Bob Terrell leads “Let it Be” talk
By LINDSEY PHILLIPS Staff Writer
Bob Terrell spoke in the Ward Room of the LRC on Tuesday about his life so far. The 1955 Georgetown graduate served as a United States Marine, was an executive at Ford Motor Company and is an author. Terrell is passionate about students realizing the great opportunity and purpose they have as the next generation. He gave a quote from the writings of Anne Frank: “How great is it that nobody has to wait a moment to change the world.” He also talked about how, in life, we have the freedom to either change the injustices committed in this world or leave earth the way we found it. Throughout his life, Terrell consistently made moves for change and has continued to do so even in his retirement. Terrell has been influential in receiving funding for Georgetown College over the years, and he would repeatedly talk to donors individually. He is enthusiastic about the continuation of GC and all it can do to offer its stu-
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dents and the community. For he stays active and sharp. He instance, he helped get fund- loves the employees and enjoys ing for The Ensor Learning getting to express upstanding Resource Center. values through business. Having real, honest relaTerrell sang a part of “Let It tionships with others can Be” by The Beatles. The verse come back to help you in the he sung was, “In my hour of career you choose. Bob Terrell darkness, she is standing in knows how to network but front of me, speaking words of that doesn’t wisdom: ‘Let just help with it be.’” projects for Terrell GC during his persevered retirement. through many He knows hurdles and people from obstacles v a r i o u s during his life aspects of life and career. who provided He watched him with new his father go opportunities away to war all through(his father out his career survived and and still help Source: Amazon.com came back him today, Terrell mentioned his book, safely), expeeven though “Have We Lost Our Common rienced many he is in a dif- Sense,” during the talk. funerals folferent type of lowing World business than War II, had before. one of his children diagnosed He is a founder and direc- with spinal meningitis (he surtor of Hometown Bank, which vived a resulting coma and opened in Corbin, Ky., in 2000. overcame the disease), was Five operations of the bank shot at by a person of unknown are now open in Barbourville, identity himself (it missed) Corbin and London. Terrell and one of his daughters was says this is one of the ways kidnapped as a teen (she was
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found, is safe and is now a happily married mother). Those are difficult times of Terrell’s life that he went through but this is what he had to say about it. “Out of the ashes of hard times, with good people around you and a solid faith in God, you can overcome anything.” Caring about people and letting others care about you is important to Terrell. He encouraged the audience to help each other when they are down. “College is important but we should never look down on anyone who did not go. We should look them in the face and see what they are really about,” Terrell said. Terrell advises students at Georgetown College aspiring for future careers, “You have to have a plan, a purpose and good people around you to succeed. Keep persevering, even when it becomes difficult. Assess yourself and your goals every once and awhile to assess the point you are at.”
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Georgetown appears in the NAIA National Tournament
The Georgetown College Tiger Men’s Basketball Team travelled to Kansas City to participate in the NAIA tournament. Going into the championship game against Mid– America Christian University Tuesday night, the Tigers were determined to claim their third National Championship. However, the Evangels of MACU from Oklahoma City, Okla., prevailed over the Tigers thanks to a last–second shot in overtime by Malcolm Mann.
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Deondre McWhorter hugs Raymond Baldwin after being named NAIA Player of the Year.
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In Brussels, Belgium, a terrorist
attack on an airport and subway station left at least 30 people dead and about 230 injured. ISIS has taken credit for the attack involving two suicide bombers.
In Wayne, New Jersey, a bag of
$20 bills fell out of a Garda truck on a local highway and was hit by a truck, sending the bills flying everywhere and stopping traffic. Many people helped gather the bills, but only a small amount was returned.
Due to the growing popularity of
adult coloring books, there is actually a global shortage of colored pencils, as manufacturers cannot keep up with the new demand.
In Israel, Laurie Rimon found a
2000–year–old gold coin lying in the grass while she was taking a walk. It is only the second of its kind discovered, the first being on display at the British Museum in London.
In Dodge Center, Minnesota, an
11–year–old boy stole a cement truck, leading police on a chase at speeds up to 71 mph. The truck was stopped after an hour and the boy was apprehended when he tried to flee on foot. No one was injured.
Nike has announced that they
will be releasing a self–lacing shoe, called the HyperAdapt 1.0, inspired by the movie “Back to the Future II.” They should be released near the end of this year.
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Students serving during Spring Break By ELIZABETH SMITH Copy Editor
While many students spent their Spring Break relaxing with family or going to the beach with friends, one group of Georgetown students opted to serve on a local mission trip. The mission trip began on Saturday, March 12, and ended on Wednesday, March 16. Senior Hollis Dudgeon and Dr. Klopfer led the trip. The rest of the participants on the trip were Freshmen Afton Curtsinger, Emily Pennington, Haleigh Bevins, Lindsey Philips, Avery Blackmon and Elizabeth Martin. Dudgeon said, “I think that change really starts within ourselves, then our community, then every which way from there. Serving locally and seeing and knowing parts of Georgetown outside of the college has opened my eyes to some really awesome ways that the Lord is working and has allowed me to meet some really incredible people.” On the first day of the trip, the group served at Elizabeth Place in Georgetown. Elizabeth Place’s mission to serve as a transitional home for single women and women with minor children. This home is a place where women can live and receive assistance during their transition to self-sufficiency. The Georgetown students helped facilitate the clerical process in order to make things easier for the residents. The next day the group traveled to Inez, Ky, where they stayed at Haven of Rest and worked at the local jail. Haven of Rest Family Ministries is a hospitality house for inmates’ families who travel to Martin County to visit inmates at the Big Sandy Federal Penitentiary. Here the team mostly did maintenance work in the ministry facilities. On Tuesday, the team volunteered at a local church. At the
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The team also enjoyed some leisure time hiking. From left to right: Elizabeth Martin, Lindsey Phillips, Emily Pennington, Haleigh Bevins, Afton Curtsinger, and Hollis Dudgeon. church, the team did everything from cleaning and painting to leading a backyard Bible club. At the backyard Bible club, they taught lessons on loving your neighbor and being kind to others. In addition to serving, the team was able to bond and grow spiritually through nighttime fellowship and devotionals as they reflected on their work that day. The team also enjoyed a day to themselves where they were able to hike and relax as a group. Many do not consider their local area when they are asked about mission trips. When Dudgeon was asked why she wanted to serve locally instead of going on a traditional college Spring Break trip, she said, “I did a local mission trip in Georgetown my freshman year called Mission Georgetown that I loved, and it was really a formative experience in my time here at Georgetown so I really wanted to do something similar to that.” This was Haleigh Bevins’ first Spring Break as a college student. Haleigh found that serving on her spring break while also having time
to spend with her family was a valuable experience: “Between sweeping up hundreds of stink bugs, falling in waterfalls, making balloon animals, running from coyotes, and serving alongside some of the most amazing friends, I would call spring break a success.” Similar to Hollis Dudgeon, Bevins would like to serve again during her time here at Georgetown: “It was a great experience, and I encourage anyone who is looking to get involved in bettering the Georgetown College community to think about a serve local trip next spring break,” she said.
News Action takes place at the Kentucky State Capitol
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By DOUG MOLLETT News Editor
Last week, the Kentucky House of Representatives saw the arrival of full House membership. Four new members were sworn in as representatives on Tuesday, March 15. Lewis Nicholls, D– Greenup; Daniel Elliott, R–Gravel Switch; Jeff Taylor, D–Hopkinsville; and Chuck Tackett, D–Georgetown, all filled vacant seats in the chamber. The focus of last week’s agenda was the state’s biennial budget. The House passed its version of the budget with a 53–0 vote on Wednesday. The bill now is in the hands of the Senate for consideration. March 28–29 are the days set aside for floor passage of bills from the Senate. The governor then has a 10–day veto recess. The final two days of the regular session are scheduled for April 11–12. If the legislature cannot agree on a budget before then, they will face a possible special session. This proposed budget, House Bill 303, would reverse some of the funding cuts proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin. The budget eliminates
cuts for state agencies and select education programs, and it fully funds the Kentucky Employees’ Retirement System. Many other actions were also proposed in Congress this week. Senate Bill 278 was passed on Monday. This bill would allow Bible classes to be taught in public schools as a social studies elective. Proponents of the bill ensured that the classes would not be evangelical in nature, but would rather focus on the Bible as a work of literature used to study history and sociology. The bill is now being considered by the House. On Thursday, House Bill 626 was passed by an 86–11 vote. The bill would provide Kentucky high school graduates two years of paid tuition at state community colleges. The funding would be available to in–state high school graduates or GED recipients under the age of 19. The funding would be contingent upon students completing applications for financial aid, enrolling in at least 12 credit hours a semester, and maintaining at least a 2.0 grade point average. The bill is now being considered by the Senate.
Senate Bill 80 was introduced. If passed, it would protect the freedoms of speech, conscience and religion for individuals who offer customized artistic, expressive, creative or spiritual goods and services. The bill was in response to a lawsuit filed against a t-shirt company that refused to make t-shirts for a gay pride event. House Bill 290 was passed Monday by a 57–37 House vote. The bill would allow at least 12 working days, including two Saturdays, for no–excuse, in–person voting. Currently, Kentucky only allows voting before an election via an absentee ballot, and the excuse must be approved.
Senate Bill 297 would change the punishments for coal mine safety inspection violations from costly citations to “behavior modifications.” Finally, Senate Bill 63 was passed in the Senate. It would eliminate a backlog of more than 3,000 sexual assault examination kits. Some of the untested kits are more than 40 years old. The bill would expedite the testing of the kits and implement procedures that police agencies must adhere to. The legislative 60–day General Assembly is now in Week 12.
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The Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives continue to propose and pass bills.
SGA Elections will take place March 28 – April 1. You can vote by logging onto the myGC Portal.
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Kentucky’s season comes to a close Tyler Phillips Sports Editor
The University of Kentucky’s 2016 season came to an end on Saturday after the team was defeated by the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round of the NCAA tournament. This marks the first time UK has been eliminated from the tournmant prior to the Elite Eight since John Calipari took over as head coach. The final score of the game was 73–67 in favor of the Hoosiers. While the game marked the end of the season for the Kentucky squad, the Hoosiers will advance to com-
pete in this year’s Sweet Sixteen. This marks the first appearance the Hoosers have made in the Sweet Sixteen since 2013. The victory also advances the Hoosiers closer to their goal of ending a championship drought dating back to 1987. The first half of the game played out as a highly contentious show– down between two evenly matched teams. This came as no surprise given the historic rivalry between the two programs and the comparable sucess each team had during the regular season. Coming into the game, the Wildcats and the
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After winning on Saturday, Indiana will move on to the Sweet Sixteen. The Hoosier squad will play the top–seeded North Carolina Tarheels Friday.
Hoosiers were ranked no. 4 and no. 5 respectively in the Eastern Division of the tournament, and held nearly identical regular season records at 27–9 and 27–7. At the end of the first half, Indiana had managed to edge out a slight lead with a score of 33–32. However, with 10 minutes left in the game, Indiana began to take control. With four minutes left in the game, the Wildcats found themselves down by 10 points after the Hoosiers mounted an offensive run and outscored UK 12–2. UK quickly rebounded and came within 2 points
of tying the game after Alex Poythress made consequtive free throws to bring the score to 69–67. This late effort was not enough, however, as Indiana went on to score four additional points in the last 10 seconds of the game to secure a 73–67 victory. Dissapointed but proud of his team’s effort, UK coach John Calipari complimented Indiana’s effort and said that the Hoosiers are currently “playing as well as anybody” (cbssports.com). The Hoosiers are headed to Philedelphia to take on the top–seeded North Carolnia Tarheels Friday.
GC Voices: Who will win the NCAA tournament?
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Freshman Ryan Woolf picked the no. 1 Kansas Jayhawks to win it all this year. Kansas will play Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen this Thursday.
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Freshman Lindsey Phillips said that the Indiana Hoosiers will win the 2016 tournament. The Hoosiers defeated the University of Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16.
Senior Lindsey Sheakley said she expects the Oregon Ducks to take home the 2016 NCAA championship. The Oregon ducks defeated the Sain’t Joseph’s Hawks in the Round of 32.
Senior Braden Bocard picked the no. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs to win it all. Although the Bulldogs are underdogs in the tournament, Bocard remarked that “If the Miracle on Ice was possible, why not this?”
Freshman Grant Ross picked Kansas to win the tournament this year. Kansas is currently riding on a 16 game winning streak.
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Georgetown appears in its sixth NAIA National Championship game By Kaitlin Fahey Features Editor Tuesday night, the Georgetown College men’s basketball team made its sixth appearance in the NAIA Division I Championship game in Kansas City, Mo. The No. 1 Tigers, who were 32–3 before the final game, faced the No. 14 Mid– America Christian University Evangels (26–9), from Oklahoma City, Okla. The game ended in a disappointing loss, 100–99 in overtime. The game was broadcast on ESPN3 and several viewing parties took place on campus and within the Georgetown community. The Tigers are no strangers to postseason play. This is the 25th consecutive year, and 35th year overall, that Georgetown has appeared in the national tournament, breaking NAIA records. The team earned their first national title in 1998 and their second in 2013. The 2016 quest for the national title began while the rest of the student body was on spring break. On March 16, Georgetown College defeated the Pioneers from Wayland Baptist University 102–83 in the first round of tournament play. Though the Tigers took an early lead, Wayland Baptist caught up, leaving the game tied 60–60 with 11 minutes left in the second half. Georgetown’s gained momentum and pulled ahead in these last minutes, while outscoring their opponents 38–19. “We needed to get going and shake the jitters of being at
the national tournament,” said Senior Noah Cottrill, who scored 28 points throughout the night. “Once we got in rhythm we just started rolling,” Cottrill continued. (Georgetowncollegeathletics.com) Two days later on March 18, the Tigers advanced to face the Arizona Christian University (ACU) Firestorm. With 20 seconds left on the clock, Georgetown led ACU 80–78. The Firestorm had multiple opportunities within these 20 seconds to tie the score up or even pull ahead, but ultimately they did not score any more points and Georgetown walked away with the victory. “It is the ugliest win I’ve ever seen…this win was too close for me,” said Senior Deondre McWhorter (Georgetowncollegeathletics.com). Regardless of how the win versus ACU came about, the Tigers returned to the court just a day later for the quarterfinals against William Penn University. The game was tied at halftime, but the second half saw Georgetown return with an unstoppable lead, eventually defeating William Penn 99–80. “This is some of the best basketball we’ve played all year,” said Georgetown’s head coach Chris Briggs after the quarterfinals on Saturday. “It’s just been a fun year,” Briggs said (Georgetowncollegeathletics.com). On Monday, the Tigers continued their quest for the national title in the semifinal game against Mid–America Nazarene University. At the end of the first half, the Tigers trailed
their opponents 43-48. Like in the quarterfinals, however, halftime seemed to be a turning point for Georgetown. “We talked about stepping up our defensive intensity, and I think that is what fueled our spurt,” said Briggs about
leading 13–5 in the opening minutes. By halftime, the lead was 50–39. In the second half, Georgetown Senior Tony Kimbro was forced to exit the game with an injury, although he returned just minutes later. Kimbro’s return was important for Georgetown’s late efforts. Noah Cotrill finished the season with his famous 88% free throw shooting. The official radio announcer referred to him as, “The Automatic.” Without Cotrill’s 32 points in the championship game and his limitless contributions throughout his college career, the Tigers would have certainly not been as successful, Source: www.Kentucky.com Georgetown College finished especially this year and in the championship game. the season at 32–4. The last minutes of the the Tigers’ halftime meeting game were tight and highly (Georgetowncollegeathletics. contentious. With the game com). tied at 80, Tony Kimbro scored Within the first four min- to place the Tigers ahead at utes of the second half, the 82 with 46 seconds remainTigers had recovered their five- ing. Mid–America Nazarene point deficit and had surged returned the favor, however, ahead to lead Mid–America and tied the game to send it to Nazarene 57-52. While their overtime. lead varied by a few points With one minute left in over the course of the half, overtime, Georgetown was their opponents could not down by three. Kimbro hit a recover and the final score was three–pointer to tie the game at 90-83. This victory advanced 94, but the lead was given back the Tigers to the NAIA divi- due to MACU on free throws. sion 1 championship game At the 10 second mark, Georgefor the second time in the past town trailed by two; Trent four years. Gilbert, who only played for The championship game five minutes in the game due took place on Tuesday in to fouls, made a three–pointer Kansas City against Mid– to catch the lead (99–98) with America Christain University. four seconds left. Before the Georgetown began the celebrations even finished, championship game strong, however, Malcolm Mann of
MACU made a buzzer–beater to claim victory (100–99 OT). Statistically speaking the game was split with impressive performances from both teams. Georgetown shot 33/71 (46.48%) from the court during the game, and MACU shot 39/79 (49.37%). Georgetown dominated the three–point range, shooting 52%, while MACU only made 40%. MACU had three more steals and blocks and seven less turnovers than the Tigers. Still, the Tigers compiled 19 assists to MACU’s 14 and made seven more free throws for a free–throw percentage of 84%. The Tigers had three players make over 20 points (Cotrill, 32; Kimbro, 25; McWhorter, 21), and the Evangels had two (Devonse Reed, 25; Mann, 21). MACU held the advantage of having five players score double–digits. Despite how abruptly and unceremoniously the season ended for the Tigers, the 2016 season was certainly one of success, and one of which the Georgetown seniors ought to be proud. In recognition of this year’s success, Deondre McWhorter was named the NAIA 2016 Player of the Year after the game. With a final record of 32-4, the 2016 season was a testament to the long and storied tradition of success of Georgetown Basketball teams. The Tiger’s will look to return to the playoffs for a 26th consequtive season in 2017.
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Formaggio Italiano offers Italian food close to campus By BRENNA JEWELL Staff Writer If you are looking for a new place to eat in Georgetown, try Formaggio Italiano, an authentic Italian restaurant located in the Indian Acres shopping center off of Broadway. The address of the restaurant is 751 Slone Dr., Suite 3. The restaurant is owned by former Georgetown College student Daniel Banderas who The Georgetonian/BRENNA JEWELL studied business management. One of the menu items at Formaggio Italiano is Pollo FlorenIt opened March 2 and has gartine, which features chicken and vegetables over pasta in a nered a lot of positive reviews light sauce. on its Facebook page. It has an average rating of five stars. I visited Formaggio Italiano it was the perfect place. To complimentary breadsticks on March 7 for a date night, and start off, the waitress brought that are good enough to have for the entire meal. I chose the Pollo Florentine, which featured chicken, spinach, pine nuts and tomatoes over penne pasta in a white wine and butter pesto sauce. My boyfriend had the classic Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, and he said it was the best Fettuccine Alfredo he had ever had. Compliments of the owner, for dessert we had the Choco Cake, which had a chocolate mousse separating The Georgetonian/BRENNA JEWELL three layers of chocolate cake Formaggio Italiano offers the classic Italian dish, Chicken Fetand a chocolate chip perime-
ter. The whole meal was delicious, and the portions were big enough that we had to get to–go boxes for our leftovers. The whole restaurant was great and definitely a place to try out, whether it is for a date night, because your family is in town or you are just in the mood for some good Italian food. The menu is diverse enough for anyone to find something but doesn’t stray away from the Italian style.
Meals are priced within the range of $10 to $15 for a plate. I will definitely be going back. For more information about Formaggio Italiano, including hours the restaurant is open and weekly specials, search for “Formaggio Italiano” on Facebook. For additional information or to make a reservation, the phone number of the restaurant is (502)-642-4831.
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For one of its dessert options, the restaurant offers chocolate cake, called “Choco Cake.”
tucine Alfredo.
Writing Center Hours: Easter Weekend The Writing Center will close for Easter weekend on Thursday, March 24 at 11 a.m. and will remain closed throughout the weekend. Normal Writing Center hours will resume on Monday, March 28.
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SGA elections to take place next week By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor This week, students began campaigning for positions on Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Council for the 2016–2017 school year. The SGA Executive Council is comprised of five positions: President, Vice President, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Vice President of Campus and Community Affairs and Parliamentarian. Duties of the President include meeting regularly with the President of the College and the Dean of Students and leading SGA meetings and General Assembies. Turner Altman and Kolt Boddy are running for President for the upcoming year. Duties of the Vice President include serving as a liaison to
demic Affairs works closely with the Provost of the College, coordinates speakers for SGA events and oversees the SGA Senate. Candidates for Vice PresSource: Georgetowncollege.edu ident of AcaVoting for next year’s SGA will be open on demic Affairs the portal from Monday, March 28 through are Aaron Friday, April 1. Benge, Peyton Griffee and all registered student organi- Raygan Kilby. zations at the College, overseeThe Vice President of ing SGA grants and organizing Campus and Community a variety of events throughout Affairs organizes community the year. The candidates for service opportunities for SGA Vice President are Shannon and the student body as a Eckelkamp, Ben Martin and whole, and also appoints and Remington Williams. oversees a Public Relations The Vice President of Aca- Chair and a Student Concerns
Chair. The candidates for Vice President of Campus and Community Affairs are Emily Altman and Kendall Harrison. The Parliamentarian is responsible for taking minutes at all Executive Council, House, Senate and General Assembly meetings, as well as overseeing the SGA budget. The candidates for Parliamentarian are Brook Billings and Jordan Meade. The two students campaigning for SGA President, Turner Altman and Kolt Boddy, will have the opportu-
nity to speak at this Thirsday’s General Asembly. The event, which will take place in the Ward Room of the Ensor Learning Resource Center (LRC), is a Nexus credit. All are welcome to attend. Students have the opportunity to vote for the next SGA representatives beginning Monday, March 28, up until Friday, April 1. Voting will take place on the MyGeorgetownCollege portal. Election results will be announced to the student body via email on Monday, April 4.
Quote My Georgetown Professor “Please don’t put this on Quote My Georgetown Professor.” - Dr. Clark Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
Georgetown Tree Huggers
Upcoming NEXUS Events: - Thurs., 3/24 at 11 a.m.: SGA General Assembly (LRC Ward Room) - Thurs., 3/24 at 11 a.m.: Want to be a Physical Therapist? (Chapel room 2) - Thurs., 3/24 at 5:30 p.m.: A Guide to Student Loan Repayment (Chapel) - Tues., 3/29 at 11 a.m.: Declare a Major Day (Jones Hall Nelson Suite) The Georgetonian/WHITNEY BRYAN
This week’s Tree Hugger is Sophomore Mimi Housewright.
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A brief history of Fall Out Boy and their visit to Louisville, KY By HARLEY DUBLOW Staff Writer I recently had the pleasure of seeing my favorite band in concert for the first time. On March 10, 2016, Fall Out Boy performed in the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., as a part of their latest U.S. tour, Wintour, with opening bands PVRIS and AWOLNATION. I was lucky enough to grab tickets when they went on sale in October 2015, landing me a seat on the ground right in front of the stage as well as Meet and Greet passes, which we will get to later. First, we will start with the beginning. Fall Out Boy formed in 2001 in Chicago. There are four members with lead singer, pianist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley. “Take This to Your Grave” debuted in 2003, but it was not until 2005 that they made their break with their second studio album, “From Under the Cork Tree.” Stump acts as the primary composer with Wentz as the lyricist, and together the duo created one of their most iconic songs, “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” which released on their 2005 album along with “Dance, Dance,” another hit single. The album made double platinum and landed the band a Best New Artist nomination in the 2006 Grammy’s. Following “From Under the Cork Tree” was the 2007 album, “Infinity on High,” which landed the top spot in the Billboard 200 during the first week of sales, and their 2008 album, “Folie à Deux,” which received mixed reviews from critics. In 2009, the band took a hiatus to decompress and for long time fans such as myself, it was devastating. During this time, Trohman and Hurley played with different metal bands, and Wentz went on to join another band. Stump
started a solo project during this time tour dates and locations, and was absoand released the album “Soul Punk” lutely blessed to find they would be and the “EP Truant Wave” in 2011. bringing the show to Louisville, which While their various side projects pro- is only about an hour and a half from vided some comfort for fans, everyone my home. From November to March, was still upset every day felt about the tantalizingly split. slow and it H o w was torture to ever, in 2012, count down all four men the days. returned to The conthe studio to cert fell on a record “Save Thursday. I Rock and was bouncing Roll,” which of the walls was released with excitein 2013. The ment during first song my 8:30 class. they released As soon from the 2013 as we were album was dismissed, “My Songs I headed Know What straight for You Did in Louisville. The Georgetonian/HARLEY DUBLOW the Dark I then proA photo from Fall Out Boys recent concert in ceeded (Light ‘Em to Up),” which Louisville KY. stand in line subsequently gave the band its second for two hours for my Meet and Greet number one. pass then another solid hour for the Fans worldwide rejoiced, but that actual Meet and Greet, but it was totally was just the tip of the iceberg. Last year, worth the wait. the band released their sixth studio All four of the band members were album, “American Beauty/Ameri- as sweet as could be, and when they can Psycho,” which features the song found out that I had been a fan for over “Immortals,” which was written for ten years, I got a round of hugs. When the Disney movie Big Hero 6, “Centu- it was time for the picture, I was smilries,”—the four time platinum top ten ing bigger than I ever had, and thanked hit—and “Uma Thurman,”—the two them again before leaving only for time platinum single that peaked at 22 them to thank me, which made me hapon Hot 100. pier than anything. Over the summer of 2015, Fall Out After another hour’s wait, the Boy went on tour with Wiz Khalifa, concert began with PVRIS and then Hoodie Allen and MAX under the title AWOLNATION. Each band perBoys of Zummer. Then, in October of formed for about thirty minutes with 2015, they announced their Wintour, thirty minute breaks in between. When which brings us back to the present. AWOLNATION left the stage, a large, Since I have been a fan of theirs white curtain fell that covered the stage for over a decade, I eagerly looked up while they set up for the main act.
As soon as the curtain dropped after an agonizing thirty minutes, the stadium erupted in screams, yells and applause. They kicked the set off with “Irresistible,” a song from the “American Beauty/American Psycho” album, and snow. Yes, snow. Fake flurries exploded from the ceiling and rained down on the ground floor, and that is just the start. Animated backgrounds, streamers, giant balloons, small fireworks, laser lights and breathtaking pyrotechnics entranced the audience throughout the concert. The band even included a tribute to the late David Bowie, who passed earlier this year at age 69 from cancer, during “Save Rock and Roll.” It moved everyone in the stadium. However, it was not just the tribute to Bowie that got the audience in their feels, but Pete Wentz’s small speeches in between songs, even though they started off silly, such as, “We made it snow. That’s pretty awesome.” He moved on to a more serious speech about moving forward: “Let’s say I want to slam dunk a basketball,” Wentz began, “I start today. I jump a little higher the next day, then the day after that and the day after that and eventually, I’ll dunk the freaking basketball, and so can you. Dunk that freaking basketball.” He ended with a speech on anxiety and depression, which is a personal issue to many of their fans, including Wentz himself. When they left the stage, they came back less than ten minutes later to perform an encore, which left the entire audience in a puddle of emotions, but that is as far as I will go. It was an experience like no other, and if you ever get the chance to see Fall Out Boy live, take it. Wentz stated that this will be their last tour in the U.S. until they make more music, which he assured the audience they will do, so keep an eye out! Rock on, youngbloods!
ArtsEntertainment Netflix releases “Full House” sequel Issue 7
By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor On Feb. 26, Netflix released 13 episodes of an original series called “Fuller House,” a sequel to the 1990s sitcom “Full House.” “Fuller House” stars Candace Cameron Bure who reprises her role as D.J. Tanner (now D.J. Fuller after marriage),. She is a veterinarian and single mother of three who has recently lost her firefighter husband. D.J. and her three sons Jackson (Michael Campion), Max (Elias Harger) and Tommy (twin Dashiell and Fox Messitt) have moved back in to the San Francisco house where D.J. grew up while the family is getting back on their feet. The Fuller family is joined by D.J.’s younger sister Stephanie Tanner (reprised by Jodie Sweetin), who
has left her behind lifestyle as a disc jockey and world traveler in order to help D.J.’s family, and Kimmy Gibbler (reprised by Andrea Barber), D.J.’s offbeat best friend from high school who is now a party planner—but still just as eccentric. Kimmy, having separated from her unfaithful husband Fernando, is a single mother to a teenaged daughter named Ramona (Soni Nicole Bringas). Fans of the show have noted that the main casting of the sequel is a gender reversal of the original show: while “Full House” showed three men (a father, his brother–in–law and his best friend) raising three girls, “Fuller House” involves three women (a mother, her sister and her best friend) raising three boys. The casting similarities continue with D.J.’s infant son being played by twin boys, evok-
ing memories of the youngest Tanner sister, Michelle, being played by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in the original series. In addition to the main cast, the majority of the original “Full House” cast members have appeared as recurring guest stars throughout the first season. “Full House” father figure Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) is still hosting a morning talk show with Rebecca Donaldson–Katsopolis (Lori Loughlin). Rebecca’s husband, Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) is working as a musician, and Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) is a Las Vegas comedian. D.J.’s high school sweetheart Steve Hale (Scott Weinger) also appears throughout the season, particularly in the storyline where D.J. wonders if she is ready to begin dating again. Reviews of the show have been
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mainly negative, with critics describing it as “painful” (Cnn.com) and “underwhelming” (Washingtonpost.com). Despite these reviews, the show has already been picked up for a second season. While “Fuller House” may not be worthy of critical acclaim, the similarities to the original show—including heartwarmingly cheesy situations, signature catchphrases of each character and multiple breakings of the fourth wall—will evoke a sense of nostalgia to make it popular among fans.
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What do you mean Michelle isn’t in this?
Game of the week: “Slime Rancher”
By KATE DOCTOR Web Editor
As someone who enjoys video games, I don’t always enjoy the AAA titles that tend to be advertised too much on TV and online. However, I do enjoy any game that is more cathartic and calming, but still fun and encourages one to be productive and the want to play the game. That’s where the new game “Slime Rancher” comes in. This game is about a rancher named Beatrix LeBeau who lives on a remote planet and raises what are known as Slimes. These slimes vary in looks and sizes, ranging from being small and pink blobs to looking like little gray kittens to even being made of fire. Your goal in the game is to raise and gather many of these Slimes in order to harvest their “plorts,” which are pro-
duced when they eat food. You can sell these plorts in the Plort Market to make money. I know that when I write it out that way, it sounds like complete nonsense, which is precisely why you
should check out the game for yourself. What I like about this particular game is that it requires self–motivation. You can do whatever you want in the game. There is not one specific
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Seems like slime and ranches don’t go together.
mission you have to go on, because you can really do anything you desire in the game in terms of what Slimes you want to herd and where you want to build corrals. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the Slimes are absolutely adorable. This game is available on Steam for $19.99, but it is in Early Access right now, which means not all areas and Slimes are available in the game at this point in time since it is still in development. Don’t let that stop you from checking out this game, though.
Opinion The Georgetonian Bring back peaceful protest
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offensive. As American citizens who have the right to vote, we also have the right With each passing day, the to protest something that goes upcoming presidential election against our morals or beliefs. seems to be getting stranger However, shutting down a and more brutal. Candidates highway or turning to violence are slinging smart remarks at is not the correct manner to each other left and right with go about it. I am sure that the seemingly no concern about protestors who committed the how it makes their image look. bold act of shutting down the We all know the faces that highway had good intentions seem to stick out within the behind what they were doing, race because of their ostenta- but it was still neither justitious behavior and speech, but fiable nor logical. Neither is what has stuck out to me more escorting people out of rallies in the past few weeks are the for no reason, shouting hate protesters at the rallies. speech at other individuals No matter whether a Dem- in the crowd or engaging in ocrat or a Republican, each physical fist–fights. side has exemplified deplorWhile much of the focus able acts at campaign rallies and physical protests that are for the candidates. One of the publicized through the media more recent examples of this surround Donald Trump’s is from anti–Trump protesters campaign, we must not forget shutting down a highway in that these protests are hapArizona to block supporters pening at pretty much every from the rally. rally a candidate has. They Now, do not get me wrong, may not have to cancel them Trump is not the most likeable due to shut down highways candidate in the running right or physical fights, but they still now. He makes remarks that happen. The Democratic canare not kosher or politically didates such as Hilary Clincorrect and are often extremely ton and Bernie Sanders and Republican candidates such as John Kasich and Ted Cruz have their own pros and cons as well within the public eye that Source: Youtube.com Trump rally protests have turned violent across are clearly expressed. the country. Social media plays Staff Writer
a large role in allowing candidates and protesters to slam citizens with this nonsense. The media also contorts much of what the society sees on the news to form a cohesive opinion about politics and other matters, but as American citizens we must take what we are shown and discern between fact and fiction. We must be well educated and well versed about what is going on around us, especially in politics. By doing this, I certainly believe that many of the aggressive protests would end up being more rational. These are not the first acts of violence or non–peaceful protesting that have happened, and they certainly will not be the last. However, the citizens who passionately fight for and against the causes or candidates that directly affect their lives in our country need to realize that violence and hate is not the answer. Using slander, hate speech and aggressive acts to get a message across makes the person just as irritating and childish as the candidates doing so—which, to me, is the majority of the candidates running. Think back to the 1960s civil rights movement when Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged peaceful protesting to get the message across instead of violence and hate. If this mindset were taken by American citizens today, no matter the political party, imagine the difference that society would see.
Opinion
Issue 7
March 23, 2016 Page 11
America should re–open relations with Cuba By WILLIAM THOMAS Opinion Columnist President Barack Obama is visiting the Caribbean island nation of Cuba this week for the first time in his tenure as president. In fact, it has been nearly one hundred years since the last time a United States President has visited the country. The last to do so was Calvin Coolidge, a Republican who visited way back in 1928. For the first time since President Coolidge was in office, a United States President is visiting Cuba while in office (Former President Jimmy Carter visited in 2011). President Obama’s visit comes in the midst of a horrific terror attack in Belgium, which was carried out by the
self–proclaimed Islamic State on Tuesday. The President’s visit to Cuba has not been without controversy. Cuba has long been a rival to the United States. In 1958, President Eisenhower imposed an arms embargo with Cuba, disallowing Cuba from purchasing weapons from the United States. Two years later, Eisenhower launched a full embargo, prohibiting all trade between the two countries except for food and medicine. Since then, Cuba has been marred by a socialist dictatorship under leader Fidel Castro, whose oppressive regime has given the United States no desire to re–open trade with Cuba.
Fast forward fifty years, and the Obama administration announced plans to loosen the embargo with hopes of reestablishing some open trade with Cuba. Critics continue to cite Cuba’s longstanding dictatorship and oppressive administration. Supporters, however, do not fail to remember that the United States is in fact the only major nation that has such an embargo against Cuba. Thus, it makes the embargo seem illegitimate or pointless. The implications are large—the visit is obviously a major step in publicizing President Obama’s willingness to implement more open policies with Cuba. Now, not only has he claimed that he wishes to act, but he has acted in the
public eye. To me, the thought of revisiting political and economic relation with Cuba is generally positive. I certainly understand the arguments against such a decision, and I even agree that Cuba has been oppressive to its people in the past and that the United States will not stand by and continue to make money off a country that is doing so. However, I believe there is sufficient evidence that the point has been made and that at this point, the United States’ embargo with Cuba is doing more harm than good. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that the trade embargo costs the United States around $1.2 billion per year in lost sales and exports (dollarsand-
sense.org), and the Cuban government estimates the island is losing out on nearly $700 million per year because of it. As stated previously, the United States is also the only major world country to still implement such an embargo; Cuba is still trading and exchanging with other countries all over the world. It is time to let past tensions subside and reopen relations with Cuba. It will help both countries economically, and it is apparent that no other major country views Cuba as a generally negative member of the world. The United States’ continued denial only makes our country look silly.
nature of the media, finding good news sometimes takes a little extra effort, but it is out there, and it is everywhere. Look around. There are so many things in this world to feel joy about. For starters, you are reading this which means you are alive. That is something to be happy about. The grass is getting greener, and trees and flowers are blooming as the weather is making that joyful transition from winter to spring. Cat videos are hilarious. Georgetown’s men’s basketball team has had a stellar season. Dogs are wonderful creatures that exist in this world. Good
music is easily accessible. Spectacular new art in all forms is being created every day. The Olympics are happening this year. Somebody loves you. There are people in this world who are doing good. Random acts of kindness still happen every day. There has been a story going around about two men who got included in a group text message by mistake. The message announced that someone gave birth. The men asked for the room number and showed up at the hospital with a baby gift. Total strangers celebrated the birth of a baby that nobody expected them to care about. Be like those guys.
Look for reasons to be happy every day. Need a little help finding a way to add happiness to your life? Making other people smile is often a sure way to make yourself smile as well. Compliment a friend. Compliment a stranger. Go out of your way to be kind to someone. Pay for the order of the car behind you at the drive–thru. Listen to someone talk about something they are passionate about. Studies have shown that being in nature has positive effects on the human brain, and I have experienced this firsthand. The other day I was in an awful mood. I took a walk around campus,
soaked up some sun, and felt instantly better. Being outside completely turned my mood around and made my less– than–average day a wonderful day. So, go and take a long walk outside. Breathe in the fresh spring air, watch the squirrels scurry around, enjoy the new blooms and get some of that Vitamin D. Brighten someone else’s day while you are on your walk. Say hi to all the people you see and spread happiness in your little corner of the world. Take time to be happy.
Everyone needs a little more happiness
By TAYLOR BURCHETT Staff Writer Many things in the world today are cause for concern, stress, sadness, anger and a plethora of other negative emotions. Watching the news brings reports of the latest shooting or bombing. Politics these days are a matter of concern no matter your stance. Everywhere we look, we see nothing but bad news. With all the death, destruction, corruption and hatred, it is easy to feel hopeless about our world. There is good news though. Despite all the reasons to be upset, it is absolutely possible to be happy, too. Because of the
T H E B A C K PA G E Hypermasculinity in the GOP
By Raleigh Dixon BackPage Editor Time for a lesson, kids. For much of the history of international relations, rationalist theories have dominated the conversation. These theories include classical realism and neorealism as well as classical liberalism and neoliberalism. At the core of these belief systems lie the assumptions that notions of scarcity, competition, costs and rationality drive and motivate actors on the world stage. They believe in inherent truths about the nature of the system. Reflexivist theories, on the other hand, focus more on the world as humans have made it. In other words, social constructs are key to understanding international relations, as well as all other social interactions between people. Reflexivist theories include Marxism, constructivism and feminism. Now for some strange reason, societies have always associated masculinity with males and femininity with females. For some other unkown reason, masculine traits have also traditionally been held on a higher pedestal than their feminine counterparts. This is shown by an emphasis on qualities such as strength, power, protection, the ability to provide and assertiveness. Meanwhile, qualities traditionally seen as feminine such as empathy, creativity, development and understanding are viewed as less important or weak. This belief that masculine qualities are superior is what leads nations into war. This then begs the question: wouldn’t it be neat if silly values such as understanding were viewed as being on the same level of importance as assertiveness? Whether it is right or wrong (it’s probably wrong), masculinity dominates international relations. Hyper-
masculinity is the reactionary stance taken by those in power when they deem their power to be threatened. This is done by setting up discourse that allows for Self vs. Other arguments that advocate for the need to conquer the Other in order to achieve security for one’s Self. Hypermasculinity is also reflected in the normalization of violence in order to maintain power. By scaring people into thinking they are unsafe, politicians advocate for the need of a savior (see Donald Trump). Hypermasculinity also leads to knee jerk reactions in foreign policies (see the United States’ invasion of Iraq circa 2003). Rather than understanding the reasoning behind an attack or disagreement, leaders and governments will just treat the symptoms rather than the underlying causes. In a world such as this, violence and insecurity allow for the perpetuation of the current system. Politicians who focus on military strength are seen as stronger, and thus better. Development is seen as a secondary goal and is forced to take a backseat role when dealing with security. In an argument much similar to the chicken and the egg, it is hard to be secure if there is no development in a given area or country; likewise, it is difficult to have development if there is no security. In the United States, politicians are not exempt from this trend. In the GOP presidential race in particular, candidates are doing their best to seem the roughest, the toughest, and the least flexible out of all of the potential nominees. Ted Cruz has reiterated his adamant desire to out–muscle ISIS and force them into submission. The rhetoric Cruz uses is both a testament to his personal character as well as a glimpse at the desires of Republican primary voters. Cruz has repeatedly advocated for the utter destruction of ISIS as well
as extreme tactics such as indescriminate carpet bombing. Cruz makes sure to distance himself from Democrats whom he deems are weak on foreign policy such as President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. He also explicitly describes himself as the only with the strength and the resolve that are necessary to defeat the boogeyman of the GOP, radical Islam. The Islamaphobia and ultra-militaristic rhetoric and ideas that dominate present–day GOP debates reflect hypermasculine ideals that are dangerous to American society as well as the rest of the world. However, Ted Cruz is not alone in speaking, behaving, and campaigning in this way. There are many others who follow similar discourse–namely Donald Trump. Trump has run his campaign as an outsider appealing to the masses. His populist positions on many issues including foreign policy are also hypermasculine and thus inherently dangerous. Since the beginning of his campaign, Trump has championed for the building of a great wall along the United States’ southern border. He has also advocated for the indiscriminant murder of terrorists’ families in the United States’ War on Terror. Trump has recently called for increased use of waterboarding, as well as other means of torture that are unilaterally and vehemently rejected by the international community. Trump consistently argues that the United States is currently too weak and soft on terrorists. He even stretches the truth so far as to advocate for the use of torture as a key part of American foreign policy. He has made statements that are both ignorant and incorrect which roughly translate to “nobody is even sure that waterboarding is even torture,” and that if it is torture it is one of the lightest or weakest forms of tor-
ture (so it should not be seen as that big of a deal). This rhetoric that advocates extreme levels of violence as a viable option in foreign policy is extremely dangerous and will severely damage the United States if one of the nominees is placed in the White House. Typically in American primary voting contests, the only people who go to the polls belong the extreme ends of each party’s ideological spectrum. This means that for the Democrats it will be their most liberal constituents and for the Republicans it will be their most conservative constituents. For Republicans, these primary voters tend to be Caucasian males who like their guns and the military, dislike racial and religious minorities, and are relatively uneducated. As a result, in Republican presidential primaries, candidates have to pander to their constituents by appearing pro–military, anti–Muslim, and anti–immigrant. The norm in the Republican Party. In regards to domestic as well as foreign policy, it can be generally agreed that from a feminist perspective, the GOP is not the right place to find the next President of the United States. As a whole, they embody hypermasculine values that enable to the current social structure of masculine dominance to continue. They overvalue America’s hard power of military and economic superiority and will make the world a more dangerous place if they are elected as the leader of the free world. The GOP is currently on track to implode due to its staunch support of and reckless use of hypermasculine ideas and rhetoric. It remains to be seen whether they will recognize the error of their ways but I won’t hold my breath. Maybe it’s just me, but I personally think it’s kind of funny that the GOP is literally walking around with their you–know–whats in their hands.