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The Colonnade The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College

November 18, 2011

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Volume 88, No. 11

Plagiarism case results in suspension Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter It’s 9 p.m. the night before your essay on Shakespeare is due. You haven’t read the work or even formulated an outline for how you will write your essay. You can either put your social life on hold and pump out a mediocre C- or copy and paste some clips you found online.

According to the Georgia College Student Code of Conduct, “‘Plagiarism’ is defined as presenting as one’s own work the words or ideas of an author or fellow student. Students should document quotes through quotation marks and footnotes or other accepted citation methods.

Ignorance of these rules concerning plagiarism is not an excuse. When in doubt, students should

seek clarification from the professor who made the assignment.”

Plagiarism is becoming a slowly growing trend among students this semester. To date, the Student Judicial Board has heard one plagiarism case resulting in the suspension of a student and has two cases pending that will be heard this week.

SGA Attorney General Andrew Whitaker said two of the cases referred to the Student Judicial Board involved a student sending a story to be proofread by a friend who turned in the same paper only changing minimal details of the story.

Whitaker expressed that he is very pleased the Judicial Board is putting its foot down and letting students know that plagiarism is not ac-

ceptable.

“I am just glad that the Board and the stance of the university has been set from faculty members and from the Judicial Board now as saying it is entirely unacceptable and you will not be at Georgia College if you plagiarize,” Whitaker said. “Plagiarism is the cardinal sin of higher education. If you do that at an Ivy league school or one of the service academies, you’re not just suspended, you’re expelled immediately and you never come back.”

There is no requirement that a teacher turn in a student caught plagiarizing. If a student commits plagiarism in a class, faculty members can handle the issue in two different ways.

The first way would be to handle it themselves within their office and assign the student

an academic penalty that they find fair for the severity of the case. If they do not wish to report it to the Judicial Board for review they can simply call Gina Peavy, executive assistant to the vice president for student affairs, and have her enter the case into the Student Judicial Board database and mark the case as faculty disciplined.

According to Peavy, from Fall 2010 until now there have been nine plagiarism cases reported to the Student Judicial Board to be entered into its database. Five of those nine have been reported by the philosophy, accounting and education departments. The remaining four

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LITC software Same love, different rights to navigate Seven out of the 50 states currently group study allow same-sex marriage; Georgia Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter Finding your study group in the library during midterm and finals week can often be a daunting task for many students around campus. Using our student technology fees, the Library Instructional Technology Center has taken the initiative to develop a central kiosk for students to go to when they want to find available study space within the library for their study groups to meet.

The LITC will be using a software program named GroupFinder, which was developed by North Carolina State University. It is specifically designed to help students post where they are studying within the library, thus making it easier for other students in the group to locate where their group members are studying. Furthermore, it will display a picture of the room they are located in, along with the room number.

Josh Kitchens, an LITC Technology Committee chair and archivist, says the GroupFinder software is free of cost.

“It’s an open source piece of software that they (North Carolina State University) developed and they basically just released to everybody,” Kitchens said. “So we basically took their code and tweaked it to work for us a little bit.”

The LITC was awarded

GroupFinder LITC will be using a software program, GroupFinder, which is designed to aid students in locating available study space in the library and the software will help students locate group members in the library. $1,900 in student fees by the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee to finance the project that will be completed by early January 2012.

The money will be going towards a 42-inch plasma television, a Mac mini, a mouse and keyboard, Apple Care, a HDMI cable and a standing cart, which are all components of the kiosk.

Kell Carpenter, coordinator for Access Services, says the kiosk will be clearly marked and placed in a visible location on the second floor of the library.

“You go up to it, you look at it, you see if your groups are listed,” Carpenter said. He went on to say that if students do not see their group on the list they can type in their group information into the computer located at the kiosk so that additional group

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is not among them Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter It’s a Monday evening.

After a hard day of work, the couple sits down at the table to discuss the day’s events over a meal they meticulously prepared together.

This could be any couple, gay or straight, living in the same home. The only difference is one can get married and the other can’t.

Joe Windish, lead technical specialist for instructional support at Georgia College, has been in a committed relationship with his partner Doug Keith for, as he puts it, the best 13 years of his life. The two have considered marriage, but since it is not recognized in Georgia, their home, the couple decided against it.

“I wear my ring on my right hand because, in Georgia, I don’t want to pass as a fake straight person, fake married (person),” Windish said.

“Also, since Georgia doesn’t allow marriage then it would be like fake marriage and I don’t want to play fake marriage. So for all those reasons we have not done it.”

Over the past seven years there has been a growing trend of states moving towards same-sex marriage. To date, there are seven states that allow same-sex couples to marry. Among these states

“I actually can see a tipping point where the anti-marriage movement is going to sort of crumble.”

Same-sex marriage in Georgia

are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington D.C. Georgia is clearly not a part of that list.

Civil unions among same-sex couples are legal in only five states. Among those states are Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

Being a gay couple in Georgia brings with it no governmental benefits. According to the website Nolo: Law for All, same-sex couples do not receive the following federal benefits: social security benefits, tax benefits, estate tax and estate planning benefits, veteran and military benefits, federal employment benefits

In 1996 the first Defense of Marriage Act was passed in Georgia

Joe Windish, lead technical specialist for instructional support

In 2004 Georgia courts challenged those laws on same-sex marriage and voted on the issue

77 percent voted against the amendment to allow same-sex marriage, and 24 percent voted for it

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Issues arise over Wellness and Recreation Center Courtney Coile Staff Writer Approximately 3,200 students have registered to use the newly finished Wellness and Recreation Center. The opening day was Oct. 24 and since then, issues have come to the forefront over rules and regulations of the facility.

One of the dilemmas is over the dress code inside the Center.

“The other day I had on a no-sleeve shirt specifically made for working out and I was try-

News Flash Art, English major wins Writing Contest Senior Peggy Des Jardines’ poem “Moratorium” won this year’s second annual Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award. Des Jardines received a $1,000 grand prize.

ing to run on the treadmill when a staff member came and told me that I could only run on the track because of what I was wearing,” Hannah McFarland, senior management major, said. “I worked at a gym for five years and I’ve never been to a gym that had a rule like that.”

“What we’re trying to do is prevent MRSA, which most people know as staph infection,” said Dave Terrell, director of the Wellness and Recreation Center. ”It is very resistant to antibacteria, and once you get it, it is very hard to get rid of.”

Quotable “I was calling her and I could hear gunshots and she’s saying people are dead in the streets.”

-Sana Al-Baeity sophomore biology major

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MRSA is usually spread through contact with someone’s skin infection.

The infections are most likely to spread in places where people are in close contact, such as locker rooms.

Another rule that was questioned is the no gum policy.

“We made this rule to prevent choking incidents and for cleanliness,” Terrell said. “One center we visited would close down one day a year just to clean gum out of their facility and

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we want to prevent that.”

Another safety restriction is the use of the diving boards in the aquatic area. There are two boards, a one-meter board and a three-meter but only the smaller board is available for use by members.

“The three-meter board will only be used when we get an NCAA swim team and they are trained to use it,” Terrell said.

As of now, outside community members are

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Libyan student shares her story.............................2 First-hand NaNoWriMo experience....................3

Features

Students at HorseDreams Youth Ranch...............9 A day in the life of a GC shuttle driver..............10

Sports

Women’s basketball wins first home game......13 Men’s basketball wins two at Newberry...........13

Community News........................................6 Leisure................................................................

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Number Crunch

11,000 The number of teams of dogs and owners Therapy Dogs Inc. has nationwide. See page 11 for more.

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Revolution from afar: Aubrie Sofala Senior Reporter In the background of the telephone call with her father, she could hear on the television sounds of gunshots and explosions raging in the streets outside her home in Tripoli – imminent indicators of the ongoing revolution storming through Libya.

“I heard on TV all of these gunshots and things blowing up,” said sophomore biology major and Libya native Sana Al-Baeity. “I’m begging him to go back home and he couldn’t say what’s going on – they never said anything because they were too scared. The phones were being watched.”

The Libyan rebel army swept through Tripoli in late August, attempting to seize the reins of power from Col. Moammar Gadhafi and the current regime. Rising up against Gadhafi, who had been in power since the age of 27, Libya saw an uprising similar to those

which occurred in Egypt and Tunisia.

“I think there are some common themes with all of these revolutions that took place in the so-called Arab Spring,” said Steven Elliot-Gower, associate professor of government and sociology. “You have food shortages and very high increases in prices that occur largely because of increased oil prices.”

Gadhafi was in power for a total of 42 years. In that time, the worsening economy and unemployment lead to the unhappiness of the Libyan people.

Al-Baeity grew up in Libya, where her parents still live. She considers herself a lucky one. She attended private school and was always encouraged by her parents to strive to succeed in everything in her life.

“My family was all doctors. My mom is a doctor and my dad is a college professor. They pushed me up high,” Al-Baeity said.

Al-Baeity knew she wanted to

“If you’re young and you have the strength, you’re going to defend your country from a tyrant.”

Sana Al-Baeity, sophomore biology major study abroad upon graduating high school and was accepted to Georgia College on a scholarship.

Growing up, Al-Baeity attended school with many government officials’ family members. But even then, she says she doesn’t remember discussions of pro- or anti-government.

“No one was pro or not pro.

Nobody really cared at that time,”

Libyan international student relives the six month civil war in her home country

Al-Baeity said. “I thought he was a good guy, honestly, as long as you worked and went to school everything was normal.”

However, Al-Baeity’s life took a fearful turn.

“Then this whole thing started and I was so scared for my family,” Al-Baeity said. “All I knew is I couldn’t go back home once everything started. Then when I saw what he did to people and how he killed them, I couldn’t help but side against him.”

The civil war, which broke out from protests against the government, was led by rebel armies and began in February. To date, the death toll in Libya is still being determined and reports say it might never be discovered. However, in April the Los Angeles Times reported the death toll stood at 10,000 to 30,000 with the number of internally displaced Libyans at

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Submitted by Sana Al-Baeity Sana Al-Baeity came to the U.S. two years ago to study at Georgia College. Since then, her home country, Libya, has undergone a transformation.

Timeline of Civil War in Libya June: The International Criminal

August:

Court in The Hague issued a warrant for the arrest of Gadhafi and his son Saif The death of General Abdel

July: Fatah Younus, senior rebel forces commander, promotes fears of a split in the rebel camp

Gadhafi goes into hiding and his wife and three of his children flee to neighboring country Algeria

October:

Gadhafi is killed, and Libya is officially declared as “liberated.”

They announce plans to hold elections within eight months

The African Union joins 60

September: countries which have recognized the National Transitional Council as the new Libyan authority

Sources: BBC News, The Telegraph

Special Olympics Sculpting minds of the future Youth Enrichment Service mentor program on campus awards Gamma The pairs college students with students from grades 3 to 12 Sigma Sigma By the Numbers: Kate Federman Contributing Writer

Jessica Hayman Staff Writer Georgia College’s Gamma Sigma Sigma Sorority received the Organization of the Year award for its service to the Baldwin County Special Olympics last April and recently received its plaque in a special ceremony on campus.

Shannon New-Diaz, Baldwin County Special Olympics Coordinator, nominated Gamma Sigma Sigma for the award.

“I nominated the ladies of Gamma Sigma Sigma because they have been so dedicated and so helpful every year (for the Special Olympics),” New-Diaz said.

“They have been so supportive of the athletes and so very supportive of me. Anything I ask of them they are always willing to do it.”

Gamma Sigma Sigma has been taking part in the Baldwin County Special Olympics for four years.

The girls get Check out GCSUnade com involved during the prepafor more ration process information about Gamma making name Sigma SIgma cards for each contestant, as

“We are all in Gamma Sigma Sigma because we love to serve our peers and community.”

Lexi Kraft, junior English major well as making event cards that let the contestants know where they need to be for each event and at what time.

“We also make a bunch of posters and have our girls go out there and cheer them on,” said Kaitlyn Dietz, senior biology major and current president of Gamma Sigma Sigma. “And the posters say things on them like ‘You can do it,’ and ‘Keep going, you’re almost there’ and things like that.”

The event took place at Baldwin County High School this year and the women of Gamma

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In working toward the goals of raising graduation rates, increasing students’ grades and ensuring that students be promoted from grade to grade on time, the Youth Enrichment Services of Baldwin County provides academic and enrichment programming for students grades three through 12 after school during the academic year.

In the academic division of the program, paid college students tutor children and assist them with their homework in critical subjects such as math, language arts, reading and science.

“The YES program is the biggest asset the Milledgeville community has. It is one of the only programs that has gained respect across all boundaries, black or white, young or old,” Georgia College alumna and YES tutor Brittany Curry said. “This program enhanced my experience at Georgia College so much.”

Enrichment classes are also offered for the children in the areas of music, art, theater, drumming, violin, technology and physical education, among others.

Paid GC students teach these

comprehensive lessons as well. Volunteers and service learning students are always wanted and welcome to assist with the program.

“The YES program offers not just tutoring but mentorship and friendship from people that care. This program motivates them to stay in school and pursue a bright future,” Georgia College alumna and YES tutor Sara Wood said. “Everyday when I come in the door, I have a mob of kids yelling my name trying to hug me. I really think this program shows the students the love they need.”

There is an academic enrichment portion of the YES program as well, focusing on problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Public Achievement, a rhetoric and political science class at GC, sends student coaches into the schools to teach this facet of the program. The Community Action Team for Service also assists with the academic enrichment lessons as well.

“They are being taught the tools they need to become an effective student,” Linda Kaufman director of after-school achievement said.

Kaufman gave an example of a

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YES Program

5 years ago the YES Program was built off its sister program, High Achievers

144 students are served by the High Achiever Program

10.4 million dollars has been granted to the HAP and YES programs over the past nine years

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One month, 50,000 words

By Nick Widener

An inside look into National Novel Writing Month with Colonnade staff member Nick Widener

NaNoWriMo on campus

Vanessa Whited / Staff Photographer Nick Widener, junior mass communication major, immersed himself in National Novel Writing Month by spending nearly a dozen hours in the Library and Instructional Technology Center.Widener worked alongside students who were working to complete their own novels.

By writing 1,666 words a day for 30 days straight, a 50,000-word novel is achievable.

This is the objective of NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, takes place annually in November. But for the first time, Georgia College brings the event to campus.

“This year we wanted to draw attention to it, and have everything set up, and designate a space,” Library Instructional Technology Center Assistant Brandy Horne said.

Brought to Horne’s attention by a student assistant in the LITC, she knew NaNoWriMo would be an excellent event for students to participate in, as she had competed twice before, but failed miserably, she said.

Equipped with a white board for tracking word counts, the designated “Novel Writing Zone” for the contest is the room adjacent to the LITC desk, behind Books & Brew.

“The reason that space was chosen, was downstairs was open longer. There are more hours and more opportunities,” Thorne said.

The room is close to the entrance, easy to find, and allows students to bring in food and drink.

But, students competing in NaNo are encouraged to write from anywhere in the library, as there are few rules surrounding NaNo. (Only the obvious ones, i.e., no partner writing, no bringing in half-finished novels, etc.)

“That’s what the library is for in general, just to be able to bring people together, and I think that’s something the library should be trying to host.”

Sponsored by the Office of Letters and Light (OLL), a non-profit organization based in Oak-

land, Calif., their mission is to establish creative writing programs around the nation. Throughout the contest, and year round, OLL encourages participants to donate funds to these programs.

On Nov. 11, NaNo’s fundraising tallied in at $426,982.51, with 5.483 percent of writers donating.

For writers hung up, stumped on a plot point, or having trouble with progression, the NaNo website is a resourceful tool. Rich in discussion threads, author pep talks and writing “dares,” NaNo’s mission is for the writer to succeed.

And as for the word count, NaNo believes the 50,000 words push the writer into new territory. By forcing a disciplined schedule, it demands pages everyday.

“The good thing about NaNoWriMo is that it frees you because it gives you such a ridiculous word count to achieve in such a short amount of time,” Horne said.

“You just write furiously, and at the end, you look back, and say oh, well that’s not so bad.”

And even though November may come to a close, the novel writing process doesn’t have to.

Horne is hopeful a community of ardent writers will arise and seek fellowship with other writers.

As for next year, the event will have steadfast pre-planning, and focus on being marketed campus wide. With hopes of a kick-off event and an all night write-a-thon, November 2012 promises more literary flair.

Students competing this year will be rewarded with buttons, and for those who reach the 50,000 words, an undetermined prize will be given away.

Eleven hours of thoughts, notes, ideas What follows is a log of my novel writing process for National Novel Writing Month.

All of my reporting and writing take place from within the designated “Novel Writing Zone,” on the first floor of the library.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 5:26 p.m.

Usually it’s like this. I’m writing, but I bob my head, look around. There’s only one other person in the room. It’s colder in here than it is upstairs, but I like the cold. The tawdry décor always evokes the notion of a library. Jeremy. Tanner. Grant. Keith. Richard. Jeff.

I never know what to name my characters.

All names are hackneyed. Or at least any names I come up with. I never am able to formulate a fresh slate character from a name I know so well. I like to pick names of people I do not know. Names I cannot attach a face to. I’m the only one in the room now.

5:39 p.m.

Another person enters the room. Patrons walk by the NaNoWriMo sign, and perplexingly look on. They are as confused as I am.

5:49 p.m.

A girl in a gray Georgia College sweatshirt enters the room. She holds a fresh cup of coffee and peers at me through the chairs separating us. I sniffle. I think I am getting

7:11 p.m.

sick.

5:54 p.m.

I stray away from any plot device I want to construct. No melodramatic relationships.

I add this constraint with force. “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time,” A quote by Leonard Bernstein rests beside each computer.

I wonder, if I had no school, no distractions, no restraints, if I only had vigor, could I finish a novel in a month? A novel. What the hell do I know about writing a novel?

5:59 p.m.

Okay, I release my constraints. It’s about a strained, melodramatic relationship. Not the same as a melodramatic relationship, as the strain adds the layer of gusto the melodrama was missing.

6:00 p.m.

No.

6:01 p.m.

Coffee, a laptop, pens, and paper all rest on the insignia for NaNoWriMo, an utterly detestable acronym.

6:05 p.m.

A Subway cup and a floral book bag are placed several computers away from me.

A girl in a maroon sweatshirt sets them there before scurrying off to the bathroom.

Three girls and I, and not one of us are writing this novel.

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A girl, who has one bead in her hair, and a guy are conversing when I reenter the novelist zone.

The guy leaves and the girl is left in silence, as my laptop keys, and her brain, click click.

7:14 p.m.

Two guys enter the room and sit on the couch in the back corner. Perpetual conversation college students have: “Do you know what we’re supposed to be doing?”

“No.” Perpetual procrastination college students have: “Alright, so we’re going to meet tomorrow?”

“I don’t know.”

“Well its due Thursday, so tomorrow would be the best day to meet.”

7:24 p.m.

All my characters are intangible. They are only the fakest people I will never meet.

Telephone calls, drug parties, murders – cliché – boring.

7:26 p.m.

Tabitha. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting a girl named Tabitha. Tabitha is

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The final draft of 11 hours of work at NaNoWriMo, the beginnings of “Where” by Nick Widener “Sometimes, the beautiful girls get all the trouble.”

“Tabitha,” Daniel placed his index finger on her pursed lips, “you’ve no idea.” He paused. “Now quit your sobbing, ‘less you want to look like you’ve just come from the coal mines.” Daniel leaned in to kiss her soft, pink lips.

“Eh, a kiss you won’t soon forget, huh?” Terrence said to Daniel later in the evening.

“No, no. I won’t forget.”

-Her face is apparitional. The baby’s death has made her ill. She is no longer interested in sport, no longer vigorfilled, no longer loving.

“Broken women, and leaving them, I don’t feel right.”

Daniel, in the burst of the daylight, concedes to his monstrous self, and briskly forgets all he knows, as the sun only burns blue once. The plain reflection of Daniel’s eyes in the window of his truck warrants a sigh.

“I’m sorry.” The keys make quite a jingle as Daniel fails to find the correct one.

“I’m so, so, sorry.” But Daniel doesn’t know it’s effortless. In several hours she will be hanging from a chandelier. Hovering above the newly purchased crème tablecloth, ornate with elk, foxes, bears, moose. Her hands will palpitate rapidly, and then dwindle to a much-needed rest.

He opens the door to the truck and buckles his seatbelt. The mirror induces an uncontrollable chill. His reflection is

now an image of ghastly ordeals.

“I’m sorry,” echoes once more before Daniel’s words fade into the ignition’s roar. Some vague destination set. Some assortment of a wardrobe gathered.

“Somewhere. She is somewhere.”

-She wore an open-back dress with a limestone necklace. Her makeup was sparse. Her hair was a gentle extension of her exposed shoulders, and Daniel’s arm was an appendage to her waist.

Down the spiral of the stairs, Tabitha aerated herself into the ballroom.

“Tabitha, Daniel,” said over and over, from near and distant lips, accompanied by clapping. What a rupturing scene, the decadent ballroom in frenzy.

Tabitha clutched her dress in her right hand, and with her other arm attached

to Daniel, sprinted through the mess of invitees to the cake. Flashbulbs and laughter, and Daniel and Tabitha’s faces are incoherent euphoria.

“Cut the cake!”

“Cut it!” A server hands Daniel a knife, and with Tabitha’s hand as guide, the knife pierces the cake. The boisterous guests screech and cheer louder. Daniel and Tabitha feed each other cake, and pose for the photograph that will be framed and placed above a taupe sofa with burgundy pillows in their living room.

-His mother’s house was much colder than the one he left behind. With blinds broken, rugs stained, and an unshake

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Continued from page 3 the name “beauty isn’t willing to forgive,” because beauty is a cruel courtship. This is melodramatic.

7:30 p.m.

The girl in front of me, with her red cardigan and her red shoes, has a tattoo on her ankle, and I am trying to make out what it is. It looks like a butterfly, but it also looks like a hummingbird.

7:34 p.m.

I don’t know what the hell it is.

7:36 p.m.

The guys leave, but Tabitha won’t. She is at a debutante ball. In a hoop dress, she gingerly walks down the winding hardwood staircase.

She fans herself, and has white gloves on her hands. She has an apt amount of mascara on, and she wears a lascivious look to compliment it.

7:49 p.m.

I wake up from an involuntary nap to a butterfly tattoo. Tabitha, and my protagonist’s unbridled desire for her affection.Yes, this is melodramatic.

8:20 p.m.

A vacuum and the deafening noise accompanying it enter the room. The novelist’s zone is no longer enveloped in silence. I leave. Coffee, a laptop, pens and paper all rest on the insignia for NaNoWriMo.

My fingers crave the taste of the keys. I yearn to puncture the flesh of my novel, so I return. A girl stares me down as I enter the room. I had

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Continued from page 3 able stench, Daniel felt queasy. The warm mug of mulled wine in his hands held no obligations of making him feel better.

Wrapping himself in two blankets, Daniel crept up the stairs.

She was sick the last time they spoke.

She told him it was ill advised for him to leave, but he also knew she was out there, alone, somewhere.

“She is somewhere,” he said, the floorboards’ eerie creaks a welcome intruder to the silence.

-“Jess, you have to forget.”

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Al-Baeity believes one of the main causes of the revolution was due to the youth giving up on a hopeful future for themselves in Libya.

“If people actually knew there was a point to it all – it would be different,” Al-Baeity said. “It’s a group mentality. If you knew no matter how much you studied or what degree you got that you’re still not going to get paid well, then what do you have?”

Another important factor leading to the uprising was the creation of new jobs by the Gadhafi regime.

According to Reuters in 2009, Libya’s unemployment rate stood at 20.7 percent, which amounts to one in five citizens being unemployed. Libyan unemployment stands in stark contrast to the United States’ rate, which is currently at 9.1 percent.

“These governments were just not creating jobs for young people,” Elliot-Gower said.

Al-Baeity, although far from the violence ravaging the place she calls home, has constantly been reminded of the frightening reality of war. A friend of Al-Baeity’s joined the rebel army soon after a friend of his was killed.

“He did the right thing. If you’re young and you have the strength, you’re going to defend your country from a tyrant,” Al-Baeity said.

The youth played a pivotal role in the uprisings of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. A role Elliot-Gower believes was in part due to the new technology in their grasp.

“I believe over time the social media, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter were able to create some sense of civil society,” Elliot-Gower said. “People could connect with other people who had similar complaints about their government and they could do it all in a relatively anonymous way.”

Al-Baeity learned to take her dismay one day at a time, sometimes not even being able to contact her parents.

“It was the worse time of my life. I couldn’t reach anyone. The phones weren’t working and Internet didn’t work for six months,” Al-Baeity said. “I would call my parents every single day just to make sure they were alive.”

The nightmare of possibly losing her parents carried on into her everyday life. It affected her to the point where she couldn’t focus on everyday tasks.

“I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t go to school. It was pretty harsh,” Al-Baeity said. “I got used to being that way.”

Al-Baeity’s best friend lives close to downtown Tripoli, where the violence first started. She remembers calling her and hearing the devastation ripping through the streets.

“I was calling her and I could hear gunshots and she’s saying people are dead in the streets – there was a massacre there,” AlBaeity said. “She was so scared and I was scared for her.”

Al-Beity’s life was turned upside down again on Oct. 20.

“I wake up and I’ve had like three hours of sleep and I get on Facebook and everyone’s saying Gadhafi’s been killed. I just thought it was a rumor but then I got on the shuttle and there’s a picture,” Al-Baeity said. “My Facebook was full of videos, pictures and

12:24 p.m.

I hear The Stroke’s song “Is This It” playing nearby. They croon, “I’m just trying to get to your apartment/ I don’t even like it.” I recently listened to the album this song is on, also titled “Is This It,” and every time I listen to it, I cannot help but wonder, “is this it?”

12:27 p.m.

Tabitha, and her swooning protagonist, Daniel, roam the debutante ball. Seventeen hundred words in, and I want to delete nearly half of them.

“I didn’t want to die. I didn’t,” Daniel says.

He’s lost Tabitha. She moves with the wind from place to place. She falls in love; she falls out of love.

12:40 p.m.

The girl beside me with the defensive stare wears a purple shawl and a sorority T-shirt. She has her jeans cuffed above her jewel-encrusted sandals, and emphatically speaks to her friend, who took the place on the couch I now covet.

12:46 p.m.

Tabitha needs to end up dead in a ditch. I want Daniel to suffer. Morbid melodrama.

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planned on sitting on a couch next to her, but her defensive stare has me retreating to a nearby chair.

The room is livelier, and I am the only male present. I can never be sure who is working on a novel, and who is not, but I don’t mind, because their works are different from mine. Each writer is plagued with his or her own distractions, their own demons, their own attractions, attention to details.

12:51 p.m.

Defensive stare leaves.

Thursday, Nov. 10

GET? Forget the child I birthed is dead?

You never were too smart were you Daniel?”

“Jess. I know that you can’t let it control you. It’s not you fault, it’s not mine, it’s not the doctors. There wasn’t anything that could be done.”

“You’re a liar. It’s your fault Daniel. It’s your fault. The baby was perfect. He was going to be so perfect.” Jess leaned up against the kitchen wall and slid her way down to the floor. “He was supposed to be so perfect.”

“Jess.” Daniel reached his right hand out for her to take.

“Don’t come any closer to me Daniel.”

Jess slapped his hand away.

“It’s been six months, Jess.”

“Get the hell out of this house.”

By the Numbers: Libya

20.7 percent is where Libya’s unemployment rate stood in 2009

240,000 Libyans have been internally displaced according to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times

42 years is how long Moammar Gadhafi was in power Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/ aug/24/opinion/la-oe-boot-libya-20110824

links for two days straight. Everybody was happy but I couldn’t get the full happiness of it because no matter how horrible he was, it was still somebody’s death. I was happy the country was now free. He deserves it, I know, but who am I to say?”

Since Gadhafi was killed, the Transitional National Council has been set in place to help with the progression of Libya. The role of the United States in this new formation is vital.

“I think the United States has to continue to be supportive of these new regimes as they emerge and that means providing some financial support either directly or through the United Nations,” Elliot-Gower said. “It might also mean providing some technical support on how to rebuild the oil industry how to diversify their economy.”

The oil industry adds an extra level of difficulty when attempting to rebuild Libya’s economy that Elliot-Gower attributes to a common phenomenon called the oil curse.

According to Elliot-Gower, the problem occurs in countries with economies built around oil revenue. The issue lies in the government using the revenue to fund military which can then be used to oppress the people and maintain dictatorship.

There are also worries that a civil war could erupt over those who were in favor of the previous government and those who wish for change. However, Al-Baeity doesn’t see likelihood of this occurring.

“The ones that preferred Gadhafi are very few and they probably only like him because he gave them money,” Al-Baeity said.

Looking back at the sleepless nights and constant fear of never seeing her family and friends again, it is valid to ask the question of whether it was worth it.

“I was doubtful at first. But now looking back it was definitely worth it,” Al-Baeity said. “They wanted different things that are not available in Libya. They wanted a modern Libya. They wanted a better future.”

All my characters are intangible. They are only the fakest people I will never meet.

6:40 p.m.

The room calls me. It is my feigned lover.

The NaNoWriMo board is an incomprehensible mess, and the room is silent, but my characters are oblivious to it. The vivacious moments, the fracturing circumstances they suffer, are all they know. And yet, I know what they do not. I know Tabitha and Daniel will not end up together. I know Daniel’s heart is sore as his puppeteer pulls his strings, and I know Daniel, because I am Daniel. Or at least pieces of me are. Fragments of my own existence lost in his essence.

As for Tabitha, the indistinguishable amalgam of every girl I have ever known, in her coy ways, in her fickle manner, in her elegance.

8:55 p.m.

I want to backspace Tabitha and her backstory.

9:01 p.m.

National Novel Writing Month is only a month? This isn’t my Elysium.

9:09 p.m.

Never mind, it is. I could only handle a month. I can only take so much of my fake characters living their fake unrealized lives. Lights out, Tabitha, lights out.

Friday, Nov. 11 -The bill of Daniel’s hat flopped in the wind. On 2nd street there was a diner Cory said he would meet him at. Daniel chimed the bell as he entered, and chose a booth to sit in.

“Hello sir,” a gum-smacking twentysomething waitress said.

“Hi.” “What can I get you?”

“I’ll just have a coffee right now.”

“Coming right up!” The waitress winked as she pressed her pencil to paper.

Daniel folded his hands over the back of his neck.

“Here you go, darling. Cream or sugah?”

November 18, 2011 12:00 p.m.

Empty. No other novelists, only me. I’m being photographed as I work. As I knit pick each point, and progress.

12:20 p.m.

The girl from before, in the cuffed jeans and purple cardigan, rushes into the room with a look of immediacy on her face. I prefer her immediacy to her defensive. She gives a faint smile as she exits.

Sunday, Nov. 13 2:22 p.m.

My novel has seen an overhaul. By opening a brand-new document, and pulling over the only morsel of writing I liked, I began anew.

Not such a grand idea at all, but I was feeling lost. Of course, now, there is no hope of reaching the 50,000-word goal, but at least I can be content in what I am writing. Better luck next year, Nick! I have kept the same characters, and even a smidgen of the plot, but the way it is told, and how events transpire is completely topsy-turvy. A switch from first person to third person has been made, as I demanded an omniscient narrator over a limited one.

10:43 p.m.

Daniel is more of a character, and while I still would not want to be friends with him, I would not mind reading about him. He becomes more and more like his dear ole dad (me) everyday.

NaNoWriMo lasts until the end of November.

If you want to get a late start this year, or plan ahead for next year, visit their website at nanowrimo.org for more information. In the meantime, I will continue the novelist’s toil.

“No. Thanks.”

Daniel reached for the robin’s egg mug, and blew the steam away as he drew it closer.

“Forget it Cory.” Daniel tossed three dollars from his wallet on to the table, and chimed the bell as he exited.

-Rod Stewart’s “Young Turks” is playing on the radio.

“Rod? How’d you get to be so famous?”

Daniel asks as Rod Stewart croons, “young hearts be free tonight/ time is on your side.” “ Because certainly you don’t know shit about young hearts. You couldn’t. What did you ever know about being young?”

November 18, 2011

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Award

Marriage

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Sigma Sigma were there to cheer the contestants on.

“We made ourselves available to Special Olympics in any and every way we could from the beginning of planning through the completion of the event,” said Lexi Kraft, junior English literature major and service vice president of Gamma Sigma Sigma.

Unfortunately, when it came time for the award ceremony, the ladies of Gamma Sigma Sigma were not able to attend the ceremony due to other Gamma Sig activities taking place that day.

“The event took place last April and because of the summer months, we weren’t able to meet up with Shannon until just recently,” explains Dietz.

“It was so surreal,” says New-Diaz, about Gamma Sig winning the award. “It made my whole weekend. They truly deserved this honor.”

New-Diaz attended one of the Gamma Sigma Sigma meetings recently to present the sorority with its plaque for Organization of the Year.

“We are all in Gamma Sigma Sigma because we love to serve our peers and community,” Kraft said. “Being recognized in such a huge way makes us all very proud of our sisterhood, and it is a great reminder that everything we do is truly making a difference.”

YES

Continued from page 2 previous instance where students were asked about important problems they saw in their school. Unanimously, the students agreed that the after-school snacks were unhealthy and needed to be changed. With the help of the YES Program coaches, the children found a smoothie product called Juice Alive that they wanted to use as a substitute.

One year later, after presenting the idea to several leaders, such as board members, principals and superintendents, the students are now able to enjoy Juice Alive fruit smoothies at least two times a week.

“They saw the problem, found a solution and made a difference,” Kaufman said.

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Anna Morris / Staff Photographer Members of the Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority serve popcorn to participants in their Diabetes 5k walk/run that took place on Saturday, Nov. 12.

“Now, because of these ambitious students, there is a policy change about an important issue in their school.”

The YES program was built off of its sister program, High Achievers, five years ago. The High Achievers Program was established in 2002 with the initial goal of curbing teen pregnancy.

Now, the HAP serves 144 students with the focus of developing leadership skills.

College volunteers or service learning students lead the children in activities that boost their self-esteem and prepare them for leadership positions in all aspects of life.

The HAP also provides free camps during spring break and summer break for elementary school students.

In 2002, Kaufman wrote a grant for the HAP that eventually awarded the program with $1.25 million. In 2007,

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Continued from page 1 not allowed to use the Wellness Center. However, Terrell says that they are hoping to allow a limited number of community members in the near future.

“We don’t allow them now because of some of the language in the bond we have to pay for the building,” Terrell said. “We will be enrolling alumni soon and then eventually we’ll allow a certain number of community members that won’t interfere with the number of students using the facility and they will have to pay a fee that is higher than the student fees.”

Terrell, who taught in the health promotion program for 15 years, explains that in 2003, wellness was established as a cornerstone of the university but not much was done. In recent years, the Student Government Association and Sandra Gangstead, dean of the College of Health Sciences, started visiting other

she wrote another grant for $4 million.

Over the nine years that the High Achiever and YES programs have been thriving at GC, Kaufman has written several grants and has been awarded $10.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

She is currently working on four new grant applications.

At the moment, there is a long wait list for children who wish to take part in the incredibly successful YES and HAP programs.

“I am very proud of these programs. We have seen lasting academic and social changes in these students,” Kaufman said. “The partnership between the Baldwin County schools and Georgia College is very strong. I believe that Georgia College is a good steward to the community.”

wellness centers in the state to get ideas for the one that now exists at Georgia College.

“We are planning on building two more parking lots but SGA is aware that we have to generate some revenue to support our budget,” Terrell said.

The 3,200 students who have already registered to use the facility did by completing short paperwork, providing finger prints and a photograph.

“About a 1,000 members come in each day to use the facility at the beginning of the week and it usually drops off as the week goes by to about 250 a day on Saturday and Sunday,” Terrell said. “The amount of use is meeting the expectations I had.”

Despite the issues that have been brought to light, students still express their excitement over the new addition to campus.

“I think the Wellness Center is awesome and it has so much more to offer than the Depot did,” sophomore early childhood education major Mary Saba said.

and immigration benefits.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, domestic partners in California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington receive “nearly all state-level spousal rights.” Furthermore, Hawaii, Maine, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia all give domestic partners “some state-level spousal rights.”

Windish says that he and Keith pay their health insurances separately and have filed separately on their mortgage, though Keith does have some legal rights.

“I have given him medical power of attorney and living will and all that kind of stuff so we have to have legal documents to protect our rights,” Windish said.

In 1996, the first Defense of Marriage Act was passed in Georgia. In 2004, Georgia courts challenged those laws on samesex marriage and voted on the issue. During this year a referendum was put out to the voters. According to CNN election results for that year, 76 percent of state voters voted against the amendment to allow same-sex marriage and 24 percent of voters voted for it. The amendment was then placed into the Georgia Constitution that upholds same-sex marriage and civil unions as illegal for the state to both recognize and perform.

Democrat Georgia State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was for the first eight years of her tenure the only openly gay Georgia legislator and for the first six years the only gay legislator in the South, was at the forefront of the 2004 marriage fight. She expressed that she thought much of the opposition in the Georgia House of Representative at the time was due, in part, to her.

“It (the 2004 vote) ran into quite a lot of opposition in the House side and I think that in part was due to the fact that I was there. I wont really say that I was the banner-carrier, but I did kind of defend the role of the opposition and subsequently we beat the bill the first time,” Drenner said. “It died on the floor by three votes, ….we had a floor vote on day 38 and actually lost by two votes.”

This 2004 ban on gay marriage in Georgia was challenged before a lower court in 2006. According to a 2006 article in the New York Times, “In a unanimous reversal of lower court decision, six justices of

“I could not imagine going somewhere else to get married, only to come back and have my marriage not recognized by the state I live in.”

Connor Johnson, SGA senator the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s 2004 ban against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.”

Having this growing trend of states recognizing gay marriage can only strengthen hope for Georgia to soon follow. Georgia State Rep. Rashad Taylor, an openly gay state legislator, says he completely supports marriage equality in Georgia.

“I hope sometime in the future, in the near future,” Taylor said. “I would say I don’t see it, but I do think Georgia is a state that is rapidly changing and some time in the future, hopefully, that will change as well.”

Windish feels that the courts are behind the culture and that the culture is ready for change. He says that the two may consider going to New York , where he lived for 28 years prior to moving to Milledgeville, to get married but he feels that the laws show change in Georgia’s future.

“We might just do it, but I actually can see a tipping point where the anti-marriage movement is going to sort of crumble,” Windish said. “To me, the idea would be to get married when the country recognizes it.”

For the younger generation there is still time and hope that the trend of same sex marriage in states will grow and legislation in Georgia will make marriage a legal option for same-sex couples. Connor Johnson, a sophomore mass communication major, is among those.

“As someone who is openly gay, I have always wanted to be able to get married to someone I’m in love with in the state I have grown up in for 19 years,” Johnson said.

“Although that is still not quite possible, I am happy to see that there is progress in that arena and I hope that one day I will be able to do so here in Georgia. I could not imagine going somewhere else to get married, only to come back and have my marriage not recognized by the state I live in.”

Zach Keepers / Cartoonist The new software developed by the Library and Instructional Technology Center will help students navigate their way through the study areas so as to find available spaces and group members.

LITC

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Carpenter went on to say that they plan to have this program available for students to access virtually using any computer on or off campus.

“You should be able to do this kind of stuff from any of these computers. You can do it from your home computer,” Carpenter said.

“Theoretically, as long as you’ve got an account and as long as you’re an actual legitimate student, faculty member (or) staff member, you should be able to log in

Plagiarism

Continued from page 1 have been reported by the English department. “Before they (the professors) decide if they are just going to report it or if they’re just going to refer them, they’ll ask ‘have they been reported before?’ And there have been times where I say yes they were reported last year for this same thing and they’ll say okay then send them before the Board,” Peavy said.

Alex Blazer, assistant professor for the Department of English and Rhetoric, says that during his four years here, he has dealt with 10 cases of plagiarism within his classes in the English Department. This semester there were five cases in one of his graduate

and create a group appointment time and say, ‘hey we’re here come meet us.’”

In the Oct. 21 issue of The Colonnade, cartoonist Zach Keepers’ editorial cartoon, which used Pac Man for its inspiration, illustrated the problem students have finding their student groups in the library.

Carpenter said this caught the library staff’s attention and gave them even more incentive to back the plan they had been working on since last spring.

Student Government Association President Evan Karanovich was one of four students on the Stu-

dent Technology Fee Advisory Committee to sit down and review the LITC’s request for these funds. He expressed that this was a student concern and that he is happy to see that this system, paid for using student fees, will benefit all the students here at Georgia College. “…The library is such a complex organism in (and) of itself so by addressing this, and other concerns, you’re able to kind of bundle everything to have just a library network, and you can come to the library, it’s a one stop shop,” Karanovich said.

assistants’ classes, ranging from minimal to severe.

He expressed these cases of plagiarism are generally happening within the freshmen lower division English courses.

“For the most part it’s always in lower division courses, because upper division students, they know not to do it,” Blazer said.

“The graduate students who tell me about it, I always have two or three per year that I help them with.

I always tell them to go to Gina Peavy, but they don’t have to. It’s not a requirement.”

These 10 cases over four years have ranged in degree of severity. Two are cases of plagiarism shown by a student forgetting to cite something completely in his or her article or not properly citing that source

within the article. The other eight cases show that students blatantly copied and pasted multiple sources and formulated a paper using those copied sources. In each case, Blazer has given an academic penalty to the students and reported it to the Student Judicial Board to add to its database.

“I don’t think about suspension. I just think about what is appropriate for my course and I have a policy; I go over it on the first day of class. If you do this, if it’s willful plagiarism, you go to some site and you cut and paste then you will probably fail the class,” Blazer said. “There are some cases where I don’t do that. I have them rewrite the paper and give them a D in the class or whatever it is.”

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Drunk Property Vandalism

October 29 at 2:09 a.m. Sgt. Hicks was dispatched to Foundation Hall in reference to two students damaging property, according to Public Safety. Upon arrival, Sgt. Hicks made contact with two males who were questioned about a damaged column. Sgt. Hicks could smell the odor of alcohol coming from the individuals and both admitted to drinking earlier in the night. Both males were arrested, taken to Milledgeville Police Department and issued citations for underage possession of alcohol. A damage to property incident was turned over to the Student Judicial Board and no further action was taken.

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Email Harassment

October 29 at 10:36 a.m. A female reported that she was receiving harassing emails from an unknown person, according to Public Safety. The female reported she did not know what the emails were about and hand-delivered copies of the emails to the police department. The case was turned over to investigations.*

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Bike-Napper

Slashed Canopy

October 31 at 5:52 p.m. Sgt. Baker made contact with a male at the police station in reference to damage to property, according to Public Safety. The male said he parked his Jeep Wrangler in Lot 1 on Oct. 25 and returned on Oct. 28 to find that someone had slashed the canopy top on the driver’s side. Nothing appeared to be missing and the male said the top is valued at $600. The case was turned over to investigations.*

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Trespassing Juvenile

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Open Door

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Stickerless

October 30 at 3 p.m. Dispatch advised Officer Miller to be on the lookout for a male wearing a red, white and blue jacket and a white cap who was last seen in Ennis Hall on the computer, according to Public Safety. The male, a 15-year-old juvenile, was located in the library and was escorted to the station where his mother was called to pick him up. She arrived and was advised of her son trespassing on the Georgia College campus and that he was being issued a trespass warning. Since her son was a juvenile, the mother signed the warning herself and her son was turned over.

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October 19 at 4:26 p.m. A male reported that his road bike was taken from his porch on E. Montgomery Street, according to Public Safety. The bike is valued at $200.00. The case was turned over to investigations.*

October 23 at 10:52 p.m. Sgt. Miller was dispatched to The Grove Apartments in reference to a damaged vehicle that occurred in the parking lot, according to Public Safety. Contact was made with a female who said that she parked her car in the lot and when she returned she noticed her door was slightly ajar. There were no signs of forced entry and no other damage to the car. No further action was taken.*

October 19 at 4:07 p.m. Officer Miller was dispatched to Foundation Hall parking lot in reference to damage to property, according to Public Safety. Contact was made with a female who said that while her Volkswagen Beetle was parked, someone scratched the sticker on her back windshield and cut the sticker on her trunk. The case was turned over to investigations.

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Unreturned MacBook Pro

Shattered Shelter

October 23 at 8:59 p.m. Sgt. Miller was dispatched in reference to a damaged smoking shelter, according to Public Safety. The back middle glass panel had been shattered and had fallen out. There was no evidence of foul play and no witnesses. The case was turned over to investigations.*

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“What do you think about the new Wellness and Recreation Center now that it’s open?”

“I’ve been on a tour. I like the variety of equipment offered, especially the rock wall.

I also like that it’s energy efficient.”

Amanda Brown, sophomore psychology and community health major “A lot of my friends have gone to the new Wellness Center, but I wish the Wellness Depot had stayed open so it would be more convenient for people living in the dorms.”

Kat Archer, freshman art major “It’s been really nice. I like all the cardio equipment offered.”

Michael Jeanes, junior business management major

The truth about hell week Vanessa Whited Can someone please tell me at what point in the year all the teachers congregate and decide the week they want to make everything due? It seems like a yearly tradition – two or so weeks left in the semester and all of a sudden it’s here: hell week.

We’ve all been there; it’s an inevitable part of college.

It’s that one week of the semester that is monumentally more stressful and difficult than all of the other weeks combined, and the only way to survive is to complain about it.

Guaranteed to accompany hell week is a massive influx of whiny Facebook

statuses and tweets. “Someone pleaseeee save me from the lib. I’ve been here FOREVER.” “Ugggggh worst week ever. #needcaffeine.”

And the best part? Everyone insists with every fiber of his being that he is busier than everyone else. Another hell week tradition: try to one-up your peers on the stress scale.

But the venting is quite fine with me.

I have my own mountain of to-do lists to shovel my way through, so hearing I’m not alone is reassuring. Misery loves company, right?

So please, keep those sniveling statues coming. Let me know that for every paper I have, you have two. For every all-nighter I’ve pulled, you’ve pulled three; however, unless you have a death wish, do not brag about how you have time to watch a movie, go downtown or take a nap.

The light at the end of the tunnel?

Hell week is just that – a week. An in-

significant seven or so days in the grand scheme of your life.

I bet when you think back to past hell weeks, you can’t remember the topics of the assignments that you swore were going to be the death of you.

So that research paper due tomorrow?

That huge test you’ve made 500 flashcards for? It too will soon fade from your memory.

Let me give you the pep talk my mom always gives me when I’m a blubbering ball of stress: “Relax. Things could be a lot worse. There are people who are getting their houses foreclosed. You could have meningitis. Or… you could be pregnant.”

Whew, thanks Mom. Way to put it in perspective.

My apologies if you’re currently facing any of those hardships, but I have confidence that you, along with everyone else, will find a way to conquer the current adversities that consume you.

CBS Republican debate overview Brett Warner Columnist

Much was at stake Saturday night as contenders for the Republican presidential nomination debated at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. The hour and a half debate, hosted by CBS and the National Journal, focused on foreign policy and national security. All eyes were on Texas Governor Rick Perry, who made a major gaffe in last week’s Consumer News and Business Channel debate that many pundits claimed was a fatal blow to his campaign.

Perry, who has recently had poor and embarrassing debate performances, had his strongest debate yet. Along with most of his colleagues, Perry wants to drastically cut foreign aid to countries that are

Our Voice Marriage is no longer a sacred bond “For as long as you both shall live,” is a sacred phrase once used in the sacrament of marriage, but is quickly being altered by Americans into a national joke.

Marriage is supposed to be the biggest commitment one makes to another.

not our friends, such as Egypt and Pakistan.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich echoed this belief and insisted that countries that desire aid must explain why they need it.

However, former Sen. Rick Santorum, Rep. Ron Paul and Rep. Michele Bachmann disagreed with the rest, citing their fear of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Paul, along with former Utah Governor John Huntsman, disagreed with the rest of the contenders on the issue of enhanced interrogation techniques, also known as waterboarding. Paul called waterboarding torture that is “illegal, immoral, uncivilized and is really un-American,” where Huntsman claimed the United States looses standing and credibility in the world by torturing. Businessman

It is not meant to take place until each partner knows that the person in front of him or her is the one, without question.

Somewhere through the changing generations, the idea of chivalry and keeping a family intact became commercialized.

Marriage has descended from a private bond joining two people, to a publicized industry where brides fuel off competition and desire for the best and most extravagant wedding.

Almost 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Successive marriages show an even more tragic statistic with 65 percent of those marriages concluding in divorce.

The desire to get married right out of college shouldn’t be encouraged on prime time television.

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Shows like “Say Yes to the Dress,” “Four Weddings” and “Bridezilla” do nothing at all to discourage the fascination with a fairytale wedding.

Over a billion people witnessed the April wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

Sure there weren’t a billion attendees in person, but through social media, television and the Internet, the world watched the exaggerated and unrealistic royal wedding.

While many say their wedding was just entertainment to see how the royals do it, it is unrealistic to think that the wedding didn’t leave a substantial impact on young brides.

Instead of finishing school and entering a self-developing stage, people are attaching to partners and locking

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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took a strong stance with China.

Romney would label China as a currency manipulator and would impose tough tariffs as punishment.

This is something that Huntsman, a former ambassador to China, did not think was possible. The debate overall was not fiery like the previous debates, but it was informative. Be sure to watch on Nov. 22 as CNN hosts its foreign policy and national security debate, where the candidates will better explain their views.

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“I like the new Wellness Center because it’s big with a lot of open areas to work out, but I wish the Wellness Depot had also stayed open.”

Olivia Mendonca, freshman biology major “It’s a neat facility, but I wish the Wellness Depot hadn’t closed.”

Sam Ovett, junior environmental science major

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Maybe it’s the struggling economy that’s pressing young adults not to want to enter the business world on one main income. These younger people are feeling the pressures from society, friends and parents.

Maria Yoon turned 40 on May 25, three days after her 50th wedding.

“Maria the Korean Bride,” as she has been known, refers to herself as “the voice of the unmarried AsianAmerican woman.”

Yoon started a project against the pressures she felt from her parents to wed when she was so young.

Even though these are fake marriages where the vows are only promised until the conclusion of the ceremony, Yoon has proven the ease and

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accessibility of marriage.

Through her 50 marriages, many of her friends and bystanders view her experiment as degrading the sacred act of two people. But honestly, didn’t Americans ruin this for us? It is rumored Kim Kardashian made around $18 million off of her “fairytale wedding” and still wants more revenue after 72 days of marriage.

Media puppets like Kardashian are able to get married for less than three months, but we still deny that right to same-sex couples in committed relationships.

In a poor economy where divorce payments are ruining lives, the fantasy wedding shows are a bigger issue than we thought.

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November 18, 2011• Editor, Lauren Davidson

‘Hamlet’ character uncovered Brennan Meagher Staff Writer

In the fifth grade, William Warren landed his first acting gig. He starred as the Big Bad Wolf in a play called “The Granny Awards,” and there his love for theater was born.

Throughout his life, Warren has continued acting in plays and is currently playing the part of Laertes in the Department of Theatre’s production of “Hamlet.”

Warren, a sophomore theater major, remembers his early acting career. “‘The Granny Awards’ was a children’s play about all these nursery rhyme characters being musicians and the ‘Granny Awards’ being like the Grammy Awards,” Warren said. “It was a lot of fun, and I continued to do plays all throughout middle school, high school and now college.”

Despite all of his acting experience, when Warren began his freshman year he was unsure of what major to declare.

“I guess the moment it hit me that this was something I could pursue was freshman orientation,” Warren said. “When all the incoming freshmen were being divided among their majors, I figured I already knew what the people at ‘undeclared’ were going to talk about, so I went with the theater majors.

Warren explained that a specific theater professor encouraged him to pursue theater as his major during that freshman orientation.

“There, Professor Beate Czogalla, one of our professors, somehow managed to sell both my mother and I on the idea that I could pursue theater. So, after her speech, I asked her if it was possible to declare theater as my major then and there,” Warren said.

Prior the landing the part of Laertes in “Hamlet,” some of the roles that Warren has played include Enjolras from “Les Miserables,” his favorite role in high school; Heck Tate in “To Kill a Mockingbird;” Princeton in Steven Holbert’s staged reading of “Classy;” and Biff Baker in “The 1940s Radio Hour.”

Additionally, Warren has also appeared in four directing scenes.

Junior theater major, John Underwood, plays King Claudius in “Hamlet.” He met Warren at the “To Kill a Mockingbird” auditions, and the two were also castmates in “Classy.”

Underwood admires Warren as an actor.

“Will is a very passionate actor who excels in portraying aggressive traits in characters,” Underwood said.

When Warren was a high school student at St. Pius X , which is located in Atlanta, he read “Hamlet” for the first time. After reading the play, Warren also watched Kenneth Branagh’s version of the play. “Hamlet” quickly became Warren’s favorite piece of work by Shakespeare, and one of his favorite works in general. When GC announced auditions for the production of “Hamlet,” Warren was very excited.

“I began preparing my audition piece two months in advance. Working on this play has been really amazing, and every member of the cast is undeniably talented. Evan Fields, our Hamlet, is spell-binding, and no matter how hard one may try, I can’t see a single weak link in the cast,” Warren said. “Evan and I both had to learn fight choreography for our duel at the end which included a lot of fencing technique. Learning how to

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Vanessa Whited / Staff Photographer Hummer is one of the many horses housed at the ranch. The ranch has a total of 12 horses.

Brennan Meagher / Staff Photographer Alexis Romaner, a GMC sophomore business management major, bonds with one of the many horses at HorseDreams Youth Ranch. The ranch, located right off of Kings Road, welcomes any volunteers that have a desire to work with their horses and form a lasting relationship.

A hidden gem down the road from campus offers students the opportunity to exercise their equestrian passions Mark Watkins Staff Reporter Paula Barnes navigates her all-terrain golf cart through the remnants of the gravel road leading towards the barn at the top of the hill.

Horses grazing in the pasture rise and prick their ears at the noise of the rising automatic garage door. A few of the horses take interest and begin trotting toward the well-built wooden structure on the crest of the hill. Paula, standing at the threshold of the barn, sees a mosaic of rolling green grass dotted with some of the still-grazing resident horses.

Painted into the landscape is a corral littered with small jumps, over-sized see-saws and various items pertaining to “horse games.”

The brown dirt of the trails leading out of the deep forest surrounding the pasture look warm and inviting under the sunny blue sky.

All of this is accompanied by the vast canvas backdrop of vibrant autumn leaves falling from the trees on the Middle Georgia hills that rise in the distance. With a scene like this, it’s easy to forget that Georgia College’s Front Campus is less than three miles away from where Paula is standing.

HorseDreamsYouth Ranch, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is owned by Milledgeville couple Max and Paula Barnes and lies nestled in the woods off of Kings Road, sport-

ing a fully-stocked 10-stall barn, 47 acres of land and hours worth of equestrian trails. In the summer, HorseDreams serves as a camp for at-risk youth.

During the two-week camp sessions, children come and learn the meaning of developing a loving and lasting relationship with a horse while learning responsibility and other essential life skills.

During the off-season the horses need exercise to stay in shape, so HorseDreams has paired with GC student volunteers who come and ride the horses.

“We like riding horses, we’ve been doing it since we were little, and so we came out here and talked to Paula and got everything set up so we could ride,” Laura Hoppel, freshman elementary education major said, speaking for herself and freshman pre-veterinarian major Laura Olmstead.

The relationship that exists between the students and HorseDreams is a symbiotic one: students who might not otherwise have the means to ride horses in Milledgeville are able to do so and HorseDreams is able to keep the camp’s horses in top shape.

The ranch welcomes riders of all experience levels.

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Brennan Meagher / Staff Photographer Katie Anna Thigpen, a GMC sophomore preparatory school major sophomore (left) and Shelley Watson, senior environmental science major, stop for a minute and talk after exercising two of the ranch’s horses around the ring.

Shuttle driver forges friendships Small Ensembles make noteworthy performance during daily routes to campus Morgan Wilson Staff Writer Student musicians showcased their talents in the Small Ensembles fall concert Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Max Noah Recital Hall. The anxious students have been practicing for the concert since August. They practice twice a week as a group and spend the rest of the week honing their skills individually.

“I think that we are as prepared as we are going to be,” said French horn player Nisha Dixon. “My favorite part is seeing how far the other groups have come and watching them perform.”

Many students performed in the concert and they all put their own unique spin on the many different pieces played. The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Ryan Smith, began the show with Kevin Bobo’s “Hemispheres;” Chick Corea’s “Children’s Songs” No. 9, No. 2 and No. 14; and finally Phil Faini’s “Highlife.”

Kelly Hoffman, percussionist, says the opening song performed by the Percussion Ensemble was among her favorites to play. “‘Hemispheres’ is probably my favorite,” Hoffman said. “I really like it because I feel like it is the most advanced piece that we play.”

The Woodwind Ensemble, which is directed by Katherine Belvin and composed of the flute, the oboe and the clarinet, followed the percussionists with the Allegro energico and the Andantino from Malcolm Arnold’s “Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet” and Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Finale from Trio No. 107.”

Following the Woodwind Ensemble’s performance, director Dan Auerbach and the String Quartet took the stage. They elegantly played Arcangelo Corelli’s “Corrente” followed by George Frideric Handel’s “Gigue.”

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Alyson Crosby Staff Writer Some would say that driving the same two and a half miles over and over every day would be dull. Mark Sullivan, a Georgia College shuttle bus driver, prefers to think of it as each time he drives the route, he encounters something different.

“The neat part about this job to me is the kids, you guys make it fun,” Sullivan said. “If we couldn’t communicate back and forth, share stories, share laughs, share opinions and feelings, it would be a very boring job. That’s the reason it’s easy to get up and come into work in the morning, because of the kids.”

Sullivan has been driving shuttles at GC for five years and his daily routine is similar each day. He either drives the West Campus shuttle, the Central Campus shuttle or the overflow shuttle. Each of the drivers rotates weeks on each shuttle. He wakes up at 5 a.m. and punches into work around 6:45 a.m.

According to Sullivan, he isn’t needed.

“If we couldn’t communicate back and forth, share stories, share laughs, share opinions and feelings it would be a very boring job. ” Mark Sullivan, Georgia College shuttle driver “Anybody can drive a bus,” he says, but the students make him feel wanted.

He says he does what he does and loves it because of the students he meets every day, and no matter if they catch each other’s names, he still is genuinely interested in getting to know each and every student that rides the shuttle.

“I’ve seen them happy, glad, mad and sad, even in their pajamas. Shuttle drivers see

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ith Thanksgiving only days away families are buying turkeys and cranberries, but other families may be focusing on something else besides giving thanks: Black Friday.

Black Friday is the beginning of the holiday season and is known as the busiest shopping day of the year. Shoppers wake up in the wee-hours of the morning to get in lines to buy the latest fad.

Here are some tips to have a successful Black Friday: 1. Do not get caught up in all the madness. Try shopping online before hitting the stores. Most stores have the same deals online.

2. If you are hitting the stores, check out all the ads. The local newspaper will be stuffed with Black Friday deals and savings. This will also help you manage your money on the big shopping day.

3. Compare prices, especially on that big-ticket item everyone is raving about. Also, compare accessories and other products that may come along with your big-ticket item.

Some retailers will offer an awesome price on a product that does not include the necessary parts that make the product perform correctly.

For example, you may find a great price on a digital camera, but the expensive rechargeable battery is not included.

4. Know the store policies, especially the return policy. Knowing these policies can help you determine where to buy.

5. Ask for gift receipts. Gift receipts include the description of the product purchased, but do not give away the price that was paid. Including a gift receipt in the present will make returns and exchanges easier.

By Taylor Seay

Movie Review: ‘Anonymous’ Nick Widener Reviewer As the Tudor dynasty slows to a halt, England swelters in political turmoil. Queen Elizabeth I is on her deathbed and King James VI of Scotland is set to succeed her. But the ultimate transcriber of absolute beauty in the English language is shaping the Essex Rebellion against the throne.

A chic Anglican with an earring and inkstained thumbs, Edward de Verre, the Duke of Oxford (Rhys Ifans), is the film’s purported owner of Shakespeare’s oeuvre.

“All art is political,” he unabashedly proclaims.

And so his plays, the plays the audience thought belonged to a William Shakespeare, are transformed into an apparatus aimed at propelling a political revolution.

As for the playwright himself, William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall), the man with his name on the plays, is an actor in the film’s universe, not a writer. Not a writer at all. Instead, Shakespeare is illiterate and a drunken buffoon who happens to intercept Edward’s plays and pass them off as his own.

An interaction between Edward and Shakespeare produces an almost, albeit unintentional, comedic foray by Shakespeare on the Duke’s abode, as Shakespeare embodies a pyramid-scheme yuppie as he gripes and demands more money from the Duke.

Begrudgingly the Duke pays, as he knows that in order for the Essex Rebellion to go over smoothly, the seeds of mistrust must be set forth.

Directed by Roland Emmerich, he welds an empathetic tale of a writer on the fringe of two worlds in a detour from his usual disaster films.

The film’s dark coffee cinematography and costuming are splendid, as we see the ole English in their typical frothy collars.

With Queen Elizabeth (the younger one played by Joely Richardson and the elder played by Vanessa Redgrave) as his muse, young Edward de Verre delights in love’s fruits, filling his head full of the prose and poetry that will later occupy the Globe Theatre’s

stage. Their fervent love affair blossoms, but due to an accidental murder, Edward is bound to a marital contract, and finds himself restrained from seeing Elizabeth.

At the center of the film is the Duke of Oxford’s predicament. Unable to follow his passion, or be with the woman he loves, he is forbidden from ever attaching his name to his creative works.

In its most piteous moments, “Anonymous” is sympathetic as Edward’s plight resounds beyond the Globe.

But the destruction of Shakespeare’s image at the hands of a mediocre political ploy degrades the film’s story, and the real life Stratford-upon-Avon resident.

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Continued from page 9 do staged swordplay was probably one of my favorite things I have gotten to do.”

The director of the Department of Theatre and director of “Hamlet,” Karen Berman, has enjoyed watching Warren in “Hamlet.”

“Will is fantastic and physical as an actor, and I love him in the sword fight. He plays the overprotective older brother to Ophelia and also the rugged fighter who storms in to avenge his father’s murder. He’s exactly the right actor for the job,” Berman said.

Not only does Warren have a part in his favorite play, he also landed the role of his favorite character.

“He’s so complex, even though he is absent for most of the play,” Wareen said. “Laertes is a good guy who just happens to be on the wrong side, and I find that especially interesting. He is loyal to his family, intelligent, loving to his sister and is extremely passionate, but these seemingly positive traits are what leads him to his demise.”

When casting, Berman believed that Warren was perfect for the part of Laertes.

“In many ways the role of Laertes mirrors the character of Hamlet, except that Laertes is a man of action while Hamlet fails to act,” Berman said. “This role requires a charismatic actor who runs on impulses, and Will totally fit the bill.”

After the production of “Hamlet” wraps up,

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Megan Hill, who plays the viola, says she really enjoys hearing the pieces performed by all of the other ensembles.

“I like listening to other ensembles, and it is always fun to play with our quartet,” Hill said.

Shortly following Auerbach, Lisa Bartholow wasted no time beginning her direction of the Flute Ensemble. They played only one piece, but it was enough for a roaring applause from the impressed audience. The flute players performed the Allegro maestoso, the Andante and the Vivace from Joseph Haydn’s “Trio No. 1, HOB IV: 1 (London Trios).”

Mary Barnett, a junior mass communication major, attended the performance and walked away very pleased with the quality of music the ensembles played.

“The concert was amazing,” Mary Barnett said. “It is evident by their performance that all of the students in the ensemble have a real

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The hardest part, however, is when the students graduate and disappear. “I’ll make a friend and over the years you get a little closer and all of a sudden they disappear, they’ve graduated, they’ve moved on,” Sullivan said. “The only good part to that is that you always meet new faces to take the burden away from losing a friend. The only thing that makes it worthwhile is out of 6,000, you might meet five or ten kids throughout a semester that really stick out.”

It is not just the students that make an impact on the shuttle drivers; they make an impact on

Alyson Crosby / Staff Photographer Mark Sullivan, a Georgia College shuttle driver, takes pride in his job, getting to know the students while transporting them around campus.

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“If you don’t know how to ride, you can come out and we’ll start you out from the ground up,” Paula said.

The ability to entertain both skilled and unskilled riders comes from the stress the ranch places on developing relationships with the horses.

HorseDreams uses the Parelli Method, a natural horsemanship training methodology which begins with riders developing trusting relationships with the horses based on the way the animal relates to and communicates with its natural world, according to the horse education program. This Method allows riders to feel comfortable with their horses before they even get into the saddle.

“They teach them how to play with them and move with them, and the horse relates to them and they can see it,” Max said. “So before they even get

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Sophomore theatre major William Warren as Laertes uses the last moments of life to tell Hamlet of his uncle’s plot to murder him at the end of the play.

Warren says he plans to continue to pursue theater.

“Auditions for ‘The Wedding Singer,’ our musical next semester, are happening the Sunday after ‘Hamlet” ends, and then auditions will be held for ‘Doubt’ and ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged’ next semester. I’ll be auditioning for all of these, but there’s no telling what the future holds,” Warren said.

passion for music.”

The audience eagerly awaited the Saxophone Quartet, directed by Stephen Fischer, as the stage crew reset the stage for its entrance.

The Quartet took the stage and played Pierre Lantier’s “Andante et Scherzetto.”

The Brass Ensemble, directed by Maureen Horgan, closed the show. This ensemble was composed of a plethora of instruments including the trumpet, the horn, the trombone, the euphonium and the tuba. They began with “A Joyous Lament,” which was composed and conducted by Georgia College’s own Matthew Osburn. They ended the production with three pieces from George Frideric Handel’s “Water Music.”

“I really enjoyed getting to know the people in small ensembles,” flutist Andrea Wilkinson said. “I also loved challenging myself by performing in a smaller group. Mistakes are more easily covered up when there are more instruments, but when there are very few instruments, there is a lot more pressure.” the students in return. Sally Burgan, a senior history major, is one such student that has established a friendship with her shuttle driver.

“Mark is more than a shuttle driver, he is a friend, Burgan said. “He goes out of his way to provide a warm conversation and show genuine care for the students. For four years I have really enjoyed many conversations with him. It’s one of the things I will truly miss when I graduate.”

Kimber Kirkland, senior biology major, has also established a friendship with Sullivan.

“He is always so friendly and so interactive with us. He knows students and listens to their problems,” Kirkland said.

The shuttle drivers not only drive their daily routes but also rotate driving for organizations who request shuttles to go to conferences, competitions and events. According to Sullivan, they usually drive to places in Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.

Sullivan especially enjoys a yearly trip he takes to Orlando with the Sassy Cats. He drives them to Orlando for a competition and turns it into a short trip for him and his wife.

“We drive down on a Friday and we drop them off and don’t pick them back up until Sunday. So we can go to Disney or somewhere else in Orlando for a mini- vacation,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan explained that out of all of the places he’s worked, he has never had people who will say “hello” to complete strangers. “This is the only place I’ve ever been where total strangers will say ‘Good morning’ to me and ‘Thank you’ and ‘Have a good day.’ You won’t find this any other place I’ve ever been,” Sullivan said.

near to getting on a horse or anything like that, they learn how to work with them.”

During the summer when the ranch has its day camps, young people are able to experience horseback riding and interacting with horses. While HorseDreams’ main focus is younger kids, it also offers a secluded escape far an older crowd.

“We’ve just had a mixed bag of kids that come out. You know, kids who are just going through a tough time that sometimes just wanna come out and hang out,” Max said.

“The isolation of the ranch presents a respite from the daily grind, but the horses themselves are sometimes what is needed.”

“Sometime when they’re having a hard time, the love of a horse can be just what they’re looking for,” Paula said.

Simply standing in the barn and watching Hoppel unsaddle her horse, Slider, is undeniable evidence that there is a deep relationship between horse

and rider. She brushes down Slider’s sweaty back, talking and complimenting him about how well he rode that evening.

Slider talks back, whinnying his agreement on Hoppel’s opinion on how pretty of a boy he is. The yellow lights of the barn play over the pair as Slider is put back in his stall for the night. Poking his head out, Hoppel unties the bridle and rubs his nose one last time for the evening. She even leans down for a kiss on the nose, but Slider is not into it tonight. He ducks back and jumps around his stall, fresh with wood shavings, whinnying softly. It’s a compelling interaction that makes one smile. There’s no hard feelings for the missed opportunity for a kiss; as in any relationship there will be other opportunities, and Hoppel makes sure Slider knows that.

“The most important thing about horseback riding for me is probably friendship,” Hoppel said. “You’re gaining a real true friend.”

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Training dogs for a cause

Lindsay Shoemake / Staff Photographer Dogs Cooper (left), Beans, and Nala lounged on Front Campus while meeting prospective adoptive parents through the first Cupid’s Club fundraiser of the semester. Over 15 people came out to the event to visit the dogs and get a feel for each potential pet’s unique personality.

New canine therapy organization, Cupid’s Club, paws its way to campus Julia Richardson Staff Writer A new club is forming for students and their dogs to visit nursing homes, hospitals and schools to interact with people while receiving service hours.

The Cupid’s Club is a great way for students with dogs to get involved with the Milledgeville community, and it all started with a dog named Cupid.

Judith Keim, the executive director of the Oconee Prevention Resource Council, has been working with the pet therapy program for five years and her dog, Cupid, is the inspiration for the club’s beginnings on campus.

“I spoke with Kendall Stiles (director of The GIVE Center),

“Once you are certified you can go out as a group or take individual visits. That’s the beauty of it.”

Rachel Ledford, prospective dog therapist and trainer for her dog Ella

and she suggested we name the club after Cupid,” Keim said.

“So many people enjoy being around Cupid and pet therapy is my fun thing.”

In order to get involved with the club, both dog and owner must be evaluated three times and in three different locations to get certification to become a therapy dog.

“The dog basically has to be a good citizen,” Keim said. “It can’t be aggressive, and it has to get along with Cupid.”

Keim is an official observer, and once she signs off on a dog it can become a therapy dog. The dog receives a red heart and the team is free to go on visits.

“There is no special training involved,” Keim said. “It is all about personality.”

Rachel Ledford, who is pursuing her master’s degree in public administration at GC, is working to become an observer with her dog Ella.

“I love doing dog therapy,” Ledford said. “If I could do it as a full-time job I would.”

Ledford is working closely with Keim and The GIVE Center to finish the process of making the club an official Registered Student Organization. As soon as the club is established, they can start adding dogs to the group.

“Once you are certified you can go out as a group or take individual visits,” Ledford said. “That’s the beauty of it.”

The club had an interest event on campus Monday, Nov. 7, and over 15 people came out and expressed interest in joining.

Kayla Sengun, a senior community health major, and her dog, Sprout, are very excited about the start of the club.

“Lots of students have dogs, and this club is doing something good with them,” Sengun said.

Sengun became interested in pet therapy when she learned about it in her community health class.

“I need service hours for my major, and most people were involved in after-school activities,” Sengun said. “I was interested in the pet therapy aspect of community health, and this is a great way to do something beneficial for both dog and owner.”

Therapy Dogs Inc. is a relatively new organization and was founded in 1990 by Jack and Ann Butrick, according to the organization’s website.

It is recognized nationwide and includes locations in Canada and Puerto Rico. The organization has over 11,000 teams of dogs and owners.

Therapy Dogs Inc. does have a visit requirement of at least four visits per year for dog and owner teams. Visits typically last an hour depending on the location.

“What is wonderful about pet therapy is it helps people discover the best in each other while learning about dogs,” Keim said.

Leisure

November 18, 2011 • Editor, Anna Morris

Side dishes:

Andy Hitt Resident Foodie

-Green bean casserole

-Pigs in a blanket • 1 can of Vienna sausages - 50 cents • 1 can of crescent rolls - $3 • 1 box of regular salted butter - $1.50

Begin by draining the green beans and pouring them into a medium-size pan on medium to low heat. Stir in cream of mushroom soup and milk and mix until well-blended. Transfer into ovensafe dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

To add some flavor, drizzle some french-fried onions on the top.

Preheat the oven to temperature specified on crescent roll can. Unroll the dough, separate at perforations and begin slicing each rectangle. You can make up to 30 slices, which are to be put on a greased oven pan.

Wrap each sausage in one strip of dough and place it on the pan. Bake for 11 to 15 minutes. Melt and brush butter on top of the finished and delicious product.

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2 cans of cut green beans - 70 cents 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup - $1.59 1/2 cup of milk

Entree:

Dessert:

-Turkey fettucini

-Pilgrim hat cookies • “Break and Bake” chocolate chip cookies - $3 • Mini peanut butter cups - $2.50 • Orange icing- $2.50

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Strips of turkey (use leftovers) Fettuccine pasta noodles - $1.08 Alfredo sauce - $1.46 Sliced mushrooms - $1.54

Boil the noodles on high heat until soft. While these are boiling, heat up the alfredo sauce in a separate pan on low. Add the turkey and sliced mushrooms to the sauce and stir. Drain the noodles while sauce simmers and transfer them into a pan. Mix in the sauce and enjoy.

Lindsay Shoemake Reviewer Penny pinching? There’s an app for that.

For college students on a ramen noodle budget, but looking for something that tastes a little better than cardboard, scrounging every last cent while grocery shopping is a near life-or-death situation.

Thanks to the free iPhone, iPad and iPod touch app RedLaser, the power of comparison shopping is now available in the palm of your frugal hand.

Originally developed by eBay Inc. in 2009, RedLaser has gained a smart phonesavvy cult following over the last two years.

RedLaser boasts the tagline of “impossibly accurate barcode scanning,” and of this I am irrevocably sure.

The user-friendly app boots up quickly and is ready to begin scanning items on the go in an instant. To scan an item, the user simply holds up the device’s camera to the barcode, which is instantly scanned.

Within seconds, a lengthy list of price comparisons is generated.

Whether it’s saving 50 cents on a bag of chips or $50 on a flat-screen television, RedLaser does not disappoint its users. With a 4-out-of-5 star rating in the Apple AppStore, RedLaser is a valuable app addition for any iPhone user.

Although a few cons of the app include difficulty scanning barcodes in dimly lit areas and glare hindering the app from scanning properly, the positive attributes of RedLaser greatly outweigh the app’s minor kinks.

To download RedLaser, search keyword “RedLaser” in the Apple AppStore.

Sudoku

Solutions from 11/11/11

Break the cookie dough apart and place on a greased oven pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Place a peanut butter cup upside down on top of each cookie. Outline the candy with orange icing, drawing a buckle in the center to make a cute and yummy pilgrim hat.

This tasty treat is a little over five dollars, but it is well worth it!

Style Wise Coco Esser Fashion Expert Michael Packard graduate student, business administration major and Blackbird Coffee manager Describe your style: “I like simple but classic things that are functional because I ride my bike everywhere.”

Favorite place to shop: J.Crew Fashion icon: “I like Ryan Gosling’s style.

But who the hell doesn’t?”

Next trend to try: “I have been eyeing moccasins, and I really want a cool demin jacket.”

Favorite item of clothing: I love my black Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Asics. They are low profile and aren’t bulky.”

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Sports

November 18, 2011 • Editor, Sam Hunt

Women split season openers

The Side Line

Women’s basketball defeats Anderson 56-52 in first home game, falls to USC Aiken Kate Ramsey Staff Writer With two exhibition games under its belt, the women’s basketball team had its first official game when it took on Anderson University on Friday, Nov. 11, Women’s in the Centennial Basketball Center and deGC 56 feated the Trojans for its first home AU 52 game of the seaGC 32 son.

With a final 55 USC score of 56-52, Head Coach Maurice Smith was very pleased with the outcome of the game.

“Overall, they displayed a good team effort; we had only a few mistakes and miscues that we’ll have to work at,” Smith said. “The competition is going to get tougher, but so will our team.

We’re well-coached, they play hard and are disciplined. They are a fundamentally sound team, and we had our hands full.”

The Bobcats showed up knowing their strong competition and benefited from the close game.

“The final score of the game won’t always justify the improvement we’ve made, but we’ll know. We will just play harder every day, and continue to get better and work harder each game.”

Shanteona Keys, a freshman athletic training major, was excited about this win.

“Starting the season off with a winning game sets a good tone for the season, it was very positive,” Keys said. Keys three point play with seconds left secured the GC win. Keys success hasn’t come without transition.

“It’s much more of a time commitment; it asks more of you both physically and mentally.”

Keys took the title of lead-

ing scorer of the game with 18 points. Senior Myeshia Simms made two free-throws, scored a total of eight points and grabbed six boards during the Veteran’s Day game.

Sophomore Krysta Lewis added a first to her career, earning her first double-double, with 16 points and 11 boards.

“As we get more games under our belt, we’re really starting to gel as a team,” Lewis said.

“Our relationships off the court contribute to our ability to communicate on the court, and that closeness really pays off while we play.”

The Bobcats traveled to theUniversity of South Carolina Aiken on Tuesday for a non-conference game. The competition was fierce for the first half, but the Pacers potent offensive prevailed. Ending the first half of the game with a close score of 20-32, the USC Aiken Pacers finished up with the win at a final score of 32-55.

Sophomore Abby Slocumb and freshman Belinda Schaafsma each scored six points for the Bobcats during the game, with Schaafsma adding five rebounds to the team’s list.

Next for the Bobcats are the Chick-fil-A Tipoff Classic games, one on Friday, Nov. 18, the other on Saturday, Nov. 19. These will be held in Dahlonega, Ga., where the team will face the University of North Alabama Lions on Friday and the Trevecca Nazarene University Trojans on Saturday. Then, the Bobcats will travel to Check out North Caroli- GCSUnade com na to take on for more the Winston- information about the Salem State women’s first U n i v e r s i t y two games Lady Rams.

Technology: Instant Replay Taylor Lamb Sports Columnist

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Sophomore forward Abby Slocumb (left) and freshman forward Belinda Schaafsma (right) team up against three Anderson University players in the first Georgia College home game on Nov. 11.

Flag football goes elite Men’s hoops steals two wins at Newberry Nick Widener Staff Writer

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Assistant Director of Recreational Sports Andrew Bruton (left) gains yardage while sophomore exercise science major Austin Shadoan sprints after him on defense in the Elite Flag Football league.

Intramural flag football’s new league houses the best competition, readies for a national level Courtney Coile Staff Writer This fall, Georgia College held its first season of the intramural Elite Flag Football league from Oct. 17 to Nov. 11.

“The league is open to everyone, but we play by the A-league rules,” Director of Recreational Sports, Bert Rosenberger said.

“If you play, you know you’re going to face good competition and we play how we would in state tournaments to prepare the teams to play at a state and national level.”

Zach Lockhart is a junior computer sci-

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ence major and a member of a team named the honey badgers, led by Captain Brandon Goodwin. The honey badgers placed seventh overall in the league.

“It is basically the first 16 teams that sign up for it with about 11 guys on each team and there are five or six games in the regular season and then there are the playoffs where there is one loss and you’re out,” Lockhart said. “To be in the playoffs you have to be one of the top eight teams.”

Erin Rose, a junior special education

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18, 17 and 10 points.

The Bobcats only had nine turnovers during the enBringing home the 2011 tire game and Lee University Mom Reeves Classic Cham- had 15. Both teams tied in pionship title, the men’s bas- rebounds at 31, and Aquino ketball team won two back-to- snagged six of those.

On Saturday, Nov. 12, the back games this past weekend at Newberry College in New- Bobcats played the host, Newberry College. A berry, S.C. 79-65 win over C l a i m i n g “We basically the Newberry a 72-59 win against the got a new team, Wolves garnered the Bobcats the Lee University but as far as Classic title.

Flames, the BobAquino had cats’ first game chemistry goes, another triumin the tourna- everybody’s phant game ment, as well as shooting a catheir first non- playing well reer high of 24 exhibition game together.” points, as well of the season, Jared Holmes, as nabbing 12 rewas played on His allFriday, Nov. 11. senior forward bounds. time rebounds With 15:08 now tallying in left in the first at 486, he ranks half, the Bobcats took the lead and held it when eighth in the school’s all-timesenior Mike Augustine hit a rebounding list.

Behind Aquino, the leadjumper to land an 8-6 score.

Senior forwards Ryan Aqui- ing scorers were Holmes with no and Jared Holmes and ju- 15 points and junior forward nior guard Tarrence Chatman Scott Ferguson with 10.

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Upcoming Games Men’s Basketball: Nov. 18 Nov. 19

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4:00 p.m. North Alabama 2:00 p.m. Trevecca Nazarene

Quote of the Week “There is no one I respect more for the way he went about coaching and following the rules than Mike. The history of college basketball has had no better coach than Mike Krzyzewski.”

-ESPN Commentator Bobby Knight stated after being surpassed in all-time wins for NCAA men’s basketball.

Technology helps enhance our major sports, but the advances of instant replay are being misused. You would think in 2011, years after we implemented instant replay in some of our major sports, we would know how to work the software and the right time to use it. If it had never been introduced to sports, there would be no problem, but today there is a mixture of blown calls and insufficient replays.

On Sept. 24, Syracuse University got a big break at home in its 33-30 overtime win against the University of Toledo. The Orange clearly missed an extra point in the fourth quarter with 2:07 left.

The Syracuse kicker missed the kick left and the refs called the attempt good, putting Syracuse up 30-27.

It took an “official review” from the refs to confirm the ruling on the field and ultimately make the wrong call.

Toledo tied the game on a late field goal, but lost in overtime. Technology was at their fingertips and they still ruined the call.

Officials watch too many extra points for them to miss a call on the human element.

Baseball has it wrong as well.

While the Major Leagues have benefited from instant replay in determining if a home run call was correct or not, they have left technology out of some very useful facets of the game.

On Sept. 19, the Red Sox were trailing the Orioles in a 4-6 fight with a runner on third. David Ortiz pulled the pitch, blasting one off the right field wall and into the grass. The ball was ruled foul and Ortiz would leave the runner on third.

It’s not an issue of making that call every time. The umpire was standing over 100 feet away and the ball was hit very hard so it’s understandable that he missed the call.

If instant replay was utilized correctly, calls like this wouldn’t be missed. A firm stance needs to be taken on either full force instant replay or none at all.

Say they did use replay for fair or foul calls and they ruled Ortiz’s hit as fair. The umpire still would determine where Ortiz was on the base path to decide if he gets first base or second. For those not wanting instant replay, this shows that the traditional day where a man made a call and stuck with it will not vanish, but will be enhanced with the technology that the league is already using.

We’re in a world of smart phones, self-assisted driving and something about floating iClouds that store your data. Surely either the instant replays can be upgraded or MLB needs to discuss something in the bargaining agreement and football needs to rework its officiating.

Notable Stat

902

The former number of all-time wins by NCAA basketball coach Bobby Knight. Duke Head Coach Mike Kryzewski surpassed the previous record on Nov. 15.

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November 18, 2011

Smith’s successive season Club hockey takes 2-2

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Head Coach Maurice Smith strides in victory after beating Anderson University 56-52 on Nov. 11.

Women’s basketball head coach returns to young team for new year Alyson Crosby Staff Writer Last spring, the women’s basketball head coach, Maurice Smith, led the Bobcats to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Southeast Regional Tournament.

For Smith, being a coach means being able to be a lot of different people.

“It’s a lot of responsibilities. Here at Georgia College we have to wear a lot of hats,” Smith said. “Not only managing the team, managing a budget, we have to handle player situations, because they’re students, they’re people and sometimes players go through life crises. Sometimes you have to be a counselor, sometimes you have to be a motivator, a disciplinarian. It comes with many different hats, but that’s probably one of the things I like most too. I can take off one hat and put on another.”

The players really love Smith as a coach.

“He explains things really well, he’s not like the typical coach to just say you do something

wrong, get on the line sprinting. He’ll run you through it and show you what you’re doing wrong. I really respect him,” freshman guard Hollyn Phelps said.

Smith shows his passion for the game by coaching, but he attributes basketball to what helped him stay focused when he was young.

“Basketball was like a safe haven for me,” Smith said. “That’s why I fell in love with it, because it was not only a sport but something that really kept me focused, kept me on track to do the right thing.”

Coach Maurice, known to his team and most everyone else as Mo, grew up in College Park, Ga. and has been playing basketball since he was little.

“At 6 years old I had fat cheeks, a round stomach and a round basketball in my hand,” Smith said.

He played recreation ball in College Park until high school in Americus, Ga. It was at Americus that he earned his nickname Mo and it tuck with him.

“Nobody knows me as Maurice, everyone knows me as Mo,” Smith said.

After two years at Wallace Community College in Alabama, Smith came to GC in 1999 and played two years. Since then he has happily called Milledgeville “home sweet home.”

After being a graduate assistant coach for the men’s team and an assistant coach for the women’s team, Smith became the head coach for the women’s team last season and began his second season as head coach this year. His first season as head coach was a success as he led the team to a victory in the Peach Belt Conference Championship.

His favorite part of the job is getting to work with the players.

“My favorite part is really developing these young ladies holistically, not just on the basketball court, but in the classroom, in the community and just as a person overall,” Smith said.

He doesn’t have a coaching style that he can pinpoint or name.

“I wish I could pinpoint it exactly, to the detail, but I can’t. My philosophy is to make players, to help our players become the best they possibly can, to reach their full potential,” Smith said. “We’re trying to improve day-by-day and focusing on the process. The wins will take care of themselves; right now we’re just focusing on getting better and better every day.”

Freshman forward Jasmine Williams, described his coaching style as focusing on the basics.

“He emphasizes on the fundamentals. He likes to do a lot of drills,” Williams said. “He likes everything not perfect, but close to it.”

His goal for the team this season is to improve every day in some aspect of the game and become even better on the court.

record from tourney Trey Barnett Contributing Writer The club hockey team recently traveled to Columbia, S.C., on Nov. 12 to 13 to participate in the Southeastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League tournament.

The Bobcats trekked 217 miles to face eight teams including Division I powerhouse Bethel University and Georgia College’s rival, the University of South Carolina.

Saturday was rough for Bobcats as they lost to highly ranked Virginia Tech. The Hokies scored three quick goals in the first period and then followed with another quick three in the second period. The Bobcats battled back to 6-2 before the third period, but Virginia Tech kept up the offensive and scored three more for a 9-3 win.

“The first day was tough and we knew we had to battle back if we were going to compete in the tournament,” senior education major and team President Matthew Holland said.

On Sunday morning, the team got the news that it would be playing Division I school Bethel University. This team quickly took control of the game and had a 12-1 lead over the Bobcats by the end of the second period.

In the third period, the Bobcats went out with a bang, scoring two goals and only allowing the Royals one goal. Bethel University took the win with a final score of 13-3.

“Facing Bethel was tough, but we thought we played well because we scored just as many points as other Division I teams had on them,” Holland said.

Three hours later, the Bobcats faced the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The Bobcats early 4-0 lead solidified the pace for the game. The Bobcats defeated the Volunteers 11-1 with three goals each from Max Graessle and Andrew Horvath.

GC faced its rival, USC, who they beat barely beat by one goal. In the first period, the Bobcats went down in the first minute when USC scored. Georgia College quickly

responded with a goal by Patrick Moore in the second minute to tie the score 1-1. South Carolina battled back with a goal in the seventh minute, but GC responded again with a goal from graduate in exercise and sport science Andrew Horvath and another from undeclared freshman Patrick Moore. The second period began with GC quickly scoring, but South Carolina was not out yet when it responded with two quick goals to tie up the game going into the third period.

The Bobcats early goal in the third period put them up 5-4 and their defense held the Gamecocks to zero goals.

A final goal from freshman Taylor Hopkins earned the win for GC at 6-4.

“Saturday we started slow, but by Sunday we really felt great,” Holland said. “Although we lost to a Division I team we still felt that we played well against them and the victory over South Carolina was crucial as they are turning out to be one of our biggest rivals.”

The team ended the tournament with a 2-2 record which is their best performance yet in a SECRHL tournament. Although the season is over for Fall semester, the team returns in the Spring semester with a tournament in late January and early February.

“With some new members we added and the experience we took from this tournament I am very hopeful for next semester,” Holland said.

Baseball’s fall Steak Series prepares team for spring Sabrina Chandler Senior Reporter Encouraging some internal competition and preparing for the upcoming spring season, the baseball team held its annual fall World Series, also known as the Steak Series, where team members played against one another. The fall World Series was intersquad, meaning the team was divided into two competing teams. Each team was led by an assistant coach, one team was led by Coach Moritz, the other team was headed up

by Coach Pirillo.

The two coaches picked their teams through a draft. In the Steak Series, there was a lot on the line.

This inter-team competition consisted of a total of six games. The Steak Series kicked off at the John Kurtz field at West Campus on Friday, Nov. 4, and went all the way to Saturday, Nov. 12.

After a strong battle between two stacked teams, team Moritz came up with the win.

The two teams brawled it out and team Moritz won 4 games, team Pirillo winning 2 games.

The reason this fall World Series gets its other name, the Steak Series, is because the winning team’s grand prize is a steak dinner served by the losing team. The losing team receives a dinner of cold hot dogs.

This was not Coach Mortiz’s first appearance at the Steak Series. Last year, Mortiz’s team lost out to Coach Ammons’ team.

“Victory feels very satisfying,” Moritz said. “Winning is obviously a lot more fun than losing.”

Senior Josh Young was also happy with the victory, after having to serve the winning team dinner last year.

“It was a combination of pitching and offense, we played really well as a team, and had a lot of two-out-hits,” Young said. “I’m looking forward to not eating hot dogs this year. I heard the steak was pretty good last year.”

This was Coach Pirillo’s debut in the fall World Series.

“Besides the whole losing part, it went fine,” Pirillo said. “We know now what we have to accomplish for the spring season.

We’re getting ready for the springtime, that is the main goal.”

Senior Walker McKinven was on team Pirillo.

“I think our defeat was mainly the fact that the other team was playing well,” McKinven said. “We had some lapses that they took advantage of and they just played really well as a team.”

“It was exciting to see the guys play each other in a real, game-like atmosphere,” Pirillo said. “It will be exciting to see both teams playing together as one.”

The coaches are not the only ones excited about the spring season.

“I am absolutely excited to play with everyone, not just half the guys,” McKinven said.

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Wakeboarding ranks ninth Gabrielle Carrier Staff Writer On Nov. 12, the wakeboarding team boosted its national ranking from 15th to ninth in the nation in the Collegiate Wake Series in Tampa, Fla. Its practice paid off, qualifying for a spot to compete in the nationals in Las Vegas, Nev. The tournament was held at Tower Lake, a privately owned two acre lake on the outskirts of Tampa. Six schools were represented, including the University of Florida, Florida State University, the University of Southern Florida, Arizona State University, the University of North Carolina and Georgia College.

“I am really proud of our team. We dropped down to 15th in the nation right before the tournament so we had to go big in Tampa to raise our ranking,” Campbell said. “Our team was able to fight hard and ended up boosting our ranking to ninth in the nation.”

Sophomore economics and management major and president of the wakeboarding team Robby Campbell was the first to compete in the beginners division. He competed on a severely sprained ankle, against the doctor’s better judgment, but still managed to perform difficult tricks.

These tricks earned him second place in his division against 20 competitors, putting Campbell on the winner’s podium for the first time.

“Placing second was an awesome feeling,” Campbell said. “There was a lot of debate on whether or not I was going to be able to compete, but luckily I was well enough to go out on Saturday and place second with my run.”

Graduate student in management Justin Young performed next in the beginners division. “I’m glad for the turnout and results of our team,” Young said. “I am extremely proud of everyone who competed and supported us this weekend in Tampa.”

Young had a good run and executed difficult tricks with ease.

After the beginners division it was the women’s turn.

Junior exercise science major Paige Carver represented the women of the wakeboarding team in her first-ever competition.

“I was completely nervous when I was getting ready to compete for the first time,” Carver said. “I don’t know if it was the temperature of the water or the nerves that were making me shake, but probably a little of both.

The team was really supportive and all came on the dock and kept me calm. As soon as I got in the water, the nerves went away and I felt free and had fun.”

Junior psychology major Brent Osborne executed an array of tricks and grabs, helping push the team to a higher national ranking.

“It was nice to see that a smaller school like ours was able to bring some competition against the much larger

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Continued from page 13 major, was a supporter and fan of the honey badgers and says that they formed the league “to determine who the best teams were so they can play the other good teams.” Rose said she would definitely play if there was a girl’s flag football elite league.

After having such a success with the season and good feedback with this league, Rosenberger and the recreation department are definitely continuing the league next year and are even thinking about doing other sports in elite leagues.

“The idea is to offer the sport at two different times and basically let people play the sports they love more often,” Rosenberger said. “We even divided up the league and created a ‘not-so-elite’ bracket so that teams could play other teams on their same skill level.”

The main part of the elite bracket is over, and the Mega Men won the championship on Nov. 11 against the Unnecessary Buffness with a score of 20-0. The Mega Men were undefeated, winning all seven of their games.

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Gabrielle Carrier / Staff Photographer Graduate student Justin Young carves outside of the wake on Nov. 12 in the Collegiate Wake Series in Tampa, Fla.

schools that were at the tournament. Such immediate success for a young team excites me for where the club is headed,” Osborne said.

Only five people from the team competed in the tournament. Three important riders had to back out from the competition last minute, so the team had to make up for their absence in points.

The team returned to Milledgeville on Sunday to receive their national ranking news.

“It was a great experience, but I definitely want to improve for nationals,” Carver said. “I met a lot of great people and got to get to know my team better.”

It is not hard to see the bond that the team shares.

“They are a great group of people who were supportive of everyone on the team and who just love to have fun,” Carver said.

The team will be working hard in the next three months to raise money to go to nationals in Las Vegas in February.

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forth for the lead, the Bobcats seized it before the half, up 31-29 on the Wolves.

With the Bobcats only turning over the ball 15 times during the game, Newberry was forced to turn over the ball 25 times.

Grabbing slightly more rebounds than the Wolves, the Bobcats had a total of 44 to the Wolves’ 40.

“We beat them on the rebounds.

Both games we won the rebounds, which is huge,” Aquino said. “Our defense is definitely what won the game for us.”

Opening their sixth straight season with two wins, the Bobcats are hopeful the wins are indicative of the season’s outcome.

“I feel that this year’s team is more talented than last year,” Jared Holmes said. “We basically got a new team, but as far as the chemistry goes, everybody is playing well together; everybody’s working hard.”

Head Coach Terry Sellers was

Captain of the Mega Men and junior environmental science major, Tony King, feels that the elite flag football league allows players interested in intramural football to be able to play more.

“The elite league is a great opportunity for the people who love it to play flag football more,” King said.

“It’s great because not all people like to play soccer and frisbee, which are offered after the regular flag football season.”

The co-ed league finished its season on Tuesday, with the team “#winning,” led by captain Erica Evans, attaining victory over Them Again, led

by Rosenberger. The final score was 26-12.

“We knew it would be a tough game, but we knew that if we worked hard enough that we could pull out,” junior biology and captain Erica Evans said. “There are eight girls and eight guys on the team and we all play very well together, but our quarterback and coach, Keith Barger, is really good and really encouraging and Josh Black is our other really good coach/player.”

proud of the team’s hard work and effort, but felt the team played well in spurts, instead of gathering complete control of the ballgame.

“There were times when we shot the ball well, and times when we had good defensive possession and got good stops,” Sellers said. “There were other times when we had some breakdowns on offense, breakdowns on defense.”

Aquino’s accomplishments in the two games landed him the tournament’s MVP title.

Despite their season-opener feats, Sellers knows that difficulty lies ahead in the season.

“This might be the strongest the Peach Belt has ever been,” he said.

“We’ve just got to get a tad better every day… I think we can be a hard team to beat.”

The Bobcats play again on Friday, Nov. 18, at Queen’s College in Charlotte, N.C., in the Final Fire Classic.

“Queens, they are pretty much going to be our biggest challenge yet this season,” Holmes said. “We’re going to see what we’re made of.”

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