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April 26, 2013

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Purple Tuition increases 2.5 percent sashes, rainbow tassels Mark Watkins Senior Reporter

Lavender graduation to celebrate LGBT Anna Morris Senior Reporter Lavender cords and rainbow tassels are not the typical regalia donned during graduation ceremonies.

But this Sunday, April 28, students will proudly wear these special cords and tassels to represent the successes they’ve accomplished in the face of adversity during Georgia College’s second Lavender Ceremony.

Started in 1995 by Ronni Sanlo, University of Michigan’s LGBT center director, the Lavender Ceremony is meant to give graduating LGBT and student allies the opportunity to gather and celebrate their achievements.

The ceremony began last year at GC when the previous LGBTA program coordinator, Jessica Rehling, decided the event was something GC needed.

Only four graduating students attended, but it marked the beginning of a tradition.

“Within the LGBT community, there are adversities faced that are not experienced by the general population,” Grace Nichols, GC’s current LGBTA program coordinator, said. “Even as far as being able to talk about your struggles getting through the univeristy, open or not with identifying with LGBT, can be difficult.”

Unlike last year’s event, Nichols expects at least 30 attendees and six to seven graduates at this year’s Lavender Ceremony.

“It’s catered this year. It’s in a nicer room as well,” Nichols explained. “This year we sent the invitation across the entire campus and are giving the option for faculty or staff to come. If they can’t, I’ll have a section in the program where they can be listed as a supporter. I just wanted to make it more formal and celebratory.

We’ve had good responses so far.”

One such response came from Jarris Lanham, administrative assistant for modern languages and cultures. Lanham, who has supported Nichols with her endeavors in the past, thinks the Lavender Ceremony is a good thing for GC to have.

“Events like this make indelible memories that students can look back to, be encouraged, be reminded of who they are and be challenged to do more and be more,” Lanham said in an email to Nichols. “Twenty years from now, one of these graduates may find new strength when they recall the warm support and happiness from Sunday’s event.”

Although nearly all of the responses concerning the ceremony have been positive, senior theater and psychology major, and soon-to-be graduate, Zach Roberts realizes the negative reactions some may have toward the event.

“I feel like whenever you set aside a specific group of people, it’s like on the one hand, we’re setting ourselves aside and making ourselves evident, so in that sense it’s a good thing,” Roberts explained. “But I also see the negative side, where it’s saying ‘Oh, everyone look at us; everyone pay attention to us.’ It’s kind of like a give and take. But I personally am for it.”

Aside from having supportive faculty

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Tuition for undergraduate students enrolled for the Fall 2013 semester at Georgia College will increase by 2.5 percent. The increase comes as a result of the continuing gap in the university’s operating budget and money received from state appropriations. Cost for graduate students will go up an average of 3 percent.

In-state, undergraduate tuition for full-time students will increase by $83, putting the cost at $3,400 per semester. Out-of-state, undergraduate tuition will increase by $301, putting the total cost at $12,350. Prices for graduate students vary greatly per program, but the average increase is 3 percent.

While any tuition increase is caused by a number of economic variables, this one rides on the coattails of state appropriations that still reflect the sharp decline felt from the recession in 2008.

“This 2.5 percent increase fills the gap of what we don’t get anymore from state appropriations,” Susan Allen, assistant vice president for the GC budget office, said.

In comparison to the 16-percent tuition spike some universities face in 2010, the increase is small, the smallest Georgia universities have seen in a decade. A 2.5 percent increase per year has become a standard practice to meet the normal rises in operating costs.

“Our buildings and grounds aren’t renowned for no reason; it takes money to keep them up,”

Photo Illustration by Mackenzie Burgess

Allen said.

While appropriation numbers have stagnated in the past years, it seems states have yet to feel the record-breaking increases of the stock market in the past year.

The increases in the Dow Jones and Nasdaq indicate a return in confidence by investors to the United States market which would allude to

The people of Powell Cobb Senior Reporter Students, faculty and locals gathered to Georgia College front campus last Saturday for a daylong event devoted to celebrating planet Earth.

Ironically falling on April 20, Earthfest 2013 had one of the most successful turnouts in its six year existence. People were scattered across the lawn, enjoying Earth-themed activities.

Sarah Kelehear, senior mass communication major, slung a hula-hoop around her waist with a huge smile on her face.

“It’s fun to get everyone out here and talk about sustainability,” said Kelihear. “I guess it’s just an excuse to let everyone know about the earth on a day that’s for the earth.”

Justina Everheart, junior environmental science major and Environmental Science Club secretary, hula-hooped next to her.

“I like that a lot of the members of the community came out today,” Everheart said. “And I like that we also have farmers out here.”

Organic farmers, to be exact.

With a booth set up underneath the shade of one of front campus’ trees, Rachael Bean and Alison Lanzendorfer stood selling organic vegetables from their farm.

Beets, radishes, lettuce and kale are just a few of the veggies they had set out for purchase. Most everything on the table didn’t cost more than three dollars a bag.

“We’re just trying to give good food to everyone,” said Lanzendorfer. “We want to celebrate keeping your carbon footprint small and eating good.”

A member of the Environmental Science Club had called up the Jones County farmers earlier Saturday afternoon and asked if they’d be interested in vending at Earthfest. They happily obliged.

a nation successfully recovering from four very hard years, but this recovery will take years before it has cycled through the system enough for GC students to see it.

“I’m hearing 2015 or 2016, if I can be op

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EarthFest

Kendyl Wade / Senior Photographer [Clockwise from top] Emily McGilvray, sophomore early education major, plays with the giant Earth ball on Front Campus. At one of the many Earthfest tables, Morgan Collett, freshman, pre-mass communication partakes in creating jewelry pieces with hemp string and beads. White shirts, along with different colored dyes, were provided for attendees of Earthfest to tie dye.

“It’s the first year we’ve done this,” said Bean, “and we’ve sold some stuff, which is pretty good.”

Across the lawn, a circle of girls sat in chairs and on the grass, crafting hemp jewelry.

Among them, freshman English major Lizzie Rary worked on a necklace.

“I like how Earthfest brings a bunch of organizations together,” said Rary. “That’s really cool, because the only time other organizations really get together is during Springfest. And it’s such a pretty day to come out and chill out.”

Senior environmental science major Colin Maldonado also enjoyed the day out in the sun. As president of the Environmental Science Club, the main organizer of the festival, Maldonado had a huge hand in getting the event up and run-

ning.

“We’re really excited about this year; we think the word got out really well,” said Maldonado.

The Environmental Science Club used the student green fee to advertise through banners, Colonnade ads and Facebook.

They also viewed it as a research opportunity, taking note of how many people came to the

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Eggs at Midnight Midnight Breakfast chimes in for its 22nd year SARAH K. WILSON SENIOR REPORTER

SCOTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Senior biology major Shane McGraw bowls for a spare at a greek fundraiser for breast cancer awareness.

Brothers strike out for cancer CLAYTON ROPER STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, April 17, members of both Zeta Tau Alpha and Theta Chi teamed up for a night at the Baldwin Bowling Center to raise money for breast cancer patients.

The event, Bowling Away Breast Cancer, was organized after Jared Aarons, a freshman pre-engineering major and newly initiated Theta Chi brother, found out that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer.

“You see those commercials on TV and all the statistics about women who died from breast cancer every year, and the moment I heard that (my mom had cancer) I literally just sat down on the steps of Magnolia and cried,” Aarons said. “I was pretty scared. I didn’t know what to think.”

To help the Aarons family, Theta Chi contacted members of Zeta Tau in the hopes of coordinating a united effort.

“Our national philanthropy is breast cancer education and awareness, so that’s why Theta Chi reached out to us,” Zeta Tau president Hillary Boykin said.

Inspired by previous successes, the two organizations settled on holding a bowling night to raise money for cancer patients.

“You don’t have to do something huge and extravagant,” Graham Harwood, the Theta Chi philanthropy chairman, said. “Sometimes it’s just small, little things that are fun that mean the most.”

With a catchy slogan of “bowling for boobies,” the event was announced and tickets went on sale.

“We’re bowling in order to save boobies,” Boykin said.

For one night, patrons at the bowling alley were able to purchase a ticket for $10 and received a pair of bowling shoes and an unlimited number of games between the hours of 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.

As a whole, the event was organized to show support for those who need it most and bring people together under a shared cause.

“It meant a lot to me that we came together, and we did something,” Harwood said. “I just hope that we can continue having this kind of brotherhood and foster those kind of relationships.”

According to Zeta’s director of membership enrichment, Mallory Dean, the entire event yielded a total of $848. The bowling center was given $395 for their part in the night’s charity. $227 was collected for the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation – which educates the public on breast cancer and supports patients – and $226 was awarded to the Aarons family.

“It was unbelievable how nice everyone was,” Aarons said. “I mean, It was completely unexpected. It confirmed my choice to become a Theta Chi brother.”

Although the event was beneficial to one family, it was also a rallying call for a good cause.

“We wanted to be there for (Jared) and be a family in GC when he needed his family the most. I think that really meant a lot to him, and it really brought us all together,” Harwood said.

During the event – amongst the sounds of laughter and crashing pins – Aarons’ appreciation was evident. “I’m just beyond happy that this turned out the way it did.”

Red Cross Blood Drive Results

At the end of every semester, when work is piling up and students are at their wits’ end, there’s something to look forward to: Midnight Breakfast. This event, now in its 22nd year, is put on by Campus Activities Board (CAB) and catered by Sodexo.

“Midnight Breakfast is a long tradition of Georgia College,” Tom Miles, director of campus life, said. “It’s designed to be a stress-relief for students before their finals.”

As part of relieving stress, Midnight Breakfast offers students not just free food but a wide array of games and activities, some of which offer big prizes if won. Last semester CAB gave away a Wii game console and an iPod mini.

“There’s a possibility that this year we’ll be giving away a video game console system and a Kindle Fire,” Connor Johnson, executive director of programming at CAB and a junior mass communication major, said. “It’s funny.

Everyone goes bonkers over bingo. It’s like all of a sudden 19 year-olds turn into 60-year old women, and everyone wants to yell ‘bingo!’ and win the big prizes.”

CAB spent about $7,000 on this semester’s Midnight Breakfast, and of that sum, $3,100 went toward games and activities, $2,250 went toward ordering t-shirts and prizes and $800 went to ordering koozies for those who don’t get a t-shirt. “This money comes from the Student Activity Budget Committee (SABC).

CAB receives 6% of the SABC total budget, while SGA receives about 8% and the homecoming concert receives 10-12%.”

“Since we only do (Midnight Breakfast) twice a year, we try to make it as big as possible,” Johnson said. “I would be willing to say it’s CAB’s biggest event of the year... we start planning a month and a half ahead of time.”

The food served during Midnight Breakfast does not cost anything to CAB. “It’s built within our contract with Sodexo that they do the breakfast portion of (the event),” said Miles. “The same goes for faculty and staff.”

It would seem that finding staff willing to work at midnight would be a problem, but this is not the case.

“Actually last semester I had too many willing to work,” said Miles. “The faculty really

C ST Total: $7,000

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for inside activities

on 400 t-shirts

$800 $600

spent on koozies on prizes for BINGO

$250 Designed by: Madalyn Shores

spent on props Source: Lauren Crapo

do enjoy coming out and spending time with the students. It’s pretty cool.”

In fact, last semester GC President Steve Dorman and his wife came out to help serve students food alongside campus’ faculty and staff.

“I’ve been to Midnight Breakfast a few times,” Brent Osborne, a senior psychology major, said. “It’s a great stress-reliever that the school provides.”

Seniors at this semester’s Midnight Breakfast will be allowed to enter a full 30 minutes earlier than any other students. This is to insure that out of the approximately 1,000 to 1,500 students served at the event, seniors will have the best opportunity to get fresh food and not have to wait in long lines. There will be a list of seniors’ names by the door, and all that these students will have to do to enter is have their name checked off from the list. All other students must wait until 10:00 p.m. to enter with their Bobcat cards.

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Scholar bids farewell to GC CONSTANTINA KOKONES SENIOR REPORTER

GC students donated

1,268 units

to the Red Cross during the two-day blood drive April 16-17 174% increase over last year’s spring drive

MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST

SHAYNE WILLIAMS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER O’Connell-Rodwell gives her last lecture.

On a cold, starry night in Africa, all was peaceful in the desert of Namibia.

At the top of a tower and through night vision goggles, Georgia College’s inaugural Newell scholar, Caitlin O’ConnellRodwell, watched the elephants drinking from the waterhole. All was dark, except for the Milky Way that spanned above O’Connell-Rodwell and the elephants she was admiring. The only sound that could be heard was the trickling of water coming out of their trunks.

Approximately 4,500 miles northwest in Milledgeville, the nights were different.

There were no elephants, no waterholes and O’Connell-Rodwell certainly wasn’t watching anything through night vision goggles. The Milky Way was dimmed to faint dots by the city, and somewhere a cricket chirped, a student studied and a truck’s modified exhaust shattered any semblance of serenity.

“The fun aspect about the South … is that there’s always a big story, and it goes everywhere,” O’Connell-Rodwell

said. “Sadly, I think that other parts of the country have lost the art of storytelling in communication.”

For the visiting scholar, a small liberal arts school was nothing new.

“I went to college at a small, liberal arts college,” she said. “I’ve always been interested in going back to that and what teaching would be like in that situation.”

O’Connell-Rodwell has spent Spring 2013 teaching the Martha Daniel Newell Visiting Distinguished Scholar Program, integrating science into feature writing.

“I’ve really enjoyed the seminar class that I’m teaching,” she said. “I’ve been really impressed with the quality of their work. They are just phenomenal.”

The students felt just as receptive to O’Connell-Rodwell as she was to them.

“She’s an amazing woman,” Stephen Hundley, senior English major, said. “She brings a packed Rolodex. We were Skyping, calling (and) talking to different editors every class.”

She did, however, notice an apprehension among MFA students on selling their

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Plenum seeks ideas, solutions SHAYNE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Signs advertising for the Plenum have been posted everywhere on campus all semester.

The poster is simple: a white sheet of paper with “Come to the Plenum” in black text and a few details about location and contact info with a staple at each end. Yet the posters only vaguely hint at what the Plenum actually is and what goes on there.

The word “plenum” originates from Latin and means “assembly,” but senior philosophy major Michael Russell, founder of the Plenum, calls it a “hub of activism.” It’s a democratic group of citizens coming together to solve problems.

“The Plenum doesn’t believe in hierarchy,” said Russell. “It’s an assembly of equals.”

While there is a somewhat consistent group of people at their monthly meetings, Russell points out that their group is made up of individuals and that “the Plenum doesn’t act as anything.”

The group’s meetings run like a town hall meeting, but rather than just people voic-

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stories.

“Some of the MFA students here were a little more, ‘Whoa, that’s kind of commercial.’ I wasn’t expecting that because it’s not like my writing is commercial,” she said. “Just because you try and sell something doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful art; it’s not selling out.”

Her time at Georgia College has been a positive one both on and off campus.

“All of the facilities (on

“The Plenum doesn’t believe in hierarchy.

It’s an assembly of equals.”

Michael Russell, Plenum founder ing their problems, the plenum wants to fix, or at least figure out how to fix, their problems right then.

“People come in and propose an issue, and if people can help or have suggestions they can speak about it,” Jodee Westbrooks, junior english and art history major, said. The idea is that the group has collective resources that they can put forth if they choose to and help with the issues presented.

In a time where the government is stretched thin, the idea behind the Plenum is that the community can come together to address issues themselves.

“It’s about direct action.

‘What can we do right now?’”

Plenum page 5 campus) I’ve gone into, I’m just amazed at how good they (are) and how up to date (they are),” she said.

Fortunately for her, she was able to experience the wildlife in the forests of Milledgeville.

“I saw my first armadillo (the other day) and thought ‘Oh my gosh, this can’t be real,’” she said. “I’m so amazed at how much wildlife there is even around this area.”

The time she spent at GC also gave her time to write.

The struggles she faces as a scientist and writer give her

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“We wanted to see how well getting people to these events will educate them on issues of sustainability,” said Maldonado.

On a day devoted to celebrating the earth and all it provides, Maldonado was happiest to see his hard work paying off.

Sophomore environmental science major Lena White viewed the festival as an opportunity to raise awareness towards the new GC gardening club, where students will be able to grow their very own garden on campus.

“It’s not exactly official yet, but we’re working really hard to raise interest, get locations settled out and all of the logistics for it,” said White.

“We’ve already come a long way. All we need is student support and to get the faculty on board.”

On a day devoted to celebrating the earth and all it provides, Maldonado was happiest to see his hard work paying off.

“I love seeing front campus really live and up,” said Maldonado. “To have the opportunity to play music, have games and crafts, just to see that all come together on front lawn is what I really love about it.”

little to no time to write.

“There’s time to communicate with others and there’s time to draw into one’s self in order to create that environment where you’re talking to yourself,” she said, “and you can’t do that in a busy everyday schedule.”

The opportunity to spend a semester teaching at GC has given her the freedom to develop the voice of her next project and has even sold two manuscripts to her publisher during her time here.

As for the future, O’Connell-Rodwell will ex-

KENDYL WADE / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Along with the guys, a race fo kids and a few girls sprinted for the win before the guys.

IRIS COCHRAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (Above) Students make bracelets, necklaces and other ornaments at one of the tables at EarthFest. (Right) Colin Maldonado, president of the Environmental Science Club, paints a heart in community mural at the event.

plore Hollywood. “I have this mission to get more and better accurate science content in the media,” she said. “I’m involved with an executive producer… who is trying to develop this film fund.”

However, she would like to continue to teach science writing in some manner.

“What I see in the near future is to continue the elephant research, continue to write about it; I’m developing another documentary… and incorporating a little more public health into my work in Namibia,” she said.

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“I love Midnight Breakfast,” Johnson enthused. “It’s awesome. The food is always great, and I mean, who doesn’t love getting free pancakes at 10:00 at night?”

Senior Brent Osborne agreed.

“I think it’s cool,” he said.

“Plus if seniors can get in earlier than everyone else, I’d be interested.”

Midnight Breakfast will be held in the Dining Hall on

“If seniors can get in earlier than everyone else, I’d be interested.”

Brent Osborne, senior psychology major Monday, May 1 at 10:00 p.m. and lasts until midnight. All students with a valid Bobcat Card are eligible to enter.

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GC hosts kids summer camp ASHLEY CLIFTON STAFF WRITER There are no entrance exams, no SAT or ACT requirements and no GPA minimums for students in Georgia College’s Continuing Education non-credit courses. All that’s required is a desire to learn.

“Continuing Education is a wonderful way to tie in with the community,” Artis Williamson, director of the program, said. “Last year we served 12,376 students in Continuing Education, so there’s a huge need or demand in the community.”

The program offers more than 300 online classes to choose from and served the 12,000 students in more than 720 courses in 2012.

The diverse list of programs range from personal enrichment classes like cooking, drawing, cake decorating and defensive driving to children programs like summer camps, art lessons, dance classes and even a special program called Kids’ University.

The mission of Kids’ University it to provide a safe and wholesome environment for kids to come and enjoy their summer.

“Kids’ University is the highlight of my job,” said program coordinator Stephanie Westmoreland. “I love the sense of community that is created between everyone at the camp. Kids from different schools, from different parts of town, even from different counties come together with the staff and become a pretty close knit community.”

The 10-week summer program, which has been going for 20 years, allows parents to register their kids for one week, all 10 weeks or a combination of weeks.

To build the program, two new instructors will be coming to the Kids’ University program this summer. One will focus on coordinating recreational activities to promote teamwork, critical thinking and physical fitness, and the other will become the swim director that will be in charge of coordinating swim time and being available in case any camper needs extra assistance.

“Kids’ University is the highlight of my job. I love the sense of community that is created between everyone at the camp.”

Stephanie Westmoreland, Kids University coordinator “Also new this year, we’re introducing a Kids’ U alumni volunteer program,” said Westmoreland. “We introduced this program because we began seeing that we had campers that were too old to attend the camp but still wanted to be a part of the program. It’s awesome to see that we have so many campers that value the program enough to want to contribute their time voluntarily to help.”

From May 28 to Aug. 2, Kids’ University will offer 10 programs that range from appreciation for nature, art and science, gaining self-confidence, independence and critical thinking skills.

The first program called “Aloha Summer!” lets kids’ minds travel the world– Hawaiian style. The summer program teaches about Hawaiian customs and kids participate in authentic Hawaiian games such as “Ulu Maika” (hula and coconut bowling).

Registration Specialist Candice Griffeth said her favorite thing about Continuing Education is all the programs that are offered.

“It can range from professional development to the summer camp programs,” said Griffeth. “You get to see them come in for Kids’ University every day and watch them grow up.”

The things that the kids learn the most and take away from Kids’ University aren’t necessarily things that can be learned from a book.

“Camp allows everyone, not just the ‘A’ student and the athlete, to thrive and enjoy the process of learning,” said Westmoreland. “It’s just a classroom without walls and without the pressure of having a test at the end.

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It may be sooner as the prioritization process started by President Dorman is expected to conclude next semester and may free up money for the university.

The process is, in essence, the equivalent of a corporation’s downsizing, and reviews all departments, programs and any other initiatives that cost the university money.

“We try to keep everything as equitable as possible in order to retain qual-

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Kim Joris, owner of The FolksArt, located in Downtown Milledgeville, will be the event’s speaker.

“Kim came last year, and she’s been a long-time supporter,” Nichols said. “I thought she was a good pick for having been in Milledgeville for such a long time and seeing the evolution of acceptance and LGBT understanding in general.”

As for the years to come, Nichols hopes to include alumni and to have more renowned speakers.

“In general it’s just important to have a presence, and to (express) that we are here and not ashamed of celebrating ourselves and our accomplishments.”

GC does not turn away graduates based on sexuality, but this ceremony is a chance for students to celebrate on behalf of past or current graduates from other

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“We try to keep everything as equitable as possible in order to retain quality faculty and staff.”

Susan Allen, Budget Officer ity faculty and staff,” Allen said.

This process will cut, add and redistribute funding around the campus to “streamline the university as efficiently as possible while staying to our mission: educate students with quality and effectiveness” as Allen put it.

“In general it’s just important to have a presence, and to (express) that we are here and not ashamed of celebrating ourselves and our accomplishments.”

Grace Nichols, LGBT program coordinator schools who may not have the opportunity to walk across a stage a receive their diploma.

“Through all of these years, we spend all of this money on tuition and spend effort and time to get this education, and it means so much to be able to walk across that stage,” Roberts said. “I can’t imagine being denied that right. So by doing this, we’re just showing support that everyone deserves that.”

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Westbrooks pointed out that “curriculums are changing for students . . . my friend was a music composition major and then (the university) dropped the composition major . . . I’m interested in who’s making those decisions, and why aren’t we a part of them?”

That kind of concern is what drives the Plenum.

“So far it’s just been concerned students, but we really want to encompass

The group put out fliers and went door to door in public housing to get people outside the GC campus to get involved and open dialogue with students. all of Milledgeville,” said Russell. The group put out fliers and went door to door in public housing to get people outside the GC campus to get involved and open dialogue with students.

The first chance for Milledgeville to really get a taste of the Plenum was April 20 at Church Central where it hosted a Free Food Festival. Piggly Wiggly donated 300 hot dogs and 60 hamburgers, and other individuals donated food as well. The idea was that “whoever wants to come, come and we’ll just talk,” said Russell.

“We’re wasting a lot of food (in Milledgeville), and there are a lot of people who are hungry. And you can’t say anything bad about feeding people,” said Westbrooks.

The festival was a success. Students were able to connect with community members face-to-face.

“I don’t want (The Plenum) to be tied to any one political party,” said Russell.

“The strength of it is that it’s strictly participatory. You get out of it what you put into it.”

He admits that the first meeting was “kind of awkward, but once people started talking it just kind of fell into place and it was very natural. And that’s what the Plenum is about. You don’t know what other people know, but then you start talking.”

He explained that at one meeting, there were 40 people present. Those were students, professors, community members and a pastor.

“Imagine if that (meeting) was really organized and big. You could do a lot.”

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Community

April 26, 2013 • Editor, Sophie Goodman

WHAT’S HAPPENING Saturday, April 27

Friday, April 26

Sunday, April 28

3-5 p.m.

Climate Change Pop-up Museum (Library Atrium)

10 a.m.

Color Bash (Oconee River Greenway)

2 p.m.

Lavender Graduation (Pat Peterson Education Building)

5-6 p.m.

Jazz Fest (Front Campus)

10 a.m.

Walk MS Macon (4400 Ocmulgee East Blvd.)

2-3 p.m.

Dance Minor Concert (Russell Auditorium)

1-4 p.m.

Sassy Cats Dance Team Tryouts (Centennial Center)

8-9 p.m.

Dance Minor Concert (Russell Auditorium)

Monday, April 29

Tuesday, April 30

Wednesday, May 1

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Midnight Breakfast (Max)

8-11 p.m.

BBQ For Finals (Bob’s BBQ)

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Friday, May 3

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Got Books? Book Buy Back (College Station)

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Lingo (Amici)

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BREAKING IT OFF

April 7, 10:31 p.m. What would you do with too much stress? Two students in the Village had it out. One began throwing items across the room, destroying the living room, while the other cried. The student throwing objects was also making threatening hand gestures, a campus police report said. Sgt. Jamaal Hicks responded to the call made by one of the students involved.

Both students have agreed to remain separated until the case is resolved by Student Affairs and University Housing.

2 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH April 10, 12:43 a.m. A student’s ex-boyfriend went looking for her at Foundation Hall. He threatened to break her arm and beat her up if she left. She calmed him enough and he left. Later, though, campus cops said he trespassed onto the property when he went back into the building.

He was later caught, arrested and transferred to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.

3 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY April 10, 11:22 p.m. Two students were partying it up on the roof of Magnolia Ballroom. One of them tried to climb down from the roof and broke a fence slat. When the police arrived, there was still one student on the roof. When the student came down, officer Floyd Quattlebaum noted the students’ “bloodshot eyes [and] slurred speech.” Both students were handcuffed and went to the city jail. They were charged with underage possession of alcohol.

4 LOOK UP TOWARD THE SKY April 15, 11:58 p.m. A call came in from Foundation Hall that an unknown person had tampered with the security cameras. Both the rear camera and the front-entrance camera were turned upward. Someone was called in to adjust the cameras. The case has been turned over to detectives.

5 SWERVING IN THE FAST LANE April 19, 2:30 a.m. Officer Megan Frasier noticed a car swerving and making quick stops. Frasier pulled the car over and asked the student to take a sobriety test, which the student couldn’t do. The student was then given a breath test, but was again unable to finish the test. The student was then taken to Milledgeville police department for a breath test. The student’s blood-alcohol level was .18, more than twice the legal limit. She was arrested for DUI.

6 DUMP THE DUMP April 19, 3:58 a.m. Trash cans were turned over between Foundation Hall and Parkhurst Hall. A GC staff member contacted authorities. The case was turned over to investigators.

7 CHUTES AND LADDERS

April 21, 2:35 a.m. Four students were found on the roof of a local post office. When questioned, they said they found a ladder from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, took it, then climbed onto the roof. Instead of arresting the students, the case was referred to the student judicial board.

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Opinion Cliques in college have a whole new meaning Clique: It’s not a word commonly used in college. Saved to describe those mean girls encountered in high school, the word clique is dipped, soaked and battered in negative connotations.

But when it’s associated with a group of people who help you thrive, it doesn’t seem all that bad. That is why The Colonnade strongly advises finding that special clique when you start your college career. Whether it be with a religious organization, a specialized club or your school’s local newspaper, after four long, but amazing, years of college, you’ll be thankful that you got involved.

We at The Colonnade know more than enough about finding a clique to belong to. It’s not just about surrounding yourself with people who share the same passions; it’s about developing strong friendships.

Talk to any college student, and they’ll attribute a decent portion of their happiness to the friends they made while being part of a clique. This is because while they’re busy doing what they love, they’re spending a large amount of their time with the same people. After awhile, you’ll find yourself attending that particular meeting or spending time in your organization’s office, simply because you want to socialize.

Sure, at times socializing with only one group of people can have its downfalls. You may miss out on meeting other people, or you may find yourself in the middle of one too many arguments fueled by spending too much time with that certain group. But in the end, these are the people that are going to help you the most when things get tough.

So sooner than later, discover where your passions lie. Ask around to see if your passions match any of the organizations on campus. Like the excitement of roller derby? Join the school’s roller derby team. Have an eye for art? Join Art Stop For Kids. More than likely there is a club to match your skills and interests.

When it comes to cliques, the best advice The Colonnade can offer is to set aside all pre-existing thoughts of the word. Long gone are the days that clique refers to catty girls who aren’t interested in seeing their group of friends grow.

In college, cliques are malleable - they welcome newcomers and thrive off of the growing friendships.

Next time you’re walking down the halls of the Arts and Science building and spot a poster that calls out to you, don’t hesitate. Brush all of your nervousness aside, and go for it. Who knows. That one meeting may just be the first step to finding right where you belong.

All of us at The Colonnade have been in your shoes. And we all know where it’s going to end: sitting amongst a group of your closest friends and letting the realization hit you. The realization that after graduation, you’ll be leaving behind some of the greatest memories of your life. Memories that involve some of the heaviest laughs, hardest cries and biggest smiles. Memories that you wouldn’t trade for the world. And you’ll look back and be thankful you got the courage to attend that first meeting.

In the words of Jay-Z and Kanye West: “Ain’t nobody fresher than my clique.”

Letter from the editor Lindsay Shoemake Editor-In-Chief

After many 4 a.m. nights, intensive rounds of editing and 16-hour days of serving at the helm of The Colonnade, this column serves as my most sincere letter of resignation.

When I arrived to Georgia College in the Fall of 2010, one of my first Mondays on campus landed me in a meeting for The Colonnade, at the insistence of my professor Macon McGinley. I was shy; I was timid - but I was driven.

A year later, I was on the fast track to landing a position on staff after attending a national college media conference in Orlando. I had always been confident in my writing, but I never knew that I had what it took to be recognized for my endeavors in journalism.

By the next spring, I had been named editor-in-chief, and the rest is history.

I’ve been blessed, honored and humbled to work alongside some of my dearest friends while producing some of the most accurate and hard-hitting journalism on a weekly basis. No one on our staff is more talented than the other - we each brought a unique and valuable skill set to The Colonnade that grew our newspaper into an even stronger publication.

News editor Nick Widener blossomed into a prolific and serious writer, delivering breaking news stories to our campus on a weekly basis. I could always rely on Nick for timely news coverage, along with some much-needed laughs and jokes along the way.

Nick Widener Senior Reporter I didn’t think about writing newspaper articles. I thought about writing screenplays and making movies. I thought about how having a double major of mass communication and English would propel me to where I wanted to be.

But that was a year and a half ago. That was before I did my first practicum, a general assignment writer, with The Colonnade. That was before I was convinced to take Milledgeville Idol as my first article – an assignment that required me to go up and speak to not only the winner of the competition, but also to Milledgeville City Councilman Philip Joiner. There were palpitations, and there were other editors who made fun of my word choices for that final article.

But midway through that Fall 2011 semester, I weaseled my way into being asked to come along with rest of The Colonnade staff to a conference in Orlando. I’m not sure if it was through charm or writing capabilities, I’m sure a combi-

I don’t appreciate how Phi Mu, the winners of Greek Week for the 4th year in a row, were practically ignored for all of their wins over the course of the week while all of the other sororities and fraternities were mentioned multiple times in the article. Those girls worked hard for that title! Credit should be paid where credit is due!

Mark Watkins

Tayler Pitts

Andy Hitt

Marilyn Ferrell

Sarah K. Wilson

Mykel Johnson

Lee McDade

Bethan Adams

Sophie Goodman

Scott Carranza

Madelyn Shores

Michael King

Designer

Business Manager

Ansley Burgamy

Kat Wardell

Macon McGinley

Sarah Grace

Zach Keepers

Joe Kovac

Sports Editor Photo Editor

Leisure Editor Ad Manager

Asst. Sports Editor

Asst. Designer Web Master

remember that week where all the greeks got together and nobody cared?

What’s the deal with airplane food? Am I right?

Text your message to (708) 949-NADE / 6233

Asst. Ad Manager

Asst. News Editor

Let’s see, how many more papers do I need to write? Enough is enough.

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Editor-in-Chief

A&E Editor

The past year as news editor didn’t come without its difficulties, though. But the staff I spent the past year working with was immensely comforting and helpful to me, and I’ve developed so many memories with them; I’ve found lifelong friends who have changed me and helped me become who I am and who I will be.

Certainly going to journalism conferences in New York and Chicago and meeting and spending time with this group of people were the highlights of my year. I found a lot of myself on those trips, and I’ve found a lot of myself through working at this newspaper and working for the student body.

At our New York Conference last year, I met one of my dearest friends. Leaving the paper behind is difficult because it has provided me with so much. But it’s just another step in the journey, I tell myself.

Next year, I’m confident the rising staff will take the same meticulous approach to delivering the best news and content possible. I’ve enjoyed serving GC, and I could not be more proud to become an alumnus of this university.

Everyone is so stressed out! It’s the week before finals ya’ll. This semester is almost over. Let’s hang in there guys! We can do it!

Psalm 115:1

Why do professors try to squeeze everything into these last few weeks? Bad planning.

Lauren Corcino

Asst. Photo Editor

nation of the two, but I was very fortunate. I felt honored to be asked to go.

After that conference I felt more like I was in the right place. Journalism recruited me, and I was fervent to sign up. When my general assignment practicum was complete, I moved up to the assistant news editor, and after that I had the pleasure of taking over the news desk and serving Georgia College’s campus for the past year.

It has been an arduous task. But not once did I think it wasn’t worth it. After every week’s Wednesday production night, no matter if it was a 5 a.m. night or a 12:30 a.m. night, all the work put into editing stories and designing pages was worth it because every Friday whatever design us editors created on our computer screens would come, printed, and the whole campus could see it.

And certainly that is a reward in itself: to do journalism for the community, to serve it and ensure the public knows what they need to know.

But there’s another aspect of the job that I uncovered that made me realize why I do it: I enjoy helping others. I enjoy helping writers and photographers strive to produce their best work, and our job, as a staff, could not be done without this collaborative process.

I’ve learned a myriad of skills working at The Colonnade, and I know they will undoubtedly aid me in wherever I end up. But I’ve enjoyed immensely managing and working with some wonderful people.

The Litter Box

Alex Patafio

News Editor

Powell Cobb returned to The Colonnade this semester as our Sports editor, and completely blew me away with his progressive design aesthetic and comprehensive section coverage. This summer Powell will be completing an internship covering youth baseball - a position that couldn’t be any more up his alley.

Our A&E editor Anna Morris has grown exponentially as an editor and I’m lucky to call her one of my best friends. Thanks to Anna, GC’s theater productions, art exhibits and live music came to life within the pages of The Colonnade.

Advertising manager Jen Hoffman excelled in selling and design ads for The Colonnade, consistently reaching out to new clients and growing our clientele week to week. It’s a stressful job, but Jen completely nailed it.

Last, but certainly not least, our go-to designer Laura added life and vibrance to the pages of The Colonnade with her visually appealing designs that complemented our stories in all sections of the newspaper.

I could go on and on - this year’s editorial staff is simply that impressive and amazing. However, it is time to say goodbye.

I leave The Colonnade in the hands of our 2013-14 editor-inchief, Constantina Kokenes, and I am confident that she is going to take this newspaper to the next level of greatness.

Thank you, GC and the Department of Mass Communication, for allowing me to lead this publication and to serve our student body in such an important way.

Editor bids farewell to newspaper

Editorial Board Constantina Kokenes

The Colonnade’s 2012-2013 Editorin-chief gives her farewell after an award-winning year

That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he’s just beating around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR! This whole CAS thing is reminiscent of the internet in general back in 1996. I suppose it wouldn’t be so annoying if the thing actually worked. If you’re an alumni who went here while we paid the Wellness Fee, then we shouldn’t have to pay money to get in there after we graduate. We already paid plenty of money to put that thing up, so why are we continuing to pay if we want to use it after we graduate?

Our Voice

April 26, 2013• Editor-in-Chief, Constantina Kokenes

Asst. A&E Editor Spotlight Editor

Fashion editor

Community News Editor

Faculty Adviser Copy Editor

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Corrections

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In last week’s issue, the CAB comedy night photos were taken by Ashley Clifton, not Shayne Williams.

Copyrights All stories and photographs appearing in this issue and previous issues, unless otherwise noted, are copyrighted by The Colonnade.

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Fashion

It’s In Her Blood Mykel Johsnon Senior Reporter

Doing one’s job is as exciting as he or she makes it. As a college professor, teaching a craft that has been taken to heart and honed to a level of professionalism can be rewarding and enjoyable in itself. However, there is still a way to make seemingly repetitive days feel less dull and more special for the individual.

Agnes Kim, assistant physics professor, owns the brick, concrete and tile she walks upon while on campus simply due to her unconsciously extraordinary sense in fashion. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, to her French mother and Swiss father, Kim has fashion running through her blood. France and Switzerland are exceptional in their fashions, and that fact is not lost on her. It is practically impossible to find Kim in a simple ensemble of clothing, though she admits that her styling consists of some less-expensive articles of clothing and a lesson she learned from her mother.

“A lot of what I own are actually gifts,” she said, “so it’s whom I know rather than what I buy. It’s also a question of how I put together an outfit. I work with what I have.

I can make things look nice by just paying attention to details.”

With memories of growing up in France, Kim recalls the inspirations of both her mother and the atmosphere of vintage Paris on her own interest in wanting to “look nice.”

“France is known for being stylish, and 1960s Paris [was] super stylish – but also by small means,” Kim said. “Growing up, I was watching my mom and was like ‘Wow. My mom always looks nice, and I want to wear dresses, and I want to look nice too.’

My mother grew up with this generation

Mykel Johnson / Contributing Photographer

In all-Korean apparel, Kim explains how the country’s general offer of clothing to women complements her size.

“Being small and having a hard time finding outfits that will fit, if I go to Korea I can still walk into a women’s store and find things. I have very nice in-laws that do that for me. My husband went a couple summers ago and brought back a box full of clothes, and [this outfit] came out of that.”

“I can make things look nice by just paying attention to details.”

Agnes Kim “There’s a time when we tell our mom, ‘I don’t want to wear this. I don’t want this.

I want this.’ It’s the middle of winter, and you picked up a summer dress,” Kim said.

“My mom played along with that, and she encouraged it. We would actually pick the clothes the night before because mornings were rushed. She had three or four kids to rush off to school, and she could not argue with her five-year-old as to what to wear this morning. She would ask me, ‘What do you want to wear tomorrow?’ Then we would lay it out on the floor in my bed-

Mykel Johsnon Senior Reporter

Olivia Morales Staff Writer

Georgia College appears to have a number of international students, and with their presence, their cultural differences are added to the melting pot. The clothes and fashions these students bring from their home countries stand out as one of their many cultural differences. Fashion is something that is persistently changing and can be easily influenced. The way people dress is one of the most noticeable things when first arriving in another country.

Nicole Moyo, a sophomore management major from Zimbabwe, arrived in the U.S. two years ago, and thus began her career at GC. Though she has brought a few African attires from home, Western and European cultures have had a big impact on her as well as her country.

“Zimbabwe was once a British colony, and almost everything about our culture was completely destroyed during the colonization process,” Moyo said. “Even after independence, people didn’t go back to old traditional clothes. So right now, the fashion in Zimbabwe is more European and Western.”

Students in Zimbabwe, however, are a little more fashion conscious and put lots of effort into dressing up for school than students here.

“When I look at my friends’ pictures from Zimbabwe, they dress up to go to school. They actually give me fashion

you make them last, and you make them count.’”

Kim possesses an “American-sized wardrobe” and is satisfied with every outfit she has. The spirit of her mother’s style tactics still encourages her to utilize every piece of clothing she owns in every plausible way possible.

“I do wear things that I had in middle school, and I have some things that I had in high school. Until it falls apart or no longer fits, I’ll keep things.”

When deciding on what to wear each day to work, Kim reverts back to another lesson of preparedness she learned from her thoughtful mother. Whatever she selects for the day’s apparel, she has it ready a day ahead.

room, ready for morning to put it on.”

On particularly boring days, Kim looks for something she has not worn in a while to add a “little pleasure” to a less-thanpleasant day. for something she has not worn in a while to add a “little pleasure” to a less-than-pleasant day.

“I’ll put together two things that I never put together before (to make) something new,” she said. “That way, I’m looking forward what I’m wearing to be new and nice. Of course, there are practical considerations. If I have to meet a dean, that has to be particularly professional.”

Professional or casual, Kim is always dressed to kill and makes a habit of wanting to look her best. As the weather changes with seasons, Kim’s favorite outfit changes with time. At the moment, a black $12 skirt recently found at Walmart – in the children’s department – makes a fourth of her current go-to outfit.

“That’s a challenge that I have too,” Kim said. “I’m extremely small, and it takes a little creativity to find things that fit. It’s tough to find things, but this is a black plain skirt that has a good shape. It goes with anything. I like to pair it up with a shirt and a cardigan that I got as a gift that’s two-quarter sleeves, and a belt on that, and heels. Always heels.”

An exceptional fashion sense is simple to obtain. Kim proves it every day by strutting down the halls in everything from little black dresses to vanilla trench coats to (always) heels. The dedication to and effortless accomplishment of standing out – yet, somehow, not standing out – in her everyday attire makes Kim GC’s fashion goddess and producer of endless wardrobe possibilities.

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“One thing that I like about America is the way women dress. People are more comfortable in their skins. I was very selfconscious when I was in Zimbabwe, always trying to cover up. Here, people of all shapes and sizes wear short shorts and skirts and are confident in how they look,” Mayo said.

In spite of the majority of Zimbabwean fashion becoming more Western, there are a few things that Mayo has brought over to the U.S. and shared with her friends.

“Freshman year, I wore a lot of bracelets, and I brought so many for my friends,” Moyo said. “That, I would say, is cultural to Zimbabwe. They are special beads that mean something – the number of beads you were as a younger girl is different from when you are older.”

As a management major, Moyo has always been business-minded. However, she plans to head into the fashion business in the future. Some of her favorite American television shows are “Say Yes to the Dress” and “Four Weddings.” With that in mind, Moyo hopes to open a wedding boutique with her sister in Zimbabwe.

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Leisure

April 26, 2013• Editor, Ansley Burgamy

Summer Music Festivals 2013

June 21-23 Las Vegas, Nev. $289

July 12-14 Louisville,Ky. $165

June 13-16 Manchester, Tenn. $269.50

May 17-19 Gulf Shores, Ala. $229

May 30-June 2 Ozark, Ark. $184

July 25 Lakewood Amphitheater $47.50

For all of you music fans, senior reporter Sarah K. Wilson highlights popular music festivals

Hangout music festival

Wakarusa

Vans Warped Tour

Five and a half hours out of Atlanta, Hangout has a lineup with a little something for everyone. The up and coming group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will be headlining as well as Kings of Leon. For those who love electronic dance music, there’s Bassnectar, Steve Aoki and Big Gigantic. On the more mellow side, Slightly Stoopid, The Roots and The Shins are also included on Hangout’s star 2013 lineup. Hangout is only a few hours from Georgia.

Wakarusa will include acts such as Atlanta-based instrumental band Sound Tribe Sector 9, Umphrey’s McGee, Zeds Dead, Tipper, Yonder Mountain String Band and Gramatik. Although the main venue camping has already sold out, you can still buy a Riverside camping pass for $29. This camping venue is three miles south of the main festival venue. However, Wakarusa will offer shuttles to transport Riverside campers to and from the festival.

For the more rock-oriented festival-goer, there’s Vans Warped Tour, which will stop in Atlanta. The 2013 lineup boasts such acts as Reel Big Fish, Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, Relient K and Bring Me the Horizon. Also, a past favorite is returning 3OH!3, an electropop duo from Colorado. This is a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. If anything, relive your angst-ridden teenage years and jump in the mosh pit.

Electric Daisy Carnival

Bonnaroo

Forecastle music festival

EDC is one of the absolute best electronic dance music festivals in the world. Although the 2013 lineup has yet to be announced, it is sure to be full of pure, face-melting greatness. Past years’ lineups have included Adventure Club, Tiesto, Bassnectar, Avicii, David Guetta, Steve Angello, Knife Party, Beats Antique, Glitch Mob and other A-list electronic dance music superstars. Although located on the other side of the country, EDC claims the title of North America’s largest music festival of any genre and as such, festival-goers should expect the absolute best.

Most of us have heard of Bonnaroo, but its lineup simply cannot be beat. The 2013 lineup includes the legendary Paul McCartney and the English folk rock band Mumford & Sons. The diverse lineup also consists of Pretty Lights, The xx, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, A$AP Rocky and dozens more. Unlike other festivals, Bonnaroo will also have comedians including Daniel Tosh and Bob Saget.

Prepare for this festival accordingly: it gets extremely hot in Manchester this time of year and securing a campground close to the main venue is nearly impossible.

Although not as well-known as other summer festivals, Forecastle boasts an excellent lineup for 2013. Numerous performers are Grammy winners including: The Black Keys, Robert Plant and The Avett Brothers. Acts also include Dubstep artist Griz and Datsik. Forecastle is partnering with Camelbak to provide hydration stations where attendees can get free fill-ups if they bring their own refillable bottle.

The festival also incorperates environmental activism, through their foundation. Louisville is about six hours out of Atlanta, making it a perfect weekend trip.

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April 26, 2013• Editor, Marilyn Ferrell

Hey, Mr. DJ!

night’s festivities, an aspiring music-mixer was born.

“One of the reasons why I got into deejaying was because when I saw the former DJ playing the songs up in the booth, I said, ‘Hey, I want and can do that too,’” Decraene said.

The young DJ would pester Capital’s management for several months before they would give-in and let him step-up to the club’s turntables.

“I went and bought all my equipment in December of my freshman year and just really pushed to get a job at Capital,” Decraene said.

“Sure enough, they gave me a night, and now it’s just been history from there.”

That same night – while a hopeful DJ explored the reaches of musical mash-ups – was also the night of the infamous Roethlisberger incident.

Decraene was preoccupied with his first break at the DJ booth and was totally unaware of Roethlisberger’s presence until one of the club’s patrons told the young performer. Decraene admitted to not even knowing who Roethlisberger was at the time.

Although that night carries certain implications to the GC community, it also marked the start of Decraene’s career as a DJ and his growth as a club performer.

By Clayton Roper

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aturday night, Capital City. The air was thick with cigarette smoke and the scent of sweat. Patrons, some in tight-knit groups and others on their own, filtered through the front door. The club was alive with eager college students, seeking one last night of fun before finals week. As the tide of bodies grew and people bounced back and forth from the bar to the dance floor, one person remained preoccupied with their job. His name is Chase Decraene – also known as DJ Stutter – and, for tonight, his only wish is to make people dance.

For the past three years, Decraene has made a name for himself in the Milledgeville nightlife. He prides himself on his music and considers himself a member of the crowd.

“I’m thankful for the opportunities I’ve gotten. My first gig ever was at Capital City.

I love deejaying to that kind of crowd,” Decraene said. “If I wasn’t deejaying, I’d be right there with them.”

Decraene’s thirst for deejaying started in 2009 as a freshman at Georgia College. After witnessing how DJs could make or break the

Inspired by a new working-hobby and ample opportunity, Decraene was faced with several decisions. He needed to develop his own sound and match it with a recognizable name.

Luckily, Decraene is a business marketing major and is not shy about his skills.

“I’m good at promotions and marketing, so I kind of use that to my advantage,” Decraene said. “I try to come down here as much as possible. This is where I feel comfortable.”

For a while, Decraene struggled to literally create a name for himself. He needed a title that would say it all. The answer came in the form of a double entendre.

As his DJ name may suggest, Decraene has a stutter.

“One day, it just clicked. I started telling people that (DJ Stutter) was my DJ name, I made business cards, and it started to catch,” Decraene said. “It’s kind of like a play on words. I do stutter, but then you can also stutter the music too, so it’s a win-win situation.”

To the performer, this trait is nothing more than another facet to his character. “I’ve really accepted it. I live with it 24-7. It is a part of me.”

Decraene is also sponsored by the National Stutter Association and frequently performs at its events.

Over the past couple of years, Decraene has developed his style into a mixture of classic hit songs and new beats. This, of course, pulls at the nostalgic heartstrings of the club-goers.

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makes me recognizable is I make people think through my music. I like old-school (music) with a modern beat,” Decraene said. “I’ll mash-up a popular song with one that all of us heard when we were in elementary school.”

Contrary to popular belief, the life of a DJ is not all parties, dance floors and music. Decraene has attempted to balance his love for deejaying with the responsibilities of a student.

“Most of the time, all people see is the spot-

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Governor’s Mansion hosts musical talent For the first time, GC’s Department of Music fills the Mansion’s lawn with a variety of tunes and 100-plus listeners Tayler Pitts Senior Reporter Last Saturday night the first-ever Music at the Mansion concert, hosted in partnership by the Georgia College Department of Music and Old Governor’s Mansion, brought out a crowd of about 100 people looking to enjoy a night of free musical entertainment.

An event that hopes to become one that is annual for the GC Department of Music featured 11 different acts consisting of nine small ensembles, the Wind Symphony and a performance by the Max Noah Singers.

“I thought it went very well,” said Connor Wall, a junior music education major as well as wind symphony, flute ensemble and woodwind ensemble performer. “I thought it was a very successful performance, everybody did exceptionally well and I really enjoyed hearing everybody else, and I really thought that the ensembles put forth their best effort.”

With admissions being free, the GC Department of Music and the Governor’s Mansion were accepting donations with the intention of all proceeds

going to benefit music scholarships and the Mansion itself.

“I love the classiness of this setting and I really love the informality of the outdoor context,” said Maureen Horgan, associate professor of music and one of the producers of the event.

“Also, in the midst of the serious music and the light music, this is really one of the few settings where you can do that.”

By 7:30 p.m., lawn chairs, blankets and coolers covered the front lawn as students, residents and faculty alike waited to be serenaded by all styles of music from Mozart to Ricky Lombardo.

The set list included performances by: String Quartet, Flute Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Brass Quintet and Tuba Quartet, Wind Symphony and the Max Noah Singers.

“This is what they’ve been preparing all semester for,” said Horgan. “And logistics we started doing weeks and weeks and weeks ago.”

Preparations for the event started as early as January. Some ensembles had

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Scott Carranza / Senior Photographer Performing for the cowboys at the dance hall “Oliver’s Palace of Painted Ladies,” senior theater major Jess McClure dons the role of Callie Dillon in “A Thousand Cowboys,” wirtten and directed by Tori Lee Averett.

Theatre Scenes get rowdy Scott Carranza Senior Reporter Left in a drawer for several years, a song was written from the eyes of a bitter and jaded prostitute working to earn a living in the old-west. The prostitute sang of a thousand cowboys passing through her county, and what makes one man any different.

That very song was transformed into director and writer Tori Lee Averett’s musical “A Thousand Cowboys,” which debuted April 22 in Max Noah Recital Hall.

The musical featured senior theater major Jess McClure as the lead role of Callie Dillon, a widowed prostitute thrust into a bad deal with her landlord in Storey County, Nev. McClure’s character meets cowboy Brand Wagoner, played by Georgia College alumnus Evan Fields, who unknowingly captivates her with his morality and pure nature.

Both characters are thrust into a world where they must make the most of their situation, regardless of abusive landlords, over-zealous fathers or unfair circumstances.

To complete her Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing here at GC, Averett had to submit ideas for a play.

“When it came time for me to write a full-length thesis play, I had to pitch three ideas,” Averett said, “and ‘A Thousand Cowboys’ was one of those three ... I pulled it back out of the drawer and said, ‘Well, maybe this is supposed to be a play.’”

Her advisor, English and rhetoric professor David Muschell, approved the musical for her MFA, but in a surprise turn of events, the theater department asked Averett to “workshop” her musical for the Music Theatre Scenes Class.

“The production is a bonus because usually with

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seniors’ photography come together as one Five students exhibit their art capstone titled “File > Save As” at Digital Bridges on April 18

Jessica Winski / Senior Photographer Students, faculty and friends came together at Digital Bridges on April 18 to view photographs taken by Georgia College students.

Ashley Clifton Staff Writer

Jessica Winski / Senior Photographer The group photo exhibition, “File > Save As,” highlighted various photographs by Georgia College students. One of the collections, “These Faces,” by Danae Williams focuses on portraits of her friends being captured in a happy moment. Andi Dunn’s collection focuses on the idea of the relationship of good and bad. Dunn lit multiple items on fire, and caught the action with her camera.

The sounds of sporadic conversations, clicks of cameras and shrieks and giggles as people saw the familiar faces of family and friends, melodically filled the air in Digital Bridges on April 18. Horizontally displayed photographs lined the walls for a senior group exhibition entitled “File > Save As.” The exhibition featured works by senior art majors Andi Dunn, TJ Cooper, Victoria Head, Jessica Scarlett and DaNae’ Williams.

“It was a lot easier being seniors to have everything done together and our work, even though it is not the same, flows together,” said Williams.

“Some people used color, some of us used black and white, and it makes it look a lot more professional this way. It’s a bigger turn out, and it got everyone in at one time instead of having separate shows.”

Each of the five artists spent their final year of college preparing for this bittersweet moment and anything that they couldn’t quite put into words or explain, their year of hard work spoke for them.

Dunn, who wanted to incorporate both the dark and light sides, photographed the dancing flames of fire. Through her photographs, Dunn wanted to touch on the audiences’ five senses – fire you can smell, see, touch, feel and hear.

“Fire is one of those things that there’s a blurry line between good and bad,” said Dunn. “It is one of the few things in life that has done as much good for humanity as it does cruel.”

Despite her fear of fire, Dunn controlled the flames and her fears to share what she describes from her artist statement as an ultimate contradiction. Although fire is mesmerizing and beautiful, it

is terrifying and destructive at the same time.

For a few, conquering and overcoming fears is just a small piece of what an artist might encounter. For Cooper, coming up with a theme and letting people see what they see instead of pushing a certain idea, was his battle. With the theme of identity, Cooper wanted his photography to speak for itself.

“The greatest thing about all of this is getting people to see my stuff,” said Cooper. “This is kind of the first time I can put myself out there.”

The idea of viewing the past in the present through photography was one of the basis for Head’s “Our Companion: The Moon” exhibition theme. After taking an astronomy class, Head became enthralled with the idea of space and how while looking up into the sky, what we see has already occurred.

With the use of a telescope, Head’s series of moon photographs displayed the companionship of the Earth and moon and how even though we can’t see it, the moon is always revolving around the Earth.

“The greatest thing is the fact that I was able to capture the moon because that is something that I really never thought that I would be able to do,” said Head. “Until I took astronomy, I never paid much attention to it and never thought that I had the ability to really study or examine it on my own.”

The group senior photography exhibition is not just a display of work that has been thought out and developed in a year. It is these seniors’ final, nostalgic moments and demonstration of four

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Scott Carranza / Senior Photographer Junior theater major Hannah Pniewski and senior theater major Zach Roberts (left) who play the characters, Mags Shehane and Francis Oliver, share a drink as they perform the song “A Good Woman’s Hard to Find” in Oliver’s Dance Hall. GC alumnus Evan Fields, known as Brand Wagoner in the play, (right) sheepishly hides while taking a bath in the same room as his love interest Callie Dillon, played by Jess McClure, senior theater major.

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an MFA thesis, there might be a reading or something,” Averett said.

“So getting to actually perform the whole play never happens. This has been a really generous gift that has been offered to me.”

The Department of Music provided musicians for the show and performed all the pieces that Averett wrote. She has experience from her undergraduate and graduate degrees in music.

Yet the play would be nothing without its talented cast. Fields had heard about the musical from friends still in the theater program and was excited to audition. He didn’t expect to land the role of Brand Wagoner, and he also didn’t expect the work that went into perfecting the Western accent.

“Tori told us, ‘It’s kind of like my accent,’” Fields said. “So what I did was really listen to Tori and try to pick up her inflections on certain words. There’s a bunch of different kinds of Western and country accents, so it was interesting to try and develop a different country accent.”

The Western accent was especially challenging for McClure, but she found found her niche soon enough.

“It was super difficult for me,” McClure said. “My character is from Missouri, (but being) born and

raised in Georgia, I have tried my hardest over the years not to have a southern accent. Coming into this show ... there were certain things I just couldn’t get out of my mouth.”

“A Thousand Cowboys” was also the first musical McClure had ever been a part of. She has acted numerous times and has worked in production as well, but her lack of “musical theater” experience did not faze her.

“I’ve done some singing and musical training in church and in my younger years,” she said. “When Tori Lee came to the school, she encouraged me to start working with her ... She burnt us a CD with her going through the different numbers ... but she kept reiterating, ‘It’s not me singing: It’s you, it’s your character, it’s how you see Cally.’”

Many raw emotions from the characters were fueled by the musical numbers and talented writing.

“A Thousand Cowboys” succeeded on many different levels, and Averett was completely satisfied with the production.

I felt so honored, humbled and flattered,” Averett said. “It was like an out of body experience ... They took these words off the page and made this world, and they transported an entire audience.”

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pot ight: Q & A with David Dietz

David Dietz, sophomore computer science and criminal justice major, was named the “Most Promising Leader” at the 2013 Bobcat Awards, which recognize individuals, activities and student organizations for contributions to campus life.

colonnade: What does it mean to you to be the “Most Promising Leader”? dietz: For me, it means that people think very highly of me and feel that I’ve done a good job. But it also means I need to keep doing what I’m doing in order to make this a better place.

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How does it feel to be recognized for your community involvement?

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dietz:

It’s great. I feel really honored about it. I think it says a lot about what my peers think about me and what I’ve done for the community. I think it’s really awesome, and I can’t wait to do more.

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dietz: Dance Marathon, and I loved it.

Last year was my first year, this is going to dietz: With my sister, Kaitlyn Dietz. be my second, and I plan on doing it for as She used to go here and was with Gamma long as I can. It’s an experience everybody Sigma Sigma. I’d always help out with the should try. things they did, like the Potato Drop -- that was my first event here. colonnade: What is most rewarding about volunteering? colonnade: What inspires you to volunteer? dietz: Knowing that you’ve made a difference in somebody else’s life. dietz: I’ve been volunteering all my life.

I’m heavily involved with the Boy Scouts, colonnade: What goals do you have and I wanted to continue volunteering in for the remainder of your college career? college. GC Miracle was the first organization that I saw and thought it was a great dietz: Continuing to make a difference idea. in our community wherever I can. I like making this a better place for people here colonnade: What is the most memo- now, people that have left, and people that rable activity you have participated in? are going to be coming here in the future.

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involved,” Decraene said. “I don’t get out of the club until three or four in the morning.”

Despite the stress, Decraene views his deejaying as a form of liberation.

“I love deejaying. When I DJ, it’s one of the few moments where I’m stress-free. I DJ, and I’m free,” Decraene said. “I love being with my friends – with people who are there to have a good time.”

This upcoming May will mark the end of Decraene’s undergraduate degree work. With this milestone of academic achievement comes one question: Will DJ Stutter become a full-time career? In truth, Decraene doesn’t know.

“I would love to continue deejaying. I’ll DJ as long as I can and that might mean a career out of it, but who knows?” Decraene said. “I try to keep it fun. I don’t want to DJ too much because I don’t want to get burned-out.”

For now, Decraene is just happy to perform for the people those who appreciate his style. Priding himself on presentation, DJ Stutter tries to engage the audience.

“I’ve always performed. You can either perform along with deejaying or just sit there and push buttons,” Decraene said. “I like to get the crowd involved. I never say ‘no’ when anyone wants to request a song.”

Even though Decraene transferred to Georgia State University in 2012, he still makes a conscious effort to visit Milledgeville, where he got his first gig and found his hobby.

“When it’s all said and done, I’m there for the people at the club,” Decraene said. “I enjoy seeing them dance and smile.”

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Spring orchestra concert revives the classics

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Sarah K. Wilson / Senior Photographer The GC Orchestra performs during the spring concert on April 15 in Magnolia Ballroom.The theme of the concert “Back to the Classics” was illuminated with musical composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Edvard Grieg’s works being the main focus of the show.

Lauren Corcino Senior Reporter Fingers rapidly dashed across the fingerboards of string instruments during the Georgia College Orchestra’s Spring concert on April 15 at Magnolia Ballroom, breathing life back into century-old compositions considered to be the greatest orchestral literature of all time.

The musical works of composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Edvard Grieg were featured in the concert, highlighting the theme of the spring concert “Back to the Classics.” This theme and concert pieces were chosen based on the educational experience they would provide for the students and the entertainment level for the audience.

The GC Orchestra consists of 20 members, ranging from GC students and faculty to Milledgeville residents. Although they are not enrolled at GC, the faculty and community members attend the weekly orchestra classes with the students.

The orchestra spent three months practicing and preparing for the concert which consisted of three classical pieces written in the baroque style.

“I think I hit the right balance between broad education, technique, educational experience and an entertaining program,” Dan Auerbach, GC orchestra director, said. “On the other hand, you can choose something that is extremely educational for the students but boring for the audience. You don’t want the audience to leave and wish that they had been somewhere else.”

The first piece “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major” by Bach consisted of three parts: Allegro, Adagio and Allegro. Accompanied by pianist Lev Ryabinin, the orchestra set the concert off to a lively start with fast-paced classic.

The second piece “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major” featured three musical solos from the violin, piano and the flute. The soloists were chosen on their availability to practice with the orchestra and attend the concert. The last piece of the night was “Holberg Suite, Op. 40” which brought to life the romantic works of the 18th century using unique baroque forms.

“I’ve been to student music performances at GC, and I like them more because I enjoy seeing friends and students my age showcasing their talents. I really enjoyed the selection of pieces that were chosen because it gave a good variety of classical music.”

Brittany Wear, freshman mass communication major, said.

The concert pieces had to be attainable enough for all orchestra players to be able to learn, regardless of their experience level.

“You don’t want to give students a piece that they cannot get their hands on,” Auerbach said. “There are a lot of works that are great pieces for an orchestra, but it is not realistic for our orchestra. Keeping in mind that Georgia College is a college and not a conservatory, there is the aspect of how much should we expect out of the students.”

Throughout the semester, Auerbach offers free coaching to his students in order to help them better prepare for the concert.

“I view it as if the kids are going to delve into orchestra and devote their time to learning a piece, I’m going to do whatever I can to help,” Auerbach said. “Everybody puts in their effort, and I put in my effort, too.”

Auerbach encourages his students to push their musical talents further by giving them the opportunity to play alongside faculty members at GC. “I think when you play with someone better than you, you are going to rise to the occasion and perform better,” Auerbach said. “It provides you with a role model and inspiration and a sense of accomplishment of being able to play with a faculty member. In a small college, that is ideal. In large colleges, you don’t get the opportunity to have this interaction with your professors.”

Concertgoers are able to see the fellowship and community that the orchestra has gained throughout the semester.

“The best part about orchestra performances is the camaraderie,“ Sarah Cooper, senior art major, said. “Everybody playing a different section, but it all comes together to make a whole piece complete.

I loved the concert because they played really great classical pieces.”

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been preparing since the beginning of the semester while others took only a month or two.

The largest ensemble, the Wind Symphony, consisting of 51 members had been preparing for nearly two months to perfect their dominant, closing three-song routine.

Altogether, each of the acts played one to three sets of music all in a matter of an hour and a half. It was professionalism at its best. It took a lot of effort from all 78 performers consisting of mostly students, but was joined by some faculty who doubled as coaches and performers for the night.

“I really enjoyed the music at the event,” said Josie Smith, senior health education and gender and sexuality major. “The variety of performances was awesome and I was never bored every group did a great job.”

There was not a single moment within that time frame that some type of music was not entertaining the crowd. While one ensemble was ending, another was preparing to begin. It helped that there were two separate stages: One directly in front of the mansion’s entrance way and the second just off to the right side of the front lawn, giving the audience a chance to look back and forth between the set ups. Never a dull moment as there was a continuous string of music being played into the night.

“It was just pure fun. I wasn’t really nervous at all and I didn’t get any sense that anybody else was particularly nervous about their parts either,” said Wall. “I thought everybody was verily confident about how well they were going to do and how they did.”

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Lauren Corcino / Senior Photographer The Georgia College Department of Music hosted Music at the Mansion on April 20. The concert that featured multiple musical groups was a picnic-style event attracting GC students, faculty and community members.

After sun went down, the lawn lamps came on. The musicians continued to play by lamplight giving the atmosphere an even more tranquil setting. The Wind Symphony closed the show altering between three songs with tempos rising and falling dramatically for a compelling, powerful finish.

“I was very excited about the event,” said Smith. “I went with a group of close friends and we went shopping together to get food for the picnic. It was a wonderful evening!”

years of study at Georgia College.

Scarlett’s series of images were representative of where Continued from page 12 she has been, where she is going and the unknown future.

“My theme is surrealism and I wanted to do a double exposure print, so I just went from there,” said Scarlett. “I like simplicity and complexity in the same image. I like that you can tell what it is, but it draws you in and you want to look at it.”

Scarlett’s images played off the memory of her youth – playing hide-and-go-seek, climbing trees and running in the backyard barefooted. The hazy, overlapping pictures recalled the adventures of careless childhood days and as Scarlett states in her artist statement, “compared with the experience of adulthood, the world was bigger and much better when we were six.”

The final featured work displayed in the exhibition was Williams’ whose theme also dealt with memories.

“My work is called ‘These Faces’ and to sum it up, it is how you want to be remembered when you leave this Earth or when our paths don’t cross anymore,” said Williams.

Williams’ plan of using specific friends to photograph and choosing the theme is credited to one of her friends who recently died in a car accident.

“Everybody remembered him by how he used to smile, that was his thing,” said Williams. “I caught all my friends in happy moments and how I remember them through college. I have watched them grow and change, it’s a beautiful thing.”

The group exhibition “File > Save As” will be displayed every day in Digital Bridges from 8-5 p.m. until May 3.

Q-&-A with Old You Iris Cochran Staff Writer Touring the country for the past year, Old You, which is made up of Young-Mi Feldsott, Caleb Bodtorf, John Pope and Paul San Luis made an appearance at Buffington’s. The band captivated audience members with its eclectic mixture of jazz, funk, blues and acid rock accompanied by boisterous vocals. colonnade: How would you classify the type of genre that Old You play? feldsott: I’ve been calling it “jazzide-rock.” It definitely has some psychedelic in there. We’ve also been introducing some hip-hop and some down-tempos. colonnade: What inspiration drives the band’s music? bodtorf: I guess, I don’t know man. Inspiration comes from everywhere. Random occurrences.

Stuff I read. Specifically I don’t know just working hard, and seeing a group playing really interesting music inspires me. We always talk about how we go see live music it immediately makes us want to go home and practice and get better. feldsott: I get inspired by the relationships in my life, whether it be with my dog or my parents or someone that I’m with. Those are a lot of depth and I get inspired by that. Also if you are traveling and just hanging-out with these guys I get inspired a lot. colonnade: When did Old You start touring? bodtorf: We started to travel a year and a half ago.

feldsott: We try to stay out of town more than in town. We do a lot of short spurts. We are on the road for you know like, for this month as an example we go on a tour for five days and then we go back home. Once and awhile we will take trips to Colorado. We just got back from a Colorado tour. colonnade: What is the creative process for the band? bodtorf: It started with a bunch of what I wrote and I just had to write those parts to it. And, they evolved. pope: A lot of our songs started out as instrumental tunes we came up in practice. Then Young-Mi will write lyrics and vocals and melody, by the time we’re done with it, it’s a completely different song. feldsott: Yeah, so that’s our new strategy now.

When we first started there were songs that were already written. I brought those to the table and since then we have developed our “spidey” strategy where we start with a groove and I write the melody and lyrics later generally speaking, but sometimes I still write everything first. colonnade: Is the band excited to play in Milledgeville tonight? pope: Yeah we heard it was a really fun town.

Really, really lively night life. Good music scene.

We’ve seen posters for bands that we know for being on tour because we’ve played with them before. feldsott: We were just in Macon and the friend that we were staying with before said that we would really enjoy Milledgeville.

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April 26, 2013• Editor, Lee McDade

Gameday Rituals

How playing sports changed my life

Bethan Adams Senior Reporter Her pink nails flash as she holds the bat, her right foot, then her left, stomping dirt in the batter’s box. If she has a bad game, she’ll change her nail color. She has two dozen or so different shades of polish. One is bound to be lucky. Or so senior softball player Kelsea Martin hopes. She and other Georgia College ballplayers have personal rituals that they say help them perform.

Before baseball games, Josh Pape eats at Taco Bell. He works out and then heads to that magical place with the Doritos Tacos and munches away. Pape, a junior pitcher, adopted this pregame routine from his favorite big-league player, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander.

Freshman pitcher Lyndon Meadows goes with the flow. Whatever feels right at the moment, or when it comes to food, whatever tastes right. After warming up before a game, he can be seen sliding off his hat and closing his eyes to concentrate for a few seconds. He’s telling himself that he’s better than the opponent.

“I don’t really talk to myself,” Meadows said. “I just talk to myself in my head, say I’m better than them. I’m really cocky in my head, but I do my best on the field.”

The three ball players share a love for the game, but sometimes things have to be done just the right way to play.

Superstitions and routines make people who they are. From lucky socks to lucky pennies in cleats, rituals can seem like the most important thing in the world when it comes down to the wire.

For Pape, superstition runs in his family.

“When I’m warming up for a game, if I don’t do something that I remember doing last week, then I go back and do it again.

I don’t know what it is,” Pape said. “This past year at my old school, I did really well.

So I’m not going to change anything. I’ve done that in every sport: football, baseball, basketball, wrestling. I’ve got two other brothers and they do the same thing.”

As for the fingernail polish preference, Martin usually wears some shade of pink.

It all started freshman year when her team put their hands in the huddle and created a rainbow of nail colors. Since then, weekend games usually involve nail-painting parties and her teammates comment that Martin is naked without

We’re so close to being done, I can taste it. Finals are here, people are graduating and life is moving on. I’ve spent all week trying to think of something witty, something awesome to really wow you with sports knowledge and stats, but all I’ve got is a hearty “Cheers!” in passing as this whole school life is struggling to make sense.

But April still has to be one of the most exciting months. Basketball is ending with a flourish and the peanut-chomping, umpire-grilling, hot summer days of baseball season are full swing ahead, and I’m tempted to look back on days I played ball.

As riveting a story as that sounds, I really do have fond memories of the itchy socks, sunburn and getting hit in the head with a baseball while other kids hit home runs.

Honestly, though, the pain fades in my memory as all these life skills start to flow back.

My family is very sportsminded so obviously I had to play them.The thing is, playing sports really does build character. Dang it.

They were right.

Photo Illustration by: Mackenzie Burgess some polish on her fingers.

Martin also makes sure to down a Mello Yello before every game.

“I used to drink Mountain Dew, but Mello Yellos were $2 or $2.50 or something,” she said. “Usually you don’t drink stuff like that, but meh. Not this girl.”

Then there’s Pape’s lucky undershirt.

“The days I pitch I wear the same undershirt,” Pape said. “It says ‘Beast Mode’ across it. I wash it, of course. I’m not that superstitious.”

The days I pitch I wear the same undershirt. It says ‘Beast Mode’ across it. I was it, of course, I’m not that superstitious.

-Josh Pape

Golf Places Sixth in PBC Championship Lee McDade Senior Reporter The No. 14 Georgia College golf team finished sixth of 11 in the Peach Belt Conference Championship over the weekend in Pine Mountain.

After the practice round was rained out Friday, three tedious rounds of golf were played on the par-72 Callaway Gardens – Pine Mountain course throughout Saturday and Sunday.

“It’s a great golf course; it’s hosted a PGA tour event so it’s just a great venue,” said head golf coach Jimmy Miller.

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The Bobcats accumulated a team total of 897 strokes, making way for a collective 33over par. No. 3 USC Aiken earned the PBC Championship title coming in at 11-over par with 875 team strokes.

The Bobcats were led by junior Bryan Fox, who came in fifth overall out of 55 golfers with a total score of 219 at three-over par. Junior GC golfer Victor Monte posted a composite nine-over par coming inw at 22nd overall.

“The weather was actually better than what we’ve been use to this season, but still, we just need to post some better scores,” said Fox. “The scores have been inconsistent and fluctu-

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ating a lot so we need to lower them.”

This isn’t the last hoorah of the season for the Bobcats, who are still awaiting a selection spot at the 2013 NCAA South/Southeast SuperRegional to be held in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. on May 6, 7 and 8.

“Our team has huge potential that I could see us unleashing over these next two weeks leading up to Regional,” said Monte.

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My family is very sportsminded so obviously I had to play them. The thing is, playing sports really does build character. Dang it. They were right.

If you look around the classroom or among your friends, you can tell who played sports.

I’m not talking about physique, necessarily, but more so the outlook on life. But I look back and through playing baseball and soccer, I can see obvious traits that I would have only learned from being on a team, through physical strain and emotional pressure.

“There’s no crying in baseball,” as Tom Hanks said in “A League of Their Own,” but really, there isn’t. Not to say emotions are bad, but there’s a certain thrill that comes with choking down the tears and moving on with life, brushing the dirt off the old kneecaps.

My soccer coach and the game itself showed me the game is all mental. The hardest hill to climb, if you will, is your mind.

Mind over matter and all that.

Talking to other people who’ve played sports, they say the same thing. It translates to the classroom, too.

You’re sitting in class, it’s warm outside and the birds are singing, and you’re slipping slowly into oblivion. And then all those after school practices flash to your brain and you pull yourself into the here and now, knowing that your mind is stronger than your tired body.

So as we go into finals, it’s definitely going to be a battle of the mind versus matter.

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Quote of the Week

Notable Stat

“Our team has huge potential that I could see us unleashing over these next two weeks leading up to Regional.”

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-Victor Monte, junior GC golfer.

Junior golfer Bryan Fox’s placement out of 55 golfers through the weekend in the Peach Belt Conference Championship.

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Softball Slips in PBC Championship Game After fighting their way through both the quarter and semifinals, the Georgia College softball team lost in the championship to Columbus State University, 34-11 Olivia Morales Staff Writer The Georgia College softball team traveled to St. Augustine, Fla. last weekend to play in the PBC Tournament. The team won twice, dominating both the quarter and semifinals, but fell short in the championship game against Columbus State. The loss however, does not reflect poorly on the Bobcats, who are 16-6 in the conference and 3414 overall.

The tournament kicked off with the quarterfinal game against Francis Marion at Flagler Field. The Bobcats were scheduled to play at 6:30 p.m., but bad weather pushed it back to 8 p.m.

After waiting around for a few hours, the game finally kicked off.

Francis Marion was able to get a few hits in the first inning but was unable to make anything of them. The two teams battled back-and-forth to get a hit until the beginning of the sixth when Francis Marion put the first score on the board making it 1-0. GC answered right back, matching the score at the bottom of the sixth.

The first score for the Bobcats came from freshman Kristen Brooks. She led with a hit to the left, securing a single.

Freshman Abi Leroy was able to advance Brooks to second on a sac bunt.

With one out remaining in the sixth, junior Kelsea Martin knocked a grounder into the hole at the second, and Brooks was able to make it to home plate. Unfortunately, Martin got caught between second and third, and the in-

Georgia College softball player Whitney Lynn Okvist kicks up dirt as she slides in a game against Francis Marion.

ning ended 1-1.

Coach Jamie Grodecki’s plan for the game and for the tournament was to stay focused and play their usual game.

“The game plan was to just to play our ball - to go there and do what we have been doing all year, which for us is just staying in the game and giving ourselves a chance to win,” said Grodecki.

The team was not handed an easy win.

The Bobcats had to fight through 11 innings to lock in the win.

“My team always waits till the end to pull off that one run, but I am happy that

we do it, and we do. I think we are a team that never gives up and so as long as we continue to stay in the game every inning, we always have a chance to win it at the end,” said Grodecki.

After the score tied the whole game, GC and Francis Marion headed into extra innings after closing the seventh inning with a score of 1-1.

GC came close to ending the game in the seventh and the eighth innings, but the possible game-winning runs were thrown out at home plate. Francis Marion also had a few chances to end the game, but it also

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struck out.

Senior Dani Gallucci kept her energy up the whole game and impressed everyone, pitching all 11 innings for GC. Not a stranger to pitching such long games, Dani explains why this game was different.

“I kept us in there as long as we could.

This was more intense because it is single elimination, you cannot just think if they beat us there is the next game. This is it; one and you are out,” explained Dani.

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Smoothing out all the little wrinkles that have seemed to somewhat hinder the GC golf team this season is imperative in finding success at regionals.

“We’ve just have to work out the kinks, and I don’t think that we’re that far away from doing that,” said Coach Miller.

“There a couple of guys who got to get through some mental roadblocks as well as a few mechanical things that we got to fix on, but it’s doable. We just need to come together and have everybody playing good at the same time.”

This season, Coach Miller introduced a training exercise that was completely new to many of his golfing protégés.

Earlier this season a sports physiologist paid a visit to the Men’s basketball team and had some books with him so coach Miller gave one to every member of the golf team.

“The books have a lot of stuff we talk about anyway, but if they hear it from someone with a Ph.D. instead of a golf coach it’ll sink in and lend them more credence,” said coach miller.

Instructional books like these that aim at conquering your individual mental barriers are of supreme importance within the physiologically taxing world of golf.

“Coach (Miller) has helped me out a lot mentally this season. He gave us some books which proved to be beneficial since I’ve only been focused on the physical aspect of the game up until now,” said Fox. The GC golf team expects to receive a bid for a spot in the 2013 NCAA South/ Southeast SuperRegional soon.

Coach Jimmy Wilson wins PBC Coach of the Year: 2000, 2008, 2011

Courtesy of Sports Information Sophomore golfer Ryan Trocchio watches his ball soar across the golf course at Callaway Gardens during the Peach Belt Conference. Georgia College’s golf team is currently ranked No. 14, but finished sixth of 11 teams at the conference. The golf team are currently awaiting a selection spot in the 2013 NCAA South/Southeast SuperRegional, which will be held in Florida from May 6-8. Bobcat’s Coach Miller is hopeful that his golf team will do well in upcoming events.

GC Golf won the PBC Championship in 2000 and 2010.

Four golfers receive PBC Player of the Year: Billy Shida, Francisco Bide, David Robinson and Ola Bjoerklund.

Three golfers receive PBC Freshman of the Year: Ryan Trocchio, Joe Young, Juan Bialet.

Congratulations!

The Georgia College Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi would like to congratulate the following new initiates who were selected for membership from the upper 7.5% of the junior class and upper 10% of senior and graduate classes, as well as faculty and staff members with a record of distinctive scholarly achievement.

Faculty, Staff, and Administration Elissa Auerbach Carrie L. Cook Steve M. Dorman Joshua Kitchens Doug R. Oetter Veronica Womack Juniors Kayla Albright Willem Glenn Ballard Allie Connally Bankston Danielle Bechtold Callan Bennett Katelyn Jane Benson Hillary Booher Grace Bowers Kathleen Megan Burns Mary Collins Casey Louise Crooms Caroline L. Daigle Dylan Elder Hanna E. Haines Sean Hawkins Laura Jerkins Madeline Susan Kearns Michael Eric King Sarah Nicole Lasting Alissa Marchat

Sally McCall Gilbreth Graduate Students Cassandra Harrison Brittany Verna’ Austin Alexandra Cardozo Caitlyn Kelly Kyle Alan Kirchhof Lindsey Marie Carroll Emily Chamison Hayley M. Lambert Nicole Lekas Tiffany Renee Coleman Kim Michaela Lochner Elisa Cordell Allyson Krysten Epps Jessica Lynch Tara McCarthy Diana Rose Freeman Britney Fulghum Nia McRay Emily Ryder Mixon Christina C. Gilbert Brandon Tyler Monk Virginia Carol Keys Gledhill Tanner Gregory Glenn Lindsay Owens Oluwaseun Oghenerume Oyewole Starrkneessa Tiana Harris Kristi Harrison Seniors Megan E. Parker Jessica Elizabeth Abernathy Victor Joseph Ruberti Jr. Sarah Cathryn Hazzard Rori Leigh Hoatlin Brianna Leigh Arnold Callie Rebecca Schlein Chelsea Baskin Holman Edward William Bartlett Macy Ryan Sikes Nathan Mitchell Holman David Blake Behrman Christy Lea Snow Laura Bentz Scott A Stancill Ann Horne Katherine Marie Binkowski Haley Kathryn Steele Alicia Maria Jackson Lindsey L. Jones Ansley Dawn Brown Kalli Ryan Trepanier Brent Burrows Jordan Vaughan Stephanie M. Justen Christopher A. McKenzie Megan Ryan Cramer Katherine McCall Walsh Heather Duke Joshua James Wickstrom Aaron Michael McKinney Kasey Marie Durden Erica Wright Keiko A Miceli Britney Nicole Morris Blair Erickson Anne Zimmerman Angela E. Murchison Caroline Faber Barrett Lance Neal Allegra Kirsten Finlay Lauren Parton William R Flory James McPhail Erika Mims Savannah Moore Taylor Orgeron Brittany Rampy Ariane Robinson Rebecca Ruggieri Melissa V. Shelnutt Erin Smith Ryyan James Smith Matthew William Tenoschok Joey Allen Waddell Mackenzie Yaeger

Ansley C. Pike H.William Schonau Leah Starr Railey Rekayl Tylun Simpkins Ronrico D’Angelo Slack Christopher W. Smith Cody Bartlett Smith Janice Stillwell Phyllis Renee Theodore Sarah Thompson Loren Nicole Weatherly Kenneth Martin Weidner LaKeitha Miller Weston Kacie Nicole Wingate Sarah E Wirt Carol L. Young Michele Zdanowicz

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Along with Dani’s superior performance, freshman Taylor Campbell stepped up and won the game for GC in the bottom of the eleventh.

Campbell sent the second pitch she received over the left field wall, bringing the long game to a conclusion.

“I felt accomplished. I knew I needed to get up there, I was in the number four spot for a reason and I knew Dani had been pitching her heart out. Someone had to get up there and do the job. So after that happened I was pretty glad for it to be over,” said Campbell.

Overall, coach Grodecki was very happy with the team’s performance.

“We had to sit around a little later than expected because of weather delays and the game did not start till 8 p.m. so I am sure that nerves and readiness was there, but I think that they handled that very nicely,” coach Grodecki said.

“It was a tough game, but in championship series and games like that, sometimes it takes that to win.”

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GC Baseball Falls Short Against Erskine

It was a tough game, but in championship series and games like that, sometimes it takes that to win.

The quarterfinal win allowed the Bobcats to continue on to the semifinals Sunday, where they faced USC Aiken. In another close game, the girls won 4-3 and advanced to the championship game against Columbus State. Unfortunately, the Bobcats were unable to continue their winning streak and lost the championship game 12-0.

Tayler Pitts / Senior Photographer

Pitcher, John Clark, fires a a fastball to try and strike out the opposing batter as GC struggles to keep Erskine College’s offense under control. The Bobcats were defeated by the Flying Fleets, only able to muster six runs to Erskine’s 17. Erskine started the game on a strong-note, blasting the very first pitch of the game over the right-field fence. By the end of the fifth, the Flying Fleets were dominating the scoreboard 14-0.

Baseball was a whirlwind Saturday and Sunday as the Bobcats faced the Young Harris Mountain Lions. The men faltered Saturday with a 6-5 loss. In order to keep the Mountain Lions from taking the series, the Bobcats had to turn around and win both games Sunday.The men came through and kept a steady lead in both games, topping it all off with four home runs, and won 10-5 and 17-2 in the end. The men play Montevallo Friday, April 26.

Congratulations Zeta Tau Alpha Graduates!

Caitlen Boyd - Anna Brasile - Mackenzie Burgess - Ashley Campbell Cierra Cathey - Millie Dempsey - Emily Drake - Rebecca Farish Helen Gaillet - Alex Goodwill - Paige Herring - Natalie Mason Katie McCuen - Sara Mooradian - Madison Neely - Tiffany Niemiller Kristen O`Neill - Lindsay Parker - Kelsey Phillips - Susanna Proctor Alleigh Ray - Lizzy Shostak - Catherine Stein - Allison Tidwell Jordan Vaughan - Rachel Waldron - Chelsea Werner - Sarah Weirzbowski