Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper
October 31, 2018
Volume CXXXVIV Issue 18
The revival of the Georgetown College Yearbook
By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor After nearly 13 years, the Georgetown College Yearbook is making a comeback. The GC Yearbook was a major campus tradition, carrying among the student body for over 100 years. Upon the yearbook’s beginning, it adopted the name “The Belle of the Blue” after the annual Georgetown scholarship opportunity through pagantry. In the yearbook’s early development, it was a black and white, canvas-bound book, held together by thread The interior consisted of sketches of buildings throughout campus, telling stories of their construction, campus life and student life. The earlier volumes of “The Belle of the Blue” of course included student composites, as well as group photos of sports teams. As the yearbooks developed to complement technological advancement over the years, the book transitioned into color, incorporating fun graphics and interesting collages. Historically, the George-
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town College Yearbook has always been unique due to being a rarity in the collegiate community. However, the yearbook lingered throughout the student body, staff and faculty for over a century due to its individualty and financial permittance. The GC Yearbook has also always been student-run, along with several other extra-curricular activities and jobs, which have also kept the yearbook unique. However, although the yearbook is student-run, there has always been an advisor overseeing the program. Current Provost Dr. Rosemary Allen has even served several consecutive years as the Yearbook Committee Advisor. Dr. Rosemary Allen commented, “I love yearbooks and was sad to see it go away (though I understood why it did - at the time, there was very little interest given what was at that time the rise of Facebook; now people seem to understand more clearly that what we lost was the permanent record and a unified vision of what a college’s year was like).” Now that the world has
adjusted to social media, a group of dedicated students are eager to start the renaissance of one of Georgetown College’s longest running traditions. Professor Darrell Kincer from the art department, as well as a fleet of students from various aspects of campus are teaming up to make a successful comeback. Demetrius Harrison (c/o ‘21) and Kendall Harrison (c/o ‘19, no relation) are acting Editors, while Ciara Farrell, Emma Vandeveer, Willow Dove and Austin Snider join the support team to produce a quality product. K. Harrison commented, “Our primary goal, outside of producing a quality, yet affordable product to distribute to the student body, is to create a product that appeals to everyone. I personally wouldn’t flip through a book that I don’t occur in outside of my headshot, so our entire team is making it our top priority to include every student once or twice outside of their composite. We have a few ideas of how to implement this plan. We intend to conduct polls, quotes, and features so
that each student can feel this book is personal to him or her.” Dove informed the Georgetonian in the differences the new yearbooks will have versus the historical pieces. “Previously, the yearbooks have been more wordy and less graphic. SGA has provided us with a grant for digital cameras so that we can be sure to capture authentic moments we discover throughout our days on campus. We would love to focus less on storytelling and more on showing as many photographs as possible as an accurate depiction of what present student life is like at Georgetown College.” Ciara Farrell, VP of Public Relations and Marketing, said, “Unfortunately, the yearbooks we are offering will not be free, embedded into tuition as they were previously. If this proves to be a successful year, we hope to work out something in the near future to wrap the cost of the yearbook back into tuition. Currently, yearbooks will range from $55-$75 depending if you purchase during presale time or not. We have been working on a very detailed website where stu-
dents can manage their specific payment plans online, paying with debit or credit cards. The books will be hardback, in full color and students will also be able to customize their last two pages of their yearbook so that each yearbook can be custom to them - no one else will have that copy, all for the same price! I think that’s really cool.” Snider, Design Editor, notes, “I am really excited to be a part of the revival of one of Georgetown College’s largest traditions, especially capturing being a senior, so I will be able to grab the first Georgetown College Yearbook in over a decade. I think it’s amazing that for every yearbook sold, the on-demand company we are parterning with (TreeRing) will plant a tree. There’s no way this could get any better.” To keep up with the latest news rolling out about the Georgetown College Yearbook, dropping the name “Belle of the Blue” for “Ambush,” a noun meaning ‘a pack of tigers,’ follow: gcyearbook on Instagram. Copies will be released Spring 2019. To join, e-mail demetriush@ georgetowncollege.edu
Debate to change the date of Halloween page 3
Comic by Ellie Smith page 7
OPINION: Republicans need to keep majority page 10
BACKPAGE: Lives of GC politicians page 12
News
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Global
Headlines Compiled by Demetrius Harrison
Alec Baldwin arrested over parking ticket US to reinstate all Iran sanctions NFL cheerleader kneels for national anthem Woman picked to head Ethiopia’s top court Japan may relax rules for foreign workers
The Georgetonian
‘Whitey’ Bulger dead in prison at 89 By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer Early morning on Oct. 27, , the Tree was a car accident. When he stepped of life Synagogue was involved in a outside, he saw people running away multiple homicide shooting. Robert from the synagogue and screaming. Bowers, the shooter, surrendered to In that short period of time, he said he authorities right after the event took heard a total of nine shots. place. Bowers had successfully killed 11 Before the shooting, he was seen on social media posting; however, authorities did not see this as a threat since there are millions of racial and cultural comments made every day. According to authorities, he was said to be yelling anti-semitic statements during the shooting, as well. Even lives were taken that day. The lives taken consisted of the following: Irving Young aged Source: CNN 69, Melvin Wax James ”Whitey” Bulger circa 1959 aged 88, Rose Mallinger aged 97, Ber- people, but he had attempted to potennice Simon aged 84 and her husband, tially shoot more victims. He injured six Sylvan Simon aged 86, Jerry Rabinow- other people four of whom consisted of itz aged 57, Joyce Fienburg aged 75, SWAT members and police officers. Richard Gottfried aged 65, Daniel Stein It became evident he was going to aged 71 and the Rosenthal brothers shoot anyone and everyone who got in Cecil and David. the way of his mission. As told by the They were both in their 60’s. policeman, he came up to Bowers and According to their peers, the victims was immediately shot. were the first ones to enter the synaFor this event, Bowers is being gogue that day. The victims were also charged with “11 counts of using a known for being very involved in the firearm to commit murder and multisynagogue the past couple years. ple counts of two hate crimes: obstrucWhen the incident began, a neigh- tion of the exercise of religious beliefs bor, Jim Waite, heard a loud commo- resulting in death and obstruction of tion. He told reporters he thought it the exercise of religious beliefs result-
ing in bodily injury to a public safety officer,” said by authorities citing a sealed criminal complaint. Bowers is potentially looking at the death penalty as his punishment. As a result of the shooting, many people and assemblies are coming out with statements rocking America’s base:freedom. For example, the Orthodox Union’s executive vice president said, “This senseless act of anti-semitic violence was not only an egregious attack on the Jewish community, but an attack on the very foundations of civil society and our collective democratic values.” The Rabbinical Society put out a statement saying, “an act of hate against one community was an act of hate against all.” After these statements were published, there was an increase in American citizens, not just the Jewish community, beginning to show support and remorse by leaving stuffed animals, balloons and cards at the scene of the incident. The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting was said to be the turn of the century for racism and anti-Semitism.
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News
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Kentucky breaks record for state with highest number of Hepatitis A outbreaks By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer As of September 2018, Kentucky has the highest percentage of Hepatitis A outbreaks. Hep A is a virus that causes inflammation of your liver that can have life-threatening consequences. Symptoms include jaundice, which is the yellowing of the eyes and skin dark urine, nausea, fever, loss of appetite, pain in your abdomen, diarrhea and fatigue. The disease can take up to two weeks to show up, and sometimes it can be asymptomatic, meaning you do not show any symptoms of the illness. Therefore, Kentucky Healthcare workers urge residents to be careful of contact with others. Hep A can be transmitted through bodily fluids as well as by sharing drinks, needles, food and coming in contact with someone who has not washed their hands. Hep. A can also be transmitted through fecal matter. There are, unfortunately, no cures for Hep A. The liver will eventually
clear the Hep A by itself if you take care of your body. Actions such as rest, avoiding alcohol and using prescribed medications with care are some ways to help. Although there are no cures for Hep A, there are preventions. You can get the Immune Globulin Injection. This builds up the antibodies in your blood to fight off infections and viruses ultimately preventing Hep A and many other illnesses. California, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, North Carolina and Massachusetts have had the highest number of outbreaks in 2018. Many of these states are known for their drug epidemics. For example, Kentucky is known for our high percentage of meth, heroine and cocaine. Drug users sometimes share needles in order to save money and get a quick high. Kentucky, so far, has had 1,094 cases
of Hep A and eight deaths. According to WKYT, 54% of all Kentucky counties have reported at least one case. Jeffer-
reported. Many do not make doctor’s appointments due to the symptoms relating to the flu and many do not have symptoms at all. Furthermore, one of the biggest continents known for having a widespread epidemic of Hepatitis A is Africa. This is because the lack of clean and running water, the lack of personal hygiene and rarity of clean animals throughout rural Source: Food Safety News areas of the continent. Reord numbers of reported, and diagnosed, Hepatitis A The best way to cases throughout the United States. prevent contracting son County has reported the most with Hepatitis A is having great hygiene, 525 cases. cleaning foods before prepping, cookThis year, there have been over ing foods to national recommended 3,200 cases reported in the U.S. This temperatures and getting vaccinated data excludes statistics of cases not for the disesase.
Thousand of Americans petition to change the date of Halloween By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer Halloween is the day children get to be whatever they want to be. This day is also known in some cultures as Day of the Dead. This is when family members of the deceased visit their graves to hopefully see them again. In America, most view Halloween as a night off for kids. Although Halloween is traditionally Oct. 31, many parents and associations such as the Halloween & Costume Association don’t think it should be. Many people want to change Halloween to the last Saturday of every
October. About 8,000 signed a petition on Change.org striving to do so. They sent this to President Donald Trump in order to persuade the American Government to legally and officially change the date. There are many reasons as to why so many people want to do this. For example, parents don’t want their children eating sugary treats and staying up all night on a school night. Most businesses emphasized that it would make it a “safer, longer, stress-free celebration.” According to USA Today, 70% of
parents don’t accompany their children while trick-or-treating and that children are twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween. As that may be true, is that really why businesses want to change the date of Halloween? It has been shown that more people participate in Halloween when it rolls on a weekend. More participation causes more people to purchase décor, candy and costumes, which benefits large companies, resulting in corporations earning billions from the holiday. Many cultures are unhappy with
this. In Ireland, there is an ancient festival called Samhain. This day marks the end of summer transitioning into the Many people supported her using the 1stAmendment. According to The Bill of Rights, the 1stAmendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
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Sports & Recreation
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Red Sox beat Dodgers in five game World Series By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer October is crazy. So many things are going on especially in the sports world. The most well–known thing that goes on in October is Halloween and the “Fall Classic.” The MLB postseason brought us great joy and excitement. The World Series did not disappoint, either. The National League pennant winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a tough road to reach the final stage. As for the Boston Red Sox, they were able to make it look easy. After winning the American League pennant they made it to the World Series. The Boston Red Sox did not disappoint; they were not that loud–mouth, bat–flipping new school team. Alex Cora came in and set a precedent, and it was all business from the start. Boston’s team this year was different than previous Red Sox teams that have reached and won the World Series. Boston dominated the American League all year. They were the first team in the league to reach 20 wins, 30 wins, 40 wins, 60 wins, 70 wins, 80 wins, 90 wins and 100 wins. However, the trend did not stop when the regular season ended. If that does not show dominance, I don’t know what does. From the start of the season, I had my eye on the Red Sox. Half–way through the first part of the season, I was saying they are the real deal. After the Yankees picked up Giancarlo Stanton, everyone was doubt-
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., also captured on the centerfield Jumbotron, participate in pregame festivities at Fenway Park in Boston during the opening game of the World Series, Oct. 23. ing Boston. Well, their front office had their eye on a name not well known, J.D. Martinez, and he did not disappoint. Martinez hit over 40 home runs and drove in 130 runs. Talk about a break–out season.
Boston did not just rely on pure offensive talent, they had a dominant pitching unit from top to bottom. Chris Sale and David Price were in the starting rotation, then Nathan Eovaldi and Craig Kimbrel
in the bullpen. Now that is a wrecking crew. The Red Sox were not only well–rounded in the World Series, but also in the postseason. They pitched well, they scored runs and they made defensive plays. The Red Sox lost three games this postseason. They dominated the Yankees, the defending champs, Houston, and then back to back N.L. winners, the Dodgers. The Boston Red Sox showed that they were the real deal this year. When you can go 12-3 in the post season that is remarkable. Not only did Boston set a club record in wins, they won their fourth World Series in 14 years. I did not mention half the offensive line–up for this team because they were good all around, but the thing that
made this team was that they cared about each other. Looking back at the series, one thing that stood out to me was how this team did not lean on one specific player. Each game this series and the postseason together, there was a player making a big-time play: Benintendi’s run saving catch, David Price’s performance in game five of the World Series, or Brock Holt’s cycle against the Yankees. This Red Sox team showed their dominance, and the whole world saw how good this team really was. They leaned on one another, they wanted to win, and they did. Boston yell and scream at the top of your lungs because the Red Sox are World Series champions, defeating the Dodgers four games to one.
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Sports & Recreation
Klay Thompson breaks three–point record with 14 in a single game
By BUDDY LUKENS Staff Writer
First things first, I firmly believe that Klay Thompson is the absolute best player in the NBA when he is feeling it. His performance against the Chicago Bulls Monday night does absolutely nothing but help prove that claim. He officially broke the NBA record held by his own teammate Stephen Curry by hitting 14 threes in one game. The record could’ve very easily been extended, but Coach Steve Kerr pulled his starters midway through the third quarter in a blowout victory against Chicago. In a night that saw Golden State set the team record for three–point shots in a half, with 17. Along with points scored in a half, 92, it comes as no surprise that they had a player break an NBA record. Thompson came out firing in the first half with an NBA record–tying 10 threes in the first half. Once it was clear that Thompson was on pace to break the record, they fed him the ball early in the third, getting him the four threes he needed. He left the game with 4:05 left in the third, closing out on of the best shooting performances in the history of basketball. “Headband Klay Thompson” is officially a new NBA meme after the record setting
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Klay Thompson of Golden State Warriors shooting against Jared Dudley of Washington Wizard. performance. After the 12th trey–ball, he had to put on a head band to cover up a cut on his forehead. The record-tying, and recording-breaking three pointers came with the headband on. “I looked like Jackie Moon out there,” he said, referencing the movie “Semi-Pro.” “I was feeling good, and he’s one of my favorite characters in all of sports movies, so it’s part of why I broke the record.” My favorite thing about this record being broken is that the former record holder Stephen Curry, was the man who was feeding him and making sure that his teammate went down in the history books. Curry assisted Thompson on the 13th three to tie his record. “Records are obviously meant to be broken,” Curry said. “I’m
just happy it’s my teammate and nobody else. And I got to witness it in person.” Performances like this once again prove why Golden State is an essential lock to win the NBA title. The fact that this team has a record breaker as their third scoring option is just one reason why Golden State will be very difficult to beat this season. Not to mention the team’s selfless attitude shown by the leaders.
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Professional athletes fuel Fortnite’s success By COOPER JACOBELLI Staff Writer Fortnite has been taking the world by storm ever since its genesis a little over a year ago. Everyone knows what it is; whether you play it religiously or you’ve only seen others play it. Every man and woman who has ever played this game knows how good it feels to get that elusive “Victory Royale”, athletes included. Athletes and non–athletes alike play this game, spend money and stream to keep the Fortnite craze alive and well. Athletes and celebrities such as Lebron James, Travis Scott and Drake have all been seen grinding it out on the PC, XBOX and PLAYSTATION game everyone knows and loves. In February of 2018, Fortnite made over 128 Million dollars according to IGN (one of the most prestigious gaming sites presently). Once streamers, athletes and artists started to hop onto the fortnite scene, the games revenue doubled, not to mention it makes said streamers hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue
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for them each month in total. If you have been on twitter lately, you see the hundreds of videos showcasing Fortnite music and even entire matches being played by baseball players and football players alike. The game is everywhere. Athletes have 100% upped the value of Fortnite and have multiplied the publicity of the game ten–fold. The competition showcased in this game from its online presence has attracted millions of viewers a day to sites like Twitch and Youtube. The fact that Lebron, Travis Scott and others in their company play with these streamers draws in even more people. The first time Ninja (a popular Twitch streamer) played with Travis and Drake, Twitch saw its most massive online presence ever. So many people logged on to watch others play Fortnite that it broke a world–record for the most amount of people watching a live gaming event online. I can even say in my own experience that I lost interest in the game for a very long time. However, publicity surrounding the game has begun to thrive and I have once again picked up the sticks and hopped onto the Fortnite bandwagon. I even bought the battle pass, which is something I had promised myself I would never do, but here I am. In fact, add me on Epic Friends or XBOX (hottest donut) to catch some sweet wins with a sweet guy.
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Exercise is Medicine Spotlight: Lauren Roy By SHELBY HUNGER
Staff Writer The last person to spotlight for Exercise is Medicine month is Lauren Roy a student. She shows through exercise it can help your mental health. For Lauren’s daily exercise routine, she does ten thousand steps a day to reach her FitBit goals. Last semester she did CrossFit three to four times a week. If she has the time she competes with her friends and she can get up to twenty thousand steps.
She also swims three to four times a week at the Pavilion. She swims 20 laps. Her goal is to do 30 laps without having to stop for long periods at a time. She makes sure to have rest days. She started walking because she had a lot of spare time. She realized that exercise was a good outlet for her to relieve stress from school, so she stuck with it. Eventually walking was routine for her so she started doing CrossFit and swimming to count as another daily exercise.
Swimming is beneficial for her because it works more muscles than running and she hates running. Swimming helps her relieve built up emotion. She said, “Mental health will always be more important than physical.” Her biggest obstacles were starting CrossFit and swimming having never done it before. She felt intimidated going to the gym along side every day gym-goers and she was unsure how to use some equipment.
In the gym she overcame her intimidation by using a CrossFit instructor. With swimming she felt discouraged that the older individuals could swim longer distances without having to take a break. When she started swimming she made friends with some of the other swimmers and they taught her their tricks to becoming more efficient. People around her would joke around about how much she worked out. Eventually they became her cheer team, encouraging her to push her-
self even when she felt like giving up. She felt it was nice to have others motivating her and holding her accountable. Her greatest achievement thus far is being able to lift more than half her body weight and being able to shave significant time off laps when swimming. She said, “Constantly working at something shows off in the long run!”
Student Spotlight: Haley Harned By Sophia Hughes Features Edior Haley is a junior here at Georgetown and hails from Bardstown, KY. She is an Elementary Education major and a Psych minor. She hopes to one day to be a special ed teacher. Then after that move up the totem pole to
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principal and later Superintendent at an at-need school. “When I was in first grade my best friend had Down syndrome and he taught me how to love unconditionally and that happiness comes from all people. It is because of him that I want to teach special education and help those who don’t always have a voice in society to be heard and feel special.” She is a very involved gal as a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, JV soccer extraordinaire, the education program, amateur tour guide (or ambassador), alpha lambda delta, and she works off
campus as a community living supporter. Through this agency she works with individuals with autism and spends time hanging out and loving on them. Haley’s hobbies include reading, watch sports (sporty gal), and play with dogs (all breeds included). Her favorite thing about Georgetown is such diverse people call Source: Haley Harned our campus home and that there is a things: the book “Love Does” place for everyone within our by Bob Goff, her dog (doesn’t small school. own one at this time but thinks If she ever happened to she would if this conflict ever be stranded on a desert island arose), and a huge backpack she would bring these three full of food and water (she
doesn’t entirely understand this game). If you follow Haley on social media you probably see her post a lot of things on her nephew Zeke, or Z-man, who turned 3 this week! Haley Harned is an upstanding citizen and friend. If you see Haley this week make sure to say hello and tell her all the interesting things you now know about her!! She has also spent the past two summer working at a church camp called Christmount. Here she was a counselor to people of all ages. Her favorite two weeks were camp sunshine week when the camp was centered around adults with special needs.
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Campus Tree Hugger: Maddie Long By MARIAH ADDINGTON Staff Writers
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This is Maddie Long. She is a Junior at Georgetown College and is a lover of all things environment. She is majoring in Environmental Science and wants to help the environment any way she can. W h e n asked to give a quotes she said, “what did the tree wear to the pool party? swimming
trunks!!” Tree hugger is not given to just anybody. It is given to people who passionately love the outdoors and everything green, alive and breathing. In history the untouched, untraveled outdoors was a selling point to foreigners to move to America. Europe had built over the beauty of the nature by the time they realized how beautiful it actually was. America is now all grown up and our environment is still one of our biggest selling points, however the keeping of it’s fresh innocence is important.
People like the Tree Huggers of the week exemplify those who want to preserve and love nature in the way that it always has been. Pure. Maddie Long has always loved nature ever since she was a child. Her parents used to take
her on hikes and she fell in love with nature and raising awareness to protect it. She presents this awareness through her own life. Staying conscious of her waste footprint down to the last toothbrush.
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ArtsEntertainment
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New Twenty One Pilots album lives up to the hype By EMILY CROWE Staff Writer “Trench” is the fifth album by Twenty One Pilots, a musical duo made up of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, both from Columbus, Ohio. Following the 2015 album “Blurryface,” often considered to be the band’s breakthrough album as it was their first to top the Billboard 200, this newest album was highly anticipated by fans. Four singles preceded the release of the album, with “Jumpsuit” and “Nico and the Niners” being released in July, followed by “Levitate” and “My Blood” in August.
The diversity of the tracks on this album will certainly help it quickly “Morph” into a “Legend” in the minds of fans everywhere. “The Hype,” featuring ukulele like many of the band’s earlier songs did, and “Legend,” a song about Tyler’s grandfather that brought some listeners tears (looking at you, Lauren), stand out as some of the best. “Levitate” is simply two glorious minutes and twenty-five seconds of Joseph rapping. A personal favorite, “Smithereens,” is a love song (something very rare with this band, so it must be treasured).
This album also introduced some incredible new anthems such as “Bandito” and “Leave The City.” The overlapping vocals and soft piano got “My Blood” pumping more than one might expect, as they make me think of huge crowds singing these powerful lyrics. The songs “Cut My Lip” and “Chlorine,” are among the catchiest songs on the album and hold odd central metaphors, proving that “this beat is a chemical.” Here, I will finally put puns aside to assess the song “Neon Gravestones.” A very well-timed and serious song, this
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ballad addresses the issue of the glorification of mental illness. Do not listen to it if you aren’t prepared to be seriously moved. Overall, this album blew fans’, or at least my, expectations to “Smithereens.” Finally, I must give a shout-out to “Pet Cheetah,” the only song that I haven’t mentioned only because how the heck do you come up with a pun for that (Please hit me up if you manage to do it). It’s good, too.
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ArtsEntertainment Shakespeare’s Sonnet 141 - Mad Lib
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In faith, I do not (1)_____ thee with mine (2)______, For they in thee (3)_______ note, But `tis my (4)_______ that loves what they (5)_______, Who in despite of view is (6)_______ to (7)_______. Nor are mine (8)_____ with thy tongue`s (9)______ delighted, Nor (10)______ feeling, to base (11)_____ prone, Nor taste, nor smell, (12)_____ to be (13)________ To any (14)_______ (15)________ with thee alone: But my five (16)______ nor my (17)_______ senses can Dissuade one foolish (18)________ from (19)________ thee, Who leaves (20)________ the likeness of a (21)_______ (22)_______, Thy proud heart`s (23)_______ and (24)_________ to be: Only my (25)________ thus far I count my gain, That she that makes me (26)______ awards me (27)_________.
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14. VERB ENDING IN “ED” 15. ADJECTIVE 16. EVENT 17. NOUN (PLURAL) 18. NUMBER 19. BODY PART 20. VERB ENDING IN "ING" 21. VERB ENDING IN "ED" 22. SINGULAR ANIMAL 23. OCCUPATION 24. OCCUPATION 25. ILLNESS 26. VERB 27. NOUN
“The Dragon Prince” disappoints By MARY HINES Copy Editor A few months ago, Netflix debuted a new animated series entitled “The Dragon Prince.” The series follows two young princes, Ezran and Callum, and the young elf assassin, Rayla, sent to kill them as recompense for mankind’s role in slaughtering the Dragon King and destroying his only egg. However, all three characters are surprised to find that the egg wasn’t destroyed. Instead, they find it hidden away in the depths of the castle. Together, Ezran, Callum and Rayla decide that they must shoulder the responsibility of returning the egg to the Dragon Queen in hopes of stopping the violence between mankind and the Dragon King’s allies. While the underlying plot of the story sounds interesting, the real hook
that Netflix touted was the fact that this series is written by Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, the minds behind the acclaimed animated series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and its sequel, “The Legend Of Korra.” These series, especially “Avatar: The Last Airbender” captured the minds and hearts of a generation through their mature plots, complex character development and elaborate world building. Unfortunately, the first season of “The Dragon Prince” falls dreadfully short of the expectations set up by Dimartino and Konietzko’s previous work. My overall reaction to the first season was nonplussed. There are certainly some high points in the series. Dimartino and Konietzko’s world building skills are on full display with beautifully garnished backgrounds and interesting character designs. More-
over, they garner major points for representation as they include a person of color and a mute female in positions of power. However, their mistakes and the stumbling of the narration take more away from this than can be forgiven. I’m sure that persons who have seen the series know the first aspect of the show that I’m going to point out: the animation style is god-awful. By using some mixture of hand drawn and computer-based animation, much of the first episode is devoted to getting used to the choppy and uncanny animation. It is such a hindrance that even the creators themselves recognized that there was a problem with their animation decisions (Hernandez, 2018, https://www.theverge. com/2018/9/27/17911292/the-dragon-prince-animation-netflix-improve-
ment). Finally, an aspect of the show that is surprisingly under-discussed is the writing. This series has plot holes galore. From the kingdom blindly accepting the idea that Ezran and Callum, the heirs to the throne, are dead to everyone conveniently failing to recognize the antagonist as the antagonist to Ezran suddenly revealing he has the ability to speak to animals in the last ten minutes of the series finale, the writing makes my brain hurt. The writers routinely miss chances for character development opportunities in skipping large chunks of the trio’s journey and any serious moments in the show are undercut by flamboyantly childish jokes. If Dimartino and Konietzko were shooting for the same tone as “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” they sorely missed.
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By COOPER ADKINS Staff Writer The midterm election is next Tuesday, as I’m sure you know from all of the advertisements and signs up. The election is basically a referendum on all of President Trump’s policies. The House and Senate are both currently under Republican control. On Nov. 6, we will go to the polls and decide the fate of our country. This poses a question to all voters: are we better off now than we were two years ago? In my opinion, for the most part, yes. The only thing that has gone wrong in America is the lack of civility. The fake news media has utterly degraded civility in this country, so much so that neither side can be peaceful with each other. It seems like it is all about bashing and attacking the president and calling him and his supporters “Nazis” and “racists” and not even giving him a chance. For example, my Trump bumper sticker was ripped off my car last week. It is a
sad time when you can’t even endorse a political candidate on your own vehicle without someone getting triggered and tearing it off. Apparently, the First Amendment doesn’t apply to anyone with whom the Democrats disagree, as stuff like that has happened all over this country. Despite what the media and the elitists say, President Trump has made huge progress in his almost two years as our president, especially with how many people are trying to impede his progress. However, the work is far from over. Trump has appointed two Supreme Court nominees and they have already drastically altered the landscape of the court for a generation. Trump has already implemented positive economic policies and tax cuts. ISIS is no longer a prevalent terrorist threat as it once was. North and South Korea are talking again, and we are getting American remains back from the Korean War. Our borders are strong and secure, with illegal crossings down drastically.
Internationally, we are showing the world that we are not a piggy bank for countries to keep robbing and that countries are going to have to support themselves instead of solely relying on support from the United States. However, there is still a lot left to do, which is why the Republicans need to win on Nov. 6. Immigration is still a huge issue, even though it is drastically better than it was before Trump’s election. He announced this week that he was sending military troops to the Mexican border to defend against the large group of immigrants who are attempting to cross over as a caravan, and that he was going to issue an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Before you go to the polls (or vote by absentee ballot), just remember not to believe all of the rhetoric from the media and Hollywood, and decide for yourself if America is better off now than it was two years ago.
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Public school should bring back Home Economics classes By DEMETRIUS HARRISON News Editor As I am quickly approaching the final semester of my sophomore year in college, I am noticing how shockingly unprepared for adulthood several of my peers are - sometimes even myself. To further explain, I have a couple of freshmen friends this year, and on the weekends when I ask why they are going home, the main reason for response I get is, “I need to do my laundry.” When I ask why they don’t just do laundry on campus, they tell me it’s because they don’t know how to. Other examples of the lack of preparation for independence I have experienced first-hand would be that lots of people do not know how to cook. I live in Hambrick this semester, and I have several
friends who still think you can’t eye-ball when cookies in the oven are finished, instead, you have to set a timer for everything you cook. I’ve had people ask me how to cook microwavable noodle soup, some not knowing how to bring water to a boil. I’ve also experienced friends who throw their clothes in the dryer because they do not own, or know how to use, an iron, as well as those who will drain their bank accounts down to the last penny for Taco Bell. While the instances are laughable, I find it shocking that skills I thought were instilled in everyone, some fail to have. I grew up inheriting domestic skills: skills I believe both men and women should have. For instance, I learned to iron my clothes around fifth grade when I asked my mom if I could start picking my own outfits for school.
My mom told me that if I wanted to pick my own outfits, I will need to iron them. Resulting from that, I looked forward to every Sunday evening so I could pick out my clothes for every day of the school week. I would grab a bottle of starch, put some water in the iron, and relieve each shirt and pant of wrinkles. Furthermore, I had the privilege of being accepted into magnet public schools from elementary until high. These schools had a little more rigor in their content, as well as more financial support from the state. Saying this, my elementary school provided field trips to places such as Junior Achievement where we received our own checkbooks, learned the differences between checkings, savings, credit, and debit. In high school, on the other hand, I went to one of the two schools in Louisville that still
provided a Family Consumer Sciences department. Family Consumer Sciences is the modern-day version of Home Economics. My high school offered courses such as Food & Nutrition, a classroom built around a kitchen where we learned how to cook recipes, use the broil setting on the oven, the differences between certain kitchen knives, how to fry, bake, etc. Other classes offered were Relationships where students learned the emotional standpoint of healthy, non-abusive relationships (romantic or friendly), as well as took home a mechanical baby to take care of. Through these classes, I learned the skills I will carry with me for life, unlike the Pre-Calculus course I took. In the future when I have a baby, or need to babysit, I will know how to change his or her little diaper, how to swaddle her
and that I need to test out hot milk on my hand before potentially scalding the baby. Now that I am in my own townhouse, I have the skills to budget my money, to grocery shopping, and then safely cook the items I purchase. Home Economics is one of the most useful, non-content based educational departments we can have. Not only does Home Economics provide students with essential adult skills (such as applying for loans, filling out FAFSA and filing taxes) to carry through life, but it also gives students a break from rigorous content classes. I understand that funding is an issue, but I believe you cannot put a price on life skills. These classes have potential to introduce students to natural skills they have, opening them up to more job opportunities in the future. I believe all schools should offer, or require, Home Economics.
Toyota Stadium’s strange choice of tunes By EMILY CROWE Staff Writer When it comes to music, I am not a picky person. I like classic rock, Top 40, Broadway and even the occasional country song. As Georgetown is a Christian college, I’ve been introduced to some contemporary Christian music, as well. One of these songs is
“Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” by Hillsongs United. I like this song. I like this group. I listen to their music when I study because it is relaxing. My problem with this song is that I was introduced to it at Toyota Stadium. During a football game. That was tied. In the fourth quarter. Just before the other team was facing a third and ten.
Now I am all for playing different genres of music at football games. As a member of Georgetown College’s band, I enjoy playing a variety of songs, everything from “Tequila,” a crowd–favorite, to “Son of a Preacher Man,” which Dr. LaRue often calls “religious music.” What does seem a little strange to me is the choice to
play “Oceans.” Why, at this moment I described earlier, did anyone think this was a good idea? Was it an attempt to lighten the mood of a very intense situation? Was it an attempt to persuade the other team that somehow we knew God was on our side and not theirs? Was it supposed to be a prayer that our line would
get pressure on the opposing quarterback and thus force the other team into a punt? In your personal thoughts and prayers this week, please remember the people who choose the music at the football games. Pray that the Spirit leads them across the waters to a better gameday playlist.
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Lessons Relearned: The life of GC Politicians (Part 2 of 3) BY Trey Smallwood
Tour Guide through Georgetown Time Welcome to issue 18 of this volume of the Georgetonian Backpage where 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 some individuals and some groups. With the midterm elections drawing near, I have decided to start a three-part series featuring Georgetown alumni twho chose to dedicate their lives to public service. Last week, I started this series by detailing the lives of individuals who represented either their home counties in the Kentucky State Legislature or represented our Commonwealth in the Congress of the United States. This week I am continuing to follow the life of politicians from Georgetown College, but I am focusing on judges and lawyers. The first three alumnus all graduated together in 1858. The first of the three who graduated together is Richard Reid. Reid married Elizabeth Jameson Rogers in 1877. It is noted on the card that Elizabeth Rogers is the widow of Benjamin Rogers who died in 1901. Reid was a lawyer by trade. He practiced law in Versailles but “practically the whole of his active practice” was in my home town of Mount Sterling, Kent. He later became a Judge of the Superior Court of Kentucky. Reid wrote a number of historical sketches and humorous articles which were published in several newspapers
around Kentucky. The next alumnus from 1858 is James Edward Cantrill. Cantrill married twice, first on Jan. 5, 1869 to Jennie Moore. Moore died on Jan 4, 1878. Cantrill then married Mary Cecil on Oct. 13, 1861. They had two sons, James Campbell Cantrill and Cecil Edwards Cantrill who both graduated from Georgetown College. Cantrill was elected to the State Legislature to represent Scott Co. In 1879, Cantrill was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky He was then elected as a judge of the 14th Judicial District of Kentucky. He served in that position for 16 years. In 1903, Cantrill was elected to serve as an Appellate Court judge for the state. He resigned this position after two years because of poor health. During this time he was always a Freemason of “high standing.” He served as the Freemason Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Kentucky in 1881. He died in 1907. J. Q. A. Ward is the final 1858 graduate. Ward married Mary E. Miller on Nov. 30, 1868. The only listed graduate studies for Ward was a law course; however, it was not listed where. The card lists that he was a lawyer in Paris, Kent. from 1860 to 1899. He was a member of the Kentucky State Legislature from 1873 to 1874. He also served as the County Attorney for Bourbon Co.. He was also a Supreme Court Judge for the state of Kentucky. The next graduate is Henry Viley Johnson. Johnson graduated in 1871. He married Rosa M. Parrish on Feb. 24, 1876. Rosa Parrish died June 6, 1886. He then remarried Mary B. Gurley on June 29th, 1893. Johnson had five children who moved to various places across the United States. In 1873, he received his
bachelors in law from the University of Kentucky. After receiving this degree, he became the County Attorney for Scott Co.. He then moved to Denver, Colo. where he practiced law from 1888 until his retirement. During that time he also served as the District U.S. Attorney for Colorado from 1893-1897, the Mayor of Denver, Colo. from 18991901, and then as the County Judge from 1904-1905. Clarence W. Wells was born June 22, 1864 and graduated from Georgetown in 1887. On Oct 24, 1901 he married Mary Small. Last week would have been their 117th anniversary. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Wells, born in 1906 and, attended the University of Kentucky. They also had a son, William Wells, born in 1911 who went to Georgetown and then to law school at the University of Kentucky. Wells spent 1890 and 1891 studying law at the University of Michigan. He practiced law in Owensboro, Kent. starting in 1901 and contined his entire life. From 1916-1917, he was the U.S. Commissioner for the Western District of Kentucky. He then was the County Judge in Daviess Co. from 1918-1921. He was a member of the Owensboro Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association and the American bar Association. He died October 6, 1936. William Ray Toombs graduated from Georegeotwn in 1899. He married Nell Bowman Paxton on Nov. 22, 1910. She was a graduate from Miss. State College for Women. Toombs went on to receive his bachelors of Law at the Columbia University Law School. He started out as a lawyer in Greenville, Miss. in 1903. In 1908, he became the Prosecuting Attorney for Washington Co., Miss. and then the Special Cir-
cuit Judge for the fourth Judicial District of Mississippi. In 1930 he became the County Judge of Washington Co., Miss.. Graham Best Smedley was from Millersburg, Kent. and was born Nov. 10, 1879. Smedley graduated from Georgetown in 1901 and married Nona E. Dunn on Christmas day 1907. From 1902-1904, he attended Law School at the University of Virginia and in 1950 received his Doctorate of Law from Georgetown College. In 1905, he became a lawyer in Dallas, Texas and kept with this job until 1907. He then moved to Midlands, Texas and served as their County attorney from 19081910. From 1913-1918 Smedley was the Assistant Attorney General of Texas. He then created his own law firm in 1925 and managed it until 1945 when he became the Associate Supreme Court Justice for Texas. Again, I can not bring up politics without urging you to vote. I encourage you to go out and vote, regardless of your party, to make this country the best it can be. As Americans we have the privilege to vote for our government attorneys and judges, just like a lot of these people. While these positions may seem like ones that are hard to understand or that are not as important as other more visible races, they are. They affect the laws you live by everyday. These are also the people prosecuting and protecting your legal interests. So take a few minutes and research the individuals running for attorney and judge positions. I know of two incumbent judges that are Georgetown alumnus, Jeremy Mattox and Rob Johnson. Research them and their opponents and find which is the right candidate for you.
