Georgetonian Issue 2

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

January 30, 2019

Volume CXXXVIV Issue 2

Plant trees as you surf the web with Ecosia

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON

Opinion Editor In 2009, Christian Kroll founded Ecosia after completing a worldwide voyage that introduced him to the problem of deforestation.

As a result, in Dec. 2009, Kroll launched Ecosia: a free search engine that transforms its ad revenue into an organization that plants trees in areas of the world in most need.

Using the same search technology as Bing while enhancing the database with Ecosia’s personal unique algorithms, Ecosia proves to be fully capable of serving as a full-time search engine.

Ecosia can be downloaded by adding it as an internet browser extension, allowing you to search like normal.

Ecosia’s business model promises to use at least 80% minimum of its profit from ad revenue for planting trees around the world.

Additionally, Ecosia recognizes that “trust has to be earned,” so organization officials publish Ecosia’s monthly financial reports and tree planting receipts.

Ecosia is certified as a B Corporation meaning they are a for-profit company that

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is certified by the nonprofit B Lab. This means Ecosia meets “rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.”

Ecosia does not only aim to be of economical assistance by planting trees, but also runs a clean operation. They will always be a CO2-neutral web search which means that Ecosia neutralizes all carbon emissions that are related to your web searches.

To simplify that, each of Ecosia’s servers runs on 100% renewable energy. Furthermore, every tree they plant removes one kilogram of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Based on live count on Ecosia’s webpage, over 48 million trees have been planted.

For user comfort, Ecosia has a very simple privacy policy, with their website reading, “We don’t create personal profiles of you based on your search history.

“We actually anonymize all searches within one week,” Ecosia advertised to not permanently store user searches within their database.

Additionally, Ecosia does not sell data to advertisers or third-party companies.

User searches are also encrypted with Ecosia. This can be seen as “what happens on Ecosia stays on Ecosia.”

Due to this, Ecosia states that hackers would have a more difficult time breaking through their encrypted connection.

Ecosia also offers an option to turn off tracking. This means they collect a small amount of data in efforts to improve their services as a search engine.

If an individual wishes to opt-out of tracking, there is an option to activate the “Do Not Track” feature in every browser’s settings.

With a primary focus on planting trees in areas of need, and deforestation, such as South America, Northern and Southeastern Africa, as well as South-Pacific Asia, using Ecosia has a direct correlation with supporting coffee farmers in Cauca, Columbia, the Usambara mountains, the Atlantic Rainforest and many more.

Ecosia is on a journey to plant one billion trees, again, with over 48 million trees already being planted. This breaks down to 1.1 trees being planted per second, contributed by over seven million active users and over 9,101,152 EUR invested (0.2 EUR per

organic, renewable energy-powered factory.

With every t-shirt bought, Ecosia plants 20 trees in a biodiversity hotspot.

Each hoodie sold will plant 11 trees, and each sweater will plant 20 trees and are printed using lowwaste printing technology.

Visit ecosia.org to start searching environmentally today.

To download the app in the App Store and Google Play, visit info.ecosia.

Source: Ecosia org/mobile.

A brief overview of serach engine On average you Ecosia’s overall benefits and outline need around 45 searches to plant a tree). tree, so on the homepage of With the communal sav- ecosia.org, an icon will show ings account Ecosia has built the amount of searches perbased on ad revenue, they formed with Ecosia. plant native acacia trees Join Ecosia on their strive to because they make the soil plant one billion trees around more fertile. the world by using it as your Ecosia also makes money primary search engine. Happy by selling apparel made with searching and happy planting! organic cotton such as t-shirts ($25), sweaters ($45) and hoodies ($52) produced in a certified

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New York’s new abortion law is passed: Will it last?

By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer On January 22, New York passed a state law protecting women’s rights to abortion. Before this law, it was illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion.

Now, doctors and/or medical professionals can perform legal abortions without facing prosecution in court.

It is now also legal to do an abortion past 24 weeks if the mother is in danger and the fetus has a high chance of not making it past birth.

Originally, the bill was proposed in 2006, but was denied because the Republican Party primarily controlled the state senate. Now in 2019, as the Democratic Party controls the State senate, the bill was passed into law (Marco, 2019).

The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo stated, “Today we are taking a giant step forward in the hard-fought battle to ensure a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her own personal health, including the ability to access an abortion. With the signing of this bill, we are sending a clear message that whatever happens in Washington, women in New York will always have the fundamental right to control their own body.”

During a CNN interview Cuomo said that, “It’s about the health and safety of the mother, and it’s always been the point where the conservatives wave the flag. They want to roll back Roe v. Wade -- this is not gray here; it’s black and white.”

There will always be a population for and against an issue. With the abortion bill being passed into law, some critics said, “the law is too far-reaching”, according to CNN. One critic,

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Democrat, signs the Reproductive Health Act into law Nicole Malliotakis, a State Assembly Representative, said, “Being assaulted and losing your baby is not a woman’s choice.” She was speaking on the fact that if a fetus died due to an assault, there would not be any repercussions.

Another critic, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, one of New York’s Catholic Bishops, previously stated to CNN that, “Our Governor and legislative leaders hail this new abortion law as progress.

This is not progress. Progress will be achieved when our laws and our culture once again value and respect each unrepeatable gift of human life, from the first moment of creation to natural death. Would that not make us truly the most enlightened and progressive

state in the nation?”

The Bishop also said, “How is it progress to ignore the harm that this will do, not only to innocent infants, born and unborn, but to their mothers?” The Bishop said that drawing attention to the mothers wanting and/ or having the abortions done will push others to do the same.

In summary, New York has officially made abortion before 24 weeks legal and abortion after 24 weeks legal for women who are in danger or have fetuses who have deadly disabilities or deformities. This prompts the question: What states will be next?

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Search continues for Kentucky mother

By MADISON GOODMAN Staff Writer

A resident of Richmond, Kentucky went around 4 a.m. on January 4, 2019.

Savannah Spurlock was last seen at The Other Bar in Lexington with the then two unknown men. The woman is a native Richmondite. In December, she gave birth to twins; adding to her family of two other boys. She was attending Eastern Kentucky University and friends and family said that she was a very kind and caring person.

Many locals have tried to find Spurlock since the disappearance. On Monday, police said they spoke to the two men said to be seen with Spurlock the night she vanished. Unfortunately, nothing was discovered from these interviews.

As of right now, the Richmond police department does not knowwhere Spurlock might be or what happened that night. On Tuesday, the Richmond police department issued a

also said, “They search warrant for a Garrard County have to inveshome. The police are not releasing tigate everyinformation about the search warrant thing they get, conducted on Tuesday, however the no matter how car on the premises was towed. With silly it seems.

Spurlock’s disappearance, safety preYes, they invescautions have become a major part of tigate all the life in the Richmond and Lexington rumors and see area. Officials have said to never walk that holds up on alone or with strangers, make sure you what they really know how to defend yourself and do need, to find the not go anywhere with anyone while truth.”

When intoxicated! Officials have officially people send ruled this a kidnapping and have sent in fake threats out search groups on top of the local and informasearch groups being sent out. tion it not only There have been many fake Face- Source: HEAVY book, Instagram, and twitter posts Pictured are recent photos of missing invidual, Savanah wastes the time of the police, but the about Spurlock’s location being found. Spurlock Spurlock family.

With all this happening, Spurlock’s family are receiving calls, texts and mother said, “She’s only worth a thou- Spurlock’s entire family said it was a emails about ransom deals. Her family sand dollars? I mean, at least make waste of time for people to give them and the Richmond police department your story more believable.” According “false hope” believing that Spurlock is do not believe the messages are real. The to her family, the ‘scammers’ are asking alive and okay. ‘scammers’ are only asking for $1,000 for the money in gift cards, bitcoin, and for her life. Ellen Spurlock, Savannah’s tangible money. Spurlock’s mother

Man terrorizes Iraqi neighbors, says “Trump will handle it”

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Opinion Editor A 58-year-old Florida man was arrested after allegedly terrorizing his Iraqi neighbors in an attempt to force them to leave, local news officials reported.

According to the official police report, David Allen Boileau was found by officers walking out of his neighbor’s house in the town of Holiday, Florida on Tues. Jan. 22 following a call about a possible burglary.

Boileau allegedly told a Pasco County sheriff’s deputy that he entered the residence through an unlocked door. Boileau added that he did not enter the premises with the intention of taking any of his neighbor’s belongings

and exited without taking anything that he did not come in with.

Boileau then proceeded to allegedly open his neighbor’s mailbox and discover mail he thought resembled immigration paperwork. That’s when his neighbor arrived, discovering him on his property. His neighbor proceeded to call the authorities.

The officer said that while listening to Boileau’s telling of the incident, he “uttered several statements of dislike for people of Middle Eastern descent” signifying a hate crime. The officer also said Boileau spoke of “the US needing to get rid of people with Middle Eastern descent and [that] they don’t belong here.” He added that if he weren’t able to accomplish the task himself that,

“Trump will handle it.”

Furthermore, the sheriff’s deputy arrested Boileau for suspicion of burglary; however, on Wed. Jan. 23, authorities announced they were also pursuing hate crime charges. This resulted in the local authorities transferring and forwarding the case to the FBI. “He wished they weren’t in the community – which is ironic, because he’s the one who moved into our community,” Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said. He proceeded to add that Boileau is clearly “anti-Middle Eastern.”

Prior to this incident Boileau allegedly threw nails and screws at the resident’s car as they left their home

David Allen Boileau has been charged for burglary and could also face a hate crime charge

Source: USA TODAY

Pictured is David Allen Boileau, 58, Pasco County, Florida

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Christiano Ronaldo denies sexual assault allegations

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Staff Writer In Oct. 2018, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of rape during his career with Manchester United. According to Las Vegas court documents filed by accuser Kathryn Mayorga, Ronaldo committed the act on Oct. 2, 2009, in the fivestar Sanderson Hotel. Ronaldo denied the allegation and claimed that Mayorga used his name for attention. Immediately after the victim filed suit, Ronaldo posted a video on social media to announce to his followers that the claim was ‘fake news’ and he was ‘a happy man.’ Although he refuted this claim, Ronaldo was accused of raping two women in a London hotel four years before the Las Vegas assault.

In current news regarding Mayorga v. Ronaldo, Mayorga’s attorney will travel to London to meet with Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend, Jasmine Lennard. According to USA Today, Leslie Mark Stovall, Mayorga’s legal representation, will interview Lennard, as well as her lawyer, in-person in hopes of obtaining information that could help build Mayorga’s lawsuit against Ronaldo.

On Jan. 8, 2019, Lennard, a TV personality and English model, sent out a tweet from her verified Twitter account, “On that note and after much thought, I am reaching out to Kathryn Mayorga and her legal team to offer my assistance in

her rape allegation against @ Cristiano please contact me. I have information that I believe will be beneficial to your case, and I would like to help you.”

Lennard recently shared her story of alleged abuse at the hands of Ronaldo. She has made several tweets claiming that Ronaldo threatened to kidnap her and have her “body cut up and put in a bag and thrown in a river” if she ever dated anyone else. Lennard also claims to have audio recordings of some of Ronaldo’s threats. USA Today confirmed with Stovall’s law firm that Stovall spoke to Lennard on the phone and will be traveling to London for a formal interview.

Furthermore, Las Vegas police requested a DNA sample from Ronaldo amid the ongoing rape investigation two days after Lennard’s tweets. Ronaldo’s lawyer Peter Christiansen demanded a war-

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rant for international football star’s DNA be sent to the court system in Italy, stating it is a “very standard request.”

Mayorga claims that Ronaldo raped her after he invited her up to his room for a party then forced her to have anal sex with him while she begged him to stop. She reported the incident to the police the day it happened and had a rape kit processed; however, she agreed to a $375,000 settlement that required her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Amid the investigation, given the circumstances, the non-disclosure agreement has been voided. Ronaldo claims the non-disclosure has been fabricated.

The Portuguese striker is now facing tax fraud as well.

Ronaldo has signed an agreement to pay $21.6 million in fines rather than a 23-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to tax fraud in a

By BUDDY LUKENS Staff Writer Anthony Davis has been a cornerstone of the Pelicans franchise since he was drafted first overall in 2012 from the University of Kentucky. Over the past six seasons, he led the Pelicans in points, rebounds, blocks and has been named to five all-star games. Yet, the Pelicans never established themselves as title contenders and have failed to put a core around him that can win an NBA championship. This led to him demanding a trade this past weekend. Davis is not in a contract year, which may lead to the Pelicans reluctantly making a deal with him before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. Being one of the NBA’s elite players, he can make any team into a contender and has the tools to challenge Golden State.

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While Davis has been linked to LA during the season, I don’t think this trade will happen because New Orleans will be able to hold out for a better offer in the summer.

That’s where the Boston Celtics come in. They can’t offer a deal for Davis this season, because Kyrie Irving is a designated player, as is Davis. The Rose Rule, which applies to this scenario, states that a team is not allowed to have two designated players on their roster at the same time. The Celtics will have to wait until the summer; but they can offer the best package for Davis. The Celtics will still have the right mix of draft assets in Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Gordon Hayward to get a deal done in July.

All eyes will be on the NBA trade market until the deadline, but it seems that New Orleans will wait until the summer as that will result in the best trade offer for Davis.

Boston and LA are the top contenders, but waiting until the summer will allow for New Orleans to get the best deal possible for their superstar.

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McGregor and Top programs in college basketball Nurmagomedov fined by working towards March Madness UFC for post-fight brawl

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer

By ADAM BETZ Staff Writer On October 6 at UFC 229, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov faced off for Nurmagomedov’s UFC lightweight championship belt.

The two found themselves in the news recently as they were both handed lengthy suspensions and fines for their parts in a brawl following the championship fight. The Nevada State Athletic Commission, which was the sanctioning body for UFC 229, suspended Conor McGregor for six months and fined him $50,000.

Nurmagomedov, who incited the post-fight melee, was suspended for nine months and fined a hefty $500,000. Khabib stands to shorten his nine-month layoff to six months if he films an anti-bullying public service announcement. If Khabib does, in fact, post a PSA, which is extremely likely considering his wholesome nature, both fighters could return as early as April 6.

The cause of the brawl seems to stem from pre-fight trash talk between the two fighters and their camps.

Nurmagomedov, unhappy with comments from McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach and training partner, Dillon Danis, jumped out of the cage to assault Danis shortly after the fight. This attack was coupled with two men from Khabib’s camp jumping into the cage

to assault a dazed McGregor.

However, much of the tension accumulated leading up to the fight, as McGregor and his team had insulted Nurmagomedov’s religion, home region and home country of Russia, causing the characteristically calm tempered man to snap.

The likelihood of a rematch between the two is uncertain due to Nurmagomedov’s dominating victory in the actual fight. Additionally, both have already scheduled bouts with other opponents. Nurmagomedov has long feuded with fellow lightweight contender Tony Ferguson, and they have even been scheduled to fight one another on numerous occasions. However, due to a series of injuries, Nurmagomedov and Ferguson have yet to compete.

For McGregor, an actionpacked matchup with longtime UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone seemingly awaits. A fan favorite, Cerrone recently stopped up-and-coming talent Alex Hernandez and called out McGregor in his post-fight interview. McGregor took to Twitter to respond, saying, “For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations.”

Although it looks like the two are headed down separate paths following the UFC 229 incident, do not be surprised if McGregor and Nurmagomedov lock horns down the road.

Who is on top? Who is starting to catch fire? Who needs to figure things out soon? These are just a few questions to ask yourself with just over a month left to play for regular season college basketball.

This season we have seen a lot of upsets and some chaotic finishes to great games. Over the weekend we saw LSU come back from a 14-point deficit with just over two minutes left to play and we saw Kansas and Kentucky square off in a top 10 matchup. There have been a lot of big matchups throughout the year and right now there are only a few teams leading the pack.

Like I said before, there is just over a month left of basketball before conference tournaments. This season we have seen some big surprises and unexpected standouts, so I’ll break some things down for all the college hoop fanatics out there.

Three teams stand out to me and can make some noise in the final month of play. One of these teams is the University of Tennessee from the SEC. This team is ranked number one right now and looks like the most complete team in the country. The Volunteers are led by forward Grant Williams, who is averaging just over 20 points per game. Williams is the team leader for Tennessee and everything comes from him. He makes big-time plays, which is freeing up opportu-

nities for the players around him.

Another team is the Duke Blue Devils. This Blue Devils team is led by freshman star, Zion Williams. Williams was the player everyone was talking about at the beginning of the season. He has not disappointed anyone at all. Every week, it seems that we are watching a replay of him, over and over, whether it be massive dunks or big-time blocks.

Duke is not a team others are wanting to play as they are looking to take a big leap in the ACC. The third team that I am wanting to watch is Michigan State out of the Big Ten. Yes, Michigan went to the National Championship, but I am not sold on them. Tom Izzo has experience, and Cassius Winston is the real deal. He is no Zion or Grant, but he makes plays and is bettering his teammates each play.

However, there are a few surprises this season. The first one is the Louisville Cardinals.

I said it at the beginning of the year, watch out for this team.

Chris Mack has brought a new attitude to Louisville and left the Rick Pitino incident in the past. Louisville is ranked 15 right now in the AP poll and

is looking to be a tough team to face this last month. Also, don’t forget about this upcoming recruiting class. Can I ask: Are the Cards back?!

My second surprise is the University of Cincinnati out of the American Conference.

Houston is ranked in the top 25, but everyone is overlooking the Bearcats. This team is led by Jarred Cumberland, who is the playmaker and is coming up with a huge play every game. The thing that makes this team standout and a big reason why they have been hiding under the radar is the defense. Mick Cronin has tall, lengthy guys which creates hectic for teams’ offenses.

Two teams who need to step up this month are Seton Hall and Maryland. Seton Hall has some key wins, but at the same time, they have eight losses. Maryland has a tough stretch coming up and has lost two in a row.

There is a lot of basketball left to play and this season has brought us some things that already seem like March is going to be exciting. College basketball fans, be prepared for some more upsets and do some praying to the college hoop gods if your team is on the bubble right now.

If you’re interested in becoming a writer for The Georgetonian, contact Riley Noe at: jnoe@georgetowncollege.edu

Features Kamala Harris announces 2020 campaign bid Page 6

By RACHEL CHEATHAM Staff Writer

America’s longest government shutdown raised several concerns for the negotiation powers of the presidency and the power lock from the House of Representatives and Senate.

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, threatened to push the State of the Union address until after the government resumed all functions. The president, through tradition and formality, is always invited to give the address. Had President Trump shown up regardless to give the address, it would have deepened the question of President Trump’s ability to talk with Congress.

Thankfully, the government shutdown ended on Jan. 25, after 35 days. Two days later, on January 27, Senator Kamala Harris, of California, announced she would run for the 2020 presidential election.

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nia Democratic party, Harris maintains she’ll reject all corporate political action committees’ (PACs) money. “Kamala Harris For The People is not accepting contributions from corporate, business, law firm or trade association PACs; federally registered lobbyists; or foreign agents” said her official campaign website.

Her slogan “For The People” came from her career of public service. Elected as District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco in 2003, she served until 2010 when she won the election for Attorney General of California. In 2016, she was the first person to declare her intention run for former Senator Barbara Boxer’s seat. She won, after holding the front runner position for the election, endorsed by the California Democratic Party, winning 78% of the vote when only 60% was necessary to secure the endorsement.

Her popularity within

California isn’t necessarily a strength. Her position as Senator began roughly a year ago, when she won the 2016 election. She hasn’t walked on the national stage for long and being an unknown can create problems for one presidential candidate as much as loathing for another. After all, according to The Guardian, about 53% of voters haven’t heard of her.

How can this obscure California front runner maintain her momentum on a national scale?

She offers what Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden can’t: she’s the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants.

“She is a leader whose success inspires young women of colour” by being herself (The Guardian). Senator Warren had what some consider to be a political misstep when she took a DNA test to prove

her “Cherokee and Delaware tribe” origins (New York Times).

The move, which she had hoped would squash President Trump’s “Pocahontas” taunts, created more fuel for conservatives to ridicule her, and for allies to question her. The New York Times said, “...grass-roots progressive groups, liberal political operatives and other potential 2020 allies...complain that she put too much emphasis on the controversial field of racial science---and, in doing so, played into Mr. Trump’s hands.”

“At the same time, Harris’s rhetoric and positions are often scrupulously centrist...Rather than try to challenge America’s love of law-and-order politics, Harris is trying to reshape that instinct, pivoting from ‘tough on crime” to “smart on crime’, the title of her 2009 book,” (The Guardian).

During a criminal justice reform conference in Wash-

Maddie also enjoys watching Netflix shows such as Grace & Frankie, Haunting of Hill House and Gilmore Girls.

She also enjoys hanging out with her friends.

Maddie is acting President of Phi Mu after serving as VP of Chapter Development, is the manager of Phoneathon, raising alumni dollars to support the college and works in the Office of Admissions.

While Maddie’s aspiring career is to be a park ranger or environmental lawyer, her dream job is to be a famous world traveler. Maddie has

already started her journey around the world touring places such as Cyprus, Canada and Mexico.

When it comes to music, Maddie primarily enjoys the indie-folk genre, frequenting bands and artists such as Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, The Head & The Heart and The Civil Wars. On the other hand, Maddie’s guilty-pleasure snack is Ramen Noodles.

When asked what everyone should know about Maddie, she responded, “I love to make new friends!” So, if you ever see her breezing through

campus, be sure to extend a hello.

One of Maddie’s most embarrassing memories on campus was as an Admission’s Tour Guide. She was walking Source: Maddie Long near The Quad Pictured: Maddie studying abroad this winter break and stepped into in Mexico a hole and fell on coffee shop is Chocolate Holler her face in front of her group of in Lexington where she enjoys perspective students.

The Hazelnut.

Maddie has a pet dog Sally the Corgi, and her favorite

Student Spotlight: Maddie Long

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Opinion Editor

This is Maddie Long of the 2020 class. Maddie is an Environmental Science major, minoring in Spanish, with the goal of heading to law school to pursue a career in Environmental Law. When it’s time to vacate campus, Maddie resides in Franklin, Ind., known for Franklin College where Arch West, inventor of the Dorito, attended college. In her spare time, Maddie likes to knit and go rock climbing at LEF.

ington DC, Harris said that “Democrats needed to have a message ‘much bigger’ than resisting Trump” (The Guardian).

“The issues are not simple, so the message is not going to be simple,” she said, rejecting any “monosyllabic” slogan,...“but essentially it’s about telling the American public we see them.”

A centerpiece of Harris’s key issues is also viewed as one of the Democratic party’s main failures. Hillary Clinton, especially during her 2016 campaign, was strongly criticized for her encouragement of higher incarceration rates, while failing to address the devastating effects it has on families.

While Harris may be relatively unknown right now, her political platforms and extensive experience may soon promote her to being a front runner of the 2020 presidential election.

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Meet Dr. Johnson and The Department of Sociology

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON

Opinion Editor If you haven’t had the chance to meet one of campus’ most unique professors, get out of your socially academic bubble and visit the Sociology House to meet Dr. John Johnson: campus’ needle in the haystack.

Dr. Johnson serves as the chairman for the Department of Sociology, and furthers his campus involvement by dabbling into other realms of the college by serving on the Foundations and Core Committee. It also serves as an active member on the Civic Engagement board.

Dr. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree at Malone College, a small, liberal arts school similar to Georgetown, and earned his Master of Divinity (related to Social Ethics) degree from seminary.

After seminary, Dr. Johnson taught at the University

of Kentucky while simultaneously earning his M.A. and PhD in Organization and Environmental Sociology.

On the other hand, if Source: Demetrius Harrrison you are unfaPictured: Dr. John Johnson miliar with sociology, Dr. Sustainable Community Johnson describes the major Development and Criminal as, “trying to understand the Justice. Sustainable Commuworld from a more scientific nity Development overlaps point of view, but also trying with Environmental Science to understand the social roots but focuses on how communiof human behavior. Sociology ties define what they need and brings you to understand how how they will positively affect social forces shape behavior the future. The Sustainability and how [humans] ‘do life’ in track is structured to ask learna social context.” ers how humans can reinvent While Sociology is a the economy in the context broadly fascinating major with critical thinking. itself, the major is divided Examples of classes into two tracks, emphasizing offered within the Department

What’s new this week

of Sociology are Marriage & Family, Food & Society, Health, Illness, & Healthcare, Education for Social Change and Criminological Theory.

This is a unique major to provide a gateway of essential life knowledge in efforts to connect every social aspect of the world to see how humans operate on a social level.

Dr. Johnson is also working on tweaking and redesigning the Sustainability track to develop it into a more appealing major, as well as make it more obvious on campus. Dr. Johnson says he is “pitching and framing it into more community and resilience – how do we think of communities to have more economic resilience?” He is also striving to incorporate a health component to the track.

Dr. Johnson shares his passion of learning with his wife, Professor Sheila Johnson, as she also crosses over into the

Sociology department. In his spare time, he enjoys adventuring in nature, watching movies, reading and improving and maintaining his fitness.

Closing with a bit of advice to our readers, Dr. Johnson encourages everyone to, “get as much exposure to science as you can because I think we live in a scientifically illiterate world, and I think that’s important to our background contribution as students.”

If you are ever interested in picking up a major, minor or taking any Sociology courses, or even want to have an honest conversation about the world we live in, Dr. John Johnson is your guy. Visit him in The Sociology House on Holly Hock, directly next to the Wellness Center, and be sure to follow the Department of Sociology on Instagram @gcsociology.

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2/5- Emerging Leaders Resume Workshop 6-7 p.m. contact Sophie Hughes at

ResLife Best Life- Healthy Relationships 7:45 p.m.

shughes@georgetowncollege.edu

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Get paid to walk with Sweatcoin

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Opinion Editor You’re lazy. In fact, you’re very lazy. I won’t be a hypocrite, though.

I’m lazy, too. I’m so lazy that taking the walk from Hambrick to The Caf feels like I’m in a time-lapse. However, since I have discovered Sweatcoin, my laziness has seemed to magically disappear.

Sweatcoin is an app that pays you to walk. And before you ask - no, it’s not a scam. Sweatcoin is a digital currency whose app uses GPS technology to calculate steps – similar to a pedometer. With that being said, Sweatcoin will never convert its currency to government tender; however, if you rack up enough Sweatcoins, you can cash out on some pretty incredible products.

However, before I dive into the

deals Sweatcoin offers, I will prove that Sweatcoin is not only legitimate, but is also fighting the international issue on obesity and the lack of exercise. The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) found that Sweatcoin’s reward system has led to a sustained 20% increase in physical activity. This is more than traditional incentive and motivational applications have done.

The study was performed by the University of Warwick (August 2017), a world-leading university with the highest academic and research standards, looked at the movement of 6,000 participants using Sweatcoin. The analysis found that users’ daily step count increased by an average of 19.5% over a six-month period after downloading the application (warwick.ac.uk).

This was compared with their average reported activity in the three months

prior.

On the other hand, every 1,000 steps produces 0.95 Sweatcoins. These can be used to purchase products available in the app’s marketplace. The prices in the market range from five to 20,000 Sweatcoins.

If the math is done, the app may seem like a waste of time; however, it is money you would never have made without the app. According to the NHS, the average American walks around 3,000 to 4,000 steps per day.

With the 20% increase the University of Warwick’s study found, this would add between 600 and 800 steps per day. This results in an individual’s step count reading approximately 1.8 million steps. This will only generate around 2,000 Sweatcoins, burning 28lbs; however, it’s effortless. Sweatcoin runs in the background through-

out your day, so there is no reason not to download it.

This app is seemingly becoming an epidemic. The top prize you can earn with 20,000 Sweatcoins is an iPhone XS, with other prizes such as a free three-month music streaming package through Tidal (valued at $29.97), $1,000 cash, products from several makeup and jewelry companies and discounts on your local energy bill.

In my opinion, there is no reason to stray from downloading Sweatcoin!

Make it fun – peer pressure your friends into accepting your app invite so you can get PayPal cash-outs and increase your Sweatcoins. Get competitive with it! Pull out your phone at parties and brag; show off your Sweatcoin count, get your friends and family involved and make free money.

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“Sex Education” is the raunchy dramedy you need in your life

By EMILY CROWE Staff Writer Netflix’s newest original series is something a little different. “Sex Education,” set in a small town that is somehow absurdly British and stunningly American all at once, is a refreshing show that features an important, yet oft-discussed topic – teenagers having sex.

While nearly every episode opens with a fairly graphic sex scene and the show might be described as raunchy by some disapproving parents (chill

out mom, I’m 21!), the episodes quickly delve into much deeper issues; abortion, the sale of illicit drugs, unhealthy relationships with parents, along with the general perils of teenage life are all included in the show.

One of the best aspects of the show is its casual inclusivity. The show includes gay men, lesbians, people who are still in the closet, people who aren’t quite sure what they want and, of course, an absurd amount of straight people, making it exactly like real life.

While these characters exist in a generally accepting setting, characters still

experience homophobia and suffer at the hands of hateful characters who are, unfortunately, representative of today’s world.

One of the hardest, yet most enjoyable, things to try and understand about this show is exactly when and where it is set. While all of the characters have British accents, they also wear American-style letterman jackets and care way more about sports than any British person I’ve ever met, and I spent six semi-hellish months in Oxford. Also, everyone has a quirky and lovable, but heavily influenced by the 1980s, fash-

ion sense. While this creates a show that is fun to watch, and I commend the wardrobe department for their creativity, it is jarring to see a character with a distinctly David Bowie-esque style casually whip out an iPhone.

Overall, this show is [EXPLICIT PUN REMOVED BY EDITOR] amazing and should be watched by anyone who wants a good laugh and doesn’t mind watching sex scenes more graphic than the sex scene from “300” that scarred me deeply my freshman year of high school.

“The Punisher” season two gives depth to characters

By JEREMY MIZE Staff Writer “The Punisher,” created by Steve Lightfoot for Netflix, continues the story of Frank Castle/The Punisher (played by Jon Bernthal) and his path for vengeance against those who slaughtered his family.

First appearing in the second season of Marvel Television’s “Daredevil,” Frank has carved a path through many enemies to avenge the deaths of his beloved wife and two children.

In the first season we saw Frank learn that his friend and fellow former marine, Billy Russo (played by Ben Barnes), was involved with the group who killed his family and knew about their deaths. Along with help from hacker David Lieberman/Micro and Frank’s friend and fellow corps man, Curtis Hoyle, Frank killed every foe involved in the deaths of Frank’s family and Lieberman’s own misfortune of an attempted killing.

They succeeded in this goal with Frank’s killing of the sadistic William Rawlins/Agent Orange. After a brutal fight, Frank maimed Billy’s face to

teach him a hard lesson in loss and suffering.

With season two, Frank rescues a young lady named Amy (Giorga Whigham) who saw her friends slaughtered by a sinister group of people led and funded by a wealthy, alt-right couple who also ‘employ’ the calm and ruthless John Pilgrim. Dinah Madani (Amber Rose Revah), a Homeland agent had been visiting the still hospitalized Billy everyday. She learns of his escape from the hospital and brings in Frank.

Coming back to New York City, Frank investigates the organization that’s targeted Amy while also looking for Billy. During this, Billy Russo, who doesn’t remember anything more recent than his time as a marine, is seeking answers. He also gets into a relationship with his hospital counselor, Dr. Dumont.

This season presents change, ambiguity and purpose defining the plot and characters. Frank continues to grow into the role as The Punisher, a fierce and determined vigilante who seeks to achieve justice through his own way to prevent others from the pain he felt

when he lost everything.

We see his personal relationships with several people including Amy, Curtis, Dinah and Billy alter in varying degrees because of the amount of horror this season presents (with their own individual changes). Amy remains fearful and angry of the loss of her friends, Curtis becomes involved with a woman yet joins with Frank in finding and killing Billy, Dinah wrestles with her own guilt of formerly being romantically involved with Billy and her eventually being shot by him during the final fight of the first season’s final episode.

One of the most profound character arcs during this season is that of Billy’s. The Billy Russo seen in season one was a confident, arrogant and ambitious man who seemed to have it all: wealth, power, etc.

In this season, he’s a broken man trying to pick up the pieces. Every night after he regained consciousness from the beating Frank dealt him, he had nightmares about the iconic Punisher skull. As he picks up the pieces, he forms and leads a gang of veterans who go on a spree of burglaries

and serial killings with absolutely no remorse.

When Frank comes to kill Billy, he’s devastated to learn of what Frank did seemingly in resentment/refusal of what his former whole self did before/ during the events of season one. Yet he still retains key pieces: ambition, sadism and cunning.

With this season of The Punisher, there are signs of how the world this story takes place in makes people evolve and adapt. Morality is questioned, including Frank’s, as is a major part of how the Punisher works. Some seem him as good while others perceive him to be evil along with bits and pieces in between.

Transformation comes in waves of experiences and witnessing of various events that alter and question one’s own ideas and actions. The Punisher (season two) presents means of people coming to terms and developing their own identities and bonds with the world around them while facing odds of varying levels of adversity to help shape what they believe the world (their personal world and the world around them) should be.

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Boycott shaving, even if it’s temporary

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON

Opinion Editor In previous years, I have found myself setting unrealistic resolutions or setting resolutions simply just to join the bandwagon; however, this year I plan to make positive lifestyle changes through my resolutions.

Saying this, I am excited to share a very important realization with you.

We have been born into a society that embraces judgement. To further breakdown this statement, we live in a world that normalizes stripping us of our natural humanity.

While this may seem like a dramatic approach to the shaving industry, there is some truth to it in my mind.

While companies such as Gillette and Barbasol have set the foundation for trendy subscription-box services such as The Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s, we have fallen for the trick.

Companies have a pattern of advertising shaving as a way to meet society’s standards of being clean, acceptable, masculine if you are a man, and feminine if you are a woman.

The Wall Street Journal even covered a story on Jan. 14 of Gillette’s new campaign “The Best a Man Can Get,”

encouraging men to shave their ‘toxic masculinity.’

While I grow facial hair extremely slowly, I have decided to grow my first beard in my 20-years of living. I have done this because I don’t want to give into society saying you cannot love your natural self.

According to Gillette’s CEO James Kilts, the company spends $600m per year on global advertising. This contributes to worldwide brainwashing of human expectations: setting a common mindset among humans that you have to shave to be clean and socially accepted.

Saying this, I encourage you to throw out you razors, or if you aren’t ready to take the risk, store them under the bathroom sink to give the experiment a trial run. Love your natural self, and force yourself to love your body’s natural growth.

Benefits of not shaving are extensive. You will save money on buying expensive razors and shaving cream, as well as will give your skin a break from the potential infections such as streptococcus and staph infections from the micro-tears shaving leaves.

With it being winter now, gentlemen can keep their faces slightly warmer to brave the cold while women will be able to join the club of leg warmth.

Another benefit will be relieving yourself from the prickly new-growth stage after shaving. Furthermore, a study from the University of New South Wales’ (2015) reported that one of the reasons we have bodily hair is to protect us from bacteria. Besides, shaving is a boring task, and your hair will just grow back anyway.

While there are cons of growing out body hair, such as social discrimination and the mess and smell that can get caught in body hair, boycotting the razor, even temporarily, provides an enriching lesson.

Personally, my facial hair is growing extremely unevenly, but I am loving the look that comes with it. I feel like a human – when I look in the mirror, I can honestly understand how we evolved just by looking at my body with hair.

I am also having a great time learning how to maintain my facial hair with friends who share the interest.

Do not let society dictate how you love yourself. Learn things about yourself just to know the rate of speed your hair grows, or how it makes you look.

Learn to rebel against societal norms and love yourself in every way you were naturally manufactured.

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Childhood Obesity: who’s to blame?

By MADISON GOODMAN

Staff Writer According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the percentage of children aged six to 19 with obesity in America has tripled in the past 50 years.

This means that one in five children attending school has obesity and some children reach obesity risk before puberty.

To be clear, there is a difference between being obese and being overweight. The CDC describes obesity in children and young people, as, “BMI at or above the 95th percentile for young people of the same age

and sex.”

Meanwhile, the CDC describes an overweight status in children and young people as, “a BMI at or above the 85th percentile and less than the 95th percentile for young people of the same age and sex.”

You may be asking, “why is this obesity epidemic even happening?” In my opinion, parents are to blame.

There are many factors that can help lead to premature obesity such as eating and physical behaviors, sleep schedule, their communal design and safety, genetics,

and metabolism.

Let me remind you these are all factors also proposd by the CDC. Now, I am not by all means saying parents are necessarily causing obesity in their children on purpose; however, there are some instances like a parent cooking food rich in excess fat.

When you look at it with a long-term perspective, many are at risk for developing cancers, heart disease, type two diabetes and many other syndromes as an adult (CDC, 2018).

Parents can prevent childhood obesity in their own

children by supporting their children in the earliest stages of development (S. Gortmaker, 2006).

This means that parents are both emotionally and physically there for the child during the stages of growth to ensure that the child is happy, healthy and does not develop unhealthy habits such as eating his/her emotions when something happens.

In my personal opinion, a huge contributor to childhood obesity is emotional distress!

There are several research articles that are experimenting with the fact that children

predisposed to unhealthy emotions are more likely to express their feelings with food (W.H. Dietz, 2001).

With everything in mind, I do think parents need to take more responsibility with their children’s health and well being by being more conscious of what they are feeding and teaching them in their developmental years.

What children learn in their young years is what they will take with them through their whole life and pass onto their children. Parents should be aware and prevent.

around the bathroom.

This is an extremely valid concern, especially with Kentucky suffering from a major 54-county Hep C outbreak according to the Courier Journal. However, this disadvantage of not flushing urine down the toilet loses its severity as it has been proven in a 2013 study published in The American Journal of Infection Control that “no studies have yet clearly demonstrated toilet-plume-related disease transmission, and the significance of the risk remains largely uncharacterized.”

Generally, the bacteria in toilets is only spread when the toilets flush themselves as it causes particles to splash from the bowl, sprinkling around the room. Saying this, not flushing is, in fact, safer than flushing.

Another disadvantage that

could be claimed against not flushing would be the potential smell of urine that could spread throughout the home.

Though this is valid, this is not a common enough problem to create an epidemic regarding selective flushing.

A 2017 medically reviewed article and study on Healthline proves that urine should not carry an odor. If so, it is likely the individual is carrying a UTI, has excess glucose in the urine, bladder stones or is dehydrated.

An advantage of selective flushing is eliminating excessive water waste. According to the National Institute of Health, a healthy adult bladder can hold up to 16 ounces (two cups) of urine comfortably.

According to the same institution, the average adult urinates four to six times per

day.

According to ConserveH20. org, every toilet manufactured since 1995 uses a maximum of 1.6 gallons per flush. There are 16 cups in a gallon.

A study conducted by The Environmental Protection Agency reported that it costs approximately 1.3 cents per flush on a 1.6 gallon toilet.

In 2009, the US Census Bureau reported 127,059,000 households in America.

As a result, if we are flushing our toilets per use, assuming 3.14 people per family (US Census Bureau), and each person urinates six times per day, this is 30 gallons of water per day wasted.

In summation, this leads to 10,220 wasted flushes per year, or $1,328.60 the average household is wasting per year.

Furthermore, outside of finances, selective flushing will

have a positive impact on the planet.

While water is a renewable resource, water distribution is a major issue, and the technology it costs to cleanse water and distribute that water significantly harms the planet as well as creates a waste of fossil fuels.

With this being said, hopefully you feel inspired to repay the Earth’s service to you and let your yellow mellow. If you are timid of the smell, light a candle near your restrooms, and try your hardest to not view a toilet with lingering urine as “gross.”

Everything leading toward a great cause is not always visually pleasing. Kindly close the toilet lid and continue your day. With that being said, if it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, I beg you to please flush it on down.

If it’s yellow, let it mellow... seriously

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON

Opinion Editor For some reason, I assume due to the marketplace it has created, we live in a society that seems to shelter environmental conservatism and promote waste and environmental harm.

That being said, I am sure you have heard the phrase “if it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down,” at some point in your life. Well, as cheesy as it may sound, there is a lot of truth behind the phrase.

Rather than getting into a deep explanation of technical terms, I will simply lay out pros and cons of selective flushing.

One of the major complaints I imagine someone having against “letting yellow mellow” is that it increases the chances of bacteria spreading

T H E B A C K P A G E Lessons Learned: Interviews with GC Staff

BY TREY SMALLWOOD

Editor’s note: This new series will consist of interviews with Georgetown College staff members who I feel are behind the scenes and unrecognized.

I would like to give these people the recognition they deserve. This is part one of an interview with Holly James, Director of the Graves Center for Calling and career. It has been edited for clarity. If you would like to recomend someone to be featured in an interview, let me know by emailing me at drsmallwood@georgetowncollege.edu What brought you to Georgetown as a student?

Relationships. My parents’ closest friends were Georgetown College alumni. Their daughter was one of my dearest friends and she was a year ahead of me, so she was already here.

Through the encouragement of my parents, since they really wanted me to come here, I came and spent some time with her. Finally, I conceded to come, even though it was not my plan.

I decided that since everyone thought it was such a good idea I should at least try and I could always transfer later on my own terms. Of course I came and never left.

What memories stick out the most to you as a student?

Again, relationships. As they say, and you know it’s so true, the friends you meet in college are going to be your lifetime friends. There were about six of us who got to know each other in the first few weeks in Knight Hall, on the third floor, and we still get together every two years.

What staff made an impact on you time as a student and why?

I would probably say Dean Donlley. She was the Dean of Women at the time. I think it was more in the fact of

the way she interacted with students.

She was impactful. She was just a very kind, caring individual. She was very sincere in her individual conversations with you like what your interests and your desires were.

What brought you back to Georgetown as an employee?

I had been in sales in the technology field for about 17 years. That field itself had changed drastically. I loved my work because of the relationships I got to build with my clients. However, part of the changing of technology had an impact on how those relationships looked. It became less relationship driven. I had been doing it for so long I could do it in my sleep. So I just started feeling compelled to explore different paths.

I decided to have conversations in the community with people I respected in their respective fields and who were well connected. I set up individual meetings with these folks and just said, “as a professional, this is where I am at and I want to make a change.

I have been in a very narrow niche market. I have had blinders on in some way. I don’t know what a future career is going to look like for me.” Many of these folks knew me, at least a little bit. I just shared my story and some of my interests to get their input and advice and to have their eyes and ears out there working for me for potential ideas. One of those individuals happened to be the President of Georgetown College. Our conversation went in a direction I wasn’t intending. He immediately started selling me on why I should work at Georgetown College.

I was very resistant because I did notand do not- identify as an academic, at all. I clearly communicated that. But, we are knocking on 14 and a half years later, and here I am.

What is your favorite part of being a Georgetown College employee?

It is having the opportunity to, even if it is in a small meaningful way, to get to know young people. You will hear this a lot from older folks who work in higher ed. We often say, ‘it helps us stay young.’ We are working with young people. For all of us we are having an impact, even if it’s just a snippet. It’s relationships. It’s getting to know the students. Sometimes it’s sitting on the sidelines and watching them find their path and watching them succeed in their own way. That’s something I alluded to before in my previous career. It’s because of the relationships at the end of the day that I’m doing what I’m doing.

What makes Georgetown meaningful as an institution?

I think that what makes Georgetown really meaningful is that, as a college they are willing to do what they need to do for an individual. Yes, you have to have the policies, rules, guidelines and procedures in place.

But at Georgetown it’s not that unusual that the provost or president or someone will go out of their way to make something happen for a student. And I don’t think you see that very much at other institutions, definitely not the big schools. But not even at the smaller schools I don’t think you see as much of that. At the same time, we are willing to put our energy into just one student to help a student get over a hurdle or a particular challenge. In the long run, it might be better for the health of an institution to go with procedures and guidelines and not step out of the lane and help individuals. It takes energy ,and it takes time. We work on limited resources, and that’s not something we all don’t know. But at the same

time, that’s something special about Georgetown. For example, yesterday I was sitting in a meeting that was pretty heavily being driven by faculty, and it was an overwhelming reminder about how truly caring and compassionate our faculty are about the individual student. They care about when students leave Georgetown that they are better individuals than when they got here. Period. They want students to be equipped to take that next step whatever it might be.

What is your philosophy on student interaction?

I honestly don’t know if I have a strong philosophy, it kinda just forms itself naturally in the role I have at the college. Some people in student life are in positions where they have jobs where they have thrown themselves right in the middle of students’ lives, like living in the halls. My job is a little different.

I may only meet with students one on one once a month or once a semester.

But generally my philosophy is built around relationship building but with some parameters. But that might just be my person relationship style. I am generally a very private person, and that kind of drives that. I think too form a healthy perspective, when you are talking to an older woman, what does the relationship look like? To be honest, I have friends who are former students, but those relationships form after they have been students and do graduate from Georgetown. I have had older students who say, ‘hey,’ after they get to know me, ‘let’s go out, let’s socialize.’

I’m like nope, don’t cross that line. I just feel like that is the healthier relationship. Like I always say, ‘when you’re an adult, you’re an adult.’ I’ve been fortunate to call some of our young alumni friends.