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December 3, 2014 Volume CXXXIV Issue 11
Orange Friday connects consumerism and slavery
Faculty and students give stump speeches endorsing fair trade, conscientious spending By TYLER PHILLIPS BackPage Editor On Friday, Nov. 21, students and faculty participated in an annual series of stump speeches known as Orange Friday. Since 2011, this event has been traditionally put on by Georgetown’s Student Abolitionist Movement (SAM), an organization dedicated to combating modern day slavery. SAM faculty adviser Dr. Jonathan Sands Wise played the lead role in organizing the day and recruiting speakers. This year, the speeches drew strong crowds throughout the day as students gathered to learn about the current trend of consumerism during the holiday season and its role in financing global injustice. Orange Friday originated as a day set aside to speak against the increasing commercialization of the Christmas season. This is accomplished through a series of 10–minute speeches given every hour on the steps in front of Giddings Hall. Exactly one week before the sales begin for “Black Friday,” Orange Friday rests on the basic premise that orange is known as the international color of freedom. Inci-
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dently, orange is also the color of Georgetown College. Here, the goal of Orange Friday is to educate Georgetown’s campus about the connections between consumerism and global slavery, as well as to argue in favor of more ethical shopping alternatives such as “fair trade.” This year’s lineup of speakers included Dr. Shelia Klopfer, Dr. Bryan Langlands, Dr. Roger Ward, Dr. Brad Hadaway, Tyler Phillips and Dr. Jonathan Sands Wise. Religion professor Dr. Klopfer delivered the first speech. Her speech was written and performed as a satirical take on O. Henry’s “Gift of the Magi” and placed the protagonists of the story in the midst of the Black Friday rush. In her speech, she told the humorous yet poignant tale of a family who spends Black Friday fighting other shoppers over various gifts only to discover the receivers weren’t satisfied with the gifts after all. Following at 10:50, Dr. Langlands argued against the influence of consumerism in higher education and the high amounts of debt students often face upon graduation. An hour later, Dr. Ward took to the podium with an added
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surprise. For his speech, he turned the gathered spectators into a “human microphone” of echoed chanting, as the crowd would go on to quote Thoreau in his claim that “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” The fourth speaker of the day, Dr. Hadaway, suggested that the greatest tragedy of modern consumerism is our inability to see how pervasive it has actually become. Instead, he encouraged the audience to recognize and respond to the reality that one cannot turn on the T.V. or drive down the street without being petitioned by advertisers. Next, student speaker Tyler Phillips made an appeal to the
Lord’s Prayer to argue that the presence of materialism during the holidays reveals an abuse of “daily bread” and what it means to be content with having enough. Lastly, Dr. Sands Wise delivered a speech which utilized an agricultural parable to reveal the great discrepancy between the richest and poorest of the world. While the current system of hoarding wealth is broken, Sands Wise went on to argue that the best takeaway from Orange Friday is to “buy everything deliberately” and consider “Do you really need that item? Who was involved in making it?” While each of these speeches discussed deeply embedded issues in modern consumerism, Orange Friday is also concerned with educating students about alternatives to harmful holiday spending. One such alternative is “fair trade.” The fair trade label is based on an effort to better compensate low–income producers around the world in order to discourage the need to resort to human exploitation. As Dr. Sands Wise explained in his speech, “If you buy Fair Trade, you know that you are buying into an eco-
nomic model that is attempting to care for each person in the chain. You know that you have a much, much better chance of getting products that were made without slavery or severe exploitation.” While purchasing fair trade does limit shopping options, certified products range from certain lines of coffee and chocolates to clothing and sports ball manufacturers. On his personal takeaways from the event, junior Braden Bocard recalled that “The speeches were very eye–opening, and have helped me to see and discern what I really need during holiday shopping.” Against the convenience and cheapness of Black Friday deals, SAM argues that our lives and holiday season are most fully celebrated through resisting extravagance and paying attention to the connections between our spending and unjust practices worldwide. Orange Friday is a declaration that, through attentive discernment into one’s needs and the needs of others, we have the capacity to shift the market away from its dependency on exploitation in favor of a greater care for the world’s poorest individuals.
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The obscure sport of cycleball page 5
Christmas lights glow across campus pages 6 and 7
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Orange is the international color for freedom.
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Headlines Compiled by Noah Krieger
A school bus made a sharp turn on a highway in Knoxville, Tenn., crossing the median and hitting another school bus. The passengers were all between kindergarten and third grade. Two girls were killed as well as an aide, while 23 were hospitalized. Afghanistan police encountered a large bird walking along a highway near a police checkpoint. The bird, equipped with an antenna, camera and explosives, exploded when it was shot. No one was injured and this was the first “bird bomb” encountered so far. A power outage in Detroit shut down the city for about six hours. Officials blamed the aging infrastructure for the failure. After years of neglect, DTE Energy will spend 200 million dollars to replace the system over the next four years. A 56–year–old Portuguese man, named Renato Barros, purchased a small island near Maderia, Portugal and proclaimed it to be his own kingdom and principality. He, Prince Reanto II, his wife and two children are the only citzens. A farmer in Norwich, England found a 3,500 year old Bronze Age dagger and was using it for a doorstop. The Norwich Castle Museum purchased the dagger from him for 65,000 dollars.
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Ferguson reacts to jury verdict By AUSTIN FRALEY
with regard to 21st century race relations in the US as well as how far self–defense should be permitted Aside from turkeys, family and to go, particularly when discussing food baby selfies, another thing that the rights of law enforcement. Civil may have been clogging your Facebook Rights leader Jesse Jackson connews feed over this Thanksgiving was demned the jury’s decision not to the strong opinion of many concerning indict, but pleaded with residents of the outcome of the grand jury’s deci- Ferguson to end the violence and consion regarding the shooting of Michael tinue with peaceful protests (news. Brown. yahoo.com). Likewise, the family On Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, the of Brown has expressed unease and Source: Usatoday.com Grand Jury decided not to indict Cau- sadness over the violence, saying, Protesters took to the streets after the casian officer Darren Wilson for firing “the stealing and breaking in stores is Grand Jury’s decision not to indict offisix rounds at African American citizen not what Mike will want. Our family cer Darren Wilson. Michael Brown in August (usa.com). didn’t ask for this but for peace and The initial reaction in August among justice” (nydailynews.com). residents of Ferguson was one of anger, Despite these pleas, the violence uncertain, and it is unclear what the and there were riots and looting in appears to be resulting in a repeating protests will amount to in the long run. and around Ferguson, Mo., where the cycle of what the looters and rioters Regardless of the fact that Wilson was shooting had occurred. For the most perceive to be racism, which has caused not indicted for any sort of crime, the part, the riots had died down until the even more anger and thus more vio- case will still be a significant one for announcement of the jury’s decision lence and rage. Police have attempted determining how far the use of force not to indict. Protests lit up with a ven- to quell the riots by using tear gas and can go and whether there is (and if so, geance after the decision was revealed, arrested multitudes of people for arson, to what extent) still a problem with race with the governor anticipating that vandalism and looting, among other relations in the second decade of the this might occur and declaring a state things (edition.cnn.com). 21st century. of emergency a few days before the Protests have also occurred in major results of the grand jury were revealed cities around the world, including (theguardian.com). Los Angeles, New York, London and The case has been the subject of Washington D.C. These protests have controversy due to its relevance both largely been peaceful and not subject to the same violence and war–like tactics that Ferguson itself has been exposed to (edition.cnn.com). The grand jury’s decision has not been without its support, howBenefits of The Georgetonian: ever. Former NBA player Charles Barkley expressed satisfaction -Flexibility (you can write arti- with the jury’s decision, noting cles even if you study abroad) that several in the African American community corroborated -Low pressure (no need to write Officer Wilson’s story concerning every week. Write articles you self–defense. Barkley also accused are interested in) the media of attempting to inflame racial tensions despite the minor -Pay (get paid by the inch. The Source: NBCnews.com more you write the more Police have tried to ease the violence of to nonexistent role he claimed that money you make) some of the protesters through tear gas race played in the case (foxnews. com). and making multiple arrests. The future of Ferguson is still BackPage Editor
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Black Friday has increase in tech sales By ERIC BALMER
com). Although, the overall number of shoppers was down from previous years, there was notable growth in several areas. Along with an abundance of sales of technology, other categories were purchased in great numbers. Chief economist, Shawn DuBravac, Ph.D, said,
“we saw more shoppers putting tech in their baskets this holiday weekend—45 percent—than any of the last three years. Only clothing, at 69 percent, was more popular among consumers; and toys were again third, at 43 percent” (finance.yahoo.com). As for the total money spent on the holiday shopping frenzy, the CEA estimated Americans spent close to $39.9 billion over the holiday weekend. Experts say the number of shoppers was lower than last year; however, the spenders bought more. On average, there was a 4.8 percent increase per consumer (finance.yahoo.com). Technology consumers in 2014 seemed to be most interested in purchasing TVs (37 percent of total tech sales), followed closely by tablets (35 percent). Several factors influence why there is such a demand for TVs. According to DuBravac, the reason there is great demand for TVs is due to three
factors: good deals on basically every type of TV, people wanting to upgrade their TV and a general interest in new technologies such as 4K Ultra HD. Not only have tech sales increased from previous years, but social media usage on Black Friday has drastically increased as well. On “Cyber Monday” there was a reported 1731 percent increase in Twitter conversations on top brand names such as Amazon, Android, eBay, Samsung and Xbox (exacttarget.com). Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been around for a few years, but a new trend has started up called Giving Tuesday. The idea behind Giving Tuesday (which started in the 2012 holiday season) is it’s a global effort to make a day dedicated for giving and generosity (exacttarget.com).
dents, faculty and staff have been invited to participate in lighting the candles: Laura Wyly, Dean of Students, and her husband; Dr. Kopp, biology professor, and family; Betsy Montgomery, who works in Academic Success, and her son Forest; Katie and Sandy Young, student softball players. Members of the congregation will also be allowed to come up and decorate a Christmas tree. Then the service will end with everyone gathering around Giddings Circle to sing “Silent Night” as lights are lit up all over campus. The time outside is what Sophomore Jordan Smith likes the most: “I think it is a magical time where our campus is able to come together. My favorite part is when we go outside with the candles and circle around Gid-
dings to sing.” Hot chocolate will be offered in the Hill Chapel basement to help people warm up after being in the cold and to give them more time for fellowship. When Lindsey Sheakley, junior, was asked why she gets excited about Hanging of the Green and thinks it is special, she responded, “It gets me in the Christmas spirit; plus it’s a Tiger Nexus.” When students were asked the above question, some did say that they had never attended the service, but the students who have participated generally said the most memorable parts of Hanging of the Green is the ending. Based on responses, it also seems like students feel that it is a great opportunity for camaraderie and stress relief. Fiona McElrath, junior, said, “It just
feels like a really peaceful time, and you get to see the lights come up and everyone is singing and together. It’s set outside of all of the other stuff we have to do.” Jacob Humphrey, senior, had similar sentiments: “I like it because at a stressful time of the year, it’s a great break and [provides a] soothing time [as an] event.” Isaac Meisner, sophomore, values Hanging of the Green as well, but also wishes even more students would join in on the service: “I enjoyed the singing of Christmas carols as an audience, and I also enjoyed when we all got the candles and walked outside. It was cool to see the community of Georgetown in the Christmas spirit. I wish more students would see how special it is and come out to enjoy it all together.”
News Editor The day after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday,” has historically been one of the busiest shopping days in the United States. Many people make Black Friday a part of their Thanksgiving tradition and look forward to shopping with friends and family. In the U.S., there were a total of 113.2 million adults, or 46 percent of the population, who either shopped or planned to do so over the Thanksgiving weekend. This also takes into account the newly invented “holiday” of Cyber Monday (finance.yahoo. com). A survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) estimated that there were around 51.2 million American adults who bought or planned on buying technology products over the Thanksgiving weekend (finance.yahoo.
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Black Friday brought millions of Americans out to buy the newest tech toys.
Hanging of the Green will be Thurs.
By ANDREA BELLEW Staff Writer This Thursday night, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., Hanging of the Green, a Georgetown College annual tradition, will be held in Hill Chapel. This event is run by the Traditions co–chairs of the Georgetown Activities Council (GAC), Joshua Ward and Makayla Jackson. Sheila Klopfer, Chair of the Religion Department, will be the speaker for the evening. The Rooted band will be leading the congregation in hymns. Other musical talents of the night will be the Tiger Tones, Georgetown College’s a capella group, as well as Christian Crues and Adam Wetherington. The four candles of the Advent wreath — hope, preparation, joy and love — will also be lit. Different stu-
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Men’s Basketball runs record to 8-2
By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor
After trailing 4-0 in the first minute, the men’s basketball team dominated their opening game of the Central Bank Jim Reid Classic on Friday, defeating Carlow University 87-48. Nine Tigers scored seven or more points. Junior Noah Cottrill led with 19 points. Senior Gerard Coleman had 15 points and six assists and Junior Deondre McWhorter had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The team shot 53 percent from the
field. “This tournament means a lot to our program to be able to honor Jim Reid, and all he means to this school and program is great,” said Coach Chris Briggs. “To keep his legacy forefront for our fans and players is important. He, along with Coach Bob Davis, were the cornerstones for this program and every chance we get to honor him is special. “We want to thank Central Bank which has helped to make all of this possible for so many years. We would not be
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Tony Kimbro goes by a Celtic defender for a layup.
able to make this such a good tournament without their support and help,” (www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com). The Tigers led from the start and never relinquished it the next day beating Southern University at New Orleans 92-73. Deondre McWhorter had 20 points and 11 rebounds at the end of the first half and finished with 36 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks. It gave him 1000 points for his Georgetown College career. Noah Cottrill added 23 points and Gerard Coleman had 19
The Tigers shot 58 percent from the field and made 12 of their 14 free throws. “Great way to finish off another Jim Reid Tournament,” coach Chris Briggs. “SUNO is a very good shooting team and for us to start so strong was the key.” The Tigers play Thursday at Life University at 7:30 p.m.
ance. The boards also tend to be shorter than usual with softer flex and smoother edges on the board. This allows the snowboarder to make rotations faster and use less energy. Another style of snow– boarding is alpine which is also sometimes called freecarving. This normally is on hard packed snow and focuses on carving linked turns. There is barely any jumping involved. The equipment used for this style is a ski–like hardshell booth and is stiff and narrow for managing linking turns at greater forces and speed. Every style has its own points, and some of them are used in different competitions. One competition earned its place in 2006 as a Winter Olympic sport, Boardercross, also known as Snowboard X, consists of several riders that race down a course that is like a motorcycle motocross track. This includes jumps and obsta-
cles with the snowy downhill course. A competition that many people know about is snowboard racing, which consists of riders completing a downhill course through gates that are placed a certain distance apart. The gates consist of poles through which the racer must race. There is a discipline called parallel slalom in which snowboarders must race downhill through sets of gates that have extremely tight and quick turns. This requires the athlete to have a good amount of technical skill while racing. This is a long course with very high speeds reaching to 45mph. So, snowboarding is a cool sport, it doesn’t date back as far as skiing does and it has an odd start with snurfing, but it is something neat to try out during the winter and snow if given the chance.
If you get a chance, try snowboarding this winter
By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer Imagine the lusty white frost dust of winter down a beautiful mountain side. A giant hill is just waiting to be used for some interesting sports. There are many sports that are designed for winter -sledding and skiing are examples. However, there is one sport that is quite popular in the United States that is more popular than skiing: snow-
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boarding. Developed sometime in 1965 by Sherman Poppen, snowboarding was actually dubbed as snurfing (snow + surfing) by Poppen’s wife. The board used was called a snurfer and it was a cross between a sled and a skateboard (without the wheels) with a string attached for control. It seems like a type of sled that children would want, but that was only the beginning. In the 70s, more commercial
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snowboards were coming out, and they kept developing from there. Diving more into the sport itself, snowboarding has various styles and each style has its own specialized equipment. Jibbing, for example, is riding on non–standard surfaces such as obstacles on the snow courses. It is a freestyle technique of riding. Freestyle equipment is usually a soft boot with a twin tipped board that gives the rider better bal-
Dec. 4 vs. Life University 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 3 p.m. Dec. 3 vs. Concordia 6:45 p.m.
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NASCAR of the Ancients: Chariot racing By FIONA MCELRATH Copy Editor It was the NASCAR of the Ancients; politics and entertainment in one; dangerous, exciting and rewarding: Chariot racing. Although it has not been as popular lately, chariot racing was one of the leading forms of entertainment back in the ancient Roman days. They were held primarily at religious events such as festivals and funerals, though after some time they started being sponsored privately by city officials. Chariot races took place on a track very much like those of any modern race, which was called a circus. This refers to the circular shape of the track as well as the seating area
around it (though it is really more of an oval). The oldest and most impressively large circus in Rome is the Circus Maximus, or, the Very Large Circus. It sounds more impressive in Latin. It is 600 by 200 meters, with brilliant sand and even an area for vendors selling wine, women and merchandise. Politically, they allowed the people to channel their potentially violent energy into something less destructive (in theory) than riots; if nothing else, the people who got hurt knew what they were signing up for. Much like within the well– known horse–racing industry, there was betting at these events, though it was not an official part of the entertainment. The racing also was open to many different classes,
because while the citizens sat in the stands, the slaves had the chance to watch from the track as they drove the chariots, and often times many of them won enough money to buy their way to freedom. In the same way sports fans of our day identify as “red” or “blue” to show their support for their favorite team, so did the Romans for their favorite chariot faction, of which there were four: red, blue, white and green. Unlike the sports fans of today, these factions gained some political influence. Keep cheering, though—the ancient Romans gained influence through sports, so perhaps you can, too. The actual chariots of racing were built like today’s race horses: lightweight and fast, though not always very durable. The charioteer was
left unprotected and had to stand firmly on the floor over the axle of two wheels as he flew along behind two to four horses pulling the chariot. These horses were harnessed all in a row, as opposed to two in front of the others like one might see with carriages. Great skill was required to drive these chariots and to maneuver them around the meta, or turning point, of the race. This was the marker around which all the charioteers would turn before racing back towards the starting gate. Since there was no angled track, turning too fast could be deadly. Of course, there was much pomp and ceremony before the races began, as most every Roman holiday had its origins in a religious circumstance. In fact, the Romans acquired so many holidays that, for every
Obscure Sport: Cycleball By AUSTIN FRALEY BackPage Editor Like soccer? How about hockey? What about basketball? Do you also enjoy riding a bicycle? Are you struggling to choose which one of these you want to do? Why not do them all at the same time? You can in this wonderfully obscure sport called cycleball. Invented in the early 1890s by German American Nicholas Edward Kaufman, cycleball has a rich and long international history. Now the sport has all but disappeared from America but remains popular
in Germany, which is acknowledged to be the world leader in indoor cycling. Officially, the sport is played by men only. There are two people per team, one offense and one defense. Everyone playing rides around the court on a bicycle and must remain on the bicycle for the duration of the game. A player’s feet cannot touch the floor, similar to the rule of hands not touching a ball in soccer. Players must use their front and back wheels to maneuver the ball around. If a player gets inside his own goal, he is allowed to use his hands to
defend. If a player does kick the ball with his feet then the opposing team is allowed a free “kick.” The game is split into two halves of seven minutes each across a playing area of 36x46 feet. The bikes are adjusted for the sport with the seat being placed directly over the back wheel in order to allow for easier access at punting the ball with the wheels. Rather than brakes, the bikes are designed so that the players can easily move backwards, and they also weigh more than most typical bicycles. The world championships
this year took place in the Czech Republic with Austria taking home the first place trophy for the second year in a row. They won in 2011, 2013 and 2014, but obtained only the silver medal in 2014. Cycleball is a fun and diverse sport which enjoys a great deal of support and excitement in Europe, particularly around Germany and Austria. If it sounds like a great idea to you, start a pick– up game or something as four players would not require a great deal of effort to put together.
working day, there was a holiday. That’s half the year, my dear readers, simply devoted to festivals and games, among other things. At the beginning of these events, statues of gods and goddesses were brought in; dancers and musicians performed; and with as many as 24 races taking place within a single day, it was all in all a good time to be Roman. It is quite validating to know that we love our sports just as much as the ancient Romans did theirs. Information was taken from http://www.vroma. org/~bmcmanus/circus.html and “Daily Life in Ancient Rome: The People and the city ant the Height of the Empire.” If you care to read more about this wonderful ancient sport, please pay the website a visit or read the book.
Writing Center The Writing Center’s last day of operation is Tuesday, December 9. It closes at 9 p.m. that day. It will not be open during final exams. See www. georgetowncollege.edu/ WritingCenter for specific hours to drop in.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: CONNOR MOOK By AUSTIN FRALEY BackPage Editor Chances are that if you go to Georgetown, you’ve seen Connor Mook around. Whether it’s playing Ultimate Frisbee, playing guitar, helping run or host Tuesday Night Worship service “Rooted” or just talking to people in The Caf, Connor’s relationship with Georgetonians is hard to match. Hailing from Louisville, Connor came in as a psychology major, knowing he would love it after an AP course in high school. His other major, Spanish, was a bit more accidental. “Initially I just took Spanish to get it out of the way,” Mook said. He discovered he had a passion and talent for the language, and soon after ended up becoming
a double major and studying abroad in Costa Rica. Discussing his love for each of his majors, Connor said, “Psychology teaches me science and research about why people do what they do, and Spanish teaches me about the culture and traditions of people and how that makes [them] who they are. Both together contribute to the Source: Facebook.com overall view of people, Connor with his fiancée, Georgia which is helpful since what Wartman. I want to do with my life is work with people.” after having two sisters my Connor’s love for people whole life, and they pushed can be seen in all facets of me a lot and changed me a his life, but he chose to speak lot in a positive way.” Connor mainly about three areas: PHA, still says that, despite his newband and Common Ground. found brotherhood, some of “PHA has brought me out his favorite pastimes are hangof my shell and comfort zone ing out with his two sisters, in so many ways,” said Mook. Miranda and Moriah. “It was good to have brothers “I learned from band that
it’s all about community; that it’s we, us, ours. That’s kind of our mantra. That’s taught me a lot about paying it forward. I’ve learned so much about leadership and community from band. “Common Ground— Rooted has been what I’ve looked forward to every week all four years of my time here. I can’t thank Bryan [Langlands] enough for the leadership he provides to Common Ground and how he intentionally tries to help mold each person into the man or woman they are called to be. I have so much respect and admiration for him.” Above all, Connor wanted people to know that he is for them, regardless of different beliefs or lifestyles. Connor’s Christian faith has impacted this desire
to know people greatly. “I believe in a God who has made this world and loves this world, and He wants everyone to be saved and desires for all to know Him, and so I’m motivated by getting a bigger picture of God and giving that picture to other people so they can know Him. I’m motivated to live life with people, because He has made them.” Mook is graduating in December and marrying the love of his life, Georgia Wartman, in the summer. The two plan to live in Northern Kentucky, and look for any job available and/or go to grad school. “I might train giraffes. That would be a fun job,” he said.
Christmas light displays cover campus
By KATY HARVEY Staff Writer
If you’ve been observing campus lately, you may have noticed that it looks particularly festive this holiday season with Christmas lights adorning many of the residence halls. That is because this year marks SGA’s First Annual Christmas Light Competition. As part of this event, all residence halls were encouraged to decorate the exteriors of their buildings with Christmas lights. The deadline for the lights to be assembled was Monday, Dec.
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Alpha Gamma Delta decorated with elegant white lights. 1, so all participating displays should now be visible. However, the winner will not be
announced until Thursday, Dec. 4. The winning residence hall will receive 200 dollars towards the philanthropy of their choice. Some of the groups participating this year include the freshman girl dorms, Pi Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Kappa Delta and Kappa Alpha. While all the light displays on campus undeniably have a charm about them, it is the Pi Kappa Alpha house that grabs one’s attention from across the quad. Hundreds of lights, some even strung down the side of the building from the
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Pi Kappa Alpha put up an extravagant display. third floor, cover the building and trees surrounding it. Alex Connelly, one of the residents who participated in setting up the lights, describes the setup
as a really fun experience for everyone involved. “It is by far my favorite day of the semester because thinking about Christmas just makes everyone happy, especially with the idea of exams looming around the corner,” he said. This is something that the Pikes have done in the past even though it has only become a campus wide competitive event this year.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANIE LEE By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer If you don’t know her already, then you really don’t know what you are missing out on! Stephanie Lee is a sassy, smart and funny senior from Edgewood, Ky. It’s only an hour’s drive from Georgetown’s campus, which makes her commute quick and easy. She is graduating early, this being her last semester. Three years ago Stephanie embarked on a journey that was not that far from home. She stepped onto Georgetown’s campus and has never looked back. She has taken advantage of her credits earned in high school; she has applied them to her college career and will be graduating this winter. She plans on walking with the rest of the senior class in May of 2015. Her time spent at Georgetown has not gone to waste though; she has dedicated herself to an English
busy reading or participating in group organizations on campus, she still finds time to procrastinate with Netflix, napping and crafting. She also enjoys time among friends. This brings to mind her favorite moment from Georgetown College, setting up a projector in a secret location that shall not be disSource: Facebook.com closed in this article…and Stephanie (left) with sorority watching “Saw” late at night. sister and fellow senior Megan Even though she has had so Webb. many favorable moments from Georgetown, there is major and a child development one thing she would like to minor. She has also been very change about the campus. She actively involved on campus as stated that she wished Georgean Orientation Leader and Vice town’s campus was more President of Operations of her accessible to students. She said sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta. that “If the college was more She has also been involved in accessible, to students espethe Greek honor society, Order cially, then we all could have a of Omega, a member of Col- better experience on campus.” lege Republicans and finally Even though this is Stephthe Opinion Page Editor for anie’s last semester, she plans this very newspaper, “The on going to Hong’s one last Georgetonian.” time and spending the rest of Although Stephanie is her moments among friends.
One of those friends, Catherine Shelbourne, senior, is also the biggest influence Stephanie has had during her time at Georgetown. She said that Catherine has been there to keep her on track and not procrastinate too much, pushed her to be a leader within her sorority and really honed her fashion sense. Stephanie has had one of the greatest college experiences, and just because it’s a semester shorter than most, she isn’t letting that keep her from enjoying herself. The only advice she leaves to the freshmen is that
they take at least one class with Dr. Allen in the English Department. She specifically requested that you take her Shakespeare class because “Shakespeare is probably your best bet. The tests are lengthy but she is adorable and makes Shakespeare more entertaining than you’ve seen/heard it.” But on top of that, she’s the Provost, and she is just awesome! We are all rooting for you Stephanie, and we wish you all the best in the future!
Quote My Georgetown Professor “You know they say if food gets dropped on the floor, the teacher gets it.” - Dr. Carter Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
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Christmas, cont. “The competition is a great idea to get everyone on campus involved, but we have and will continue to do it for the spirit of the season,” Connelly said. Turner Altman, SGA President, is glad to see the enthusiasm that the competition has inspired thus far. “We wanted to start this because we wanted to do something fun that students would be able to look forward to each year,” Altman explained. He hopes that this
will become a new Georgetown tradition. “When tour guides are walking around campus, we want them to be able to say ‘You should see this place at Christmas,’” Altman said. Altman and fellow SGA members hope to see this event grow in the years to come. Based on the amount of participation seen this year, the continuation of this competition in the coming years looks promising. Be sure to stay tuned for the announcement of
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Kappa Delta decorated in green and white. the winner on Dec. 4, and take a look at all the displays while they are still up!
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Austin Fraley, Abby Smith, Katelyn Prewitt and Jessica Carey pose with a tree in the courtyard of Regents Park College at Oxford University.
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Slender creeps into Guild Game of the Week By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer Slender Man, Slender Man, does whatever a Slender Man does. Does he creep up on you? He does only if you collect his notes. Look out, he’s the Slender Man. Oh, yes, the final game article for the semester shall. Be. About. The. Slender. Maaaan. Slender Man started as an Internet Source: Jailboticus.deviantart.com meme created by Something Awful Can you put the clues together? forums by Eric Knudsen or otherwise known as “Victor Surge,” in 2009. mode, and all that the player has is a Knudsen would take black and white flashlight to look for the notes in the pictures of children and add in a tall dark. If Slender Man’s face appears up thin man with long arms and a com- close and there is blinking static–like pletely white face in a black suit in the pulse on the screen, that means “GAME background. The image was intended OVER.” It will be fine though. If you to convey the concept of being creepy. aren’t scared after that, you can try So, for those of you that don’t know again. Oh, did I mention that the more what Slender Man looks like, a picture notes you collect, the more frequently appears on the right side of the page. you will run into Slender Man and that Be lucky. It is extremely hard to capture the longer you go without collecting Slender Man’s image while also surviv- notes, the harder the game becomes? ing the encounter. Along with this game, there are On to the game: “Slender: The Eight different modes, such as a Christmas Pages.” It is an online survival and mode where instead of Slender Man horror game that was released in June there is Santa Claus that chases you. 2012. The object of the game is to collect Well, to be fair, the notes are now presall eight pages while avoiding contact ents in this mode, and you are collecting with Slender Man. It is in first player presents. I’ve never played this mode,
but as a guess, those presents do not belong to you and Santa is not happy about you just taking random presents of your own. It’s very rude, so now Santa has to hunt you down. Scary, right? At least it is festive around the holidays. So, let’s go back to the notes that a player must collect to win the game. I’m not too sure what the notes are about, but I have theory. It is obviously Slender Man’s personal diary, and he finds random pieces of paper that look exactly the same (he’s OCD, don’t judge him) and he sticks them to different places. Why, you ask? He is Slender Man. He doesn’t need a reason… Actually, why don’t you ask him yourself? I’m sure it will go over very well. Anyway, to defeat Slender Man, you have to collect all eight pages of his diary to beat him. I am not sure if you can read them, but they have some of his private thoughts on there, and he doesn’t like you having them in your possession. However, if you have all eight, he just gives up and waits until you restart the game. Then he’ll get you. It is only a matter of time. Slender Man. You do not want to
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Slender is coming for you. mess with the Slender Man. Do not touch the notes of his personal diary, and you will not have to worry about Slender Man. Also, don’t go out at night in the woods, alone, with just a flashlight. That is just being three deviations under the mean. No. Be smarter than that. Use that college edumacation for something! Now, go play the Slender Man game and have some good luck on your finals.
Issue 11
ArtsEntertainment
December 3, 2014 Page 9
Annual fall band concert impresses By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer On the night of Nov. 24, the Tiger Symphonic Band performed their annual fall concert. The program started out, like usual, with the playing of the Kentucky Chorale and then the Star–Spangled Banner that signaled the start of the concert. The performance of the concert was excellent as always, and the first piece that was performed was “Salute to a Hero” by Phillip Sparke. This little piece had an upbeat and beautiful softness for the opening of the concert. Followed by “Salute to a Hero,” was “Mountain Thyme” by Samuel Hazo. This piece was conducted by a fellow band member and senior, Nicholas Collins (a tuba player in the band).
Collins showed good leadership skills and confidence to conduct his fellow band members in front of a full crowd. The skills that are needed to conduct are immense such as counting, staying on a constant pulse, changing tempo, cueing certain instruments in, watching each play and trying not to look at the music. Something that looks so simple when watching requires a look of skill and Mr. Collins did a fantastic job. The next piece was “Finale Themes, Symphony No. 9” by Antonin Dvorak. This was a longer piece than the others, and takes a more upbeat and faster turn from “Mountain Thyme.” The “Jaws” theme song is based off of this piece. The contrast between the dynamics were well done. Next was a song called “Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head.” This piece is an
Appalahian Folk Carol that is about as close to a Christmas song as the band got (of course, most people know the band doesn’t play Christmas music, but sometimes will play songs that are slightly close to it). This had a softer tone and a beautiful melody, which provided a nice break from the loud and powerful piece from before. Then there was the piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that senior Haley Lepper played called “Rondo.” This was one of the best pieces by far, because we were blessed with a talented young lady that made a very hard piece sound easy on the clarinet. The band in the background along with her solo made the piece one of the best as it is always nice when the band has student soloists perform. Now, for the finale. “Zeus, King of
the Gods” by Rob Romeyn was quite an interesting and powerful piece to end with. After the beautiful Mozart with the clarinet solo, the Symphonic band ended the concert with a very loud and strong piece that seem to shake the whole stage. It seemed to be one of the crowd’s favorite. As always, the Georgetown College Alma Mater ended the concert, and the band members proceeded to clean up the stage. The concert as a whole, as always, was a success and as student Brooke Whitaker said “I’m going to miss seeing the band perform when I graduate.”
2. “O Holy Night.” This gorgeous song has been a personal favorite since I was little. 3. “Carol of the Bells.” This song is my all–time favorite Christmas song. Nothing gets me in the holiday spirit better than this one. There are countless versions of this song out there, from strictly instrumental to choral arrangements and everywhere in between. Two particularly notable versions are the ones performed by the Trans–Siberian Orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle choir. 4. “All I Want for Christmas is You.” That’s right, I just went there. It’s on my top ten list, and I have no shame about it. I think it’s the nostalgia. 5. “Feliz Navidad.” You had to know this one would be coming. It’s a classic in its own right.
6. “Silent Night.” This Christmas classic of German origin has been another favorite of mine since I was little. I fondly remember learning the German words for Christmas Eve service at my church. Somehow they have stuck with me all these years. 7. Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy.” This is one of those songs that nearly everyone knows, even if they don’t realize it. It has been used in TV shows and movies for decades. 8. “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” I just find this song pretty. Every time I hear it I can’t help but sway along with the tune. 9. “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” This is another beautiful Christmas song. For me, the gentle melody conveys what Christmas is really about, something that is so easily forgotten in
the hustle and bustle of what we have made of the holiday today. 10. “Away in a Manger.” This song is particularly special to me for a few reasons, and not just because it’s pretty (though that is one reason). The biggest reason is because I have gotten the great privilege of being able to accompany the children’s choir at my church on my flute. Every time I hear this song, I can hear their tiny, precious voices singing it. What says Merry Christmas better than that?
Christmas music is finally back
By MELISSA McQUILLING Staff Writer Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it is now acceptable to commence playing Christmas music. But with that comes a very important question: which Christmas music to listen to first? There is so much out there, it’s quite overwhelming to decide which one to listen to first. Everyone has their favorite Christmas tunes. Here is a playlist of my personal top ten, in no particular order. Enjoy! 1. “The Chipmunk Song.” No Christmas playlist would be complete without this well–known classic, sung by everyone’s favorite singing chipmunks. Let’s face it, we loved them before they had a CGI movie. And so did our parents.
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By AUSTIN FRALEY
thing (and I am just as guilty as anyone else, but am striving to change my lifestyle). I’ve been writing opinion How can someone who claims articles for a while, giving that they care about protectmore articles than I think I’ve ing the environment still use given for any other section of technology produced at the the paper. In this time, some hands of an exploited Earth have been critical, and the crit- and drive polluting cars? How icisms have found their way can someone who claims they around to me. As I am gradu- want to see the end of modern ating in December, I thought day slavery still buy chocolate it good to use one of my last and clothing made by slaves? opportunities to address How can someone who claims the most common criticism, that loving others is the greatwhich is usually formulated est virtue continue to walk by along these lines: “He just them on the street? wants everyone to care about Second, the response to the the poor/marginalized at the above is implicit in the central expense of everything else.” objection. It goes along the lines Aside from whether or not this of “It is too difficult, I have no is a legitimate objection, I will other choice, etc.” To be fair, address it as a legitimate con- our college education forces us cern. to use laptops to write papers First, I know there are and such. However, it does not many of you who just rejoiced force us all to have laptops and because you believe your- more importantly, to get a new self to be someone who cares laptop every time one comes about the poor/marginalized out. What I am saying is, if you and are glad to see someone truly cared, you would find a else shouting out, demanding way to change your lifestyle. others care. However, many I have much more respect for people I know people who claim this who discare only insobelieve in far as they are climate able to make change political Faceand conbook statuses t i n u e and set forth a driving certain appeartheir air ance. I want to polluting get this out of Source: Imgarchade.com cars than the way, because How do you help people? t h o s e it is the harshest w h o BackPage Editor
claim they care and perform the same action—at least the former group’s actions are consistent with their values. Third, caring is necessary, even when it might mean “suffering” yourself (although I’m doubtful that anyone in a developing country would be willing to call the fact that you might have to go without wifi for a few nights “suffering”). If you are a Christian (among many other religions), this follows naturally from your Christianity or religion. “I will show you my faith by my deeds” says James, and that is the best expression of caring we could show. If you are not a Christian, then caring is beneficial insofar as it produces a better Earth—for you and for your children. We have to stop living so selfishly, lest the natural result come into being: namely that we cannot live at all. Richard Stearns writes an updated version of the sheep and goats parable: “For I was hungry, while you had all you needed. I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water. I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported. I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes. I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness. I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved.” Perhaps it is time to start caring and start living a life in concordance with our values.
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Issue 11
December 3, 2014 Page 11
Another low for our generation
By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer
Anyone who knows me, or has read a single article I’ve written this semester, understands that my ability to work with technology is about the same as if you handed your great–grandmother an iPad… it isn’t pretty people. But I digress. These past few weeks I have heard the insurgence of the new app, “Yik Yak,” and how it has become popular on campuses around America. I understand that the app is really only geared towards college students, and you can post anonymously. It is kind of like “Twitter” without the commitment. This is already becoming problematic for me. Out of sheer curiosity I
downloaded the app, and to repeated attacks on fellow stumy utmost surprise (haha, dents. that’s a joke) the site was filled I know, I know, it’s my with horrible attacks on the fault for downloading the English Language along with stupid app, but that doesn’t attacks on other students, and stop the fact that there are the worst part is, it’s anon- people anonymously bullying ymous. People, this is a cyber–bullying feeding frenzy at its finest! Anyone can appoint you a nickname and just go crazy with posting terrible content. There were some funny posts like “College is like riding a The Georgetonian/TERESA CURTIS bicycle, except the bicyYik Yak allows people to make cle is on fire, you are on posts anonymously. fire and everything is on fire. You’re in hell.” Although a gross overstate- others. Bullying in any form, ment, the joke was still funny no matter how degrading the nevertheless. However, a grammar, is still bullying. As problem arises when there are defined by the ever–faithful
Webster Dictionary, “Bully: to frighten, hurt or threaten (a smaller or weaker person): to act like a bully toward (someone).” It doesn’t matter what medium you are using; you are still participating in bullying by posting a hateful rumor on a site such as “Yik Yak.” In all honesty, I’m sure that the creators of this app did not intend for the monster that has inevitably been created. I’m sure the intended purpose was a place where college students could anonymously post complaints about their school, or funny jokes like the one aforementioned. However, it has almost completely shown itself to be a useless app that is only filled with insecure adults who like to drag others down for the
sake of building themselves up . . . among the hilarious posts that are light hearted and genuinely funny. I just hope that you have the common courtesy to harness an app like this for the greater good. I mean What Would Batman Do? He wouldn’t trash talk Robin anonymously on a social media app. He would almost certainly work out his issues like a normal (as normal as you can be for dressing up like a bat and being a vigilante) adult. I hope that you can find it in yourself to not perpetuate the phenomenon that has become cyber–bullying either in downloading this app, or posting negative comments anonymously about other students.
Where is all the snow?
By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer
Snow, snow, snow, snow. Where is the snow? For winter weather, it has been very mild. Now, some people may be happy with this mild weather, but it is winter and Jack Frost has only visited us once so far. Thanksgiving had rather nice weather (depending on where you went that is) and it chilled down a bit, but not enough for the cold rain to become beautiful, unique and special snowflakes. The last snow we got wasn’t enough for a good ol’ fashion snowball fight or building a
snowman (I bet you’re singing that Disney song now. You are welcome). We need some nice snow to adorn our beautiful campus. Our campus is quite beautiful, and it looks magical in the wintery white. Now, before some of you start complaining about the cold and how terrible it is to drive in snow, here are some good things about snow. Snow is white and makes an awesome contrast to all the colors around us. Snowball fights with friends. Building snowmen with or without friends (you’re singing the song again, aren’t you?). Building a miniature snowman army on the
Georgetown College sign on Giddings Lawn. Making snow cream (the recipe will be given eventually as you read). Eating said snow cream. All the arrays of colorful and awesome hats to wear. Penguins (who doesn’t like penguins?) and hot cocoa with marshmallows. Oh, and throwing snowballs at random people outside The Caf to start an all–out war with snow. If that doesn’t convince you then I suggest moving further south once you graduate. So, onto trying to get it to snow before finals; I know there is a rain dance, but I wonder if there is a snow dance or a
weather dance for snow to come our way. We could all do an odd dance together to get one last snow in before Christmas break. That would be fun… Maybe not. Did I mention the things about snow? Well, other than the slippery ice and obstacles of driving, there is nothing left. That’s right, snow is awesome. You can play in it and eat it. Just, for the love of snow, do not eat the yellow snow. I repeat, do not eat the yellow snow. That stuff will be nasty and very much not good for you. Don’t try sticking your tongue to a metal pole either. That will not be a good idea. It
will be very painful. As requested and mentioned, the snow cream recipe. Ready? Let’s do this! In a bowl, combine 4 cups of snow (when scooping snow, do not use the top layer, use underneath that), 1 cup of milk, ¼ cup of sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla. Mix it all together and you’ve got yourself some tasty snow cream! If it starts to melt or doesn’t have the consistency you desire, just add some more snow in there. I hope everyone has a wonderful break and I wish everyone the best of luck on their finals. This semester seems to be a bit of a doozy.
THE BACKPAGE Issue 11, In Which We Uncover the Meaning of Life By A. Fraley & T. Phillips BackPage Editors “For after all what is man in nature? A nothing in relation to infinity, all in relation to nothing, a central point between nothing and all and infinitely far from understanding either” —Blaise Pascal We can only assume that by “either,” Pascal had meant to write “The BackPage.” This is an article in which we have nothing to say. Seriously. Not one fleetingly meaningful statement or sentiment. “So, basically, just a typical BackPage article?” a reader asks before she mysteriously vanishes in a puff of passive aggressive derision on the part of the authors. *Ahem* As we were saying: We have nothing to say, but we are paid per square inch to write this page so dagnabit, we are going to say something. Nonsensical? Perhaps. Will that stop us? No. Charles Dickens got away with it. Alright, now that we’ve alienated the entire English major demographic, let us continue. We are sure you can empathize. It’s the week before finals, you’ve got studying to do, social events to attend and three frogs to boil for dinner. What? That last one just us? Ah. Well, you know. When in Rome. And there it is—the fear. There is a fear developing within us that this article is becoming increasingly nonsensical as it develops. After all, it’s the best metaphor for this semester that we could have created. Our conclusion: You’re probably not laughing at what we’re saying, but we are and that’s what counts. Or is it? What really counts? Let us examine it through a variety of rhetorical questions in an attempt to discern if this article is worth your time even as you continue to read it.
1) Have you ever heard of the NaNoWriMo effect? It is a two–stage phenomena that occurs when you make a creative work: blinded by your own ambition, you believe your work to be brilliant— because it is yours— until you return later to realize it was never that great. (Except in this case, we are fully aware this article is horrible yet are continually plunging into this abyss.) Why do we do that?
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The current trajectory of this article. 2) Have you ever had to write a twelve page paper and found you’d said everything necessary to say in the first five pages? Sometimes the BackPage is kind of like that. For instance, blah blah blah, fluff, fluff, fluff. Why did we type that? Why do we do... anything? 3) Do you understand the meaning of life? Neither do we. We were hoping you could tell us, overly–anxious reader who enjoys talking aloud to the back of a school newspaper. 4) Have you ever wondered why the previous question is asked so frequently, even satirically, yet most often it is posed without any expectation of a real answer at all? Almost like a joke. What is the meaning of life? “HA! He said that one thing upon which all reality hinges that we’ll never know.” Perhaps we could answer the ques-
tion better by negation. We certainly know what the meaning of life isn’t: Tennis rackets. Styrofoam cups. This article. Radiohead’s 1997 album “OK Computer.” Radio personality Rush Limbaugh’s cat, Terry. Nothing. The meaning of life certainly cannot be nothing, as we’ve managed to say nothing at all in this article and that sure hasn’t helped us answer or avoid the “big question.” Of course, if you ask Google it will give you the most obvious answer to life: 42. There’s also Monty Python’s “The Meaning of Life” in which the meaning of life is said to be that people are simply not wearing enough hats. (T–Philly begs to differ.) It seems that every single answer people tend to come up with is a grotesque non sequitur—just like this entire article. And now for something completely different. [Here we had intended to insert a pop culture reference but the only thing that came to mind was Taylor Swift’s new album and we assumed you were sick of hearing it. Great, now it’s stuck in our heads. Look what you did.] Perhaps that’s all the meaning of life has become: stuck in our head. Endlessly repeating without us having any real expectation to “Shake it off! Shake it off!” 5) What can we make of this? Why is it that you consider yourself uncertain as to whether or not life has ultimate meaning, yet you nevertheless see it as a positive, indispensable thing to exist? Don’t those two beliefs contradict one another? 6) Do you care for a thought experiment passed down from a wise sage? So long as you keep reading, you don’t really have a choice. Imagine you are dead. Now write your own obituary. What do you expect people to say about you? Were you amazing, kind and loving? Were you cold and callous? Got it. Now write your own
obituary again—only this time, make it what you want your obituary to say. Look back. Bridging the difference between those two obituaries —that is the meaning of life. Now, on to the conclusion. Similar to the introduction and body of the article, it is something which lacks any sense of coherence or clarity. But we must write conclusions for... some reason. That is the way the system works, man. Really, we’d be lost without our copy editors to keep us in check for that sort of thing. Deliberetely too annoye them w’eve made lodes of grammattical and syntactical errors in these sentence; which will probably nvr reech you becuz they are censoring are werk. Touché, Miona FcElrath. So, in conclusion, always be seeking, friends. Investigate the meaning of life for yourself. Then maybe, one day, you too can write a rambling, unclear article in the school newspaper. [Does this article seem bizarre and out of place? There must be an explanation. That’s because there is a secret code hidden in it. The first person to decode it and report their findings to A. or T. shall be awarded a wasted weekend and the realization that we lied about the code existing in the first place.]
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Behold: The meaning of life, itself, captured during a rare photo–op.