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October 15, 2014 Volume CXXXIV Issue 5
Homecoming and inauguration arrive at GC On Friday President Greene will be inaugurated as GC’s 24th president
By ERIC BALMER News Editor Last October Dr. Dwaine Greene took over as the 24th president of Georgetown College. After close to a year in office, the college will hold an inauguration celebration the week of Oct. 13 through Oct. 17, which also happens to be homecoming week. An array of activities will span the entirety of homecoming week. The first was the Presidential Inauguration Concert held at Georgetown Baptist Church on Monday. Pastor Alan Redditt opened the concert with a brief welcome, commenting that this inauguration was a “once in a generation” experience. The concert itself was led by Drs. Larue and Burnette along with the Gospel Choir and Chorale. Next, there was an Inauguration Lecture by Dr. Klotter. The lecture was held on Tuesday Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. in the John L. Hill Chapel. “Standing on the Shoulders of the Past to See the Future Better: Lessons from the College’s History” was the title of the lecture, as Dr. Klotter took a look at Georgetown’s previous
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presidents to help guide the in attendance. Oldham said, direction of our future. “Delegates from over 30 On Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. other colleges/ universities there was a dedication of will be here.” a tree in honor of the new Later he added who will president. Dr. Carletta and speak, a list that includes the environmental club congreetings from Earl Goode, ducted the ceremony, which the Chair of the Board involved the planting of a of Trustees, SGA Presinew tree in the president’s dent Turner Altman and yard. State Representative Ryan On Wednesday, an inauQuarles. guration worship service Source: Georgetowncollege.edu According to Oldham will be held at Georgetown President and Mrs. Greene enjoy the service itself will be Baptist. The service will the concert on Monday evening. composed of scripture readtake place at 6:30 p.m. Alan ing, special music and the Redditt will be preaching the Tesmer. actual investiture and the oath service with the assistance of Friday is when Dr. Greene of office, administered by Dr. other folks connected to the will officially be inaugurated Rosemary Allen. For the first Georgetown family as well. as the president of Georgetown time in the history of GeorgeBrian Langlands said, “The College. The inauguration ser- town College the President emphasis for this service will vice will begin on Friday at 2 will be presented with The be one of blessing and com- p.m. until 4 p.m. in the John L. Presidential Chain of Office. missioning for Dr. and Mrs. Hill chapel. Following the ser- Tracing back to the middle Greene. Our hope is to sur- vice will be a reception on the ages, a Chain of Office is one of round them with prayer to lawn between Giddings Hall higher education’s oldest symsupport and strengthen them and the John L. Hill Chapel. bols of leadership. for the work of leadership to The service is going to Georgetown’s history is which God has called them.” be historic in many different without a doubt at the roots Thursday will bring the aspects. It has been 22 years of this week and the inaugupresentation of the exhibit, since there’s been a presiden- ration itself. Oldham said, “Georgetown College Presi- tial inauguration on George- “The theme of the service is dents.” This presentation will town’s campus, which adds ‘A Beacon to Guide.’ It’s from be in the Cochenour Gallery to the magnitude of this event. a line in our Alma mater, writin the LRC from 3 p.m.–4 p.m. Robin Oldham, chair of the ten by Robert Hinton, an alum For more information about planning committee, spoke of from the class of 1899.” the exhibit, contact Jeanette the range of people that will be This inauguration and the
presidency mean a great deal to Dr. Greene himself. He believes the college is an outstanding institution of higher education, and he wants to see the college have an even brighter future. Greene said, “Georgetown College embodies the kind of higher education in which I strongly believe; specifically, it is a place where quality academics and faith commitments are valued. It is a great honor to have been recruited and selected as Georgetown’s president. I am finding the position to be most stimulating, and I am looking forward to fine years ahead for the college.” All of the events except for the worship service will be NEXUS credit. In his first year in office, Dr. Dwaine Greene has already made many needed changes to ensure the future of this higher education institution. This week will not only honor what the president has already done, but will hopefully encourage him as he embarks on a difficult, yet satisfying journey as the leader of Georgetown College.
Klotter speaks at Inauguration Lecture page 2
Chaucer responds to previous opinion article page 11
GSI hosted the new tree dedication in the president’s yard page 6
Inauguration Concert took place at Georgetown Baptist page 9
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Dr. Klotter speaks about previous Headlines presidents at Inauguration Lecture
Global Compiled by Noah Krieger
The first person to contract Ebola in the US died on Oct. 8. A nurse who cared for him is now the second person to contract Ebola in the US, despite the fact that she wore full protective gear when in contact with him. Heavily armed drug cops with a helicopter and dogs raided a Georgia man’s house and garden believing that he was growing marijuana. After going through his garden they apologized, as they discovered he was only growing okra. A Vietnam War veteran named Sonny Forriest Jr. had his prosthetic leg stolen while performing outside of the Phillies and Eagles game. His leg was recovered and he doesn’t wish for any charges to be pressed against the woman who stole it. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has returned after a five-week absence. Speculations of his disappearance include a weight loss procedure or a cheese addiction, but it was most likely a leg injury, as he returned with a cane. An 85 year old Chinese woman spent four hours with her arm stuck in a toilet after her dentures fell in while she was washing them. A family member found her and contacted firemen who put soap on her arm to slide it out.
By DAIRIAN HEARD Staff Writer Dr. James Klotter, Professor of history at Georgetown College, opened his inaugural lecture with this quote: “We must stand on the shoulders of the past to see our future.” This theme flowed through his lecture with ease as he started with the beginning stages of our college’s history and how it shaped the community we are currently experiencing. Klotter began speaking about the first person to bring some form of higher education to the central Kentucky area. In 1829, Georgetown College became one of the first institutions of higher education this side of the Appalachian mountains. Georgetown had many failures during its first few decades in existence. The first official president never stepped foot on campus because he died en route to his new position. Because of this the college had to close, but officially opened its doors on Jan. 1, 1830 to 13 students.
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Later in the lecture Klotter went on to address the hardships that Georgetown College faced during the Civil War. During this terrible time in history, the student body never reached more than 100 students. This was a challenging time for the college because of the strain that was going on in our country at the time. The students were in support of the south and hoisted The Georgetonian/ANGEL WOODRUM a confederate flag in front of Gid- Dr. Klotter’s lecture focused on how the dings to voice their opinion. Many past history of GC is an integral part of were killed the future of this institution. during the war, which also tribulations that this institution had to strained the rela- undergo in the past were not in vain. tionships that They made us stronger as a commuhad been built in nity, but only with a strong leader to the college com- guide us. munity. His main point was that leadership In an attempt matters in the proper functioning of a to bring diver- school. sity to campus, He left the audience with a few lastthe Georgetown ing statements: “So long as they speak community invited students from your name, you shall not die” and “a China, Thailand and Germany to take school’s history begins in the hearts of classes on campus. This began in the its leaders.” 1950s. In 1956, two African students Both statements prove that a college continued their education at George- institution is nothing without a strong town College. leader to run it correctly. A president Dr. Klotter gave our college com- who does that shall always be rememmunity a glimpse into our past. He bered. reminded us that all the trials and
must stand on the shoulders of the past to see our future.” --Dr. James Klotter
Ebola has made its way to U.S. By MEGAN K. NORRIS Staff Writer Not only has the Ebola outbreak caught international attention, people in America have started to make a literal joke of the scene. Really... we live
in ‘Merica, right? Nothing can touch us. Artists Shadow and Kuzzy from 2Kings actually created a song that aired on NPR entitled “Ebola in Town” that is being taught to people in West Africa to help create awareness not to touch the bodies of the dead due to the dis-
ease. The song, however, is in English. Ebola made the headlines of Facebook in the past few weeks when posts were being shared that considered the
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outbreak as the “Zombie Apocalypse.” But when a man on an airplane sneezes and jokes to the passengers nearest to him that he has Ebola, US Airways does not take that lightly. On a flight from Philadelphia to the Dominican Republic, “I have Ebola. You’re all screwed” was the statement that would cause a disaster. The captain was alerted, the flight was halted, and a four-person HazMat crew inspected the plane. Once the HazMat crew made it to the man, his final statement was “I was just kidding. I ain’t from Africa.” Last week, not only did the first Ebola patient in the United States pass from the hemorrhagic fever, one of the health care officials that cared for the man with the virus tested positive. If you know nothing about Ebola, do not fret. According to the World Health
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Organization, Ebola Virus Disease there are currently no licensed vaccines (EVD) is transmitted to people from for the disease, there are two potential wild animals (fruit bats, chimpanzees, vaccines being evaluated. gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope and If a person contracts the virus, porcupines) and the interval spreads throughout from infecthe human poption with the ulation by direct virus to onset contact—not just of sympby touching, but toms is two through broken skin to 21 days, or mucous memwhich means branes with blood, you may secretions or other not develop bodily fluids of symptoms of infected people. the virus for Source: Article.wn.com There is a 50 up to three If infected with Ebola, symptoms may percent chance of weeks. not show up for up to three weeks. fatality if diagnosed But we are with EVD; however, in Kentucky, in the United States your chances of which is a long way away from Texas living are much higher. and from West Africa. So what is there The current outbreak in West to worry about? Actually, we are at an Africa is thriving because of their lack advantage living in Kentucky because of resources and health care. Although of our rich tobacco industry.
October 15, 2014 Page 3 While everyone in the world is scrambling to find a treatment for Ebola, scientists in Israel are actually looking to the tobacco plant for assistance. “Zmapp” is the development in progress, and is the only Ebola treatment on the horizon that is working with several American companies to use tobacco plants to do large scale manufacturing of human proteins. “Zmapp is composed of three humanized monoclonal antibodies manufactured in plants, specifically Nicotiana. The antibodies bind to proteins on the Ebola virus, which triggers the immune system and destroys the germ“ (http:// www.timesofisrael.com/in-tech-tomake-ebola-vaccine-israeli-firm-wasthere-first/) (Shamah, October 13 2014, Times of Israel). So there you have it. Thank you Kentucky, and thank you Israel for partnering together to make the world a safer place.
Respiratory illness strikes youth By ANDREA BELLEW Staff Writer Many children in the Midwest and Southern parts of America have been affected by a respiratory illness lately called Enterovirus D68. It is an uncommon respiratory illness and so far there is no vaccine or medication. It starts out with basic cold symptoms like runny nose and fever, but then it quickly worsens. So far hundreds of cases have been reported. Many states are sending samples to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for enterovirus testing, and Kentucky is on the list. There is no definite answer as to where this illness is originating from though. There is speculation that the waves of unchecked immigrant children from Central America are causing the spread of this illness in America.
The government is having a tough time screening and quarantining children in order to see what their health status is before they have to move them to a new holding facility — usually by airplane. The government is saying there has been a breakdown of communication on controlling the screening and moving of immigrant minors. There have been reports of children that are obviously sick being moved from Border Patrol to Health and Human Services (HHS) facilities. These children usually end up immediately going to hospitals as severely ill patients. The government is not giving much information yet as to what their plans are to fix the screening and quarantine issues, nor have they talked much about where their failings currently lie. Nebraska’s governor has stated that
200 illegal immigrant children were sent there last week without warning. Other states and cities have complained about this as well. The federal government is facing many protests right now in regards to letting immigrants into cities. Some cities are turning buses of immigrants away and sending them back to Border Patrol. Tens of thousands of children are trying to come into the country right now, which is why this issue is so difficult to contend with. It is also unclear whether these children are being let into public school systems. There are various other illnesses that people are showing concern about having exposure to because of Central and South American immigrants coming in to Americas as well: chicken pox, influenza and swine flu. There is also speculation as to whether the chi-
kungunya virus, “the virus of pain,” that is currently spreading throughout the Caribbean is spreading to Americans. *The information found in this article was taken from articles written by Jim Lantern and Jim Hoft. The links for those articles are below: http://thelanternjournal. wordpress.com/2014/09/08/ hundreds-of-children-sick-fromnew-virus-in-midwest-and-south-issource-the-illegal-immigrant-children/ http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/ top-us-doctor-illegal-immigrant-children-may-be-spreading-mysterious-respiratory-disease-video/.
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Volleyball wins three of five games
By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor
On Sept. 30 the Tigers beat Shawnee State in three sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-16. “This was a good win,” said coach Nick Griffin. “We took care of business and didn’t get rattled in set two.” The Tigers had 43 kills for a .360 hitting percentage. They were led by Senior Caraline Maher, who had 13 kills for a .647 hitting percentage, and Junior Corri Muha, who had nine kills on a .615 hitting percentage. Senior Stephanie Gurren had 21 assists and Junior Lindsey Martindale had 16. Martindale also had three aces and eight digs. Sopho-
more Courtney Grafton had 16 digs and Junior Lauren Schneidtmiller had 10. The defense was impressive as well. The Tigers had 12 blocks led by Muha’s four, and held the Bears to a .011 hitting percentage. “It was a full team effort,” Griffin said. “They all did what they were supposed to do. We got out of that funk early in the second set and just never let down again.” On October 3rd, the Tigers won 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 over Taylor University. The team had a .134 hitting percentage to Taylor’s .105. Maher had 11 kills, Senior Allyson Wilbourne 10, and Freshman Caroline Ricks nine. Martindale had 22 assists and Gurren 16.
Martindale also had 13 digs and Grafton had 12. The next day the Tigers lost
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Caroline Maher prepares to spike the ball.
to Point Park University 21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 29-27, 15-13. Maher had 17 kills on a .467 hitting percentage. Martindale had 28 assists and Gurren had 22. Grafton had 30 of the team’s 86 digs. Maher had five blocks and Sophomore Ashlee Howe had three. The same day the Tigers fell to Indiana Wesleyan 25-19, 22-25, 26-24, 14-25, 8-15. They had 47 kills, but IWU had 62. IWU had a .212 hitting percentage to the Tigers .121. On Oct. 8 the team defeated Campbellsville in straight sets 25-21, 25-12, 25-19. In the absence of Martindale, who was ill, Stephanie Gurren nearly doubled her season high with 34 assists. “We had
to adjust on the fly and Stephanie did a great job of running the offense,” said coach Nick Griffin. “When you are used to running a two-setter system you worry that having to go with one might be taxing, but I could not be more proud of Stephanie.” Lauren Schneidtmiller led the Tigers (15-6, 7-1 MSC) with 12 kills on a .435 hitting percentage, and Caraline Maher had 11 kills on a .563 hitting percentage. Allyson Wilbourn had nine kills and Courtney Grafton had 15 digs. You can catch the Tigers when they play at home Friday at 7 p.m. against Pikeville (www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com).
Football suffers first loss of the season By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor A week after beating fourth ranked Faulkner, the football team narrowly lost to MSC opponent Campbellsville 28-24. After their first
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loss of the season Georgetown fell from No. 3 to No. 9 in the NAIA poll, and Campbellsville moved to No. 24. The MSC now has five teams ranked in the top 25. Campbellsville scored on their opening drive, the first time Georgetown has faced
L. 28-24 Campbellsville W. 3-0 Rochester College W. 2-0 Cumberlands W. 1-0 Point Park
a deficit this season. Georgetown responded with two touchdowns before Campbellsville scored 21 straight points before the second half. Campbellsville’s passing game did most of the damage against Georgetown. Of Campbellsville’s 387 total offensive
Oct. 18 @ Cumberlands 1:30 p.m. Oct. 17 vs. Pikeville 7:00 p.m. Oct. 16 @ Union College 4:00 p.m. Oct. 17 @ Cumberland 2:00 p.m.
yards 373 came through the air. Campbellsville had 24 rushing attempts for a total of 14 yards. Campbellsville’s starting quarterback, Jacob Russell, had 28 completions on 43 attempts despite being sacked five times. Georgetown quarterback Neal Pawsat was 25-52 for 284 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed for 76 yards on four attempts. Sophomore Joe Ganci had five receptions for 51 yards. Georgetown rushed with eight different players totaling 118 yards on 29 attempts. Senior Jaylen Bailey led the defense in tackles with 10. Senior Tommy Campbell had
four of the team’s 11 tackles for loss and forced a fumble. “We had our chance at the end of the game to make the play to win it,” said Coach Bill Cronin. “That’s what you want in a classic game such as this. We thought we had power up front and that Demonte could make the three yards to the endzone. The plan was to spike it if we didn’t, but Neal saw something so he didn’t spike it, and it just didn’t work.” Georgetown is visited this Saturday by the University of the Cumberlands. The game starts at 1:30 p.m (www. georgetowncollegeathletics. com).
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Tigers find winning streak after slow start By JODI DEJOHN Staff Writer Over the past two weeks, the women’s soccer team has earned a 4-1 record. At Shawnee State, the Tigers suffered an upsetting loss when one of the Bears scored a goal of her life time, hitting side netting in the last twenty seconds of the match. This 2-1 loss, however, inspired the Tigers to begin the second half of their season with a winning streak. Led by a strong defensive line, the Tigers earned a 1-0 conference victory over St. Catharine College on Oct. 4. In the thirteenth minute freshman defender Zoe Stovik scored off of a corner from senior midfielder Becca Dietrich. From that point, the Tigers continued to press the St. Catharine defense, out
shooting the Patriots 12 to 7, but maintained their 1-0 lead. Coach Leah Castleman said, “The St. Catharine win was huge for us and was probably the biggest game of the season thus far.” St. Catharine beat the Tigers 2-1 last season, so they waited eagerly to earn revenge. Castleman continued, “[This] was our first tough win of the season and a momentum changer for us. Prior to [this] game we had a 10-0 win, and a 6-0 win against teams that didn’t really challenge us. We needed to win a game that we had to work a bit harder for in order to build some confidence going into a longer stretch of conference games.” On Oct. 8, the Tigers defeated the University of the Cumberlands, another conference rival, 3-0. Assisted by junior midfielder Ariel
Howell, junior midfielder Sarah Hencke broke the scoreless first half with a goal in the 47th minute. Four minutes later, Dietrich served a perfect corner for Stovik to finish,
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Junior Sarah Henke takes the ball downfield. giving Stovik her third goal for the season as a defender. Finally, Hencke continued
Outside of GC: Berlin Marathon By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor The men’s marathon world record fell in Berlin Sept. 28. Berlin, known as one of the fastest courses in the world, has been the site of the six times the marathon world record has been broken since 2002. “I know I am ready. My preparation has been good and I’m confident for Sunday. If the conditions are good, yes, we could break the world record,” said top marathoner Dennis Kimetto before the race. In an age in which 2:05 or slower is “also-ran,” only
three of the runners had personal records better than thatTsegaye Kebede (2:04:38), Emmanuel Mutai (2:03:52) and Dennis Kimetto(2:03:45)perhaps a lack of the competition, when the pacemakers drop out, crucial for chances of breaking the world record. Whether he could have done it without the late race company or not, Kimetto ran 2:02:57, breaking the record set by Wilson Kipsang the previous year by 26 seconds. Emmanuel Mutai would also go under the previous world record finishing in 2:03:13. Abera Kuma finished third in 2:05:56. Kimetto’s time averages out to 4:41.5 minutes per mile. His win put him in the
lead for the World Marathon Majors series. Only one race remains, the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2 Kimetto can only be overtaken for the $500,000 if the race is won by the man in second, Wilson Kipsang. In the women’s race Tirfi Tsegaye took the win in 2:20:18. Feyse Tadese finished second in 2:20:27. Shalane Flanagan was aiming for the American record, but fell short by 1:42 finishing third in 2:21:14. It was the second fastest time ever run by an American (letsrun.com).
her scoring streak, finding the back of the net in the 53 minute with an assist from senior forward Sam Amend. Over fall break, the Tigers traveled to Michigan to take on the Cleary University Cougars. After out shooting Cleary 18-12, the Tigers earned a 4-0 victory. Hencke began the scoring streak in the first half and continued the pressure by scoring two more goals in the second half with the help from freshman midfielder Jodi DeJohn and Dietrich. Hencke scored two of her goals by taking a hard touch past the goalkeeper giving her an open net for an easy finish. Freshman defender Lindsey Dunn finished out the game scoring from an angled shot 15 yards out, slipping through the goal keeper’s hands. This week, the Tigers took
on Point Park University in a tight, possession-oriented battle. The wind played a major factor for both sides of the match; however, the Tigers pushed through, winning their fourth game in a row 1-0 off of another one of Stovik’s finishes from a corner-kick. “It’s awesome to see our team finally coming together,” Hencke noted, “We definitely had a pretty rocky start to the season, but we’ve been able to work out some of the kinks, and we’re finally starting to find our rhythm as a team. I’m excited to see how we match up against our upcoming opponents.” The Tiger’s take on Cumberland University in an away conference match this Friday and will return to their home turf next Wednesday when they take on Lindsey Wilson.
Lester Abner to become Honorary Football Coach Lester Abner is a retired ground’s keeper and security employee at Georgetown. Coach Cronin selected Abner to be the Honorary Football Coach for the homecoming game on Saturday. Abner worked at Georgetown for more than 15 years. He was and still is a valuable member of the GC campus. So come out to the game on Saturday and honor Lester Abner.
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Songfest #TBT to take the stage Friday By KATY HARVEY Staff Writer Songfest: a time when campus is suddenly filled with bizarre costumes, intricate dance routines and an abundance of glitter. In just a few short days, this highly anticipated Georgetown tradition will be well underway. Each year during the week of Homecoming, Songfest brings members of various student groups on campus together to compete for the best eight-minute skit. A panel of judges determines awards such as Best Overall, Best Choreography, Best Costumes, etc., and students have their
say in the People’s Choice of the past, which is Award. sure to make for a very The skits usually coninteresting and entersist of acting and dancing, taining variety of acts. but how these elements are For many students, combined is left up to each Songfest serves as an group. Some acts strive to opportunity for them showcase as much talent to return to their favoras possible while others go ite pastimes. Adrienne for a more comedic effect. Letcher, a sophomore, Despite their differences, describes how Songthe Songfest skits do share fest gives her a chance the fact that many of the plot to put her dance backSource: Facebook.com points and jokes convey the Students came together last year to ground to use. Georgetown experience in a “Songfest has showcase the theme “There’s a Hero in way that only students can allowed me to reopen All of Us.” fully appreciate. that part of my life. I am Another thing that the year’s theme is #TBT, a play as excited for Songfest skits have in common is the off of a popular Instagram as I was for my spring recital theme, which is selected each hashtag. This theme is cer- in high school,” Letcher said. year by a student vote. This tainly different from themes “Being able to choreograph a
dance again is indescribable, and I get to do it with my best friends!” Songfest will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. Tickets for Georgetown students are $2, and guest tickets are $5. Students are also welcome to purchase tickets for Thursday night’s dress rehearsal, also at 7 p.m. in the Chapel, but these tickets are $5 and are available to students only. Tickets for either night can be purchased outside the cafeteria this week from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and will also be available at the door. This is an event you don’t want to miss!
GSI hosts inaugural tree dedication By TYLER PHILLIPS BackPage Editor As a part of inauguration week for Georgetown College’s 24th president, Dr. Dwaine Greene, the Georgetown community participated in a tree dedication yesterday. The event was organized by the Georgetown Sustainability Initiative (GSI) and represented both a new chapter in the life of the college under Dr. Greene’s leadership, as well as an affirmation of the school’s commitment to becoming an environmentally sustainable institution. Dr. Mary Anne Carletta, a professor of biology and the
of responsible environmental stewardship and the impact that planting a single tree can have on local ecosystems. Bocard went on to compare the life of a tree to President Greene’s new position at Georgetown declaring Source: Jim Allison that, much like the life of Left to right: Dr. Carletta, Meagan a transplanted tree, Dr. Henry, Braden Bocard, Mrs. Caro- Greene’s presidency “will lyn Greene, President Greene, Dr. become more and more Sands Wise. rooted in the culture of the college and community, advisor of GSI, opened up the helping the college to branch ceremony by welcoming all in out.” attendance before introducing Strong hopes were GSI President Braden Bocard expressed for the future of the to deliver a speech of dedica- college under Dr. Greene’s tion. leadership as Bocard added: Bocard’s speech began “Just as this tree will stand here by stressing the importance long after we are gone, your
presidency will have lasting effects on this college, leaving future students with an amazing home and leading many to get a great education.” After the speech, GSI Vice President Meagan Henry shared the poem “Planting a Tree” before unveiling a new plaque dedicating the tree to the new president. Given a chance to respond, Dr. Greene expressed tremendous gratitude towards GSI and all those who had made his inauguration possible thus far. Further, he explained the special gratefulness that he felt towards the tree which had been planted in his honor. Greene, a native of North Carolina, already felt that the tree held significance for him.
He nostalgically recounted growing up on a farm surrounded by many maple trees, one of which he proposed to his wife under. While that particular tree would always hold a special place in his heart, Dr. Greene joked that the newly dedicated tree would gladly become his second favorite sugar-maple. The event was closed by a prayer of dedication led by philosophy professor Dr. Jonathan Sands Wise. Echoing the sentiments of both the prayer and dedication, the Georgetown community now looks forward to the life of the new tree and what it represents for the long-term flourishing of Georgetown College under the leadership of Dr. Greene.
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Festival of the Horse promotes Scott Co. equine involvement By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer The weekend before fall break, Oct. 3 through 5, was an amazing event that is important to the community of Georgetown: the Horse Festival. For the past two years, the Horse Festival has fallen during fall break and many students miss the opportunity of attending this important event. This year was the 34th anniversary of the festival, which takes place on the streets of downtown. It promotes the Scott County’s Heritage Horse Farm and the involvement of the community. This year it was named one of the “top 20 events” by the Southeast Tourism Society. Each year on Thursday, the day before the festival begins, the Fireman’s Chili Cook-off takes place. The Chili Cook-off is where different people and companies enter a contest with homemade chili that can range from mild to hot. A cup for the chili was $4 this year, and the proceeds will go to Toys for Tots for Georgetown/Scott County. This cup is reusable and can be used to try all of the chili that is offered. On the first day of the Horse Festival, Friday, there was a Colt and Filly Children’s Parade where children dress up and ride in the parade. There is also a Fun-Time Carnival, live entertainment by different local bands, displays of arts and crafts and plenty of food vendors of all sorts. Our own Georgetown College Grrr… Pep Band was involved in the parade, playing the
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Georgetown’s Main Street was lined with vendors and various activities. tunes that everyone recognizes if they go to football and basketball games. On the second day of the Horse Festival there was another parade, but this one was the Grand Horse Parade where people dressed up their horse and themselves based on a theme, similar to what people do for Halloween. Also, on this Saturday, there was a petting zoo with all kinds of different animals such as goats, chickens and ponies. There were pony rides offered to kids along with a Kid Zone that held different rides and games for them. Also, there was more live entertainment and Bill Kelly, an Elvis impersonator. During the last day of the festival, another parade was hosted called the Pet Parade. There was also Blessing of the Animals that has been hosted by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for several years. They bless animals in the name of God, and all animals are welcome, not just dogs and cats; animals such as horses, snakes,
lizards, birds, bunnies, hamsters, etc. In addition to these events, a horse show was hosted and there were more musical shows. The vendors of the Horse Festival varied: There were vendors for food, phone cases and license plates, blow up toys for children and many varieties of crafts such as blankets, hair bows and decorations for around the house. There were also vendors that had Native American items, a Chinese vendor and there was a vendor for selling rocks and gems. A lot of stands had jewelry as well. Many businesses held stands to promote their business, and the Scott County Humane Society had a vendor to find volunteers and homes for some cats and dogs. Along with the vendors, there were many sponsors for the Horse Festival. About 37 sponsors helped out with the festival. Some of the sponsors included Georgetown College, Scott County Humane Society, Twisted Twigs, State Farm
(that helped with the Chili Cook-off), the City of Georgetown and a few local banks around Georgetown. All in all, the Horse Festival is an important event to our community and everyone should take a chance to attend such an important event. It only comes once a year in autumn, usually October. Many people visit this festival from out of the county. The estimated attendance is about 33,000 people. There was one woman who came from Pennsylvania that was there. “I have family in George-
town, and they told me I had to come visit during the Festival. So Boxco [her boxer puppy] and I came to check it out. I will definitely have to come back every year,” the lady said with a laugh. “I definitely love the different parades that go on and love seeing all the young faces involved in such an important thing.”
Quote My Georgetown Professor “There’s a tornado coming. I have to go take care of my cats.” - Dr. Ward Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Guild Game of the Week By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer & Gamer’s Guild President
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Charizard is arguably one of the most awesome pokemon
Gotta catch ‘em all, Pokémon! Most people in our generation know about Pokémon. It was a part of our generational childhood. Many of us had a Gameboy and either Pokémon Red, Blue or Yellow (or all of them) to go with it. The point of the game was to capture Pokémon, train them, and evidently beat the Elite Four. During the game, many people learn that you can only hold six Pokémon, so sometimes you have to
choose who would be the best to help you along your journey. This process is similar to how we deal with friendships, except you don’t have to have six friends, you can have as many or as few as you choose. Along the journey that all of us take, we meet many different people and we make many different friends. Some friends are good friends and even become our best friends, some become part of our family, some friends you may have made in childhood and still have to this day. There are some friends, though, that you have to let go of. There are many types of friends that we gain and lose, but all of them we get to choose. We choose whom to confront our problems with and get advice from. We choose whom to trust and whom to distrust. We choose to conform to people so that we can make them our friends. We choose to be ourselves and have people become friends with us because of that. It doesn’t matter, what matters is that we choose our trustworthy and loyal friends that will help us grow in life, much like how we choose which Pokémon to take on our journey and
how we train them to help us along the journey of becoming the best Pokémon Master. Each friend we gain helps us grow in some way. Sometimes it is not a good choice (like picking a Magikarp) and sometimes it is a good choice (like a Charizard). We choose what teams we are a part of, whether we choose to be like Team Rocket or be the trainer that goes against them. What team we choose depends on us and which Pokémon (friends) we choose. Now, everyone knows that each individual Pokémon has their
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The three starter pokemon in the original games are Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander
weaknesses to certain other types of pokemon. This is much like having friends; everyone has things they are not good at and have habits that may annoy someone, but as their best friend, we accept them for who they are and not what they do. Their opinions, habits, problems, it shouldn’t matter because we know how to deal with them and make up for that. That is what friends do. The moral of this is to choose your friends wisely and network with people who will help you to go where your life will take you. It doesn’t matter if you are Team Rocket or a trainer who challenges them. Every side has its ups and downs. Every Pokémon has its ups and downs, and we learn how to deal with them. So, now that many of you are singing the Pokémon theme song, remember, some of us (or all of us) “… want be the very best like no one ever was.”
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ArtsEntertainment
October 15, 2014 Page 9
Inaugural Concert full of heavenly music By WHITNEY BRYAN Staff Writer Many students from Georgetown College attended the Inauguration Concert held Oct. 13 at Georgetown Baptist Church. The concert was to celebrate the inauguration of Georgetown’s twenty-fourth president, Dr. Greene, and also counted as a Nexus Credit for students. Dr. Greene and his wife both attended the celebration and enjoyed the music. The first to perform was the Georgetown College Gospel Choir directed by student Landon Wilson. They sang three songs: “Lift Him Up,” “It Should Have Been Me” and “Strong Tower.” Dressed in purple and white robes, they sang with drums and Wilson playing the piano. Sophomore Christian Crues had a solo during “It Should Have
Been Me” and sang loudly, so that the crowd could hear her even though she had no microphone. The crowd seemed pleased with the group’s performance, according to the loud applause they gave. Sonny Burnette, the head of the music department at Georgetown, performed next, playing the saxophone while David Gierlach played the piano. He played “And the Heavens Will Proclaim Thy Wonders.” Next to perform was music teacher Ryland Pope. He sang two songs with Gierlach playing the piano again. The first song, which he sang as a solo was “The Mystics,” and the second was “The Call.” His voice rang throughout the church, and he was enthusiastic in his singing. Peter LaRue, the Georgetown Tiger bands director, played the trombone as
the next performance. He had no other instrumental support, so the crowd was impressed with his talent. The first song he played was “Blessed Assurance,” and the second was “Holy, Holy, Holy.” David Gierlach, the pianist for the previous performers, also performed one song on his own. He played “Sonata No. 24” and got the opportunity to prove how well he plays the instrument. One Georgetown student from the audience stated afterwards that her jaw literally dropped when he played the song. Last to perform was the Georgetown College Chorale who was directed by music teacher Brock Terry. They sang four songs for the audience. First they sang “A Simple Thanksgiving,” followed by the song “Foundation.” The last two songs they sang were “Be Thou
My Vision” and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.” This group was the largest to perform, and they impressed the audience once again. The performers received a standing ovation from the audience, who seemed moved by the religious music. Dr. Greene approached several of the singers after the concert and stated how he enjoyed the music and was impressed by the sound. Freshman Tabitha Davis was impressed, too, as she stated “The overall experience was very good and more people should have come.” The music department received an opportunity to show off how great their performances are, and the groups and soloists definitely took advantage of that chance. If you missed this concert, you can see the Chorale in their fall concert on Nov. 20.
‘Presidential Perspectives’ exhibit looks back By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer The inauguration for our new president, Dr. Greene, is an important event throughout Georgetown College. For this inauguration, the Cochenour Gallery is featuring an exhibit called “The Roots of Our Foundation: Presidential Perspectives.” It consist of three things: a piece with all 23 presidents Georgetown College has had, a piece that shows a slice of a tree and a glass case showing past inaugurations. The first piece includes the name of every president that our College has had, arranged in rings. The center ring has the name of our first president in red. Then the second president’s name forms the second ring, and the pattern repeats until it gets to Dr. Greene’s name on the outer ring. Between each
name is a black dot before the name is repeated. Now, in this artwork, every president has their name in red once and the red print makes a swirl that leads out to the outside. It can be implied that the swirl of the presidents’ names reflect how they have woven Georgetown College into what it is today. Or it could be representative of how each president has left an impact upon our college. There is a piece next to the presidents’ names that is a picture of a slice from a tree’s trunk. At first glance it seems to be just a simple print of this tree slice, but it says something deeper than that. It shows how old Georgetown College is. Each ring on the trunk represents a year that this college has been here. There are cracks in the slice of tree. Some are very apparent and some are not, or very small. This shows
how divided our college has become throughout the years. Even with all the cracks, Georgetown College still has the core foundation. It may be divided, but it still holds up and is connected like a family. It shows the growth of our beloved college and how important it is to all of us. The third part of the exhibit has a glass case with different inauguration memorabilia from past ceremonies and the goals that each president had for our college. There are images, quotes and paper that tells stories about how they helped the college, how they helped with building our foundation and how they helped Georgetown College grow through the people that have been affiliated with it over the years. Tomorrow at 3 p.m, there will be a gallery talk about the Cochenour Gallery exhibit. Students Mary Woosley
and Rachel Cooke have helped prepared the exhibit. Even though it is here for a short time, all of the students and faculty of Georgetown College should view the exhibit. It reminds all who view it of the deeper meaning of our college and how it is important to each of us as a family. It reminds us that Georgetown College has been here for quite a long time and it will continue to grow and strengthen as years go on.
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The exhibit features memorabilia from past inaugurations.
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By AUSTIN FRALEY BackPage Editor A friend recently expressed to me his dissatisfaction with the current ad campaigns for Mitch McConnell, as well as for Alison Lundergan Grimes. His dissatisfaction stemmed from the fact that neither of them really said anything. Attacks on McConnell simply claim, “He’s been there forever,” while attacks on Grimes state: “She’s like Obama.” Despite the fact that both of these are fallacious arguments that say nothing about either candidate’s respective platform, I am certain they will be effective in winning a large voter turnout for both sides. Why is this? I choose to call it “the dichotomization of everything.” At some point, as a culture, we decided to think only in the most extreme categories about all issues. This goes beyond politics. So for liberals, the rich hate the poor, while for conservatives, the liberals are lazy bleeding hearts, while in reality poor people are the result of unfortunate circumstances as well as irresponsible choices on their part. Christians view secularists as people attempting to undermine traditional values and bring the whole moral system cascading down, while secularists view Christians as condescending bigots who love no one. Of course, the truth is more complex.
As Aristotle said, the because we hate each other so good life is lived in the mean passionately? Even when we between two extremes. He is do “debate,” we tend to view speaking of morals, but it is the other person’s viewpoint applied well to democracy. as a simple opinion that has no Democracy is good only inso- bearing on our own life. far as there is an argument When every argument from each side and a compro- ends with “well, that’s just mise, collaboration and reso- your opinion,” no progress is lution. The problem with the made in humankind. We are dichotomization of everything a race of meaningless matter is that it inhibits our abilities hurtling towards extinction to form solutions to any prob- simply because we do nothlems. To quote “Lost,” “If we ing thoughtfully anymore, can’t live together, we’re going but with our minds removed to die alone.” from the equation. C.S. Lewis The flaw within democracy calls us “men without chests.” is that it takes a long time to Albert Camus said: “A single make decisions because there sentence will suffice for must be debate. This debate modern man: he fornicated has generally led to a resolu- and read the papers.” tion until recent years, when That isn’t all we have debate has been sacrificed to be. We can be more than and replaced with a shoddy mindless drones replicating propaganda-infested imita- whatever mindless driveling tion masquerading around as propaganda we hear on the intelligent and telling you to news stations that are closer trust and elect whoever is your to our own political views. Act identical twin, but slightly thoughtfully. Argue to reach wealthier and more powerful a common ground. Don’t just (never minding the fact that exist. Life is a gift. Live. they probably are not in fact like you at all, but only want you to think this in order to win an election). I am not here to criticize the American political system. I am here to criticize our communication system. How are we Source: Idahodems.org ever going to progress A healthy debate can be good for when we cannot even us. speak to each other
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Behold the merry reply from Geoffrey Chaucer to clerk Kayla Boswell Chaucer responds to a previous article which questioned GC’s literary requirement By GEOFFREY CHAUCER Contributing Writer Dear Georgetonian Editor,
teaches reading and writing, but does so using philosophy, religion and natural and social science as well as excerpts from literature. Nor do the required English composition classes focus on literature, literary analysis and literary history. It did give me good cheer to learn that students can choose from nine different classes to
When someone praises or criticizes my writing, a rumor flies to the eternal House of Fame. Kayla Boswell’s flattering announcement that “Chaucer is the best” winged its way to me, so I read her article, “More options for general electives” (Issue printed on 10/1/14). As the Father of English Literature, I took no “sentence or solace” from the essay’s proposition that because college literature classes are not necessary for life after college, Georgetown College should replace the literature requirement with a required class in personal finances. I turned to George- Source: Historicalportraits.com town College catalogue Geoffrey Chaucer: a man of for more background infinite wisdom. on the issue. (That was difficult for me to read since I meet their one and only literdid not live through the Great ature requirement. I say that Vowel Shift — ye wights spelle provides quite a few “options yweirdly) and found that nei- for general electives.” ther Foundations class is excluI hope that it’s not true that sively a literature class: in fact, students can either learn literastudents can take FDN 112 on ture in college or learn to “pay topics ranging from history to bills, do … taxes and … pay off communications to politics to loans.” Surely, both are posscience to art. True, FDN 111 sible. Students can fulfill gen-
eral–education requirements as a hostage in France and the belong to her. That possession with courses in economics long months away from my had accumulated value over —they just can’t fulfill the family when I served my king. the course of her life. Humanities requirement The logic of a libwith them. eral-arts education I do recommend that is that we should be students study economics. broadly and generDoing so goes far beyond ally educated, so that basic personal finances; we need not make maybe that is why economchoices between ics classes instead of perstudying finances sonal finances classes are and literature. That part of the general-educasaid, studying pertion curriculum. Indeed, I sonal finances helps myself learned to manage students manage personal finances through their wealth. Studylife experience and on the Source: News.dice.com ing literature adds job (e.g., as controller of cus- A liberal-arts education can be extremely to it. beneficial to its students and the world. toms in London). Le Vostre, In fact, if economics were G.C. added as a requirement, your school could raise its Recently I heard a story ranking from a B to an A on the from a woman who had been website “whatwilltheylearn. required in high school to com,” which already praises it memorize the first lines of my as a “hidden gem” because of little book, “The Canterbury its strong liberal–arts core. Tales.” She said that, at the The article is right that time, she hated the assignment a college education should and thought it was pointless, prepare people to “function but as the years passed, she in society” and to confront understood the lines better emergencies like the loss of a and better. As she traveled spouse. And certainly a basic and met new people and had ability to manage personal life-changing experiences, finances is necessary for sur- she returned to those lines in viving many life crises. But her memory and found new Source: Nishitak.com don’t we need more than that, meanings there. She said that Chaucer wrote the clastoo? Studying literature helped learning the poetry gave her sic book “The Canterbury me to develop intellectually, ownership over a time, a place, Tales.” but also certainly sustained me a language and a way of being during the trying days I spent human that did not otherwise
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A Brief History of Georgetonia, Part 3: #TheBreakoftheFallen
By A. Fraley & T. Phillips BackPage Editors [This article is a continuation of BHOG pts 1 & 2 found in issues 1 & 3 of vol. 134 of The Georgetonian] Wi-Fi had been restored, hammocks were returned and the campus ministry lounge had been recarpeted. New trees were being dedicated, and the city was alive with the vibrant colors of autumn. Yet, there was still an uneasiness among the peoples of Georgetonia. After a series of tornadic windstorms plagued the heartland of Georgetonia, another in a long line of unlucky incidents, the Georgetonians began to fear for the safety of their homeland. On one fateful Wednesday, they packed up and began running away in every direction they could. This great exodus was known as the “Break of the Fallen.” Some went south, into the Smokey Mountains of Gatlinburg-ton-fieldville. Others returned to the homeland of their ancestors, where there was rumored to be a great bounty of food and Netflix (the one thing without which the Georgetonians would all die). Still others fled to the beaches of Paris Hilton, where they sought counsel from the legendary Bruce of Mainor. However, the Georgetonians grew unsatisfied with this land as Paris Hilton had outlawed all non-bycicle transportation. Exhausted, the people declared in one voice “Uh, bye- ain’t nobody got time for that - shut it down! BY NO MEANS.” Soon, all of the Georgetonian refugees came to their senses. They could not abandon Georgetonia to the wanton destruction that would soon be upon it:
homecoming week. In a turn of events, the peoples of Georgetonia refilled the lands of Hambrick, Anderson and beyond. All the while, the returning Georgetonians formed a resistance movement against the coming travesties. They were unprepared for what they were about to see. The Songfest games were reinstituted, homework was still a thing that happened and there were just kind of a lot of gnats everywhere for no reason. Stupid gnats. These freedom-fighting Georgetonians led great protests against the sleepless terrors of homecoming week. The students lamented the amount of capuccino to be consumed, the sleep to be lost and the never-ending practices to attend. Even the administration, who had institued the games to quell the hammock rebellion, lampooned the coming turmoil. No one seemed to notice that everyone else was also exhausted and depleted, and most all the citizens secretly loved the games anyway. (Something... Stockholm Syndrome.) Some apologists even argued that one of the inherent benefits was having it as an excuse to ignore the assignments of their masters. The great faculty were not impressed. BackPage editors A. Fralisons and T-Philly were among the band of resistance fighters. They became legends far and wide, gaining the ethereal title “The Noble Two.” One night, while A. was walking back from heroically exterminating all gnats on campus, a deep voice shouted from the sky: “Fralisons...this is Leanndraaaa W. Paaadgettt...You are in grave daaanger.” “What? Who are you?” “I am the ghost of BackPage Editors past. I must take you to a place of refuge during this hard and tumultuous time:
The rainy lands of Oxford-opolis.” And with that, A. Fralisons was whisked away to a land further away than any other. Here, he was forced to write more papers and read more books than he could have ever imagined, the people spoke with a strange accent and the WiFi was somehow even worse than in Georgetonia. T-Philly was forced to remain in Georgetonia, as the time of his own departure had not yet come. His duty was still to the great ville of Rucker. Still, he kept in contact with A. Fralisons, documenting the goings-on via a magical portal known as Skype. The looming Songfest games ravaged the land and left Georgetonia barren, exhausted and covered three feet deep in glitter. Out of fear, the various districts of Georgetonia warred against one another, breaking all bonds of their former fellowship. While Georgetonia warred against itself, a new terror arrived which threatened the peace of all people: The Great Patriot of Cumberlandia. Into this chaos stepped the legendary Tiger of Georgetonia. He was the last hope for peace in Georgetonia, for he had long known this day was coming. “Friends, Georgetonians, countrymen, lend me your ears.” His voice silenced the whole city. The squirrels looked up, dropped their stolen McDonald’s bags and stopped tormenting civilians. Somewhere in the Grille a boy stopped kicking and reprimanding the printer. Even the Fireside room in the LRC was quiet. He continued, “Do we not fight a common enemy? Let us unite in word, thought and deed, and forget these petty differences in order to smite the Patriots with all our might.” Teary-eyed, the Georgetonians sang with great cheer:
“May the mighty right hand of Georgetonia Scoreth touchdowns ga-lore-ia/gloria Let us draw swords And give our enemies the justice they afford...ia. May Cumberlandia score fewer points than we and misseth all field goals for three We shall rule the board And leave their faces like ‘What? OMG.’” All throughout the land there was great rejoicing. The next day the citizens of Georgetonia all marched together to the Far East where they met the Great Patriot of Cumberlandia head on in glorious battle. Calling on Sister Karla Barth Klopster, they retrieved the Holy Hand Grenade of Andersonioch. The entire city was present. The Grrr... pep band led a chorus of “Ni.” All of the divisions in Georgetonia had passed away and unity had been restored. All that was left was to lob the grenade at the enemy and everything would[We apologize for the abrupt end of the article. We were busy with homecoming week so we did not have much free time to edit it. Here is a picture of an empty jar, a plush unicorn and a fire hydrant which we have found at great expense and at the last minute].
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