The Colonnade - Feb. 8

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February 8, 2013

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Bandit opens fire at students’ house Mark Watkins Senior Reporter A gunman tried to rob four Georgia College students at a house less than a block from campus early Wednesday. He fled empty-handed after firing three shots, but no one was hurt.

Milledgeville police had a man in custody that afternoon.

The robbery happened within sight of campus and left the victims shaken.

“I saw my life flash before my eyes. People can say that, but until you’ve got a loaded gun held to your head ...” said resident Joshua Edwards, a junior accounting major, his voice trailing off.

The gunman knocked on the door of the students’ North Clark Street residence not long after midnight and forced his way in when Edwards opened the door. The man wrapped his

arm around Edwards and stuck a silver .25-caliber pistol to his head, using him as a body shield.

Edith Quattlebaum, a junior marketing and management major, who lives at the house, said, “I was outside, and the last thing I saw was (the gunman) holding a gun to his head. I heard three shots, and I knew there were three (people) in the house. I was sure they all just got shot.”

The man forced Edwards into his housemate Carolina Classens’ room and began to demand money from them.

“He sees us and starts yelling at us, ‘Give us your money! We know you have money! Give us your money,’” Classens, a junior political science major, said.

Only the gunman entered the house. Author

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Mark Watkins / Senior Photographer Shannon Stonecheck, sophomore mass communication major, glances at the house where the gunman broke in.

DANCE, DANCE, UNTIL YOU CAN’T DANCE NO MORE Lauren Corcino Staff Writer

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Photo Illustration by Jen Hoffman

Surrounded by aliens, planets and spaceships, hundreds of Georgia College students will blast off on a 12hour space adventure at GC Miracle’s Dance Marathon on Feb. 9 in Centennial Center.

One hour at a time, they’ll be united by the determination to dance for kids who can’t.

Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement involving high school and college students to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network hospital in their communities.

GC Miracle is the student-run service group that organizes Dance Marathon every year at GC. At GC, Dance Marathon is a 12hour lock-in event full of dancing, games and entertainment to celebrate the fundraising accomplishments of GC Miracle and all of the students involved.

Each participant in Dance Marathon is required to raise a minimum of $50 by Feb. 8, the day before the event. All the fundraising efforts of GC Miracle and the students involved in Dance Marathon go to the Children’s Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.

“The official Dance Marathon slogan is ‘We dance for kids who can’t.’

Once you get to Dance Marathon and you see the kids and their families and everything they have gone through and overcome, standing for 12 hours and fundraising $50 isn’t as big of a deal anymore,” Vanessa Whited, senior mass communication major and GC Miracle public relations chair, said. “It is a completely different perspective when you are able to see where your

“It is probably the freshest face that we have ever had as an organization just because we came at it with a completely new mentality.”

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Six new senators fill vacancies for Spring semester Nick Widener Senior Reporter

hard work goes to personally.”

In 2012, GC Miracle hosted a variety of events including a Kick-off, Acoustic Night and A Miracle a Day facts on social networking sites to garner interest for Dance Marathon amongst the student body.

Moving to a new venue in the Centennial Center is just one of the changes being made in this groundbreaking year for Dance Marathon. Breaking past records for student participation with over 400 students registered for the event, Dance Marathon is making a new name for itself.

“This year is groundbreaking for us because everything is different. It is probably the freshest face that we have ever had as an organization just because we came at it with a completely new mentality,” Stephanie Reagan, senior mass communication major and GC Miracle executive director, said.

“We set our sights high from the start and kept going from there.”

With this year’s outer-space theme, participants were asked to wear allblack outfits to create a blackout effect. Each participant will be given an

This week a new senator was appointed to SGA after another resignation. This resignation marks the sixth one since the end of Fall semester.

The resignations came from Senior Senator Brian Gelfand and Sophomore Senator Peter Russell because their class schedule conflicted with the weekly senate meeting time; from Senior Senator Patrick Hall taking an internship in Washington D.C.; Freshman Senators Taylor Rae Fields and Bentley Olsen because of academic priority, and Junior Senator Stephen Scates because of a time conflict.

SGA senate meetings are scheduled for Wednesdays at 12:30, and, when running for senate, senators must be available for the weekly meetings.

“One thing we had to do this year, that wasn’t necessarily fun, was we had to stick to Wednesdays at 12:30, because it’s the only time we can get administrators there and a majority of the senators there,” SGA President Cody Allen said.

Twenty-three candidates applied to fill the openings at the end of last semester, when there were only four spots to fill. But after two more resignations this semester, the sixth new senator of the semester was appointed this week.

Allen said he has been drawing from the pool of possible senators, and if he needs to appoint more senators, he will.

“It is unfortunate those people had to resign, but for the sake of productivity, there’s no other alternative,” Allen said.

Senator appointments came from every class, as the senate tries to retain a diversity reflective of the student body.

“I’m really excited that our student government is becoming a very good picture of the student body at GC...It’s amazing to see the senate open up to a very diverse body of students, who represent all different student organizations, from all different races, religions, student interests, majors, we really do get a feel for what GC is from within this senate,” Sophomore Senator Netta Ben-Hashal said.

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Stephanie Reagan, GC Miracle director

First Friday anniversary pulls in the ‘80s hits Maddie Shores Staff Writer

Jessica Winski / Staff Photographer Cydney Odum, an undecided freshman, and Caity McGinty, a sophomore environmental science major participate in the ‘80s themed fashion show during February’s First Friday.

News Flash

Peruvian Dance Downtown

Mitch Teplitsky, an award winning filmmaker, will present his recent film “Soy Andria,” which focuses on Peruvian dancing. A dance workshop will begin the event at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 in Miller Gym, and a showing of Teplitsky’s film will follow with a discussion at 7 p.m in the Black Box Theater.

Feb. 1 marked the two-year anniversary for downtown Milledgeville’s First FrIday event. College students, locals and downtown restaurants prepared to celebrate.

Although the night was piercing cold, the “Fall in Love with the ’80s” themed night proved to be a hit.

Z-97-FM sponsored an ’80sthemed fashion show. Anyone was allowed to enter and dress up in 80s gear. The first-place winner was awarded $100, second place $75 and third place $25. Cydney Odum and Caity McGinty stole the

Quotable “For being four dudes, you would be surprised how excited we get to be presented new clothes.”

-Eli Maiman guitarist for Walk the Moon

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show. McGinty was wearing a red, white and blue jumpsuit and got the crowd rowdy when the song ‘Born in the USA’ blasted on the speakers during her performance. The two Kappa Delta sorority sisters donated their prize money to the charity Prevent Child Abuse America.

“I have only been to one First Friday and that was back in October. I participated in the Taste of Milledgeville event, but I’m having a lot more fun here tonight because of winning the fashion show,” sophomore environmental science major Caity Mcginty said.

The radio station also kicked off the night with karaoke for anyone brave enough to sing in front of the

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large crowd.

The local restaurants also had their servers dress up in 80s attire, and Amici even served 80s-themed food.

“This is my first First Friday, and I am having a lot of fun. I will definitely come back next month, but I think they should have more art and crafts,” freshman undeclared major Cydney Odum said.

Walking up the street, the sounds of a trumpet and acoustic guitar could be heard faintly. Band members of Baldwin County High School played their instruments while the audience admired them.

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Number Crunch

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The number of intramural wins by Candice Aaron.

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Global Symposium invites Harvard student to speak MARK WATKINS SENIOR REPORTER Being 19 and an underclassman in college, the year is often spent navigating the maze of tables in The MAX, blogging about papers not started and finding where you fit in the college scene.

Alex Wirth, keynote speaker at the Georgia College Global Citizenship Symposium, is still doing those things as a sophomore at Harvard, but he’s navigating the political arena, blogging for the Huffington Post and finding his place in Washington.

The symposium he spoke at, in its sixth year, gathers speakers from across the world to present their point on a single issue.

“We take a topic, then design a symposium and take local, state, national and international speakers to try and get students educated and involved in the topic,” Roger Coate, endowed chair of policy studies, said. The topic being focused on in the three days of the symposium was literacy and it’s role on campus and in the community.

Wirth’s presentation focused on political literacy and centered on youth empowerment and accessing the political system to provoke change. His involvement in the ‘#bethegoodguys’ twitter campaign that resulted in a two part series on The Daily Show and his current project, a partnership with the Obama administration to create a congressionally recognized Youth Advisory council to the President, attracted attention at recent UNESCO meetings in Paris. Coate, in attendance on behalf of GC, especially took interest.

“He’s a really impressive guy. A real mover and shaker in the coming world,” Coate said.

The advisory council was inspired by Wirth’s upbringing in New Mexico where he

“We take a topic then design a symposium and take local, state, national and international speakers to try and get students educated and involved in the topic.”

Roger Coate, endowed chair of policy studies chaired the Sante Fe Youth Advisory board for three years and “saw the power of youth on a local level.” Wirth built on this inspiration and set his sights on bringing this model of council to the national level.

“I’ve been leading up the campaign with a consortium of young people from across the country to advocate for this council, to figure out how it would work, to fund it and to lobby in Washington – both on the hill and to the administration – to actually get it to happen,” Wirth said.

With such a high political profile, it would seem Wirth would be a slick talking handshaker, but he’s held onto a semblance of youth that makes him snap into conversation rather than lines pre-ordained by party policy. Naturally, he seems to be lining up for a straight shot to Washington, but he hasn’t closed any doors yet.

“I’m really not sure yet. You know, I’m very interested in local politics back in New Mexico because there’s a lot of need there.

Also, Washington could definitely use some

ANSLEY BURGAMY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Alex Wirth delivers his speech about youth empowerment and engagement as the kickoff keynote speaker at the Global Citizenship Symposium. Wirth is a rising name in the United States political arena.

help these days,” Wirth said. “Not exactly sure what the future looks like yet. I’m really interested in making a change and getting more peoples’ voices to the table ...”

As an escape from stuffy meeting rooms and airplane cabins, Wirth finds his respite in the great outdoors.

“I love the outdoors. Growing up in the west, there’s something incredible about being in the mountains, climbing peaks, incredible views of the stars,” he said. “I’ve spent a good bit of time

hiking and backpacking.”

While most who hear about Wirth’s endeavors and achievements are impressed and excited, his mother didn’t feel the same at first.

“When I first told my mom I applied for (advisory councils), she crumpled up her napkin and we were sitting in a booth, in a restaurant in Santa Fe, eating mexican food,” he said. “Crumples up her napkin, chunks it at me, misses me, sails over my head and into the peoples food behind us, and she just had this look of horror on her face.”

Student entrepreneur saves environment with bags

MARK WATKINS / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Ashton Dreyer, president office assistant, winces as she gets stuck with the needle to give blood at the faculty blood drive. This is the first blood drive dedicated solely for faculty.

Blood drive aims to beat Valdosta in pint tallies SARAH K. WILSON STAFF WRITER Georgia College will once again be hosting its Dr. John Sallstrom Blood Drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and Wednesday, Feb. 13.

The blood drive is named after retired GC Vice President John Sallstrom for his frequent blood donations.

“From what the Red Cross has told us, our blood drive is one of the most productive and successful in the region,” Allison Smith, vice president of marketing for GC blood drives, said. “Now they have it so no other blood drives are held in the region at the same time as us.”

The GC blood drives have proven so popular in the past that this semester all Red Cross staff will be on hand. This way, according to Smith, donors will be able to get in and out of the process faster.

“Last fall we had 333 donations. That was the most we’ve ever had,” Smith said. “This semester, we’re hoping to break that record and hit 400.”

The GC record of 333 pints of blood was barely beaten by Valdosta State University, which had 403.

“Last Fall we had 333 donations. That was the most we’ve ever had. This semester, we’re hoping to break that record and hit 400.”

Allison Smith, VP of marketing for GC blood drives “One of the big things for us is to beat Valdosta State,” Barrett Roell, president of GC blood drives, said. “They’re twice the size of us, but we still came very close to beating their number of units donated. We hope to reach at least 404 pints with this drive.”

The amount of participation in the GC blood drives has risen sharply in the past year alone. The Spring 2012 blood drive produced 171 units of donated blood. With this rate of increase, reaching 400 units is obtainable this semester.

“We’re very pleased with our rising suc

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MARK WATKINS / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Phil Creviston stands in the doorway that was forced through by an armed robber.

Creviston’s actions made the robber drop his hostage, fire three shots and flee.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY GEORGIA MCCOOK Sam Ovett tosses one of his bags in the trunk with his kayaking gear. An avid outdoorsman, Ovett’s bags are made of repurposed billboards that would have ended up in a landfill.

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“A big part of it is looking at the world a little differently – thinking what can you go out there and do,” Sam Ovett senior environmental science major, said. “What is a use that you normally wouldn’t see for something?”

That’s the question that started Sam and his younger brother Max on their small business venture, SMAXBROS – a combination of the brothers’ names, focusing on making outdoor gear through recycled material.

The business started in Sam’s apartment, evolving from a need they both had as competitive kayakers for large duffle bags durable enough to haul their gear in. Rather than stop by an REI and pick up a bag, Sam thought to save him and his brother some money. So he decided to find bag material, went to a junkyard in town, cut out all the black seat belts from the cars for straps, bought some zippers, designed his own pattern, borrowed his mom’s home sewing machine and made his own damn bag – as is Sam’s style.

“Billboards are made out of heavy duty vinyl that is UV treated, so they have a really long lifespan. When they are done being used for their ad time – maybe two or three weeks at the most – they are thrown away,” Sam said.

Usually, you could expect Sam to tell you that he knows a guy who knows a guy who

ities said a car was waiting for him outside.

When the bandit barged in, a couple of students bolted out the back door. Another hid beneath her roommate’s bed.

The gunman shoved Edwards back into the entryway.

That’s when resident Phil Creviston, in his room nearby, cocked a pump-action, 12-gauge shotgun. The man freaked out, let go of Edwards, cocked his pistol and fired three shots at Creviston.

Before Creviston could respond, the man raced out of the house and rode away in the car waiting for him.

Three shell casings were found at the scene, according to a Milledgeville police report.

One bullet pierced Creviston’s door and lodged itself in his bathroom wall. Another was buried in his door frame. The other wasn’t found.

kayaks with this other guy, and he was just saying how he has tons of old vinyls he’s trying to get rid of. But this time, Sam cold-called businesses around Georgia asking if they had any old billboards around.

A man in Atlanta who had IKEA billboards nearing the end of their display period said yes and gave them to Sam and Max. This insatiable drive to make money, not being able to take no for an answer and the general love Sam has for creating something original touches on a trend Professor of Marketing Renee Fontenot noticed in students she’s taught at GC. “Inquisitive. Those who are interested and curious, those that are willing to ask any question,” Fontenot said. “You’ve got to ask because, if you don’t know the answer, you can’t go beyond that hurdle.”

Sam’s next hurdle came in the form of hundreds of rusted-out, smashed-up cars at a junkyard off GA-49. He paid the owner a couple bucks to get into the yard, which only began the search for black, and only black, seat belts in the notorious summers of Middle Georgia.

It was sweltering, there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky, and Sam canvased the rusted junkers, their tires slowly sinking, sprawling red clay, looking for these belts. Why? For the environment.

“Everything in the bag – it’s all recycled essentially,” Sam said. “It’s really neat because

“He sees us and starts yelling at us, ‘Give us your money! We know you have money! Give us your money.”

Carolina Classens, junior political science major The police report makes no mention of Creviston having a weapon.

He later told The Colonnade that when he talked to investigators he wasn’t sure if it was legal for him to have it.

“I got some clarity on that,” Creviston, a junior political science major, said. “Apparently we are in a school zone, but if it’s for self de-

Entrepreneur page 4 fense, you can still use it.”

Creviston was referring to the gunfree buffer that used to extend 1,000 feet from campus perimeters. In 2010, however, laws were changed and safety zones now extend to schools’ property lines, making it legal to have weapons on personal property.

A motive in the case is still being investigated. The victims could not offer a likely reason for the stickup.

“He didn’t look like he was doing this because he was trying to eat tonight,” Classens said. “He looked clean.”

Her boyfriend, Elliott Mooney, visiting from out of town, added, “He looked like he was just trying to pull one over us.”

The man had stopped by the house the previous week and claimed that the lights were on in the residents’ cars.

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Emergency fund offers donations to students in need CHAD PATTERSON STAFF WRITER The Student Government Association and Financial Aid have teamed up to create an emergency fund for Georgia College students in need.

“The fund is designed to help students that are in dire living conditions such as living in their cars or unable to afford food at the cost of attending school,” Caitlin Mullaney, chair of the SGA Emergency Fund Task Force, said.

SGA Vice President Stephen Hundley said the need arose after students in need of money to stay in school would “go to Financial Aid and present their situation and there just wasn’t a lot

New Senators

Continued from page 1 Hashal is the only female of the six.

“I think the ones we’ve got so far are good,” Allen said. “We’re ready to move forward and keep working.

Although, the senators are new, they are already working with other senators and the student body.

“I am excited to serve our student body, there are a lot of great things coming through our appropriations committee, a lot of students going to some amazing conferences and representing GC in arenas we’ve never seen before,” Senator Ben-Hashal said.

In addition to the new senator appointments, a resolution passed to appoint Scates and Hall the to staff positions of director of communications and director of governmental affairs.

These positions stem from the former senators desire to remain serving on SGA, in any capacity, as Scates’ position was created specifically for him.

“It was the best way to have him see his projects through to the end while respecting his wish to concentrate more on his other endeavors,” Allen said.

they could do for them.”

Funds have been available in the past, but only in the form of short-term loans, which is not always in the best interest of students in dire need of money to live a basic college lifestyle.

The hope with the new emergency fund is that for some of these students in need there will be something the university can do for them in the form of a payment, which they wouldn’t have to pay back.

SGA is currently uncertain how students will be able to access the fund, as they are still trying to raise more money for the fund, but Hundley said going through Financial Aid will yield whether the student is qualified to receive money from the fund.

“The fund is designed to help students that are in dire living conditions such as living in their cars or unable to afford food at the cost of attending school.”

Caitlin Mullaney, emergency fund chair

what their options are. From Financial Aid, they will or won’t be identified as somebody who would be eligible for the emergency fund,” Hundley said.

The SGA Emergency Fund Task Force is currently working on promoting the fund and raising money through various activities and events around the GC campus and community.

“I am really excited about starting the committee off strong, and we are currently working on a lot of projects. We have a campus wide raffle, with a variety of prizes that will take place in March. In addition to that, we are also plan

“Generally speaking, the student is going to go to Financial Aid, and they’re going to ask

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First Fridays

New Senators for Spring 2013

Cody Allen Peter O’Reilly President Junior Senator PR

Stephen Hudley Netta Ben-Hashal Vice President Senator Sophomore SRO

Matthew Daneker Senior Senator PR

Mahmood Al Bayati Senator At-Large PR

Smith AubreyTim Ethridge Freshman Treasurer Senator ATFC

Douglas Payne Senior Senator ATFC

Continued from page 1 Up the sidewalk, a raffle was giving away gift baskets. All profits benefiting the Maxime Institute Elementary School in Haiti. The gift baskets were Valentine’s Day themed.

Originally, First Friday was not where it is today.

The First Friday Committee has decided that each year the themes for First Friday would remain the same and just build the amount of activities and the level of activities each month.

“First Friday has grown tremendously. It started out very small with no budget whatsoever. Throughout the past two years we have been able to provide activities like Taste of Milledgeville that has been a fundraiser for First Friday,” Main Street Milledgeville Director Carlee Schulte said.

First Friday has many strong partnerships that have also helped make each month’s First Friday different than the last.

“Our partnerships with different organizations have more than tripled allowing us to be able to do more. Each month the committee tried to add more and more, now First Friday has really become something the citizens of Baldwin County look forward to,” Schulte said. “But we are looking to expand our target audience to get the college students more involved.”

The First Friday Committee meets every Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Main Street office, and volunteers are welcome to join.

For more information on First Fridays, like their page on Facebook @ Milledgeville First Fridays

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Late-night shuttle service ensures safe Thursdays Lindsay Shoemake Senior Reporter

The Student Government Association at Georgia College, in conjunction with SNAP, rolled out a new means for students living at The Village to get to Main Campus and downtown last Thursday with the unveiling of the new late-night shuttle service.

The shuttle, which runs from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. exclusively on Thursday nights, began running after an SGA proposal was accepted and passed.

“I first brought the idea of the late-night shuttle up to SGA last Fall when I was a senator,” SGA President Cody Allen said. “Between the time of getting the idea approved, making budgets and getting money, it took about 18 months to complete.”

The shuttle, a 15-passenger van provided

by Transportation Services, will cost a total of $2,160 for the semester. The van itself costs $50 to rent per evening, with each student driver receiving a stipend of $60 for their service per night.

Justin Stott, senior criminal justice major, and Wesley Randall, sophomore environmental science major, were the first two drivers of the shuttle.

According to Stott, one positive attribute of the shuttle service is that it will deter buzzed students from attempting to drive home after an evening downtown.

“This shuttle will potentially decrease the number of student DUIs,” Stott said.

“We want to see that happen.”

Prior to the late-night shuttle running, on-duty SNAP officers could transport passengers as far as The Bellamy on Thursday nights. Now, a larger portion of the student body is served by SNAP. “It wasn’t fair that West Campus was excluded from these types of services,” Randall said. “We’re happy that more students are included now.”

Last Thursday’s shuttle service provided safe rides home for more than 50 students,

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Robin Glaubman, a junior mass communication and sociology major, highly recommends donating blood.

“I love feeling like I’m helping people,” she said. “It’s a great feeling knowing you’re making a difference. Also, all the snacks

and SNAP officers are hopeful that the shuttle turnout will increase in future weeks.

“I was very pleased with the turnout for the first shuttle,” Randall said. “I’m not sure when the next time I will be driving the shuttle, because we’d like to give all of the SNAP drivers a chance to drive before we start repeating.”

Although the late-night shuttle proved to be a success on its first run, SGA plans to closely monitor its use for the remainder of the semester. As of now, the service is not a permanent fixture.

“There’s no guarantee that the late-night shuttle will be around this fall, because right now is just the trial run,” Allen said. “There were no problems with last week’s shuttle, though. Right now we are working out the logistics, and it’s a learning process for all of us.”

One issue that may stand in the way of continuing the shuttle are students who abuse the service and bring rowdy crowds into the van. SGA noted costs in the proposal for the shuttle in the case of extra van clean up for any accidents occurring in the van.

However, Allen isn’t overly concerned about GC students misbehaving.

“Students need to act responsibly when riding the shuttle, and I think they know that,” he said.

Regardless, having the option of a safe ride to and from campus and downtown during the late-night hours is a favorable option for students. Because of this, Allen hopes to extend the shuttle past its trial run period.

“My big goal (for the late-night shuttle) is to make it sustainable so we can have it again next year,” Allen said. “I think if it continues, it will run on Thursdays and Saturdays. We will get the funding for that through SABC allocations since this serves students.”

The late-night shuttle will continue to run through this semester and will pick up and drop off riders from The Village to the bus stop in front of The MAX on Main Campus.

Continued from page 3 otherwise all of that is going into a landfill.”

Sam doesn’t hunt for seat belts any more, but he would in a heartbeat if he had another business idea that needed it. He does still use his bags though, and in some ways it’s his own best advertisement.

Sam has a vibrant presence in the kayaking community of the Southeast, tackling the biggest and baddest rapids that weekend trips allow. When the guy following the hardest lines down the whitest waters showed up with a newfangled bag no one had seen before, people took notice, and Sam was more than happy to hook them up with a bag – for the low price of $125. “[The business] stemmed from a need, a durable bag, and we had a material,” Ovett said. “We were like ‘Cool, these work really well,’ and other people wanted them. They had the same need – there was a niche market for it.”

Sam and his brother have since handled every aspect of production and distribution for their product, and the business has grown significantly since Sam was separating cars from their peoplekeepers. Along with the growth, Sam hired on a seamstress to handle the sewing, which was really his idea for the business from the beginning.

“Talking entrepreneurship – I think it’s kind of a mindset,” Ovett said.

A mindset that he attributes to a variety of components and life experiences, but primarily from his parents. It was lessons on the many ways to get through life that truly planted the seed for Sam’s entrepreneurial spirit. You do not have to play by “the rules,” a rule book does not

they give you at the end are great.”

Roell said the donation process is easy, and anyone is welcome.

“Donating is a really easy process,” Roell said. “We’ll accept walk-ins, but if you make an appointment ahead of time it helps move things along faster.”

To make an appointment, simply visit www.redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code “GCSU.” The Dr. John Sallstrom Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 1:00 – 7:00 pm and Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm in Magnolia Ballroom.

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accessory the day of the event to wear in the color that correlates with their team name.

For the first year, live bands will be performing at Dance Marathon, including The White Kids, who won Battle of the Bands 2012 and will be opening for the GC Homecoming concert.

Each team is assigned a Miracle family and they spend the day interacting with their family and the kids. Miracle families attend Dance Marathon and share their stories about how they have benefited from The Children’s Hospital in Macon.

“I think that the (Miracle) families are a big part of the encouragement because when you hear what these families have been through, taking one day out of your busy college life is nothing,” Reagan said. “Standing on your feet is such a simple way to represent this cause because the pain these kids endured, we cannot fathom.”

Kelsey Stone volunteered at last year’s dance marathon, unaware her nephew, Elwin Starling, would spend the first 75 days of his life at The Children’s Hospital in Macon fighting for his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

“Standing on your feet is such a simple way to represent this cause because the pain these kids endured, we cannot fathom.”

Stephanie Reagan, GC Miracle director Starling was diagnosed with esophageal atresia with a tracheoesophageal fistula, a congenital condition that does not allow the esophagus to function properly. During his stay at Children’s Hospital of Macon, Starling had a total six surgeries.

“I cannot describe what it means to me that Elwin’s story will be a part of Georgia College’s Dance Marathon. It is so wonderful to know that there are so many who will be out there on their feet for twelve hours supporting not only my nephew, but other children who have to face enduring hardships every day,“ Stone, a sophomore liberal studies major, said. “More than anything Dance Marathon shows me the love and dedication that students and faculty here at Georgia College to make a difference.”

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ning a 5K and dodgeball tournament,” Mullaney said.

The task force held a successful fundraising event at Sonic a couple weeks ago and are planning another fundraising night at Yummo Yogo on Feb. 21.

“We would like the idea behind the fundraising to be students helping students.What greater impact can you make than if you are helping someone in one of your classes have a safe place to live and study?” Mullaney said.

The task force has also looked into parking ticket vouchers as well as gift cards at Bobcat card accessible restaurants around Milledgeville.

“Basically anything through Auxiliary Services is very open to us,” Hundley said.

With the task force taking on the emergency fund head on, Hundley is very pleased with the

February 8, 2013 govern life.

“Growing up we thought, well, what’s the worst somebody could say – ‘no’. So, you would just say, ‘okay, thank you,’ and then try something else. That mindset definitely came from our parents. It was kind of ‘we’re going to do it our way because it works.’ We will figure it out somehow—one way or another, regardless of what it is,” Ovett said. “That was something that always inspired us.”

Sam’s sense of self-empowerment developed further due to his parents’ encouragement to push their comfort zones growing up. Whether it was rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking or just running around outdoors, Sam was testing new waters and building a mental strength by repeatedly facing adversity. While they seemed like games at the time, these activities built skills essential in the entrepreneurial world.

“Tenacity,” Fontenot said, “If you are not willing to be tenacious and have the fortitude to keep pushing forward, if you’re easily discouraged … you’re not going to be successful.”

Not only are these activities strenuous, but also dedicating hours to traveling rough terrain or navigating through class-five rapids comes with inherent risks.

“Risk taking. Must be willing to take a risk.”

Fontenot said, “That is the major characteristic of all entrepreneurs – it’s what differentiates entrepreneurs from other people.”

Considering that one action could make difference between life and death, many would not be willing to take that risk. But when you have a passion it’s rarely even a thought.

“You’re going to eat, breathe, live it,” Ovett said. “You’re going to do whatever it takes and are never going to be too tired to keep going or to try.”

“We would like the idea behind the fundraising to be students helping students.What greater impact can you make than if you are helping someone in one of your classes have a safe place to live and study?”

Caitlin Mullaney, emergency fund chair progress made and hopes the fundraising continues to be successful over the coming weeks.

“The task force has just really taken off … and I am super pleased with how things are going,” Hundley said.

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RELIGION RUNDOWN

JUDAISM

Dating between 2000-1500 B.C., Judaism is one of the first known monotheistic religions of the world. Their teachings revolve around the covenant established between the God Yahweh and his servant Abraham, all recorded in the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.

This religion birthed many other monotheistic branches.

ISLAM

This religion is known for its devout followers and their undying dedication. The prophet Muhammad was said to have the holy Qu’ran revealed to him

by God himself. Followers of Islam are required to complete the “five pillars,” beginning with a testimony of faith, and ending with the pilgrimage to Mecca.

BUDDHISM

Centering around achieving spiritual enlightenment during a persons life on earth, Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings on the nature of suffering is what birthed this religion. Gautama later became known as the Gautama Buddha or Enlightened One. Buddhists attempt to break their karmic birth-cycle by adhering to the Eightfold Path.

HINDUISM

With no single founder of Hinduism established, this religion has become completely reliant on its holy texts: The Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita. The religion is mainly pantheistic, with the gods Shiva, Vishnu and Devi seen as the more common deities in worship. Throughout their lives, Hinduists attempt to liberate themselves from their own souls by achieving positive karma through good deeds. Their souls are what contain them in the reincarnation process.

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February 8, 2013 • Editor, Scott Carranza

Homosexuality and the church MYKEL JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER Homosexuality has been an issue among Christians and the church for centuries. It has caused some to gain, question and even lose their faith, based on whether it is “right” or “wrong” by God. As touchy of a subject as this is, Georgia College faculty and students voiced their varied yet opinions on the matter, shedding light on personal and biblical beliefs.

“So much religion is about fear,” John F. Lindsay, professor of psychology, said. “Sin and hell – it’s fear-based. Being against homosexuality is fear. If you really read the New Testament, that’s love.

Lindsay describes the church’s methodology of religion as fearbased, stating that the church instills fear in its members to keep its numbers up. However, as a member of the Baptist Church, Lindsay stated that his particular church is “open” in its views on homosexuality.

“I didn’t have to get on my high horse, because they said, ‘Oh no, homosexuals are welcome here,’” he said.

However, not all churches react the same way. As a pastor’s daughter, junior music therapy and music education major Ginny Crowson understands firsthand the Methodist Church’s stance on homosexuality.

Crowson’s first collegiate semester at Wesleyan College placed her on the receiving end of her church’s teachings, as she experienced negativity for her faith from many lesbians on campus.

“I wouldn’t have had a bit of problem with it if they hadn’t been so aggressive,” Crowson said. “They were aggressive about tolerance. They want you to be tolerant of them, but when it comes to your Christian ideals, they don’t want to be tolerant of you.”

Crowson said she sympathized with the girls, but felt that their defensive attitudes were completely unnecessary.

“They felt that they had to be on the defense all the time when, really, they didn’t,” she said. “They assumed that I thought they were evil. I guess if so many people thought that I was wrong about something, then I would probably be on the defense a lot too.”

It might seem that certain denominations have differing ideals.

Mike Palombo, director of Campus Outreach, stated his views on homosexuality, which coincide with that of the Presbyterian Church of America.

“My belief about homosexuality is that it is a sin among other sins and that people who choose a homosexual lifestyle should be loved, respected and cared for like anyone should,” Palombo said.

This belief, Palombo says, is based on fundamental ideals in Christianity, which state that all humans are created in God’s image.

“We do not decide what is best for us but trust and pursue the life our creator has designed,” he said.

“Whenever people choose willfully to live contrary to God’s design and purpose, it is sin.”

Palombo referred to Genesis in his defense of the Church’s view on homosexual relationships. He believes that since man and women were created to be in union, anything outside of that is a sin.

Despite that fact, Palombo reassures that all sins are treated equally, as are those who commit them.

“Though we believe homosexuality is a sin,” he said, “we love people that choose this lifestyle and will interact with them with respect and honor in our conduct and conversation.”

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“Though we believe homosexuality is a sin,” he said, “we love people that choose this lifestyle and will interact with them with respect and honor in our conduct and conversation.”

Mike Palombo, Campus Outreach director Some opinions on the topic come from first-hand experiences. Connor Johnson, junior mass communication major, believes it is up to an individual to decide what to make of the battle between homosexuality and the Church.

“It comes down to an individual’s perspective because you have so many churches now that have taken a stance either for it or against it,” Johnson said. “It really comes down to the point of if you can put a spin on the Bible, either to say [homosexuality] is something you’re born with or

if it’s something that’s an abomination ... Then, it’s more of a personal choice to figure out which side of the fence you stand on.”

In high school, Johnson found himself straying from Christianity after coming out because of how negatively homosexuals are received by the Church.

More recently, Connor had been in the midst of converting to Judaism from Christianity due to ties with his boyfriend, Jonah, who is Jewish.

As of now, Connor is considering to continue on as a Christian in light of the Church’s slowly accepting views toward the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.

“If I was going to remain a Christian and remain in that type of religious sect,” he said, “I guess I would want to be in that type of community that says, ‘Yes, we’re Christians, but this is what we believe; and just because you’re gay, we don’t necessarily believe that’s a sin. We think that’s something that you’re born with.’ …

There are sects of Judaism that are more progressive.”

For the time being, the issue between the Church and homosexuality is left to one’s own personal beliefs, thoughts and morals.

“It’s not something that’s talked about a lot in the church, not nearly as much as you’d think,” Crowson said. “Because pastors don’t want to step on toes, and they don’t want to lose members.”

Yet there are still many churches who are not ashamed to relay what they believe. Palombo does not recommend that the church change their ideals, according to biblical scriptures.

“The Bible still clarifies how to live fully in each generation,” Palombo said, “no matter the shift in cultural views ... The Bible shapes how we ought to live in the culture rather than the culture shaping what is acceptable in the Bible.”

Regardless of either stance, the issue has become one of the most talked-about topics in our culture.

Whether it is considered a “sin” or not, Lindsay encourages us to discover the original meaning of the word. “‘Sin,’ originally, is an archery term for ‘missing the mark,’” Lindsay said. “So, do we all sin? Yeah.

We all miss the mark. So, people want to make homosexuality a sin.

Why? If it is, so what?”

Opinion: Is religion really necessary?

CONSTANTINA KOKENES SENIOR REPORTER There is no denying that religion has played a profound role in our society, culture and the laws that govern them. The question I tend to ask myself is, “Does it need to?” As a Christian, I’m inclined to say yes.

But, honestly, I don’t believe it does.

As someone living in America, a country which prides itself on its freedom, how can I say that what is best for my country is forcing my beliefs onto others?

I believe my faith is necessary for my life. I believe in God and I believe in heaven and hell. But that doesn’t mean everyone does, and it doesn’t mean that everyone should live their lives as if they do.

Sometimes I wonder what our society would be like if there was no

organized religion. I wonder if gay marriage and abortion would be legal in every state by now. Honestly, I think our country would loosen up in a way.

Most of the conflict within our society is the “war” between those who are religious and those who are not.

Both sides can be extremely radical, since both seem to want to dominate the laws that govern this country.

Although I’m a Christian, I think there should be a change. There should be more varying beliefs in our state representatives and in Congress.

You can’t represent an entire group of people you don’t agree with.

Now, some people may argue that there is a separation of church and state, but have you ever seen a president that proclaims a non-Christian faith? Not to specifically point to Christianity, but it is the biggest reli-

gion in the country.

Rather than completely dismissing religion, we should instead embrace all types and those who aren’t religious. This “war” has been dragging on for a long time now, making the embrace unlikely to happen. Both sides can sit there and point fingers, but the problem is with everyone.

I don’t want to make it seem as though religion has only brought negativity to our culture. A lot of rich history and art has come from religion – for example, the Renaissance.

Without religion, we wouldn’t have some of the most beautiful pieces of art like the Sistine Chapel or beautiful sites like the Dome of the Rock.

Yet, the bigger question is: Why do we thrive on these beliefs? Why do we need them?

It could give people a sense of purpose in their lives; they’re here for a

reason, and they’re certain of it because the higher power in which they believe made it so.

It could also just be that some people love their faith so much that they want to celebrate it. But I don’t think everyone needs faith or religion to survive. I don’t think it’s necessary for everyone’s lives.

It may seem odd for someone like me – a Christian – to say that. While I believe it’s necessary for my life, I see plenty of people who don’t believe in a higher power. They’re doing just fine with their lives. Some are even doing better than I am. Not to say that believing in a higher power is bad – I obviously do not believe so. I just don’t think that there is one “right way” to live. Everyone is different. You can’t force your way of life on someone else without consequences.

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February 8, 2013 • Editor, Jeannie Huey

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DRUG BUST

Jan. 30 10:01 p.m. Someone called the police to let them know there was a strong smell of marijuana coming from a room in Adams Hall. Officer Tron Smith found the room the smell was coming from and asked the student living there about it. The student told Smith that he’d been smoking.

Smith confiscated a homemade gravity bong and a small plastic bag of weed. The student was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The case was given to the Student Judicial Board.

2 “SUSPECTED DRUG ACTIVITY”

Jan. 30 10:35 p.m. Officer Floyd Quattlebaum went to an apartment at The Village after receiving a call about ‘suspected drug activity’. When he got to the apartment he smelled weed and saw open alcohol containers. The four students living there gave Quattlebaum permission to search their rooms. In one of the students’ rooms, Quattlebaum reported finding three acetaminophen and codeine phosphate pills, a glass pipe, and a pill bottle with 1.2 grams of weed. Quattlebaum found an additional 1.1 grams of weed in a bathroom. The resident of that room was charged with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. He was handcuffed and taken to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.

3 GRAND THEFT AUTO VI: PARKING LOTS OF GC Jan. 31 1:55 p.m. A student told police that after he went to court on Wednesday, Jan. 30, he’d parked his red Honda in the lot behind Foundation Hall and walked to class. The following day when the student went to the lot where he was “certain that he had left the vehicle,” according to the police report, it was gone. The case was turned over to investigators.

4 SNAP SAVES THE DAY! Feb. 2 2:30 a.m. A SNAP officer picked up a girl who was walking alone. The officer offered to drive her home. The student said she lived in the condos next to the Bellamy. When the SNAP officer drove her to Grove Park she said she lived on Irwin Street. As the SNAP officer was driving toward Irwin Street, the girl became unresponsive so the officer got in touch with campus police.

Officer Quattlebaum met up with the SNAP officer and the student shortly after receiving his call.

The girl was able to speak again once Quattlebaum got there and asked to be taken to The Village but, she would not answer any other questions. Quattlebaum was able to find out who she was and that she was under 21. When he told the girl that she was under arrest for underage possession of alcohol, “she immediately became unresponsive to verbal commands,” a report said. The called EMS and the girl was taken to the hospital.

5 NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS AFTER 2 A.M.

Feb. 2 2:45 a.m. A student sprinted across the street between College Station and Apparel Ink as officer Megan Frasier was driving past. When Frasier got out of her car to stop the student, the student ran through a fence. The student said she couldn’t because she was stuck. Her pants were caught on razor wire. Frasier helped free the student and asked why she was there. The student was beligerent and couldn’t answer Frasier’s question. The student gave her name and said that she’d been drinking, but she did not have her ID. The student was arrested for underage possession of alcohol and taken to the Milledgeville Police Department.

6 STOLEN STREET SIGN

Feb. 3 2:25 a.m. Officer Gary Purvis was driving on Doles Boulevard when he saw two guys walking, one of whom was carrying a street sign. When the guy noticed the patrol car, he immediately dropped the sign. Purvis stopped and spoke with the guy who wasn’t carrying the sign to find out what was going on. The guy said he told the other one not to take the street sign but it was too late-- the other had already yanked the sign out of the ground and was walking home. Purvis spoke with the guy who admitted to taking the East McIntosh Street sign. The thief had bloodshot eyes, smelled like alcohol, and was unsteady on his feet, according to Purvis’s report. Purvis took him to the Milledgeville Police Department where he was arrested for underage possession of alcohol and for disorderly conduct. As for the stolent street sign, it’s at the MPD.

7 “YES, OBVIOUSLY I AM DRUNK.”

Feb. 3, 4:18 a.m. During a routine patrol, officer Purvis saw a student attempting to drive a Dodge Dakota that was halfway in a ditch on Glynn Street. When Purvis drove closer, the student turned off the car and bolted into a nearby house. Purvis followed the student and told him to come out of the house – the student did. The student’s eyes were bloodshot, speech was slurred, footing was unstable, and he smelled like alcohol. The student explained to Purvis that he was trying to park his car. When Purvis asked if he’d been drinking before he got behind the wheel, the student said, “Yes, obviously I am drunk.” The student’s blood alcohol level was at .22 – he was cited for DUI and arrested. The student was tested again once at the Milledgeville Police Department jail. His blood alcohol registered at .228. Central Georgia Towing picked up the car and the student was referred to the Student Judicial Board.

All week

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

All week

Internship Week

2:00 p.m.

GC Women’s Tennis v. Augusta State

3:30 - 5 p.m.

Internship Week: Secrets to finding an awesome intership workshop (Chappell Hall 113)

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Stephen Fishcer saxophone recital (Max Noah Recital Hall)

Tuesday, February 12 All day

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

11a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

UGA Masters in public health program information session (MSU Donahoo Lounge)

2:00 p.m.

GC Men’s Tennis vs. Augusta State

6 - 8 p.m.

Career Peer Advisor resume review night

Wednesday, February 13 All day

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Emergency evacuation plan forum (A & S Auditorium)

12 - 12:50 p.m.

Times Talk: Gun control and the Second Amendment (2nd floor of LITC)

12 - 1 p.m.

Internship Week: Interviewing strategies for jobs and internships (Chappell Hall 113)

Thursday, February 14 All day

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

5:30 p.m.

GC Women’s Basketball vs. Clayton State

7:30 p.m.

GC Men’s Basketball vs. Clayton State

Friday, February 15 All day

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

12 - 1:30 p.m.

Internship Week: Hear it from the interns; student intern panel (MSU Donahoo Lounge)

1 -3 p.m.

Last day make donations to MLK food/book drive (the MAX, Smith House, LITC, Sandella’s, Walter B. Park recreational center)

2:00 p.m.

GC Baseball vs. North Greenville

6:00 p.m.

GC Baseball vs. Clark Atlanta

Saturday, February 16 All day

Campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

1:00 p.m.

GC Women’s Tennis vs. Ga. Southwestern

2:00 p.m.

GC Baseball vs. Clark Atlanta

6:00 p.m.

GC Baseball vs. Clark Atlanta

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Max Noah Singers Valentine’s Day Rendezvous (Magnolia Ballroom)

Sunday, February 17 All day

Final day of campaigning for SGA and Mr. & Ms. Georgia College

1:30 p.m.

GC Women’s Tennis vs. Columbus State

1:30 p.m.

GC Men’s Tennis vs. Columbus State

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announce it when they gathered together juniors in the major Feb. 4 to explain the redesigned curriculum to us. We’re on the last slide and we’re thinking, “It must be coming up, the big announcement.” Click.

“End of slideshow.”

No photojournalism class.

And The Colonnade is really wondering why. The whole purpose of the redesign was to give students a diverse and marketable education, but the absence of any class to teach students one of the most powerful tools in journalism seriously counteracts that goal.

Especially in a market that is increasingly demanding employees be able to write, shoot, design and edit all their own content. Add that photos are the most accessible piece of art and it’s art that gets people interested; stories that keep them coming back.

Now, we’re not saying the department needs to bring in a worldrenowned photographer, though it would be great. But there should

Mass communication curriculum changes should diversify major The Department of Mass Communication at Georgia College has forgotten something – something huge. Something that sells the most papers, can put a no-name brand on the map overnight, can cure a company upheaval in an afternoon and is the whole reason broadcast even exists.

We were sure they were going to

February 8, 2013• Editor-in-Chief, Lindsay Shoemake

Bobcat Beat REPORTED BY ANSLEY BURGAMY

“...photos are the most accessible piece of art and it’s art that gets people interested; stories that keep them coming back.”

be a principles or theory class that teaches students the manual settings on a camera and general photo practices.

We are sure there’s a good answer to this that we just don’t know about yet. The Department of Mass Communication is great, and we know our professors want the best for their student, but at the very least, we wanted to say that there are students that want the classes and would pay dearly for them.

The case of the missing Bobcat card

Did you attend the Global Citizenship Symposium this week? Do you feel events like this are important to Georgia College?

“Yes, We need to learn about global issues. As a nurse, I need to be culturally competent in order to provide holistic care.”

Jasmine Charles, junior nursing major

“No, I think it’s important to provide these kinds of opportunities for students.”

Eason Cargo, senior outdoor education major

“Yes, It’s like bringing a little bit of the real world into Georgia College. The thoughts and ideas shared are invaluable to students.”

Bryan Bunn, sophomore mass

“No, but I feel these events are important because they teach us how to help Milledgeville children have a better future.”

Haley Machisko, sophomore nursing

“Yes, I think it gives a different learning experience outside of the classroom. It helps us use what we have learned in real-world situations.”

Kayla Albright, junior nursing major

That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he’s just beating around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year??

RAWR! This whole CAS thing is reminiscent of the internet in general back in 1996. I suppose it wouldn’t be so annoying if the thing actually worked.

If you’re an alumni who went here while we paid the I'm so Fee, tiredthen and we I don't even know why.

Wellness shouldn’t have to pay money to get in there after we graduate. We already paid plenty of money to put that thing up, so why are we continuing to Georgia stop we being so temperamental. pay if we want weather, to use it after graduate?

STAY COLD.

THE LITTER BOX

By Zach Keepers

Gun control debate persists in 2013 KYLE SHANAHAN COLUMNIST 2013 has not started off well for the gun community. After having ended the previous year in wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, gun regulations have come into question, and criticism has been harsh and plentiful. In January, talk-radio host Alex Jones sat down with British-born journalist Piers Morgan to discuss gun control in the United States and more; Morgan, who became an avid supporter of gun control after the Sandy Hook tragedy, had become infamous online after his heated confrontation with Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt. A petition was created over the internet demanding Morgan’s deportation back to his native country of England, and through the turn of the year the petition had gained over 100,000 signatures and was promoted via radio

by Alex Jones himself.

The resulting meeting between Jones and Morgan on national television ended up being less than a debate

and more of a 30-minute opportunity for Jones to rail off as many pro-gun threats and defenses as possible. Jones rambled on relentlessly, saying that the proposed gun control regulations were alike to those practiced by Mao Zedong and Hugo Chavez. He warned that “1776 will commence again” should Americans be denied firearms. It was a fiery tirade with pointing and yelling, and Morgan couldn’t even calm Jones down long enough to get a single question answered.

Now, one could easily say that Jones was trying to stick up for gun enthusiasts, or even trying to get back at Morgan for being so rude to Pratt. Unfortunately, Jones represented the gun enthusiast community as a raving lunatic, and now that community’s already negative reputation just got a whole lot worse, which is sad. Not all gun people are crazy, trigger-happy creeps; many of them happen to respect the power behind their weapons and practice their hobby safely. To me, gun enthusiasts are no different from guitar collectors or

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“Not all gun people are crazy, trigger-happy creeps; many of them happen to respect the power behind their weapons and practice their hobby safely.” people into muscle cars: they are simply individuals with an interest in these big, beautiful machines. It’s an expensive hobby, but unleashing the power in those machines is a feeling unlike anything else.

Debates over gun control still have a ways to go, but now thanks to Jones, the pro-gun support movement may have just shot themselves in the foot.

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“Our goal is always to spread music. We want to spread this art form to as many people as possible.”

-eli maiman t h e c o l o n n a d e : Will there be more tour dates announced? e l i : Yes definitely. There are a lot of things in the works, so announcements will be coming soon.

t h e c o l o n n a d e : What is the band’s creative process when working on an

album? e l i : We don’t really have a process. You can’t predict when creative inspiration will hit. We all contribute. Sometimes we all create a song, but sometimes Nicholas will come in with a song already completed. You can’t really call it a process, its more of a random guessing game.

t h e c o l o n n a d e : What inspired the music video for “Tightrope”? e l i : The video shared similar elements to the “Anna Sun” music video. Also, we

By Ansley Burgamy Walk The Moon is an indie-rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, that independently released its debut album “i want! i want!” in 2010. The group’s addictive choruses and fun energy resonate with indie fans. The band’s first single “Anna Sun” was featured on the hit CW TV show “Vampire Diaries.” “Anna Sun” was also named song of the summer by MTV and Seventeen magazine. They were also named a Nylon Magazine Band Crush for their infectious sound. Walk The Moon released its “Tightrope EP” on Jan. 22 and are currently touring. Eli Maiman, guitarist, recently discussed the band’s plans for 2013:

t h e c o l o n n a d e : Was it fun modeling for Seventeen magazine? e l i : Yeah, definitely! For being four dudes, you would be surprised how excited

we get to be presented new clothes. We think we have a bit of a fashion sense.

t h e c o l o n n a d e : What do you think is next for the band? e l i : We will be playing a lot, especially festivals this summer. We will be playing a lot of new venues. And we are always working on the next album, so we will be getting a lot of recording time in.

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wanted to incorporate elements from our “7in7” series. The video was actually shot at half speed and then we sped it up to create the effect. Also, everyone you see in the video is a friend. It is a total blast to be able to dress your friends up in animal costumes. We had one day to shoot it and it took about 12 hours between us playing shows in Los Angeles.

t h e c o l o n n a d e : What is the band’s main goal? e l i : We have always wanted to be able to play music for a living. We are get-

ting closer and closer to that. Our goal is always to spread music. We want to spread this art form to as many people as possible. t h e c o l o n n a d e : Is there an interesting or fun fact you can tell us about the band? e l i : When we are not working, we spend most of our time on the tour bus playing video games, especially FIFA.

t h e c o l o n n a d e : If the band could be featured on the soundtrack of any movie, what would it be? e l i : Oh, that’s a good question. “Terminator 2.”

t h e c o l o n n a d e : If the band was asked to play for President Obama at the White House, what song would you want to perform? e l i :“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. t h e c o l o n n a d e : Lastly, just a fun question for you personally, Eli. If you

could only listen to one album forever, what would it be? e l i : The album “Bon Iver” by Bon Iver. I think it is one of the most beautiful, thoughtful and well-put-together albums. I can listen to it nonstop, without it ever getting old.

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A student trades in her paper and pencil for soup and crackers while working at Milledgeville’s soup kitchen

y feet and back were aching from walking on the hard cement floor. I looked around to the 40 or so tables that surrounded me, waiting on someone to beckon me over. The people surrounding me varied in age, race, size, and need for the service we were providing.

The large room smelled of tomatoes, beef and seasonings – the smell of vegetable soup. It was a fitting meal for a cold, rainy November day.

Café Central was started 3 years ago by Ann Bowen as a part of Church Central.

They have been using the Family Life Center at Freedom Church for about a year but are not specifically affiliated with Freedom Church. Every Tuesday, hundreds of hungry people are served a free lunch by volunteers.

I had never volunteered at a soup kitchen before, or anywhere else for that matter. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived at 10. I started helping setting up tables and chairs for people to arrive at lunch at 11. I jumped into every task I was pointed at, chatting with the other volunteers. Some were regular volunteers; some were first timers, like me.

Students from the Baptist Collegiate Ministry volunteer every Tuesday at Café Central. Lindsey Dillard, a junior nursing major, is one of these students. She has volunteered for three semesters, and now schedules her classes so she will be able to continue volunteering.

“I love to see relationships be built. Even though I just serve them dessert, through the course of time they start to learn your name and ask you how you are,” said Dillard. “It’s not just about serving the community; it’s about building relationships with the community and the other people that serve at the soup kitchen.

You’re not just a face that comes [to volunteer]. They get to know you.”

We wiped the tables clean, set out the silverware, and pre-

“It’s not just about serving the community; it’s about building relationships with the community and the other people that serve at the soup kitchen. You’re not just a face that comes [to volunteer]. They get to know you.”

pared trays and trays of desserts. According to Bowen, Kroger donates the bread and desserts to the soup kitchen, and the rest of the food is bought with monetary donations. Not only did we prepare desserts to serve for lunch but also bagged up hundreds of cookies, donuts and other sweets for the people to take home.

Before 11 arrived, hundreds of people had already fled inside from the cold, eagerly waiting on their plates to be served. We took their drink orders, bringing them sweet tea, lemonade or water. I felt like a waitress, taking drink orders, except I was working at a restaurant where people were constantly filing through the door by the tens and twenties, and I was waiting on 40 tables.

The tables were quickly filling up. A lot of people knew each other and greeted each other from across the room. The volunteers knew most of them and stopped to ask how they were.

“There are a lot of people that come every single week. When they first started coming nobody knew each other. Now it’s like homecoming week, every week. Everybody’s yelling hello to each other,” said Bowen.

Before lunch was served, everyone gathered around to hold hands and say a prayer for the food. Then the experience got more hectic.

I was assigned to go around with bread and extra crackers on a tray for anyone who wanted them. While a few volunteers filled carts with bowls of soup and rolled them to the tables, I followed them with crackers and bread.

Serving hundreds of people is no easy task. They were served as if it were a restaurant where everyone ordered the same dish.

Servers were given rows of tables to wait on and rushed to get them their soup so that no one would have to wait too long.

The volunteers in the kitchen were scooping ladles of soup as fast as they could, but people were already asking for seconds. It was organized chaos.

I walked around and around offering people bread and crackers. It seemed like such a small job to me, but I guess every little bit helps. I soon realized that even just giving out bread and crackers was important. Every extra small thing that we as volunteers did made a difference in those people’s day.

I made polite small talk while making my rounds. The people were nice. Some of them noticed that I was new. They said things like, “I’ve never seen you here before” and “how are you likin’ it here?” Some of them greeted me with warm smiles and said thank you. Others merely nodded their thanks while they kept conversing with their neighbors.

As I looked around at the 300 or so people happily eating, I knew that there was a definite need for this soup kitchen. Without it many of those people wouldn’t have had that warm meal with their friends to make their week. Some may not have had a warm meal at all.

Bowen started the ministry because she was a witness to that need when she was working as a volunteer for the pastor at Church Central.

“People kept coming in saying that they needed something to eat and I talked to him [her pastor] about it and said, you know, somebody needs to have a soup kitchen,” she said.

Now Café Central is trying to gain a non-profit status and stand apart from Church Central as its own separate entity.

The crowd slowly started to thin out around 12:30. A few

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‘M ss Electricity’ surges audiences MYKEL JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER Amid brightly colored T-shirts, three dance breaks and a message to inspire even the most discouraged of hearts, “Miss Electricity” generates a pleasant amount of energy sure to entertain children of Baldwin County.

The Georgia College Department of Theatre debuted its electric play Monday Feb. 4 in the A&S Auditorium as part of the department’s “Family Series”. Viewed by members and children of the High Achievers Program and Baldwin County High School, “Miss Electricity” was received well with laughter, cheers and, at times, sympathetic sighs for the characters.

The play’s characters, however, will not be played by the same cast member as it continues to tour local elementary and middle schools.

An interesting quality to this production is director Iona Holder’s decision to have the cast learn every character’s part for upcoming performances of “Miss Electricity.”

“I pride myself on really challenging the actors and making them realize that they can achieve a lot more than they initially believe,” Holder said. “I think they were all a little ter-

rified when I first told them, and then when they first started learning, they realized, ‘Wow! I really know it.’”

During the cast’s school tour, audience interaction will play a key role in the progression of the performance. In a way, each show will be a little different.

“We’ve been incorporating ways that the kids can come be a part of it too,” Holder said. “That’s going to be exciting, because then they’ll get to tell [cast members] which part they’re going to play. I really wanted to make it engaging. I think it’s important to engage children in more than just a two-dimensional way.”

As for Wednesday night’s performance, freshman theater major Codi Henson played Violet and found the experience to be very enjoyable.

“It was a lot different, being a children’s show and having to play a little kid, but it was really fun,” Henson said.

Violet wakes up one day and is determined to break a world record with the help of her “assistant,” Freddy.

Referring to a book of world records, Violet decides to beat Ashrita Furman’s record of balancing on one foot for 76 hours, 35 minutes. Is it too ob

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KATE SKOGEN / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Conveying Puetro Rican culture, “Carry On: Puerto Rico Inspected” is a traveling art show that has visited various cities such as Chicago, Boston and New York. The show is curated by Beton Torrens and Anabel Vasquez Rodriguez and features 35 contemporary artists from Puerto Rico. The art in the exhibit ranges from 2D pieces (as seen above) to 3D sculptures and PowerPoint presentations. The works of art are meant to capture the essence of life in Puerto Rico. The show will be on display in the GC Museum until May 8.

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It surprised me how tired I was from the small task of walking around with a tray of bread. But I was. The little soreness I felt reminded me that I did something good for other people. I volunteered just a few hours of my time and helped to make someone else’s week better. That thought made my feet hurting feel pretty insignificant. Because while my feet hurt, I knew I would be able to go home to a warm apartment with fully stocked cabinets. Not everyone walk-

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Milledgeville’s own Tha Hugs talks influences, the reason for their name and their new EP KYLE SHANAHAN STAFF WRITER February looks to be a prolific month for the Milledgeville music scene. Among the handful of bands set to play downtown this month, Milledgeville’s own noise-pop rockers Tha Hugs will perform at Buffington’s on Feb. 15.

Tha Hugs, a five-man band consisting mostly of Georgia College students, has been actively playing their doo-wop inspired pop rock around Milledgeville for well over a year. Since their inception in August of 2011, they have performed everywhere from house shows to tailgate parties. The band most recently performed at GC’s CampusFest back in October, and they were one of the several acts of the school’s Battle of the Bands competition that previous April.

Currently, the band’s lineup includes four GC students: guitarist Benton Meadows, keyboardist Gray Lindsay, bassist Brent Tripp and drummer Connor Yates. Brandon Jordan, a barista at Blackbird Coffee, leads the band while holding guitarist and lead vocalist duties.

Jordan originally started Tha Hugs out of frustration with the Milledgeville music scene.

Dissatisfied with the scene’s inability to produce the music he wanted to hear, he began holding jam sessions with local musicians at his house.

Eventually, he formed the current incarnation of Tha Hugs out of those musicians who consistently attended these sessions on a regular basis.

The band follows an independent, do-ityourself direction; their sound is definitively lofi in some aspects. For example, assembling CD packages are done entirely by hand by the band itself. Jordan states that this mentality stems from his past experiences in hardcore bands.

“I was always into alternative lifestyles,” Jordan said. “I wanted to be able to maneuver around money and make something without it.”

As for the band’s name, Meadows claims it was a “silly joke.” The name acts as a dichotomy of the tough, intimidating word thugs and the friendlier, less threatening word hugs. According to Jordan, the dichotomy is symbolic of the band’s sound: hugs refers to the band’s pop sensibilities while thugs is representative of their DIY ethics and lo-fi influences. Both aspects are combined to ultimately form Tha Hugs.

The band’s Facebook page states that “[Tha Hugs] like to play loud, dance-friendly pop punk, and a lot of other stuff.” As demonstrated in past performances like Battle of the Bands, the band plays a catchy sound of pop rock in the

“I was always into alternative lifestyles. I wanted to be able to maneuver around money and make something without it.”

Brandon Jordan, lead vocalist and guitarist veins of feel-good doo wop and the fuzzy tones of garage rock.

According to Lindsay, a junior creative writing major, members of Tha Hugs are attracted to “...just anything that’s poppy and still rocks out.”

Primarily Tha Hugs’ sound can be traced back to the Nerves, a Los Angeles-based power pop band from the mid-1970s.

“The Talking Heads are a big influence for me,” Meadows said, referring to his guitar style.

Other influences include the indie rockers Animal Collective and the Shins, garage guru Ty Segall, and Canadian punk rock band Pointed Sticks.

Tha Hugs’ upcoming show will not be the first time they have appeared at Buffington’s – the band originally performed at the venue in winter of 2012 as a preliminary appearance to their show at Battle of the Bands. In general, the band has enjoyed playing at the venue for its atmosphere and an audience that will actively participate with the band playing the songs.

“The best experiences are at live shows” Meadows said. “It’s really fun to get up on stage and do what you like to do. … At Buffington’s, you’ll know the crowds will come out and listen to the music.”

As of Jan. 23 this year, Tha Hugs have finished recording an EP. Recorded at Jordan’s residence, The EP is entitled “Nothing to Complain About.” It is expected to be released by the end of February and will be available at future shows and eventually online. They also have prepared custom t-shirt designs courtesy of the 42nd Floor apparel shop in Milledgeville.

Future plans for the band outside of February’s shows are unknown, but members expect Byand Ansley Burgamy more recordings performances are sure to follow.

By Ansley Burgamy

vious to mention that the fifth grader barely lasted seven minutes?

Down on her luck, Violet finds herself caught in the rain where she is struck by lightning, twice. She introduces herself as “Miss Electricity” to her schoolmates the next day, claiming to have powers to control electricity. Eventually overcome by the fame of obtaining her new identity, Violet tells Freddy to “zap off” and starts hanging out with cool kids, Billy the Bully and Connie.

Unbeknownst to Violet, or anyone witnessing her electric feats, all of her “Off!” commands to light bulbs and radios were made possible only by Freddy’s quick flick of a light switch or a sly removal of batteries. After trying and quickly failing to shut down her school in hopes of missing an unwanted state capitals test, Violet realizes she is not “Miss Electricity.”

She also realizes that Freddy was more than her world record assistant. He was her friend who thought she was special before she became caught up in the super-electric powers business.

After apologizing to Freddy, Violet promises to be a good friend as she now knows they both have been all along.

One could almost picture pages of a children’s book turning as the play developed with each scene. Through the constant energy and valuable lessons exuded from the cast, “Miss Electricity” is a storybook-

ing out that door could say that.

My time at Café Central was winding down. We started folding up some of the tables and chairs that were unoccupied. Soon, no one needed anymore bread or crackers, so I left my tray on the counter and helped put chairs up. Only about 10 people were left eating now. Most of the volunteers had disappeared into a back room to eat their own lunch.

“So how’d you like it?” Some of the other volunteers asked me. “It was a great experience,” I answered truthfully. “I had a lot of fun.” And I had. They wanted to know if I was coming back the next week. I explained that I couldn’t because had to work on Tuesdays, but that it definitely was not the last time they would see me at Café Central. I will volunteer there again, soon. come-to-life.

Julie Cook, educational coordinator of Baldwin County YES (Youth Enrichment Services) Program, said the play was a good teaching tool to her group of Baldwin County High School students.

“I thought it was wonderful,” Cook said, smiling. “It touched on so many things that these kids could use. It’s phenomenal. This had so many valuable lessons that they need to learn about true friends and education – and how important it is – and imagination.

It just made me happy, made me feel good.”

The high school students in the audience, though older than the play’s recommended elementary to middle school age range, were engaged in the show and had no trouble allowing themselves to enjoy the show. This goal was achieved by the endlessly creative thought process of the show’s director.

“Part of the reason why I put three full dances is to keep the older kids engaged,” Holder said.

Cast members agreed that the production of “Miss Electricity” was made possible by an impeccable amount of teamwork.

“It was really a collaborative experience,” Sam Wilson, sophomore theater major who played Freddy, said. “Everyone was pulling their weight. Everyone was contributing. It’s just a group of people that just mesh together so well.”

Holder plans to take the play to Twin Lakes Library, Milledgeville Mall and children’s hospitals, along with local elementary and middle schools.

“Miss Electricity” will return to GC for its final performance April 17.

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Shelby Cloud, senior music education major, discusses the Max Noah Singers’ event Valentine’s Day Rendezvous, which will be on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom.

the colonnade: What occurs during the Valentine’s Day Rendezvous? shelby: There will be numerous musical performances from all of the students in Max Noah Singers: two group numbers, some small ensembles and several solos. There will also be light refreshments.

the colonnade: What types of music will be performed? shelby: They are all love songs, but we have a wide array of selections. The two group numbers are Photo courtesy of Shelby Cloud from the 80s. But there will also be modern pieces from Jason Mraz the colonnade: How long have and Christina Perri. you been singing? the colonnade: Is there some- shelby: I starting singing in the thing you can tell us that stands out 4th grade and have been ever since.

I joined Max Noah Singers my about the performance? shelby: I think it is interesting to sophomore year. know that performances will be accompanied by other singers, piano the colonnade: What will you be performing during the Valenor guitar. tine’s Day Rendezvous? the colonnade: Where do the shelby: My solo is “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. I am in a proceeds go? shelby: All of the proceeds are di- duet with John Moon singing “Fallvided among the group to help with ing Slowly”. My trio, with Greta Pritchett and Brianna Riley, is singexpenses for our fall tour. ing “You Could Drive A Person the colonnade: Where will the Crazy. I am singing “Somebody To Max Noah Singer’s be performing Love” with a small ensemble. Also, I will be conducting “Up Where for the fall 2013 tour. shelby: We don’t know yet, but We Belong.” wherever we go we will stop all along the way to perform at high the colonnade: What are your schools and retirement homes. We plans after graduating? go to the schools to hopefully re- shelby: I want to spend a year cruit students to attend Georgia working at Disney in one of the College. Performing at the retire- shows. After that, I want to find a ment homes allows us to share high school where I can teach chorus and drama. what we have been working on.

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‘Carry On:

Puerto Rico Inspected’ South American artists showcase work in GC Museum KATIE SKOGEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Puerto Rican nomadic culture consumes the Georgia College museum, exhibiting an indepth look into the unique lives of the show’s individual artists.

“Carry On: Puerto Rican Inspected”, a traveling art show, has just recently taken root at GC. The show embodies the art of Puerto Rican natives and their unparalleled perception of the world they live in.

“I think what sets this exhibition apart is that it’s a collection from so many different artists, and it’s representing a theme that is dear to all of them,” Nicole Pitts, sophomore mass communication major, said. “Because it contains work from so many different artists it also allows different perspectives to be shown.”

GC Museum curator Shannon Morris and guest curator of the exhibit and artist, Juan Alberto Negroni were introduced through a mutual friend and put together this exhibit. Negroni’s drawing Tell Them is the promotional piece for the exhibit.

The show had 36 exhibiting artists, all of which range from prominent artists to artists on the rise with one thing in common: their Puerto Rican heritage. The show began in Boston in the fall of 2011 and has continued down the East Coast, affecting all those privileged to see the artwork, because “it is a story that needs to be told,” Morris said. It currently resides in the GC museum and all of the differentiating artwork can be seen by students.

Most of the pieces are 2-D work, ranging from photographs to drawings. One photography collage showing the more crime-related side of Puerto Rico stood out to freshman Logan Thomas because of its realistic approach.

“It shows how people really live,” Thomas said. “It’s a culture shock, and I’m not used to seeing something like that.”

But there are other pieces that are expressed

“The works in the exhibition relay the complex issues that Puerto Rico now faces. These issues are important to the United States as well as Puerto Rico because it is one of our colonies.”

Shannon Morris, GC Museum curator beyond just paper. Some of these include 3-D sculptures made of army men representing Puerto Rico’s involvement in many wars, PowerPoints of pictures of the stray dog problem running rampant throughout the country or even something as simple as a painted radio to represent the art and soul that still remains in their culture despite all of the hardships endured.

“The works in the exhibition relay the complex issues that Puerto Rico now faces,” Morris said. “These issues are important to the United States as well as Puerto Rico because it is one of our colonies.”

For one to get to full experience, they must travel the entire exhibit because each and every picture, sculpture or photograph represents an individual peek into the lives of the artists.

“Certain photos, especially that reflect the religion aspect, made me feel like the author was portraying being vulnerable,” Thomas remarked. “They show the people looking vulnerable, and the vulnerability is portrayed with the aspect of having faith in what you can’t see.”

“Carry On: Puerto Rican Inspected” can be seen in the GC museum until May 8.

Sports

February 8, 2013• Editor, Powell Cobb

The Big 200

LEE MCDADE

F-lacco’s F-bomb The Super Bowl is usually the most-viewed televised event in the world. No. 43 was no exception, harnessing the third-most viewers in television history.

This heightened, widespread attention is one thorny rose.

With it, you get the most coveted advertisement real estate in the business. On the other hand, your network’s margin for error tightens dramatically.

Anything and everything that happens on the air is pushed onto the networks’ shoulders. CBS is carrying quite the load after last Sunday’s Super Bowl.

As most know, Super Bowl coverage in the past has seen its fair share of turmoil. Most infamously, Janet Jackson’s legendary nip-slip of 2004 almost cost CBS more than $500,000 in Federal Communications Commission fines. A media windstorm trailed the story for weeks.

And now, nine years later, CBS is yet again on defensive alert.

Super Bowl 43 threw CBS a hefty handful of obstacles, but one in particular has the FCC wagging its finger in the face of CBS. Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Joe Flacco inadvertently slipped the F-bomb on air after winning Super Bowl 43.

He was celebrating the hardfought victory with a teammate and ecstatically exalted, “This is F****** awesome!” The uncensored audio emitted loud and clear to millions of viewers worldwide.

A large pool of “offended” or defensive viewers let their outrage known by sending their concerns to both CBS and the FCC. They want to see repercussions for CBS’ failure to censor the “king word” of all profanity.

Nevertheless, the FCC has made no motion to address the bad behavior while also refusing to comment on the matter.

Should CBS walk scot-free?

Did they present a lapse in their moral and ethical duty to censor content that may be infectious to the adolescent mind or was it a true and honest mistake?

In this case, I feel that it was an obvious honest mistake. First off, Flacco was bouncing around the jubilant crowd in celebration of winning the most revered championship in the sport. As the quarterback, Flacco assumes the position of the battlefield commander and natural leader.

He should feel nothing but pride and elation after leading his team to supreme victory. I mean, the guy was still dripping with sweat accumulated on the field moments before when he unleashed the piercing obscenity. In addition, he was not being directly interviewed.

Yes, both the FCC and CBS have a social responsibility to regulate and filter out obscene content that could be potentially dangerous to the most novice viewers, but I think the line between obscene and safe content was not crossed. It happened in passing, before disappearing quickly.

I honestly believe that the FCC is not out there to cover the viewers with a protective plastic film, with hopes of shielding society from any impurities.

They provided regulation where it is clearly needed. This whole Flacco incident is not blatantly obscene. It is a factual occurrence of life that is impossible to sterilize your children from forever.

A student’s competitive nature brings her to an intramural milestone

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andice Aaron lives by four F-words: faith, friends, family and fun.

All these values reflect her perspective on the world and have played a huge role in her accomplishments.

Aaron, a second-year graduate with a focus in American history, reached a milestone of 200 wins in intramural sports after a dodgeball game against District 13 on Jan. 28.

“I was surprised,” Aaron said. “I didn’t think it was that many.”

After the game, Aaron called her fiancé, Jarred English, to tell him the good news.

“It shows her love for all sports and commitment to the teams she has played for,” English said.

Aaron shares many of her wins with close friends who are quickly approaching their own athletic milestones. It comes as no surprise that her friends have joined in the celebration.

“It’s about time,” Marissa Hicks, a long-time friend and teammate of Aaron’s, said. “It’s awesome. She deserves to be recognized.”

Inspired by her older sisters, Aaron began her long athletic career at a very young age.

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I have never been the fastest, strongest, biggest or tallest. I’m pretty normal. (My dad) taught me to be a smart player that could make smart decisions.

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“I grew up playing soccer, and I really enjoyed it,” Aaron said. “I’ve always played sports. It’s just something I’ve always done.”

Aaron’s father greatly influenced her perspective on sports. In high school, Aaron’s father was employed as her soccer coach and helped her grow as an athlete.

“When you’re on a team that your dad coaches, you’ve got to prove youself doubly because people think that you’re going to get preferential treatment,” Aaron said.

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This sense of determination and competitiveness followed Aaron to college. In her freshman year at GC, Aaron was introduced to flag football after attending an event held by Campus Outreach.

“In college my favorite [sport] became flag football because it was something new for me,” Aaron said. “It was something different for me to tackle, and I always love a challenge.”

Unbeknownst to Aaron, this introduction to intramural collegiate sports would guide her to many victories and friendships. Eventually, Aaron and a handful of her friends would form an intramural team, The Ninja Warriors.

Over the next couple of years Aaron fostered dozens of close relationships. Little did Aaron know that she would meet her future fiancé through the sports she loved.

English, a second-year graduate with a focus in human performance, met Aaron during their sophomore year through mutual friends. Their shared interest in sports incubated their relationship and now the two are set to marry this July.

The wedding ceremony will be held in the church that Aaron has been attending since she was two

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Quote of the Week “Life means a lot more if you can help make someone else’s life easier or bring them joy. Sports are just another venue to do this.”

-Candice Aaron, who just notched her 200th Georgia College intramural sports win.

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Softball sweeps through quartet of weekend wins BETHAN ADAMS STAFF WRITER The slap of the ball in a glove. The thump of a bat as a player practices her swing. Disgruntled fans heckling over an ump’s call.

Chanting and yells from the dugouts. Wind whirls the dirt in the field and chills the metal bleachers.

“Can we get more tunes going?” shouts assistant coach Brittany Bennett to the press box.

Softball season has begun at Georgia College.

Freshman pitcher Marisa Boyette led the team as she struck out the last three batters of the night to secure a win for the Bobcats on Sunday.

This was the fourth win in a row for the softball team at the Bobcat Blast tournament this past weekend, posting 9-8 and 6-4 victories against the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters, and then 9-1 and 6-4 triumphs against the Queens, N.C., Royals.

“Marisa, our pitcher, did a really good job,” said junior center fielder Whitney Okvist. “She held down the spot, definitely.

She boosted our confidence by getting people out, because that’s such a key part of the game, so she definitely won the game for us just then. “ Boyette warmed up slowly during the second game against the Royals, and then started to relax as she let loose strikes that whizzed into the catcher’s glove, grunting with the effort each time she released her pitch.

Coach Jamie Grodecki said the team is working on getting warmed up sooner during the game, instead of waiting until the end to play their hardest.

“That’s the theme of our team,” she said.

“Why are we not fantastic in the first inning like we are in the last? We’ve got to get that momentum at the beginning instead of building it up.”

The Bobcats scored two runs right away in the second game against the Royals. The Royals scored three runs and the game didn’t yield any more until a home run was slammed in the sixth inning by PBC Gold Scholar Kristen Humphries, a sophomore utility player.

Coach Grodecki said Humphries’s home run was one of the key plays of the game.

“You can’t ask for anything better than [a home run] with a pinch hitter,” she said. “I’m so very happy and proud of Kristen. I would say that was a pivotal time cause that turned the score around for us and gave us a lead for this game.”

Then the Royals made an unexpected comeback, tying the score 4-4.

“We’re not done yet,” the Royals chanted, “we’ve just started!”

The tie brought the Bobcats into the second extended inning of the weekend, and brought sighs from the stands.

“Just strike her out so we can go home,” one fan mumbled underneath his blankets.

The fans had no trouble jumping to their feet soon after the start of the 8th inning, however, cheering as Okvist, Abi LeRoy, freshman pitcher, Emily Hammond, junior infielder, Frankie Walls, sophomore utility player worked together as they followed each other at bat, fighting for doubles and first base runs to make the score 6-4.

The Bobcats had clinched the win.

“It was [LeRoy’s] double that scored the run,” said Boyette, “and that’s not typically how you score an [International Tie Breaker] so her getting a hit was awesome.”

Both Boyette and Okvist said that, although the team has work to do, the wins have encouraged their teamwork and positivity.

“This is definitely a positive outlook for us. Winning four games to start the season off shows us what we can do, and we’re undefeated so far,” said Okvist with a laugh.

The Bobcats travel to Florida this weekend to play in the Triton Spring Invitational.

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JESSICA WINSKI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Frankie Wells, utility player, stands ready for a pitch during last Saturday’s game against Lincoln Memorial. Wells had an RBI during this at bat. The Georgia College softball team won all four games during the weekend’s 2013 Bobcat Blast.

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KENDYL WADE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior guard Quin Bivins looks for an open teammate during Saturday’s game against Columbus State. The Bobcats are 8-11 for the season (4-8 PBC).

February 8, 2013

The Colonnade

15 Aaron

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David Wicker / Staff Photographer Junior pitcher Justin Blue prepares to sling a pitch during Saturday’s second game against Mars Hill. Blue pitched for seven innings, allowing four hits and recording nine strikeouts. The Bobcats finished the game 6-0, their second win of the day. They travel to Tampa this weekend for a three-game series.

Bobcats grand slam into new season Constantina Kokenes Senior Reporter The Georgia College baseball team defeated Mars Hill College in a three-game sweep last weekend.

“We’re pleased. It’s a first weekend out,” coach Terry Carty said. “You have high expectations of hopefully [having] enough to win, but you know you’re going to have to continue to improve on your game.”

The first game helped fulfill those expectations with a 13-7 victory. The Bobcats blew their way through every inning except the last.

Freshman pitcher Lyndon Meadows seemed to struggle through the top of the ninth.

The stress was felt throughout the stadium as batters from Mars Hill kept advancing through walks.

“We tried to put him out there his first time with room for error,” Carty said. “We’re going to pick his confidence back up.”

Fortunately, both the team and fans cheered Meadows on.

People were clapping while shouting things

like, “There you go!” and “You got it!” while the team encouraged him from the dugout.

However, the most memorable moment was the bottom of the fifth when Daniel Bick, junior infielder, stepped up to the plate.

Tapping the bat on the plate, he prepared himself for the pitch and lightly twirled his bat as he stared down the field. He hit a double to center field, allowing Chris McCoy, junior outfielder, Taylor Hinshaw, junior first baseman, and Ikaika Anderson, senior outfielder, to each score a run.

Bobcat fans screamed excitedly from the side as each player ran home.

“I was confident that I could make all the plays that I normally would make and also be [really] aggressive on the bases,” Bick said. “All I was focused on was being prepared mentally and let the actual physical play take care of itself.”

With just seven innings during the second game, the Bobcats showed no mercy as they dominated over Mars Hill with a 6-0 victory.

The final game kept the Bobcat players’ and fans’ spirits high with an 8-4 victory, although they lost the lead in the top of the eighth. “I wasn’t nervous before the game, but once the game pro-

gressed and we lost the lead, I [was],” sophomore catcher Steve Hazel said.

Hazel’s nervousness quickly disappeared when he stepped up to the plate during the same inning and slugged a grand slam.

“It felt great,” he said. “I didn’t feel the ball of the bat, and that’s always a good sign.”

The grand slam put the Bobcats up by five runs.

“I knew Mars Hill probably couldn’t hang with us as long as we played our game like we did,” first baseman and pitcher Clay Adreeser said.

Adreeser hit a triple in the first game against Mars Hill, boosting his confidence in his team.

“It felt great to hop up and let everyone get fired up for that moment,” he said.

While the Bobcats did exceedingly well this weekend, Carty acknowledges the challenges facing them.

“This weekend we’ll have a much tougher road,” he said, “with going down the Tampa, playing on the road [and] playing a very good Tampa team.”

The Bobcats head down to Tampa this weekend for a three-game series.

Men’s tennis dominates first away match Jenna Bryan Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 1, the GC men’s tennis team had its first away match of the season facing Morehouse. The team as a whole took in a victory winning at 9-0.

Johan Wadstein, a senior, and his doubles partner Andreas Ainalides took away a success of 8-1 and Johan then competed at his singles match and won 6-2 to 6-1.

“The conditions weren’t the greatest because it was windy and 40 degrees, but we got through it,” tennis coach Steve Barsby said. This is his 13th season coaching tennis.

“I think this season is going smoothly so far,” Wadstein said.

“Even though it was our first match and it is hard to tell this early how things will be, we are all really good guys so I think this season is going to be great.”

Even though the future is looking bright for these men, there are always improvements, and even they recognize some weaknesses that could be worked on.

“Doubles matches will be difficult, because I played with my old doubles partner for two years and he left last season, so this year it will take some time to adapt to everybody and learn how the other partner plays

out on the court,” said Wadstein.

Despite difficulties, the strengths overpower the weaknesses.

“Our strongest point is the fact that we are very good when it comes to working together,” senior Wictor Andersson said. “I expect us to be finishing in the top four in the Peach Belt Conference, but as for longterm goals, we should be top 10 in the nation, hopefully,” said Andersson.

Andersson and his doubles partner Yannick Hass won their match 8-4. Andersson came out on top in his singles match where he scored 6-3, 6-2.

“The guys are working really

hard this season and they are very focused,” Barsby said. “We are very talented.”

When asked if he agreed with Andersson that they had the potential to be a top 10 team in the nation, Barsby responded without hesitation.

“Yes. It’s a long season with a tough schedule and some of the big matches are early but I know our guys can do it,” he said. “I know we’ll lose some matches, but to be able to compete everyday could give us a shot.

Some of the matches coming up are Valdosta State and Saint Leo on Feb. 6, and Feb. 9. Both are away matches.

years old.

“I found the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with and grow old with,” English said. “I am thrilled to be graduating and beginning my life with her.”

Like all athletes, Aaron plays to her strengths. In this case, Aaron’s might resides in her ability to analyze the playing field.

“What’s really impressive about Candice is that she’s an athlete but at the same time she’s also thinking strategically,” Hicks said. “It’s like she’s in two places at once.”

Aaron attributes her strategic abilities to her father.

“I have never been the fastest, strongest, biggest or tallest. I’m pretty normal,” Aaron said. “He taught me to be a smart player that could make smart decisions.”

Aaron’s aptitude for quick thinking is rivaled only by her strong sense of competition.

“I’m an extremely, extremely competitive person,” Aaron said. “I am also the youngest of three girls, so I always wanted to do what my older sisters could do.”

Aaron’s older sisters, Amber and Jade, set the standard for Aaron’s early athletic career. She recalls admiring her siblings’ prowess as a child and vowing to follow in their determined footsteps.

This drive for competition plays an essential role in Aaron’s life, both in and out of sports.

“She has a passion for sports and works hard to better herself as an athlete,” said English. “She gives 100 percent in everything she does, and she never gives up.”

Aaron lives by a simple and amiable philosophy.

“Life means a lot more if you can help make someone else’s life easier or bring them joy. Sports are just another venue to do this,” said Aaron.

Aaron views life as a one big chance to serve the community and the people she loves the most. This perspective carries over on the sports field.

“You can serve your teammates by giving your best, you can serve the ref by not complaining even if you know a call isn’t right and you can serve the other team with good sportsmanship.

It’s all about serving,” Aaron said.

These sentiments have not gone unnoticed by Aaron’s friends and family.

“She’s just one of the sweetest people ever,” Hicks said. “She has a good head on her shoulders and she knows exactly what she’s doing and what she wants to do.”

Aaron’s loved ones continue to act as a driving force in her life.

“If I could tell my friends and family one thing, it would be thank you,” Aaron said. “Thank you for your support – not just in sports – but throughout school. You’ve been supportive through my highs and lows, good and bad and, of course, through wins and losses.”

To Aaron’s perpetual gratitude, her relations share the same feelings.

“I’ve enjoyed playing sports with her more than anyone I can remember,” said Hicks. “We have a great connection. I’m excited for her and her future.”

Of course, Aaron’s husband-to-be reciprocates this appreciation in full.

“She is an amazing girl, who I am blessed to be with,” said English. “I thank God for her everyday, and she makes me excited for the future.”

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LEE MCDADE