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The Colonnade Friday, October 3, 2008

News The Big Read GCSU and the National Endowment of the Arts create a program to inspire reading in the county.

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“This Little Piggy..”

The New Pig in a Pit opens downtown.

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Features

“Blue Door” Playwright and Actress Tanya Barfield comes to Georgia College to discuss her play.

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“Tat it up” Tonishia Wimbish discusses the history and trend of tattoos.

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Sports A shutout stretch Soccer wins four straight without allowing a goal.

Regional champs Standout doubles team brings regional title home.

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The deal Devilishly great with GIL theatrical delight by

Taylor Ferrell Staff Writer

The University System of Georgia’s plans to suspend the GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL) Express system have been postponed.

GIL Express is an online requesting service that allows universities to order books and reference materials from any library in the University System of Georgia. This system allows for the prompt exchange of materials between college campuses.

“I use GIL Express multiple times a semester,” said Michelle Flirt, a GCSU graduate student. “Our library does not have a great selec-

tion of books, and I need those outside resources GIL Express allows me to have in a quick amount of time in order to do the research that I need.”

The University System of Georgia planned to suspend this system in all 35 of their institutions due to a budget cut. The costs associated with GIL Express are mainly shipping costs through the courier service used to deliver the books. With the rising cost of gasoline, many of the courier services are charging an extra fee to cover the cost of gasoline.

GCSU is the fifth largest user of the GIL Express service, with 5,446

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Watching over campus

by Lee Sandow Senior Reporter

It is impossible to enter or leave Russell Library without being seen on a security camera. The same is also true of all of the residence halls.

There are more than 100 security cameras set up across GCSU, including the Village at West Campus. Each one is recorded by Public Safety, and can be reviewed at any time to assist in investigations.

Detective Robert Butler with Public Safety uses the cameras in the majority of his investigative work.

“Depending on the situation, if it’s something that did happen on campus where we might have an image, we use them easily 5080 percent of the time,” Butler said.

The cameras are stationed all over, though the highest concentrations are around the

Centennial Center and around the residence halls. The library, which has its own separate system from the one Public Safety uses, is also well covered. Public Safety can remotely access the library cameras if the need arises.

All of the cameras feed back to the Public Safety office for review.

“We have a dispatch system in front (of the Public Safety Building) and have someone manning it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year,” Butler said.

The cameras that currently operate record in classic video. A new system of cameras is being slowly introduced, beginning with the new multipurpose building at West Campus.

“The newer cameras that we have installed would be the latest building, the auxiliary

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Erin Gish / Senior Photographer Brenson Thomas and Caroline Horlacher star in Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” the first major theatre production of the fall season . For a full spread see Page 11

Minority population sees increase in 2008 Aubrey Petkas Staff Reporter

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After a four year slump—minority enrollment at GCSU is on the rise. Minority enrollment is up 20 percent among incoming freshmen in 2008.

Overall, GCSU received 152 new minority students this fall. This number includes transfer students as well as incoming freshmen.

According to the Spring 2008 Semester Enrollment Report, by the Georgia Board of Regents, the number of minority students at GCSU falls below the average among state universities in Georgia.

The average minority enrollment among black students in Georgia is 29.4 percent and 2.9 percent among Hispanic

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students. GCSU sits at 8.6 percent enrollment among black students and 2.8 percent among Hispanic students.

In the 2008 Convocation Address, President Dorothy Leland, described the efforts involved in recruiting minority students to GCSU. “Four years ago, we noted declines in the recruitment and retention of minorities and we committed to reversing that trend,” Leland said. “That’s why we began to re-focus our admissions priorities with more emphasis on recruiting a geographically and ethnically diverse student body. Thanks to the work of Suzanne Pittman, Mike Augustine and their talented staff, these efforts are begin-

Ryan Del Campo / Staff Photographer More than 100 closed circuit cameras are located throughout campus that record 24 hours a day.

As the population at GCSU has grown, concerns about parking for students who live on campus has also grown. In previous years, for example, many of the freshmen living on central campus had to park at the Irwin Street parking lot, a fair distance away from the closest residence hall, as there were few other options.

Successful changes have been made this year, as GCSU has made more parking spots available to students on campus.

The biggest change this year comes from the parking lots surrounding the Centennial Center. The lots behind Foundation and the Centennial Center are now Resident lots, with the lot behind Napier Hall serving as a commuter lot. In the past, these lots were used just as commuter, Employee and overflow lots, where upperclassmen could pay a fee to park there.

Greg Brown, associate director of Auxiliary Services, has helped to coordinate the new changes. “[The parking situation is] way better than the last three years,” he said.

“Changing the Clarke Street lot to commuter and getting rid of overflow gave more students accessibility.”

No new spots were added, but by changing where students are allowed to park, opened up more spots around campus.

“The Foundation parking lot is a prime example,” said Brown. “There were a hundred or so parking spots available and only 50 being used.”

The changes will hopefully help students in avoiding the fines and tickets received from staying too

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The pig makes a comeback

we want it to be. We want people to walk in It has been a long wait, but Pig in a Pit is final- and know they ly back. The store’s opening on Monday, Sept. 22, are at Pig in a marked the highly anticipated comeback of Milled- Pit even if they geville’s award-winning barbecue restaurant. didn’t see the “We are very excited to be open again in our new sign outside,” downtown store,” said Ben Loper, co-owner of Pig in Loper said. a Pit alongside his brother Houston.

Senior John Opening night was a huge success as both students Sutton praised and locals filled the restaurant. All were eager to take the restaruant. part in a long missed barbecue feast.

“I definitely “I am so glad it’s back! We have really missed Pig like the new inin a Pit the last few months,” said Meghan Lally, a side; it is trendier senior art major. and more contemporary. I also like their exotic cuiSmiling employees greeted people waiting in line. sine, they figure out other things to put pork on,” SutFamily of the owners made the rounds to make sure ton said. guests were pleased and aware of the menu and any Pig in a pit Page 7 changes. The gesture showed genuine commitment to the store and its patrons.

While the majority of the menu remains unchanged, they have added a few new items. Barbecue wraps, salads and wings are now on the menu. Prices are generally the same, although some prices have gone up.

The six month wait imposed by the fire at the restaurant’s previous location on Highway 441 has only added to the hype of the new location’s opening.

Loper said that Pig in a Pit would have closed down for a few months anyway in order to get the new store ready. He and his family decided to make the move downtown in order to be more accessible to students from GCSU and GMC. “About 60 percent of our business was from students when we were on 441; we hope that number will go up now that we are downtown,” Loper said.

Students seem to be complying with Loper’s wishes.

“It will definitely draw in more students. Having a new restaurant downtown is great, especially one that students know about and have enjoyed before,” said Zach Durrett, a senior GCSU student.

Senior Robyn Harris agreed.

“I think the new location will draw more students because of the convenient location and of course the great food,” said Harris.

Some of the big differences between the new and old stores are the kitchen, which is now better equipped Erin Gish / Senior Photographer and the interior décor. The un-cluttered space looks enjoyed ribs, fried okra, cole slaw and much more at clean and the wall decoration gives the restaurant an Students the restaurant’s grand opening during the week of Sept. 22. old-timey, southern feel.

“We think the front of house is finally what

by Kelsie Funk Staff Writer

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Political bias in classroom Students sometimes find that it is hard to voice their opinions in the classroom especially if the professor has a different view than them. While some students thrive and enjoy the different ways they can stand up for their beliefs, others are intimidated. Read on to find out how the general student body deals with bias in the classroom.

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Meet your international students A Q&A and a worldly perspective from GCSU international students from Asia to Africa. What do they miss the most? What do they think of American culture?

Editor’s Blog Find out what’s behind the scenes in The Colonnade, from personal musings, to rants and raves, and the craziness that goes on behind every issue.

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‘Big Read’ hopes to bring Plans enroute reading back to community for new hotel downtown by

Ali M. Duckworth Staff Reporter and

Sarah Giarratana Staff Writer

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In a society where instant gratification lies in every electronic device, children and adults alike often forget about books. According to a 2004 poll conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), only 50 percent of American adults read for pleasure. The NEA also reported a 28 percent drop in reading among the youngest age groups polled. To combat these grim figures, NEA created the Big Read.

Milledgeville and Baldwin County’s first Big Read kickoff took place on Wednesday in the GCSU Magnolia Ballroom.

“The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts in partnership with the Institute of MuSean Noah / Staff Photographer seum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.” The primary Student’s get a head start on Ernest Gaines’ “A Lesson Before goal of the Big Read is to “restore reading to the center of Dying” as part of the Big Read program.

American culture.” It fosters the importance of reading and discussion of literature and the attendance of the facilitated events and panels that provided in conjunction with the fea- students and other reading advocates at the Big Read KickOff celebrity speaker Mayor Richard Bentley officially detured book.

“It is about one community coming together over one clared October Big Read Month in Milledgeville. All activibook,” Nadirah Ross, diversity program coordinator said. ties center around Milledgeville’s featured novel: Ernest “It’s not only a book, it is something to unite us.”

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Students weigh in first debate Tyler Bryant Staff Writer

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American Democracy Project in coordination with the rhetoric department, hosted the presidential debate on the big screen on front campus on Sept. 26. There was much anticipation of whether the event would fall through since Sen. McCain announce a halt to his campaign due to the economic crisis. However, both candidates resumed previous plans and students and faculty were present to watch the debate via big screen.

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama took the stage, shook hands, were introduced and debated for 90 minutes. The debate, primarily about foreign policy, should have been a knockout win for McCain. But the Illinois senator held his own, and looked at ease on his less verbose subject. This is not to say McCain didn’t, but foreign policy is his biggest strength.

Students at GCSU weighed in on the candidates.

The chairman of the College Republicans, Jason

White, believed the debate was a deadheat.

“The debate was a draw, but I think McCain needs to up his game in the next debates. I was also surprised by Obama’s ability to handle himself in the issues of foreign policy,” said White.

Senior Michael Collins, who is undecided, agreed with White.

“The debate left me even more undecided than before.

Neither candidate showed me anything new,” White said.

With news of a bailout plan, the debate covered a significant portion of time on the economy. Both candidates planned to vote in favor of one and let their opinions be known.

McCain said he was pleased that Democrats and Republicans were working close at hand to reach a bailout compromise and predicted an agreement soon.

“We are seeing for the first time in a long time, Re

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Heather Raines Staff Writer

The city of Milledgeville is making plans to restore the vacant Grapevine antique store on downtown West Hancock Street into an elegant boutique and hotel within the next year.

Recent water damage from storms caused the antique store to relocate to Wayne Street leaving the three-story historic building abandoned. The idea of filling the void with a hotel has been around for a while, but now that the building is actually empty, action is being taken to get the hotel established.

According to the Milledgeville Main Street office, the city of Milledgeville has already applied for three different loan programs and two tax credit programs. In addition to the financial details, other land ordinances and zoning factors must

be worked out through the city council and the state of Georgia before any action is taken.

“We have applied for state funding for a grant to the city of Milledgeville, which we must have before we can go on,” said Russell Thompson, Milledgeville city planner.

“This project will cost around four to five million dollars. A million dollars has been applied for from various state programs like grants, but the term grant implies free money and in reality these are low interest (3 percent) loans. The rest of the money will come from more conventional means, like a bank,” said Frank Pendergast, owner of the vacant building.

Once the loans are approved and the zoning and land ordinance elements are

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Matt Perez/ Staff Photographer Horne Staff building that until recently was the home of Grapevine Antiques was once a Belk’s department store.

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Shedding light to distorted body image by

Katelyn Hebert Staff Writer

Unable to fit the Barbie doll model, many college students find it difficult to be fully satisfied with their outward appearances.

The Women’s Resource Center and GCSU’s Counseling Services have recently created a group to combat this problem and to help give women and men a healthier way to think about themselves. “The Good Body” group meets Monday’s at 12:30 in the Women’s Resource Center to discuss the body image problem. One of the founders of the group, Jennifer Strole, defines body image as “a person’s mental evaluation of their body.”

This definition may seem unimportant, but the other extreme of an unhealthy body image is an eating disorder. After being bombarded by images of Barbie dolls, perfect looking models and size zero movie stars from birth; suffering from a body image problem has become the norm among the college population.

“Negative body image has a large impact on a person’s self esteem.” Jennifer Graham-Stephens, coordinator of the Women’s Resource Center says, “When you think poorly of the way your body looks you kind of generalize that negative thinking to your whole self.”

If a body image problem gets severe enough it may turn into something more dangerous. Larger problems like eating disorders are something that these women, by starting up the body image group, are trying to prevent.

The media is often seen as the biggest factor in the increasing numbers that suffer from poor body image. With cover stories such as “Play your way slim,” “Lose weight without dieting,” “The Beauty Diet,” and “39 Ways to Get Gorgeous Fast,” women are being hit left and right with false beauty perceptions and unreachable expectations for themselves.

Dance minor Bethany Deskins often feels the pressure society places on college students to look just like these women.

“I feel like the media plays a big role in how girls perceive themselves.

From a young age girls are surrounded by photos in magazines and news-

papers and shows on TV that convey messages of which body types are ‘more acceptable’ in society,” Deskins says, “Whether subconsciously or consciously, every girl struggles with being comfortable in their own skin at some point in their lives.”

The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty is an organization trying to change this way of thinking. In a study done by the Dove Campaign, 68 percent of women say they believe “the media and advertising set an unrealistic standard of beauty that most women can never achieve.”

The Barbie doll image that has been engrained into so many little girls’ minds has seriously distorted their perceptions on beauty. Due to the expansion of the media and the popularity of television and magazines, young girls have little choice but to be affected by these women. Sophomore Abby Bryant strongly disagrees with the adverse affects the media has on young girls.

“I think the media impacts the way girls see themselves so much because they just want to be like these perfect women, who in reality, are airbrushed and altered in Photoshop until they don’t even exist as real people anymore,” Bryant says.

The Dove Campaign says that today, 63 percent of women feel that they are supposed to be more attractive than their mother’s generation. It also says that 70 percent of 9-year-old girls are dieting in some way because of the way they have been taught to see themselves.

“In the mid- 1990’s, the average age of onset for a body image problem for women was 14 and now it’s about age eight” Strole says.

According to the Dove Campaign, “only 2 percent of women around the world describe themselves as beautiful.” These facts are not at all shocking for Jennifer Graham-Stephens, coordinator of the Women’s Resource Center, who often sees women come in who struggle with body image.

“Body image is one of the things that every woman struggles with there’s at least one part of our body that we probably don’t like.” Graham-Stephens says, “But we should love our bodies just as they are and feel comfortable in our own skin.”

Despite the emphasis on women and

the media’s impact on them, men also feel this pressure to live up to unrealistic expectations.

“There are physique standard for men just like with women, especially with today’s ‘tough guy standards.’

It’s so hard to recreate the rippling muscle types of Steven Seagal or Superman.” Sophomore Benjamin Elliott says, “This inability to create a similar figure pressures a man’s outlook on himself. All guys want to look like a hero and with this comes these tough standards.”

Of the programs held by the Women’s Resource Center, the ones that concern body image are typically the most heavily attended. This just emphasizes that body image is a major factor in the day to day lives of everyone, whether they be male, female, students, faculty or staff.

“Everybody struggles with body image, it may not be apparent but all people have something they don’t like about themselves.” Graham-Stephens says.

Groups such as “The Good Body” and the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty are both steps in the right direction toward restructuring the way women and men see themselves.

The “ideal” woman Height: 5”5 Weight: 100 lbs.

Size: 5

VS The realistic woman Height: 5”4 Weight: 140 lbs.

Size: 8

The truth about body image Among women over 18 looking at themselves in the mirror, research indicates that at least 80% are unhappy with what they see In one American survey, 81% of ten-year-old girls had already dieted at least once.

30% of women chose an ideal body shape that is 20% underweight and an additional 44% chose an ideal body shape that is 10% underweight.

A study found that women overestimate the size of their hips by 16% and their waists by 25%, yet the same women were able to correctly estimate the width of a box.

Erin Gish/ Senior Photographer Doll photo courtesy of the web information by www.sirc.org, www.colorado.edu, www.reslife.cmich.edu

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6 The Colonnade Parking Appeals Continued from Page 1... long in the two hour parking spots or parking in the wrong zones as they test their luck and hurry off to class. Two fulltime lot monitors randomly search each lot to make sure that no one is parking in the wrong lot and give citations for any violation that they see.

Brown said that freshmen accounted for the most violations last year, a trend that has continued throughout the first month of this year. Each citation can be appealed, however, if there is a valid reason. Evan Karanovich is part of the Parking Appeals Committee, which meets monthly to review any citations that were appealed.

“A lot of people don’t even know about appeals,” Karanovich said. “You can submit your appeal electronically or in person, but it’d be better if you were there.”

Karanovich also said that the trouble spots were the Peabody lot, across from Beeson Hall, with commuters parking in Employee spots. The other trouble spot is the Centennial Center. He said a simple solution would be to just park where you are supposed to.

“If you just park anywhere, you’re gonna get ticketed,” Karanovich said.

This is good advice to follow, considering that just this year there have already been 866 citations issued by Parking & Transportation. Of those issued, 110 have been appealed, with a 95 percent denial rate.

Debate Continued from Page 3... publicans and Democrats sitting down together,” said McCain.

On taxes, McCain spoke to Obama, and said he would raise taxes on people making as little as $42,000 per year. But Obama shot right back and claimed the accusation untrue and explained only individuals making $250,000 would see their taxes go up.

“Ninety five percent of you will get a tax cut,” Obama said.

Undecided voter Corinne Burstein said she’s counting on the candidates’ words, but only time will tell.

“Whomever I decide to vote for, I just hope their actions back up their rhetoric,” Burstein said.

Lauren Manning, a sophomore believes both candidates had a good night, but neither had a knock out punch.

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Students on central campus can avoid the challenges of finding a parking spot by walking to class. For students living at West Campus, however, they either have to drive to class or ride the shuttle, which in the past was not always reliable. Improvements were made this year as well, to assure that all students reach class on time.

“We’ve implemented the ‘stop and go’ system,” Brown said. “In the morning, students aren’t coming back from class, so when the shuttles are full [at West Campus], they take off.”

Once reaching main campus, the shuttle heads back quickly, usually coming back before the next shuttle has left and allowing students to get to campus sooner.

Brown said that this system is implemented during the “big peak periods,” from 8:30 to 9:40 a.m., 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and from around 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. throughout the week.

There are other changes that have been made. The shopping shuttle, the shuttle which takes students to both Wal-Mart and the Milledgeville Mall on weekends, is now free of charge. Brown also said that there is no charge for shuttles that are requested for travel to student-centered events around campus.

There are also new and renovated buildings that will start opening up soon, which will force some shuttle routes to be adjusted. Brown, however, said that he does not expect to see a change in timing, which is something that could go a long way in determining how and when students get to class.

“Even if you don’t agree with either candidate’s positions, they both communicate very effectively. But I also think the night ended with no clear winner,”said Manning.

On the subject of foreign policy in Iraq, the candidates bumped heads over the decision to go to war. McCain was an advocate and Obama was opposed. As well as the decisions to add more troops, McCain supported the decision and Obama opposed.

The winner of the debate is still in question, but early poll returns show Obama with a slight edge. Still, students decided and undecided alike are in agreement that with few high moments from either candidate, the debate ended with more questions than answers.

The next debate will be a Vice Presidential debate on all topics facing Washington on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m., with moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS. At the same time, a second Presidential debate in a town hall setting will be held and moderated by NBC’s Tom Brokaw.

Lee Sandow/ Senior Reporter Detective Robert Butler monitors footage from the security cameras on campus.

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building out at West campus,” Butler said. “It has digital cameras and also has a digital recorder. It’s more of a pixel style camera where the clarity is better.”

The new cameras will have higher resolution images to help assist Public Safety in identifying suspects in campus incidents.

“What we’ve seen over the years is that the live camera footage is usually clear, and then the playback can be a little bit grainier,” Butler said. “And the majority of the times we’re going to review the camera will be on playback, and not on live. And usually we have grainy images to work with, so what we tried to do was go to a higher-end camera with a more higher-end type recorder that we can have just as clear a playback as we do live footage.”

The current cameras record in color during the day, but after dark they switch black-and-white mode so that they can gather as much light as possible. The newer camera system will be in constant color, 24 hours a day.

Many of the cameras are stationary, but not all of them are.

“We do have some that are called a PTZ, a pan-tilt-zoom camera,” Butler said. “They do a pre-set rotation, pre-set recording from anything to like a door to the whole campus. It scans whatever preset we place in the camera.”

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Bobby Gentry/ Senior Photographer Students and faculty gathered on front campus to watch the first of the presdential debates.

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settled, the groundbreaking will occur, and the renovations will begin.

“If all goes as planned, construction could start in January of 2009 and take about 12 to 14 months to complete,” said Pendergast.

According to Dr. Bob Wilson, University Historian, the now empty building downtown has been through many renovations over the past 100 years.

“In 1903 the building was named the Horne building, named after the mayor of the town. At one point the building was a Dollar General, and before that it was a Belk department store,” Wilson said.

Although the building has been occupied by many different businesses, Wilson has high hopes for the new hotel.

“I can only say I hope it would be a great success here. It is a great asset to the historic district and it could really help with tourism. I think it would be an anchor piece to the downtown area,” Wilson said. “I think that is a marvelous idea.”

The cameras are divided into 12 different zones, each drawing power from a different source. Several have backup generators, so that in the instance of a power outage, the cameras would still be in full operation.

The cameras have helped Public Safety identify suspects many times in the past.

“We had a criminal damage to property where we had three vehicles that were damaged on Montgomery Street,” Butler said. “We were successfully able to ID the perpetrator with a camera, along with witness statements.”

The cameras are often used to identify license plate numbers, which are in turn run through the GCIC so that Public Safety can identify suspects.

“We had an indecent exposure where a guy exposed himself,” Butler said. “He was in a vehicle over off Greene Street, he was a non-student, but he exposed himself to a student. The cameras were easily 9095 percent of the investigation. We were able to ID the suspect’s car and make an arrest.”

Many of the cameras are out of easy reach of students, but there have been occasions before where they have been blocked by students. Butler said that Public Safety has different ways of dealing with this issue.

“It depends on the situation,” Butler said. “If someone is doing it to commit a crime, then they can be charged with obstruction. If someone’s just horsing around then we’ll handle everything internally and send it to the student judiciary board.”

The renovation’s design creates a very aged ambiance with the hotel. Lindsay Hornsby, Interim Director at the Milledgeville Main Street Office said the goal is to restore the hotel to a historic structure.

The objective for the hotel is not to solely create a place for people to stay as they pass through Milledgeville, but a place for events and receptions as well, “The hotel will be a high-end hotel with approximately 18 rooms in addition to banquet and reception facilities,” Hornesby said. “We have always had a need for a hotel in the downtown area especially when there are events in Milledgeville.”

Pendergast agreed with Hornesby.

“I feel there is a need in our downtown.

Visitors, parents and businesspeople would benefit from staying and enjoying our downtown restaurants, retail shops, and being in close proximity to GCSU, GMC, city hall, the county courthouse, banks, churches, and more,” Pendergast said. “It’s the heart and soul of Milledgeville.”

The city of Milledgeville will wait in anticipation for the next few months to hear back from the state of Georgia on when construction on this new hotel can commence.

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Pig in a pit

something,” said Pearson.

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GCSU sudent Tyler Pearson is a 11th Hour and Macon Food and Culture Magazine have dubbed Pig in a Pit the cook at the restaurant.

“I love working there. It is a very Best Barbecue in Middle Georgia for relaxed atmosphere and there is very 2006 and 2007 according to the restaugood ownership. Also, I cook the food rant’s Web site, www.piginapit.com. and I still like it a lot, so that says

Erin Gish/ Senior Photographer Most of Pig in a pit’s employees are GCSU college students. The family oriented business is voted one of the best barbecue’s in Middle Georgia.

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to bear fruit.”

The college went from a 16 percent increase overall last year to an 18 percent increase overall this year “We are moving in the right direction,” Suzanne Pittman, Assistant Vice President, said. “Our goal right now is to be where we were at before the mission change, about 20 percent,” Pittman said.

In 1996, GCSU began transitioning from a comprehensive college to a liberal arts focus. As the school’s mission changed, so did the student body.

As a comprehensive college in the 90s, GCSU attracted more minority students from the local area. The shift to a liberal arts focus caused minority enrollment to decrease. All the factors involved in this decrease are difficult to pinpoint according to Pittman.

As a liberal arts college, GCSU began to attract more students from around the region. It has taken a while for minorities interested in attending college to “learn about our role as a liberal arts

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college, and GCSU being attractive to them,” said Pittman.

“I think it’s necessary to have a more diverse campus—totally,” William Bridges, junior sociology major, said.

“What can we do to attract more minority students to GCSU?” The greatest actual increase is among Hispanic students this year.

Javier Fransisco, associate director of enrollment management and Hispanic recruiter, has helped with this increase.

“We are proud about the increase among minorities. We want a student population that is diverse and represents the real world,” Pittman said.

The Minorities in Higher Education Annual Status Report, issued Oct. 8 by the American Council on Education, found that the number of minority students enrolled in U.S. colleges increased from 2 million in 1981 to 4.3 million in 2001, an increase of 122 percent “Student diversity is vital to the quality of education at Georgia College,” Leland said. “This is because we are better able to prepare our students to live, work and lead in a pluralistic society when we provide them with sustained opportunities to interact with and learn from others with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.” time,” Leland said. “But they need to also read for pleasure.”

The kick-off concluded with participants being allowed to take a book home. Each partaker was encouraged to go on stage, pick their book, and sign their name on the inside cover commemorating the opening of the Big Read.

“People have disconnected from reading,” Milledgeville resident Irwin Gates said. “ The Big Read program is a good start to get the community thinking together.”

Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying.”

Dr. Elaine E. Whitaker, chair of the Department of English, Speech, and Journalism encourages all students to pick up “A Lesson Before Dying,” which chronicles a young man’s journey to discover his manhood before he faces the death penalty on a false charge.

“I’m excited for the Big Read,” Dr. Whitaker said.”

I think we can wrap our

Big Read upcoming events minds around this book.”

“A Lesson Before Dy10/05 A View of O’Connor’s Woods Andalusia ing” is an exercise in forced 3 p.m. friendship between Grant (the school teacher) and 10/08 Words of the Convicted Allen’s Market Jefferson (the convicted 21 7 p.m. year-old),” Whitaker said.

The Big Read kick-off 10/09 Movie Under the Stars Mary Vinson 7 began with introductions p.m. and encouragement from celebrity guest Mayor 10/10 Allen Library Opening* Allen Library 4 Richard Bentley as he welp.m. comed students from Georgia College Early College 10/14 I Heard the Whole Book** Allen Liand community members. brary 4 p.m.

President Dorothy Leland discussed her appre10/15 Remembering Segregation and the Civil ciation for reading before Rights Movement Allen’s Market 7 p.m. reading a passage from Gaines’ novel.

10/16 Poetry Slam with A.A.C. Blackbird Cof“I care so much about fee 7 p.m. reading that I am honored to read the opening,” Le10/22 Baseball at the Bar Allen’s Market 7 land said. p.m.

Mr. Allen Martin, assistant superintendent of Bald10/23 The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Museum win County School, spoke Education Room 7 p.m. directly to Early College students on the importance 10/25 The Big Read at Sweetwater Downtown of reading, and encouraged Streets All Day them to not only pick up a copy of “A Lesson Before 11/01 Closing Ceremony Old Courthouse Dying,” but to actually read Steps 11 a.m. it.

“Please, don’t give up *Free Books, Readers Guides, Teachers’ on reading,” Martin said.

Guides and CDs will be available at these The Big Read encourevents. ages everyone, including **The book will be read for an hour five days busy students at GCSU, to a week until complete, thanks to the permisread for fun. sion of the author and his literary agent, Jeff “Students have to read Gerecke. for their coursework all the

GIL Express Continued from Page 1... requests during the last fiscal year.

There is an alternate to the GIL Express system, called the Interlibrary Loan system.

This is a nationwide system that accomplishes the same thing at GIL Express, but at a slower speed. Rhonda Adkins is the Library Assistant that is over the Interlibrary Loan system and deals with the borrowing and lending of materials through this service.

“GIL Express and Interlibrary loan are very similar,” said Adkins. “They allow students to have access to the same materials.

GIL Express was done exclusively through University System of Georgia schools; whereas, Interlibrary Loan is done through universities nationwide. The reason that it is slower, and not as expensive as GIL Express, is that Interlibrary Loan uses the postal service to send and deliver materials, where GIL Express used UPS.” Even though the shipping aspect of Interlibrary Loan is slower than GIL Express, others are quicker.

“One aspect of Interlibrary Loan that is faster than GIL Express is checkout. Items are already checked out to the patron in Interlibrary Loan.

The patron will ask for their items, present their Bobcat card and all the staff has to do is desensitize before handing to the patron,” said Adkins.

Interlibrary Loan also has more options for students looking for research materials.

“With Interlibrary Loan, students have access to more materials and different formats of media that were not available through GIL Express,” said Adkins. “Interlibrary Loan also allows for students and faculty to request materials from universities all across the nation and even some foreign countries that are a part of this system.”

In order to make the most of Interlibrary Loan, Adkins has some advice when using this system.

“To make using Interlibrary Loan easier for students, they need to make sure that they request an article that they have a good citation for and know the author, title, and edition of the book that they are requesting,” said Adkins. “If students encounter problems, they can ask the reference librarian on duty, who is available during library hours.”

Dr. Elaine Whitaker is the Department of English, Speech, and Journalism Chair at

The Colonnade 7 GCSU and uses GIL Express to do research and keep up with what is going on in the world around her.

“One thing that eliminating GIL Express will do is now put the cost on GCSU,” said Whitaker. “Interlibrary Loan is paid for by Georgia College, where GIL Express is paid for by the University System of Georgia.”

This switch in systems would have cost GCSU approximately $14,000 in postage fees and would have required an increase in the staff for the Interlibrary Loan system.

“In order to prepare for the transition to Interlibrary Loan, we have a faculty member who is now over the lending aspect of Interlibrary Loan,” said Adkins. “ Also, all of our student workers who dealt with GIL Express are now assisting with Interlibrary Loan. Georgia College has also already made provisions for the cost of Interlibrary

Loan.”

Many students and faculty rely on GIL Express to aid their research projects. This switch may cause many to change how they prepare for classes and assignments.

“I think that this is going to make all of us plan ahead more,” said Whitaker. “We assign most of our major projects at the beginning of the semester, so students have time to do their research and gather information.

Students are going to have to think ahead and not wait until the last minute.”

Many students were upset by this system leaving and created a group on Facebook as a result.

“I started the Facebook group because I wanted people to be aware of what we are losing and bring some attention to this issue,” said Flirt. “GIL Express is a valuable resource and helps us all to be better students. Without it, many people are going to have to rethink how they get their resources.”

Opinion Friday, October 3, 2008

The Colonnade’s Forum for Public Debate

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Editor in Chief, Corey Dickstein

The Hard Press

by James

Odom

Collective reading: a source for debate The kick-off of The Big Read on Wednesday has raised awareness about the reading habits of GCSU students and Milledgeville residents alike. By reading the same book, people are brought together by a common thread, a topic to discuss.

This comes with the advent of the idea that fewer people are reading for pleasure. Reading is seen as a chore, something we have to do. We can blame the sheer amount of reading for classes to turn anyone off from the printed word, but we can still lament its decline. More people are choosing to watch TV, check Facebook religiously, sleep a little (sleep?...who needs sleep?), anything but read a bunch of tiny words on a sheet of paper.

We at the Colonnade have noticed the same slump.

Every week, we recycle the leftover papers, and are disheartened by the amount that is left at the end. Some locations run out of papers, while others are still essentially untouched.

We can only guess to why this is. We try not to lose faith in humanity every time the supply of papers at some locations is as pristine as it was at distribution. Maybe you’re all busy, or you picked up your paper somewhere else.

That is not to say that GCSU students are uninformed.

They’re not entirely apathetic, and definitely not illiterate.

The fight to save GIL Express is just one example of how public outcry can make a difference, and the hype about the presidential election evokes strong opinions from students.

But occasionally we see a ray of light when we hear that someone looks forward to reading the Colonnade.

We also enjoy getting letters to the editor, votes in our online polls and comments on the Web site. This way we know someone is paying attention. And that’s part of the free press: providing a public forum for debate. This can’t happen without your readership and responses.

We can only hope that reading the Colonnade has the same effect as reading the same book: bringing people together. With some common knowledge, you can unite with other people, whether through political discourse or literary analysis. Love it or hate it, at least you have an opinion.

That being said, we encourage you to take the time to participate in The Big Read, and while you’re at it, pick up a Colonnade as well.

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The Constitution (still) matters

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Andrew Adams Columnist

I’m scared for the future of our Republic. No, it’s not because of the weak financial market, though I am very concerned about that. And no, it’s not because of terrorism, which is a threat we should never underestimate.

I’m scared of the views of some of the people voting.

Rasmussen Reports recently completed a survey which stated that 71 percent of Obama supporters believe that Supreme Court justices should not base their rulings on the Constitution and 18 percent of McCain supporters agreed with the statement.

What these people fail to see is that if the Supreme Court doesn’t uphold the Constitution as the supreme law of the land,

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has the authority to do what.

But that’s not what’s most important. Our rights, as U.S. citizens, are protected and guaranteed under this 221 year old document. These rights include everything from voting, to freedom of speech and religion, to legal safeguards in trial, and even the abolition of slavery. In fact, there is no amendment in the Constitution that limits your freedom (Side note: The 18th amendment did limit freedom through prohibition, but was repealed by the 21st amendment).

The Constitution doesn’t exist to limit your freedoms, but instead limits the power of the government. I would have thought that both Republicans and Democrats would agree that the Constitution is essential in Supreme Court rulings, especially considering that Republicans claim to be the party of small government and Democrats are always skeptical of Republican leadership.

Another issue that surprises me about this, is the vast number of Obama supporters who hold this opinion. Barack Obama is a Constitutional scholar,

in Mississippi, as it was for John Kerry during his debates four years ago and Al Gore four years before that. It’s a problem that has plagued liberals ever since some evil, conservative genius invented it a decade or so ago.

These liberal candidates: They’re all too… smart.

Okay, it’s not usually worded like that. Snobby, elitist, intellectual, out-oftouch, boring: these are the phrases you’re likely to see linked to whichever liberal candidate is currently running for office and—although this wasn’t the case last Friday— mopping the debate floor with his opponent. These men (Gore, Kerry, Obama) have been downgraded not for being incompetent, but the exact opposite—they come across as too competent. Regular Americans can’t relate to all those big words, all that complicated policy talk, so they dismiss them as all the adjectives I just mentioned and vote for the guy with whom they’d like to grab a beer. (“With whom”? Admit it: You just dismissed my column as elitist and voted for Andrew Adams’.)

Consider this fact for a moment: The past two Presidential elections were won not by the candidate voters considered smarter, more eloquent, open-minded, or flat-out competent, but by the man with whom they’d like to share a drink.

I know that a democratic election is by definition a popularity contest, but that

is absurd. I liked it better when we voted for the taller guy (as we did in all but two of the elections from 1928-1996). At least the taller guy looks Presidential.

Jon Stewart (not a tall guy, but a smart one) said recently that in today’s American political system “authenticity—and apparently mediocrity—are the manna that the populace feeds upon. To set somebody up as if they’re above us, and elitist... my God, you couldn’t do anything worse.” Americans are absolutely hell-bent on electing a regular guy to the office of President despite the glaring reality that no regular person could possibly handle the responsibilities of the job.

In 2000, Al Gore droned on and on about global warming and the economy and yes, lockboxes, and everyone kind of shrugged their shoulders and voted for Bush because he used smaller words during the debates (the debates everyone agreed he lost, by the way). Kerry was a slight twist on the same story, because he was stiff and dull and he ordered Swiss cheese on his Philly steak (really?), while Dubya still reminded Americans of that guy who lives down the street, the kind of person you bump into at the post office or the local watering hole. That guy’s a nice guy (he seemed that way at least, until he demolished everything America stands for), but here’s the thing:

who was the first AfricanAmerican editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Obama knows the Constitution extremely well, and from what I have seen, he generally supports this important document. Why then, are so many of his supporters so disrespecting of the Constitution?

I honestly don’t know why. I hope it’s not because they are scared of the ideology of freedom and limited government power, which is the basis of the Constitution.

I do think that Barack Obama is, for the most part, a believer in the Constitution. And he should show his supporters that the Constitution is a very important document that should be used in court rulings. John McCain should also do the same to the 18% of his supporters who don’t hold that belief.

Over the course of this Presidential campaign, Obama and McCain have given major speeches on issues like race relations in America and the state of our economy. I think it’s time they give a major speech on the state of the Constitution and how they will work to uphold it.

A smart president, a good choice

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then the Constitution will crumble. As it is, our court system is the only defense for the Constitution from power hungry legislators, Presidents and Governors that try to side-step this important document for their personal gain.

As a libertarian minded Republican, I love the Constitution. And it is this love that often puts me at odds with my own party over constitutional issues like the Patriot Act, wiretapping and Campaign Finance Reform, to name a few. It also puts me at odds with Democrats on issues like the second amendment and hate crime (really “thought crimes”) legislation.

From a strictly constitutional sense, both parties are right on some things and wrong on some things.

And when these issues arise, they are taken to our court system and justices, who have spent their entire careers studying the Constitution and deciding which side is right.

There are a number of reasons the Constitution is an important document.

For one thing, it creates the framework of our government and enumerates the powers of each branch to avoid confusion over who

by

Evan Allgood Columnist

I was expecting to write about the first Presidential Debate this week, but frankly, it wasn’t all that interesting. Most analysts and viewers deemed it a toss-up, and neither candidate landed a knockout punch or revealed any earth-shattering new policy he’d been keeping under wraps. Each man played it safe, utilizing the same strategy (or is it tactic?) that has long been the cornerstone of his campaign: For Obama, that means linking McCain to President Bush.

For McCain, that means— you guessed it—distancing himself from President Bush. The debate had funny moments (Obama attacking Republicans’ “orgy of spending”) and awkward ones (Jim Lehrer trying to force the candidates to make eye contact and/or answer his questions), but it didn’t change the shape of this race.

So why talk about it?

Instead, I’d like to address one of Obama’s supposed downfalls, a shortcoming that was repeatedly on display last Friday night

Log onto GCSUnade.com to read Evan’s diary of the first presidential debate.

He shouldn’t be President.

I’ll take the overeducated, boring intellectual over the folksy, down-home moron any leap of the year.

You know why? Because the boring intellectual is actually qualified. If a candidate seems like the kind of guy I could hang out with, that’s an immediate red flag that the man isn’t fit to sit in the Oval Office.

This is a sentiment every American should share.

So the next time Barack Obama starts pontificating on one subject or another, and saying in a paragraph what he could say in a sentence, try to think of it as a good thing. He usually knows what he’s talking about.

And when you step into the voter’s booth on Nov. 4, keep in mind that the odds you’ll ever have a beer with the President are closer to none than slim, while the odds the President’s duties will demand education, intelligence, eloquence, and prudence are exactly 100 percent..

(Besides, Obama probably loosens up after a beer or two, don’t you think?)

October 3, 2008

Opinion

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L etters to the E ditor Interning in the Northwest Dear Editor,

This is my story that I want other students to know about so that they can work faster towards their career.

At the beginning of spring semester 2008, I decided I did not want to spend another hot summer in Georgia. So, I searched the internet for a way to gain experience in biology through an internship to help direct my career path.

Stumbling upon thesca.org I decided to take a deeper look. The “SCA” stands for the “Student Conservation Association” in which they take a $250 minimum donation from sponsors who care to invest in the education of conservation to young students.

Students, such as myself, fill out one application stating the major they are working toward and various other questions that will help the SCA determine where they are best suited to serve.

The location of the application is on the SCA website, thesca.org. After you finish your application, you then go to the map of the United States on their website and click on any region of the country where you are in-

terested in going.

Personally, I chose to go somewhere in the Northwest. I chose, from a list of National Parks in the Northwest region, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in Washington State.

Throughout the long (three month) internship in summer, I learned so many trades geared toward a biology career while getting paid $75 a week, having free round-trip air fare, free housing and free experience working with the National Park Service. I mainly did habitat restoration work by planting the native Bitterbrush plant on a seven acre area that was burned by a neighboring housing developer.

Other tasks that I was involved in were educating local school children, grades K-3, about the ShrubSteppe habitat that they live in, and an osprey survey, which entailed taking count for every active osprey nest along the shore of Lake Roosevelt by boat which led to my comprehension of the ArcPad hand-held global positioning system (GPS), which I corrected way-points and polygons using Pathfinder Office and

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downloaded shape files into ArcGIS geographic information systems (GIS). I also created meta-data to map exactly where those nests were, so in the future park officials can find the nests with ease.

The ArcGIS and GPS systems were also used in weed mapping around day use areas within the park so that those exotic weeds can be exterminated in the time to come. I also qualified for and received an AmeriCorps award of $1250 to go toward my college tuition for working at least 450 volunteer hours for the National Park Service.

I will definitely consider doing an internship with the SCA in the future and I am trying to let other students know what is available to them. If they are not some kind of science major I also encourage them to just search the internet to find some sort of internship that is right for them. There is nothing to lose but everything, such as experience, to gain.

Emily Garrett Junior Biology major

to the

Editor

How did you feel about the Friday night presidential debate? If you didn’t watch, why not?

“I thought it was stupid. The candidates play around the issues and don’t answer the questions.”

Barbara Frazier, freshman, marketing

“I didn’t watch it. I had friends in town, but I should have been watching. I can always watch it on youtube or something.”

Haley Davis, freshman, nursing “I did not watch it because I think that at this point in time, the candidates are just pandering to get votes. They are telling us what we want to hear, not what they are going to be.”

Caitlyn Gower, freshman, English “I watched the debate and I felt torn. Each candidate has their own issues, it’s ridiculous how divided our country is.”

Katie Dunn, sophomore, psychology

• All letters will be edited for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.

• All letters become the property of The Colonnade and cannot be returned.

• We are not able to acknowledge their receipt or disposition. Letters will be printed at the discretion of the Editor in Chief.

“I did watch it, but I don’t remember much.

I’m voting for McCain.”

Tyler Fiscus, freshman, environmental science Reported by Sarah Giarratana

Corrections and Clarifications

• In last week’s Colonnade Emily Ewalt’s major was listed incorrectly in the articles entitled “Big or small save ‘em all: breast cancer awareness” and “Revealed: the process of art installation.” Her major should be art with a concentration in museum studies.

Poll of the Week Graphic by Corey Dickstein

What do you think about “going green?”

It’s Important 62%

Seriously. How hard is it to fix a washer and keep it fixed?!?! It’s insane to only have one working washer for all of Bell!

To the dancing rhinos upstairs....have you heard of the basement?

Who the F*** is this Kim O’Toole chick?... She’s in like every article.

What’s up with the girls with the peace signs? None of those girls are peaceful worth a *** **** bit!

PJ is weird.

I can’t wait until I’m just some old f*** and I can sit on the front porch and just talk s***.

It’s a myth 29%

I don’t care 9%

Next week’s question:

What do you think about the security cameras on campus?

• They infringe on my privacy.

• They are good for my safety.

• What security cameras?

Vote online at GCSUnade.com

Got more to say? Let us know with a letter to the editor! Send them to Colonnadeletters@gcsu.edu.

Congrats Mr. or Ms. GCSU student. I’m sure in the long scheme of things winning a game of intramural flag football will rank high on your list. However, do realize you are right beside an apartment complex and all your elated honking is making it unbearable.

Hello to my new neighbors, welcome to the neighborhood... Next time you are busy yelling and screaming all d*** night, I’m not going to smile at you in the morning...

Why are the roaches so big?

I love how I have one window unit cooling thing for a two bedroom apartment... That makes me soooo happy.

Why do they calling it “going green?”

You can’t talk to her like that.

I hate water birds.

Want to vent about something? Send us a message about what’s bothering you to screen name ColonnadeVent using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), or by E-mail to colonnadeletters@gcsu.edu, with the subject ‘Vent.’

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Community News

Officer J. Miller requested assistance from the Milledgeville PD, the male subject ran from the vehicle. As Officer J. Miller chased the passenger, the driver drove away from the scene. She was later located

by Officer Williams. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Obstruction of an Officer. The passenger was not located.

Friday, Oct. 3Thursday, Oct. 9

More problems at Chick-Fil-A

Friday, October 3 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

12:30 p. m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Flu Shots, Maxwell Student Union Lounge Brown & Black Unity Forum: Being Agents of Change on our Campus and in our Community, GCSU Macon Center for Graduate and Professional Learning Student Affairs Policy Committee (SAPC) Monthly Meeting, Museum Education Room Platanos & Collard Greens, The Douglass Theatre First Friday Foreign Film: Mandabi (Senegal), A&S Auditorium

Saturday, October 4 7 p.m.

Bobcats Soccer vs. Armstrong Atlantic State, Peeler Complex at West Campus

Sunday, October 5 2 p.m.

Eurydice, Russell Auditorium

Monday, October 6 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Good Body: A Body Image Discussion Group, Women’s Resource Center, 143 Maxwell Student Union Brasswinds Recital, Max Noah Recital Hall Clothesline Project, Front Campus

Tuesday, October 7 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Grand Opening of West Campus Center Bobcats Soccer vs. Georgia Southwestern, Peeler Complex at West Campus

Wednesday, October 8 12:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

What Can I Do with a Major in Computer Science?, 107 Atkinson Hall Words of the Convicted: Literacy and Subjectivity in Narratives of Imprisonment, Allen’s Market

October 3, 2008

On Sept. 22, at approximately 3:11 p.m. a female student reported that on 9/12/2008, she was contacted by a credit agency that was saying she had opened multiple accounts in her name and they were being sent to an address in Atlanta. The student stated that a female had contacted her after finding her information in an ex-roommate’s room. A suspect has been identified and the case has been turned over to Detective Butler.

On Sept. 25, at approximately 10:16 a.m.

Officer N. Miller was dispatched to ChickFil-A in reference to a fight in progress.

Contact was made with a female student, who stated her ex-boyfriend had assaulted her and temporarily rendered her unconscious. Two co-workers attempted to help, but were both pushed by the boyfriend.

By the time officers arrived, the boyfriend had left the scene. Contact was made with him at Tall Oaks Trailer Park by Baldwin County Units and he was turned over to Officer N. Miller. The boyfriend was arrested and charged with 1 count – Battery, 2 counts – Simple Battery and 1 count – Criminal Trespass. None of the victims requested EMS.

Terrorist in Chick-Fil-a

A little Overcooked

On Sept. 26, at approximately 4:05 a.m. a student reported that a female student made terroristic threats towards her and other employees at Chick-Fil-A on campus. A warrant was obtained and the harasser was arrested at her house and transported to Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Terroristic Threats and Acts. She was also trespassed from all GCSU property indefinitely.

On Sept. 25, at approximately 5:41 a.m.

Officer N. Miller was dispatched to The Village, apartments in reference to a fire alarm. Contact was made with the resident, who advised she was cooking and burnt her food, causing the food to set the alarm off. The alarm was reset and the fire department was cancelled.

Credit Check?

Fleeing the Po-Po On Sept. 26, at approximately 2:58 a.m.

Officer J. Miller observed a vehicle on Hancock Street without its headlights on.

A traffic stop was initiated and contact made with the driver and passenger, who gave a false name and date of birth. When

Information compiled

by Alana Llewellyn Please go online to gcsunade.com to download the extended Public Safety Report podcast.

Thursday, October 9 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Internship Secrets Revealed!, 102 Chappell Hall Candlelight Vigil, Front Campus Secretive Disorders, Max Noah Recital Hall

Please send calendar submissions to colonnadenews@gcsu.edu

Student Athletic Advisory Commitee hosts 3K race for Make-AWish foundation at GCSU

On Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) will hold a 3K race at the GCSU Cross Country Course. All proceeds with go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Participants can register via a form on the GCSU Athletics website and can pay in the form of a check on the day of the race. Checks should be made payable to GCSU Athletics. All participants will receive a t-shirt with entry.

Georgia College to host public lecture on state budget

The relationship between a major university and the city in which it is located is very important, and as such SGA is making a solid effort to reach out and ensure Georgia College is welcomed and embraced by its surrounding community. In an effort to make in impact on the affiliation between the city and our school, SGA has a created a committee to address a number of major issues affecting the student body. First, the city relations committee has set its sights on making a high profile effort to solidify positive relations with the city and it's governing council.

In so doing, the committee members have made appearances at city council meetings, contacted the county zoning board, and have set up a program through the judicial board that would establish a “clean up team” for the downtown area. SGA recognizes that the student body has a vested interest in how the city operates and what decisions it makes in relation to those who live here. The question of what SGA can and will do in relation to the city is a vital one, and one that deserves a great deal of effort

in response.

Recently, the Milledgeville city council has passed a zoning ordinance affecting the houses in the historic district that stipulates no more than three unrelated people can live in a house together. How this ordinance is enforced, and who will be paying for it, is still being debated but the change is scheduled to go into effect in January and will have a major impact on students' living arrangements. In response, SGA has contacted the city in an attempt to clarify the purpose of the change and to confer with them on how to best inform the students of the situation and what they can do about it.

The City Relations Committee Chairperson, Allisa Torchia, said, “We want to have a mutual understanding with the city, and to make sure they know we care and that they know we're willing to do something about the things that affect the school.”

It is her committee’s task to enact her goals, and to make sure there is a tangible impact felt by the city.

SGA recognizes the importance of a good working

relationship with the city.

With that in mind, SGA Attorney General Michael George, along with the City Relations committee, has spear headed an effort to create a down town clean up group for late Thursday nights, and other times as needed. This group will be made up of volunteers and those who have community service hours to perform, and will make an effort to tidy up the downtown area before shops open for business the following mornings.

The goal is to show the city that the university and its students do care about Milledgeville, and that we are not solely concerned with GCSU. SGA strongly believes that positive things can come about if the students and their elected representatives put effort into their relationship with the city and reach out to the community. The Student Government Association is making a colossal effort to ensure the students of GCSU and the city of Milledgeville are staying in step and pressing toward a cooperative and productive relationship.

Georgia College & State University will host a public lecture and question session at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday about Georgia’s state budget and its priorities.

Alan Essig and Julie Edelson will present “The Georgia we would like: Making the state budget reflect our priorities,” in the Arts & Sciences auditorium.

Essig is the founding Executive Director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. His responsibilities focus on overall budget and revenue policy issues. His prior professional experience includes serving as a Senior Research Associate with the Fiscal Research Center of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University as well as Deputy Policy Director within the Governor’s Office.

Edelson is an attorney who has practiced in the areas of civil and constitutional rights. She has also worked in the areas of health care and reproductive rights helping to convene Georgia CURB (Coalition United for a Responsible Budget) which brought together a broad

range of health and human service groups to work together on state budget issues. (www.gacurb.org) The lecture sponsored

by The Economics Department, The American Democracy Project, The Interdisciplinary Studies Program, The Department of Government and Sociology, and The Department of History, Geography and Philosophy is free and open to the public.

Blackbird Coffee hosts GCSU student comedian, Andrew Markle

Andrew Markle, a GCSU junior and budding comedian, will perform in The Nest at Blackbird Coffee on Friday, October 3 at 9 p.m.

Markle is new to the comedy scene, but after his first show at a coffee shop about a year ago, invitations from venues in Atlanta and Macon have been extended to him. His act consists of a hilarious blend of social commentary and a witty way of using dark humor to poke fun at even the most innocent of subject matters (i.e. Dora the Explorer).

His material also includes personal experiences and a slew of random thoughts.

“I may be new to the game and I may be young, but I bring the noise. This is comedy not therapy and I’m looking forward to performing and making my audience laugh.

So bring a change of undies because before it’s all over you might need a dry pair. I do what I do and I do it well,” said Markle in regards to his show.

The show is in Blackbird’s cozy and intimate downstairs performance space and general admission is $2. No tickets will be sold in advance, but hands will be stamped at the door.

“One of my favorite things about owning BBC is providing a venue for local and regional talent. Sometimes a bar scene tends to wash out a

band as secondary atmosphere,” said Blackbird co-owner Jimmy Holder.

“Our intimate, limited seating downstairs Nest really allows the focus to be on the artist and to showcase him or herself; which makes the audience happy too.”

Blackbird Coffee is a small batch roaster in Milledgeville, Ga. offering the freshest premium coffees from the world’s best coffee regions since 2003.

For more information about Blackbird Coffee please call Iona Pendergast at 478.456.5288 or send an e-mail to jimmy@ blackbirdcoffee.com. To find more information on Andrew Markle, please visit his MySpace at www.myspace.com/theoriginalmarkle.

Georgia College graduate named WE tv president

Kim Martin, a Georgia College alumna and a member of Georgia College & State University Foundation Board of Trustees, has been promoted to president of WE tv in New York.

A native of Milledgeville, Martin has been with the network four years and previously held the position of executive vice president and general manager.

“I’ve had an incredible four years at WE tv and particularly during the past year with lots of hit shows like ‘High School Confidential,’ ‘Bridezillas,’ ‘Amazing Wedding Cakes,’ and ‘The Locator’, ” Martin said.

Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 at Georgia College and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 1989 from Georgia State University.

She also serves on the board for Northshore Animal League and is involved with Breast Cancer Awareness, Girls Inc., Step Up for Women and We Vote ’08.

Features

The Colonnade’s Guide to Art and Entertainment

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Interim Section Editor, PJ Schinella

Eurydice The GCSU theater program is presenting Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” in Russell Auditorium Oct. 1 through the 5.

Caroline Horlacher, Shaun Manny, Scott Dillard, Lauren Adel and Brenson Thomas starred under the direction of Amy Pinney. To read the more visit GCSUnade.com.

Photos by Erin Gish / Senior Photographer

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Play puts racism centerstage

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October 3, 2008

By Chelsea Thomas

GIVE Center Moment: Service Leaders

Ashley Pugh / Staff Photographer Rachel Melnick, junior creative writing major, receives an autograph from Tanya Barfield after the performance of Blue Door in the A&S Auditorium last Thursday.

By Chelsea Thomas Staff Reporter Venturing to Milledgeville after a decade of national recognition and eminence, Tanya Barfield, a graduate of the Juilliard School’s Playwriting Program, watched as the GCSU Creative Writing Program presented a reading of her play “Blue Door” on Sept. 25.

“Blue Door” presented a strong voice about the plague of racism and internal strife through the life of a prominent African-American mathematician named Lewis. Filled with thoughts, miseries, selfrealizations, and dialect on racism, the character of Lewis was internally symbolic of the journey every person must take to embrace their own identity as he fought with the ghosts of his ancestors.

Reading the role of Lewis was Phill Harold, a MFA grad student focused on script writing. Harold’s professor, David Muschell, was the one who recommended the role for him.

“I loved the play immediately. It took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions.

Sometimes I wanted to cry and other times experience anger due to the injustice portrayed in the piece,” said Harold.

Barfield spent heaps of time researching slave narratives in preparation for writing “Blue Door.” She immersed herself in the subject of racism to accurately portray the inner strife of modern day African-American men.

“I wanted to write about internalized racism because I feel that’s one of the ways in which it has stayed alive,” said Barfield.

GCSU, a southern college looking to diversify its incoming student body, was a premium audience for this play. Although 2008 is very far from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, Barfield’s play hits home for many people.

The Theatre Department Chair, Karen Berman, thought highly of the reading of “Blue Door.”

“I thought it internalized racism and related so well to different ethnicities and races. It was deeply meaningful,” said Berman.

Harold captures a major message of “Blue Door” applying to GCSU and the world.

“The internal conflict of a black man is something we all can relate to, and you don’t need to be a person of color to relate. People struggle with identity all of the time,” said Harold. “Racism is not a black problem, it’s not a white problem – It’s a human problem. Until we face this problem together, as a single human unit, we will be forever trapped in the midst of humanity’s metamorphosis.”

However, while wrestling with serious concepts of mental bondage and internalized racism, Barfield allows some comic relief. Whiplashed between humor and horror, there is an element of surrealism for the audience.

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The GIVE Center is currently looking for 2008-2009 Service Leaders. A service leader is a student who has a passion to volunteer for a cause and wants to develop or strengthen their leadership skills. The GIVE Center has over 100 programs that students can lead and coordinate that deal with one of twenty issues; animals, children, disabilities, disasters, education, elderly, environmental, female issues, fine arts, health, literary, male issues, outdoor, Patriotic/Politics, poverty, PR/technology, recreational, recycling, religious, and general service. They can also use students to help plan and coordinate fund raisers and special events.

The service leaders that the GIVE Center is looking for are “leaders who don’t force people to follow—they invite them on a journey”, as stated by Charles S. Lauer. This is a great opportunity for a student to gain many valuable transferable skills that they can use later on in life. The GIVE Center wants to be a resource to students for developing a program that they can be proud of and one that will have a continuous impact on the community. For more information on becoming a GCSU Service Leader please contact Kendall Stiles at kendall.stiles@gcsu.edu or at 478-445-5700.

Poetry brews at local coffee shop

Blackbird patrons recite poetry.

By Elise Colcord Staff Writer People descend down the black stairs leading to the basement. Others in the coffee shop continue to lounge in the oversized chairs and couches, reading or catching up on school work. Casually, someone makes the announcement that poetry readings are downstairs and encourages the studious inhabitants of Blackbird to join the crowd.

Amidst the lattes blending and shoes clacking on the floor above, a small crowd gathers in the basement to recite poetry.

Every Wednesday at 8:30, poetry night ensues in the basement of Blackbird.

A signup sheet floats around the room and anyone who is inspired to read their own or published works has the opportunity to do so.

Brittany Sansom, a senior creative writing major, plays a dual role as a hostess and a poet. She talked about getting the word out for a bigger turnout each week.

“The spoken word is welcome,” Sansom said.

“I’d like to get not only the college kids involved again, but also the locals because they give a different flavor that you just don’t get to see around all college students.”

Five students read their self-composed works with attitude in front of a small, enthusiastic crowd. Spencer Litland a junior English/Creative Writing major

By Keliah Johnson / Staff Photographer

wowed the crowd with three of his own poems called: “Ranson,” “While Silence is Piercing” and “Guardian Scars”.

His tone of voice changed dramatically with each poem. “Ranson” held the frantic tone of a middle class person fed up with today’s society. “While Silence is Piercing” gave way to a softer tone of reminiscing on memories past.

“Guardian Scars” sounded like the doomsday preacher on his soap box assuring the masses that they will die when the world ends tomorrow.

Christopher Neldon, a senior chemistry major, took on a more lighthearted tone as he approached the stage with a grin. Neldon’s enthusiasm for the chemicals he works with flowed in the form of short limericks. He also read three poems named after a few of his favorite chemicals. “Dichlorodimethyl” came first, followed by “Phenolphthalein” and finally “Maltose Saline.”

Neldon recalls where and why these creations originated.

“I was up late one night after too much caffeine and decided I should write about all of these chemicals,” he said.

Al Corum a senior English/Creative writing major got his inspiration from the rapper Immortal Technique.

He recited a poem that reflected his raw dislike for his parents’ neighbor’s un-

welcome opinion of his political stance.

Corum read it with a fiery passion. He loudly informed the neighbors that his political views were not just a liberal phase in his college career.

Robert Galyean, a senior literature major, stepped up to the stage with a deeper side to poetry. He read “Sullied by Starlight”, “Aviate” and “The Roach”. The first poem reflected the unspoken shame of humans in an emotionally trapped situation.

He revealed his take on a specific line in the poem.

“The tear speckled tiles in the poem represent the things we never discuss like taboo situations,” Galyean said.

“Aviate” represented the idea of purgatory and watching heaven and hell from a distance. “The Roach” spoke about the process of death from a roach’s perspective in the last moments of life, Galyean said.

Last to read, Sansom captivated the crowd with two of her poems. Her first remained untitled and came to life from an in-class assignment. The lines told of an old world scene in a far off country with a cryptic mysterious feel. The second embodied a more political theme inspired by Pablo Picasso’s controversial painting “Guernica.”

All the poets showed their enthusiasm on the stage and expressed interest in returning each week and bringing friends along next time.

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Choral director featured on NPR Tattooing for various reasons

By Tonishia Wimbish Staff Writer

By Arpil Argo Staff Reporter As Dr. Jennifer Flory sits in her office in Porter Hall, the sound of someone practicing the saxophone floats in. The walls are covered with concert posters and the shelves are filled with music books. Flory is an assistant professor of music. She is also the director of the GCSU Choral Ensembles.

Tuesday night on Macon’s NPR radio station, Flory’s voice filled the airwaves. She was featured on WMUM 89.7 FM discussing the upcoming and past choral seasons.

Last April, the choral ensembles performed a concert titled “American Choral Sampler.” It featured music written by American composers including GCSU music student Leanne Benson. The concert was recorded and put on the choral podcast channel. This sparked the radio appearance.

“I wanted the radio to publicize it on their community calendar. They asked me if it was going to be recorded and when I said yes, they told me I could pick out some music and come on to have a show about our concert,” Flory said.

Conversation between Flory and the announcer was not all business.

“He asked me about where I was from and how long I have been at Georgia College. He asked me a little about the venues we have here like Max Noah Recital Hall and Russell (Auditorium),” Flory said.

They touched on Dr. Douglas O’Grady who has composed an original score for the Theatre Department’s production of “Eurydice.” Flory also said that “culture was coming to Milledgeville and we are doing our best to keep that going.”

The experience took Flory back to when she worked as a radio announcer herself.

“When I was in college, I worked at an NPR station as an announcer,” Flory said.

“I ran the news kind of behind the scenes.”

Dr. Jennifer Flory

She also promoted the music ensembles and their upcoming season. The Max Noah Singers are doing a tour in December with a homecoming concert on December 16.

The University Choir and Women’s Ensemble are performing Nov. 1 at Milledgeville First Baptist Church. The concert is titled “Carmina Burana et cetera.” On Feb. 14, 2008, the Max Noah Singers will perform “Valentine’s Day Rendezvous.”

Visit the music department in Porter Hall for more information on concerts as well as other programs in this year’s music season.

‘Nick & Norah’ not infinitely good

A tattoo used to be a therapeutic session. A remedy. A means of stature. A mark of evil deity. A stamp of a sailor, criminal or gang member. But, has a tattoo ever been given just because?

Tattoos are widening in demographics, and are on the rise in the United States, but to many young people a tattoo is simply a means of expression.

“I think a lot of people get them just to say they have one. They don’t have any meaning to them,” said Jessica Baker, a freshman community health major.

Whatever the reason, tattoos are a growing trend among Americans. The Journal of the American Society of Dermatology found that in 2006, 36 percent of Americans 18 to 29 years old have at least one tattoo.

“It’s more socially acceptable and it’s not looked down upon anymore,” Justin Brown, a junior criminal justice major, said.

Tattoos have evolved over time. Egyptians show the earliest evidence of tattooing thousands of years ago. It was purely a female practice used to indicate prostitutes or to protect women from sexually transmitted diseases. Other cultures used tattooing for therapeutic and medical reasons.

But as time went on,

tattooing gained a negative image.

Around A.D. 306-373, the Christian beliefs were that tattoos “disfigured that made to God’s image,” according to Smithsonian Magazine. Sailors, criminals and eventually gang members were known to have tattoos.

Though it is socially acceptable for colleges and young people, tattoos still have a negative impression in some places. They are not appropriate for some workplaces.

“I try to position my tattoos in a place that I know people wouldn’t see them at my workplace,” Gordon Gillis, a junior biology major, said. “I doubt anyone wants to see a tatted up vet working on their dog.”

Criminal justice sophomore, Eric Whitlock, said his tattoo will have a positive effect on his career choice.

Whitlock lost his best friend as a sophomore in high school.

“He was two times my size (and) a sophomore going straight to the pros.

After he died my brother (and I) made a dedication that we would live our football career through him,” Whitlock said.

Whitlock’s tattoo is an opportunity to share his dreams of becoming a football player.

“I can minister to people about my tattoos,” he said.

Some people have a positive effect and some people have a negative effect.

Whitlock’s tattoo is self-motivation because it helps him “push hard for the pros.”

Conversely, 17 percent of people with tattoos considered getting it removed, according to CNN.com in 2004. According to Vanishingtattoo.com, 12 percent of those people regretted their tattoo because of the way it looked and 11 percent said it was stupid.

Those that enjoyed their tattoo experience seem to be “addicted” to the artwork.

“Tattooing is addictive to some,” said tattoo artist, Thomas, of Wayne Street Tattoo Company. “Some have a negative image after their first one.”

Tattoos need special precautions and lots of thought. Remember, tattoos generally remain on the body forever and there are health risks. A tattoo artist’s particular style and the cleanliness of the shop and tools are very important.

“Pay attention to the portfolios and don’t go for the flash on the walls,” Thomas said.

Today, the primary function for tattoos is for people to express themselves. It shows who they are or expresses a tender memory.

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If one were to take a dumb movie like ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and mix it with ‘Superbad’ and ‘Juno,’ the result alone would be quite something. But when you hand such a spicy combination over to someone who loves indie-rock music, you just might be surprised. Director Peter Sollett doesn’t pull enough strings to expand the addressed audience, but he does reach out to the cult of this genre, and makes quite an impression on something that is usually nailed with clichés.

After lashing out relentlessly on several crap jobs, I was hoping that my responses would start to take a detour from the blender at the dawn of Oscar season, but in the closing week of Hollywood’s slow period, I had to give the “pulse” button one last round as I drove home from ‘Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.’ Being not such a huge fan of romantic comedies, I didn’t expect this movie to fascinate me, but I will give the film its due; it’s well paced and it doesn’t suffer from any mushy slow points. It balances laughter and drama fairly well, and because I’m just a sucker for simplicity, I actually enjoyed following it as it all happens in the span of one night.

Super nerd Michael Cera plays Nick, a high school bass player who has just been dumped by his girlfriend

Tris (Alexis Dziena) and is not really in the mood to play with his punk band (they’re called The Jerk Offs, believe it or not).

Nick would rather stay inside and make a bunch of mix CDs trying to convince her to take him back, but Tris just gives them away to her close friend Norah (Kat Dennings), who absolutely loves them.

Nick and Norah run into each other at the show later that night and quickly realize that they share a lot of common tastes in music, among other things. Once the musically obsessed duo hear that an underground sensation called Where’s Fluffy is playing somewhere in town, they embark on a journey to see the performance before the night is over. This journey, however, quickly turns into a wild goose chase as they encounter a jealous Tris and also try to help Norah’s friend Caroline (Ari Graynor), who needs a ride home. That’s where Nick’s fellow band members come into play... unfortunately, Caroline is too drunk to stand up and too absentminded to know the difference between Jesus and a person sporting a beard.

Due to the fact that nobody has been praising it in recent weeks, I didn’t

get around to reading the book before seeing this one on screen, but in this particular case, I don’t think it made a difference. In my experience, stories like this are meant to be told on the big screen, and according to most book reviews, I don’t think any die hard readers were disappointed by the adaptation because much like ‘Juno,’ ‘Nick & Norah’ is one of those films that can be good enough without really trying to be.

And for the sake of playing the same character over and over again, Michael Cera certainly doesn’t have to try very hard when getting into his roles.

While all the young talents bring their best efforts to the table (or in this case, track list), ‘Nick & Norah’ doesn’t really live on performing as much as it does music. Even if an unaware viewer declared it to be a complete disaster, no one can deny the importance of the songs as they play throughout the film’s duration. And with several moods being addressed in such a short reel (90 min.), it shouldn’t be too hard for any teenager, or college student, to relate to at least one of these characters and understand the feelings they deal with.

Just as a reminder, I am not a follower of the sort of cult, which this film speaks to, but judging it on the broader scale of romantic comedies, I was very satisfied with how it held my attention, and how real the atmosphere was in terms of what it’s like to be a teenager looking for a careless good time when all your personal chips are down. It may be a little too magical to believe that all of this could happen in just one night, but at this rate, until you’ve seen Michael Cera play a dorky character, you haven’t fully lived out your movie going days.

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GCSU student, Kim Brumfield gets a tattoo at Wayne Street Tattoo

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“I tried to bring in a folkloric quality to distinguish between where we are and where we have come from,” Barfield said.

Along with the constant change in perspective and character, the music produced a connectedness between ancient struggle and recent strains. Barfield explained that the music, mostly older hymns, provided relief and levity to the starkness of thought.

Overall, combined with the poignant reflections on racism, Barfield’s writing was of high literary quality and is intertwined with poetry, music and rhythm.

Freshman Sam Johnson, an honors biology student, enjoyed the reading.

“I thought it was both interesting and intriguing because it accurately depicted how a modern day man dealt with the ghosts of his past,” said Johnson.

Every semester the Creative Writing Program presents readings and presentations of influential works of visiting artists. “Blue

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Door” was well received by a diverse assembly of students and professors.

Barfield thinks the best part of literature and playwriting is that everyone in the audience is capable of getting something different out of the work.

“Audiences get different things out of the play.

It speaks to them in different ways, and I enjoy that. I am not interested in dictating thoughts into their heads,” Barfield said.

Much like the varying voices in the play itself, every work has its own message to each reader.

Sports

The Colonnade’s Guide to Athletics and Recreation

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Section Editor, Preston Sellers

Defense key for streaking ‘Cats

Soccer rides back line to four consecutive shutout victories by

Scott Thompson Staff Reporter

The GCSU soccer team won its seventh game of the season Wednesday night, defeating the Lander University Bearcats 1-0 in an exciting match.

Sophomore midfielder Kayla Emerson scored the game’s lone goal with 27:49 left in the second half.

“I knew I wanted to turn, but I didn’t know if I wanted to shoot or pass,” said Kayla Emerson of her game-winning goal. “I just looked up and saw open net, took a shot and hoped for it to stay low,” Emerson said. “Luckily, it went in.”

The home win marked the fourth consecutive shutout victory for the Bobcats, who have yet to allow a point at home this season. GCSU took 23 shots compared to just seven by Lander, only one of which was a threat to the Bobcat goal.

“I’ve been with other teams and seen improvements on defense before,” said first-year head coach Juan Pablo Favero. “But it’s never been this dominating. This was our seventh shutout. We’re not giving up many shots, and the shots we’re giving up, they’re from 30 or 40 yards out.”

Nationally, the Bobcats are ranked fourth in team goals against average and fifth in shutout percentage among Division II schools. The Bobcats have not allowed a goal in their previous 409 minutes and 9 seconds of play. “[The defense] can make coaches and players come here and think and worry about how to score goals against us,” Favero said. “It’s a tremendous psychological advantage.”

Lately, the offense has also been playing well. On Sunday, the team shutout North AlaRoss Couch / Staff Photographer bama at home, scoring five goals in a lopsided Freshman midfielder Karen Bonilla finds the net for the Bobcats’ fifth and final goal against the University win. In the three games preceding Wednesday of North Alabama on Sunday in GCSU’s 5-0 romp. This was Bonilla’s first goal as a Bobcat. night’s win, the Bobcats averaged over four goals per game, an excellent number considering their defense allows fever than one goal per game. The team also boasts an incredible 21-2

by Preston Sellers goal disparity and a 167-55 shot differential Senior Reporter over its opponents this season.

The Bobcats are also represented among The GCSU Athletic Department has named Kara Teresi, conference leaders in numerous offensive and senior midfielder for the Bobcat soccer team, its athlete of defensive categories. Sophomore goalkeeper the week for the week ending Sept. 28.

Mary Rob Plunkett leads the Peach Belt ConTeresi is a key member of the stout defensive unit that has ference with a miniscule Goals Against Average not allowed a goal in the last four games, all wins, and none of 0.27. Senior forward Hayley Ferrell is tied at home this season. for fifth in points, fourth in goals and leads the A defensive-minded midfielder, Teresi has only three shots conference in game-winning goals. on goal this season, and one assist, but has been a rock-solid As a result of the team’s great play, they are contributor, starting every game this season.

Athlete of the week: Kara Teresi

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Title time for tennis by

Ashley Murphy Staff Writer

This past weekend, GCSU’s tennis teams traveled to Sumter, S.C. to compete in the ITA Southeast Regional Tournament.

The Bobcats supplied two of the top ten seeds in the men’s tournament, seniors Erick Siqueira and Francis Yoshimoto. Each won their two matches on the first day of the tournament.

Siqueira defeated Henrique Boturao of Augusta State University 6-4, 6-3 and Mario Keick of Francis Marion University 7-5, 6-0. Yoshimoto brought home two convincing wins for the Bobcats, taking down Columbus State’s Nemanja Djuric 6-0, 6-1 and Limestone College’s Phillipe Hogan in two sets, 6-4, 6-3.

Not only did Siqueira lead the Bobcats with several important singles victories, he also joined forces with senior Justin Pickham to form the No. 4 seed duo in the tournament. The pair defeated the doubles team from the University of South Carolina at Aiken and proceeded to make their way through the tournament to win the A-Draw Doubles Championship.

This win makes history here at GCSU, with these two players being the first doubles team since 1992 to win a men’s doubles title.

The second doubles pair, juniors Max Beliankou and Giovane Nucci, put up a strong fight against Armstrong Atlantic State University, but fell short in a tiebreaker, 9-8.

Beliankou was disappointed that the match ended in a tiebreaker, but still feels that everyone brought

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‘Cats run wild at Mercer’s RunFit Claire Dykes Staff Writer

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Both Bobcat cross country teams competed in the Mercer RunFit Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. The women came in eighth place out of 24 teams, with five girls finishing in the top 55 runners on the five-kilometer course.

Juniors Heather Raines and Bonnie Ueltzen finished in the top two spots for the Bobcats, Raines finishing thirty-third overall with a time of 19:55, breaking the 20-minute mark for the first time.

“It was really exciting to get to see Heather break 20 and go into 19,” Ueltzen said. “It was her first time breaking that. We’re all really excited for her.”

Ueltzen ran a 20:20 for fortieth place. Third place for GCSU was brought in by sophomore Dani Destiche, with a time of 20:25, good for forty-second.

“The Mercer Invitational is one of my favorite races because it’s a great course,” Ueltzen said. “It’s fun because I get to see a lot of people from high school that I recognize from running with and against.”

The men finished tenth out of 22 teams.

Freshman Rob Manning ran the eight-kilometer course in a time of 27:33, finishing fortyJulianna Stradley / Guest Photographer second overall. Coming in forty-ninth was ju Freshman Travis Knight keeps up with his

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competition on Saturday at Mercer University.

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In all sports, the postseason is a completely separate beast from the regular season. The rules change, everyone goes back to zero (well, plus a few bonus points in NASCAR), but the idea is that it’s the best of the best competing against each other for the title.

This season, the Sprint Cup’s most dominant driver has been Kyle Busch, and most experts would agree that heading into the Chase for the Cup, he was the odds-on favorite to take the title in a ten-race shootout.

Three races in, he is out of title contention. Completely.

Confused? It’s not that hard to believe, if you know anything about racing, or even sports in general. The postseason just doesn’t play by the rules.

All season, Busch’s cars were mechanically the best in NASCAR, providing him consistent power and speed every week. Now, after three terrible finishes due to mechanical problems, he is left scratching his head, last place in the Chase, 311 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

Which brings me to my next point: championships are not won in the regular season. If they were, my beloved Braves would have owned baseball in the 90s.

Champions do what they have to do to get to the postseason, and then flourish under immense pressure.

Jimmie Johnson had his most lackluster season in three years, yet looks poised to capture a third straight title. Why? Because he and crew chief Chad Knaus just have that little extra something when it matters most.

Their cars don’t fail in the Chase, they dominate.

Johnson knows when to push the envelope on the racetrack, and when to back off. He doesn’t wreck other drivers, so he doesn’t get wrecked, thus a better finish, and more precious points toward the title. Smart racing, though not as exciting as aggressive racing, is the name of the game this time of year.

So how can Busch’s disappointments be explained?

Is it karma, for being so cocky and dominant during the season? Is it a 23-yearold driver wanting his first title too much?

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Stat of the Week

409 Consecutive minutes in which the Bobcat soccer team has not allowed a goal.

This streak spans more than four complete games.

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Intramurals: Referees play role, for better or worse Mitchell Davis Staff Reporter

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Passion for flag football is evidenced by the 90-plus teams participating in GCSU intramurals this season. Students of all majors, fraternity and sorority affiliates, and a smattering of staff members all come together under the bright lights and ever-cooling night air on the fields behind The Village at West Campus to enjoy the games.

Another group of sport enthusiasts are also present at every game: intramural referees. They give the game continuity and set a standard of play for all teams and create a fair and consistent environment.

Brian McKinnon, a sophomore biology pre-med major, has been pleased with the quality of referees so far.

“I see a lot of good refs out there doing their job. There’s not many discrepancies,” he said.

TJ Berglund, a senior business major, was also positive about intramural refs this year.

“The refs are definitely doing a great job,” Berglund said. “Much better than three or four years ago when I was a young’un.”

Throughout most intramural participants, there is an optimistic light about referees working hard and keeping games controlled but fun. However, some students feel a lack of training and commitment is casting a negative pall over flag football games.

“So far I would say the refs for our games have done a sub-par job,” Jeremy Miller, a senior marketing management major and member of Pike’s “A” league team, said.

“I would actually be willing to say pisspoor.”

Miller’s comments are in particular reference to three calls he believes were either unnecessary or simply incorrect. He also has issues with the intramural staff potentially targeting his fraternity during games.

“All the intramural staff will line up on our sidelines,” Miller said. “They’re going to hear everything our fans say and none of what the other team’s fans say and I guarantee they’ll call penalties on us and they won’t on other teams. “ Trey Dunn, a sophomore history major, was fervent about his feelings towards GCSU referees.

“They blow. Can I say that? They blow,” Dunn said. “They don’t know what’s going

Mitchell Davs / Staff Reporter Referees go over basic rules with players before a game. Players’ opinions are divided about the performance and fairness of their refs.

on. They’re ignorant.”

Pessimistic outlooks towards refs are the minority. Most people are satisfied with the job done and believe they are necessary to the GCSU intramural sports experience.

Self-officiating games was not even an option for the vast majority of participants; almost everyone cited potential fights and cheating as the most likely outcome.

GCSU intramural referee and senior history major, Patrick Pitts, has been enjoying his job for three years. What began as an easy way to make extra income turned into an arena for meeting new people and a chance to stay around sports.

Pitts tries to keep his emotions in check while on the field. He understands the zeal of the players when it is game time.

“Unless a player makes it personal, I don’t take anything said to me personally,” Pitts said. “As I’ve been told many times ‘they’re mad at the stripes, not you.’ As long as things don’t get out of hand or personal, I usually just try to ignore it and keep on doing my job.”

When players reach a boiling point with refs and attitudes become too much to handle, referee Justin Burch, a senior history major, tries to defuse the situation peace-

fully.

“I believe the best way to deal with an angry player is to first try to explain whatever call was made to that player,” Burch said. “Usually, when you explain the call, people calm down. When you just make a call and have no reasoning to back the call up, that’s when people get mad and games can get out of control.”

Joey Nipper, second year referee and sophomore mass communication major, has used his refereeing experience at GCSU as a platform for other prospective jobs.

“Working intramurals leads to a lot of opportunities for some of us as officials,” Nipper said. “Some of us do high school sports and recreational league sports.”

At times, the relationship between officials and players can be delicate. The fastpaced game of flag football, mixed with intense emotion from players, is part of the charm that GCSU intramurals has. Referees are vital to the games. They keep emotion in check while allowing the competitive nature of the sport to shine, which ultimately increases an already healthy GCSU intramural program.

October 3, 2008 Tennis Continued from Page 15... their strongest games to the court.

“It is always tough to lose on the tie-break because you know that only a few points decided the outcome of the match,” Beliankou said. “Everybody came up strong, but in this kind of championship there are no easy matches.”

The Lady Bobcats were also successful this weekend. Three players from the team competed in the weekend’s tournament, and each played well.

Senior Gabby Acuna competed in Flight A singles in the first round of the tournament against South Carolina’s Lander University.

“We only had three girls competing in this tournament and it went pretty well,“ Acuna said. “I lost my first set, won my second, and lost my third 3-6, 6-3, (10-8) against Lander, so it was close.“ Acuna also teamed with fellow senior Marjorie Ceppo. This strong doubles team served up back-to-back wins, defeating Clayton State University in round one and Columbus State University in a tiebreaker to take round two. A loss in the third round against AASU ended their run, but Acuna carries a positive outlook on the weekend as a whole.

“Marjorie and I played doubles for the first time and we did really well, so it was exciting,” Acuna said. “We lost our third round to Armstrong, but we beat Clayton State and Columbus State, who are two of our biggest rivals. We are still very happy with our results.”

Along with Acuna, sophomore Bertille Lion also competed in Flight A singles for GCSU. Lion defeated Lander’s Vuokko Vahatalo 6-0, 6-3 in the first round before falling to rival Columbus State’s Viktorya Semyrodenko, 6-3, 6-0 in the second round.

This upcoming weekend takes both Bobcat teams to Augusta, Ga. where they will compete in the Chick-Fil-A Collegiate Championships. This will be their final fall tune-up tournament and they look to improve and prepare for the spring season.

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Sports

Cross Country Continued from Page 15... nior Josh Hollar. Finishing off the top three Bobcats, was fellow freshman Colin Conroy, with a time of 28:05 in fifty-ninth place.

With most of their meets being held out of state, the 45-minute drive was a nice change for both teams.

“Usually only the top six or seven get to go to the meets so it was cool for our entire team to get to go to this one together,” said Raines.

Saturday, Oct. 4, the teams head to their next meet at Pepperdine UniverJulianna Stradley / Guest Photographer sity in Malibu, Ca. and are looking to Junior Bonnie Ueltzen (#881) leads the Bobcats off the starting line among a crowd of continue their improvement this searunners from 23 other schools at the RunFit Invitational on Saturday. son.

Soccer

Ross Couch / Staff Photographer Senior midfielder/forward Beth Coughlin cuts past a North Alabama defender on Sunday.

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My guess is that it is just nature’s way of reminding us that in sports, the postseason is a place where unlikely and just plain weird things happen.

Take last season’s Super Bowl for example, when the Giants dispatched the Patriots in a “huge” upset.

I argue that there is no such thing as a huge upset in the postseason. The system works out so that every team in a playoff scenario has earned the right to be there, through a grueling regular season. The Giants had lost and won close games during the season, while the Patriots were hardly tested. Ad-

explain, we just feel it’s our time.”

The Bobcats currently sit Continued from Page 15... third in the PBC at 1-1, but hold the second-best overall currently ranked fourth in record in the conference at the Southeast Region of the 7-1-1.

National Soccer The team Coaches Assowill look to ciation of Amer“I’ve seen im- continue its ica Poll. It has home field also led some to provements on dominance and believe that this improve its team has a seri- defense before, PBC mark in ous chance at two upcoming but never this regional and nagames against tional honors. dominating.” conference Ferrell is one foes. Saturday, of those believthe team faces ers.

Armstrong - Head Coach “You can see Atlantic State it in our eyes in Juan Favero University at practice,” she 7 p.m. The said. “In the next game will preseason, we be Tuesday against Georgia set out goals and we’re deter- Southwestern State Univermined to get there. It’s hard to sity.

vantage – Giants.

And how about the Olympics this summer? Viewers were surprised when certain athletes didn’t win gold, or even place. These viewers have no concept of the pressure of perfection on an international stage.

Each athlete went through similar preparations, and when events are decided by thousandths of a second, what is surprising about any outcome?

Currently, there is a good opportunity for a very “surprising” outcome in Major League Baseball’s postseason. Included in the mix are the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, a team making the playoffs for the first time ever, as well as both Chicago teams, tempting us with a possible North Side/South Side civil war in the Windy City. Ba-

sically, none of the experts were right this season.

My point is, under the postseason spotlight, the ones who win championships are the ones who perform at their absolute best for that span of time, as basic as that sounds. You know, “one game at a time”, “there is no tomorrow”, all those clichés.

Too often, we crown champions before the postseason has even begun, yet sit dumbfounded when things don’t go according to our script. Playoffs have a way of writing their own scripts, as we watch enthralled and helpless.

And I watch the chaos, and smile, and am reminded of why I love sports so much.

GCSU recognized for athlete graduation Special to The Colonnade Georgia College & State University has received the NCAA 2007-2008 Diversity in Athletics Award in the category of African-American Graduation: Female StudentAthletes.

The Diversity in Athletics Award is bestowed upon the NCAA athletic departments that excel in the area of diversity.

There were 11 other schools that received this honor: University of Arkansas, Monticello Bloomfield College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Mount Olive College, University of North Alabama, Nova Southeastern University, Saint Leo University, University of West Alabama and West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

This award is presented annually by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University in collaboration with the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Athletic departments are recognized in eight categories: diversity strategy, gender diversity of department employees, racial diversity of department employees, value and attitudinal diversity of employees, both graduation of African-American male and female students, gender equity compliance, and overall excellence in diversity.

First as the women’s basketball coach, I am very honored for Georgia College to receive this award,” Head Coach John Carrick said. “Next, when it comes to recruiting, we bring in the best student-athletes regardless of race. Last, our program constantly graduates our student-athletes.”

College Football Staff Picks Preston Sellers, Corey Dickstein, Sports Editor Editor-In-Chief (2-1) (0-3) Auburn at Vanderbilt

Ohio State at Wisconsin

Oregon at USC

Auburn

Wisconsin

USC

Vanderbilt

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Golf struggles, ties for third at Crystal Lake

by Kyle Collins Senior Reporter

After impressive showings in the last two fall events boosting their ranking inside the top five nationally, Bobcat golf met frustration. The ball strayed from the target early this week as the No. 4-ranked golfers tied for third place with host Clayton State University at the State Farm Laker Invitational.

Despite a new-look roster, No. 1-ranked University of West Florida medaled at even-par with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke coming in second, six strokes back.

Coming off consecutive team totals of nine-underpar in both opening events, GCSU stalled a bit, finishing three rounds at seven-over-par. The par-72 layout at the host Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club frustrated players, as the Bobcats shot 295 in the morning round.

“We started slow in the first round and were lucky to shoot what we did,” Head Coach Jimmy Wilson said.

“I think we got psyched out about the course Sunday night.”

The lone glimmer in the opening 18 holes came by way of junior Niclas Johansson’s two-under 70 as no other GCSU golfer broke par.

The touch returned for the squad in afternoon play as par was broken by three out of five starters. A middle round of 282 looked more like the norm as sophomore Joe Young rebounded from a drop score of 77 to post a bogey-free round of 68.

Fellow sophomore Billy Shida and junior Pedro Lima threw a 71 and 70 into the mix, placing the Bobcats in second place after day one. Even with the second round jump, Wilson felt things weren’t all there.

Talented junior veteran Francisco Bide lost his magic touch posting dual scores of 76.

“This team plays on emotion,” Wilson said. “I felt guys grinding hard, but the focus wasn’t there coming down the stretch.”

Despite all the adversity early on, GCSU only stood six shots behind West Florida with the final round to go.

Unfortunately, the Bobcats mounted no charge in a lackluster 294 round to close the event. West Florida cruised to their first victory of the year as they bettered GCSU by one shot on the day.

Young continued his birdie roll with another 68, placing him in third at three-under-par as his last 36 holes featured nine birdies and an eagle. The individual finish ties Young’s career best.

“Something clicked around the 20th hole the first day, and I got on a roll,” Young said. “I took myself out of the moment and got freed up to hit golf shots.”

Johansson polished off an eleventh place finish, giving him another top-fifteen, ending the tournament at one-over-par. Shida and Lima tied each other with fiveover-par 221, just good enough for a top-thirty.

Demonstrating the depth of Bobcat golf, redshirt sophomore Matthew Yonz competed as an individual for the second straight event. Hoping to break into the starting lineup, Yonz threw a 72 in the middle of two 76s.

Yonz said he feels like his game is steadily improving this fall.

“Top to bottom I think we can compete with anyone in the country, so breaking into the lineup is tough,” Yonz said.

Yonz led GCSU players with eleven birdies for the week.

“Matt respects both playing as an individual and in the starting five the same,” Wilson said. “He grinds just as hard either way.”

The Bobcats were second among Peach Belt Conference schools, losing by one shot to UNCP on the strength of their freshman Jordan Walor taking the individual trophy. Walor’s victory was the first for a UNCP golfer in over three years.

GCSU closes the fall season in Columbus, Ga. at the Cougar Invitational Oct. 6-7. The tournament is hosted

by PBC rival Columbus State University.