The Colonnade The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College
November 8, 2013
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Volume 90, No. 10
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Student tries to save drowning teen ‘My adrenaline was going so hard that I didn’t even think about breathing. I just kept going.’ Marilyn Ferrell Senior Reporter Bradley Higgins walked to his friend Jonathon Gardner’s dorm in Foundation Hall last Saturday evening to play “Mario Kart.” On his way, Higgins noticed three teens playing inside of the Centennial Center pool area. “They were inside the pool, and obviously it was closed. I was kind of weirded out by that,” Higgins said. “Jonathon let me into [Foundation Hall], and we started walking up the stairs, but I got a really bad feeling. I told Jonathon we should go back because they really shouldn’t be in there.” Higgins and Gardner heard cries for help. “Jonathon and I broke into a run and got to
the front gate of the pool,” Higgins said. “One of the boys was like, ‘Help him, he’s drowning. Save him!’” As they were calling out two of the teens Higgins had seen earlier were jumping back over the fence, onto their bikes and pedaling away. Immediately Higgins and Gardner scaled the fence. “We had no idea what was going on because we didn’t see anyone in the pool, but eventually we saw a dark mass in the deepest part of the pool,” Higgins said. “We both dove in.” The chilly water took their breath away. They tried to swim the 9 feet to the bottom but couldn’t because it was so cold. Higgins and Gardner surfaced, counted down from five and plunged in again.
“Jonathon didn’t make it all the way, but I just saw a black mass,” Higgins said. “I guess my adrenaline was going so hard that I didn’t even think about breathing. I just kept going.” Higgins grabbed the boy’s arm and pulled him to the surface, where Gardner helped tug him out of the water. Higgins, a junior nursing major, began CPR. According to the incident report, police and rescue crews arrived on scene and continued to try to revive the teen. 14-year-old Tyrique Jackson was transported to Oconee Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. This week, investigators were still looking into the drowning, and reviewing surveillance footage from around the pool. Higgins wonders if there was anything he
could have done to save Tyrique’s life. “I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the whole situation and what could have made him survive, but ultimately it was just really tragic Bradley luck,” Higgins said. “On the positive side, I started Higgins reconsidering working as a emergency room nurse when I graduate. I think being involved in an incident like that taught me that pretty much anyone will go out of their way to try to save a life if they don’t doubt themselves first.”
Tradition takes a backseat Sarah K. Wilson Senior Reporter
Shayne Williams / Staff Photographer Students and community members bag potatoes during the 12th annual Potato Drop. The bags were distributed to approximately 1`40,000 people in the Milledgeville area.
Potatoes drop for charity The 12th annual Potato Drop fed thousands Shayne Williams Staff Reporter
Shayne Williams / Staff Photographer The tractor trailer dumps the first of 40,000 pounds of potatoes in a parking lot at West Campus.
A tractor-trailer truck dropped 40,000 pounds of potatoes into a parking lot at West Campus early Oct. 26. One potato at a time, volunteers from Georgia College and the community filled 10 lb. bags and loaded them into truck beds and trunks of cars until the pile was gone. The bags were picked up by food pantries, nonprofit and faith-based organizations to be distributed as needed throughout the community. This was the scene at the 12th annual Potato Drop, an event hosted by the GIVE Center since 2001. This year the potatoes fed approximately 140,000 hungry people in the counties surrounding Milledgeville. This year, the drop was planned for National Make a Difference Day, which has
been sponsored by USA Weekend magazine and Points of Light, both nonprofit organizations, for the past 20 years. This year more than 100 students participated. “It says that our students are truly in tune with what’s going on in society,” Tom Miles, director of campus life, said. “That they’re willing to step out on a Saturday in the freezing cold so that they can help people. You can’t beat that.” Kendall Stiles, director of the GIVE Center, heard about a potato drop 13 years ago when she was at a conference. She remembers being told that students wouldn’t be willing to wake up early on a Saturday morning to put potatoes in bags and load
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For Sarah Williams, a senior nursing student set to graduate in December, there is nothing more exciting than receiving her pin upon graduation. The pin symbolizes a nurse’s official transition into their profession, presented to them by their school’s faculty. Williams’ father was present when her mother received her nursing pin, and it will be her mother who pins Williams. It is a rite of passage and long-standing tradition for nurses to go through a pinning ceremony upon completing their undergraduate studies. It is a welcome into the nursing field, one that is cherished among all nurses. Every year since the nursing department’s inception, Georgia College has honored its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates with a formal pinning ceremony. This year, however, GC ends that tradition. In its place, the nursing department is holding a “celebration” for all nursing graduates, which includes not only BSN recipients, but also Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing (DNP) recipients. Although the BSN graduates will still receive their pin, the lack of a formal pinning ceremony has disheartened many. “While I do think it’s great that they’re including [all nursing graduates], I don’t think they should do away with our pinning ceremony,” said Williams in a phone interview. “The ceremony is a rite of passage. I was very surprised that [GC] isn’t putting it on for us.” Members of Williams’s cohort are equally upset. “I was absolutely looking forward to it,” said Katherine Tate, a senior who will receive her BSN in December. “Ever since I chose nursing as a career, I envisioned myself participating in [the pinning ceremony]. I am upset … because I wish there could
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Leon Johnson named as second Newell Scholar Hillary Hunnings Contributing Writer Leon Johnson, Georgia College’s second Newell Scholar, is set to arrive for the spring 2014 semester to share his creative artistic endeavors with students and faculty alike. The Newell Scholar program invites nationally recognized scholars to work alongside students and faculty for a semester or an entire academic year. Johnson was selected as the next Newell Scholar for his ability to create art in a variety of forms. As a teacher he has won several awards for teaching and garnered international recognition for his artistic film “Faust/Faustus.” When asked what he likes most about media and art, Johnson explains that he is passionate
News Flash Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award Five students were chosen as finalists for the 2013 Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award. The winner will be announced on Monday, Nov. 11.
about using proven artistic tools while also innovating entirely new tools. “I love tools – those that already exist and the ones I have yet to invent. And I seek problems produced by urgent need, not art history. Oh, and I love detective work. That triangulation is wonderful, for me,” said Johnson. Johnson is passionate about using such tools to creatively investigate and pursue social problems. One such tool he has innovated is his Market Studio Kitchen. Johnson currently lives in Detroit, where he founded the Market Studio Kitchen, an experimental school designed to teach underprivileged and or disabled youth and adults cooking basics and good nutrition while also teaching them about art. Ken Proctor, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, leads the committee that reviews poten-
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tial Newell Scholars. Johnson stood out to Proctor amongst other candidates. When reviewing resumes and project proposals, committee members will ask themselves if the application has substance that will excite the campus. “Committee members think about these questions,” said Proctor. “Scholars engage the campus in an exciting way.” Art Department Chair Bill Fisher is enthusiastic about collaborating with Johnson. “He’s had a fascinating life and career. He’s really engaging, and I have high hopes for students and for their minds to expand in a beautiful way,” said Fisher. Johnson will teach a seminar for undergraduate and graduate students during spring 2014.
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The results are in......................................................2 Public Safety plans move closer to dorms...........4
“I heard about how crazy it is, but I never imagined this.” - Sean McAleer, freshman biology pre-med major
A&E
Rocky Horror Picture Show...................................7 World famous performer seeks peace.................7
Sports
Swim Cats revved up.............................................10 Legen...wait for it...dary.........................................10
Courtesy of University Communications Leon Johnson, the recently named Newell Scholar, prepares a series of dishes.
Number Crunch
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The number of GC intramural teams that have made it to state-level tournaments.
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NOVEMBER 8, 2013
THE RESULTS ARE IN Incumbents re-elected in all contested races in the latest city council and mayoral elections
Vote District 1
Counts District 4
Collinda Lee
Walter Reynolds
District 2
District 5
Uncontested(I): 88
Uncontested: 27
MARK WATKINS / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Candidates in the mayoral and city council races responded to questions from student panelists and members of the audience on Oct. 29. Community Choices,Your Voices, the organization that put on the event, plans to host more open forums in the future.
Candidate forum at GC draws the largest crowd during elections MARK WATKINS SENIOR REPORTER
Jeanette Walden
Walden(I): 86 Candidates in the recent Ross Sheppard: 15 city council and mayoral races
participated in an open forum hosted by Community Choices, Your Voices, a conglomerate of student organizations, in Magnolia Ballroom on Oct. 29 The forum, organized by students, drew the largest crowd of the two others during the race. “This crowd and the number of people is probably 20 times what we faced in the other two forums. I guess we had maybe 35, 40 at the first one, the next one was not well attended, I’m just glad that this many students are engaged enough to take time out of their evening to come down and listen,” said Steve Chambers, who was re-elected to represent District 6. The other two forums were held at churches around Milledgeville. Candidates said they would
District 3
Denese Shinholster
Shinholster(I): 137 Phillip Smith: 50
be willing to return to another forum at GC in the future, but one of the largest issues was candidates being unable to hear questions and comments from the audience. “The only thing I can say is that I had a really hard time with the speakers facing out and kind of bouncing off us,” Chambers said. The forum was organized as a collaborative effort between the American Democracy Project, College Republicans, Delta Sigma Theta, the Department of Government and Sociology, Pi Sigma Alpha, the Student Government Association, and Young Democrats. “We all decided to come together and plan this series of forums and lectures because we strongly believe we’re stronger when we all work together,” Juawn Jackson, SGA President Pro-Tempore, said. There have been forums held at Georgia College in the past,
“I’m just glad that this many students are engaged enough to take time out of their evening to come down and listen.” Steve Chambers, District 6 City Councilman but the partnership between the organizations is new this year. “It’s very exciting, and it’s only the beginning,” Jackson said. “This is something I definitely want to see continue as long as I’m here at Georgia College.” The group has plans to host more forums in the future including one for the senatorial race in 2014.
Mayor
Richard Mullins Mullins(I): 235 Daniel McDonald: 70 Pam Beer: 64
District 6 Richard Bentley Bentley(I): 880 John Grant: 259
*All results unofficial Do you think the right canidates won? Let us know at @GCSUnade! May publish.
Steve Chambers Chambers(I): 234 Andrew Strickland: 151
Student groups fail to re-register, forced on hiatus MARK WATKINS SENIOR REPORTER Thirty-five student organizations lost their privileges Oct. 30 with the University after they failed to re-register on OrgSyc. According to the email announcing the loss of recognition, any space reserved or events planned by affected groups are canceled, and groups can no longer advertise, reserve space or receive funding from the University. The loss of privileges poses a particular challenge to larger groups who reserve spaces early in the year for their larger events. Without privileges, spaces like Magnolia Ballroom and Russell Auditorium, which are hard to come by on campus, could be reserved by any recognized organization. As of Wednesday, 13 groups have regained their statuses with the University. Groups were expected to re-register by Oct. 1, but were given until Oct. 30 before their privileges were revoked. Students were sent an email
“I never got any of the emails telling us to re-register. I really do think it was a communication error.”
“It’s not that we’re out to do this. It actually makes more work for us. It’s really just to get groups to register.”
Catherine Zeimann, Sigma Tau Delta President
Tom Miles, Director of Student Life
with a list of the groups that were no longer recognized. “I don’t send the email out to be mean. I send the email out to say ‘I’ve done everything I can do,’” Tom Miles, director of student life, said. Miles said his office sent multiple emails to the leaders of the groups telling them they needed to re-register, but many say they never received them. “I never got any of the emails telling us to re-register,” Catherine Zeimann, senior English major and Sigma Tau Delta president, said. “I
really do think it was a communication error.” Miles recognized these concerns from groups but said that he used the same system to announce the loss of recognition, and groups had begun registering within the day. This isn’t the first time Miles has had to send out an email informing student groups their privileges were in danger. “This happens every year,” Miles said. “It’s human nature. The best thing we can do is draw the line. ” The decision to revoke privileges is due, in
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large part, to liability and insurance considerations for the University. “We, as an institution, need to know what an organization is and who their leaders are,” Miles said. “If something ever happened, we need to know who to get in touch with.” Insurance and liability coverage for faculty advisors is also compromised if groups have not re-registered and there is an accident at a group function. The Board of Regents, the governing body of higher education institutions in Georgia, sets these requirements to ensure student groups do not violate statewide policies. To re-register, students needed to submit an updated constitution and the names and positions of executives within the organization. The process, according to Miles, can take as little as 15 minutes. “It’s not that we’re out to do this,” Miles said. “It actually makes more work for us. It’s really just to get groups to register.”
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TH E . S H O R T . L I S T Police plan move The top news stories from all over the world as collected, curated and composed by Sarah K. Wilson
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Um, feliz navidad? Venezuela celebrated Christmas on Nov. 1, because
“we want happiness for all people,” according to President Nicolàs Maduro. A better explanation might be that Christmas bonuses will now be handed out on Dec. 1, only seven days before the municipal election. Coincidence? We think not. (Huffington Post)
Mother Monster is leaving Earth. Lady Gaga is set to be the first recording
artist ever to perform in space. In 2015, the artist, famous for both her music and her antics, will perform at Zero G Colony after taking off from Earth via Spaceport America on a Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two. We’re betting that E.T. will love her. (Us Weekly)
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his...seems a little impossible. The Obama administration expects seven million people to enroll in Obamacare after six months. Seeing as only six people enrolled for the new health care in the first 24 hours after it launched, we’re not seeing the multi-million people sign-up goal being reached anytime soon. Sorry, Prez. (Politico)
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l Gore - vindicated at last. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide levels increased more rapidly in 2012 than in the average rise over the last decade, according to the World Meteorological Association. A not so recent revelation: global average levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have increased by 141 percent since the start of the industrial era. (BBC News)
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Poison. A Swiss lab found that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of
radioactive polonium poisoning. The lab found that he had at least 18 times the normal level of the substance in his body, which contrasts from a statement a Russian lab released saying it had found no trace of the deadly poison whatsoever. Hmm... (ABC News)
A long goodbye. And the nights of mindlessly browsing the video store are
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over. Blockbuster announced on Wednesday that it is to close its remaining 300 stores and end its mail service. The change should come into effect by early January, although a lucky few will still have a Blockbuster in their towns: 50 independently owned franchises will remain open. (Chicago Tribune)
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closer to dorms SHAYNE WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER
Campus police are expected to have a new office soon. Georgia College Public Safety is planning to move into the Wooten Garner House on South Clarke Street. The 113-year-old house is currently home to GC Payroll, an art department gallery and some campus police. The art gallery will move to Ennis Hall when renovations are finished, and when it can be orchestrated, Payroll and University Police will swap places. However, specific dates for these moves remain undetermined. Michael Rickenbaker, university architect and director of facilities planning, said the process of moving departments across campus is like a puzzle. “We have a very rough plan how to fit them in there,” Rickenbaker said. “We are still finalizing that ... It’s a bit of a swap but I think it’ll be a better end product.” Rickenbacker explained that the University is in a constant state of trying to improve and become more effective and efficient. “We have some departments that clearly don’t have everything that they need,” he said. “They’re kind of shoved in a corner, and we might, as we begin to do some of these renovations, free up some other space [and] begin to get them into better facilities.” Those renovations are likely to include Mayfair Hall, the McIntosh House and Beeson Hall, but no changes are expected to happen right away. When the go-ahead was given to begin renovations on the Wooten-Garner House, Rickenbaker was unsure whether the house could be brought to 100 percent usability because of the structural issues the age of the house caused. “It had very shallow framing over very long spans,” Rickenbaker said. “In short, it would kind of bounce. It was like a trampoline up there. So we had the project to turn it into better space.” The uncertainty of whether the space would yield maximum availability put a halt on the decision of who would occupy it once it was complete. “We were able to fix it,” Rickenbaker said. “So we were looking at various options of departments around campus that were not fully and appropriately housed, and University Police was one of them.” Since a portion of University Police was already in Wooten-Garner, the move made sense.
SCOTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
The Wooten-Garner House is where Public Safety will move.
“We have some departments that clearly don’t have everything that they need.” Michael Rickenbaker, University Architect “It’s helpful from a departmental perspective to have them all in one location,” Rickenbaker said. “And it does give University Police a little more space than they had before ... they were lacking some facilities so we are actually able to better accommodate their needs.” And since the space it currently occupies, Miller Gym, will be available once it leaves, Payroll will be able to move into it The renovation of Ennis Hall is opening a lot of options for departmental shifts across campus. The decision for departments to move locations ultimately resides with the President of the University and his cabinet, but the Provost is also involved, as well as any academic programs or colleges that a relocation might affect. “We really do have a lot of people involved in the conversation,” Rickenbaker said. The University dedicates a portion of the annual budget for any necessary repairs, and those funds are identified near the end of the year. Grants are also sought to help make repairs that the University may not be able to afford as easily. “It’s fun,” Rickenbaker said. “It never slows down.”
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Potato Drop
Continued from page 1... them into truck beds. “I was like, ‘No, I think they will,’” Stiles said. “And they did. We showed everybody wrong. They told me it would take six hours, and I think that first year we did it in three hours flat.” GC’s drop is funded in part by a grant from Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation. The event costs about $3,000 for the shipment of the potatoes, the bags to put the potatoes in and the food served to the volunteers. The potatoes are gathered and SHAYNE WILLIAMS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER delivered to GC through an agen- Barett Roell and GC President Steve Dorman pack potatoes into the 10cy called the Society of Saint An- pound sacks that are given to those in need. drews based in Tifton, Ga. “You really pretty much have stuff, but it is one of many things Roell explained that the potato to get about 40,000 to 45,000 that we do.” drop happens for a real reason; pounds,” Stiles said. “I can’t say There were 32 other campus that it helps people in need. I only want 20,000, you have to and community organizations “To us it could be just a giant get a whole tractor trailer full ... at the drop, ranging from fra- pile of potatoes, some of them I just tell them the date and the ternities and sororities to local might look bad or whatever,” truck driver will come in and our schools and the Girl Scouts. Roell said. “But those families job is to find the home for those.” Barrett Roell, senior manageGamma Sigma Sigma, GC’s ment and marketing major and that we’re helping, it really could service sorority, participated in president of the GIVE Team, be what they’re eating for dinner the drop this year. worked at his second potato drop tonight, and otherwise they’d be going hungry.” “It’s not something that we this year. Stiles says that the drop is an necessarily had to do, it’s some“We have potato drop annuthing that we wanted to do,” ally because there’s always a actual event, “kind of like Relay said Mary Miller, junior early need in Baldwin County for peo- for Life,” but neither Miles nor childhood education major and ple that go hungry,” Roell said, Roell had heard of it until they Gamma Sig sister. “This is one “and doing this is a way to bring came to GC. “It shows that Bobcats truly of our six events that we do ... Georgia College together with We love to get out and help the the whole Milledgeville com- do care,” Roell said. “To me, it’s community so, we do a ton of munity to make a difference.” so uniquely Georgia College.”
Newell Scholar
Continued from page 1... Students will learn the fine art of bookbinding and participate in other projects, some possibly involving digital art, ceramics, printmaking and fiber art. This is just one of the ways that Johnson will interact with students as the Newell Scholar. “We’re offering an undergraduate upper level course and a graduate offering of the same class,” Fisher said. The course will be cross-listed, so students from diverse disciplines can come together to learn from Johnson. The course has already been cross-listed with history and geography, and the art department is encouraging other majors to cross-list the course as well. “We’re asking departments to consider allowing it to be a substitution for major requirements in their major if they don’t cross-list it,” Fisher said. Johnson says that he looks forward to bringing
his faith in collaboration to our campus. “I hope to let our collective curiosity lead, and to then cultivate the courage necessary to follow our convictions,” Johnson said. The first visiting Newell Scholar was Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, an expert in elephant communication and acclaimed author. The Newell Scholar Selection Committee strives to select scholars from diverse disciplines. “In many ways [Johnson] is a different kind of scholar from our first Newell Scholar,” Fisher said. “Together the two of them provide a very nice bookending for the future of the Newell Scholar program.” The program started in 2011 with an endowment from Martha Daniel Newell. Newell recognized that an interdisciplinary education is key to a liberal arts education. “As far as I can tell Martha Newell really has a generous sensibility about the real value behind a liberal arts education,” Fisher said.
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Sights set on Halloween
JOHN DILLON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER A girl aims her rifle at the laser tag event the Campus Activities Board hosted on Oct. 30, the night before Halloween. The event took place on Front Campus and went on late into the evening.
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be more of a focus on the graduating cohorts with their bachelor’s degrees.” Another member of Williams’s cohort, Abbie Walters, was upset enough to write a letter to the Dean of Students pleading for the reestablishment of the pinning ceremony. “Above all the other emotions of anger, frustration and sadness, I feel extreme disappointment,” said Walters in her letter. “I, along with my classmates, have spent exorbitant amounts of money, countless hours studying and have missed out on many important events in life all to attain the ultimate prize: becoming a nurse. Our faculty … [is] turning their collective backs on us when they should be full of pride and joy. Instead of showing their support for us and allowing us to participate in a rite of passage that all of them enjoyed, they are walking away.” The Department of Nursing stands by its decision to end the BSN pinning ceremony. It maintains that the new “celebration” will be just as momentous for graduates and they will still receive their pins, just among all of their peers in the nursing program as opposed to the few BSN recipients. Debbie Greene, interim assistant director of GC’s School of Nursing, knows this year’s graduating BSN seniors very well, having taught many of their first fundamental courses. “It is a change, but it is special also,” she said. “If [the BSN graduates] go into it thinking that ‘this isn’t fair,’ it will not make the experience positive for them. This is going
to be a nice ceremony. They will still go up on a stage and receive a pin. There will also be a reception afterwards, which isn’t what we usually do.” While it is true that the BSN graduates will still be receiving a pin, the fact that the formal ceremony each of them was promised upon entering the nursing program will no longer take place is leaving a bitter taste in their mouths. “I just wish that [the change] could’ve been more clearly communicated,” said Tate. “If it was better presented to us as a cohort, it would have been a smoother transition.” Tate’s desire for better communication between her cohort, and the department is shared among her peers. “[The department] could have had some meeting or open forum at the beginning of the semester,” said Walters in an interview. “They could have been more upfront and honest. I would’ve rather talked about it than just having it sprung on us.” While the department understands the graduates’ disappointment, Greene believes that the new “celebration” will be just as meaningful. “I really do understand it being difficult to get used to a change,” Greene said. “At some point though, it had to be done. We can’t continue to recognize only one class and not recognize all the others. This is still a big deal. This is now a chance for them to see and interact with other [nursing] graduates. It gives them an opportunity to see where they can go and what they can do next.” The celebration for the nursing school graduates will take place on Friday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium.
Community
November 8, 2013 • Editor, Sophie Goodman
W H A T ’S H A P P E N I N G Friday, November 8 Friday, September 6 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12
GC volleyball vs. Francis Marion (Centennial Center)
Saturday, November 9 2 p.m.
Blood Drive (Magnolia Ballroom)
Wednesday, November 13
Visiting Writers: Brett Lott (Goldstein Center for Perfoming Arts, GMC campus)
2 p.m.
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
GC volleyball vs. UNC Pembroke (Centennial Center)
Monday, November 11 10 a.m.
Undergraduate writing ceremony: award honor alumna (Magnolia Ballroom)
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Resume review day (110 Lanier Hall)
7:30 p.m.
Student performance series: percussion ensemble (Max Noah Recital Hall)
7:30 p.m.
GC mens basketball vs. Clark Atlanta (Centennial Center)
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Blood Drive (Magnolia Ballroom)
12-12:50 p.m.
“Times Talk: Seven score and ten years after the Gettysburg Address, what’s left to do?â€? (LITC 2nd oor)
5 p.m.
“Nine Parts of Desire� (Russell Auditorium)
7 p.m.
GC volleyball vs. GRU Augusta (Centennial Center)
Friday, November 15 12 p.m.
Internship search workshop (Chappell 113)
NOTE: If you would like to see any events on the calendar, please send them to colonnadenews@gcsu.edu.
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SWIPING INTO THE COMPUTER LAB
Oct. 31 3:10 p.m. Sgt. Purvis and OfďŹ cer McKinley were in Adams Hall when they saw a guy trying to get into a computer lab. The guy was allegedly slurring his speech, was unbalanced and smelled like booze. The guy allegedly said that he didn’t know where he was, how he got there or what he was doing. A CA was found, and the guy was escorted back to his room. The case was sent to the student judicial review board.
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THE DRUNK TRIFECTA
Oct. 31 11:49 p.m. Sgt. Purvis went to Adams Hall because a student was reportedly drunk, passed out on the oor and vomiting. Some students were trying to keep the guy awake. Other students said that the guy had been drinking. EMS arrived and took the guy to Oconee Regional Medical Center. The case was sent to the student judicial review board. *
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TIME TO RE-READ THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Nov. 1 12:35 a.m. Sgt. Purvis heard some guy in the back of a car allegedly yell “F--- the police.� The guy then allegedly said, “You can’t do anything to me: First Amendment.� The guy smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. The case was sent to the student judicial review board for underage possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct. *
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MIDNIGHT PEEING IS THE NEW MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES
Nov. 1 12:44 a.m. Sgt. Purvis was patrolling on Hancock Street when he saw a guy peeing on the middle of the street. The guy allegedly had a hard time standing up and smelled like alcohol. One of his friends made sure that he got home safely. The case was sent to the student judicial review board. *
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DOG IS MAN’S BEST FRIEND, TAKEN TO ANOTHER LEVEL
Nov. 1 1:49 a.m. Sgt. Baker saw a guy on front campus peeing on a ďŹ re hydrant. The guy allegedly smelled like alcohol. He was trying to get to his girlfriend’s dorm when he had the urge to pee. The guy did not have any prior offenses so he was escorted to his girlfriend’s dorm room and was referred to the student judicial review board.
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ROCK ME MAMA IN A ROCKING CHAIR
Nov. 1 2:49 a.m. Sgt. Purvis found a guy rocking away in a rocking chair in front of Ace Hardware. Purvis allegedly smelled booze and heard slurred speech. The guy said he was trying to walk home, so Purvis let him go with a warning. Thirty minutes later, the guy found Purvis, sat down next to the police car and allegedly said that he was being chased and that he was lost. The guy was arrested for underage possession of alcohol and taken to MPD.. *
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OUT OF TOWNER BRINGS A NEW LEVEL OF DRUNK TO CAMPUS
Nov. 1 2:56 a.m. A guy from Alabama was visiting front campus and watering the plants by peeing on them. Sgt. Baker saw the guy and asked to see some ID. The guy tried to give Baker his credit card. Baker reported that the guy smelled of alcohol and was swaying. The guy called a friend from Alabama to come and pick him up because he couldn’t remember where his friends lived. The guy was arrested, sent to MPD and cited for public drunkenness. *
Opinion Our Voice Wake up and smell the opportunity A liberal arts education is often not given the credit it deserves. It is something many students take for granted, or perhaps they are just blind to the abundance of fruit a liberal arts education offers. Perhaps many students committed to Georgia College only after being denied by UGA, or maybe others have been deterred by wildly exaggerated rumors claiming that a liberal arts education is unfocused and irrelevant in the real world. Well, take a breath, relax and consider yourself fortunate, because here you will see why deciding to get a liberal arts education was indeed, the right decision. Liberal arts universities offer a more personalized learning experience. Liberal arts schools are known to be small, usually less than 8,000 students, with lower student-to-professor ratios. This creates smaller classroom sizes, making it easier for students to communicate with and learn from their professors. At UGA, many classes cram more than 100 students into a lecture hall to take notes from a PowerPoint presentation; all while squinting to see what color tie the professor is wearing. In addition, many of the Ivy League schools reserve their top caliber professors for the graduate programs, a clear disadvantage for the undergrads. Liberal arts universities bulk their focus on undergraduate programs, making their superlative professors available to the undergrads.
Do not let these years float by in vain. Liberal arts universities provide a more well-rounded education, with an early focus on a rich variety of subjects and skills. Typically, students at liberal arts universities take two years worth of courses in a wide range of subjects before they even begin working on or deciding their major. This not only provides a hearty education up front, but also gives the student a feel for different areas of study before they decide on what career path they go down. Liberal arts schools create a better sense of community for its students, directly developing important life skills. Most liberal arts universities are residential and are typically located in a small town or city. A residential university is one that requires students to come and live on campus for at least their freshman year. This forces the student to move away from home and learn to live somewhat independently for their first time. Students move in with strangers or friends, learning about what it takes to live with others in the real world. Primarily located in small towns and cities, these universities are often the focal point of the community, creating integrated involvement between the city and the students, a valuable skill in the always daunting “real world.” Many employers value a liberal arts education. A liberal arts education develops and focuses on analytical and critical thinking skills, teamwork and communication. These are all things that employers value across the board, no matter the profession, and these are skills that many miss out on when they go to an Ivy League school to pursue a very narrow, specialized career path. So the next time you find yourself wondering how you ended up pursuing a degree at a liberal arts university, keep this in mind: You have been given the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to learn and grow into a well rounded, contributing member of society. Do not let these years float by in vain.
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World-famous performer seeks peace through art Heather Raffo shares Iraqi journey with GC faculty and students SPECIAL TO THE COLONNADE
Heather Raffo transformed herself from a Michigan college student into an international Iraqi-American theatrical artist who seeks peace through performance. She will share her story in a free performance in Russell Auditorium at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13. Raffo has sold out shows in London and New York with her one-woman, off-Broadway hit, “9 Parts of Desire.” In the play, she tells the story of nine Iraqi women characters inspired by a painting she saw in a Baghdad museum. At Georgia College, Raffo’s performance is titled “Art As Cultural Diplomacy,” and she will incorporate monologues from the play in her presentation. Essentially, she sees her art as a form of activism for peace. “I intended to write a piece about the Iraqi psyche, something that would inform and enlighten the images we see on TV,” Raffo said. “However, the play is equally about the American psyche.” Raffo based her play’s characters on interviews she conducted in Iraq between the two wars between the U.S. and Iraq.
Who: Heather Raffo When: Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Where: Russell Auditorium Cost: Free “When I was standing in the Saddam Art Center in Baghdad, I saw rooms after room of portraits of Saddam Hussein. I then wandered up some stairs into a back room and saw a haunting painting of a nude woman clinging to a barren tree ... I stood motionless in front of the painting. I felt she had captured something within me. I took a photo of the painting, came back to America and over the last ten years have been digesting this painting and what it must mean to be an Iraqi woman now.”
TAYLOR ROECK / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER A massive crowd of students, faculty and fans came out to celebrate and participate in the cult phenomenon that is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cult-based play fills Russell Auditorium for sixth year SAMANTHA BLAKENSHIP STAFF WRITER
A crowd gathers outside Russell Auditorium Halloween night. It was a mass of outrageous costumes, teased hair and bare skin, the likes of which this campus hasn’t seen since exactly one year ago at the last showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” This year marks GC’s sixth-annual Rocky Horror show, thanks to the Clarke Street Glitter Lips. As the crowd waits outside for the doors to open on this year’s show, students are participating in one of the longest standing cult traditions of our time. The movie was originally released in 1975 as an adaptation of the musical stage production, “The Rocky Horror Show.” The movie is now the longest running show, and is still shown in theaters all across America. Veterans and virgins, or first timers of a live “Rocky Horror” viewing, are already rowdy as they gather before the show. The night is warm for late October, the better for costumes that consist of only undergarments, and there are many. The cast and audience move through the crowd, finding old friends to talk to and new friends to admire their attire. There are no strangers here; everyone is connected by Rocky, by exuberance and by youth. Only a few virgins stand to the side of the mass, content to observe this strange scene. Transylvanians (the cast that performs in the preshow and through the movie) run through the crowd, dressed in tights, sparkles and blazers with teased hair and makeup so loud it screams. They go up to every group, looking for the virgins and branding them with
a red V on their foreheads. The doors open at 11:30 p.m., and the crowd surges forward to get the best seats for the show. Once in the auditorium, anticipation continues to build as the audience runs through the aisles, dancing to the music and yelling to friends. A mosh pit forms in front of the stage. The noise level rises as it nears midnight and the start of the show, reaching its climax as a queen song starts to play and the audience proudly belts the lyrics, leaning across seats and singing to one another. Sean McAleer, freshman biology pre-med major, sits in his seat, taking in the scene around him. “It’s pretty crazy, but at the same time it’s awesome that people are so into it,” McAleer said. “I heard about how crazy it is, but I never imagined this.” The lights dim for the show to start and the crowd’s noise rises once again as Lyssa Hoganson, finely dressed in a suit and top hat, enters the stage to start the pre-show. “Welcome ladies, gentlemen and variations there upon,” Hoganson said as wild cheering erupts throughout the crowd. The Transylvanians enter the stage for the pre-show, a series of choreographed dances, full of energy and sexuality. The dancers move across the stage, incorporating everything from ballet to hip-hop. “What you are about to watch is a horrible movie,” Hoganson said as she reviewed the rules of the show. And it is, in fact, a horrible movie. The low-budget film about a newly engaged couple who happen upon a castle full of sweet transsexuals from Transylvania bombed during its first release. It did not become popular until it was later re-released as a midnight movie and moviegoers started participating along with the show. Audience participation includes shout-
ing out extra dialog, throwing props and dancing in the aisles to the Time Warp. The GC production also includes a shadow cast that acts out the movie on stage while the actual movie runs on a screen behind them. Kelly Carelson, junior theatre major and former Transylvanians, remarks on the differences of being in the audience rather than on the stage.
“I heard how crazy it is, but I never imagined this.” -Sean McAleer, audience member “When you’re on stage, you can’t see how participatory it is, but when you’re in the audience you see how much participation is actually happening,” Carelson said. Carelson said one of her favorite moments of the night was when Zach Roberts, a senior theatre major who is spending the semester in Orlando for the Disney College Program, was introduced as the surprise guest host. “Literally none of us knew he was coming, so when he showed up I almost cried,” Carelson said. The show went on until two in the morning, with the audience time warping and shouting lines until the very end. The crowd leaves in a heat of excitement and exhaustion. It’s time for most to put the costumes and makeup away, but they will return next year to do the Time Warp all over again.celebrated the cult phenomenon of Rocky Horror
GC Choral Ensemble entertains crowd SARAH DICKENS STAFF WRITER
The Georgia College Choral Ensembles captivated crowds of Georgia College students, faculty and families with the 2013 Fall Choral Showcase. The Fall Choral Showcase, at First Baptist Church in Milledgeville Nov. 2, had many themes. “The theme is pieces from different musical eras that are very typical of the different musical eras and they are a good representation of what music from those eras were like,” senior music education major Callie Schlein said. “I think it’s a cool idea.” Each of the songs played in the Fall Choral Showcase was from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern Periods of music. It consisted of performances from University Chorus, Women’s Ensemble and the Max Noah Singers. Some of the songs that were sung at the Fall Choral Showcase included “El Grillo,” which translates to “The Cricket,” “Sleep” and “Lay Earth’s Burden Down.” According to Jennifer Flory, music professor and Director of Choral Activities at GC, the finale song, “Dance-Song to the Creator,” consisted of percussionists and two pianists and was very energetic and fun. The audience clapped loudly at the
end of the finale, expressing its enjoyment of the performance. Overall, Flory enjoyed preparing her students for the performance. “I really enjoy rehearsals and I enjoy getting things learned,” Flory said. “You know when you’ve been working really hard on a section and then it’s been ok. There have been a few mistakes, but then that moment where you run through something and there are no mistakes, or at least they are so small that I can’t hear them. Those moments are just like candy to me.” Schlein enjoyed working with peers in the Women’s Ensemble to prepare for the Fall Choral Showcase. “It’s fun to be able to work together with other people to make beautiful music,” Schlein said. “It’s fun to work with other people to make music, which is something that is just different from doing a solo instrument and piano.” According to senior music education major Iris Littrell, how the music divisions sing is affected by the interaction with the conductor and music ensemble. “My main interaction is with the conductor and with my ensemble more than with anyone else,” Littrell said. “But, I guess at the same time, you are ideally conveying the message not only by the song itself, but by the expressions and everything to the audience.” Flory is proud of her students for their
dedication and preparation for the Fall Choral Showcase.
“It’s fun to work with other people to make music, which is something that is different from doing a solo instrument and piano.” -Callie Schlein, choral performer “I’m proud of them and I’m proud of us as a group,” Flory said. As the finale song, “Dance-Song to the Creator,” drew to a close, the performers took a bow, the audience clapped and the night was over.
ELLIE SMITH / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (Top) The GC Choral Ensemble, directed by Jennifer Flory, revealed a mixture of songs for the fall performance that featured Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern pieces. (Bottom) Bradley Sowell and Cannon McClain sing their solos in the piece, “The Heavens Are Telling.”
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POTLIGHT
Jennifer Flory, the Director of Choral Activities, conducted the Max Noah Singers, University Chorus and Women’s Ensemble as they performed eloquent pieces for the Fall Choral Showcase on Nov. 2.
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COLONNADE : How did you prepare yourself and your students for the Fall Choral Showcase? FLORY : The first thing was to choose the music for it, and one of my junior choral music education majors helped me choose some of the music over the summer. I finalized everything from about the middle to the end of July. From then on I started studying scores and working on phrasing and breaths and things like that, so when we started rehearsals I’d be ready to go. Last week, we were rehearsing everything in [First Baptist Church], which is where we did the concert. It gave us a chance to adjust to the acoustic and adjust the logistics of everything. COLONNADE : What aspects of the performance are you most proud of? FLORY : Probably the biggest success of the performance was our finale. I’ve done big pieces with University Chorus as a concert finale. Pretty much every concert I’ve chosen something big to end with. But this concert I chose something that didn’t just have University Chorus but actually had a part for Women’s Ensemble, University Chorus and a separate part for Max Noah Singers. COLONNADE : How did this Fall Choral Showcase – preparation, pieces and performance – compare to years past? FLORY : I think it was a very solid concert. You are always going to have a few things in a performance that you wish you could do again, but that was really only on a couple of pieces. In large, I felt the concert was very well put together, and the students were on their toes, and they paid very close attention. The logistics worked out well, so I think it compares pretty highly to our concerts in the past. COLONNADE : What was your favorite piece, and why did you select it? FLORY : That’s hard. Maybe I could
pick a piece from each choir cause it’s hard to do one. For University Chorus, it was Eric Whitacre’s “Sleep.” That was the very first thing we started working on at the beginning of the semester. It was a cappella, which is always more difficult for a choir. I think it was sublime. COLONNADE : What are you looking forward to the remainder of the semester? FLORY : I We’ve got a holiday concert coming up on Dec. 6, so I’m looking forward to that. Each group is going to do one piece separately, and then we’re going to do multi-movement work at the end of the concert before the combined pieces with the orchestra and band. COLONNADE : Students say they have never seen you angry. Do you find joy in your position? FLORY : Oh, I do. I think I restrain my emotions pretty well. So I keep myself in check, and it’s very rarely that I raise my voice. I mean, occasionally I’ll raise my voice just to get people’s attention so they quiet down. I definitely enjoy my position. This is my ninth year, and I really am happy, and I have great students.
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S V sCott Carranza senior reporter The months have shortened to weeks. The pre-orders are set in stone. The “man caves” are being prepped, and the gamers are seething with anticipation. Ladies and gentle-nerds, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are almost upon us. The “console war” has been more fierce than ever before, with many gamers defecting from one side to another or simply purchasing both consoles. Earlier in the year, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox One had to always remain online in order to play even single-player video games. Even Sony had its fair share of backlash when it revealed the PS4’s controller came equipped with a touch pad. Despite the major/minor grievances with the two consoles, Microsoft and Sony displayed mountains of ingenuity at this years E3 conference. Each console has its own way of approaching the growing gaming community, but with the technological leap in both systems, the details of performance and playability get a bit muddled. This leaves many still wondering which console to purchase. Gamers need not fear the daunting choice. The technical specifications under the hood of each machine can be easily broken down and compared, and with the release dates approaching swiftly, gamers need to know what exactly they are buying now.
Hardware
Let’s start with the basics. Each console comes equipped with a CPU and for the most part, they are similar. Both CPUs contain eight-core processors running at a reported 1.6GHz. However, when it comes to GPUs, there is a notable difference. Both come with custom AMD Radeon graphics cores, but the PS4’s GPU contains 18 CUs (control units) compared to the Xbox One’s 12 CUs. According to The Guardian, this would allow the PS4 to generate lighting and graphic effects at 1.84 teraflops, a 50% advantage over the Xbox One via raw shader performance. Another advantage the PS4 has is the 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM instead of the Xbox One’s 8 GB of DDR3. Sony equipped its system with RAM that could handle high bandwidth for graphics calculations and shows that the company is maintaining a gaming-specific console. The Xbox One seems to work more as a higher-end CPU, capable of having multiple applications open and focus on live streaming of music and movies.
STORAGE
Another close race in the console wars, the PS4 and Xbox One both sport 500 GBs of hard drive space. This amount is generous compared to past generations, but factoring in that certain games can take up to 40 GB of space may have certain
gamers looking for external hard drives. Unfortunately, the PS4 does not have a way to utilize external storage. The internal hard drive can be replaced, but only with a minimum of 160 GB and a hard drive thinner than 9.5 mm. However, both systems support cloud storage and play as you download, making the process of retrieving and storing data more streamlined.
controller For Sony and Microsoft, the idea of “not broke, don’t fix it” applies to the general shape and form of the controller. Xbox One’s controller now sports vibrating trigger motors, battery packs flush with the controller and a plus-shaped D-Pad instead of the old circular version. Sony’s new controller takes its first step into new territory by integrating a touch pad in the middle of the controller. This will allow gamers to discover new levels of interactivity with quick flicking gestures and touch-button placement. The controller also has a built-in stereo speaker and headphone jack.
Applications The past generation of Microsoft and Sony consoles have been fruitful in the realm of online streaming and applications, but it looks as if Xbox One has taken a turn for the worse. Services like Netflix, Skype, Hulu and simple web browsing will have to be paid for monthly or yearly via Xbox Live Gold Subscription. Thankfully, the same applications will be completely free on the PS4. All that is required is an internet connection. Sony has talked for years about having gamers pay for a subscriptionbased program, and they are finally implementing this on the PS4. A paid access via the PS+ Subscription will be required for online game play, according to IGN.
Launch games
While not as strong as previous years, there are still a few of titles worth picking up on day one. Cross-platform games include “Battlefield 4,” “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” and “Call of Duty: Ghosts.” The PS4’s exclusive “Killzone Shadow Fall” will appeal to the masses of a beloved series, while Xbox One’s new original “Ryse: Son of Rome” looks like a promising addition to Microsoft’s exclusive list. The only reason you wouldn’t get one of these shiny new consoles is either lack of money or pure, unadulterated hatred for both the companies. If you’re planning on buying both, good for you, but for those of us who live reasonably, it boils down to simple factors. The PS4 caters to purely the gamer. Its exclusive list is much
If I were a boy, I wouldn’t be judged A look into the world of gaming from a girl’s perspective Lindsay HamiLton Contributing Writer The rate of women who “game” is increasing every year at a rapid rate. “Adult women make up 31% of the game-playing population,” CNN reports. Originally, I thought video games were a complete waste of time. I myself did not start playing video games until I started dating a gamer. We would come from school, and he would make me play the newlyreleased “Gears of Wars 3” with him. At first, I didn’t get the appeal. “We are just running around shooting people,” I would think to myself. What’s the point?! Then I started to get better, eventually to the point where I started to beat him, an experienced gamer. It gave me a sense of empowerment; I could actually do something kind of cool. It was there, sitting in my then boyfriend’s bedroom, when the obsession with gaming began. Many have posed the question as to why the stereotypical gamer is male. “Traditionally, video games are marketed towards men,” and more often than not “women do not feel welcome,” Bradley Koch, professor of sociology, said. Although there has been an increase in female gamers, the male stereotypes are still prevalent as women still receive verbal abuse while in the gaming world. “Women are becoming increasingly discouraged from playing video games and often times receive nasty, misogynistic comments from other male gamers,” Koch said. I cannot even begin to count how many times I have received similar comments on Xbox Live. I’ve been called every name in the book, and I’ve been told things that I’m pretty sure are illegal to even mention aloud. Although many of these comments made to me were extremely disturbing, they began to become so absurd that it amused me. I did not allow these comments to deter me from playing, and neither should other female gamers. “Many believe the reason video games tend to at-
tract more men is the games’ tendencies to feature primarily male protagonists,” CNN notes. Some of the most recognizable game characters are men, such as Master Chief from “Halo” and Marcus Fenix from “Gears of War.” Typically, these games do not appeal to women due to a lack of central female characters. However, over the course of the past few years, more and more female characters have been appearing in popular games. Some of these include Lara Croft from “Tomb Raider,” Chell from “Portal” and Ellie from “The Last of Us.” Many games also feature the ability for a player to create a completely customizable character, making gender optional. This feature enables female gamers to “appreciate being able to style [their] character and make it more unique,” according to CNN. By replacing these stereotypical male protagonists with varying character options, everyone is able to relate to their characters better. Back when I was playing “World of Warcraft,” I loved having my own cavalry of characters that I created. Each character had a piece of my personality in them, and this made the game more immersive to play. Video games serve as a source of relaxation for many individuals. Marin Becker, freshman undeclared major and avid gamer, plays video games simply because: “It’s fun and relaxing, and it provides entertainment.” Like many, I turn to video games to help me relax. When my boyfriend and I broke up, I turned to video games, something about running around and shooting zombies provided a great outlet to vent my anger. Coming home, plopping down on my couch,and turning on Xbox was my favorite part of the day; I could just relax and be myself. Being a female gamer in a particularly male-dominated field isn’t a huge struggle because there are always plenty of guys who do not discriminate. In fact, some of my closest friends are guys that game. Everyone has the right to play video games without prejudice or scrutiny, so if you are a girl who has been wanting to game, pick up a controller and join in the fun. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
longer than Microsoft’s, and its intensive, graphic-oriented machine puts it a head above its competitor. If you fancy yourself a buyer of “all-in-one” deals, the Xbox One is the right choice. Let’s just hope gamers don’t mind paying for everything internet-related. Nuances aside, both sides of the console war have amazing worlds ready for gamers to dive into. The PS4 will be released nationwide on Oct. 15 at $399.99, and the Xbox One will be released Oct. 22 at $499.99.
TECH terms 101 CPU
Central processing unit; a piece of hardware that carries out specific instructions from a computer program via mathematical operations
GPU
Graphics processing unit; a piece of hardware that creates images with a frame rate buffer. Better known as a graphics card
CU
Control unit; a piece in the CPU that controls certain operations and communications between input and output devices
Raum
Random-access memory; a form of storage in which data can be accessed at random quickly and efficiently
flops
AKA Teraflops - floating-point operations per second; a way of measuring computer performance and common instructions per second
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“AC” has its roots in the original “Thief ” games, and the reboot of the series promises to be incredible. Play a master thief with no rival in an elaborate open world where stealth and lethal skill go hand-in-hand. Sticking it to the man has never felt so good. Turns out, “Skyrim” is basically for babies. “Dark Souls” oozes contempt for the player, killing you off over and over as if it’s your fault for buying the game. Grab a controller and face death with a smile in this punishing roguelike RPG. Sci-fi and fantasy your thing? From the creators of the “Witcher” series of games comes this futuristic, sprawling RPG boasting the absolute best of nextgen graphics. This promises to be the pinnacle of the entire cyberpunk genre.
A wildly entertaining and artistic tower defense for smartphones that’s visually impressive with great audio. As easy to pick up as “Angry Birds,” and probably just as frustrating, you’ll be equal parts challenged and impressed.
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November 8, 2013• Editor, Lee McDade
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Swim Cats revved up JOHN DILLON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Junior Dru Lawhorne works on her butterfly stroke during team practice at the Wellness Center indoor pool.The Swim Cats practice together four days a week, Monday-Thursday, and practice on their own Friday-Sunday. Swimming is a year-round sport that requires a lot of training, early mornings and dedication.
The Swim Cats enter a new season with hopes of raising student intrest in their club SARAH BECK STAFF WRITER The Swim Cats are a few months into their season, and despite low of student interest and funds, the team is training hard. Swimming is a year-round sport and requires an intense amount of dedication for the swimmers to stay in shape. If they are interested in swimming in college, they usually need to start swimming for a competitive year-round team in their early teens or earlier. Competitive swimming is an intense and rigorous sport. The Swim Cats practice four days a week, Monday through Thursday. Mondays are used for “dry land” practice, and they practice in the water Tuesday through Thursday. The rest of the week is left up to the team members to practice on their own. The swimmers are also on their own during the summer. Of his love for swimming, senior Wallace Senter said: “[I] started swimming year-round at age 14 and for some reason, I fell in love with waking up for 5:30 a.m. practices before school started, jumping in a pool in below freezing weather and going to doubles on breaks from school and throughout the summer.” Like most sports, swimming often becomes a way of life as opposed to just a sport.
Opinions differ on the team in regards to the Swim Cats becoming an official sport at GC versus a club. Senter said he would want the change, but the Swim Cats president, junior Kara Demkowski, thinks differently. “We really like the club swimming atmosphere,” Demkowski said. With club swimming, the Swim Cats can still swim against other big name school’s club teams and actually have the opportunity to compete on an even playing field, like the University of Georgia’s club team. “To swim at UGA [on the school team], you basically need to have Olympic Trial cuts,” Senter said. GC athletic director Al Weston said he is unaware of the Swim Cats becoming an official team. “Starting a new program is a University decision and not an [athletic department’s] decision,” he said. Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in education, has been in the spotlight in sports at both the high school and college levels recently, with the addition of women’s volleyball team this year as an example. He also said that in regards to making the Swim Cats an official team, “Title IX is one component [of many] of starting any program,” meaning it would
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JOHN DILLON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Sophomore Max McClure works on his breaststroke with a training noodle during practice. The Swim Cats have been using the Wellness Center’s pool since its 2012 opening.
Legen... wait for it ... dary Flag football team Hit Squad wins men’s state runner-up; team captain named a GC intramural legend and an all-state player BETHAN ADAMS SENIOR REPORTER
CONTRIBUTED BY HIT SQUAD The 2013 intramural men’s flag football team Hit Squad. The team is made up of nine freshmen and four upperclassmen.
The Short Stop
It’s all right to lose when it’s against the best team in the nation. The flag football team Hit Squad earned second in the state over the Oct. 2729 weekend. Only two teams have made it to the state level in the history of Georgia College: White Out in 2007, and now Hit Squad. “Each game we played I was thinking this may be our last,” junior rhetoric major Clint Burkett said. Hit Squad won its way through the tournament, ultimately facing Kennesaw State’s team, The Greatest Show on Turf. The KSU team won first in the nation last
Upcoming Games Volleyball:
Nov. 8 vs. Francis Marion @ GC 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball: Nov. 9
@ West Ga 2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball:
Nov. 11 vs. Clark Atlanta @ GC Toys for Tots Drive 7:30 p.m.
year, making it a formidable challenge for Hit Squad’s team of nine freshmen and four upperclassmen. “We got a big old plaque with a picture of us on it,” junior special education major Joe Outlaw said. The plaque hangs in his and Burkett’s house for now. Burkett and Outlaw were team captains at this year’s tournament held at UGA. Burkett said he and Outlaw’s goal for the team was to win out of the pool at GC—the bracket system teams are chosen from based on wins—and see where that got them. But the freshmen on the team weren’t satisfied just to win on their home
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Quote of the Week “We have our inner circle of friends who know about us, but I feel like that’s how it is with any club team here.” -Wallace Senter Swim Cats member
It’s duck season. No, rabbit season. No, but seriously it’s deer season. “Bugs Bunny” references aside, hunting season really is in full swing and camo-clad hunters dot the forests again with primitive weapons, bows, arrows and firearms. Hunting is not only a sport many Georgians take pride in; it is also a way to provide. Hunters everywhere are uniting to dedicate their kills to feed the hungry. In Georgia, Hunters for the Hungry is doing its part to help those in need. The organization began in 1993, but it has recently been revived this year to help provide for hungry Georgians. According to a recent story in the Macon Telegraph, the Georgia Wildlife Federation is reviving the program due to Walmart Foundation’s $35,000 donation dedicated to pay for processing the meat. It costs around $75 or higher to process deer a deer professionally, which includes cooling, skinning and cutting up the meat, as well as cleaning it thoroughly. According to Georgia Food Bank Association, a group that partners with Hunters for the Hungry, the demand for venison continues to increase even as the economy recovers. Unemployed and working families alike have been struggling to provide. Although PETA’s stance on hunting is the first that comes up in a Google search on hunting, families all over Georgia, including places nearby like the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank in Macon, are benefiting from the fresh meat as hunters steadfastly hit the woods and bring home the deer. “The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank distributes food to about 250 organizations and programs that work with the needy,” the Telegraph reported. Even Cafe Central, the soup kitchen in Milledgeville, benefits from hunters’ meat occasionally. “The simplicity of the program makes it not only easy to understand but also practical to operate,” the Hunters for the Hungry website for Virginia says. “Hunters, all volunteers, do the work of providing the food. Processors inspect, cut, wrap, and freeze the meat (most charge us a fee reduced from normal rates). The venison is distributed through agencies already equipped for and in the business of feeding the needy. The food provided is a quality high protein, low-fat item not normally available.” The process in Virginia is the same in Georgia. Protein is needed, and hunters are providing. While Georgia College doesn’t have a hunting club, there is a duck hunting facebook group as well as a bass fishing club. With skills stemming from family traditions and the increasing popularity of Duck Dynasty’s hunting influence, students and the community could come together to help provide needed protein for people in need, especially with Thanksgiving around the corner. Georgia Wildlife Federation, a sponsor of Georgia Hunters for the Hungry, says on their website that hunters can bring their “fielddressed deer” to a designated drop-off locations, including JJ’s Deer Processing in Baldwin County. Hunting and gathering is making a comeback. Men and women are using their skills to help others, quietly hunting hunger away.
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The number of flag football teams that have made it to state tournaments in the history of GC
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 Hit Squad Continued from page 10... turf. “The whole time the freshmen were like, ‘We’re going to win,’” Burkett said. “They were saying [Outlaw], and I were kind of like the boy who cried wolf for not believing.” As upperclassmen and leaders of last year’s Hit Squad team, Burkett and Outlaw had past experience with the talent from other schools, but the freshmen had no idea what they would be up against. “We’re not competing against D2 schools or smaller schools,” Bert Rosenberger, director of rec sports, said. “We’re playing the UGA’s, Ga Tech’s, University of Florida’s, FSU’s.” Hit Squad’s freshmen didn’t care. “So Joe and I sat down and talked about why [he and I] didn’t believe. You know, why not start believing instead of going in with doubt?” Burkett said. Outlaw was named a GC intramural legend and an All State player because of his performance at state. Only 21 students have been name intramural legends, and only one GC student has achieved All State status in the history of GC rec sports. “I kind of feel undeserving,” Outlaw said. “I think usually you get the title by winning so many intramurals games of your career, but I
THE COLONNADE got named All State player at the tournament, so I kind of cheated my way into it I guess.” According to Rosenberger, players can be named intramural legends either by winning around 200 games, or by being named an All State or All American player, two titles that will automatically get your picture on the rec sports intramural legend web page. Burkett said the experience at the state championship was humbling. “[Winning the games] was just God giving us some favor, and we try to give him glory and never make it about us,” Burkett said. Burkett and Outlaw were athletes in high school, but Burkett said the team is more about reaching out to freshmen and getting them acclimated to college. “Wanting to win takes over in some moments but I just have to step back and ask, ‘Is it all about winning or something else?’” he said. Junior management major and GC rec sports official Zach Weyher represented GC at the tournament, as well, and was named the best official out of 40 others student officials in Georgia. The co-ed flag football team representing GC at the tournament won third in the state, as well as the good sportsmanship award for the whole tournament. Students are stacking up legendary performances and titles at GC left and right. To learn more about rec sports follow them on twitter at @GC_RecSports.
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For the first time in history, Georgia College Football Club finished their season at fourth in their region, which consists of many top division one schools.
End of Season Standings 1. Florida 2. Vanderbilt 3. UGA
6. Auburn 7. JMU 8. MSU 9. Virginia Tech 10. Emory
4. Georgia College 5. UCF
Hampton Pelton, Team President,
reflects on this season’s success JOHN DILLON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Sophomore Matt Stenzel and Freshman Abby LeRoy dive into the pool at the start of practice.
not be the only thing holding the Swim Cats back from becoming an official team if they tried. The Swim Cats do not receive much student support. “We have our inner circle of friends who know about us, but I feel like that’s how it is with any club team here,” Senter said. He said he feels as though the lack of support is not specific to the Swim Cats, however. It may be because students do not know they exist. The Swim Cats, like every other sport, have expenses. “They do not receive funding from the Department of Athletics,” Weston said.
Demkowski explained where Swim Cats receive their funds. “[We] get some funding from rec sports but not a whole lot. The rest is from fundraising and team dues,” she said. Sports equipment and travel can be very expensive especially with what little funds they have. Despite the lack of funds, little student interest and its status as an unofficial GC team, the Swimcats are a dedicated group of young athletes that put countless hours into perfecting the sport that they love.
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Our practices were high intensity and everyone bonded well, which led to great chemistry on the field. This year’s team was very close off the field, which is unlike other years.
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Emory was ranked No. 1 in the region and we mopped the floor with them at home. We had TREMENDOUS support from our fans at home— awesome night game.
Many more players were interested than any other year, which created a much more competitive atmosphere for positions. We typically had at least 10 on the bench at all times.
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Graphic by:Madalyn Shores
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The incoming freshmen classes from year to year are better and better at soccer than the last. We started several freshmen this year.
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