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The Colonnade The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College

January 20, 2012

www.GCSUnade.com

Volume 88, No. 13

SGA VP faces impeachment . . . again

For the second time in four months, VP Sheppard confronts impeachment Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter

Impeachment papers have been filed against Student Government Association Vice President Ross Sheppard for the second time this school year.

SGA senators voted 15-7 on Wednesday to call a hearing next week

to see if Sheppard should be referred to the Student Judicial Board.

Sheppard was charged with DUI last August. A month later, SGA began the first impeachment process involving Sheppard. The hearing resulted in an 11-12 vote against impeaching the vice president.

This week’s impeachment proceedings began Tuesday night when an anonymous senator submitted a motion to be presented by the Senate Rules and Oversight Committee.

SGA President Pro Tempore Maxwell Pichan said the senate has the right at any time to file impeachment articles for any issue that it considers an impeachable offense.

SGA senator fills vacancy Taylor Lamb Senior Reporter

A permanent replacement has been found for Student Government Association Senator Matthew Wirth, who was impeached and removed from office by the Student Judicial Board last semester.

Wirth was arrested on marijuana and underage-alcoholpossession charges in November.

Since then, SGA President Evan Karanovich has sought a candidate to fill the ousted senator’s position.

“By the constitution, anytime that there’s a vacancy in the senate it is the duty of the president to appoint a person to fulfill the unexpired term of that senator,” Karanovich said.

Freshman political science major Brittan Edwards was appointed to the role after receiving a phone call from Karanovich during Winter Break.

“I went into the mindset that I am going to appoint the best person,” Karanovich said. “Of course, I look at several different things when appointing somebody — their attitude and what they’re willing to bring — and Brittan had the whole package.”

In August, Edwards campaigned for a seat during the ini-

“Certain members of SGA obviously felt that this is still a lingering issue and that it warranted a second try,” Pichan said.

The new filing accuses Sheppard of violating the Student Code of Conduct, acting in a manner that is unbecoming of an Executive Board member and failing to perform his constitutional duties.

Sheppard declined to comment for this story, but at Wednesday’s meeting he acted as if the accusations were a waste of time.

SGA’s bylaws list 15 duties that the vice president is obligated to fulfill during his term in office. It could be any of these several duties that Shep-

pard is being accused of not fulfilling.

A full list of these duties can be found on The Colonnade website.

Pichan says that the papers are presented to the senate through the committee purely as a formality.

“Running impeachment papers through Senate Rules and Oversight (Committee) is protecting people from standing up saying, ‘Here, this is me, I’m bringing these forward,’” Pichan said. “It’s a way to kind of keep it professional. … Part of senate rules and oversights is to take the lead on this sort of thing.”

SGA President Evan Karanovich said the bottom line is that these papers were not submitted under the same circumstances as the previous impeach-

ment papers – the ones that If came up after you are S h e p p a r d ’s concerned DUI charge. talk with “These are your senator separate articles for separate issues, not from Student Code of Conduct violations as in breaking the law outside of SGA,” Karanovich said, referring to the first impeachment hearing. “This is breaking the law inside of SGA.” Late Wednesday, Karanovich said, “We will let the facts speak for themselves as they are presented at the session.”

DREAM

HOPE & Remembrance

Brittan Edwards tial senator elections. She didn’t win, but the loss did not deter her.

“Even when I didn’t make it, I went back to the student government and I introduced myself to Ross (Sheppard, SGA vice president). I said, ‘I’m Brittan Edwards. If you need any help or anything, I still want to be a part of it.’”

Edwards learned of Wirth’s impeachment from SGA Chief of Staff Brad Berg and compiled her credentials for the opening.

Edwards said she was eventually called in for a “highly intimidating” interview with Karanovich--and other SGA staffers.

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Community and campus honors MLK’s legacy

“It’s a chance for me to learn about my history as an African American male and get to learn how it was to live in the time of King and how much privilege I have.”

Noelle Brooks Contributing Writer Nearly five decades after his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy continues with a three-day event titled “Connecting the Past, Present and Future,” with a focus on connecting Georgia College students and members of the Milledgeville community.

“We feel this will bridge the gap between the college and the community and improve the college’s reputation with the community,” Emmanuel Little, the Georgia College Cultural Center’s diversity retention and training coordinator said.

“We hope to do this mainly by just fostering collaboration.”

To this end, the event was changed to

Joshua Braswell, senior rhetoric major span three days, Jan. 14 to 16, rather than one, providing the opportunity for people to participate and still enjoy their holiday.

There has also been the addition of a food drive ending Jan. 31, and the donations collected support Café Central, Baldwin County’s only soup kitchen. The Department of Equity and Diversity approached Auxiliary Services about managing the food drive and Little believes this sort of outreach reflects the core of King’s message of unity.

“I want to eliminate those invisible

barriers,” Little said. “It’s a challenge, but we chip away at it one activity at a time.”

Joshua Braswell, a senior rhetoric major and one of the student readers of King’s speeches during the march on Monday, agreed that unity is a key part of King’s message.

“It’s a chance for me to learn about my history as an African American male,” Braswell said. “And I get to learn how it was to live in the time of King and how much privilege I have.”

Willie King, a retired Vietnam veteran, has a vivid memory of this era, struggling much of his life to simply finish his bachelor’s degree in business. King described growing up in the early ’50s strapped to his mother and grandmother as they picked cotton in the fields, often weighing their bags with rocks hoping to get a little extra money for their harvest. There were no unions or minimum-wage laws to protect workers’ rights, and the compensation they received was often barely enough to support their families.

“Black people didn’t have the voice

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Third Eye Blind to play Homecoming Third Eye Blind and the Eric Dodd Band set to play 2012 Homecoming Bobbi Otis Senior Reporter

Children of the ’90s grew up with shows like “Saved by the Bell” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” We grew up with computers and we know what it was like to be excited to get up early on Saturday mornings for cartoons. And even though we are now in college we can revisit one of the bands of our youth at the 2012 Georgia College Homecoming concert: Third Eye Blind.

“It’s just our generation and a lot of us grew

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up with (Third Eye Blind),” Student Government Association President Evan Karanovich said. “It brings us to a place where we can remember.”

The theme for 2012 Homecoming is Back to the Future: Time Moves Forward, Memories Remain.

Karanovich says planning for this year’s concert started in October and Third Eye Blind was signed approximately two weeks before Fall semester ended.

“Third Eye Blind met (all the criteria) and we submitted thinking ‘wow, that’s kind of early to sign a band in October/November,’” Karanovich said. “‘That would be great,’ and at first it didn’t work out. They said that it may not work with their schedule and then came back and said that it would and it’s history.”

Third Eye Blind, with hits like “Semi-Charmed Life” and “Jumper,” has been chosen to headline the show, but opening for them is the Eric Dodd

Quotable “Even though you’ll never be able to make the world completely right, you can make it right for individuals.”

-Michael Murphy Graduate assistant

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Band, whose sound is a mixture of rock, country and Americana.

Eric Dodd, the lead singer, is originally from the Lake Oconee area and attended Georgia College for a time.

“Eric Dodd was an easy fit. He has done quite a bit of work in Milledgeville,” Karanovich said.

“He’s done a few concerts at Capital. He does some private parties and things, but he’s really hit it big.”

The Release

On Jan. 5, the band choices were released on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter after Third Eye Blind tweeted about an upcoming show in Milledgeville.

“We had planned to release (the band choices) when we came back to school, but we cannot control everything that the band does,” Karanovich said. “While I think it was a good release,

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it happened at an okay time.”

Karanovich says, though it caught them offguard, they were still prepared to distribute the information and it was out the same night.

“I think the hype is exactly what we would have wanted,” Karanovich said.

Some students did not like the way the band choices were disseminated.

“If you get it from a social networking site, rather than the school website it seems less reliable,” senior history major Emily Willis said.

Tickets and budgeting

The 2011 Homecoming contract stipulated that Georgia College could not charge anyone for admittance to the concert featuring B.o.B., Stokeswood and Playboy Tre, but this year the policy is different.

Inside

Downtown Lofts.......................................................3 Student Discount Cards..........................................4

A&E

Eric Dodd ................................................................11 “Gone Sane”............................................................11

Sports

Battle of the Cats...................................................16 Ultimate....................................................................16 Community News........................................7 Leisure..............................................................14

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Number Crunch

$82,330 The overall budget for the 2012 homecoming concert.

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January 20, 2012

Chick-fil-A unveils renovations Kate Ramsey Staff Writer About $60,000 worth of renovations to the Bobcat Food Court are done and the Court is open for business. Updates to the space were finished Jan. 2, giving it a new look.

Kyle Cullars, associate vice president of Auxiliary Services, said renovations were made in order to meet Chick-fil-A’s corporate requirements. Non-traditional stores, like the one we have on campus, are to must be labeled “Chick-fil-A Express.” But that was just one of the changes.

All of the finishes were re-

placed. Wall and floor tiles were redone. New countertops were installed, as were menu boards.

Walls were painted and new equipment was put in behind the counter, including a new warmer, a new biscuit oven, an ice machine and a cup dispenser. Although the cosmetic renovations are subtle, they have not gone unnoticed.

“The students haven’t seemed to notice a big difference, but they’re there,” Chick-fil-A cashier Brittney Myrick said. “I think it looks good.”

The renovations made at Chickfil-A are just some of the changes at the Maxwell Student Union.

The GIVE Center has been relo-

cated from its original home in Ennis Hall to the lower level of the MSU. Its official grand opening is planned for Feb. 10. Other cosmetic renovations included painting the walls of MSU, renovating the bathrooms and installing hardwood floors.

Cullars said the Blimpie in the Bobcat Food Court may be replaced with a Subway. There were hopes that would happen at the same time as the Chick-fil-A renovation, but school officials are currently waiting on information from Subway before proceeding.

Another dining option dining

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Kate Ramsey/ Staff Photographer The new “Chick-fil-A Express” logo is prominently displayed in the Bobcat Food Court. In accordance with Chick-fil-A company policy, the name of the restaurant was changed to include “Express.”

The GIVE Center Campus offices relocate finds new home Noelle Brooks Contributing Writer Beginning as a cluster of handwritten suggestions confined to a little red basket, The GIVE Center has expanded to include more than 90 service programs.

On Feb. 10, The Center will unveil its new space in the Maxwell Student Union.

The GIVE Center is known as the volunteerism hub for students, connecting them to campus and community service projects. Although The GIVE Center will lose square footage with the move from Ennis Hall, it will gain the ability to communicate more effectively with its service organizations in a modernized setting, transforming their approaches to volunteerism.

Paul Sedor, assistant director of The GIVE Center, emphasized the importance of the Center becoming a more professional environment and how the move will help reach this goal.

“We were limited by what we could do in the other space, but here, with the technology, we will be able to help our students use this in their programs,” Sedor said. “We really want to kind of bring the service efforts into modern times.”

As the new site for the Department of Art, Ennis Hall had always been intended as a temporary location for The GIVE Center. Now, almost two decades later, the Center finally has a permanent place

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Steffi Beigh Staff Writer

Georgia College is undergoing a series of office relocations that are causing confusion for many. Associate Provost Tom Ormond says seven departments have moved: Student Health Services, Counseling Services, Career Center, Disability Services, Center for Student Access, International Education Center and The GIVE Center.

Each department was chosen for relocation after Georgia College’s Space Planning Committee studied the best method of space utilization, says Ormond.

Institutional space planning and “preparation for the moves has been in discussions for up to five years,” Ormond said. Once an agreement has been reached within the committee,

recommendations are given to university Interim President Stas Preczewski for further action.

Within the seven department moves, Student Health Services and Counseling Services are the most drastic because they have moved from Main Campus to West Campus.

A concern that Counseling Services has is not every student goes to West Campus as often as Main Campus and it might create some challenges regarding transportation, according to Georgia College Counselor Steve Wilson.

“For me it’s easier to go to West Campus because I can just drive to the Wellness Center where there are plenty of parking spaces, whereas I would have to walk ten minutes to campus and wouldn’t be able to drive, and when you’re feeling sick you don’t want to walk,” sophomore psychol-

ogy major Mary Saba said.

Faculty are also adjusting to the Counseling Services move.

“The move has been fairly smooth…there have been challenges but there’s always an adjustment coming to a new space,” Wilson said.

Counseling Services has struggled with their phone line connection, but Wilson says the phone issues seem to be resolved.

One of the concerns that Counseling Services and other departments are having is the lack of knowledge of department relocations and students having trouble accessing the moved departments.

Mass Communication junior Mary Barnett says she wasn’t aware of the

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January 20, 2012 MLK

Continued from page 1 they have now,” Willie King said. “You had black folks who had nerve, that would stand up for their rights, but they’d cut them down.”

This sort of adversity prevented Willie King from finishing his degree at Georgia College. Willie King explained that the white school administrators at the time were against his success and after four years of struggling and failing classes, Willie King dropped out. Although he ended his education at the time, he most recently filled out an application to attend Georgia College again. He has not started back yet, but plans to pursue his initial goal.

“I started my business degree and I want to finish it,” he said. “I never did give up my dream.”

Willie King attributed his ability to pursue this dream to the great strides that have been made since Martin Luther King’s time, and this opportunity for education is something Braswell has appreciated from an early age.

“I had a grandmother who was at the tail end of the cotton picking era and had to drop

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“Black people didn’t have the voice they have now.

You had black folks who had nerve, that would stand up for their rights, but they’d cut them down,” Willie King retired Vietnam veteran out of middle school” Braswell said. “So she always encouraged me to pursue an education, and be the best I can be.”

The excerpt that Braswell chose to read from Martin Luther King Jr. emphasizes the need to vote and get involved, a sentiment that he hopes will influence his fellow students.

“It’s a call to action, especially for those going out into the world,” Braswell said.

“Not only to be the best doctor, lawyer, eduNoelle Brooks/ Staff Photographer cator you want to be, but to do it uphold- Community members and students show their support for equality and unity on MLK day. Marchers ing MLK’s dream, to maintain equality… walked from Hurley Park to Flagg Chapel to experience the activism of the Civil Rights era. because we’re all one in the same.”

Downtown sees new addition of lofts Mark Watkins Staff Writer

Lauren Davidson / Senior Photographer The old Belk building, located on West Hancock Stree, will be renovated to house downtown lofts.

The lofts will available at end of July 2012. The space will also have two retail spaces below.

Apartments and two new retail spaces are being built in one of downtown Milledgeville’s largest and newly renovated buildings.

The building, which was previously a Belk on West Hancock Street, features a variety of layouts for tenants to choose from, including studio style; two bedroom, two bath; three bedroom, three bath and three bedroom, two bath.

“The top floor will actually open up and there will be a bedroom on the main level and a spiral staircase going up to the lofted area that will have two bedrooms and another bathroom upstairs,” Frank Pendergast, owner of the building and lead visionary, said. Units start at $550 per room without utilities and increase as they move up into the larger apartments and floors. Off street parking is also an option for each tenant.

Students are concerned with what the building would do for the feel of downtown Milledgeville.

“If they do keep with the design aesthetic that downtown has going, so they don’t stand out as being really distracting from the feel downtown has, that would be a lot more appealing,” Lucy Williams, sophomore art major said.

The four-story building has two retail spaces on the street level, and apartments on the second and third floor as well as in the basement. The third floor apartments are the most luxurious, with lofted ceilings and exterior walls of plated glass windows. These apartments are split into their own separate floors.

In designing the new building, Pendergast is maintaining a similar style as his six other properties in downtown Milledgeville, including The Brick

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January 20, 2012

Student discount cards come to campus Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter With tuition and student fees increasing this year, shopping and eating out aren’t always in the cards. But Georgia College’s Student Government Association has plan to help students save money.

Beginning the week of Homecoming, students will receive a free discount card offering deals at 27 businesses around Milledgeville.

SGA President Evan Karanovich says that after talking with fellow SGA presidents at Albany State, Savannah State and The University of Georgia, who have also implemented the discount cards on their campus, and the SGA Executive Board, he decided to

move forward and create the card.

“The problem we have, like in college towns, is you have a lot of companies and businesses that offer discounts. But the problem we have as students is that we don’t know which ones they are,” Karanovich said.

Bruce Twersky, owner of College Discount Cards, contacted Karanovich about the possibility of GC utilizing the discount cards and ten days later Karanovich decided to pursue the project.

“I completed signing up the businesses for the card within one month,” Twersky said. “This is the largest number of participating businesses I’ve ever had on a card on all my 25 campuses.”

Kyle Cullars, assistant vice presi-

dent of auxiliary services, says that upon the start of the project Karanovich met with him to discuss the discount card and gave some input on who to ask to be represented on the card.

“I did tell him that I would appreciate them contacting all of our Bobcat Card merchants because we already have a relationship with those merchants, and it gives them an opportunity to make sure that they’re at least invited to be part of the card,” Cullars said. “And then also to talk with our own campus retail dining areas to see if they want to take part as well.”

A total of 12 off campus vendors out of fourteen that accept Bobcat

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The new, free student discount card features deals from 27 businesses in Milledgeville. While $5,000 was invested in the card,SGA believes it will be a worthwhile expenditure.

Seniors garner national award, campus recognition Marilyn Ferrell Staff Writer The ballots are in and 46 graduating seniors have been considered someone to know in 2012. In the latest edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,” students have been recognized by, not only their outstanding academics, but also their contributions to their school’s campus and community.

This nationally recognized award proves to be the pinnacle of a student’s scholastic and charitable achievements.

“Being on the list for Who’s Who is such an honor, and I am so thankful to be part of something bigger than myself,” senior mass communication major Brittany Henderson said. “Right now, it helps me distinguish myself from others if I wanted to apply for graduate school or any kind of job.”

The program has been providing this opportunity to seniors across the states for over 70 years. Faculty and staff members nominate seniors in the Fall. From there, the stu-

dents are invited to fill out an application.

The requirements consist of having a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a record of involvement and leadership at Georgia College.

“Each students’ story is a different one,” Vice President of Student Affairs Paul Jahr said. “Some of the students selected are campus leaders, some are leaders in their academic areas, some are leaders in aspects of campus life (like) University Housing (and) Greek life.”

The graduating seniors of Georgia College have a variety of accomplishments allowing them this opportunity to be in this edition of “Who’s Who.” Nicole Slifcak, senior psychological science major, struggles with a brain injury, and was able to fight through it and graduate with recognition from “Who’s Who.” “I don’t think the awarders were aware of my disability,” Slifcak said. “It was my great amount of volunteer service: put simply, I’m blessed to bless.”

Jessica Ramirez, senior mass communication major, stood out among her peers in an-

other way.

“Being bilingual, I have tried my best and put a lot of effort into my jobs in University Housing, my projects with the International Education Center and the eagerness to learn from my mentor in the GEM program,” Ramirez said.

Other students like Mark Jestel, senior biology major, stood out to “Who’s Who” because of his major involvement in University Housing.

All 46 students will receive a certificate of being named in the 2012 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,” recognition at the Bobcat Awards Ceremony, and to be able to go on to apply to many national scholarships.

“Georgia College has given me some of the best memories in my life and it is no secret that I am just trying to pay it back,” Student Government President Evan Karanovich said.

“We have an obligation to leave a place better than we found it, and I hope that is what I have do

Who’s Who Qualifications Who’s Who nominees are of seniors who maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and have a strong record of campus and community leadership and involvement.

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Homecoming

Continued from page 1 “The contract has been changed,” Karanovich said. “This is a Georgia College community event. The plan right now is to have 200 tickets that are available for outside of Georgia College community members.” That is to say, everyone besides current students, alumni, or faculty and staff.

“It’s not about selling to outside of Georgia College,” Karanovich said. “It’s not about making money. This is an opportunity for the campus to just enjoy the concert and have fun.”

If the ticket count remains capped at 200 and all are sold at $25 each, a profit of $5,000 could be generated from the sales.

Students with a valid Bobcat Card will be admitted to the concert for free and faculty, staff and alumni will pay $10 per ticket; however, if they want to bring another guest who does not fall into one of those categories they must pay the $25 for a community member ticket.

Community member tickets will go on sale on Feb. 1 in The DEN and if they do not sell out they will be available at the door of the Centennial Center the night of the concert.

The overall budget for the Homecoming concert is $82,330.

Out of that, $15,000 is being spent onHomecoming week events including: Mr. and Ms. Georgia College, Trivia Bowl, the Bobcat Ramble, the parade and all marketing.

The remaining $67,330 is being used to finance the concert. These events are sponsored by the Oconee Regional Medical Center, Campus Activities Board, SGA and student affairs.

Some students feel like the budget is too

large.

“I think the budget should have been reduced based on the economic situation we are in,” sophomore Spanish major Juan Garcia said. “The resources could have been allocated more efficiently.”

Senator See

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for Q&A with

Eric Dodd

The event

Doors open to the Centennial Center, where the concert is to be held, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. The WGUR 88.9 FM pre-show kicks off at 7:15 and ends at 8 p.m. when the Eric Dodd Band is set to take the stage. Third Eye Blind will follow at 9 p.m.

Shuttles will be running between West Campus and the Centennial Center, stopping at the Irwin Street parking lot on the way, before and after the concert.

The student policy on alcohol and the illegal use of controlled substances states tailgating may begin three hours prior to the concert in the Centennial Center parking lot, but no alcohol is allowed inside the venue.

A list of other banned items may be found on the Facebook event page for the concert.

“I just can’t stress enough that we are excited for a good concert,” Karanovich said. “We don’t want people to be upset if it’s not their first choice, but understand that this is a time for us to not be frustrated or upset but it’s a time to really celebrate, not only the concert, but Georgia College with alumni that are visiting. This is just going to give us a great opportunity to do that.”

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Homecoming band selection opinions

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Think Third Eye Blind and Eric Dodd Band are good selections for the Homecoming concert

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Continued from page 1 Karanovich called Edwards later with good news.

“I wanted to have kind of a diverse group that could give feedback on, what is a senator’s role, but also as the president of the senate, what are you to expect out of that senator,” Karanovich said. “I used their opinion and valued their thoughts on an individual and used that to formulate my decision.”

Visiting larger surrounding universities reminded Edwards why she loved the personal aspects of Georgia College. She says she, “bleeds blue and green.”

Family issues caused a shaky start to her freshman year. Edwards wasn’t sure which school was right for her.

“Before I was even confirmed at GCSU, I knew I wanted to be a part of student government,” Edwards said. “I was really active in my high school so I knew I wanted to be a part of something big.”

Though she has missed crucial SGA meet-

5 ings and decisions, Edwards is confident she can contribute.

Some of her ideas are already drawing attention.

After Edwards was nearly hit by a car at a campus crosswalk, she later noticed that logging trucks sometimes rumble through campus. Recognizing the potential danger, she raised the issue to other SGA officials.

Discussions are in the works.

“I have so much passion for the school,” Edwards said. “By the time I graduate I want to improve Georgia College enough to where students don’t see Georgia College as a stepping-stone school, but more of a destination college.”

In the wake of Wirth’s impeachment, the SGA president says the organization has done its best to move on.

“It’s not to say that our other candidates weren’t qualified,” Karanovich said. “I reached out to all of them after I appointed Brittan and said, ‘We would love to have you involved in SGA,’ and several of them have emailed back. We hope to have them involved somehow.”

Renovations

Continued from page 2 option on the way is an Asian-inspired restaurant called “The Mein Bowl.” It will likely move in over the summer, and will be located in the current catering office adjacent to The Max. Other plans call for changes in the food court seating area, expanding it to the outdoor patio.

Plans are also being made to expand the post office in the lower level of MSU to include an area for copying and shipping. The design of the PawPrints Bookstore is also being worked on, as well as the layout of Einstein Bros Bagels.

The current renovation of the Donahoo Lounge, located in MSU, will be completed and the furniture will be in place by the second or third week of February. This will include 40 tables and 200 chairs, audio-visual components and a projector.

“The students response to these renovations has been good, and the biggest part is giving the university a space that was underutilized more functional improvements,” Student Government Association President Evan Karanovich said. “We’re always pushing for a large, group meeting place.”

Kate Ramsey / Staff Photographer Senior art major Victoria Head reaches for a box of nuggets to satisfy her chicken kicks at the redesigned Chick-fil-A Express in the Bobcat Food Court.

By the Numbers: Renovations

$60,000

200

dollars is the cost of renovations in the Bobcat Food Court

chairs, 40 tables, audio and video components, and a projector will go in Donahoo Lounge by the second week of February

Offices

Continued from page 2 multiple department moves.

“I didn’t know the moves had taken place already but now that I know I will probably go more to the Health Services and Counseling Services, because I work out a lot at the new Wellness Center,” Barnett said.

The planning stages of the operation was the most difficult part of the mass of relocations, according to Ormond.

“The biggest obstacle was developing the best plan to ensure that programmatic space needs were met,” Ormond said.

“I wish the school had done some more marketing and communication to the students because I never knew about the changes until it was for The Colonnade interview, ” Barnett said.

With many changes to West Campus and Lanier Hall, Georgia College looks forward to other relocations in Beeson Hall and Ennis Hall and future renovations, according to Ormond.

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GIVE

Continued from page 2 to call home. Renovations began in the fall and some of the most significant modifications to the new space are the project work room and the conference rooms.

According to Sedor, Ennis Hall did not provide a place for service organizations to meet and discuss nor create their “propaganda” to advertise various events. There will even be a formal conference room equipped with a web conferencing system for “webinars,” or Internet meetings, which will allow service members at different locales to check in as well as interact with other organizations and volunteer leaders who were previously inaccessible.

The GIVE Center has also received a number of new computers

Cards

Continued from page 4 Cards agreed to feature their deals on the new discount card. Deals such as 10 percent off at Asian Bistro, free chips and salsa at Chili’s, and 10 percent off at Jack and Darcy are a few that students can take advantage of.

Five thousand discount cards, costing $1 a piece to print, were ordered to distribute to the college campus. The cards will be paid for using funds from the SGA special projects budget, which has $13,414.95 of available funds.

Karanovich says that although $5,000 is a big investment he believes that it will have a huge return.

“We thought, as an Executive Board, that this would be a huge return on the investment,” Karanovich said. “It cost some money up front, but the cost saving is huge.”

for service leader training and will be using a digital messaging system, similar to Bobcat Vision, to display upcoming events and program information on a flat screen television posted outside the Center. Michael Morris, sophomore history major and student staff member at The GIVE Center views these modifications as way to lessen a number of the organizational issues that often hindered the center’s progress.

“I just think things are going to move a lot more smooth,” Michael Morris said. “As soon as a volunteer comes in orientation, I don’t’ see any reason why we can’t finish in two weeks now like we’re supposed to.”

Senior management major Daniel Morris commented on the convenience of having a centrally located office and hopes this will foster more involvement due to its greater accessibility.

Members of SGA will be at several of the Homecoming events handing out the cards to students. However, the card will still be available to students all year long.

“We will give out 5,000 cards hopefully between now and the end of the year,” Karanovich said. “Whatever we have left we can give those to incoming freshmen and the hope is that each freshman class will get a card and the campus will get a new card every year.”

Emily Lawson, freshman undeclared major, says she is excited about receiving her discount card.

“The discount sounds like a really good idea. Its an easy way to save money on campus and in Milledgeville,” Lawson said. “I think it’s a good idea because the amount of money that the businesses around here will get is more than that just with even a simple 10 percent off discount, its worth it.”

“If you say (The GIVE Center is) just by Chick-fil-A, they might say ‘Oh, well I’m getting lunch there anyway’ and they might stop in and register, too,” Daniel Morris said.

Overall, the renovations are intended to help The GIVE Center more effectively service the community. For Michael Murphy, graduate assistant of marketing and social media, each enhancement will broaden the center’s reach, making a difference one person at a time.

“Even though you’ll never be able to make the world completely right, you can make it right for individuals,” Murphy said.

Although the space is new for The GIVE Center, the location is not. During the center’s red basket days, the suggestions were filed and organized in MSU. “It started here,” Sedor said.

“And now we’re going back home.”

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Continued from page 3 “I like the rustic/urban sort of look and feel. It lends itself to a new environment,” Pendergast said.Pendergast ran into a problem of finding a way to use the full size basement of the building, and in order to make it available as apartments, an open air sitting area in the middle of the building is being added.

“We’re going to remove the ceiling so that it is open to the elements, and there will be an interior courtyard. There will be plants and trees and stuff like that on the inside,” Pendergast said.

Savannah-based J.T. Turner Construction Co. has been hired to handle renovations.

“Since it is a historic building, there are certain issues that you want to be leery of. We wanted to be sure we had some one with that type of experience and J.T. Turner has a lot of experience with historic restoration and pres-

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Junior English major Lexi Kraft and sophomore history major Michael Morris use the new iMac computer in The GIVE Center’s new location in MSU.

ervation,” Pendergast said.

The benefits that this project will have for downtown have been noticed by students.

“For the people that do move in it will reduce drinking and driving which is a good thing. It also brings in almost a Charleston sort of feel because most places in Charleston have residential living above the commercial zoning,” Spencer Collins, sophomore accounting major, said.

The project is expected to be finished at the end of July.

“It’s a 12-month project that we’ve shrunk into a 10-month period,” Pendergast said. Despite the far off finish date, potential tenants have expressed interest in moving in.

“I’ve got a lot of hits, people who are asking about it. I was surprised how many non-students, several faculty members with kids are like ‘I want the top right corner,” Pendergast said. “That’s what I want. You know, husband and wife with two kids.”

Lauren Davidson / Senior Photographer The Belk building will hold four stories and will include an interior courtyard, utilizing natural light.

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November 3 at 5:20 p.m. Officer Miller was dispatched to Foundation Hall in reference to harassment and criminal damage to property, according to Public Safety. Upon arrival, Officer Miller met with a female who said that three students reported to her that a male kept coming to their rooms harassing them. The three students said the male kept knocking on their front door asking to come in. The male was told to leave by the three students and after that he punched a hole in the wall near her door. The area was searched for the male but he was nowhere to be found. The case was turned over to investigations.

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November 23 at 10:23 a.m. While on patrol, Officer Purvis ran the tag of a vehicle through records, which showed the vehicle did not have valid insurance, according to Public Safety.

Sgt. English and Officer Purvis initiated a traffic stop and while talking to the male driver, Sgt. English observed the driver move a bottle of liquor behind the driver’s seat. When asked about the bottle, the male driver said he was drinking it while driving. The driver was issued citations for no insurance and an open container in vehicle.*

November 18 at 12:36 a.m. Officer Denna observed a vehicle with the passenger-side front headlight out, according to Public Safety. A traffic stop was initiated on Montgomery Street and contact was made with a male driver who was advised of his infraction. While speaking with the driver, Officer Denna could detect the odor alcohol coming from his mouth and glassy blood shot eyes. The driver denied having anything to drink and consented to testing on the Breathalyzer. The driver registered positive for alcohol and was placed under arrest for driver under the influence. The driver was transported to the Milledgeville Police Department and issued citations for headlight requirements and driving under the influence.

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Burning down the hash

November 22 at 10:39 p.m. Sgt. Hicks was dispatched to Bell Hall in reference to the smell of burned marijuana, according to Public Safety. Upon arrival Sgt. Hicks made contact with the Community Advisor who directed Public Safety to the room where the smell was coming from. While speaking with the three male occupants, Sgt. Hicks noticed they had a nervous manner, and he also smelled the burned marijuana coming from the room. The three males admitted to smoking marijuana prior to his arrival with a metallic smoking device. A search of the room turned up the smoking device, two full cans of beer and several empty liquor bottles. All three were referred to Student Judicial Board. No further action was taken.

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December 2 at 1:28 p.m. A Georgia College staff member reported that someone had cut the gas line on a Sodexho truck and siphoned gas out of the vehicle, according to Public Safety. The case was turned over to investigations.*

November 19 at 2:24 a.m. Sgt. Miller and Officer Smith saw a female fall on South Clarke Street, according to Public Safety. When trying to make contact with the female to see if she was hurt, she ran away screaming. Sgt. Miller and Officer Smith made contact with the female in front of Adams Hall, and when she was confronted she said she ran away because she had been drinking downtown and was afraid of cops. She was advised that she could be charged with underage possession. A fake ID was also found in her possession. She was referred to the Student Judicial Board.

November 18 at 3:56 a.m. Sgt. Hicks was dispatched to The Village Apartments in reference to a minor domestic dispute, according to Public Safety. Upon arrival Sgt. Hicks made contact with two females who said that a male took a cell phone from female A after they broke up.

Female A said the male quickly returned to his room. Contact was made with the male and he was strongly advised to release the cell phone to female A and no charges would be filed. The male complied and no further action was taken.

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Stop Online Piracy Act needs to be modified “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge,” a note on the English Wikipedia page begins, “For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet.

For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia.”

On the page, Wikipedia offers the option to contact representatives and links to a page for interested parties to learn more about the hugely controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP (intellectual property) Act. On GovTrack, a site to help the pub-

lic research and track the activities of the U.S. Congress, SOPA’s description states, “To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. The bill—introduced on Oct. 26, 2011—was sponsored

by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX21).

Georgia’s own U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson is the co-sponsor of PIPA. On his website, it is defined as a bill that targets websites registered outside of the United States that are “dedicated to infringing activities.” The website goes on to say the bill is “specifically aimed at foreign criminals who steal American goods and content, sap the economy and are dangerous to consumers.”

Isakson’s site says YouTube and Facebook will get “safe harbor protection” from the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We at The Colonnade believe the premise behind this bill is valid. We are writers and photographers, so we are all about copyright protection, but when all sites on the Internet are subject to regulation by the government, who knows what else they will be censoring.

The freedom of the Internet is something we have grown up expecting in America and we do not want that to change now because of this bill. We

January 20, 2012• Editor-in-Chief, Bobbi Otis

want harsher laws to be made for copyright law, but we do not think this bill is the way to make those laws a reality.

According to an article by The Huffington Post, web experts say this bill could “threaten the functionality of the Internet.”

The sites that were blacked out on Jan. 18, reddit, Mozilla Firefox, etc., have given us an idea of what the Internet could be like if this bill were to pass.

Though Wikipedia is not the most trusted source for information, many students still rely on it for information they need in a hurry. If this site, and sites like it, are modified, they will have to look elsewhere.

The Motion Picture Association of America is one of the bill’s biggest proponents. No surprise there. If this bill were to pass, the MPAA stands to gain quite a bit in the future. No longer will movies be available for illegal download without retribution, and the industry will stop losing billions of dollars every year due to piracy.

The Colonnade believes this should happen. Nobody should be able to steal something from the Internet; but, we also think more discussion with web experts and constituents and modifica-

Need for higher education questioned Aubrie Sofala

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or three and a half years I have doled out an unspeakable amount of money to the industry of higher education. I have sat through classes where the only ramblings I can recall are words such as, “mitosis” and “Paleolithic.”

I have done the burdensome task of purchasing over-priced textbooks for eight semesters, only to use 20 percent of the book’s material. I have subjected myself to all of the absurdities of college for one simple reason—a job. But, as I prepare myself to walk across the stage in May, I am left with one piece of information college has managed to ingrain in me. I never needed college.

Of course, there are some professions that will always require the need to seek higher education. It would be

hard to find an anesthesiologist who is coming straight from high school with the knowledge they need for their career. However, the pressure young adults are met with upon graduating from high school gives them no other alternatives when it comes to what they do next.

The Wall Street Journal reports that of 3,000 people, 63 percent said college is a good investment for young adults, which is down nearly 19 percent from 2009. Society, which has bred a nation of young adult minds to believe their only option is college, is setting a generation up for failure. Time Magazine reported that 40 percent of young adults who enroll in college don’t receive a degree within six years. Where we find ourselves is in a “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” situation.

The New York Times reports that students who graduated from college in 2010 did so with an average of $25,250 of debt. Even as I sit here now as a budding journalist, I am aware of the bleak job market awaiting me come this summer. I would hate to think that all of this was for naught; however, I am finding it

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The most tangible education I have received has been in my college paper’s newsroom. It was there I learned the ropes of editing, design and staff management. The same type of “education” could have simply been learned at a newsroom anywhere in the country— and yet I’m walking away from college with upwards of $10,000 in debt just to start over in another cubicle in another newsroom.

Journalism isn’t the only career that shouldn’t require higher education. Professions such as restaurant management and accounting use skills that are acquired in high school and yet we force students to pursue college just so they can grudgingly grasp a white slip of paper in four years.

As I wrap up my last bit of education here, I’m left bitter and angry. The solution to this dilemma we have found ourselves in is simple. Hire based on talent rather than degree and more thoughtful consideration is needed by the next generation on whether or not college is the right decision.

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“Do you think the discount cards SGA purchased for $5,000 were a good investment?”

“I think the discount cards are a wise choice because all college students have a budget, so students are always looking for ways to save.”

Ashley Camp, freshman undeclared

“I think it was an excellent decision on SGA’s part. It helps the local Milledgeville economy, which in turn benefits the growth of our college campus.”

Siobhan Fitzgerald, sophomore middle grades math major

“I just use verbal coupons anyways. That being said, I am probably not the kind of person to buy a discount card.”

Tucker O’Brien, senior biology major

“I think it was a good decision to buy the discount cards because it gives great discounts to the students, and helps the local businesses.”

Haley schmidt, sophomore marketing major

“I think that the discount cards are very beneficial because it saves students money in the long run. What student doesn’t like saving money?”

Mackie Davis, freshman business major

“I think that discount cards are a good investment in the long run because I love saving money.”

Erin Daniels, freshman undeclared

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Taylor Nocerini Psychology, junior

I think masturbating is a natural, normal primal instinct. I think pornography is unnatural, because it causes people to believe sex should be a certain way. I don’t think pornography will ever compete with sex but I believe it affects sex.

Those who watch pornography a considerable amount come to believe sex should be like what they watched.

I believe watching pornography or masturbating too often can affect the real life sex negatively. For some it affects them emotionally and others it effects the physical aspects.

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Mass Communication, junior I believe pornography is a bad thing no matter what religion or ethic a person holds to.

Easy pleasure is one thing, but pornography can only be justified by one angle: business. It’s obviously profitable. In every other sense, it is unjustifiable. Things are not arbitrarily declared “taboo” and forced to be done under the table. There are certain things that are universally recognized as barbaric: cannibalism, murder and staring at naked posed pictures alone in a room for personal pleasure, to name a few.

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Mass Communication, junior I’m not one to try to regulate what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own home, but I certainly don’t think pornography consumption is healthy.

For something as pervasive as pornography, I think it’s important to distinguish between “normal” and “healthy.” Pornography is certainly rampant enough to be considered normal these days, but then again so is obesity.

Sex is such a vital part of the human experience that we will literally become extinct without it; so I think it’s safe to say replacing that natural instinct with images from a computer is not a healthy behavior.

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A XXX-rated phenomenon on campuses Vanessa Whited Senior Reporter Addiction is not an uncommon term in today’s society. It is the number-one public health threat in the United States, according to Townsend addiction treatment centers. Approximately 23 million Americans exhibit substance abuse, but abuse is not limited to drugs and alcohol. Behind closed doors, another addiction exists: sexual addiction.

Sexual addiction is, in its simplest form, a normal sex drive that has become compulsive to the point where the behavior is out of control, according to National Geographic statistics featured on the show “Taboo.” It is referred to as a process addiction rather than a substance addiction, since the high comes from chemicals released in the brain rather than from an external source.

Sexual addiction can range from the use of pornography and masturbation to repeated sexual affairs and, in extreme cases, molestation, rape or murder.

With the continual growth of the Internet, paired with cultural shifts in what is considered the norm, college students could be at high risk to be one of the nine million Americans who have some form of sexually compulsive behavior, according to National Geographic.

According to Stephen Wilson, counselor for Georgia College’s Counseling Services, the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United

States, has yet to categorize sexual addiction as an actual diagnosis.

“There is no diagnosis that has that label,” Wilson said, “but it is certainly a recognized problem that can interfere with relationships.”

According to Wilson, most people have a feedback mechanism that tells when they’ve “had enough.” Similarly, there should be such a mechanism with sexual behavior. The issue arises when one does not have this particular valve and instead exhibits compulsive behavior.

Wilson says that Counseling Services offers a wide array of services for many types of addiction, and that if a student were to come in seeking treatment for sexual compulsion, GC counselors would try to understand what is contributing to it.

“Any number of behaviors can spin out of control,” Wilson said. “If someone is exhibiting sexually addictive behavior, they may be doing so because of insecurities.

They then exhibit exclusively solitary behaviors, which may interfere with what could be more rewarding relationships.”

Wilson says treatment may include changing one’s value system or recognizing what is occurring in his or her immediate environment. In more extreme cases, medication can be prescribed to change the person’s behavior physiologically. This type of treatment is based on the idea that people who exhibit addictive behaviors have problems with the reward pathways in their brains.

Today’s college students have grown up with the Internet and have seen its ef-

fects, both good and bad, on everyday life. A poll conducted by Focus on the Family, an evangelical-Christian organization, concluded that pornography is a problem in 46 percent of homes. Another poll conduced by the London School of Economics concluded that nine out of 10 children between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet.

While Wilson says many people with a sexual addiction exhibit their behavior solitarily, this cannot be said for all. In fact, GC’s Library and Instructional Technology Center has reported multiple policy violations where offenders have been caught viewing explicitly obscene material on school computers.

“I think our generation is definitely more susceptible to sexually perverse behavior because of the development of the Internet and the availability of pornography,” said sophomore accounting major Stephen Scates. “If people can go in our own library and look at pornography, that’s a testament to how easily accessible it is.”

Whether or not these violators are sex addicts is unknown, but the fact remains: pornography exists, and it exists in abundance.

According to the United Families International, a conservative advocacy group, 28,258 users are viewing porn every second. In the same second, the group notes, more than $3,000 is being spent on pornography.

Porn is a multi-billion-dollar industry with a net value greater than that of the NFL, NBA and MLB combined, according to ABC News.

Steffi Beigh/ Staff Photographer A male student flips through a pornographic magazine. According to Safe Families, 70 percent of men admit to having an addiction to pornography.

For some, this raises the question of whether, in a culture of increasing sexual addiction, the amount of pornography readily available can be dangerous.

Wilson said that people with sexual compulsions are at a higher risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections as they are likely to exhibit more sexual behavior than those without such compulsions. This could be the reason why, after an HIV

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scare in the porn industry, a law has been proposed that requires all porn actors to wear condoms while filming, according to NBC. This proposal has qualified for the June ballot in Los Angeles and may set the stage for other cities to follow suit.

GC students who think they might need help for a sex-addiction problem are encouraged to visit Counseling Services in the Wellness Center on West Campus.

28% of women and 70% of men are addicted to pornography

47% of families say pornography is a problem in their homes

Adult novelty parties gain popularity with students Chelsea Hinkel Staff Writer Every weekend students gear up to spend time with their friends to relieve the stress accumulated during the academic week. For some students, this means a night downtown.

Some others, however, spend their time participating in a private novelty party.

Novelty parties are private events where a company representative visits your house to educate and entertain women regarding romantic and functional adult novelties. The parties are held in private which allows women to feel free to ask questions about sexuality

comfortably, while having fun with friends.

“My favorite part about the party was that it was a fun way for all of us girls to bond,” said Mary Saba, sophomore psychology major, “and I definitely felt more comfortable at our house, because it was private.”

During a novelty party, the event is kicked off by the representative doing educational overview of every product offered for sale. During this time adult novelties, lotions and scents are passed around to allow guests to experience first-hand the quality of the products.

Pure Romance is one of the

“It was nice to talk about sex so candidly with other women.”

Jordan Yost, Junior, pre-nursing nation’s leading in-home novelty companies.

“Pure Romance is classy, the products are top notch,” said Kathy Freeman, Pure Romance representative. “The lubrications, enhancement

creams, etc cetera are all pharmaceutical-grade products.”

Women have the opportunity to privately purchase items of their choice with the sales representative. Representatives keep every item on hand for each private party.

The instant gratification of being able to purchase the desired items ,combined with the home experience, allows participants to feel comfortable at all times.

“Some of my friends threw a Pure Romance party as a surprise for my birthday. It was such a fun little vacation from reality,” said Jordan Yost, junior pre-nursing major. “It was nice to talk about sex so

candidly with other women.

It’s not that I’d be nervous or embarrassed about going to a novelty store. I just would love to go to another party.”

According to Freeman, college-aged women are the second leading consumers for Pure Romance. Freeman says there is no charge to host a Pure Romance party. There is, however, incentive to get as many women as possible to purchase the items they desire.

If the representative makes an average of $750 in sales from participants, the hostess gets a $100 credit to put toward an item for themselves.

Adult parties may not be for everyone, but they certainly

provide an exciting alternative to the typical Thursday or Friday night in a college town.

“The number of parties held by college students is quite high,” said Freeman, “my personal opinion is they not only find Pure Romance parties to be fun and entertaining, but safer than spending the evenings in a club and driving after a few cocktails.”

The most rewarding aspect of the parties is not just the privacy but also the fact that women can leave the party with their purchases in hand.

Freeman even provides her guests with batteries before they leave for home for true convenience.

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January 20, 2012• Editor, Lauren Davidson

Q&A with Eric Dodd

An inside look into this year’s Homecoming artist and what was your time like here?

Lindsay Shoemake Staff Reporter Hailing from the familiar terrain of the Lake Oconee region, singer-songwriter Eric Dodd transcends the country, rock and Americana genres with ease and finesse through his relatable lyrics and down-home melodies.

The Eric Dodd Band will take the Centennial Center stage at Georgia College’s Homecoming concert on Thursday Feb. 9, where it will open for headlining act Third Eye Blind.

Take a moment to become acquainted with Dodd himself in an intimate question and answer session that unveils the driving forces behind the rising artist’s success, musical inspiration and dreams for the future.

Q: When did you begin writing and playing your own music?

A: I’ve been producing music for five years now, and we just released our third record, “Time To Decide.” I released my debut record in 2007, “Heal,” when I was 21. I’ve been writing songs since I was 16, so I’ve been into music for a while now.

Q: What are your ties to Georgia College

A: I was at Georgia College for two years, where I was on the golf team. However, music was always pulling me away from golf. I played Capital City many times while at Georgia College and there was a good music scene in Milledgeville. It was a great way to grow as a musician by being there at that time in my life.

Q: Are you most used to playing for a college-aged crowd?

A: Most of our markets are aimed towards a college-aged crowd, but we’ve played music for people aging anywhere from 13 to 65. We enjoy playing for everyone, but when we’re on tour we make sure to stop in college towns.

We know that there are a lot of music lovers in Milledgeville, so we’re excited to get in front of such a great crowd.

Q: What is your favorite venue to play with your band?

A: I played the Georgia Theatre in Athens many years ago, and there is also the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, which are two really premier venues. The band looks forward to getting

back to Capital City, and we also play at Cowboys every now and then in Milledgeville.

Q: What has been your biggest accomplishment in music so far?

Courtesy of EricDoddmusic.com Dodd’s Americana-infused guitar strumming is heard throughout

A: I’ve gotten to play with Zac Brown and Edwin McCain, which have been huge milestones in my career.

Releasing “Time To Decide” has been a totally different approach to music, and my songwriting has come such a long way as well. I’ve grown as an artist over the last year, so this record is something I’m really proud of.

Watching artists like Zac Brown grow and become what he has become while getting to know my other mentors, per say, like Edwin McCain have helped me learn a lot. It’s been a journey over the last five to seven years growing as an artist and learning about songwriting as well as performing.

Being able to open for Third Eye Blind at GC will also be a huge milestone, because I grew up listening to them.

Q: Where do you see the Eric Dodd Band in five years, and who do you dream to per-

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A: In the next five years I would like to see my music on a much larger scale as a national act. Touring around the country instead of the Southeast region is definitely a goal.

I would love to perform with someone like Van Morrison, who is one of my favorite writers and performers. He’s one of the best -- I’ve followed his career and seen how he has kept all of the creativity to himself and not let anyone change him. That’s exactly how I want to stay throughout my career.

The first 100 people that visit the Eric Dodd Band merchandise booth at GC’s Homecoming concert will receive a free CD. The band

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An evening of ‘Dance Magic’ Theatre faculty member performs in fundraising efforts

Sane’ Georgia College alumna publishes collection of poems written over the span of 16 years Aubrie Sofala Senior Reporter The imagery of the poem conjures a moving memory of a woman purchasing baby clothes, driving to a cemetery and laying them down on a minute grave branded with the name, “Mark.”

The poem is one of 59 published by Georgia College alumna Christal Rice Cooper’s recently published “Gone Sane.”

Within the pages lie works dealing with crime and real events, such as the poem of Mark Gomez, a child who was murdered in 1987.

The process of creating the book was a long one. Cooper says she wrote the poems over a span of 16 years.

“You definitely spend more time editing the poem than writing the poem,” Cooper said. “I would say 80 percent of the time was editing, but I love that part.”

While writing is inherently part of Cooper’s life, that was not the case when it came to her education at GC. Cooper decided to major in criminal justice, rather than print journalism or English.

“I’ve always loved to write and I can’t remember ever wanting to be anything else,” Cooper said. “I wish I could go back, but I was trying to major in something that I could find a career field in.”

Cooper uses her background in criminology to produce many of the themes throughout her book. The poems in the book are considered persona poems, which focus on one specific character throughout the piece. Cooper also drew inspiration from her job as a freelance journalist.

“Most of my other stuff that’s been published has been journalistic,” Cooper said. “I write feature stories and human interest stories.”

Cooper had her share of disappointment as a flourishing writer. She remembers sending her work out to different journals and getting rejection letters in return.

“I did get discouraged but you have to keep writing,” Cooper said. “When you write like that it’s not an issue of can you write it—it’s more like an issue of can

“I did get discouraged, but you have to keep writing. When you write like that it’s not an issue of can you write it, it’s more like an issue of can you breathe.You have to do it. ” Christal Rice Cooper, author of “Gone Sane” you breathe. You have to do it.”

Unfortunately, rejection is a matter that many writers deal with.

“When you get rejected that doesn’t mean your work isn’t publishable,” Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program Martin Lammon said about dealing with rejection. “You have to learn to accept rejection as part of the publishing process.”

Since graduating from GC in 1994, Cooper has consistently written poetry, novels and short stories. It was by fate that she met Donna Biffar, who works with River Kings Press and was nominated for Illinois Poet Laureate in 2003.

“I had a lot of help from Donna Biffar.

She helped me critique throughout all of these years. She’s a tough critic, which I love,” Cooper said. “Donna definitely had that red pen in her hand with me.”

Biffar and Cooper initially met due to a story Cooper was working on about Biffar’s poetry.

“When we discovered our mutual interest in poetry we began editing each other’s work,” Biffar said. “’Gone Sane’ is the result.”

Cooper also worked with Biffar when it came to the overall look of the book.

The book spans 197 pages and within those pages one will not find a single blank page, which was a specific request from Cooper.

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Jennifer Clark Contributing Writer

Illustrations above and below are by artist Renée Sheridan

Mark I shop at Belles and Beaus for a blue onesy and white booties, then drive to the grave marked by dead grass and weeds, and a flat stone epitaph Mark Gomez 1986-1987 The police said his clothes were red.

I lay the onesy beneath the stone, and then the booties as if I were dressing a baby just before he climbs on a beer-stained couch to sit by Mommy’s boyfriend, to feel his whiskered face.

Maybe he sucked his thumb, giggled.

Marked for death.

Must every mother cradle guns shimmering like a twinkling star, pacing the park where the vulnerable crawl and play?

Where he hunts.

I am at home, watching the news After ten years his sentence is carried out.

Imagine the sound of his body cells boiling.

I walked into my son’s room, marked by life, asleep, his body swaying with each breath.

His clothes are laid out for tomorrow: red onsie, toodler jeans.

Someday I’ll say I knew I’d hold hin safe-but even now my arms are empty.

She has been dancing since childhood, but it wasn’t until her junior and senior years of college at Stanford that she started to find her niche. Although not a dance major, she worked for Birmingham Ballet after graduation, eventually going on to be a ballroom competitor and modern-dance grad student.

She began her teaching career in 2002 as a graduate student when she was 22, and, having found her calling in dance, has been helping others ever since.

With her love of dance and helping others Julie Mulvihill, professor of dance at Georgia College, created An Evening of Dance Magic, a fundraiser to support the Campus Black Box Theatre and the Department of Theatre.

The funds will be used to pay off the new space within the theatre so students can advance in study. Karen Berman, chair of Department of Theatre will oversee all performances. Berman is especially excited about Dance Magic.

“It should be a fun and magical evening,” she said. “This is a multi-artist collaboration and will be exciting to watch.”

The work was choreographed by Julie Mulvihill.

The price will be $40, but $30 can be written off as a tax deductible donation. Also with a Bobcat Card, the price will be dropped to $10 per person. Mulvihill says the high price of admission will be used for the payment of the theatre space.

Mulvihill says she is very excited about her upcoming performance.

“This is an exciting opportunity for the students and me,” Mulvhill said. “To have the opportunity to work with Harry Thurmer and for the students to be on stage…there is nothing better.”

Dance Magic will be the first dance performance in the theatre and may pave the way for student dance performances and other related activities. The performance will include dance students Leah Keelan and Ross Daniel, guest violinist Harry Thurmer, Mulvihill and other GC faculty and students.

Daniel, a junior double majoring in mass communication and theater, is looking forward to performing and says that he is very excited about the opportunity. “(I am) very excited about the opportunity to perform Julie’s well-written work,” Daniel said. “It’s exciting to learn new things about my body and will be very intimate.”

The production is a collaboration which includes “Cell Phone Doodle,” “Belong,” “This is My Voice,” “Avalanche,” and “I Have No Axe to Grind.” The guest of the show, Thurmer, is currently the associate professor of violin at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and concert master of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in Richmond, Ind.

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Sibling String to play downtown

potlight: Q&A with Sean Micheal Noah

Q: What is your role in the upcoming Feb. 22 performance of “The Wedding Singer?”

A: I’ll be singing along with everyone else as part of the vocal ensemble. I’ve got a lot of little roles so I can’t say I have one big part, but several important little parts.

Q: What encouraged you to audition for the performance?

A: I’ve seen the movie before and loved it.

I’m a theater minor and wanted to get into a big show so I thought, “Why not try out and do some singing? I can get training, too, and maybe learn a few things.”

Q: What types of steps have you taken to prepare for the musical?

“The Wedding Singer” will run from Feb. 22 to 25 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. General admission tickets will be $16 and $12 for all GC faculty, staff and non-GC students. GC student tickets will cost $5.

For groups of 10 or“The Wedding Sing-

January 20, 2012

Kathryn Wardell Contributing Writer

A: I’ve been singing as much as I can, especially in front of people so I can get used to singing in front of an audience. I’m trying to work out a little so I can do more stunts and dance moves.

Q: What are you most passionate about in this performance?

A: I’m very passionate about everything we’re doing to prepare for this: dancing, singing, acting. It’s all very invigorating.

Q: If you could give students one reason to see “The Wedding Singer” what would it be?

A: The music. The songs are so catchy and well written, you’ll feel like you’re back in the ’80s and find yourself tapping your feet.

er” will run from Feb. 22 to 25 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. General admission tickets will be $16 and $12 for all GC faculty, staff and non-GC students. GC student tickets will cost $5. For groups of 10 or more, tickets are $9 per person.

By Chelsea Hinkel

During the day, Hancock Street appears to be a quiet, downtown block.

However, that same quaint street and the restaurants of downtown Milledgeville come alive at night, creating an exciting nightlife for many Georgia College students, often with live entertainment.

Next Saturday, Amici Italian Café will be filled with the sounds of live music from Augusta band Sibling String.

Sibling String consists of Jacob Beltz on acoustic guitar and vocals, Dave Mercer with drums and vocals, Henry Wynn on the fiddle and pedal steel, Deveran Roof on upright bass, and Michael Baideme on the electric guitar.

Amici Italian Cafe has become a favorite spot for those looking for a fun environment to unwind with their friends.

“Live music at Amici is a really chill atmosphere,” junior business management major John Rousakis said.

The venue has been providing live entertainment for both students’ and locals’ enjoyment for some time now.

“I’ve enjoyed live music at Amici for about three years now,” Sarah Kelehear, a junior mass communication major, said. “Amici always brings in a good crowd for bands. I love getting to hang out with my friends while listening to a great live band in a good atmosphere.

I’ll probably go hear Sibling String if I’m out that night.”

Electric guitarist Michael Baideme of Sibling String said the band’s sound is fairly hard to describe; a unique, “off the

wall” one, consisting of a “bluegrassyfolky” sound with musical similarities to The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons.

The band has been together for a year and a half, starting out with Baideme and Beltz playing acoustic guitars together.

“Jacob and I started as the core,” Baideme said.

The band began playing Wednesday nights at a bar in Augusta, and it was a natural evolution into the band that has become Sibling String today.

The band made their debut in Milledgeville at Amici a year ago.

“It was packed and everyone was having a really good time. It was a great environment and we really enjoyed it,” Baideme said.

Sibling String’s full sound and rich tones seemed to be an audience-pleaser at their last Milledgeville performance.

“The guys [of Sibling String] had a good reception from our clientele last time they performed, so we’re expecting that again,” Amici entertainment manager Taylor Becker said.

Becker said there’s always a good crowd reaction to the band because the stage is so close to the audience, allowing for an intimate experience.

Sibling String will be going on at 11 p.m. on Jan. 21 and playing until 2 a.m., and is excited about returning to Milledgeville for a second time.

“It’s hard to describe, you just have to come see it and hear it,” Baideme said of Sibling String for anyone who missed them their first time around. “Tell your friends to come out, they don’t want to miss this show.”

2011 Movies: Top 10 Picks 1. “Drive”

2. “Midnight in Paris”

3. “The Tree of Life”

“Drive” is a testament of ‘less is more,’ as its minimalist approach gives the film an unmistakable radiance. Ryan Gosling gives a tour de force, nuanced performance as the title character mysteriously billed only as “Driver.”

When “Midnight in Paris” rolled through its jazzy opening montage of Parisian streets and cityscapes, I was immediately intrigued and filled with hope. Director Woody Allen once again satisfies by making a phenomenal film.

“The Tree of Life” is undoubtedly the most beautiful film I have ever seen. And while its narrative isn’t very accessible, and is very disjointed, being patient with the film and allowing it to unfold before your eyes is a worthwhile treat.

5. “The Descendants”

4. “The Ides of March”

If one Clooney film wasn’t enough, “The Descendants” was a sure fix. Clooney has consistently made a film of the utmost quality for the past four years, and the “The Descendants” is no exception. ­Clooney is the best working actor.

George Clooney once again returns to the director’s chair with “The Ides of March.” It is a honed political thriller, and Ryan Gosling, as well as the entire cast, play out dirty politics in the cleanest manner.

7. “Beginners”

8. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

“Beginners” is a lovely film about a father revealing to his son he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is also gay. Intimately acted by Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent, “Beginners” is superb filmmaking.

Director David Fincher crafts a relentlessly haunting film. Sordid and grisly, “Tattoo” is the perfect example of how a best-selling novel can prevail in the art of film.

6. “Moneyball”

More so a film about selfredemption than sports, “Moneyball” unabashedly brings beauty to baseball and filmmaking. As Brad Pitt’s Billy Beane asks, “How could you not be romantic about baseball?”

And after “Moneyball” comes to a close, it is difficult not to.

9. “Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol”

10. “Sucker Punch”

“Mission: Impossible” is a top-tier action film, and delivers everything it promises. There’s nothing artificial here. “Mission: Impossible” knows exactly what it is as a film, and doesn’t attempt to be anything other than an excellent ride. Tom Cruise is now as equally great of an action star as he ever was.

Zack Synder’s highly stylistic “Sucker Punch” was nothing but beautiful women wielding badass weapons, and it works. Synder has proven he is a name in the comic genre with both the ultra-violent “300” and “Watchmen,” and is now directing “Man of Steel” (2013).

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Dorothy Netherland ‘Mementos’

Marilyn Ferrell/ Staff Photographer One of Netherland’s pieces that reveals how she uses both glass and paint to create in-depth images that reiterates the theme of the exhibit, memory.

Marilyn Ferrell / Staff Photographer The nine clocks that hang in Blackbridge Hall above the fireplace that depict many different images of women. This particular image was a favorite of curator Thomas Mizelle’s.

Marilyn Ferrell / Staff Photographer One of Netherland’s works where she only used paint, revealing her artistic virtuouisity and also her ability to use more than one medium.

Museum studies’ major curates exhibit to bring acclaimed artist’s memories to life Marilyn Ferrell Staff Writer Nine permanently displayed clocks stare back at the viewer.

They are haunting reminders of the past, and in their faces, we see our memories.

“The Hours,” is one of senior museum studies major Thomas Mizelle’s favorite pieces of art created by Dorothy Netherland.

It is a set of clocks depicting a unique female on each one. There are 12 clocks in all, but the curator, Mizelle, chose to put nine in his exhibit in a symmetrical grid.

As a requirement for his major, Mizelle has been working to curate his own exhibit. He chose the work of Netherland. To create the grand exhibit, he has gone through a tedious, but rewarding process.

“It allows you to get first-hand experience in planning the process for putting on a show in a museum,” Mizelle said.

Carlos Herrera, a museum studies professor, guided and helped Mizelle create the exhibit. Herrera aided the senior with everything from selecting the right artist to the press release and

announcement cards.

“At Georgia College, the museum studies students get the opportunity to work with a professional artist, visit their studio, select the artwork, and speak with the artist. The student gets practical experience,” says Herrera.

After extensive research, Mizelle says he was was blown away by the art of Dorothy Netherland and chose her work for his Blackbridge Hall exhibit.

Netherland is from and currently resides in Alexandria, Va. Her art is popular in cities like Atlanta and Savannah.

The exhibit focuses on the idea of memories and how they affect our everyday lives. Netherland takes it upon herself to rediscover memories and put them creatively on a canvas.

On her website, Netherland writes in her artist statement, “I am responding to the idea of the past as something which is imagined and interpreted, rather than remembered. I am interested in the ways in which we frame our personal narratives, and the power of the imagination to fill in the blanks.”

Mizelle says he is excited to have this exhibit come together.

He feels lucky to have an artist like Netherland to exhibit.

Dance Magic

Continued from page 11 Students can expect a mixture of dance, jazz and modern music. Dress will be business casual and everyone is invited to come by and support the arts. All are also invited on Jan. 19 to “Creative Process: The

Q&A Eric Dodd

Continued from page 11 is also in the process of putting together a promotional street team to spread Dodd’s music beyond the Southeast by

“Gone Sane”

Continued from page 11 “I didn’t care about cost, I didn’t care about making money,” Cooper said. “I wanted it to be a piece of art and I don’t want any blank pages, that’s why I have quotes there.”

Cooper definitely took risks when it came to “Gone Sane.”

Lammon says that pairing

Mizelle and Herrera were thrilled that Netherland created seven new works for the exhibition that have not been exhibited in any other venue.

“I think Dorothy’s artwork will show a new perspective for many, and will allow them to explore themes they may have not acknowledged. Our student population is unique in that they are willing to open themselves up to a variety new topics,” Mizelle said.

GC will have the opportunity to see Netherland’s work first hand, and Mizelle believes visitors will be impressed. The complexity and colors of her work will be intriguing to those who view it and learn the meaning behind each piece.

One student, Emily Yardley-Hodges, freshman English and museums studies major said, “I find the dichotomy of transparency and opacity in Netherland’s works to be intriguing- the way in which she layers the panes of glass with bold images creates persistent feminist commentary on societal gender roles of today.”

“Mementos” opened in Blackbridge Hall Gallery on Jan. 17 and will run until Feb. 10. There will be a reception and artist talk Jan. 26 at 6 p.m.

Movement of Music” at Black Box from 11a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

“Creative Process” will be a demonstration with music and dance featuring Thrumer and Mulvihill.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information regarding “Creative Process” call (478) 445-8290.

Wine and cheese will be served at 7 p.m. followed by the performance scheduled at 8 p.m. in the theater lobby.

Tickets can be purchased at gcsutickets.com in advance, with additional tickets selling at the door. Students can call (478) 445-4226 regarding any questions with tickets.

handing out items like CDs and T-shirts.

GC is only one stop on Dodd’s ambitious spring tour, and the musician promises that students are in for a treat.

“We’re so excited to be back in Milledgeville and it’s great of GC to put this Homecoming event on,” Dodd said. “We have a great show planned and even a few surprises.”

illustrations with poetry is not usually common; most poets rely on the words to do the legwork.

“I believe what she’s done is inventive and exciting,” Lammon said. “It was a risk.”

Cooper has a couple of credits to finish to obtain her master’s at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, and is taking some time to fo-

cus on her family; however, writing will always be a constant in her life.

“What I’ve come to understand is that a poem is a live thing,” Cooper said. “And you have to live it.”

‘Gone Sane’ can be purchased on Amazon for $15 for those students that are interested in reading more of Christal Rice Cooper’s poems.

Leisure

Thrifting on the rise Katie Hayes Columnist

Dolce & Gabbana, Coach, Juicy Couture and Louis Vuitton are just a few of the names that many people take pride in wearing or owning. The brands make some people feel superior to their Target-wearing counterparts.

But in today’s economy there may not be a huge number of college students wearing these designer brands. Because of the steady decline of the economy, young adults are looking elsewhere to be able to afford the latest fashion trends.

This being said, it may not come as a surprise to many that shopping at thrift stores is becoming very popular among young adults not only because it is cheap but because it is fun.

Freshman mass communication major Meredith Levan sees thrifting as a rewarding experience.

“I love it because it’s like I’m having an adventure all the time,” Levan said.

“Knowing how every piece of clothing has a story, and (that) you can continue that, is really cool to me.”

The only time some students have ever set foot in a thrift store – if they even have – is to find Halloween costumes. Today, thrifting is being seen in a new light. People shop at thrift stores for different reasons, whether to find clothes that nobody else has or to start trends.

A blog called Sam Iacia explains how most of the clothes we wear today are made in a factory or sweat shop setting.

Some people find it better to shop at thrift stores because they believe that the United States already has enough clothing, and it is unnecessary to produce more.

Shopping at thrift stores is akin to a treasure hunt. Every once in a while if you search hard enough you will find a treasure among the thousands of items in each store.

Caitlyn Ryan, a freshman undeclared

How to get the most out of your thrifting experience: 1) Take a friend along You’ll be more likely to try on something crazy and amazing if you have a friend persuading you.

2) Set a budget It’s a lot easier than you’d think to spend too much money at a thrift store.

3) Go on a Tuesday Most thrift stores put out new items on Tuesdays. Thrift stores are better when they’re not picked over. major, doesn’t shop at thrift stores. Her brother, however, is an avid thrift-store fan.

“My younger brother lives at the thrift store,” Ryan said. “He actually finds some awesome stuff like cool-patterned Patagonias and Ralph Lauren polos.”

There are people that have even been able to find like-new polos and North Face jackets. You never know what someone isn’t going to want.

There are two thrift stores here in Milledgeville: the Salvation Army on North Jefferson Street and the Maranatha Thrift Store on Allen Memorial Drive.

Many students stop by these stores regularly to see if any new items have been dropped off.

Buying second-hand clothes may seem odd or even a little gross to some people, but as long as you wash the clothes you find, thrifting can be enjoyable and easy on your wallet.

How necessary is social networking?

Alyson Crosby Columnist

Sites preferred by Georgia College students:

In the minds of Georgia College students, social networking has become a necessary part of our lives. We use social networking now in ways that it has never been used before. It has become a tool used to help students every day. It is used not only to communicate with friends and family, but to market a business, keep in touch with classmates about projects, play games with people around the world, post photos and so many more things. Twenty-five out of 40 students surveyed said that social networking has become necessary in our lives.

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Solutions from 12/2/11

January 20, 2012 • Editor, Anna Morris

2012 Movie Preview Powell Cobb Movie Enthusiast

“Django Unchained”

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz Eager to tackle every genre he can get his hands on, famed movie-maker Quentin Tarantino prepares an original tale set in the Deep South of America. Fans of his 2009 film “Inglourious Basterds” will be excited to see another brightly diverse cast join Tarantino for a story unlike any ever filmed. A freed slave named Django sets out to gain revenge on his former master and rich plantation owner, Calvin Candie, who still holds his wife as a slave.

Release Date: Dec. 25

“The Amazing Spider-Man”

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans Director Marc Webb looks to spin a tale of a younger Peter Parker dealing with his Spider-Man powers while also trying to be a normal teenager in high school. Expect plenty of teenage drama and tons of web-slinging action in this Marvel Entertainment flick. Fans everywhere are interested to see how this film will differ from the earlier “Spiderman” series of films that have been released over the past decade.

Release Date: July 3

“The Hunger Games”

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth Based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, this science fiction flick directed by Gary Ross tells the story of a young girl who enters a deadly competition known as the Hunger Games. The last survivor of the games is awarded enough food and gifts for a lifetime, but for a violent price. Expect plenty of drama, action and suspense in this one. Also keep an ear open for the film’s star-studded soundtrack.

Release Date: March 23

“The Dark Knight Rises”

Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman Christopher Nolan sits in the director’s chair once again to film the sequel to his 2008 summer blockbuster hit “The Dark Knight.” Fans everywhere are eager to see what Nolan and company have in store for this final installment of Warner Bros. highly successful Batman trilogy. Prepare for action, twists and chaos as the villainous terrorist Bane (Tom Hardy) threatens Batman along with the very foundation of Gotham City.

Release Date: July 20

“Brave” Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Julie Waters and Billy Connolly Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures come together to release their thirteenth feature length film this summer. The story takes place in Scotland where a feisty and adventurous redhead princess named Merida accidentally unleashes a curse upon her kingdom. Merida must learn the true meaning of bravery as she fights to fix the chaos that has been set free. Pixar’s reputation for creating films beloved by both children and adults makes this one not to be missed.

Release Date: July 22

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Slashed: Bobcats downed by Jags

The Side Line

Tebowmania runs its course Chad Patterson Sports Columnist

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Senior forward Ryan Aquino walks off the court disappointed after falling to the ASU Jaguars in the Battle of the Cats. The Bobcat men are now 1-5 in PBC play.

Bobcat men and women falter down the stretch in Battle of the Cats part two Taylor Lamb Senior Reporter Last year, the Thunder Crew poured its efforts into promoting Bobcat pride around campus. With a new logo, name and merchandise, Georgia College welcomed the changes and nothing showed that more than last season’s Battle of the Cats.

Georgia College’s upset win over Augusta State University last season instilled the competitiveness of Battle of the Cats, named for the mascots of both schools (Bobcats, Jaguars).

This time around, though, it was the other Cats who emerged victorious, as both GC squads came up short Wednesday. The Bobcat women fell 45-33. The men lost 59-56.

The second edition of the rivalry drew 500-plus students to the student section and about 1,200 fans total.

“We sent out a lot of press releases this year,” Tyler Kemp, Thunder Crew president, said. “It is going to be way more involved this year between the two schools. Last year we kind of made (the rivalry) up and they were kind of denying it. They didn’t want to say we were there rivals, but after the turnout and everything that’s happened, they’ve come to agree with the Battle of the Cats theme we’ve made.”

GC students turned out for the pregame tailgate where they enjoyed live music, free food and lots of Thunder Crew merchandise.

“We tried to really work on not letting down from last year. Once you do it big and then you don’t do it just as big, people are going to talk bad,” Kemp said.

The women’s team (3-12 overall

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Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Freshman guard Shanteona Keys drives for the layup against the Jaguars from ASU. The Bobcat women fell to the Jaguars 45-33 on Wednesday.

Wellness Center rock wall Ultimate opens to all levels of climbers shines at

Starkville

New climbing wall offers multiple levels of difficulty

Disconnected takes second in Cowbell Classic tourney at Mississippi State

Alan Martin Contributing Writer The rock wall at the Wellness and Recreation Center is now open for climbing.

“Two hundred and twenty people have signed in to climb the rock wall. On an average day the number of students who climb ranges from the 30s to the 50s,” Operations Supervisor for the WRC Matt Butterick said. “It varies by day. If people walk in to the Wellness Center and see someone climbing they’ll want to climb too.”

The wall, which opened Jan. 8, is accessible to students who have registered at the WRC front desk.

From there, all rock wall users must sign a release form in order to climb the wall.

There are two different types of walls available; one is open to anyone, but the other requires a training course for more experienced climbers.

The WRC also hosts classes that students can take to learn how to climb the rock wall.

“We have a wall orientation class where if you take it you can learn the basics of the wall. We also have belay classes,” Butterick said. “We’ll have classes pretty soon that allow you to start doing lead routes, where you start off not hooked to the wall and once you reach a certain point you hook yourself in. It’s more for an experienced climber but anybody is free to take the class.”

The wall is nearly 30 feet high and offers multiple levels of difficulty for students. For students at a beginner’s level, the WRC offers a mechanical belay system that allows climbers to scale the wall without requiring an rock wall attendee to be on-belay.

“One of the reasons it is already so popular is because there isn’t quite anything like it in Milledgeville that is available to students so close to campus,” WRC Director Dave Terrell said. “It’s definitely crowded right now because it has only been open a week, but I think even in April it will still be receiving a lot of attention.”

The Short Stop

Sam Hunt Senior Reporter

Jen Hoffman / Staff Photographer Junior art therapy major Anastasia Kerr climbs the new rock wall at the WRC. Kerr has scaled the wall daily since its opening.

“I was delighted with the fun experience of overcoming literal obstacles and challenges to reach a goal,” senior exercise science major Jessica Sethman said. “The wall bosses (staff), were so helpful and overall it’s a great sense of accomplishment to take on a wall and reach the top.”

Some students like the wall for its hours of avail

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Upcoming Games Basketball: Men’s

Jan . 20 Jan. 22

7:30 p.m. @ Francis Marion 3:30 p.m. @ UNC Pembroke

Women’s Jan. 20 Jan. 22

5:30 p.m. @ Francis Marion 1:30 p.m. @ UNC Pembroke

The Georgia College Ultimate club team, Disconnected, took second place last weekend in its first tournament of the Spring season.

GC fell 13-11 to Louisiana State University in the finals of the Cowbell Classic 2012 in Starkville, Miss.

“It would have been good to get the championship, but second place was good.

It’s about what we expected,” Blake Hannah, captain and senior marketing major, said. “We finished in second place and we went in seeded fifth and so we were happy with the result.”

The nine-team, two-day tournament was at Mississippi State University.

“I feel like we did really well, but it was just kind of heart-breaking that we lost in the final,” team president Sean Morris, a senior marketing major said.

In the windy weekend weather in Mississippi, Georgia College altered its strategy. Players threw close, short passes rather than long throws, which could be seriously affected by the heavy winds.

“Our team’s greatest strength was our skills and our endurance,” Morris said.

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Quote of the Week “We have veteran guys who have been there and done that before. ...All we need to do is just keep flying under the radar.”

-Atlanta Hawks’ power forward Josh Smith on the Hawks’ play after Horford’s injury.

Tim Tebow’s unfathomable season ends, but he’s not going away anytime soon.

So this is how Tim Tebow’s legendary season came to a close - Bill Belichick using his prototypical Jedi mind tricks to thwart everything Tebow did well against the Pittsburgh Steelers’ top-ranked pass defense, with his own historically horrid 31st-ranked defense.

The result: a 45-10 beatdown, which the Patriots controlled from the get-go.

Tebow’s season is over, but does that mean “Tebowmania” will fade to black? I don’t think so.

Tebow’s season is one that will resonate for years to come. Every day for the last 10 weeks, I continuously heard ESPN’s Skip Bayless in my ear saying, “Unleash! He just wins games!”

Tim Tebow, by the largest margin possible, was the most highly criticized young quarterback to ever play the position.

People marvel at how Tebow could somehow play so bad for three quarters, and then out of the blue pull a complete 180 with one improbable victory after another.

Maybe it’s time for all of us to wake up from this dream, but what a dream it was.

After an early loss to the Oakland Raiders, fans became restless. The Broncos’ dreadful 1-4 beginning to the season prompted the team’s head of football operations and Hall of Fame QB John Elway to demand that head coach John Fox throw Tebow into the fire.

Tebow led the Broncos back from a 15-0 deficit with less than four minutes to play at Miami in his first game. After coming unraveled against a vicious Detroit Lion defense, Tebow won six straight games, four on the road.

Tebow’s final hurrah?

Three-hundred-and-sixteen yards passing against the NFL’s number-one ranked pass defense in the first round of the NFL playoffs. So what does it all mean?

Tim Tebow’s not going anywhere. Tebow’s magic wasn’t aided by some divine intervention. Tebow himself always expresses asking for strength from God to honor him, but not to win football games. You can like his forwardness with his religion, or you can hate it. But don’t be stubborn and say he’s pushing it. We live in a world where religion has begun to take the back burner to work and other life activities. Tebow plays to honor God, but at least he’s not “making it rain” in a strip club like so many other professional athletes are.

His religion along with his sporadic play on the field make Tebow the most polarizing athlete to ever brace American sports. For many people, “Tebowmania” was already blurry enough to begin with, but now it’s finally over. Leaving many saying, so now what do we watch?

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The Atlanta Hawks’ record after losing All-Star power forward Al Horford to a season ending torn pectoral injury on Jan. 11.

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Bobcat men struggle in PBC play Men’s basketball team continues in-conference skid as Peach Belt Conference play reaches mid-point Chad Patterson Contributing Writer

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Senior forward Jared Holmes rises for a layup over a USC Aiken defender at the Centennial Center on Jan. 14.

Women’s club lacrosse debuts in spring season Brennan Meagher Staff Writer The Georgia College women’s club lacrosse team, the first of its kind here, debuts this spring.

The team, coached by Tim McNalley, one of players stepfathers, was founded last semester and is the first club of its kind at GC. “Last semester we played two games at Kennesaw State. We played Shorter and Reinhardt University, we lost both but for only being a team for a few weeks we did really well,” junior marketing major and captain Sarah Jeffery said.

Team captains Jeffery and Jen Hoffman started the club with the help of McNalley last fall. When the word got out that a club lacrosse team was starting at GC, it did not take long for many students to show an interest.

“I knew Jen and Sarah from Milton High School because I went to Northview and we were ‘rivals,’” sophomore community health major Leah Eller said. “I heard they were getting a team together and so I jumped right on it and gathered some of my high school teammates to play, too.”

The team had their first meeting of the semester on Wednesday Jan. 11 to plan practices, and they

plan to practice one or two times a week. Additionally, several matches have been planned for this semester.

“We are playing Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Emory, Vanderbilt and Anna Maria College from Massachusetts will be coming down to play us.

We are also members of SWLL, Southeastern Women’s Lacrosse League, which consists of club teams all over the Southeast,” Hoffman said.

Hoffman and Jeffery are excited about the way the team is coming together.

“I feel like we have a great group of girls so far. We had fun this Fall but we definitely have a lot of room to grow,” Hoffman said. “Our first game in the Fall which was at Kennesaw, we lost, but I think the entire team enjoyed playing lacrosse again. Most of us haven’t been able to play since high school. I hope we can get enough girls to join the team this spring.

We are always looking for more girls to join and get involved.”

Both girls have goals they would like to see the team achieve this semester, but acknowledge that many challenges also lay ahead.

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Despite solid team efforts and signs of resiliency, the Georgia College men’s basketball team dropped two conference matchups to Armstrong Atlantic (7-9, 3-5 PBC) and University of South Carolina Aiken (11-2, 5-0 PBC) this past week.

Senior forward Ryan Aquino added another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and junior forward Scott Ferguson added 11 much-needed points off the bench Men’s as senior Jared HolBasketball mes went 0-8 from the field against GC 62 Armstrong.

AA 69 The Bobcats pulled off an 11-0 GC 64 run late in the first USC 69 half versus Armstrong to go into the break leading 31-27. Scott Ferguson and junior guard Quin Bivens each added key buckets in order to give the Bobcats the lead and the momentum as they entered the locker room.

However, the Bobcats couldn’t carry the momentum into the second half as Armstrong grabbed the lead early and never looked back.

The Bobcats struggled to contain Armstrong’s Aric Miller, who led all scorers with 22 points while dishing out five assists.

The biggest difference in the game was Armstrong’s ability to penetrate the Bobcat defense and make it to the free-throw line twice as many times (26-13) as Georgia College.

After a disappointing loss to Armstrong, the Bobcat men came home to play the USC Aiken Pacers, one the elites in the Peach Belt Conference.

The Bobcats struggled in a hardfought 69-64 loss.

Georgia College stumbled out of the gate and trailed the Pacers 15-0 early. The Bobcats were held scoreless for nearly eight minutes to begin the game.

“They were really strong in their denials,” GC coach Terry Sellers said. “They were not letting us make easy catches, and they came out and really took it to us early.”

The Bobcats made a run late in the first half behind sophomore guard Aaron Robinson, who managed to penetrate a Pacers defense that became stretched. Robinson took it to the Pacers for eight firsthalf points in order to lead a late rally, pulling the Bobcats within nine at the break.

Georgia College came out of the break stumbling once more as the Pacers padded their lead to 55-39 with just over 12 minutes to play.

That’s when seniors Ryan Aquino and Jared Holmes rose to the occasion and fought back with a 16-0 run to tie the game with just

under five minutes to play.

The game remained close until the Pacers were able to draw fouls late.

“They made big plays at the end of the game and we didn’t,” Sellers said. “We just have to put a more complete game together, and I think when we do that we’re going to be a hard team to beat.”

Holmes and Aquino lead the comeback for the Bobcats with 18 and 21 points respectively. Both were disappointed, but proud of the total team effort.

“Usually this year we have been really strong in the first five minutes of the game. … That killed us,” Aquino said. “You eliminate that, and we walk away from this one no contest. We gotta find a way to play 40 straight minutes of hard basketball.”

Holmes noted the Pacers’ press as a huge factor in rattling the Bobcats in the first-half. However, the Bobcats fixed up their deficiencies and took it to the Pacers in the final 12 minutes.

“In the second-half we were in attack mode more. I think that’s good for the future,” Holmes said.

“We played well in the second half, but we just couldn’t pull out the win. As long as we believe, we’ll be OK.” The Bobcats continue PBC play this Friday and Sunday on the road against Francis Marion and University of North Carolina Pembroke.

Women’s basketball snags first victory in PBC over Armstrong Bobcat women hold their own against Armstrong for first PBC win Morgan Wilson Staff Writer The Georgia College women’s basketball team snagged its first Peach Belt Conference win of the season on Jan. 9, a 57-45 road victory over Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Freshman guard Shanteona Keys scored the Bobcats’ first basket with a Men’s layup. GC quickly Basketball pulled ahead of the GC 57 Pirates and kept their lead the entire first AA 45 half. When halftime arrived, the Bobcats GC 43 pulled into the break USC 66 leading Armstrong 22-16.

Armstrong turned up the heat at the beginning of the second half, but the determined Bobcats stayed the course and fought back to regain control. Both teams totaled an even 18 turnovers showing strong defense.

Keys continued to lead the team, and scored 19 points along with three

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer Freshman forward Belinda Schaafsma dribbles past a USC Aiken defender on her way to the basket.

assists and three rebounds. Sophomore forward Krysta Lewis added 13 points and freshman guards Mikalyn DeFoor and Enisha Donley helped out with 11 points and 10 points respectively for the Bobcats. GC’s offense had a slight advantage leading in rebounds and assists against Armstrong.

“Our greatest strength would definitely be playing hard,” Keys said.

“We still need to work on executing plays and being more aggressive though.”

The motivated Bobcats had their work cut out for them when they returned home for their Jan. 14 game against the University of South Carolina Aiken, who has yet to lose a Peach Belt Conference game. GC continued to improve throughout the game, but the effort was not rewarded with a win as the Bobcats fell 66-43 to the Pacers. USC Aiken grabbed an early lead and continued to put immense pressure both sides of

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RecSports adds intramurals RecSports introduces three new sports to players for intramural spring lineup Sabrina Chandler Senior Reporter As students enter the new year into changing schedules and different classrooms, intramural sports are undergoing some changes as well.

This semester, three new sports are joining the lineup. RecSports have had the already established flag football, basketball, softball and dodgeball and are now introducing volleyball, indoor soccer and innertube water polo.

“I’m on the volleyball club here, so I’m really excited that it is here,” sophomore exercise science major Lauren Lee said. “I’m really looking forward to playing and seeing everyone out there playing volleyball.”

With the opening of new West Campus facilities, opportunities have come about for these new sports.

Now there will be at least one RecSport there every semester.

According to Bert Rosenberger, director of recreational sports, the new sports are not the only thing changing with intramural sports this semester.

“This semester we’re introducing a new payment structure. Instead of

the team captain paying $45 up front on the intramural leagues website, now each player will pay $5 as they sign up individually,” Rosenberger said.

This new change will take the pressure off of the team captain, as they can avoid having to collect from each player. With this new payment plan, each player will be individually responsible for their own payment into the league.

“The change in the payment plan was completely student-driven.

They’ve been looking to get this changed for a while now,” Rosenberger said. “Greek life will continue to pay the same way, because these charges are included in the fees and such. Any students that would like to pay the $45 up front can do so as well, simply by emailing me and asking. Hopefully by next semester we can have the website set up with an option to choose your team’s method of payment.”

Games begin Monday, Jan. 23 and students can join a team at anytime throughout the semester. For information on how to join a team visit IMLeagues.

Inner tube water polo one of three new intramural sports for Spring Sabrina Chandler Senior Reporter RecSports is a putting a new spin on having fun in the pool this Spring by offering students the newly added intramural sport of water polo. You’ll be able to play without almost drowning thanks to a new twist on the game: inner tubes. As a sport that most students are none too familiar with, inner tube water polo is a big change for RecSports.

Director of Recreational Sports Bert Rosenberger says that inner tube water polo is a lot simpler than regular water polo because it reduces the intensity of the sport.

“Inner tube water polo is a great way to utilize the pool here in the Wellness Center in a very fun way,” Rosenberger said.

According to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, by floating in an inner tube, there is less physical contact and much less energy being exerted than in traditional water polo due to fact that the players do not have to tread water.

“There are traditionally seven people on a team, with two goals just like in soccer,” Rosenberger said. “The major object is to throw the ball into the goal past the goalie.”

Water is not the only difference between water polo and soccer.

“You can’t touch other people, but you can push their inner tube,” Rosenberger said.

“I really don’t know much about water polo,” undeclared freshman Kelsey Glass said.

“My roommate is on the swim team here, so she loves anything having to do with water. She convinced me to sign up. I’m really just looking forward to getting my mind off of class and being able to play a sport with my friends.”

Inner tube water polo will be held in the new WRC pool and the season begins this coming Monday, Jan. 23. Visit IMLeagues for more information on the sports or to learn how to join.

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“I only have time to get a chance to climb at night because I have so many hours throughout the day that I spend in class, studying, or in meetings,” sophomore chemistry major Jim McPhail said. “The rock wall being open at night is not only cool with the lighting, but it’s the only time for students like me to have an opportunity to climb because of such a busy schedule.”

The rock wall is open from 4 p.m. until closing on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. For more information on operation policies, hours of operation and memberships visit gcsu.edu/wellness/.

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Continued from page 17 “I hope we can pull out a few wins and really just have a good time,” Hoffman said. “A first year team can’t expect to win them all. It’s more about coming together as a team, playing the game and doing our best.”

Acknowledging the challenges the team will face, Jeffery explained, “I believe we will do decent but being a new team and playing in SWLL it will be a challenge for us.”

Despite the challenges the team may face, many of the girls are just excited to have the opportunity to play the game they love again.

“I like the intensity of it, even though it’s ‘girls’ lacrosse, so it’s not as physical as guys. But it really does take a ton of skill and it’s a very pretty sport to watch. Women’s lacrosse is all about the ‘finesse’ I mean we’re girls, we have to make it look good too,” Eller said.

Eller encourages anyone and everyone that may be interested to give lacrosse and shot- experience not required.

“We are always looking for girls to play, experience or no experience,” Eller said. “It’s one of the best sports to learn how to play because it is so physically and mentally demanding. And once you get the hang of it, there’s no better feeling.”

If interested in becoming a part of the GC club lacrosse team email jennifer. hoffman@bobcats.gcsu.edu or sign up on OrgSync. The team also has a Facebook page, Georgia College Lacrosse.

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Battle

“The fact that we didn’t have too many subs and played all those games and only lost to one team is really good.”

Disconnected opened the tournament against the University of Mississippi, an 11-5 win. GC started strong and dominated, playing aggressively throughout the game.

Georgia College’s second game of the Cowbell Classic was an 11-0 win over host Mississippi State’s B team.

“Our defense has improved a lot this year,” Hannah said. “We’re pretty much shutting teams down early so that we don’t have to come back like we used to.”

In their third Saturday game, Disconnected’s undefeated run came to an end against LSU. Though GC fought hard, LSU had more substitutes and was able to swap out players more often and won 11-7.

“The toughest challenge was probably our first game against LSU,” Hannah said. “It was very windy. They’re a tough team.”

Georgia College did not let its defeat against LSU affect its mindset in its fourth tourney game against Rhodes College, winning 11-4.

After their victory against Rhodes, Disconnected faced Mississippi State’s A team.

The A team proved to be a bigger challenge, but just like in the game with the B team, GC ultimately came out on top in a 11-9 win.

“We’re starting to do well teaching each other skills,” Morris said. “Our catchers are starting to realize the skill levels of the throwers, too. We’re starting to flow together as a team.”

GC opened last Sunday’s tourney action against Auburn University with an 11-6 victory.

Georgia College won its seventh game of the tournament against the Florida State University B team, 11-7, to advance to the semifinals against Vanderbilt University’s B team.

Against Vandy, GC took an early lead and cruised to an 11-4 win.

In the finals, GC faced LSU, the only team it had lost to in the tournament, for a second time.

Although Disconnected played better against LSU the second time around, it was not enough and Georgia College lost 13-11.

“We just need to work on staying calm and making the right decisions because we’ve got people that are still trying to learn the game.

We just have to play smart,” Hannah said. “I think it’s coming together. We’ve got nine or 10 guys that played together last year and we got some young guys coming in that are playing hard. … We should be good throughout the year.”

and 1-5 in PBC play) lost Wednesday night’s opener 45-33.

“We’re still working on some kinks. We have some post players trying to handle the ball which is different for them,” said Shanteona Keys, freshman point guard and current Bobcat Athlete of the Week.

Keys and the young Bobcats had a slow first half, shooting 26 percent from the floor and missing all six attempts from beyond the arc.

Augusta State went up by 17 in the second half, but Keys’ persistent shooting helped keep it close. Sophomore forward Krysta Lewis led the home team with seven points, while classmate Abby Slocumb and Keys both had six, proving that it is a difficult game without a true point guard.

“We try to teach that we’ll have a point guard by committee,” women’s head coach Maurice Smith said. “It’s a team effort just trying to bring the ball down the floor.

Everybody has to be a ballhandler.”

The Bobcats ended the night 1-13 from 3-point range, showing their need for a true point guard.

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“We don’t have a penetrator,” Smith said. “I think we have sufficient ball-handlers, but I don’t think our strength is penetration. Once we get it across half court we still have to execute on offense.”

The women travel to Florence, S.C., to continue their rebuilding season. With three teams standing elite in the PBC, the rest of the conference is open for the taking.

The men’s teams took the court next as the crowd continued to grow. The 8-9 Bobcats, who are 1-5 in conference, were supposed to travel to Augusta for the second Battle of the Cats, but a conflict gave GC the home court advantage two years in a row.

In a game that went down to the wire, the Bobcats fell 5956.

Augusta State beat the Bobcats statistically in the first half, shooting 60 percent from the floor to Georgia College’s 33. But it was junior Ryan Lively’s three-ball that gave the Bobcats the edge in the first half.

Lively added nine quick points in the first half and ended with 15, helping the Georgia College bench outscore ASU’s 20-6.

“I didn’t really penetrate and the three was there,” Lively said. “But none of it matters if you don’t win.”

Senior forward Ryan

Aquino recorded another double-double in the loss with 20 points and 11 boards, putting GC on top in the rebound column 36-27. Despite having another solid night, Aquino could not lead his team to another triumph.

With three minutes left, Aquino nailed a floater in the paint to trim ASU’s lead by two. A forced turnover and an ASU foul put Holmes at the freethrow line where he made one of two. On his missed shot, Mike Augustine tipped it in to put the Bobcats up by one.

The Bobcats had a chance late, but weren’t able to get off a good shot.

“It was a play we run all the time,” Aquino said. “We messed it up on the exchange and couldn’t get off a good shot.”

Despite two losses the second annual Battle of the Cats was a large success and proved Georgia College does have some school spirit to get excited about.

“What a great atmosphere, a great college atmosphere,” Athletic Director Wendell Staton said. “I give all the credit to Thunder Crew and all the work that they’re doKendyl Wade / Senior Photographer ing. NCAA Division II talks Junior guard Ryan Lively spots up from long distance a lot about game environ- against the ASU Jaguars on Wednesday Jan. 18. ment and we have it.”

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Kendyl Wade / Staff Photographer Sophomore forward Krysta Lewis defends a Jaguar’s guard during Battle of the Cats on Wednesday Jan. 18.

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the ball.

“We struggled with pressure during the first half,” freshman forward Belinda Schaafsma said. “We handled it better as the game went on, but we still need to work on rebounding and taking care of the ball.”

The Pacers excelled defensively as they forced 10 Bobcat turnovers during the first half of the game. GC fought back as they forced seven turnovers, but USC

Aiken never backed down.

“We played well in spots, and the offense and defense were consistent,” Head Coach Maurice Smith said. “If we had limited our mistakes, it would’ve been a more competitive game, but there were too many mistakes on both sides of the court.”

Keys again led the team in scoring with 22 points.

Schaafsma was also a major asset to the team grabbing 11 rebounds and made all eight of her free throw shots. Donley provided help off the bench with six points and seven rebounds.

“It was a struggle,” Keys said. “It started off well, but there was some confusion.

The intensity definitely picked up in the second half.”

Despite the Bobcats’ struggle, the Pacers continued stepping up their game and controlled the game the rest of the way. With the win, USC Aiken kept their perfect Peach Belt Conference record.

“Overall, I was pleased with the effort,” Smith said.

The Bobcats will be on the road Jan. 20 where they will face Francis Marion University.