Issue 14

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

September 13, 2017

Volume CXXXVII Issue 14

College hosts activist Kate Koestner for discussion combatting sexual assault

By ELIZABETH SMITH Graphics Editor On Sept. 6, Georgetown College hosted No-Yes: Confronting Sexual Assault, a Nexus event held to educate the college community on Title IX related issues. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is a federal law which states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance (www.ncaa.org).

Laura Johnson, Georgetown’s Title IX Coordinator, presented Katie Koestner as

the guest speaker for the evening. Koestner is the executive director of Take Back the Night Foundation. She is a national expert on teen safety and relationship culture, has lectured at over 3,000 schools in north America and has been a guest lecturer and educator for United Nations.

Koestner shared her personal experience with daterape as a college student which made the talk applicable to current students. She described how she came to know her attacker and how, as a freshman, she went on a seemingly innocent date with him. She referred to this relationship for context when she explained that having sex with someone without their consent

is still rape, even if one buys the other dinner.

In telling her story, Koestner was able to relay the importance of several key topics: the role of alcohol and drugs and their impact on your ability to give legal consent, the prevalence of sexual assault among women and men in the college environment, how students can reduce their own risk for sexual assault, ways in which students can be proactive bystanders as well as how to get out of a risky situation.

In addition to her own personal story, Koestner briefly summarized experiences of current college students that have reached out to her.

She continued to list several

Staff Writer The sweet smell of funnel cakes and freshly squeezed lemonade drifted through Main Street last weekend during one of Georgetown’s

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favorite town celebrations.

The sound of various bands entertained the people of Georgetown as they bought local goods and food from the many vendors that were present. The 37th annual Festival of the Horse was once again

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Parking tickets have been an ongoing issue for students at Georgetown.

However, many students were shocked early last week when they found expensive parking tickets tucked under their windshield wipers. Many of these tickets were given out as penalties for failing to display a current decal, a $45 fine and parking in a reserved/restricted area, which is a $30 fine.

Dozens of faculty, staff and students were affected by these specific fines and others that were less severe. Because of this, many students questioned certain policies and procedures that have been in place at the college for several years and left many confused about what do to in this situation.

Tatum Wessling, a sophomore, said, “I feel as though there was not enough time given to purchase a parking pass before tickets were given

Hurricane Irma devastates southeastern U.S. page 3

Dr. Barbaccia named honorary football coach page 5

Senior Spotlight: Aaron Benge page 6

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Festival of the Horse Returns to Georgetown

By LINDSEY PHILLIPS

Excessive parking tickets continue to frustrate students

celebrated on Main Street last weekend, Sept. 8-10. G The Festival of the Horse brings excitement to Georgetown and has brought many smiles to Main Street throughout its existence.

out. Also, there were virtually no warnings given by campus safety officers to students, so we had no idea about when people were going to be ticketed for not having a parking pass.”

A large misconception surrounding descriptions on where students, faculty, and staff are allowed and where they are not allowed to park has become apparent since the outbreak of tickets. A perfect example of this is the parking lot that is commonly known as the “Pit.” It is the lot on the corner of Military Street and East Jackson Street. Some students have assumed that it is vistor parking, but it is actually reserved for students. The Knight Hall parking has also been subject to confusion.

City parking is also something that seems to be an up– in–the–air discussion. Any students parking on a city street should be aware that those parking regulations are not controlled by Campus

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Global

Headlines Compiled by William Thomas  Authorities in New York recently found nearly a dozen sharks living in an above–ground pool in a basement.  A porn star recently called out Senator Ted Cruz after his Twitter account “liked” a video posted to a Twitter page called Sexuall Posts.  Hurricane Irma tore through Caribbean countries and Florida over the weekend, causing massive flooding and destruction.  The United Nations Security Council has approved new sanctions against North Korea after opposition from China and Russia.  French fishermen who work primarily in British waters are worried that Brexit may work to ruin their financial situation.  Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Bascilica was evacuated as a part of an anti–terrorist operation after a false alarm.

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...statistics related to sexual assault.

She related these to the audience by saying, “I think that’s why we’re here...

To change the numbers.”

Koestner ended her talk by saying, “I just want to ask you to be braver and stronger. I want to ask you, to challenge you, to do more than just listen to me here tonight.” After her talk, the audience was presented with a sexual assault scenario and was able to voice their thoughts on the mock trial of the situation. The activity helped the students to become more involved in the event and to come together in defining what is right and wrong.

Afterward, Laura Johnson said,

“We were really lucky to get Katie. One of the reasons I wanted her is because she is a national voice on the issue. For a campus our size to be able to bring someone of that caliber is a really neat thing. We’ve seen a lot of student interest around Take Back the Night, and that program continued to grow over the last few years. She’s the founder, so it was really nice to bring her to campus.”

Sophomore Cameron Kenner said, “I thought the whole talk was very somber, and it served as a great reminder of the time we are living in today. It is up to all of us, the students of Georgetown, to ensure that

situations similar to the ones which she described do not happen here; we must be diligent and aware during these possible situations.”

At the end of her talk, Koestner shared her email with students encouraging them to reach out to her if they have any questions or a need to share their experience. Here at Georgetown College, any students, faculty or staff that have any questions, comments or concerns about sexual assault or discrimination in our college community are welcomed and encouraged to contact Dr. Laura Johnson.

Nine Bands played throughout the weekend. This included but was not limited to Kyle and Sable Snyder, No Fences, Bent Penny Band, The Compass Roses and Chelsea Nolan. On Sunday afternoon, the Compass Roses played multiple sets of music for the last day of the festival. Their music consisted of popular songs like Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” The Compass Roses also played an original song called “Wide Open Road.”

In order to put on this big event, the Georgetown/Scott County Tourism Commission enlists a committee to work on the Festival of the Horse each year. Georgetown.ky.com speaks of the Festival of the Horse as a way to “celebrate the role of the horse in the heart of the Bluegrass! This popular event features live music, arts and crafts exhibits, food booths, multiple parades, carnival rides and other family–friendly activities!”

Annie Brady is the owner of Anniemals art gallery and attends the Festival of the Horse as a vendor selling her art. Over the weekend, customers purchased hand drawn portraits, cards and many other creations of animals made by Annie. Right off Main St., on 103 Court St., is where Annie Brady runs her quaint art gallery. Accord-

ing to their website, “Anniemals was established in 1998 in Annie’s home and moved to her present location in historic downtown Georgetown Ky., in November 2004. Annie is an award winning artist and floral designer.” She is excited about what is upcoming for Anniemals and hopes that anyone who enjoys art would visit her studio.

“Everything in the studio is original work with prints available as well as note cards, t–shirts and much

more. Annie also does custom portraits mostly animal oriented with a 9x12 sketch starting at $25. The studio features ‘Anniemals of the Month’ and Annie creates one piece each day spotlighting that critter. Being an active working studio there is always something new to see.”

The Festival of the Horse is a timeless tradition that will continue to bring joy to Georgetown for years and years to come.

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The Gerogetown College Fighting Tiger Grrr... Pep Band performed in the Colt and Filly Review Parade on Friday evening as a part of the Festival of the Horse.

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...Safety office. The City of Georgetown is the enforcer behind those stipulations and any concerns regarding a non–college–issued ticket should be addressed through them.

Lexi Rouse, a sophomore, commented on the clarity issues surrounding parking by saying, “There has been so much miscommunication about where to park since the construction began on Hollyhock over the summer, which has left me feeling very confused and angry. I would like to see more information given out on guidelines about the parking areas on campus.”

All students receive a blue parking handbook in their mailbox upon delivery of the parking pass. Many things are clearly outlined in this book, giving students a reference guide to go to with any inquiries. The “Frequently Asked Parking Permit Questions” section on page two details basic questions dealing with renewal of a parking pass and parking in tow or fire zones.

Where to place the decal, how to file an appeal,and specific prices of violations are also included.

However, there are many import- and regulations.

The department is working on lisant details that are not included that tening to student concerns about the are currently being reviewed to be updated. There is no date that students must register for a parking pass on the Portal, a deadline by which to have the pass paid for or a deadline by which to have the pass displayed.

The administration at the college and the directors of Campus Safety have been extremely understanding of student concerns regarding the issue. An email was recently sent out by Laura Johnson, Dean of Students, with the policies and procedures. Students can refer to this email for any basic logistical questions they may have.

Donald (Gator) Lunsford, THE GEORGETONIAN/DOUG MOLLETT director of Campus Safety, Many college students, faculty and staff encourages all students to come have received $75 parking tickets in recent to the Campus Safety office days as Campus Safety has began to issue with any concerns that they citations for restricted parking. might have about parking rules

parking booklet and is investing time into making changes to how things are worded for clarity purposes. This has been an ongoing project for several months to try and help update the information in the booklet as much as possible.

Todd Stone, Assistant Director of Campus Safety, said, “We do value students’ input and want to clear up any misconceptions about parking that they may have. Any information and concerns are welcomed to be brought to the Campus Safety Department.”

Students are highly encouraged to go through the appeal process for any ticket that they feel was unfairly given.

Ticket appeal forms can be picked up at the Campus Safety office outside the Caf in the Student Center. These appeals go into a committee that will make the final decision, which is a separate entity from the Campus Safety Department.

The phone number to Campus Safety is 502–863–8111 and is available to call 24 hours per day.

By HAYDEN DANIEL

Islands as experts warned it could have potentially catastrophic effects.

As coastal residents were evacuating here in the U.S., Irma was making its way through the Caribbean plummeting many small islands east of Puerto Rico, taking a total of 26 lives.

Maintaining the category five ranking with winds recorded as high as 185 mph, Irma dodged but ultimately still caused harm to Haiti and Puerto Rico as there were reports of wind damage and power outages (CNN).

Cubans were scared as they watched the monstrous category five storm head for them. Hitting with full force on Saturday, Irma decimated the northern part of Cuba leaving behind flooded cities and battered homes, kill-

massive flooding and winds.

Florida is not the only state affected; Georgia and South Carolina are expected to have widespread flooding. The storm will also bring heavy rain and possible flooding to much of the southeast region.

All of this is in the midst of Hurricane Harvey, which caused an estimated $120 billion in damage in Houston. The city is in a shortage of construction crews and because of this, Florida may have a slowed recovery. Together, Irma and Harvey are expected to account for $200–$300 billion in damage, comparable to the estimated $200 billion damage of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina (CNBC).

Hurricane Irma devastates southeastern U.S. Staff Writer The highly anticipated Hurricane Irma made its first landfall in the U.S. Sunday morning. Although experts claimed it was the one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, Irma was deemed a category three tropical storm by the time it reached Florida.

Brewing off the west coast of Africa about two weeks ago, Hurricane Irma intensified quickly, eventually turning into a category five hurricane due to unusually warm waters in the Atlantic.

This urged President Trump to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday for Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin

ing 10 people. After hitting Cuba, Irma weakened to a category four hurricane, keeping that ranking until first hitting Florida on Sunday (New York Times).

It eventually was downgraded again to a category three tropical storm.

This comes as a saving grace for Florida as experts believed that if it weren’t for hitting Cuba, Irma would have remained a category five and would have brought much more devastation to coastal cities like Miami and Tampa Bay (Washington Post).

While avoiding what could have been the worst, Florida still received a considerable amount of damage with an estimated 16 million people without power, thousands of damaged homes and buildings and 11 deaths due to

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Wildcats narrowly defeat Colonels 27–13

By LOGAN SMART Staff Writer

Saturday was an absolutely gorgeous day for football as the University of Kentucky Wildcats welcomed in–state foe Eastern Kentucky University into the friendly confines of Kroger Field, formerly known as Commonwealth Stadium.

Following a 24–17 victory in Southern Mississippi last weekend, the Cats looked for improvement in offensive production and continued success defensively.

For the first quarter and a half of Saturday’s contest, they found little. Offensive Coordinator Eddie Gran seemed hesitant to open up the playbook while the offensive line was unable to impose its will on the EKU front seven.

Backup Drew Barker was in the gun for the third and

fourth Wildcat possessions of the game. Barker saw minimal success and the pocket closed around him for two third down sacks in as many drop backs.

With 5:44 remaining in the first half EKU led 13–3, and the Kentucky offense had been just as lethargic as they had been at times last week when running the wildcat formation.

Return starter Stephen Johnson added some life for the UK offense. After a possession saving facemask penalty on the EKU Colonels, Johnson found veterans Charles Walker for 27 yards, and CJ Conrad for 23 yards and a score on a beautiful throw and catch up the seam.

Finally, with something to cheer for, the 54,868 in attendance came alive and helped force a three and out on the next EKU possession. Johnson again led the march with back–

to–back completions to Senior Blake Bone down the sideline to setup an Austin MacGinnis 48–yard attempt to end the half. This had the potential to tie the game at intermission.

The typically sure–legged

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senior slid the ball just outside the left upright, thus leaving the Cats trailing 13–10 at the half.

The Colonels took the field with momentum and went on the march after star running back LJ Scott returned the kickoff into Kentucky territory.

The Wildcat defense, for the second week in a row, forced a vital fumble as the Colonels drove within the UK five–yard line. The Wildcat offense finally got going with two of its next three possessions being drives of 75 yards, and 85 yards respectivley and two touchdowns.

After the slow start to the game, Kentucky’s offense gave fans some encouragement. Benny Snell hit the century mark in the second half after only three yards in the first.

Quarterback Stephen Johnson completed 15 of 22 attempts for the day for a total of 224 yards and a touchdown.

Bone had the biggest game of his career with three catches for 93 yards. While playmaking receiver Lynn Bowden was successfully returning kicks for the Cats, he was disqualified early in the contest by a

targeting penalty.

Defensively, safety Darius West continued his comeback season with another good showing and led the team with 11 tackles. The linebacking corps of Josh Allen, Jordan Jones and Courtney Love along with corner back Derrick Baity tallied eight tackles a piece.

Stiffening in the face of the EKU passing attack, the Kentucky defense allowed three points in the second half and only six total yards on the final three Eastern Kentucky possessions of the game. A MacGinnis field goal with 24 seconds left sealed the Kentucky victory at 27–13.

The Wildcats will travel to Columbia, South Carolina this Saturday Sept. 16 and look to make it four straight victories over the Gamecocks.

Jason Kiley victorious as 14th annual World Beard and Moustache Championships

By WILLIAM THOMAS Opinion Editor The World Beard and Moustache Championships have once again captivated the world as the greatest gathering of hairy–faced men. Each year in September, mustached and bearded men gather together to show off their manes in an extraordinary display of facial keratin. The event took place in Austin, Texas at the Long Center for Performing Arts and was hosted by the Austin Facial Hair Club.

The competition has a long history and is traditionally dominated by Europeans.

The history of the sport is a bit controversial; many different clubs claim to have hosted the first bearding event, but it is generally accepted that the first was in 1990 and hosted by the First Hofener Beard Club in Germany.

The sport first came to the United States in 2003 when the championships were hosted in Carson City, Nev. In that year, European dominance continued, with Germans winning 36 of the 57 trophies awarded. Not until 2009 were Americans able to take control of the championships. In that year, Americans won 12 out of 18 categories and the “Best in

Show” award.

The competition consists of

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27 different categories based on different styles of beards and moustaches including Dali Moustache, in which the ends of the moustache are turned upwards, Alaskan Whaler, which is a full beard without

a moustache, and full beard freestyle, which gives participants free reign on styling their hair. Also included this year were a variety of categories for women, most of whom created fake facial hair to enter the competition.

The facial hair is judged by a panel of judges who are told to pick winners based on how the facial hair best enhances their overall appearance, style and personality.

This year, the “Best in Show” was awarded to Jason Kiley, who entered in the Full Beard Freestyle category. His beard and moustache were styled into a vast display of

loops and hoops from his ears down to his chest. The most wonderful moustache belonged to Wolfgang Schneider, whose natural moustache covered his mouth and extended beyond his cheeks before curling at the ends without use of any styling aid. Natural moustaches may be styled but without any aid, and the hair is allowed start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5 centimeters beyond the end of the upper lip.

More information about this year’s competition can be found at www.worldbeardchampionships.com or www. austinfacialhairclub.com.

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Writing Center reopens for the fall semester

By EVAN MOORE Copy Editor The Writing Center is open! Dr. Carrie Cook has taken over as the director.

The Writing Center’s purpose is to be available to help and guide students through their writing assignments, in any way they can. This includes checking for grammar and spelling, but we go beyond in order to discuss the structure, topic, arguments, writing style and other aspects of a given essay.

Each student tutor at the Writing Center enjoys helping their peers and advancing the writing abilities of both peers and themselves.

By sitting down, one–on– one, with their peers, staff is

able to connect with them and improve the essay. The Writing Center is not meant to be a place of remediation or a sort of “check–up” on one’s writing; it is not a doctor’s office in which one may enter, receive a list of things on which to improve and leave never to return. Instead, tutors want to talk to students about possible changes and walk through the process with them.

The Writing Center’s hours are as follows: Sunday, 7–11 p.m.; Monday, 12:30–4:30 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.; Tuesday, 9:30–11 a.m., 12:30–4:30 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.; Wednesday, 12:30–4:30 p.m. and 7–11 p.m.; and Thursday, 9:30–11 a.m., 12:30–4:30 p.m. and 7–11 p.m.

Lindsey Wilson snaps GC Volleyball’s four game win–streak

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer It was a top 25 match–up at home for the Tigers as they came in ranked 18th and battled number five Lindsey Wilson University. Both teams came into the match without a loss. Lindsey Wilson had a lot of matches under their belt and were rolling into this match starting 8–0, while Georgetown had their first couple of matches cancelled due to the weather in Houston. But the Tigers were not that far behind and were gaining momentum coming into the match with a record of 4–0.

The match did not go as planned for the Tigers as they dropped three straight sets: 25–16, 25–15, and 25–23, surrendering their first loss of

Dr. Holly Barbaccia named honorary football coach

By EVAN MOORE and BETHANY JONES Copy Editor and Sports Editor As of Tuesday Sept. 12, head football coach Bill Cronan has named Dr. Holly Barbaccia Honorary Head Coach of the team.

This Saturday at the home football game, Honorary Coach Barbaccia will be introduced to the team’s booster club during a pregame ceremony. After her introduction there will be tailgaiting and a trip to the team’s locker room to offer encouragement.

Recently, Dr. Barbaccia has recieved a lot of attention on campus, especially after being awarded the Manning Award for excellence in teaching and mentoring.

In an interview with Dr. Barbaccia, Copy Editor Evan Moore asked how the honor stood up to recieving the Manning award She stated, “I know, my cup runneth over, right? Both the award and the game mean a lot to me because they show my students and colleagues see and appreciate me. I feel the same way about them, and I’m particularly

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happy to have a unique opportunity to support our student– athletes.”

Dr. Barbaccia is an avid suppporter of the Georgetown College Football team and says that, “I think Point are in for a good old–fashioned shellacking by our GC Tigers. Grr!” Beggining at 1:30 p.m., the Tigers will take on Point University in Toyota Stadium this Saturday Sept. 16.

Join Dr. Barbaccia as she stands on the sidelines in support of our NAIA 21st ranked and currently undefeated Tiger football team!

the season. The Tigers made it a battle and challenged LWU every set especially the third set. Even though the team did not come out with a win against a strong Lindsey Wilson opponent there were a lot of good things to take away from the match. This Tiger team has a lot of talent up and down their roster. We saw an abundant amount of senior leadership from Caroline Ricks and some great young talent from Lexie Gatewood.

Ricks and Sarah Snyder led the team with eight kills each, while Gatewood and Gracen Howard had 10 digs to lead the team.

With a lot of season left to play, this team can really make some noise with all the talent that they have. The mixture of young talent and the senior

trio makes a great team. team is not only defined by their record, a team is defined on how it is able to come back and gain from a loss and the senior leadership will be a huge factor moving forward because they will show the rest of the team to put the lost behind them and look to the next match.

Watching the game Wednesday, the leadership was shown by how the Tigers put all their effort and did not give up challenging the Lindsey Wilson team and making them work for the victory.

Moving forward the team looks to improve from the loss as they prepare for the upcoming games against Campbellsville University on Sept. 12 and Kentucky State University on Sept. 14.

Fall Intramural Sports Schedule Soccer: September 13 Volleyball: September 17 Flag Football: TBD Tennis: TBD Corn Hole: TBD 3 vs. 3 Basketball: TBD

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Aaron Benge

By DOUG MOLLETT Managing Editor This week’s senior spotlight is Louisville, Ky., native Aaron Benge–AKA Mr. Steal Yo Girl. You may have seen him during orientation dabbing his arms off.

Aaron is a double major in biochemistry and psychology, and he is extremely involved on campus.

He is President of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and a member of the President’s House Association (PHA) where he has previously served as Brotherhood Chairman and Fundraising Chairman.

He is in the Honors Program and Oxford Honors Program.

Aaron studied developmen-

tal psychology in Oxford last fall. He also participated in GCPALS which allowed him to do bioengineering research at Stanford University in the summer of 2016.

Aaron has served as an Admissions Tiger Guide, FirstYear Family Group Leader, SGA Senator, member of the Honor Council, Orientation Leader and Peer Educator.

Aaron has loved his time at Georgetown College, but he has his favorite memories.

One of his favorite Georgetown traditions is Homecoming weekend, especially Songfest. He loves to see the campus community come and work together, and he enjoys getting to meet alumni who are on campus.

Aaron also enjoys Hanging of the Green. “Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and [Hanging of the Green] really puts me in the

Christmas spirit,” he said.

For Aaron, many different things make Georgetown special for him. He loves the intimate relationships he has been able to form with his professors. “They actually care about my education and my future,” he said.

He also loves the small campus because he says he enjoys having short walks to classes.

Lastly, he said he loves that Georgetown has given him the opportunity to get involved. He has been able to broaden his social and professional networks.

Aaron chose to come to Georgetown for many reasons, but two stand out. First, four of his siblings attended Georgetown. But more importantly,

he said when he walked on campus for the first time, “I felt comfortable; I felt at home.”

Aaron is well liked on campus, too. Senior Hannah Shelton said, “He’s been a great friend since my freshman year. He’s a friendly face on campus, and I know I can count on him for anything.”

Aaron is extremely involved, and he is extremely dedicated. His advice to freshmen?

Simple. “Get involved but not too involved. Put yourself out there and get out of your comfort zone, but don’t stretch yourself too thin. It’s better to commit strongly to two or three things than to be hardly involved in ten things.”

have been a little more entertainment at the cookout. It was suggested that more activities and a more diverse arrangement of music may have kept people in attendance longer.

Nonetheless, people still seemed to have really enjoyed themselves at the cookout. The number one question everyone wants the answer to is: how was the food?

Overall, most people enjoyed the food. It was described by some as being like a family barbeque. The grilled burgers and hotdogs were all the rave.

Good food aside, another major question that posed for the members of the IFC was: did the cookout fulfill its intended purpose?

Jon Morgan responded, “I believe it did. The cookout

allowed for the freshmen to meet some people they may not typically meet and gave them some information about Greek life.”

Some students feel that there were some aspects in which the IFC and Panhellenic could improve upon for future cookouts. A lot of people complained, that they did not even know when the cookout was to be held and who was allowed to attend. Better promotion could have increased attendance.

Additionally, the IFC perhaps should have done more advertising to get the information out about the cookout. It was held on the same day as Opening Convocation, so it may have been easier to remember had the IFC and Panhellenic gotten the word

out more effectively.

Some recommended that they should have sent out a campus wide reminder email about the cookout being held, so that the event is fresh on everyone’s minds.

All in all, the cookout went well, but it has been argued that there is room for improvement for future cookouts to come.

Some positive aspects of the cookout are that it was a great opportunity for freshmen and even upper classmen who have yet to learn about Greek to interact with some of the fraternity and sorority members.

It is an event that people are highly recommended to attend for information regarding Greek life, especially if you are a person who is consider-

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Benge visited Stonehenge in England earlier in the year.

IFC and Panhellenic cookout brings campus together

By PARADISE STANFORD Staff Writer The Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic cookout was held in the quad last Tuesday Sept. 5. The cookout was essentially a tool of recruitment and a way to help freshmen students get acclimated with Greek life here on campus.

When asked what was the essential purpose of the cookout Aaron Benge, President of IFC, said: “The purpose of the IFC cookout was to engage the freshmen in a fun relaxed environment while introducing them to some information regarding Greek life. I felt as though it went very well, so I don’t think I would change much about the cookout.”

There were mixed reviews

concerning the flow of the cookout. Some people who attended the event came with the mindset of just wanting to eat free food.

However, once there, the IFC and Panhel members were able to draw them in and give them some insightful and newfound knowledge concerning the fraternities and sororities here a Georgetown College.

Benjamin Martin said, “The food and atmosphere of the cookout were fantastic.

Everyone can enjoy a good ole burger and hotdog from time to time, and it joined the Greek community in a way where freshmen could interact with multiple organizations at the same time.”

Still, after having asked around, some of the cookout goers thought there could

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Holly Barbaccia

By WHITNEY BRYAN

Copy Editor Doctor Holly Barbaccia is an associate professor and is the chair of the English Department here at Georgetown College. She completed her M.A. and her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa, and has worked at Georgetown since she finished her dissertation in 2005.

Dr. Barbaccia enjoys teaching literature and working at Georgetown. She says, “I am fortunate to work at a school where faculty–student mentoring relationships are promoted and appreciated. I love getting to know my students as people and helping them navigate the college experience as they head out into the more–adult world.”

She says that her main goal when teaching is to have her students learn to think for themselves.

Whether she’s guiding a class through Middle English allegorical poetry or reviewing grammar with freshmen, her end game is always to help students

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ing rushing and pledging in the Spring. It gives students the chance to socialize and connect with fraternity and sorority members in a relaxed setting.

Even more importantly attending this event gives students a chance to make a great first impression if they are seeking to join a fraternity or a sorority.

reach the point She likes to hike, Department at Georgetown. where they can read, watch TV, “I’m blessed with brilliant, critically examlisten to music and compassionate, hard–workine and test practice yoga. She ing colleagues. I hate to brag, important ideas, especially loves but we really are a fantastic including their attending literary department, and every student own, so that events and seeing should take at least one electhey can then live music. tive in English to get the most make better, Dr. Barbac- out of GC,” she says. more self–detercia is working on When asked for advice for mined choices writing an intro- students, especially for freshand judgments. duction to a fif- men, Dr. Barbaccia said, “You On Tuesday, t e e n t h – c e n t u r y won’t get another chance quite Sept. 5, Dr. Barprince and poet like this to live in a community baccia received named Charles of learners. Manage your time the Manning d’Orleans.

The well. It’s hard to balance social, Source: facebook.com Award.

This book will be pub- family, athletic and academic Dr. Barbaccia stands holding her John Walker Manning award is prelished as part of commitments, but it only gets Award given at Opening Convocation. sented annually, the series “New harder after college. Rememand it recognizes faculty for Burch and our beloved former Perspectives on Medieval Lit- ber what your primary reason being involved with students, colleague, Mary Brady, have erature.” is for being at GC – to learn – for demonstrating leadership all won the Manning, and I’m Dr. Barbaccia is thank- and truly put that first.” in mentoring and counseling thrilled to join them.” ful to be a part of the English students in their academic In one of the nominations, course work, for demonstrat- Dr. Barbaccia was described ing collegiality and high moral as a professor who shapes her character and for having con- students into better human tributed to the college aca- beings through her investment demic community above and in their academic and personal beyond regular duties. successes.

It is given in memory of Junior Sophia Allen, an John Walker Manning, class of English major, was thrilled 1921, and is made possible by that Dr. Barbaccia won the a gift from Dr. Manning’s late award. Allen said, “Dr. Barwidow, Mrs. Sylvia Beard. The baccia has made such a big recipient is chosen by a com- influence in my time here at mittee composed of students Georgetown. She has been and faculty after receiving both an amazing teacher and nominations from the col- mentor for me, and has given lege community. The winner me opportunities that I am so receives a cash reward and the thankful for. She is the epitome Manning Medallion designed of what that award stands for.” by alumna Emily Lackey Living south of downtown (georgetowncollege.edu).

Lexington with her five–year– Dr. Barbaccia was com- old son, two cats (Guinevere pletely surprised to receive and Barnabas) and three fish the reward. She said, “I’m so (Paint, Ottocat and Spikes), touched and honored that my Dr. Barbaccia enjoys taking The Georgetonian/HALEY OLIVER students and colleagues nom- advantage of the art, culture This week’s tree hugger is Senior Shadell Millinghaus. inated me. Dr. Allen and Dr. and food scene in Lexington.

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Podcast “Beautiful/Anonymous” enlightens listeners

By ELIZABETH SMITH Graphics Editor Podcasts are making a comeback in the entertainment community. This rise in popularity of podcasts is congruent with the rise in smartphone usage. In 2015, 68% of adults in the United States owned a smart phone, a dramatic increase from 35% in 2011 (www.pewinternet.org).

Smartphones have created a whole new world of platforms for companies such as Spotify and Stitcher that are now more capable of reaching greater demographics than ever before.

This summer, I took advantage of my free time to explore the educational opportunities that lay in the palm of my hand. Attempting to broaden my horizons, I listened to a new podcast

as often as I could. However, I stopped trying new podcasts when I discovered a new favorite.

Chris Gethard’s “Beautiful/Anonymous” has been one of the most insightful sources of entertainment that I have experienced in years. I hesitate in describing the podcast as entertainment; some interviews are very entertaining while others are more so informative of cultural and regional norms of which I am simply unaware.

I have also considered it to be a news source that offers solely first–hand accounts of current events.

The podcast presents a similar purpose as the photoblog and book “Humans of New York.” Unlike “Humans of New York,” which features a street portrait of an individual and a short interview about their life in

that moment, “Beautiful/Anonymous” enlightens listeners to real life situations affecting real people through a one hour recorded interview.

The interviews consist of an anonymous caller’s conversation with host Chris Gethard. For one hour the caller is allowed to say whatever they want for up to an hour or until they hang up, so long as they stay anonymous.

All of the interviews I have listened to contain important dialogues that many people need to hear. Although every caller is different, they all bring light to important subjects: a mom describing the ethics of medical research as experienced by her child, a student describing drug culture and pressure in American colleges and universities, a high school student afraid to come out as bisexual in a conservative

community, an African American military veteran living in Charlottesville discussing the protests in his town.

The podcast and its weekly episodes have become so popular and impactful that a closed Facebook group has been created to discuss each week’s episodes and its respective themes, topics and anonymous caller. The group currently has 18,600 members and continues to grow. The group is unique in that it creates a space for the host of the show to communicate his thoughts and ideas with the fans on a regular basis.

Episodes of “Beautiful/Anonymous” can be accessed on Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein, Earwolf, iTunes and several other online radio platforms.

More information on the series can be found at www.chrisgeth.com/beautifulanonymous.

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Netflix’s “Castlevania” shows great promise

By HARRY SMITH Staff Writer I can’t believe it. They did it. There is finally a video–game adaptation that wasn’t completely God–awful. Last year, I wrote that there would never be a good video–game movie (I still stand correct since “Castlevania” is a show), but “Castlevania” is free from some limiting factors which other franchises face. I’ll elaborate.

The “Castlevania” games are simple but excellent platformers with an over–arching plot (kill Dracula) as well as episodic storylines that begin and are resolved within each game.

The lore of “Castlevania” is rich from a series spanning decades, but there is considerable liberty that creators could take with making something truly their

own. This is what they did with “Castlevania” to great effect.

The story is based on the plotline of “Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.”

When the Church executes Dracula’s scientist wife for witchcraft, the immortal vampire declares war on the country of Wallachia. Summoning an army straight from Hell, Dracula unleashes an unstoppable wave of destruction.

Our hero, Trevor Belmont, spends most of the apocalypse getting wasted at pubs (ah, a man after my own heart).

Exiled by the Church, Belmont wants nothing more than to wander the earth until his dying days. However, when he finds a group of persecuted nomads under attack, he must shoulder the mantle that his family shrugged off long ago.

I’ll start with the great deal of praise

I have for this show. Writer Warren Ellis and Director Sam Deats perfectly captured the tone and aesthetic of the games. Even though the games were limited by the technology of the time, they did a great job of making you feel like you were traversing Dracula’s Castle in Romania.

The show captured that gothic look and demonic imagery. The animation and combat was great, and all of the characters were well–defined. Richard Armitage, voicing Belmont, really stole every scene he was in. I thought he did a great job portraying this jaded, broken man, and it was great to see him rise up and realize his roots.

My biggest problem with the show is simple; where’s the music? It’s not that the music of the show was bad per se, but the themes to the “Castlevania”

series are so iconic and great that it baffles me they didn’t include at least one orchestral arrangement. It looked like “Castlevania,” but it didn’t sound like it.

My next biggest complaint is the length. At four 23–minute episodes, “Castlevania” hardly received a satisfying debut. I knocked the whole thing out in less time than it takes to watch an Adam Sandler movie. Ellis states that he thinks of the story as a trilogy, with season one being the first installment. The next season, confirmed for eight episodes in 2018, will wrap up the trilogy.

I think of season one as the first act of a great story, and I intend to bingewatch the whole thing when it comes out next year. I’d give “Castlevania” 4/5 corgis in its current state.

ignorant to the traumatic experiences of the late 1800s and early 1900s of which native people were subjected.

Most of these experiences can be found detailed in narratives or fictional novels that have been published for years, just not talked about.

As ashamed as I am to admit this, I was a part of the group who was not fully aware of Native American history.

I had not read the books, submerged myself in the poetry or watched the movies.

The only knowledge I had was an Americanized version of Native American history that had been regurgitated through the school system for years.

Through taking English classes at Georgetown, my horizon has been broadened regarding the culture, and I have just begun to scratch the surface on the literary works of a lost culture.

One book I highly recommend is

“Black Elk Speaks” by John Neihardt.

In this narrative, the life of Black Elk, a Lakota medicine man, are transcribed by an Englishman. Published originally in 1932, the book is full of historical nuances that cannot be fully understood without the reading the Native American perspective.

The Western Historical Quarterly calls “Black Elk Speaks” an “American classic.”

Online readers are raving about the narrative as well. Joan DeArtemis, a reviewer on Goodreads.com, says, “This is my third time reading this book, and every time I come away with something new. I highly recommend this to anyone studying religion... [and] every single American citizen...the Lakota people have a vibrant, exciting, living religious tradition, and the fact that Black Elk’s story was recorded is a gem and a blessing.”

Louise Erdrich is another prominent author that has made surges within the Native American community. Through her novels, such as “The Round House,” “Love Medicine,” and “Tracks,” she is bridging the gap between the general population and the Native American community in the literary world.

Another online reader writes, “A member of the Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes, Louise Erdrich has been a leading voice in Native American literature for over thirty years...Erdrich wrote ‘Love Medicine’ at the age of 29, and this debut novel won the National Critics Circle Book award…Erdrich creates real characters that tug on the heartstrings of human emotions.”

I highly encourage students at Georgetown, no matter their cultural background, to immerse themselves into Native American literature.

Native American Literature is an underrated genre

By BAILEE BOGGESS Features Editor Throughout history, many different cultures have been drastically unnoticed in the literary world. While there are many wonderful and acclaimed authors, poets and novelists publishing works, they often are not publicized outside of their own communities.

While this can be seen in Latin and Hispanic and African American cultures, perhaps the most unknown genre of literature is created by Native Americans.

Europeans and Americans have dehumanized the native people for centuries, beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus to what is now known as Cuba in 1492. Since then, the cultural identity of Native Americans has been stripped away from them.

Even in 2017, most people (especially college–age adults) are virtually

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By PARADISE STANFORD Staff Writer It is a common saying that time heals all wounds. As a nation we have many wounds, some of which still bleed out profusely. A great majority of our nation’s injuries are self— inflicted, making them the most difficult kind to treat and heal. Time has yet to heal these wounds.

The question at hand is, “How can we help our nation heal from centuries of racial and socioeconomic injustices?” If we stick with the notion that time heals, then we must also keep in mind that it takes much longer to lose weight than to gain it, so if we wish to shed the pounds of the injustices and inequalities that we have spent centuries gaining, it is going to take a whole lot more than just sitting around waiting for time to pass.

We must exercise our rights, voice our demands,and above all else take action, for it is the only means of making progress. I believe in a greater notion: a notion that love is the healer of all wounds. Not love as a feeling or an emotion, but love as an action. We must first learn to come together to love one another as we love

ourselves. Where there are acts of love, acts of justice follow.

Racism and socioeconomic injustices still exist because a people divided can be better controlled. In other countries, religion, class, sex, age or culture is used to do the same thing. These are the easiest tools used to ensure that we all will never come together as one to focus on the issues that truly matter.

Recovery can only begin through changing the mindset of a nation by embracing the truths about the injustices that continue to happen. We must educate the elderly, the leaders of today and especially the leaders of tomorrow. That is how we heal this nation; by exposing our wounds for all to see, so that the doctor might come and heal us all. The doctor being justice.

Laws need to be put in place to help prevent these types of injustices from occurring and hindering future generations to come. Americans need to work really hard at making laws that are fair, logical and just for all people. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life.

In this nation, we are in theory born equal and given equal opportunity, making us solely responsible for the outcome of our lives.

In reality, however, so many of us are born into poverty due to all the problems of slavery, segregation and discrimination that haunts us from America’s past. The minorities in this nation especially suffer racial and socioeconomic injustice. They are born into poverty and broken homes in addition to all the racial discrimination they must endure.

Also, women in the work force face many socioeconomic injustices as well, one of the greatest being that women in the work force get paid less than men. So, it is not true that we are all born with equal opportunities because we are not all born into equal circumstances.

Our nation must begin to practice self—healing methods because we have to try to stop the bleeding in case the doctor never comes to treat us. This method of self—healing I’m referring to is that of understanding. Understanding that we are not all born on equal footing may be the temporary fix that will keep the wounds of our nation stable until they be properly treated and healed.

Perhaps time can heal America, but some of us are done waiting.

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Thank you humanities, from a scientist

By DOUG MOLLETT News Editor

Before I begin, I would like to first point out that I am a science person. I’m an environmental science major; I have spent summers doing scientific research; and I have an enormous amount of respect and support for people in the sciences. I spend my time in Asher and not in Pawling.

Based on that, my argument about which, the sciences or the humanities, is more important may not be what you might expect.

From the time I remember first learning science in school, I learned the scientific method.

I continue, at Georgetown College, to learn the steps of the

scientific method. In case you don’t remember, the steps are: observe, question, hypothesis, experiment, analyze and conclude.

It makes sense to say that the first step of the scientific method is the most important, because without the observation there is no need for step two or three and so on. Often, it isn’t the science people who ask the important questions; it is the people who devote their lives and their studies to the humanities.

Curiosity is a beautiful thing. It leads to questions that people don’t think about, and often, questions people don’t want to think about. The humanities lead to the earth— shattering questions.

It was the philosophers and the theologians that prompted the biologists to investigate whence humans came and when, why and how they appeared. It was the musicians that prompted the physicists to study how sound works. It was the painters and sculptors that prompted the chemists and geologists to study the mixing of dyes and chemicals and the formation of billion year old rocks.

It’s disheartening for me to hear people of power undermine the necessity of the humanities. Kentucky’s very own governor said last year, “All the people in the world that want to study French literature can do so, they are just not going to be subsidized by

in return. This principle is even laid out in Hammurabi’s famous code of law.

Unfortunately, Hammurabi lived in a brutal, violent Mesopotamian society more than 3,500 years ago, and his code of law has no place in

the modern United States. We have progressed a bit since then. Or maybe not.

Check out the map below.

Countries marked red are those that murder their citizens. Alongside the U.S. in this regard are China, Saudi

the taxpayer.”

He, and many other politicians, obviously don’t understand the importance of studying French literature, or Spanish linguistics, business ethics or the history of wars in this country.

What about our FBI and CIA translators that allow our government to investigate and prosecute crimes? What about our international ambassadors and diplomats dealing with some of the matters of our nation’s upmost importance? What about our doctors and nurses working abroad to combat deadly diseases? What about our engineers who need the help of an architect to build the world’s tallest buildings?

Maybe most importantly,

what about our teachers?

What about our teachers who inspire and open the minds of our students through music, art or whatever else they may be passionate about. Maybe it is physics or maybe it is chemistry, but it takes someone who understands the humanities, someone who understands people on more than just a biological level, to inspire our young people to become and find themselves.

So yes, even though I consider myself a science person, a scientist if you will, I know that none of that would be even remotely possible without the contributions of those working diligently in the humanities.

Government murder is not acceptable

By WILLIAM THOMAS Opinion Editor Capital punishment, or, if you prefer, the death penalty, is an archaic form of punishment in which a government sanctions the death of one of its citizens for committing a crime. In other words, capital punishment is the murder of a citizen by the same entity to whom said person trusts his or her safety and protection.

It is easy to argue that state—sponsored murder is deserved by those who are on the receiving end. Most of the time, these people have commited violent crimes like murder or rape. It only makes sense that they get what they deserve, right? If you kill someone, you should be killed

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Arabia, Iran and several Northern African countries.

All of these countries are also ones against which the U.S. has spoken because of their brutality against their citizens.

When will the hypocrisy end?

The United States is better

than murder. Christians especially must take a forceful stand against the murder of our brothers and sisters. We no longer can stand by and ignore the words of Jesus, who blesses those who make peace and commands us to respond without revenge.

The simple truth is that destroying God’s creation, even the most wicked of it, is against God. It breaks the community God intends for us and it communicates to the world that Christians do not care if other people die.

Do not allow this to happen. Take a stand. make a difference. Save a life. Save that in which God is most pleased.

T H E B A C K PA G E News for People in a Hurry

By AIDAN YOUNG Backpage Editor For those of you who are interested in what is happening in the world but are too busy to sit down and watch the news, here are some updates on what is happening around you.

1. The Hurricanes Just weeks after Hurricane Harvey rampaged through Houston, Irma made its way to the southeastern part of the United States.

Though late Monday evening the classification of Irma weakened from tropical storm to a tropical depression, everything in its wake will take weeks, most likely months, to repair. In Florida alone 7.5 million residences were left without power through Monday night. There have been 10 confirmed deaths in the United States and Cuba, along with 18 other deaths occurring on smaller islands. President Trump stated Sunday, “Right now, we’re worried about lives.” The president also acknowledged that recovery is “going to cost a lot of money”(CNN).

a functioning member of society, you may need to know what the DACA program is. The news has been filled with reactions over the decision by the Trump administration to wind down DACA. President Barak Obama created DACA, or the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals, in 2012. The main goal of the program is to allow children who were brought into the country illegally, to be granted two–year periods to stay in the U.S. to live and work. Since Trump took office, more than 200,000 immigrants have signed up for DACA seeking protection from deportation.

As for now, Congress has six months to create a fix before the government will stop renewing and granting DACA permits(NBC News).

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2. What is DACA? For those readers who are not invested in politics, but still like to know enough to be

3.North Korea Basically, North Korea detonated their sixth nuclear bomb on Sunday, September 3. Because of this, the United Nations has created new sanctions to restrict oil imports and textile exports in North Korea.

The hope of the U.N. is to take away fuel resources and the main revenue stream for it’s weapons programs. While the U.S. proposed harsher sanctions, Russia and China agreed to reduce measures. China supplies a large percentage of North Korea’s crude

oil, so this is likely linked to their decision to pass the less harsh sanctions (BBC).

4. Wildfire Wildfire season has yet to come to an end as flames are still making their way through Montana, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Utah. Usually by the end of September, any wildfires from the summer months begin to cease, however this year relief has yet to occur.

Many of these fires have been started by lightning strike, and have not been able to be put out due to the extremely dry air in the west.Over the past six months 24,000 firefighters have been combating these large flames. This has resulted in the deaths of eight firefighters and complete destruction of over 500 homes. It has also been reported that the Forest Service has spent $1.75 billion fighting these fires, and the U.S. Interior Department has spent $391 million as of Sept 11 (L.A. Times).

5. IPhone 8 The time has come. The iPhone 8 is scheduled to be released for pre–order in the United States on Sept 15, and Apple fanatics can expect some changes and additions to he newest member of the mobile phone family. The biggest change to the exterior is that now the back and front will both be made of a new, more durable glass. But we all know this just means that our phones will not only shatter on the front, but the back too!

As for other new features we can expect 25% louder speakers, higher definition camera, new portrait lighting for photos and a 256 GB storage option. Now for the inevitable, the starting price for the iPhone 8 is $699. This means if you prefer the iPhone 8 plus, with the most storage, you’re looking at close to a $1,000 check. Even though this is a huge chunk of change, we can expect lines out the doors of all phone providers come Sept 22 when the phones will be available in stores.