Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper
April 12, 2017
Volume CXXXVII Issue 10
“Holy Week” Chapel Service series extends into second day of services By AIDAN YOUNG
featured speaker, and music was led by the Office of Faith and Service featuring Jose On Tuesday, April 11, the Baeza, Afton Curtsinger and office of Faith and Service Alex Brody. hosted one of its last Chapel Thomas is a Georgetown Services of the year. College alum who now lives Brittney Thomas was the in Lexington, Ky. Her passion and her work in Lexington is to fight for equality and combat issues of human trafficking. She didn’t have her eyes opened to the issues of human trafficking until she, as a Georgetown College student, accidentally signed up for a mission trip to Cambodia. The main goal of the mission trip was to help with water purification, but she realized soon after that human trafficking and sex slavery were a bigger Source: Georgetown College issue than she thought. Brittney Thomas talked at Chapel on Since then, she has how to combat issues of human traf- been fighting human Staff Writer
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trafficking across the United States. Students were particularly moved by Thomas’s message. Susannah Heuer, a junior, said, “The message was amazing. She talked about how Jesus doesn’t call the equipped or educated, but calls us just as we are right now in our lives. We don’t have to think we need to be anything special or have a fancy title to make a Source: Georgetown College difference.” Attendees of the Chapel Left to right: Jose Baeza, Afton Curtsinger and Alex Brody lead Service also got the chance to music and worship at Tuesday’s “Take Back the Night” Chapel see a video about an upcom- service. ing local service opportunity called Feed My Starving Chil- ditions that all of the collegiate stories and leading parts of the dren. Attendees were given ministries on campus work service. instructions on how to sign up together to help plan and lead Collegiate ministries parand given the option to take this Holy Week service,” said ticipating include Fellowship more information. Bryan Langlands in an email of Christian Athletes, the The Chapel service series sent to all of campus. Newman Center, the Marshall will continue with an All-CamRev. Ken Holden from the Center for Christian Minispus Worship Service this Marshall Center for Christian try, Common Ground CoffeeWednesday, April 12, at 7:30 Ministry will be preaching house, FFG [First Year Family p.m. in the Chapel. The service on Wednesday, and students Groups], Campus Outreach, is Nexus approved. from many different college Awaken Love and George“It is one of our newer tra- groups will be sharing their town College Ministry Teams.
GC Softball ends Campbellsville winning streak page 4
Senior Spotlight: Rachel Rouse page 6
Trump’s first 100 days in review page 10
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Take Back the Night promotes awareness Headlines against sexual assault and domestic violence
Global
Compiled by Rachel Cheatham After being officially denied access to Iran’s first international marathon, eight women ran the allotted 10k indoor track after secretly running 32.2k. Natashia Corrigan, a mother of three from Melbourne, Australia, said her baby’s size wasn’t unexpected. Her newborn son’s thirty–six week weight was nine pounds. “I dreamed of a little fat baby,” Corrigan told a local news channel. “I’ve always wanted a little fat baby, and I’ve got a big one!” Kulbushan Jadhav of India said he was ordered to “plan, coordinate and organize espionage activities aiming to destabilize and wage war against Pakistan” by India’s foreign intelligence agency: Research and Analysis Wing. Pakistan, ranked fifth worldwide in annual executions, tried and sentenced him in its military court. For 30 years, Elephantiasis, a debilitating disease characterized by severe swelling, infected farmers’ soil. Volcanic minerals discovered in Uganda may be the reason behind a recent outbreak of the disease.The country’s poor are the most affected and lack proper footwear to avoid the disease.
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Night Found a t i o n . Rallies, If you have been in the student m a r c h e s , center this past week, hopefully you vigils and noticed the t–shirts hanging with mes- s p e e c h e s sages on them like “It was not your are given fault,” “there are no blurred lines” and in over 30 “no means no.” These have been pro- c o u n t r i e s moting the Take Back the Night event, around the which took place in the student center world to this past Tuesday, April 11. promote The event, which has been held in a w a r e n e s s years past, was organized by Dr. Kris- for sexual THE GEORGETONIAN/EMILY EVANS ten Czarnecki. assault, T–shirts similar to these lined the windows of the Cralle StuTake Back the Night is an interna- d o m e s t i c dent Center in preparation for the event. The goal of the shirts tional event that began with a non– and relais to promote awareness and prevention of sexual and domesprofit organization, Take Back the t i o n s h i p tic violence. violence. Take Back the Night events not take place, the problem at hand began in the 1970’s and have would continue to get worse. become more popular since. The first step in tackling an issue The event last night at as widespread and serious as sexual Georgetown featured speeches assault and violence is promoting from Director of Campus Minis- awareness, which is exactly what Take try Bryan Langlands; Laura John- Back the Night accomplishes. son, the Dean of Students and The event, attended by many stuTitle IX Coordinator; the George- dents and staff of Georgetown College, town Regional Coordinator for shows the dedication that Georgetown the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center, faculty and staff has for promoting Chelsea Barger; Jules Arthur, awareness of this serious issue. Along Georgetown’s Coordinator of with the shirts hung in the student First–Year Programs and Dr. center, advice was given to sexual Czarnecki, an associate English assault survivors, showing the commuprofessor on the Board of Direc- nity’s support for victims. tors of the Bluegrass Rape Crisis The message of this prevention Center. campaign is, “violence does not only Take Back the Night spreads hurt the person who experienced it, it awareness of sexual violence hurts the whole community.” The dedand violence against women. ication from Georgetown students and Roughly one in four college faculty to this event and their spreading awareness has been seen throughout THE GEORGETONIAN/EMILY EVANS women will be sexually assaulted Dr. Kristen Czarnecki was the organizer for while at school. If events that the campus and Georgetown commuthis year’s as well as previous years’ “Take spread awareness and support nity. for victims of sexual assault did Back the Night.” Staff Writer
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Senior art shows to open next week as final student projects By AIDAN YOUNG Staff Writer Next Thursday, April 20, the graduating studio art majors of Georgetown College will be hosting their own art show. This show will feature works from all seniors; however, they will all differ in accordance to their respective mediums and areas of interest. While each student will have their own artist statements and purpose behind their specific works, the exhibit as a whole will be called “It Could Be Anything.” The artists participating in this show have been cultivating their ideas and working on their pieces since the
beginning of this school year. With multiple reviews and critiques taking place during the process, the show is now ready to be revealed to their families, fellow students and the community of Georgetown College. Each artist has been designated a section of the gallery, so you will be able to not only see how their pieces all work together in their series, but how all of them together show the passion and talent that is the Georgetown College Art Department. The reception will start Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be available to all guests.
Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Council members of the
Student Government Association! President – Remington Williams
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Vice President – Ben Martin Vice President of Academic Affairs – Mikayla Dennison Vice President of Campus Community Affairs – Eddie Lam Parliamentarian – Alexandra Shearer Their terms will begin on Reading Day (Friday, May 5, 2017).
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Georgetown College Softball ends Campbellsville’s winning streak By MANDY FLAIG Staff Writer The Georgetown College Lady Tigers Softball team took on their biggest rival, the Campbellsville Tigers, on Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8. The rivalry has gone on for years, growing stronger and stronger with each passing game. The teams have always been closely matched which usually guarantees a great and close game with amazing plays and hits from both sides. Senior shortstop Chelsae Osborn explained the rivalry that has fueled the teams over the years by saying, “Camp-
bellsville and Georgetown have been rivals across the athletic board, even before I was a tiger. I don’t know what it is, but it has and will always be that way.” Before this weekend the Campbellsville Tigers were sitting on a huge 20–game winning streak. Campbellsville beat our Lady Tigers both games on Friday. However, our Lady Tigers fought hard and refused to let these losses keep them down. On Saturday the Lady Tigers ended Campbellsville’s 20 game winning streak during their second game. Pulling this win made for an even sweeter
victory against the team’s big- Georgetown College Softball.” season goes on. gest rival. The win was a huge confiIn the coming weeks, Junior Katie Young spoke dence booster for the team and the team expects to continue about winning and break- showed that the team is not improving and become a ing Campbellsville’s streak. here to mess around. They are much more difficult force to She said, “Campbellsville is serious about this season and reckon with. Be sure to show always a tough opponent, but ready to fight until the end. your support at the Lady we never lay down when we This was a huge milestone Tiger’s next home game on are up against a conference for the team and they will April 18 against Lindsey team. We knew it wouldn’t continue to prove themselves- Wilson College. be handed to us, but we knew and show out as a team as the we could beat them. It felt great to end such a long winning streak for them. I think this will turn some heads and cause some source:GC Athletics people to rethink The team and coaching staff look to have a successful season
Georgetown Lacrosse brings home two key wins over weekend By AIDAN YOUNG Staff Writer After a two–game losing streak brought their record to four and four, the Georgetown College Women’s Lacrosse team found their footing in their two most recent games and brought home big wins. University of the Cumberlands and Reinhardt University, who both received votes in the most recent national coaches’ poll, fell to the Tigers. That week, both Merrisa Heraldson and Avery Blackmon received Players of the Week honors in their respective offensive and defensive positions. Heraldson, a senior at Georgetown, put in four goals and an assist in the win over Cumberlands, followed
by another six goals scored in the 17–9 win over Reinhardt. Blackmon had an outstanding 20 draw controls against Cumberlands. For those who are not familiar with that term, a draw control is awarded to the player who controls the call or creates an opportunity to play after the draw. Blackmon broke her own record of 13 draw controls from last
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season against Ave Maria University. Alongside the record breaking performance, Blackmon had six goals and four assists to finish off the 19–15 win. Against Reinhardt, the sophomore had three goals, four assists, four ground balls and nine draw controls. Rachel Kidwell, another of the team’s sophomores, has also received honors this season. During a spring break trip to face Ave Maria University and NCAA Division Two Slippery Rock, Kidwell played back–to–back games where she had 13 saves with a .521 percentage. For this performance, she was named NAIA Defender of the Week as well as Independent Defender of the week. The goalie from Cin-
cinnati, Ohio, is an All–American returner for the tigers. This season, Kidwell has 63 saves, which ranks her at number eight in the country, and her average of nine saves per game ranks her thirteenth nationally. The Georgetown Women’s Lacrosse program is not a stranger to these recordbreaking performances.
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Though the program just began in 2014, it has produced more NAIA All–American players than five other athletic programs on campus. In the 2016 season, Bea Cameron, Blackmon and Kidwell all received First Team All–American honors. Laura Cuseo, Merrisa Heraldson and Katherine Leighty all received Second–Team honors. These came alongside a second place title in the NAIA National Women’s Lacrosse Invitational Tournament. The Tigers, now six and four, are back in action at 6 p.m. on April 13 against Missouri Baptist University. We hope they continue this momentum as they are coming up on postseason play.
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Kentucky Horse Park prepares to host the annual Rolex Three–Day Event By BETHANY JONES Sports Editor As many people native to central Kentucky know— albeit somewhat absentmindedly at this point—spring time is an exciting time for equestrians. For everyone who isn’t from this area and is still aware of equestrian events, there are few that compare to the Kentucky Three–Day Event. No matter the discipline, there is definitely not a shortage of horse–filled events to witness in the spring. As covered in last week’s issue, Keeneland Race Track is open for their spring meet, the show jumping season is preparing to be in full swing and three–day eventers are preparing their brains and their mounts for grueling weekend–long competitions.
Rolex Kentucky Three–Day statement. The sheer mental The term three–day event Event is held at the Kentucky and physical stamina that it in the horse world means that Horse Park on April 27–30 this takes to ride a horse in three in one competition, there are year and is sure to draw some separate disciplines in three three phases that riders and of the biggest crowds the sport consecutive days is astound- their horses must complete in has seen in a while. ing. Not to mention that there order to win the coveted prizes The event is an at the end. international compeThe first day of the tition and is the only event is typically held four star event held on a Friday and is the in the United States. Dressage portion. In Riders who compete this portion, riders in four star events must perform a pattypically show for tern for judges. their respective counDay two is usually try’s Olympic riding Cross Country. When teams. Some of the televised, this is one most well-known of the most riveting riders from around Source: horsenetwork.com thing to watch. This the world including Last year’s champion Micheal Jung and his event includes jumps, Boyd Martin, Lauren mount FischerRocana water obstacles and Kieffer, Phillip other various terrains. Dutton, Micheal Jung The final stage and many others. is always the looming stress of is held on Sunday and is the To say this event is impres- potential injuries to both rider Stadium Jumping Test. This sive is undoubtedly an under- and horse. final phase consists of several
jumps that must be cleared in a certain order. The rider with the least amount of faults in all three stages at the end of the weekend wins. Again, for anyone interested in experiencing something new, but not wanting to be intimidated by not knowing anything, you should still check it out. There are many shopping opportunities, great food, a beer garden, tailgating with friends and other events located in the horse park. One of the best parts is that you can bring your canine friends along too. This is a great time for locals and international fans to come together to appreciate the tremendous work that these athletes put into their exciting sport. For more ticket and event information visit rk3de.org.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Rachel Rouse By KALLIE FLEMING Copy Editor Once again, it’s time for Senior Spotlight! This week Rachel Rouse is the featured senior. Rachel is an enthusiastic student, originally from Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Her dad is employed at the Toyota plant here in Georgetown, and her mom begged her to schedule a visit to Georgetown College. Rachel attended a small high school, and was looking for a similar college atmosphere. She found that atmosphere here. She, as well as her family, is very glad she chose to be a tiger, seeing that she is still close to home. Attending Georgetown has prompted Rachel’s life to flourish and grow She said, “Georgetown really brought me out of my shell. I was really shy before I came here!” And she stays pretty busy outside of that retired shell of hers! Rachel is a proud member and former president of Kappa Delta, and stays very involved in her sorority as well as her sisters’ lives. She is also
involved in Campus Outreach efforts and many Honors Societies, including Alpha Lambda Delta and Psi Chi. She served as Vice President of the Psi Chi Honors Society. She also served on the SGA Senate during her sophomore year, and was a member of the cheer team. When Rachel isn’t on campus, she can be found spending time with her family or involved in programs, campaigns and efforts to end human trafficking. This is something that Rachel has always been very passionate about, and she speaks highly of The Hope Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to spread awareness and information to communities about human trafficking, as well as provide support and encouragement to victims.
in making a different to take the class. Rachel values Dr. Lookadoo’s passion for teaching and making the world a safer place, mentioning that Dr. Lookadoo even serves on the Lexington Task Force against non trafficking. Rachel majors in psychology and minors in child development. After graduation, she plans to take a year off, and then attend graduate school for psychology. Submitted by Rachel Rouse Her short-term goal is to work Her eyes were opened to as an industrial and organizathe human trafficking prob- tional psychologist. Her longlem through the Psych Special term goal is to be a college Topics class, taught by Dr. professor. Lookadoo. Rachel loved the As far as advice for freshclass and the lasting impact men goes, Rachel had plenty it had on her life, and she to offer. She encourages, “soak encourages anyone interested it all in. Don’t just sit in your
Coming Up This Month... April 13, 2017
-11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Division Meetings for full time faculty -4 p.m. Walmart Trip with Campus Safety
April 14, 2017 -Good Friday - No Classes
April 17, 2017 -Greek Week
April 18, 2017
-Greek Week -11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cawthorne Lecture -3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Georgetown College Woman’s Association Tea -3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Honors Poster Session -5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Senior Class Picnic
room the whole time, because Georgetown has so much to offer, and you will miss it when you’re gone. You want to make your time here everything that it can be.” Rachel spoke volumes to the importance of being present during your college career, and building memories that you can carry beyond Georgetown. Looking back on her four years, Rachel feels accomplished and blessed. She described her time here as “life-changing” and said that if she could go back and do it all again, she would. One of her favorite memories is when the Georgetown Men’s Basketball team went to the National Championship and she went with the cheer team to cheer them in Kansas City. Before concluding the interview, I asked Rachel if there was anything she would like to see for Georgetown’s campus and student body in the future. She said that she would like to see more diversity on campus.
April 19, 2017
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Faternity and Sorority Formals at Georgetown College By AIDAN YOUNG Staff Writer Along with recruitment, chapel day and initiation, Greek Organizations on campus have one other annual aspect that is highly anticipated: formals. Formals are a time where sororities and fraternities get dressed up, and go off campus for an evening to have a “dance.” They are almost like a less formal homecoming or prom we are used to seeing in high schools. While each formal has different aspects relating to their
host organization, most of them have generally the same make–up. For sororities, formals are one evening off campus. Usually somewhere between the hours of 8–11 p.m. The venues tend to be within a 20 mile radius and most likely end up in the Lexington area. All sorority formals come with themes as well. The event spaces will be decorated to go with the theme, and most have some sort of drinks and snacks provided. The night will consist of dancing and mingling among the members of the
chapter and their dates. One aspect of formals that differs amongst chapters is alcohol policies. While some chapters are allowed to have some sort of bar, others allow no alcohol at the venue. Fraternity formals are a little different than those of sororities on campus. Men’s formals are usually much farther away, Gatlinburg being a popular destination, and are a full weekend long. While fraternities still have a dance at their formals, it is usually the same section of time, between 8–11, on just one day of the
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trip. The rest of the time can just be used for recreational activities and site–seeing around the town. They tend to be less strict on the number of people in attendance and alcohol policies as well, given it is an over night trip. While formals are designed as a fun time for the members of the organization, they come with a lot of planning as well. Each Greek Organization on campus has what is commonly referred to as a “Social Chair.” The person plans all of the different details of formals. From
theme, location, date and time, the social chair is responsible for making sure the event goes on without and problems. Sigma Kappa Social Chair, Raygan Kilby, says that, “though it was a very stressful process, it was very rewarding to see all of her hard work be enjoyed by all those who attended.” Formals are one of the recreational aspects of Greek life that allows members a time to distress from their day to day academic and leadership obligations.
Georgetown Tree Hugger
“By all means, do not sleep with an armadillo.” Dr. Johnson
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*Coughs* “Oh my gosh, I think I just swallowed a fly.” Dr. Hamilton
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This week’s Tree Huggers are Cole McCreary and Daniel Orr
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“Dirty Grandpa:” the worst yet By HARRY SMITH Staff Writer This will be the most shameful article I’ve written (so far). I try to stay on top of watching a new movie or show, or playing a new game every week. I can’t always do that. Time is limited and games are expensive. So last night, having not consumed any new media in the last two weeks, I couldn’t refuse taking a break from homework to watch “Dirty Grandpa” and eat wings. “Dirty Grandpa” is a raunchy road trip comedy starring Zac Efron and Robert De Niro. Efron plays a tightly wound lawyer and grandson of De
Niro, a perverted widower out to put himself back on the market. The two venture down to Daytona Beach for spring break, where De Niro tries to free Efron from the confines of his life and revitalize their youth. First off, I’ll get to what I like about the movie. I’ll preface this by saying that the environment I watched the movie in is essential to enjoying it. I saw “Dirty Grandpa” while reclining on a couch and eating wings with close friends. Definitely don’t watch this movie alone in your living room. I will say that this movie had its comedic moments. De Niro is a
renowned actor, but I find Efron proving himself more and more as a comedic performer (if you haven’t seen “Neighbors,” I recommend you give it a watch). The actors all worked well together, and the ad–libbing amongst them added to the funnier moments. The recurring side characters, particularly a drug dealer and a cop duo, were very enjoyable. This is where praise ends and criticism begins. In the end, “Dirty Grandpa” is a comedy that I didn’t find all that funny. Most of the jokes felt pretty cheap and relied mainly on shock or cringe humor. I never found
myself laughing out loud at particular jokes. I was usually chuckling or nervously laughing from surprise. The pacing of this movie was terrible. This movie was well under two hours but felt at least that length. Several times I felt the movie must be winding down, only to discover that there were as many as forty minutes left. Ultimately, “Dirty Grandpa” has a few good moments but would be far better if I’d consumed as many drugs as De Niro. “Dirty Grandpa” gets one Corgi, and maybe two if I was a little intoxicated. Skip this one for sure.
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Emily Blunt: an overlooked actress By WHITNEY BRYAN Copy Editor Emily Blunt is a British–American actress who, in my opinion, is overlooked. I first noticed her talent in my all–time favorite movie, “The Devil Wears Prada,” in which she plays the supporting actress who is rude and sassy by nature. She is hilarious in this role, but she didn’t get the attention deserved after the movie came out. Her next big movie was “Into the Woods,” where she played the Baker’s Wife. I had a love for Blunt when the movie was released, but when I found out she could also sing, I became incredibly obsessed. Blunt stars in many different movies, but none have been extremely ground–breaking, which is shocking to
me. Every movie I have seen with Blunt in it, from “The Five Year Engagement” to “Wild Target,” has been entertaining in every way. She simply captures and demands attention from the audience– or mine, at least. Blunt is fierce and evil in “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” and sweet and innocent in “The Young Victoria.” She seems as if she could play any role handed to her, which is true talent to me. I’m the kind of person that if I see a movie I really like, I’ll watch interviews with the actors, bloopers and behind the scenes. When watching these extras of Blunt, she looks fun and easy to work with. The actors and directors she works with have nothing negative to say about her, making me admire her even more.
Blunt’s latest movie, “The Girl on the Train,” will show you how talented she really is. She plays a divorced alcoholic–which is ironic because she was actually pregnant during the filming of the movie. I absolutely love this movie, mostly because of the plot and Blunt’s never–failing acting. Her feelings are so real and she pulls the viewer in, making you feel exactly what she is feeling. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I highly recommend it. It’s not like I’ve watched it ten times or anything... Despite her talent and success, I wouldn’t say she is an extremely famous actress, which is probably because she doesn’t cause drama to interest people. She has been on the Today Show and the Ellen DeGeneres Show multiple times, but she is not commonly talked about or fawned over.
To test my theory of her unpopularity, I asked some peers in my class if they knew who she was. Most people said they recognized her name and knew she was an actress, but they couldn’t name any movies she has been in. I am highly disappointed in these peers of mine, and they know who they are. Blunt is currently working on Disney’s upcoming sequel to “Mary Poppins,” and I can’t wait. This will give you a chance to get to know her name if you don’t already. When asked to name their favorite actor/actress, people may say Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Pitt or Anne Hathaway. These actors are no doubt very talented, but my absolute favorite is the underappreciated Emily Blunt.
Sunshine and a little pink: Lilly Pulitzer By CAROLINE PINSON Staff Writer As warmer weather rolls around all over the south, and also all overGeorgetown’s campus, ladies will start to bring out their brighter colors. Away will go the neutrals and out will come the hot pinks, lime greens and bright yellows. One brand that encompasses all of these bright colors into beautiful, hand painted patterns is the one and only Lilly Pulitzer. Lilly Pulitzer was married to Peter Pulitzer, who was the grandson of Joseph Pulitzer, who was the reason the Pulitzer Prize now bears that name. Together, they owned several Florida Citrus Orange groves, with which she opened an orange juice stand. Because squeezing orange juice made a mess on her clothes, she began
to design clothing that could camouflage the juice stains. The customers from her juice stand fell in love with her dress, so she made more to sell them at the stand also. Soon, she was selling more dresses than she was juice, so she decided to focus completely on designing and selling clothing. In 1959, Pulitzer became the president of her own company, Lilly Pulitzer, Inc. Her clothes were worn by elites such as Jackie Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy and members of very wealthy families. By 1984, Lilly closed the clothing operation. In 1993, the brand was revived. Pulitzer was not involved in the day– to–day administration, but she did serve as a creative consultant and approved new designs, fabrics and collections. She also works to collaborate with other companies and to branch
out new product lines. Today, the company maintains 75 Lilly Pulitzer signature stores and also sells to stores such as Belk, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth. Along with women’s clothing, Lilly Pulitzer also produces children’s clothing, swimwear, shoes, jewelry, bedding and stationery. Lilly Pulitzer has recently done cool collaborations with different companies to spread word about the company and even reduce some prices. In the spring of 2015, Lilly collaborated with Target to make a cheaper option of her clothing. Many super fans were very offended that the clothes and accessories were offered at a much cheaper price. From the launch, demand for these products was so high that Target’s websites crashed, and products sold out in stores within the hour. In February of this year, Lilly Pulit-
zer introduced S’well bottles in a collaboration with Starbucks. The water bottles sold for 40 dollars each, and sold out in stores and online almost instantly. Lilly Pulitzer makes beautiful clothing, but can also cost a pretty penny. But Lilly Lovers are all in luck! At the beginning of August, on the website and at all Lilly locations, the bi–annual After Party Sale will take place! These sales happen twice a year and feature the last season’s clothing and accessories for anywhere from 50–75 percent off. Sounds like a great way to treat yourself before everyone comes back to school! As the end of the semester approaches, just think about life as Lilly Pulitzer did and follow the motto, “Everything is possible with sunshine and a little pink.”
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Trump not impressive in his first 100 days
By TREY SMALLWOOD Staff Writer President Donald Trump has far more than three years left in his first term. But inside his pressure cooker of a White House, aides and advisers are sweating the next three weeks. The symbolic 100–day mark by which modern presidents are judged barrels forward quickly for an image–obsessed President and Commander–in–Chief whose opening sprint has been marred by legislative stumbles, legal setbacks, senior staff kneecapping one another, the resignation of his national security adviser and near– daily headlines and headaches about links to Russia. This 100–day mark, April 29, hangs over the West Wing. However, Trump’s frustrations are with the three rival power centers he has installed: chief of staff Reince Priebus, son–in–law Jared Kushner and chief strategist Steve Bannon. These top officials inside and around the White House don’t expect Trump to make any drastic changes until after 100 days, lest staff–turmoil stories
swamp a key stretch of media coverage. These Trump aides are grappling with the reality that they will end this opening period with no significant legislative achievements other than rolling back Obama–era regulations. Even the White House’s most far–reaching success, the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, required the Senate to rewrite its own rules to overcome Democratic opposition. Though the White House continues to push for progress on stalled health care legislation, there are only five legislative days remaining once Congress returns from a two–week spring break. Plus, another deadline looms: Trump and the Republican– controlled Congress must still pass a bill before April 28 to keep the government running. If Republicans cannot accomplish passing this bill, the government would ironically shut down on Trump’s one–hundreth day. In fact, it can be easily argued that the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the
Supreme Court is the only thing of substance that President Trump has accomplished so far in office. However, it is possible that the America people can claim that Donald Trump did not even accomplish this. Justice Gorsuch was confirmed using the “Nuclear Option” in the Senate. The Nuclear Option was evoked when Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, had Republicans change the rules and a long–standing tradition of the Senate that a Supreme Court Nominee had to receive 60 votes instead of a simple majority, to force parties to reach across party lines. Changing the rules to allow confirmation with a simple majority was planned and executed by McConnell, not Trump, making it McConnell’s accomplishment, not the Chief Executive’s. Donald Trump will try to paint a picture of success in the coming days as his due date for accomplishment moves closer. However, without at least one major legislative score, this idea is nothing more than a mirage.
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Opinion
Issue 10
April 12, 2017 Page 11
Fired or hired: social media’s effect on jobs By WHITNEY BRYAN Copy Editor Ever since I was a teenager, I have babysat and have been a nanny. Never have I had a “real” job, which in my terms means one that I am interviewed for and pay taxes for. By no means is babysitting an easy task, but I’ve never experienced actually going out and applying for a job. In addition to making money as a teenager through babysitting, I also made social media accounts. Teachers, parents and friends always told me to not put something on social media that I wouldn’t want an authoritative figure
to see. I never questioned this. It made sense, so I followed the advice. I never post anything that could be viewed as inappropriate. I don’t cuss in my posts, I don’t share many opinions on social media and I don’t post things I wouldn’t want my parents to see. I’m glad I have used social media responsibly, especially knowing that what I was told as a teenager is true. Employers often look at social media accounts either before or after hiring someone. In my opinion, they have every right to. Social media is not a private place where you can post all your thoughts and all your actions. Everyone sees it, and
some things simply aren’t to be shared. This is a hard concept to accept with Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat demanding our attention and every thought. I often see things people post and feel absolutely shocked. I then find myself hoping that they are not applying for a job anytime soon. Lakyn O’Brien, a senior who is currently student teaching, said, “Being in the schools so often, I know that social media is a huge deal with potential new workers and staff that already works in the school. Your posts and what you say on social media could get you into trouble.
You should always be conscientious about the type of material you share because people are looking at you as a potential representative for their school or company. You need to make sure you’re always representing yourself in the best light possible!” Social media is a place to express yourself, but some people struggle with knowing that employers check it to see what their applicant actually is like. Julie Anderson, a junior, said, “This is a difficult topic because on the one hand, I understand that an employer might want to be able to see what kind of person they are hiring by looking at the per-
son’s social media. They don’t want to hire someone who will give them a bad reputation. But on the other hand, a person’s social media account doesn’t define whether or not they’re the right person for the job.” Social media makes us share what we do in our free time. If you go to an interview, you’re not going to talk about your trip to the bar over the weekend and how much you hate hangovers. So don’t post about it. Use social media; just be careful what you post. Your future employer may be watching.
At first I nodded my head in agreement because I, too, wanted the school years to pass by as quickly as possible. I dread the idea of going through three more years of school and then having to turn around and potentially do more depending on what path I take for my future occupation. And to be honest, building up the motivation to make it through the rest of this year has been HARD. I mean, I have gotten to the point where I hit snooze so many times that I am lucky if I have five minutes
to pull myself together before I have to head to class. So of course I want nothing more than to get through this phase of my life with an ample amount of speed. But I think that is exactly what the problem is with students today. We would rather rush through life than take the time to enjoy every second of it. Which honestly isn’t smart considering the fact that all we have to look forward to after this are bills, work and other adult things. Now, I don’t know about you, but I am far from being
ready to “adult.” With this in mind, it makes me wonder why the mentality of finishing school is so popular among students. Maybe it is just because the grass looks greener on the other side to us. We see the adults in our lives being able to spend the day doing the things we would rather be doing. Our minds are clouded by the thoughts of not wanting to do homework or go to class that we don’t realize we actually have it made far easier than adults do. These are the years we get
to ourselves. They are the last few years we get that are relatively free from responsibility. We should be enjoying them while they last. I think Thoreau was on to something with his quote from Walden. We rush our adolescent years because we can’t wait to be adults. But maybe it is time to become hungry rather than jumping straight to being starved.
Stop and smell the roses
By JERRYN JONES Staff Writer
“Why should we live in such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry,” said Henry David Thoreau, from Walden. The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend about how quickly our freshman year was passing. He agreed, but then made a statement about how he was happy about it and hoped that the next three went by even quicker.
T H E B A C K PA G E For the Jane and John Does By RACHEL CHEATHAM
A woman who thinks one is too much Dear readers of the BackPage, The Amber Alert is something we’ve all heard of and might know a little about. What you may not realize is the list of criteria that needs to be met in order to send one out. First, the child has to be younger than 17. Second, “there is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.” Third, “the law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death” (amberalert.gov). Fourth, “there is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an Amber Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.” Finally, “the child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.” (amberalert.gov) The Amber Alert system has helped recover hundreds of children. But the downside, besides the lengthy criteria, is that children who aren’t categorized as missing don’t recieve an Amber Alert. We all know not to talk to strangers; we all have heard the same line of arguments in keeping us safe. Keeping us home. There’s always a gasp of sympathy for the missing child. You probably think the children didn’t deserve what happened to them. You’re right. They
didn’t. However, that same sympathy is usually missing whenever a child runs away either because we think they have messed up, or are simply throwing a tantrum. But there’s more to runaway children, more to the entire system of reporting missing children than meets the eye. Runaways, because they don’t meet criteria, do not recieve an Amber Alert. Some people may not take issue with this, because the idea behind running away is to not be found. Right? So, why should that detail matter? More than likely runaways are ‘throwaways’, meaning they are forced out of their home. They didn’t choose to run away, but their guardians kicked them out. Or, in the cases when they choose to run away, the children are often from abusive or fostor homes, which means they’re trying to escape a toxic situation. But, perhaps the most alarming trait among these children is their race. According to the National Public Radio, 800,000 children are reported missing every year. Thirty–three percent of them are African–American, even though only 13.3 percent of the U.S. population is African–American (census.gov). 800,000 is actually smaller than it should be, since children can be categorized multiple ways. The most common
are missing and runaway, with subcategories attached to each one. The difficulty comes into why children are put into either category, most notably runaway. About 1.6–2.8 million youth run away each year, according to the National Runaway Safeline. Of those numbers, “over 50 percent of youth in shelters and on the streets reported that their parents either told them to leave or knew they were leaving but did not care” (1800runaway.org). So, for the sake of concerete numbers, let’s say there are 2.2 million children who are categorized as runaways each year. That’s halfway between the two. Of those, half say that they were forcibly removed, or at the very least not stopped. That still leaves 1.1 million children. Only a small percentage, less than 500,000, left home willingly. We still are left with over half a million children who don’t fit into either of the two categories of forcibly or willingly running away. This mysterious group of children is one of the reasons why Derrica Wilson co–created the Black and Missing Foundation. Ms. Wilson, a former cop, discussed the skewed media stories and reports about missing children. “I spent six months at the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy in Ashburn, Va., where we had only two hours of training on missing persons cases. In the field, I’ve seen
a majority of black missing children classified as runaways, who don’t get Amber Alerts” (mic.com). What does this mean? If the majority of missing African–American children are classified as runaways, and not missing children, then there’s a whole group of children who have been wrongly classified largely because of their race and economic level. As I explained earlier, 33 percent of the reported 800,000 missing children are African–American. That alone is 240,000 children. That means there’s at least another quarter million children who should be considered missing, and that’s only focusing on the miscategorization of African-Americans. Other minorities also suffer the same treatment. Chanel Dickerson, the new commander of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, saw the necessity behind starting the #MissingDCGirls to help raise awarness. “Answering Dickerson’s call, [a] group of congress women have taken the lead in a national conversation about the crisis of America’s missing black and Hispanic children, demanding that the FBI and Justice Department immediately dedicate funds and commit to policies that will address the problem” (CNN). Limiting the attention and best resources to a select ethnicity is saying that some lives are worth more than others.