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April 22-28, 2016 Taylor Hembree, Editor-in-Chief
Congrats, Class of 2016 Editorial Board Taylor Hembree .... Editor-in-Chief Emma Nortje .... News Editor Angela Moryan .... Sports Sam Jones .... Asst. Sports Editor Nick Landon .... A&E Editor Sydney Chacon .... Asst. A&E Editor John Dillon .... Digital Media Editor Caleb Shorthouse .... Designer Ashley Ferrall .... Ad Manager Sam Mullis .... Asst. Ad Manager Clay Garland .... The Lemonade Will Anderson .... The Lemonade Abigail Dillon .... PR Representative Christina Smith .... Faculty Adviser
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK: John Dillon
stuff overheard on campus How do I shrink this without making it look weird?
WRITER OF THE WEEK: Angela Moryan
Someone should get arrested for something stupid.
I’m selective of who I let borrow my cargo shorts. Back at it again with the cheetah Vans. It was something about sex
I remember wearing Vans when I was a sophomore in high school.
That alarm gives me... chills.
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Volume 92 No.28
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2012-2016 in Numbers
*numbers taken from gcsu.edu
(a few good) Sports moments from 2013-2016
2013
May 2013 CHAMPIONS! Bobcat Baseball Takes PBC Tournament Title September 2013 GC Volleyball Gets Straight-Set Win for Inaugural Match
2014
November 2013 Bobcat Soccer Takes Runner-Up Honors at PBC Championship
March 2014 Okvist Steals PBC Record in Bobcat Split at Young Harris
2015
March 2015 Keys Breaks School Scoring Record in PBC Finals Loss, 63-51 April 2015 Georgia College Golf Earns Bid to 18th Straight NCAA Regional May 2015 #8 GC Softball Advances to First Super Regional in Program History
2016
May 2015 Bobcat Baseball Takes Second PBC Tourney Title in Three Years
February 2016 Harris Sets NCAA-Era Scoring Record for GC
March 2016 Women’s Cross Country Places 13th, Yost All-Region Team
*info taken from gcbobcats.com
YOUR go bobcats
YEAR
water crisis
REMEMBERED
GC’s 126th year saw the founding of two new Greek organizations, 20 years of the GIVE Center, waterpocolypse and the crowning of the newest Homecoming royals. The Colonnade dug deep in the year’s archives and found the most memorable moments 2015-16.
Chicago the musical
ho co
sos Deep Roots
mff ATO & DG
Every year, seniors left behind a string of memorable safety reports that show that some things never change.
What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?
Sept. 8, 1:45 a.m. Officer Tron Smith observed a student walking down Hancock Street punching street signs. Smith contacted the student and asked him why he was punching street signs. The student replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Smith noticed the student’s slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and strong odor of alcohol on his breath and arrested him for public drunkenness.
Did you take my phone?
Sept. 1, 2:09 a.m. Officer Tron spotted a 20-year-old GC student peeing behind a police car. The guy then tried to walk away but Tron asked him to stop. Tron saw that the man had bloodshot eyes and reeked of alcohol. When asked what he was doing, the guy said he was talking on his cell phone. When asked where his phone was, the student proceeded to tell Tron that Tron had taken his phone. The student was arrested for underage possession of alcohol and taken to MPD. When frisked, no phone was found on the student.
Bobcat burglar
Dec. 28, 8:39 a.m. Sgt. Ennis responded to a call near Atkinson Hall where someone had removed the Bobcat statue near Front Campus from its base and placed it in a trash can. There was slight damage to the base of the statue, and it was placed inside the hallways at Atkinson.
There was an “actual fire” in the MAX?
Nov. 19. An officer responded to a report of a fire in “The Grill” section of the MAX. Upon arrival, the power went out in the dining hall and all its occupants were evacuated until the cause of the outage could be found. About five minutes later, smoke was seen coming from “The Grill” section and the chef on scene put out the fire before the Fire Department arrived. The cause was determined to be some substance dropped onto the top of the grill. No property damages or person injuries were reported.
Damaged foundation
March 1, 12:15 p.m. The community director of Foundation Hall was looking through a property incident and found in surveillance footage that someone stole the Housing golf cart for a joyride. The golf cart was later crashed into a back wall of Foundation. The golf cart was not damaged but the crash did result in a large hole on the back wall. Housing staff was able to determine the identity of the driver and passengers. Housing is forwarding their incident report to Student Affairs for judicial review.
If you’re looking for a sign, this isn’t it Oct. 19, 3:51 a.m. Three students were seen at the intersection of Hancock and Irwin carrying a sign from a campus parking lot. When Sgt. Gary Purvis and officer Tron Smith asked them why they had the sign, they told the officers that they wanted something to hang in their dorm room. Two of the students admitted to cutting down the sign after drinking earlier that night. The third claimed he was watching to make sure they didn’t get caught. The sign was returned and all three students were referred to the Student Judicial Board.
Things that go bump in the night
Aug. 18, 9:15 p.m. Sgt. Purvis encountered a shaken female who said she was sitting in her room when she heard another door in the apartment close. Knowing her roommates weren’t home, she fled the apartment and asked a few guys to look around. Nothing was missing, but someone had pooped in her toilet, taken a shower and rifled through her laundry.
Hugs AND drugs
Feb. 8, 1:07 a.m. Officer Mcwilliams went to Grove Park to check on a SNAP driver in distress. The SNAP officer told McWilliams that a guy she drove home wouldn’t stop huggin her. She said he was acting as if he was on drugs. She also said his friends immediately pulled him away, and they went inside his apartment. After knocking on the door, McWilliams asked to speak with the suspected hugger. The guy admitted to smokeing “a lot of weed” and allegedly smelled of alcohol. He was searched and McWilliams confiscated weed found in the his pocket. He was arrested and taken to jail.
What’s $68, right?
March 25, 1:00 p.m. A Georgia College faculty member reported that an Office of Equity and diversity poster was ripped down from a location in Herty Hall and damaged on March 12. The poster was valued at $68. There are no suspects. The case has been closed.
Busted
Jan. 31, 2:25 a.m. Officer Woodall and four other officers arrived at the Pi Kappa Alpha house. After knocking on the front door several times, the officer at the back radioed to say that the residents had attempted to leave through the back door. The gentlemen were instructed to go back inside and step onto the front porch. The three gentlemen were informed that the officers were there due to the volume of GCSU students being received at ORMC “that attended the Pi Kappa Alpha party needed assistance.” Two of the residents were arrested and given warrants for Maintaining a Disorderly House. The case has been referred to Students Judicial for review.