The Colonnade 4/20/2012

The Colonnade The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College

April 20, 2012

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Volume 88, No. 23

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GC receives grant, plans for Ennis renovations

Freshman Year

Noelle Brooks Staff Writer Housed in buildings that were once used as lodging for the Governor’s Mansion, the Department of Art is awaiting the governor’s approval for a $9.6-million renovation of Ennis Hall. This is the closest the department has been to having a space specially designed for its programs. Department chair Bill Fisher said the renovation will enhance what the program can offer students.

“The faculty and staff of the Department of Art have worked tirelessly in providing detailed specifications for the facilities to provide the best possible educational experience,” Fisher said.

Nearly seven years in the making, the project has been passed by the state legislature and if the governor approves the plans, funds can be available as early as July 1. The governor has 45

The

Long Path

Georgia College seniors prepare themselves for May 5 and their future outside of college

Cap and gown attire, champagne and celebrations, and a degree as proof. These are all essential aspects of graduation.

But after graduation can be a blur. Once the name is called and the walk is done, what’s next?

For many graduating seniors, that question has already been answered. They will go on to the internship required of their major or follow the plan they created in August of the previous semester. But some don’t have it as easy.

Mary Roberts, director of the Career Center, sets up appointments weekly to meet with seniors and other students to discuss their post-graduation plans.

“Most seniors work throughout the year with a plan they have had since August,” Roberts said. “For the vast majority of the other, perhaps less prepared students, the panic doesn’t nor-

mally set in until after graduation.”

Roberts said all seniors should be proactive in the first few months of their final academic year in creating a plan and ensuring that plan is properly implemented. The bulk of students meeting with her recently were alumni finding their way to the Career Center for the first time.

“Make sure everything is done in the beginning,” Roberts said. “Coming here should be your first step, not your last.”

There are different aspects of the Career Center that are overlooked as well. Perhaps one of the most important being the multiple career fairs the center hosts every academic year.

These fairs help students make personal connections with employers and make lasting impressions with them as well.

“The Internet has frankly made a lot of our students somewhat lazy,” Roberts said. “The

News Flash

Kappa Sigma was put on suspension on March 2 for allegations of hazing. The fraternity has since been investigated by both the school and its national chapter.

Initially three investigations were conducted to determine if the allegations were true. Those allegations were investigated fully and found to be false.

“Three investigations, one from the school and two from our nationals, were held on allegations, all three have come to the same conclusion,” Rick Grumman, public relations chairman for Kappa Sigma said.

But according to Vice President of Student Affairs Bruce Harshbarger, the investigation will continue because of new information and allegations brought to their attention.

“There have been additional allegations of misconduct from new sources who need to be

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Tuition to increase 2.5 percent

Georgia College’s tuition will increase for the 2012 Fall semester. On Wednesday April 18, the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents voted on the increase. The price of tuition for a student taking more than six hours for the Fall semester will be $3,317. The 2.5 percent comes to an increase of $81.

Alyson Crosby Senior Reporter

personal connection aspect is always crucial, which is one of the main purposes of career fairs.”

The Career Center also has an online database for students to peruse through a large list of possible jobs and internships online.

“By going on to our website, students can access a large database of job opportunities. We normally post about 300 items at one time, which can be anything from a job to an internship,” Roberts said. “Those jobs are normally left up for about 30 to 40 days before we notify an employer their posting will expire.

We are always in direct response with the employers.”

Student Government Association President Evan Karanovich said he has utilized the Career Center before and that he values the feedback he received while there.

“Post-graduation I will be

Quotable “When I’m fishing, I try not to think about what anybody else is doing. I just try to adapt to the changes in the lake and focus on the fish I can catch,” - Grant Kelly, junior pre-engineering major.

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GC debuts new smartphone app...........................2 Lambda Sigma Upsilon brothers recognized.......2

Features

Senior art exhibits.....................................................9 24-hour plays..............................................................9

Sports

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Kappa Sigma faces more allegations

Graduation

Connor Johnson Staff Writer

days from the time the bill is passed to decide whether the funding will be provided. Until then, Interim President Stas Preczewski remains optimistic.

“It’s a definite need for the campus and will solve a lot of space issues,” Preczewski said.

“It will also improve the art program considerably. The governor knows that.”

Fisher is also aware of this fact and views the move as merely providing the necessary tools to support the department’s already high caliber of instruction.

“One of the biggest benefits it that we will have a space that is consciously and purposefully designed for art instruction,” Fisher said.

“This move should allow for better use of space, newer technologies, greater health and safety and for increased potential without certain

Softball ends season with loss.............................13 Tennis preps for PBC tournament......................13 Leisure................................................................14 Community News........................................6

interviewed,” Harshbarger said.

At the time of the interview with The Colonnade, Kappa Sigma was unaware of the additional accusations.

Kappa Sigma was accused of hazing in the original accusations, but the specifics in the case are not clear.

“There’s no need to go into what the specific allegations were because frankly they were ridiculous allegations, and there’s been no proof, no founding whatsoever,” said Aubrey Ethridge, secretary of Kappa Sigma and SGA senator.

The suspension will not be lifted until all investigations are complete.

The Department of Campus Life was involved in the school-led investigation into the fraternity. Director of Campus Life Tom Miles declined to comment about the suspension at this time because it is still an ongoing situation.

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Number Crunch

$220,000 is the operating budget for the Allied Arts, an organization devoted to exposing Milledgeville and Baldwin County to the arts.

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Allied Arts brings visitors downtown Sabrina Chandler Senior Reporter Allied Arts has brought a beautiful sense of history to downtown Milledgeville with its most recent exhibit “Abandoned Rural America.”

Artist Peter Muzyka has been documenting the change of rural landscapes over the past couple decades. After growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania, Muzyka noticed old abandoned farms and barns, and the visuals have stuck with him ever since.

“This visual experience stuck with me for over 50 years and is the catalyst for many of my egg tempura paintings and pen and ink drawings,” Muzyka said.

He got with a few of his artist friends -- Don Jolley, Blake Smith and Charles St John Dyer -- to make the exhibit happen.

Don Jolley said his inspiration for these paintings is not so deeply sewn; they mostly come from a place of joy.

Jolley paints because he loves it.

“I don’t really have a deep philosophical connection to this exhibit. I wanted to help out Peter, and I just love to paint,” Jolley said. “I paint primarily landscapes, so what I tried to do is show what the landscapes used to be like. If I were to show you what some of those places look like now, they would be unrecognizable because there has been so much development.”

Some of Jolley’s work consists of old abandoned farmhouses, fields and pastures, with most being oil paintings on either board or canvas.

The exhibit also features photography as well as pen and ink drawings from the other artists.

With a variety of different artistic mediums, the exhibit showcases pieces that

are likely to connect with everyone in some way, which explains “Abandoned Rural America’s” great success.

This exhibit is coming to a close this week, but Randy Cannon, director of Allied Arts, said the exhibit was very successful in not only bringing in visitors to the exhibition, but also to the downtown area.

“We keep a log of people coming through the exhibit, and it has done very well,” Cannon said. “There has definitely been a lot of traffic coming through.”

Cannon said that Allied Arts’ main goal is to showcase the artists’ talents, while making the art readily available to the public.

“In terms of people getting to the downtown area, we have been very successful,” Cannon said. “We have sold a

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Director of Allied Arts responds in a Q&A session about changes coming in the next year and their impact on students at GC Taylor Seay Senior Reporter Sabrina Chandler / Staff Photographer Allied Arts director Randy Cannon adjusts a piece of artwork at this month’s Abandoned Rural America exhibit. Cannon has been director of Allied Arts since 1994.The orginization strives to showcase artists talents and make thair art available for the public to view.

The Colonnade sat down with Executive Director of Allied Arts Randy Cannon, to discuss art in the Milledgeville community, the Student Activity Budget Committee funding cuts and upcoming events.

our base budget of salaries and stuff. We also do a lot of grant writing, and then we have earned income. Those are basically our three areas, but we also have private support, and we often get sponsors to help us out with stuff. We recently had a Milledgeville resident who left us $10,000 in their will. Our budget is about $220,000 a year.

Q: What exactly is Allied Arts?

A: Our mission is to provide quality arts opportunities for the citizens of Milledgeville and Baldwin County.

We were founded in 1977, and we have a board of directors. We have a mission support system that includes adult classes and workshops, children classes and camps; we have a full schedule of exhibits in the gallery that changes about every six weeks.

Q: Where does Allied Arts conduct their exhibits and workshops?

A: We have the Marlor House here, which is an 1830 house that we acquired through grant money, and it was deeded to the City of Milledgeville and designated for arts use back in 1980. The building across the street is the Allen’s Market building, and that’s where our children’s camps and workshops and small performances take place.

Q: How is Allied Arts funded?

A: We have a mixed bag of things.

We receive a lot of our funding from the City of Milledgeville, and that is kind of

Q: Does Allied Arts have a partnership with Georgia College?

A: Yes, we have a very important partnership with Georgia College called the

Town & Gown Arts Series, and through that series work with the Arts Unlimited Committee. Through our combined resources, we can bring in a lot better groups and do a lot more than either one of us could do alone. We have a pretty unique partnership in terms of what the university and the community does together, and it is one that has seen some reduced funding in the past couple of years.

Q: How long has Allied Arts been partnered with Georgia College?

A: The partnership is 31 years old. I don’t want to see it go down that drain because I think it is beneficial to the students and the community. We have brought in some of the most recognized names even in the international community in terms of artist.

For more information on Allied Arts visit their website at www.milledgevillealliedarts.com or call (478) 452-3950.

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Fraternity promotes diversity, awarded Laura vTvS Staff Writer The brothers of Lambda Sigma Upsilon work to promote cultural diversity and awareness at Georgia College and elsewhere around the nation.

Two brothers in particular have been awarded for their efforts.

Antonio Barajas, junior economics and modern languages double major and president of LSU, recently gave a presentation on Hispanic family values at a Hispanic Organization Promoting Education conference. He was the only presenter from outside the metro-Atlanta area.

“Basically, it was showing the values of Hispanic families and how you can use that to your advantage,” Barajas said.

The main points of his presentation centered around using the way a person is raised and bilingualism as an advantage in every day life. He is involved with HOPE because he wants to help improve the lives of young Latinos everywhere.

“I would say nowadays that one in every five Latinos graduate high school, so we definitely want to change that,” Barajas said. “As LSU, we want to help with that.”

Javier Becerra, senior biology major and LSU public relations chair, was given the Flagg Social Justice Legacy Award for his efforts in social justice education.

He founded the Elysium chapter of LSU with Camilo Baez and Joseph Coleman on April 16, 2010. Becerra is a former president of LSU, a member of Gamma Beta Phi honor society, and began a mentorship program at an alternative school called GNETS of Oconee.

The award is given to students, faculty, staff and community members who have gone above and beyond to promote social justice and diversity.

Becerra began the fraternity because he felt there was a lack of Latino males on campus.

“I felt the need to increase the diversity on campus and also promote the Latino culture on campus,” Becerra said.

Because of the recent negative attention on the “GCSU Memes” page, LSU wants to help recover the image of the school.

“If we have all these fraternities together and do events, that shows unity amongst the school and amongst Greek Life here,” Becerra said.

Computer science and general busi-

ness major Joseph Coleman also spoke about LSU’s commitment to diversity on campus.

“We want to try to educate people about the differences in different cultures,” Coleman said.

Barajas made it clear that although the fraternity is a Latino fraternity, it is not Latino-exclusive. He said LSU has brothers from many different backgrounds. Barajas said that is why he decided to join the fraternity.

“It’s just a big family that goes across a nation,” Barajas said.

Becerra also shares a feeling of cohesiveness between LSU brothers.

“I’m graduating this May. I’ll be a part of this for life,” Becerra said. “It’s not something that I’ll forget as soon as I graduate.”

LSU’s national philanthropy is HIV/AIDS awareness. One of the founding fathers of the fraternity passed away due to HIV complications.

“We felt like it was a way to pay respect to him and also to help spread the word about a disease that’s very Brennan Meagher / Staff Photographer serious and damaging,” Coleman said.

Future plans for the fraternity in- Left to right: Edwin Mendoza, Luiz Jimenez, Camilo Baez, Antonio Barajas, Joseph Coleman display their matching fraternity letter jackets. The fraternity ties students clude starting a scholarship that will from chapters across the nation into a familial relatioship help a local students pay for college.

Campus app connects students with one touch Mark Watkins Staff Writer “Georgia College Has An App for That!” was the tagline released with the smartphone application on Tuesday when GC joined with the millions of others who have put out an application on the iPhone and Android platforms. The app, proposed initially by SGA, hopes to connect students to as much of GC as possible.

“We want to allow specifically students but of course prospective students and their families, visitors to campus, faculty and staff the accessibility to have as much information pertaining to Georgia College at their fingertips,” Evan Karanovich, SGA president said.

The app consolidates many of the services already offered by having an in-app dashboard of menus that link to many aspects of campus life such as athletics, Student Night Auxiliary Patrol, Housing and Transit. These dashboard items bring up sub-menus that offer additional information and services for their respective category such as in the sports menu: news, schedules and scores are available for all university athletic teams.

“One of my goals for this year was to develop a mobile app that would really provide students with having everything right at their fingertips. We aren’t even able to do it on computers so being able to have it in the palm of your hands is such a great asset and something I wanted to provide students.

On top of consolidating services already offered, the app adds in new items such as detailed information on dining menus at The Max. The info is thorough but is displayed in a large list, which is difficult to navigate.

“Georgia College dining and Sodexo did not have a mobile friendly site, so basically what we did with the app was not so much a form as much as it was the online menu and have that sort of information,” Karanovich said.

Subsequent versions of the app will be released in the future, adding features and improving upon items introduced in reviews.

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GC App Menus for The Max Transit schedule SNAP schedule Sports scores Housing

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To this end, the renovation for Ennis Hall has been devised to offer state of the art facilities that cater to the needs of art students. Members from the Department of Art, plant operations, public health and safety as well as executive administration on campus were divided into three different committees to contribute their time and knowledge. Fisher was chairman of the user committee and focused on the needs of those who would actually be “in the trenches.”

“My role has been to help organize the various meetings and input of the faculty from their specific area, advocating for the faculty’s desires and needs,” Fisher said.

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Continued from page 1 taking a position working in the Department of Agriculture,” Karanovich said. “This is a position I received that initially began as an internship, which is why I urge all Georgia College students to participate in at least one internship while they are enrolled here, regardless of whether your major requires it or not.”

Senior management major Brad Berg will be doing something similar after graduating.

“I will be continuing my coop at Warner Robins Air Force Base,” Berg said. “It originally began as an internship but has the opportunity to become a full time position.”

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Continued from page 2 lot of artwork and many of the people I have talked to meet for lunch downtown and visit the exhibit afterwards.”

Mayor Richard Bentley said exhibits like these always benefit the local economy.

“Any time we can expand our cultural experiences through the arts, all (Milledgeville residents) benefit,” Bentley said.

He also said cultural and

This has been continuous communication between the committee and in-depth research of what will and can work regarding the renovation. The design that has been proposed will include more studios for students and faculty, better administrative offices and lecture rooms, newer art equipment as well as increased gallery space to display works created by members of the Department of Art. For senior art history major Britta Gervais, functional studio and gallery space is a great need that the current facilities do not offer, which can impact the program as a whole.

“It restricts the amount of classes we can take and the kind of classes we can take,” Gervais said. “If we had more space we could offer different classes, such as a sculpture class and it could really broaden

App

“The Internet has frankly made a lot of our students somewhat lazy.”

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Mary Roberts, Director of the Career Center For more information on the GC Career Center, feel free to stop by the first floor of Lanier Hall to make an appointment with them, or visit www.gcsu. edu/career.

artistic exhibits such as the ones Allied Arts debut are beneficial to the city’s tourism sector.

“As far as tourism is concerned, we have people come through town to see some of the cultural aspects that we have to offer,” Bentley said, “and it makes them want to stay, or at least come back to visit.”

The next exhibit being showcased by Allied Arts will be the 29th annual Oconee Artist Exhibit, which will be May 6 through June 4.

the scope of the program.”

In addition to increasing the overall potential of the program, the Ennis Hall renovation will create a facility that is also aesthetically pleasing.

“It’s beautiful,” Fisher said. “It really allows for showcasing the department and the rejuvenation of the historical exterior of Ennis Hall combined with a contemporary interior is ideal for student scholarship.”

Ultimately, the renovation will contribute to the overall atmosphere of the campus and play a small role in current retention and graduation rates. As Preczewski explained supporting the Department of Art simply supports the university’s goal to provide high caliber instruction within state of the art facilities.

“The biggest thing that will be coming down in the fall, which will take a lot of work internally here at GC and or IT department, is going to be the single sign on.

Where you can access your class schedule, add and drop classes, the C.A.T.S program.” Karanovich said.

A website for receiving feedback and reviews in the app stores will direct updates to the app. Blackboard, the original developer, is under a five-year contract to work on the app on an escalating pay scale starting at $19,110 and ris-

ing an average of $1,004.07 each year to $22,122.21 in the final year. Currently the upcoming years are unfunded and the app seeks contributions from departments represented in the app and from the Student Technology Fee. “Each campus department gave funding towards the development of the app as they were included, so campus life gave a percentage, athletics, university enrollment, all those departments came together and funded it for this year. But there is currently no plan for funding in the future besides the Student Technology Fee,” Karanovich said.

Sabrina Chandler / Staff Photographer Photography, paintings and drawings hang in the John Marlor Arts Center in downtown Milledgeville.They are part of the “Abandoned Rural America” exhibit being held by Allied Arts. The artwork was inspired by the ever-changing landscapes of newly developing America.

April 20, 2012 Ennis Hall Renovations Fast Facts Department of Art $9.6-million renovation approval of Ennis Hall Proposal seven years in the making 45 days for Governor Deal to decide on approval Renovations include State of the art studios and galleries

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Reese Cohn, assistant director of the Office of Greek Life, has remained uninvolved in the suspension and investigation.

The suspension is impacting the operations of Kappa Sigma as a fraternity. Because of the investigations, the fraternity has been temporarily suspended from all campus activities. They were not able to take part in the Greek Week events of this week.

“It has completely interrupted and destroyed our ability to function as a normal student organization.

We’re currently not allowed to reserve any rooms on campus; really all of our rights as a student organization have been stripped over this,” Ethridge said.

The members of Kappa Sigma claim that they have not been treated fairly in this investigation.

“Right now it’s showing us that it’s turned into a personal thing instead of a professional or even an educational interaction,” Grumman said.

They have cooperated with the investigations so far and are eager for them to be over.

“We’ve been through

“There’s no need to go into what the specific allegations were because frankly they were ridiculous allegations, and there’s been no proof, no founding whatsoever.”

Aubrey Ethridge, Secretary of Kappa Sigma everything that comes with allegations. We handled that. We complied in every way. We met every single interview,” said Ethridge.

“We answered all their questions, no matter what they were, no matter how ridiculous they were, and we answered them truthfully.”

The members of Kappa Sigma want to return to normal operations as a student organization.

“We’re the longest standing fraternity on this campus. We were the first fraternity on this campus … We’ve done great things for this school … we have a long, long history here that we want to continue.

Not being allowed to do so is really destroying our organization,” Ethridge said.

Close up Themes, ideas and events of the 21st century

April 20, 2012 • Editor, Lindsay Shoemake

Photo Illustration by Lindsay Shoemake

‘Pay it forward’: Nonprofits Unconventional career path proves to be rewarding, beneficial

Yes “I think the biggest thing I learned is to stay calm in stressful situations while working in a hospital in Duluth.”

Code Womack, senior sociology major “I’m interning for Tim Vacula, the university photographer. I’ve gained a great deal of experience working with a variety of groups around campus.”

Angie Hendrix, junior art major

No “I’m not doing an internship until next summer.”

Daniel Nix, mass communication major “I’ve never had the opportunity to have an internship.”

Anne Kennedy, junior biology major

Lindsay Shoemake Senior Reporter While the 9-to-5 weekly grind of the corporate career world may appeal to some college graduates, there are a number of career paths that young professionals often overlook.

One unconventional career path that graduates are beginning to veer down are jobs in the nonprofit sector, which prove to be both socially impactful and rewarding.

Sara Faircloth, coordinator of service learning at Georgia College, spent the first 30 years of her career as a nonprofit executive. According to Faircloth, passion is one of the forces that propel students to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector.

“People who stay in nonprofit as a career do it because they are passionate about it,” Faircloth said. “It is difficult and often undervalued work, but if it is what drives you, it is a great career path with many opportunities for upward mobility.”

Three of the most common nonprofit subsectors include charitable organizations, professional associations and business leagues. The Boys and Girls Clubs is one of the most wellknown, charitable sectors of nonprofit.

Simply because a career is associated with a nonprofit organization doesn’t mean it’s unprofitable for the employee -- a fallacy that college graduates often fall victim to.

“It is a myth that you cannot make a decent living in nonprofit,” Faircloth said. “In some small communities such as Milledgeville, salaries will be

lower, but in larger areas -- especially Atlanta -- the salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.”

Emily McCurley, senior mass communication major, is one of many students preparing to enter the nonprofit workforce. McCurley hopes to apply her public relations concentration to a greater good after graduating in May. “Personally, I can’t fathom the idea of working every day and thinking that my work hasn’t positively impacted someone else’s life,” McCurley said.

“I think college students who are interested in the nonprofit sector are extremely passionate people who have to see their heart’s burdens worked out.”

McCurley urges students interested in pursuing a nonprofit career path to begin their journey by taking part in the National Student Leadership Association at GC, a program that prepares students for the sector through classes, leadership opportunities and service learning.

The NSLA experience culminates in attaining the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential, which is highly respected by nonprofit organizations across the nation.

McCurley also encourages students to seek volunteer experiences and to consult their professors about how their major could be applied to a nonprofit.

“I tell people all the time to open as many doors as possible and the ones you’re not supposed to walk through will close,” McCurley said. “Students who are interested in nonprofit shouldn’t be afraid, but instead take

“ ... college students who are interested in the nonprofit sector are extremely passionate people who have to see their heart’s burdens worked out.”

Emily McCurley, senior mass communication major advantage of as many opportunities as possible.”

And opportunities are certainly abundant. According to Faircloth, even in the current economy there are ample jobs available in nonprofit. Additionally, 86 percent of recent NSLA graduates have successfully found job placement in the nonprofit sector.

McCurley plans to move to Ireland after graduation, where she will spend two years serving as the personnel coordinator with Operation Mobilization, a nonprofit Christian organization. She is quick to acknowledge that a career in nonprofit is not for the faint of heart, but the benefits greatly outweigh the work involved.

“I’m not sure where I’ll be after my two years in Ireland, but it doesn’t really matter,” McCurley said. “Life is an adventure anyway.”

For additional information on nonprofit careers and NLSA at GC, visit gcsu.edu/engagement/humanics.

Post-grad Q&A: Zane Wind, GC class of 2009 Nick Widener Senior Reporter Georgia College graduate Zane Wind, class of ‘09, was fortunate enough to find a job after college.

Graduating with a degree in mass communication, and a minor in theatre, Wind shares some of his post-college experience.

Q: Since graduating from GC, how has your life changed?

A: Life got a little more random once I graduated. With school, you have a set schedule and structure each day. But once I left Georgia College to begin the job hunt, that was thrown out the window. Every day was different in that I was applying to new jobs all of the time, networking, doing odd jobs here and there, interning and basically keeping busy while I looked for that one elusive job that could allow me to begin my adult life.

Q: Do you feel like you were prepared for your transition from college to the job market?

A: One thing I regret is that I

did not do more internships or networking during my holidays while I was a student. I didn’t really start doing all of that until I graduated. I can’t stress enough how important it is to get work experience even if that consists of low pay or unpaid internships. Work experience is gold right now. And always, it’s who you know. Even if you have just started college, you should already be looking for internships or other professional work experience. And network!

Q: Did you have any difficulty finding a job?

A: It was pretty difficult. But I made sure I kept myself busy by interning at various companies to build experience and doing hobbies I love. My hobby is acting.

So I did a couple theater shows and auditioned for acting gigs from time to time. I always made sure I was working and not just sitting at home.

Q: Describe your job.

A: I am a media analyst for Encompass Digital Media. I work in public affairs for the military for a

department called Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) I also audition professionally for my agent, Houghton Talent.

Q: How did you come to get a part in “American Reunion?”

A: My agent first got me to audition for the role of a kid at a party. After the first audition, I was call-backed to audition for the role of Mitch who plays Nadia’s husband. The whole joke of my scene was that Mitch would look like Jason Biggs. I guess I look like him so I got the part. I had a great experience working on the film.

Q: Are you working on pursuing any further roles in films currently and is a film career where you see would like to end up?

A: I still audition when I get the chance but I haven’t been cast in anything lately. It’s a tough business, but I love it even if I don’t get the audition. I’m always going to want to pursue a film career. My goal right now is to gain enough

work experience with my new job at Encompass as a fail safe plan while also pursuing a film career.

It’s definitely a juggling act.

Q: What is something you’ve struggled the most with since graduation?

A: Graduating. I miss Georgia College so much. But for real, living back home after college was hard at times even though I get along with my family. But now I just moved out.

Q: What is the one thing you wished you learned in college that you didn’t?

A: I minored in theater and just studied the acting side of it. I didn’t bother to learn the tech side of theater. It would have made me a more well-rounded person in that field. I think it’s important for every college student to study or participate in every aspect of their major or minor so that when they graduate they have more value when they’re looking for jobs.

Q: What is the most valuable thing you learned in college?

A: The most valuable thing I learned in college is that meeting new people is very important. It allows you to branch out, make new friends and contacts. You never know who can make a difference in your life unless you get to know them. College is a fantastic environment for that. Oh, also learning about Golden Pantry was very valuable to me.

Community

April 20, 2012 • Editor, Steffi Beigh

Public Safety Report What’s Happening Friday, April 20

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National Volunteer Appreciation Week Relay for Life (Baldwin High School)

All day

Earthfest: Stand With the Gulf

4 - 6 p.m.

Earthfest: Campus and Community Cleanup

Saturday, April 21 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Earthfest: Power Ride

11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Earthfest (Front Campus)

10 p.m. - April 22

Earthfest: Camp Under the Stars (Front Campus)

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Sunday, April 22 1 - 3 p.m.

Monday, April 23 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Pacesetters (Magnolia Ballroom)

7 - 8 p.m.

CPA Résumé Review Night (Residence Halls)

7 - 9 p.m.

Bobcat Winners Circle

Tuesday, April 24 7:30 p.m.

Music Theatre Scenes (Max Noah Recital Hall)

Wednesday, April 25 4 - 6 p.m.

Redefining the Multiple 13 Japanese Printmakers Reception (Museum of Fine Arts)

Thursday, April 18 7:30 p.m.

Sounds Sculptures, Electronic Music (Max Noah Recital Hall)

NOTE: If you would like to see any events incorporated on the calendar, please send them to colonnadenews@gcsu.edu.

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Earthfest: River Cleanup (Oconee Greenway)

Handing over the hash

April 12 at 5:13 p.m. An anonymous source tipped off campus cops about possible “drug activity” at The Bellamy apartments. Officer Earnest Spikes went to an apartment. A man who lived there opened the door, and when he did, Spikes smelled marijuana. The man then handed Spikes a multi-colored smoking pipe and a small orange pill bottle with weed in it. The man was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and referred to the Student Judicial Board.

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Opinion Our Voice There are good things about Milledgeville Spreading like wildfire, the story about 6-year-old Milledgeville resident Salecia Johnson has erupted all over the news. News of the kindergartner getting handcuffed by the Milledgeville police can be found at a number of different places. The story has appeared on the likes of ABC News, the Associated Press and even the L.A. Times. It seems as if people cannot get enough of this little girl’s story.

Unfortunately, what this means for Milledgeville is more bad press.

Everyone remembers the Roethlisberger case, and even to this day it is still following the Milledgeville name around like an annoying fly that just won’t go away. Sure, this case has come and gone, but bring up Milledgeville around family and friends and almost 50 percent of the time someone is going to say something along the lines of “Milledgeville? That’s where the Roethlisberger thing happened.”

The question is, upon hearing the name Milledgeville, will these people also mention the 6-year-old who got handcuffed? With the vast amount of articles about it already taking over Facebook and online news sources, chances are this will become yet another infamous case that will be talked about several years down the road.

At The Colonnade, we believe that people need to start recognizing Milledgeville for its successes and not just for its downfalls. For instance, most people do not realize that the annual Deep Roots Festival, which brings students and the community together, recently gained some good publicity.

Winning six awards at this year’s Southeast Festivals and Events Kaleidoscope Awards.

Aside from the Deep Roots Festival, Milledgeville also shines through the success of its farmer’s markets. With the return of the Milledgeville Market on Tuesdays and the addition of the Fall Line Farmers Market on Saturdays, the city is steadily building a reputation as a prime location for sustainable food. Downtown Milledgeville also has a plethora of booming businesses, and the number of businesses is only supposed to increase with each passing year.

So the next time someone refers to Milledgeville as “crazy town” and remarks on Roethlisberger or Salecia Johnson, remind them of the good parts about this town. Tell them about how Georgia College is one of the top universities in the state, or tell them about the beautiful, historic homes that line the streets.

The Colonnade is not saying that such cases like a 6-year-old getting handcuffed should be pushed aside, but we are suggesting that people need to get the bad taste they have in their mouths about Milledgeville. It’s time this city starts being recognized for the good and not just the bad.

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“Do you think it is important for Georgia College to host cultural events on campus and why?”

Phillip Joiner encourages and offers assistance to GC community I would like to respond to the 4/13 “Our Voice” column in The Colonnade, which was directed at my role on City Council and my “behavior” in office.

When I was a student at Georgia College, I involved myself in many organizations on campus, including serving as a contributing writer to The Colonnade for a short period of time. The Colonnade has always maintained a reputation as a top-notch university newspaper, is overseen by some of the most talented and intelligent faculty on campus and has some of the best and brightest student writers my alma mater could possibly ask for.

The editorial that was written describes me in flattering and at the same time, unflattering terms, both which are absolutely within the rights of free press.

I respect those rights, as a 12-year veteran of media and hope free speech is always protected.

Regarding my representation of Georgia College students, my “goal in mind,” as was written in the editorial, has always remained the same -- to serve the community with vigor and passion and continue to bridge the gap between students and community members.

After observing three straight elections, over a dozen years - where people ran for this Council position on a platform of student advocacy and were defeated, I decided to run, enlist the student voice properly and won. Over the last two and a half years, there have been some that have maintained that

“students shouldn’t have a voice in local government.” I disagreed with that assessment years ago -- and I disagree with it now. Georgia College is not only my alma mater, but the engine that keeps Baldwin County afloat, and I have, do and will represent the 6,000-plus students that our community is fortunate to have, with continued determination.

Like you, I am not perfect and have made mistakes along the way, but my passion to help those I represent cannot be questioned.

There will be some key issues in the upcoming months that will directly affect every student on campus. I am advocating for the needs of the students, as well as the non students in my district and need all of your help.

In November of 2013, another election will be held for all City Council positions. While I will not be on that ballot - I hope someone with the same love for Milledgeville and Georgia College that I have, will put their name out there for consideration.

You have a MASSIVE voice in this community. You showed that to Milledgeville when I was elected. Show it again. Keep showing it. A united student body is an impressive thing and you can truly affect change. Thank you for all of your contributions to our wonderful little town - you have a voice - and you deserve to be heard. I’m here for any of you for the next year and a half.

-Phillip Joiner, City Council District 4

Letter to the Editor: Trayvon Martin column shows lack of perspective As professor of criminal justice with a focus on race, I was saddened by the lack of perspective reflected in this editorial. The title made me rage, “A blunder.” A blunder is dropping the football in the end-zone, not the death of a human being.

The assertion that we should put ourselves in Zimmerman’s shoes is reasonable.

However when examining ideas put forth, there are questions as to why this incident warrants the “stand your ground” claim. The perspective reflected is the American assumption of black criminality.

The author states “It would be a relief to learn that Trayvon’s death was a product of irrational thinking and rash actions instead of just racism.” It would be a relief if this was so, but irrational thinking is part of racism. Racism isn’t as blatant as many would hope.

There are racist actions that we do not label racism. We don’t like that label, but 2012 racism means calling it something else (Tim Wise’s talk on 3/5/12 or read his books). The war on drugs/crime has been morphed into a war on minorities (see crack vs. powder cocaine sentencing discrepancies).

We have the assertion that we should consider Zimmerman’s “great crime fighting duty” for putting in “400 calls to the police in one year.” Most would call this paranoia. That is more than a call a day for a year assuming he worked every day patrolling a GATED COMMUNITY. Wanting to be “batman instead of intolerant” screams delusions of grandeur.

My crew (criminologists/sociologists, etc.) calls this being a cowboy. These people carry more weapons than they have hands and are itching for a situation in which they feel “threatened.”

You should put yourself in Zimmerman’s shoes and briefly be “convinced that your neighborhood is swarming with criminals who must be stopped.

Police refuse to do anything…you’re going to have to do defend everything by yourself,” asserts that the police are unwilling to help which is false. If we take this perspective, then why do we have police? Why not have neighborhood watches led by Zimmerman and cowboys. Zimmerman didn’t just “march out the door vowing to never again let these hooligans walk through your home territory unchallenged.” He was in a car, saw a “suspicious” black juvenile, called 911, ignored the dispatcher, trailed him and ultimately that juvenile died. There is something “suspicious” about Zimmerman standing his ground and not being arrested for more than a month.

I invite the author to take my Criminology classes. If not, put on a hoodie and go into a gated neighborhood with a neighborhood watch cowboy such as Zimmerman. Arm yourself with skittles, a phone and blackness. See if you aren’t harassed (or made to feel unwelcome).

That is the African American criminal stereotype at work in America. Now imagine that feeling every day you wake up. I’m sure anything that happened to you wouldn’t be a race thing and the author’s parents would put themselves in the place of the neighborhood watch cowboy.

And some say that GC has an issue with diversity. One would never know it by this opinion column.

Sincerely defending the ideal of social justice in the land of “equality,” -Sara Buck Doude, Ph.D., Professor of Criminal Justice

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“Well after that email we just got about all the homophobic and racial slurs, I feel like maybe if we had more events to go to, people would be more aware and not as small minded.”

Skylar Wilson, sophomore biology major “I think it’s a good idea because we don’t have a lot of cultures represented around campus. So bringing something in like that on campus maybe will open up peoples’ eyes to different cultures.”

Stephen Hogan, junior marketing major “I think it’s important. It brings a lot of diversity and shows you the way other cultures interact. It also shows you a different way of doing things instead of just having a narrow view.”

Patrick Haley, sophomore chemistry major

“I think it’s important to expand our cultural knowledge, but as far as monetary values go, I think there are other things we should spend our money on first.

Leah Strickland, junior studio art major “I definitely think it’s important for GC to host cultural events. Particularly with our limited diversity as is, it’s good to expound upon and explore culture and get awareness out about who is on our campus, what they are doing, and what they are like.”

Drew NeSmith, junior nursing major “It’s fun to learn about different cultures.

My high school was pretty diverse and I feel like you don’t see that much diversity around here. Everyone needs to be thought of as important.”

Julie Coppedge, freshman marketing major “As a French major, I think it’s of the utmost importance to expose young people, especially college students, to as many cultures as possible. I studied abroad last summer and it was the most eye-opening experience of my life and I don’t think that anyone can truly appreciate other cultures, or either their own, until they have some kind of exposure.”

Emily Barkelew, senior English and French major

The Litter Box Thoughts and Rants of Georgia College

So about that discarded car bumper at the Bellamy recycling dumpsters. Not sure if dedication, stupidity, or a mixture of both is involved.

Wow. I’ve been trying to eat at the new Subway on campus since the day it opened, but it’s still too busy! I just want a footlong!!!!

Yay!! Only a few more weeks until graduation!!

I am so glad WGUR got an upgrade!!

I am so happy summer is only a few weeks away. So many papers between now and then though..............

I just want to sleep all the time. Something must be wrong with me.

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April 20, 2012• Editor, Lauren Davidson

‘24-Hour Plays’

Senior art major exposes suburban standardized education through Scantrons Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter She had a dream one night that she would become an art major. The next morning she gave the dream a second thought, walked over to Bill Fisher’s office, and officially changed her major from marketing to art.

That is how Lauren Holman, a senior fine art major with a concentration in printmaking, became an artist.

Next week on April 23, Holman will be presenting her senior exhibit “Standardized Suffocation: Reexamining Suburbia’s ‘World Class’ Education,” in Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery, that she has been working on during this semester.

Holman started her Fall semester of senior seminar creating screenprints of illustrations based on her friends’ dreams. After working with the idea for a while, she realized this wasn’t what she was passionate about and changed her focus. She decided she wanted to push the envelope with her senior project and create an exhibit pulling from her experience as a student in the Gwinnett County school system.

“The whole basis of the show is based around suburban education and how standardized it has become,” Holman said. “… when I think about how I was educated and what comes to mind, the first thing I thought was Scantrons because every test you take whether it be math, language arts, anything, you’re taking it on a Scantron.”

She said that she looked further at the scantrons and created her own metaphor of what she took away from her education in a suburban area.

“When I was thinking about what exemplified suburban education I thought Scantron. Then after that it exploded and then it became a metaphor for even the students in the suburban education system because of how monotonous it is and how we are all the same and there’s thousands of us, “ Holman said. “We all look the same, we all have to write the same, we are all sitting in lines and lines and nothing is stimulating anymore. Its like a Scantron -- it’s all blue and white;

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Senior art exhibit explores memory and synthesis with multi-exposed photographs

Aubrie Sofala / Senior Photographer Lyssa Hunganson, Drew Godsey and Erica Mandato play characters in “The Importance of being Kevin Bacon,” written by Chelsea Martsen and directed by Erin Borain. The character of Meowmeow (Mandato) presents “All Dogs go to Heaven,” her choice for the gangs Pizza Movie Night movie.

Six writers, six directors, 26 actors, and 24 hours of writing and acting Aubrie Sofala Senior Reporter Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., hardly a word is spoken, save for the minor grunts of exhaustion. Six writers wildly type scripts that will be produced in a mere 24 hours.

But a booming voice interrupts the frenzied silence.

“What is a funny way for someone to kill themselves?” Jimmy Holder, one of the six Georgia College graduate and undergraduate writers participating in the annual 24 Hour Plays asks, as the other writers immediately come up with scenarios. Each is wilder than the last. *** The plan is simple. Six writers have eight hours to write a 10-minute script. The next day, the directors receive the script and gather their given cast to produce the play in six hours.

Introductions began on Friday April 13 at 8 p.m., where the actors and actresses came equipped with a prop and costume piece.

“It’s just something to inspire them and give them some ideas,” David Muschell, English and creative writing professor said.

“Sometimes the writers come in and they are blank, so these props are here to help them.”

Caffeinated and carefree, the writers begin in the lab upstairs in the Black Box Theatre at 9 p.m. At first the conversation is

Lauren Davidson Senior Reporter Evan Stanfield’s senior exhibition class forced him to explore different ideas, from photographs of bottles to photographs of antiques. But the senior fine arts major was not getting the results he wanted. He wanted his exhibit to be more personal.

Using his 35mm Canon camera loaded with color film, he shot multiple exposures of places he has personally been drawn to in Milledgeville during his time as a student. Eighteen colorful, ambiguous photographs ranging in size from 16x24 to 20x30 make up his exhibit, “Synthesis: A Photographic Exploration of Memory.”

He decided to shoot multiple exposures to give the photographs a visual quality showing synthesis and the nature of memories and how they change overtime. Synthesis and memory are two words that embody his work as a whole.

“All (of) my show is multiple exposures, which is definitely a synthesis,” Stanfield said. “That’s kind of it, but I definitely didn’t just want to leave it just synthesis because I am also working with memory … the compounding nature of memory, how memory overtime can become blended together, sometimes become misremembered. I think that also goes in hand with emotional responses to images because they change overtime.”

Traditionally in film photography classes, students use black and white film. Stanfield started out his project using black and white film, but decided to break away from the norm and use color film.

“I decided I didn’t want to do black and white because color is something I’ve always wanted to try,” Stanfield said. “And what was great is we had the equipment here, its just no one was using it. So Emily definitely gave me free range to do whatever I wanted and I liked that freedom.”

Stanfield has worked closely with assistant professor of art Emily Gomez this semester as a teaching assistant for her Photo V class this spring semester.

Gomez has been there to offer feedback through the entire process of his exhibit and said she is very impressed with his finished products.

“Evan chose a complicated process and issue to explore,” Gomez said. “Technically, the work involves making multiple exposures with color negative film.

Conceptually, the work is about the collection of memories. He tied process and theme together nicely and ended up with a solid exhibition of prints.”

“Synthesis: A Photographic Exploration of Memory” will be on exhibit in Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery from April 23 until April 27.

Aubrie Sofala / Senior Photographer William Warren plays the councilman in “Our Townies,” written by Tori Lee Averett and directed by Anna Gruber. The play took a satirical look at Milledgeville and its relentless transient population. This play was one of six that were a part of the “24-Hour Plays.”

light. But soon, the six are focused, randomly making trips to an overflowing prop box.

Among the props spilling out of the box includes a Boba Fett helmet, a pair of ladybug wings, a ukulele and a plastic Jesus.

Steve Holbert, graduate student and writer, chose the Jesus.

The prop goes well with the script Holbert squeaks out, being the first to go into the round of edits and rewrites. “Ghost Misadventures,” written by Holbert and directed by Evan Fields, is a comedic take on the popular Travel Channel TV show “Ghost Adventures” with Zak Bagans.

In it, the character of Zak, played by Zack Bradford, and his group of ghost adventurers tour the familiar Central Sate Hospital, only to find a couple of squatters.

The hilarity hits a high point as soon as Nick, played by Evan Wells, cradles the plastic Jesus, asking for protection from the ghosts. *** Muschell said the process of reworking scripts is the most trying for the writers— with the sleep deprivation sitting in.

“They get their first draft done and give them feedback,” Muschell said. “Sometimes the rough draft is just not working. We talk about a new way to go about it.”

The reworks are a long, grueling process, beginning with readings with the three producers Iona Pendergast, Amy Pinney and Muschell.

Despite the long process, many of the writers see a pay-off for their efforts.

Synthesized sounds Lindsay Shoemake Senior Reporter Chords, beats, melodies and rhythms are usually associated with conventional musical instruments, but the Sound Sculptures 7 show is far from ordinary.

Relying primarily on computer-generated tunes, the electronic composition concert will bring music into the 21st century on Thursday, April 26.

“Sound Sculptures will be the world premiere performance of these students’ work,” Georgia College music director David Johnson said. “The music featured in this concert does not have a traditional performing ensemble, but it will showcase a wide range of pop and avant-garde styles.”

The annual concert is put on by students of electronically-based music classes like Computer Music and Electroacoustic Composition, and is the culmination of a semester’s worth of hard work and composing.

Will Strawn, junior marketing major, is one of the musicians performing in this year’s Sound Sculptures production, and has honed his skills as a producer and composer during his time at Georgia College.

“The first time I became involved with electronic music was during Computer Music my freshman year,” Strawn said. “That class taught me the basics of how to produce your own electronic music, and got me really into it all.”

Strawn has been working diligently all semester to perfect his electronic composition, typically practicing three times a week in preparation for Sound Sculptures.

“My piece is completely through the computer, but that are instruments that

“You get to write a play and the very next day it’s performed for you. It’s such an amazing experience,” Valerie Wayson, graduate student and writer of “Anniversary,” said. “You should write plays and send them out and you will do that if you’re diligent.”

The editing process ended at 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. It is at this point that Pinney, Pendergast and Muschell being the process of casting.

“Amy and Iona and I choose the cast based on talent and what they will give to the script. We also figure who has more experience and who can handle this part,” Muschell said. “We try to cast for character.”

One fairly difficult play to cast this year was Holder’s, (does this comma need to be here?) “Divinely Futile Conversation Over Drinks on a Friday Night,” which was directed by Amy Carpenter.

The play revolves around a group of younger friends who nonchalantly spout off random facts to each other, while a grandmother strives for their attention.

According to Holder, he wrote the piece largely as a commentary on today’s society.

The young group represents today’s generation, seemingly obsessed with information gathering. On the other spectrum is an entirely different generation who is painfully

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Musical theater takes the stage Lindsay Shoemake Senior Reporter

are recorded that go into it,” Strawn said. “The instruments are so distorted, though, that they sound electronic.”

Unlike most conventional concerts, Sound Sculptures will showcase little to no live instruments. However, audiences will be graced with a special guest.

“Most of the pieces on the program are exclusively electronic, without any live performers,” Johnson said. “However, this year’s Sound Sculptures concert does feature a guest artist and Georgia College alumnus, John Hennecken, whose composition is for live clarinet and electronic accompaniment.”

Although the majority of Sound Sculptures pieces will rely on electronically-produced sounds, Strawn is quick to clarify that just because a song is produced through a computer doesn’t automatically mean it will have an “8-bit,” video game-esque sound.

“This is a completely unique ex

Popular on-stage staples like “Hello Dolly!” will be brought to life April 24 in the Max Noah Recital Hall in this semester’s Music Theatre Scenes production.

Under the direction of Wendy Mullen, professor of music, the nine-person cast will bring Broadway to Milledgeville through the live performance of well-known musical numbers, each conveying a unique theme and feel.

“The show begins in a fairytale world that features ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk,’ Mullen said. “The remainder of the show’s scenes is set in the first half of the 1900s.”

After a semester’s worth of preparation, line memorization and rehearsals, Music Theatre Scenes students and cast members are eager to take to the stage and bring the scenes to life.

John Moon, sophomore music therapy major, is performing in four scenes but playing the lead role in “Giants in the Sky,” a selected scene from musical “Into the Woods.”

“My character is Jack (from “Jack and the Beanstalk),” Moon said. “The play follows several fairy tale characters into the woods to search for the different things they desire. In the scene I am reflecting on my adventure up the beanstalk and what I have learned from it.”

Other musicals represented in the production include “My Fair Lady,” “Kiss Me Kate,”

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familiar with the value of human connection.

The play was a battle for connection and emotion, which left many audience members in awe. *** This year was a first for the producers to assign the directors their scripts.

“The year will the first where we choose the director for the play. Usually we let them read all of the plays and they put their top three choices down,” Muschell said.

The writers receive their scripts at 7 a.m. From there, they have an hour to research and plan out what will happen from there. Anna Gruber, senior theatre major and director of “Our Townies,” has participated in the plays for three years and spent two years directing.

“I read through it and the way my brain works is I try to picture what it looks like and what moments I wanted to highlight and what was the most important—and just go

The Colonnade from there,” Gruber said.

The six directors and 26 actors and actresses go through a day full of rehearsals. They are assigned different locations to practice and report to the Max Noah Recital Hall for tech rehearsals with the stage manager and junior theatre major Theresa Sagan.

“The directors get with me and decide what they want as far as the tech details,” Sagan said. “They have a half hour for tech rehearsal, which is their last rehearsal here.”

Part of the director’s job is to also interrupt the script that has been written. After the writers are done at 6 a.m, no alterations can be made to the script—leaving the director to find the focus of the characters.

Eric Griffis, assistant professor of costume design, has participated in the play four years running. Griffis directed “Bad Babysitter” this year, written

by Emily Chamison.

“I acted the first year, coproduced the middle years and directed the last,” Griffis said.

“We had to find out who these characters where, all we have is the scripts. So, I work with

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perience where audiences will be able to hear sounds that you would hear nowhere else,” Strawn said. “I hope audiences get a new appreciation for music, because it is a different form of expression for each artist.”

A wide array of musical genres and subgenres will be represented in Sound Sculptures,

the actors to find out more about the characters and what their focus is. I was grateful to have a great cast.”

This is also a time for producers to make the rounds and offer up suggestions to the directors.

“I’ll take notes and then go over those with them. They are just suggestions. I’m not going to talk to their actors,” Pinney said said. *** By the time 7:30 p.m. rolls around, the actors aren’t even startled with Sagan calls 5 minutes till house. Soon the line, which had been waiting outside, starts to flood into the room.

It is difficult to comprehend the plays about to be performed had such little time to be created. There was no time to ponder the possibility of character names, no time to decide if the blocking would work, only an impulse and creative thinking.

“It’s crazy to live this,” Pinney said.

The lights dim, a quiet cough is stifled and the curtains open.

ranging from dubstep and house music to DJing and looped instruments. Audiences will be exposed to an amalgam of sounds and sensations, resulting in a well-rounded experience.

“I hope that the audience’s mind will be blown away by the sheer expressive power and dare I say it? genius, of this year’s crop of young electronic composers.”

Sound Sculptures 7 will be held in the Max Noah Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

April 20, 2012

Overall Grade:B Courtesy of http://discoverthecabininthewoods.com// Nick Widener Reviewer Fatalism and desensitization. Two notions “The Cabin in the Woods” does not advertise.

One would think its tagline, “You think you know the story,” would be a simple write-off for a sophisticated marketing campaign. But “Cabin” hits its mark; you don’t know the story.

Before the opening credits finish rolling, “Cabin” is already morphing – setting character archetypes up, while simultaneously breaking them.

There is the jock (Chris Hemsworth), who is actually smart, the dumb blonde (Anna Hutchison), who has merely dyed her hair, the stoner (Fran Kranz), offering insight instead of nonsense, and the would-be romantics, (Kristen Connolly and Jesse Williams), whose relationship doesn’t quite play out.

The film quickly establishes what it must, and then gets to its weekend getaway; but of course no weekend getaway is ever normal.

From a covert basement facility, the gang is being monitored. Two white-shirted older gentlemen, Sitterson and Hadley (Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford), watch from

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“The Music Man,” “West Side Story” and “Funny Girl.”

Caroline Kuzel, sophomore theater major, is set to play Minnie in “Elegance,” a musical selection from “Hello Dolly.”

“My two big scenes are ‘If a Girl Isn’t Pretty’ and ‘Elegance,’” Kozel said. “My favorite music to listen to growing up was show tunes, so I have always loved musical theater, acting and singing.”

This performance will be the culmination of a semester’s worth of long rehearsals and hours of preparation.

“Overall, I think it will be a great night and it’s definitely worth going,” senior political science major Jennifer Hay said. “Everyone in the class is really talented and we have all been working hard through the semester getting the show ready.”

The Spring Music Theatre Scenes performance will take place in the Max Noah Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.

that’s it.”

In her exhibit she will have four stimulation pieces that are 22x30 (feet, inches?). The pieces are essentially screenprinted copies of Scantrons blown up and covered with an explosion of color and glitter that make them pop with colors, stimulating the viewers.

She has also created several 8x10 standard size Scantrons that she is calling “regurgitation pieces,” that will be

screens and manipulate fates. Jenkins and Whitford are two of the best set pieces of the film, with their meta banter alluding to “Scream,” occurring throughout.

The two parallel settings, of the cabin and the white-shirts, begin to converge; zombies rise up and what at first plays out like a typical slash fest, goes batshit in the end.

Directed by Drew Goddard and written by Goddard and Joss Whedon, the two are aware of all of horror’s parameters and aware they must break them.

Accented by David Julyan’s fear-inspiring score, he has the audience convinced they know what’s next, but the cabin’s moderators toss wildcards our way.

At times those wildcards do seem a bit overwhelming, only played for fun’s sake, but once they all add up, they fit nicely together, gimmick-free.

Trying to figure out where the ride is going to take you is somewhat futile, as it’s not about that. It’s about enjoying the ride, and “Cabin” gives one.

The film’s hell-defying conclusion, where vats of blood spill, is jaw dropping. “Cabin” aims to match every genre staple, and it doesn’t fall too far from it.

to the left of the stimulation pieces, as well as a ceiling installation made up of 1,000 number two pencils and a floor installation of Scantrons for viewers to walk on.

Crystal Wagner, associate professor of art, said that she has worked with Holman, giving her an objective point of view, during the process of creating her senior exhibit.

Wagner can see great evidence of maturity and growth in Holman as an artist. “ … She has pushed herself to tackle a controversial topic and with it also honed

in her own individual mark,” Wagner said. “Her work, particularly her flat mixed-media pieces, seem to be the antithesis standardization. Offering us an opportunity to explore the potential and expression that tends to be masked or blocked out in a system that censors variety and creativity. I think people will be surprised and provoked by her work. I can’t wait to see it up on the wall and in other places.”

Holman’s work will be displayed in Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery from April

Leisure The ugly side of Photoshop in the media — how impossible beauty standards affect and distort self image Ansley Burgamy Staff Writer It is said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but for modern men and women the media is establishing the perception of beauty.

Advertisements’ sole purpose is to make money, but today’s ads are selling a lot more than just products; they sell unattainable images of perfection that could only be obtained through the use of digital manipulation.

Magazines are filled with glamorous photographs, but they have been manipulated with photo editing software. Female models are significantly taller and skinnier than the average woman. In addition to already being skinny, her arms, legs and torso are slimmed by someone making a few clicks on their computer.

“I don’t compare my looks, but it’s hard to not notice how beautiful the cover models are, like their flawless skin or sculpted figures,” junior psychology major Amanda Brown said.

The false perception of beauty among women has been an established concern, but there are growing concerns for the effect photo shopped ads have on a men’s body image.

Male-oriented magazines depict extremely buff men on their covers, who have had their abs enhanced to appear like washboards and their biceps to look something reminiscent of Popeye’s after a can of spinach.

“As much as guys won’t admit it, men strive for an ‘ideal body.’ I would say magazines have a greater influence on males because they make it seem as if those ‘washboard’ abs are easy to come by,” junior mass communications major Graham Williams said.

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The concern with these highly edited photographs is the unrealistic expectation they set for impressionable men and women.

These images of unattainable bodies may lead to body image problems, like eating disorders, especially with younger audiences. An ideal is being set for men and women to strive to look like these misrepresentations of beauty.

Susan Spencer, a Georgia College counselor, says she hasn’t really had students come in comparing themselves to models or celebrities, but she does see an array of students with body image issues. She has seen an increase in women striving to be strong, rather than stick thin.

“It is my hope to see women striving to gain strength and replace this idea of striving for perfection,” Spencer said.

These ideals are not only unattainable for an average individual, but even models or celebrities cannot obtain the depictions that grace the cover of magazines and advertisements.

Celebrities are especially being held to unrealistic standards, receiving unbelievable amounts of photo manipulation. A recent picture of Kim Kardashian surfaced on the Internet showing a drastic before and after shot. Not only has Kim’s arms, waist and legs been slimmed, but even the shade of her skin has been dramatically lightened.

This is a growing concern especially among a younger audience because they are in the process of developing their values, ideals and self-concepts.

The media is presenting a stereotype of perfection that depicts success, acceptance and beauty as an unreasonably false image.

“These images do play a role in what men see as ultimate fitness or ‘ideal,’ even if the photo has been tampered with Photoshop,” Williams said.

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Softball losses end season

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Bobcats take weekend doubleheader from Lander, drop doubleheader to Cougars Sam Hunt Senior Reporter

The Georgia College softball team was swept in a doubleheader at Columbus State on Tuesday to end its regular season.

The first game was scoreless until the bottom of the third when a double hit to right center drove in a run and put the Cougars up 1-0.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Cougars belted back-to-back solo homers to go on top 3-0.

The Bobcats’ first run did not come until the top of the seventh when senior first baseman/pitcher Haley Burnett singled to right, scoring sophomore Whitney Okvist to make it 3-1.

In game two, Columbus State took a 4-0 lead in the first.

In the top of the fifth, GC battled back.

Junior infielder Natalie Bellantoni rapped a double to left, moving Okvist to third and plating freshman infielder Frankie Walls.

That trimmed the Cougars’ lead to 4-1.

A Columbus State error allowed both Okvist and Bellantoni to score, leaving the Bobcats trailing by one, 4-3.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Cougars belted two solo homers and scored another run on a sac-fly to make it 7-3.

In the bottom of the sixth, Columbus State upped its lead when a double hit to center field resulted in bringing a Columbus State player from third to home. Fol

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Kelsey Garrison / Staff Photographer Freshman utilitly player Kristen Humphries had the first hit of game two in the Bobcats’ doubleheader against the Columbus Sate University Cougars on Tuesday. The Bobcats lost game one 3-1 and fell to the Cougars 11-3 in game two.

Tennis pounds Pacers Baseball falls to prior to PBC tourney Blazers on road Wins against Augusta State, USC Aiken lead men’s and women’s teams to tournament

Bobcats take Jaguars in weekend series, fall 4-2 to Valdosta State

Aubrie Sofala Senior Reporter The Georgia College men’s and women’s tennis teams finished a strong regular season. Each squad is seeded fifth heading into the PBC Tournament this weekend.

“Those were the best total matches we played all year, those two matches.

Singles, we played real well in both of them,” head coach Steve Barsby said.

The men’s team faced off against the Augusta State University Jaguars on April 13, with GC nabbing two of the three doubles matches early on.

The No. 1 GC doubles team senior Jerome Leborgne and junior Johan Wadstein defeated the opposing double team 8-5. The No. 2 doubles pair of junior Tyler Franks and junior Kasper Konyves also went on to win against Jaguar’s doubles 8-3.

“It could have gone either way but we played well on the spots we were supposed to play well on,” junior Wictor Andersson said. “On doubles, we had a chance on every spot. But we did really well on 1 and 2.”

The No. 3 doubles team composed of Andersson and senior Leo Bernardes battled it out against their opponents but were defeated 8-4.

With a strong lead in doubles, the men’s team went into the singles portion at August with momentum.

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Jen Hoffman / Staff Photographer Sophomre Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio won her No. 2 singles slot match 6-0, 6-0 against her USC Aiken opponent on Saturday.

Andersson beat out Jenner Stevenson 7-6, 7-5.

Wadstein also won with a match score of 6-1, 6-3.

Bernardes also garnered a win against ASU 6-1, 6-3.

The men’s team went on to battle it out against USC Aiken on April 14.

The doubles portion of the match went swiftly, the team winning three of three matches.

Doubles team Leborgne and Wadstein beat out USC 9-7. Kasper Konyves and Tyler Franks also defeated their opponents 8-5. The

team wrapped up the doubles with a big win by Bernardes and Andersson 9-8.

The singles portion also faired well for the team, winning three of three matches.

Leborgne got through the first singles match winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Wadstein secured the second match 6-4, 6-4. Bernardes came back with a strong win 7-6, 6-0.

The USC game wrapped

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The Georgia College baseball lost 4-2 at Valdosta State on Tuesday.

The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth inning when the Bobcats took the lead with a double hit to left field by senior outfielder Josh Young, bringing home junior outfielder Bryce Williams for an RBI and advancing senior catcher/ first baseman Benton Yaun to third base. Shortly after the first run was scored, Yaun was brought home when senior outfielder Patrick Daugherty singled for an RBI and giving GC a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Blazers jumped ahead when they scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Valdosta extended their lead by one run when a single hit through the right side resulted in an RBI, giving the Blazers a 4-2 lead.

In the top of the ninth, the Bobcats were unable to score in their last scoring opportunity and Valdosta took the win with the final Baseball score at 4-2.

GC 16 Last weekend the BobAS 7 cats were on GC 7 the road to face Augusta State 5 AS University in GC 9 a three-game series and took AS 10 the series from GC 2 the Jaguars 2-1.

VS In game one 4 of the series,

Upcoming Games Tennis:

April 20 GC Men v. Francis Marion@3 p.m.

April 20 GC Women v. Flager @ 1 p.m.

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April 20@GC v. Columbus State@ 6 p.m.

April 21@GC v. Columbus State@ 1 p.m.

April 21@GC v. Columbus State@ 4 p.m.

Augusta State was first to take the lead when in the bottom of the second a two-RBI hit followed by a three-run homer gave them a 5-0 lead.

The Bobcats first scored in the top of the third when Daugherty and junior catcher/ first baseman Cody Maas both hit doubles that resulted in RBIs. The Jaguars regained their five-run lead when they scored two runs in the bottom of the third to take a 7-2 lead.

After the third inning, GC prevented the Jaguars from scoring another run and put 14 more runs on the scoreboard, including a two-run homer hit by junior infielder Jeremy Donaldson and a two-RBI double hit by Maas, to secure a 16-7 victory for game one.

In game two of the series, GC quickly jumped ahead when an RBI hit by Maas following by Daugherty scoring off an error by the Augusta State defense gave the Bobcats a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

In the top of the second, GC increased its lead when a double hit to right center field by Yaun brought in Williams for a 3-0 lead.

Augusta State and GC both scored a single run in the third inning and in the fourth inning, the Bobcats extended their lead when Maas hit a three-run homer over left field to give the Bobcats a 7-2 lead.

Neither team scored again until the bottom of the ninth when the Jaguars were only able to score two runs in their

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Quote of the Week “Traveling is just a neccessary evil.

Just because prices in gas have risen doesn’t mean we aren’t going to travel.

Our teams have to compete.”

Head golf coach and director of operations for GC athletics Jimmy Wilson on the how the increse in gas prices has affected the athletic department’s ability to send collegiate teams to other locations to compete.

Controversy and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are constantly put into the same sentence over criticism on ethical code violations and conversations of bribery. For years, the sport of soccer has grown because of the world-wide organization while at the same time also receiving harsh criticism from its supporters. Once the ball stops rolling in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups in Brazil and Russia, another country will host the 2022 World Cup. A country located in a controversial region and a country that has never hosted before: Qatar.

When Qatar beat out Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States as the first Arab country to host the World Cup, soccer fans were shocked. How does a country win a bid for the biggest sporting event globally?

With a lot of careful planning and even more money is how.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Qatar sits first as of 2011 with the world’s highest per capita GDP. Their oil and natural resource reserves help maintain them as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The reigning Al Thani family has the money and for the past 10 years they have implemented decisions that make their bid-approval not so shocking.

In 2004 the royal family began the Aspire Academy project that utilized the most efficient technology to equip Qatari athletes. The Aspire Football Dreams program was eventually birthed, proving soccer has been in the Qatari sights for a long time.

With only the Persian Gulf separating Qatar from Iraqi and Iranian borders, there was expected dissatisfaction when the bid was announced. The World Cup will be held when the desert country can reach up to 120 degrees at times, making games for players and fans near unbearable. Fans have also been waiting to see how Qatar handles their strict alcohol laws and what they are going to do about the gay and lesbian community since homosexuality is illegal in the country.

Qatar will be the smallest country in terms of land and population to ever host the World Cup and while many are still reluctant to accept the decision, the country has already identified some of the large problems. Out of 22 Arab nations, not one has hosted the World Cup. The World Cup of 2022 could lead to social and cultural fusion between the Western societies and the Middle East. A large remote control cloud is being designed to reduce the sun’s effect on the game along with temperature controlled stadiums. They have said there will be designated alcohol consumption sections and they welcome all types of people, including homosexuals.

If the globe can unite in a country surrounded with debate and hostile nations for another great soccer competition, than it may start to relieve the Middle East of some of its negative publicity.

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The number of cents that gas has increased in price since December 2011, which has affected the Georgia College Athletic Department’s travel budget.

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Two GC fishing squads take top tournament slots Kate Ramsey Senior Reporter The Georgia College fishing team participated in the Chattahoochee Shootout on Saturday at Lake West Point in LaGrange.

The tournament was hosted by the Georgia Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.

The GC team composed of junior environmental science major Henry Higgs and senior environmental science major Matt Henry took first place in the tournament while the GC team of Junior preengineering major Grant Kelly and junior forest management major Chancey Gray took second place in the tournament.

Kelly, president of the team, said he tries to clear his mind while fishing.

“When I’m fishing, I try not to think about what anybody else is doing. I just try to adapt to the changes in the lake and focus on the fish I can catch,” Kelly said.

“I just try to not worry about what other people are doing out on the lake, and what they’re catching.”

So far this season, the GC fishing team has traveled to several states and several lakes to compete in tournaments. After this weekend, they will have been to Florida, Alabama, Virginia and South Carolina to compete.

“During the day, you have to keep the fish alive, and then later on in the day you set aside your biggest five fish,” Kelly said. “You use these fish when you weigh in, and get your total for the day. None of the fish are harmed, it’s all catch and release; all the fish are put back in the lake.”

The members of the fishing team try to practice as much as they can each week, and usually have a tournament every weekend.

Junior environmental science major Jared Hendrix said, “With my schedule, I can usually fish up

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Continued from page 13 up the season for the men’s tennis team, excluding conference matches. Barsby wants to focus on picking up the momentum early on in the season next year, hoping to grab wins they should have won in the beginning of the season.

“We started slow and we didn’t do very well in the beginning but we got it together as we went on,” Andersson said.

“Hopefully we can keep the momentum up and play good in the Peach Belt Tournament this weekend.”

The girls also saw a successful end to the season with a strong doubles against Augusta State on April 13. The doubles started out strong with wins from junior Kayla Barksdale and sophomore Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio beating out their opponents 8-6. Junior May Johnson and freshman Leah Pridgeon went on to win 8-4.

Women’s dropped the final doubles match, sophomore Ivana Marevic and junior Michelle Lingner lost 9-8.

The women’s team won three of the six singles matches with strong wins from each player.

Setyon-Ortenzio grabbed an early win against ASU 6-2, 6-0. In the next match, Ivana Marevic dominated 6-3, 6-3. The

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Courtesy of Robbie Caron (Left) Junior pre-engineering major Grant Kelly and junior forest marketing major Chancey Gray finished second place in the Chattahoochee Shootout.

to about five days a week. I try to fish as much as possible.”

Hendrix has been elected to serve as the team’s vice president during next school year. He said that he hopes to go to more tournaments, and get GC more representation. He would also like to encourage the team to practice more, and win more tournaments.

Hendrix also said that he is excited to become the team vice president, and be able to serve with junior marketing major Chancey Gray.

“We’re great friends; us working together will make for a really great team, and help cheer the team on for next year,” Hendrix said.

As the elected president for the fishing team next year, Gray has many hopes for his first year.

“I hope next year will turn out like this year; I want everybody to get a chance to travel. It’s a great experience for the new guys who don’t have the same kind of tournament experience,” Gray said. “It gets them in there, and lets them see what it’s all about.”

Next on the agenda for the GC fishing team is a tournament being hosted on Lake Santee Cooper in Manning, S.C., on Saturday. After that, they will have a week off to prepare for their May 5 tournament in Guntersville, Ala., on Lake Guntersville.

lowing the RBI, a single hit up the middle resulted in two more RBIs for Columbus State and the Cougars took the game from the Bobcats with the final score of 11-3.

Last Friday, the Bobcats were at home and swept Lander University in their final home doubleheader of the regular season.

In the bottom of the first, the Bobcats took an early lead over Lander when an error by the Lander catcher allowed Okvist to steal home and give GC a 1-0 lead. Right after the first run was scored, Bellantoni was plated by an RBI from a bunt hit by junior utility player Michl’le Hull to secure a 2-0 lead.

The next run did not come until the bottom of the fifth when GC advanced their lead over the Bearcats when an error by the Lander defense allowed Okvist and Walls to score, giving GC a 4-0 lead.

The Bobcats’ defense prevented Lander from putting any runs on the scoreboard and took game one of the doubleheader 4-0.

On the mound, senior Sabrina Chandler pitched all seven innings, allowing only eight hits and striking out four.

April 20, 2012 No. 3 singles match was won by Barksdale 6-1, 6-2.

“When we won Augusta, we were really pumped up so we took that into the next match and it worked out for us again.”

The women’s team went on to play against USC Aiken on April 14, with a strong showing in singles. The doubles started out by winning two of the three matches of the day.

Setyon-Ortenzio and Barksdale won 8-1, while May Johnson and Leah Pridgeon won 8-4.

The team dominated in singles, picking up an early win by Johnson 6-0, 6-3.

Setyon-Ortenzio rode on the momentum from doubles conquring 6-0, 6-0. The singles portion wrapped up with another win by Barksdale 6-2, 6-0.

“I’ve felt pretty good about singles this season,” BarksdaIe said. “I knew this was a big match so I was just going in ready to play well.”

“I leaned into how important these two matches were,” Barsby said. “These could have made of broke our season.

We wouldn’t have gone on the Regionals without these wins.”

Both teams will compete April 20, at the PBC Tournament. Bobcat men will be facing off against Francis Marion University and the girl’s will be opposing Flagler College.

In game two of the doubleheader, it was Lander who took the first lead when in the top of the third, three RBI singles gave the Bearcats a 3-0 lead over GC. In the bottom of the fourth, GC responded back when a single hit by Burnett resulted in an RBI bringing home Bellantoni to set the score at 3-1 in favor of Lander.

Shortly after GC’s first run, senior third baseman/first baseman Shahlisa Shirley hit a single through the left side and plated Burnett to leave GC trailing the Bearcats by one run.

The Bobcats tied the score in the bottom of the sixth when Burnett hit a solo homer over left field to set the score at 3-3.

In their last opportunity to score before sending the game into extra innings, Okvist hit a single to left center field and bringing Lampert for an RBI and giving GC the victory of game two with the final score at 4-3.

The Bobcats loss to Columbus State in the doubleheader marked as the end of the softball team’s regular season. The Bobcats will lose four players in May due to graduation and concluded their spring season with a record of 25-23.

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Rising gas prices Cross-country runners limit athletic travel dash during off season Powell Cobb Staff Writer

The increase in gas prices is certainly affecting people on an individual level, but gas price increases are also affecting how the athletic teams at Georgia College are travelling. The department has even requested for additional funds to accommodate the rising cost of fuel.

“Each of the 10 sports has its own transportation budget,” said Jimmy Wilson, head golf coach and director of internal operations for GC athletics. “In addition to the normal travel budget, we’ve had to ask the administration for an additional $12,000 to accommodate for the increase in gas prices.”

Both the Department of Athletics and transportation services are doing as much as possible to minimize costs.

The sports teams travel in the same GC shuttle buses that can be seen circling campus on a daily basis. The transportation services pay for the buses to shuttle students around campus. Additionally, the Department of Athletics must pay to send their players to compete against other schools.

But other than requesting for more money to pay for gas, the Department of Athletics has looked into other ways to save money when its players travel.

For a start, the men’s and women’s basketball teams have started travelling together this season. Also, the baseball team is riding in smaller buses that use less gas. Anything that can help cut down on the amount of money spent on fuel is being utilized.

“We’re trying to offer as much as we can for as little cost as possible,” Darryl Richardson, Transportation Services Coordinator for GC said.

Richardson says that they have bought three new vans that anyone can use, from clubs to sports teams to Greek life.

“Fuel costs are ridiculous and constantly fluctuating but at the same time we want our students to have the school experience they’re supposed to have,” Richardson said. “Last year was the actually the first year we’ve had to make slight adjustments in our spending, but we’re trying to be self sufficient and offer as much as we can with our transportation services.”

Since December, gas prices have risen 67 cents from $3.22 to $3.89, creating difficulty for people looking to travel on a budget. But the sports teams aren’t going to stop competing any time soon because of travel costs.

“Travelling is just a necessary evil,” Wilson said. “Just because prices in gas have risen doesn’t mean we aren’t going to travel. Our teams have to compete.”

Taylor Lamb Senior Reporter

Cross-country season ends in the fall and the spring seems shrouded in baseball, softball and tennis events. It appears quiet on campus, but the cross country team has been enduring a hot spring, doubling as track stars and attending numerous track and field meets. The team’s spring break wasn’t spent relaxing on beaches. Instead it was running on a track in the Arizona heat.

Last weekend in Evans, Ga., a group from the cross country team ran the Distance Challenge, a track and field competition hosted by Augusta State University at Lakeside High School. The men’s and women’s team only ran the 5k race with the men starting at 11:30 a.m. and the women following at noon.

The Distance Challenge marked the end of a 45day window where the team had practice Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and competed in meets across the state and surrounding universities. Head coach Joe Samprone wanted both teams to gain as much experience as they could in the off-season and uses track as the outlet.

Only three schools attended the Distance Challenge last weekend, Georgia College, USC Aiken, and Augusta State.

For the men, GC only had two competitors to run the 5k, junior mass communication major Nick Widener and sophomore pre-engineering major Philip Laskey. The men’s team is waiting on the new recruits to rebuild unity for next year. Laskey crossed in at 16:31 for third place and Widener took fifth place with a personal best time of 17:54.

“We definitely had some teamwork going on and just kind of talking throughout the race always helps,” Laskey said.

Widener will be the only senior next year on the

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Powell Cobb / Staff Photographer Recent increases in gas prices have forced the Department of Athletics to make adjustments in travel budgets including having the men’s and women’s basketball teams travel together.

last scoring opportunity off a two-RBI double and GC took game two of the series 7-5.

In game three of the series, Augusta State scored two runs in the first inning and four in the third inning while GC scored two runs in the top of the third inning and scored four runs in the top of the fourth to tie the score at 6-6.

Both teams scored a single run

men’s team and Laskey will be one of two juniors with athletic training major Tucker Forbes. Widener will step into a leadership role next year as the lone senior and running in unsanctioned races like the Distance Challenge is building his experience and Laskey’s drive for next season.

“My plans this summer are to basically run every single day,” Laskey said. “I want to get in really good shape and be able to come out strong in the season and help my team. I am definitely going to get in contact with (the recruits) this summer and I’ll try and meet up with them, because running with someone is easier than running by yourself.”

The ladies went second and Georgia College had six women running. Sophomore Allison Lones led the way for the Bobcats and the entire race, finishing first overall at 20:53. Sophomore Ashton Passino finished on Lones’ heels at second place with a time of 20:54. Catie Tinker, Emily cary, Victtoria Dobson and Courtney Timmerman rounded out fourth through seventh place all finishing in the 21st minute.

“It was a smaller meet and it almost just felt like a time trial,” Lones said. “In our race, the 5k, it was our team and one girl from USC Aiken. Getting first place was nice to say I got first place, but really I beat my own team and one other girl.”

Lones’ best time this track season was 19:50 at a meet in Tallahassee, Fla., hosted by Florida State University. She wants to continue training hard this summer even though the team’s official practices and spring meets are over. Some recent information has created extra motivation in her.

“I’ve been told that I probably won’t be the number one runner anymore,” Lones said. “We have recruits coming in and the girls times are supposedly faster than mine. I think it’s really going to come down to who did all the work in the summer.”

in the sixth, leaving them tied at 7-7. The Jaguars broke the tie in the bottom of the seventh when a single to second base resulted in an RBI, giving Augusta State the 8-7 advantage.

Williams gave the Bobcats their first lead of the game when he hit a two-run homer over left field to give GC a 9-8 lead.

The Jaguars tied the score again in the bottom of the eighth when a solo home run over center field set the score at 9-9.

In the bottom of the ninth,

Augusta State managed to break the tie when a single to right field resulted in an RBI and gave the Jaguars the third game of the series 10-9.

On Wednesday the Bobcats were scheduled to face Toccoa Falls College but the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

The Bobcats will be at home for Alumni Weekend to face Columbus State University in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.