Issue 12
News
August 28, 2019 Page 3
Georgetown College welcomes the largest incoming class since 2011 By TYLER EVANS Staff Writer
As of Fall 2019, Georgetown College has seen an influx of about 319 students, making this freshmen class the largest incoming class in almost a decade. As said by President Jones during the Opening Convocation on Tuesday, “This is the most academically qualified and most diverse group of students that has stepped foot on our lovely campus.” What President Jones said is shown with the average GPA being raised by over a tenth in comparison to past years and with a majority of the freshmen enrolled in honors programs. Not only is President Jones excited about this new class but so is Dr. SandsWise. He said “These are exciting times for GC! To bring in a class that is simultaneously our largest, academically strongest and most diverse in many years shows that what Georgetown College offers students— excep-
tional academics in a vibrant Christian community that prepares students for amazing success – continues to appeal to all sorts of different families.” With this being the second week of school, most freshmen have already met the standards to which Georgetown College holds them to. Members of this group of freshmen have stated that they feel like they have blended in with their older peers due to both their maturity and academic prowess. One freshmen in particular, Jesse Morrow, who is a part of the Oxford Honors Program and Cheer Team feels like he has studied at GC for years. When asked how he felt to be a part of the largest freshmen class so far, Morrow said, “To me it doesn’t really feel like I’m a part of a very large class because my graduating class was from 500-600 students, I came from a pretty big high school.” Morrow, when asked how hard the transition from high school to college
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The Georgetown College Class of 2023 on the steps of Giddings Hall has been, said “the transition has not been too difficult but I do have to make sure that I am using my time more efficiently.” Morrow further commented saying “In a way college has matured me even though it hasn’t been too long since I have gotten here.” Morrow is set to
graduate in 2023. Given this freshmen’s take and the thoughts of the administration, there are high hopes for this incoming freshmen class. Thus far it looks as if they may even exceed our expectations that have been set for them, meaning that the future of GC is in good hands.
The current state of the Democratic and Republican primaries By COOPER ADKINS Opinion Editor The democratic primary field is rapidly shrinking due to the fact that some cantidates have dropped out and others haven’t reached the threshold required for the next debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Andrew Yang have all qualified for the debate. To qualify for the September debates, a candidate must have reached at least 2% in four separate national polls, and have 130,000 individual donors.
John Hickenlooper and Jay Inslee are the only two major candidates who have dropped out of the race already. This leaves around 11 major candidates who are still in the running but have not qualified for the September debates. A few are on the verge of getting into the debate, but with the deadline being this week, odds are they will not be able to qualify. If no more qualify for the debate, the debate will happen on only one evening; as opposed to the two night debate format the previous debates used. The candidates who don’t qualify for the September debates still have a chance to qualify for the October debate. Since most have the funding
due to either donations or their own wealth, odds are that they won’t drop out until the Iowa Caucus in the spring. On the Republican side, former Congressman Joe Walsh announced this week that he would be running for president. He joins former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld in challenging Trump in the 2020 Primary. However, these two candidates have been polling poorly against the incumbent president according to a USA Today poll Trump was polling at 90% while Weld polled at 5%. This is mostly due to the fact that the President holds a high favorability of 88% among Republicans according to recent Gallop polling. Additionally, history is on Trump’s side; no incumbent has ever lost a pri-
mary challenge. Currently, Biden narrowly leads the Democratic field, followed closely by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Senator Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg close out the top five with single digits. President Trump has a massive lead over former Governor Bill Weld. The Iowa caucus, the first state to vote in the primary, is still five months away though so both primaries could significantly change by then. Of course, one should still keep in mind Donald Trump was not leading at this time in 2015. There is still a long way to go in this race.
