Issue 10

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

April 18, 2018

GC helps present Bishop College Revival

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor The Bishop College Revival took place in Lexington, Ky., at the Consolidated Baptist Church.

The overall theme of the revival was “Journey of Leadership: In His Excellence.” Presented by the Bishop Scholars Program and the Georgetown College Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the revival symbolizes the partnership of Georgetown College with Bishop College (a historically black Baptist college in Dallas, Texas, that is now closed).

Students in the program have to be recommended by or be related to Bishop College alumni. Directed by Robbi Barber, the program has flourished during its 11–year history at Georgetown. Barber also serves as the Associate Director of the Office of Faith & Service at the college.

This was the 8th annual Bishop College revival. Barber believes that, “over the eight years of its existence, it has cultivated the spirits of Georgetown College and Bishop College to grasp a deeper dedication of the divine partnership of the colleges as well

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as create cultural connections, engagement and intellectual conversations in the spiritual life of our campus and the surrounding communities.”

To encourage members of the college to come, GC provided transportation for faculty, staff and students each night. A Nexus credit was offered for students as well.

The revival began on Monday, April 9 with Rev. Dr. David Wade as the speaker.

Rev. Dr. Wade has been the pastor at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Mesa, Ariz., since 1999. He came to the church after preaching in Los Angeles, Calif., for a number of years. He is a graduate of Bishop College, Grace Seminary and G. More Seminary (mcbcmesa.org).

On the second night, Rev. Dr. Stephen Thurston spoke.

Thurston is the pastor at the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill. He is the third generation in his family to preach at the church (biography.jrank.com).

Rev. Dr. Denny Davis from the St. John Church in Dallas, Texas, delivered the message on the third night. On the fourth and final night, Rev. Dr. Ralph D. West from the

Brookhollow Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, spoke.

All the pastors were graduates from Bishop College, adding to the significance of the event.

Local gospel choirs were featured each night. The University of Kentucky Black Voices, Consolidated Baptist Unity Choir, University of Louisville Black Diamonds and Northern Kentucky University Gospel Choir performed, respectively.

Overall, the revival proves to be a spiritually rewarding experience for all who attended. Barber commented on the evenings by saying, “First, I think the Revival allows the spirits of Georgetown College and Bishop College to come together as one and celebrate a divine partnership as well as keeping the spirit of Bishop College alive.”

“Secondly, I think the Revival has created an atmosphere of worship for the people of God to be refreshed and renewed as they continue in their capacity of service.”

Sophomore Jerryn Jones said, “The Bishop Scholars Program truly is carrying on a great legacy, and I can’t wait to be a part of the program.”

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Volume CXXXVIII Issue 10

SGA holds last meeting of ‘17–’18

Source: Remy Williams

Below: SGA Executive Council for the 2017–2018 school year. From left to right: Haleigh Bevins, Eddie Lam, Mikaela Dennison, Remy Williams, Ben Martin, Alex Schearer and Abby Wheeler.

By HAILEY BOWMAN Staff Writer The SGA General Assembly meeting was on April 12 and was the final meeting for the 2017–2018 academic year.

President Remington Williams opened the meeting and then started the reports.

This was his last SGA meeting as President. He concluded saying how thankful he was to serve on SGA and gave best wishes to the new council.

Mikayla Dennison, VP of Academic Affairs, talked about the continued efforts towards getting ASL (Ameri-

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can Sign Language) at Georgetown. Mikayla is in the process of finding someone to come in to teach the activities and getting everything in line for the next VP of Academic Affairs.

Abigail Wheeler, Event Planner. mentioned the great turnout for the blood drive that took place on April 10.

Alex Shearer, Parliamentarian, called role for the Senators and then for the various organizations among campus.

Several members were not present because there was not Senate reports made.

(See SGA on p. 3).

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Headlines Compiled by Trey Smallwood  Starbucks is being forced to close 8,000 stores on May 29 due to racial biased education.  Trump reports his talks with North Korea were high level.  Private prison contractor accused of human trafficking in immigrants’ lawsuit.  Baboons escape from biomedical testing facility by working as a team.  Young child asks if deceased atheist father is in heaven and Pope Francis gives him a hug.

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Graduating Art Majors hold art show reception

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor The annual senior art show opened on Thursday, April 12 showcasing the art of five seniors graduating with an art degree. The exhibition titled “But not exactly” included the work of Shannon Cook, Rebecca Grinnell, Landry Jung, Daniel Orr and Kiana White.

As an art historian, Shannon Cook has a passion for exposing all people, young and old, to art. It is Cook’s dream to create environments where children are welcome to appreciate and learn about art. On Thursday, Cook had her senior thesis on display: “Raiders of the Lost Art: Ethics, the Illegal Art Trade, and the Repatriation of the Indigenous, Sacred, and Jewish Holocaust-era Art.” Using sculpture, Rebecca Grinnell expressed the journey this project has been for her. Grinnell relates art to her life using contrasting shapes and colors. “It began as a study of spaces, but it has progressed and has become a conversation between who I am and who I think I should be. The blue paper is very put together but creative in its creation; while the wire shows a bit more chaotic version of the same principles.” Each individual wire and paper piece was hung from the ceiling at alternating heights. Grinnell describes

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Senior Art majors speak about their pieces at the beginning of the open ing reception. how this assignment has changed her viewpoint on art. She said, “I never took art further than a set of rules to follow to create good artwork. I have begun to use process as it is, and letting creativity guide it.”

Landry Jung created an interactive experience using Multimedia to start discussion about the Holy Spirt. “This work is the product of my attempt to process the neglect and criticism of the Holy Spirit in the culture in which I have been raised. This is a mixture of my evolving outlook and experience of the Holy Spirit and how he speaks to me.” Jung reflected about creation process saying “I have learned to continually trust in and follow God.” Daniel Orr specializes in graphic

design. In preparing for his show, Orr realized that the majority of his art is centered on the ones he loves. With a series called, “Brother Branding,” Orr developed a brand for each of his fraternity brothers. He said, “my goal was to provide a design that described them as an individual. In a sense, it is like a portrait through a design.”

Kiana White is a Ceramicist but also a multimedia artist. She said “the things I’ve never told you is an exploration evaluating why we as people withhold things from others.” White’s work dives into a serious topic about communication in relationships. She explained that “this body of work is an experimentation with mixed mediums to show how I and others all share a bond of secrecy.” In this work, the audience had the opportunity to write down a secret they have never told a person.

White created an emotionally powerful experience for her audience. “I’m walking out of here different than I came in. My secrets now lie in the walls of Georgetown College,” Junior Renee Toole For a closer look at these pieces, the works of our GC senior artists are outside the art gallery in the LRC.

 Stormy Daniels sends out a sketch of the man who threatened her over Trump allegations.  Southwest airplane engine fails and causes one death.

We are in need of writers for the the 2018–2019 school year!

If you are interested in writing for the News section, contact Laura Callihan at lcallihan@ georgetowncollege.edu.

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Kentucky Board of Education Comissioner resigns

By LAURA CALLIHAN News Editor

The Kentucky Board of Education Comissioner Dr. Stephen Pruitt officially resigned on April 17 2018.

Though he still had a year left on his term, Pruitt decided to resign because of the recent decisions made by Gov. Matt Bevin. There were no pending reasons for Pruitt to be in danger of termination from his position but was unhappy with the pension changes that would be taking place under Bevin’s administration.

It was after a four-hour board meeting with the seven new board members, all of whom were appointed recently

by Gov. Bevin. Pruitt was seen leaving the building and his resignation was announced a short time afterwards.

WKYT reports that “This comes

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after Gov. Matt Bevin announced seven board of education appointments, including the recently resigned Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Hal Heiner” (wkyt.com).

The Kentucky Board of Education has accepted his resignation and will be compensating him for 90 days with benefits. They have also already appointed an interim commissioner for the board — Dr. Wayne Lewis, whoformerly worked at the University of Kentucky as an associate professor of Education.

According to WKYT, “He said being Commissioner of Education in Kentucky was the greatest job he ever had. He said wherever he is, he will continue his dedication to public education, remembering children and educators.” (wkyt).

Georgetown College hosts Missions Weekend

By DREA WELLS Staff Writer Over this past weekend, a dozen youth groups from the Scott County area joined together at Georgetown College from miles around to grow together through service in the community. All day Saturday, they spent their time at places such as the Twisted Tree Community Garden, Elizabeth Place and the Gathering Place.

Each student worked hard cleaning, weeding and sharing Jesus through their actions. Although the groups came in many sizes and ages, not one of the students played a lesser role

than another. After serving, the came together, playing games, eating in the Caf and sharing stories about how they saw God work in their service projects.

A few students from Georgetown took time out of their weekend to work under the leadership of Andrew Noe. They lead the students not only in their projects, but in worship and in BibleStudies. The students learned the story of the Good Samaritan what it means to be a neighbor and also learned about working together to be stronger.

The students and leaders alike returned home with something new in their hearts, as they say God working in people so young.

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SGA continued from p. 1

After the reports were given, Rosemary Allen, who is the Provost/Dean of the College, came to speak about the possible upcoming changes to Georgetown. One of the changes that will occur in the future includes the music minor which is being brought back in the fall.

Furthermore, Georgetown has decided to include courses in the graduate program for education that include specializing in a particular program.

She then opened up the meeting to any questions or suggestions for Georgetown College. People brought up concerns about the grading pro-

cess done by faculty. The concern was that there needs to be improvements in how the grading system works with Moodle. Also, a person suggested that Georgetown make a class centered around teaching students Adulting101.

If you have any questions or concerns, still feel free to reach out to any of the current Executive Cabinet.

The SGA 2018—2019 Executive Cabinet includes: Ben Martin— President, Emily Altman— Vice President, Averie Lozano— VP Campus and Community Affairs, Riley Noe— VP Academic Affairs, and Raeann Fultz— Parliamentarian.

Greek Week Schedule

Wednesday: Quad Games at the Quad from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday: Anti—Human Trafficking Nexus Event in the Chapel from 11 a.m. to noon Friday: Award Ceremony in the Chapel at 6 p.m.

Senior Class Events Senior Picnic: April 26 at 5:30 p.m Senior Trip: Lexington Legends May 10 at 7 p.m. and meet in the Student Center at 6 p.m.

Senior Banquet: May 11 at 4:45 p.m.

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Sports & Recreation

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NAIA rule change gives GC GC Spring Football basketball new competition Game this Thursday

By LOGAN SMART Staff Writer

Per a release from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the NAIA will remove its current system, made up of two divisions for both men’s and women’s basketball, beginning in the 2020– 2021 season.

This directly affects Georgetown College. The Tigers will now be required to limit the basketball roster to only eight full scholarship players, down from 11 allowed scholarship athletes this season.

Current NAIA Division II schools such as Asbury University, Alice Lloyd College, Brescia University, Kentucky Christian University, Midway University and Union College will now be on the same

level (with the same number of scholarships as GC), up from six scholarship players this year (naia.org).

While this will not affect conference affiliation immediately, it could cause conference realignment as smaller schools try to better meet their athletic budget needs by playing closer to home. Fortunately for the Mid–South Conference, the traditional powerhouse of NAIA Division I basketball, there likely will be little to no change.

The downside of this is the talent discrepancy that currently exists between Division I and Division II basketball programs and how it could affect competitiveness of contests in the early years of the new rules. For example, two years ago Georgetown played Brescia, Midway and Alice

Lloyd in a two–week span and won those by an average of 26 points.

This rule change was created in attempt to bring all NAIA athletic programs up to the same playing field. Most schools previously classified as Division II have been seen in a negative light compared to the highly competitive Division I athletics.

Theoretically, this will create a more competitive NAIA basketball environment, thus more fun for students and fans nationwide.

The Council of Presidents who made this decision has also floated the idea of a 64– team national tournament with the first two rounds taking place at sites around the country and the field of 16 to play the final four rounds in Kansas City, Mo.

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor To begin the Spring season, the Georgetown College football team will be holding the Orange and Black Scrimmage on April 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The Orange and Black game is a long–standing tradition at Georgetown, with 2018’s scrimmage marking the 121st game. So far, scores for the winning teams are 60–60.

Per tradition, the seniors will create the teams in one day. The day after, both teams will have a chance to practice and plan anything needed for the scrimmage.

Coach Bill Cronin is looking forward to the game. In an interview with Jenny Elder (Sports Information, Georgetown College), he said, “We’ve had a great spring, and I think this will be a fun night for our

fans to show some appreciation to our returners as well as get a look at some of the winter transfers and our incoming freshmen class.”

As a whole, the team does enjoy the scrimmage. Cronin also said, “We love spring game. After the grueling hours of hard work in the weight room and on the practice field, we take a moment to enjoy and compete.”

Shawn Boykin, a senior, has enjoyed playing in the game for the past three years.

Now, as a senior, he says “It was a great experience to play in the spring game and have support from friends, family and future Tigers. It will be interesting to watch from an alumni standpoint.”

Besides Tiger fans, incoming football players for Fall 2018 will be in attendance.

They will be introduced at the game.

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Sports & Recreation

2018 NBA Playoffs: expected matchups and predictions

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer This year we are seeing something different in the NBA playoffs. For the first time since 2014, we are not seeing the Golden State Warriors or Cleveland Cavaliers as number one seeds in their conference.

There are some fantastic first round match–ups happening right now, such as Portland vs. New Orleans and Philadelphia vs. Miami.

All of this has people asking many questions. Will Lebron take the Cavaliers to the finals as a four seed? Who will come out of the Western Conference?

Lebron James is seen as the best basketball player right now. But this year, Cleveland has not been the same as it has in past years. After making big moves in the off–season, everyone was expecting amazing things. Well, those moves didn’t pan out. They had to make some trades before the deadline to get things going.

Cleveland must go through Toronto (1–seed), Boston (2–seed) and Philadelphia (3–seed) to make the finals.

Toronto is looking good right now. Boston, after losing Kyrie Irving right before the post season, is leaning heavily on Jason Tatum.

Toronto has looked good in previous years, but has not been able to get through to the finals. Some think that they don’t have the ability to beat James in the playoffs.

From the Eastern conference, people should be looking out for Philadelphia. The Sixers have played very well together throughout the season.

They have Ben Simmons, a player who some believe is going to win Rookie of the Year. They also have a good shooter in J.J. Redick; and don’t forget about Joel Embiid who is coming back from an injury.

The Western conference is not as wide open as the East.

Only two teams can make it out of the West. Houston and Golden State are the favorites.

Houston has been hot from the start; they hit a small road bump when Chris Paul was out, but they look unstoppable with him back in their starting line-up.

James Harden has had one of the best seasons of his career. With the help of Paul, they will be a very tough team to beat in the tournament.

The question about the Warriors is whether Steph Curry can come back and play well. In the regular season, Houston has a 2–1 record against Golden State.

The Warriors are a streaky

team this year, playing well one game and then struggling in others. If the Western conference comes down to either Houston or Golden State, the Warriors will have to play well the whole series.

For the first time since 2014, we will not see Cleveland and Golden State in the finals.

I think the Philadelphia 76ers are coming out of the East, beating the Cavaliers in the conference finals. In the West, it’s going to be Houston beating the Warriors.

The Cavaliers and Warriors have just been too streaky over the season.

Regardless which team survives to the championship, the talent involved will make this tournament one worth watching. However, now is the time to start thinking about your own preditions. With that being said, who do you think will be in the finals this year?

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GC Baseball visits elementary school baseball team

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor

On April 13, the men’s baseball team at Georgetown visited the St. Timothy Catholic School in Florence, Ky. to engage in some fun activities with elementary school students.

The past few weeks have been rocky for Tiger Baseball.

As of April 13, the Tigers were sitting just above even with a record of 20 wins to 18 losses.

In an atempt to refocus, the team stopped at a local elementary school on their way to a nonconference game. The trip was arranged by assistant coach David Higuera, who works at the school in addition to helping coach the team at Georgetown. He decided that the Tigers needed to reach out and connect to the local community.

Coach Micah Baumfield believed this was a positive experience for the team, as they have had a rough past few

weeks. He said, “You always go into a thing like this looking to give back, but I always find we reap as many, if not more benefits from these experiences,” (Georgetown College).

Baumfield also emphasizes the importance of looking outside of the sports realm to recharge after difficult times: “Reaching out to these young boys and girls resets our focus to baseball as a game, but there are so many other things going on in this world that are more important,” (Georgetown College).

Chris Gilbody, a junior catcher, enjoyed spending time with the kids. In an interview, he said, “It’s time to shake off the stresses of the game and remember why we all started playing in the first place. We love this game, and we have a few more weeks in regular season to get rolling. Now is the time.”

The team continues their season at Shawnee State University on Friday, April 20.

If you’re interested in becoming a photographer or writer for the sports section, contact Riley Noe at

jnoe@georgetowncollege.edu

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Upbeat Café is a needed change of scenery

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Staff Writer I will admit, I do not take advantage of the Mulberry as much as I do other campus offerings, however; when the weather permits, I frequent Upbeat Café & Music Venue.

The hidden gem provides its customers with the distinctive, relaxed sense of locality Starbucks lost upon expanding its brand into a loud, hectic worldwide chain.

Upbeat is an honest representation of a picturesque coffee house: a warm environment in both temperature and color, stellar décor, comfortable seating, quiet enough to work and carry normal con-

versation. I am happy to have discovered Upbeat Café in my youth at Georgetown College as this place has already stolen and claimed a significant place in my heart.

There are multiple reasons I find Upbeat Café more appealing than the Mulberry and chain coffee shops: its broad menu, the welcoming atmosphere, the value and the fact that I am supporting a local business rather than funding a multi–billion dollar corporation.

Not only does Upbeat offer a wide selection of entirely self–made coffee–based drinks, juices and sodas, the coffee shop also has an extensive selection of homemade

food to choose from. Of course, there are your typical coffee shop pastries, but Upbeat also offers one–of–a–kind dessert such as their popular cappuccino chocolate chip muffins, cheesecake and scones. The restaurant offers a lot of food options, primarily grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, and turkey, roast beef or ham paninis.

When I am looking for a light lunch, I usually order the Trio option: three small menu items for only $6.95. I usually get a beef soup, chicken or fruit salad and a pastry or dessert.

When I have time to enjoy the atmosphere, I love ordering the ham panini served with potato chips, iced vanilla bean

coffee and homemade cheesecake.

While this may sound like a very insignificant feature in a restaurant for you, I really appreciate that Upbeat Café serves your food to you on glass plates as you would find in your house rather than plastic to–go boxes. This helps add to the welcoming atmosphere I mentioned before.

In the warmer weather, I have been told there are even artists that perform on occasion on the back patio. This all contributes to the idea that Upbeat is much more than a business – they want to transition their customers into regulars, not nameless faces.

I highly recommend vis-

iting Upbeat Café & Music Venue. The beautiful, quaint restaurant is located at 117 North Broadway, just a few minutes walk from campus.

It is in the perfect spot to stay hidden and not become too busy but is easy enough to find for people to bring their business. I consider this venue one of the best attractions of Georgetown, perfect for any occasion.

If you go with a group of friends, it will be a great time to catch–up, and if you go alone, you will most likely collect some new friends! Stop what you are doing and fit a weekly lunch visit to Upbeat into your schedule. Now.

Alumni Spotlights: Abby Smith and Steve York

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor After they depart from GC, Georgetown graduates go on to make considerable achievements in the state, the country and across the world. For this week’s alumni spotlight, alumnus Abby Smith and Steve York are featured.

Most recently, Abby Smith (Class of 2016), was awarded the Fulbright Award. Through this grant, she will complete an English Teaching Assistantship in Germany for the upcoming 2018–2019 academic year.

Smith looks forward to her time in Germany and is following in the footsteps of her older

sister, Collin, who was also a Fulbright Scholar in 2015 and taught in Germany. She told Georgetown College, “As an educator, I understand the importance of education and the ways that people learn. I am looking forward to learning more about German culture and also being a resource for the students that I will be helping with English.”

Travelling abroad is something very familiar to Smith, as she studied English at Oxford University at Regent’s Park College during her undergraduate career. She graduated from Georgetown with a degree in English and a minor in history. Smith has been teaching at Harrison County

High School for two years director from 1998 to 2011. and has recently returned York’s achievements as to Georgetown to work on a journalist have touched a Master’s degree in eduthe lives of many. Ralph cation.

Hacker, former broadAlumni Steve York caster and co–worker of (Class of 1971) also York’s, says he was an received a large honor this “outstanding reporter, not month. Through his work afraid to dig for a story.” as a journalist in KenBesides his recent tucky, York was inducted Source: Georgetown College induction, York has also into the University of Ken- Pictured above is this week’s alumni won the lifetime achievetucky School of Journalism spotlight, Abby Smith. ment award from the Hall of Fame.

Ohio Valley Chapter of the To win this award, individ- tion beginning in 1972. From National Academy of Televiuals must have made a large 1978–1985, he reported on pol- sion Arts and Sciences. contribution to the field of Jour- itics for Louisville’s WAVE-TV Georgetown College is nalism within Kentucky. York (Georgetown College) . extremely proud of all the has certainly achieved this He then worked as a field accomplishments made by all throughout his career, as he producer in Somalia (1993) of its alumni. has served as the news direc- and Rwanda (1996). After this, tor for Lexington’s WVLK sta- he worked as an assistant news

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Staff Spotlight: Dr. Angela Cox

By WHITNEY BRYAN Copy Editor If you are involved in the education department at Georgetown College, then you know Dr. Angela Cox, who is currently finishing her 11th year at GC. She teaches the majority of the elementary education classes at GC, and supervises student teachers. Dr. Cox also taught as an adjunct for a few years before coming to Georgetown full-time. Additionally, she was the department chair of education here for five years.

Dr. Cox was born in Columbus, Ohio, but her parents only stayed there temporarily. She has lived the vast majority of her life in Lexington. It was in

high school that she knew she wanted to be a teacher. Before that, however, Dr. Cox really wanted to become a radio DJ! Dr. Cox has three degrees from the University of Kentucky: a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, a masters as a reading specialist and a doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction.

Before teaching at GC, Dr. Cox taught fourth and fifth grade for five years. She left the elementary classroom because she had two young children, but after she left the classroom, she really missed being involved in school.

When her youngest was six months old and her oldest (Mason, who will graduate from GC in May) was two years old, she began super-

vising student teachers for UK, went back to UK to get her masters and served as a teaching assistant and research assistant.

Dr. Cox planned to complete her masters and go back to the public school to serve as a reading specialist. “However,” she said, “upon investigating how reading specialists were being utilized in the local school districts and realizing how much I loved researching and teaching, I changed my mind.” Overall, Dr. Cox spent seven years as a full–time student.

Dr. Cox chose to work at GC because she was offered a course load that capitalized on her strengths and passions.

She says that the college was very committed to preserving

family. Her children were still young and she loved the fact that she would be encouraged to continue to be very involved in their lives and activities.

Building relationship with students through teaching is Dr. Cox’s favorite part of teaching at GC. When she taught at UK, she had 30 students in her classes and the environment was not conducive to getting to know students and colleagues.

These relationships with students are not something Dr. Cox just appreciates, they are something she excels at.

Senior Kursten Hubbell, says, “Dr. Cox is my favorite professor at Georgetown because she is always so real with me. If I have questions about teaching, she gives it to me straight, but at the same time, she knows

not to take life too seriously!”

When asked what she does in her free time, Dr. Cox says that exercise drives her. She has done a bit of everything over the past 25 years, but is now focused on yoga, indoor cycling and interval training.

She also loves to read, spend time with family and friends and her furry family members!

Her advice for students at GC is to “seize the day and breathe.” She explained, “That is, I think it is very important to be productive and involved, but not at the expense of missing important moments. This balance is difficult, but attainable if you are intentional.”

Senior Spotlight: Lindsey Astrom

By MARIAH NAPIER Staff Writer This week’s senior spotlight features Lindsey Astrom.

Lindsey is from Bardestown and is majoring in psychology.

So far, her senior year has been hectic but great. She states, “It’s crazy. I’m 30 percent ready for it to be over and 70 percent not ready to leave.”

Lindsey has been very involved over the past few years with many extracurricular activities here at Georgetown. She was the Vice President of the Georgetown Activities Council for two

years, part of the honors passing person, knowcouncil, the accountabiling that they will be just ity board, resident’s life, excited to see me as I am as well as a very involved to see them. Georgetown member of Alpha Gamma is very great at building a Delta. welcoming environment When asked what part and community and I don’t of her college career has think that anywhere else been the best, Lindsey says will come close to it.”

“My best experience here After college is over, at Georgetown has been Lindsey hopes to work going Greek. It has helped in the mental health field me grow so much and it’s and “help people who given me an opportunity The Georgetonian/ MARIAH NAPIER are under–served” in any to see how great the Greek Pictured above is this week’s Senior way that she can. Lindsey community on campus is!” Spotlight, Lindsey Astrom. aspires to give back to the When it comes to world in every way that she Georgetown as a whole, campus the most. She stated, knows how.

Lindsey said that she’s going “Never again will I have the She dedicates her passion to miss the atmosphere of opportunity to say hi to each to Dr. Lookadoo who was very

passionate about her teaching and all of her students. Lindsey states that Dr. Lookadoo’s passion for psychology made the challenging classes fun, and made her realize that she needs to be passionate about whatever she does in life.

Lastly, Lindsey’s advice to incoming freshman is, “don’t procrastinate on homework, and get involved in everything that you can! Don’t be scared to rush for a sorority or fraternity, and always stay open– minded about everyone!”

Good luck, Lindsey!

ArtsEntertainment Beyoncé, Drake and Nicki Minaj dominate music

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By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Staff Writer The time has finally come: music’s top acts are back in the music scene. At the tail end of January, Drake released “God’s Plan,” and in just a few months, it has possibly become his most successful single.

The club anthem spent 11–weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and collected the most streams he has ever had on Spotify, nearing 600 million.

Last week, Drake released “Nice For What,” serving as the incredible, infectious lead single to his highly anticipated upcoming fifth studio album “Scorpion,” releasing in June this year.

“Nice For What” is different from everything Drake has released recently ,and it seems like a cut from his “Take Care” era. The new song samples

Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor,” where he raps about feminism and female empowerment. It seems everything Drake touches turns to gold – literally in this case. “Nice For What” collected 60 million streams and approximately 500,000 sales within its first week of release, dethroning “God’s Plan” as the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Furthermore, after a four–month hiatus, Nicki Minaj released two insane singles “Barbie Tingz” and “Chun-Li.” Around the time of “BedRock,” Nicki Minaj was notorious for her Barbie alter–ego, always sporting her Barbie diamond–encrusted chain. “Barbie Tingz,” is a braggadocios track, rapping about her position as the top woman in hip–hop, holding her throne for ten years.

The thing that makes this track stand out is its ability to take you back to 2008

hip–hop, the time of “Lip Gloss” by Lil Mama. The heavy bass and clap effects along with the beat won’t let you resist moving. In “Chun-Li,” Minaj compares herself to the street fighter character the song is named after. She raps about the music industry’s mission to eliminate her from the rap game, but she is still holding her spot.

Upon release, the two singles managed to break numerous records instantly, making Minaj the first person to take the #1 (“Chun-Li”) and #2 (“Barbie Tingz”) spot on iTunes since she topped the charts in 2013 and 2017.

The singles, released last Thursday, had only 11 hours of purchase and streaming eligibility to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and both did: “Barbie Tingz” at #83 and “Chun-Li” at #92. Both are expected to rise to the top ten next week. The sinegles also were

the most Shazamed songs of the week.

After having to postpone Coachella for a year after introducing twins to the world, Beyoncé broke the internet with her performance – literally. Queen Bey took over all of the trending spots on Twitter with her phenomenal set, leaving artists around the world praising her.

After the performance, she thanked Coachella for allowing her the opportunity to be the first black female artist to headline the music festival.

If you have not listened to the new music from Young Money labelmates Drake and Nicki Minaj, I highly suggest you add them to your gym and party playlist and stream Beyoncé’s iconic Coachella performance. After a few listens to each, you won’t be able to help but singing these songs in your sleep.

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Issue 10

ArtsEntertainment

April 18, 2018 Page 9

Rusty Clanton: upcoming indie folk artist

By LAURA CALLIHAN News Editor Rusty Clanton is an uprising American singer/songwriter. Most of his music is acoustic folk, though he does have some pop folk songs on his albums.Though not extremely popular, with only about 109,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, he is one of the greatest musicians of our generation.

Clanton writes songs that are more like poetry than most music of our age.

He fully embraces symbolism, metaphors and intricate rhyme schemes.

The lyrics of his songs have more depth to them than most. Though not all of his songs are love songs, some of his most beautiful lines come from these songs.

In his song “Novels,” for example, Rusty sings, “what if it costs you your heart and your last name?” This line beautifully describes the “conse-

older Rusty Clanton music, these are quences” of falling in love.

Rusty is also a beautiful guitarist my favorites of the album, including “Married in the and singer. He Morning” and has a unique voice “Comfort.” that adds characSome of the ter to his songs songs on this new as he sings every album, however, word with deep incorporate other emotion. Though instruments and it is not a smooth techno–beats that voice like Frank I don’t enjoy as Sinatra, it is a much. I think voice with emothe complicated tion–filled warTHE GEORGETONIAN/LAURA CALLIHAN music takes away bles.

News Editor Laura Callihan with from the beauty Rusty’s latest singer and songwriter Rusty Clanton. of the lyrics and album, “Big Bear, Little Bear,” is not my favorite album the focus on Rusty’s voice that his earbut is still filled with great music. Some lier songs focus on.

A single of Rusty’s that demonof the songs are singles from his earlier career or can be found on earlier strates this techno–folk style that he attempts is “I Don’t Want to Lose Your albums.

Since I am more of a fan of the Love,” which he wrote and performed

with Jesse Cale.The lyrics and music feel forced and are not necessarily pleasing to the ear.Of course, I believe most of Rusty’s music is beautifully written and performed. He also has fantastic music videos which he films.

Recently, he has begun recording the songs on a tape recorder, recording the tape recorder on a video camera and then uploading that video to Youtube.

Mariah Addington, a sophomore, is also Clanton fan. She says “Rusty Clanton is a great artist. When I went to a concert for Dodie Clark, Rusty was opening and I didn’t know his music very well. But, I soon found that I was missing out. His style is acoustic and chill with the occasional song about something random like socks.”

Check out Rusty Clanton on Spotify and YouTube.

Cehryl has lived in England and It May Be.” Boston as well, finally moving to Los Her style is very mellow with lots Angeles where of influshe resides and ence from makes music. icons like Unlike many Amy Winemodern indehouse and pendent artists, John Mayer.

Cehryl attended My favorite school for the element of industry, studyher work is ing at Berklee her poetic College of lyricism, Music. influenced Though I felt by classic THE GEORGETONIAN/ROSS SMITH romantic jazz like an idiot for taking a month Picture from the new EP released in March singers like to figure out by Cehryl.

Chet Baker. how to pronounce her stage name (it’s Her vocals have a mysterious tone pronounced the same as her real name, which remind me of R&B singer Jhené Cheryl), I was excited by what I heard. Aiko.

She has already put out a 2016 album, Her discography is good, but I find “Delusions,” and a 2017 EP, “Wherever myself more interested in where her

sound is going. Her most recent single which dropped late March, “Half the Time,” is a R&B/pop blend. The chord progression on the hook is beautiful, and the beat feels like a 90s throwback, incorporating lots of record scratches for drum fills.

Most importantly, the hook is super sweet and catchy, sticking the song to the back of my mind. I am hoping this single preludes a 2018 project that will build on this sound.

There are many avenues I can see multi–instrumentalist and self–producer Cheryl Chow growing in. I hope to see more effort in the visuals for her music, as well as more collaborative projects. Regardless, Cehryl has a catchy style that will take her far.

If you’re interested in checking out her music, I suggest listening to her newest single “Half the Time” on your streaming platform of choice.

Meet bedroom producer and future pop sensation, Cehryl

By ROSS SMITH Features Editor One reason I love Spotify is because it allows me to be as complacent or adventurous as I desire in music discovery.

There is a Spotify–curated playlist for every mood and occasion, and lately, I don’t even make my own playlists; I just put on one collected by Spotify and try to find new music I like.

One playlist that has caught my attention is “Bedroom Pop,” which is devoted to independent, come–up artists operating out of home studios, such as Clairo, Omar Apollo and Yeek.

This playlist introduced me to a variety of new artists this year, including the subject of this article, Cheryl Chow, also known by her stage name, Cehryl.

Born and raised in Hong Kong,

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By LANDAN ROSS

A&E Editor As it always happens when a major school shooting occurs, the topic of gun control has popped up again with the Parkland school shooting.

While some are calling for the arming of teachers, otherscall for the banning of all firearms in the United States. We all want the same thing, which is to end mass shootings.

I believe greater restrictions should be put on gun purchases. This includes looking into the mental history of the family of someone looking to purchase a gun and checking on the history of violent crime in the buyer’s life.

To give some context to what led me to this conclusion, here is my background with guns. I spent my teenage years growing up in a house in the woods, meaning that my family did in fact own a couple of guns.

My father and I never did much hunting, so our guns were used primarily for the purpose of self-defense and occasionally scaring rabbits out of our yard to stop them from tearing up the lawn.

It never occurred to me until recently, but had I a family history of mental instability, I very easily could have taken one of our handguns into my school. As far as I know, my mother and I do not

have licenses to own the guns that we do. They were gifted to us by my grandfather. This is a perfect example of gun ownership that could have ended terribly.

The lack of mental background checks could have meant that my grandfather just gave a handgun to an unstable child without even knowing it.

If the solution I am presenting were implemented, this problem would not be a big deal, as the guns would never have been sold to my grandfather if there had been a history of volatile mental illness in the family.

From what I have noticed on social media sites, there are a few different proposed solutions on gun control.

First, there’s the group that wants absolutely no guns to be sold to anyone in the United States, which apparently includes disarming the police.

This view makes no sense to me. Disarming the police and removing guns would probably result in a lot fewer mass shootings, but there would also be absolutely no one to defend against people that acquire firearms illegally.

For example: say someone bought a gun from some dealer in Mexico, came into my home, and held me hostage. I would be completely helpless and at the mercy of this intruder.

Even if we managed to call the

police, what could they do?

Charge at him with a baton or a taser? I would rather not be at the mercy of a criminal with a gun while there is no equal counter. This solution results in possible death. I do not want to be dead There is also the group that wants guns to be as easy to buy as they are now, and possibly easier. This view also makes little sense to me.

More people would be able to defend themselves, but flooding the streets so that everyone has a gun seems like a ticking time bomb that’s bound to get out of control.

Therefore, stricter regulations on private purchases of guns is really the best of both worlds. The group that is antigun would ideally achieve its ultimate goal, which is stopping or at least limiting the epidemic of shootings in the United States.

The group that is pro-gun would also still achieve its goal of private gun ownership for self-defense or hunting, but only for people who have evidence that all they would use their gun for would be for those two reasons. Therefore, fewer guns in the hands of the mentally ill or the criminally violent means that I would instead, end up not dead, which I think we all can agree is a positive outcome for the world.

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Issue 10

April 18, 2018 Page 11

Age of criminal liability should match its age of consent

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Staff Writer North Carolina has the lowest age of criminal liability, the age at which children are able to be prosecuted as adults, in the U.S., at seven-years-old.

This means if a first-grade student were to get into his or her parents’ guns thinking they are playing with a toy, and kill someone, that child can be charged as an adult and sentenced to prison.

The age of consent for sexual intercourse in North Carolina is 16-years-old. The government determines the age of consent by when they believe a minor has mentally developed enough to act as

an adult. The question is: if you aren’t able to think as an adult until 16-years-old, how on Earth can you be knowledgeable enough to knowingly commit a crime at 7-years-old?

I believe that each state should eliminate the possibility of trying children as adults; however, in the unlikelihood of that ever happening, I believe that each state should match its age of criminal liability with its age of consent.

Even worse, there are 13 states holding no minimum age requirement for children to be prosecuted as adults.

Could you imagine your child, who hasn’t even had his 10th birthday party, being forced behind bars?

Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia are the states who have no regulations in place regarding what age limit they will try children as adults in the court of law.

The primary issue with this is not the lack of consistency the United States government has in whom they view as adults, it is the extreme neglect they are displaying for our adolescents. Without having any statistics to support this claim, I like to think that more crime goes on in prisons than in the real world.

Children, in no circum-

stances, should be cell-mates with rapists, stalkers, serial killers, drug addicts and pedophiles. This is actually a very ineffective way to eliminate intolerable behavior within our youth. It worsens it.

It has been proven that most children model what they grew up around. So if children are witnessing or experiencing the trauma and abuse that takes place within the U.S. Correctional Facilities, how will they ever better themselves?

Not only are adult prisons physically unfit for children, but they are also developmentally harmful to them.

Children need to eat a lot of healthy food to receive the protein and nutrition to help them

grow into young adults. Eating low-budget meals in prison and not having the space to exercise frequently is extremely harmful or adolescents.

I am not sure I could ever say goodbye to my child because of a mistake they made at a young age before they know right from wrong.

Could you imagine getting collect calls from your seven-yearold crying about how someone pulled a knife on them in the bathroom, or threatened to come into their bed at night?

It’s sickening, and something needs to be changed. I am shocked the government has not updated these laws.

By Feburary 2015, hazardous levels of lead were found in the water. After that, the water was declared unsafe to drink. Even after switching back to the original water source, the water remained unsafe. A state of an emergency, authorized by President Obama in 2016, is still authrorized in Flint.

CNBC reported that it would take $55 million to replace the pipes throughout the city. The plan, devised by Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero, seems like a logical option. However, as of now, the plan has not been put into action.

The Flint water crisis, among many other catastrophes happening across the country, are going unnoticed by the general population due to low media coverage. Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering, but it seems as if the country is ignoring it.

When an event largely disappears from the news – like Flint, funding from outside sources goes down, and people simply stop paying attention.

More recently, the same thing is happening with Puerto Rico. There, 16% of people still do not have power and there is a “growing mental health crisis” as people continue to struggle with the disastrous

aftermath of Hurricane Maria on September 20 (USA Today).

Again, while aid is still flowing in, the media has stopped covering stories, so people are becoming less aware.

Staying up-to-date on current news is undoubtedly important; however, so is referring back to older stories.

As Americans, we often suffer from bystander syndrome when it comes to situations like the Flint water crisis and the hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico.

We acknowledge that the majority of us are fortunate to have never experienced something devastating. I know I am

guilty of thinking “I’m just a college senior in Kentucky... what can I possibly do to help these people?”

Realistically, the average American citizen most likely cannot and will not donate a significant amount of money or supplies to those in need.

So raising awareness about the issues is the next and most logical option. Read the news stories about what’s going on in these areas; all it takes is a simple Google search.

In a world of “fake news” and “shady journalism,” stay connected to the reality of the situations that many in our country and around the world are experiencing.

Let’s talk about Flint, since nobody is

By BAILEE BOGGESS A&E Editor Amidst all that is going on in the world right now, a city in crisis has been forgotten.

Flint, Mich., is entering their third year without clean water.

The struggle began in April of 2014 when the city switched water deliverance from its previous source to the Flint River, attempting to reduce spending on water.

In August, the city announced that fecal coliform bacterium was present in the water. The boil advisory that was put in place was lifted on August 20, only to be put back in place on September 5 (CNN).

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Movement the Ninth: Time and Motion

BY EVAN MOORE Yo I’m so confused

Several weeks ago, I presented a fictional text conversation between two 20–somethings. In it, they discuss a party and John’s failed romance. This week, I will show their entire friendship, from meeting to separation and on.

Yeah.

Alex walked in and saw little. The lights were dimmed, and the music was loud. The brightest light was coming from behind the bar, to where she set out.

Her hands grabbed the rail in front as her head leaned slightly over, her tank lifting and showing the waistband of her jean shorts.

“I’ll take a Bud.” “Here ya go. Three bucks.”

She paid and found a table. She sat and found that her arms were starting to ache. Couches and boxes and books are unkind.

John was holding light in his right hand. He lifted his head from the handheld screen and saw her sit at the next table over. He locked his sight and locked his phone, the light disappearing.

She was drinking fast.

She was pretty, but didn’t seem to be in any mood to see anyone else. So John remembered her drink, tapped his empty bottle on the table, and went to the bar.

“Two Buds, please.”

“Yes, sir. You doin’ alright?”

“I don’t even know. Thanks.”

“Eh, ya get that sometimes.”

“I’m a castaway, stranded in a desolate land.

I can see the footprints in the virtual sand.”

- Rush, “Virtuality” His hands shook as he approached her table. She looked up as he got close.

He placed both bottles on the table. She looked up with expectance.

He said, “Hey, mind if I join you?

I brought you another beer.”

“Of course. I’m Alex.” Being new in town, she wanted friends. He seemed nice enough. He wasn’t threatening, if his plain gray t–shirt and beige shorts were any indication.

He sat and started. “John. I’m new in town. Just moved in a couple blocks down. This was the first pub I found, so I’ve been here all evening.”

“Oh cool. I just moved to the city, too. Why’d you come?” She was attentive but not excited.

They left together and found that they both lived in the same apartment complex. They didn’t exchange numbers.

About a week went by, and Alex started her graduate classes in sociology. Most her time was now commanded by the school.

But the time moved on anyway.

John saw her silhouette on the first of September, as she was leaving the apartments and he was entering.

“Oh, hey John. How are you?”

“I’m okay. Work sucks; you know the deal. How’re your classes?”

“Good, I’m late right now, sorry.”

She leaned away, her brown hair falling beside her.

“I can walk with you.” He stepped forward, glasses firm, blond hair still.

“Okay, I’d like that. How does being a VP suck?”

They walked for a few minutes until John stayed silent for a bit and realized that he should go. He gave her his number.

They had a solid friendship, hanging out on some evenings, neither of them expecting anything more.

On Halloween, they attended a party together, and the next day John asked her for a beer at the same pub as their first night.

When he arrived, she was looking at the screen in her hand, scrolling through pictures, not caring, unentertained, double–tapping almost all of them.

“Sorry, got held up.”

“Being VP isn’t all good, huh?”

“Not even a little. I need a beer.”

They talked for hours and felt composed. A few weeks later, John confided in Alex that he didn’t want a relationship, “but I love hanging out with you. I’m sorry if it’s weird.”

It hadn’t been weird. Alex never saw him in that way.

But after that night, she couldn’t stop thinking about him. Over the next couple months, they waxed and waned with each other, but John never realized anything intentional. He was busy, and her semester became full.

In December, Alex hosted a house party with her roommate, Andrea, whom John had previously met a few times. He liked her, so Alex as a good

friend hooked them up.

John and Andrea quickly failed as a couple, and John would always be confused as to why. He felt defeated.

Unsure and unwilling, they continued to hang out and combine their spheres of influence.

Thursdays became movie night in John’s apartment.

John got another offer to move from his company to a higher–up position. He was going to be an assistant manager in Chicago, so he accepted and started packing his things.

Alex had become his best friend, so he with worry and sadness told her immediately.

Before he drove off, Alex met him at the same pub for their last beer together. She arrived early to find him sitting down, scrolling his thumb across the screen.

John drove away and never returned to St. Louis. A tear formed as he crossed the state line. Even the music playing from his blackened screen could not console.

She went down the block and up two flights of stairs. Stopped at suite 308, she looked at his door for about 30 seconds before walking on, allowing time and motion to carry her on their waves.

After that night, they only saw each other—as little as the sight might have been—in their screens, forever staring at their hands despite life’s progress, silently uneasy, crestfallen.