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September 26, 2018
Volume CXXXVIV Issue 15
General Assembly unveils new student discounts and campus improvements Keynote speaker Dr. Hunt encourages study abroad program By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editors The Student Government Association is hard at this work this semester and provided students, faculty and staff with the opportunity to take a closer look at the amendments they are making, and have already made, at Georgetown College. Every month, students are provided a NEXUS credit to gather with the Student Government Association, and every registered student organization (RSO), in the LRC’s Ward Room in efforts to make new, essential and important information available to the student body. A representative from each RSO is in attendance to absorb all topics of discussion during the meeting in hopes that they will serve as an information hub to their club or organization. SGA President Ben Martin began General Assembly with a prayer, graciously acknowledging the upcoming tests students may be facing as well as blessing the victims and survivors of Hurricane Florence. Further into the ceremony,
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President Martin introduced a new fleet of discounts for the student body to take advantage of upon presentation of his or her G-card. New to the school year, GC has a partnership with Mod Pizza, granting students 15% off all purchases, 25% off food purchases at Rolling Oven Pizza (located inside of My Old Kentucky Foam) and 10% off all purchases in Maime’s Fine Wine and Gift Shop. SGA President Ben Martin announced that Kaizen Billiards has declared Thursday as Georgetown College Night. The establishment is granting students their first game of pool free, free pizza while supplies last and free use of their jukebox. As the assembly progressed, the remainder of SGA’s cabinet presented themselves, as well as discussed their main topics of focus so far throughout the semester. Dr. Laura Hunt, Professor of Spanish and Department Chair of World Languages, served as the Keynote Speaker on the topic of studying abroad. Dr. Hunt’s enthusiastic,
yet realistic, presentation laid out the importance of students taking advantage of Georgetown College’s study abroad opportunities. Dr. Hunt explained how studying abroad introduces you to skills you will carry throughout the years to come, as well as assisting with acquiring future careers. Dr. Hunt recapped her speech with, “I was happy to be invited by Riley Noe to speak with the General Assembly of SGA about the benefits of study abroad. This is my favorite topic! By studying abroad, students can gain the skills employers are seeking right now in the job market, including leadership and communication skills. They can also experience a different teaching style and take amazing courses abroad, such as Graphic Design in Austria, British Sport and Media in London, or Health Care Administration in Tanzania. Finally, study abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live abroad as a student and not a tourist. You get the unique chance to learn how
other people live and to be immersed in a new culture with college professors as your guides. I always tell students that they’ll never have this opportunity again… the number one regret of college graduates is NOT studying abroad!” Overall, General Assembly is an interactive source of student-targeted information to improve the quality of life across Georgetown’s campus, After wrapping the gathering, President Martin commented, “Our first General Assembly went well as we conveyed to the students the things we have worked on recently. Those include a revi-
sion to the one-door policy, updates about adminstration changes, SGA/Graves Center professional headshots for seniors, a grant for the Yearbook club for cameras to establish Georgetown’s first yearbook in over a decade, GC Loves Lindsey campaign, meetings in residence halls to hear student feedback and other topics. SGA General Assemblies are typically held the last Thursday of every month and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to talk to anyone [on council] or e-mail us at sga@georgetowncollege. edu!”
GC ranks best online Christian college page 3
Alumnus reflects on past, advice for present page 6
OPINION: Leaping Bunny Approved page 11
BackPage: Lessons Relearned page 12
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SGA during the first General Assembly of the year.
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News Woman refuses to pull over for police because her Prius has “s---ty tires”
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Bill Cosby sentenced 3 to 10 years in state prison for sexual assault Beyonce’s former drummer claims the superstar cast spell on her cat. Indiana school bus driver fired and arrested for allowing elementary school children to drive bus. Maroon 5 is reportedly headlining the 2019 Super Bowl Half-Time show; fans across social media are disappointed and upset. Comerica Park food service worker fired after a video of him spitting on pizza goes viral.
By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor Toyota reached new heights in the automobile industry upon the first sale of its Prius in 1998. Twenty years later the Prius is thriving more than ever; however, a Washington state woman found herself letting the car attract criminal attention. A patrol officer was lured into a low-speed, fuel-efficient chase due to a woman refusing to pull over, her reasoning was her Prius had “sh---y f---ing tires.” The patrol trooper flashed his lights when he noticed the expired license plates on the 2011 white Toyota Prius strolling I-5 in Maryland, just north SOURCE: FOX News of Seattle. Although the 2011 Toyota Prius officer signaled his emergency lights to the driver, she continued driving for half of a mile. She then exited the highway, resulting in her stopping at a traffic light. At the light, the officer prompted the woman to pull to the shoulder of the road through his megaphone. However, the driver did not budge. As a result, the trooper pulled his vehicle parallel to the Prius and repeated his request for her to pull over, but she refused yet again. “I will not,” the 42-year-old driver asserted back. Refusing the order, she offered to pull her Prius over into a bank parking lot, but the officer came
nervous it was a trick to string him along once again, so he commanded her to pull over, once again. The woman continues to refuse to get out of her vehicle, so the officer leaves his vehicle and goosenecked her
out of his vehicle, all while the 42-yearold resisted. Throughout the altercation, the driver yelled, “you’re f---ing up, dude!” She continued with threats, “I am going to own you! I am going to own your kids, I am going to take your house from you.” To further complications, the driver refused to identify herself to the officer. Later, she assured media outlets and police officers that she refused to pull over for fear of her safety. She informed police officers that her Prius’ tires kept popping and she was fearful to drive her car through
debris that lies on the shoulder of the highway. Police contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the issue, and they confirmed faulty tires are not very common with the 2011 model of the Toyota Prius. The woman was reportedly screaming, “Priuses have sh---y f---ing tires. You are just a bully, and you are rude.” The woman furthered her dialogue with, “I am not contracting with you today.” After local media outlets spoke with the police department she was detained with, police revealed the woman exclaimed, “I am f---ed all because I am in a bad mood, because my f---ing day went too long. I am so tired of my tires! F---ing five hours on the side of the road to get the tires done!” As a result, the woman was detained and charged with three misdemeanor charges. She was released the following evening with no mention of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the time of arrest. There has been no follow-up information released regarding the driver’s case.
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Georgetown Sustainability Initiative aims towards campus-wide recycling By MADDIE LONG Staff Writer The Georgetown Sustainability Initiative (GSI), led by biology professor Rick Kopp, met this week to create an action plan for a recycling program on campus. Currently, Georgetown College does not supply campus-wide recycling bins; the bins seen around campus are taken to the landfill with the rest of the trash. With this information, the GSI plans to provide recycling bins in buildings across campus, including dorms. These bins will be strategically placed next to trash cans, and will have both the Georgetown College and GSI logo displayed on the side. Individual dorm room recycling bins (or office bins for faculty and staff) will also be available for purchase for those who would like a personal recycling bin. With this option, however, the buyer will be responsible for disposing
of their own recycling. Once the bins are ordered, the club will be on the search for sponsors. These sponsors will have the responsibility of taking the container to a central recycling location as needed. The closest location is located on Paris Pike just past the Southern States gas station. The sponsors will also be responsible for educating recyclers as necessary, reminding them what can and cannot be recycled. The Georgetown recycling center accepts aluminum, any paper product, automobile batteries, cardboard, lawn and garden tractor batteries, number 1 and 2 plastics and telephone books. They do not accept electronics, furniture, glass, microwaves, paint, or Styrofoam. This information will available on a laminated sign posted above each recycling bin as well. Sponsors will have their name displayed on the bin along with the other logos. Once this recycling program has
been implemented, the GSI will be hosting a NEXUS event to inform students about this new recycling program, and how to create less waste in general. The date is currently unknown, but will be determined shortly. The club is looking for more members who are passionate about the environment and who have ideas on how campus can be made more environmentally friendly. Kendall Harrison is thrilled in Georgetown College’s efforts with the Georgetown Sustainability Initiative. She commented, “It gives me a lot of comfort to know there are students and staff members stepping forward to help with Georgetown College’s efficiency.” Willow Dove mentioned, “Of all the issues Georgetown College has, it gives me a lot of comfort to know that my recycling will actually be recycled, not just thrown in the garbage. Georgetown has a history of this.” Alumni Aaron Benge has expressed his feelings regarding the initiative, “I
think this is an important step for the Georgetown community! Georgetown has so much room to grow, and I truly think that advertising recycling and environmental awareness will transform it into a normality. I wish I were around to experience the changes that are on the rise!” Any student who is interested in becoming a part of the GSI or interested in becoming a sponsor should email Brady Parlato at bradyp@georgetowncollege.edu for more information. The next time they meet will be next Tuesday, October 2, at noon to begin action on the recycling program and collaborate on ideas for the NEXUS event. With this new program, the GSI hopes to make recycling more readily available for students, joining universities across the country in becoming more environmentally conscious.
Georgetown ranks best, most affordable online Christian college By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor It seems Georgetown College has been effortlessly sweeping up awards and positive recognition lately. Just this June, our campus acquired the #1 spot on Zippia’s and Thrillist’s lists of stateby-state best colleges and universities to attend for post-graduate job security. More recently, SR Education Group has named Georgetown one of the top online Christian colleges of the year, as well as one of the most affordable Christian colleges. The SR Education Group is an orga-
nization dedicated to analyzing schools based on their practicality. According to the foundation’s website, factors of practicality include a college or university’s affordability, accessibility and quality above all. They have a mission to get every student the education he or she needs in efforts to be successful. To support their mission statement, SR Education Group has $260,000 in scholarship money to award to deserving individuals this year. So far, their website has collected nearly 30,000 student reviews of over 2,200 colleges around the country and
they have researched over 1,400 schools to rank into 612 different “top” lists. In their research regarding almost 650 different online degree programs, they have found Georgetown College to be the eighth best accredited online Christian college against 327 competitors. Georgetown has earned an academic strength scoring of 62%, leaving RG Education Group reporting, “Georgetown College prepares students to pursue life with thoughtfulness and skill by providing an exception educational experience in the context of Christian lifestyle and teachings. “Georgetown caters to the general
education, promoting academic excellence as the path to self-discovery as well as the discovery of God and the world.” Tying with Augustana University – SD, Georgetown College landed the #10 spot on SR Education Group’s list of most affordable online Christian colleges in 2018. The list consists of 24 schools whose annual tuition falls under $7,500. Georgetown College is making steps in the right direction: being relieved from its financial sanction as well as making headlines around the country.
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Is flopping the worst thing that happens in sports? By BUDDY LUKENS Staff Writer Flopping is known worldwide as a “pansy” move. Flopping is most common in soccer and can be commonly seen in basketball, as well. Flopping is the act of emphasizing a foul to make it look much worse than the collision was in–order–to draw a card or a foul in each respective game. One man who has seemingly mastered the art of flopping is Mr. Neymar Jr. In last year’s World Cup, he committed the crime of the flop and was on the ground of the pitch for over ten minutes (not even kidding, look it up). Every player on the pitch during those games – I assure you – was kind of frustrated. No one likes to wait for minutes at a time, especially during a soccer game. On to the National Bas-
ketball Association – a much smaller organization than La Liga, Premier and Champions league in soccer. Manu Ginobli is a terrific player and a crafty one at that, but some of that can be looked over though because of his commitment to the religion of the flop. Yes, one of the oldest players in the game. Now, while Neymar and Manu may have very little in common besides their residence in flop city, they do get their calls. Both players got over 50 percent of their flops turned into cards or fouls on the opposing team. The NBA is trying to stop the floppage by fining players who blatantly flop to try and get calls. Players are fined $5,000 for their first flopping offense, $10,000 for a second, $15,000 for a third and $30,000 for a fourth. Any player who flops five or more times could
be suspended. This, in my opinion, is a good way to stop the flopping all around. It’s not worth the technical foul and the free throws to look absolutely goofy trying to get a call then getting fined for it. But, take it as you will; maybe you like flopping? And maybe people don’t like you (kidding, we love everyone here at this College)? But, in soccer, the players can be rewarded! Dumb. I know right? If you’re fouled in the box (maybe the foul is emphasized by the flop) you could be rewarded with a Penalty Kick, and if your goalie isn’t a mind reader and still very skilled, then a goal for your team. So think of the flop as you will, but dang it, I think it needs to stop. If you feel the same way as me, I’m sure we would get along just great.
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Baseball season is too long By COOPER JACOBELLI Staff Writer So here we are, late September, and the media has shifted its focus to the beginning of the NFL season, the beginning of the college football season and the preseason of the NBA. One thing is being overlooked as it usually is this time of year: the baseball playoff race. Why is that? The simple fact that there are 162 games within a baseball season, with every team playing a three–hour game every night, it is hard for people to get excited and riled up about one single baseball game. As someone who has been a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, I can confidently tell you that I have never watched a quarter of the games within a single season. For even the most diehard fans to watch every single game is just impractical. In a 162–game season, the average team will spend 500 hours on the field in
gameplay. The average team will play 6.07 games a week, which breaks down to 18 and half hours a week. That’s a part time job just to watch games. I don’t have that kind of time, nor does the average American. The other problem with having so many games that is they’re more insignificant than any other sport. In the NFL, a sixteen–game season means that every single game is played will have postseason implications. In college football, every single week is as important as the next simply because, for a team to make the playoffs, they can’t lose. Even for teams outside of the playoff picture, all games will have bowl implications. Every single game is important. The insignificance between two sub–500 teams playing on a Wednesday afternoon in the middle of July will fail to make anyone, including the players, excited. From a financial stand point, it looks as if the MLB will never shorten the season.
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NCAA College Football isn’t stopping soon By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer
Fall is finally here, and the weather is starting to get colder. College football is underway and conference schedules are starting up. This has been a crazy year so far for top 25 teams. Upset alerts have been a focus through the first four weeks, and some teams have had some scares already. Before the start of the season, things were getting hectic for one Big Ten team. Ohio State had an assault scandal with, now former, assistant coach, Zach Smith. He was fired by the university, and head coach Urban Meyer was placed on paid leave and suspended for the first three games. That was just the start
of the craziness this season has brought us. Opening week, we saw tenth ranked Penn State barely get a win 38–31 in overtime against unranked Appalachian State. This should not have surprised anyone. App. State upset a top ranked Michigan team. That same week Michigan battled Notre Dame in a tough game, that the Irish won 24–17. Week two brought us two big upsets that have created some college football drama. Arizona State beat Michigan State 16–13 with a game winning field goal. We also, saw the University of Kentucky beat Florida 27–16. This was the first win against Florida in 31 years. This season has been a
crazy year so far with upset scares, and I love it. Weeks three and four brought us more upsets, fifth ranked Wisconsin lost to BYU 24–21. We also have seen Kentucky beat back to back ranked teams as they went on to beat Mississippi State 28–7. Tell me this who would have thought Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, and Cincinnati would all be undefeated? I for sure would not have. Basketball schools can be football schools, and we are seeing it this year! This is the first time that both Duke and Kentucky have been ranked in football. If that is not crazy, then I don’t know what is. With all this madness, it is making me excited for what the rest of the season has in
store. We get to see two top ten match–ups this week, and there will be a dog fight. First, you have seventh ranked Stanford traveling to South Bend as they face eighth ranked Notre Dame. Stanford is coming off a week where they had to make a 17-point comeback to beat Oregon. While Notre Dame has found their way by beating Wake Forest and scoring over 24 points for the first time all season, this game will play a vital role for them if they want to get into the college football playoffs. This game will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Another top ten match– up is happening at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night and is a Big Ten showdown. Ninth
ranked Penn State will host fourth ranked Ohio State for their annual White Out game. During this game, fans are encouraged to pack the stadium with white. This game is happening earlier in the year than it has in the past and could help either team with their playoff hopes. In the past two years, this game has decided who went on to make it to the Big Ten championship. With everything that has already happened in the college football season so far, it is so hard to predict anything. One thing I can say is to always be ready for the unexpected. With two big match- ups this weekend it will be a fun and exciting rest of the season, football fans. Who will make the playoffs?
Tiger Woods continues making history By GJ WELLINGHURST Staff Writer If you were to ask the PGA professionals who their role model was growing up, the majority of them would probably tell you that it was Tiger Woods. Every young fan can remember watching Tiger win tournament after tournament with his unmatched power, electrifying finishes and his famous red polo on Sunday’s. Tiger Woods came on the PGA scene as an extremely young player, but even in his first few seasons, everyone could tell that he was golf’s
next great superstar. What no one realized was the true potential of the young Tiger. His records in the golf world will probably never be challenged. In his career he has 18 World Golf Championship victories. The runner up on that list has only three. Tiger has spent 683 weeks as the world’s top golfer; the next highest has spent almost six years less than Tiger at that spot. Unfortunately, all that success came to a screeching halt as he was rumored to have had an affair in November of 2009, and within a week was cited for careless driving after crash-
ing into a fire hydrant while pulling out of his driveway. By the time May of 2016 came around, he had gone through four rounds of back surgery and dropped out of the top 500 golfers in the world. Through extreme perseverance, Tiger made a comeback to the professional scene. He has been playing better and better throughout the entire season, including several top five tournament finishes in the last month. On the last PGA event of the season, Tiger won his first major tournament in five years. The 100th PGA Championship will forever belong to
Tiger Woods. Every year, there are sports images that people will remember for the rest of their lives, and watching Tiger, who had a several stroke lead walk up with the crowd of thousands at the back of his heels, will go on as one of the
most iconic sports moments in history. Even through his struggles, Tiger was still able to win a major title and inspire golf fans all around the world. So keep watching because Tiger is, hopefully, back to stay.
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Alumnus reflects on the past and offers advice for the present
By ELLIE SMITH Staff Writer
Hall Kinney is a retired professor from Cynthiana where he currently lives with his wife Sally Kinney. Hall was a student at Georgetown College from 1950-1954, where he double majored in English and History and double minored in Political Science and Physical Education. After graduation, Hall served in the army from 1954 to 1956. After, he received his masters in education administration and later his PhD. Hall was a professor at the University of Kentucky where he taught English. While at Georgetown, Hall was a very involved student and leader on campus. Hall was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha for four years, where he served as Vice President, and played on the basketball team, where he was the captain for two years. Hall was also active in the history club with Professor Fields and the English club with Professor Arnold. At his senior ceremony, Hall received an award, the Thompson Trophy, for scholarship and athletics. In an interview, Hall offered several insights to life as a student at Georgetown College in the 1950s. Georgetown College in the 1950s was different from the college
today. When Hall attended, there was a one-lane bowling alley where students learned proper bowling form during physical education. Instead of a student center, there was a small building between the chapel and Giddings designed in World War II as accommodations. There, students could go to the bookstore and there was a soda fountain where students could get sodas and doughnuts. When asked about life as a student, Hall said “The atmosphere at Georgetown when I was there was pretty much all inclusive, . and there were certain rules of conduct that you were expected to observe. Girls, for example, were supposed to be in at a certain hour in the evenings and on the weekends, so you had a curfew in a sense. Men were not obligated to that, only the women were. There was always something wrong with that but it was very difficult to change. ‘If you are training people to be adults, you have to give them some freedom to make mistakes and learn from those. And I thought that the constrictors were maybe a little much. But, all in all I can say that none of us were affected dramatically…” One of the things that makes Georgetown College
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Hall served in the army from 1954-1956 where he was stationed in Japan. special is the quality of its professors. Some of Hall’s memorable professors include Dr. Fields, Dr. Arnold, Dr. Kopfield, and Dr. Mulligan. Hall describes his professors as one of the more positive aspects of being a student. “One of the nice things about being a student is sitting in a class and listening to someone who knows a heck of a lot more than you do and trying to catch up… Arthur Cooke was so good, so entertaining and chocked full of information, that I was just enthralled with him. I didn’t take a note for half a semester. And then we had a test. So I learned very quickly, it doesn’t matter how entertaining your professor is: pay attention, clue in, take
Hall Kinney, Sally Kinney, Collin Smith (adjunct professor at Georgetown College and GC Alum, Abby Smith GC alum, and Ellie Smith Georgetown Student.
your notes, do your research and be happy.” Hall would like to offer the following advice to current students: “College should be enjoyed. It’s a change in your lifestyles in many ways, it’s a time of growing academically
and intellectually, but it should be fun. Studying should be fun. It can be arduous at times, there’s no question about it. However, in the long run your ability to acquire knowledge is there for you.”
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Engagement Announcements By SOPHIE HUGHES
now fiancé Jacob Crouch, and students Bell White and Joshua Copley. Love is in the air for a few Kaci and Jacob both hail Georgetown College students from Anderson County and this fall with two exciting were high school sweethearts. engagement announcements Jacob proposed on Sep. 14 in in the past two weeks alone! Nashville right in front of the The happy couples include Grand Ole Opry. While taking student Kaci Currens and her a picture in front of the Opry house sign, Jacob asked Kaci to close her eyes and said he had gotten her a bracelet. When she opened her eyes she saw the bracelet with the words “Will you marry me?” and Jacob down on one knee. Jacob plans to Source: Kaci Currens pursue medical Kaci Currens and Jacob Crouch at the school to become a Grand Ole Opry. doctor, and Kaci will be pursuing a career Features Editor
in elementary education. “I am very blessed that the Lord has placed Jacob in my life. I know that for the rest of my life I will have my best friend beside me in all that I do, Jacob is one of the greatest treasures in my life,” Kaci beamed. While Kaci’s love story began in high school, Bell and Joshua found love right here at Georgetown College. They met in the spring of 2017 in Dr. Kirven’s Spanish class. They began dating the following fall and the rest is history. Joshua proposed this past Sunday, Sep. 23, in the same room where the two first met. Both had just gotten back from Florida for the weekend watching the Tigers take on Keiser University in football. Joshua asked Bell to meet him in their old classroom in the library. At this point, she
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didn’t think anything of it and figured it was probably just a good place to study because no one would be in there. When Bell got to the classroom the very first picture the couple ever took was projected on the screen and Josh was there waiting with a letter for her. Source: Bell White Bell explained Bell White and Joshua Copley in LRC room what happened next 241. “I began reading the letter and Joshua came up graduating a year early this behind me and I could feel his spring but neither has an offiheart beating super fast and I cial wedding date set. Bell and asked him, ‘Why is your heart Joshua plan on staying in Kenbeating so fast?’ He answers, tucky and are overjoyed with ‘Because I have another ques- this exciting time in their lives. tion for you.’ He gets down on She stated, “Right now we are one knee and asks, ‘Carrie Bell, just praising our Lord and will you please marry me?’” Savior for this union and trustBoth Kaci and Bell are ing in His plan for our lives.”
9/26- JV Baseball @ Asbury 5 p.m.
9/29- Alumni Cross Country 5K 7:30 a.m.
Fraternity/ Sorority Brunches
9/27- Songfest Dress Rehersal 7 p.m.
Homecoming Football Game 1 p.m.
9/28- Songfest 7pm @ Chapel
Tennis @ Home 3 p.m.
Men’s Soccer @ IU East 1 p.m.
Art Show Reception 3 p.m.
Tennis @ Home 2 p.m.
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Hamilton: the musical that launched a thousand history buffs By EMILY CROWE Staff Writer A philosophy major, an accounting major, a history major and a biology major walk into a bar. This might sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but it actually describes my friend group that is obsessed with “Hamilton: An American Musical.” What makes “Hamilton” so attractive to so many people with dramatically different personalities and backgrounds? This is a question that I was going to answer in my Honors Thesis, but in order to save the sanity
of Dr. Burch, I’ll just try to answer it in this article. Some might look at Hamilton and argue that it is appealing to such a diverse group of devotees because it offers so many different things: it has hip-hop, rap battles, lyrical ballads and so much more – all while teaching the viewer or listener a little more about American history. Others might argue that Hamilton draws in so many because of its subject matter: Alexander Hamilton is an interesting guy. Built the basis of the financial system we still have today,
published a pamphlet describing his torrid affair with Mariah Reynolds and died in a duel. Yet others offer the thought that Hamilton is enjoyed by many because it tells the American Dream from a slightly different perspective. The bastard child of a man who left his family because of crushing debt and a woman who died when Alexander was only twelve years old, he came to America, went to college and contributed greatly to the founding of our nation. I argue that it is some combination of all of these things. The music is
amazing (Hit me up if you need someone to rap “Guns and Ships” perfectly), the history Source: Flickr is fascinating A “Hamilton” playbill. (I am a history major, after all) and it builds on a narrative as old as Alexander himself. At one point Alexander asks “What is a legacy?” A musical that can help a philosophy major and an accounting major be friends? Now that’s a legacy.
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Welcome to beautiful Georgetown College! The home of the (1)________! We are so happy you are here! Now, let’s take the tour. First, we see historic (2)__________ Lawn, where your time at Georgetown will begin and end. Notice the big (3)______ (4)________ in the middle of the Lawn. We really like to show off our Gtown Pride! Next, we will show you the Student Center. This contains the Caf where you will eat most of your meals. The great thing about the Caf is there are lots of (5)_______, so you can always find something that you would want to (6)_______. Also, here is the Student Life Department. They are really (7)________; they really (8)______ the students here! To close the tour, we wanted to show you what a class at Georgetown might seem like. So we are going to be going to (9)___________ Hall where most of our (10)_________ classes are taught. This class is called ‘Introduction to (11)______ and it is taught by (12)__________. Thank you so much for coming to visit us. We (13)_________ await your next visit or seeing you on campus next (14)_________. Goodbye and remember: here at Georgetown we see (15)________! 1. Plural Animal: 2. Last Name of Someone Famous: 3. Color: 4. Singular Noun: 5. Plural Noun: 6. Present Tense Verb: 7. Adjective: 8. Present Tense Verb:
9. Different Last Name of Someone Famous: 10. Subject in School: 11. Singular Noun: 12. Professor at Georgetown: 13. Adverb: 14. Measurement of Time: 15. Singular Noun:
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Dare to be different, dare to be indie By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor The term “indie” is shortened for independent art, which refers to the arts, music, film and literature culture. At its core, this means allowing yourself to discover your personal pleasures. What makes you happy? Anything can be classified as independent art: a hike, blogging and journalism, cooking, even creative craftwork. An independent lifestyle absorbs an inner concept of what is now being referred to as a hippie lifestyle: not following trends, projecting your inner creativity. What makes you feel at peace? The interesting abstraction with an indie fate is there are no guidelines or restrictions. Converting into “indieism” means you are inheriting rituals such as being a patron of local arts,
businesses and vendors, purchasing vintage or second-hand clothing and products for your wardrobe and residence and spending your money on what you consider things of value, not on fads. A primary benefit of expressing an indie lifestyle is that you will have some individuality, which goes a long way in physical and personal attractiveness. It is almost similar to involving yourself in a lifestyle of minimalism: is your closet stuffed with Ralph Lauren logos or fabrics that carry memories? What makes you different? However, diving into the indie lifestyle isn’t something you can drown yourself in overnight. It takes time to collect a lifestyle of things that you truly see a story behind and things you see worth in physically and emotionally: collect memories that aren’t cap-
tured digitally. Leave your phone at the campsite and go hiking or go out on the boat for a day. Go on a night walk: a breath of fresh air is an energy boost you never knew you needed. Have a heart-to-heart with someone about personal or controversial topics. It’s the simple things that matter. Regarding music, the indie lifestyle comes with its own unique sound. Sure, that may cause you to generalize yourself which is contradictory to an independent lifestyle; however, indie music is about the art and passion behind it. While the genre is multi-faceted (indie pop, indie rock, branching out into folk), it is extremely unique and personal. Most indie music tells a story, similar to country, but has a very relaxing feel to it. You will find that indie music gets you through struggles, extends your happiness and even con-
nects you with yourself. Indie music is not only different with sound by incorporating a lot of acoustics and string instruments, but it is appreciated more due to the artist putting more effort into it than mainstream talents. For example, indie artists typically produce their own music and write majority of their own lyrics. You do not find this in mainstream artists pushed behind major record labels like Sony, Universal or Warner. Indie serves a purpose and projects the time and effort spent making it through its quality, which resonates with each listener. Even if you do not enjoy indie music, take the time to transition into an independent lifestyle because it caters to everyone! Find what makes you happy and start living for yourself.
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Age of Accountability and Age of Consent should be the same By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor North Carolina has the lowest age of criminal liability, the age at which children are able to be prosecuted as adults, in the U.S. at sevenyears-old. This means if a first-grade student were to get into his or her parents’ gun, thinking they are playing with a toy, and kill someone, that child can be charged as an adult and sentenced to prison. The age of consent for sexual intercourse in North Carolina is 16-years-old. The government determines the age of consent by when they believe a minor has mentally developed enough to act as an adult. The question is: if you aren’t able to think as an adult until 16-years-old, how on Earth can you be knowledgeable enough to knowingly commit a crime at 7-years-old? I believe that each state should eliminate the possibility of trying children as adults, however; in the unlikelihood of that ever happening, I believe that each state should match its age of criminal liability with its age of consent. Even worse, there are thirteen states holding no minimum age requirement
for children to be prosecuted as adults. Could you imagine your child who hasn’t even had his tenth birthday party to be forced behind bars? Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia are the states who have no regulations in place regarding what age limit they will try children as adults in the court of law. The primary issue with this is not the lack of consistency the United States government has in who they view as adults, it is the extreme neglect they are displaying for our adolescents. According to the Population Reference Bureau, more crime happens within prisons than outside of prison due to the lack of personal security and integration of felony offenders. Saying this, children, in no circumstances, should be cell-mates with rapists, stalkers, serial killers, drug addicts, and pedophiles. This is actually a very ineffective way to eliminate intolerable behavior within our youth, it worsens it. It has been proven through research by the Vanderbilt University Psychology department that most children model
what they grew up around. So, if children are witnessing, or experiencing the trauma and abuse that takes place within the U.S. Correctional Facilities, how will they ever better themselves? Not only are adult prisons physically unfit for children, but they are also developmentally harmful to them according to Psychology Today. Children need to eat a lot of healthy food to receive the proteins and nutrition to help them grow into young adults. Eating low-budget meals in prison and not having the space to exercise frequently is extremely harmful or adolescents. Children also lose a sense of developing moral righteousness when in prison, which are mental downfalls of institutionalization. I am not sure I could ever say goodbye to my child because of a mistake they made at a young age before knowing right from wrong. Could you imagine getting collect calls from you seven-year-old crying about how someone pulled a knife on them in the bathroom? It’s sickening, and something needs to be changed. I am shocked the government has not updated these laws this far along.
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Leaping Bunny Approved By KALLIE FLEMING A&E Editor
When you go to the store to buy shampoo or toothpaste, you probably don’t put much thought into how it was made and tested. The sad truth is that the majority of the toiletries and cosmetic products on the market are still tested on animals. These tests leave animals with chemical burns and deformities and this suffering is so often overlooked and cast aside. I have been a vegetarian for six years now and consider myself an outspoken animal rights activist. While giving up meat is a big sacrifice to make, there are other
ways to make a difference in the case for animal rights. A simple way to make a difference is to start buying cruelty free products. I can assure you that every product that you use now has a cruelty free alternative. It is easy to make the switch to animal friendly products when you know how greatly the animals in testing labs suffer. The animals often have chemicals and cosmetic products applied to their skin (after being shaved or stripped of feathers) or applied directly to their eyes (humanesociety. org). The labs look for negative reactions to decide if the products are safe to sell to the general public. The most common animals
used for testing are rabbits, mice and birds. While some animals (such as dogs, monkeys and horses) are protected under the Animal Welfare Act, animals including birds, mice, livestock and “farm animals” are not protected (gpo.gov). This means that these animals are not guaranteed humane treatment and proper care. Statistics show that around 115 million animals a year are used for testing and the United States is the country that conducts the most animal testing. These animals are bred in laboratories, are tested on their whole lives and then are killed and thrown out with the trash (crueltyfreeinternational.org). Why is it acceptable to treat sentient beings as disposable
resources for our benefit? Another thing to consider is what companies are putting in their products that require safety testing. Do you want to use potentially harmful chemicals on your body? Many of the cruelty free and vegan products are also made with all natural, organic ingredients, so you can be reassured that you are treating your body right! Some of the most popular brands that still conduct animal testing are Dove, CoverGirl, Maybelline, L’Oreal, Johnson & Johnson, Colgate, Procter & Gamble, O.P.I., Old Spice, Axe and – unfortunately – many more. All products that are cruelty free will be clearly marked on the packaging. A fun alternative to buying
products tested on animals is making your own toiletries and beauty products! I have made my own toothpaste, coffee scrub and exfoliant and lip scrub! If you aren’t interested in making your own products, I would recommend looking for these brands: Burt’s Bees, Toms, Dr. Bronner’s Castille Soap (you can use this as body wash, laundry detergent and multi-purpose cleaner), Aveda, Lush, Tarte, Elf, Method and Mrs. Meyer’s. You can start saving animals today! There is hope in action and there are so many cruelty free companies to support. If you want to make the switch, I would be more than happy to give you some more product recommendations!
Nostalgically Excited for this year’s Songfest By RACHEL CHEATHAM Editor-in-Chief Songfest is one of the few events where the amount of glitter glued onto my face is greater than the amount of sleep I get for the week. It’s where my parents can relive my dance recital days from when I was younger. Songfest is a cocktail of adrenaline, stress, glitter, humor, and excitement for Alum Brunch the following morning. I love it. I wouldn’t give up the hours practicing dance moves that’ll stay in my head months later for anything.
The soundtrack to my undergraduate career is filled with Cheetah Girls, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and so many other wonderful songs. How could I not love an event that checked off one of my unlikely bucket list items? When am I ever going to have the opportunity to rap in front of an audience again? Did I rap well? Highly questionable, I won’t lie. But my parents’ face of utter surprise was worth all the work I did for those thirty glorious seconds. Senior year has already been marked by many wonderful moments. Sure, there’s stress. And, yes, I’d trade all the money left on my G-card if
it meant I could take a sizable nap. But, after this year, when will I be able to dance, sing and laugh with my sorority sisters? Realistically, it won’t be like this ever again. I’ll miss the late night runs to Taco Bell after dress rehearsal. I tear up when I think about next year, how I’ll be able to eat bagels during Alum Brunch. The joy of Songfest isn’t due to its laidback nature. Blood, sweat and tears go into every skit, every year. The joy I experience is that for a couple of nights, the only thing expected of me is dancing with a smile. I don’t have to know
what’s coming after graduation, because I only have to know what’s happening during the next eight minutes. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how bad my dancing is. It doesn’t matter if I remember all the cues. My parents will be proud of me either way. In fact, this year, they’re sitting in the third row; because, if I’m being completely honest, I’m as excited for them to watch me perform for the last time as they are. Without a doubt, my dad will video the entire performance on his phone, and my mother will be taking pictures. Then, they’ll both share them in the family group chat with my brother
and sister-in-law. I love that they’re proud enough of my fifteen second dance routine to document it for the future, and for others. This Songfest will be a memorable chapter in the closing book of my undergraduate career. I’m doing my best to be thankful for every moment. I acknowledge that it is because of my fantastic Songfest leaders that this memory is so wonderful. I have had the time of my life dancing with my sisters, and helping make this year’s costumes. When I look back at Songfest, I’ll have no regrets, nothing I wish I could have changed.
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Lessons Relearned: The life of Confederate Soldiers BY Trey Smallwood
Tour Guide through Georgetown Time I am attempting to chronicle former Georgetown students’ lives through former student record cards. These cards have been in the back of the Georgetonian office for years, and I have been inspired to try to bring myself and my readers knowledge from their lives. In the past weeks, I have focused on a few notable alumni and looked at the Georgetown College trustees as a whole. This week I am looking at a group of individuals that kept appearing in these cards. Sorting through the former student record cards I very quickly saw this group emerge. In fact I was struck that they had as many members as they did. Many members of Georgetown College served in the Civil War on behalf of the Confederacy. This should not come as a shock to anyone. Georgetown is in the center of a border state. It has been said that there was brother versus brother on the battlefield, so it is also probable that there was Tiger versus Tiger on the battlefield as well. While I looked through all of the cards, not one mentioned an individual serving on the Union side. This may be due to the fact that Scott Co. itself was a very southern leaning county. Georgetown College has a deep history with the Civil War. In fact, so many young people fought in the Civil War that Georgetown College had to temporarily close its doors. There were not enough young people wanting an education while there was a war going on. It simply was not valued, or if it was, other cicumstances prevented
peoplefrom pursuing an education. I understand that discussing these individuals can be controversial. When I sat down to write about these individuals’ lives, I wondered what I could possibly draw from their lives. In fact, the lessons are not as definitive as past lessons. I want to make myself abundantly clear that these people are not necessarily racist because they fought for the South. However, I do think it is important to keep in mind the Confederacy was on the wrong side of history. One issue individuals were fighting for in the war was the right to abolish or keep slavery. The first individual is John S. Moss. He graduated in 1860, just a year before the Civil War started. We do not get much more information about him besides that he was from Woodford Co., Ky.,moved to St. Louis, Mo. and was a merchant. The next individual was also from Woodford Co. and graduated with Moss a year before the war. His name was James T. Carpenter and he was a farmer and a teacher. He never moved from Woodford Co.. Benjamin Alexander Offutt graduated sometime around 1855. He was a cotton planter in Washington Co., Miss.. He lived with his grandfather Ben Ford, who was a trustee of the school. The card noted that Offutt was considered a “very brilliant student.” Offutt was wounded serving as an Officer in the Confederate Army and never entirely recovered. Offutt died in June of 1885. William Carey Bledsoe graduated from Georgetown in 1868. Shortly after in December of the same year, he mar-
ried Rena Carson. Unfortunately, eight months later she would pass away. He then remarried and remained married to her until her death in 1897. Bledsoe received his Doctorate of Divinity in 1890. He served as a minister for his entire adult life, with the exception of the years he fought in the war. Bledsoe fought with Gen. Lee at the Battle of Appomattox. Robert Keene graduated in 1857. He married twice throughout his life and had one child who also attended Georgetown after it re-opened after the war. He got his medical degree in Philadelphia. He practiced medicine in Georgetown with his father his entire life except when he served in the war as an army surgeon. Charles Howard Voorhies graduated in 1858. He served as a Private and Lieutenant on Gen. Bradford’s staff. He spent the rest of his life working at Northern Bank and worked his way from cashier to President. John A. Lewis graduated in 1862. He served as a soldier for three years in the adjutant 9th Ky. Cavalry, and was a doctor for the rest of his life. He served as president of the Scott Co. Medical Society, Midland Medical Society and the Kentucky Medical Society. He also wrote “numerous articles on medical subjects.” Finally, we have Joseph Chenault who graduated in 1860. He was a captain in the Confederate Army. The only other information we have about him is that he was killed in battle. From these stories one could draw the lesson of standing up for what you believe in. While important, if these people are standing up and fighting for
their rights to keep slaves, that is not something our society should want to endorse. One other thing I think we can all learn from their lives was that all of these individuals are humans, just like the rest of us. They all had families, an education and jobs. They were teachers, doctors, pastors, bankers and merchants. They were normal individuals like the people we would see walking through downtown. I think it is important to humanize them and not think of them as some other worldly monsters. They certainly were in the wrong, but they are still humans. Can these individuals give us insight into the debate over whether or not people should fly the Confederate Flag? Again, it represents a time in our country’s history full of turmoil and hate. But, some people might see it as a connection to these individuals, their ancestors and the past. I think flying the confederate flag is distasteful at best and unAmerican at worst. However, I remember that it is their First Amendment right to fly the flag. I challenge my readers to look at individuals who fly the flag, or people who are racist, and remember, they are human. While racism is an evil that is still around in this country, we will not fix it with hate. Racism, sexism, and homophobia are wrong; we should not fight fire with fire or hate with hate. I believe that a calm demeanor, and a kind heart are a more effective approach to enabling change, rather than beginning immediately with anger.
