medical call at Oglethorpe House involving a SCAD student, who stated that he had cut himself with a utility knife while working on a project. EMS responded to the scene, but the student opted to be transported to Memorial University Medical Center by a friend.

9:49 a.m.— A building manager reported to security that a painting was missing from the trophy wall at Wallin Hall. The painting was last seen by a professor at 9:45 p.m. April 19.

April 21

1:20 p.m.— Security responded to a student’s report that there was a vehicle with a broken rear window at Boundary Hall. Security determined that the car belonged to a professor. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report. Nothing was reported missing from the vehicle.

6:30 p.m.— An operations manager responded to Eichberg Hall for a report of an upset student. A SCAD student stated that he was upset that security tried to stop him from entering Eichberg Hall for not having a proper sticker. The operations manager explained to the student the procedures for getting an updated sticker and asked him to get a sticker the following day.

10:50 p.m.— A SCAD student reported to security that her SCAD ID had disappeared while she was doing laundry. When she went to her room to cancel the card, she noticed that there were already transactions on the card for the vending machines at Weston. The student stated that she did not want to file a police report and that only $7.50 had been used before she canceled the card.

April 22

11:36 a.m.— Security responded to a medical call at the Student Center. A SCAD student stated that she had gotten lightheaded while bending down. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center to be checked for low blood sugar.

1:28 p.m.— Security responded to an alarm activation at Ex Libris. Security met the Savannah Fire Department at the scene and determined that a partially activated pull station had caused the alarm. A patrol of the building was conducted and it was determined that the alarm was false.

4:32 p.m.— Security responded to an alarm activation at a room in Barnard Village. Security met the Savannah Fire Department at the scene and determined that the alarm was caused by a student cooking in the dorm.

April 23

9:57 p.m.— Security responded to a suspicious person call at Turner House. A SCAD student stated that she had observed a man climb the fence at Turner Bridge to enter the facility. The unidentified man had left the premises prior to security’s arrival.

April 24

10:23 p.m.— A SCAD student reported to security that her vehicle had been scratched while parked at the Weston/Dyson parking lot. The student stated that she had parked the car at 3 p.m. April 23, and that she had noticed the scratches on her driver’s side door when she returned to her vehicle at 10:23 p.m. April 23. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

April 25

12:30 p.m.— Security responded to a motion detector alarm at Clinard Hall. Security met the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police at the scene, and a patrol of the exterior of the building confirmed that all of the doors and windows were secure. The alarm was determined to be false.

1 p.m.— A SCAD student reported to security that her vehicle had been vandalized while parked at the Turner parking lot. The student stated that she had parked the car at 11 p.m. April 24, and that when she returned at 1 p.m. the next day, she noticed that someone had smeared something on the hood of her car. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

1:37 p.m.— Security responded to a smoke detector activation at Corbin Hall. Security met the Savannah Fire Department at the scene and determined that the alarm was false.

April 26

7:45 a.m.— Security responded to a medical call at a room in Turner House. A SCAD student was complaining of severe stomach pains. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center.

3:45 p.m.— A SCAD student reported that her bike had been stolen from the Turner House courtyard. The student stated that she had last seen the bike on April 25 when she locked it to a trash can. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

5 p.m.— A SCAD staff member reported to security that someone had damaged her vehicle while it was parked at Wallin Hall. The staff member declined to file a police report.

5:15 p.m.— A SCAD student reported that his bike had been stolen from the bike rack at Oglethorpe House. The student stated that he had last seen the bike on April 8 when he locked it to the bike rack near the emergency exits at Oglethorpe House. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

5:45 p.m.— A SCAD student reported that his iPod had been stolen from an unsecured locker at Club SCAD. The student stated that he had placed the iPod and other items in the locker at 5 p.m., and that the iPod was missing when he returned to the locker at 5:45 p.m. He declined to have police respond.

April 27

2:31 p.m.— A SCAD student reported to security that his backpack had been stolen from JO’s Café. The student stated that he had left his backpack in the café sometime after lunch on April 21. When the student noticed that he did not have his bag two days later, he returned to JO’s and was told that a staff member had seen the bag and had placed it by the café door. The bag was last seen on April 23 or April 24. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

4:35 p.m.— Security was informed of an elevator entrapment at Turner House. Atlantic Coast Elevator was notified, but the student was able to get out of the elevator prior to their arrival.

Gay or straight, self defense is needed

By Jason Lowrey

For those of you who do not know, a hate crime happened at Weston House over spring break.
Now, there was no violence of any kind, but a member of the GLBT community woke up on March 13 and found an anti-gay slur carved into their door. Three days later, it happened again, with the final incident happening on April 4.

“L,” the student’s preferred pseudonym, discussed it with me a few days ago.

When I asked if she felt concerned, or threatened, she said no and explained how the person only wrote on her door early in the morning or when she and her roommate were both gone.

“Whoever’s writing on the door is obviously not coming when anyone could possibly be around,” L said. “If they are that worried about running into someone, I am not going to be worried about them.”

She went on, saying, “I would love to see them get caught because it is not fun having that written on my door. But, mostly, it is just a hassle to deal with.”

It is good that L is handling the situation so well. But it also serves as a reminder for the GLBT community, and even the college community as a whole. Even in supposedly safe environments, hate can still make its presence known.

That is why it is a good idea for students to learn basic self-defense. Whether it is on campus, or out in Savannah, SCAD students need the ability to defend themselves from attackers.

SCAD does offer self-defense classes with the R.A.D.S. program, but it only teaches women.

Ladies, I encourage you to go out and learn how to kick someone in the groin properly.

Those classes teach basic self-defense, there is no need to be Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris, and have the ability to split a concrete block with your head.

But, in a way, guys are left out in the cold. That is a problem for gay or bisexual men, who often do not know how to defend themselves, which is why Queers and Allies, SCAD’s gay-straight alliance, decided to hold their self-defense seminar.

They met next to the tennis courts at Forsyth Park, sitting on blankets and the hot grass, listening J.T. Hastings.

Hastings is a first year illustration major, and he volunteered to teach them. He borrowed the necessary pads from Club SCAD, brought along two of his friends, and got to work.

The group ran through the eye gouge, throat punch, the ever-popular groin kick and the perfect way to snap an attacker’s knee.

After the session, which lasted about an hour, I asked Hastings why he decided to volunteer that day.

“I feel very strongly that everybody should be able to protect themselves. I feel that they should not have to, but I know that is not the case,” he said

I think that is something everyone can agree with.

Hastings also talked about getting the SCAD martial arts club back together. In lieu of another form of self-defense program, the club would be the next best thing. He took a number of signatures expressing interest in it, so maybe it will get off the ground soon.

But Q&A was not done that day. After warming up with self-defense, they played a game of kickball.

It was their way of participating in the Day of Silence, which is a day that commemorates all those in the GLBT community killed by AIDS of hate crimes. The kickball game, ultimate Frisbee and a few other games were their way of “breaking the silence.”

“When you come to college, it is a fresh start and if you have not been in a situation previous to college where you can embrace your sexuality, maybe now is the time,” said Krista Harberson, the club’s faculty adviser.

In spite of what has happened recently at SCAD, Queers and Allies is a safe place to do just that: embrace whatever sexuality you have.

Queers and Allies meet at the Boundary Hall common room at 9 p.m. on Thursday nights. They also have a Facebook page.

Jason Lowrey is a member of Queers & Allies

Contact Jason Lowrey.

SUAF gets tricky

The Savannah Urban Arts Festival held an event at Woody’s Skate Park that included skate demos and live music on April 23.

Photos by Jessi Gilbert

R.A.D.S. arms women for self-defense

By Elisa Wallace and By Taylor Justin

Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. One in three women is a victim of sexual assault during her lifetime.

Last year in Savannah, 46 rapes were reported to the police. Eleven of those occurred within the downtown area where the majority of SCAD students live, work and play. But sexual assault remains one of the most under-reported crimes because of the shame and stigma attached to being raped or abused.

The victim may know the assailant, who could be a date or a family member. The victim may feel responsible because drugs or alcohol were involved.

Mary McAlister, executive director of Savannah’s Rape Crisis Center, reminds people that rape is never their fault.

“Rape is not about sex. It’s about power,” said McAlister to a 100-plus crowd on April 16 at Take Back the Night – the center’s annual rally and march at Forsyth Park to raise awareness about sexual violence against women, men and children.

Part of that awareness, said McAlister, is knowing what to do to prevent attacks. Aside from trusting your instincts, she said, always fight back.

The Campus Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights that was made into law in 1992 requires colleges and universities to develop prevention policies and provide strategies to prevent and respond to sexual assaults on campus.

Three years ago, SCAD initiated the Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.S.) program on campus, a self defense system developed in 1989 by Larry Nadeu, a former U.S. Marine who wanted to teach women the same tactics militia men use in order to survive attacks. The course is taught in four, two-hour installments and includes:

• Risk awareness
• Risk prevention
• Risk reduction
• Basic hands-on defense training

Each quarter, including summer, the R.A.D.S. program is offered to female students free of charge.  This quarter classes filled almost immediately because Director of Student Conduct Cris Dykeman increased outreach to students.

“Attending the seminar give women the confidence that they can conquer anything, including knowing how to protect themselves,” she said.

Dykeman, a license R.A.D.S. instructor, also teaches safety precautions, including self-defense, to first-year students as part of the standard First-Year Experience class.

“I feel confident that students have the tools they need to feel safe in the city. Ninety percent of self-defense is mental, so after we give you the mental tools, the physical self-defense tools are very easy to learn,” Dykeman said.

To find out more, contact the R.A.D.S. program. Male students can request self-defense classes through SCAD Security.

Contact Elisa Wallace.
Contact Taylor Justin.

News briefs for April 27: Hollywood sign gets Hollywood ending

National

The U.S. Department of Transportation will institute a new rule on Thursday that will prevent domestic flights from sitting on the tarmac for more than three hours when passengers are on board. Airlines that violate the rule can face up to a $27,500 fine per customer. Passenger advocates remain divided on this new rule, some applauding the DOT for its action while others expressing concern that the rule will lead to an increase in canceled flights.

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner saved the fabled Hollywood sign yesterday, when he came through with the final $900,000 donation needed to purchase the 138 acres around the “H” to permanently protect it from development.

The national nonprofit conservation organization, the Trust for Public Land, led a year-long “Save the Peak” campaign to raise $12.5 million for the purchase. The iconic landscape will be donated to Los Angeles County for inclusion in an adjacent wildlife area that is home to endangered species and a beloved hiking spot because of its 360-degree view of the valley.

State

The Georgia Department of Labor awarded $250,000 to the Association County Commissioners of Georgia to fund the eight-week summer college internship program, which places interns in all 159 counties in the state. The program is open to both graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of majors. The Georgia County Internship Program is recruiting now.

Local

Catnip ‘n’ Biscuits, a dog and cat day care and luxury pet hotel, will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its location on 2615 Skidaway Road. The new facility will offer theme rooms and toddler beds for overnight stays. The day care features both indoor rubber agility floors and outdoor yards will artificial turf specifically designed for pets.

The Humane Society of Savannah/Chatham County will host its 10th annual Doggie Carnival May 2, from noon – 4 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Admission is free. The events features the pooch smooch, doggie derby races and the best dog trick and pet/owner look alike contests.

SCAD

Today’s SCAD Style must-see events:

Fashion publicist, reality television star and author Kelly Cutrone will discuss strategic branding and marketing in fashion at 3:30 p.m., Student Center.

Fashion journalist Derek Blasberg and visionary stylist and clothier Cameron Silver will give an insider’s view of style history at 5:30 p.m. at the Student Center.

Book signings will follow both events.

Playgirl magazine will be in Savannah over the weekend looking for candidates for the Campus Hunks issue, which will hit stands in September. The magazine will be touring other east coast universities, such as Princeton and Georgetown, before heading to the Midwest. If interested, potential hunks should send their photos to Daniel Nardicio, the magazine’s director of marketing.

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