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Chapel speakers spoke of slavery in U.S.
Jerry Gore and Peggy Overly presented on spirituals and treatment of slaves in America By ANDREA BELLEW News Editor Jerry Gore and Peggy Overly team up to give interactive presentations on slavery and the Underground Railroad; they came to Georgetown College on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to give one of their presentations in the Chapel. Gore is a retired educator and CEO of Freedom Time; Overly is the Special Projects Coordinator for the Minority Alumni/ Friends Program at Morehead State University (freedomundergroundrailroad.com). Both Gore and Overly are founders of the National Underground Railroad Museum, Inc. located in historic Maysville, Ky. Freedom Time is a company that provides slave and Underground Railroad tours, presentations and exhibits. Their presentation started off with Overly coming up to talk about spirituals – religious songs that were created by slaves in the U.S. during the 1800s. She began by singing “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” and then started to explain why spirituals were saug and created. Overly said, “They had been
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through something [slaves by encouraging the audiwho sang spirituals]…When ence to look up more about you sing a spiritual, you dig spirituals and their meandown deep into your soul ings, and then let Gore take because something hapover. He spoke about his pened to you.” She said that family and explained that they sang spirituals to get he was taking the audience through the day. on a journey to look back at She said, ”Some people the past. He said, “We don’t call them sad songs, some come to shame or blame, people call them code songs, but we do come clearly to some call them jubilee proclaim…to proclaim the The Georgetonian/ ANDREA BELLEW songs, some call them songs legacy of our ancestors.” Gore had an interactive presenof freedom…. I don’t really His presentation entailed tation on the transportation of call them sad songs simply volunteers coming to stand slaves. because I call them songs in front of the Chapel stage. of power.” To emphasize difficult for slaves to achieve Once they were up there, he how the spirituals are songs because they had to make sure explained that he wanted them of power, she started talking slave masters could not cap- “to assume the position.” Then about how slaves had to work ture them; in order to do this, he asked what people thought all day and that sometimes slaves usually had to make it that meant and joked that he skin was ripped off from the all the way up to Canada. hoped it was not putting one’s hard labor required of them. One of the last songs she hand behind their back as if Even though slaves were sang was “Follow the Drink- arrested. He explained that he exhausted at the end of the ing Gourd.” She asked for a wanted six of the volunteers day, they would sing and tell student in the audience to tell to assume the position they stories with code. her what the drinking gourd would be in if they were slaves Overly sang “Swing Low, meant. An audience member on a ship being transported Sweet Chariot” and asked the answered that it represented from Africa to America. audience which of the words the Big Dipper. She said the He had two of the male were code. People answered person was right and explained volunteers pretend to be the “Jordan” and “chariot.” She that the Big Dipper pointed to slave transporters by laying said chariot was an import- the North Star, which is what real shackles on their legs ant word because it was part abolitionists and slaves use and hands. After they laid the of the code in this song about to navigate the Underground shackles, Gore had everyone slaves who were getting ready Railroad. in the room close their eyes to become free. Freedom was She ended her presentation and pretend that the chapel
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was a slave ship they were on. Overly started to sing “City Called Heaven,” and then Gore started talking about what the conditions of slaves were like as they traveled on the ship– not being able to move, having to use the bathroom on themselves, and more. After this experience, he asked the participants to explain how they felt during the enactment. Many of them talked about feeling bad, constricted, hopeless or worthless. The two men who enacted the slave transporters said that they felt embarrassed. Once Gore was done with his presentation, the audience could look at artifacts – documents, shackles, whips, paintings and more – and ask questions.
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Teenage suicide bombers killed 24 people at two Nigerian bus stations. One boarded a bus and detonated his bomb, then several hours later the other two detonated their bombs at another station. A 60-year-old mentally unstable man entered a restauarant in the Czech town of Uhersky Brod and fired around 25 shots, killing eight people and wounding one before killing himself in the worst shooting in the country’s history. In Oxnard, Calif., a commuter train collided with a produce truck and derailed, injuring dozens of people. It is believed that the truck became stuck on the tracks while making a turn. A Georgia man had five of his pet tarantulas stolen which were hibernating in his crawlspace. The thief then tried to sell them back to the store which first sold them where the owner recognized the spiders. An arrest warrant has been issued for the thief. A 47-year-old man from Stamford, Conn. trashed a salon when he recieved a $50 haircut which he did not like. He kicked a hole in the wall and threw a candle display and other items around before leaving. He was later arrested.
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Stop the Debt Trap Conference held at GC By CRISITAN NÚÑEZ
works on a national and international as short term emergency loans. Howlevel. ever, these small cash advancements The CBF and KBF have taken on come at a price; many loans advanced The Stop the Debt Trap Conference, debt trapping practices of PDL insti- in this fashion contain interest rates of sponsored by the Kentucky Baptist Fel- tutions as part of their fight for eco- 391-521% (responsiblelending.org). In lowship (KBF), was held in the Jones nomic justice. Stephen Reeves, the CBF essence, borrowers typically cannot Hall Nelson Suite Monday Feb. 23— co–chair, led a presentation discussing pay loans back to lenders before interFeb. 24. Speakers discussed the exploit- the debt trap issue. He noted CBF’s dis- est rate fees have vastly outpaced the ative practices of pay day loaning covery that many faith communities’ original amount that was loaned to (PDL) institutions and parishioners them. the potential action to are strugDan Feehan, CEO of one of the be taken against them. gling with largest pay day loan institutions in the The first day of the debt from U.S., was quoted in 2007 at a Financonference focused on pay day cials Services Conference saying, “The educating and informloans. Many theory in the business is you’ve got to ing people about pay t i m e s , get the customer in, work to turn him day loaning practices church com- into a repetitive customer, long–term and the avenues to m u n i t i e s customer, because that’s really where take against them. come across the profitability is” (responsiblelendThe second portion of m e m b e r s ing.org). the conference the folstruggling Historically, interest rates legally lowing day consisted Source: Kybf.org to pay back have not been allowed to reach such of a trip to Frankfort The Kentucky Baptist Convention pay day heights but since the early 1990s the with CBF organizers to (KBF) sponsored the conference. loans they interest rate caps have been almost comspeak with legislators have with- pletely removed. A study conducted about legislation condrawn as in 2013 by the Center for Community cerning the regulation of interest rates first, second or third forms of support. Economic Development (CCED) conon pay day loans. Dr. Joseph Owens, pastor of Shiloh cluded that PDL institutions create The conference was organized by Baptist Church in Lexington and pre- an overall negative economic impact the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship senter at the conference, noted that because they are extracting economic (CBF) in cooperation with Georgetown PDL institutions have even approached resources from private households College’s Center for Christian Discern- him to help promote their product. Fol- that could go towards creating jobs ment & Academic Leadership. lowing Dr. Owens, Scarlett Jasper, an and investments instead (insightcced. Kentucky Baptist Fellowship is experienced field org). In the face a state wide organization based in worker for KBF, of the predatory Louisville. It is aimed at fostering noted that many practices of the and organizing diverse relationships of the families PDL institutions within faith communities in the effort she saw strugStephen Reeves, to provide sustainable development gling with PDL appealed to the for parishioners and churches in their were working faith and spiriwork and to encourage missions in class and poor, tuality of those their work in local communities and attempting to at the conference beyond. KBF has recently been deeply make payments citing the biblical involved in efforts like Extreme Build. on car repairs condemnation of Extreme Build is part of KBF and orga- or water heater usury. nizes faith communities, individuals repairs. (responsiand local agencies in McCreary County Pay day loans Source: Shortterm-cashadvance.com blelending.org) to build homes for low–income fami- are small cash The conference participants spoke ( w w w . lies. KBF is in close partnership with a d v a n c e m e n t s against pay day loan institutions insightcced.org) the CBF, a similar organization which that are designed because they trap people with debt. Staff Writer
News Former Governor Collins speaks on leadership
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By ALEX CAUDILL Staff Writer On Tuesday, Feb. 24, former Governor Martha Layne Collins spoke to a packed room of students in the LRC’s Ward Room. Gov. Collins was the first and only female governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; she served from 1983 to 1987. At the time of her election, she was the only female governor in the United States and was therefore, the highest ranking elected female Democrat. Gov. Collins also served as Executive Scholar in Residence at Georgetown College from 1998 to 2012. Collins began her speech by mentioning how good it was to be back at Georgetown and that her family comes from a long line of Georgetown College graduates. Then she began her discussion of leadership. “Leadership is so very important. You can be a leader anywhere, and the important thing is that we need lead-
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ers,” she said. her time running The former govthe Democratic ernor gave sevNational Conveneral examples of tion during the 1984 where someone presidential eleccan be a leader, tion. She was the even outside of first female to hold the realm of an that position, and elected office. because of her work Collins said her there she was interstyle of leaderviewed by eventual ship was “leadDemocratic Party The Georgetonian/ALEX CAUDILL ership with a Walter Former Governor Collins talked nominee, vision,” in which Mondale, to potenabout her years of leadership and someone must tially run on his how to succsessfully lead. always ask themticket as Vice Presselves, “Where ident. do I want to be 25 years from now?” Collins imparted simple advice Collins said, “If you set your mind and words of wisdom on students: “Be to being a leader, you can do it.” on time and dress appropriately. It is She also spoke about her time as important to make an impression. If governor and some of the challenges you make a commitment, you stick to she faced. Being the first female gov- it and keep your word.” As a woman ernor of Kentucky “was not easy,” of humble beginnings, Collins also according to Collins, “because you spoke about the great opportunity we have to prove yourself everyday.” all have as Americans, no matter where The former governor spoke about we come from.
Collins spoke at length about bringing a Toyota manufacturing plant to Kentucky. This was only the second Toyota plant to be brought to the United States, and ultimately Georgetown was chosen as the site for the new state of the art automobile manufacturing facility. Kentucky beat out Tennessee and other states for the bid to host the factory. Governor Collins ended her speech by saying that her style of leadership “was not about the publicity” because she wants “to work hard and see results.” Senior Adam Wetherington had the following to say about the former governor’s speech: “Governor Collins delivered words of wisdom that were valuable for everyone in attendance. It is clear that she has a passion for leadership and for developing the next generation of leadership.” Former Governor Collins was very well received by students who gave her a resounding round of applause after her inspiring speech.
Oscar ratings are at lowest in six years
By ANDREA BELLEW News Editor
According to “Variety,” the Oscars (Academy Awards) only averaged 36.6 million viewers and a 10.8 rating in the adult demographic (people aged 18-49). This is a 16 percent to 18 percent drop in viewers from last year, which had 43.7 million viewers and a 13.1 rating. This is the Oscar’s lowest total number of viewers of the past six years. (variety.com) According to “Variety,” the Oscars is not the only award show that has dropped in ratings during this awards season, but it still had better ratings than the Grammy Awards and the
Golden Globe Awards. Some major U.S. cities that make up big chunks of the Oscars market ended up dropping off in household ratings this year; Los Angeles, which is the top–rated market for the Oscars, went up 3 percent in ratings this year, but New York went down to 32.4 (a 13 percent drop) and Chicago went down to 32.5 (a 10 percent drop). (variety.com) “TheWrap” laid out some probable reasons why the Oscars took such a drop in ratings. The first reason mentioned is that there were not very many nominees that gained a lot of box office profit, which means there were not very many popular movies in the running.
The second reason “TheWrap” listed is that there was not a “big viral moment.” According to Variety, “The top moment was Lady Gaga’s medley from “The Sound of Music” and Julie Andrews joining her on stage, which drew 214,000 per minute globally and 145,000 per minute in the States; this was also the top moment on Twitter for the night.” Apparently, this viral moment was not enough to stop a big ratings drop though. The third problem, according to “TheWrap,” is that the show lasted too long. Viewers usually quit watching the show once the third hour begins to come up. This year, the Oscars went
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The Oscars had the best ratings of the awards shows this awards season, despite the big drop. “48 minutes over its allotted time” (thewrap.com).
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KHS Column: Model of the Month By MORGAN ZIMMER Staff Writer This week’s KHS interview features our very own KHS Club President, Sean Kratchman. Sean embodies what “living a physically active lifestyle” means. The senior played four years of Georgetown football, majored in exercise science and minored in business administration. Sean holds multiple leadership and job positions around campus, in addition to being KHS Club President. Some of these positions include: peer tutor, Rec supervisor and RA. Sean was awarded the Earl Hundley Team Leadership Award in 2012, the NAIA Champion of Character Award in 2014 and the Tom Seals Perseverance Award in 2014. Anyone who knows Sean would describe him as extremely dedicated and passionate about everything he is involved in. Although Sean is now a Georgetown College football alum, he has not stopped living a physically active lifestyle. This week we caught up with the busy student–athlete–worker and asked a few questions… 1. Hey, Sean! What is your name, hometown and major? My name is Sean Kratchman, I’m from Atchison, Kan., and my major is exercise science. 2. Tell me about your past history with regard to physical activity and exercise. I started working out for football when I was in middle school and have been training
ever since. working out in sometimes. my life besides working out. 3. What is your current Most of the time I have to sac- I don’t have a car right now, pattern for physical activity? rifice homework time or sleep so I walk to and from work What do you typically do and to work out. I just fit it in wher- everyday. I also like to go on when? ever I can usually. I’ve worked walks when it’s nice outside. I lift five days a week, out for so long that it’s part It’s great stress relief. and on the other two days do of my lifestyle now. Another 9. Do you use any fitness some form of cardio. I don’t obstacle is fatigue. Usually tracker technology (wearlike running on the treadables, apps, etc.)? mill, so in the winter I I do not use any fitlike doing bodyweight ness tracker technology. circuit workouts on my I’ve used myfitnesspal. off days instead. I work at com before, but it takes a construction company too long, and I give up five days a week around pretty quickly. I know classes, and it’s pretty my body pretty well and physically demanding as am good about eating well. and drinking the right 4. Do you typically things without having work out alone, with to track it all. someone else or with a Source: Sean Kratchman 10. What are the Sean is an exercise science major and main benefits you feel group? I typically like to is a minor in business administration. you receive from physical work out alone. Someactivity? times I’ll work out with The list here could someone, but most of the time I will have to work out after go on and on, but the biggest I just like to put in my head- class and work, and sometimes are: stress relief, self–confiphones and get to it. I will have a particularly phys- dence and mental and physical 5. Why do you work out/ ically demanding day at work. health/toughness. Working stay active? What does it I still have to lift after though, out is a huge stress reliever for mean to you? so coffee and pre–workout me, and if I wasn’t able to do it, Exercise and the way it supplements have been a life- I’d probably go insane. changes the body is my pas- saver. 11. Do you feel that physsion. For most of my life, the 7. Is there an activity that ical activity helps you to be a goal of my workouts has been you’ve never done but are better student? How so? to be a better football player. interested trying? Absolutely. Physical activNow that I’m done with footAmerican Ninja Warrior. ity isn’t just beneficial for your ball, I continue to train because It would be awesome to try muscles, it’s beneficial for your I love doing it. I love challeng- that, and super humbling I’m brain! Studies have shown ing myself and the self–confi- sure. that one of the most importdence working out brings me. 8. Do you make attempts ant things you can do for your 6. What are your biggest to increase activity in other brain is exercise. I read it... in obstacles/barriers to being areas of your life (other than a book. active and how do you over- structured exercise i.e. taking 12. How do you plan on come them? stairs instead of elevators, staying active as you go furThe biggest obstacle to walking to places instead of ther into adulthood and your working out for me is time. I driving, etc.)? If so, how? body starts aging more? Is have a pretty busy schedule I do attempt to get in phys- there anything you are going right now, and it’s hard to fit ical activity in other areas of to change?
Oh, this is a tough one. Well I will eventually have to lighten up on my training, to stop lifting heavy weights and to start doing more cardiovascular type training. But hopefully that’s a long time from now! My goal is to train as hard as I can for as long as I can.
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Harry Potter Crossword Across
6. What is Harry’s second son’s middle name? 8. What is Aragog? 9. What item of clothing freed Dobby? 10. What animal tail does Hagrid give Dudley? 13. What is the most popular wizard sport? 14. What house is Crabbe in? 17. What is the core of Har– ry’s wand? 20. What other language can Harry speak? 22. What mythical creature does Umbridge despise in the Forbidden Forest? 23. Voldemort asks whom to kill Dumbledore in “HalfBlood Prince”? 24. What occupation do Hermione’s parents have?
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Why college students should exercise By NOAH KRIEGER Staff Writer A recent survey has demonstrated that college students are more stressed out now than ever before. This stress, as trivial as it may seem, is slowly degrading your health. Stress can cause headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, depression, anxiety, diabetes, asthma and decreased bone density. In fact, approximately 75–90 percent of all doctor’s visits are for conditions instigated by excessive stress (webmd.com). Stress is caused by many factors, but the body’s primary
response to it is the release of the hormone cortisol; high levels of which are the primary cause of stress–related ailments. The function of this hormone is to prepare the body for the fight or flight response. This was a useful mechanism in the past, but is now usually harmful, as you can’t fight with that test you bombed to raise your score. The cortisol simply circulates in the body, unused and causing damage. This results in most college students ending up with constantly high levels of cortisol which can then suppress the immune system, making you more suscepti-
ble to illness. So now that I’ve basically convinced you that college is slowly killing you and I probably added to your amount of circulating cortisol (sorry about that) here’s the good news: exercise is the simple solution. Any form of exercise (such as yoga, cardio, dancing, lifting or hiking) holds the same stress–relieving benefits. Since cortisol is meant to prepare your body for the fight or flight response, by exercising you are using cortisol for its intended purpose and thereby eliminating it from your system. Exercise, being a form of stress, will release
some cortisol, but, over time, your body will adapt to the stress of exercise, raising the threshold at which it releases cortisol and minimizing the amount released. This effect transfers from exercise to real life situations, as people who regularly exercise have been shown to exhibit a decreased release of cortisol in stressful situations than their sedentary counterparts. Many of you may feel you have too much on your minds or too much to do to go exercise for any amount of time, but exercise will be beneficial in this case, as it actually serves as a form of meditation.
Speaking from experience, for the extent of your workout you will focus only on what you are doing and forget about whatever is stressing you out, allowing you to relax. Now you don’t have to go out and start exercising for endless hours to achieve these results. Any amount of exercise beyond what you are accustomed to, even an extra 15 minutes of walking, will grant these stress–reducing benefits. Start small and build from there. You will be amazed by the perceptible changes in your stress levels, as well as health and happiness.
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By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor Senior Meredith Scalos is a familiar face on Georgetown’s campus due to her involvement in many different areas including Greek life, performing arts and political groups. A native of Campbellsville, Ky., Meredith was originally drawn to Georgetown College for its liberal arts atmosphere and particularly its partnership with Oxford University – a partnership in which Meredith was able to partake during her college career. During her last semester at Georgetown, the political science major is looking ahead to graduation and reflecting on some of the memories she had made. Meredith is a member of
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Sigma Kappa Sororreminded me that ity, the Georgetown no matter how old College Young you are, playing Democrats and the with good friends German club. She in the snow is has also appeared invigorating and in numerous proworthwhile.” ductions by the She also spoke Lyric Theater Socihighly of her time ety and one by the studying abroad. Georgetown Col“All of my Oxford lege Maskrafters. memories with the Outside of her Georgetown crew many on–campus are especially fond commitments, Merto me,” Meredith edith said that she said. loves to read, listen Meredith said Source: Meredith Scalos to and discover new that graduation After graduation, Meredith will continue her politmusic, spend time is something that ical science education by pursuing a doctorate with her friends, she is especially degree. spend time outlooking forward doors and travel. to about the rest of When asked about her edith mentioned the recent the spring semester. fondest memories of her time snow days. “I am excited to see where at Georgetown College, MerShe said, “[The snow days] all of my friend group goes and
how we all plan to change and grow ourselves after Georgetown and use our talents to the best of our abilities,” she said. As for her own plan, Meredith will pursue her doctorate degree in political science with a specialization in international relations. As her time at Georgetown draws to a close, Meredith offered the following advice to underclassmen: “Say yes to everything— within reason, of course. The only moments I look back on with regret are the ones that I said no to a fun night with friends or a crazy drive to Lexington because I had something else I thought [was] more important. These years are ones you’ll never be able to get back—enjoy them to the fullest.”
Newman Center diversifies campus
By ALEX CAUDILL Staff Writer The Newman Center is the Catholic community at Georgetown College. The name “Newman” comes from Cardinal John Henry Newman, an Anglican priest who eventually became a Catholic Cardinal. Cardinal Newman was very passionate about the faith formation of college students and worked diligently to spread the Gospel throughout the 19th century. This is why college campuses all across the country that are not already Catholic institutions take the
University of Kentucky, and many other universities in Kentucky have Newman Centers like Georgetown. Though St. John’s Catholic Parish is in walking distance from campus, many individuals noticed that the needs of CathoSource: Alex Caudill lic students were not The Newman Center at Georgetown being met. This is why began in spring 2013 and hosts Mass faculty, staff, students, on campus once each month. Father Linh and other parishioners at Ss. name of Newman for their Francis and John came together ministries. Centre College, the to establish a permanent Cath-
olic group at Georgetown College. In the past, different Catholic student organizations have come and gone at the College but there has never been a truly sustained effort like the Newman Center. The groundwork for the Newman Center was laid in the spring of 2013. Beginning in May of 2013, the Newman Center began to have Mass on campus each month. Mass is what Catholics call their worship service. Currently, there are over 200 Catholic students at Georgetown College, which is one of the largest amounts of Catholic Christians at the
College in recent memory. The Newman Center has received great support all across campus from different individuals. The group will have two more Masses on campus this semester, both celebrated by Father Linh who is the chaplain for the Newman Center. These will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 and Sunday, April 26.
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: COURTNEY SAMMONS By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer If you have ever been a spectator at a football or basketball game at Georgetown College, you have no doubt heard our next senior, Courtney Sammons, play in the pep band. Whether it be music, or hanging out in the English Nook in Pawling, or playing Apples to Apples in the Caf, Courtney has had an interesting journey getting to her senior year. She comes from a far away town known as Worthington, Ky., which is close to Ashland, Ky. She had her heart set on attending Georgetown College after visiting campus a few times and knowing that it felt different— but in a good way—from any other campus that she visited. Courtney is a dedicated student, majoring in English and minoring in classics. She will also be certified to teach middle and high school after she graduates. She doesn’t just spend time with her nose in a book, she also has hobbies. She is involved in the Symphonic Band, Pep Band, Sigma Tau
Facebook” and making to–do lists and then neatly tossing them aside. Courtney also has this hobby of wandering aimlessly through stores like Peddler’s Mall, looking for a stray orphaned book to give a home, or really anything else she finds interThe Georgetonian/SHAYNA WIEDEL esting. When she Courtney is an English major who would like to teach middle or high school stu- g r a d u a t e s , Courtney wants dents after graduation. to get a job teachDelta and she’s a Latin tutor. ing. She is really If you need help conjugating, passionate about this, and said she’s your person. that she always wanted to be Although she enjoys her a teacher, but she wasn’t quite time playing in band, read- sure what she wanted to teach. ing with the Sigma Taus or It actually took her a while to just helping others under- commit to her ultimate decistand Latin, she also enjoys sion on English, and that was goofing off. She does a lot of due greatly to her interest in her procrastination where I the English survey classes would be willing to bet almost offered here on campus. everyone on campus does as Combining her new found well, Netflix. It doesn’t stop love of English and her passion here, though; she also likes to to teach, Courtney has decided spend her time “creeping on that she wants to be an English
teacher to middle or high school students. While she has been busy academically, Courtney has found time to make memories with her friends. When asked her favorite memory during her time at Georgetown she stated that it was during Reading Day. She and some friends decided to go to IHOP, and now it has kind of turned into a tradition that they hold. She is also looking forward to her future spring break trip to Kansas City to play in the band for the basketball tournament. Courtney has really
managed to find a good balance between school work, friends and extracurricular activities. Courtney leaves the freshmen with the advice that “you shouldn’t get too caught up in school, though important, you should take time to make memories with friends.”
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Newman, cont. Parishioners from Ss. Francis and John will also be providing free home cooked meals at 6 p.m before each service. Mass and dinner are held in the Jones Hall Nelson Suite, across from the Caf. All are welcome to attend, even if you are not Catholic.
The Newman Center can be found on Facebook and Twitter (@GCNewmanCenter). The group is also looking for new students to join their leadership team. If any student would like more information or would like to join the leadership team then they can
contact the Newman Center at newmancenter@georgetowncollege.edu.
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This week’s Tree Hugger is Junior Alex Caudill.
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Guild Game of the week...or not By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer This week’s game will not be a certain game. In fact, I have been asked (cough) forced (cough) into having a small talk with four brilliant people.
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Ganondorf is the villain of the “Legend of Zelda” games These four people wanted to discuss how they have be viewed in their games and how cruel the players have been to them. They want to share their
actual stories with you. Yes, so, shall I introduce them to you? Our hosts this week are Ganondorf from Legend of Zelda. Ganon: Che. I shall rule over Hyrule. I want the Triforce! Nothing will stop me. Mm’kay, so apparently no one has beaten his game. Next is Bowser from Mario. Bowser: Yo. I’m am so lonely in my castle. Oh my, you poor thing. Um… Then… Giovanni: The name is Giovanni. I am the best gym leader of Viridian City and the leader of Team Rocket. Also, this is my precious Persian. Aw, he’s so cute. Lastly, we have Doctor Eggman from Sonic. Dr. Eggman: I will dominate the entire world! (Insert evil laugh here) Alright, that is everyone, so I will tell a short backstory to each villain as they have told me in their prospective. Ganondorf, or Ganon as he is commonly nicknamed, is considered to be the incarnation of pure evil, greed and power. He is ruthless and cold to the bone, but he is extremely calculating with an ego. He believes he is the only one who is truly worthy of ruling
the kingdom of Hyrule. Ganon’s story begins by being born as a member of the Gerudo, who are all female. Yet,
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Persian is always by Giovanni’s side.
Ganon was the only male and he was gifted with powerful magic. He holds the Triforce of Power. Did I get everything, Ganondorf? Ganondorf: You forgot to mention how weak Princess Zelda is to my mighty power and how no matter how many times that pesky elf tries to save the kingdom, it will never work. That is why I come back in every game made. Ah, my apologies. Next, Bowser. Bowser is sometimes known as King Koopa in Japanese. He repeatedly kidnaps (or attempts to kidnap) Princess Peach and tries to take over Mushroom Kingdom. His goal is to conquer all lands and eventually the entire uni-
verse. I believe that is it. Wow, short. Bowser: No. You forgot to mention that I sometimes help the heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom against common threats and participate with them in numerous events in other games. Oh yeah. Mario Kart, I forgot about that. So now… Giovanni. Giovanni is… Giovanni: I am the head of Team Rocket and the Viridian Gym Leader. You all may know my ridiculous members Jessie, James, Meowth, Butch and Cassidy. You could say Team Rocket is similar to the mafia, as we take out others. Pokémon should be used for power to rule the world, along with special artifacts and rare Pokémon to further my plan in global domination. That is nice. I shall stop you there as Dr. Eggman has only a few lines before this ends. So, to make this short, Dr. Eggman also wants to conquer the world. Okay. Done, that is the end of… Dr. Eggman: WAIT! I use diabolical war machines in my thirst to conquer the world and I am constantly building armies of robots. But that stupid Sonic is always ruining my plans and… (Continues talking about the blue hedgehog) That is all for this week. Hopefully I will not be asked by villains to do this next week… Hopefully.
Issue 5
ArtsEntertainment
February 25, 2015 Page 9
What is with “50 Shades?” By HANNAH KRIEGER
the book’s storyline, how awesome it was and how it showed a new perspective on love. I thought that Malaysia made a courageous decision when they banned the movie from their theaters because they classified it as pornography. I am asking you to reconsider seeing this Source: Iwastesomuchtime.com movie and Gaston agrees with Malaysia’s classification of the movie. reading the book—and Perhaps the most talked about when I say reconsider, I mean run, movie this month was “50 Shades of don’t walk, run away from it. Read Grey.” The movie was originally based something else that is actually edifying off of the book by E.L. James, and the to your mind. Watch something that book was based off of “Twilight” fan- isn’t awkward. But, I know what you’re fiction. The movie is about Anastasia thinking, why listen to me? You don’t Steele (Dakota Johnson) who plays a have to listen to me, but maybe you literature student who is sent to inter- should listen to the stars of the movie. view Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan a wealthy businessman. It isn’t long have both expressed their revulsion before Anastasia finds herself attracted with the movie. Dornan himself cannot to Grey and he feels the same way. understand why people are obsessed However, Grey is known for his singu- with the book. He argues that just lar, sexual tastes and the storyline pro- because everyone else is reading it, gresses to something that should likely doesn’t mean it’s something that you be classified as sexual abuse. Neverthe- should do. He even went as far as to less, this story seems to be sweeping compare “50 Shades” to Hitler. He across the country, and I have to take a stated that Hitler was supported by moment to pause and ask why. I would the masses, but yet what he did wasn’t like to clarify that I have never read “50 even close to being good. So why did Shades of Grey,” nor will I ever see the people still choose to follow him? He’s movie. It’s not my cup of tea. I remem- at a loss to see why people are attracted ber when I first heard about the book to the book, but he’s holding out hope and was horrified and puzzled at the that there is something good about it, thought that people were raving about even if he can’t see it. Dornan is also Sports & Recreation Editor
a happily married man and father. He remembered that there was such a disconnect between his job as a family man and his role as Christian Grey. When he first played Christian Grey, he was shocked about what was going on and what he had to do. He couldn’t believe what was actually happening. [I would like to interject a side note here and say that if this role was going to compromise Dornan’s family values, then why did he take this job? I realize some other actor would have been offered the job. But I wonder what would have happened if every person offered the role of Christian Grey just turned it down. Wishful thinking, I know.] Perhaps another worrying thought is the fact that Dornan said that he played bad characters, serial killers and guys who don’t treat women the way they should be treated, and yet he still claimed to have a hard time playing Christian Grey. Dakota Johnson also shared a similar perspective to her co–star. Johnson claimed that she hopes that no one actually goes to see the movie. Johnson called the movie “inappropriate” and wished that her parents, her brother’s friends, and other friends who she grew up with do not see it. [It has in fact been reported that Johnson’s mother refuses to see the movie.] She also stated that some of the scenes were painful to shoot, emotionally draining and she even got whiplash from being thrown. If the actors themselves are questioning the movie, questioning why people are fascinated with it and asking people not to go see it, then why in the world are people still insisting on seeing it? I simply ask that if you are thinking about watching this movie or reading the books that you reconsider. Think about what you are polluting your mind with. Is it really worth it? [No]. Therefore, why waste your time and money on something that is not
edifying to your mind? There are so many other books (“Harry Potter,” “Eleanor and Park,” “Moll Flanders,” “Wuthering Heights,” even “Twilight” is still a better love story) and movies (“About Time,” “What If,” “500 Days of Summer,” “He’s Just Not That Into You,” “How to Lose a Guy [*cough* Christian Grey *cough*] in Ten Days,” “Juno” and “10 Things I Hate About You”) out there that are worth your time and interest. Pursue those. Discover a book that no one knows about or an independent film and promote
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Grumpy cat does not approve of this movie. it among your friends and peers. Start a revolution behind quality literature and cinema that doesn’t involve objectifying women with a focus on sexual abuse. Maybe you’ll find a book or movie about what love actually is, or has an actual storyline with plot development. “ *Information on the actors in this article was found on lifesitenews.com*
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By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer About a week ago, I was scrolling through Facebook after class out of habit. While browsing, I came across this video of an interview between Dr. Phil and a young woman who recently went viral for the outrageous things she was stating. Yes, I know. Dr. Phil, really? Hey, it’s good daytime television, people. But I digress. The young woman has become an internet sensation because of her views on abuse in relationships. This issue has been coming into really strong light as of late, and has particularly become important due to the permeating “rape culture” that surrounds us on a daily basis. There are now, thankfully, crisis centers for young adults, women and children to seek shelter and a safe haven from their oppressors. However, this young lady states that abuse is a healthy thing for a relationship. Yes, you read that right. Eighteen year old Romina Garcia has a blog where she posted a video stating “if your boyfriend hits you, it’s a sign of love.” She believes that she is an inspiration and role model among her 153,000 fans, even though she is completely out of touch with reality and unaware of the dangerous message she is sending to impressionable young females everywhere. (You can view the entire statement and video at huffingtonpost.com). I just want to reiterate
how destructive this can be touched the lives of about 40 on today’s youth. As a whole, million women. Sending this we value social media and the type of message to the youth connections we make on there of America is only going to just as highly as we would make the statistic much worse. have valued face–to–face rela- Instead, we should educate tionships not even 10 years women and men on what abuago. Youth across America sive relationships look like, can access the internet more how to get help, etc. Only this readily now due to smart- will end the problem. phones and the easily–attainYoung Romina was probaable laptop computers. They bly just trying to get likes on a frequent sites like YouTube, video, which is okay and fine, WordPress, Tumblr and other but doing so at the detriment sources for this sort of mate- of something so sensitive as rial. I am not denying Garcia the topic of domestic violence her right to an opinion, but is very dangerous, not only I want to demonstrate how for her but for all of her young badly mistaken she is. impressionable followers. My Dr. Phil goes on in the show suggestion is that you visit to call her opinion “idiotic,” safehorizion.org and become and he makes the suggestion informed on what domestic that she probably doesn’t violence is and what it looks fully believe this herself, but like in your partner. Underis trying to get attention, atten- stand how to handle the sittion being something that uation and help your friends many adolescents desperately understand the seriousness crave in today’s society with of this situation. We can end the isolation that social media it, but we have to inform has created. the younger generation, like Domestic violence is an Romina, who believe anything issue that affects both men and that they find on the internet. women. Domestic violence is “a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence” (safehorizon.org). While men are not exempt from this horrible abuse, it will occur in the lives of one in four women. Source: Youtube.com That means that Romina Garcia defends abuse. in America, it has
Opinion
Issue 5
February 25, 2015 Page 11
Why the Asher professors rule
By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer
What I am about to say is based on my opinion and my opinion alone. I do not want someone taking offense to this, as it is based on an observation that I have made, and I am not trying to insult anyone. It has occured to me that there is something odd about professors in the Asher Science Building. You never see them leave Asher unless it is to the Student Center (which is rare) or to go home. Never once do you see them outside their little Asher home. Yet, the Asher professors seem to know everyone! You can talk to a few of them and they can rattle off a list of friends they have in other departments. They can give you a professor or facility member’s name and informa-
tion if you need to contact None. Nope. See? Asher them. It is an amazing gift. professors are awesome. On top of that, they Also, going onto the first or are so awesome with their third floor of Asher (mostly awesomeness of Asher known as the biology and skills that they are always chemistry floors), you may mentioned at least once or notice some food lying twice in classes outside of out for the taking. Bam. their building. For examInstantly better than the ple, in my history class, rest. They are feeding the my professor was talking poor college students with about the scientific revomost likely yummy items lution and he mentioned Source: Georgetowncollege.edu that contain sugar. something about what Asher Science Center, the building on Then, there are some Asher professors think. In campus with the best professors. Asher professors who will another class, the Asher bring a coffee pot to class professors were mentioned for awesome, I will add more key so students can have a nice extra information for studying factors. It is a Friday night hot, fresh cup of Joe to start on a test if we did not under- and you and your friends are their days and pay attention stand the concept. It was from lurking around with Nerf to that science–filled lecture of a psychology class. A kinesiol- guns in Asher, but oh no! A theirs. It is most likely to wake ogy class and an English class random chemistry profes- them up, but I haven’t heard of of mine have also mentioned sor has appeared with his anyone else doing that. the professors in Asher. own Nerf weapon and uses it Another awesome factor While that was the main against you and your friends. of Asher only applies to some reason Asher professors are No other professors do that! professors. It is where you play
the game “Where is Waldo?” It’s usually played with a certain professor on the second floor (physics, math and computer science floor) when this professor is not in his/her office or teaching a class. Yup, it is still fun, especially when other professors of Asher are looking for this one professor. Also, humans vs zombies is always in Asher because of the awesomeness that is contained within. So, there you have it. Asher professors are the most awesome professors on campus. Why? They give us free food, they are mentioned in other classes outside their domain, they know everyone on campus, they have Nerf guns, they bring coffee for us and we play games with them.
know it today was established. Within 100 years, we were already fighting each other; brother killing brother only brought destruction. However, another hundred years passed and America triumphed nearly untouched from World War Two, ruling the West with unquestioned authority. When Soviet Russia fell in 1991, America shone as the only world superpower, and nothing has changed since. Despite our relative youth, terrible Civil War and decentralized culture, America knows how to win. In the
country that outlasted Stalinism and thus won the Cold War. We entered a cultural high in the nineties that took a hit in September of 2001. But we hit the radical terrorists back harder, effectively beating Al Qaeda and the Taliban into submission. Don’t mess with the best. And that is why the USA is a phenomenal nation. Yes, we make mistakes, have adversity and stumble, but we don’t give up; we always come out on top. I don’t believe that this trend will end anytime soon.
Tea parties, eagles and freedom
By EVAN MOORE Opinion Editor The best thing that the British ever did was establish their colonies and treat 13 of them badly enough to where they broke away. Thus was born the United States of America, a nation founded on a belief of freedom of the people from oppressive government. Originally, the American government had little to no power—it was only after four years of unrest that the Constitution was signed and the true government as we
second half of the nineteenth century, the United States’ citizens made more important inventions and contributions than any other 50-year period before. Steel, the repeating rifle, gatling gun, kerosene lamps, the lightbulb, the air conditioner, the phonograph and the telephone—among other things—were made in this time, and it led the United States into a time of unprecedented prosperity for the middle and upper class: the Roarin’ Twenties. However, the working class was oppressed. Our gov-
ernment passed regulation and labor unions began forming. It once again shows a time when America faced a national problem, addressed it and fixed it. There is nothing we can’t do. I wipe a tear from my eye as a bald eagle screeches in the distance. Fighting the Germans and then opposing Communists during the twentieth century led us to where we are, only bringing our people together. We defeated segregation. Despite the demoralization from the Vietnam Conflict, we rose through the 1980s into the
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Letter to Georgetonia: A Ponderous Stream of Consciousness
By FICELRATH
after having helped nurture them, claiming to believe in them for so long, only to leave their own growing plants FicElrath leaned her chin on her because the silent, screaming voices of hand, gazing out across the still–icy the beasts called haters. tundra that covered Georgetonia, and No! She slammed her fist down on pondered. the desk in a fit of passion, rose a little from her (weirdly generic) dorm room chair. She would not let the monsters get away with this. She would begin a new cause, plant a new seed, one that held a flamboyant disregard for all things oppressive and rational, objective and allegedly “true.” A cause to end all causes. The supporters would The Georgetonian/FIONA MCELRATH Georgetonia, the land of possibilities. gather (she could see it now) until there was nothing but one cohesive group; What was Georgetonia? It was made one goal, under a common purpose, up of some buildings and administra- with freedom and rights for— tion, in the olden days, which attracted She fell back into her chair as it hit students and Higher Powers who ruled her again: the cruelty of humanity! The them. But this was common knowl- unreasonable nature of mankind! They edge, surely, or should have been. She would sooner destroy the world than liked to consider things that should be join forces to save it. Why, with all the common knowledge, but weren’t, or mushrooms everyone was growing that should be taught and debated and nowadays, it was inevitable. educated to people, but wasn’t. Oh, Mushrooms... Perhaps that was it. the hopelessness of it all! The despair Perhaps the only answer was to tear the was crushing sometimes, but she took old ways apart so that some new regime up the writer’s burden each and every could rise from the ashes. A phoenix; a week because she believed in her cause. bird, to fly over the ruins and rally the What was a cause? A thought, an people to the ultimate Cause! With all idea, something that grew and flour- the current Higher Powers reduced to ished until it bloomed into an out- the same level as the common people, come, but not it would be a before it was simple matter beaten down to instill equala few times ity into the along the way; minds of everyyet it always one. Soon, rises again, she there would be told herself trino more need umphantly. A for causes, single tear— because everyhow sad it one would be was that some Source: Billboard.com so equal, so... people simply Haters gonna hate, but T-Swift knows; she She almost gave up on shakes it off every time. fell out of their causes, her chair as a BackPage Editor
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WWWHHHHHIIIIIZZZZZZZZZZ----“Ouch!” thought came (metaphorically) flying through the air and smacked into her head. It took a moment to unload, and while she waited, she rubbed her temple where the (metaphoric) entrywound had been. Then the full force of the Idea carried on the Thought was realized to her, and she really did fall out of her chair. The mention of “common people” in her previous paragraph of thought had sparked a connection with the medieval serfs. Serfs served knights, knights worked for kings, and kings— they ruled the world. True, it was a collective effort, and there was far too much fighting over trivial pursuits. But the system, the chain of command, the Great Chain of Being—what if there was such a thing in Geogetonia? “A Dictator,” she said to herself, a smile growing across her face. “Why didn’t I think of that?” Even as the thought cohered in her mind, it darkened her face with a frown. The people of Georgetonia would never accept such a thing; it contradicted everything that she had just gone through— the long, emotional roller–coaster of a thought process. No; there was no way to make the people accept this—unless... Throwing herself up off the floor, she ran to the window: Eureka! What was a dictator? An absolute
ruler, a tyrant—no no, that would never do. A queen—the virgin queen, the Golden Age—should be benevolent, kind; cruel when she needs to be and merciful whenever possible; loved and hated, clever and powerful. But if she was powerful without reason, then the people would grow to fear such power, and fear turns to hatred, and hatred breeds mutiny. Mutiny leads to stakes and fire. Not a pretty sight. There must be some kind of danger for Georgetonia to be rescued from before a queen could take the throne, to make the people think it was their idea to have such a ruler. And a ruler must always have a nobility, or at least a parliament, advisers, giving the appearance of listening to the people. Listening allows the people to feel heard, and if they feel heard, they feel content. Contentment staves off mutiny and revolution for at least a little while longer than if a ruler were to not listen to her people. FicElrath smiled contently and leaned back in her strange dorm room chair. The snow continued to glitter tauntingly outside (begging the question of why the semester was called ‘Spring’), but just then the heater clicked on. “Hmm. Time for hot chocolate.”
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A nice, hot, fragrant cup of cocoa, perfect for a cold day inside or out. Jealous yet?