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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Saturday, June 24: USS Republic
& Treklanta Dinner Meeting
• Saturday, July 22: USS
Republic & Treklanta Dinner Meeting
• Sat-Sun., Aug. 26-27: Axanar
Studio Volunteer Weekend
• Saturday, Sept. 23: STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Eric L. Watts reelected
to sixth term as Commanding Officer
• Personnel Records
• Library Computer
• Recent Chapter Event Photos
SIDEBAR
• July
(2016) Member Reenlistments
• Recent Membership
Expirations
• July (2017) Membership
Renewals
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Sonequa
Martin-Green responds to racist criticism of Star
Trek: Discovery
— Showrunner
talks about universe-changing decision at heart of Star
Trek: Discovery |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
USS
Republic & Treklanta June Dinner Meeting
7:00 p.m., Saturday, June 24, 2017
The
Blue Ribbon Grill
4006 Lavista Road, Tucker GA 30084
(770) 491-1570 |
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back! Join members and friends of the USS Republic
and Treklanta directors and staff at The Blue Ribbon Grill
in Tucker for our first official chapter activity since this
year's Treklanta in April! (Yes,
we took May off for rest, recovery and recuperation.) Let's
get summer started with a casual and informal dinner meeting
at one of Treklanta's program book advertisers to show our
appreciation for their support. No heavy business
to discuss this month; let's just get together and have a
pleasant evening with friends, fandom and fellowship. If
you attended this year's Treklanta and still have your program
book, bring it with you to receive 15% off your order OR visit
Valpak.com to print coupons for dollars off your
order! Visit The
Blue Ribbon Grill's Facebook page for more information
about the restaurant. Bring a friend! See
you there! |
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USS
Republic & Treklanta July Dinner Meeting
7:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 2017
Hudson
Grille
2075 Northlake Parkway, Tucker GA 30084
(678) 395-7342 |
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you miss the June dinner meeting at the Blue Ribbon Grill
because of the admittedly short notice you were given? No
worries! Save the date and plan to join members
and friends of the USS Republic and Treklanta directors
and staff at Hudson Grille in Tucker, another one of
our Treklanta program book advertisers, next month! We'll
keep it casual
and informal again; let's just get together and have another
pleasant evening with friends, fandom and fellowship. Visit
Hudson
Grille's web site for more information about the
restaurant. Bring a friend! See you
there! |
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Axanar
Studio Volunteer Weekend
Saturday-Sunday, August 26-27, 2017
OWC Studios
248 East Crogan Street #301
Lawrenceville GA 30046 |
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of the USS Republic are cordially invited to participate
in Axanar's second volunteer weekend at OWC Studios, the new
home of the Axanar studio and sets in Lawrenceville. This
is an exclusive members-only RSVP event being coordinated
with the Axanar production crew. We will help organize
their warehouse, catalog some Star Trek scripts and
art to auction to help fund the studio and future projects,
and work on the bridge set. Additional details,
including start and finish times, will be announced next month. If
you wish to participate in this event, please make sure your
STARFLEET and Republic dues are current and if not,
click the flashing "Click Here to Renew" button
or the "How to Join or Renew" link in the blue sidebar
at right to join or renew. Members in good standing
must contact
the Captain to RSVP for this very special event. This
is an exciting opportunity for members of the Republic
and anyone who is a fan of independent Star Trek fan
films! |
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Members
of the Axanar production crew and local volunteers at the
first volunteer weekend in May, when the sets from the former
Ares Studios in Los Angeles were relocated to OWC Studios
in Lawrenceville.
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Twelfth
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017
Midtown
Bowl
1936 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta GA 30324
(404) 874-5703 || www.midtownbowl.com
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The
2015 Bowling Challenge was a lot of fun for all who
attended. The Port Siders: FCapt Eric L.
Watts, Lt JG Lee Johnson, Bunny "S." and
Ens Vicki Greve played two games against The Starboarders:
Lt JG Tiffany Johnson, ENS1 Todd Dissinger, Ryan Laek
and Ens Gaylen Greve.
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Join the
USS Republic for our Twelfth Annual STARFLEET Bowling
Challenge! This year, we challenge the members of
the USS
Appalachia, the newest STARFLEET chapter in
Region 2, to a two-game bowl-off to determine the Region's
best players!
The game fee is $20.00 per person for two hours of
bowling and includes shoe rental. There is no
discount for bringing your own shoes. CASH
ONLY, PLEASE, and please pay the Republic, who has
already paid for the lane rental. We have rented
two lanes for two hours which accommodate up to six players
each. Please
RSVP if you plan to attend so we can add lanes if necessary. Please
arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to pay for play, get your shoes
and choose your ball. First ball rolls promptly at 7:00
p.m., so please arrive early and be ready to roll (literally)
at 7:00 p.m. Midtown
Bowl's food grill offers a broad range of menu items
and adult beverages are available at the full-service bar.
Plan to wear your best Star Trek costume or your USS
Republic sport shirt or chapter t-shirt for this fun-filled
family-friendly event! |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fleet
Captain Eric L. Watts reelected to sixth term as Commanding
Officer |
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On
December 17, 2016, former USS Republic Commanding Officer,
former Region 2 Zone 2 Coordinator and currently the senior
flag officer aboard the Republic, Admiral Kelly
Hilliard, conducted a proceeding, in accordance with Robert's
Rules of Order, during which all members in good standing
in attendance at the USS Republic's annual Holiday
Party nominated without opposition and voted unanimously to
reelect Fleet Captain Eric L. Watts to a sixth consecutive
two-year term as their Commanding Officer. Since
then, Watts has been promoted to Commodore by STARFLEET International. Commodore
Watts' sixth term as Commanding Officer will expire in December
2018.
Watts was first elected CO of the Republic in May 2006
following the resignation of previous CO Captain Matt Ebeling,
whose term expired at the end of that year, and is the 13th
member to serve in that position in the chapter's 29-year
history.  He
was awarded the Region 2 Commanding Officer of the Year and
STARFLEET International Commanding Officer of the Year awards
the following year for his work to rebuild the Republic
as one of Region 2's most active and highest-profile chapters. In
his 11 years as Commanding Officer, Watts has also won four
Recruiters awards, six Perfect Reporting awards, six Best
Newsletter awards, four Best Web Site awards, one Mothership
award and one STARFLEET International Order of Darmok & Jalad
award. The USS Republic was also featured
on the front cover of the February/March 2010 issue of STARFLEET's
international newsletter, The Communiqué, for
having broken through the 100-member mark in 2009, an accomplishment
that no other chapter had achieved in many years. Upon
the completion of his fifth term as CO in December 2016, Watts
had served in that position for more than a third of the chapter's
history.
Commodore Watts would like to thank the membership of the
USS Republic for their continuing loyalty and faith
in his leadership, and looks forward to Boldly Going, Boldly
Doing many more adventures with the crew in the future. |
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Personnel
Records
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 STARFLEET
Academy is a special collection of correspondence courses
available to every STARFLEET member. Over 60 Academy
Colleges offer courses spanning all aspects of Star
Trek and science fiction; some courses even cover non-sci-fi
real world topics. Each college offers dozens of different
courses at varying levels of challenge from super-easy to
really hard. In total, there are nearly 1,000 different
courses available. Take
a course today!
Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
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It's
a Star Trek joke. How long did it take you
to "get" it?
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Recent
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Sci-Fi
Summer Con || June 10-12,
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Marriott Courtyard Perimeter Center ||
Atlanta, Georgia
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in July 2016. Thank you!
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
Ensign "Wolfy"
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RECENT
MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATIONS
These members' dues have expired since
December.
Please rejoin now!
ENS1 Nelson M. Barnhouse
CRA Karl Dissinger
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
ENS1 Leslie C. Gronski
ENS1 James P. Gronski
ENS1 Eddie Hines
ENS James King
ENS1 Karen Neal
ENS1 Mark A. Ozanick
ENS Ryan S. Peck
ENS1 Marilyn Teague
ENS Kathy Graham Wynn
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JULY
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' dues will expire in July
2017. Please renew now!
ENS1 Sue Lin Lange
ENS1 Richard Tucker
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
CDT3 Zarena Nova Tucker
Ensign "Wolfy"
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. As
of June 22, 2017, the Republic crew includes 31
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
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The
Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, but does not hold meetings
on a consistently fixed date each month.
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Because
the USS Republic is a duly commissioned chapter
of STARFLEET International and is bound and governed by
its Constitution and By-Laws, membership in STARFLEET
is a prerequisite for membership in the Republic. STARFLEET
and Republic membership dues are $10 each for one
person ($20 total) and are typically remitted as a single
payment to the Republic. STARFLEET offers
family discounts for additional members as shown below. Additional
information about membership options, amounts due for
additional family members, payment options and instructions
for other forms of payment is on the "How to Join" page
of our award-winning web site.
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NEWS
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| Sonequa
Martin-Green responds to racist criticism of Star Trek:
Discovery |
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By Laurie Ulster
June 22, 2017
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the Star Trek: Discovery casting announcements started
to hit, and then the trailer dropped, there was one thing
everyone agreed on: the newest entry in the Star Trek
franchise is embracing diversity in a big way, including
having its very first African-American female lead. Some
particularly vocal critics have accused CBS of bowing to
"political correctness" in their casting choices. The
press pounced on the story, and Discovery's star,
Sonequa Martin-Green, told Entertainment Weekly what
she'd say to these so-called fans who have issues with what
they're seeing. |
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I would encourage them to key into the essence and spirit
of Star Trek that has made it the legacy it is—and
that's looking across the way to the person sitting in front
of you and realizing you are the same, that they are not
separate from you, and we are all one. That's something
Star Trek has always upheld and I completely believe
that is why it's been a mainstay in society in the hearts
of so many people for so many decades. I would encourage
them to look past their opinions and social conditioning
and key into what we're doing here—which is telling
a story about humanity that will hopefully bring us all
together. |
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is part of Star Trek |
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course, anyone who's been following Star Trek from
the beginning (or even anyone who picked it up along the
way) knows that diversity is at its core and is part of
Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. From the
early '60s when it was revolutionary to show bridge officers
who were African-American, Asian and even Russian to the
crews of the Deep Space Nine space station and the
starship Voyager in particular, representation has
always been baked into Star Trek's DNA. |
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Showrunner
talks about universe-changing decision at heart of Star
Trek: Discovery |
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By TrekMovie.com Staff
June 23, 2017
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new Entertainment Weekly article on Star Trek:
Discovery talks about the show's story and how Michael
Burnham's journey gets to the heart of the show. |
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Aaaron Harberts explains a key moment and why the show's
focus character Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) has
been described as an officer on the USS Discovery
but is seen serving on the USS Shenzhou in the trailer
released in May. |
| Sarek
[James Frain] plays an important role in her life, which
has been completely planned until she makes a very difficult
choice that sends her life on a very different path. When
we meet her, she's the first officer on the starship Shenzhou.
And Burnham's choice that we're alluding to is the
most difficult choice you can make—it affects her,
affects Starfleet, affects the Federation; it affects the
entire universe. That choice leads her to a different
ship, the USS Discovery, and there we begin what
[co-showrunner] Gretchen [Berg] and I call our second pilot.
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| This
talk of a decision that affects the universe may set off
a red alert (or at least a yellow alert) for those wondering
how Star Trek: Discovery fits with the rest of Trek
canon. |
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expanded a bit on having a first officer as the show's lead,
saying: |
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advantage of her not being in charge of the bridge right
now is we get to tell stories from a very different point
of view. It's a fresh feeling because we're not on
the bridge all the time. We get access to more parts
of the ship. |
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comment about Burnham not being captain "right now" is certainly
interesting. As noted in a TrekMovie editorial last
month, it was original showrunner Bryan Fuller's long goal
to tell a "lower decks" story in Star Trek,
but without him involved anymore, it's possible the show
may evolve into the more standard Star Trek with
the lead being the captain. |
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using Roddenberry's rule of no crew conflict |
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thing discussed in the EW article (and also previewed
online) is how the show will fit with Star Trek creator
Gene Roddenberry's vision of a future and mainly conflict-free
Federation. This was another issue discussed in that
editorial last month noting it appeared Discovery
was not sticking to the more TNG-era rule of avoiding
conflict within the crew. Harberts confirmed this
was the case and noted how the more serialized nature of
the show requires them to provide dramatic conflict: |
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trying to do stories that are complicated, with characters
with strong points of view and strong passions. People
have to make mistakes—mistakes are still going to be
made in the future. The thing we're taking from
Roddenberry is how we solve those conflicts. So we
do have our characters in conflict, we do have them struggling
with each other, but it's about how they find a solution
and work through their problems. |
| As
noted in the online preview, having dramatic conflict within
a cast is pretty much a given for modern TV shows, especially
the more premium type of shows that Discovery aspires
to be like. As for Roddenberry's rule, this is mostly
something that was applied to his vision of the 24th century
TV shows. There was often conflict within the crew
on the original Star Trek, set a century earlier. |
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