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Show PERSONALITY 4 Westminster's resident art historian: Hikmet Loe . Jacqueline Dobbin Staff Reporter With dimmed lights and tightly closed blinds, Hikmet Loe brings her classes to life with vivid images of art throughout history and intense discussion of not only the technique and subject matter of art but also its cultural impact. . The rest of the world fades away and all that exists in the 110 minutes of her class is art and what it communicates to times past and present. Loe, Westminsters coordinator of adjunct faculty and art history adjunct professor, has become an art history fixture and arts advocate at the college after nearly a decade of teaching. I like her more holistic approach, said . Hikmet Loe is Westminsters resident art historian, and has been fascinated with art since she was a child. She's one of the country's leading experts on the artist Robert Smithson and his work, 'Spiral Jetty, located in the Great Salt Lake. t Ashleigh Albrechtsen, junior arts administration major whos taken two of Loes courses. Her classes arent about art memorization. We really delve into themes of the artworks and different ways we can look at art and talk about it. Though Loe is now Westminsters resident art historian and beloved by her students, it took a lot of convincing to get her to accept an adjunct teaching position. New to teaching, she said she was hesitant to embark on such a big new venture. But in 2006, she finally became part of the Westminster community. Within two weeks, I realized that teaching was what I was supposed to be doing, Loe said. Westminster athletics' Molly Arnold Staff Reporter Emilio Giokas has carried a large cooler of Otter Pops, thrown out at the job fair and dressed up as an ESPN reporter, all to increase student interest in athletic events. Giokas is president of the Student-Athle- te T-shi- rts Advisory Committee, captain of the soccer team, president of the Nest (the t-cheering section) and the athletic chair for the Student Activities Commission. The sports world is what I do here at Westminster, Giokas said. Giokas involvement in sports started his first year at Westminster when he joined the soccer team and began attending all the Griffins games. He joined the Nest after going to a few games and became president his studen- sophomore year. The amount of work Giokas does can get hectic from time to time, he said. However, he gets by because he loves what he does. In a way, I suppose its kind of selfish (what I do), because I enjoy doing it, Giokas said. Giokass main goal over the past few years has been to raise student involvement in sports. He and other members of SAC plan tailgates and themed games to gain student interest. His favorite was a Halloween-theme- d Loes colleagues agree, noting the im- pact of her enthusiasm and innovation. Loe is an exemplary instructor, said Scotti Hill, a former art history adjunct at Westminster and a colleague of Loes for six years. Many students throughout the years credit her with their love of art history. Her enthusiasm for the subject is apparent in everything she does its infectious. Loes fascination with art, and journey to the art historian she is today, began when she was a kindergartener in Turkey. I was, and still am, fascinated by shapes," Loe said. I used to draw these shapes that somebody with any knowledge of art history would know looked like little biomorphic shapes drawn by Joan Miro the brilliant Spanish paintbio-morp- hic er. When she moved back to the United States, she found that her passion for art was as great as ever. She loved everything about it the act of creating, the study of it and even the materiality of it. I could smell the finger paints, and I could smell the Elmers glue, Loe said. When I was in college, studying art history and taking a lot of studio classes, I could never get over how pleasing the smell of linseed oil is. I still love that stuff. Read more about Loe on our website at i wcforummedia.com 1 . fan womens volleyball game he went to his first year at Westminster. As captain of the soccer team, he spends his time after practice encouraging his teammates to attend other games. If we support them as a team, they will support us as a team, Giokas said. His teammates agree that Giokas does heavily encourage them to attend other events. Following pretty much every practice, he gives us an update on what is going on with the other sports teams, said Jacob Smith, member of the soccer team and junior communication major. Giokas lets us know we should all come out and support whatever team it may be. Giokas tells the team that, if they have time, they should at least come for the first half. Most team members come, get sucked into the game and stay the whole time. Ever since Ive known him, hes been inviting everyone around campus to attend any athletic event, said Nate McDonald, junior management and marketing major and teammate of Giokas. Giokas is hardworking. He is heavily involved.... and I know how much time and hard work it takes to do what he does. Read more about Giokas on our website at wcforummedia.com . RACHEL ROBERTSON president of the Nest (the student-cheerin- g section), has attended almost every game, tailgate and event he could over his past four years at Westminster. He said his schedule can get hectic from time to time, however he gets by because he loves what he does. Emilio Giokas, |