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Lyric Theatre Society performs final show LTS performed the original script “Finding Pennies” written by Dr. Hunnicutt
By HANNAH KRIEGER Editor-in-Chief On Nov. 7 and 8, the Lyric Theatre Society gave their final performance with the show “Finding Pennies.” The music was originally composed by Amy Cheney Beach. Dr. Heather Winter Hunnicutt then arranged the music and wrote lyrics for it while Dr. H.M. Lewis took the music and turned it into an orchestra performance instead of just a piano performance. The script for this performance was written by Hunnicutt. The performance centered on the lives of six friends who are about to graduate college and face the real world; however, before they graduate, they agree to meet up on the same day every year to catch up. To find out more about the performance itself, be sure to check out the review on page eight. One of the reasons why this performance was so poignant and carried such a strong message could have been because Hunnicutt wrote this script (along with “Clara, My Love,” 2012 and “The Pirates of Pinafore,” 2014), with the current group of singers/actors in
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mind. Hunnibeing sensitive cutt said, “There and no weakness is such wonderin loving unconful repertoire ditionally. She out there in the taught me that it operatic world, is okay to let go of but it is often things that make not right for a you question particular group your own selfof undergraduworth. And lastly, ate students for a relationship Source: Heather Winter Hunnicutt a variety of readoes not define The cast of “Finding Pennies” pose for a group photo. sons, including a woman. She the grouping really challenged of people in the cast. Because guest appearances of alumni me, and I’m really happy to I have always wanted LTS to who once participated in LTS. have played her.” be an inclusive group and not Hunnicutt said she wanted to Senior Nikita Taggart an exclusive group, I cast in a “write something real and rel- said her character “made her way that I can include every- evant” with the intent of deliv- learn she doesn’t need to have one who wants to learn and be ering a message about the real everything figured out right a part of it, not just those who world, concerning careers and now.” have the most experience/ just life itself. Before a show can be pertalent or the best audition.” What is most unique formed, a copious amount of Hunnicutt said that she didn’t about the script is that every hard work is put in that the ever develop writer’s block single member of the audience audience does not always see. for this script; instead she was walked away with a differ- The leads for this show have challenged by “reigning it in” ent message that they learned been rehearsing since the and editing down her work. from the story. Even members second day of class. Hunnicutt When asked what inspired of the cast were able to learn commented on the combinaHunnicutt to write the script important lessons. Senior Julia tion of Amy Beach/Heather that she did, she responded Rankin (who played Emma—a Winter Hunnicutt/H.M. by saying that the group of bride hopelessly in love with Lewis music as not easy with students who were interested a man) said, “[at] first I rolled its “tricky rhythms, challeng(mainly a group of women my eyes at her, but I could ing harmonies, wide ranges and LTS alumni) helped influ- relate to her so much, it was [and] difficult phrasing.” She ence the direction of the script. terrifying. And over the course claimed that graduate students The script focused on the lives of the show, Emma has taught would have their work cut out of six women and included me that there is strength in for them, and yet her “brave
undergraduates did a wonderful job and handled it like pros.” Also, LTS does not have their own designated space, so they had to overcome the challenge of building their set. They had everything as ready as they could in advance, and then the weekend before the show, they were allowed to move to the chapel and assemble everything in a “whirlwind,” said Hunnicutt. Senior Sarah Cox commented that her favorite part of the performance “is getting the first scene I’m in over with ‘cause once I take the first step out onstage, the nervousness I have before the show goes away, and it’s all about just having fun and performing. Also, my character is the crazy and funny one of the bunch, so once I get the first laugh from an audience, the nerves go away.” When asked about what her favorite part of an LTS performance is, Hunnicutt said, “seeing something that was once nothing more than a spark of an idea in my mind come completely to fruition
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STEMM Fellows on campus page 6
“Teach Talent” exhibit encourages creativity page 3
UK versus Georgetown game page 4
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Due to the super typhoon Nuri, which forced cold Alaskan and Canadian air southward, winter weather has arrived several weeks early, covering the upper Midwest in snow and bringing freezing temperatures as far south as northern Texas. The lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has reached Pahoa village and destroyed its first home, which had already been evacuated. The main flow was contained, but side flows, like this one, have broken off. A mudslide in Sri Lanka possibly buried over 200 people at the Koslanda tea plantation. No survivors are expected to be found. The muslide, caused by monsoon rains, also destroyed the homes of 120 tea workers. Police responding to a burglar alarm at a hardware store in Mainz, Germany discovered that a wild boar had broken into the store. According to the surveillance cameras, the animal ran at the doors, breaking the glass, then proceeded to roam the aisles. It caused about $6,500 worth of damage. The neighbors of a man in Oslo, Norway called the police after hearing screaming from within his apartment. When he answered the door, they found that he was alone and was simply frustrated from losing several chess games against his computer.
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Changes in SGA headquarters By ANDREA BELLEW Staff Writer Jennifer Kerr, Vice President of Student Government Association (SGA), provided an update of what is currently going on in SGA. She began by talking about the Open House SGA is holding for their new office on the first floor in what was formerly the game room. The Open House was open all day yesterday, Nov. 11, for students to come in. It allowed students an opportunity to meet with and talk to SGA officers, to snack on some of the pretzels and icing they provided and also fill out concern and interest cards. Then Kerr began talking about how SGA is in the process of creating workshops for House members and
other students. They have multiple ideas for what the workshops could be about. Some of the ideas they currently have for workshops include bolstering recruitment through Social Media, leadership on campus (as in leadership in an organization that can transition to an overall leadership in different campus organizations), refining leadership and holding members accountable by emphasizing leadership roles in interviews. SGA is working with Holly James, from the Graves Center for Calling and Career, about getting these workshops up and running. They plan on holding two or three workshops next semester, but may hold one or two of them this semester as well. Kerr also mentioned that Adrianne Letcher, Vice President of Academic
Affairs, is meeting with Doctor Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of the College, about extending library hours. Kerr said, “We know this is a concern for students.” Currently the library stays open until 5 or 11:30 p.m., but it used to stay open until 1 a.m. They are negotiating getting the longer hours back and seeing restrictions for that. The next SGA General Assembly is on Thursday, November 21. At this Assembly, SGA is going to help out the Georgetown Activities Council (GAC) by asking organizations to volunteer to sign up to do Fresh Friday. Fresh Friday is an opportunity for campus organizations to play music during lunches on Fridays and talk about their organization.
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in a performance.” She enjoyed how everyone who has a part in the work makes a mark on it so the final performance is “truly a joint effort of everyone involved.” She said that the most challenging part of the show is “putting the show to bed after it’s performed. It’s rather heartbreaking.” Senior Nikita Taggart commented on how LTS provided such a unique experience as “it is more intimate than other schools with a music depart-
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ment,” and she feels she wouldn’t be where she is now performing wise without it. Junior Taylor Dye said the scene she found most challenging was her “downfall scene when she sees her scar for the first time after being hit by a drunk driver in an accident. It’s challenging because it’s a very emotional scene, and I could relate to it because my mother and I got hit by a drunk driver when I was younger.” Dye over-
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came this challenging scene with “the help of Dr. Hunnicutt.” As “Finding Pennies” was the last LTS performance for the music department, Hunnicutt said that closing night “was incredibly bittersweet. I am so saddened and hurt that LTS will no longer exist after this year, but at the same time I am incredibly proud of my singers for what they have accomplished… and each of them owns a special place in my heart.”
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The days of ISIS may be numbered
By EVAN MOORE Staff Writer
The United States—and the entire free western world—won a possible grand victory during an airstrike Friday night. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s brutal leader and self– proclaimed Caliph was reported to have been hit by a U.S.–led strike near Mosul, Iraq, according to Iraq’s defense minister. The U.S. government has not officially affirmed this statement, but it looks likely (cnn.com). The New York Post released an article Monday morning disclosing the recent discovery that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the infamous leader of the barbaric ISIS, may have been critically injured Friday night (nypost.com). If, indeed, al-Baghdadi was struck, the question arises: what happens to ISIS now? Certainly, someone will
take over his position while the figurehead is either healing or dead. NBC News stated on Monday that he “has enough deputies, commanders and advisors to fill a flow chart.” The article goes on to point out that the next leader of ISIS may be even more ruthless and “bloodthirsty,” attack more vigorously and lead with a stronger fist. There has been no confirmation that al-Baghdadi is dead, but it is likely that he was injured (nbcnews.com). ISIS is decentralized. They are a rag–tag army forged from the fires of hatred with leaders from Saddam Hussein’s regime, focusing in on a single charismatic leader to give them a purpose and a mission. Al-Baghdadi’s advanced education in Islam, Middle Eastern culture, and military tactics has allowed him to create what many consider the most terrifying terrorist group the United States has ever faced.
He has led “the Caliphate” since 2010, he is loved and respected by those who follow him, and he is feared and hated by those on the outside. Any ruler to take his place will have to be equal or higher in charisma in order for the organization to stay together, and many Americans hope the group falls apart (nbcnews.com). It is doubtful that the organization will crumble. According to CNN and former Major General James “Spider” Marks, the group originates from “Saddam’s military,” and despite the decentralization in their efforts, their goals will likely stay the same. Al-Baghdadi may even become a martyr if he is killed. The snake’s head has not just a Cabinet of advisors, but two head officials who act as deputies: “Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, who oversees ISIS’ mission in Iraq, and Abu Ali al-Anbari, who is in charge of oper-
ations in Syria.” Either of these men could possess the morale–boosting sentiments of Al-Baghdadi, and either would strongly hold ISIS together (cnn. com). Before the airstrike that may have hit al-Baghdadi, ISIS was surprisingly silent. American news has been focused on the election for the past couple of weeks, so since ISIS’ beheadings in August–October, American news sources have covered ISIS less. Other than the beginning of the airstrikes and President Obama’s announcement to send in 1,500 troops to Iraq to help them fight ISIS, they’ve been ignored. Now, with the release of the possibility that al-Baghdadi has suffered injuries, the frenzy with the jihadists has risen once again (cnn.com). The fight against ISIS is far from over, but perhaps the tide has turned.
implementation of the visual arts. It promotes creativity, play, true enjoyment and emotional intelligence. Shelburne went into several schools with workshops for the kids combining art and biology, as well as art and professional enhancement. She had the children make a 3–D model of a cell with candy. This project emphasized how the visual arts could enhance students’ understanding of the material, and thus raise their grades. Shelburne worked with studio arts major, Miranda Sosby, to launch a website where more on Teach Talent can be found. A temporary website can be found at www.gcva.blogspot.com. Sosby focused on making Teach Talent a more interactive experience for the audience. Not only did she create the website, but she presented Shelburne’s research visually at the gallery
opening on Friday, Nov. 7. During the presentation she wrote the most important ideas behind Shelburne’s research on the walls of the gallery in chalk. Previously, both women had painted the walls with chalkboard paint. This masterfully combined the research with visual aids to enhance the delivery of the content for the audience. Discussion afterward with the audience focused on how creativity can set people apart in the workforce in the coming years. Shelburne presented a dilemma for future generations: “In the workforce, people cannot distinguish themselves amongst computers or amongst each other. What is the solution? How can a person show they have something special to set themselves apart from technology and other individuals with the same qualifications? The answer is creativity.”
Also in the gallery Shelburne and Sosby hung visual aids showcasing the projects they implemented in local high schools. A hard copy of Shelburne’s thesis can also be perused in the gallery for those interested. Teach Talent will be on display in the LRC until Friday, Nov. 21. Shelburne’s research can still be viewed written on the gallery walls. If you have any feedback, ideas or questions feel free to pick up a piece of chalk and write it on the wall.
“Teach Talent” shows creativity is crucial
By STEPHANIE LEE Opinion Editor The exhibition currently on display in the Cochenaur Gallery in the LRC draws attention to how the arts can be beneficial in the education system. Year after year art departments in public schools have been cut due to funding. Teach Talent points out reasons why creativity should be implemented into curriculum more rather than less because creativity helps us to learn better. Catherine Shelburne is the mind behind this idea, which is why she chose this idea as her Senior Thesis in Art History. Teach Talent is a cross– disciplinary program that supplements any secondary school curriculum already set in place. It looks to recognize, nurture and reward talent by
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Game against Kentucky was “fun”
By AUSTIN FIELDS Staff Writer
Team spirit went to an alltime high last Sunday at the UK vs GC game. Despite the loss for Georgetown, many students are thrilled that GC struck first for two points, surpassing the national championship titled UK. In the first half, the score was 24-60, with UK in the lead. UK continued on to win with 121 points to Georgetown’s 52. Not bad, considering how stacked the game was. The first basket
went to Georgetown in the first two minutes of the game. Georgetown’s first basket was by Deondre McWhorter. Noah Cottrill scored two baskets and one 3–pointer for Georgetown out of a total of 11 attempts. Corey Washburn scored two out of his four attempts at a 3– pointer. Gerald Coleman had three turnovers and almost every teammate had a steal in the first half. In the second half, Deondre McWhorter scored both free–throw attempts and seven out of his 17 attempts at a basket. Gerald Coleman and
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Bopper Stenzel tries to control the ball.
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69 points. At the conference after the game, Georgetown coach Chris Briggs said he was “proud of their effort” and it was a “great experience” for Georgetown. Source: Richard Davis He went on Tony Kimbro shoots over Kentucky defenders. to say that respectively. The greatest lead Georgetown “did everything UK had over Georgetown was we could.” McWhorter comTony Kimbro both had multiple turnovers, six and four
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Deondre McWhorter dunks.
EJ Sandoval shoots over a defender.
L. 52-121 Kentucky W. 103-32 Calumet-St. Joseph W. 42-12 W. 3-0 Shawnee State L. 0-1 Shawnee State
Nov. 13 @ Cumberlands 8:00 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Midway 6:00 p.m. Nov. 15 @ Lindsey Wilson 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14 vs. Pikeville MSC Tourney
mented on the game saying “It was fun . . . I had a good time playing against them.” Coach Calipari of UK was proud to say “this is this best way we can play to win it all.” Coach Calipari also thanked Georgetown for the opportunity to play. Regarding Georgetown, Coach Calipari had this to say: “They’ll win their thirty games this year.”
Gerard Coleman shoots over Kentucky defenders.
Be sure to check in the next issue for an article on the “Lauren Hill Play for 22 Game.” This paper went to press before the game was over.
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Exercise is Medicine a Global Initiative By JOE RICHEY Sports Editor Exercise is Medicine isn’t a Georgetown College creation, but an American College of Sports Medicine initiative encouraging collaboration between the fitness field and the healthcare field. Lack of physical activity is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, type two diabetes, several different cancers and other chronic diseases. It is also a leading cause of death worldwide. In 2008, physical inactivity was estimated to be responsible for five million deaths, or about nine percent of the global premature death. Beginning in 2007, Exercise is Medicine® is “committed to the belief that physical activity is integral in the prevention and treatments of diseases and should be regularly assessed and ‘treated’ as part of all medical care promotes the benefits of physical activity and imple-
menting its vision within clinical and community settings.” It currently has a presence in seven regions and 42 countries. It targets healthcare providers, exercise professionals and communities. Within the community subset EIM targets college campuses. As young adults move into new environments and take on new and more responsibilities, many participate less in regular physical activity. Although many universities and colleges are creating campus–based health, fitness and wellness programs for their students through group exercise classes, personal training or activities hosted on campus “there is a need for an established initiative that would connect all of these activities.” “Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM–OC) is a program calling upon universities and colleges to engage in the promotion of physical activity as a vital sign of health. EIM–
OC encourages faculty, staff and to coordinate with their throwing around some ideas.” and students to work together efforts,” said Dr. Jones. “There They plan on holding this, toward improving the health had to be a faculty sponsor along with a larger week–long and well being of the campus and a health person, and then event in the spring, annually, community by making move- there’s various people that and hosting several speakers ment a part of the daily kind of signed off on it in addi- in between. campus culture, assessing The purpose, said physical activity at every stuDr. Jones, was for the dent health visit, providing KHS club to “link up” students the tools necessary with the National to strengthen healthy physStrength and Condiical activity habits that can tioning program and last a lifetime and connecting ACSM, the two priuniversity health care promary organizations in viders with university health the kinesiology field. fitness specialists to provide Source:George Gonzalez Not that he isn’t a referral system for exercise Participants in Crossfit Day do pushups. on board with the prescription,” (www.exerciinitiative’s message. seismedicine.org). “I think people, all too often, The Exercise is Medicine tion to the club leadership.” look at medicine as completely week last week was the first Events during EIM week reactive rather than being held at Georgetown College. It were Crossfit Day, Yoga Day, proactive about their health. I was sponsored by the student Self-Defense Day, the Hungry think that’s what the initiative led KHS club. The KHS club Games and a cornhole tourna- is really about, staying out of president is Sean Kratchmen. ment. the doctor’s office. Its faculty advisors are Dr. “This was sort of our “It’s a complement for Leslie Phillips and Dr. Brian expression of it,” said Dr. medical treatment, and hopeJones. Jones. “It’s going to be an fully preventitive for medical “This is something we went ongoing thing or at least we treatment,” he said. through the ACSM to promote want it to [be]. We’re sort of
basics of the game are as follows. A crowd of people stand at the top of a large hill dressed in their best cheese rolling uniforms. A referee stands in front of them and holds up a large wheel of double Gloucester cheese. The cheese is then swiftly rolled down the hill and all the people begin rolling themselves down in order to try and catch up with it. The object is to catch up with the cheese wheel in order to win. However, the
cheese often reaches speeds much faster than the potential human rolling speed, so typically the first person down the hill is the one that wins. In Gloucestershire, cheese rolling is a local tradition which is said to go back to the 1400s with locals claiming it has its origins in a pagan celebration of spring. It has not been highly mimicked outside of the small municipality but people from all over the world have come to compete in the
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By AUSTIN FRALEY BackPage Editor Do you remember the game we used to play as children where we would just roll down hills and see who could roll to the bottom the fastest? Did you love that game? Did you also love cheese? If so, then here is the sport for you. Developed in Gloucestershire, England, cheese rolling is a sport for people of all ages, gender and size. The
games, and in 2013 an American won the competition, traveling all the way from Colorado Springs to do so. The sport is dangerous but health and safety precautions are taken prior to playing. The hill is scanned for any rocks or other dangerous objects which might damage a person upon rolling. Despite this, it is still controversial in its danger and is closely monitored by the police. A few years of the past twenty have seen the
event cancelled due to safety concerns. Often it has been unofficially held despite these cancellations. The winner of the competition is awarded with bragging rights and the cheese wheel. If you like rolling down hills and cheese, this is the sport for you. Even if you don’t like cheese, but just simply want to travel 4,000 miles to roll down Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, here is the link to sign up: www.cheese-rolling.co.uk.
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By TERESA CURTIS Staff Writer Four years ago Senior Melissa Jenkins stepped foot on Georgetown’s campus and has never regretted her decision. She hails from a small town outside of Fort Knox, otherwise known as Radcliff, Ky. She had previously attended a small Christian school where she graduated with a total of 14 peers. Being familiar with the smaller campus Georgetown offered, and the perfect faculty to student ratio compared to bigger schools like University of Louisville or University of Kentucky, she decided to stay with Georgetown, where she “felt at home immediately.” Melissa has dedicated her past four years at Georgetown to a political science major and a history minor. She was strongly influenced to take
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and this career path has helped her understand how to positively voice her political opinions in an intelligent and effective way. She hopes that this path will lead her to become an advocate for the elderly, especially those who Source: Facebook.com A political science major, Melissa wants are in nursing to serve as a lawyer who advocates for homes and cannot speak for themthe elderly. selves. This cause this path because of her soph- is close to her heart because omore American government of a personal experience with class with Dr. Mergner where her own grandparents and she “instantly knew this was nursing home malpractice. where [she] needed to be.” She wants to “protect as many She goes on to explain that families as possible from the this has been good for her, pain and suffering my family because she has always had went through.” She eventually very strong political views, wants to be a State Representa-
tive in Kentucky. On campus you will see Melissa involved in her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, as a philanthropy coordinator, a Diamond for the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, serving as the College Republican Chair, Rec supervisor, a member of Caf Committee and a member of the SGA student concerns forum. Whenever she isn’t running around campus or in class, she is spending her free time hanging out with sisters, or her boyfriend of three years, Aaron Settles. She plans on spending the remainder of her senior year making memories with her friends and boyfriend. The only regret Melissa has is that she didn’t come out of her shell freshman year, and she did not make many friends. However, now she has a lot of friends, and she regrets
not making more memories with them her freshman year. Her advice to the freshmen is to “get out of your dorm room, stay up late and do things you never would have thought you would do.” She plans on attending graduate school and becoming a lawyer. Working hard to become an advocate for those who may not have a voice, she lives actively by the Ronald Reagan quote, “You can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” Melissa has enjoyed her past four years at Georgetown College, and is sad to see senior year drawing closer to an end. However, the sooner she graduates, the sooner she can become an advocate for the elderly, and help families in Kentucky.
STEMM Fellows promotes science and math on campus By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer Of the many clubs and activities that are available on campus, there are some that many people may not know exist. This week’s featured club is STEMM Fellows. Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine create the acronym for STEMM. This program is funded through grants that the science division was awarded from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
This grant is a four year grant that will end in 2016. The main goal of STEMM Fellows is to promote science awareness and interest within the campus community. In the past years, there have been many NEXUS events hosted such as a panel discussion on science and religion, a presentation on the facts of organ donation, a planetarium show, a talk on the chemistry of addiction, a presentation of the physics behind bobsledding and others. Recently, STEMM Fellows has hosted a
talk by Dr. Dickinson and Dr. Kopp about climate change on the planets in the Milky Way. The candy bar Milky Way was promised to the students who attended. The program has hopes to aid science and math students to develop into leaders. These leaders can spread interest among their peers in the STEMM disciplines and act as mentors to potential STEMM students. The current STEMM Fellows at Georgetown College are exceptional science and math students who have
accepted the challenge of spreading their passion for science and math with others. How do they do this? Well, they help set Source: Fittodo.com up NEXUS After the 2014 Winter Olympics, STEMM Felevents (as lows hosted a presentation about the physm e n t i o n e d ics of bobsledding. before), volunteer at science events such as ties in the science division. the Booseum in Lexington and they help with different activi(STEMM fellows, p. 7)
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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: JESS CAREY By AUSTIN FRALEY BackPage Editor Like several people in the world, Jess Carey is a girl. Unlike most other humans, she has never lost her voice and also has a strong disdain for peanut butter or anything related to it, claiming plainly “Peanut butter is a horrid thing.” As this is a senior spotlight, it is only fitting to mention that Jess hates being in the spotlight. When asked what she wanted people to know about her from this article, she responded, “Nothing.” Despite this, the interview continued and we were able to deduce a few things. Starting off talking about Georgetown, Carey said, “I don’t want to sound really sappy…but I love Georgetown. Georgetown College has given me the valuable community necessary for self–discovery. At Georgetown I have been able to spend the past four years gaining a deeper understanding of who I am, who God is and how those two relate to one another. Through Georgetown I have gained both the opportunity and the
W h e n asked why she chose to study philosophy, Carey responded, “I feel like I didn’t choose philosophy as much as it chose me. Starting out, both my Source: Facebook.com foundations Jess, who is passionate about traveling, is courses were currently studying philosophy at Oxford Uni- in philosophy. versity. I had Jonathan Sands confidence to go on and make Wise for FDN 111 and Roger even a small difference in the Ward for FDN 112. Although world.” it sounds ironic I found phiGeorgetown has awarded losophy to be really practical her with several opportuni- in helping me think about the ties to travel abroad, some- sort of person I wanted to be as thing that Carey loves deeply. well as the way that I wanted Through Georgetown she was to live my life.” able to go on two mission trips, The things she has learned one to Honduras and one to in philosophy have often carEcuador, the latter of which ried over into her passions. She she led and the former of is very passionate about eduwhich led her to a seven week cation and eradicating modern long summer internship with day slavery. She stated that she Urban Promise in Honduras. wants to see education brought She also has had the amazing into underdeveloped areas, the opportunity to study philos- abolition of modern day slavophy at Oxford University in ery and specifically how these England. two things can make a differ-
ence for women across the globe. After Georgetown, Carey plans to take a gap year and spend time teaching abroad, preferably in Southeast Asia prior to going to grad school to do Masters work in sustainability and/or sustainable food systems. Eventually she would like to do non–profit work combining those aforementioned passions. Jess says her biggest life lesson is that anxiety is never worth it, quoting her favorite intellectual C.S. Lewis, who writes, “There are far better
things ahead than any we leave behind.” Although Lewis is a competitor for the position of Jess’ favorite person, she loves her brother a lot. However, he is soon having a baby and Jess claims the baby will most likely take this position. If you don’t know Jess, you should seek her out and get to know her! Although you may have to wait a while — she’s currently 3,946 miles away from Georgetown studying in Oxford.
Quote My Georgetown Professor “Not only is it a dog eat dog world, it’s also a bacteria eat bacteria world.” - Dr. Johnson Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group
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STEMM fellows, cont. STEMM Fellows is unique and offers great opportunities for leaders who are interested in math and science. It is a great motivational push for those to share their passion about science and math. They also want to spread science literacy and understanding
through the campus. “Thus far, I feel like the program has been very successful,” said Zac Losey. If you are interested in STEMM Fellows, please contact Dr. Dickinson, Dr. Roinestad or Zac Losey for more information. The program is
for math and science majors who are upperclassmen and are looking for some leadership skills as well as more involvement on campus and in the community. The Georgetonian/KAITLIN FAHEY
This week’s Tree Hugger is Junior Braden Bocard.
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“Finding Pennies” offers rich experience By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer The world premiere of “Finding Pennies” by Heather Winter Hunnicutt was an excellent opera attended by many. Heather Hunnicutt, as she did many other operas premiered at Georgetown College, wrote “Finding Pennies.” As always, many students put a lot of work into the set of the opera as well as the performance and, as I was informed, in less than a week’s worth of time.
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Senior Sarah Cox plays Jordan. Finding Pennies started out with the main character, Amy (played by Nikita Taggart), who narrates the performance. Then the scene goes to a
café where a group of senior college students gather. Amy has a group of college friends who, at the beginning, have everything together. One friend is going to law school (Kayla, played by Brianna Gibson), one is getting married (Emma, played by Julia Rankin), another is going to play profes- Source: Facebook.com/ Heather Winter Hunnicutt sional soccer (Jordan, The cast of “Finding Pennies” performs. played by Sarah Cox), one is going into proeventually falls for her, he keeps his fessional modeling (Brooke, played distance until the right moment when by Taylor Dye) and the last friend is she needs him. working with children and plans on Now, some people may be wonderadopting (Bethany, played by Sarah ing why this opera is called “Finding Smith). All of these friends have a tight Pennies.” Well, when Ben walks Amy friendship that, although it wavers home, Amy finds a penny and states as all friendships do, is still strong all how her mother used to leave penthroughout the performance. nies around the house for her and they Amy is concerned for her own would make up stories about where the future since she isn’t sure what she penny had been and who it was with. It wants to do with her life. Along her created “…endless possibilities.” journey of self–discovery, she has a As the years pass, each friend strugfriend who has a bit of a crush on her, gles with losses and the ups and downs Ben (who is played by Samuel Gilbert). that life throws at them. These strugHe believes in her, and although he gles included an injured leg, a divorce,
being fired, a car accident and an adoption not going through. However, despite all of this, their friendship still stays strong. Even when one of them dies in child–birth (Bethany), all of the friends remain strong and still meet up at their favorite café. The music of the opera was beautifully done. Words can barely describe what the performers and orchestra players created. Some voices were soft and smooth while others were bold, rich and warm. When two or more voices sung together, it made a very harmonious sound that was very pleasing and heartwarming. Anyone could feel the emotion of the moment that was portrayed from each song—the strong friendship, love and even sadness. I would like to note that the backstage crew of the opera worked very fluently. There was even amusing music that played during the short interludes to change scenes. The entire production went extremely smoothly and quickly. All in all, the opera was a huge success.
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Guild Game of the Week: Sonic By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer Running, running, more running, running and stop! So, what can we learn from an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog? Probably a few things actually. For example, taking down the villain Doctor Eggman. We also learn that in order to survive life we must avoid the hazardous dangers that await and overcome any obstacles in our way (along with collecting some golden rings, of course). And let’s not forget about the Chaos Emeralds that turn thoughts into power, and warp time and space with Chaos Control. They give life to all living things and can be used to create some awesome weap-
onry. As we venture through our lives, let us not forget the checkpoints that will save our progress. All of the Emeralds and ring collecting need to be saved or else we lose them and have to start all over. Well, that might be okay as long as our famous blue hedgehog helps us regain them again. Oh? So you have noticed that the blue hedgehog’s name has yet to be mentioned? SONIC! There. There is his name. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! He is so awesome that he gets to have his name in all capital letters through the rest of this article. Back tracking in some history, the first SONIC THE HEDGEHOG game to come out was sometime in the year 1991
and the latest one in 2013. The genius creator of the blue hedgehog speedster is Yuji Naka. That’s right. Sonic is Japanese, bet you didn’t see that one coming… Or maybe you did. Also, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is owned by Sega and has been on different genres of games such as action–adventure, racing, fighting and role–playing games. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG games have been on many gaming devices such as the Sega Genesis, Game Boy, PSP, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Wii U and others, as well as online. Back to our blue anthropomorphic hedgehog. Oh wait, his friends! So quickly now; Tails, also known as Miles Prower is a fox with two tails and can fly. Amy Rose, originally nicknamed
Rosy the Rascal, is a pink female hedgehog with an obsessive love for SONIC and carries around a giant hammer. My personal favorite, Knuckles the Echidna, is a red echidna (an extreme surprise there) who is a powerful fighter with spiked–like gloves. Now to our protagonist. You can find pictures of his face somewhere in Asher on the floor that is the peanut butter to the chemistry and biology floors (they are the bread). No one knows who draws his face, but SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is slowly taking over. Well, that is all for now. Remember, you might be able to outrun a small child, but you can never out run SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.
Featured Student Work: The Python Monty By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer It was some and a few summers ago, In a household of my family and me, There was a python that my sister took hold, He was the Python Monty; Permission was given for care of the serpent, And a small twist of a lie that was the key. He was interesting and he found the cat interesting, In a household of my family and me, But the cat and he did not hold love for each other, This Python called Monty; I held love for him and decided to undermine my sister Without permission, I played with he. The top of the cage was left without the weights, In a household of my family and me, And he had slipped out into the darkness of the night, This Python called Monty; The cat that belong to my sister was to blame, No one knew it was me.
The search with my sister and I took a whole day, In a household of my family and me, Our mother came home and good and bad news was told, About the Python Monty; Bad news was about the serpent escapes and good was the search, Mother was not happy. A call to the owner of the snake was taken, In a household of my family and me, Yet he had only laughed and gave no advice on the search, About his Python named Monty; So mice were bought and held in traps, but no luck was found The hope was lost by my family and me. Summer neighbored to an end and school seem to be near, In a household of my family and me, A night of the last weekend, the cats were found staring, It must be the Python Monty; Yes! It was the reptile I refused to hold again, My sister placed him back, not me, He was starved and scared, but back before school, In this adventure of the Python called Monty.
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entirely and just go to Christmas, because gifts. First off, Thanksgiving is pitched to us in elementary school as a time when the Pilgrims and the Native Americans had their first meal together, shared the plenty that they had and showed their strong bonds through surviving the first year’s harsh winter. This becomes problematic and questionable because I’m not entirely sure Euro–Americans were that peaceful. I mean, remember the whole Columbus thing?
As Americans we observe some bizarre holidays, ranging from “Sibling Week” to “Thank a Mailman Day.” On a more traditional note, we have your patriotic holidays to romantic holidays, and in the fall and winter seasons we used to observe familial holidays. I say “used to” like it’s a bad thing, because well...it is. People complain that feminism is breaking up the family unit in America, but I disagree. I believe it is the consumerist aspect of the holidays, especially the observance of “Black Friday,” that is driving many family units in America to become broken. But I digress. Familial holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas are quickly becoming looked over due to gaining material objects. Do not get me wrong: Source: Slimyfish.net Christmas is a splendid Many people seem to forget holiday in the Christian about Thanksgiving being a tradition, and one that I holiday nowadays. hold close to my heart, but it is not in fact my favorite holiday. Thanksgiving Well that didn’t quite end just takes first place in my heart, because the Pilgrims landed at because my family spends Plymouth. There’s one strike it together and enjoys a nice against Thanksgiving because meal with each other. Family the foundation that it is laid on time is very important to the is not religious, but more patriCurtis Clan, and we take our otic and kind of pretentious of turkey seriously. However, it Americans to celebrate. is becoming a common theme There is also the fact that in these recent years in Amer- some radio stations play ica to denounce Thanksgiving Christmas songs after Hallow-
een. Even department stores across America put out fruit cake, peppermints and wrapping paper almost immediately after the half–off candy sale the day after Halloween. Whoa, America! Put on the brakes! Seriously, we just got finished gorging ourselves on pumpkin carving and chocolates shaped like ghouls and now you want me to put up my Christmas tree and sing Christmas carols? No, sorry, not about that life. There actually happens to be a poor holiday stuck in between Halloween and Christmas, and that happens to be Thanksgiving. To me, Thanksgiving has never been about celebrating the survival of the Pilgrims after that first winter; it has always been about going to my aunt’s house and having the entire family over for dinner. It’s one day out of the year where my family puts aside every busy thing they have been doing, even electronics for the most part, just to talk to each other and enjoy the other’s company. I’m not saying you should tear down the walls of Wal–Mart and demand they remove the wreaths and stockings from the shelves, but maybe consider what really matters, and what you should be thankful for during November as a start.
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Small changes have arrived at GC By CHELSEY CONSTANT Staff Writer Walking through the Grille on Tuesday it was easy to see that there was much excitement about a new office that was designed for the Student Government Association. While it is nice to see the area in the bottom floor of the Student Center being turned into something educationally based, it may not have been the best move for Georgetown College. To begin with, the college is in debt, according to rumors flying around campus. To remedy this situation things
have gone missing from the lives of the Georgetown students. For example, The Caf has dropped a few options during the week and has eliminated lunch from “brunch” on the weekends. Now, it is fully understood that this is not the doing of SGA; however, the money that was put into such a project as a new office could have been better directed to benefit all of campus. Another point to be made is that instead of funding this new project, the money put into it could have been used for something SGA should want to put effort into, such as accessibility on campus.
There are many problems with handicap accessibility on
accessibility issue at Georgetown, it could have been a start for the college to become a more accepting place for people with disabilities. Lastly, it is important to say that in no way does this mean that SGA did not Source: Georgetowncollege.edu deserve a better Changes have come to campus, but could place to do their more have been done? work, but that the money that Georgetown’s campus. While was put into it may have been it is easily understood that the somewhat unnecessary. The money that went into the SGA furniture bought for the room office could not entirely fix the may not have been completely
needed because there are an abundance of chairs and desks on this campus that can easily be used in this new office in order to save the college money. While it is a great thing to see that our college is giving back to SGA in this way, it is also a little excessive for the situation the school is currently in. In hindsight the college may have needed to think about recycling gently used furniture for the office in order to cut down on cost so that it could fund other important projects on the campus.
Say hello to a new friend on campus
By KAYLA BOSWELL Staff Writer
Lurking around our campus is a strange creature. It lives among the squirrels, befriending them just to sneak in some of those acorns. Then it scurries back into its home near the Student Center. Only a few people will see it among the other campus creatures. It can usually be found near the base of a huge tree or running back to its home. No, no, it is not the famous Pepé Le Pew that we smell on our campus from time to time or spot near the dorms on South Campus. No, this creature is far more ferocious than a mere skunk. It takes the smaller form of a squirrel with two white stripes that are out-
lined in black down its back. let’s call it Jamie. There is only There is a small, scary bushy one Jamie that has been hiding tail that should be feared. itself among the squirrels, or And when this creature stuffs at least that has been seen. acorns in its mouth, the cheeks Jamie could be conducting sciare puffed out. entific experiments under the That’s right. We have our sidewalk in front of The Café. very own Alvin on campus. Jamie could be making clones Well, this of itself, but we don’t chipmunk know that. doesn’t seem Jamie could actually to have the just be a harmless chippersonality of munk. A harmless chipAlvin. I have munk that cannot sing never heard it like Alvin and the Chipsing or greet munks, although that people so would be a nifty trick openly. This that would attract more chipmunk people to our campus. could possiBut alas, Jamie is just a bly be Brit- Source: Alvin.wikia.com normal chipmunk who tney, but since Do we have a new eats acorns and shares the the gender friend among us? campus with the squiris unknown, rels.
Jamie isn’t as friendly as our campus squirrels. No, Jamie is the first to run from someone if they try to sneak up on him/her. I heard a theory that Jamie is the overlord of the squirrels since there is only one Jamie, and our Pepé Le Pew upon our campus is the evil king threatening to overpower and take over the peaceful creature’s life. If this theory is true, Pepé Le Pew is trying to banish our squirrels to the cemetery, but they live a nice life on campus. The students practically feed them by dropping an apple on the grass or in the trash can. Jamie must take a stand and tell Pepé Le Pew that he can live on campus only if he promises to keep peace. So for now, Pepé Le Pew only lurks
around at night, waiting for the right moment to strike. Anyway, I just wanted to welcome our new member to Georgetown: Jamie. Although many people may not know you exist, I believe you deserve a little bit of recognition to make you feel welcome and safe on campus.
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Jamie the chipmunk.
THE BACKPAGE A Brief History of Georgetonia, Part 5: The End.
By A. Fraley & T. Phillips BackPage Editors The time of the Great Peace had returned. And this time it seemed, finally, for once, for all and forever, that peace would truly rule the land. No more monsters. No more revolts. No more egotistical squirrels stealing Caf trays. There would be no problems or complaints forevermore... “HAHAHA.” Great was the laughter heard throughout Georgetonia, as this was so clearly the opposite of the truth. One disgruntled citizen, Dollis Hudgeon, unapologetically broke the fourth wall to petition us: “Why do you BackPage editors come back every other week to torment us? Can’t you leave us alone?” Moved by her powerful words, we decided that, this week, nothing horrendous would happen. The Georgetonians would experience no problems whatsoever and all would be as it should. “As it should,” of course being a loose term, and often conversely associated with the phrase “Never ever on God’s green Earth.” (Read: Stressful, I have three papers due even as I type this article.) Even despite the supposed “peace,” the Georgetonians found themselves weary and downtrodden. Everyday life brought with it midterm exams, papers that had been written at 2 a.m. (via advice from the BackPage) and worst of all….oh, we don’t even feel like finishing this joke. Overcome with obligations, apathy ran rampant on campus like kindergarteners in The Caf on college visit days. Thus, many Georgetonians attended their advising meetings and shared this bit of wisdom with their professors: “Why worry about stuff when you can just, like, not worry about it?” The great faculty, in awe of this wise proverb, resigned themselves to
fate as well. A paradigm shift occured for the entire course catalog, as the general hatred of the semester sank even into the course books. Religion students were placed in courses such as “REL 204: The Apathetic Apophatic Methodological Method of Apathy.” Pre-med students spaketh, “YOLO,”by selecting courses on German in the 15th century, and were promptly shipped off to a nearby kingdom called The Younihvurcitee of Kantookay to complete their degrees. The Kantookayans had held a grudge against the Georgetonians ever since the Georgetonians had slain them in the Game of Baskets during their first six historical matchups. Annoyed by the recent influx of their accursed nemeses to their Younihvurcitee, the Kantookayans devised an evil plan. They would destroy the LRC tree. They would remove the LRC’s grande piano. They would rob Georgetonia of... something else important? Tortellini! Despite the cruelest of intentions from the Kantookayans, the apathy of the semester prevented the Georgetonians from even noticing at all. Those few who were not watching Netflix and happened to be walking through the LRC (only to reach the Berry of the Mulbs, of course) failed to notice the missing tree and piano. In an effort to point out these travesties, a messenger known as the Sovereign Honors Matriarch Dr. Birdch began to reveal to the Georgetonians all the horrors that had befallen the LRC. She spun the tales of olde, expressed in this newly uncovered, cryptic manuscript: “Once, there was a tree, now there is not. The piano that once dwelt here, has been forgot.” But the weary, apathetic Georgetonians could not care less. As they sat complacently, the Kantookayans continued their harassment by challeng-
ing the Georgetonians to a duel. Many Georgetonians grew fearful, and took up the Kantookayans’ blue and white flag, rejecting the black and orange of their land. In the wake of the coming war, Georgetonia descended into mayhem. The WiFi went out again. The skunks returned. Those from Andersoniach to the Grecian lands prepared another mass evacuation because “Winter is coming.” Hope was lost. That was it. The Kantookayans took over Georgetonia, and the Georgetonians assimilated to their culture. There was no Great Peace. There was no rejoicing. Just apathy and acceptance of the downfall of their entire society and history. The End. Hello. Our names are Austin and Tyler. Welcome to the real world. We wrote these articles to tell you the tale of our school. We spoke in metaphors to ensure our safety against terrors such as the Yik Yak beast from part four. We even used pseudonyms; A. and T. are not even our real names! Now that we’re so far into the semester they won’t be looking. We are the resistance. The story does not have to end this way. In fact, for the peoples of Georgetonia, there is great reason for hope! Change is always possible, but you must do your part. Live. Our school is the home to a rich tradition of hospitality, community and love. Take part in these traditions, endeavor to explore the community and allow Georgetown College to be a “beacon to guide” both inwardly in our own lives, and outwardly as we graduate into the world. Learn. Georgetonia was born out of a passion for truth by people dedicated to the pursuit thereof. We must strive to remain a truth-seeking people, and to
always do so with the humble recognition of the insights of those around us. Our various disciplines do not have to divide us. Instead, they ought to build up the rich culture of Georgetonia! Believe. We dream of a better world. A world with parking outside the pit of despair. A world without a Yik Yak beast. A world where Songfest is unstressful. A world where Netflix is available but not the meaning of our existence. And we believe in more still. We believe in a Georgetonia firmly dedicated to the love of Christ, with open arms and open dialogue. A place where people don’t feel divided, and a place where people can thrive academically, socially and individually. Not that this is absent from Georgetonia —by no means. We have experienced all of this here in abundance, and increasingly so since our respective first years. Georgetonia is a special place. Instead, we are merely requesting a continuation of the same traditions that have been provided for us. This is our responsibility as a student body. Don’t become complacent. Don’t let Georgetonia fade away from you. It is a beautiful land, but that beauty is contingent on our treatment of it. We are shareholders of a wonderful gift. You once looked up to others who have gone before you; now, you must walk in their footsteps. You’ve only got four years. Change the paradigm where it fails and always keep what is good. Keep one foot grounded in our history, and the other taking the next step towards the future. Join the resistance. [This concludes “A Brief History of Georgetonia.” The next installation in the series will be “The Future of Georgetonia,” to be found in Issue 10 of this semester’s Georgetonian.]