Georgetonian Issue 13

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

September 12, 2018

Volume CXXXVIII Issue 13

President Greene’s term will end in May 2019

By RACHEL CHEATHAM Editor-in-Chief In October of 2013, Mr. M. Dwaine Greene became the 24th president of Georgetown College. His term will end in May 2019. Greene has decided not to renew his contract with Georgetown.

Though sad to leave the college, Greene was confident in his decision not to renew his commitment. During his term as president, Georgetown has doubled alumni donations through the “Love and Loyalty“ campaign, freshman classes have continued to grow, and it has now cleared its financial probation.

On the process of selecting a new president, Greene reflected there are certain qualities which are necessary for the job.

Greene said one needs to be “motivated by the right things, [have an] inner-fiber where you can handle the challenges of the job to do it well, passion to do the job, and of course people skills, fairly bright, all these things count.”

As Georgetown begins to look for a new president,

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Greene mentioned one must keep in mind that it’s not only about a fit for the students but a fit between the president and college, and the timing of it.

Greene advised that a quality important in the future president is continuously assisting in Georgetown’s growth through commitment via his/her time, and to the small private college’s mission.

He advised faculty and students to continue to be true and respect who and what this college is. “Be flexible, and be courageous. Be progressive in helping the college move forward.” He said.

He continued, “Always work to maintain an open mind for the college’s forward movement. I want them [the students] to be proud of their school all their life.”

While he doesn’t hold any regrets for the decisions he’s made as president, Greene did explain that “I’d never be so arrogant as to say I’d do everything the same. I’d look back on my choices with humility.”

“Though there may be small decisions over the weeks and months of my time I’d change, the big picture things

I wouldn’t.” Whether speaking about growing enrollment earlier, or earning alumni support quicker, what Greene wished to change was increasing the amount he had helped the college.

In Greene’s eyes, Georgetown’s greatest strength is what it does to shape students, by providing various educational experiences, and strengthening the relationship between faculty and students.

He hopes the college will continue to grow and expand various programs on campus, considering the success of growing the arts and sciences.

With economic pressures continuing to rise, Greene believes a way to continue to strengthen Georgetown is to “expand its portfolio more to enable students to enter the job market, and to have different majors.“ In what ways has the college changed during his time here? Greene said, “The community view of the college has positively increased, the network of support has grown; to support the college, people need to feel good about the college”.

Greene has faith in the greatness of Georgetown. He said it is “nothing short of amazing what Georgetown has been able to accomplish through lean resources.”

One of Greene’s hopes for Georgetown is that in the future it will be considered the best college in the multistate area. He said, “Georgetown has done an amazing thing, and imagine what it could do if it had the resources.”

“I’m grateful to so many that have made it a success, the Board of Trustees who have loved this school, alumni who have stepped up, the community, the parents and students.” Greene said.

“I was trained to be a college professor,” President Greene said, smiling.

He reminisced about his alma mater, Campbell University, where he majored in religion. He earned his Masters in New Testament, and received his Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity. He discussed his time spent as a professor in the early 1990s at Lees-MacRae in North Carolina.

From there, Greene worked

as the Dean, and in 2001 was approached to become the Campbell University Provost.

“It was a great honor,” he said, “to serve in that role.”

He talked about his family’s heritage, reaching back seven generations in North Carolina, and “living on the farm, and loving every second of it.”

He smiled, “My last two jobs…I haven’t applied for either of them. The Lord was moving.”

The next chapter of his life is still open, and “to be determined,” he said. “I might retire, might take another position. I came to Georgetown with a lot of faith, and I will leave with a lot of faith.”

When asked about what he hopes his legacy as president will be he replied, “Let others decide. I came to help. I try hard to follow the Lord’s will, to honor what Georgetown represents, came and helped fill a need.”

He continued, “If I am remembered as a person who loves the Lord, his family, and came to serve, that’s not too bad at all.”

Now is the best is time to start watching sports page 5

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Abby Wheeler page 6

“Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” review page 9

OPINION: Fines against Williams are justified page 10

News

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Georgetown welcomes 38th annual Festival of the Horse

By BETHANY JONES Copy Writer

7-9, the weekend kicked off on Thurs- plenty of local eats and live music to This past weekend, local busi- day night with the Fireman’s chili experience.

Even on this rainy weekend, faminesses, restaurants, vendors and citi- cook-off hosted on Main St. zens roamed Main Street in Downtown The cook-off was followed by live lies enjoyed everything downtown had Georgetown. music by local artists. Vendors and to offer including carnival rides.

The pinnacle of the festival was the While some viewed this road block- craftsmen from around the area opened Grand Parade of horses on age as a minor inconvethe 8th. nience for three days, People from all around many in the commuGeorgetown and Scott nity know the signifiCounty showed off their cance and fun that can steeds through downtown be found at the annual to showcase various breeds Festival of the Horse. and disciplines in equine The beginning of sport.

September not only Senior Lindsey Phillips ushers in football said, “The festival of the season, fall weather horse is one of my favorand pumpkin spice ite weekends of the year! I lattes, but it brings with enjoy seeing our town come it this important comtogether for the weekend to munity event. celebrate horses.”

The Festival of the The Festival concluded Horse highlights the events on Sunday aftereconomic and social noon, with a great turnout benefits that our equine despite the rainy weather friends have provided all weekend. for us for centuries.

Georgetown’s Festival The equine indusof the Horse was a suctry, through tourism cessful weekend, and if and commerce, is one you missed it this year, I of the highest grosswould encourage you to ing industries in Kenput it on your calendar for tucky today, bringing next September. This comin approximately $23 munity event offers plenty billion (kyreview.com). SOURCE: Lindsey Phillips, Georgetown College student Senior Allie Bowe, dressed as Tucky, poses with a local family in the of family and college student Senior Allie Bowe 38th annual Festival of the Horse. friendly events and opportusaid, “ I love the Festival of the Horse because it promotes their shops the next night after the Colt nities!

For more information about vencommunity involvement while teach- and Filly review parade. The parade ing members of the community about showcases area sports teams, churches, dors and about how you can get the impact that the equine industry has local organizations and of course some involved for next year can be found at festivalofthehorse.org. on Kentucky!” horses and ponies.

While the Festival itself was Sept.

Following the parade, there were

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Issue 13

September 12, 2018 Page 3

Drama surrounding Aretha Franklin’s will

By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer On August 16, 2018, Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, died from pancreatic cancer without a will. We’re not sure why she didn’t establish a will.

Possibly, she didn’t have time before her passing or maybe the thought of death was too much for Franklin.

Anyways, tons of fans are wondering where her estate is going and if legal issues will actually be decided. In context to the situation, Eventually she died in Michigan. In the state of MI, if someone dies without a will, then the estate will be split among her children.

Franklin has four sons—Ted White Jr., Kecalf Franklin, Edward Franklin and Clarence Franklin. It may seem like an easy situation; however, many artists have died without a will, like Michael Jackson, Prince, Kurt Cobain and Sonny Bono.

Legal issues are still in progress for some of these artists. For example,

Prince died in April of 2016. His estates are still being fought over in court. The issue is the debate on already recorded music rights.

Who will receive all the money

member and fighting for their riches seems a bit harsh until you hear the numbers.

Aretha Franklin left 80 million dollars behind, and this does not include

SOURCE: Billboard, page 9, 14 July 1967

Photo of Aretha Franklin in 1987 used as a promotional ad for her 1967 issue of Billboard, as well as for her single “Baby I Love You.” that is being profited from air play, CD sales and memorabilia? The thought of having to drag out the death of a family

the possible unreleased music. However, we shouldn’t be worried about where the money goes now that Frank-

lin has passed away. The focus should be on grieving and insuring her family is healing appropriately.

This very talented, joyful, strong woman, who fought for the right to let people hear her voice and her beautiful piano skills, has died. Today in society, it is our first instinct to search for the drama or dramatize situations more than they need to be.

We look past the real issue here.

Aretha Franklin, a genuine soul, has died. This being said, does the money even matter to the fans? Should it matter?

This is where we need to let the privacy of her riches be handled by the family and not social media or fans. We have put her death on the backburner and only showed interest in the money.

We should celebrate the life she had and not the money she made! Rejoicing a life full of hard work, dedication, devotion, and love whether that be about segregation or her music.

Mac Miller: gone, but never forgotten

By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer

Over the past couple of weeks, we have lost many celebrities and artists.

The celebrities include Burt Reynolds, Neil Simon, Aretha Franklin, John McCain, and most recently, Mac Miller.

For those who don’t know who Mac Miller was, he was a recording artist and producer who also acted on the side. It was reported he died due to a drug overdose.

This cause of death is certainly not uncommon for a lot of celebrities. There

are so many examples dating back to the 60’s. Some examples include: Marilyn Monroe, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Judy Garland, Michael Jackson and the list could go on.

There are many conspiracy theories about why so many overdose.

Some include that the celebrities are pushed to their limits and decide to release stress the easiest way possible and some say that celebrities are introduced to drugs as soon as they come into the business and are pressured to take them.

Either way, it is a tragedy and not a dependable fact. Mac Miller has more

than changed many lives through his music. Many look back at his lyrics from the song “2009”, because he spoke about the struggles and obstacles he had to jump over to become mentally strong.

He says, “Take my time to finish, mind my business / A life ain’t a life ‘til you live it / I was digging me a hole big enough to bury my soul / Weight of the world, I gotta carry my own / My own, with these songs I can carry you home / I’m right here when you’re scared and alone.”

It’s no shocker that so many individuals looked up to him. He donated money to Make A Wish, was often

for talking to his fans about the meaning of life and fought his way to the top by himself!

As we know by now, life can get pretty difficult at times. There are ways to cope other than drugs and alcohol.

Exercising on a regular basis, speaking to someone and relaxing from time to time are certainly some effective ways to cope with obstacles that you may face.

Mac Miller was a legend of music and helping others. His legacy will live on with the legacy of others who have passed recently. He may be gone; however, he will never be forgotten.

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Sports & Recreation

The Georgetonian

NCAA football week three is approaching

By GARY LUKENS Staff Writer

As usual in the early weeks of college football, this week mostly consisted of top 25 teams playing the “cupcake” portion of the schedule, with many top teams obliterating their much weaker opponents.

Some of the notable scores were the 77–0 win posted by Miami U against Savannah State, the AP No. 1 team, Alabama beating Arkansas State 57–7, Ohio State discarding Rutgers 52–3 and the 63–9 win Auburn posted over Alabama State.

Even with the easy portion of this schedule, Notre Dame

narrowly escaped with a home win against in state rival Ball State with a final of 24–16.

With many of these games littered throughout the schedule, there were two matchups between ranked teams. PAC 12 rivals, USC and Stanford played a hard–hitting defensive game that ended with a 17–3 score in favor of Stanford.

The second top 25 matchup was when Georgia went on the road to South Carolina.

The Bulldogs neutralized the Gamecocks on all fronts and walked away with a dominant 41–17 win. Another big matchup was No. 2 Clemson going on the road to face unranked, SEC opponent,

Texas A&M. The Aggies gave Clemson everything they could handle, but ultimately came up short with a 28-26 loss.

For many people on campus and in this state, the highlight of this weekend was the University of Kentucky Wildcats. They went on the road to face a ranked Florida team that they have not beaten since 1986, the longest active losing streak in college football.

For the first time in 31 years, a Kentucky team beat a Florida team. With a final of 27-16, Kentucky’s heart beat was running back Benny Snell.

He was given the ball on the

Keegan Bradly wins BMW Championship

By GJ WELLINGHURST Staff Writer Although golf may not be considered as exciting as professional football, at least it has more exciting finishes than the Cleveland Browns.

Unlike the NFL, the FedEx Cup keeps score so that winning a contest is the goal of the athletes, instead of hoping for a tie (which is the Brown’s best finish to a game since 2016).

Keegan Bradley, who had been winless in his last six years, gave golf fans the most exciting finish possible: a one hole playoff to decide first place at the BMW Championship in Pennsylvania. Justin Rose finished second after missing a putt within five feet on the playoff hole. Before that

missed putt, Rose was 48/48 from within five feet over the weekend.

The final round had to be postponed a day due to poor weather. The light rain throughout the weekend made the whole course “slow”, which means that the balls will not travel very far on the putting greens and fairways.

The slow greens helped certain players and hurt others.

For example, players like Phil Michelson, who rely so much on spin after the ball lands, were hurt because of the lack of roll by the ball. When a course is wet, it is best to just try and get the ball as close as you can to the flag.

The BMW Championship was the second to last leg of the FedEx Cup which wraps

up on the weekend of September 20th in Atlanta for the PGA Tour Championship. Bryson DeChambeau still holds a solid lead over the field after winning the last two major tournaments in the FedEx Cup. If he holds on, it will establish a statement for the extremely young golfer who hopes to set a name for himself.

Tiger Woods’ comeback season was continued with an impressive showing over the weekend when he finished tied for sixth. Kentucky native Justin Thomas tied for twelfth in a relatively slow weekend, but he is sitting in fifth place in the FedEx Cup standings which definitely does not eliminate him from winning, yet.

The last weekend of the FedEx Cup is definitely one to watch.

ground 27 times and walked away with 175 yards, but failed to get one in the end zone.

After two weeks, Heisman candidates have begun to emerge. The first of those is West Virginia’s Will Grier who has lead the 14th ranked Mountaineers to a 2–0 record by throwing nine TDs in the first two games. The next candidate is Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor.

Through two games, he is on track to break Barry Sanders record for rush yards in a single season. Other names to look out for are Houston DT, Ed Oliver, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, and Stanford RB Bryce Love among others.

Once again, week three will feature a lot of weaker programs matching up with national powerhouses. SEC rivals Auburn and LSU face off at Auburn. No. 17 Boise State will travel to face No. 24 Oklahoma State and a top 15 matchup between Ohio State and TCU should provide some very entertaining football this weekend.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, arguably the two worst power–5 schools face off in what is being dubbed “the toilet bowl” by yours truly when Kansas and Rutgers face off. Kansas, this past week, won their first away game since 2012.

GEORGETOWN ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

Wed 12 Wed 12 Thu 13 Thu 13 Thu 13 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Sun 16 Sun 16 Mon 17 Mon 17 Mon 17 Wed 19 Wed 19 Fri 21 Sat 22 Tue 25 Tue 25 Tue 25 Wed 26 Fri 28 Fri 28 Fri 28

6 p.m. JV Volleyball vs.

Asbury University 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs.

Asbury University

JV Baseball @ Union College 5 p.m. JV Volleyball vs.

University of Pikeville 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs.

Midway University 7 p.m. Volleyball vs.

University of Pikeville 7 p.m. Football vs.

St. Andrews University 6 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio Christian University noon Softball @ Morehead State 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs.

Martin Methodist 2 p.m. JV Baseball @ Campbellsville University 4 p.m. JV Volleyball @ Cumberland University 5 p.m. JV Baseball vs.

Midway University 6 p.m. JV Volleyball @ Bethel University 5 p.m. JV Baseball vs.

Asbury University 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs.

Grace College 6 p.m. Volleyball vs.

Life University noon Football @ Keiser University 5 p.m. JV Volleyball vs. Campbellsville University 5 p.m. JV Baseball @ Lindsey Wilson College 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Campbellsville University 5 p.m. JV Baseball @ Asbury University 2 p.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Indiana University East 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis vs. Indiana University East 2 p.m. Volleyball @ Trinity Christian College

Issue 13

Sports & Recreation

Why now is the best time to watch sports

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer As I mentioned in my article last week, college football is finally here, and it will be here for a while. This marks the best time to be a fan of sports.

In my opinion, the best time to be a sports fan starts with football in September and ends with baskeball in March.

If you are an NBA fan, this goes on until the end of the NBA playoffs. Sports fans hate when sports are in the dying times of the season. You have the MLB without as many day games, and you are slowly waiting out the months of May through July. You do have the occasional golf tournament, but that’s only a couple of Saturdays and Sundays through those months.

How can this time not be the best for sports fans? Once the college football and NFL season come together, you get a game almost every day of the week.

Thursdays through Mondays we can enjoy some headbanging and touchdowns. Tell me that you don’t love it when you turn on ESPN or NFL network on Thursday and see football on. Having football on most of the week is always a plus.

Football is not just the only sport happening during this time. MLB teams are beginning to get competitive as teams fight to make it into

the playoffs. When the MLB season is dying down, football is gearing up, which just makes baseball even better.

Postseason baseball is the best out of all professional playoff games. There is so much excitement and intensity in both the teams and the fans.

The months are getting colder and fans are packing the stadiums to cheer their team on to a championship.

Just look at the city of Boston during the 2004 playoffs: The Red Sox were down 3–0 in the American League Champion Series to the Yankees. In four days, the team went from sad kids going back to school, to kids on Christmas morning. That was a range of emotions for the whole city of Boston. It is difficult to find that type of emotion during the month of July.

You also cannot forget about the MLS and English Premier League either. For soccer fans, weekends consist of Saturday and Sunday soccer matches. They enjoy weekends just as much as football fans during this period because they do the same thing: wake up, get ready and watch games. The only difference is that it is either soccer or football.

As the calendar year is starting to end, weekends get better for multiple reasons.

You get football games that can make or break a team’s season, but this is also when

college basketball gets underway.

This is when times get hectic for sports fans because you do not know what you are going to watch. Everyday of the week there is always going to be something to watch on TV. You get Monday and Thursday night football, and college basketball on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Then, the weekend is filled with either basketball or football, sometimes both.

Once the new year starts, college football comes to an end, and then NFL playoffs start. Don’t worry college basketball fans! This is when conference play ramps up.

After the Super Bowl, all the focus turns to golf weekends and then finally March Madness. March Madness is when people who do not like basketball become basketball fans for at least a month.

Everyone loves the upsets and underdog teams making some noise, and they will root them on.

After the college basketball champion is crowned, sports fans, can relax a little bit and get things under control until August comes back around.

Sports fans you must tell me that you are just as excited as I am because the greatest months of sports have just arrived!

If you aren’t a sports enthusiast, don’t worry because it isn’t hard to pick up.

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Fantasy Football: highly recommended

By COOPER JACOBELLI Staff Writer ‘Tis the season everyone.

It’s time to act like you know what you’re talking about and pick the best of the best for your team to go and battle your closest friends. That’s right; it’s Fantasy Football season.

This time of year always hurls me and many others into a spiral of obsession over every single National Football League game just to see how many touches your star running back has, or how many sacs your defense has.

Fantasy Football promotes so much football watching it’s ridiculous. I find myself every Monday, Thursday, Sunday and the occasional Saturday just waiting for the next game to kick off, and I’m not just in football mode on weekends, Oh no. All week, I look at who I play in Fantasy and who looks good in what slot for this week in my lineup. I scour the waivers looking for the next hot pickup, usually it’s someone who is a backup

and their first string got hurt, which always seems to happen *cough* Devonta Freeman *cough*.

Fantasy football is one of those things that can really bring people together in such a strange way. I’m in a league with a couple of buddies on campus, and if I wouldn’t have been invited to the league, I wouldn’t have gotten to know them as well as I do now. All– the–while, we’re talking trash to one another and trying to screw someone else up on waivers or offering trades, or even yelling at our weekly opponent while watching a pivotal game for both our rosters.

Going off of the “camaraderie” theme, my family runs three different leagues in which yours truly participates.

Each one has a different vibe.

One is for people who just want to play and have fun, and the other two are for money and being able to rub it in the face of the other 11 people that you beat (and of course to spend time with your family

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Features Women in art: A class by Brittany Petty Page 6

By Sophie Hughes Features Editor

There is a new and exciting class coming to Georgetown next Spring from our very own art professor Brittany Petty. All lovers of art, powerful women, anyone who needs the credit, or all of the above will love this new art topic course titled Women in Art & Society.

Brittany Petty has a BA in Art History and Broadcasting: Film & Video from Western Kentucky University, as well as a MA in Art History & Visual Studies from the University of Kentucky. She has been teaching Art History as

Georgetown for three years and has also taught at WKU and BCTC. Women in Art & History will be exploring how women have been depicted in art throughout history, profiles of female artists (many you have never heard of), and art that has made a direct impact on the fight for female equality.

Brittany is very passionate about this topic and this is something she has been wanting to do for a long time. She is “envisioning a class that is based on engaging readings and discussions with a creative project component and would love to organize a field trip and

have a panel of local female artists speak to the class/community.”

She is still in the planning stages for this course and is open to any suggestions! This class will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am so mark your calendars and keep this in mind when courses open!

This class does not only apply to women, but men will also find this class super educational and enlightening. Brittany wants to encourage anyone to sign up for this never before seen class at Georgetown College. Be a part of history—past and present!

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Source: Brittany Petty

Senior Spotlight: Abby Wheeler

By Ellie Smith Staff Writer

Abby Wheeler is a senior from Paris, Kent. She is a biology major with minors in chemistry and psychology. After graduating in May of 2019, Abby hopes to go to dental school and one day open her own practice. Abby chose Georgetown College because the atmosphere of a small college and its community appealed to her.

In her time at Georgetown College, Abby has been involved in several activities and organizations. Abby is a part of Psi Chi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. In addition to these honor societies, Abby’s aca-

demic involvement extends to the Oxford Honors Program and her involvement in the Georgetown College Program Accelerating Learning in the Sciences (GCPALS) which allowed for her to do research at Vanderbilt University the summer after her sophomore year.

While at Vanderbilt, Abby did research in a psychology lab and had the opportunity to work with children at stuttering camp. Abby intends to expand this research experience into an honors thesis this spring that covers physiological response to childhood stuttering.

In addition to academics, Abby has served as a leader on Georgetown’s campus in sev-

eral capacities. Abby has been the academic excellence chair of Kappa Delta sorority, President of Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, Event Planner for Student Government Association, a cheerleader, a CrossFit trainer, an orientation leader, orientation coordinator, and a tutor for biology and organic chemistry.

When asked about her favorite memories from her college experience, Abby said, “Studying abroad in Australia during my junior year, I studied Australian ecosystems and got to go swimming in the reef!”

Some of Abby’s favorite professors that she has had at Georgetown College include Dr. Sheridan, Dr. Livingston,

and Dr. Dickinson. Abby noted homework between classes, that, “They are all really good don’t take naps. If you have at keeping class engaging – an hour between classes, make they don’t just read things off use of that time.” of a power-point.”

One of Abby’s notable accomplishments from her time at Georgetown is her acceptance to Oxford University. In the spring of her junior year, Abby was a visiting student at Oxford University during their Trinity Term. There, Abby studied social psychology and developmental psychology.

As a graduating senior, Abby would Source: Abby Wheeler like to pass some advice Pictured above: Abby Wheeler and wisdom on to cur- during her study abroad this Spring rent freshman, “Do your

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September 11, 2018 Page 7

Vendor fair is a big hit

By Emily Altman Staff Writer The first annual street fair hosted by the Student Government Association was held on Wednesday September 5th, 2018. It was a huge success and had almost one fourth of the student body in attendance.

The executive council of SGA could not have been happier with how the fair went and the huge student turnout. Adding local businesses into the fair turned out to be a great addition to old involvement fair as well as a change of location from the quad to memorial drive. So many campus organi-

zations and clubs were able to talk to a lot of potential members and new students had the opportunity to see the wide variety of opportunities to get involved in at Georgetown. Some of these include sororities, fraternities, Campus Outreach, Gamers guild, Pre-Health Association, Student Wellness Center, Maskrafters, and The ACS Chemistry Club. Red State Barbeque, Ellos Tacos, and Steel City Pops was a hit with all of the students. SGA gave the first 100 students at the street fair a free popsicle from Steel City Pops and they were gone in less than 30 minutes. Patrick

and vendors that came out.

As this being the first year we have had this event, and to have the turn out we did it was very rewarding for everyone involved. We hope that it was as fun and informative for everyone as it was for us. We are looking forward to keeping this tradition and growing it into something very special for this college and Georgetown as a whole.”

We are already planning on having the event again next year in hopes that it will be Source: Emily Altman even bigger and better than this year with even more Oakley, SGA Event Planner, clubs, organizations and vensaid, “It was a great experience dors in attendance. Georgefor all of the students, faculty, town Sophomore Hayley

Combs attended the fair and said “We should do things like this more often because it gives the students more opportunities to learn about different things Georgetown has to offer while getting a good bite to eat.” We always love having events that brings the college together and gives everyone a reminder of why they chose Georgetown College. SGA’s next event is their first general assembly which will be held in the library at 11 on Thursday September 20th, 2018. All students are invited to attend to hear about what SGA is doing on campus, give suggestions, and receive a nexus credit. “

What’s new this week 9/12- Grubfest 6pm 9/12- Men’s Soccer Game @ Home 7pm 9/13- Watermelon Bust 5:30pm 9/13- Women’s Soccer Game @ Home 7pm 9/14- GC Preview Day 9/14- Football Game @ Home 7pm

Source: Mariah Addington

This week’s Tree Hugger is Senior Haleigh Bevins

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ArtsEntertainment

You can like anime too

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor I was once like you: judgmental of anime, thinking it only attracted the weirdos in the back of class who would pick their noses and trade Yu Gi Oh cards. Eventually, I realized anime is not always crazy stunts and intense fight scenes. There are films and series out there that are extremely relatable, vulnerable and genuine.

“From Me to You,” “Your Name,” “Garden of Words,” “A Silent Voice,” “Prison School,” “5 Centimeters Per Second” and “Gate” are all great starts for those who do not enjoy the unrealistic anime productions. All of the above, except for “Gate” and “Prison School,” will probably make you shed a few tears, especially “Your Name” and “Garden of Words.” They’re almost all

chick flicks, but there are so many different aspects of the storylines that any gender can identify with a character and change the entire story.

These past few days, I have been binge-watching “From Me to You” on Hulu, which is extremely similar to the film “A Silent Voice” in terms of plot.

“From Me to You” depicts a story of Sawako, a high school girl who looks extremely similar to Sadako, the lead character in “The Ring,” the famous movie franchise featuring the girl in the well with wet, black hair drooping over her face.

Everyone at school avoids Sawako because they believe she is evil and that bad things occur when she is nearby.

She leaves school sobbing everyday in desperation for just one friend, one moment of happiness instead of stares and whispers.

The plot is very similar to “A Silent Voice,” where the new girl at school is deaf and is bullied, struggling to find friends. “From Me to You” transforms into a love story, tugging at the heartstrings, taking the normal boy-meetsgirl scenario to new heights. I can’t get enough of it, and I am sad there are only two seasons of the show! I really recommend this if you enjoy a teenage love story.

“Garden of Words” is probably my favorite anime movie because of the high quality production and the emotion tangled into the script. Without giving away any major spoilers, a teenager skips school every day that it rains and meets a nameless woman in a park to hangout. They never exchange contact information, they just know to skip school and work every time it rains.

As the two fall for each other, it is

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revealed the woman is a teacher at his school, so they struggle to decided if things will work out.

There is so much passion in the storyline, and I cannot express enough how much it will make you cry at the end, no matter how tough you are! The simplicity is so beautiful, and the message behind it all is very artistic and unique.

“Prison School” is a hilarious comedy I found on YouTube displaying the ultimate middle-school boy raged with newly-found hormones and sex drive. If you want a good laugh, you should definitely check it out.

There is an entire world of anime that is soft and relatable if you are not into the crazy stuff you can’t act out with real people – this is a good start to exploring that!

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September 12, 2018 Page 9

Here we go again: a “Mamma Mia!” review

By ELIZABETH SMITH Staff Writer In the summer of 2018, the dreams of ABBA fans and “Mamma Mia!” fans alike were thrilled at the release of “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again”. Similar to “Mama Mia!” (2008), “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again” has a plot written around several ABBA songs. Notable songs in this movie include “Waterloo,” “Angel Eyes,” “Fernando,”and “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” Unlike the first movie, the 2018 sequel is not an adaptation of a stage production. For this reason, some “Mama Mia!” fans who were critical of the first movie’s adaptation were hesitant to see the sequel. Whether you applaud or disapprove of the adaptation of the first movie, the stunning performances in this movie cannot

be ignored. If you have not seen the movie and would like to avoid spoilers, I would suggest that you stop reading here.

Amanda Seyfried returns to the screen as Sophie. If the original movie was a coming of age story for Sophie, the sequel displays the effect of five years of flourishing maturation as she accepts responsibility in reopening her mother’s hotel after her death. In the process, Sophie learns more about her mother’s past.

Young Donna is played by Lily James. Donna’s back-story begins with her valedictory service as her time at Oxford University comes to a close.

From there, she embarks on a journey to see the world. Along the way, she meets each of Sophie’s potential fathers played by Hugh Skinner, Josh Dylan and Jeremy Irvine. The musical num-

bers that portray their brilliant young love are among the most notable songs in the movie.

One of my favorite songs in the movie is “Waterloo,” a duet between young Donna and young Harry. The musical number as a whole perfectly illustrates all of the greatest qualities of the movie: the high energy of ABBA, excellent cinematic technique, vulnerability of characters, stunning vocal performances and creative, lively choreography.

Another rather theatrical musical number is “Fernando,” performed by Cher. Cher appears in the end of the movie as Donna’s negligent mother and Sophie’s grandmother. Producer Judy Craymer said, “We had to cast somebody who could give you a blowtorch moment, and that kind of is Cher basically” (www.vanityfair.com). Person-

ally, I would have preferred a greater presence from Meryl Streep in this movie than a spotlight on Cher. This personal opinion is only compounded by the fact that there would be no plot holes if Cher had not showed up at all.

Despite my personal qualms with Cher’s role in the end of the movie, I left the theatre happy, since it closes with one of my favorite songs and a true crowd pleaser: “Super Trouper.”

Ending with an iconic performance of an ABBA classic by Donna and the Dynamos is the perfect closing for the movie. You will leave the theatre singing all the songs and wanting to go back for more. After all, the name of the movie is “Mama Mia! Here We Go Again” and not “Mama Mia! Here We Go Once.”

Soccer Mommy: the new queen of Indie rock

By KALLIE FLEMING Copy Editor One of my favorite pastimes is perusing Spotify for new artists that nobody has ever heard of. There is something wonderfully satisfying about being able to say that I knew of an artist before they gained a huge fanbase. In some ways it feels like you have a more personal relationship with the artist. My Spotify searches are almost always fruitful, but my favorite discovery will always be Soccer Mommy.

Soccer Mommy is the stage name of 20-year-old, Nashville native, Sophie Allison. As a young singer-songwriter, she explores relatable perils, such as heartbreak and loneliness, in an angsty and refreshingly honest way.

In March, she released her studio album “Clean”, which is without a

doubt my favorite album of all time.

Soccer Mommy’s earlier albums (“For Young Hearts” and “Collection”) were recorded using Bandcamp, which resulted in atmospheric, bedroom pop ballads.

Her tagline on Bandcamp is “chill but kinda sad” and her hazy recording style feels intimate, as if you were hearing pages sung directly from her diary.

In fact, I think it is her transparency and vulnerability that attracts me to her as an artist.

Her sound and recording style have matured in her latest album and she has gained more attention. Rolling Stone named her “Indie Rock’s New ‘Chill But Kinda Sad’ Hero,” and “Your Dog”, a song off of her newest album, has over four million plays on Spotify.

She was also featured in the New York Times article “Rock Is Not Dead. It’s Ruled By Women.”

Though her more popular song “Your Dog” is my feminist anthem, my favorite song on her new album is “Scorpio Rising”. This underrated song is so raw and poignant that it makes me

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tear up each time I listen to it, which is usually a few times a day. The highlight of the song is when the music swells and she sings, “You’re made from the stars that we watched from your car/

And I’m just a victim of changing planets/ A Scorpio rising and my parents.”

There will never be too many strong, female indie rock stars, but Soccer Mommy is definitely at the very top of my list (right under my queens Stevie Nicks and Florence Welsh, of course).

If you decide to listen to her music and like what you hear, I would recommend listening to “Snail Mail” and “Kississipi,” as they are both strong female vocalists who have a similar sound.

She is playing at a small venue called Zanzabar in Louisville on Oct. 3, and tickets are only $10. If you are a fan like I am, I would highly recommend taking the opportunity to see her live before she gets more recognition and tickets become pricey.

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By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor

Baby boomers, do us a huge favor and stop using ‘millennial’ as a derogatory term. It’s just plain disrespectful. Somehow the expression has lost its native definition and has transformed into jargon for offensive verbal attacks. It seems baby boomers want young adults to bow down to them, almost as if the world is theirs to judge since they have been around the longest.

True, wisdom does come with age; however, if you are so wise, why haven’t you learned to advance with the times? We are three months shy of 2019 – enough with all the “traditional” bull crap!

Why is it not yet obvious to you that no other generation is ever going to grow up the way yours did?

As technology develops and social norms change, every generation has a unique upbringing. Please, for the love of Georgetown staying off of probation, stop nitpicking at ‘millennials’, classifying the way we are discovering

adulthood as “wrong.” Last time I checked, there is, and never will be, a rulebook to life.

Let’s start with technology.

I’m sure it’s difficult to believe you actually grew up without it, but let me remind you that the technology era didn’t reach its peak until about a decade ago. Now that technology has found its way into essentially every aspect of life, do you really think you can deem it wrong for children to grow up with technology?

Now, I do agree that parents should dictate how much they allow their kids to use tablets and could make their kids wait until they reach a certain age to earn cell phones; however, who are you to judge? On a personal level, in what way does someone else’s kid playing with a tablet at the dinner table effect my life? It doesn’t!

Stop being nosey.

Yes, that kid is missing out on the childhood a lot of us experienced: indirectly developing social skills and sharpening our craftmanship by playing outside, learning to be innovative through innocent fun, and exercising simply by not sitting at home, but we

have to stop projecting influence on the way individuals choose to parent!

If you have raised your kids the way you believe is right, odds are they will raise their kids in a similar fashion – so the cycle of the “correct” way to grow up will live on, even if it becomes endangered.

The other issue I have with baby boomers is when they say that millennials are incompetent because of the way pop culture has influenced our lifestyles. Get your Depends out of a wad and calm down!

I promise girls were twerking before it became a fad, I promise people were sporting revealing clothing before it went mainstream, and I promise people were making provocative music before it was popularized.

Face it: this is the world we live in. Even millennials don’t like every aspect of the world today, but no one is to blame.

I’ll let you know that it’s only going to get “worse.”

Millennials: stay “wild,” keep doing what’s “wrong,” keep being yourself.

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Serena’s Grand Slam Meltdown: Was it really an equality issue?

By CIARA FARRELL Staff Writer Gender and racial equality are both very prevalent topics of conversation in modern day America, with movements such as Black Lives Matter and “#MeToo” gaining traction in recent years. Hundreds upon thousands of people have opened up about their personal experiences with discrimination and assault. The sporting world is no stranger to these claims, where sexual predators such as Larry Nassar come to mind. Nassar sexually assaulted hundreds of young gymnasts over a span of nearly 25 years before being convicted just this past year (cnn.com).

He received a life sentence.

This past week, the United States Tennis Association has been receiving backlash for the seemingly unfair han-

dling of the women’s final.

The matchup between Naomi Osaka of Japan and Serena Williams of the United States was explosive to say the least.

The match started off normally, with play going along smoothly for the first set. Osaka shocked the crowd when she picked up the opening set 6-2 with ease. The beginning of the second set is when trouble began. Williams was down 3-1, and the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, cited a court violation against her for coaching. He had noticed her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, making hand signals to Williams from the sidelines. Mouratoglou has admitted that he was in fact attempting to communicate with Williams, but whether she understood the message or not is beside the point. The official rules state that a warning is issued once illegal coach-

ing is observed. Williams was noticeably offended by this and demanded an apology from Ramos.

Further on in the set, Williams lost her serving game and smashed her racket on the court. This incident led to Ramos citing her for a second court violation and awarding a point to Osaka. Williams was no longer able to contain her anger, calling Ramos a “thief” and stating that he owed her an apology for the disrespect being shown to her. This further beratement led to a third and final court violation, in which Williams received a game penalty that left the score at 5–3. Osaka was one game away from the championship and took the title with ease.

Sadly, Osaka’s moment in the spotlight was overshadowed by Williams’ tirade. The negative energy continued into

the awards ceremony, with the crowd actually booing Osaka and forcing her to tears.

Williams took notice of this and requested that they “give credit where credit is due,” and pled with them to stop their harassment of the young champion.

The ITF has Source: ARABNEWS.COM released a statement Serena (pictured left) argues with saying that they sup- umpire Charles Ramos. port Ramos’ handling of the situation that transpired, to the point violation. Her constating that his assessment of tinued beratement of Ramos court violations was justified led to the final violation that and fair (Governing). was issued. There is just no real This entire situation begs proof that her treatment was the question: was it really an based upon anything but her equality issue? Williams’ coach behavior on the court. admitted to the coaching, which led to the warning being issued. Williams smashed her racket on the court, which led

three months, many of them look at me like I have two heads. “Why would you want to do that?” “What if you can’t communicate?” “Are you sure you got all your shots?” “What if there is terrorism over there?” These, among a plethora of other immaterial questions, are some of the doubts and push–back I receive when preparing for this experience.

On the other hand, I get some responses like, “Europe is beautiful.” “There is so much history there.” “Travel while you’re young and still can.” ”That’s a good choice

since you speak Spanish.”

While all of these are true, and I very much appreciate the support from these people, those aren’t the main reason I’m going.

Thinking back on Gandhi’s quote, I’m led to the real reason I’m traveling abroad and the real reason I urge every single one of you to experience the world in new and exciting ways. That reason is people.

People are the backbone of culture, nations and the world.

Every single person lives in a bubble of what they know and what they’re comfortable

with. Outside that bubble is a sphere of what they know exists but don’t understand.

And outside of that is another realm of things they don’t even know they don’t know. Understanding, listening to and learning from other people are the keys to tapping into those other bubbles. Connections and relationships are the keys to changing the world.

I’m not so naïve as to think that everyone I come into contact with has the means to travel the world for the rest of their lives, make new friends, and solve all the world’s prob-

The importance of studying abroad

By DOUG MOLLETT Staff Writer “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” – Mahatma Gandhi As I am about to embark on a three month study abroad journey to Granada, Spain, I often think about this quote from Gandhi. I often think about how important it is, not to travel, necessarily, but to attempt to understand the world.

When I tell people in my hometown that I’m getting ready to leave the country for

lems. I very much understand that world travel is just not an option for many people. That doesn’t, however, mean that their bubble can’t grow.

Expand your sphere by reading, listening and observing. Tap into the next sphere by asking questions, learning a new language and understanding a culture’s history.

Culture is about connecting, understanding, loving, trusting, unifying, radicalizing and empathizing. All of these start with one commonality: people. Know people, love people, understand people.

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Lessons Relearned: The life of Isaac Lynch

BY Trey Smallwood

Tour Guide through Georgetown Time Welcome to the second issue of the newest edition of the Back Page. Before I dive into my next individual I want to recap what this page is all about.

A couple of weeks ago while I was looking at old copies of the newspapers, 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. These former student records can tell us a variety of information about the individuals. Listed on the card is their full name, when they graduated, sometimes when they died, their spouses, their children, if their children went to Georgetown, any organizations they were involved in, any pieces of information that makes them important,and books or articles that they have published.

I am attempting to use written records of ordinary people at Georgetown College to teach a lesson and, to try to show our connections with alumnus of the past, and definitely to 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.

Last week I featured the life of Mary Elizabeth George. She graduated 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.

However, her card also read that her guardian was Georgetown College’s Dr. Rucker, and that she was the first female student to go through Georgetown when they allowed women to take classes with the men.

I was able to use Mary and Dr. Rucker’s life to illustrate the point that you can stand up for any issue you believe in, and if you are faced with adversity or discrimination, keep trying and you will reach your goal. If you have not already got a chance to read the last issue, I invite you too.

For this week’s issue I am doing something similar. I am detailing the life of Isaac Lynch. All the card detail is that Isaac graduated in 1939. Isaac was married shortly after on Feb. 2, 1941.

The last piece of information is how he died on Dec. 8, 1941, a few months after he was married. The rest of this information I was able to find through outside research, primarily the Courier Journal article about his life.

Lynch was born on May 26, 1916, in Tennessee. Later, he was orphaned and sent to Ormsby Village Children’s Home in Louisville. Ormsby Village housed children who were either delin-

quent or dependent as wards of the state. It focused on recreation and education instead of sending kids to factories to work.

At Georgetown College, Lynch majored in music and minored in economics before graduating in 1939.

He was also the vice president of the men’s glee club and the treasurer of the school’s band and orchestra.

After graduation, Isaac headed to Washington, D.C., where he got married. Lynch then enlisted in the Navy.

He attended the Navy’s Music School and reached the rank of Musician Second Class. Isaac was eventually deployed to the U.S.S. Arizona where he served as the band’s bass drummer.

On Dec. 8, 1941, in the midst of World War Two, the U.S.S. Arizona was attacked by the Japanese while it was ashore at Pearl Harbor.

On that day the band was on the back end of the ship, getting ready to play as they raised the flag, At first they thought it was their own U.S. planes coming back in. The one of the band members recognized the Japanese rising sun emblem on the plane and they dropped their instruments and ran for their battle stations. Some of the men even threw their instruments overboard so that they wouldn’t get in the way.

On Dec. 8 they went to their battlestations, one of the most hazardous on the ship–down below passing

ammunition to the guns above.

According to the U.S.S. Arizona’s website, the band is the only U.S. military band that was formed, trained, fought and died together. Isaac’s body has not been recovered. It is among the 900+ individuals still aboard the ship.

Isaac was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, the Asiatic—Pacific Campaign Medal with Star and the WWII Victory Medal.

I wanted to feature Isaac Lynch today because this is the week of 9/11.

Both Sept. 11 and Dec. 8 are days that our country felt immense pain and suffering; days we will never forget.

I want to highlight the virtue of sacrifice that this young man made. Isaac was a musician not sailer, yet he still made the biggest sacrifice any individual can make. He gave his life for our country. I think it is extremely important to understand that Isaac, along with every member on that boat, also all of the first responders on 9/11, willingly gave up their life for our nation.

They all had options besides the military or being a first responder.

Isaac could have been a concert musician. Instead he ran head-on to one of the most dangerous positions on the boat. The 9/11 first responders could have ignored the call to service, instead they ran head-on into the dangerous buildings.