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February 6, 2013 l Volume CXXXIII Issue 3
Chapel gets a facelift Gheens funds allocated for needed repairs.
By HANNAH KENNEDY Staff Writer In various ways the John L. Hill Chapel is the living room of Georgetown College. It is constantly being used. Geographically and as a representation of our Christian heritage, the chapel is somewhat of an anchor for our campus. We use the building for a huge selection of events: plays, Songfest, worship, etc. Being a Christian campus, there simply could not be a better symbol of our commitment. Ironically, the current condition of the building is somewhat embarrassing. The college has been aware of the desperate need for renovations
for some time, and has recently done some of the funding needed. The John L. Hill chapel is not quite as old as many people believe. It was built in 1949, and was named after a former Dean of the college. The chapel has had smaller renovations in the past, involving inside details such as painting and new seats. However, it is now time for those to be updated as well. The college has identied well over half a million dollars’ worth of projects that could be done, but a journey begins with the rst step. The college has raised about $90,000 that will be used for the rst three projects. The Gheens
Foundation has given the college $50,000 of what has been raised. The rst project will be repairing the roof. The slate roof is in need of a little patch work. The second project will be painting the steeple. Looking at the bottom corner of the steeple, it is easy to spot the peeling paint. Restoring the steeple will also require some gutter work to prevent future paint damage. The last of the three projects the college intends to have done is repairing the brick siding on the steps on the south end of the building. The current condition of the brick is really rather awful. It is uncertain exactly how long
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Changes include repairing the brick siding on the steps. the project will take to be completed. It is estimated to take about six to eight weeks. It is the hope of the college to have the renovations started by March 23 which is Today’s Tigers, a big admissions day event. The college hopes to soon replace the gutters with larger ones, dig and place drains around the chapel to prevent water from damaging the
foundation, various window work and repainting and cleaning the beautiful stain glass windows. We take pride in our campus and it is vital that we take care of our facility. It is important for our campus to function and also be appealing to the eye of possible new students.
Georgetonian recognized by Ky. Intercollegiate Press Assoc. By JONATHAN BALMER Staff Writer Georgetown College students took home four awards in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association Words (KIPA). Student writers took home awards in the “Special Section,” “General Interest Column,” and “Opinion Commentary” sections for articles
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written during the Spring 2012. In the “Special Section” Georgetown College took home rst place for their human trafcking issue. Evan Harrel, former Editor in Chief, and former Features Editor (current Editor in Chief) Caitlin Knox worked together with Dr. Regan Lookadoo to ensure
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Georgetonian staff Allie Englert, Evan Harrell and Caitlin Knox were all contributed to this year’s success.
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the issue coincided with “Uniting Minds, Transforming Lives: the Kentucky Conference on Human Trafcking” held at Georgetown College On March 23rd & 24th, 2012. Allie Englert took won rst in the “General Interest Column” category.
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Judges praised her article “Handicapped Accessibility is Needed on Campus” on the need for handicapped-accessible facilities at Georgetown College for its “cogent argument, strong point of view, and very good examples of how treacherous the campus can be for the handicapped.”
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News Bookstore completes the switch
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Headlines n North Korea releases YouTube video depicting missile strike on the U.S. n Malala Yousufzai of Pakistan nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize n British House of Commons votes in favor of gay marriage n Annette Schavan, Germany’s education minister loses doctorate due to plagiarism n Obama will visit Israel this spring to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu n Trial begins in New Delhi rape case n Sandy Hook Elementary choir joined Jennifer Hudson in singing “America the Beautiful” at Superbowl
By ELIZABETH FOOTE
ments to meet the evolving expectations of faculty and students. With new Staff Writer technologies, systems and resources, As you may have noticed, there Georgetown College and Follett will have been many changes done to the work together to reshape assortments Georgetown College Bookstore. and explore additional serThis is what Michelle Bowling, vices.” head of the GC Bookstore, and Students seem to have their the PR representative of Follett own pros and cons with the new Higher Education Group had to store. Caleb Nicol, a Georgetown say about the changes: College student, said he liked 1. Who currently owns the how the new store is less clutbookstore? tered, but he thinks it looks a “Georgetown College owns little bare. Sara Bishop, a Georgethe bookstore while Follett town College student, likes how Higher Education Group serves students can walk in the back as the bookstore operator.” and get their own books, but 2. Why did Georgetown Colshe thought it took them longer lege make the change? The Georgetonian/ KATI WILSON to order books that were not in “Follett is focused on driv- Brooks Barber, junior, works in the new bookstore. stock. Coming from a student ing student success by increaswho does a lot of bargain hunting access to the materials needed for bookstore updates/renovations, which ing when it comes to textbooks, I success. To do so, we offer a ‘Book- will begin this summer.” was pleasantly surprised to nd that store of Choices’—including the larg4. How do you think the new store some of the bookstore’s rental prices est inventory of used textbooks in the will benet Georgetown College? were cheaper than Amazon.com prices industry and growing assortments of “As an educational partner of Fol- (something I did not see with the old rental and digital textbooks.” lett, the largest provider of bookstore store). 3. What are the major differences services in North America, Georgetown For more information, you can visit between the new store and the old College’s campus store is also sup- www.fheg.follett.com. store? ported by continued large-scale invest-
Georgetonian cont. KIPA awarded Corey Howell second place in the same category for his Back page article “Joseph Kony vs Rick James,” which was also celebrated by judges for educating students about a serious topic. Finally, Ashlie Davis was awarded rst place in Opinion: Commentary for her opinion article in response to the Board of Trustees decision not to adopt on the proposed changes in the college’s non-discrimination policy to include gender and sexual orientation. Dr. Jamie Ratliff, faculty adviser for The Georgetonian, expressed her pride in all of the staff saying that
“With this partnership, Georgetown students have 24/7 access to Follett’s popular used, rental and digital programs—in-store and online via efollett.com. We also look forward to
“it should be noted that each of the winning articles addressed important human rights issues. I think that says something about the students’ dedication to advocating for equality and human dignity.”
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Ashlie Davis and Corey Howell were each awarded for their past articles.
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By ELIZABETH FOOTE Staff Writer
Do you like horses? Have you ever thought of working in the equine industry? If so, then the Equine Scholars Program may be right for you. The goal of the Equine Scholars Program is to show students jobs in the equine industry that people do not generally associate with it. The program takes a student’s major and links it to a specic part of the equine industry. For example, the program shows the scholars how Spanish majors are important to the equine industry because many horse groomers are native Spanish speakers. The program teaches the scholars through internships, trips and guest speakers. One of their guest speakers was the general manager of The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington, Ky., who spoke on using synthetic turf. One of many equine veterinarians the
group will be visiting this semester is a Georgetown College and Equine Scholar graduate. The scholars plan to visit The Kentucky Equine Humane Center among many other equine related destinations. There will even be an Equine Art Exhibit on campus towards the end of the semester. New to this year, non-Equine Scholars are allowed to join the scholars on some of their equine–related trips. Abby Gates, a Georgetown College sophomore and Equine Scholar, says the program is what brought her to GC. She is originally from Arkansas and loves how the Equine Scholars program gives her access to Kentucky’s amazing equine resources. She looked at a lot of different equine programs at a lot of other schools, but what she liked about Georgetown College’s program is there is no previous horse experience required. You just need a desire to work in the horse industry.
The Equine Scholars Program is a scholarship program, so if you wish to join you will have to ll out an application and be approved. Applications are not limited to freshmen, so you can
apply no matter your academic year. Email Elissa Baertschi, the new director of the Equine Scholars Program, at Elissa_Baertschi@georgetowncollege.edu for more information.
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GC’s Equine Scholars take annual portrait.
Georgetown cutbacks continue By JABRIA WEBB Staff Writer The Board of Trustees met on Jan. 25 to make certain decisions regarding the future of Georgetown College. As mentioned in a previous article, the college is facing the challenge of nding a way to reduce its budget while ensuring that the student experience remains fully supported. One issue is a higher number of employees than the school can reasonably support. Already some staff positions have been trimmed, and it is now necessary to decrease the number of faculty members. The goal teacher-to-student ratio of our college is 12:1, which has been found to be optimal for learning in an institution of this type. Currently, our ration is near 10.5:1. This means that of the 101 fac-
ulty members currently employed at Georgetown college, 9 of them have to go. But, please, don’t worry Tigers! Our Board of Trustees has decided to reach this goal through attrition. This means that rather than letting go of any of our beloved professors, the college will simply wait for professors to retire or to leave for other facilities of their own choice. Once the professors have moved on, their positions will not be lled. We will be expecting an increase in tuition for the 2013-2014 school year (Note: Tuition has gone up every year for at least the last decade so no one should be surprised); however, a specic number was not divulged. In an effort to counteract the decreasing class sizes, Georgetown is taking steps to encourage enrollment for the next aca-
demic school year. This year’s freshman class size was around 100 students smaller than average, which is a major reason for the budgeting issues confronting the college. This year, Georgetown will be hosting an Admitted Student Day on March 25. This event is designed to encourage students who have been admitted but have not committed to attend Georgetown College next fall. The college also has given out and in all likelihood will continue to give out more scholarships than usual to help students who are feeling the sting of rising tuition and falling nancial aid. Other matters discussed were renovations on the chapel to take place for next year and the recent controversy regarding the discrimination clause. It is well known by now that this clause
does not include protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Though the Board did not decide to revise the clause as of yet, they have agreed to meet with concerned members of the Georgetown College community to discuss the issue.
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GC Tennis gains national recognition
By ERIC BALMER Staff Writer
Georgetown College athletics are seemingly always on the winning side. Whether it’s on the eld, court, diamond or track, Tigers nd a way to dominate their opponents. Georgetown’s men’s and women’s tennis teams are no exception. GC is starting to be recognized and even ranked in NAIA polls. In a pre–season poll, the men of the Georgetown College tennis team were ranked No. 22 in the nation. They had three matches in the fall but have yet to start spring play. Snowy weather conditions prevented the team from traveling to University of Indianapolis on Saturday, which would have been their rst match of the spring season. The women’s team has also been receiving votes in the NAIA polls. The Mid-South Conference
as a whole provides some stiff competition for Georgetown. With ve top–25 teams in the men’s conference, and three in the women’s conference, both Tiger teams will have their hands full all season long. Georgetown College coach Jessica Cunningham is thrilled about getting recognized nationally, but she understands that GC tennis will have to prove that they are there to stay. “It is exciting to be receiving the recognition we deserve,” the GC coach said. “It continues to show them that hard work does pay off and reap rewards. Now we just have to keep at it” (georgetowncollegeathletics.com). GC’s women’s team has already played a match against Belmont University, who is a NCAA Division I opponent. They couldn’t come up with a win, but the Tigers hope to keep their heads up and learn from the experience. Georgetown has a tough schedule in
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Tigers handle rival Patriots By CAMERON NIXON Staff Writer
the beginning of the season, but they have a coach who believes in them and national praise to build their condence. Georgetown Tennis is scheduled to play Blueeld College next on Feb. 27.
On Jan. 3, 2013, the Georgetown College men’s basketball team lost to University of the Cumberlands by 25 points. The team was down three players and playing away, but University of the Cumberlands visited Georgetown again this weekend and the tables were turned. The tigers were able to put away UC 70-49, winning by 21 points on Feb. 2, 2013. The tigers led most Source: Connor Mook of the way against UC’s Georgetown’s offense spreads the patriots. By halftime, floor in their game against UC. Georgetown was up by 18 points. A barrage of three–pointers in the second Moses, who was out for illness, half by Allan Thomas and but they got big games out Monty Wilson kept the game of a couple other key players. far away at the beginning of Deondre McWhorter scored 13 the second half, and it never points and pulled down seven got much closer. The Tiger rebounds while Montavious defense was relentless, record- Marc and Corey Washburn ing nine steals and three blocks combined for 10 points to keep overall as a team. Allan Thomas the front court thriving. Mychal Parker also had six rebounds for the Tigers. The Tiger guards also played well, Monty Wilson with 18 points and ve assists, Allan Thomas with 14, DJ Townsend with nine including two big three pointers, and Garel Craig scoring six total points. The Tigers will be playing Feb. 7 @ UPike 6 p.m. at home on Thursday, Feb. 8 Feb. 7 @ UPike 8 p.m. against the University of PikevFeb. 8 @ Madonna Univ. 12 p.m. ille, who the tigers beat by Feb. 16 vs. Taylor Univ.12 p.m. three on Jan. 19.
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recorded two blocks, while Monty Wilson had the majority of the steals, recording three. The Tigers didn’t have senior Forward/Center Vic
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Tigers continue winning ways over CU By CAMERON NIXON Staff Writer Though Cumberlands player Creshaun Holt recorded a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, the Tigers were still able to easily put
the paint. The turning point in the rst half occurred when Mychal Parker drove into the baseline and dunked hard on Cumberlands’ Creshaun Holt, adding energy to the game that wasn’t there before. There was an offensive foul on another
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DJ Townsend drives to the basket in a recent home game. away Cumberlands University in the second half. Playing at Davis Reid Alumni Gym, the Tigers beat Cumberlands University 81-68 with the help of a monster game by Vic Moses. Vic Moses scored nine points within the rst ten minutes, overpowering and outmaneuvering other big men in
part of the court, but the play still strengthened the Tiger effort. By halftime, the Tigers were up 36-30, and would hold the lead the rest of the way by no less than six points. Vic Moses led the Tigers with 27 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in one of his best overall nights so far this
year. He wasn’t alone dominating the front court, as Deondre McWhorter had 14 points, four rebounds and two blocks to help anchor the Tigers. Monty Wilson led all guards with 16 points and hit four out of six threes. The rest of the Tiger guards combined for another 16 points, and the Tigers as a whole shot 57 percent from the eld. They held Cumberlands University to only 29 percent shooting. The Tigers have won three in a row since a loss to Shawnee State University on Jan. 24.
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Lady Tigers advance in conference standings By ERIC BALMER Staff Writer The Georgetown women’s basketball team had a huge win against the University of the Cumberlands Saturday. After a loss that ended the Tiger’s six-game winning streak, GC edged out UC for the victory. They say “a win is a win” but, it’s even sweeter when one of your players ties their career-high points. That’s exactly what Junior Andrea Howard did, as she scored 12. Coach Andrea McCloskey knew this wasn’t going to be easy and was proud her team rose to the occasion for the W. “This was a good game off the loss for us,” the Georgetown coach said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be an easy win. We knew the Patriots would make a run. They did, and we stayed the course and got the win” (georgetowncollegeathletics.com). Georgetown had the game in the bag in the rst
half, but UC came back and made a game of it, in the second half. GC, ranked No. 12 (16-6, 10-3 Mid-South Conference) beat the UC Patriots (13-10, 6-8) 85-78. Howard was inuential in the win. Not only did she have the most points she’s ever had in a single game, she also nailed back-to-back threes to keep the Tigers on top. Other Tigers played crucial roles throughout the duration of the game. One of those players was Devon Golden. Devon was Golden from beyond the arch, and ended up scoring 21 on the day. She recorded six rebounds, three assists, and ve steals. Another GC player that made an impact on the game was Devanny King, who scored 21 points with eight rebounds, along with three steals. The Tigers hope the win will be the start of a new winning streak. Their next action is at home against University of Pikeville on Thursday.
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Shenaniganery ensues at Georgetown
n Part II of III in a serial short story about having fun on Georgetown’s campus By LEANNDRA PADGETT Staff Writer Previously in a true story to prove that fun adventures can happen on Georgetown’s campus on the weekends: Six friends on the second story of a GC dorm set up a scavenger hunt for themselves, entitled “Blue’s Clues.” The rst clue, in a pulley system out the second story window, was stolen and then reappeared without explanation. They replaced the pulley as a trap to see if the culprits would strike again. Apparently the second story friends were not very watchful, for no one saw the next attack. Eventually they noticed, however, that the pulley was once again missing. This time they were truly befuddled. What was going on? This second assault
was the impetus for a fulledged investigation. The students split up, created a home base (which consisted of a dry erase board, markers and an eraser) and began outlining possibilities of suspects, motivations and methods. The card players in the lobby were, of course under suspicion, but there were also those three passing students who had walked by before. What did anyone know of them? C thought she knew the phone number of a sister of the girl they had seen, so she texted her, but did not know what to expect since it was by now about 1:30 in the morning (As it turns out, they heard back from this “sister” the next morning. She did not have a sister and C immediately deleted her number as she did not know who the stranger on the other end of the conversation really was). Finally, C decided to stake out the culprits. She hid in the bottom of the bench outside her dorm. Lying down, she waited while her friends watched from second story windows. C’s efforts were q u i c k l y rewarded. Soon a girl—one of the card players—crept outside and placed the
pulley on the concrete wall. “Aha!” C cried, leaping out of hiding and chasing the girl back into the lobby. “Aha!” she cried again, entering and confronting the six card playing culprits. “Don’t know anything about it, eh?” she asked, holding up the vial triumphantly. She was met with denial and confusion. Realizing that there was no escaping the fact that one of their number had been seen returning the pulley, they changed their tune. No longer did they “not know what she was talking about.” Now they “had been framed.” “She told us to!” they insisted. “Who told you?” asked a skeptical C. “That girl did. She did a somersault across the oor and told us to put this out there. She said not to tell you all.” “Who was it?” C pressed. Glancing at one another, one of them nally caved in—“L.” Surprised and uncertain, C, still clutching the pulley, headed for the stairs. “I’ll be back,” she said, seeking answers and explanations from her second story friends. Upon reaching her room, C found that L and another girl, “U” were out looking for clues, but everyone was excited to hear what had been going on downstairs. They did not know what had happened after they saw C follow the card player inside. After more speculation and whiteboard diagramming, L and U still had not returned. Getting
impatient, a few went to nd them. With no luck, they started a more thorough investigation to nd the missing members of their second story friends. The friends searched the building systematically, starting at the top level and splitting up to cover all stairwells, bath and study rooms. With no luck, they reconvened in the home base on the second oor. By now it was about 1:45 a.m. and they started getting worried and confused. Where were the two girls? Blue’s Clues had become CSI. Was this a real mystery? The girls’ phones had been called, but both of them had been left in C’s room. Their keys were also present, so it did not seem likely that they had driven anywhere. Just to cover all bases, the second story friends staked out both of the girls’ cars and even called L’s boyfriend. People seen in the lobby and halls were asked about the girls’ whereabouts. No one had any answers. Eventually, 2 a.m. rolled around and the group resigned themselves to the now empty lobby because they were a co-ed group and did not want
to get written up. No more crimes were needed that night (and this story wishes to prove that fun can be had at GC on weekends legally). Were the girls in danger? It seemed premature to call campus safety. And how would they explain it anyway? “Um, yes, we lost two of our friends somewhere within this building while we were playing Blue’s Clues.” It was out of the question. Finally, around 2:15 a.m., the group had split up again for a nal search. From the ground level, a cry rang out which drew them all back together. “She’s behind a tree!” they heard. Sure enough, there behind a tree outside the dorm crouched U, and L was just behind her! They turned and ran, with two of the second oor friends in hot pursuit. After an extended sprint, the breathless friends were reunited. “What the heck?!” C shouted. Where have you all been? C was beside herself and full of anxious energy; she almost seemed ready to tackle or punch one of her recently lost companions. What was their story? What had really happened that night?
Be sure to pick up Issue 4 to see what happens in Part III!
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: TJ Kelly By ALLIE ENGLERT Back Page Editor A native of Shelbyville, Ky., TJ Kelly claims that he chose to pursue his undergraduate degree at GC for several reasons. “Georgetown didn’t have an essay on their application, and it (Georgetown College) was the rst school that I applied to and the rst school where I was accepted.” The communication and political science double major was encouraged to apply to GC by his longtime best friend and fellow GC classmate, Reid Stivers. Since beginning his college career at Georgetown, TJ has become involved in Residence
Life. A member of the organization since his sophomore year, TJ is now the Resident Director of his fraternity, the President’s House Association. In addition to his collegiate extracurricular activities, TJ has spent the past few years working for Big Rock Sports, a sporting goods distributor. Through his job he has had the opportunity to go to Salt Lake City, Phoenix and Las Vegas a few times a year for trade shows. TJ also enjoys several hobbies. The avid fan of TV series encourages everyone to check out “Scrubs,” a hospital sitcom starring Zac Braff. “Everyone needs to watch all eight seasons of “Scrubs.” I genuinely believe
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TJ is a communication and political science double major and a member of the President’s House Association.
that you can learn every life lesson needed by watching it.” After swimming for 12 years, and giving up the sport when he came to college, TJ has enjoyed participating in intramurals with his PHA brothers. “My favorite sport is water polo. It’s what I look forward to all year.” During college, TJ found a new place to call “home.” His family now lives in Morehead City, N.C, and he admits that he has fallen in love with all that North Carolina has to offer. He admits that he is thankful to have his sister, Lauren Kelly, here at Georgetown with him. “Having her at school with me makes home not feel so far away.” When asked what memories he will cherish after leaving Georgetown, TJ reected on late night trips to Hong’s with his best friend Reid Stivers, and Eddie White. He is also thankful for his girlfriend, Erica Hagan, and the constant support she’s offered him over the past few years. TJ’s advice to Georgetown students is simple. “Everyone should get their tuition’s worth by developing relationships with their professors.” He is extremely grateful for the impact that Dr. Chris Nix, chair of the Communications department, has had on his life. After graduating in May, TJ plans to go to graduate school at either North Carolina State or Florida State to pursue a master’s degree in Organizational Communications. “I want to go into some sort of public relations or consulting.” Regardless of what life after Georgetown entails, TJ is sure to be successful in his endeavor to just “take life as it comes.”
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Quote My Georgetown Professor “The gospel of Thomas is obviously a pseudepigraphon.” - Dr. Asher “I realize this is off topic, but that’s not going to stop me.” - Dr. Takacs “How is the Bible different from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’?” - Doc Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
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“American Women and the Etching Revival”
By ELIZABETH FOOTE Staff Writer
The “American Women and Etching Revival: Works on Paper from the Payne Collection” opened in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery on Jan. 25. This display exhibits multiple etchings from Louisville’s Warren and Julie Payne collection. The etchings were created by both American women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and by the artists who inspired their art. According to the description of the collection, there was an etching revival during the 1880s. It was popular during this time period to etch for print making. Chemicals would be applied to a copper plate on which the artist would draw with an etching needle. Some women dedicated themselves to the art, and there are many of these female artists represented in this collection including Louise Prescott Canby, Gabrielle DeVeaux Clements, Blanche Dillaye, Eliza Pratt Greatorex, Ellen Dale Hale, Margaret Hoyt, Hellen Hyde, Rachel A. LaFontaine, Margaret White Lesley, Nan Lindahl, Anna Lea Merritt, Mary Nimmo Moran, Ellen Oakford, Edith Loring Pierce, Edith Penman, Margaret Mary Taylor, Martha Scrudder Twachtman and Berthe Morisot. Some of the
male inspirations for these artists are also on display. A few that are represented in the gallery are Seymour Haden, Charles Jacque, Peter Moran, Thomas Moran, James Abbott and McNeill Whistler. The gallery offers biographies on some of the artists, and in the center of the gallery there is a display case lled with pictures of female artists and the original plate of Mary Nimmo Moran’s piece “Solitude.” The collection is split into four sections: People, Boats, Places and Views. The etchings are full Source: annexgalleries of variety, some in “Ophelia” by Anna Lea Merritt is just one of the etchings black–and–white on display at the Warren and Julie Payne exhibition. others in color, some simplistic, others full of detail. garet Taylor Fox, “Untitled,” is a beautiOne of my favorites by Mary Mar- fully haunting 1890 etching of two boys
row boating past the ruins of an old church with an adjoining graveyard. This detailed piece feels as though it has an eerie story behind it. An equally eerie yet beautiful piece on display is “’Tween the Gloaming and the Mirk, When the Kye Come Home” etched by Mary Nimmo Moran in 1883. This piece, imbued with the same aura of an uncanny back story, portrays a gloomy, neglected bridge in the middle of a small pond. A lighter (and possibly the most beautiful) piece that caught my eye is Ellen Oakford’s “Arch of the Elms” created in 1889. As hinted in the title, this wonderfully detailed etching features a pathway lined with an arch of Elm trees. This is one of those pieces that I would love to jump into and simply walk around in for a while. One of the few pieces using color is an 1880 etching, “Ophelia,” by Anna Lea Merritt. I believe this piece is meant to add a (slightly sad) face to the character in Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.” My favorite piece featuring color, however, is a 1912 woodcut by Helen Hyde, “A Common Scold.” This humorous piece shows a small boy in a sombrero holding his hand out to a grumpy–looking turkey. Perhaps my favorite piece from the boat section of the gallery is an untitled 1890 etching by Mary Margret Taylor Fox. This piece portrays a church overlooking a peaceful harbor. A slightly more menacing (but still beautiful) addition to the boat section is “Gloucester Harbour Threatening Weather” by Ellen Day Hale, which features three boats struggling through harsh waters. These are just a few of the great works of art on display in the “American Women and Etching Revival.” It will be open Monday-Friday, noon-4:30 p.m., through March 8. So take a study break, come over to the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, and get lost in some of these beautiful etchings.
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“Warm Bodies” far from lukewarm By KATE DOCTOR Staff Writer My initial thoughts about “Warm Bodies” were more skeptical than excited. The only zombie movies I’d ever seen in my life (as far as I can remember anyway) were “The Night of the Living Dead” and “Zombieland,” so I didn’t have much to go on in terms of critiquing how accurate the zombies are according to pop culture. Putting that point aside, however, my overall impression was that the movie, based on the zombie romance novel of the same name by Isaac Marion, was fantastic. My skepticism was blown away by the unique depiction of these corpses and the post apocalyptic that they inhabit with their living counterparts. My favorite aspect of the movie was the inner monologue of the main character, R (Nicholas Hoult), which is heard throughout the movie, express-
ing his strong desire to be human again. At the beginning of the movie, he is describing his everyday life as the walking dead, lamenting how conicted he feels about eating human esh. Then he meets Julie (Teresa Palmer) and ends up saving her from the rest of his fellow esh-eaters. Falling for her almost instantly, he realizes that he feels human again when she is around. It seems all sugary sweet on paper, but in the hands of “50/50” director Jonathan Levine, the lm handles the story in a way that is equally comedic and serious. R is seeking out the humanity that he has lost due to becoming a zombie, hoarding things that make him feel “alive” and human. This is akin, to me at least, to the kind of things that many people seek out in this world to feel alive and happy: the many material possessions of our generation. However, as depicted in the movie, the feeling of humanity doesn’t come from these
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Nicolas Hoult stars as the undead R in Jonathan Levine’s latest film - an adaptation of Isaac Marion’s zombie romance novel, “Warm Bodies.”
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R, who struggles with his new life as a bloodthirsty zombie, finds that he miraculously feels alive again in the presence of Julie (Teresa Palmer, pictured above). random physical objects, but rather from the interactions one has with other people. In R’s case, he begins to feel alive again when he falls in love with Julie. If R hadn’t met Julie, it is not hard to imagine him remaining in his walking, corpse-like existence as a member of the bloodthirsty (though highly conicted) dead. One downside to the lm is that the interaction between Julie and her father (John Malkovich), who is an important gurehead in the small human colony Julie lives in, felt a bit rushed. I was aware that their relationship isn’t the best in the world, but I felt as though this could have been emphasized a bit more since Julie’s father played such an important role in the movie. If the relationship had been emphasized and delved into a bit more, there would have been a much more emotional impact. Don’t get me wrong, the lm is quite affecting. However, by rushing through the father-daughter relation-
ship, the lm is unable to reach its full emotional potential. In retrospect, the movie is more about R and Julie, but I feel that the additional insight into the relationship between Julie and her father would only benet the lm’s narrative. Overall, I recommend this movie for fans of romantic comedies and zombie lms alike. It has a bit of action, a bit of romance and a lot of zombies.
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Four years ago, I stepped foot on the Georgetown College’s campus for the rst time. I remember three things about the tour I received that day: the sense of community on campus, the lack of air conditioning in Knight Hall and the impressive pennant wall in the Caf. For those of you keeping count, that’s one negative and two positives. Like most freshman girls, I did not relish the idea of moving into an 80-degree building in the middle of August. Luckily, the emphasis on community and the credentials of the Georgetown faculty won me over. Had it not been for those two things, I might not have been able to overlook the housing situation. I might not have chosen Georgetown College. I loved the pennant wall— you know, the wall in the Caf that displayed ags from all our professors’ alma maters. When my tour guide explained the wall’s signicance, I was impressed that Georgetown had faculty from so many prestigious schools and that Georgetown valued its professors enough to display their achievements in the Caf. Georgetown had (and still has) professors from Ivy League schools, and I was excited to learn from them. Prospective students who tour Georgetown’s campus now will never experience the pennant wall, and current students can no longer enjoy the display. In its place is a colossal advertisement for Georgetown College. I see two major prob-
lems with the new Caf mural (well, two problems aside from the personal issue I have with my face appearing on a display that I do not support). First, there is no need for an advertisement in the Caf. The population that the Caf is meant to serve consists of current Georgetown students, faculty and staff. These groups do not need or benet from seeing a massive advertisement for Georgetown College at every meal. As a current student, I have already chosen to attend Georgetown College. I do not need a blatant marketing attempt to tell me about Georgetown’s great traditions. The new mural is a perfect example of the college ignoring the needs of its students and placing too great an emphasis on pleasing prospective students. It validates many students’ concern that the college is acting too much like a business and not enough like an institution of higher education. To me, the pennant wall symbolized the college’s academic rigor; the new mural represents an unwelcome shift in the college’s priorities Of course, I acknowledge that the pennant wall was also a marketing tool. The difference, however, is that the pennant wall was an understated reminder of what is good about Georgetown College. It allowed current students to celebrate their professors, the college’s greatest asset in the eyes of many students. The pennant wall may have helped convince me to attend Georgetown, but the wall’s appeal to prospective students was coincidental, and
the display meant as much (or more) to me as a current student as it did to me as a prospective one. My second problem with the new mural is that it is not the kind of marketing that Georgetown College needs. The wall made such a positive impression on me as a prospective student because it convinced me that the college could compete with schools like Transy and Centre. While the sense of community on campus is a major selling point, I argue that Georgetown needs to advertise its academic strengths more effectively. Our professors are amazing, and we ought to take advantage of that fact. For example, Dr. Klotter is the Kentucky State Historian. Dr. Czarnecki is the historian for the International Virginia Woolf Society. How many of us knew that? How many prospective students know? Probably not many. From my perspective, Georgetown does not celebrate its faculty as it should—and replacing the pennant wall with a tawdry advertisement is an excellent example of this neglect. I don’t claim to know anything about the current state of enrollment management at Georgetown College. Maybe the right changes are already taking place—but if they’re not, I implore the college to prioritize academics, celebrate our faculty and remember that this is an institution of learning, not a corporation.
Opinion Death, Drones and Doctrine: The Fault in American Foreign Policy
February 6, 2013 Page 11
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By JONATHAN BALMER Contributing Writer
More than potentially harming our long-term prosperity, the foreign policy of the United States has gross moral aws which have failed a generation here and abroad. Nowhere is that better seen than in the increased prevalence of remote drone warfare in Pakistan and Yemen under Obama’s administration. CNN reported in September that President Obama ordered six times more strikes in one term than President Bush did in his entire presidency. Ross Douthat succinctly described Obama’s policy in his Jan. 12, 2013, New York Times op-ed “The Obama Synthesis” as, “Fewer boots on the ground, but lots of drones in the air. Assassination, yes; nationbuilding, no. An imperial presidency with a less-imperial global footprint.” Through this modication of the Bush doctrine, it became clear: just because something has a smaller footprint doesn’t necessarily mean it’s less dangerous or more morally justied. And while a senior Obama ofcial has claimed “single digit” deaths in Pakistan, databases such as “The Long War Journal” claim between 130 and 268 civilian deaths, and “The New American Foundation” reports 152-191 deaths of civilians and 130-268 “unknowns” while the recent Stanford/ NYU report, admittedly more criticized by those such as
“Foreign Policy’s” Meg Braun, claims much more: between 474 and 881 civilians. However, whether the number of civilian casualties since 2004 is 100 or 800, the effectiveness of these drone strikes is questionable. As Braun herself referenced in another article, while one third of all strikes by President Bush killed a militant leader, under President Obama, that number has fallen to 13 percent and leaders account for only two percent of all drone–related fatalities. All of this as the administration claims drones “limit collateral damage.” All of this, when we are told the drones are “surgical” in accuracy. Given these varied sources, two things appear true: rst, many more civilians are being killed than the Obama administration would like citizens to believe. Second, the drones are having a profoundly damaging psychological effect upon innocent citizens. Connor Friedersdorf reported in “The Atlantic” that those living in northern Pakistan suffer intense psychological trauma from the constant presence of U.S. drones. Some of these civilians were interviewed and attest to this. Friedersdorf writes: “Faheem Qureshi is still just a teenager. “Back in 2009, he was the sole survivor of the rst drone strike that President Obama ordered. He was ‘one of the top four students in his class before the drone strike fractured his
skull and nearly blinded him,’ the report states. He’s struggled ever since. ‘Our minds have been diverted from studying. We cannot learn things because we are always in fear of the drones hovering over us, and it really scares the small kids who go to school,’ he told his interviewer. ‘At the time the drone struck, I had to take exams, but I couldn’t take exams after that because it weakened my brain. I couldn’t learn things, and it affected me emotionally. My mind was so badly affected.’” Not only do the drones have a questionable success rate, kill civilians and cause psychological problems, but they are setting an unsettling legal precedent. As Maj. Charles G. Kels wrote in the “Armed Forces Journal,” John Brennan, the president’s counterterrorism adviser, “acknowledged that as ‘the rst nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely–piloted aircraft in an armed conict,’ the U.S. has a special obligation to set an example of the lawful and ethical prosecution of such a program.” Yet the United States ceased waiting for Pakistan’s permission to continue drone strikes, straining our relationship with that country. This, from what I have learned, does not indicate a foreign policy which is creating friends for the United States or protecting the innocent. And we should be concerned on an individual, as well as national, level. If we are trying to eliminate terrorism, why should we
not hope to prevent creating terrorists? When a drone, by accident or not, kills a man’s son I would imagine it would not matter much the father’s disposition before the attacks. Should we be surprised if his anguish desires revenge? What would stop him from turning to wish war upon the United States which killed his son? What is it, exactly, which prevents this huge prevalence of drones from creating more terrorists than it eliminates? I say all of this not as a strong pacist. I now, however reluctantly, recognize war sometimes arrives a grim necessity. But, as someone who considers himself pro-life, I believe I must be consistently so. I ask, “Is this how a just war is fought?” Is a three percent success rate of killing militant and dangerous targets all we
can achieve for what is lost in “collateral damage”? And, to speak specically to those with whom I share pro-life convictions: if the life of a boy in rural Pakistan is a life just as the child in the womb, why don’t we advocate for him against the actions our government has taken— as so many thousands demonstrated for the unborn at the “March for Life” at Washington a few weeks ago? Though that “Bush Doctrine” of foreign policy has evolved over the years, preemptive strikes and drone warfare seems to becoming increasingly the norm. Should it? Or, rather, is this a situation in which it is a moral imperative that we question the harm caused by these actions—however remote the location or however remote the agent of the action may be.
Dear George: Advice for Tigers What should girls get guys for Valentine’s Day? Guys always know what to get girls for Valentine’s Day, usually a gift consisting of owers or chocolate. However, when it comes to shopping for guys, girls usually hit a road block. Several guys gave their opinions on what they would like to get for Valentine’s Day: chocolate, a homemade craft that relates to the guy’s interests, a coupon for a meal at the King buffet and simply her time. Ladies, you simply need to be attentive to your guy’s interests and buy or make him a gift that relates to those interests. Send in any funny or serious questions that you would like answered right here in the advice column for The Georgetonian at georgetonian@georgetowncollege.edu! Questions answered by Hannah Kreiger.
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needs to reevaluate BP GC “frozen” policies
By ALLIE ENGLERT A woman without regrets There’s nothing this writer enjoys more than walking around our campus when it’s covered in a blanket of snow. Seeing the trees laden with a wintery mix and the beautiful brick buildings covered in a white powdery dust makes me certain that Georgetown is truly the most beautiful campus in Kentucky. Throughout this past week, however, this writer noticed that this wintery bliss can be viewed as metaphor for Georgetown’s current plight. You see, fellow Tigers, just as Georgetown was aesthetically covered in a frozen tundra this past week, many of the policies that GC currently holds near and dear to her heart are outdated or frozen in time. The most archaic policy that comes to the mind of this writer is Georgetown’s “non-discrimination” policy (And yes, those quotation marks are intentional). To truly be considered non-discriminatory, the College should consider all aspects of one’s identity, including gender and sexual orientation. According to the GC website, the policy as of now states, “Georgetown College is committed to equal employment for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship (as dened under the Immigration Reform and Control Act), disability or veteran’s status (Inclusion of other protected categories such as sexual orientation or marital status depends upon the school’s policy and state law).” If Georgetown truly seeks to become a diverse campus, then altering this policy should be obviously necessary. The mission statement of GC’s diversity initiative states, “The Mission of the Georgetown College Diversity Commit-
tee is to identify critical diversity issues in the Georgetown community and to recommend strategies for addressing them.” It seems to this writer that the fact that our non-discrimination policy doesn’t include sexual orientation or gender is a “critical diversity issue” that should be addressed and altered by none other than our Diversity Committee. Senior Rachael Castillo is one of the many students outraged by this policy. She says, “The current state of our nondiscrimination policy is cowardly and hypocritical. I am utterly dismayed that an institution so purportedly committed to diversity has not chosen to protect the members of its community against every kind of discrimination.” Due to Georgetown’s status as a private institution, the college is not required to include these factors in the non-discrimination policy by law. Still, just because GC is not bound by law to include these factors, it does not lessen the severity of the issue. Georgetown offers many entities that they are not required to by law. For instance, GC also is not required to offer free tutoring services, or free access to the gym to our students. Still, the college offers these facilities to the student population because it helps ensure the overall academic and physical success of Tigers. Furthermore, as Georgetonian staff writer Ashlie Davis pointed out in a few months ago, a Christian institution we are called to love God rst and then love our neighbors as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:37-40). It seems to this Christian writer that failing to incorporate sexual orientation and gender into our non-discrimination policy dees this commandment. Additionally, several students nd visitation hours to be an annoyance.
Senior Evan Harrell is among the students who believe the curfew policy should be changed. Evan made the valid point that by society’s standards, college students are considered adults and should be treated as such. “We are old enough to smoke, vote and ght in a war, and some of us are old enough to drink, but if I’m watching a movie in my room after hours with a group of friends (some of whom happen to be females), we are all going to be documented. Just by the nature of the normal college sleep schedule, most activity doesn’t even begin until 10 or after, leaving little time for a movie or working on homework. I think it might be worth our while to revisit the policy.” Another policy that requires immediate reevaluation is Georgetown’s stance as a Christian institution. While this isn’t an outdated quality of our college, what makes it “frozen” is the fact that we as a community have become stagnant in determining the details of our Christian heritage. As it is now, our Christian tradition appears to be only a title. Although this writer personally appreciates the fact that Georgetown serves as the home to many people from various faith backgrounds, it is my personal belief that the college could benet from outlining what it means to be a
Christian institution and how this could affect the four year experience of each and every Tiger. Determining the doctrine of our faith background would help solidify what it means to “Live, Learn and Believe.” Change is a process feared by many. However, without change, America would still be a colony of England exploiting innocent slaves. As this writer has stated before, change is slow within the walls of Georgetown. One can only hope that just as our campus will soon thaw from its current frozen state, that many of Georgetown’s antiquated policies will soon no longer be frozen in time. And if you don’t know, now you know, Tigas.
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