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September 5, 2018
Volume CXXXVIII Issue 12
Professor Hadaway kicks off Opening Convocation By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor On August 28 at 11:00a.m., Georgetown College opened the school year by hosting what is called the Opening Convocation. The hour long ceremony is held with intentions to welcome the students, staff and faculty to the community, as well as to jumpstart the school year. If you have never attended the long running tradition, you are missing out on not only a NEXUS credit, but also a very unique experience. Opening Convocation is one of the few events throughout the academic year where the entire student body huddles in formality to recognize outstanding staff and faculty, as well as to hear from a lot of administration from Giddings Hall who rarely get to interact with the student body. Opening Convocation is also the time we are introduced to the new Student Government Association, specifically officiating our new Student Government President: Ben
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with students, but has also shown quality efforts in instructional content. Furthermore, the staff member must display academic leadership, hold high morality and have had furthered the Georgetown attitude and spirit through campus involvement. The Provost noted that Dr. Clark “embraces the opportunity Source: Georgetown College Provost Dr. Rosemary Allen presents Dr. Terry Clark, Professor of Religion, to create new courses and with the 2018 Manning Award. inspire students Martin. choosing the winner.” to love those old standard This year, Provost Dr. Furthering that statement, courses by challenging them to Rosemary Allen presented this award is so valuable due think clearly and deeply about Dr. Terry Clark, Professor of to the concept that students challenging subject matter. He Religion, with Georgetown chose to honor Dr. Terry Clark. has an admirable capacity to College’s 2018 John Walker As Dr. Clark accepted the relate to and mentor students.” Manning Distinguished award, this signified the offiEmily Crowe (c/o 2018) Mentor and Teacher Award. cial launch of the fall semester mentioned, “Dr. Clark is a Leading to the moment, and academic year. vivacious professor who cares she noted, “The Manning The criteria for a staff or about what he teaches and Award is special because stu- faculty member earning the enjoys encouraging his students make nominations and Manning Award consists of the dents to think beyond what have a significant voice in staff not only being involved they have previously known.”
As the ceremony sponsored by Campus Ministries progressed, the new Student Government Association body was introduced. Our campus’s new fleet of student representatives consists of: Ben Martin, Emily Altman, Averie Lozano, Riley Noe, Raeann Fultz, Alexandra Shearer, and Patrick Oakley. President Ben Martin delivered a razor-sharp speech mapping out the projected changes to campus SGA is working on for the academic year. Moving along, Dr. Greene said some encouraging words regarding the start of an amazing era Georgetown College is entering. Our campus has seen tremendous changes under Dr. Greene’s brief leadership, and he promises we will continue to grow together as a community. Giving a very, very warm welcome to the Class of 2022, as well as to returning and transfer students, staff and faculty, we cannot wait to see what Fall 2018 brings to the community. Until Spring Convocation!
Students excited about Sodexo’s food page 2
OPINION:Kavanaugh will be a qualified justice page 10
Fashion’s growing impact on sports page 5
New campus ministries beginning page 7
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Headlines Compiled by Demetrius Harrison Monica Lewinsky walks off stage in Israel when asked if she still expects a personal apology from Bill Clinton concerning their 1990s affair. Shoe Burglar! The FBI discovered Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” that had been stolen in 2005. Forever a Diva: Aretha Franklin to be dressed in multiple outfits during each viewing before official funeral. Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland are giving away free condoms in high schools to fight off the rise in STDs amongst youth. NBC Has Ordered A New “Law & Order” Series Focused On Hate Crimes An elementary school principal in China was fired for hosting a Back-To-School Pole Dance for Kindergarten students.
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First chapel service of the year by Rev. Alan Redditt By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, Bryan Langlands, the campus minister, spoke about racism and white supremacy within the church community over the past 100 years. He spoke about many African American, male, pastors doing what is told of them by God and not stopping even with strangers bombing, burning down their houses and many being attacked. Many failed and a rare few that had succeeded had changed the way race is looked upon in church. His point and theme this year is “Lift Every Voice.” This led to the main point that Reverend Alan Redditt began to speak about later on. Rev. Redditt, who at one time was a Tiger himself and is now the Pastor of Georgetown Baptist Church from right down the road, came to speak to the current students and staff about using our “voice.” His deeply emotional examSOURCE: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT ple consisted of a resident here On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, alumni Rev. Allan Redditt held the first chapel service of the Fall 2018 semester at Georgetown College. in Georgetown, Ky. A local teenager, who had Now, Redditt continued to speak from 11a.m. to 12p.m. Chapel does count as a NEXUS just graduated from Scott County High about this voice that we all should have School, was taken to an appointment in due to being a child of God. He spoke- credit; however, it is an eye opening Louisville. about that teenager being our sibling experience, and it is recommended to attend to at least one to support your At this appointment he was told he under God. was being deported. His cell phone was No one had successfully used their fellow peers, and local pastors and returned to his parents with no good- voice to help him get out of this situa- ministers. Like Redditt had mentioned before, byes to his friends, family and fellow tion. church goers. Truly, we should all be helpful; as a community, we should all come His voice had not been heard or religious or not. With this being said, together and help and/or help others used in his last moments in Kentucky. Chapel will be on every other Tuesday prosper.
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Yummy, Yummy in my Tummy: a Sodexo Story By ROSS SMITH Opinion Editor With the new academic year underway, Sodexo has brought several positive changes to Georgetown’s cafeteria, including more special food events and improvements on their traditional options. One improvement is their new pizza. Their specialty pizzas, such as the Mexican, Barbecue and Hawaiian are way more appealing visually and in flavor. In addition, their pizza now offers a crispier crust with a much soft center. Last but not least, you can get personal pan pizzas at the grill at night. But this isn’t the only change Sodexo has made with the grill. The hamburger meat is fresh and never frozen, and the beef is hand patted and thicker than before. The grill is also offering vegan nuggets and strips. The deli has also seen some changes and new additions
to their menu, such as more specialty sandwich options and different breads. The caf is also offering some new sections to the caf. Now, from 6a.m. until 9a.m., there will be a smoothie bar open for breakfast. Junior Maddie Long commented, “I think that The Caf has made great impovements over the last couple of years. I really like the the new options they’ve had recently, such as the smoothie bar. I really feel like I am getting a bang for my buck. I love The Caf and they have great usage of marketing this semester.” Additionally, during the late lunch hours from 2p.m. until 4p.m., there will be a popcorn bar open. The popcorn bar features all-you-can-eat popcorn with various options of flavored popcorn salt to add. Many returning students may remember the events where different chefs came in and prepared unique, delicious samples. Students could go to any of the several booths to try all
the options, and of food. Stueven come back dents are for seconds. Forv i e w i n g tunately, the caf The Caf as a will now be hostcommunity, ing these events a place to monthly. socialize and Sodexo is do homealso becoming work. more interactive “While I with the student do apprecibody by hosting ate the new special events. changes to For examThe Caf, I ple, on National would also S’Mores Day, like to see less there was a mini use of styrofire pit in the caf foam plates, for students to cups, and make their own plastic cutSource: twitter.com/cafdiningatgt s’mores. lery,” says Christine For National Hot Dog Day, there Ryne. will be a hot dog eating contest with a Of course, there is always room for $25 restaurant gift card for the winner. improvement. In the future, it would Students around campus are con- be nice to see a greater variety of lunch sidering The Caf more than just a source
Tigers Deliver a Royal Loss in By LANDEN LEDUKE Staff Writer Georgetown College hosted an early season opener against Warner University on Saturday winning with a score of 49-0, and they made it look incredibly easy. The Tigers’ offense racked up a total of 292 passing yards and 87 rushing yards. The defense also crushed the competition forcing four turnovers – three interceptions caused by John Beets, Germell Jenkins and Christion Horton, as well as one fumble forced by Dylan Brock.
The game started out slow as neither team scored in the first quarter, but the seventh ranked Tigers didn’t plan on keeping it that way. After Kyree Hawkins’s one yard touchdown run not even two minutes into the second quarter, the Tigers were off to the races. Hunter Krause’s 46 yard pass to JJ Ogbogu and Nick Conley’s 24 yard carry each scored a touchdown to put the Tigers at a comfortable 21 point lead against the Royals at halftime. The scoring continued as the Tigers scored 14 points in both the third and fourth quarters to give them a 49-0 win
over Warner. Krause had two touchdown passes and threw for 149 yards. Jack Nguyen started his season well by making 7/7 of his PAT’s. The Tiger defense held Warner to only 83 total offensive yards. Senior linebacker Ryan Woolf heavily contributed to this stat with eight tackles. The Tigers also played this game without a single turnover on offense. After this blowout win and sending Warner for a long ride home and Georgetown has a bye week in preparation for their away game against second
Source: Georgetown College Athletics Snapshot from the first football game of 2018.
ranked team Reinhardt University.
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Football is back DeChambeau on the rise and here to stay By GJ WELLINGHURST Staff Writer
You better remember the name Bryson DeChambeau, because this twenty–four year old golfer out of Southern Methodist University has been red hot the last two weekends. DeChambeau only has four professional tournament wins in his young career but two of them have been in the opening two weekends of the FedEx Cup. Each first place finish has earned him $1.6 million as well as a firm grasp over first place in the playoffs which wrap up on Sept. 23 with a $32 million total purse. Even though DeChambeau is one of the youngest players on the entire PGA Tour, he is one of the only players to still sport an old–fashioned flat cap that you would imagine an old
Irish man would wear while playing. There are many famous athletes with signature looks or accessories on the course such as Tiger Wood’s Sunday red polo or Rickie Fowler’s all orange outfits. With DeChambeau’s new stardom, you should expect to see his flat cap become a signature look moving forward. The most interesting thing about DeChambeau however is that he was a physics major in college and plays his game with an intellectual edge over his opponents. The unique thing that he does is keep all of his clubs the same length so that his arms are nearly fully extended, and he has almost an identical swing no matter the distance. The only thing that changes
with each swing is the degree of the club which controls height. That way he doesn’t have to change anything, and the distance will take care of itself. Some other notable finishes from the past weekend include Justin Rose and Cameron Smith finishing second and third respectively. Although Woods has been on a hot streak and has been challenging the top spot in several of the major tournaments this year, he finished with relatively disappointing seven strokes under par this weekend. Phil Michelson wowed everyone on Monday by shooting an astounding 63 which is one of the lowest scores in one day by anyone this PGA season.
By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer If people say football is back once fall is here, this is not the case. Football is back right now ladies and gentlemen! Baseball season is dying down and people are slowly transitioning from baseball to football. If you are someone like me, you have been waiting for this moment since August; your baseball team is not doing so hot and you need football to be back. College football is here, and it is here to stay. Well at least until the start of the new year. Georgetown fans were able start off the season in a much more exciting way than other fans. The Tiger season opener was on August 25 against Warner University. Fans were able to see the
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Tigers play well in all aspects as they went on to win the game 49–0. Georgetown excelled both offensively and defensively as they racked up 379 total yards of offense and forced four turnovers. You don’t have to just be a Georgetown fan to enjoy college football. College football season however, really took pff this past weekend as many local teams were in action. We saw the Kentucky Wildcats play a tough home opener against Central Michigan. It was a pretty tough fought game for the first half as Kentucky only led by a point. In the second half, the defense stepped up not allowing Central Michigan to score, as the Wildcats went on to win 35–20. Louisville did not get any luck in their season opener as they had to travel to a neutral site and play against number– one–ranked Alabama. Many thought this game was going to be closer than what it was, but Alabama was able to take control early to win 51–14. Upset alert! The University of Cincinnati traveled to UCLA as a fourteen–point underdog and gave the Bruins everything they had. It was back and fourth the whole game until late in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati was hanging on to a two–point lead until they converted on fourth down to get a late TD and won 26–17. College football fans get excited; this is just the start of a spectacular season. Games to watch this upcoming week are Kentucky vs Florida as the Wildcats travel away from home. Keep an eye on a PAC–12 match up as Stanford hosts the Trojans of USC.
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Intramurals Fashion’s growing offer chances impact on the world of for work and professional athletics By COOPER JACOBELI Staff Writer Off–White, Adidas, Nike, and many other clothing and show designers have crawled their way onto the sports scene. Some say it’s good for the company involved and how it affects the players as a whole, but others say that the attention is getting pushed onto other things besides the players’ performance. The National Basketball Association and the National Football League come to mind when thinking about fashion in sports. For example, an athlete’s shoes idolized by social media simply because they were worn during warm-ups or a singular game. To emphasize my point, next time there’s an NFL or NBA game on TV, sit down and pay close attention to what the reporters talk about during pre–game time and what they show. A very current and advertised merging between fashion designer and athlete is the collaboration between Serena Williams and Off–White. Virgil Abloh is the spearhead for the new deal, as well as the CEO of Off–White. He created two shoes and three different uniforms for Williams and they will soon be available to be purchased online.
By DOUGLAS MOLLETT Staff Writer
The retail for each pair of shoes is $190. However, I personally challenge you to try and buy them online for retail. Now, I buy and sell shoes in the real world, outside of writing these articles, and I can tell you that once those shoes are sold–out and off the retail market, they are going to be extremely hard to find for under $500. The market that these fashion tycoons set up is more-orless a monopoly throughout different sports. Nike sponsors teams in the National Basketball Association, National Football League and even the National Hockey League. Adidas has too many overseas sponsorships to count, and Reebok holds sole ownership of Mixed Martial Arts. This minor statistic in today’s world of fashion and sports presents to you – the viewer and the consumer of such products – how involved fashion is. Now, look back at my original statement and now reflect on how much I have talked about individual athlete’s accomplishments without their fashion in mind. See? In today’s culture it’s almost impossible to think about an athlete without thinking about their signature shoe or how many jerseys they have sold. It’s a double–edged sword in
respect to what being an athlete means. I’ve talked to up– and–coming college baseball athletes and when I ask them about what they want their career to look like they’ve said, “I’d love to be sponsored by Nike. Imagine how cool that would be.” Their answers aren’t about their Earned Run Average or Batting Percentage or even how many autographs they can sign before heading out of the stadium. No; it’s about what they wear. No shame or judgment is intended despite the callous nature of this article. These are my observations and it is my opinion that fashion is pushing its way into the forefront of what’s most important on the field, court or ice.
Tuesday kicked off the beginning of the Fall 2018 intramural sports season. The three—day Corn Hole tournament is taking place in the Quad, and the championship match will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6. Intramurals bring out the best competitive attitudes of Georgetown students, as well as create an atmosphere of team building, cooperation and friendship. Intramural sports during the fall and spring semester seemingly take hold of a majority of students’ evening time. Most indoor sports are played from 8 – 11 p.m. in the Rec Center, and most outdoor sports are played from 4 – 7 p.m. at the intramural field
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behind Hambrick Village. Upcoming fall intramural sports are outdoor soccer, flag football, tennis, indoor volleyball and three versus three basketball. Popular spring sports are basketball, indoor co–ed volleyball and indoor soccer. To compete in most sports, a paper roster must be completed and turned into intramural sports supervisors or LeRon Collier, Assistant Dean of Students. From there, game rules and regulations are explained to team captains, and a game schedule is made. After some weeks of “regular season” play, teams are ranked according to record and placed in a playoff bracket. Fraternities and sororities are able to compete for the Intramural Championship; they are awarded points for their finishing place in each sport. Team entry forms can be found on the GC Student Portal under the Departments > Student Life tab. In addition to participating in intramurals, students have the opportunity to serve as intramural referees. Intramural referees are paid hourly and can choose which sports they would like to officiate. If anyone is interested in becoming an intramural referee or intersted in joining a team, they can contact Collier via email at LeRon_Collier@ georgetowncollege.edu.
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By Emily Altman Staff Writer
The Student Government Association (SGA) is hosting the first ever street fair at Georgetown College on September 5, 2018 from 6-8pm located directly in front of the Georgetown sign. The City of Georgetown will be shutting down Memorial Drive for this event to take place on Wednesday evening. The street fair is a new version of the involvement fair put on by SGA every year, but this year it is being combined with a local vendor fair. For new students who are not familiar with the involvement fair this a time where all of the organi-
zations on campus are set up and have representatives present for you to ask questions and give you the chance to join their group. This is a great way for students to see all the Georgetown College has to offer including clubs, organizations, and service opportunities. Not only is this a great opportunity for new students, but it’s also great for old students to learn about new organizations or discover ones they didn’t know we have here at Georgetown. The street fair is a great place for students to learn more about groups on our campus, ask questions, and become more involved within the organizations. Even
if you already have joined organizations at Georgetown College come to the street fair and support the Georgetown community by visiting the booths of local Georgetown businesses. The fair should be a lot of fun for GC students of all ages. There will be a great atmosphere including music, food trucks, and giveaways from all of the local businesses and Georgetown College organizations. If you are a new student looking for ways to get involved on campus, then look no further than the street fair. Some of the groups that will be represented at the fair include fraternities, sororities, Yearbook, Honors Program,
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By Sophie Hughes Features Editor
Hi! My name is Sophie Hughes (aka Big Poppa Soph) and I am a junior from Henry County, Kentucky and an English and Communication & Media Studies double major. This is my second semester working for the Georgetonian and I absolutely love it. I have no idea of my plans for after graduation, but for now Features Editor sounds pretty good to me. Some things I am involved with on campus include Kappa Delta, Campus Outreach, JV Soccer and Basketball, ResLife, Admissions as a tour guide, and The Georgetonian (obvi-
ously). I have no other work experience including newspaper—in fact, I have spent my past two summers working drive-thru at McDonald’s in Sandusky, Ohio for Summer Project. I am not even entirely sure what the features section typically entails but let’s grow together, shall we? Since you all are probably dying to know, here are a few of my favorite things. I love all movies, but especially one’s including Julia Roberts, Patrick Swayze, dope soundtracks, musicals, and anything of the rom-com variety. Chocolate desserts of all kinds as well as M&M’s. My family—I have an amazing family and a beautiful golden
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Equestrian Team, Campus Outreach, HipHop team and many others. SGA President, Ben Martin, said “The street fair is a great way for new students to get plugged into various clubs Source: Wikipedia around campus Pictured above: not the Georgetown vendor and not only meet new people, We encourage all the students but to find their passions as to come out and have fun on well.” Steel City Pops will be campus by being a part of this at the street fair and the first new Georgetown tradition 100 customers will receive a that is beginning this year. free popsicle, so you do not want to miss out on this night with your Georgetown family.
doodle named Molly that I accountability. Overall just love to the point that I could a pleasure. That’s enough eat her but don’t because about me I think. that’s gross. My older brother Some of you may be works for Georgetown as a wondering what this section campus minister for Campus is all about, so I’ll tell you. I Outreach and he just got want to fill these pages with married last month so I now articles of friends, life, and have a sister! My little brothfood. Any student, teacher, er’s name is Gabe and he is or tree hugger spotlights a senior in high school and will be included. New and cooler than me by far. Lover hip restaurants or attracof sports, puppies, and clastions opening in Georgesic rock. town and the surrounding Source: Sophie Hughes My favorite part about Pictured above: Renee Toole and areas will also be in here. working for the newspaper myself stuntin’ last Halloween. I am super excited to be is the great people who surheading up this section and round me. Especially, new edi- newspaper. Save the oceans. can hopefully supply you all tor-in-chief Rachel Cheatham. Plus, Backpage editor Donald with the best of the news of There is also pizza here every Trey Smallwood III reminds Georgetown College! Tuesday which we eat off me when I have RA meetings with old copies of this very so I am also thankful for the
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Exciting new campus ministries By Mariah Addington & Cameron Kenner Staff Writers Campus Pastor, Bryan Langlands does a great job helping new faith based organizations grow. In fact, there are two new ones on our campus this year that are focused toward new goals than other had before. The first is Campus Recess. Campus Recess is a new ministry on Georgetown’s campus that is centered towards first— year students. This ministry wants to unleash the inner elementary schooler in all of us who just long for that short recess break everyday. Every Tuesday night at 7 P.M, we
will be gathering in the lounge of the Rec Center for a time of games, fellowship, discussion, and food. The food is provided by local churches, the games will be typically recess style games like kickball and four square, and the discussion will be directed by looking into the decisions that we make as college students. For many students, the first year of college is a huge adjustment period where we are faced with situations that many of us are facing for the first time. Some of these situations could be starting over with new friend groups, having to budget money for the first time and making decisions about one’s career.
Campus Recess hopes to engage these students in conversations about how to make these decisions before they need to in hopes of helping them make the best decision based on who they are, what their priorities are and what God has instore for them. This ministry is specifically geared towards Freshmen. Cameron Kenner, the person who designed Campus Recess, blends a Bible study on deci-
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ways to grow as a Christian is to learn how to love God and love others. L.I.F.T strives to accomplish this through a conversation based Bible study every other week and a trip to Hometown Manor Assisted Living Home on the weeks between. L.I.F.T is for everyone. No matter what your reason is for coming, L.I.F.T. is welcoming and would love to have you.
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sion making with the time to recharge through classic recess games. Last week they played Kickball with Dr. Langlands and Dr. Klopfer. Every week a new church will sponsor the meeting by bringing food so that you get to know people in your community better. The second new organization is called L.I.F.T (Letting Individuals Feel Treasured). This organization is based off of the idea that one of the best
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NYT’s best-selling author does not disappoint By ELLIE SMITH Staff Writer “Dragon Teeth” is the most recently published novel by Michael Crichton, the author that brought you “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World,” “The Andromeda Strain,” and many other New York Times bestsellers. The novel is believed to have been started by Crichton in 1974 and was published posthumously in May of 2017. “Dragon Teeth” offers a compelling story of the unexpected trials in a college student’s adventure out west. Having only previously read one Crichton novel, “Jurassic Park,” I was delighted to experience Crichton’s captivating rhythm in a genre more akin to historical fiction rather than science fiction. The novel is characteristic of Crichton’s style of suspense and creative, informative, supporting details.
If you are interested in the coming of age of college-aged protagonists, the intense drama of westerns, the pursuit of scientific knowledge, or edge of your seat suspense, then “Dragon Teeth” should be next on your reading list. I will not spoil the ending, but if you would like the general plot to remain a surprise, I would suggest you stop reading now. William Johnson is a student at Yale in 1875 who gets roped into a summer paleontology trip out west on a bet. As a privileged city boy, his family warns him that he has no business going out west among warring Indian tribes and manic miners of the gold rush. As the trip begins, Johnson reflects on how “Hunting for bones [sic] has a peculiar fascination, not unlike hunting for gold, (“Dragon Teeth,” Crichton). As the journey begins, Johnson’s fascination becomes appreciation as he
learns more about the taboo topic of evolution. Early in the trip, Johnson is kicked out of professor Marsh’s expedition as a result of Marsh’s extreme paranoia and competitive nature in his field. Johnson then joins Professor Cope’s team, Marsh’s academic rival. It is under the supervision of Cope that Johnson extracts fossilized teeth from a rock that appear to be an entirely new species, one so large that it is compared to a dragon. The competing teams cross paths again out west where they attempt to sabotage each other’s respective expedition. In addition, suspense is built among the characters during close encounters with Indian tribes and geographic perils of the west. While Johnson and his friends experience several narrow escapes, a single attack leaves Johnson alone to fend for his life and
the protection of several crates of bones – including the teeth. While the attack by Indians on horseback was at least predictable, Johnson finds that he must also anticipate the deception of the men in lawless gold rush towns who accost him in saloons for gold that they believe he carries in his crates of bones. Crichton was so informed and researched in the content matter of this novel that you are left considering that perhaps the events of this novel really could have transpired. In fact, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh were real paleontologists who fought over each other’s discoveries. The believable quality of Crichton’s fiction augments the level of suspense imbedded in the creation of “Dragon Teeth.” It is a sure treat for Crichton fans and a great read for those who wish to experience a unique period in American history through fiction.
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ArtsEntertainment “Pride and Prejudice” adaptations have a place Issue 12
By EMILY CROWE Staff Writer It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen fans have strong opinions. As a new devotee to Austen, I am only really familiar with perhaps her most popular work, “Pride and Prejudice.” I, like most readers of this book, have many feelings toward the characters. Bingley is incredibly lovable, if a little acquiescent to his nasty sisters. Elizabeth is amazingly headstrong, if slightly prejudiced. Wickham is an abhorrent man, full stop. Some of my strongest opinions on this story are regarding the many adaptations of it, so I decided to collect my thoughts in a definite ranking of them. Please peruse carefully, digest fully and if you disagree, do not tell me. 1. The book: At first glance a suspiciously long
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book, this work sucks in the reader with well-written characters and witty dialogue. The beautiful Jane, the willful Elizabeth, the brooding Darcy and the effervescent Bingley are contrasted by the pedantic Mary, the brash Lydia, the deceitful Wickham, and the overbearing Mr. Collins. The slow burn romance between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, along with the will-they-won’tthey romance of Jane and Mr. Bingley, make this 200-year-old novel a popular story to this day. “Pride and Prejudice,” while enjoyable in many other forms, is best in its O.G. form – the novel. 2. The 1995 miniseries: In my (correct) opinion, this is the best television or film adaption of “Pride and Prejudice.” Though I’ve only seen the first two episodes, the performance of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, along with the faithfulness to the book, has me eagerly waiting to watch the
rest. In the words of one of my friends who probably loves Jane Austen more than me, the Mr. Collins of this series looks like “a boiled potato,” which I think is a remarkably accurate description for a man who wants his identity to be tied to the domineering matriarch of Rosings, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. While it is not perfect – Elizabeth being prettier than Jane is certainly an error in casting – this miniseries falls just short of the near perfection of the novel itself. 3. The 2005 film: While this film is excellent in a number of ways, Kiera Knightley is a wonderful Elizabeth and music is used beautifully alongside the plot, many of the other characters feel underdeveloped when compared to their novel counterparts. The relatively dreadful natures of Lydia, Kitty, Mary and Mrs. Bennett are underplayed, making it difficult to understand why Bingley’s
is reverting to his rap roots: ruthless, crazy and unapologetic. Impressively, Eminem continues his common trend of carrying his own weight on his project, not having many features, which is uncommon in modern rap. The features, however, are very interesting: Royce Da 5’9’ and Jessie Reyez, two very new push artists with great images. In other rap news, Kanye West seems to be following a trend of not announcing the release dates of future projects. The rapper released a new single “XTCY,” following a massive controversy. He raps, “You got a sisterin-law you would smash? I got four of ‘em,” throwing Twitter into an uproar an ultimate meme field day. In terms of production and lyricism, Kanye has channeled his vibes from “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” which I consider his best album behind
“Graduation.” Lyrically, I am getting vibes from The Life of Pablo, very raw, edgy and as I described Eminem, unapologetic. I have noticed in a trend of rap lately that rappers are deferring from the infamous mumble rap and are going back to actual production and writing, which I am highly in favor of. Quinn XCII shows his vulnerable side on his new single “Panama,” a smooth head-nodder to listen to as we transition into fall. I added this to my fall/winter playlist on Spotify, as I can definitely see this being played at a bonfire or while I do homework at my coffee table with dim lights and candles lit. The guitar chords are perfected to give nostalgia of the perfect late-night, beach, sing-a-long visual. The bridge, as well as the closing chorus are infectious, making you feel a part of a montage. The song closes similarly to Kanye’s
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sisters thought his match with Jane was not particularly advantageous. As this is a relatively crucial plot point, this fault is key in this film being ranked below the miniseries. 4. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Who asked for this? If I want a good action scene, then I’ll go watch a Marvel movie (RIP Bucky).
Eminem, Kanye, Quinn XCII, Miguel drop surprise music By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor With the exception of a few buzz singles and his faster than “Rap God” feature on Nicki Minaj’s “Majesty,” it’s been almost two years since we’ve been treated to new Eminem music. The veteran rapper released a surprise, ninth studio album Kamikaze, on August 31, and it has already received massive success, gunning to be one of his most successful albums yet. The playlist has already made headlines as Eminem has reportedly hardcore dissed some of music and pop culture’s trendiest names: Lil Yachty, Lil Pump, Donald Trump, Tyler the Creator, Drake, Earl Sweatshirt and many, many more. If you are a fan of Eminem’s older music, during his prime of alter-ego “Slim Shady,” I highly encourage you to listen to Kamikaze as it seems he
“Violent Crimes” with a voicemail to set the mood. I highly recommend this tune, as well as Quinn XCII’s entire catalogue if you enjoy soft, maybe even story-telling, ‘vibey,’ indie-pop music. If you are a fan of Future Bass, my friend recommended I listen to “Light Me Up,” recorded by Miguel, who has been crossing over into the EDM world lately, Julia Michaels, famous for “Worst In Me,” “Heaven,” and “Issues,” and produced by RL Grime who I started listening to after hearing this masterpiece. Upon my first listen, as soon as Miguel began singing the chorus, I immediately maximized the volume, put in my second earbud and added the track to my “euphoric make-outsesh” playlist. Listen to this song and you won’t regret it, it completes every mood and is a serious offender of my repeat button.
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be a qualified Supreme Court Justice By COOPER ADKINS Staff Writer The second summer of Trump’s presidency has been a whirlwind of happenings. All you hear in the mainstream media are the negatives and endless hateful rhetoric towards him and the entire Republican Party. While there have been some very bad and disastrous headlines this summer, he’s weathered the storm and is still the president of the greatest country on the planet. One headline stands alone this summer, however. On July 21, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the court. President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court after two weeks of interviews and research. Kavanaugh is extremely qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice. He graduated from Yale and Yale Law School, and clerked for many judges. He worked in the George W. Bush White House up until 2003, where he was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Now he is here; waiting for the biggest honor any lawyer can have. As you know, Presidential terms may only last four to eight years, but Supreme Court picks last until their deaths. President Trump has already nominated and confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Court last year, so having two conservative justices nominated in a single term would be a major shift in the politics of the Supreme Court for decades to come. Kavanaugh’s nomination has been met with fierce opposition from the Democrats, saying his confirmation would lead to negative court decisions over gun rights, abortion rights, the death penalty, racial discrimination and gay rights. However, his confirmation would be a great benefit to our nation. First of all, he stated in a meeting with Senator Susan Collins of Maine that he considers Roe V. Wade, the landmark case revolving around abortion rights, to be settled law. This may be troubling to many Republicans, but I believe we have bigger fish to fry right now than abortion. His stances on gun rights are very right wing, which has caused some additional
outrage from the Democrats. Kavanaugh’s religious liberty related decisions have come under fire too. He dissented in a case involving the Obamacare contraceptive mandate that “...the regulations substantially burden the religious organizations’ exercise of religion because the regulations require the organizations to take an action contrary to their sincere religious beliefs.” Many religious businesses, across all faiths and denominations disagree with the fact that they have to provide contraceptives in their insurance plans, and that they have to serve same–sex couples. You might think it is inhumane and violates civil rights, but if it is a privately owned business, they have every right to refuse service to anyone and decide what to offer in their insurance plan. We live in a free and capitalistic society. The debate around his confirmation will be a heated one, but I believe that he will be nominated and proceed to be an extremely qualified, intelligent and influential Supreme Court Justice.
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Peer-Pressuring Georgetown to Increase Sustainability By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor While Georgetown has made incredible progress in being relieved from our monetary sanction, we still have quite a few miles to walk in order to reach paradise. Now that I am a Sophomore, I feel confident in pinpointing out the money-wasting Georgetown College does. Throughout my first year, I noticed we keep an absurd amount of lights on in buildings surrounding campus when no one is occupying the space. There is no reason to leave the lights on in buildings overnight as well as when no one is in the building. An easy solution to the issue: automatic motion– sensing lights. They are inex-
pensive. In fact, I have them installed in a majority of the rooms in my home. I have noticed we have taken the time to install them in a few bathrooms in Asher, so why haven’t we expanded the system to other buildings? Not only would this save money on our monthly electricity bills, but it would also save money on how often we would need to buy and replace the light bulbs that are being constantly used. In other efforts, Georgetown could begin utilizing our green house, as well as other open–land, to plant gardens of fresh fruits and vegetables. Emily Evans also mentioned that since a lot of our residence halls are flat–roofed, we could have rooftop gardens on campus. This would benefit George-
town in multiple ways. Not only would we be able to provide our dining hall’s salad bar with fresh, non–canned fruits and vegetables, but we would also become a local marketplace for Georgetown. This would increase community involvement as well as outside revenue. In fact, we wouldn’t even have to hire extra staff to work the gardens; we could incorporate it into the science department and have students work the garden as a part of coursework to earn science credits. Georgetown could also benefit from going as green as possible. I noticed that we have transitioned into digital work permits, which saves a tremendous amount of paper; however, we could save a serious amount of money on paper
on–campus by not requiring students to print as much as we do. This would downsize on the amounts of paper Georgetown has to purchase, the number of expensive printers on campus, as well as the amount of money Georgetown has to provide each student in printing money. This money could instead go towards our Tiger Dollars. We could also be making more of an effort to truly recycle. We need recycling bins in every place on campus there is a waste bin. Although I have a lot of other ways Georgetown could sacrifice our overall budget, I believe the most we can handle right now is baby steps. Start small so we can notice immense improvements in the years to come. I would love to
see Georgetown start thriving over time to not only look like a private campus, but also feel like one. Once we begin saving more money than ever in our overall campus budget, we can afford greater luxuries that we should already be awarded given our tuition prices: a nicer, fully–functioning gym, mold–free residence halls, nicer landscaping and architectural design and upkeep, and greater staff and faculty salaries to name a few. Now that we are off of probation, we should be using these years to make Georgetown more welcoming and appealing to new students rather than students just saying, “I chose Georgetown because it felt like home.”
my position towards the use of glitter. Some of my mother’s most treasured Christmas ornaments were hand made with a sparkling red finish. At home I have a drawer full of dance recital costumes containing the quintessential component of any quality tutu: glitter. In college I have indulged in the convenience of a last minute Halloween costume composed of leggings, an oversized T-shirt and some glitter. If I appear to be a steady, life long consumer of glitter, why would I question the use of it now?
I began to question the use of glitter and how it pertains to the life of college students when I noticed the campus community’s growing awareness of single use plastics and their harm to the environment. Since I started attending Georgetown, in the fall of 2015, multiple water bottle refill stations have been added to campus to encourage the use of refillable water bottles. Going to the caf this fall, I have noticed signs next to the drink machines that feature a picture of a sea turtle accompanied by a startling statistic about the impact of plastic on marine
life. If the Georgetown College community is becoming increasingly aware of water bottles and plastic straws, should we not also become aware of the unnecessary use of a microplastic that could directly impact our very own drinking water and local marine life? When washed down the drain, glitter can be classified as a subset of plastic litter known as a microplastic: microplastics measure less than five millimeters in length and are found throughout the world’s oceans from the surface to the
deep sea floor (news.nationalgeographic.com). It is for this reason that a chain of nurseries in southern England banned the use of glitter. While a ban on glitter on Georgetown’s campus might be a little severe, my hope is that the student body will be more aware of glitter as a single use plastic throughout the course of events this school year and the years to follow. We have a responsibility to reduce and reuse glitter as much as we do any other plastic.
Glitter is fun, but harmful to the environment By ELLIE SMITH
Staff Writer Georgetown College is back in full swing which means that student life is teeming with activities for students. In the fall students look forward to Welcome Back Parties, Songfest and Halloween, while Chapel Day awaits students on the other side of winter break. What do all of these events have in common? While they all incorporate a cause for some sort of celebration, many traditions on Georgetown’s campus result in the gratuitous use of glitter. Before I continue, I would like to provide some context for
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Lessons Relearned: The life of Mary Elizabeth George BY Trey Smallwood
Tour Guide through Georgetown Time Welcome to the newest edition of the Back Page. I believe that it is a Back Page tradition to set up what the topic/ theme is going to be for the semester. To set up what I am doing this semester let me take you down memory lane (pun intended). In past editions, Back Page Editors have taken a variety of approaches. Editors have done everything from funny lists and comics to investigative journalism and a full semester examination on love to political discourses. While those seem like a diverse group of ideas, they did not differ so much in their purpose but in their style of delivery. Every back page was written in order to teach the readers of the Georgetonian a lesson. When I began to think about what I wanted to teach, and especially how I wanted to deliver it, I was stumped. The Georgetonian has a back room. It holds old archives of newspapers but, it also holds odds and ends that the school has decided to store in there over the decades. While I was looking at old copies of the newspaper I remembered something else that is stored in the room: former student record cards. These former student record cards are all around the backroom. There are probably thousands of them. As I began to look through them I remembered a Colleen Atwood quote: “Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street.” While I am not drawing my inspiration from books, art or people on the street necessarily, I am using written
records of ordinary people at Georgetown College to maybe teach a lesson to all of us, to try to show our connections with alumnus of the past and to definitely write a worthwhile backpage. While some topics might be heavy, I hope to also celebrate these individuals’ lives and at least sometimes keep it upbeat. These former student records can tell us a variety of information of the individuals. Listed on the card is their full name, when they graduated, their spouses, their children, if their children went to Georgetown, any organizations they were involved in, any pieces of information that makes them important, books or articles that they have published, that they are deceased, and sometimes, how they died. The person I am featuring in this issue is Mary Elizabeth George and honestly, at first glance I almost went right past her card. Her student record card is very plain. She graduated in 1886 and her degree was conferred in 1905. Shortly after she graduated in 1886, she married H. P. Vories on Jan. 20, 1890. She had three children: Ruth Vories, Katherine Vories and Edwina Davis Vories who married another Georgetown College student with the last name of Randolph-Macon. We learn a lot more about her when we flip the card over. Besides the fact that she moved to Colorado, we learn two more important facts about her. The first being that she was a “ward of Dr. Rucker.” If you have not had the chance to take a class in the history department and do not know what it means to be a “ward” of someone, it means to be
in their care. It can be compared to a modern day guardian. Dr. Rucker was essentially Mary’s legal guardian. I am sure that the name Rucker sounds familiar to you. Whether you live in Rucker Village or walk past the entrance to South Campus that still says Rucker Hall, this name is known to our student body. Dr. Rucker led the effort to integrate women into Georgetown College’s student body, beginning in 1889 and ending in 1893, when the first woman graduated with men. The first women’s dormitory, completed in 1895, was named in honor of his efforts. Rucker also supervised the construction of a building that housed the chapel, library, gymnasium, museum and literary society meeting rooms. It is important to note that Dr. Rucker was the individual who lead the charge to integrate women into Georgetown College because the second important fact that we learn about Mary is that she was “the first young lady to go thru the college after it became co-educationalized.” While this is all the information I could find on her, including research outside of the cards, there’s definitely lessons that we can learn from Mary and Dr. Rucker. While I will be featuring more of Dr. Rucker’s life in a later issue, we can still learn something from his relationship with Mary. One part of it is that you do not have to be related to some one to go to battle for them. While Mary was not his biological daughter, he still worked to make Georgetown co-educationalized. You can be an advocate for anyone and any issue. Even if it does
not affect you personally. From Mary we learn that we all have a personal connection to gender discrimination of the time. When you began this article you may not have personally known anyone who was discriminated against during this time. One form of discrimination she faced was simply how individuals viewed her. For example, I told you she was in the “ward” of Dr. Rucker. She was in his care. Although we do not know where her traditional family was, we can see that even as a college student she was not viewed as someone who could be independent. Furthermore, she was not described as a “student” as other former student record cards said, she was called “young lady.” It can be easily discerned that as the first female student when the college was co-educationalized, she was viewed as a “young lady” and not a “student.” I also mentioned early on that she graduated in 1886 but her degree was not conferred (or officially given to her) until 1905, nearly two decades later. While I could not find anything in her or Georgetown’s history as to why this happened, one possibility is because she was just a “young lady.” While I hope this was not the reason, if it was it goes to show how perseverance through adversity and discrimination can pay off. She officially got her degree after some years and she made an impact on our college and our lives, so much so that she is being written about more than 130 years after she graduated.
