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Dr. Todd Gambill announces new IUK position
By CAITLIN KNOX Editor-in-Chief
After nearly a decade of service at Georgetown, Todd Gambill is moving on to a new position at Indiana University Kokomo. Beginning March 18th, he will work there as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management; a switch from his positions here as Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students. Gambill says that although he will miss GC, he is excited about the move. IUK is a commuter campus that boasts 3700 students. About sixty percent are the traditional college age, with a large amount of adult learners. He will have responsibilities for new things that he hasn’t dealt with, like enrollment management. He says that the job is a “growth opportunity” and it will “look good on my resume.”
As a college student, he started out studying textile chemistry. Like many of us, he found that this wasn’t his true passion, and ended up with a degree in sports management. His rst job was at a college helping with their intramural program, and after working with two colleges over a span of 14 years, he came to Georgetown. As you can see below, current and former students, staff and faculty alike have been impacted by Gambill, and he will be missed. “Todd Gambill has been a faithful servant to GC for over 10 years. He loves students, he seeks to treat all people fairly and his work ethic is amazing. We will miss his leadership and cool countenance. One of our eight Guiding Principles states, “Personal growth will bring us joy!” So, I rejoice with him at the new opportunity and wish he and his family Godspeed.” -President
William H. Crouch
“I will miss Todd Gambill not only as someone I enjoy working with, but also as a friend. Todd many times calls or comes by my ofce to check and see how my day is going. He is someone I can always go to for advice and I will miss his wisdom. He truly cares for Georgetown and the students. I wish him and the Gambill family the best.” -H.K. Kingkade “I once had a problem and emailed Dr. Gambill in the middle of the night and he emailed me back within ten minutes and helped solve the issue. He genuinely cares about the students here at GC and his kindness will be missed.” -Brittany Whitt “Coming in as a freshman, I was told that Dr. Gambill would be willing to help in any situation and would make
communication between students and himself easy and fast. I was skeptical about this at rst, but it was proven
my day was. Lame, like I said, but it stuck with me.” -Eric Balmer “I genuinely believe Dr. Gambill always put the interest of the students rst. His passion for GC will be greatly missed.” -Allie Englert “I denitely love his role in the “Call Me, Maybe?” Student Life video.” -Katie Phillips
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Dr. Gambill has been at GC for almost a decade. true. He always responded promptly and was helpful. He cares deeply about all of us Tigers and will be missed.” -Meagan Henry “This is probably really cheesy and stupid, but every day when I worked at the student life ofce he would grab some hand sanitizer from the desk I sit at and ask me how
“He denitely had a major role in making my college career what it was! He was always there to help in any way possible and always put the students rst! I hate to see such a great person at Georgetown go!” -Millicent Wimpsett “When my parents were away in New York during Thanksgiving, Todd Gambill invited me to his house, and I spent Thanksgiving with his family. The food was really good!” -Daniel Cantu
Founder’s Day encourages entrepreneurship By CAITLIN KNOX Editor-in-Chief Founder’s Day Convocation was this past Tuesday, with a few new announcements. Georgetown College was chosen as the host site for a new program, Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs. The pro-
gram is mirroring the Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) and the Kentucky Governor’s Scholar Program (GSP), which many Georgetown students participated in during high school. Kris Kimel, President of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), is the man behind the vision for this new program.
As he spoke during the service, he explained that because of GC’s rich history and leadership qualities, “this was the place that GSE needed to be.” KSTC will host the three-week program here beginning June 9 of this year. Tid Grifn, 1993 alumnus and Chairman and CEO of Gryphon Environmental, LLC,
was the main guest speaker. He told his story about graduating from Georgetown and working his way up to the top. Grifn started his own business (one of many) by taking pictures of golf courses. He has checked off many things on his impressive bucket list: living in India, scuba diving with sharks and ying a plane.
As a successful businessman, he insisted that everyone was an entrepreneur, and the theme to his speech was, “you can achieve anything!” The Curry Award for Faculty Excellence was awarded to Dr. Tim Grifth; Robert Wilson and the Ensor family were inducted into the Georgetown College Hall of Fame.
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Headlines n Shooting at Lone Star College-North Harris near Houston, Tx leaves three wounded n Stan Musial, “Stan the Man” of the St. Louis Cardinals dies on Saturday at 92 n It is speculated that Beyoncé lip-synced “The Star-Spangled Banner” at President Obama’s second inauguration n Prince Harry goes home to the UK from Afghanistan n27 tons of goat cheese catches fire, causing Norway tunnel to be shut down n Russia moves to pass a nationwide antigay law
News Angela Taylor leaves for U of L By ASHLIE DAVIS Staff Writer
dent Rights and Responsibilities. In her four years at Georgetown, Phillips has grown incredibly close to Angela, and has also had the opportunity to serve
It seems as though the transition and change which began early last semester will continue into the new year. As announced in a Dec. 19 email sent by Dean Gambill, Angela Taylor will be leaving Georgetown in order to take a position at the University of Louisville. While many students, faculty and alumni will miss working alongside Angela, her GC family expresses their excitement at her new opportunity. In her time here at Georgetown, Angela has fullled many different roles, each working to positively inuence students’ college experience. She has been with the college since 2006 and was herself a member of the 2003 graduating class. Some of her most notable roles are helping to lead the Accountability Board and directing Greek Life, Source: georgetowncollege.edu but those are just a few of the Angela Taylor leaves her position at Georgehats she wears on a daily basis. town after six years While serving on Accountability Board, Angela handles student infrac- as her intern. Katie said of Angela, “She tions with both diligence and under- has taught me so much about being standing. Through A-Board, Angela a successful college student as well as has been able to help enforce George- preparing me for life after college. She town’s policies keeping students safe has denitely pushed me in a positive and encouraging them to make more way and helped me to grow. She positive decisions with their time here. has helped me through some tough As the Greek Life Coordinator, she times in my life and always makes sure helps lead men and women to their I see things practically as well as realhomes-away-from-home, helps groups istically.” But this is just one story, of maintain GC’s standards and organizes what is sure to be many. Emily Eicher, Greek events throughout the year. It who spent the past few months servseems that much would be impossible ing the Greek community as a Gamma without Angela, which means there will Chi, candidly offers a story of Angela’s be some big shoes to ll next fall. dedication to her students. This week, Senior Katie Phillips says she is despite having made plans to spend condent that Angela will continue to time with her son Spencer, Angela spent grow in her new positions as Assistant additional time on campus to aid an Dean of Students and Director of Stu- organization with a recruitment issue.
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Regardless of having to commute, taking on many different roles to ll and having a new baby at home, Angela remains unwaveringly dedicated to her positions and the people they affect. Todd Gambill sufciently echoed the feeling across campus when he stated he was prepared to cheer her on. It is always hard to say goodbye to someone who has given so much to our college, but in equal part it is exhilarating to see a fellow Tiger progress in her dreams.
Casebolt competes in Miss America By ELIZABETH FOOTE Staff Writer On Jan. 12, Georgetown College’s Jessica Casebolt (age 19) placed in the top 16 in the 2013 Miss America Pageant. Jessica is originally from Pikeville and she became Miss Kentucky on July 14, 2012. She is studying political science and plans to become an attorney in the eld of Corporate Law. Her platform issue was Heart Health Awareness, which according to her website is an issue that is very dear to her heart. She has seen many people she knows suffer from heart health issues, including her grandmother, who passed away from heart related issues. She designed her own gown for the evening gown competition and had it made in Kentucky. During her last competition before elimination, the swim suit competition, she sported a pink snake skin bikini. During a secret revealed section of Miss America, Jessica represented her
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Casebolt cont. chool by wearing a Georgetown College sweatshirt and saying her favorite color was “Georgetown orange.” She went on to admit that shoes are her weakness, and she believes she brought the most suitcases (a total of eight) than any other Miss America contestant. Jessica expressed her acting ability in a video on Youtube.com where she argues in a “Court of Public Opinion” why she should be Miss Kentucky. Some of her honors include being an Oxford Honors Scholar, a Presiden-
News Georgetown cutbacks continue
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By JABRIA WEBB Staff Writer We’re all aware of the recent changes taking place here at Georgetown College. Many are worried about what the nancial cutbacks will mean for the students, faculty and staff. With the rising cost of tuition and the dwindling freshmen class sizes, many of us are wondering what exactly the administration will do to balance out these decits. This situation is not at all unique to Georgetown College. Institutions of higher education across the country are feeling the backlash of the economic downturn that began under the Bush administration. Macroeconomic conditions have put pressure on traditional revenue sources,
such as tuition, state appropriations and federal spending on nancial aid. With lowering family incomes, it has become difcult for many families to meet the tuition costs to send their students to college, resulting in lower class sizes. The scal environment has also made it unlikely that an increase in federal and state aid will take place in the near future. (I’m sure many of us felt the sting of the discontinuation of certain government programs such as the Academic Competitiveness Grant.) With this current situation, many institutions are nding themselves in predicaments very similar to that of Georgetown College. So what does this mean for us? The challenge that Georgetown is facing is to nd a way to reduce its budget
while ensuring that the student experience remains fully supported. So far some staff positions have been trimmed and some functions have been consolidated. The college also decided not to ll a few positions that were vacated when staff members moved on to other jobs. As of yet, no faculty positions have been trimmed. The Board of Trustees will be meeting on Jan. 25 to make nal decisions on the nancial situation of Georgetown College, after which we here at The Georgetonian will be sure to bring you updates on what is in store for the future of our college.
Not-so-end of the world By BREANNA DAVIS Staff Writer
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Jessica Casebolt represents Kentucky at Miss America Pageant tial Scholar and a Christian Leadership Scholar. Although eliminated before being able to show off her vocal talent in the talent competition section of the Miss America Pageant, she participated in Washington D.C.’s Presidential Inaugural Events by singing the national anthem at the 2013 Kentucky Bluegrass Ball.
Yet another end of the world has been avoided. Not by our design, of course. When we are faced with something that we cannot control, such as an apocalypse, we try to gain control back in any way we can. For many people, this meant doing things they normally wouldn’t do to reafrm their vitality. I decided to ask around campus and to look online for stories of what people did the eve and the night of Dec. 21 as well as the day after. There seemed to be an even mix of people who went crazy for the end of the world and those who really could not have cared less since the apocalypse has been predicted to come so many times in our lifetimes alone. Danielle, senior: Well, I really wasn’t worried. I was just at home. If the world ends, it ends.
In Long Beach, Calif. at Hotel Maya apathy, or excitement, Earth has not (I swear), the patrons threw a party been destroyed and we’re at the start of so enormous, it made its way to the another semester. national news. Pretty hard to do after the motion picture “Project X” has set a new standard for parties in general. Los Angeles had everything from large parties to raves, as well as a large marshmallow roast in the downtown Source: dailynews.com area. Regardless End of the world festivities at Hotel Maya of rather you brought what scientists and sociologists are calling the New Golden Age in with drugs, alcohol, religion,
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Lady Tigers pick up two more big wins By ERIC BALMER Staff Writer Georgetown Coach Andrea McCloskey said this about her team’s past weekend: “It was a wild trip this past weekend, but now we can look at the more than a month on the road and be thankful. I think it helped us in this situation, and we picked up a pair of big road wins” (GC athletics website). The Tigers edged out the University of Virginia College at Wise 55-53. GC, who is ranked No. 16, trailed the Cavaliers by six in the rst half, but were able to come up with the win. With the win on Monday, the women of the GC basketball squad improved their record to 13-6 and 7-3 in the Mid-South Conference. In the middle of their road trip, in which they’ve already won two games, Georgetown will have four more games in their
stretch of away games. Two days prior to the Tigers’ victory over the Cavaliers, GC took care of business against University of Pikeville, at their place. Georgetown ran into some snowy weather while going to Wise, postponing that game until Monday. But, despite the adversity, GC put down Pikeville handily, 77-52. According to McCloskey, they knew this game was going to be hard because of some sickness and other ailments, but they worked through them for a big win (georgetowncollege athletics.com). GC’s defense showed up big against Pikeville’s Chelsea Cluesman, who averages 19.5 points a game. Cluesman was only able to put two points on the scoreboard in the rst half. On the other side, there were an impressive
four Tigers that reached double-digits. Andrea Howard had 13 points, Devanny King put up 12 points and 12 rebounds, Lizza Jones had 12 points and eight rebounds, and nally Kourtney Tyra had 10 points with seven rebounds. Georgetown Women’s basketball heads back into action on the road Thursday at 6 p.m. against No. 20 Shawnee State University (15-6, 6-4).
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Tyra named MSC Player of the Week By ERIC BALMER Staff Writer Junior basketball player Kourtney Tyra has been on re as of late. In fact, Tyra has been named MSC Player of the week this past week. Her coach, Andrea McCloskey, gives much praise to her star guard and appreciates how versatile she is. “Kourtney is a well-rounded player, evident by her average in points, assists and rebounds, “ the GC coach said. ”It was amazing to see her get a triple-double so many times, and then follow that with a double-double while scoring her 1,000th point is phenomenal...” (georgetown collegeathletics.com). Tyra, from McKee, Ky., began the week showing her broad range of skills, with a triple double (14 points, 10 rebound and 11 assists). Following that performance against No. 13 Shawnee State University, she scored 22 points and had 13 assists. Because of her great play
in the games, she made her mark in the record books. Tyra moved up the assists ranks of Georgetown, and now has 360 (fth all-time). She has also scored 1,008 points, which is dangerously close to being tied to 20th all-time at GC. She averages 13.6 points, along with 4.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds a game in her college career. What’s possibly even more special than her amazing stats is her seless attitude. She obviously loves seeing others succeed as much as, if not more, than herself. “I didn’t even know I was approaching the triple-double, “ Kourtney said. “I was just playing in the ow of the game. What I’m most proud of that night was 11 assists...” (georgetowncollegeathletics.com). A few weeks ago, GC had a nine-game away game streak. After the Tigers came home, they pleased the home crowd with two wins. Georgetown hopes Tyra continues her great, generous play as they continue to work well as a team.
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Winter break deals men’s basketball a fair fortune By CAMERON NIXON Staff Writer
University, both wins for the Tigers. The Tigers didn’t have much trouble against University of Rio Grande after the rst half, winning 78-61. Deondre Mcwhorter scored 13 points in his comeback game. Shawnee State presented a bigger challenge, as the game extended to overtime. The Tigers were able to pull away in the period and win 81-69. The biggest win for the Tigers came Jan. 19 (after the break) against University of Pikeville, ranked second in the NAIA. A close game throughout, the tigers were lead by Monty Wilson who scored to keep the Tigers in the game and hit the big shot that sealed the victory, ending the game with 22 points. Georgetown plays at Shawnee State UniPhoto Source: Matt Masters DJ Townsend drives by a defender in a recent in versity on Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in a conference game. rematch.
The Georgetown men’s basketball team went ve and one over winter break, including big wins over KCU, Shawnee State University, and a loss to No. 1 University of the Cumberlands. The break started with a blowout against Kentucky Christian University, as the tigers handed KCU a 47 point loss,winning 103-56.Point guard Garel Craig was one point away from a triple-double with nine points, 10 assists, and 12 rebounds. On Jan. 4, the Tigers played University of the Cumberlands’ Patriots without Craig, Mychal Parker or Deondre Mcwhorter. The game was competitive through twenty minutes, but the shorthanded tigers eventually fell 99-74. They returned to usual form two days later at the University of the Cumberlands. The Tigers were able to put away
their opponent 88-85. Monty Wilson, Corey Washburn, Russ Middleton, Allan Thomas and
Vic Moses all scored in double digits to help chip in on a good bounce back victory. Georgetown saw the return of Garel Craig and Deondre Mcwhorter in their games against the University of Rio Grande and Shawnee State
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WRVG Student Radio Job Fair Station workers will be in attendance to discuss available postions such as Disc Jockey, Sports Broadcaster, News Reporter and Board Operator. Thursday, January 24th @ 11 a.m. in the WOW Grille.
Writing Center Reopens Writing Center to open Sunday, Feb. 3—Do you need tutorial help with writing assignments and/or grammar or writing skills? Drop in or schedule an appointment at the Writing Center (LRC 016—in the basement). Call 502-863-8423 for an appointment or speak with a tutor beginning Feb. 3 during hours of operation. Open early evening Sunday through Thursday nights from 7-9 pm; late night hours from 9-11 pm on Weds, Thurs, and Sun.; afternoon hours Mon through Thurs from 12:30-4:30 pm; and morning hours on Tues and Thurs from 9:30 am-11 am. Closed on Fridays and Saturdays. If you have questions, contact Dr. John Sadlon, Writing Center Director.
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CHAPEL DAY 2013
The new members ran into the arms of their sisters Sunday, January 20, 2013.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Phillip Davis By JONATHAN KAYS Staff Writer With integrity and dashing good looks, Phillip Davis, a senior hailing from Somerset Ky., is one of the most outstanding members of Georgetown College. A student of theology and Spanish and an individual of great wit and posh style, Phillip Davis exemplies the quintessential man of learning. A member of the President’s House Association, the Common Ground leadership team, the Rooted worship team and also an intern
at Georgetown Baptist, Phillip has a passion for helping others and being a part of a plethora of pastoral projects helping a plentitude of people. This writer interviewed dashing Phillip one cold night in January as he snuggled underneath a soft blanket wearing duck pond pajamas, his apparent favorites. When asked about his endeavors after Georgetown, Phil responded that he planned to spend the year in the Lexington area working with a local church and being involved with outreach programs focus-
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Phillip enjoys speaking to roommate Jonathan Kays in Spanish much to the chagrin of other roommate Justin Sizemore.
ing on Hispanic communities. Phillip expressed hopeful plans to go to Texas to attend seminary at B. H. Carol the year after. One of Phillip’s favorite memories at Georgetown and also a favorite pastime of his was the act of locking couples, (his favorite instance with his friend Gabriel) into rooms and blasting many of the best tunes by Marvin Gaye into the room, whilst he and many of his compatriots danced, sang and debaucherized on the outside. Though the complex interests of Phillip Davis are many and varied, including books like “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and movies like “Thumbelina” and “The Notebook,” he focuses his immense intellect on his rooted passions of learning, deep conversation, hashing out complex ideas, trying to gure out the best way to live and laughing at his own puns. To the students of Georgetown Phillip strongly urges that they “take joy in the small things, laugh, talk to each other and above all listen to each other, growth comes from listening, from having conversation.” Everyone who has spoken with Phillip knows it to be a great truth that he loves to have a conversation, to articulate ideas and listen to others, to grow through conservation. The dashing one was also blessed to have studied abroad in Valparaiso, Chile, as well as to have travelled to Peru on several occasions. In all, adventurous in life and love, Phillip Davis can be clearly seen as one destined to do great things.
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Quote My Georgetown Professor “I’ve not even taken my medicine today. You should see me when they’ve given me the Percocet.” - Dr. Sheridan Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
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This week’s Tree Hugger is sophomore Haley Snyder.
Want to write for the Georgetonian? Contact Caitlin Knox, Editor in Chief for more information. cknox0@georgetowncollege.edu All staff positions are paid.
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10 “Smaller” must-see movies of 2013 By COREY HOWELL Arts & Entertainment Editor Everyone who goes to the movies knows about certain big blockbusters that you have to see throughout the year. 2013 is no exception. On the superhero front there are “Man of Steel,” “Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “The Wolverine” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Apart from that you still have “Oblivion,” “Pacic Rim,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Star Trek Into Darkness” and smaller, but widely known comedies like “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” and animated features like “Monsters University.” But what about those smaller movies that usually end up being the best lms of the year? “Where’s their due,” I hear you exclaim silently. Many times you don’t even hear about them until after they’ve already left theaters! As such, here are ten must-see lms for 2013. 10.) “Nymphomaniac” — Just a qualication to this: I hate Lars von Trier’s movies. He makes generally horric movies that will more than likely either completely unnerve you or simply just gross you out. However, he does make incredibly personal movies that reect his deep psychological issues and struggles. As such, although he doesn’t necessarily make good movies, he makes some of the most interesting pieces of cinema today. “Nymphomaniac” (as if the title wasn’t enough of a hint) will be no exception. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg as Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, who is found by Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård) beaten in an alley. Seligman takes her home to care for her, and Joe recounts the story of her life, from birth to the age of 50. It also
stars Shia LaBeouf and is controversial for its reported use of unsimulated sex. It’s not going to be pretty or popular, but if you’re interested in cinema whatsoever, Lars von Trier’s lms can’t be missed because of how much they continue to push the envelope on what you can and can’t do. 9.) “12 Years a Slave”— Experimental artist Steve McQueen is sort of like Lars von Trier in the way he pushes the boundaries of cinema. His last two lms, “Hunger” and “Shame,”
isiana in the 1800s as he desperately struggles to return home to his family, promises to continue McQueen’s streak of harsh and telling depictions of human nature. It’s not easy cinema, but it’s the type of cinema that will make you question our actions and who we were, are and could be as people. And with an all-star cast including Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Giamatti, it should be fantastic. 8.) “Stoker” — This lm is particularly interesting because it is the rst English language lm by Korean director Park Chanwook (“The Vengeance Trilogy”). And apart from hopefully being a platform for a more widespread Source: flixist.com acknowlWhy is Shane Carruth in a bathtub with a lady in his new film, edgement of “Upsteam Color”? No idea, but I really want to find out. some amazboth employ experimental camera tech- ing Asian lmmakers, the lm seems niques and shots in order to create a incredibly interesting. After her father raw and unique look at the human con- dies, an enigmatic uncle (Matthew dition. Like the lms of Lars von Trier, Goode) moves in with a girl, India they also do not skimp on graphically Stoker (Mia Wasikowska), and her depicting the horric acts perpetrated emotionally unstable mother (Nicole within their frames; whether it be the Kidman). Although India has suspiravages of hunger and both physical cions about her uncle’s motives, she and emotional abuse, or the often vio- nds herself drawn to him. Apart from lent and disturbing actions of a sex the amazing cast, the trailer makes the addict. “12 Years a Slave,” which tells lm seem like a strange mix of horror, the true story of Solomon Northrup, family drama and psychological thriller. a New York state citizen who is kid- It seems almost Hitchcockian and even napped and sold into brutal slavery and the small glimpses of the lm are magmade to work on a plantation in Lou- netizing.
7.) “The Place Beyond the Pines” —The newest lm from “Blue Valentine” director, Derek Cianfrance, “The Place Beyond the Pines” is the multigenerational story about motorcycle stunt rider, Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), who considers committing a crime in order to provide for his newborn child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician, Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper). We already know from “Blue Valentine” that Cianfrance knows how to do human emotion right. Likewise, I will be very intrigued to see what he does with father-son relationships and the hefty themes that go along with them. Also starring Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta and Dane Dehaan, “The Place Beyond the Pines” also has a strangely similar feel to another Gosling movie (and my favorite lm of 2011), “Drive,” which could be a very good sign. 6.) “Upstream Color” — This is probably the smallest of all these “smaller” lms. The sophomore effort by Shane Carruth (after his amazing debut, “Primer,” which is on Netix and is the closest thing to “correct” time travel that there is in lm), “Upstream Color” might have the vaguest synopsis I’ve ever read. To quote, “A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism.” I don’t know what that means, but it sounds awesome. The trailer is also utterly encapsulating. I’ve literally seen it 15 times and still don’t know exactly what’s going on. A former software engineer, Carruth makes some of most intelligent and consequently hard to wrap your head around lms today. But because of this, they are also some of the most rewarding. I don’t know when or where this will be released,
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but in the mean time please check out “Primer.” It’s amazing and even though you probably won’t completely understand it right away, I guarantee you’ll want to see it again. 5.) “Side Effects”— It seems like
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Men.” Cuarón has an absolutely incredible visual sense (there’s a continuous steadicam shot in “Children of Men” that is one of my most breathtaking things I’ve ever seen on lm) and a knack for emotional storytelling. Needless to say, there’s reason to be excited about his return to lmmaking after an eight year absence with “Gravity.” Written and directed by Cuarón, “Gravity” stars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her rst shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Source: blogs.culturamas.es Kowalsky (George ClooEveryone looking shifty in Steven Soderbergh’s ney) in command of his newest film, “Side Effects,” about pill addiction. last ight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine Steven Soderbergh makes a new movie spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle every year (sometimes two). That said, is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalall of his lms are unique while still sky completely alone-tethered to nothholding onto his hard-to-dene genre ing but each other and spiraling out style. “Side Effects” chronicles the perils into the blackness. Cuarón’s visuals in of prescription drug abuse as Emily space? A story about isolation and the Taylor (Rooney Mara) begins to struggle to survive? An amazing duo experiment as she waits for her to carry the lm? What more do you husband’s (Channing Tatum) release need?! from jail. Riding a fantastic string of 3.) “Only God Forgives”— I spoke lms including “Haywire,” “Conta- of “Drive” earlier as being my favorite gion” and “Magic Mike,” Soderbergh lm of 2011. I love Nicolas Windingwill undoubtedly create a psychological Refn as a director and I love Ryan Gosthriller that will use and subvert genre ling being one cool mofo. I got it in conventions in order to delve into the “Drive” and if all the signs are correct, dark depths of addiction in a way that I’m going to get in again with “Only could be cold and surgical or deep and God Forgives.” Set in Thailand, the lm personal. Regardless, it will be incred- follows Julian (Gosling), who runs a ibly gripping. And with his retirement Thai boxing club as a front organization looming after the completion of this for his family’s drug smuggling operaand his Liberace biopic, “Behind the tion, as he is forced by his mother Jenna Candelabra,” you can bet that Soder- to nd and kill the individual responbergh will be pulling out all the stops. sible for his brother’s recent death. The 4.) “Gravity” — Most of you will lm seems to have the same kind of know Alfonso Cuarón for his contribu- brutal violence mixed with that weird, tions to the Harry Potter universe with neon-y 1980s vibe with the strong, silent 2004’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of hero that made “Drive” amazing. But Azkaban.” However, what you should this time it’s in Thailand! And if “The know him for are his two other lms, “Y Hangover 2” taught us anything (crazy, Tu Mamá Tambien” and “Children of I know), it’s that Thailand is an amazing
backdrop for a lm. With “Drive” and 2009’s “Valhalla Rising,” “Only God Forgives” looks to be the nal part of a trilogy that progressively gets more and more violent and more and more strange. And I, for one, can’t wait. 2.) “The World’s End” — Speaking of unofcial trilogies, Edgar Wright’s newest lm, “The World’s End,” completes his “Three Flavours Cornetto” or “Blood and Ice Cream” trilogy along with “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.” “Shaun” was his take on the horror genre, “Hot Fuzz” his take on the buddy cop/procedural genre. Now, with “The World’s End,” he has his end of the world/sci- lm. Starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (stars of the previous lms), the lm tells of the story of ve childhood friends who reunite after 20 years to repeat a legendary pub crawl from their youth, returning to their hometown once again to attempt to reach the fabled pub “The World’s End.” Over the course of the night, they begin to realize that the real struggle is “not just theirs but humankind’s,” and completing the crawl becomes the least of their worries. Edgar Wright has such a unique and kinetic editing style and his lms are so uproariously funny that I would gladly watch them no matter what. However, with the return of Pegg and Frost along with Rosamund Pike, Paddy Considine and the now whitehot Martin Freeman (it’s Bilbo, guys!), I wouldn’t miss this one for the world (pun intended?). 1.) “Inside Llewyn Davis”— Everyone knows some lm by the Coen Brothers. Whether it be “No Country for Old Men” or “O’ Brother Where Art Thou” or “True Grit” or whatever, everyone knows at least one. That being said, the Coens have made quite a few movies and many times their smaller works get overlooked by the general public in favor of the larger, more widely available ones like the three I’ve listed. Likewise, I feel like it’s my duty to make sure you all know about their
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newest lm, “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Starring Oscar Isaacs and Carey Mulligan (also, crazily enough, from “Drive”) and the ubiquitous Justin Timberlake, the lm tells the story of a singer-songwriter who navigates New York’s folk music scene in the 1960s (and is based loosely on Dave Van Ronk’s posthumous memoir “The Mayor of MacDougal Street”). Apart from the New York folk music scene in the 60s being absolutely fascinating, you should see everything the Coen Brothers do because they’re two of the most unique minds making movies today and are arguably today’s (along with Tarantino in
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Neither Ryan Gosling nor his face are forgiving in “Only God Forgives.” my opinion) greatest living American directors. Couple that with the Coens talking about creating naturalistic dialogue that “creates the sense of being right in that world” along with shooting the lm in an older format (i.e. 16mm) to emulate old-school documentaries and you have what sounds like a potentially amazing piece with a very different feel from their “normal” lms.
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By AUSTIN FRALEY Contributing Writer It’s springtime and recruitment is in the air. From new people wearing letters to extremely loud circle-ups, it’s unavoidable to notice. For some, it’s a time that brings people together, and for others, a time that tears them apart. For many independents, this is one of the most annoying times of the year, though they often can make it one of the most enjoyable by poking fun at Greek life and its concept as a whole. Whenever anyone talks to an independent about Greek life, they can expect to hear a plethora of opinions about it including, “I don’t want to be part of a system that excludes people just because of their personality” and probably the most famous, “I’m not going to pay for my friends.” While I am going to admit that I myself am independent, and there are valid criticisms of Greek life (which I obviously agree with, or I would not be independent), I don’t believe that these are the most wellthought of them. In fact, many independents I know fail to recognize the very real benets of Greek life, such as community and activities. They write
them off as fake, which (though they can sometimes be, but are not always) becomes just as divisive and judgmental as the system which they believe they are speaking out against. The problem that I see more than any other is that it almost seems taboo to be independent from any perspective other than the independent perspective. When I was a freshman, I was ooded with e-mails begging me to go through recruitment, and every time I ignored one, it seemed another came. This is due largely to what seems to be an outsider’s perspective of a lack of community among independents themselves. While Greeks can play intramurals and host events that bring them together, it seems that independents cannot or do not. The problem is not that they don’t, but that it isn’t seen as that big of a deal precisely because they are independent. The independent men even got best male performance at Songfest last year. However, the Greek performances are remembered more, because for them, it is a competition. Everyone knows that it doesn’t matter as much to the independents whether or not they win, so they don’t care that much about competing with them. This is the same
reason that when independents win in intramurals, it doesn’t seem to be as big of a deal. The community exists, but it remains unseen by the larger community. This is all in contrast with the way I saw campus as a freshman. I wanted to remain independent, but felt pressured from everyone to rush. While I do now believe that rush is something people should at least try, I did not rush then. After I didn’t, I felt somewhat alone, because of the worldview that many (not all) Greeks had unintentionally given me. In their view, independents are their namesake alone. It was only later that I found this not to be true. The problem is that Greeks who had given me this perspective never found this out. There is always pressure from them to become Greek. I often heard conversations that would begin “It’s okay to be independent, but,” and would be followed by a barrage of reasons why it was not. I’m writing this to say that, in a time of recruitment and rush, if you want to be independent, it’s okay. You will have friends. You will be able to be involved. You won’t be a loser. It’s okay. There’s no reason it isn’t. It’s okay, period.
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Why do we deserve the sort of lives we lead? By JONATHAN KAYS Contributing writer If I have any luck at all, then hopefully you’ll miss the initial claim of this article and cruise blissfully through the well crafted orations and the odd cinquain to land quietly upon a retrospective helipad of transcendent epiphany. But here we launch. I do not believe that we deserve anything. Whoa Seabiscutt, espera cabrón, we could think of a thousand things we deserve, you know, life, liberty, all that other junk, Milwaukee’s best. Hear me out. I think there is an interesting phenomenon in this land of the free, this thought that
due to our Bill of Rights, our awesome military might, our laws, our toys, our tech, due to all this we deserve so much. That doing what we desire is a right. But I indeed ponder this strange false perception: from where did we receive these rights, I ask? I’m not trying to make an argument, but simply raise the pregunta. Why? We expect things as humans, we expect that things should work to certain laws, we expect people to act in certain ways, we expect to have certain abilities and services. And when those things are absent, are lacking, are threatened, we are immediately offended, indignant and
enraged. (And sometimes, hell, pissed! They’re try’n to take my guns!) But do we have any room to be angry? What did we do to deserve these things? I read a quote this morning that said, “The Constitution protects our rights to bear arms, it doesn’t give it to us. That is endowed to us, by our creator.” Now, imagine a bear, whether black bear, brown bear, pledge bear, panda bear, imagine... a... bear. Now, imagine that bear berating you for making a claim with no support, no biblical evidence, no apparent connection, a claim in complete opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ,
Gandhi, Augustine, a claim that would be crushed in a real argument. Good, now that you have that wonderful wonderful image, lets expound it. I believe we have a false sense of entitlement, of right and of what we deserve. Putting it biblically we are all sinners and without God’s inexplicable grace, DESERVE death. Everything else is a blessing, everything. Someone cleaning the bathroom in the dorm is a blessing, having food is a blessing, receiving an education is a blessing. I believe that the acknowledgement of this has completely disappeared from our lives, and that should change. Your pride, I’m sure, is
hurt. Thats right, pendejo. To imagine that what you think you deserve is wrong is a hard concept to grasp, and I’m sure we’re probably in disagreement. And that’s ne. I myself believe that I’m very much entitled to a nice Merlot with dinner, breakfast and during class; however, I must acknowledge that I am completely blessed in every sense of the word, and with this acknowledgment have a different perspective into life. Does this mean that things are perfect and, regardless of life’s problems, everything should be accepted? Claro que no. It does, however, mean that Life, and everything in it, is about more than just you.
about it, and the producers and companies respond. When the fact that Nike utilized child labor came to light, people were outraged. In response, Nike tried to reduce or eliminate the use of child-labor to make a more ethical product. However, from what I’ve seen, that’s not how things work here, and I don’t know why. This is the disservice I believe we students bring upon ourselves; we don’t understand the chain of authority on this campus. When decisions are made that we dislike, we get angry without ever bothering to understand how the decision was reached or who conceived it. More often than not we’ve belly-ached and used the
president as a scapegoat, which is unfair to both him and ourselves, because there are more people making decisions than just Dr. Crouch, and it does nothing to help ourselves. While I am a senior, and my time on this campus is growing shorter every day, I want to understand how things work at my school, and what we the students must do to make our voices heard with the most effect. Who is in charge of what? If we don’t like how they are running things, how do we get them to change? I hope more of us will show inquisitiveness instead of rage, and become proactive members of a school that I truly love.
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These are uncertain times we live in. Our nation has a lot of issues that need attention from capable leaders. Similarly, our college has many issues that need to be dealt with efciently. The nation has thrown its lot in with the incumbent president, and the school must also make decisions towards nding a new president and administrators. One day over break, I was pondering the future of our school and realized that our student body, more often than not, does a disservice to itself when it comes to our relationship with the administra-
tion. Since I rst set foot on campus, I noticed a few things, one being that everyone loves the professors. Most of us can name a professor or two who we weren’t big fans of, but on the whole, we are satised with the education we receive and our relationships with the faculty. We also love the staff, who are often cheerful and enjoy interacting with the students. The thing I hear students complain about most are decisions made by the administration. I found it odd that students who paid to attend one of the more expensive schools in the state complained so much but saw little change. I’ve also heard that not all of the school’s
faculty were satised with the administration’s decisions. It seems to me that in most business arrangements changes would have been enacted more quickly and compromisingly. In my eyes we students are the consumers of a product (Georgetown College’s education) and the faculty are the producers. Often, if the producers, workers and consumers are dissatised with a product or its production, the company will change its process. For example, if workers or producers are unhappy with their work conditions, the company will try to appease them, lest they lose skilled members. If people don’t like how a product is made, they complain
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Wyly will serve as the interim Dean of Students for the semester after Dr.
The start of the New Year has brought about many changes for the Georgetown College community. Although Dr. Crouch’s impending retirement has been known for several months, announcements concerning GC’s Student Life abounded over Christmas break to the surprise of many students. Associate Dean Angela Taylor’s decision to accept a position at the University of Louisville after Men’s Bid Day this Friday, as well as Dr. Todd Gambill’s opportunity to begin a new position at Indiana University Kokomo in March left a lot of students wondering how these changes would affect the Georgetown community. However, it appears as though the college has taken measures to ensure that these changes occur smoothly in order to accommodate the faculty, staff and students as much as possible. When asked her opinion on the matter, Student Government President Megan Norris said, “It may seem as though everyone is leaving Georgetown because Dr. Crouch is leaving, but that is denitely not the case. Both Angela Taylor and Dr. Gambill are making great strides in their career. I think that students need to keep an open mind and voice their concerns when the new president arrives because he or she may want to implement new policies. It’s also important for students to be willing to work with the individuals hired to replace the open positions in student life.” A presidential change will alter the face of Georgetown as we know it and the decision to hire a new Vice President could be just as altering for the college. Still, Megan Norris’ words portray the truth that we, as Georgetown
will ultimately ll these open positions. Students must be willing to cooperate with the new administration in order to ensure that the interests of the students are known. According to an email sent out by Dr. Gambill last Thursday, Laura
Gambill’s last day in March. Meredith Johnson, a member of GC’s Residence Life for the past three years is condent that Laura Wyly will prove an excellent choice for this position. “Because of Laura’s current positions as Director of Residence Life and Associate Dean
of Students, she has worked with Dr. Gambill concerning issues with students and other problems that surfaced on campus. Though she will be busy, I believe she will fulll the duties of Dean of Students well until a new Dean of Students is chosen by the new president.” In addition, Mike Brown, a current area coordinator in Georgetown’s Residence Life, will transition into the “Director of Orientation and Student Accountability” in July. Mason Head, a current Resident Director, has worked with Mike for the past three years and believes Mike Brown to be a great candidate for this position. “Orientation and accountability are an interesting combination, but Mike Brown is perfect for that position. Mike has high expectations and holds people accountable to those expectations. He is simultaneously one of the most approachable persons I’ve had the privilege of working for.” According to Mason, Mike’s ability to relate to students will serve him well in his new position. Vice President of Student Government, Meredith Scalos, encourages students to be positive during this time of change. “It’s hard when it feels like so much change is occurring, but we have to remember that change is inevitable. Change is also necessary for progress. The members of our administration realized they needed change to progress and now we, as Georgetown students, must take up this cause, too. The best thing we can do now is venture in the future with an open mind and hopeful heart. Georgetown College is a home to so many of us and we must be positive about the future in order to help her thrive.” And if you don’t know, now you know, Tigas.
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