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e o r g i a Pe r i m e t e r ( 9 - 0 ) opened their new home field with another shutout, this time against Abraham Baldwin College (ABC). The Lady Jags had a strong showing this game, particularly the midfield and backline/ defenders. ABC had a tough time getting the ball past GPC’s talented midfielders and the few times that they did the defenders battled back for possession. ABC
Freshman and Nigeria native Bolanle Salako tries to maneuver her way thru two ABC players. She finished with one goal (assisted by Rachael Schmidt).
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he Collegian has decided to look into why Georgia Perimeter College does not have a football team. The Clarkston Campus has a football stadium to potentially host a team, but it is currently being used for a high school in the area. Even
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was held to only three shots on goal while the Lady Jags had 20. This performance definitely showed why they were the top-ranked defense in the nation. While there wasn’t much of a difference in the way they played, defender/ forward Kyana Campbell vouches for the natural grass in their new field over the artificial turf of Hallford Stadium. “It’s easier to get injured on the turf,” said Campbell. “The surface
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Spend Less Money on Textbooks By Amanda Cinquemani Collegian Staff
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PC is working to piece the n u m e r o u s amount of information available online together so students will not need to pay exorbitant textbooks fees. The President of Georgia Perimeter College has made a push and formed committees in each discipline to create their own textbooks. “Our instructional and
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is harder, and soccer is a physical game. If you take a hard fall on the turf it’s a lot easier to hurt yourself opposed to the softer grass surface.” Defender Alex Truitt also felt some subtle differences. “The grass was a little heavier on the feet, but we pretty much expected that,” said Truitt. “Artificial is built for speed; playing on the grass helped us to pace our game little bit. We passed the ball a lot more and played with a lot more patience.”
media technologists work directly with faculty in the design of pedagogy, materials, and delivery…. all in electronic form,” said Mark Hoeting, GPC's Chief Information Officer. "While our primary purpose and charge from the President is to reduce costs for students, what our technologists do is improve student learning."
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The fifth edition of The Collegian for the Fall semester is on stands. Midterms have approached and just like the students of GPC the Collegian staff is also preparing for their exams. I thank everyone who helped this edition to the stands of GPC and the hands to anyone who picked it up.
Name: Jessica Brown Major: Nursing Campus: Dunwoody
I'm very pleased with the growth of The Collegian this semester and the reopening of the Dunwoody and Newton Collegian offices. Also, our presence on the Decatur campus is growing as well.
"I love to be different and comfortable."
The Collegian will continue to grow for the rest of the semester and throughout the year and into the future. As usual I hope you the reader find the information within the current edition of The Collegian valuable to your personal and academic lives.
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Feel free to give us your feedback, as we are a very small staff and could benefit greatly from your suggestions and support. GPC.Collegian@gmail.com
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Name: Diamond Anderson Major: Nursing Campus: Clarkston
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Name: Chris Yates Major: Personal Fitness Campus: Clarkston " It doesn't really bother me. "
“They need to fix it, it'll never work until they fix the amendments and constitution."
Name: Vaughn Vickers Major: Business Administration Campus: Clarkston " I don't see what's the reason for this, they should think about the people first."
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Name: Fatima Koko Major: Psychology Campus: Clarkston
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Name: Matt Bridgers Major: Business Admin.
“60s-style and Punk Rock.”
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“I don't see the point it's useless."
Name: Phillip Nguyen Major: Radiology Tachnology
Name: Christina Burden Major: Art Campus: Clarkston
Name: Faisal Abdul Major: Chemistry Campus: Clarkston
“Just in-complete and utter frustration."
" People are being affected. "
“Phillip in Greek means lover of horses that's why I love Polo so much.” Photo by Hana Bekele
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et’s face it, most of the time school is stressful. Between tests, exams, quizzes, papers and homework, it’s easy to allow school to stress us out, but it doesn’t always have to be this way. Below are a few helpful tips to help you not let school stress you out.
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The best thing to do when you are feeling overwhelmed is to sit down and make a schedule for everything you have coming up the next few weeks. You can either buy a planner to keep up with your schedule or make a spreadsheet in Excel. Another thing I like to do is to put everything I have coming up in my calendar on my phone. It helps to keep everything organized and helps me not double book things.
I know that sometimes there are those nights where we have to stay up late studying, but no matter what, always try to get at least 6-8 hours of sleep. The more sleep you can have the better. Sleep is the body’s way to recuperate from the long day it’s had. Plus, the body stores memory while it sleeps which means that you actually need to sleep in order to remember all of the notes you’ve been cramming into your brain.
This could mean going out and getting coffee before you’re about to sit down to study or simply walking around your neighborhood when you get home from school after a long day. I always like to read for pleasure to escape school. It not only helps me get my mind away from my studies for a while, but also from life in general. You can go anywhere in a book.
We tend to stress out more if we let things pile on top of us. Try not to wait until the last minute to do things. Plan to study for your quizzes and tests in advance. It’s hard to focus on something when you are trying to force your brain to remember it for an exam you have in 10 minutes.
Allow Some "You" Time Plan to have some time to yourself without focusing on anything. I like to just go in my room sometimes and simply take a few deep breaths when I’m starting to stress out. It helps me feel better and helps keep me calm.
Figure Out What’s Stressing You Out Do you feel like you have too much going on that you don’t know exactly what’s stressing you out? Write down a list of everything that’s going on in your life. It’s the best way to figure out what is stressing you out.
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s our nation evolves into a more diverse country, the language barrier between parents, students and teachers also continues to grow and impact students of all ages. I’m 26 years old, and I have finally gotten to a point in my life where I can study and fully understand what I’m reading and trying to grasp. I have learned studying techniques and to ask for help. But, it wasn’t always the case. I grew up in Georgia, but I was born in Mexico to two of the most hard working people I know. My parents always provided food, clothing and a home, but the language barrier halted them from helping my sibling and me with schoolwork. It was their dream for their children to get an education, but the language barrier caused me to struggle. I recall struggling in math, thinking I wasn’t smart enough, and I felt “dumb,” as if there was something wrong with me. Science was also a topic I dreaded, it related to the basic understanding of math. There would be notes sent home from my teachers, clearly explaining I needed extra help at home, but they couldn’t read the letters to help. The directions were just as confusing because they had little education as well. During parent teacher conferences, my parents were absent the majority of the time because they did not understand what the teachers were trying to explain or they had to work. Because of the language barrier between my teachers and parents, they felt it pointless to attend. For example, an unforgettable memory I have is from my seventh grade math class. I was rather envious of a student in my class. I
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was in awe of her alertness and ability to do math problems on the whiteboard. I always wondered how she could work on such large numbers, and it seemed without difficulty. When it was my turn to go up to the board, I felt discouraged and even embarrassed when I couldn’t explain how to work out a fraction. The language barrier was a part of my discouragement, embarrassment, and difficulty in the class. Students whose parents don’t have a language barrier have a higher opportunity to succeed. They have the help at home provided from their parents. Teachers are able to communicate with their parents more effectively and explain to parents what needs to be completed. Often, they are educated and understand the importance of being involved in their children’s schooling. When I look back at my experience, I think of the students who were also in my class from different countries, and they also, like me, struggled to complete assignments and do well in projects. There needs to be more equal opportunities for students of parents with a language barrier. Teachers need to be more aware of students who are struggling and figure out solutions. There needs to be support groups and newsletters specifically for parents who are just learning the English language. The language barrier impacted me even in my college years because until recently my confidence in math was as low as I remembered it in the seventh grade. Although I have persevered and my dream is to graduate from college, the language barrier definitely affected my grades and success in school.
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Sports New Homefield Advantage Continued By Sergio Jewell
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fter scoring three in the first half, the Lady Jags went on a barrage going on to score five goals including three within a span of two minutes. One goal by forward Marlique Asson was probably the best of the many highlights of the evening. It was shot off her left foot as she was falling back, banged off the goal post and spinned just inside
Collegian Staff the goal line. The midfielders performed exceptionally well. Sara Marks led the team with three goals. Marlique Asson and Rachael Schmidt each had two while Bolanle Salako scored one of her own. With their ninth victory, GPC remains on top of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and should climb even higher in
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the NJCAA polls. Friday at 3 p.m. GPC will host Darton after hosting Middle Georgia on Tuesday. Darton State is still ranked in the top 10, but second to Georgia Perimeter in the GCAA rankings. Both teams are flying high right now and should make for a great contest.
Georgia Perimeter's Lady Jags left Hallford Stadium's artificial turf for greener pastures at the real grass field by Clarkston campus's student parking lot.
GPC Men's and Women's Tennis Florida Bound By Sergio Jewell
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PC’s men’s and women’s tennis team will head to Florida for their next tournament. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced that after six years of play at the Copeland-Cox Tennis
Collegian Staff Center in Mobile, Ala., that the National Small College Championships will be at the new Barbara Mazino Tennis Center at Three Oaks Park in Fort Myers, Fla. “This obviously will be our first time playing in Fort Myers,” said Mohamed
Omar, men’s and women’s head coach and GCAA’s 2013 coach of the year. “I haven’t had the chance to see any photos of the tennis center. They were expecting to play in Alabama but are looking forward to playing in Fort Myers.”
Located in Lee County, the Barbara Mazino Tennis Center is the newest and largest public tennis center in the area “offering 12 lit hard courts,” according to Three Oaks’ website. Georgia Perimeter had a strong showing in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s ( ITA) southeast regional held late September. Both genders won the doubles championship and women’s Niriantsa Roselomalala left with the singles championship. Omar was proud of the way his teams performed and is working on getting them prepared for the upcoming event. “Right now we’re working on maturity, not overdoing things,” said Omar. “I want them to focus on themselves. I don’t want them to get caught up in the rankings, the teams and schools they’ll being going against.” Both teams performed well at Oxford College of Emory
University, but they will face a higher level of competition Oct. 10-13. The champions from all eight of regionals held will meet at Three Oaks Park for a chance to play in the small-college Super Bowl. Omar likes his team’s chances. He feels Southeast singles regional champion Roselomalala will be ready to compete. “She’s doing well. Right now I’m trying to get her ready for playing on a bigger stage,” said Omar. “We have to get her ready for playing on a bigger stage, getting her comfortable for the tournament. The talent is there, we just have to make sure she’s ready mentally.” Overall, Omar feels both teams are strong and will perform well at the tournament in Fort Myers. “I’m confident in terms of competition,” said Omar. “If they play their game they should be fine.”
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Spend Less Money on Textbooks Continued By Amanda Cinquemani Collegian Staff
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echnology has created a variety of new avenues for students to save money when it comes to textbooks. Not only are students able to develop necessary technical skills for their future careers, but they can spend less money while doing it. "The Office of Information Technology is involved with e-texts in multiple ways," said Hoeting. Mary Helen O’Connor, Instructor of English, teaches with iPads through the iTeach program. Students are issued an iPad at the beginning of the semester, which they return once the semester ends. "This is not a fad. Teachers
need to learn, embrace and pass this information on to their students if they want them to be competitive," said O'Connor. O’Connor’s students produce several digital projects including videos, interactive timelines, and a blog. Students have reacted positively to the digital push. Even those that have no experience with the iPad are enjoying this new technology. Using an iPad for the first time Inez Smith said it, “ didn't take that long getting used to,” and Smith would like to continue working with the iPad even when the class is over. “I plan on purchasing an iPad for my own personal
use; it’s a tremendous asset to me," said Smith. There is also a huge network of support from the OIT team. Never has one of O’Connor’s students failed to complete a project due to lack of technical skills. Not only are students able to develop these skills, but they also enjoy what they are doing. “OIT has a team of professionals that support students with all of their learning technology needs,” said Hoeting. “The support team helps students with all of their technology-based learning experiences, both in an out of class.” The tablet helps students develop the necessary skills to compete for today’s jobs.
Society has placed new demands on students, calling for them to be equipped with more digital skills. Karehka Ramey’s article, "The Advantage of New Technology for Education" in useoftechnology.com, reminds students that, “Future jobs will require every applicant to have some technological skills, so those who don’t know how to use various technological tools like computers and the Internet will be left out.” Digital sales are definitely on the rise. Haleigh Morgan, Public & Campus Relations Specialist at Follett Higher Education Group said, “We're seeing digital sales growth of more than 200
percent across our stores. A huge growth on a small number... but very much trending upwards. Content like Pearson's MyMathLab are very successful in the marketplace.” Morgan also said, “Digital materials provide students anytime, anywhere access and often feature interactive learning tools, like video, animation and models.” Technology has created a variety of new avenues for students to save money when it comes to textbooks. Not only are students able to develop necessary technical skills for their future careers, but they can spend less money while doing it.
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Campus News
Department of Public Safety JAG Holds Auditions Releases Annual Crime Report Log for Annual Talent Show By Joy Bratcher Collegian Staff
According to this year's GPC annual crime report log, there were no serious crimes reported on the Newton, Dunwoody, and Alpharetta campuses in 2012. The Georgia Perimeter College Department of Public Safety publishes a Safety and Security Report in order to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Crime Statistics Act. The report shows that the Decatur campus experienced two instances of robbery in 2012, five instances of motor theft, and one instance of an arrest made due to drug abuse violations. There were four instances of robbery in 2012 at the Clarkston campus, one instance of burglary, two instances of vehicular theft, one arrest for weapon violation, one arrest for drug violation, and one alcohol disciplinary referral. The crime report is put together by Chief N. T. Marinelli, Jr. According to the report, a campus crime log can be found on the Department of Public Safety’s web page and is open to anyone who wishes to view it. The crime log shows the
crime reports that have been made over the past 60 days. The crime statistics act requires that all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs keep and disclose information about crime on and near their campuses. The report released this year by The Public Safety Department shows the crime statistics for each of GPC’s five campuses for the past three years. GPC will, by written request, disclose to the alleged victim of a crime of violence any disciplinary hearing conducted by the college against the student who is the alleged perpetrator of the crime or offense. An annual e-mail notification is sent out to all of the faculty, student, and staff members to notify them about the report. Those in the community who are thinking about joining GPC as a student or staff can access the report through the Department of Public Safety’s webpage. “Please take the time to review the GPC Safety and Security Report and know the campuses of Georgia Perimeter College continue to be a safe, secure and healthy environment for
higher education,”Chief Marinelli said in an e-mail to students. When reporting a crime, GPC encourages individuals to contact the Department of Public Safety. To do this, call 770-274-5511, 678-8913940, or dial X5511 from any campus phone. Classroom phones and emergency call boxes found on campuses may be used to contact Public Safety directly. The Department of Public Safety has a 24-hour call center staffed with certified Georgia Communications Officers to answer and dispatch calls. For more information about the report and to read the different sections that contain the rules and polices of GPC, go the Department’s Website or call 678-8913950.The full report can be viewed on The Public Safety’s website: http://depts.gpc. edu/~gpcpd/2011clery.pdf.
By Rachel Millin Collegian Staff
Students will be dancing, hula-hooping, singing and playing the piano for the annual talent show on the Dunwoody campus coming up Nov. 4. “It’s great to see GPC students actually participate in our events,”said Dunwoody Student Government Association (SGA) Secretary Charles Guilbeau. “GPC students are very talented buds, but are afraid they can’t bloom in a community college. I encourage all students to participate regardless of their talent.” The program, scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4 in the auditorium at Dunwoody, follows auditions Oct. 1 and 2 when students showed off their potential talents. Students will have one more chance to audition — Oct. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Dunwoody campus’ student center (NB building) in room 2100. “The theme is ‘Take Back the Mic,’ and I want our show to be not just great, but legendary. I want to bring in talents other than your usual singing or dancing acts,” said Darrius Jones, a student at Dunwoody campus and
participant of JAG’s special events committee, of the event sponsored by the Jaguar Activity Group ( JAG) and the SGA. Jones added that his vision is to make this year’s talent show memorable. “I envision GPC’s talent show to be like ‘America’s Got Talent;’ all talents are welcomed. I want unusual talents like hula hooping, performing with fire (safely), speed drawing, anything that's different from your usual talents.” “I want it to be like ‘High School Musical’ where everyone can go crazy and have lots of fun,” said Jauquinn Mccullough, Special Events Chair for JAG and the person responsible for running the Talent Show as he expressed his desire to really get students and staff excited about this year’s event. Students are encouraged to audition for the talent show regardless if they think they “don’t have talent.” Both JAG and SGA members are looking for students who can write poetry, sing, be comedians, anything to make the talent show interesting and fun. Students do not need to make an appointment for the Oct. 23 audition; just walk and be ready to show off your talent!
Decatur Celebrates Constitution Day By Rhonda Day Collegian Staff
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delegates in Philadelphia. GPC celebrated the 226th anniversary of the signing at Decatur campus with music, games and popcorn in the cafeteria consortium. Music provided by SGA included "I'm Only a Bill,"
"The Constitution," "The Bill of Right," and other government-related songs. Political Science professor AnnMari Robinson held a public forum for her students that celebrated this federally mandated observance.
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Name: Leonel Da Costa Major: Engineering Campus: Dunwoody
Name: Olivia Bailey Major: Earth and Atmospheric Science Campus: Dunwoody
“It's very silly. It shows the trivial side of partisanship in America."
" I was not surprised...but it has happened several times before and I imagine it will happen again. "
Name: Andrea Arroyo Major: Nursing Campus: Dunwoody
Name: Mitchel Weaver Major: Computer Science Campus: Dunwoody
" I personally think it's unfair. Sometimes people do things without others acknowledgements."
“I sympathize with the motives of congress."
Special guest speaker Judge Vincent Crawford discussed the impact of monitoring, promoting and encouraging their educational progress in the community, state and federal levels. Since students learn quite a lot about government, including the Constitution, in schools, the question arose whether the event was necessary. “Absolutely,”said Robinson. “But I don’t think that the middle and high school levels do a good job at teaching it to the students. Some of my students . . . are surprised to hear about it. When students get to my class, my job is to teach them how to take the information and apply it.”
In addition,Judge Crawford shed light on the juvenile system touching on the far-reaching consequences juvenile crime has on all levels of government. Celebrating the event on the Decatur campus is a way to bring more awareness of the date to students. “If you want students to be active in their government you have to teach is to them so they understand it,” said Robinson. “If middle and high schools actually taught it, my job is to reiterate this and show them how it applies to their lives. Government is everywhere you go. It’s here when you’re born and it’s here until you die.”
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Take Back the Night (Domestic Violence) Event 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Let’s Speak Easy Open Mic, 3-5 p.m. Gazebo Area Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., NB2100
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Yogo 12- 1 p.m. Gym Zumba 5-6 p.m. Gym National Coming Out Day. CN Building SGA Meeting. 10 a.m. CN 2240 Pride Parade. Contact Triangle Club for details
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Open Hands Service Project @ 1 p.m.
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National Alcohol Awareness Day. CN Building
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Wish Foundation Craft Service Project @ 1 p.m.
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Alpha Beta Gamma/ Student DECA Student Service Learning. 5-6 p.m.
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SGA Meeting. 10 a.m. CN 222240 Community Service Clean-up Project. 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. CN Building
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