{"id":21581,"date":"2015-11-14T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21581"},"modified":"2015-11-14T02:27:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T08:27:19","slug":"govs-go-bald-event-coming-to-apsu-campus-november-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/11\/14\/govs-go-bald-event-coming-to-apsu-campus-november-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"Govs Go Bald event coming to APSU campus November 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – A year ago, David Locke, president of Austin Peay State University\u2019s Interfraternity Council (IFC), decided to give up on haircuts. He stayed pretty faithful to his oath, getting only a few trim-ups in the last 12 months to keep things neat, and his dark mane now reaches almost to his shoulders.<\/p>\n

Around noon on November 19th, Locke will sit in the middle of the APSU University Center Plaza and let a stylist with Sports Clips shear off all his hair.<\/p>\n

\"Austin<\/a>

Austin Peay State University’s Morgan University Center Plaza. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been about a year since my last haircut,\u201d Locke said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have one- and two-inch guards on the clippers, so we\u2019re going to go very short.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locke\u2019s public haircut is part of an inaugural charity event at APSU, Govs Go Bald,hosted by the University\u2019s IFC. Earlier this year, the St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation\u2014an aid organization dedicated to finding cures for childhood cancer\u2014contacted the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) about getting colleges and universities involved in their efforts. The NIC then contacted APSU about hosting the first campus event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NIC asked us if we wanted to be the very first to head up the event,\u201d Locke said. \u201cIf it goes well, St. Baldrick\u2019s and the NIC will use us as an example of how to start this up at other schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

From noon to 3:00pm on November 19th, several members of the APSU community will meet in the plaza to have their heads\u2019 shaved. The participants had to raise money for the event, with this year\u2019s goal set at $5,000. All money raised from Govs Go Bald will go toward childhood cancer research.<\/p>\n

On November 20th, the once longhaired Locke will walk across campus with a bristly scalp and a button on his jacket that reads, \u201cAsk me why I\u2019m bald.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be an advocate, for sure, because people will ask, \u2018Why are you shaving your head?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cAnd when someone see\u2019s a whole bunch of fraternity men with their heads shaved, they will want to get involved next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is hosted by the IFC, but all members of the campus community\u2014both men and women\u2014can raise money to have their heads\u2019 shaved.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the APSU Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs at greeks@apsu.edu<\/a>, or at 931.221.6570.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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