Issue 19

Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper

October 30, 2019

Volume CXXXVIV Issue 19

GC Men’s Basketball starts season at Rupp Arena

By Ben Robison

Tigers have Staff Writer what it takes to The Georgetown men’s win it all again basketball team IS reigning this upcoming NAIA National Champions season. as they won it all this past Georgeyear against Carroll College in town’s bigKansas City, Missouri. Coach gest and most Briggs is beginning his 9th recent chalseason as the head coach for lenge of the the Tigers and holds a record THE GEORGETONIAN / JUSTUS MARTIN year came this of 219-59, with eight NAIA The ‘18—’19 National Championship banner is revealed at past Sunday Tournament Appearances, the first home game of the current season. as they faced two National Tournament Year Recipient (2013, 2019). off against the University of Titles (2013, 2019), and is a With an experienced coach Kentucky Wildcats in a preseatwo-time NAIA Coach of the and many veteran players, the son exhibition game at Rupp

Arena. The results of the game did not go our way as the final score of the game was 80-53 in favor of the Cats.

Although our basketball team has a few tall and physical guys, we went into the game being physically outmatched in both height and size. With their smallest player being 6’3” and having nine guys over 6’6”, the Tigers had their work cut out for them, especially on defense.

On the boards, Georgetown dominated Kentucky all

game in both offensive and defensive rebounds. Chris Coffey had the most rebounds between either team as he gathered 9 of the 26 boards for Georgetown. This is quite surprising as most would expect the height and size of the Wildcats to prevent the Tigers from maintaining possession.

Georgetown also outshot UK at the free-throw line making 18 of their 22 attempts, while UK went 11-17.

The main factor separating UK.... Continued on Page 4

the first floor, his girlfriend on the second floor and then, finally, himself on the third.

Being the thorough and ever-detailed newsroom that we are, we had to do an in-person investigation into the spooky pit known as Knight Hall.

What we saw will scar our editors for the rest of their lives. We started the investigation on the first floor, where Opinion Editor, Cooper Adkins, wandered off after hearing glass shatter down the hall. We shortly followed after him, after investigating the kitchen.

Myseriously, all we could find was his juul and his rosetinted glasses, shattered and stained with a single drop of blood.

Brushing it off, the gang continued upstairs. Feeling brave, Lauren Parkinson, the A&E editor, took the back staircase, splitting from the group. She was convinced that the ghosts were the Maskrafters trying to advertise for their current production “Men on Boats.” When we made it to the top of the stairs we looked down the long hallway, illuminated with flickering lights and saw Lauren’s body float-

ing in the air. As the air grew stale around us, we watched as her body flew through the window.

Hearing a bumping sound coming from the third floor, we determined to finish our investigation and hesitantly went up to the top floor. The reader will remember that this is where the previous killer had committed suicide.

Peering into each room, we were horrified to see the ghosts of Cooper, Lauren, the bestfriend and the girlfriend in room 333. As we tried to leave the room, knives started flying after us. Copy Editor, Sophie

Hughes, fixated only on staying alive and not on her journalisitic duties sprinted down the stairs and out of Knight Hall.

We, the only survivors, Andrew and Laura, made it to the hallway window just in time to see a sink drop on Sophie’s head just as she had made it out the front door.

Fulfiled in our journalistic expedition, we rushed back to the Georgetonian office to type up this article. The lights have just gone out and there is scratching on all of the windows. We are not sure if.....

Poor People’s Campaign visits Georgetown College page 3

Highest ever finish in GC fishing history page 5

Ghostly tales from Spain Are superstitions real or fake? page 6 page 11

Ghost hunt in Knight Hall reveals spooky findings

By ANDREW ALVEY AND LAURA CALLIHAN News Editor and Editor in Chief Knight Hall. A mysterious building once lived in, but no longer. Why, you may ask?

Some say it is due to renovations, but we at the Georgetonian are ready to share the “real” story.

It is empty because it is HAUNTED! Why is this seemingly normal building haunted you may ask?

From our thorough investigating into the history of this building we have seen many reports of a man killing his best friend and roommate on

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Global

Headlines Compiled by Andrew Alvey  Selena Gomez releases two new songs back to back with “Lose You to Love Me” and “Look at Her Now.” These are her first solo songs since her breakup with Justin Bieber and battle with lupus that ended with her needing a kidney transplant last year.  A ghostly child-like figure was seen wandering around in CCTV footage of an English Pub. A waitress stated that she had not seen anything suspicious when she had walked past the area where the figure appeared the previous night.  A former manager of the Department of Defense’s Aerospace Threat program has stated that UFOs are real and have been officially documented.  The European Space Agency has shared a picture of a “space ghost” 440 light years away from earth. The wispy figure appears due to a nearby star disrupting the presence of a nebula.  A mom in Illinois, saw a ghost baby in her child’s crib next to her son. The “ghost” was actually the mattress sticker of her son’s bed.

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Poor People’s Campaign visits Georgetown College

By CARTER FELTON Staff Writer

On Oct. 28, Georgetown College hosted leaders, speakers and organizers from the Poor People’s Campaign.

There was a rally and march beginning at 5:30 p.m. which led into the Mass Meeting at 6:30 p.m. inside of John Hill Chapel.

The Poor People’s Campaign is a national movement which calls for a moral revival by uniting people across the country in an effort to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation’s overall distorted morality.

It is a contemporary effort to pick up and relaunch the campaign under the same name that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was working on when he was assassinated in 1968. The Campaign is currently undertaking the “We Must Do M.O.R.E. Tour” and is committed to promoting Mobilization, Organization, Registration and Education.

The event was led by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II whose powerful message was delivered side by side several moving testimonies and worshipful music provided by the Total Praise Choir. The testimonies related to the audience first hand accounts about growing up in poverty and being subsequently ravished by the opioid epidemic, the cocaine crisis, the lack of affordable insurance and healthcare and the inherent struggles present with immigration into the United States.

All of the testimonies were delivered by Kentucky residents. The Rev. Dr. in his speech provided insight into how the playing field was not at

all level, and desperately needed correction which would allow for equal opportunity.

The audience celebrated the testimony givers for making it through their struggles, but Dr. Barber made it clear that they should not have had to go through these struggles in the first place. It was effectively communicated that this was not a partisan or a racial issue; it was a moral issue that impacted every ethnic group.

Dr. Barber turned to scripture in order to point out that Jesus wasn’t interested in the lepers’ healthcare provider or their ability to make copay when he healed them. People helping other people out when they were in need is looked down upon in today’s society, when it used to just be called a community.

Dr. Barber ended by encouraging his audience to rise up against the unjust systems of oppression

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put in place by the government.

Georgetown, was the ninth stop on the national “We Must Do M.O.R.E. Tour” which will travel through 22 states from September 2019 to May 2020.

This tour will eventually lead into the “Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington” which will take place at the National Mall, Washington D.C. on June 20, 2020. This assembly will see thousands of poor people, advocates and faith leaders gather at the nation’s capital to demonstrate their power.

They will demand the implementation of the “Moral Agenda” of the Poor People’s Campaign and call all people of conscience to engage in deeply moral civic engagement and voting that cares about poor and lowwealth people, the sick, immigrants, workers, the environment and peace over war.

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GC participates in “I Stand with Immigrants Day of Action”

By WILLOW DOVE

Staff Writer This year, Georgetown College participated in an exciting event for the first time called the “I Stand with Immigrants Day of Action.” Over 150 different colleges and universities across the country stood together on Oct. 22 to celebrate the diversity that makes up America.

The event was run by the Language Department including Spanish professor Señor Prades and French professor Madame Lodz, with many students volunteering to help as well. The purpose of the event was to show support for the immigrants in our country and to bring awareness to the history of immigration in the United States. This Day of Action emphasized that wherever you come from, it’s important to stand together with your neighbors from across the world.

During the event, a table was set up outside the caf where free “I Stand with Immigrants” t-shirts and stickers were distributed to anyone who was interested. Students were also offered the

opportunity to write down why they choose to stand with immigrants and their own heritage as well.

The Day of Action was very successful, with many people choosing to share their stories and views as to why supporting immigrants was so important to them. It was inspiring to see how many people were willing to share their support of immigrants and were open to talking about their own experiences.

One of the students who volunteered to help run the event was Sophia Kimbell, a Junior here at Georgetown College. She was more than happy to be a part of the Day of Action explaining, “I loved being able to make connections in our campus and community and speak up for underrepresented groups on campus. We’re stronger together, and I appreciate the unique opportunity to be an activist at Georgetown College!”

Although this was the first time Georgetown has participated in this movement, organizers hope that it will become one that the college will be a part of for many years to come. It was

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Georgetown students and professors hand out stickers and t-shirts outside the Cafeteria for “I Stand with Immigrants” Day of Action. a way to raise awareness and unite the members of the campus.

Professor Madame Lodz said “Even at Georgetown College, there are many professors and students who are immigrants or have family members who immigrated to America. It is important to show them that we all stand

with them and are happy to share our country. Diversity and culture are part of what makes America a developed, inclusive place. Events such as the ‘I Stand with Immigrants Day of Action’ help push us along the way to a better, more welcoming future.”

inside the Ruth Pearce Wilson Lab Theatre, students will be performing their second showing of the play “Men on Boats.” Admission is only $4 for students and each night the play will begin at 7:30 p.m. Show up early to avoid the crowd and get the best seats possible.

On Sunday, Nov. 3 daylight savings time ends. This means we will need to move our clocks back an hour Saturday night. With this change, we will GAIN an extra hour to study or sleep, whichever you prefer.

This Monday, the Equine Scholars Program (ESP) is having a movie night inside of Asher 112. The movie shown will be none other than, “Secretariat.”

The film will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be a NEXUS event.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the annual Cawthorne Lecture will be given in the John L. Hill Chapel beginning at 11 a.m. The lecture for this year will be given by Dr. Homer White. He has been at Georgetown for the past 23 years and is currently the Department Chair of the Mathematics department.

Tuesday Night, GAC is continuing their weekly trivia night, where teams of up to four have the opportunity to win gift certificates to the Mulberry.

The event is held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. inside the Mulberry Café and gift certificates are given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.

This week in Georgetown: Oct. 30- Nov. 5

By BENJAMIN ROBISON Staff Writer

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Student Health Advisory Counsel (SHAC) will be having breast cancer prevention screenings inside the Counseling and Health Center. Wednesday, the screenings will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday the screenings will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

No appointments are necessary and there will be goodies for anyone who comes.

Later on Wednesday night, Pi Kappa Alpha will be having a costume party at the Pike house. They

will be having an alien themed party which is supposed to be out of this world. The event is set to start at 8:30 p.m. and students will need to bring their Gcard before they can enter the party.

On Halloween night, the ladies of Phi Mu and the men of PHA will be hosting a Halloween party in the lobby of PHA. There will be plenty of decorations, candy and people in fun costumes dancing the night away. This spooktacular event begins at 8 p.m. so make sure to dress up in your favorite costume and your favorie dancing shoes. As always bring your Gcard for entry into the party.

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The Georgetonian Sports & Recreation UK Wildcats bounce back from Georgia loss, defeat Missouri Tigers

By ROB BIRD Staff Writer

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GC students Justin Girtin (left) and Jerry Granillo (right) stand together in Rupp Arena before the game began.

GC Men’s Basketball

continued from Page 1 ...from Georgetown was the ability of the Wildcats to consistently make their shots.

The Wildcats were more consistent, shooting 49.2% (30-61) from the field and 40.9% (9-22) from the 3-point line.

Overall, the Tigers only made 16 of their 64 shots from the field (25%) and hit 3 of 15 shots from beyond the arc (20%). Jake Ohmer (#2) was a key scorer for Georgetown as he scored 25 points for the Tigers. Ohmer shot 8-for-16 (50%) from the field, went 2-for-6 from the 3-point line, and was 100% (7-7) shooting free throws.

UK’s basketball team was more technically and mechanically skilled, but Georgetown’s physicality, grit and confidence allowed them to keep up with the dominating NCAA Division 1 UK Wildcats. This

game was a good reminder for the Tigers that they have the potential to compete at a high level, but need to focus on the little details to continue to be a top tier team.

On Tuesday Oct. 29, the GC Men’s basketball team played their first home game of the season against Miami University Middletown.

During the half—time of the game, the team had the honor of bringing the NAIA National Championship banner home to Georgetown College. The team won the championship for the 2018—2019 season this past April against Carroll College.

The team is looking forward to another great season and is starting out strong with a hard-fought game against the Kentucky Wildcats and a win over Miami University Middletown.

This past Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats football team dominated their SEC East rival Missouri Tigers in a 29-7 victory at Kroger Field in Lexington. Even under extremely dire weather conditions, the Wildcats bounced back from the defeat the previous week to Georgia with their biggest and most dominant win of the season.

With the victory, the Wildcats improved their record to 2-4 against fellow Southeastern Conference opponents this season, and it was their fifth straight victory over the Tigers.

Last week, Kentucky fell to the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens and were held scoreless in that game. Weather conditions proved very hazardous, and it was not the greatest showing for the Wildcats against the top 10 ranked Bulldogs.

The game against the Tigers marked the third

straight game that Junior wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. made his start at quarterback, and it was his best performance yet.

The Junior finished with 204 rushing yards and 54 passing yards that helped propel Kentucky to their fourth victory of the season.

Kentucky started the game with a strong defense, forcing a missed field goal and a punt on Missouri’s first two possessions. After a Lynn Bowden fumble which started the game, Kentucky’s offense then got rolling on a drive that went 86 yards in seven plays.

This drive was highlighted by a 44 yard bomb from Bowden to receiver Bryce Oliver. The drive was capped off by a two yard touch-down run by Kavosiey Smoke at the goal line.

On Kentucky’s next possession, they were once again able to march down the field for a second touchdown. This time, running back A.J. Rose rushed in for the 20 yard touchdown run. Just before halftime, kicker Chance Poore came into the game and con-

verted a 43 yard field goal attempt that put Kentucky up 15-0. Kentucky then surprisingly got the ball back with 20 seconds left in the half, and Bowden rushed in the for a ten yard touchdown run that put the Wildcats up 22-0 at halftime.

During the second half, Kentucky extended their lead even further over the Tigers.

This half was highlighted by a 33 yard fake punt run by punter Max Duffy, which kept the opening drive moving for the Wildcats. Missouri would answer with a touchdown score on their next possession, but that was all the Tigers would manage to accomplish.

The last touchdown was once again scored by Bowden, which was a 22-yard touchdown run which sealed the deal for the Wildcats. The final score of the game was Kentucky 29 to Missouri 7.

The Wildcats will look to continue this winning mindset with their game next week against their rival, the Tennessee Volunteers.

GC ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER Fri 1 7 p.m.

Sat 2 1:30 p.m.

Sat 2 2 p.m.

Sat 2 6 p.m Mon 4 6 p.m Mon 4 7:30 p.m.

Tue 5 6:30 p.m.

Fri 8 TBA Fri 8 5 p.m.

Fri 8 7 p.m.

Fri 8 7 p.m.

Sat 9 N/A Sat 9 TBA

Men’s Basketball Football Men’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Women’s Basketball Volleyball JV Volleyball Men’s Soccer JV Volleyball Women’s Basketball Volleyball Men’s/Women’s Cross Country JV Volleyball

vs.

Ohio-Chillicothe vs. University of the Cumberlands vs. Simmons College of Kentucky vs.

Midway University @ Murray State University @ Lindsey Wilson College @ Lindsey Wilson College @ Mid-South Conference vs.

Campbellsville University @ Brewton-Parker vs.

Campbellsville University @ MSC Championships @ MSC Tournament

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Highest ever finish Weekly wrestling history: the in GC fishing history horror of WCW’s Halloween Havoc

By SAM CLARK Staff Writer

When the dust settled on Sunday, Oct. 10, the fishing pair of Georgetown students Jacob Locke and Hunter Osborne finished the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Fishing Open on Lake Dardanelle in fourth place with a two-day total of 22.65 pounds.

The fishing club was able to send three boats to this tournament. The other teams consisted of Cameron Cornelius and Jordan Nicely, as well as Sam Clark and Conner Johnson.

Johnson shared, “my boat thought we had something figured out on the first day, but with the amount of fishing pressure from other fishermen and a lack of quality fish, it didn’t make sense to run that far for nothing.”

However, Locke and Osborne remembered a spot that held fish during this tournament last year, and within the first two hours of the first day of practice, they knew that

this spot was something special.

Osborne and Locke left their spot about an hour early and ran to another spot on the way. They ended up weighing in a catch that produced a keeper last year. Locke had heard from the other Georgetown boats during practice that they had caught some bass on a D&L Tackle Jig, so he decided to throw one of the Black and Blue color.

The team of Osborne and Locke weighed in for a first day total of 17.38 pounds, setting them in second place out of 156 boats.

When all the boats checked in, Locke and Osborne recorded Georgetown’s best ever finish in a major tournament in fourth place with 22.65 pounds. Despite the extremely adverse conditions of changing weather and motor troubles, they both stayed positive and proved GC fishing is one of the best. Congrats guys!

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Jacob Locke (left) and Hunter Osborne (right) with some of their winnings.

By DYLAN PRUITT S&R Editor

Holiday pay-per-views are few and far between in the professional wrestling world.

Though there is always the occasional Monday Night Raw with a Christmas theme, usually featuring a wrestler dressed as Santa that delivers an elbow drop in place of coal; Christmas itself has never been the theme of a large event.

Similarly, holidays like Thanksgiving or Halloween might be highlighted in specific events like a pie to the face or a pumpkin being smashed over someone’s head, but have never been made the center of attention for an entire pay-perview. The exception, however, came with World Championship Wrestling’s Halloween Havoc.

Before the Monday Night Wars between WCW and WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) officially started, which you can read about in one of the first Weekly Wrestling Histories from this semester, each company wanted to set itself apart from the other.

WCW thought one of the best ways to do this was to capitalize on something WWE never had: a holiday-themed pay-per-view. More specifically, a Halloween-centered wrestling event named Halloween Havoc, which first aired in 1989.

Between Vince McMahon’s WWE and Ted Turner’s WCW, the latter still had connections with the National Wrestling Alliance, and thus the ability

to bring in the most reputable stars of the 1980s and 1990s each year. The Halloween show eventually became an event with historic storylines and matches between its induction in 1989 up until its end in 2000.

Perhaps one of the most well-known moments from Halloween Havoc was the infamous “Chamber of Horrors” match, which featured stars of the age like Vader, Mick Foley, Abdullah the Butcher and the legendary Sting. The match is known by wrestling fans and stars alike as among the worst, namely due to its win stipulation: placing your opponent in an electric chair in the middle of the ring and flipping the switch.

The aforementioned Abdullah the Butcher ended up being the one to fall under the chair and be “electrocuted.” Both the sheer absurdity and unbelievability of this match, plus various other terrible matches of the night, led to the 1991 incarnation of Halloween Havoc becoming known as one of the worst pay-per-views in history.

Above all other goofs, gags and mistakes from Halloween Havoc over the years, consensus in the pro-wrestling community holds that the 1998 Halloween Havoc is the definitive worst. More specifically, the penultimate main event of Hulk Hogan against the Ultimate Warrior – simply known as Warrior in WCW for legal reasons – ruined the entire show for many fans. Writer

Dave Meltzer has been a longtime reviewer of wrestling matches, and has only given a few matches a “negative five stars” rating; this match is one of those atrocious performances.

It was a rematch eight years in the making, as the last time the two faced off was at WWE’s WrestleMania VI. Backstage rumors held that Hogan remained bitter at the decision for Warrior to win at ‘Mania, and many saw the victor’s run in WCW as nothing more than leadership satisfying Hogan’s ego.

Little can be said for the match that is not bad, including a lack of ring chemistry between Hogan and Warrior, a failed finishing move, and a terrible improvised ending. On top of it all, WCW ran out of run-time for the show, so fans only saw a glimpse of the final match of the evening before screens went black.

Many have since stated that if the final match between Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Championship would have aired fully, it could have saved the event from being all out disliked.

Through all the shortcomings, however, the event is always worth watching for any wrestling fan, if not simply for the pure nostaligia factor. Whether it meant good moments of spooky Halloween fun or scarily-bad moments of mistakes, Halloween Havoc captured it all during its time in the history of pro-wrestling.

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Ghostly tales from Spain

By CODI BARNETT

Staff Writer Our newest edition to the Spanish department has some interesting tales from Spain.

Professor Abraham Prades Mengibar tells us the story of El hombre del saco, or in English, The Sack Man. Similar to the Boogeyman, the Sack Man is a man created to scare children when they are misbehaving. He is portrayed as a man or creature that carries a bag on his back full of misbehaving children that he later eats. The story, however, is based on the kidnapping and murder of a seven-year-old boy in Gádor, Almería, later known as the Crime of Gádor. The kidnappers later drank the child’s blood as part of a ritual, cut

open his belly, extracted the fat then hid the body. The kidnappers were both later caught and arrested. The crime had become so well-known that using the Sack Man to scare children into coming home early became a popular tactic used by parents.

Dr. Prades Mengibar has another story about a place near where he used to live called Will-o’-the-Wisp. Mysterious lights would appear at the local cemetery. Locals called them spook lights.

It was later found that the so-called spook lights were reflections of the streetlights onto the tombstones on nights with a full moon.

Similar figures are a part of many different cultures’ stories that are meant to scare

children into behaving. For instance, during the Christmas season, there is an old Central European tale of a evil monster named Krampus who is half-goat and half-demon. He terrorizes children who are naughty, stuffing them into a sack and take them away, never to be seen again.

Of course, these stories are so similar that they perhaps suggest that the stories were influenced by one another.

Perhaps they are so similar because such a creature actually exists?

With these stories in mind, do you believe in ghosts or the paranormal? Perhaps we will only know in the following days as Halloween befalls us and the divide between life and death is paper thin.

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Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity will be hosting their Halloween party this Wednesday, Oct. 30. It will take place from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the Pike House.

Best haunted house? The Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati

By CHARITY STOLTZ

Staff Writer If you are looking for a great haunted house for an October night fright, take a quick trip up to Cincinnati and I promise you will not be disappointed.

The Dent Schoolhouse has made it onto several of the “Best Haunted Houses Across America” lists including CNN, Reader’s Digest, The Travel and many more just in 2019.

The converted schoolhouse has a dark history, which is how it got its status as a haunted house. The Dent opened as a real school in 1894.

It was one of the best schools in the area with the finest staff and faculty until 1942. A few

kids had been causing disruptions in the classroom until they mysteriously vanished. They were passed off as runaway kids, but by 1955, at least seven students had gone missing.

Many rumors had begun to spread throughout the community about the janitor, Charlie, who THE GEORGETONIAN/CHARITY STOLTZ once tried to convince Charity at the Haunted House in everyone that a strange Cincinnati. smell coming from the basement of the school was school. due to clogged pipes. EvenThey stormed into the tually, the smell got so bad janitor’s basement and were that children were passing frightened by the sight they out in the hallways. So, com- met. The walls were covered munity members of Dent ral- in decaying remains and some lied together and mobbed the bodies had been sealed in bar-

rels that were then wedged behind the basement walls and left to rot forever.

The school closed, but the janitor was never caught. The school is now believed to be haunted by the spirits of the “disappeared” children and the spirit of the janitor who was rumored to have returned a few years later.

Today, you can roam the same hallways that were scoped out by the janitor and descend into the basement where you will be met with blood stained walls and masked murderers.

Before entering the house, be on the lookout as characters will be roaming about trying to sneak up on you and get your

heart pumping for what comes once you step foot inside.

Inside the schoolhouse, each room has a different theme.

Some of them center around the gruesome history of Dent and others turn a fun day at the circus into a living nightmare.

In a few of the scenes, expect to be engulfed in smoke and smell the same putrid stench that once filled the halls of the Dent Schoolhouse. Be prepared to scream, run, feel like your being watched and get chased with chainsaws down narrow hallways. The actors can’t touch you, but you sure will feel like you’re escaping the slaughtering janitor by the split ends of your hair.

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Whodunnit? Georgetown College edition

By EMMA GRIFFIN

Staff Writer On Oct. 24, the Ensor LRC Ward Room became the center of a murder mystery, craftily put together by Georgetown College’s one-and-only Georgetown Activities Council.

Everyone in attendance donned a new, randomly assigned identity for the night.

Thirty-six main character spots were available, however it was open to all, as anyone could play as an extra and still get a NEXUS. Suspects ranged from archer Kai Evergreen to a hat designer, appropriately named The Crazy Hatter, to treasure hunter Lane Croft. Envelopes were handed out each round for in-character interactions, which would act as clues and

motives as the game progressed. The Crazy Hatter (yours truly) was the victim of the night.

The unfortunate part is, however, that everyone was wronged by her, therefore everyone had a motive. She had dirt on all attending, and it all began to come out. Eyes turned NFL cheerleader/ stand-up comedian to Mitzi Minx, who remained quiet the entire game. Then, to actress Ella Frost, as the murder weapon was a piece of the ice sculpture. Not even the Hatter herself knew who her killer was.

As the end of the night drew near, votes were cast as to who the culprit was.

The majority ruled between jockey Sam Stables, who the Hatter was suing in an acci-

dent entirely her fault, and the villainous Harlequin, whose horse race victory was jeopardized by the Hatter, and who allegedly uttered, “Your days are numbered” during round two of the night. It turns out, however, by a turn of events, everyone was wrong.

All along it had been baker Betty Archer, who the Hatter had been blackmailing (and, allegedly, half of the attendants of the night were being blackmailed by Hatter, and she had even admitted to blackmailing Ella Frost). Betty confessed to her crimes in the end as everyone went around the room and proclaimed their innocence (including the ghost of the Crazy Hatter herself), referring to the deceased as “scum.”

“It was very interesting,

Some of last weekend’s most creative Halloween costumes

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Tate Miller and Wesley Qualls dress up with a group of people who resembled “space.”

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Lauren Blackburn and Hunter Clark dress up as characters from the movie Holes.

and I wished more people had showed up,” sophomore Ashlyn Nuchols, a.k.a. Mitzi Minx, reported when asked her opinion on the night. “It was fun with what little we had, though. It was a fun way to earn a NEXUS credit, too.”

(That’s right, folks! A fun AND easy way to earn a NEXUS! You need some of those *hint hint*) “It was fun, and definitely put the mystery in murder mystery,” Abby Mattingly a.k.a. Ella Frost, said when asked if she enjoyed the investigation of the night. “I was surprised the entire time.”

This Crazy Hatter had a delightful time, despite being the victim of the night. And it seems the consensus overall is quite positive. It was certainly a whodunnit, as the victim

herself was guessing the entire game along with the crowd, as well as the culprit herself, which added another air of mystery to the game.

Be on the lookout for other fun GAC activities this year.

Have a happy (and safe) Halloween, Tigers!

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

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This is your newest Halloween playlist

By TAYLOR REESE Staff Writer With Halloween almost upon us, it is time to get ‘spoopy’. For clarification, ‘spoopy’ is a combination of spooky and cute. Since it’s spoopy season one needs a Halloween playlist to listen to.

I will create a Halloween playlist you can listen to in the car or while you get ready for a Halloween party.

First up on the playlist is, “Thriller” which is a Halloween classic and gives us all the spooky vibes.

Next up is “Spooky Scary Skeleton,” the Tik Tok dance hit. Not only is it for Tik Tok ,but it is also a jam that will make you attempt to do the

“Spooky Scary Skeleton” dance.

Another amazing classic that is one of my personal favorites is “Monster Mash.” “Monster Mash” automatically makes you sing along and think of the classic animated “Monster Mash” movie from our childhoods.

Next up is “I Put a Spell on You,” which is another sing-along classic and from one of the best Halloween movies, “Hocus Pocus.”

Then continuing with the theme of Halloween classics is the one that surely everyone will know: “Ghostbusters.” Another movie classic to add to the playlist is “This is Halloween” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Another classic is “Time Warp” from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” An oldie that not everyone will know but that is still a classic that fits on this playlist is “Black Magic Woman.”

This next song on our Halloween playlist which does not necessarily fit in with the rest of the songs, but is a relevant jam nonetheless is “The Monster” by Eminem ft. Rihanna. Even if this song doesn’t fit in, Rihanna is a queen and we need at least one of her songs.

A more recent song that is not necessarily a Halloween song but that you could add is “Wolves” by Selena Gomez ft. Marshmello. It’s a great song to dance to at a Halloween party.

Last on the playlist is a more current hit from one of the biggest singers and that is “Monster” by Lady Gaga.

This song, like some of the others, may not necessarily be for Halloween but gives us all the spooky vibes.

Overall, most of these songs are very different genres and come from different time periods but I believe they all belong on this playlist and they make the playlist very diverse.

So if you were looking for some songs to jam to in your costume during your Halloween party this week, then look no further! The spooky Spotify playlists can only do so much, so make your own playlist with these great songs!

Dia De Los Muertos Crossword Across

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3. A symbol of the holiday; a famous skeleton wearing a fancy dress and hat

1. A symbol of the holiday; often painted on faces of people celebrating

5. Dia De Los Muertos shares its beginning with this American holiday

2. In English, Dia De Los Muertos means ______

6. The types of yellow flowers used to decorate altars

4. Brightly-colored creatures of the realm of the dead

7. Recent Disney movie about a boy who enters the Land of the Dead

5. Milk-like drink made with rice, cinnamon and sugar

9. Families create offerings, called _____, to honor departed family members

8. A traditional Mexican food that is wrapped in a corn husk and steamed

Issue 19

ArtsEntertainment

October 30, 2019 Page 9

“Men On Boats”: A review of the play

By TYLER EVANS Staff Writer This past weekend at the Lab Theatre, there was a showing of the Maskrafter play “Men On Boats” by Jacklyn Backhaus. But before I just list showtimes for this weekend, it would be helpful to know some of the history behind the play and how the cast performs said play.

The play is based on the mapping of the Grand Canyon, called The Great Unknown at the time, down the Colorado River. The expedition was lead by Civil War veteran Major John Wesley Powell (who only has one arm due to injuries retained during the war).

The play, even though it’s based on men, is an all women cast and takes a more comedic approach to the perils

of the trip as you watch these women attempt to mimic the blatant cockiness of a male explorer from the 1800’s. This is also the first time the play has ever been performed in the state of Kentucky, so this is history in the making.

Lauren Parkinson, a Junior and President of Maskrafters, takes the reins as Major Powell and commands attention with the well-spoken monologues and child-like energy that she puts out.

Jessalyn Brown, another Junior, plays Major Powell’s older brother “Old Shady” (a personal favorite for many) who tends to be an unexpected comedic force by just simply being reserved and being completely out of left field at some points.

There are many great actresses in the play and, unfortunately, not

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“Men On Boats” will be showing again this weekend.

A few Georgetown College ghost stories that might just be real

By KENNEDY FOREMAN Staff Writer With this Halloween season, most of the time we watch scary moves or hear scary stories of other places with a sense of disbelief. However, some of those scary creatures maybe on our very own campus. The book “Ghosts of the Bluegrass” by James McCornick and Macy Wyatt was published in 2009 and has multiple stories featuring our campus.

There haVE always been whisperings around campus of spirits, but this book is a compilation of stories that have been passed down from Georgetown student to Georgetown student for generations.

Giddings Hall is a cornerstone of Georgetown College. Built by faculty

and students in 1841, the building has multiple stories of strange happenings over its lifespan.

Security guards in 1969 reported seeing a strange apparition of lights that scared them to the point they quit the next day. The building has also been reported to be the home of a little girl in a ruffled dress.

When the building was being built in the 1800s, neighborhood kids would come to play at the building. One girl would come everyday, leaving her toys behind for when she returned in the morning. However, the girl fell ill with a heavy fever and died in the night. The story goes that she still returns to Giddings, looking for her lost toys.

The Sorority House Ghost is a popular one on campus. Kappa Delta alum have reported hearing running in their

stairwells, seeing glimpses of a young girl around their house and having lights go on and off.

The book has many stories of past experiences that sorority sisters have had while in their home. This includes Phi Mu’s house, which is allegedly home to a spirit of a girl that committed suicide in Georgetown’s old dormitory Rucker Hall before its demolishment in the 1960s.

If you are ever wondering about the spirits of Georgetown, the LRC has a copy of “Ghosts of the Bluegrass,” and the stories are all within the chapter Ghosts at Educational Institutes.

There are stories involving other buildings on campus as well. So if you are in for a good scare this fall season, look no further than your own backyard.

enough time to praise them all.

Moving on to the lights and set design, the way the “rocks” look make it feel like you are on the cliffs and inside the walls of the Grand Canyon itself. The lighting and sound designs make it feel like you are there with the crew on their boats, on the river (sometimes even in the river) and at the camp with the crew themselves.

Not seeing this play would be doing yourself a great disservice because there has been a lot of time and effort put into this play for the entertainment of the public.

If you are interested in seeing this play, there are three more show times this weekend. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the play starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Lab Theatre. We hope to see you there!

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Opinion Trick-or-Treating is overrated Page 10

By ASHLYN REED Staff Writer It’s that time of year when every emptied-out warehouse store turns into a Halloween Express and your house is suddenly void of cobwebs-only for someone to put up fake cobwebs. Every Walmart has aisles of knockoff costumes and knotted wigs, along with an assortment of the same candy you can get any time of the year, but, oh look! The Reese’s Cups are shaped like pumpkins! In short, I think Halloween is completely overrated and dull.

I used to love the holiday, or whatever you call it, because dressing as whatever I wanted was the best time of my life. I would go as a member of the Ghost Hunters, Mulan, my

grandmother even converted her wedding dress to make me Fiona from Shrek one year; Halloween was single-handedly the best day of the year.

As you get older though, Halloween loses its credibility. That Friday night trick or treating you’ve been looking forward to all day at school turns into another Friday of going to work or sitting in and doing homework.

Yes, group costumes with your roomies and besties in college sounds fun, liberating even. But those costumes require money, time, and when are you actuallty wearing your costumes besides going to class looking like a fool?

And most of the time your group bails on you so you’re stuck with a singular charac-

ter from a group and you look like a dingus. Group costumes are usually just the impending doom of otherwise solid friendships.

On the other hand, Halloween is a good time to pull pranks. Pranks on Halloween are truly the best and the movies are even better. But the culture of costumes, candy, walking for hours on end for said candy and only doing it once a year really takes from any of the fun the holiday insinuates. And what’s with considering this day a holiday when schools aren’t out and government offices aren’t closed? That can be discussed in another article about the Bourgeoisie.

forest for 15 years and they say that they have had the same experience every time that they visit.

There is an eerie voice that has told the ghost hunters to “go left” when they get to a fork in the trail and when they got to the famed well they were hit with chills.When they got to the well they threw coins into it to appease who they thought was Mr. Cash, the builder of the well after years of holding seances.

There is one story from the group that had a husband and wife guest that came along to experience what a seance was like. A half an hour into the trip the husband, who is a

major disbeliever in the paranormal, said that he had felt an malevolent energy that made him feel like he wanted to “kill everybody in the group,” Another guest of the Ghost Hunters said “We also had a guy who was seven feet tall, stocky, broad and he was the nicest guy you’d ever speak to, but we took him up to the top of the hill and he got so aggressive.

“The others were telling me that he wasn’t right and he’d never spoken to anyone like that. He was cursing and throwing his arms around, so we had to turn him around. He wasn’t under attack. He was just feeling the energy.” This

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Spooky experiences you can almost feel

By TYLER EVANS Staff Writer There are places all over the world that give off eerie feelings and where strange occurrences happen. There are always stories to explain why this happens but there are some places that drive people to do horrific things. These places are located all over the world and throughout every culture.

There is a haunted forest in England and inside the forest is a chilling landmark called Cash’s Well that has been abandoned since 1924, according to Mirror News. There is one group of Ghost Hunters that have been going to this

place has “changed” people from non-believers to full on believers in everything paranormal according to the Ghost Hunters.

Similar feelings have occurred state side as well in Kentucky’s very own Waverly Sanitorium just outside of Louisville. What used to be a hospital to attempt to cure tuberculosis is now one of the most popular and haunted places in America with one legend stating a man in a white coat who was seen walking in the kitchen and the smell of cooking food that sometimes wafted through the room.

The kitchen was a disaster, a ruin of broken windows,

fallen plaster, broken tables and chairs and puddles of water and debris that resulted from a leaking roof.

The cafeteria there had not fared much better. Even so, a number of people had reported footsteps in the room, a door swinging shut under its own power and the smell of fresh baked bread in the air.

If you’re interested in these things, just keep these places in mind if you want to have an authentic experience with the paranormal this Halloween season. There are even plenty of haunted spots around campus, such as Giddings Hall, Knight Hall, and Pawling Hall.

Opinion

Issue 19

The lingering effects of old superstitions on modern culture

By KATIE SWANSON Staff Writer The time of the year to dress up in crazy costumes and eat as much candy as you please is finally here. Halloween has creeped up on everyone and superstitions are at an all-time high. Superstitions are any beliefs that stem from the supernatural and are present in many situations because of the unknown.

Many think that people are just trying to scare you by believing in these superstitions, but most have something to do with cultural and religious principles. JackO-Lanterns, black cats and witches are always on everyone’s mind when Halloween comes around. These superstitions played important roles in peoples lives Carving pumpkins has been a tradition for decades that people of all ages have taken part in. However, it is not what many people think.

Instead of just a decoration, it comes from the story of Jack, a farmer in the Celtic folklore who decided to trick the devil.

Because of this, he was banned from Heaven and Hell, and destined to live in purgatory.

He carved out a turnip and placed a light inside to act as a lantern to light his way through the limbo he was stuck in. This is where the pumpkins came from and it is believed to guide lost souls home on Halloween night.

The theory behind black cats dates all the way back to the Dark Ages. During this time, some women were suspected of being witches. These women were normally accompanied by black cats. This is why black cats are believed to be bad luck, because witches were not accepted in the community.

Witches have always had a hard time fitting into society.

When people hear the term witch, many think of a long, pointy hat with warts on her face and flying around on a broom stick. However, this is not the case.

The women during this time that were suspected of being a witch were normally gray haired, twisted joints and bent from old age. Because of this perception, they were feared in society and avoided by the community. Some were even put to death because of this.

Many people believe that Halloween is a night when spirits can pass through to the real world. This holiday came from ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain festival. This festival was a celebration between the light half of the year, summer, and the dark half of the year, winter.

It was believed that during this time, the separation between the living and the dead is the thinnest and supernatural activity is the most active. People welcomed and honored their ancestors and

pleasant ghostly beings, but would dismiss harmful spirits.

When a collective amount of people believe in Halloween and the supernatural, they can create a large amount of energy from this. Some believe that this occurrence can become empowered and pierce through the veil that is in between the two worlds, creating a pathway for ghosts and spirits.

The origins of Halloween increase superstitions amongst individuals because of the mysterious aura that surrounds this holiday. Many disregard a lot of these because they are not a believer of the supernatural; but there are a lot of things that we are still discovering.

Some people can be closed off to the idea of the unknown playing a role in their lives; from experiences and beliefs, many people come to realize that there might be more going on than we actually know.

These superstitions may seem foolish to us nowadays, but to our ancestors they were very real and going against them could have consequences. Think about that the next time you carve a pumpkin or dress up like a witch on Halloween.

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THE BACK PAGE

By BRINLEY SWEARS BackPage Editor

Happy Halloween Hey everybody! Have you decided on your Halloween costume yet? I think we should all wear our Halloween costumes to class on Thursday. I hear some of our awesome professors are! Maybe you can convince them to let you out early or give out extra credit.

Contest Time

Okay readers, I think it is time we have another contest. Here are the rules: you have to email me a picture of your awesome costumes by Tuesday, November 5th (Brinleys@georgetowncollege.edu). Whoever sends in the best costume wins a prize.

Waverly Hills

Who loves a good haunted house?

If you like haunted houses, I highly sugest taking a drive over to Louisville, Kentucky. You will not want to miss seeing the famous Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

Wavery Hills is recognized for its historical impact as well as for its esteemed architecture. In the early 1900s, Waverly Hills served the Louisville comunity as a Tuberculosis hospital. The disease was becoming a widespread catastrophe and there was not a cure. While Waverly was a top source for medical care for its several thousand patients, it was still experimental. Patients would be put outside for fresh air for days on end, regardless of the weather. Some patients would die because of being covered in mounds of snow. The patients that died during horrific surgical explorations would be rolled down what became known as “the body chute” to a railroad to be disposed of.

A group of friends dress up as the Teletubbies. Group costumes are accepted and even encouraged for entries for the upcoming contest!

Every week, check out the back page for a new riddle. You’ll have to wait until the next issue to find out the answer!

~Riddle for the Road~

~Riddle for the Road~

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~Riddle for the Road~

Legend has it that one of the most haunted rooms of the entire facility is room 502. Room 502 housed several patients that died from the disease, or worse, the experimental treatment that they had received. Electroshock therapy claimed the lives of several patients. However, this room is more so remembered for the death of the staff. Several nurses committed suicide in this room-- whether it be from hangings or jumping from the balcony.

(Some say the nurses were pushed).

No matter what went on, room 502 is still one of the places that visitors claim to detect the most paranormal activity.

This is an interesting side note, but in the late 1940s the Louisville area code became 502. This area code included the hospital. Is it a coincidence that the claimed “most haunted room of one of the most haunted places in the country” became the area code that every person living in that same area would have to dial every time they wanted to make a phone call?

This building is so haunted that

the teams of paranormal “Ghost Hunters” that you may have seen on TV have often visited Waverly Hills. Regular guests are allowed to do their own investigations of the buildings. Cameras, recorders, whatever you need to attempt to capture the activities of the building are allowed. However, tourists are not allowed to bring ouija boards nor host seances. If this does not give some hint as to how frightening the experiences of the inside of these walls are, what will?

There are several “regulars” that roam the building. Many people recall an elderly woman crying out in agony and pain. Her hands and feet are shackeled together and bleeding. Some tourits have tried to help her and have walked out with blood stains and no success.

Timmy is a seven year old child who died in the hospital. He roams the buildings looking for a childlike sense of fun activites. Witnesses claim to interact with Timmy by playing with balls and other small toys.

One of the most demonic presences of Waverly Hills is the Creeper. Creeper is said to climb the walls and floors in an attempt to escape the horrific treatment he received at the hospital. Some claim he is out for vengence on those that visit the hospital, but do not set him free.

There are several more frightening stories that escaped the walls of Waverly Hills. If you are brave enough, stop by and take a haunted Halloween tour of one of the most haunted places in the country!

Waverly Hills Sanatorium’s tour season is March through August when tours can be booked online. There are also special events like a haunted house during October and early November.

Dates and prices vary and are avaliable online at therealwaverlyhills.com

~Riddle for the Road~ Previous week “What do you call a deer with no eyes?”

No I Deer!

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Ghost Stories from Waverly Hills

This week A zombie, a mummy, and a ghost buy a house. It has every room except one. What room is it missing??

Be the first one to email me with the correct answer to win a prize!