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AOPI HOUSE BURNS
JOHN DILLON / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Fire department and EMS respond to a fire in the Alpha Omicron Pi house on March 25. First responders were on scene for approximately three hours. No injuries were reported.
South Liberty Street fire leaves three Alpha Omicron Pi members without a home. Cause of fire currently under investigation, university provides support for sisters. AngelA MoryAn And John dillon @gCSUnAde Emergency personnel responded to a 911 call on the corner of South Liberty and West Greene streets Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:15 p.m. The faint smell of burning wood clouded the south side of Georgia College’s campus as flames blazed from the second floor of the Alpha Omicron Pi house. No injuries were reported, but the fire caused serious damage to the majority of the house. The building housed three AOPi members, none of whom were home at the time of the incident, according to the statement sent out by University Communications.
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Due to the old layout of the house and curve of the stairs, the firemen had to hack through the roof to access the fire with the hoses. AOPi neighbor Hannah Smith, sophomore political science major, saw the fire from the beginning. “We saw smoke. A couple girls fled from the house before the fire department got here,” Smith said. “As the fire trucks came one by one and piled up on the street, the fire grew bigger and bigger. And then all of a sudden, you see sparks. You could just hear it was coming from the house, it was like electricity.” After about two hours on scene, the fire was extinguished, but its cause still remained a mystery. “We haven’t had time to investigate yet,” Milledgeville
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Fire Department Battalion Chief Wren Marshall said on site at 5:15 p.m. “We had fire coming out, but we don’t know what caused it.” He said that an investigator would be sent inside the house once the site was deemed safe enough. Most of the damage was caused by water, not fire, according to Chad Harrell, a firefighter and paramedic who worked inside the house. The process of putting out the fire left about two inches of water on the second floor. “All the electronics are wet, I can tell you that,” Harrell said. Rumors swirled in the aftermath. Some say the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction while others say a lone candle started the blaze. But the true cause will not be known until an
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official investigation has been conducted. The university will be providing housing and meals for the three women affected, according to an official statement made by Kyle Cullars, interim associate vice president of University Communications. “Right now, it’s all about having a conversation as to what’s been lost and what’s needed to ensure they’re moving forward and they’re able to have the things that they need for the rest of the academic year,” SGA President Juwan Jackson said. “[We’re going to] find out what we can do as a student government to help our fellow students out.” Though the fire was responsible for great loss, Vice President for Student Affairs Bruce Harshbarger focused on the
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positives in his official statement to students. “We are very thankful that no one was injured, and we appreciate the quick response of the local firefighters and other emergency authorities,” Harshbarger said. The women of AOPi declined to comment on the situation.
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JOHN DILLON / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Alpha Omicron Pi sister Mary Charlotte Leight carries the AOPi charter away from the burning house. The chapter composite and other items were also brought out of the house.
AOPi house burns, no injuries reported
JOHN DILLON / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Milledgeville Fire Department and Baldwin County Fire Rescue responded to the fire at the Alpha Omicron Pi House. No injuries were reported, but the house was significantly damaged. Student and citizens gathered to watch emergency personnel fight the fire and retrieve personal items from the house.
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JOHN DILLON / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER City hall will not have a personnel change this year, despite ethics concerns.
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City Manager stays Barry Jarrett voted to remain in office ANDREW PODO @GCSUNADE More than 100 citizens crowded into the Milledgeville City Council Chambers on the evening of March 24, all eagerly awaiting a decision that would finally determine the fate of City Manager Barry Jarrett. Jarrett has been under intense scrutiny after he transferred $5 million in city funds from Century Bank and Trust to Wells Fargo in January, after Century Bank and Trust President Chat Daniels wrote an op-ed in the Union Recorder that criticized City Council. Jarrett faced accusations of retaliating against Daniels and violating the city’s code of ethics, and on Feb. 17 Special Master Patrick Longan recommended that the city council remove Jarrett from office. Many members of the crowd were present a month earlier, when the council decided to take no action on the Special Master’s findings until after the appellate period ended on March 18. Jarrett ultimately decided against appealing the findings, claiming that it was in the city’s best interest for the long scandal to finally come to an end. “Although I strongly disagree with the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the special master in the recent ethics case, I have decided not to appeal his decision,” Jarrett said in a statement released on March 18. “In my
opinion, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Milledgeville for this long and contentious proceeding to end now.” As the council filed into their executive chambers, Jarrett’s supporters held up signs that read, “Strong, Committed, Ethical. Support Barry Jarrett, City Manager of Milledgeville.” The signs were a direct response to the protestors that insisted “Jarrett Must Go” at the meeting on Feb. 24. After emerging from a lengthy executive session, Jeanette Walden declared that the council had not yet decided to take action on the special master’s recommendation to remove Jarrett from office. Wa l d e n d e c l a r e d t h a t t h e Milledgeville City Council members would take a public vote that would decide whether or not to accept the findings from Special Master Longan. Before the vote, Walden asked the council if they wished to discuss the topic publically. “Call for the vote, I think we’ve discussed this enough,” said Councilman Stephen Chambers. Councilman Walter Reynolds, who leaked the audio that sparked the controversy, was the lone dissenter in a four-to-one vote that kept Jarrett in office. After the meeting adjourned, Jarrett’s supporters gave him a standing ovation. Jarrett stayed to shake hands with his supporters while Councilman Reynolds and many of Jarrett’s critics quickly and quietly slipped out the back door.
150 people were killed in a German plane crash Tuesday that landed somewhere in the Alps Mountain Range in France. The puzzled investigator said the flight crew did not send out a distress signal, and the pilot did not change course to avoid hitting the mountainous terrain. The plane crash included two babies and a group of 16 German school pupils on an exchange trip. (The Guardian)
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Thousands, and I mean thousands, of girls lost their minds this week when Zayn Malik announced his decision to leave the U.K. band, One Direction. Malik said he “felt like it is the right time for me to leave the band.” The members said they were sad to see him go, but respected Zayn’s decision. One Direction will continue their world tour with only four members and are set to record a fifth album later this year. (BBC)
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In case you needed another reason to stay away from Detroit, here it is. A mother accused her two children of molesting a younger relative and murdered them a year apart. As if that wasn’t enough, she proceeded to store the bodies in a freezer in her house while her 8-year-old and 17-year-old lived in the house. The 35-year old confessed to the murder and was charged with child abuse in the first degree. (The Detroit News)
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The Duck Dynasty star has made headlines for his very controversial beliefs since the show began in 2012. His latest rant has caused an uproar in the religious community. Robertson went on to create a hypothetical situation where an atheist’s family was viciously attacked by an intruder, then told the father of the family that “there was nothing wrong with it” because without religion there is no right or wrong. Because that’s totally how you bring people into religion, Phil. (Fox News)
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“Top Gear” presenter Jeremy Clarkson verbally and physically attacked one of the show’s producers and has been let go. BBC Director General Tony Hall said “a line was crossed,” however he said the decision to let Clarkson go was not made lightly. His contract will not be renewed, however “Top Gear” will continue to air. (The Telegraph)
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother Levi Pettit released a public apology for his racist rant in his infamous video. So guess what he says? “There are no excuses for my behavior. I never thought of myself as a racist… But the bottom line is that the words I said in the chant were mean, hateful and racist.” Yes, they were. He also continues to say that he and his family “had some reservations about coming to an African-American community.” Next time you release a public apology, let’s not mention how you allegedly are “not” racist. (The Dallas News)
ALEXIS HAGGERTY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Hammering a plate only cost students one dollar and all proceeds went to MADD.
Students smash stress Plate smash helps students through midterms STEPHEN BOLAND @GCSUNADE Mid-terms can be stressful, but thanks to Gamma Sigma Sigma there was a way to release all this stress while giving to a good cause. On March 9, a table on Front Campus held stacks of plates for smashing. For just a dollar, anyone could pick up a hammer and smash. “All the proceeds goes go to the organization MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), so students can get mad about drunk driving,” said Sophomore Management major Bianca Diaz. Habitat for Humanity supplied the plates for the fundraiser.The plates varied in size, and students could smash their plate until they were satisfied. “Who doesn’t like to break stuff every once in
a while,” said freshman mass communication major Triston Watson. “I feel like anyway I can help any kind of organization dedicated to the community that I’m doing my part little by little.” Safety precautions were taken and liability forms were signed before students could participate. Each plate was covered with a handkerchief and student smashers donned safety goggles. According to the MADD website, the organization’s goal is to stop drunk driving and to help its victims. MADD also has goals of preventing drugged driving and underage drinking. Diaz said that MADD is a philanthropic organization for Gamma Sigma Sigma and this plate smash was a way to raise awareness for them.
ALEXIS HAGGERTY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior studio art major Samuel Williams hammering a plate for charity.
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Bridging the gap Coverdell Chair talks ISIS, U.S. Security MORGAN COLLETT @GCSUNADE
ALEXIS HAGGERTY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dr. Peter Brookes recalls how his terrorism experiences have personally affected him.
America is known for being the land of the free and home of the brave but with terrorists groups growing on the horizon, will that always be the case? On March 9, Dr. Peter Brookes delivered a chilling lecture addressing terrorists groups the world continues to deal with. Brookes’ lecture was a part of the Coverdell Chair Public Policy Colloquium Lecture Series. “The challenge [of terrorism] is going to be passed to your generation, which is why I think it’s important to have an opportunity to give you my take on things,” Brookes said. He began his speech with a harrowing account of his own personal 9/11 experience. Brookes was scheduled to be on the outbound plane that hit the Pentagon, but his flight was changed at the last minute. At the time, he was a senior official at the Pentagon and he reported to work while rescue operations were still ongoing, seeing the effects of terrorism firsthand. Brookes covered a wide range of topics related to terrorism during his 45-minute lecture, drawing on his background as a former Pentagon official and current Senior Fellow of national security affairs for the Heritage Foundation. He discussed the growing threat of the Middle Eastern terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL, as well as other terrorist groups that are growing in different parts of the world.
Brookes gave startling statistics about the growth and power of ISIS, which has has doubled in numbers since 2010 and makes more than $2 million a day on oil sales on the black market. Despite the harrowing reality topic of the speech, many students enjoyed his presentation and found it easy to follow and informative. “He made it basic for a college group and you know delivering that to people who don’t know everything. He also did a good job at clarifying and separating the myths and facts,” said Alex Bullard senior history major. Students also thought Brookes took the security issues that ISIS presented and put them into context of the the United States and the threat they present. Terrorist groups are one of the biggest problems generations to come will face and there is no simple or easy answer to dealing with terroristic threats. “He did a great job in explaining the security issues and all these terrorist groups and what poses a threat to our nation as well as who are our allies,” said Colin Rosenberger, senior history major. Brookes believes much of the appeal of ISIS comes from their recruiting abilities and tactical use of social media to showcase their successes. Social media strategies recruiting followers are what make stopping them no easy task. “The unspeakable brutality will continue unless the Islamic State is done away with. I hate to say it but everyone loves a winner and that’s one of the reasons people are attracted to them,” Brookes said.
West Campus feet find new floors Housing updates Village buildings 100, 200, 300 with new carpets, vinyl wood flooring KELSEY RICHARDSON @GCSUNADE Knock, knock, knock. Maintenance! Does this sound familiar? Those who live or have lived at the Village have memorized, hated or perhaps embraced this collection of sounds. Village residents don’t be alarmed if you hear this familiar noise a little more than normal throughout the next month. Village buildings 100, 200 and 300 are receiving a makeover in the form of greybrown carpeting and vinyl wood flooring. The renovations started on March 23 and GC Housing plans for the process to end on April 22. During each appointment the remodeling begins at 9 a.m. and should end anywhere from 6 - 7 p.m. Four crews of four workers will finish four apartments each weekday. The workers wearing the dark blue T-shirts are the project leaders, and hold the authorization to communicate with students during the process. “So far everything has gone very well,” said Matthew Terry, assistant director of Marketing and Communications. “Our students, staff and contractors have all been communicating, making this a smooth process.” Students and their parents received an email providing instructions and individual appointments on March 5, a second email over spring break and a couple of phone calls from GC Housing employees to ensure awareness of the project. The maintenance workers also
pay a visit to the residents the day before their appointments in order to confirm that the process will run smoothly. On the day of instillation, residents possess the option to pick up their choice of a free swipe at the Max or a $5 cat cash card. Every resident undergoing the renovations will also receive a thank you letter from GC Housing and a cookie. Despite the rewards and strong outreach from the housing staff, some Village residents hold negative opinions towards the renovation process. “A better time would have probably been in the summer,” said senior biology major, O’Ryan Carter. “They could have had mass emails and meetings telling people when this was going to happen.” GC Housing’s strategy with implementing the renovations in the spring lies with their disapproval of tampering with people’s rooms while they are away for the summer. Most Village residents don’t move out during the summer, but they abandon their apartments. GC Housing wants to avoid conflict through ensuring the students are prepared for their appointments. Conflicts have the potential to arise during the renovation process, and GC Housing prompts residents to voice their concerns. “We are listening,” Terry said. “With almost 300 students impacted in buildings 1-3 we are doing everything we can to create solutions that work for students while also allowing the university to complete installation in a timely manner. “
KELSEY RICHARDSON / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER (Top) Junior political science major Olivia Eason (left) and sophomore criminal justice major Cameron Arceneaux (right) embrace the newness of the living room’s vinyl wood. (Above) This bedroom from Village 100 receives a makeover in the form of a pleasant grey-brown carpet.
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March 27, 2015 Kelly Mainor, Editor-in-chief
Our Voice: West Campus Woes Part II THE EDITORIAL STAFF @GCSUNADE During spring break, West Campus informed students living in Buildings 100-300 that they would have to move everything they own into their bathrooms, to make room for floor renovations to be made. University Housing needs to get it together. There is no logical reason why West Campus should’ve made students do this during the middle of the semester. Although the carpet probably needed replacing, why in the world would they not have made these renovations during the summer when there are marginally less people living there? Or, why not wait until the winter break? We as a staff are dumbfounded. Nonetheless, it appears that University Housing didn’t think this through. Residents in Building 100 had to have their things out of their bedrooms by 9 a.m. and weren’t allowed back in until called, which was around 6 p.m. How is that ok? College students are busy — or at least should be. So why would University Housing choose to disrupt busy lives during the heart of the semester to replace flooring that essentially, could wait. All of this hassle and inconvenience was a product of residents receiving mismatching carpet and vinyl hardwood floors in the common areas. Worth it, right? Well it definitely wasn’t worth the time and effort for one of our editors. She said that University Housing told the residents that their furniture would be arranged back the way it was found before the renovations were made. However, that was not the case. In fact, her desk, bed and dresser were not put back in the same places she had left them. The rooms at West Campus are already small enough without the added hassle of having to move in- again. To add insult to injury, some of our staff member’s notes from her boyfriend were damaged from the glue on the vinyl. At least they tried to make up for it, well, kind of. The contractors responsible for replacing the floors left her a note saying the fans blew her notes onto the floor and they were “sorry.” Doesn’t that sound sincere? To cap it all off, West Campus compensated residents by offering them $5 worth of Cat Cash or a free meal at the Max. A great deal, if you ask us. What a bargain. A measly $5 is well worth the hours of inconvenience, right? That’s not even enough to buy a footlong at Subway. West Campus needs to strongly reconsider future renovations if they want residents to truly feel “at home” living on campus. Stunts like this only drive students to pursue off-campus housing.
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Dear Miss Milly, I need money. I end up spending money every weekend whether I go out or stay indoors. Since I don’t have a source of income, my pocket change is rapidly disappearing. I have HOPE, but that’s the only scholarship money I have. I know I need a job, but I don’t know if it’s too late in the semester to get one, or where I should start looking. Any ideas?
From, Empyt Wallet
Dear Frazzled Freshman, If you want to start earning money instead of spending it, you’ll have to be proactive. At this point in the year most of the on campus jobs are filled, so you will need to expand beyond campus and into the community. The job hunting process can be difficult, so you’ll need the intrinsic motivation to get up and get out and search. Most jobs on campus get filled at the beginning of the year. You can still go to the Georgia College website to see if they are hiring, by clicking on GC Jobs, and then ‘student’. The Career Center is also willing to help if you have questions, but if you really want an on-campus job, you should make that a primary goal at the start of the next semester. Your next step should probably be to look for local places hiring. You can do this with an easy Google search, or call your favorite stores to see if they are hiring. Asking friends where they work and if they have openings always helps, too. Scholarships can also be a beneficial way to supplement income for school needs. Although the applications can be frustrating to fill out at times, they are offered year round. Spending time once a week to fill out an application might take some time, but if you don’t have a job, it could very likely pay off in the long run. In the meantime, create a budget and start saving your money by giving yourself a limit. Commit to not spending more than ‘x’ amount every weekend, and when you do go out, search for the best options like one dollar bowling or other special deals around town. Eat in more often; all those midnight snacks and fast-food runs can add up. When in doubt, don’t eat out. Hope this helps!
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Bathroom graffiti: vandalism or wall art? ...the world through the eyes of Kelly Mainor
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One of my favorite places at Georgia College used to be the third stall of the women’s bathroom on the lower level of the library. Ladies - you know what I’m talking about. Fellas - you’ll just have to improvise with your imagination. Every time I had the urge to pee while I was on campus I would always make it a priority to wander over to the library and use the third stall. Why you may ask? The third stall used to inspire me. It used to make me want to do better, be better. This stall was filled with inspirational and motivational quotes ranging from simplistic basic life truths told by Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh all the way to Henry David Thoreau. These quotes inspired me to be the change I not only want to see on our campus, but the change I want to see in this world. Sadly, one day I went to pee in that stall and all of the walls were wiped clean. It was as if the canvas was erased and no one’s thoughts had ever been noted in the third stall. I stopped for a moment to reflect on why this might be. Is bathroom graffiti really that much of an issue? Is erasing it doing more harm than good? I struggled with these answers as all of my newfound favorite
quotes vanished before my eyes. The one place I never think to carry the pen and notepad I long for -- that’s right, the bathroom stall. It’s as if your favorite pin on Pinterest suddenly failed to open or was deleted from your secret board. I know this may come as one-sided as I am sure men cannot relate to inspirational messaging on the walls of the bathroom stalls. My brother and I had a long conversation about the concept of artistic inspiration versus vandalism. Men’s bathroom “wall art” is often straight up vandalism, filled with racial slurs and hate that don’t spur inspiration or the intrinsic motivation for change in any way shape or form. My opinion is very one sided. And I recognize that. But the content enclosed on the walls of the third stall was not offensive or hateful; it was beautiful. It wasn’t the type of thing that warranted removal. While most won’t outright admit it, the bathroom is a place of solace, a place for thinking. Motivational wall art should be encouraged not discouraged. Life lessons and inspiration can happen at anytime, any place. So, why not the back of the third stall door?
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March 27, 2015 Taylor Hembree, Editor
Street artists are becoming some of the most well-known statement makers of this generation. Banksy has become an artist others re-create and street art has become a world-wide phenomenon. KAtie SKogen @KAtieSKogen
Banksy had a painting sell for over half of a million dollars. David Choe painted the face of the president. Eduardo Kobra creates three-dimensional drawings that emerge from the sidewalks. And people still think street art is a joke. Street art began in the 1960’s as a sort of rebellion against mainstream art. Most street art began as an attempt to enlighten the public on some sort of political or social issues. Since then, it has transformed into its own category of expression in art. Despite previous notions, street art does not just include spray painting on walls. Street art can include tiling, murals, street installations, woodblocking, yarn bombing and many other forms. Street art is just like every other form of art – except instead of installing in galleries, street artists take to the public domain. One individual in particular blew the crowds away by using street art to address political and social themes - English street artist, Banksy. Although his name is only a pseudonym and his true identity is still unknown, he made an unforgettable impact on street art. He painted his art on walls and buildings all over Bristol, England. His messages were predominantly anti-establishment. He began an era of fighting capitalism through art in the 1990’s. Many people embrace this form of freedom in expression, and support those who create it. However, a majority of citizens still see street art as vandalism, and that it should be covered up. The underlying issue with street art has always come down to one question: is it really art? “I think can be considered art,” said junior exercise science major Taryn Anthony. “But sometimes stuff like graffiti can get to be too much.” Even Downtown Milledgeville has its own forms of street art. Multiple murals have been painted on old buildings in celebration of traditions in the city. Although it is not even 20 years old, The Deep Roots mural chips away on an old office supply building. A classic Coke logo painting stands timeless near the post office for citizens. These pieces of street art bring tradition and agelessness to a city of history. “The paintings Downtown are cool because they’re done professionally,” said junior business major Trent Batzle. “I don’t get into all the stuff you see in Downtown Atlanta.” Although street art has changed over time, the motivation behind it still remains the same — the rebellion. So whether it’s graffiti on a building or mosaic tiles in the street, take time to understand the commentary behind the work. Most of the artists are working to make a point, whether we believe it or not.
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MARY HENDERSON @MAREHENDERSON Sounds of the South begins this Thursday, ushering in a weekend full of music in Downtown Milledgeville. More than 20 bands from across the state are hitting the bars, including Good Thoughts, a band based out of Atlanta. The band is made up of Timmy Graham on drums, and Georgia College students Tyler Seaman on lead vocals and guitar, Wesley Guzman on bass and Connor Smith on guitar. The Colonnade recently sat down with the band to talk about their past, present and future in music and their upcoming performance for Sounds of the South.
I was 15, started my first band when I was 16 or 17. Connor and I were actually in a band in high school that broke up when we went to college. We lived together freshman year, and we had so much fun with that old band that we began to wonder why we weren’t doing anything here. smith: We did some acoustic stuff freshman year, and recorded a lot of stuff in our dorm rooms. seaman: Music is my number one goal, so about halfway through my sophomore year I realized I had made no progress into where my heart is and what I want to be doing. That’s when
we began writing even more music. We found Timmy, Wes just fit really well with bass. We were all ready to start putting stuff out. We were all ready to start writing music and playing shows.
like this band or that band, and they can be completely different bands. When we write, we try to throw out all of our favorite influences so even our favorite bands, we don’t let them fully come into them.
colonnade: How many EP’s have you released? seaman: This is our second. I think this is sort of our first real release. Our first one was really just to let people know our sound.
colonnade: How would you describe your sound? seaman: We have a lot of different influences. Every band says that, every band says that it’s hard to describe their sound. But I think the cool thing about our sound is people pull from it what they hear in it. We’ve played three or four shows where afterwards, people come up to us and tell us we sound
colonnade: What would you say are your favorite bands? seaman: Weatherbox. The Hotel Year, Hostage Com, Into it Over it, The Get-Up Kids, all that.
colonnade: Can people download it? seaman: It’s all on Bandcamp, which is this awesome free site. You can pay what you want. You can download it for free. If you want to throw us a dollar, you can, or if you want to throw us 10, that’s an option too. We just really want our music to get out there.
colonnade: And you guys just released an album, right? seaman: Just a 5-song EP, so it’s a longer EP but it’s not a fulllength album yet.
colonnade: You guys are also playing in Sounds of the South this weekend, right? Are you guys excited about that? guzman: Yeah, we are playing at Buffington’s this Thursday [March 26] at 11 p.m. seaman: It’s just a really cool thing. There’s tons of different genres in the line-up. There’s folk, there’s Americana and Blues, there’s surf-punk and jam-band. It’s a huge collection of sounds and different genres. Then there’s us, which is some kind of indie-pop-punk-emo kind of sound. The other people involved with Sounds of the South were really pushing to get Good Thoughts on the line-up, so we are excited to be involved.
colonnade: So, how long have you guys been a band? wes guzman: We have been together since the summer of 2013, so almost two years now. colonnade: And how long have you known each other? connor smith: We’ve grown up together. We all went to Lassiter High School. tyler seaman: Connor and I also lived together in the dorms freshman year. Wes and I live together now. colonnade: And what made you want to start Good Thoughts? seaman: I’ve always just been really into music. My family is full of musicians. My granddad taught me how to play guitar when I was five and my dad plays guitar, too. So I’ve been playing music before I can even really remember. I started writing music when I was like 13 or 14, got in my first band when
Good Thoughts opened Sounds of the South on Thursday at Buffingtons.
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Spring brings a SweeTreat for Downtown niCole KrinSKy @niColeKrinSKy There’s a new store in town to help satisfy that sweet tooth. Located on historic Hancock Street, SweeTreats bakery and ice cream parlor offers a variety of tasty dessert selections to fill any sweets craving.
“I’ve said from the beginning if I can’t open on Hancock Street I’m not going to open up.” Terri Wommack, SweeTreats owner “I’ve said from the beginning if I can’t open on Hancock Street I’m not going to open up,” said SweeTreats owner Terri Wommack. A Milledgeville native and longtime entrepreneur, Wommack is no stranger in the bak-
ing business. After five years of running her online cake business, Cakes by the Pound, Wommack opened the SweeTreats storefront as a way to give back to the Milledgeville community. “For years I’ve wanted somewhere to go after I finish eating dinner,” Wommack said. “[Milledgeville] just needed something sweet.” Once reeled inside by the delicious aroma, customers can choose from a wide selection of freshly baked goods, including the 20 different varieties of pound cakes Wommack has created based on her grandmother’s original recipe. Thanks to an exclusive patented ice cream machine that Wommack acquired from an inventor in North Carolina, customers also have the option to customize their ice cream with more than 20 different ingredients. You simply pick your base flavor, choose your ingredients and watch your ice cream being made-to-order right in front of you.
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Bringing Antebellum history to life ANDREW PODO @GCSUNADE It is easy for history to become nothing more than a collection of dates and artifacts while compelling human stories fade with time, but the photography exhibit “Portraits in Gray” at the Old Governor’s Mansion hopes to change that. The self-guided exhibit displays more than 70 rare portraits of Civil War soldiers. The photographs provide stunning detail of the young men, many just teenagers, who fought in the bloody conflict. Each portrait contains a brief personal story about the soldiers, which serves as a sobering reminder of the struggles and horrors that so many young men faced in the war. Matt Davis, the director of the Old Governor’s Mansion hopes that the exhibit will allow visitors develop a connection
ALEXIS HAGGERTY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Black and white images from the Civil War displayed at the Old Governor’s Mansion for the public to view.
with each of the photos in the exhibit. “It provides a direct, person-toperson connection to the war,” Davis said. The exhibit not only tells the stories of the young
soldiers who fought the war, but also includes the history of the photographers who documented it. It provides interesting details about the ambrotype and tintype photography methods used
during the 1860s. The rare photographs, which come from the private collection of David Wynn Vaughn, were curated by the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services allowed Davis to bring the travelling exhibit to the Old Governor’s Mansion. “Exhibits like this, particularly in historic sites that are germane to the time period, provide an additional window of understanding and knowledge,” Davis said. “The whole purpose of the museums is to leave visitors asking questions. If we can do that, and encourage people to go learn more about the history of their nation, then we have done our job.” The exhibit will be at the Old Governor’s Mansion until May 22 and is free.
One woman asks: ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ SARAH DICKENS @GCSUNADE Sounds of music from a piano, percussion and cello echoed across Russell Auditorium as actress Christy Hall took the stage, singing and playing the roles of four African-American women. On March 23, the Georgia College Theatre Department, Cultural Center and Arts Unlimited presented “Ain’t I a Woman,” a chamber music theater work by the Core Ensemble of Florida. Hall took on four different
At Amici Friday Andy Bruh at 10 p.m. and Athens’ band and Lingo at midnight At Metropolis Julie Overvold at 10 on Friday and Charlie Brady and Jake Oakley at 8 on Saturday
roles, each portraying influential African-American women: Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter, Sojourner Truth and Fannie Lou Hamer. Hurston was an author, Hunter an artist and Truth and Hamer activists. Music played a pivotal role in this performance, according to Hall. Throughout the performance, Hall portrayed these African-American women while the music played. “[Music is] the bone and the structure of the show and it is what makes it happen,” Hall said. “Also, it tells a story and
At Capital Friday Midnight Royalty (Battle of The Bands fan favorite) at 10 p.m. and Stellar Shores at midnight
with each note there is a reason that the note is high and the other note is louder. There is a reason for everything.” Besides music affecting Hall’s role, it makes a connection with the audience. “I think [music is] crucial for the audience because it’s informative and it moves you in a way that words alone cannot do,” Hall said. “There are people that are eloquent and people that just feel and music speaks to both of those kinds of people. I think that’s amazing and very important.” Senior psychology major,
At The Brick Friday and Saturday Walden at 10 p.m. and Alex Guthrie at midnight on Friday. Dalmatian at 10 p.m. and Family & Friends (think Deep Roots) at midnight on Saturday.
Dejae Taylor liked all aspects of the performance. “I loved the theatrics of it and I like the way that [Hall] was able to convey a story through different mediums and elements,” Taylor said. Out of all the aspects of the performance, graduate music therapy major, Matilda Fenton enjoyed the ending because of how the song, “I’m On My Way,” ended the story. “I like the flow and the pacing of it,” Fenton said. “It ended so positively. I got the feel that it’s an uphill journey and that I’m on my way.”
Buffington’s Friday and Saturday Fake Flowers at 10 p.m. and The Norm (again Deep Roots) at midnight on Friday. Oak House at 10 p.m. and Dana Swimmer at midnight on Saturday.
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Jennifer Nettles’ ‘Chicago’ AngelA MoryAn @trAveling_Ang During Spring Break, I enjoyed the likes of Manhattan and Chicago, all in one day. “Chicago,” the Broadway musical, that is. For just the short, sweet months of February and March, Jennifer Nettles, one of country music’s darlings, made her big-time Broadway debut as leading female Roxie Hart in the Tony Award winning production. And I was there, sitting in the front row of the balcony soaking in every crisp note and sharp dance move. Maybe reviewing a Grammy winner in a Broadway musical is a little outside of my Milledgeville league, but I’ve never been one to submit to supposed boundaries. I didn’t quite know what to expect, seeing a country star on a Broadway stage. All I could think of was Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” music video, where Nettles danced around in a bright blue leotard. But four years later, Nettles traded in that bright blue leotard for a black sequined one and defied any expectations I could have had in her portrayal of the renowned murderess. Being a lover of country music, I naturally assumed that Nettles’ vocals would be flawless, and I was not disappointed. She hit every note of the vaudeville tunes without error and harmonized with the rest of the cast perfectly. I had less confidence in her acting ability, though, unsure of the extent of her artistic talents. But once again, I was not disappointed. Framed by her blonde hair and accentuated by her reddened lips, Nettles pulled the audience in with facial expressions that resonated even to the back row of the balcony. Every devious smile and spoiled brat pout let her audience know exactly what was going on in that moment. Even her strong south Georgia accent transformed with ease into one straight off the streets of early-20th century Chicago. She kept up with the Broadway dancers, as well, almost as if the dances were choreographed for her alone. Her triple threat talents disguised her as a full-time Broadway actress. She blended in with the rest of the extraordinary cast as if she had been working in a theater with a Broadway address most of her life. I certainly enjoyed every second of the show, especially being a fan of hers prior to her starring role. But her performance gained her new fans, as well, like the women who sat behind me in the balcony.
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Student wins Peach Belt art competition EMMA NORTJE @GCSUNADE
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Art major Becca Balmes won first place in the 2015 Peach Belt Art Show for her watercolor painting “Piano Sonata in e Minor, Op 7.” Her entry beat out 60 other student entries from eight different universities in the Peach Belt Conference and was displayed at the Peach Belt Basketball Tournament at UNC Pembroke. colonnade: How long have you been doing art? becca balmes: I’ve been painting for I guess about two years. Well, watercolor painting for about two years. My degree is in poly sci and I always loved taking art classes, but I didn’t take very many and I certainly didn’t take studio. I kinda did all of the smart “get a job” things that you’re supposed to do and did that for a while, moved up to D.C., lived there and then I was 29 and I was like “You know what… What are we doing? This isn’t fun.” My husband is really creative too so we just kinda decided to move back down here. I was going to go back to school here for art and I got a job which lets me do that and so here I am. So now I’m an art major and it’s awesome, I love it. But I’ve been painting on my own for a while now and it just kind of is one of those things that I decided I would try and really enjoyed and discovered that I was good enough at. So it’s
colonnade: What inspires you when you sit down to paint something? balmes: People mostly. Even if I’m doing work that doesn’t have a person in it, typically what inspires me is the impact of people on those objects or the emotional response that people have to those objects. But my favorite is portraits. I do a lot of practice work and some of my favorite work with vintage photographs and this piece that won the award was from a vintage photograph. So I like learning about the person’s life and working with black and white is really fun. I do a lot with monochrome and playing with texture and tone and not having to play so much with different colors helps. Using a single pigment really helps to bring out a lot of the really interesting parts of a photograph. colonnade: How did you find out about the Peach Belt Contest? balmes: The art department encouraged majors to apply. It was an exhibition where we just kind of fill out a form and send your work in, and there’s a judge on their end and so yeah, that was a really fantastic opportunity. colonnade: What was the piece that you submitted? balmes: The contest was a digital contest so you could submit a scan of a photo or
a piece and the display was digital. So we didn’t have to actually send in the original, which is unusual. It’s a portrait of Nina Grieg. Her husband was Edward Grieg, the composer and this is Percy Grainger who was another composer. In this point in his life, he was absolutely obsessed with Edward Grieg’s work because he documented a lot of folk songs and that was Percy Grainger’s passion. So he went and stayed with them repeatedly and became good friends with them. So I just really like this photo of the two of them together and decided that I wanted to try to capture the relationship between them. colonnade: How did you come across the picture? balmes: When I use photos, I use photos from Flickr Commons which is a section on Flickr where museums and national archives post photographs that are free for public use. It’s a great source of really fantastic photographs but I’m also not stepping on anyone’s copyright toes. So it’s really satisfying to breathe new artistic life into these things that are in the public domain.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BECCA BALMES Becca Balmes’ Peach Belt winning watercolor, featuring Nina Grieg
children and adults to do more in-depth creative education, whether that’s in the visual arts, performing arts, and it’s something that I feel really pretty passionate about. There are a lot of opportunities for people to pick up a paintbrush, paint a piece of pottery, and those are really fantastic and that’s great to encourage creativity in people,
colonnade: What are your plans for the future in terms of your art? balmes: Well, we’re working towards having a working order art center so in some capacity, I would like to do work in community education. There’s a lot of opportunity for both
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Continued from page 9 “You get to pick your own creations of ice cream and they blend them together,” said sophomore exercise science major Suria Khurana. “It’s just really delicious, but also a little expensive.” Though customization comes
at a price, SweeTreats has acquired quite the fan base since its March 5 grand opening. “SweeTreats is literally the best thing I’ve ever eaten,” said Sarah Garner, a freshman exercise science major. “I love how they let the little girl serve it because she’s so cute.” The little girl Garner is referring to is Wommack’s granddaughter, who works with her mother at the
but I’d like to take it to the next step. So in encouraging people to really develop their own voice and you don’t see a lot of that around here. colonnade: Do you have any advice for budding artists? balmes: The biggest piece of advice is to just let yourself do it. Let it happen organically.
register to serve customers. In fact, Wommack has turned SweeTreats into a family affair, employing the help of several of her family members since opening. “It’s cozy and home, and I think that’s one thing people really like about it,” Wommack said. “It’s been a lot of family help and the community has really come out to help support us.”
SAM BLANKENSHIP/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER In order from left to right: Graycen Dominy, Sydney Kent, Addye Williams, Sienna Kent, Terri Wommack and Jodie Kent pose behind the counter of SweeTreats, downtown Milledgeville’s newest addition.
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: KARLEY SPEER @GCSUNADE When people first mention sports, they think athlete, leader, and competitor,. These are just a few words to describe Georgia College’s Shanteona Keys. Keys is a senior Bobcat who definitely made her mark as one of the school’s best female athletes. She began her successful basketball career when she became a part of Roswell High School’s feeder team when she was in the sixth grade.
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Lady Bobcats eliminated from PBC Championship For the second season in a row, GC women’s basketball team falls short of taking home the conference title, despite strong performances from guards Keys, Walker. SAM JoneS @JoSeph_SAMUel_J “Almost” happened again for the Georgia College women’s basketball team. For the second straight year, the Lady Bobcats made a remarkable run in the Peach Belt Conference tournament Tournament, only to fall short against a powerful Columbus State squad. Though the end result wasn’t the coronation the Bobcats were hoping for, the fact that “almost” even happened is significant because they had such a slow start to the season. To make the tournament after such a poor start was, in itself, an achievement. Yet, the Bobcats were after more than just a participation medal. Backed by a senior-heavy roster featuring senior guard Shanteona Keys, the best player in school history, the Bobcats ended their season on a sour note. Sophomore Guard LaRice Walker said she thinks the team just needed a little time. “We learned how to play together as a team, learned what each player’s role was,” Walker said. “Knowing your role and what each player does well always takes time, but we finally clicked tournament time, the right time.” The first matchup of the tournament was with a Lander team that not only finished first in the eastern division of the conference, but had ruined the Bobcats’ Senior Night with a
close win. Sparked by senior guard Enisha Donley’s 19 points and junior guard McKenna Rushton’s career high 15 points, GC beat Lander 72-67 and advanced to the tournament semifinals. Next, GC faced a North Georgia squad powered by 1st team All-Southeast guard Stephanie Huffman. But she could only do so much. The Bobcat defense stifled the rest of the Nighthawk offense and Donley one-upped Huffman and continued her immense performance in the tournament, scoring 22 and gathering in 9 boards on the way to another upset and a 65-51 win that put the Bobcats in the conference championship for the second straight year. Unfortunately, the team the Bobcats would be facing was the same that had denied them the championship last year, and posted a 29-1 record at the time of this year’s game. Columbus State and southeast region player of the year Michelle Mitchell were too much for the Bobcats and ended their championship run with a 63-51 loss. To an outside eye, the Bobcats’ run may have seemed surprising. But, for the Bobcat players and coaches, it was nothing short of expected. “I always knew we we’re capable of beating teams,” Keys said. “So to me that’s not lightning, that’s just us being better than them. We were the better team. We were better
PHOTO COURTESY OF GC ATLETICS Senior guard Shanteona Keys attempts a layup against Columbus State. Keys finished the night with 17 points.
athletes overall. The Bobcats now have a lot of work to do if they want to continue building on their tournament success. The team loses four starters, including Keys, who became the all-time leading scorer in GC history during the loss to Columbus State. “We’re in the process of recruiting now,” said Coach Maurice Smith. “This is an important time for us. We’re hoping to land some really good recruits, but it will be hard to replace, a Shanteona Keys, an Enisha Donley, a Belinda Schaafsma, a Kayla Upchurch. It will really be hard. But, we’re
gonna try to come close to it.” This is a team that went 4-22 just four years ago. The program has greatly improved and now enters its first real transition period since that 4-22 season. But, after these two improbable runs, it’s hard to count out a program that knows how to win. “There is already a sense of culture here,” said a confident Keys, referring to the team she leaves behind. “We know what needs to be done to continue to win…If they can get the leadership right this team has the athletes and the talent to be good.” Walker, the lone returning starter, said she wants to
continue to grow that sense of culture. “Hopefully the girls we bring in know where we left off and hopefully they’re ready to put in work and we can get back to where we were,” she said. There will be a lot of pressure on Walker heading into next year, but this senior class has laid the foundation to make the GC basketball program a contender year in and year out. If a winning culture continues to grow under Coach Smith then we may just see this team go beyond “almost.” “It was a good run. I am blessed to be a part of it,” he said.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF GC ATHLETICS Senior catcher Steve Hazel finishes the day going 4-5 with an RBI and a run.
GC Baseball snaps 7-game win streak niCK lAndon @reAlniCKlAndon On Wednesday, the Bobcats baseball team fell 11-8 to the No. 7 Erskine Flying Fleet despite an explosive start and a three-run, 9th-inning surge. At the top of the first, Bryce Bush and the Bobcats held Erskine scoreless. As the Fleet took the field, Jake Sandlin singled to left field, but was sent back to the dugout by a double play from a ground ball by Brandon Benson. Clay Ardeeser gave the Bobcats an early lead with a homerun to right center before the inning was retired. Erskine’s Hanlon Maivelett scored a two-run homer to put the Fleet up 2-1 before the Bobcats made their way to the plate for the second inning. The Bobcats recorded two doubles and four runs in the second inning, aided by Steve Hazel, Tanner Giesel and Jake Sandlin’s hot bats, as well as a walk and a wild pitch for two freebie bases. The Bobcats remained scoreless for the rest of the next six innings, but the Flying Fleet put up seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings, pulling ahead of the Bobcats 9-5. Erskine put up another two runs in the top of the eighth inning, pushing the lead to 11-5.
In the the ninth, GC held the Fleet scoreless and bounced back at the plate. Benson led the barrage with a single to center, followed by singles from Ardeeser and Dylan Cook to load the bases. Hazel singled to second base, advancing the baserunners and sending Benson across the plate to record a run. The first out of the inning came from a sacrifice fly by Logan Mattix, scoring Ardeeser. Colton Montgomery struck out at the plate after the sac-fly, but the Bobcats remained hopeful facing a shrinking, fourrun deficit and two outs in the bottom of the 9th. Giesel managed another single for GC, putting the score at 11-8 and keeping the Bobcats in the game and runners in scoring position. As the inning continued, the Bobcats couldn’t maintain their energy and Purcell lined out to end the game with a valiant charge. This ended Georgia College’s seven-game winning streak, but the Bobcats went out on their shields and can remain hopeful moving forward. You can catch some Bobcat baseball today and Saturday as they take on Barry College in cross-conference play in hopes to improve their record following a mid-season surge.
Keys’ promising start in her athletic career in basketball has influenced other female athletes to pursue their dreams as well. One being her younger sister, Andreona Keys, who is now playing at Perdue University. Keys has not only been a role model for her sister, but her mother as well. Her mother proudly stated, “I think she has a better resume than me too.” Keys does have quite the impressive resume and has left her mark in Georgia College basketball history. In her last college basketball game, she broke the school’s career scoring record and finished with 1,822 points in her astounding four years as a Bobcat. She helped lead the team this past season to become the runner-up in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. Additionally, she was selected to the 2015 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team. Looking back on her career as a Bobcat, Keys does not have any real regrets but is proud that her team was able to help the program gain momentum and strength to continue their great strides in the PBC. Keys offers advice for aspiring college athletes. “Work every day to not have regrets,” she said. “It’s all about how much you are going to put into it, how much you’re going to devote to the game. ‘Cause you do give up certain aspects of the college experience to do your sport, but if you put that extra effort into it to sacrifice a little more I think you can do a lot of big things, great things, for your team or department.” Not only is Keys an outstanding athlete but is a well-rounded individual. Keys, So far, she has
COURTESY OF SHANTEONA KEYS Shanteona Keys in the second grade poses for a snapshot.
maintained a 4.0 in her classes and ran for Georgia College’s Homecoming Queen this past February. After graduation in May, Keys plans on using her Mass Communications degree and her great leadership to get her into broadcast journalism. “I really want to get into broadcasting in general,” Keys said. “I want to start in sports broadcasting but I’m definitely into pop culture. And the talk show type of aspect of broadcasting.” Keys hopes to one day interview her inspiration, Oprah Winfrey, her superstar crush, Justin Timberlake and, the comedic phenomenon, Ellen DeGeneres. In what little free time Keys has between basketball and academics, she enjoys watching documentaries and
classic shows like Golden Girls and One Tree Hill. “I do know a lot about entertainment and I enjoy entertainment,” she said. “Like just getting to know people, tell their stories and getting to interview and ask questions that has always intrigued me.” Well One thing’s for sure though, whenever Keys leaves Georgia College she will always have the love and support from her teammates and head coach, Maurice Smith. “It was kind of a once in a coaching career opportunity; I am very grateful to coach Keys just because of who she is,” he said. “She is one of the most well rounded people that I have ever known. Broadcasting, entertainment, whatever Shanteona Keys does, it will turn to gold.”
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Tweet backfires on college athlete Pitching phenom Mo’ne Davis made a historic run last summer in the Little League World Series as she led the Philadelphia Taney Dragons deep into the tournament. Davis was the first female in Little
League history to ever win a tournament game, and she was the first female to pitch a complete game shutout. Impressive, right? Davis instantly became a celebrity following her remarkable 2014 performances. She was all of the hype on social media, and you couldn’t turn on ESPN without hearing her name. She was the first Little Leaguer to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and she played in the 2015 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game. More recently, Disney said they are planning on making a movie based on Davis’ life and her Little League success. Disney’s announcement caused quite a stir on Twitter; highlighted by Joey Casselberry’s tweet reading, “Disney is making a movie about Mo’ne Davis ? WHAT A JOKE. That slut got rocked by Nevada.” His Tweet and his Twitter account, @ BigCass24, were deleted shortly after the vulgar message was sent. Casselberry, a sophomore at Bloomsburg University, and former first baseman for the Huskies, has since
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been dismissed from the team, but is still enrolled at the university. This is one of the stupidest things I have read in a while. This guy has to be a complete moron. He was going to college for free, but for some dumb reason, he decided to throw that all away by inappropriately tweeting about a girl who is 14 years old. This makes sense, right? Not only does this incident make Casselberry and his teammates look like douchebags, it negatively reflects Bloomsburg University and makes them look bad. Casselberry should be ashamed of himself, and I’m sure he’s kicking himself right about now. I assume Casselberry didn’t mean for his tweet to directly hurt Davis; he was probably just trying to get some desperation laughs. If he thinks he’s so funny, maybe he should try doing standup comedy. If any regular Joe Blow tweeted what Casselberry tweeted it wouldn’t have been an issue. But, because he’s a baseball player and because he represents
Atlanta fans, I love you, but c’mon. Sunday, Slick Michael Vick changed his Twitter profile picture to a sick picture of a much younger, faster, better version of himself with a cleaner criminal record. The tortured fanbase of the Atlanta Falcons took to the twittersphere to comment on Vick’s return to Atlanta, only to be disappointed when they found this was a case of the soon-to-be-retired quarterback’s nostalgia for his glory days in Atlanta. Arthur Blank will never, ever, ever sign Michael Vick back onto the roster unless Tricky Vick pays the team to be the backup for Matt Ryan.
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March Madness is one of the best times of the year for most sports fans. Underdog stories abound, brackets crumbled as No. 1 seed Villanova was the first top seed to be knocked out of the tournament, and many a Villanova Wildcats fan (do they have fans?) went home a little disgruntled. But no one felt the loss harder than Roxanne Chalifoux, a piccolo player for the Villanova Pep Band. Not to say that she’s ugly, she’s a moderately attractive girl, but this photo went viral this week for good reason, much to her embarrassment. She did get a Tonight Show appearance out of it though, so this is one of those times where someone can win and lose at the same time.
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Tuesday night, Dirk Nowitzki hauled in his ten-thousandth rebound and is now the only player in NBA history to ever have at least 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 1,000 blocks, and 1,000 3-pointers. He’s the seventh highest scoring player ever, and his hot wife just had a baby. This guy’s on top of the world. He’s in an exclusive class of baller, a future hall of famer, and he’s the man. He’s also the coolest guy. “That’s pretty unbelievable,” Nowitzki said. “I came here when I was 20, probably the worst 7-foot rebounder in the league at the time. I still wouldn’t say I’m a great r e b o u n d e r, but I learned how to use my length some.”
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The Colonnade with 1st Place in General Excellence for a DECADE
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