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Greene becomes inaugurated as president On Friday, Dr. Allen swore in Dr. Greene as the official 24th president of GC By BROOKE WHITAKER A&E Editor Last Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, saw the Inauguration of Georgetown College’s twenty-fourth president, Dr. Michael Dwaine Greene in the John L. Hill Chapel. Dr. Greene, who became Georgetown’s president last October after taking over from interim President Granetta Blevins, is originally from North Carolina and moved to Georgetown from his alma mater, Campbell University. He and his wife, first lady Carolyn Greene, have two daughters, Patricia and Meredith, who were both in attendance. The ceremony began with the processional that included faculty, delegates from other institutions and the officers of SGA. Earl A. Goode, Chair of the Board of Trustees, opened the ceremony with the words “The inauguration of a new president marks a new beginning and a new chapter in the life of Georgetown College,” an idea that was echoed throughout the ceremony. He said that “the hope and vision that went with that announcement [that Dr. Greene had
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been selected as the next had belonged to Robert L. President of the institution] Mills, the twentieth presihas become a reality” in the dent of the college, and had year that Dr. Greene has been donated by his family. been serving as President. After the oath had been The hymn of “America the administered, Dr. Greene Beautiful” opened the cerwas presented with the emony. The invocation was Presidential chain of office given by Christian Crues, a by Goode, becoming the current student and member first president in Georgeof the SGA cabinet. town’s history to do so. The Greetings were then presidential chain of office Source: Georgetowncollege.edu extended by many differis made of metal links that Dr. Greene is sworn into office with ent groups from across bear the name of every presthe aide of Mrs. Greene; Dr. Allen the commonwealth. These ident in the institution’s hisadministrated the oath. included Turner Altman, tory as well as a medallion of Melanie Ladd, Greg Barr, Lord’s Prayer was performed the institution itself. Ryan Quarles, Gary S. Cox and by alumna Wilhemenia FerIn his Inauguration Dr. Karyn McKenzie. Some of nandez Smith. The investiture Address President Greene these greetings were humor- ceremony then began, with acknowledged and lauded ous, such as the acknowledge- Goode resuming the podium Georgetown’s history and ment by Ryan Quarles for to deliver the charge to the traditions while asserting those currently campaigning trustees, Granetta Blevins that change must be made to that Georgetown “had the best delivering the charge to the allow the college to grow and yard signs in the business,” but community (in which the con- flourish. Dr. Greene began his all expressed confidence and gregation took part) and Wil- address by stating his thankexcitement about Dr. Greene liam J. Houston, the chair of fulness for the “genuineness and his presidency. the presidential search com- about this college and its Following the greetings, mittee, delivering the charge people” and the reception that Richard Gaines read Scrip- to President Greene. he and his family had received ture from Hebrews 11:1-3 and Dr. Rosemary Allen, Pro- by the college community. He 12:1-2. Gaines is a trustee and vost and Dean of the college, said that serving as president member of the presidential administered the oath of office, would be both the “highest search committee as well as during which Mrs. Carolyn honor and most formidable pastor of the Consolidated Greene held the Bible used challenge of his professional Baptist Church in Lexington, to administer the oath. Dr. career.” He stated that he Ky. A musical rendition of the Allen explained that the Bible would strive to uphold the
liberal arts tradition and heritage of Georgetown and “stay on the offensive on behalf of liberal arts” while becoming more inclusive to professional students. Dr. Greene called for a renewing of pre-professional programs already in place on campus as well as the addition of new programs. Dr. Greene called for an “approach to admissions in regard to all students,” being “more inclusive than elitist” so that the college could reach “capable and motivated students at all levels.” Dr. Greene ended his address with a plea for those present to do all that they could to see the college grow, saying that it was an opportunity to “stand strong for something that you love.” The ceremony then featured a closing hymn, “Be Thou My Vision,” and the alma mater, both sung by the Georgetown College Chorale, led by Brock Terry, a closing prayer delivered by Bryan Langlands, campus minister, and the traditional benediction of “May the Lord Bless you and Keep You.” There was a reception on the chapel lawn after the recessional, provided by Sodexo.
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The 72-year-old woman Stefanie Russell of Steyning, West Sussex has just spent around $6,500 covering her house in wi-fi and cell phone radiation-resistant paint, claiming that the waves are not safe and give her headaches and nausea. Mark Voss and his wife recently built a $680,000 beach house to retire to in Florida. Upon completion, they realized that the subcontractors built the house on the wrong, neighboring lot, owned by a North Carolinian couple. Karen Holloway of Lenoir City, Tennessee recieved a citation over the summer, warning that her yard was not up to the standards of the city ordinance. Still neglecting to mow her lawn, she was given a five day prison sentence, later reduced to six hours last Tuesday.
Homecoming in review
By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor
This past weekend, Georgetown College’s campus was alive with the presence of alumni, students and visitors alike for homecoming festivities. A mere few hours after the Inauguration of President Greene on Friday afternoon, the chapel was flooded with spectators once again—this time for Songfest, an annual Georgetown tradition in which various groups on campus prepare eight-minute skits centered on a common theme. This year, the theme was #ThrowbackThursday, and each group earned a great deal of laughter and applause from the audience with skits that incorporated elements of the past. At the end of the night, the women of Kappa Delta and the men of the President’s House Association walked away with the coveted titles of Best Overall Female and Best Overall Male, respectively. On Saturday morning, several organizations across campus hosted events for alumni to connect with current and former students and faculty members. A book signing for published George-
Isis released a video displaying their possession of weapons supposedly airdropped by the US for Kurdish forces defending the Syrian town of Kobani. Experts say that the arms are consistent with those dropped by the US. Ron Morais of Fredericton, New Brunswick says that he found a dead mouse in the bottom of a cup of coffee he purchased at McDonald’s. He took the lid off to get the last sip when he made the shocking discovery witnessed by several co-workers. Source: Facebook.com
Nickolas Slucher and Hollis Dudgeon were crowned Junior Prince and Princess, respectively.
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town College authors was held, as well as gatherings for football and soccer alumni, former library student assistants and the Maskrafters. Fraternities and sororities held open houses for their alumni which consisted of brunch and “circling up” outside. In the chapel, the Birdwhistell family provided alumni with the opportunity to receive books previously owned by the late Dr. Jack “Doc” Birdwhistell. In the afternoon, the Georgetown Source: Facebook.com Tigers met up with conference rivals Alumni had the opportunity to look at from University of the Cumberlands the books owned by the late Dr. Birdfor the Homecoming football game, whistell. which the Tigers won 42-13. The Homecoming court was featured at down the field and had a short bioghalftime of the football game. Though raphy read about them, President and freshman, sophomore and junior Mrs. Greene crowned Parsons and princes and princesses were crowned Brooks as King and Queen for Homeat Songfest the night before, all repre- coming 2014. sentatives walked across the football Also announced at halftime of the field on Saturday afternoon. The men football game were the winners of the and women on Homecoming court bench-painting contest as well as overhad been nominated by their peers in all homecoming winners. The overall weeks leading up to Homecoming and Homecoming award was comprised students were able to vote on the portal of points earned from several differamong each of the nominees to decide ent competitions including Songfest, who would win the crowns. painting the bench, fundraising for the Representing the freshman class Finley Foundation for SIDS Research were Seth Roush, Jessica Rounce, and Awareness and a daily dress-up Caitlyn Moore, Aaron Benge and the competition hosted by Georgetown newly-crowned Freshman Prince and Activities Council. The women of Phi Princess, Grant Carr and Haley Oliver. Mu won the Best Bench award as well Sophomore representatives were Elyssa as Overall Homecoming for females; Holt, Robert Franzen, Devin Matthews the men of Phi Kappa Tau won Overall and Hunter Gatewood; Matthew Homecoming for males. Loxley and Meagan Lamb were elected For Jonathan Balmer, a high school Sophomore Prince and Princess. The teacher and 2014 Georgetown alumjunior class representatives were Remy nus, the first homecoming after graduKennedy, Josh Clay, Sandy Young and ation was a positive one: Antonio Graham; Nick Slucher and “Homecoming is a great new expeHollis Dudgeon were crowned Prince rience as a young alumnus—all the and Princess for their class. Senior can- rewards, none of the work,” Balmer didates for the King and Queen title said. “For once, I had a decent breakfast were Ally Wilbourn, Zach White, Mad- and seeing college friends who traveled elyn Frost, Zack Parsons, Lacey Brooks to Homecoming from as far away as and Kenneth Spears. Boston was wonderful.” After all candidates had walked
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Grimes, “We can do better, we will do better” By ANDREA BELLEW Staff Writer On Sunday, October 19, Alison Grimes, Kentucky’s Secretary of State, came to a private student issues rally that the Georgetown College (GC) Young Democrats sponsored. She has been travelling to different counties in her campaign to become one of Kentucky Senators. If she is elected, she will be Kentucky’s first female senator. Currently, Grimes and Mitch McConnell, her opponent for Senator, are very close in the polls. The event was full of energy. People started clapping and cheering before Grimes even walked through the Jones Hall Nelson Suite’s doors. There was much cheering throughout her speech as well. Before her speech, Brenna Jewell, President of the GC Young Democrats, made the opening remarks and introduced Michelle Lynch, GC Vice President of Enrollment, who spoke briefly about student loan debt. Then Grimes was introduced and the campaign speech began. Grimes came to talk about how if
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Grimes spoke of the importance of college getting people out of poverty. she is elected she will help students’ futures. She discussed the rising cost of student loans and equal pay for equal work. There are over 360,000 students crushed by debt, and the debt is typically around $20,000. She said that she knows that students helped her win her election for Secretary of State, and she knows they will help her again, so that is why she wants to help th em. She said that McConnell voted against student loan forgiveness. She spoke about how he is only worried about making money for himself. He
said that the worst day of his life was when campaign funds were being reigned in. She told about a council meeting that included a high school junior and senior, and a college graduate. They expressed concerns about Pell Grants not being enough and not receiving enough financial aid. The college graduate said between her and her husband they have debt higher than their mortgage. With this story, Grimes asserted that she will expand Pell Grants and renegotiate student loans. Grimes said, “College is what is going to get people out of poverty.” She wants to take care of the issues with receiving a college education because she knows a college education is important to people’s future success. She said that McConnell is no longer interested in helping students with college payment. She said that McConnel has vetoed increasing the minimum wage 17 times and that he says no to equal pay for women. Currently, women get paid seventy-six cents to every dollar that men earn. Towards the end of speech she said she has learned a lot about the wonder-
ful Tiger spirit at GC. She has learned about this spirit through the GC Young Democrats’ strong support of her, her husband who used to teach here, and GC alum Noel Caldwell who has helped her run the Business One Stop portal that provides one place for new businesses to get necessary documents for licensing. One of the last things she said in regard to all Kentuckians was, “We can do better, we will do better and we will work hard.” The rally ended with Grimes time talking with and take pictures with the faculty, community members and students who came out to support her.
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Students with GC Young Democrats enjoyed Grimes’ speech.
GBC holds worship service for president
By ERIC BALMER News Editor
Before Dr. M. Dwaine Greene was officially inaugurated last Friday, Georgetown Baptist Church held “A Service of Commitment & Blessing.” The service was on Wed., Oct. 15, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Delegates from other colleges, friends of the college, students and members of Georgetown Baptist attended the special event. Bryan Langlands, campus minister of Georgetown College emphasized the main point of the service was to sur-
round the Greene family with “prayer and support and strengthen them for the work of leadership to which God has called them.” Langlands went on to say that the college had a desire to continue to center their Christian heritage, which has been a staple of the institution. He also talked about the current goals of the college. “This week as we, the heirs of their legacy, inaugurate our new president, we continue to move forward and explore the frontiers of tomorrow by centering our life and work on Jesus Christ who is the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow,” said Langlands. Several songs were sung, a Litany of Commitment was read by religion professor Sheila Klopfer. Bob Baker, the pastor of Calvary Baptist, led a laying of hands and blessing for the President and his family. The sermon was delivered by the pastor of Georgetown Baptist, Alan Redditt. Redditt, an graduate of GC, understands the history between his church and its closest neighbors. “We’ve been next to Georgetown College for 170
years. It’s a big part of our ministry,” he said. Mark 8 was the passage his sermon came from, where we read that Jesus asked his disciples, “who do you say I am?” Redditt talked about how in times like this we need to ask that question about our college. The overall message Redditt hoped people got from his sermon was about the way in which Dr. Greene was going to lead the college. He said, “GC is a Christian College, and Dr. Greene is going to lead in a way that will honor that tradition.”
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By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor The No. 9 Tigers beat the University of the Cumberlands 42-13 in a game that saw several school records fall. “We came back this week and refocused,” said Coach Bill Cronin. “We had some things we still need to clean up, but overall today was a good day. Homecoming can always be a tricky thing to navigate, but I thought our players handled it well. It was good to have all our alums in the crowd. It was a great crowd and a great atmosphere
to see a really good game touchdowns away from pass(www.georgetowncollegeath- ing Eviston for all-time passletics.com).” ing touchdowns. One of those Quarterback Neal Pawsat was 20 for 26 for 378 yards and five touchdowns. Along the way he passed Offensive Coordinator Eddie Source: GCathletics.com Eviston’s mark Quarterback Neal Pawsat passes. for passing yards. He now has 9,428 yards. He is also two passes went to Ben Patanaude
for 94 yards, the longest in school history. Pawsat’s play garnered him his second MSC Offensive Player of the Week award this season. He ranks 18th in total offense per game and 19th in passing yards per game in the NAIA. Patanuade had another three receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. Austin Sheehan had four receptions for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Alan Williams had three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown, as well as a rushing touchdown. Sophomore Joe Ganci rushed for 29
yards on four carries. Nick Seither forced the fumble, recovered by Jerry Williams III, that put the Tigers on their one-yard line and led to Patanaude’s 94-yard touchdown. The defense had 11 tackles for loss totaling 41 yards. Tommy Campbell had a sack and Jaylen Bailey an interception. Junior Jake Blust and Kreigh Holstine led the team in tackles with eight apiece. Georgetown plays the University of Pikeville Saturday at 1:30 p.m (www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com).
Tigers hold own in 4-0 loss to No. 1 Cumberlands By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor On Friday, Oct. 17, the Georgetown College women’s soccer team traveled to Lebanon, Tenn. to play against the Cumberland University Bulldogs. While the scoreboard may have read 4-0 in favor of Cumberland at the end of the game, the Tigers certainly
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held their own against the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs, who came into Friday’s game averaging over nine goals per game in league play. The first period went scoreless for both teams, though it was not for a lack of effort on behalf of the Cumberlands, who took seven shots within the first 20 minutes of the game. Georgetown continued to play defensively for the
W. 42-13 Cumberlands W. 3-0 Pikeville L. 0-4 Cumberland L. 0-4 Cumberland
remainder of the half in which several CU players took shots on goal. Competition began to heighten as the Bulldogs’ Emily Shire scored a goal after approximately two minutes into the second half. It was Shire’s seventh goal of the season. The Tigers answered a few minutes later as senior Samantha Amend took a shot on goal; however, Cumber-
April 3 @ Pikeville 1:30 p.m. Oct. 24 vs. Viterbo University 2 p.m. Oct. 22 vs. Lindsey Wilson 8 p.m. Oct. 22 vs. Lindsey Wilson 6 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. Miami-Middletown 7 p.m.
land’s goalie made the save. Amend took another shot several minutes after the first; this one went wide of the goalpost. As the second half continued, Cumberland University racked up three more points against Georgetown: Olivia Chu scored two goals and Beth Morgan scored one. Cumberland took a total of 10 shots on goal during the entire game. Georgetown goalie, sophomore Brittney Moshos, saved six of them. Though the game was a loss for Georgetown, the Tigers put up a hard fight. Prior to the game against Cumberland University, the Tigers had been on a four-game winning streak from games against Point Park University, Cleary University, University of the Cumberlands and St. Catharine College. Cumberland University had also been on a winning
streak. Undefeated in their season thus far, the Bulldogs had recently beat University of Pikeville 12-0, University of the Cumberlands 11-0 and St. Catharine College 10-0. Wins by margins as large as these demonstrate the caliber of talent against which Georgetown was playing. By holding the Bulldogs to a comparatively low score, Georgetown showed their ability to fight against a tough opponent. The Tigers play their next game today, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. against Lindsey Wilson College. The game is at home. They will also play Bryan College at home Saturday, Oct. 25 at noon.
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Equestrian team commences its fall season The team earned a Reserve High Point award at its first horse show, competing against schools such as the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, NKU, Xavier, Morehead State University, University of Cincinnati and Marshall. “It’s definitely fair to say that the team is off to a successful start this year,” said Program Coordinator Chelsey Reid.
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Equestrian team member Shelby England sits at the Equestrian Booth during the Involvement Fair.
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The team shows off its ribbons from a competition.
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The team was all smiles during a recent competition at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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The team poses behind a hurdle during Equine Week.
Oct. 25 from 6-9 p.m. the Thrilled to Give Parade will be held in Georgetown. Zombies will be taking over downtown featuring a costume contest judged by local celebrities including Laura Wyly (entry $5) and Halloween dances. All proceeds from the contest go to the Amen House. Volunteers will be collecting donations and canned foods. Rain date is Oct. 26.
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SONGFEST 2014 #TBT: A recap By ANDREA BELLEW
security was por- formance as a celetrayed as trying to bration of their 50 break up the coun- year anniversary this Last Friday on Oct. 17, the terfeiting ring, school year. Their Georgetown Activities Council but the gangsters songs represented (GAC) held the long awaited ended up tying the three pillars of tradition of Songfest. Dr. Burthem up instead. PHA: brotherhood, nette of the music department Then the cops and academics and was the emcee for the evening. gangsters came Christianity. They In between skits he introduced together at the end started out with the judges, and after all of Source: Facebook.com to dance to Coo- ”Lean On Me,” origthe skits were performed, he Sigma Kappa took the audience through lio’s “Gangsta’s inally recorded by announced this year’s Home- the rich history of Georgetown using Paradise,” sung by Bill Withers, and Source: Facebook.com coming Court. a member of the then moved onto a Lambda Chi Alpha threw it back to the song and dance. The evening started off fraternity. PHA original called Prohibition-era 1920s. with a high-energy, collabo- popped through the picture Next were the “I Want My A” Allen and Collier Halls had rative performance between frame on stage to show them Independents who made a (sung to the tune of the cheerleading squad and what life used to be like in skit about making a skit for the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want it a Tiger Guide take them on the dance team. They danced Georgetown. They did a tap Songfest. They started out That Way”) where they started a tour of campus. A girl was together and also each took dance number for the 1800s, singing for their performance, satirizing themselves with touring with her grandma, and their turns on stage to a the century in which the col- but when they began warbling respect to academics. They the grandma talked about how medley of songs. George the lege was founded, a dance Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking ended on “Amazing Grace” the girls could not do anything Tiger joined them for the per- with a flapper from the 1920s Ball,” it quickly stopped. Then and “Down in the River to fun back in her college days, so formance as well so he could and a routine based on “Foot- they had a meeting about pre- Pray.” Adam Wetherington they broke out in dance to Elvis slide across the stage with a loose,” which represented the paring for Songfest. A mysteri- played piano, Joseph Snider Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock.” pose. 1980s. ous voice and a book came out played the guitar, banjo and They talked about Knight Hall The group from trumpet, Connor Mook having no air conditioning and Anderson Hall was played the cajon and started dancing and pretendnot able to perform some of the different ing to sing Jordin Sparks’s “No on Friday night, members took turns Air.” Then they ended on Surbut they did come singing solos. together for dress Alpha Gamma Delta rehearsal on Thursperformed next, and day night. Their their skit was a flashskit was based on back to a freshman girl’s Applebee’s Karaparents’ time at Georgeoke Night. They had town together. The a guy in a mullet mom was a volleyball Source: Facebook.com come up to sing and Source: Facebook.com player and the dad was The men of Anderson Hall based their then they danced The Independents broke the fourth a football player. They skit on “Karaoke Night” at Applebee’s. their way through wall with a Songfest skit about cre- played and danced to the decades with ating a Songfest skit. different songs like “It’s different songs. Raining Men” and “I The next group to perform Lambda Chi Alpha ended Can See Clearly Now” was Sigma Kappa. For their up in Anderson’s slot on of nowhere to help them figure to show how their love story Source: Facebook.com skit, a peppy cheerleader, a Friday night. They set up a out their songs and dances. played out. Then all of the PHA’s skit included three stereotypical 20-something skit about a Tiger Dollars The President’s House girls came together at the end songs representing the three girl and a nerd travelled back counterfeiting ring during the Association (PHA) actually to dance to “Ballroom Blitz.” pillars of their fraternity. through time. Different people Prohibition era. Georgetown did sing for their Songfest perThe freshmen girls of Staff Writer
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of Oz.” Dorothy, a prospective Georgetown student, went back through time and ended up in Oz. She said, ”Toto, I don’t think we’re in 2014 anymore.” The Wicked Witch of the West was turned good by Georgetown. Glinda led Dorothy to the Emerald City Source: Facebook.com Alpha Gamma Delta told the story and the scarecrow, tin Source: Facebook.com man and lion talked Kappa Alpha told the audiof two GC athletes falling in love. about how Georgetown ence of their long-standing vivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and gives you a brain, a tradition on campus. gave shout outs. heart and courage along the Phi Kappa Tau had a way. They did dances to differthat it was in the past. They freshman guided around their ent remixes of songs and began ended on a big dance routine house for their skit. They met each with one with quotes together with a mish- mash different people in each room of songs from many decades. and loud music was always The final performance playing. The freshman in the was by the Phi Mus. Their skit made comments that the performance was based on people in the house seemed Nickelodeon’s “Rugrats.” weird. They ended the perThe Phi Mus met up to have formance by announcing a movie night in their lobby that they are making a comeand decided they wanted to back on campus and taking watch Rugrats. Then an a off their hats, which revealed cappella choir came in and their bleached hair. They sang the “Tiger Snooze” song then danced to “Everybody from “The Hangover” movie Source: Facebook.com (Backstreet’s Back)” by the to put the girls to sleep. The Kappa Delta met several characBackstreet Boys. rest of the performance was ters on their way to the “College The Kappa Deltas based a collective dream for the of Oz.” their skit on “The Wizard episode. An episode of “The Rugrats” begins where the from the scarecrow, tin man babies help Angelica find her and lion. Then, Kappa Alpha Order satirized all of the other fraternities by saying how they were back in the day and then describing what they are today. Their message in the skit was that Source: Facebook.com Source: Facebook.com The freshmen women took Kappa Alpha is Phi Kappa Tau surprised the crowd with the same orga- bleached blond hair. the award for Most Original. nization today
October 22, 2014 Page 7 doll, Cynthia, at Georgetown. After the homecoming court was introduced, the winners of Songfest were announced. Allen and Collier won Most Original; Sigma Kappa Source: Facebook.com won Most Phi Mu featured the “Rugrats” cartoon charGeorgetown acters at Georgetown College. Spirit; Kappa Delta won Best Choreography and Best Over- dress rehearsal and went to the all Female; PHA won Most men of PHA, was announced Comical and Best Overall Saturday at the Homecoming Male. Tiger’s Choice, which football game. was voted on after Thursday’s
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Mel Brooks is the king of humor By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer “We’re men. We’re men in tights. Tight tights. Always on guard defending the people’s rights.” Does anyone remember such an awesome–tastic film? Mel Brooks has, because Mel Brooks wrote “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” This is an older movie from 1993, but is a classic within humorous films. There is romance, comedy and adventure, and it is set back in the days in which kings ruled the lands. The simple storyline follows Robin of Loxley, who is in love with Maid Marian. While King Richard is away, Prince John is in charge of the kingdom and he has Sheriff Rottingham help him in his mission of overtaxing the people. However, in Mel Brooks’ twist on the classic Robin Hood tale, there is much humor and satire in the characters. For example, the name of Robin’s blind servant is Blinkin. There is a character called Little John who is an extremely big person. Other humor plays into this movie as well, but it is a movie you have to see to truly understand. Another amusing moment is when
Achoo mentions another movie the awesome Mel Brooks produced before “Men in Tights.” “He rode a blazing saddle. He wore a shining star. His job to offer battle to bad men near and far.”
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Senior Liz Duccilli poses with Mel Brooks movies Ah, that is from a good ol’ western movie created back in 1974 called “Blazing Saddles” (which is mentioned in Men in Tights). A great movie with Cleavon Little and someone we all know from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Gene Wilder. Yes, Gene Wilder was in this movie and he was
the sheriff’s sidekick as these two, a dynamic duo, try to save a town from being destroyed. This is also another movie of romance, adventure and comedy. In fact, the fourth wall is broken a few times in the movie when the characters are seen in a movie theater watching their movie. There also seems to be a theme with random cows crossing the stage. It is definitely a movie that should be seen as well. In both of these movies, Mel Brooks not only directs and produces them, but also features in them as well. In “Blazing Saddles,” he is the idiotic Governor William J. Lepetomane and Indian Chief. In “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,“ he is Rabbi Tuckman, who assists Robin in his quest. Most people don’t expect producers and directors to play a part in their movie, but Mel Brooks tends to do just the opposite. His movies are so wacky and humorous that he always plays some random important part in them. Other movies that Mel Brooks has spawned are: “Spaceballs,” “Young Frankenstein,” “The Producers,” “History of the World, Part I,” “Dracula: Dead and Loving,” “the Silent Movie” and many more. All of these movies are funny and will give anyone with an
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Dr. Dickinson seems excited to watch his favorite Mel Brooks movies.
odd sense of humor a good laugh and brighten their day instantly (some of these movies may even be found lurking in the LRC). Because that is how a Mel Brooks do.
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By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer Blob, de Blob. Imagine a colorless world, one ruled by INKT Corporation that believes color is a crime. Every building, house, table, tree, rock, pebble and person is completely colorless. A terrible thing, right? That is not all, my friends. This INKT Corporation are people of black and white (with some gray) and have to delete the color from the world. They hate color. So, they own the Leech Bots that absorb the pigment and steal the hue from everything in the world, and now there is no one left to save our colorless world. Or is there? Perhaps there is one being who can bring color back the world. Perhaps his name would be de Blob and he might be the hero that
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is needed to add some color to our world. This unusual hero can smash those pesky Leech Bots and absorb the pigment they carry. Then de Blob can use the color absorbed and start coloring buildings and objects around the city! Yay, color shall be returned! Oh no. There are more things ahead like ink puddles that destroy de Blob and pointy traps that look rather painful. No, de Blob must speed past those and color this world back to its original vibrant, colorful happy place once more. Part of our new superhero blob’s features is that he can mix colors! Like red and blue to purple, yellow and blue to green, and red and yellow to orange. If de Blob combines blue, red and yellow, he’ll become a nice brown. He is like a paint brush that needs to
stencil the world back in order to save the people. That isn’t the only thing, de Blob can bounce and crush Leech Bots with color before they destroy him for bringing back the color to the world. In addition to this; de Blob loves to have challengers who will face off in an epic battle of color. This battle can be who can paint the most in a certain amount of time, or speed painting. There are other challenges, but de Blob wants to keep it a secret. Only so much may be mentioned or the INKT Corporation will find out about the conspiracy against them. Efficiency and speed are the key to beating the enemy for de Blob. He is on a time limit for when he will get caught, but de Blob knows the undergrounds. As long as he completes his mission and saves the people of his world, the
INKT Corporation cannot stop him. After all, all he has to do is touch an object with his colored body and that object will become that color. It is such a nifty trick. So, de Blob needs us to keep this a secret. After all, he is the superhero to return pigment to our world and stop the INKT Corporation. We have to help him save his city as well and show those colors haters who’s boss. That’s right, no one likes a colorless world. It is too bland and boring, especially for our colorful world.
Submitted student work: “Cerulean” by Moore and a poem by Richey By EVAN MOORE Staff Writer I got her a corsage. I hope she likes it. What if it doesn’t match her dress? It’s a pure cerulean rose; it would match her eyes. How could I forget how they shine? It was like she hypnotized me the first time I saw her. I still find myself perplexed and confused when I look in them. Her sleek, tender innocence, masked with virtuous grace, has been the only thing I could think of for the past four days. That was the last time I’ve seen her, and when she passionately agreed to meet. I’ve been in love with her for almost three years. I’ve probably made way too many decisions since that I would not have if not for her presence. I just can’t help myself. The way I feel when
she walks in a room; it’s the single event I look forward to most. Every time she walks down the sidewalk next to me, or when she jumps and giggles in excitement. The smile on her face makes me smile. I still remember our first real, deep conversation. She asked me what I felt about the afterlife; we ended with her explaining how she really enjoyed the smell of roses. I hope she likes the one I got her. The somber breeze tonight feels nice. Not as nice as that time she hugged me a couple weeks ago, but I’ll take what I can get. It was a nice hug; it wasn’t the nicest. But why does that matter? I love her presence unconditionally. I don’t care that her hugs aren’t the best. She’s perfect in every way. I want to be with her forever, and I’ll take what I can get. I step up onto her front porch,
admiring the large French doors in front of me. I pause. The doorbell is the purest golden I’ve ever witnessed. I was peering into Midas’s courtroom. She dingdong ditched me one time. We probably laughed for over an hour about how immature and young at heart she is. She always will be. What if she’s too immature now that we might be more than friends? What if it turns out that she makes too many demands of me? That’s nonsense. Is there any such thing as conditional love? This isn’t a love song, but I would do anything and everything for her. I’d give up anything and everything for her. My index approaches the doorbell. It’s time. The best moment of my life thus far was going to a U2 concert. Valedictorian in high school? A Bachelor’s degree in history and biology? They don’t mean anything. All of those
were just trampled by this split second of exaltation and ecstasy. The sun is setting behind me, filling the sky with mixes of orange, violet, vermilion and black. None of those colors matter. All that matters is the pure, cold hue of her eyes matched, without flaw, with her slender, mesmerizing scarlet-brunette hair.
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By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer So, I had heard about these people around campus doing an odd fundraiser. Some normal fundraisers by organizations are typically baked goods, a 5K run, a pancake breakfast or spaghetti dinner. This fundraiser, however, when confronting one of the students selling the item, is not what anyone would expect. The Fighting Tiger Grrr… Pep Band is selling what they call Grrr… Magic Sunflower Seeds. Now, someone like me may ask why they would sell something as ridiculous as sunflower seeds. Well, to answer that question, there are many possible options for the use of these Grrr… Magic Sunflower Seeds. Some of the possible options are planting the seeds, eating the seeds, Grr… ’ing with the seeds and buying more seed friends. This idea seems so crazy that it attracts many buyers and helps support our Tiger Band. The Tiger Band is rather expensive to keep up, and with this fundraiser they are able to fund many different events each semester. It also helps with providing uniforms for the incoming fledglings (freshmen). This supports both the Band Scholars and the Tiger Bands. So, it’s like killing two birds with one stone. Someone can buy these odd seeds that are grown on
a sunflower from anyone with with the Tiger Bands for a few a Fighting Tiger Grrr… Pep years. Band gray hoodie on (it is getIf that doesn’t add to the ting colder outside, so your craziness of this fundraiser luck of finding someone with that the Band on our campus one on is good). Or, there is a is doing, I have been informed man who is usually outside the how they get more sales when music building near the LRC they need it. A proud Band that you can purchase one bag Scholar, Connor Mook, reports from. These Grrr… Magic Sun- “And when we really need a flower Seeds are sold for $10 Grrr… Magic Sunflower Seed for 10 seeds. That may seem sale, we always call on our pal like a lot, but I’m told that Ray Samani to win the client these seeds were grown with over.” The band seems to go all love from the band. out for advertising these crazy Also helping with the seeds. Grrr… Magic Sunflower Seeds To recap, Grrr… Magic this year is a new addition to Sunflower Seeds. You want the Band family: Columbus. to buy some from our ever This feline friendly and friend belongs peculiar Band to Dr. Pete Scholars across LaRue, but campus. You we all know can plant the he wants stuseeds. You can dents and eat the seeds. faculty to buy You can Grrr… the seeds he with the seed. helped with (I You could also think he might buy more seed have bagged friends so your some of them, The Georgetonian/KAYLA BOSWELL seeds will not so some bags Buy Grrr... Magic Sunflower be lonely. These may have Seeds to support our Tiger Grrr… Magic holes in them). Pep Band. Sunflower Columbus Seeds are only says, “Meow, $10! Now, go Grrr… Magic Sunflower Seeds out and help our Tiger Bands are great. Meow. So buy some by buying some Grrr… Magic and help out with my human, Sunflower Seeds. (Also, I am meow.” a proud member of the aweAlso, Tracey, the Tiger some Tiger Band!) Bands’ mascot, has helped in the arranging of the fundraiser. Tracey has only been
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Clean up the trash around campus
By FIONA McELRATH Staff Writer
Over fall break, I found myself wandering around campus, singing whatever random favorite song came to mind. As I was walking, I gazed around at the gloomy, gray sky, the trees just beginning to change color, the grass and saw— Trash. Candy wrappers, cup lids, plastic. Despite the foulness of it, having just been rained on and consequently very damp and dirt-covered, I picked up as much of it as I could hold and held on to it until I reached a trashcan. It is a doleful day when we,
grown human beings, capable of reason, intelligent enough to attend such a prestigious institution, cannot even throw away our own garbage. Indescribably lost is my faith in the peoples of my generation of America. What good is education when those seeking it leave such a terrible trail of trash in their wake? I am baffled as to the thought process of those who leave such litter. A plethora of trash disposal devices exists around campus, and thus there should be no reason to abandon empty candy wrappers on the side of a path one is walking on to get to another building where, inevitably,
there will be a trashcan. We college students simply do not loiter on the concrete paths around the chapel, Asher and the far side of the LRC. A ‘No Loitering’ sign would literally be littering if it was employed. We use such paths to get where Source: Wbrz.com we are going, and any Pick up trash around campus to stationary social time is keep it beautiful. spent sitting on convenient benches or steps or in the caf. utes in the interest of disposing Even when we do lounge lan- of it properly. guidly outside, a trashcan is How can we call ourselves almost always nigh. When all educated when we cannot else fails, however, you have even keep our learning envia pocket somewhere on your ronment decent? I’m sure person. It kills no one to hold many of us remember the on to trash for a few extra min- days when we were scolded
for leaving a single waterbottle on the ground. Where have those days—those bright, clean, glorious days—gone? Those days of integrity, when we expended our energy for the betterment of campus as a whole? It all begins now, my good readers. It takes a college community to clean a campus, and once we have learned to work together as a hive of bees, our next goal will be...the world. Ahem. Perhaps I’m getting carried away. In all seriousness, pick up trash; clean up your mess; be considerate of others who also live and/ or work on this campus every day.
Honor Indigenous People’s Day
By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer
The second Monday in October is the day that, as Americans, we celebrate as “Columbus Day.” However, there has been change in the air as there is now a push to celebrate and honor Indigenous Peoples instead of Christopher Columbus. This move to honor and remember what really happened is something that I, personally, strongly support and believe should be a change across the nation. There is serious backlash with Columbus because most believe him to be a beloved man who “discovered” America while sailing the ocean blue. However, he must also be recognized as being responsi-
ble for the killing and enslavement of many Natives. Allow me to throw some facts at you. In 1492 Columbus “discovers” America. He stumbled upon some Natives and talked in his personal diary about how “uncivilized” they were and wanted to convert them to Christianity. The very next year he came back to the Americas and took some Natives back with him, selling them into slavery. Fast forward a few years and the repercussions of Columbus were apparent in the Euro-American attitude toward Native Americans. In 1830 the Indian Removal Act was formed, and this relocated Indian Tribes from their immemorial lands to “Indian Territory” in Oklahoma. In
1885 the Major Crimes Act was passed, which imposed American ideologies onto tribal governments. In 1887 the General Allotment Act alloted communal lands to individual members of tribes—making such lands taxable and unallocated lands open to homesteaders. In 1924 the Indian Citizen Act was passed which granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans, even though this was against the will of many Native Americans. In 1934 the Indian Claims Commission Act established by U.S. Congress to harbor claims against the U.S. by Indians. In 1953 the Termination Act was passed, which terminated the sovereignty of numerous Indian nations. In 1956 the Relocation Act was passed, which relocated indi-
vidual tribal members to urban centers in order to assimilate them into Euro-American Culture. I take a pause here to reiterate that these Indigenous People have experienced horrible treatment on behalf of the white man. However, completely victimizing them would not be positive in recognizing them and trying to understand their point of view. However, I believe that by setting aside the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus Day, we could really teach ourselves and future generations about these amazing and strong people. They have beautiful voices that have so much to express to us; we only have to be willing to listen.
I am completely in favor of overturning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous People’s Day. By giving them the chance to finally be recognized we can begin to heal the horrible atrocities that were created whenever a European “discovered” a New World.
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THE BACKPAGE Essay Writing: Towards the Perfect Paper in XI Stress-Free Steps By A. Fraley & T. Phillips BackPage Editors We here at the BackPage are welltrained in the writing arts (Austin even has a do-it-yourself-PhD from the back of a book he read in third grade). Seeing as it’s now post-#BreakoftheFallen and closer to the time that everyone begins stressing about term papers, we have created a guide for all of your paper-writing needs— complete with advice and a sample essay! 1.
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4. Now that you have a header and a title, you deserve a break. A five hour break. Out of state. Heck, you can work on this next weekend, it’s not due until Monday morning. Make sure that on your break, any time an idea comes into your mind for the paper, you immediately banish it and remind your brain that it’s on vacation. 5. Great, now that it’s midnight on Sunday and your paper is due in nine hours, let’s get back to work. Actually, you’re not in a rush. Why not watch an episode on Netflix?
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The complete perfection of the essay this BackPage article will inspire. 6. Alright, three hours later and you’ve watched six episodes on Netflix. Proceed to become needlessly stressed and doubtful about how you’ve made it this far into college. Suddenly remember that you haven’t completed the bibliography. Or read any of the source material. Or found any sources. What was the topic again? 7. The bibliography could make or break your essay. The beautiful thing about a bibliography is that professors never actually check to make sure that the sources in fact exist. You can just make it up! Try something that sounds realistic, but is vague enough that you won’t actually have to appear as if you’ve read it. For instance, “‘The
Intentionality of Cheese Biscuits within an Anti-Freudian Framework: A Cynical Willie Nelson Perspective,’ Richard Dawkins and Wendell Berry (The Georgetonian: vol. I, 1947), pp. 23-29.” Repeat as needed. 8. It’s now 5 a.m. and your lack of sleep is starting to affect your creativity. Also, you have begun hallucinating that Hitler is whispering the secrets of the universe into your ear. Don’t listen to Hitler. This is the point at which you should begin to copy and paste large sections from Wikipedia into your essay. Plagiarism, you say? Don’t fear: See step 9. A relevant example for our sample paper would be: “After his arrest for possession of marijuana in 2010, Nelson created the TeaPot party under the motto “Tax it, regulate it and legalize it!” Copy and paste that gem! 9. Now that you have plagiarized the vast majority of your essay, and the portions you wrote were under the hallucinatory influence of world dictators, use the synonym finding tool on Microsoft Word to beef up your sentences and make them sound “your own.” Some will say you should use it sparingly, but we recommend applying it to every single word! For instance, if we run the sentence above through this system, we get: “Subsequently his apprehension designed for proprietorship of dat-weed-stuff-dough in 2010, Nelson generated the InfusionCrock merrymaking further down the aphorism ‘Tariff the aforementioned and standardize the situation in addition to sanctioning it!’” Brilliant, clear and concise! 10. Finally, you are ready to craft the perfect conclusion. Note: don’t actually create it before you write, but merely come up with it after re-reading what your essay has become in the lack of a clear outline. A near perfect conclusion could read: “Therefore, all deter-
ministic cheese biscuits found in the dog’s philosophy are really just symbols of an oppressive authoritarian figure found in Diogenes’ cynicism.” 11. Your professor will absolutely adore how obscure your essay is. You’re truly ahead of your time. Pat yourself on the back for finishing at least five minutes before it’s due. This is the most brilliant thing you’ve ever written. It is a glimmering beacon to guide future generations of truth seekers. And it was all thanks to the BackPage. [Disclaimer: The BackPage holds no responsibility for any poor grades resulting from adherence to the advice of this article. The BackPage is not a viable source for academic guidance. In fact, what are you even doing here? Shouldn’t you be writing your paper? Stop procrastinating. Get back to work. Alright. This post-script has gone on long enough. And another thing! Rambling—don’t do it. Rambling too far will not leave you space to finish your essay! Speaking of cheese biscuits, we’ll soon arrive at the GSI Picture, which is a smashing picture this week. It has plenty of planet saving advice! Also, there are many sailboats in this painting of Samuel Clemens atop a water tower. I wonder what happend to that guy? He was very brilliant but
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This will decrease the amount of packaging and even may be cheaper! and that, Georgetonians, is the meaning of life. Brilliant disclaimer, folks!]