Issue 16

October 5, 2016

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SGA hosts debate during General Assembly Young Democrats and College Republicans debate issues on Thursday

By WILLIAM THOMAS

debate.

The Georgetown College Young Democrats faced off Republicans and Demo- against the GC College Repubcrats from all around campus licans in the debate, which was gathered this past Thursday, sponsored by SGA. Sept. 29, at the Student GovModerated by Dr. Melissa ernment Association General Scheier, Associate Professor Assembly to catch opposing and Chair of the political scisides go head to head in a ence department, the debate covered a variety of hot topics ranging from gun control to education to foreign policy.

It was modeled in a traditional debate fashion; the questions were alternated between sides and with rebuttal time offered to the opposing side.

The Young Democrats were represented

by Junior Raleigh Dixon and Sophomore Kolt Boddy, both of whom are political science majors.

Speaking on behalf of the College Republicans were Senior The Georgetonian/DOUG MOLLETT business administraDylan Haraway responds to a question major Nick Kathtion. man, Junior economics Features Editor

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major Dylan Haraway and Freshman history, English and political science triple major Maranda Finney.

The two sides disagreed on many policies but found agreement in others.

On gun control, Finney argued for the Republicans that stricter gun background checks must be implemented to prevent the weapons from falling into bad hands, but she said that banning guns would be a serious misstep.

Likewise, Dixon for the Democrats argued that stricter gun control must be set in place. He did deny, however, that Democrats want to actually ban guns and take them from gun owners.

The debate was particularly respectful as neither side lashed out at the other, a notable difference from those larger–scale debates between big name politicians.

At the close of the debate, Scheier urged students to take action in the political process.

She encouraged attendees to register to vote as soon as possible, saying, “I don’t care who you vote for. I just want you

to vote... If you don’t vote, you can’t complain.”

SGA President Turner Altman had an array of positive things to say about the debate.

When asked why SGA thought it was important to host a debate like this, he said, “It’s important because our college students are the leaders of tomorrow, and it’s important for our educational systems to The Georgetonian/DOUG MOLLETT promote education on Kolt Boddy speaks at the debate. what’s going on in our country.” to sponsor voter registration He continued, “The debate drives on campus and they went well. I was glad to have hope to do so again this year. everybody out…it was policy Those interested in becombased, so I think it was educa- ing involved in any of these tional for everybody because organizations may contact Kolt there wasn’t any heated dis- Boddy, president of GC Young cussion or jabbing at the other Democrats, Dylan Haraway, party.” president of College RepubliThe campus community cans, or Turner Altman, presihas responded positively to dent of SGA. the debate.

In previous years, Young Democrats, College Republicans and SGA have teamed up

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Global

Headlines Compiled by William Thomas  Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was robbed in Paris of over $10 million in jewelry after being tied up in a hotel bathroom.  Hurricane Matthew, a category four storm, made landfall in the Caribbean, bringing with it 145 mph winds and torrential rain.  Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2016, had her ban from tennis reduced from two years to 15 months.  Three British physicists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research in the bizarre properties of matter in extreme states.  Social media giant Facebook apologized following the launch of its new Craigslist–esque Marketplace service, in which bizarre items were being sold including a man’s pregnant girlfriend and a $25 can of Milwaukee’s Best beer.  A man on a solo hike in Montana was attacked by a grizzly bear twice in one day and survived both attacks.

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Trump’s New York donations stopped

By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer With the presidential race in full heat, tensions are growing and new sanctions are being placed on both candidates. The most recent fire against a candidate was early in this week against Mr. Donald Trump.

According to an article written by Steve Eder for The New York Times, a letter sent by the Attorney General of New York last Friday stated a “notice of violation” for him to immediately stop all donations coming to his foundation through charities in the state of New York.

The cause for this letter from Eric T. Schneiderman was due to the fact that Trump’s campaign was raising funds when the foundation was not legally registered with the state to do so.

In another article written by authors James Oliphant and Emily Stephenson for Reuter’s Business and Finance News, Trump was also warned that if continued to collect money or fundraise in the state, it would be considered “continuing fraud.” Also emphasized was how this was not the first reprimand that has been placed against Trump in the recent months.

It is claimed that he has been avoiding U.S. income taxes through the fed-

eral government for close to twenty years. The members of his team have been trying to change the minds of the public by issuing statements attempting to clear Trump’s name. They have even made the claim that this sanction was motivated by the democratic political stance of Schneiderman.

The New York Times provided a quote from Hope Hicks (spokeswoman for Trump) that sums up Source: Wikipedia.org Trump’s campaign strategy: “While we remain very concerned about the political motives Many speculate that he was using behind A.G. Schneiderman’s investiga- the money, and had no intention of tion, the Trump Foundation neverthe- helping any of his donors from charity less intends to cooperate fully with the back in any way. In fact, he is so absent investigation…Because this is an ongo- from the charity that the name of his ing legal matter, the Trump Foundation foundation does not even appear on will not comment further at this time.” charity registers.

They also have been making attacks again the Clinton Campaign.

Schneiderman released The New York Times article outlining this complaint due to preceding actions to the present one with charity organizations.

Even though Trump’s foundation was receiving large amounts of donations, there was a lack of money being poured back into the charities.

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SGA makes improvements

By MARCUS PRICE II Sports Editor

Thursday was the opening General Assembly for the year, and the meeting started with the changes that the SGA Officers proposed for the upcoming months. President Turner Altman began with giving his condolences to the loss of student athlete Colson Machlitt and explained how they orchestrated the idea for the Tiger Pride T–Shirts that were given out during the first home football game, and the events that occurred that evening.

President Altman also expressed his desire for the speakers who would

be featuring during future General Assemblies to be more related to the college President Altman also rolled out his plan for restructuring General Assemblies themselves to make meetings more relevant to students and the Student Government for the goals that SGA is trying to accomplish.

Another change that Altman expressed was the addition of restaurants to the daily specials menu for Georgetown students.

Currently, Chick–fil–A is the only participating restaurant. Bojangles was one restaurant interested in this opportunity.

Altman included plans for the academic side of student affairs; the key

Letter to the Editor

By JACQUI JOHNS

As we get caught up in the drama of our presidential election that is approaching in November, we tend to forget about the elections that are (or are not) happening around the world. One presidential election in jeopardy is that of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Constitutionally required to step down

by Dec. 19, President Joseph Kabila has shown no sign of handing over power.

Through excuses that voter registrations have not been updated, he’s presented the withholding of elections as justified. Consequently, the elections committee has just recently announced that elections will now be held in 2018, and protests in the streets are turning deadly.

The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution calling for greater pressure on Kabila, and we are still awaiting the resolution in the House to come to a vote. More than “naming and shaming” techniques are needed, however.

As transactions in Congo widely occur in U.S. dollars, the U.S. can have significant financial impact on corrupt Congolese officials. The increase of targeted sanctions (freezes on assets,

travel bans, etc.), use of anti–money laundering tools, denials of U.S. visas and collaboration with foreign governments and banks should be steps that are implemented.

We cannot simply sit back and ignore the denial of democracy that is occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC has already experienced the greatest conflict since WWII, been ravaged by rebel groups fueled by the mineral trade and lost over 5.4 million of its people as a result. With pride, I can say that Georgetown College has illustrated tremendous support for this country by passing a conflict–free resolution, which states that in our future electronic–purchasing decisions, we, as a college, will “when feasible, favor companies that are working to source or have sourced verifiably conflict–free minerals from eastern Congo for their products.”

Let’s continue with this momentum by calling on our nation’s leaders to pressure the corrupt government of Congo and ensure that fair and timely elections are held for its people. And may we never take for granted our own right to vote within our country.

proposal is a change of the Foundations Program to include an interdisciplinary opportunity during student’s junior year. This change would increase the liberal arts experience by mingling ideas from the sciences and the humanities.

Vice President Ben Martin spoke more on the new ideas that SGA plans on doing, one of which being a refurbishing of the message board located south of the sand volleyball court.

“That sucker’s ugly,” Martin said in regards to the board. Instead of the message board, Martin suggested a possible swing to take its place.

Peyton Griffee, Vice President of

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Academic Affairs, spoke on the addition of sign language as a class offered at Georgetown.

Emily Altman, Vice President of Campus and Community Affairs, proposed a garden that features plants indigenous to Kentucky and an environmental initiative that would reward recycling by gifting improvements across campus, ice machines being one mentioned, with the money that is gained through the recycling.

This first General Assembly showcased the beginning of many changes that are in the works for SGA and the college as a whole.

10 Commandments of Clown Safety Compiled by The Georgetonian Staff

1. Thou shalt not complain about clowns.

2. Thou shalt shake it like a red nose. Like, like, like, like a red nose.

3. Thou shalt practice thy killing skills with Big foot, the closest living relative to the clown.

4. Thou shalt purchase giant shoes.

5. Thou shalt spray thine pepper.

6. Thou shalt enjoy the show with circus peanuts.

7. Thou shalt call Campus Safety.

8. Thou shalt transfer to UK — Just kidding.

They have clowns too.

9. Thou shalt ride a Razor Scooter.

10. Thou shalt stay inside and research clowns because knowledge is power.

Some suggestions:

Finding Nemo (clown fish)

The Simpsons It

Donald Trump

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Georgetown Equestrian Team starts year strong

By LINDSEY PHILLIPS Staff Writer

The Georgetown College Equestrian Team received the award for Reserve High Point Team at University of Cincinnati’s horse show on Sept. 24. The team did well on Friday, Sept. 23, despite multiple members not being able to attend because of classes.

On Saturday, GCET had a rider in every division. This increased the probability for the team to receive overall points. Each rider rides individually for points hoping to one day qualify for regionals.

However, this is a team sport and the members of GCET are very adamant about having good sportsmanship and comradery. At the end of the day, growing as a rider and being a kind person is more important

than winning.

In the welcome packets between riders. The way The Intercollegiate for the show, there is a sheet IHSA works also creates an Horse Show Associate, of paper with a sentence or environment that showcases IHSA, is the national organi- two about each of the horses. who is able to do their best, zation through which GCET There is no warm–up time or on whatever horse they may competes. It is not always an practice on the horse before have drawn. easy ride with IHSA, and it is one enters the show arena.

The GCET is competdefinitely not itive.

Unique easy to win. in many ways, As a GCET is one of member of the the only teams team, one does on campus that not know what competes against horse one will NCAA Division I ride until one schools. goes to the Not only draw table. does GCET ride At the against large draw table, equine teams each particisuch as Univerpant in a parSource: Georgetonian/ LINDSEY PHILLIPS sity of Kentucky, ticular class will The GCET poses with all of the ribbons that they won University of Louspin the bingo duing the UC horse show. isville, Morehead wheel.

WhatState University, ever number is Midway Univeron the ball that is selected is This strategy is a differ- sity and multiple others, but the horse on which rider will ent way of competition that they are successful as well. compete. helps level the playing field Last season, Junior

Susannah Heuer qualified for Zones, the step below Nationals. To qualify for zones—one must first qualify for Regionals and finish in the top placings.

Multiple members are a mere few points away from going to Regionals at the end of this season. GCET started off with a great first show at UC, coming home with a bright, tricolored reserve high point ribbon and many individual ribbons.

Keep your eyes out for GCET’s upcoming shows, Oct. 22 and 23 at the University of Louisville and Oct. 29 and 30 at Midway University.

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This Week in Sports: Photo Gallery

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Sophmore Cole McCreary pauses as he lines up a serve.

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Junior Emma Schnenider stares down an Asbury opponent.

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The Dance team performed during the home football game against Faulkner.

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The Tigers Football team line up for a play in their second home game of the season.

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The doubles team that featured Junior Tristan Nosek and Sophormore Ryo Takeda reached the semifinal stage of the ITS Regional Tournament.

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Sophomore Skye Zimmer dribbles past the opposing players.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: LYNSEY FARRAR

By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer This week’s spotlight is Lynsey Farrar, an accomplished senior here at Georgetown College. She is originally from Owen County, Kentucky, and came to Georgetown as a freshman excited to be in a new environment and make new friends.

Her first impression of the campus was that she immediately felt like she was home.

Through her time here, she has come to love the welcoming aspect of the community and the small, close–knit campus.

Lynsey is majoring in chemistry and is minoring in biology.

She plans to go to pharmacy school after graduating from GC. The chemistry department is, in her words, “the best on campus?” She believes that the

professors in the department various ways, such as helping istry where she learned about have given her many opportu- middle school–aged children amino acids and more. nities to learn in–depth about be educated about science.

She is involved in the all aspects of chemistry, not Lynsey’s favorite class at American Chemical Socijust the topics related to phar- GC so far has been biochem- ety (ACS) club where she is maceutical principles. the secretary, and Sigma Because of that, she Kappa where she is the feels as though she has house chair. She is very a more well–rounded involved in her sorority education and is better and values her time spent prepared for further eduwithin Greek Life. cation after graduation.

Lynsey is also an inspiShe values the time ration to many students that she has spent with on campus due to some her professors because complications that she they take the time to give experienced during her “one–on–one attention” earlier time at GC. She had to her. This one–on–­ one to have a liver transplant attention has allowed her on March 8, 2014, which to develop a great bond changed her life. with them during her It was concerning time at GC. Photo submitted by Lynsey Farrar because she did not know She has also been Lynsey is involved in a smorgasbord of if she was going to be able able to volunteer around campus activities, including American to continue her education the community with the Chemical Society and Sigma Kappa. at GC, but her professors chemistry department in worked with her so she

would be able to finish everything for the semester.

Her resilliance and her determination to reach her goals is an amazing story.

Lynsey wanted to leave students with some parting advice before she graduates at the end of the year. She encourages students to “make the best out of your college experience; have faith and follow your dreams. Georgetown College will take you many places if you simply get involved and try your hardest in the classes.” She also stressed getting involved in clubs outside of your discipline, as it helps you to grow your education during your time at GC.

Kinesiology Club highlights exceptional member

By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer

On Georgetown College’s campus during October, the Kinesiology Club sponsors Exercise is Medicine Awareness Month. The club will be putting on several different events to raise awareness of physical health and exercise. Additionally, they will be featuring students and faculty who exemplify exceptional qualities in the exercise world. This week’s spotlight is dedicated to Jordan Meade, a sophomore at GC. She is originally from Ashland, Kentucky.

Everyone on campus knows

Jordan as a very active person, another place. You can often not only outside of the gym, see her going for a run along but also in her classes and the streets of Georgetown. extracurricular activities.

She enjoys her psychology and biology classes and is considering majoring or minoring in either one. She ultimately hopes to become a physical therapist in the future.

One of the ways that she deals with stress from classes and school life is by exercising. During the week, she tries to get to the gym at least five days per Photo submitted by Jordan Meade week, and when she’s not at Jordan is an active member of the gym, she’s doing some the KHS club. sort of physical activity in

She tries to change her workouts throughout the week in order to create some variety in her routine. For one or two days of the week, she focuses on her upper body exercise. For the other two to three days of the week, she puts more of an emphasis on her lower body. On days that she is working on upper body, she is more inclined to do cardio workouts along with the lifting, machines or other independent exercises that she’s doing.

Jordan has her favorite days and exercises that she does in the gym. She enjoys working on her legs and her

favorite exercise is squats.

She states that her legs are the strongest part of her body, so that it would make logical sense for her favorite day in the gym to be leg day.

Tips for motivation while exercising are important, and this is something that Jordan tries to emphasize when explaining fitness to other people. Safety is also a large concern and something to keep in mind while working out. Her main piece of advice is watching the correctness of your form.

Especially while lifting, it is crucial to ensure that you are cont. on p. 7

Features GC professor wins Olympic gold

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was winning the gold. “We have been training for four years…we grew a lot, and it was so awesome to watch Dr. Karla Wessels has been these women turn into a gold on faculty at Georgetown Colmedal team,” Wessels said. lege in the kinesiology and She went on to explain health sciences department for that during the training three years. season, the team competed This year, Wessels was in a number of international awarded a gold medal, somecompetitions where they were thing about which most people looked down upon by the involved with sports can only other teams. She said, “That dream accomplishing. She is just fueled our fire even more an athletic trainer, and she speand matured us into a team of cializes in concussions, balance champions.” and treatments for people with She said there were no physical disabilities. extremely difficult challenges She was the athletic trainer that she faced. “There for the USA women’s were only 12 girls on the wheelchair basketteam, and I pretty much ball team. The team knew the best treatment competed in the 2016 options for them.” The Paralympic Games, the most challenging part international athletic for her was being away competition for people from home for extended with physical disabilamounts of time. ities including ampuShe didn’t face any tation and limb loss, real challenges during spinal cord injury, cere- Source: FoxSports bral palsy, brain injury, The US women’s basketball team came the games themselves, stroke and other ortho- away with gold at the 2016 Paralympics either. There were fortunately no injuries, so pedic and locomotor dis- in Rio de Janiero. her primary job was abilities (TeamUSA.org).

The games, like the Olym- some training occurred in New managing the muscles of the pics, are held on a four–year York and Alabama. Some com- team. She primarily worked cycle, and they too were held petitions took place in Canada to loosen muscle cramps, increase mobility and flexiin Rio de Janiero this year. The and Germany.

For Wessels, the most bility and other things of that team went undefeated in Rio, and they beat Germany 62-45 to exciting part of the experience nature.

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bring home the gold.

This was Wessels’ first time working with the Paralympic Games. She was selected to be the athletic trainer for the team by the team’s head coach, Stephanie Wheeler. Wheeler and Wessels know each other from the University of Illinois, where Wessels went to graduate school. Wessels also worked with women’s wheelchair basketball teams during graduate school.

Wessels has been training with the team since 2012.

Training primarily takes place in Colorado Springs, Colo., but

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in athletic training during high school when she did a job shadow program and was around various athletic trainers working with high school sports.

Wessels, as an athletic trainer, was a vital asset to the Paralympic team. She hopes in the future to work with the team again. She said, “I love helping people. I love caring for people.”

Source: Georgetown College The GC community is so Dr. Wessels teaches in the KHS department. incredibly proud of Wessels, the USA Women’s ParalymWhile away, Wessels con- pic Basketball Team and all of ducted all of her classes online. their accomplishments.

She recorded all of her lectures onto PowerPoint slides where students could follow along as they listened to her speak. She was available via phone and email to answer any questions that students may have had Wessels became interested

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Kinesiology, cont. from p. 6 taking the correct stance, and don’t worry about how much weight you can or cannot pull.

She states, “If you do not have the correct form, you will most certainly not accomplish anything.” She also emphasizes staying hydrated and not wear-

ing yourself out. “The worst thing you can possibly do is to keep pushing your body past its breaking point. So many accidents can be avoided from simply paying attention to your body’s response to your workout. “

Overall, Jordan is a great candidate for Exercise is Medicine month due to her very active lifestyle and her positive attitude towards fitness.

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This week’s Tree Hugger is Sophomore Jacob Roberts.

ArtsEntertainment When will the superhero bubble burst?

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By HARRY SMITH Staff Writer Everyone had their favorite superhero when they were growing up.

Mine was Spiderman. I loved those first two Sam Raimi films. (Tobey is the best Spiderman, no question). It seemed like my brothers and I would watch those first two every week. Then the third one sucked, which marked the end of an era…

Or so I thought. Then, when I was in middle school, I saw “Iron Man” and loved it. A few years later, “Captain America” came out, and I thought it was awesome. Year after year, more

and more superheroes donned their capes until there was a clown car of heroes and villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While I have nothing against superhero films per se, I do have a fair amount of complaints with the superhero market, which stems from what I find to be the root of the problem: they’ve turned it into a factory.

Most superhero movies are produced by the same companies in the same way: the protagonist starts at their lowest, they discover/create their powers, they find a purpose by using these powers for good, they fight a villain with a doomsday device and then

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save the day. Rinse and repeat.

Warner Bros. and Disney each have a dozen movies planned for the next four years, with more to come. That’s three huge movies a year, employing such an absurd number of people that the credits read like “War and Peace.”

While they provide many jobs, these big–budget–movies create a shortage of artists to work on smaller budget films that might have more original content.

With “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Avengers” set up, it is only a couple of years until “Infinity Wars” hits the theaters. While reading the theoretical cast for this film, I realized there are too many superheroes (possi-

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bly upwards of 67 different characters).

From a narrative standpoint, there is no way the movie can give the characters the attention they need to give them satisfying arcs. They could only focus on one hero from each franchise.

At that point, everyone else is cannon fodder, or clutter, so what’s the use?

There are a few exceptions to the superhero monotony, but overall, it seems that the genre has stagnated creatively and is approaching a point where the stake and spectacle of every movie are both so high that there is nowhere left to go. Nevertheless, I’m sure fans will stick through to the bitter end. As for me, I’m out.

This week we present a homecoming edition for our weekly crossword! Students, alumni, family, faculty and staff are encouraged to complete this special puzzle!

ArtsEntertainment “A Beautiful Mind” continues to inspire

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By BRADY PARLATO Staff Writer (This article contains spoilers) Russell Crowe has appeared in a variety of illustrious and acclaimed films over the course of his long acting career. After starring in a multitude of plays in his homeland of New Zealand, Crowe went on to play lead roles in some of humanity’s largest cinematic masterpieces.

Released in 2001, “A Beautiful Mind” relives the true and moving story of John Nash played by Crowe himself. Nash was an American mathematician from rural West Virginia who, at an early age, showed signs of a prodigal genius.

With this much in mind, you may not think that the story of an incredibly gifted mathematical scholar could trounce the tale of a Roman General fighting his way through a corrupt gov-

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ernment. But, are eye–catching actions scenes really the pivotal part of what makes a truly great movie?

The film begins with Nash arriving at Princeton University to complete his doctorate in mathematics. At his first interaction with his new classmates, it becomes extremely apparent that he’s not what you’d call an “average Joe” or a “social butterfly.” Nash then meets his roommate, a rather cheeky Englishman who seems to be the only one to understand his unique personality.

With the help of his new friend, Nash is able to write an impeccable dissertation on game theory and goes on to graduate with honors.

After graduation, Nash receives numerous letters and visits from U.S. government officials requesting his assistance with a Soviet plot. Nash initially complies, but his wife starts to believe that he is becoming completely obsessed with his work and fears what consequences this connection with the

government could pose for their family.

Through Nash’s paranoid obsession, he comes to realize that not only did his college roommate never even exist, but the government never actually contacted Nash after the first request from them.

With the diligent help of his loving wife, he resolves to return to Princeton. His old rival, now the head of the mathematics department, allows him to slowly begin teaching again.

Nash’s ultimate triumph begins here, as he is confronted by his imaginary roommate. He tries to convince Nash that the government still needs him, to which Nash decisively denounces this claim and defeats his mental delusions permanently. The film ends with a 70– year –old Nash receiving a Nobel Prize for his work on game theory.

This film effectively embodies what it means to overcome true adversity.

While it is true that Crowe’s other films have involved a virtuous protagonist

overcoming the odds, this film stands out. Nash is not only berated by his peers during his college days, but he must also triumph over the most formidable foe that man can face: himself.

Your average movie villain can be vanquished by some physical means.

However, when you’re being attacked from within your own mind, it’s a never-ending struggle to keep yourself from delving head–first into madness. The most inspirational quality of Nash’s story is that he is able to overcome his own psychological shortcomings for the good of himself, his family and his peers.

Crowe’s “A Beautiful Mind” may not have as many spears through the chest or jabs to the jaw as his other films, but it contains a meaningful testament of a man conquering something that no amount of swords or muscles could.

talents and abilities, Wronska paints beautiful cityscapes. Her cityscapes combine the precision of architecture with the fluidity of watercolors. Her work is impressive because water colors are a particularly difficult medium to control, but she regulates control of the colors in minute details of buttresses as well as through impressive gradients of skylines.

Her painting of “The Market in Brussels” in particular showcases her talent as an architect as well as her genius creativity as an artist. Wronska’s skillful detail illustrates the Mosan Renaissance style of architecture that resonates throughout the region of Belgium.

The exactitude of the lines of the building show the seriousness of government buildings and their role in the country while the soft, blended tones

of the people walking shows the calm, carefree tone of citizens on a rainy afternoon stroll.

While the dark colors at the top of the building convey a stern tone, the gradient to softer colors towards the bottom of the picture where the people are implies that they do not carry the same sternness as the history that is present in the building’s architecture.

Furthermore in Wrosnka’s use of color, even though the atmosphere could be described as gloomy, each individual carries a red umbrella that exemplifies a zest for life that not even rain can smother.

Now that I have appropriately applauded one of Wronska’s paintings, I would like to take a moment to feature her social media presence. Not only does Wronska post her most recent pieces to update her 21.4 thousand

followers of her place in the dynamic world of art, but she posts pictures and videos of her work in progress. Her works in progress teach aspiring artists a little bit about her techniques as well as the patience watercolors require. In addition to artistic inspiration, Wronska’s social media posts show the value of hard work, the power of creativity and show her followers that whatever you are working on does not become perfect overnight.

If you would like to experience world class art from the palm of your hand, I encourage you to follow Maja Wronska on Instagram, among many other talented artists, with the username @majatakmaj. Look beyond the celebrity gossip and political disputes once in a while and take a look at the beauty and culture this world has to offer.

Maja Wronska captures social media

By ELIZABETH SMITH Graphics Editor We have all heard the standard arguments in support and opposition of the impact social media has on our generation. Often times social media is blamed for the objectification of women, being a virtual playground for cyber bullying and acting as a watering hole for celebrity gossip.

However, I would like to focus on a more positive influence of social media on our generation as a platform for artistic expression. More specifically, I would like to highlight the work of Maja Wronska and her social media presence.

Wronska is a Polish architect and freelance illustrator, though she is most commonly known for her vibrant watercolor paintings. Combining her

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By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer Recently, there has been a massive movement of marauding clowns lurking around communities.

Traditionally, many children have always had a fear of clowns, but now it is permeating into the adolescent population and even adults.

There have been cases of clowns trying to lure children into the woods, searching around the woods and college campuses. So many cases are being reported that it is becoming a rational fear.

There have been reports in more than 10 states as of Oct. 1, which is a terrifying thought.

The most recent was an online scam clown threat in Pennsylvania that was so severe that the local school district in Philadelphia had to create a security threat warning.

Also in Pennsylvania, a young man was stabbed to death with a clown mask on his head. In Mississippi, there were clowns walking up and down the highways with machetes. South Carolina has the most reported sightings, with 10 violent sightings since August.

Another social media pop-

ular story was the video posted by a young man who was walking in the park early in the morning. He saw a clown and asked him what he was doing. As it turned out, the clown had a knife and started chasing after him. The video abruptly ends after the young man and his friends start running and screaming.

Perhaps the most jarring and quite sad story about a young girl in Georgia who was so scared that clowns were going to come into her school that she brought a knife to class with her. This was after reports of clowns luring children into the woods with candy or other materials.

The clown epidemic has even gone so far as to come right here to Georgetown College. There were sightings of two clowns with bright red wigs running in between some of the dorms this week.

When asked about how this made him feel, Sophomore Douglass Mollett said, “I had to walk all the way to the pit to move my car so that I wouldn’t have to do it in the dark with the clowns.”

This is the worst story that I’ve heard, solely because of all the media attention these clowns have caused, a bunch

of stray clowns is the last thing that our wonderful college needs. Especially when it involves not just the students, but the residents around the college as well—no matter if they are young or old.

The campus is a place that we want to feel safe and not have to worry about the possible threat of anything or anyone—not a place where you are afraid to walk across campus at night by yourself for fear of a clown.

Now, here’s the thing.

There’s a distinct line between having fun and then terrifying people. Teenagers who are putting on wigs and trying to be a part of something that could truly be sinister and conniving are only making this stupid craze even worse.

Personally, I think that anybody who dresses up like a clown just for the fun of it to scare people is just plain ignorant. It is honestly a terrifying thought to think that our society has resorted to using circus–themed costumes to exploit children or to do psychological or physical harm to someone.

Overall, I hope this demoralizing and insane trend stops as fast as it gained media attention.

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Opinion

Issue 16

How did it come to this?

By PEYTON GRIFFEE

Staff Writer

After watching the first debate, a question that many in America must be asking came into my head: Where did we go wrong?

Last week, the presidential debate was shown and a record number of people watched. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the two most unpopular candidates in recent history “debated” on stage. I put debate in quotation marks because what we watched was

not truly a debate.

A true debate would have been one that laid out policy, and actual substance, however we were left with two people who rarely talked anything meaningful. Instead we had a talk on why Trump talks bad about Miss Universe, what each candidate tweets about, and other things that have no bearing on the future of this nation.

This year, in my opinion, we have witnessed the presidential race turn into nothing more than a cheap

reality show. I am afraid that as a nation we have turned our back on intellect.

It seems as though this debate is a reflection of where we are headed as a nation.

We have turned from educating ourselves through news and current events to reality shows, and this was reflected last week. We have truly witnessed a dumbing down in this nation, and it starts with the top.

Neither candidate laid out specific policy, and neither will by November. That is

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because many Americans now sadly just don’t care.

Americans would rather be entertained by their commander–in–chief than led.

When the best argument to vote for someone is because she’s a woman, or because he’s entertaining, and not based on how they will lead the country, we know there is something wrong.

As the young generation of voters, we must take this to heart. We have to realize that these things are happening in our country. We must return

to intellectual thought. We must return to debating issues rather than personalities.

As the next generation of leaders in the world, it’s time we stand up and say enough is enough.

So in the following years find candidates on both sides who will debate policy, who will actually stand for something and who will lead—not entertain.

This is the real world after all. Not House of Cards.

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T H E B A C K PA G E

By RACHEL CHEATHAM A woman without regrets

Miracles on Bourbon Street

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BackPage,

This week we’ll be looking at the lives of people in our own backyard. I’m talking about The Gathering Place on Bourbon Street.

It’s an organization that gives one hot meal a day and can house up to 15 men at a time. The Gathering Place helps men get back on their feet by having Bible studies, fellowship and a loving atmosphere. The Gathering Place is a stepping stone.

It has saved lives, and pours hope into those who may need it the most.

The Gathering Place requires its residents to get jobs, which helps to keep them accountable to the organization and themselves. The money they earn is put into temporary holding for them to use when they move out on their own. This gives them an easier and more fluid transition into ordinary life. During my interview I talked with men who are currently living there, and I found a will in each of them to change their lives for the better.

There was Thomas, a man who was born and raised in Georgetown, and who’s also in recovery from addiction.

He’s a man who has recognized his mistakes and is taking steps to reconnect his life to where it was. He loves working outside in the fresh air and was the owner of a lawn care business before he got caught up with addiction. Thomas takes his life day by day, and one of his goals is to get his business back.

“Addiction is a bad thing,” Thomas said, “When you cross that line of addiction you can do some pretty bad things, and I crossed that line a long time ago.

It’s left me to a point in my life where I had nowhere else to go. I’ve been in treatment facilities, I’ve done sober

living homes, or half-way houses, and I’ve given an honest hard attempt to get control of my life and maintain sobriety.

“This place here is a little different, it’s God-centered, God-ori-

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entated; it’s Christian focused. And I am a Christian. This place has given me a chance to better my life.”

Within in the next five years, Thomas wants his business back.

He wants “to be happy…on the inside, and I want to help others with addiction, like the recovery.

That’s what God made me for.”

Mike, who was born in Indiana, moved to Lexington when he was six months old. He’s worked at different jobs and restaurants, but his favorite was working and tending to a golf course.

That’s where his addiction first started.

He moved to Mississippi, where he stayed for 2—3 months. Mike came back to Lexington and started living with his sisters and brothers. He got a job at Walmart, and stayed there for four years [and had his own place], but then the drinking caught up with him again.

He became unable to pay rent after being let go and explained his situation to his apartment manager. The apartment manager suggested Mike check out The Gathering Place, and he started

living there on June 30 of this year.

In five years, Mike wants to be outside working, along the lines of landscape or mowing. He would also like “my own place, but I would still come back here for the fellowship and the meetings they have. I tend to have a problem when I get out on my own and I’m by myself; I get bored. The old lifestyle starts to come back, and I’m trying to put that behind me. I really enjoy the Bible study and the meetings.”

Jason introduced himself next. He was born in Mobile, Ala. He moved to Mississippi, and lived there till he was five years old. He had a rough upbringing, his mother married three times, and he lived the rest of his childhood in Florida. After his mother passed away, Jason’s addiction started.

“Then, I started doing good, started working jobs…I met someone I finally fell for. We had our first child, and I thought maybe having a job would turn that around, maybe I would see her beautiful face and it would just change me. And it did for a while. Then we were working on our second, and the second one didn’t make it. That wound up kinda making me relapse,” Jason continued on saying, “All I really remember growing up is pain, just constant pain.”

He’s worked many jobs in his life, more than “you can possibly count.” Jason found out about The Gathering Place from a friend, while he was on the street. It’s less about having a place to sleep and more about proving to himself and others that he is worth something. He said he wants to show, “that I’m not just a nobody in a society of

people that are uncaring, but then you find out there are really so many people who care about your struggles.”

In five years, Jason would like to work towards his dream of being a singer. He’s been singing since he was a child. While he was in Florida he worked for Jones entertainment and specialized in R&B. “It was hard finding work, but I did; there were nightly shows which didn’t help much either, having money and not knowing what to do with it, but this program is absolutely amazing. When I came here I was at my breaking point, and it took a sweet woman, named Ms. Donna, to give me a chance to prove myself to myself.

Another thing to add is that in five years, I would like to have my little girl back, hopefully, and a stable job. “

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