Georgetonian Issue 16

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

October 2, 2019

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Sigma Kappa Sorority wins first place in Songfest 2019

and entertainment to the audience throughout the evening.

This year’s theme of Game Night allowed each competing group to show their creativity and highlight their sepa-

rate talents and skills. In Phi Mu’s skit, the audience was transported into the Georgetown-themed world of Jumanji where the characters went head to head against a swarm

of monkeys, while in PHA’s performance the audience laughed along as they jokingly time and time again misunderstood the theme of the show.

Alpha Gamma Delta brought the onlookers into the world of our childhoods’ beloved Wii games, as Kappa Delta reminded students, parents and other audience members of our favorite board games featuring some of Georgetown’s finest professors.

Lambda Chi Alpha showed us their goofy side cracking jokes while “playing cards” and the freshmen reminded us of the beginning of our journey here at college. The night was a never-ending series of entertainment, making it was clear that each organization put

disorder not even a month before England can leave the European Union, according to The New York Times. Yet, the British Supreme Court found the decision to be void and are still able to converse over Brexit; the courts in Britain have avoided politics and have very little precedent for judicial ruling for the governmental decisions.

Because of the courts lack of experience over this subject matter, the courts may decide that they have no right or authority to overturn the Prime Minister’s actions, or if they do, the court may come to an undecided vote.

The New York Times reported that Lady Hale, the President of the Court, was very unhappy with the Prime

Minister’s decision, saying that he was “preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification” or that “the prime minister’s advice to Her Majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect, Parliament has not been prorogued.”

The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow,

said that the chamber will reconvene next Wednesday which is three weeks ahead of what Prime Minister Johnson had set.

Despite being ruled against, Johnson did not rule out the possibility of suspending Parliament again, but was unclear of when he would...

Georgetown reboots family weekend for 2019 page 3

GC Lacrosse overcomes Centre Colonels page 4

Kineseology and Health Science Club page 6

Fall is overrated...there I said it page 11

By WILLOW DOVE Staff Writer Georgetown finished off September with a bang as multiple groups and organizations showed off their Georgetown spirit in the annual tradition of Songfest. Each year this lively, fun—spirited competition is something to remember, and this year’s show was no exception. The show was emceed by a 2011 graduate of Georgetown College, Stu Perry. At Georgetown, Stu was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and he currently serves as a mental health counselor and competes on the WWE wrestling network. Perry did an outstanding job as Songfest emcee, providing lots of fun

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Sigma Kappa Sorority recieves their first place award on stage.

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PHA Senior Andrew Alvey walks the stage dressed as Ariana Grande. everything they had into their performances.

Freshman Carter Felton attended Songfest for the first time this year and was impressed by what he saw.

One of his favorite...

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Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament declared illegal

By TYLER EVANS Staff Writer

This past week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a decision to suspend The British Parliament until Oct. 14. This suspension was declared illegal by The British Supreme Court. Johnson’s decision is throwing the country’s politics into further

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Headlines Compiled by Andrew Alvey  An Australian koala bear is recovering in the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital after being hit by a car and being stuck in its front grill for six miles at speeds of 70 mph.  An 11-foot Burmese python was found swimming off the coast of Florida. The serpent weighed a total of 31 pounds.  A Minnesota 9-year-old took a wrong turn during a 5k race and ended up winning a 10k instead. Once he realized he finished the wrong race he stated, “My mom is going to yell at me.”  An Austrian couple recieved a large package filled with 25,000 ecstasy tablets, rather than the dress they were expecting. The tablets were valued at $550,000.  A cougar escaped from a zoo in southeast Kansas. The escaped animal came to the zoo in 2011 after being found in a tree in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  A team of drivers at an Iowa business broke a Guinness World Record when they drove a go-kart a grand total of 546 miles in 24 hours.

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...groups to watch perform was the Tiger Pride Entertainment group which blew everyone away with their creativity and astounding dance routines. He commented about the level of professionalism that this team showed in their performance explaining, “They worked so well as a team, they were in sync the entire time. The amount of coordination involved in making this performance work was impressive, and they did a great job of hyping the audience up and keeping everyone involved and entertained.” It is no surprise that this group won the award for Best Choreography as well as 2nd Place Overall with their incredible and ingenious performance.

The overall winners of this year’s Songfest, Sigma Kappa, showed us just how sweet Georgetown College can be in their rendition of Georgetown as the College of Candyland. They took us on a magical adventure full of colorful costumes, fun dance numbers, impressive acrobatics and lots of sweet treats,

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Tiger Pride Entertainment places 2nd in their debut Songfest performance all the while reminding us of the many things we love about Georgetown College.

Senior Sigma Kappa, Teagan Lily remarked about her last Songfest performance fondly saying, “It was an honor to represent my organization in one of Georgetown’s best and most fun traditions. I’m so proud of Sigma Kappa for placing first this year; how-

ever, I loved being able to watch every group that competed. I can’t wait to return as an alumni next year to see what awesome performances everyone comes up with in the next Songfest!”

Along with Sigma, each of the groups performed extraordinarily well this year, making Songfest 2019 a night to remember.

majority in the House of Commons and the support of members in the Conservative Party, including his own brother.

Johnson’s past has also been brought up recently with The Sunday Times in London uncovering a scandal from when he was mayor of London.

When mayor, his government granted a spot in trade delegations to a young woman, whom he visited during working hours very often.

Only time will tell what the Johnson

led United Kingdom will do in regards to the Brexit situation, in a speech to the Conservative Party Johnson warned the European Union that “a new deal or no deal” Brexit is the only way forward.

Johnson states this despite the fact that Parliament passed a law that rules out a No Deal Brexit, with officials making it clear that the Prime Minister will in no circumstance negotiate a delay with the European Union when he meets with the council on Oct. 17.

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...do it again. Johnson said, “I strongly disagree with this decision of the Supreme Court, I think the most important thing is that we get on and deliver Brexit on October 31st, and clearly the claimants in this case are determined to try to frustrate that.”

Since becoming prime minister in July of this year, Johnson has suffered from a string of defeats, both politically and legally. His losses including succession of Parliamentary votes, the

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Georgetown reboots Family Weekend for 2019

By ROBERT BIRD Staff Writer

This year, Georgetown College rebooted a tradition that administrators say will last for years to come. For the first time Georgetown hosted “Family Weekend.” This is a weekend designed for students and their families to all come out to campus for fun, games and lots of great activities.

The weekend kicked off on Friday night with Songfest— one of Georgetown’s longest standing traditions. This year the theme was “Game Night,” and many different organizations competed for the awards.

The organizations that competed in this year’s Songfest were Alpha Gamma Delta, Tiger Pride Entertainment, the President’s House Association, Phi Mu, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha and a group

of Freshman with a performance by the Cheerleading team and Zeta Phi Beta.

Freshmen ShaKayla Lumpkins when asked about Songfest said, “Each organization did a great job coming up with an original and unique skit that were all truly entertaining and lot of fun.”

Furthermore, this year’s Songfest had a new emcee named Stu Perry.

Also during Songfest, the 32 candidates for Homecoming court were announced. These 32 candidates are representatives across all four student classes, and will also be recognized at the Georgetown Homecoming football game on Oct. 12 where the winner of each class will be announced.

Family Weekend continued on Saturday with several other great events that were very well attended. Saturday morning kicked off with a corn hole tournament on Pawling Lawn which was attended by many students and

parents competing against each other in some fun, friendly competition.

The festivities then moved from Pawling Lawn to the Quad, where a cookout was co-hosted by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Panhellenic Council. IFC is the delegation that represents the fraternities on campus, and Panhellenic Council is the same for the sororities.

Members from all of the fraternities and sororities on campus beat the heat and came out to the cook-out, helping to grill some hamburgers and hotdogs for the guests on campus.

As the day progressed, all eyes on campus turned to Toyota Stadium, where the Georgetown College football team took on the Knights from St. Andrews University. It was an extra special day for the Tigers, as they won a hard fought victory 41-34, and Coach Bill Cronin took home his 200th career

win, a feet only accomplished by 92 collegiate football coaches in history.

In the 22 seasons under Coach Cronin, Georgetown has won two national championships, and attended four straight national championship games.

Sophomore Tyler Evans, who is a member of the Grrr Tiger Band and was in attendance at the football game, said, “We were leading pretty well in the first half, and even though it got a little sloppy in the second half, I am very proud of how our team performed in the first win of the season.” The night concluded with another GAC favorite of “Movies on the Quad,” with the showing of the superhero film, “Captain Marvel.”

Overall, this Family Weekend many families came together to be a part of the larger Georgetown family.

Of course, if you missed the festivities this year there will always be next year.

opportunity to meet new people, enjoy some pre-event games, and listen to an incredible speaker.

Since it is Fall Break and there isn’t much to do on campus over the weekend, here are some other fun things to check out over the break off campus.

In Georgetown, you can drive to the theatre with friends and go see one of the new movies at the Theatres of Georgetown for only $5 with your GCard.

Since it has been so hot outside as of late, the Pavilion would also be a fun place to check out. They have an Olympic sized swimming pool with diving boards. They also have basketball courts so that you can go and shoot hoops with your friends.

The Lexington Night Market is a monthly event that takes place on the first Friday of every month on the 700

block of Bryan Avenue on the East side of Lexington.

The event runs from 6—10 p.m. and is free to the public. Parking is free, but can be challenging to find as you compete for spots on side streets. With food and craft vendors on both sides of the market there is always plenty to see and check out. Different vendors offer tacos, barbeque, ribs, kettle corn, funnel cakes, ice cream and drinks for the public to enjoy. They also have live music playing on a large stage near the Kentucky Theatre. This is a great event to start off the Fall Break right.

In Lexington there are a variety of other fun activities to check out as well. If you are interested in puzzles and challenges, Breakout Games offers different escape rooms that range from hostage takeovers to mystery mansions to runaway trains.

For something a little more relaxing, Malibu Jack’s and Champ’s Entertainment Complex offer mini-golf, go-karting and bowling. MB2 Racing is a go-karting spot that offers faster karts with longer and more challenging tracks.

If you are interested in bowling, you may want to want to wait until Tuesday night to bowl. This is because Collins-Southland Bowling Center has College Night EVERY Tuesday night from 9:30 p.m. — 1 a.m. It is $11 per person all-you-can-bowl with a shoe rental of $1. As always, all you need to bring is your GCard so staff can verify your student status. No outside food and beverages are permitted, so if you want to eat you have to either eat before or eat while you are there.

From all the staff at the paper, have a great fall break and stay cool!

This week in Georgetown: October 2-8

By BENJAMIN ROBISON Staff Writer On Thursday, Oct 3, GAC is sponsoring a Painting Canvas event at 7 p.m. in the Jones Hall Nelson Suite.

They will have an outside artist come in and teach students to paint a variety of different Fall related paintings. This is a cool event that GAC hosts a few times out of the school year.

Also on Thursday night, Campus Outreach is hosting another NEXUS Event at 9 p.m. in the back of the Cooke Memorial Building. The speaker this week will be Ben Perkins from Great Crossing Baptist Church. Great Crossing will also be providing food for everyone who attends.

Campus Outreach meets twice a month with one event per month being a NEXUS credit. It is an awesome

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Georgetown lacrosse team overcomes Centre Colonels

By SAM CLARK Staff Writer

The Georgetown Tigers lacrosse team recently faced the Centre College Colonels in the first Fall ball game of the year at Georgetown College’s Athletic Complex, prevailing with a final score of 17-4.

For the first showing of the year, the game went quite well. The actual college season won’t start until Spring, which is why this game was only considered a Fall ball game.

However, the 92 degree heat index really made the game feel like it was in the dog days of Summer.

By the end of the game, the Colonels appeared to tire from the heat while the Tigers, with their deeper depth chart and better physical shape, finished the game tired but still strong.

Sophomore Harper Shelton, number twenty-four for the Tigers, shared that, “I was pleasantly surprised at how the game went. We have 12

freshman, and I was happy with how they stepped up and played today.”

The Tigers are running a new defense this year and it worked fairly well; however, Coach Brandon Davis mentioned to the team that the defense is still an area for improvement. Luckily, there is plenty of time for such improvement before the season starts in the spring.

Coach Davis said, “Fall ball is all about finding out what you have, what you can do and what you need to work on. Ollie Archer, Tess Borders and Sara Shawver stepped into big roles, filling holes left from graduation this past spring.

Freshmen Olivia Yakel, Grace Stratton and Faith Boa showed that they can quickly step onto the college stage and produce.

This Spring’s going to be fun to watch.”

A big congratulations to all members of the lacrosse team on this morale-boosting win!

Source: Sam Clark A view from the stands of the game between Georgetown and Centre.

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Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman retires after historic career

By COOPER ADKINS Opinion Editor

Last week, Marty Brennaman, the legendary broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds, called his last game. Brennaman announced his impending retirement and agreed to a farewell celebration after 46 years of broadcasting for Reds games. He started broadcasting for the Reds in 1974 with legendary Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall and continued his career until last week.

Brennaman’s last game broadcasting for the Reds was last week in their 5-3 loss to the Brewers. It was billed as a “Marty Party” and fans were given a commemorative transistor radio in honor of Brennaman’s lengthy broadcasting career.

In addition to the radio, festivities also included a proclamation of “Marty Brennaman Day” on Sept. 26 by Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, an opportunity for fans to meet Marty at the ballpark gates before the

game, and the aforementioned “Marty Party” which occurred on the field after the game.

While Brennaman didn’t get to say his signature “And this one belongs to the Reds!” catchphrase after the game, there was still much celebration for the man and his lengthy career.

Brennaman covered some of the most historic moments in Red’s history, including Hank Aaron’s record-tying 714th home run (which occurred on Brennaman’s first regular season game as a broadcaster), the Big Red Machine, Tom Seaver’s 1978 no-hitter, Pete Rose’s record-breaking 4,192nd career hit, Tom Browning’s 1988 perfect game, the Nasty Boys pitching squad of 1990 and Ken Griffey Junior’s 500th and 600th career home runs in 2004 and 2008.

In addition to those historic moments, he also called three World Series titles for the Reds, during their 1975, 1976 and 1990 victories. The Reds have had some unsuccessful seasons as well, with this season the Reds’ sixth straight with a

losing record. But through it all, Brennaman’s classic voice has been there to comfort Reds fans during the bad seasons, as well as to celebrate with them during the good seasons.

Replacing Brennaman will be Tommy Thrall, who was previously the play-by-play man for seven years for the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos before joining the Reds broadcast team this year. He will be joined by Jeff Brantley, who’s worked with the Reds and Fox Sports Ohio for over a decade.

Brennaman’s son, Thom, who worked with his father on FSO, will not be taking over his father’s role on the radio as many people speculated.

Generations of Reds fans grew up listening to Brennaman call games.

Brennaman’s voice was a staple of the Reds and baseball in general.

Brennaman’s departure from the broadcasting booth after almost half-a-century is saddening, and he will be truly missed in the Reds fan community, if not the entire sports broadcasting world.

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By BENJAMIN ROBISON Staff Writer Georgetown’s men’s soccer team has been on an absolute tear this season. The Tigers are currently undefeated with a record of 9-0 and are ranked #3 overall in the NAIA. They lead the nation in goals per game and total goals with an average of 8.11 and 73 goals in total.

The team has dominated their opponents by outscoring them in goals (73 to 11), assists (50 to 3), points (196 to 25) and shotson-goal (116 to 33) in their nine games played this season.

Two standout forwards are Luca Zellman and Sebastian Bocas Canales. Zellmann and Canales hold the #1 and #2 spots, respectfully, for points per game and goals per game.

Other notable strikers are seniors Noel Roman (11 goals, 8 assists, 30 points) and Logan Sparks (8 goals, 4 assists, 20 points).

Considering that a majority

of the team are underclassmen, the team has done extremely well up to this point in the season. The five seniors have also been a key component to the success of the young, talented team. Speaking with seniors Logan Sparks and Alejandro Leon Jr., they talked about the importance of teaching the younger guys to be more team-orientated instead of selfish when it comes to playing time.

Oct 2 will be the ultimate test of the team’s preparation as they face off against Lindsey Wilson College in their first conference game of the season.

This game will be played under the lights of the Toyota Stadium at 8:30 p.m.

If you are unable to attend, the game will also be livesreamed on Georgetown’s athletic website. Make sure to come out and support the team as the Tigers look to continue their undefeated streak and find their 10th win of the season.

Follow the Georgetown Tigers on twitter for live sports updates! You can find the main athletic account at @GCAthletics

By DYLAN PRUITT S&R Editor For those who attended Songfest last Friday, you were treated to the humor and kindness of Stu Perry, the host for this year’s program. As Perry mentioned throughout his time on stage he currently works as a professional wrestler for the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. Perry is not only one of the mainstays of OVW, but is also an alumnus of Georgetown College and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Since its inception in 1996 until 2008, OVW served as the developmental territory for World Wrestling Entertainment, training and cultivating future stars such as John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton and more. From 2012—2014 the company then served in a similar capacity for Impact Wrestling, and just recently announced that it will once again help mold Impact’s future stars. Most notably, OVW has taken a huge step by announcing its plans to become the first wrestling school with state accreditation.

With the potential for a degree in professional wrestling and sports entertainment, students will take part in a two-year program requiring 60 credit hours focusing on the sport, business, finance and English studies. One of the main barriers keeping a considerable number of wres-

Source: Perry (as Amon) at one of Ohio Valley Wrestling’s events in Louisville.

tlers from getting their start in the profession is the cost of training -- something OVW’s accredited school will eliminate through scholarships and financial aid.

For Perry, OVW was the perfect fit to harness his childhood love for both wrestling and theatre. A Louisville native, Perry was no stranger to OVW’s existence and made it his home in professional wrestling in 2012. Remaining there to this day, Perry has since held the Heavyweight, Television and Tag Team Championships; making him what is known in pro—wrestling as a triple—crown champion. One of Perry’s most notable achievements within his home of OVW is when he captured the OVW Heavyweight Championship back in 2018, becoming the first openly gay wrestler to do so.

Perry is also well-versed in terms of the theatre awareness necessary for such a profession, originally coming to Georgetown on a theatre scholarship. It is precisely this

theatre background along with encouragement from OVW owner Al Snow, a wrestling legend in his own right, that Perry’s characters stand out among the crowd.

His original persona in the business was Reverend Stu: The Pastor of Disaster, a humorous preacher-type character. Since this first character’s debut, Perry has since transformed into Amon, the Demon Marquis of Hell. Inspired by both his love for ministry and for wrestling legends like Kane and Gangrel, the Amon character strikes fear in the crowd both in singles action and as ringleader for a group of OVW wrestlers known as “The Void.”

OVW’s next big event will take place at the Bourbon Arena on Oct. 29 and will feature the annual Fightmare Tournament. This event features OVW stars like Perry and former WWE star Gangrel.

Tickets are available on OVW’s website with a portion of the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundtaion.

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The Georgetonian

The Kinesiology and Health Science club

By CHARITY STOLTZ Staff Writer

The Kinesiology and Health Science (KHS) club consists of a group of students with differing majors who are pursuing careers in healthcare. We share one common goal and that is to educate people on the importance of exercise and good nutrition and how they impact healthy living.

Each week, KHS members meet Thursdays at 11a.m. in the chapel to discuss way to spread awareness on campus.

Each year, KHS club members work especially hard to promote October as Exercise is Medicine month. We put on several events throughout October to educate the campus community and engage with

each other about the benefits of health lifestyles.

In the past we have done tables outside of the caf to show how people on campus regularly exercise and how it has impacted their health.

We have also put up stairwell signs with brief information about physical and emotional impacts that exercise has on your life. We have brought in guest speakers that have shared several tips on how to keep up a healthy lifestyle on a college campus. These have proven eye—opening to some students.

One final event that the club partakes in during the month of October is the mascot video challenge. A group of creative students from KHS put their heads together to

create a funny, yet informative 90 second video about how exercise is medicine while utilizing the Georgetown Tiger mascot. This video will then be posted on Youtube and can be found by searching “EIM mascot challenge Georgetown College.” Please go like the video on youtube so that we can place in the top three and receive an award for Georgetown College.

This year KHS has changed a little bit. A new scholars program, the Healthy Living Leadership (HLL) scholars, has been added on campus and a requirement of the program is to be involved in KHS. This has not only brought in an influx of new members, but new members with fresh ideas and a shared goal. Members

of this program are pursuing careers in healthcare and medicine, and hope to utilize this club as an opportunity to be made aware of and make others aware of how exercise is medicine.

One scholar, Sarah Claxon said, “I chose to be a Healthy Living Leadership scholar because I felt that it was a way to positively promote healthy living. The group seemed like a great way to get involved on campus and meet new people who also share the same interests as me.”

Sarah is also a member of the softball team and says that being involved in a sport keeps her motivated to maintain a healthy lifestyle and helps her to combat stress. She said, “Exercise is a great way to

escape stress for me. Even if it’s only a few minutes a day, doing a short workout can make me feel more energized and confident.”

These students model the change we need to see on this campus. They live out healthy lifestyles while educating their friends and family on its importance.

Be on the lookout for upcoming events put on by KHS. Come participate to win prizes and learn how to create healthy habits on campus. If you would like to know more about KHS and its events, you can contact Dr. Stamatis through your Georgetown college email and also look for posters posted outside of the caf for events through EIM month.

Student spotlight of the week: Senior Nick Acosta

By ISMAEL MARTINEZ Staff Writer

A month into his fifth year at Georgetown College, Nick Acosta has put together a solid undergraduate career.

Originally from Corona, California, Nick made his way out to Kentucky after accepting an athletic scholarship to play baseball for the Tigers.

Acosta has made the varsity team all five years since arriving at Georgetown, which is no small feat. The amount of talent being brought in to the baseball program has been steadily increasing year after year, but Acosta has never failed to maintain a spot on the roster. This shows his abil-

ity to work hard and to finish off his career in commit a large amount a strong fashion. of energy to the game Acosta also does not he loves. Long hours fail to be a loyal Georgeon the baseball field town student. Seeing and early mornings in that he has committed the weight room have almost five years to this taken a toll on his body, school, he has become but not on his soul. an inspiration to those His passion for Tiger who have left home Baseball and all that it to better their future. encompasses keeps him Acosta explained, on a path of success.

“What I love most THE GEORGETONIAN/NICK ACOSTA about Georgetown is While grinding it out on the field and Nick Acosta walking off the baseball field. the family atmosphere in the weight room, that it brings. Leaving Acosta is also a big fan of the for tests while helping others California four years ago was classroom. He spends count- complete their assignments. one of the hardest things I’ve less hours studying, while he Acosta’s effort in the class- had to deal with, and coming pursues a degree in Commu- room is a characteristic to be to Georgetown was one of nication. Acosta uses a large admired. As of now, he is hit- the best decisions I’ve ever amount of time preparing ting the books harder than ever made. I’ve never once felt that

I wasn’t at home out here and I’ve made some of the greatest friendships out here that I know will last a lifetime.”

Acosta has had many chances to find his home in other places, but fortunately, he found his home away from home on the campus of Georgetown. There are plenty of opportunities presented by the school, like NEXUS and numerous sporting events, that kept Acosta excited every year.

Currently, Acosta’s plans post-graduation are up in the air. He may return home for a career there, or he may stay in Georgetown to maintain the friendships he has built along the way.

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Family weekend at Georgetown College 2019

By BEN ROBISON Staff Writer

Family weekend was a huge success at Georgetown College with all the different events and activities that were being hosted.

It started off on Friday night with GAC’s annual Songfest event. The theme this year was Game Night. Sigma Kappa won first place overall for their Georgetown Candyland performance, Tiger Pride Entertainment won second place with their G-town take on MTV’s popular show “Wild N Out,” and third place winners, Kappa Delta, took a different approach to game night.

Kappa Delta included board games like Jumanji and Guess Who, as well as the

Tigers football game. Each played their first home game touchdowns and a rushing organization put on a perfor- at Toyota Stadium against St. touchdown. After his stellar mance that was very fun to Andrews University. The Grr’s performance, Zach earned the watch, and should be proud outscored the Knights 41-34 to MSC Offensive Player of the regardless of what the outcome take home the win. Quarter- Week Award. With that win, was. The love for Georgetown back Zach Dampier led the Coach Bill Cronin won his spirit was very evident 200th game in just over 22 seaFriday night. sons as a Georgetown Tiger!

Saturday was jam The women’s volleyball packed with games, food team also played at home on and movies.

Saturday against CumberGAC started the land University. They ended morning off right by up playing all five sets and hosting a cornhole tourwon the final set 16-14. With nament for families to this win, the team moved to a enjoy. Following that, the record of 11 wins, nine losses, Panhellenic and Interand two ties. fraternity Council (IFC) They are currently ranked sponsored a cookout on THE GEORGETONIAN/ZACH DAMPIER 4th in the Mid-South Conthe quad for families and Zach Dampier posing on the field for ference with a record of 4-2. students. They had corn- picture day.

Their next home games are hole, Kan Jam and Spikeagainst conference teams, ball out for everyone to enjoy. team with 245 passing yards Thomas More University (#4) The Tigers football team which included three passing on the 8th and Shawnee State

Vote for homecoming court!

Voting for homecoming is open from Wednesday, Oct. 2 to next Wed.,

October 9. You can vote on the portal under the GAC page. You are able to vote for one male and one female from each grade level. You can vote for the following students: Freshmen: Males- Carter Felton, Eli Matthews, Eli Rouse and Joe Kiger

Females- Haleigh Muniz, Katherine Wood, Isabella Back and ShaKayla Lumpkins Sophomores: Males- Cole Wilson, Dylan Pruitt, Sam Clark and Tyler Evans

Females- Harper Shelton, Brenna Hall, Bailey Morris and Sondra Venango Juniors: Males: Blake Borwig, Josiah Haller, Robert Bird and Zach Muniz

Females: Sarah Wiseman, Abby Sparkman, Caroline Shy and Samantha Hutchinson Seniors: Males: Andrew Alvey, Cameron Kenner, Eddie Lam and Hayden Shelton

Females: Jerryn Jones, Louise Abrams, Sophie Hughes and Teagan Lilly

University (#8) on the 15th.

To wrap up Saturday night and family weekend, Student Life played a movie on the quad for family and friends.

They played one of Marvel Comics new movies, “Captain Marvel.” Student Life even provided snacks and drinks as people gathered around in blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the show before parents headed home.

Family weekend was an awesome experience for students to relieve some of the stresses that come from college life. Though Songfest is typically before homecoming, having Songfest at the beginning of family weekend still allows students to enjoy a footgball saturday wuith their families.

If you are interested in becoming a writer or photographer for the Features section, please contact Abby Sparkman at asparkman@georgetowncollege.edu

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“Hustlers” — the other side of New York City

By CODI BARNETT Staff Writer The “Hustlers” movie is based on a true story about strippers. These strippers ripped off their clientele to make more money. The film is a feminist take on the strip-club scene, and a commentary on sex and power in the age of finance capitalism. Jennifer Lopez plays one of the main characters in the film and there was no one better for this job. She stars as Ramona, the diva of her club. Gorgeous, charismatic and volatile, she is a doting mother, the trashiest of big spenders, a warm mentor and a ruthless criminal.

Her personality dominates the movie. The men throughout the film are gross and panting, or chilly creeps. The dancers are bored and manipulative, we never see any of the lead actresses

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Jennifer Lopez, who plays Ramona in the show, speaks at the 25th Annual GLADD Media Awards.

without a top. The story revolves around Destiny (Constance Wu), a young dancer trying to make money

to support her grandma. Ramona takes her under her wing and shows her the ways. This of course was pre-2008 Wall Street, when the money was flowing heavily into these clubs.

Destiny leaves the scene after becoming pregnant and comes back to dancing in 2011. The clubs are not the same and are dirty defiling places where men have their way with the strippers. She finds Ramona again and yet she seems unphased by the mess the club had become. This is because she works the bars of New York on behalf of the strip clubs.

She is luring men into their caverns by pretending to be a normal girl who wants to party and then encouraging them to run up a large tab. This being very ineffective, they started blending date-rape-drug mixtures into the men’s drinks and then spending their money

while they are unconscious. Destiny joins Ramona’s crew which includes two other girls from the club played by Lili Reinhart and Keke Palmer. Ramona eventually cuts the clubs out completely and they begin to get the money for themselves.

Ramona becomes untrustworthy and unavailable when needed, and Destiny becomes the responsible leader.

They add a risky member to the group, who in the end gets them caught. The movie portrays the characters in such a way that leads you to thinking they are not the “bad guys” throughout the film. However, they were stealing from these men and the gains were tremendous. The end the film is entertaining and interesting. It has conflicting messages that lie beneath all the glitter and criminality, but it is worth judging for yourself.

Joaquin Phoenix’s “The Joker” premiers Oct. 4

By CODI BARNETT Staff Writer With “The Joker” set to release this weekend on Oct. 4, there is a lot of hype and talk about this movie. however, the question is, is this movie worth seeing?

Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular character in which IGN.com has said he has made the character his own.

What is being promoted about this movie is that it is not like the typical super hero/villain movie that we are used to seeing. Instead, it is more of a character study which makes the movie a bit unsettling leaving it up for debate about the sequels. IGN. com gave a spoiler free review about the pre-screenings of the movie saying “Joker isn’t just an awesome comic book movie, it’s an awesome movie, period. Joaquin Phoenix’s fully com-

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Joaquin Phoenix at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival mitted performance and Todd Phillips’ masterful albeit loose renovation of the DC source material make ‘The

Joker’ a film that should leave comic book fans and non-fans alike disturbed and moved in all the right ways.” So, it looks like Phoenix is putting almost a method like acting when he was preparing for this role.

Since “The Dark Knight,” every actor who played The Joker has lived in the shadow of Heath Ledger’s legendary performance; but the way Phoenix has prepared makes him stand out from Ledger’s.

Phoenix says in an interview with Collider saying he was scared while crafting the character. Phoenix has also buffed up by running around New York in full costume non-stop putting on the miles, literally throwing himself on moving cars, avoiding anything to do with the comic books and he also wrote a journal about the character he plays and creating the laugh all by

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A toy figurine of the Joker

himself based on the disorder called Pseudobulbar Affect, something similar to Heath Ledger’s performance, but more extreme. All that can be said about the film is that the hype about the movie is well validated making it available for film of the year which, if expectations are met, is very probable.

Joaquin Phoenix has the potential to make this the best Joker adaptation in history which answer the question, is this movie worth it? Why, yes it is.

Issue 16

ArtsEntertainment

New and returning Netflix shows

By KENNEDY FOREMAN Copy Editor Fall 2019 has some exciting new shows and seasons coming up and ready to be enjoyed during our study breaks. Being in college, we all seem to have a Netflix subscription. The streaming service has multiple new shows coming to their playlist and a few new seasons that fans have been waiting for.

On Oct. 4th, “Big Mouth” gets its third season. The comedy follows middle schoolers and their hormone monsters as they go through puberty. This show is a good one for anyone to check out if they love crude and dark humor.

“The Good Place” just got its final season in September, following characters in the afterlife as they have arrived in the Good Place. This story has many

philosophical undertones and makes the world a little bit brighter. If you need a good binge watch with some feel-good moments, with some deep philosophical thought to top it off, check out “The Good Place.”

“The Crown,” a drama following the current Queen of Great Britain in the early years of her reign has received its third season. This season will be premiering on Nov. 17 and features an entirely new cast as the country marches into the 1970s. It’s a show for any history buffs or anyone who likes a good drama.

Netflix has also introduced some new shows on its platform, including one titled “Criminal.” This show aired the 20th of Sept. and brings the viewer inside the walls of a police interrogation room. David Tennant, featured on

both “Doctor Who” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” is the headliner, showing the intensity within a police interrogation.

Antman star Paul Rudd plays the main character in a show titled “Living with Yourself,” starting on Oct. 18. The show follows Rudd after an experimental spa treatment that leads him to go home to a better version of himself.

The show guarantees a few laughs and maybe a little bit of confusion.

There are many more shows coming back or starting up this fall, all ready to be watched from start to finish. So make sure you are ready to sit down this winter break and enjoy a well needed escape from reality after the fall semester with these star—studded shows.

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” remains a timeless Indie classic

By SYDNEY MULLINS Staff Writer “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was the indie hit of 2012. Featuring renowned actors such as Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, there is no denying its presence in the world of film and literature, being that it was based on Stephen Chbosky’s novel.

Years have passed, and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” seems to have faded into the background, although it sends a very real and very relevant message to adolescents around the world.

The main character, Charlie, begins high school as a relatively isolated, and to be frank, sad teenager. Then he met the incredibly eccentric Sam and

Patrick. Charlie, with the help of his friends, learns the message that all adolescents and adults need: our lives are not sad stories.

Charlie thought of himself as being stuck inside his shell, alone with his feelings of regret and abuse, but he learned that life is what you make it.

Each moment matters. Choosing to dance at a party when you really want to matters. Asking the person you like on a date matters. Applying for an opportunity you think is unattainable matters. Charlie comes out of his isolation and begins to participate in his own life.

This movie taught viewers that we have the power to change our current situation. All that is needed is a little bit of courage and a lot of good music.

The end scene of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is one that I will never forget. Charlie, Sam and Patrick go through a tunnel while listening to David Bowie’s “Heroes.” Charlie stands and raises his hands in the air and says “I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story.

You are alive. And as you stand up and see the lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you are listening to that song on that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in that moment, I swear, we are infinite. ” This scene is what changed my life.

There is a moment in every person’s life wherein they can choose what is important to them, and go after it. This is the moment where we feel infinite.

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Don’t miss the Opening Reception for the “State of Photography” exhibit Thursday from 6-8 p.m. in the Wilson Gallery!

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EarPods No. 3 by Darrell Kincer

The exhibit is sponsored by The Galleries at Georgetown College and Louisville Photo Biennial and features photographs from art professionals and faculty from universities across Kentucky.

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By DYLAN PRUITT Sports & Recreation Editor It should be stated simply and bluntly: students should not have to pay in order to park at their college campus.

Truthfully, this is a right that should be extended to college employees as well. The very notion of purchasing a new parking pass every year and the ticketing process that acts as an “or else” is, quite frankly, a ridiculous grab at more money from students.

To open up a bit about my financial status, I pay a considerable amount, from four-to-five-thousand dollars every semester, out-of-pocket to attend Georgetown. Being the small campus that we are, there is really no need for a car other than for the occasional trip for groceries or off-campus dining. However, I am also originally from a town located three-hours away from Georgetown, making my vehicle vital for trips home.

So, in essence, I pay an estimated five-thousand dollars every semester just to have yet another hundred dollars tossed on for a parking pass, a parking pass that, in a year’s time, will do me no good on campus.

While I will grant that there are other considerable costs to keep this campus running, I cannot see any feasible reason for charging each and

every student with a vehicle a hundred dollars for a parking pass that might not even change your availability for parking.

This is all not to mention that these thousands of dollars of my own are not the only source of money that Georgetown receives from me as a person. With current tuition running at an estimated 40,000 dollars, the rest of that money is covered either in scholarships from the school itself or other sources. I will refer to the age-old adage of TANSTAAFL: “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.”

For a majority of students here at Georgetown, what many consider the ideal parking on Jackson Street is simply an unachievable goal due to its high demand. The irony in this is that no parking pass is even required for this location.

Where is a parking pass required, you might ask?

In the dreaded “pit,” somewhere nearly everyone agrees is at the bottom of the list. With this in mind, we are not just paying for parking on our campus; we are paying for parking that we almost all agree is terrible.

For those of you reading this and wondering what the college would possibly do in light of the loss of revenue from selling parking passes, look no further than

the gradual increase in tuition already being practiced. If this increase is going to occur already, then the student body must demand to receive some visible benefit from it.

As for an alternative to continue to keep the current parking designated for the campus reserved for students and faculty, I offer the administration two words: permanent passes.

As a freshman, a student would receive a single pass to place on their back window per usual. But rather than expiring every year, this pass will last the freshmen class for their entire stay here at Georgetown. I will even concede that the college could charge a hundred dollars for said pass. Rather than cause passes to expire every year, every class on campus will have a pass corresponding to them that expires on their expected graduation date.

At the very least, I believe a certain level of transparency regarding this issue is in order from Georgetown College. To the administration overseeing this gross over-charging of both students and faculty alike for the simple act of parking at a place where we live, learn and grow, I say this: to have any hopes of continuing your current route, demonstrate to all of us the necessity in tacking on hundreds more dollars each year.

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Fall is overrated; there I said it.

By COOPER ADKINS Staff Writer While the weather may not feel very fall-like, it is, according to the calander, Fall.

And with this season comes the general consensus among society that it’s the best season ever. In my opinion, however, Fall is the worst season. The dying and hibernation of the beautiful nature, the illnesses, the weather and homework load all combine at the worst time to make it a miserable time of year. Yes, Fall has some great aspects to it, but they don’t make up for the horrors Fall brings upon the world. The highlights of fall

are commonly discussed, but the negative aspects rarely are discussed so let’s set the record straight.

Fall is a truly depressing The pretty leaf colors so often romanticized during this time of the year due to the fact that the leaves are dying and falling to the ground, waiting for the warmer and sunnier weather to come. All of the beautiful nature begins to die as it becomes too cold for them to survive. All the plants that bloomed and blossomed in the spring and summer time are now dying. The animals all begin their hibernation for the winter, and the ones who aren’t as lucky freeze or starve

to death.

The illnesses that go around at this time are also the worst, if not deadly. First, you got allergies. The changing of the weather means that allergies are at an all-time high during this time of the year. Flu season is also right around the corner, so you have to worry about that. The flu can be especially dangerous to those with weak immune systems, children and the elderly, so make sure to get your flu vaccine to keep you and your loved ones safe.

The weather changing is the worst part of fall. You go from the beautiful summer weather to the depressing chill of a fall

morning. No more relaxing outside. No more swimming.

No more riding around with your windows down jamming to Tyler Childers. Now it’s jacket season and you have to bundle up or else you’ll be cold and miserable. As a peristant perspirer, I welcome the cooler weather, but not the extremely cold weather that usually occurs during the end of fall.

Daylight savings time also ends during the fall, and losing sleep is also horrible. Seasonal affective disorder, which is a major depressive disorder that occurs at a specific time of the year, usually during the changing of seasons, and then and fully disappears after said

season, can also be blamed on the weather during Fall.

The school work at this time always seems to be the hardest. You have tons of readings, research papers, essays and midterms to take. The fact that the weather outside is dreary and you’re sick doesn’t make your work any easier.

Now don’t get me wrong, fall has some good aspects.

College football, Thanksgiving, not sweating all the time, pumpkin-flavored everything and Halloween. But these don’t outweigh the negatives. I’ll take any other season besides this one, even winter. While the majority of people are falling for fall, I’m not.

nothing for coffee shops to make, so why is a grande iced coffee that is filled to the brim with ice before having coffee poured into it the same cost as a grande hot coffee that is the same size but literally only coffee.

It is ridiculous and a crime against humanity and human decency. Dylan Pruitt, the Sports Editor, agrees with me stating, “If I wanted something cold that drained my energy and wasn’t worth the cash, I would watch Frozen again.”

Back onto the weather, how do you expect people to take quality Instagram photos at Evans Orchard whenever

they are sweating to death while wearing shorts instead of pumpkin picking clothes (nice pants, button up, with a sweater on top and matching socks)?

How are you supposed to dress in a Halloween costume with makeup on if it is so hot that you sweat the makeup off your face? How are you supposed to Eno among the trees if it is so hot that the Eno literally turns into a pool of your own sweat?

All of the great activities of fall aka spooky season are ruined by this weather. To quote the Editor in Chief of the Georgetonian, “It sucks.”

So, why is it the hottest

October 1st on record you may ask? Well the sad fact of the matter is that it is our fault. Greenhouse gasses have caused many climate-change related impacts to be felt across the globe.

This summer in July many countries experienced the hottest day in their history and as a whole and this July was the hottest July ever recorded.

James Butler, director of NOAA’s Global Monitoring Division, said in May that “Greenhouse gas pollution traps heat in the atmosphere, which has consequences.

There’s no getting around it — burning fossil fuels is changing the course of our planet’s

future. How society deals with that will be a major challenge in coming decades.”

Thus as responsible citizens of this Earth we need to do the most that we can to prevent the emission of Greenhouse gasses, and the biggest way that you personally can do this is by pushing our legislators to sign on to the Green New Deal and rejoin the Paris Climate Accord so that even if we are unable to stop the effects of climate change we will at least be able to slow them down, ultimately saving spooky season and spooky season weather.

It’s way too hot outside for October

By ANDREW ALVEY News Editor Here we are in the beginning of October the beginning of spooky season where you wear layers and dress up in costumes to spook each other.

And yet, it is an unbearable 95 degrees outside rather than the nice cool 60 degrees that we expect. Where is my spooky season weather? It is time to wear pants, flannels, long sleeves and socks. Not sandals and shorts. It is time to drink a hot pumpkin spice latte, not an iced drink that costs the same and has half the coffee.

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SHOULD STUDENTS BE ALLOWED TO DRINK ALCOHOL ON GAME DAYS? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MAKING GEORGETOWN COLLEGE A PLACE TO DRINK ON GAME DAYS?

By BRINLEY SWEARS BackPage Editor As we are all aware, Georgetown College is a dry campus. Some students and faculty feel as though we should remain a dry campus because of our Christian background. Others feel as though we need to branch out and become a “moist” campus. This would mean that for students over the age of 21, alcoholic beverages would be allowed in certain areas like a dorm room.

However, we would not be a fully “wet” college and sell alcohol. This controversy has gone back and forth for several years. Students and faculty are concerned that their voices are not being heard or equally represented in this matter.

Students say that there needs to be some type of agreement that is met between the students and those in leadership. One possible solution would be making Georgetown a “Game Day Wet College?” This would mean that if a student had an accepted ID (over 21) he or she could make an alcoholic beverage purchase at the consession stand during games. This would also apply

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for faculty, staff, parents, and anyone else over the age of 21 that must abide by legal drinking regulations.

This would also mean that students over the age of 21 would be permitted to bring their own alcohol to games. Campus safety officers would still have the right to ID any student or person consuming alcohol. Campus safety officers would still have the right to escort any person from the game that is causing a disruptance to the friendly nature of the game.

This tolerence of alcohol would still be banned from the remainder of campus. Students and attendees would not be permitted to drive while under the influence of alcohol. Public intoxication would still be reprimanded accordingly. Underage people consuming alcohol would still be repremanded accordingly.

In reality, many students will drink on game day. Campus safety cannot stop that, President Jones cannot stop that, and not even the threat of being written up can stop the fact that adult students think they deserve to enjoy some sports with a beer in their hands.

Georgetown College has the opportunity to provide a safe and legal way for the student body to come together and

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celebrate our athletes while still particpating in a common adut activity.

While the Georgetonian reached out to several different personalities on campus, most were unwilling to provide a staement about the matter.

The Georgetonian Instagram page took a survey yesterday, asking if students would be more likely to attend athletic events if alcohol were avaliable for those over the age of 21. A shocking 89% of you all voted that you would be more likely to attend athletic events.

Imagine the impact that would have on our athletic events. We all know that athletes like a full house when preforming. One of the coaches from a popular sport on campus was thrilled that the students rallied together when our basketball team won the NAIA Championship game, to set couches on fire.

If this radical change would convince 89% more students to rally together and support our athletes, we should take that into consideration.

Aside from helping increase our attendance at athletic events on campus, this policy change could also increase morale on campus. We all know that students are going to drink. If students knew that they were not having to hide their actions from campus safety, it

could increase the relationship between students and campus safety officers.

Enrollment could also see a benefit from this policy change. Telling people that we are a dry campus can give some people a negative feeling. This is the best attempt at a “happy medium” solution.

What do you think? Could the Board and students both be happy with this middle ground? Could we reach an agreement so that everyone can raise a glass to our athletes and say, “Cheers!”

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What am I?”

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