Georgetonian Issue 5

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

February 27, 2019

Volume CXXXVIV Issue 5

Welcome to Scott Co., Kentucky’s fastest growing community

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON

Opinion Editor According to the latest statistics reported by the Bluegrass Crime Report, Scott County is the fastest growing county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Saying this, Scott County’s primary city, Georgetown, is working rigorously on its tourism.

Georgetown/Scott County Tourism spent 2018 working on methods to lure in visitors to its broad range of attractions, restaurants, and shops.

The tourism group raised its profile among social media platforms and motor coach operators by hosting travel media, organizing events and proactively spreading the word about the city as an enticing destination (lanereport.com).

“We have a lot to show off here in Scott County, and more and more visitors are finding their way to us and experiencing our lodgings, unique and award-winning attractions, shops and restaurants,” said Lori Saunders, Executive Director of Georgetown/Scott County Tourism (lanereport. com) Lee Carter, Chairman of the Georgetown/Scott

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County Tourism Commission, reported, “It is important to note that Georgetown/Scott County Tourism contributed over $187 million to the local economy in 2017, which represented a 5.5 percent increase in tourism spending over 2016.

We are fortunate to remain a thriving tourism entity in Kentucky (lanereport.com).”

Furthermore, three travel writers explored Georgetown on independent media tours, leading to major exposure for the city. Dozens of articles were published as a result of this. Three regional bloggers also contributed content for Georgetown’s local market.

Aditionally, Georgetown/ Scott County Tourism hosted three Motor Coach Familiarizatio (FAM) tours, including one international tour operator FAM from the United Kingdom (lanereport.com).

Georgetown tourism representatives also host several events, attracting outside attention to the city. These events include Party in the Park concerts, Seed to Feed dinners, #GtownEats Week, Elkhorn Creek Float Fest and the annual Festival of the Horse.

“Our hardworking

Georgetown/Scott County Tourism staff also manages Celebrate Georgetown, which promotes our historic owntown and encourages people to not only shop local, but to dine and play local too,” said Georgetown Mayor Tom Prather.

“Their efforts Source: Lane Report have helped to enhance and elevate A view of Georgetown, Ky’s Main St. strip, filled with several local shops and restaurants. our downtown’s visibility and profrom potential visitors from readers. file and to give our down- the United States and Canada, Overall, tracked editorial town merchants a tremendous with the top requests coming coverage resulted in an earned boost.” (leadreport.com) from Ohio, Michigan, Florida media value of $11,301,638.52 Georgetown reached vis- and Indiana. for the city of Georgetown itors via targeted advertising Additionally, George- (lanereport.com). (all large increases from 2017), town/Scott County Tourism’s “We expect our visiincluding 1,640 radio spots, website gains visitors from all tor numbers to continue to 1,210 television spots and 47 50 states, as well as 127 dif- increase as we maintain and insertions in such high-pro- ferent countries. As a result, expand our efforts to reach a file publications as Southern there are 114,852 page views wider visitorship and potential Living, AAA, Dreamscapes that represented a 61.8 percent visitors continue to learn about Magazine and Long Week- increase in traffic since 2017.

Georgetown and what it has to ends.

Georgetown began 2018 offer,” said Saunders.

An average of 42,520 visi- by being selected for incluWith additions such as tor brochures were distributed sion in Vanessa Caceres’ Jan. Planet Fitness in the works, via welcome centers, travel 18 “Best Small Town in the and recent restaurants such as shows and events, among South” roundup written for Mod’s Pizza, be on the lookout other channels. This included U.S. News & World Report, for more traffic in the Scott Co. brochures requested by mail which averages over 20 million area.

Inside Trump’s trade war with China page 2

College basketball: preMarch update page 4

“Alita: Battle Angel” film review page 9

The importance of Black History Month page 10

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Global

Headlines Compiled by Andrew Alvey  Lady Gaga first person in history to win Oscar, Grammy, Bafta and Golden Globe in a single year due to her performance in “A Star is Born.”  Taiwanese horror game “Devotion” vanishes from gaming platform Steam after angry Chinese gamers find Winnie the Pooh meme inside the game.  Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children say they have been sexually abused while in US custody.

These allegations include unwanted touching and filiming of the children by staff.  A Scottish woman found a python in her shoe after she returned from her vacation in Australia.  Firefighters saved a chubby rat trapped in manhole cover in Germany after local man spotted that the female rat was in distress.  A Jacksonville State baseball game was interrupted by an eagle and an osprey fighting over a fish in the middle of the field.

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Inside Trump’s trade war with China

By RACHEL CHEATHAM Staff Writer

President Trump recently announced he wouldn’t increase tariffs on “approximately $200 billion in Chinese goods” (Vox) due to progressive trade discussions with Chinese officials. The announcement comes within days of the previous March 1 deadline, when Trump originally planned to raise tariffs from “10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion in Chinese product.” Many believe if the president had refused to pause his proposed tariff increase, tensions between China and the United States may have resulted in a “trade spat” (Vox).

To understand the importance of the current trade war, people need to know how one is started. Tariffs are a “tax on a product made abroad” (BBC).

Increasing taxes on said products usually results in people buying their local, less expensive counterparts. Encouraging citizens to buy American made products would stimulate the American economy. Trump has placed tariffs on “billions of dollars’ worth of goods from around the world, in particular China” (BBC) Along with the tariffs, President Trump also plans to handle the trade deficit with China; a trade deficit is the “difference between how much your country buys from another country, compared with how much you sell to that country.” The trade deficit between America and China continues to grow, with China pulling ahead. In 2017, the year closed with the deficit at $375 billion (BBC). However, trying to raise tariffs while handeling the trade deficit runs the risk of unhealthy protectionism, which is when a nation uses restrictions like tariffs to shield its econ-

Source: Business Insider

President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in November. omy and industries from foreign competition (BBC).

Protectionism can be dangerous because tariffs don’t impact the targeted country. The Chinese government won’t pay the additional tax on its products; it’ll come from American citizens who buy the products. Even if Americans choose to buy American made products, consequences from the trade war can still affect citizens.

President Trump, in March 2018, announced “a 25% tariff on all steel imports, and 10% on aluminium” (BBC). The Trump administration continues to encourage the United States to become increasingly self-sufficent.

It said “the US relies too much on other countries for its metals, and that it couldn’t make enough weapons or vehicles using its own industry if a war broke out” (BBC). In times of crisis, the Trump administration wants its country to rely on itself.

American steel makers could turn a higher profit, creating jobs with the profit. But companies, such as the automobile and aeroplane industries,

that need raw materials will see prices increase with time. Then, they increase prices on their final product thus eliminating the other benefits of a tariff.

China, throughout this process, has retaliated against the United States by hurting American agriculture, a strong voting base for Trump, the car industry, specifically Chrysler and Tesla and finally imported medical products.

The Developement Bank of Singapore’s chief economist, Taimur Baig, said “an all-out trade war could shave 0.25% off the GDP of both economies this year. It gets much worse next year - with both countries seeing a reduction in growth of about 0.5% or more.

Considering China grows at 6-7% and the US at 2-3%, we believe the damage would be greater to the US than on China” (BBC) “You start with protectionism and isolationism,” says Victor Mills, chief executive of Singapore’s International Chamber of Commerce. “And then you don’t just beggar your neighbour, you beggar yourself” (BBC).

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“Empire” star arrested after filing false police report

By ROBERT BIRD Staff Writer Jussie Smollett, star of the hit FOX show “Empire,” was charged this past Wednesday with one count of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report in his home of Chicago.

Smollett allegedly staged a hate crime by two Nigerian brothers on himself, and then filled a police report about the incident, which was later determined to be be false.

According to the original police report, Smollett received a threatening letter with a suspicious white substance, the heading “MAGA,” followed by the caption, “Smollett, Jussie you will die.” Smollett then said that he was attacked in the early morning of Jan 29 by two men in ski masks who were yelling racial and homophobic slurs. The alleged attackers, according to Smollett yelled, “This is MAGA country!” and forced a noose around his neck. Smollett said he believed that the “attack”

was in response to his criticism of the Trump administration.

After an investigation, Chicago police raided the home of two brothers, who are of Nigerian descent, and who were considered “persons of interest” in the case. Both of the men had acted as extras on “Empire.” Chicago police later discovered evidence that the brothers had been paid $3,500 by Smollett to stage the entire attack, including video surveillance of the brothers buying the rope at a hardware store used to make the noose. It was after unearthing this evidence that Chicago police charged Smollett with a class 4 felony for filing a false police report.

Smollett turned himself in to police custody on Feb 21. If convicted, he could face up to three years in federal prison.

During a press conference addressing the situation, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson angrily said, “Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. I am left hanging my head

was, “dissatisfied with his salary.”

Smollett’s attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, released the following statement the night before Smollett turned himself into custody: “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of Source:Variety innocence, particJussie Smollet, star of Fox’s hit show “Empire,” arrested ularly when there asking ‘why?’. Why would anyone, has been an investigation like this one especially an African-American man, where information, both true and false, use the symbolism of a noose to make has been repeatedly leaked. Given false accusations? How can an individ- these circumstances, we intend to conual who’s been embraced by the city of duct a thorough investigation and to Chicago turn around and slap everyone mount an aggressive defense.”

The investigation into Smollett is in the city in the face with these false claims?” Johnson later commented that still ongoing.

Smollett staged the attack because he

South Carolina woman mauled in her yard by her two dogs

By DEMETRIUS HARRISON Opinion Editor On the night of Thurs. Feb. 21, a woman died after two of her dogs unexpectedly got aggressive and mauled her while she was play wrestling with them. Nancy Cherryl Burgess-Dismuke died in the yard of her mobile home in Greenville, South Carolina.

Burgess-Dismuke was able to grab her neighbor’s attention by screaming out for help on Thursday evening.

“They was trying to kill Miss Nancy,” Amber Greer, the neighbor who first called 911, told WYFF News 4. Greer said she heard Burgess-Dismuke frantically scream, “Help! Somebody help me. They’re attacking me.”

“One dog was on one arm eating it,

and one was on the other arm eating it,” Greer reported. “Remind you, Nancy is what, about 80 pounds? She’s tiny.”

Several neighbors told the Greenville News Station that Burgess-Dismuke often played and wrestled with her boxer mixes outside her home. The neighbors realized the attack transitioned from playful to serious when the dogs began aggressively biting her, prompting Burgess-Dismuke to scream for help.

One neighbor grabbed a car part while another grabbed a blunt ax to beat the dogs and chase them away from her so she could get to safety.

“When they finally got the dogs off of her, and finally got them to go, she threw her body over the fence,” Greer

told Greenville News. “She didn’t jump. She threw her body like you never seen before. They were eating her.”

Officers who responded to the call administered tourniquets to Burgess-Dismuke’s arms to help the bleeding stop, the Greenville News reported.

“She was already so far gone. One arm was already bit completely off. The other arm was barely hanging on by a piece of meat,” Denzel Whiteside, one of the neighbors who assisted in helping Burgess-Dismuke reach safety, told the Greenville News anchors. “It was the longest 10-minutes of my life.”

Burgess-Dismuke died Thursday night following the attack.

Senior Deputy Coroner Kent Dill

told the Greenville News that Burgess-Dismuke lost a large amount of blood from several “extremely severe” dog bites. She was talking to paramedics when they arrived on the scene, but went into cardiac arrest after being transported to the hospital, Dill reported to the Washington Post.

Authorities are investigating Burgess-Dismuke’s death, and her autopsy results and cause of death are still pending, according to the Washington Post.

Greenville County Animal Care took control of the dogs, and they were scheduled to be euthanized on Friday, a spokesperson for the county told Greenville News.

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College basketball: pre-March update

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer

The college basketball regular season is almost over. The last day of the NCAA regular season is a week from Sunday, and Selection Sunday is a week after that. Don’t get me wrong, the NCAA tournament is a fantastic watch. We saw a number one team go down first round for the first time ever last year.

Will we see something miraculous again?

Yes, we all are waiting for selection Sunday, but fans cannot forget about how special the last two weeks of college basketball are. In these last two weeks, we will see teams start to heat up and catch fire heading into the NCAA tournament. We will also see teams lose one game and not make the tournament. This is how crucial the final stretch of games are for the organizations that are on the brink.

Some teams are playing to hang on for a spot in the tournament; others are scratching and fighting to get in.

Do not forget about conference tournaments and how exciting those are. These conference tournament games are just as impressive as the madness of the NCAA tournament.

Some conferences begin their post-season tournament before others have even finished their regular season. That just means college basketball is going to be on all week long from March 10 through the 17 starting early in the morning.

This is one of many reasons why college basketball is by far

my favorite sport and others can say the same.

As I said before, there is just over a week left in the regular season for college basketball. Are there favorites to watch out for looking ahead of conference tournaments?

I am going to look at some of the favorites in the major conferences.

The Big Ten conference might be the best conference from top to bottom. This conference is led by two dark horses that are up north. Michigan and Michigan State are the two favorites in this conference. Michigan is coming off a runner-up campaign last year and is wanting revenge in the NCAA. As for Michigan State, Tom Izzo has his team starting to heat up at the perfect time.

Michigan State is coming off a huge win against Michigan this past Sunday. They are led by a dominant player in Cassius Winston who is making the whole team better.

The SEC is just as tight as the Big Ten, and the two favorites are Kentucky and Tennessee. These two teams are excellent and hoping to have a rematch of the same caliber The first encounter had Kentucky just coming out from the start and kicking the Volunteers in the gut. Does Tennessee do the same at their home court? We will see, but we also cannot forget about LSU, a tough team that can surprise people.

The toughest conference with some prominent leaders in it is the ACC. This conference has Virginia, Duke and

North Carolina all ranked in the top five in the AP rankings.

If I told you that there was a favorite in this conference, I would be lying, especially since Duke is without Zion for an undisclosed time. Just trust me on this one, this conference tournament is one where you do not want to miss.

The Big 12 is just as packed up top as all the other conferences. You have Kansas State, Texas Tech and Kansas up there making some noise in their conference tournaments.

This conference is one in which I do not know what to expect because all three teams up top have been streaky throughout the whole season. Whichever coach can get their team in the right direction down the stretch will be key.

The PAC-12 is another big conference, but Washington is

the clear favorite for this conference.

There are three other conferences that I would watch the last two weeks of play because they can shake up some things.

The Big East conference is led by Marquette, but we cannot forget about defending champs in Villanova. This is also a conference that can see an upset which will stir up some of the seeds heading into the NCAA tournament.

The American conference is another one to watch because the two favorites are Houston and Cincinnati. I do not expect anyone other than these two teams to win this conference. The only thing to watch from this tournament is if UC can win it and get a good seed in the tournament. Their stingy defense can cause chaos for a lot of teams.

The Atlantic-10 conference is one that is underrated and will probably only see one team make it into the tournament unless the favorite VCU does not win the tournament.

Other than VCU, watch out for Dayton and Davidson in this tournament. VCU is most likely to get an at-large bid, but if Dayton or Davidson can heat up down the stretch and win this tournament, that might knock out someone on bubble watch.

These conference tournaments are unique and just as important to watch as the NCAA tournament. There will be a lot of buzzer beaters to come in March and a lot of thrilling games, too. College basketball fans, this is the time we have waited for over four months.

Let the madness began.

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February 27, 2019 Page 5 Sports & Recreation Manny Machado trade Tough fight by Chelsea overshadowed effects throughout MLB by player miscommunication

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By ADAM BETZ Staff Writer

Manny Machado recently signed a 10 year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres, ending a long unsigned wait for one of the top infielders in Major League Baseball. Expect Machado to start at shortstop for the Padres, a team that has recently been scarred with mediocrity. Machado hopes to turn around the ailing franchise that has only had one winning season since 2008 and has not seen the playoffs since 2006.

Machado is one of the best players to suit up for the San Diego club since the late great “Mr. Padre” Tony Gwynn Sr. He joins big bats Eric Hosmer and Wil Myers in the middle of a potentially explosive Padres lineup. The trio should compliment each other very well and produce a bevy of runs for the Padres this year.

It will be interesting to see how the Padres attempt to add more talent to compliment their new superstar. Although the offensive and defensive lineups are both serviceable, it is clear that upgrades in both the starting rotation and bullpen are necessary.

Regardless of additions both this summer and through in-season trades, the Padres figure to have found their longterm centerpiece in Machado.

They can score runs, but they must find pitching talent keep runs off of the board.

In other free agent news, bidding for Bryce Harper is becoming intense. The prohibited favorite throughout most

of the offseason was Philadelphia; however, the Los Angeles Dodgers have now poked their head into the group of front runners. Reports from the Washington Nationals state that Harper has not been in contact with them this entire offseason, so it is almost certain that Harper will be in a new uniform this season.

Wherever Harper ends up, he will bring much to the lineup both offensively and defensively. He is what baseball experts call a “Five Tool Player.” He can hit for high average, he can hit for power, he is exceptional at running the bases, he has a strong arm and he fields well. Bryce Harper is indeed one of the best players in the MLB currently.

Another recent signing is that of the Colorado Rockies young star shortstop Nolan Arenado. Arenado, a young star like Harper who also swings a big bat and fields well, proved he was committed to Colorado for the long haul after inking an eight-year, $260 million extension with the ball club. Although the deal does not include as much total money as the record-breaking Machado deal, it contains more per year than the Machado deal.

Look for Bryce Harper to sign soon with either the Phillies or the Dodger but do not entirely rule out the Giants.

If the recent signing has any impact on Harper’s deal, we can expect him to become one of the highest paid athletes in the history of professional sports.

By BUDDY LUKENS Staff Writer This Weekend saw one of the most bizarre and intense reactions between a player and coach that has been seen on a soccer pitch in a long time. The interaction overshadowed a good performance by a Chelsea team who has been in bad form for the last couple weeks.

Even though they suffered a 6-0 defeat to Manchester City, they looked much stronger in the recent rematch. Nothing like the team that lost 6-0; they looked like a team that can compete for a berth in the Champions League.

But boom, in the last minute of extra time, manager Maurizio Sarri sent on a sub

for keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

At this moment, Arrizabalaga refused to leave the pitch and waived the sub away. Teammate and countrymen David Luiz looked as if he pleaded with Arrizabalaga to leave the field, but the keeper stayed firm with his decision to not leave. Backup keeper, Willy Caballero, who has a better penalty-saves record than Arrizabalaga, looked confused as his manager told him to take a seat.

After this moment, Sarri went ballistic on the sideline, pacing back and forth, yelling profanities. Many people thought he was going to head back to the dressing room without watching his team in the shootout. Yet, he

remained calm enough to sit and watched his team fall 4-3 in the shootout.

Arrizabalaga offered his own explanation later, saying it was a “misunderstanding” and that he was merely signaling that he was OK while waiting for the medical staff, who had treated him moments earlier. At no time did he mean to “disobey” Maurizio Sarri’s wishes.

Sarri too trotted out the “misunderstanding” line and blamed the “radio” for making him believe Arrizabalaga was injured. Once he realized Arrizabalaga was fine, he let him continue. He added that while he didn’t “condone” Arrizabalaga’s behavior, in one sense, he was right.

Athlete Spotlight: Ethan DeRosset

By GJ WELLINGHURST Staff Writer

This week’s athlete spotlight goes to another member of Georgetown College Track and Field: Ethan DeRossett.

DeRossett is a long distance runner for both track and cross country. Running since he became a freshman at the STEAM Academy in Lexington, and now a sophomore, this is his sixth year in the sport.

DeRossett has had an exciting first two years here on campus running for the college. Some of his personal records include a 2:16 time in the 800-meter event, which lands him at eleventh all-time at Georgetown. He also ran a

4:35 in the 1500 meter, placing him tenth all-time at Georgetown.

Ethan continues to impress his coaches with an unbelievable work ethic in the classroom as well as in the weight room. Ethan is consistently awake before sunrise to work on his muscular endurance in the weight room or to run hills around campus.

I asked Ethan what keeps him motivated to keep working so hard and he told me: “Georgetown track and cross country have historically been underappreciated, and with the recent success of the program, I’m trying to put us on the map. I can tell our team is moving in the right direction and just want to help motivate

the rest of my teammates.”

In addition to his strict work out schedule, DeRosset has been playing the saxophone since a very young age and occasionally plays it for his friends. Ethan is also a very talented ice skater and has been doing so since he first watched his favorite movie, “Ice Princess.” As a runner, it helps with agility and foot speed.

Ethan is a very talented and extremely dedicated runner who looks to will his way to the top of not only the conference standings but also the Georgetown record books.

In just a couple more years of dedicated practice, you could see this sophomore do just that and impress us all.

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center even if everything in your life is going well. They give an outside perspective, it’s free and how better to keep the good times rolling than to know why you’re happy?

11. I have three favorite tree on Georgetown’s campus that I love to sit under when the weather permits. Find your tree.

12. Go to GAC bingo night. Honestly, I got a fourpack of Burt’s Bees lip balm.

Do you know the last time I bought a four-pack? Never.

I think I’m splurging when I buy a two pack. Also, bingo is incredibly fun.

13. Go to SGA assembly.

It helps keep you informed on what’s happening. Information gets you places. Everyone in college is trying to go

somewhere, even if it’s just around the block.

14. Tell your professors a funny joke once in a while.

Especially if you pulled an all-nighter on an essay that you know isn’t your best work. Sure, you wrote it, but they have to read it. You have to give them something.

15. F i n a l l y , give at least one hair Source: Rachel Cheatham cut in your dorm bath- Pictured: Rachel Cheatham posing rooms. It doesn’t have with Daniel Graham and Kater Riddle. to be good. It’s better if it’s bad. But, try once. I’ve cut two people’s hair and it was incredibly stressful and memories that I will take with me.

Georgetown Hot Takes with Rachel Cheatham

By RACHEL CHEATHAM Staff Writer

1. Take print making with Daniel Graham. It’s a fun class. You get to play around with, etch things into metal and think differently especially, if you’re not an art major like myself. This past Monday Daniel gave a miniature lesson on making Banjos; it was awesome. Sign up for print making.

2. Put sriracha in your cream cheese.

3. Put sunflower seeds in your cottage cheese in the caf 4. Just add things to cheese. It’ll make you happier.

5. Take a class with Dr. Barbaccia if you haven’t already. She listens, cares and gives more credit to arrogant literary characters than I ever

could.

6. Walk towards the LRC during a sunset. It’s magical.

7. Want a cheap latte from the Mulberry? Ask for a shot of espresso in a tall cup, and add milk and sugar as you please. Coffee drink for less than a dollar. You’re welcome.

8. Don’t get Papa John’s pizza; always go for Papa Murphy’s. Bake it in your dorm, and impress your caf crush with your awe-inspiring pizza baking skills.

9. On Sunday’s Goodwill’s color of the week is (I think) a dollar. Splurge on a weird sweater. You deserve one. Or, maybe you don’t, I don’t know your time management skills.

10. Go to the counseling

Tree hugger of the week: Claire Oyler

Source: Emily Altman

Pictured: Claire in her natural habitat.

By Emily Altman Staff Writer Claire Oyler is our tree hugger of the week. Claire is an environmental science and political science double major

from Louisville, Kent. and a junior at Georgetown College.

On campus she is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, cross country, the women’s lacrosse team, a StudentNet ambassa-

dor, an intramural supervisor and she is a member of multiple honors societies. She plans to work in environmental policy in the future.

Claire is helping to save the earth and encourages you to do the same. By using biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes because other toothbrushes are made of hard plastics that do not biodegrade for a really long time.

Claire’s tree hugger advice is “do not have the mindset that I am only one person and what I do will not make a difference. Instead, you should know that you are one person who can do something to make a change.”

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Update from our friend across the pond: Tori Hafner

By SOPHIE HUGHES Features Editor

Tori Hafner is about half way done with her trimester abroad at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England where she has been studying psychology. At Georgetown however, Tori is a junior honors student from LaGrange, Kent. studying for degrees in biology and psychology. She is a member of the Phi Mu fraternity, the cross country and track team, science honors and works for the library.

Tori has loved her experience in Oxford so far. She, along with other Georgetown students Mariah Addington, Laura Callihan and Ciara Farrell, left shortly after the Christmas holiday and will be home late March.

Her favorite thing about her new school is all the new friends she has met there.

People from all over the world

come to Oxford, and she has tests, practice, and meetings. in the evenings so it has been loved getting to meet and learn Here, you have arguably even difficult to adjust to that schedabout all kinds of new cultures more work to get done but the ule and have fun at the same from them. Her friend Cheng- freedom to do it on your own time. She has learned how to hong brought her a work and research bookmark back from independently, to China after he went take criticism from home for an interview. experts and apply She also mentioned her the criticism to her other favorite things work, how to make which include the arguments stronger British accents, cheesy and most importantly chips from Solomon’s “learned the hip Britfood truck, the chocoish lingo.” late and how accepted Tori highly recit is to drink coffee ommends for anyone and tea at all times of interested in Oxford day and night and for to simply go for it.

Source: Tori Hafner every meal.

The rewards of going Pictured: Tori relaxing at the Cliffs of Dover While she has had a have far outweighed lot of fun so far, she has the hard the parts, and faced many challenges as well. time, which is both horrifying the hard parts helped to grow Tori said, “The most challeng- and exciting.” her as a student and person. ing thing for me at Oxford has Like most Georgetown stu- More than that, she has had definitely been adjusting to dents, Tori is used to staying so much fun and has gotten the new learning style. I am so up to all hours of the night and to experience things she never used to having a set schedule sleeping in whenever possible. would have staying at Georgeat Georgetown that is packed In England, they work from town. from 9-whenever with class, morning to dinner and rest Tori shared some of her

experiences, “There are so many amazing places to go in and around Oxford—from getting cheesy chips at Solomon’s late at night to taking a day-trip to the Cliffs of Dover or London to seeing a show at one of the theaters.

I will cherish the friendships not only with the friends I met at Oxford, but also with my friends from Georgetown and how much these friendships grew as we took on this experience together. All in all, Oxford has been a wonderful and challenging experience and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn in a different way, meet new and interesting people and get out of their comfort zone.”

Keep grinding out there Tori and don’t forget us little people while you’re gone.

Georgetown cannot wait to have you back.

What’s new this week

2/27- ACS Chemistry Club Screening of “Hidden Figures” 7 p.m. in Asher 112 2/28- Spotlight Career fair 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Lexington Center (worth two Nexus Credits)

Danford Thomas Lecture/ Lift Every Voice Conference 4 p.m. in Ward Room (Nexus Credit)

Ice Skating On Us- Sponsored by GAC 6-8 p.m. at Lexington Ice Center

Planetarium Show 7 p.m. in Asher Planetarium

Campus Outreach at 9 p.m. in Cooke (Nexus Credit)

3/5- Spring Break Wellness Fair 11 p.m. in Jones Hall Nelson Suite (Nexus Credit)

ResLife Best Life- Mission 108 7:45 in Asher 112 (Nexus Credit)

Foust Artist Series- Joe Castillo 8 p.m. in Chapel

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By TAYLOR REESE Staff Writer Ladies and gentlemen #droughtlander has begun once again. “What is #droughtlander?” you may ask.

Well I recently discovered from Instagram that it is the horrible hiatus that happens between the seasons of “Outlander.”

The season four finale of “Outlander” aired on January 27th, but to this day it is still causing a stir within the show’s viewers. I won’t go into too much detail about what happened, for those of you who have not yet been blessed by “Outlander.” The season finale was full of angst, love and a healthy dose of violence.

To summarize, there’s a baby,

lovers are reunited, a beloved character sacrifices himself for his family and my man Jamie beats the crap out of my other man Roger. To say the finale was exhilarating and had so many twists and turns is to put it mildly. The finale was amazing, but so is every episode in “Outlander.”

Each season is based off of each respective book in the series by Diana Gabaldon. Every book and season is connected to each other but have their own unique conflicts. The story of “Outlander” is of Claire who is on her second honeymoon in Scotland, right after the end of World War II. Claire goes to explore and comes upon a circle of large stones. There, Claire is transported back in time to 1700s Scotland.

Claire ends up in the middle of a battle

between a group of Scottish Highlanders and English soldiers. Claire meets Jamie, and the two marry for the sake of Claire’s safety, but a romantic relationship begins to develop. Claire soon must return to her time and her first husband, Frank, or stay in the past with her new love, Jamie.

The plot from here thickens and develops and is quite magnificent.

Within the first four seasons we see Jamie and Claire in Scotland, England, France, and America, not to mention that the story continually fluctuates between the 1700s and the 1900s and happens over a 20-year period. Outlander exposes you to varying locations and cultures in two very different timelines and shows you the rich history of the past. If you love history, romance,

action, and even humor, then you should watch “Outlander.” An even greater incentive is that the show has already been renewed for seasons five and six, so you are guaranteed another few years of a show that I promise you will fall in love with. Watch “Outlander,” and find out who Claire chooses and if you’re Team Frank or Team Jamie.

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Issue 5

ArtsEntertainment

“The Hidden World” of brilliant animation

By KENNEDY FOREMAN Staff Writer With the release of the much anticipated and final installment of the “How to Train Your Dragon” trilogy, there are many questions of how the series will conclude. The United States had the latest release date at Feb 22, but for a few lucky people across the country, there was an early release in Cinemark theaters Feb 2.

I happened to be one of those 50 people who packed a theater in Lexington, Kentucky. This review of the movie will be completely spoiler-free.

Rather, I will focus on aspects of the movie that will not ruin the conclusion to these movies.

The animation in the original “How to Train Your Dragon” was impressive at the least, with stunning skin, hair and scale animations for all characters. However, as the series progressed and the characters gradually grew into adulthood, the animators took special care in developing the characters faces to look more mature.

The third movie also took risks with larger-scale scenes that show more backgrounds and textures. The scenery in this movie seemed to be the most impressive to me, as the detail in the water and greenery was exceptional.

This trilogy, like many other recent animated films, has stopped focusing on just creating a fun experience; rather, they have added deeper meanings and messages to each character and the overall plot. This film does not disappoint, with a focus on independence and the power of believing in oneself.

While I did enjoy the film’s plot overall, the film seemed rushed. With the supporting characters in the past two movies being pushed more to the sidelines than the other films. The past films have been much more interactive and dynamic, where this film had a rather flat version of the characters we had become accustomed to.

There was also an introduction to a very new character, the light fury, who was never given a name nor a personality. The character felt shoved in, with her only point being the romantic inter-

est for Toothless. This was odd for this trilogy, as most female characters in the films have had their own storylines and strengths, further than their relations to another male character.

Overall, this movie was visually stunning. The message behind it was fresh and unique, balancing both female and male role models for kids.

It is entertaining for adults, earning multiple laughs from the audience throughout the film. The main weakness for this film lies in its lack of character development and its seemingly rushed job of the plot. The conclusion was satisfying in its own way. However, it was not as thorough as I would have hoped.

and plot were simply predictable and cringe worthy.

Moving along from the plot, however, there is a flow within the movie that makes it causal in the end. “Alita: Battle Angel” follows the traditional path of hero movies of attempting to overcoming the overbearing evil mastermind, but even this simple narrative was flawed as we didn’t get to see the antagonist until the end of the film. On top of this, as an audience member I never truly felt Alita being the hero who reaches her full potential as a secret weapon from a deceased order.

The ending showed promise for a sequel, however, this doesn’t differentiate much from being able to watch the

last few minutes on a YouTube channel and reading the synopsis online.

To this regard some may still enjoy watching what is essentially the prologue, because there are a few smaller antagonists eliminated in the movie.

Overall, “Alita: Battle Angel” has its ups and downs, but more let downs if you were truly looking for an action movie experience. Fans, however, enjoy the flick for what it is, as the film has a lot of potential for growth into a thrilling series.

For now, it is mediocre at best with how indecisive the film is within different genres and not meeting the mark with any plot ideas. Regardless, once the plot holes are patched up, and

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“Mediocre at best”: “Alita” falls short

By MATT MENENDEZ Staff Writer “Alita: Battle Angel” directed by Robert Rodriguez, follows a predictable story of a cyborg who has forgotten her past and seeks to find her way back to who she was.

It was a flawed attempt.

While the CGI of this film was up to par, the story itself was not. At times I found myself caught wondering if I was watching a sci-fi movie or a really bogged down romantic comedy. As an active movie goer, I enjoy watching both, but “Alita: Battle Angel” bounced around between both concepts so much that the cheesy romance

the cheesy romance writing is dropped, “Alita: Battle Angel” might just make a promising return in its sequel.

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The importance of Black History Month

By ELIZABETH SMITH

Staff Writer As February comes to a close, it is important to remember to take a moment to reflect on the importance of Black History Month.

In 2018, Time Magazine recognized that “Black History Month has never been just a celebration of black Americans’ achievements and stories – it’s part of a deliberate political strategy to be recognized as equal citizens” (time.com).

In addition to this, I would like to highlight another purpose of Black History Month.

While the month of February creates space to celebrate black history, it also creates a more explicit incentive for everyone to educate themselves or otherwise make themselves more aware of the history of systemic racism, black history and diversity of culture in the United States.

There is an important distinction between acknowledgement and awareness.

When I was in the third grade, my school led a daylong segregation activity.

Students were split into two groups to simulate a classroom environment during the Civil Rights Movement.

I had to walk to the other end of the building to use a different restroom than the students in my class.

One group of students received suckers after lunch

for lining up quietly, while my group was asked to walk laps in the hallway.

While this activity sounds a bit juvenile, I began to learn the significance of the Civil Rights movement. I no longer acknowledged the Civil Rights Movement and the speeches given by Martin Luther King Jr. as chapters in my textbook as I simply became aware of the significance of the movement, and as my own privilege, things that I took advantage of everyday.

Albeit I didn’t make the distinction in these terms, but the message was the same to me as a third grader as it is to me now.

I am thankful for teachers who taught such a hard lesson and challenged me to consider the experience of another perspective.

Although that class experience taught me a great deal, it was not a one and done lesson.

Racial awareness is a lifelong lesson that I now push myself to understand in greater depth.

While the Ambassadors of Diversity, Bishop Scholars Program, the Office of Faith & Service and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion have done an excellent job planning events for Black History Month, I implore you to take some time of your own this last week of February to become more aware of racism, minority groups and black history for yourself.

Instead of watching one more chic-flick this February, consider watching a documentary about racism today.

Instead of mindlessly reading through social media posts one afternoon, considering reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail. “ Even if you do not enjoy reading, consider reading a novel, essay or short story from an African-American author such as “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison.

In my opinion, everyone has the obligation to make themselves aware of the history of their country, including the specific history and experiences of groups that make up that country.

Do not simply acknowledge Black History Month as a period of time that applies to one group of people. It’s not something that is only relevant in history.

Instead, be aware of the significance of Black History Month and use the time as an opportunity to further your own understanding of the world you live in.

Although the reasons we celebrate Black History Month remain important year round, I encourage you to use this month as a reminder to accept the responsibility of being aware of your country’s history and the history of the people around you.

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Are vaccinations really that damaging?

By MADISON GOODMAN

Staff Writer Vaccinations have been a huge topic in the news and even social media the last couple of years. It seems like half the population of Facebook is telling you to turn to a homeopathic vaccine.

Their arguments consist of saving money, preventing allergic reactions, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) incidents, and the biggest one: autism.

In my opinion, with multiple years of health education along with multiple health certifications like CPR, BLS, and CNA, I can say that I do

not think vaccinations can cause any genetic changes to someone or can put someone’s health at risk due to a peanut allergy or a chemical poisoning.

According to the CDC, “The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program run by CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

VAERS serves as an early warning system to detect possible safety issues with U.S. vaccines by collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects or health problems) that occur after

vaccination. VAERS was created in 1990 in response to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. If any health problem happens after vaccination, anyone – doctors, nurses, vaccine manufacturers, and any member of the general public – can submit a report to VAERS.” According to Vaxopedia, a reliable research website ran by medical doctors and scientists, there are zero number of vaccines that contain antifreeze and peanut oil, there are zero number of vaccines that cause autism, there are zero number of homeopathic vaccines that prevent diseases and there are

zero anti-vaccine sites that list any benefits of vaccines.

With the VAERS reports, only 3% of them were thought to be definitely caused by a vaccine while 53% was reported to be unrelated to a vaccine.

With the terror and myths brought with vaccines, this means fewer people are willing to put themselves ‘at risk’ to be vaccinated.

With less and less people being vaccinated, this also means others are at risk for catching preventable diseases and possibly dying from this, unfortunately.

With vaccines, there are two to three million fewer

deaths in the world each year.

Back to the Autism argument, Autism is due to genetics.

The genes that cause Autism are mutated while the fetus is developing in the womb.

Therefore, you cannot simply ‘get’ Autism due to a vaccination for the smallpox, chickenpox, HPV or even Hep A. In fact, you are putting yourself at a higher risk for things much worse than autism. Think about it, would you rather want your kid to have autism or a life-threatening illness like whooping cough?

A counterargument to last issue’s Pizza Theory article

By Andrew Alvey

News Editor Last week a former Editorin-Chief of the Georgetonian, Rachel Cheatham, penned an article about the Chuck E. Cheese pizza theory.

In her article she belittles the argument as something that only those who are bored would believe all while not arguing against the evidence that was provided in both the Shane Dawson video and in investigations done by other researchers.

Before I get to the evidence I would like to point out what the actual theory consists of.

The theory is that in select Chuck E. Cheese locations employees will take the unused pizza off of the customer’s table after the customer leaves and will combine it with other unused pieces to make a whole

pizza, after which the pizza will be reheated in an oven and served to a new customer.

This theory is one that has been documented for well over 10 years and has been discussed on various online forums.

The primary reason why individuals believe this theory is due to the fact that unlike pizza slices from almost any other restaurant that has pizza as its primary product, the slices from Chuck E. Cheese do not form a circle when pushed together, nor do the cuts in the slices line up like one would expect them to.

Furthermore, the argument made in the article that those who believe in this theory are bored is disingenuous.

I am quoted in her article as stating that “I think that

there is a chance that the conspiracy could be true…” which I will stand by today.

As someone who believes in facts and evidence, I would like to assess the evidence first hand and decide whether or not the theory is true based on my first-hand experience.

Thus, let’s establish how I would test this first hand. As I stated in Rachel’s article I would go with a group of individuals to Chuck E. Cheese and order several pizzas.

The group would consist of myself and another person who believes that the theory is true, as well as Editor-in-Chief, Ross Smith, and someone else who does not believe the theory. Therefore, the group would not be biased to believe one way or another.

The pizzas that would be ordered would be a cheese

pizza, a pepperoni pizza, and take it back to the kitchen then a half cheese/half pepperoni. that is further evidence that it This way there would be could be reused later on. three pizzas for reference and To conclude my argument, a pizza that is more likely to be I, Andrew Alvey the News pieced together in the half and Editor for the Georgetonian, half pizza. believe that when evidence While at the restaurant my of a theory presents itself, the team and I would also observe theory should be tested, not the employees and what they simply disregarded and belitdo whenever individuals leave tled as Rachel did last week. their pizza on the table when leaving.

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T H EB A C K P A G E

Lessons Learned: Interviews with GC Staff

BY TREY SMALLWOOD Backpage Editor

ting to know their names, getting to know their lives, and are getting to be Editor’s note: This new series will involved with them on campus. I like consist of interviews with Georgetown that idea and that’s proven true since College staff members who I feel are I’ve been here the last two years. behind the scenes and unrecognized.

I would like to give these people the What’s your favorite part of being recognition they deserve. This is an a Georgetown College employee? interview with Terry Evans, Assistant Director of Residence Life and Director Again, just the students; compared of the Office of Student Accountability. to my time at Eastern, the student body Terry was chosen to be interviewed at that institution is a less motivated about student interaction because he student body compared to here at consistently shows positive student Georgetown. interaction even in situations where Here at Georgetown, people are students are being held accountable. closer and more involved. People are The interview has been edited for clar- close to each other, they know each ity and grammar. The questions in other, and they have relationships with bold are from Backpage Editor, Trey each other. There’s just that closeness Smallwood, and the responces are from and that’s reflected also in the people I Terry Evans. If you would like to rec- work with professionally. ommend someone to be featured in an That closeness I admire about interview, let me know by emailing me Georgetown is reflected in my work in at drsmallwood@georgetowncollege. the Student Life department as well; it’s edu not that I have to go talk to academic success, I get to pop in and see Devin What brought you to Georgetown and Alex. I don’t work for the Assistant as an employee?

Dean; I work with LeRon. With admissions it’s Dr. Sands-Wise, it’s Rachel, Well the short answer is the rela- it’s Jeremiah – I could go on with all the tionship I had with LeRon; we worked people and departments on campus. together at Eastern Kentucky Uni- It’s people here, not just departments versity. His position there was that and places. of RHC, which is the same here as an RD; he was in this role of the building What makes Georgetown meanwhere I was the RA. We worked closely ingful as an institution? together there, so he brought the Area Coordinator position opening to my I feel like I sound like a broken attention. record, but again, Georgetown is an However, when I started to institution of those relationships, as research Georgetown, the idea of the you know. I mean, turning the question close relationships and the smaller back to you, why did you come here as student body was appealing to me. a student? Right, students come for the I knew at Georgetown I was going to small class sizes, the opportunity to get be working closely with people - get- involved, there may be fewer things to

get involved with compared to a large school; but that involvement is going to be more meaningful. Those relationships with your cohorts and with your classmates, your teammates, are going to be more meaningful.

What is your philosophy on student interaction?

My philosophy on student interaction is just to be genuine with your students. Students come here to this institution for that closeness that we’ve discussed earlier. My role is to grow and develop them. I am here to help students make those connections and to help them get involved. I’m here to be a mentor and to help them grow as people. In whatever they need, I’m going to have those conversations with the intention of that growth and development.

For example, in my time at Anderson, I had conversations along the lines of everything from “how do I tie a tie” to “how do I talk to girls?”, and everything in between. Those are the kinds of things that go along with that mentor role. That’s what I’m here for. I’m here for development and growth for students.

What advice would you give other staff members for creating a more meaningful student interaction?

Be yourself. Keep in mind you were hired in the role you were hired for, that your degree and your work experience might have gotten you the position, but you were hired for you and what makes you unique. There was something that was seen in you, like your personality or your approach

to things, that was desirable for the student experience. And again, build that relationship, develop that growth in the student.

What advice would you give students wanting to create a more meaningful connection with staff members?

Don’t be afraid to talk to them and don’t be afraid to approach them. We are wholly here for you. As I’ve said before, it’s people, it’s not departments.

Reach out, come up, talk to us. Stop by my office, talk to me about how things are going. Make that connection. Its going to add to your experience here.

Is there any other staff member on campus to whom you want to give a special shout-out to for working hard behind the scenes and having great student interactions and why?

Well, I’m biased toward Reslife, so I’m going to say LeRon and Alex.

We’re not always going to interact with people at the best times. We are on campus and we are in the Halls with you all. But you know, I can definitely say that those two individuals are amazing.

LeRon is a great mentor, and Alex is a phenomenal Area Coordinator to work with. Her “ResLife BestLife” programming has been amazing, and is a reflection of just who she is as a staff member.

I greatly enjoy us as a team. They roll with the punches, and with all the students on campus, we really try to get to know each and every one individually.