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Commuter Students Have Their Own Space

Are you a commuter student looking for a quiet place to study between classes or just to take a break? There is a commuter student lounge for your use. The commuter student lounge is located in the Student Activity

Center. When you enter the front doors, the lounge is located to your right. The space contains tables and chairs for eating and studying, vending, coffeemaker, microwaves, and a

computer lab down the hallway.

Commuter students who have suggestions about other items to include or provide in the lounge or on campus should fill out a suggestion form that can

be found electronically through their D2L account.

Students are also welcome to share any comments or concerns directly with the Vice President for Student Affairs, Heidi Leming, at hleming@ccga.edu.

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Award-winning Historian Will Visit CCGA BY

CARY KNAPP

Seaswells 2012 Earns Top Honors from American Scholastic Press Association

VOLUME 30, NO. 4 • FEBRUARY 2013

Seaswells 2012 is a ground- designers, staff members, and of the balance on and relationships On Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in breaking magazine. From the advisor.” The Seaswells staff cannot between all the pages, and the Stembler Theatre, Sylviane Anna stunning cover to the clean, disagree—especially about the talent Presentation requires the effective Diouf will speak about her book, uncluttered look of the pages, the and creativity of Elise Morley of Sea use of modern graphic design as well Servants of Allah: African Muslims magazine sets a new standard for to Sea Printing and Publishing, the as a lack of typographical errors.

Enslaved in the Americas (New excellence—and the American printer of the 2012 magazine .

The only two categories in which York University Press, 1998). The Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) As mentioned earlier, each Seaswells lost points were Content book is a study of Muslims in the seems to agree. Seaswells 2012 magazine can earn up to 1000 points. Coverage and Creativity. Content Americas from the 16th to the 19th received the First Place with Special There are 400 possible points for Coverage requires that the magazine centuries. The talk is part of the Merit award in the annual ASPA Content Coverage, 200 for effectively include a variety of American Library Association’s magazine competition, earning 980 Organization, 150 for Design, 180 literary styles. In addition, the grant, “Bridging Cultures of 1,000 possible points. for Presentation, and 70 for philosophical objectives of the Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys,” In addition, radiology student Creativity. Judges gave Seaswells magazine must be reflected in the which was awarded to the Hog Justin Gines was recognized for perfect scores in three categories: quality and tone of the publication.

Hammock Library on Sapelo Island.

Design, and The judges also consider the Servants of Allah was named Foundation. She has also appeared Outstanding Photography for his Organization, photo entitled “Incoming.”

Gines originality of the ideas and concepts Presentation.

Outstanding Academic Book in Sylviane on History Detectives.

In addition, Anna Diouf A perfect score for Organization presented in the publication. They 1999, and it also received Honorable she was a panelist on “Islam and also took the photo used for the recognizes the usability of the table deducted 10 points, saying that the Mention for the Outstanding Books America in a Global World,” an cover, an x-ray of a starfish.

In the ASPA judging, any score of of contents and clearly stated goals criteria for inclusion of student Award from the Meyers Center for event organized by former President the Study of Human Rights. It is the Bill Clinton and New York 900 points and above earns a First and intent and publication data. contributions are not obvious and Place certificate, but judges may Design involves the judges’ opinion consistent. first book to trace the religious, University. social, and cultural history of the Dr. Diouf has also written books choose to honor magazines with 950 West African Muslim communities for children, including the award- points or more with a Special Merit in the Americas during the era of the winning series African Kings and designation. The “Special Merit” transatlantic slave trade.

Queens; Growing Up in Slavery, a distinction is awarded only to Dr. Diouf is also the author of book on children enslaved in the magazines that the ASPA judges Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The United States; and Bintou’s Braids, consider “an outstanding overall Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of an award-winning fiction book for example of a scholastic publication format, content, and the Last Africans Brought to younger children that has been in America (Oxford University Press, published in the United States, presentation.”

In the past 20 years, Seaswells has 2007). The book received the Brazil, and France. She has taught at Wesley-Logan Prize of the Libreville University in Gabon and won First Place with Special Merit American Historical Association and New York University. She is 18 times. Seven of those years, the James Sulzby Award of the currently Curator of Digital Seaswells was also named Most Alabama Historical Association. It Collections and Director of the Outstanding College/Community was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Schomburg-Mellon Humanities College Magazine in the country.

Of the 2012 edition, ASPA judges Legacy Award.

Institute at the Schomburg Center Diouf is also the editor of the for Research in Black Culture of The repeated the praise of previous years, writing that the magazine showed critically acclaimed Fighting the New York Public Library. “the superior efforts of talented and Justin Gines’s photo entitled “Incoming” won an award for Outstanding Slave Trade: West African The program on April 26 is free Strategies (Ohio University Press, and open to students, faculty, staff, creative editors, writers, artists, Photography from the ASPA, one of only three photos from the entire photographers, layout/graphic country to earn that recognition.

2003), the first book to study in and the public. detail African resistance to the slave trade. She has co-edited In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience (National Geographic, 2005).

These films will all be showing in the Stembler Theatre at 7

BY CARY KNAPP She has appeared on ABC and on p.m. Treat yourself to some—or all—of these amazing films.

PBS in the documentaries This Far There is nothing so visual, so engaging, so true to life as They are outstanding examples of movies made outside of by Faith: African-American film to transport students to unfamiliar worlds. This April, the Hollywood and, who knows? You might become a foreignSpiritual Journeys and Prince International Association of the College of Coastal Georgia is film fan!

Among Slaves, an award-winning sponsoring a series of films that will introduce some foreign On Monday, April 8, film produced by Unity Productions cultures and global concepts. see The Intouchables.

From France and made in 2011, this Parisian comedy was directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toldeano. Based on a true story about a wealthy quadriplegic and his ne’er-do-well immigrant caretaker, this film has become the biggest international success in the history of French cinema. It’s in French with English subtitles; 112 minutes; The series winds up and Rated R. Thursday, April 11, with a smashing On Tuesday, April 9, the British comedy. powerful drama City of God Saving Grace was will be featured. Made in made in the U.K. in Brazil in 2002, it was 2000, and it’s directed directed by Fernando

by Nigel Cole. It’s the Meirelles. The story story of a small-town concerns two boys growing English widow who, up in a violent neighborhood facing financial of Rio de Janeiro who take troubles after her different paths: one becomes husband’s suicide, a photographer, the other a turns to growing and drug dealer. It’s in selling plants of an Portuguese with English illegal kind. It’s 93 subtitles; 130 minutes; and minutes; and Rated R. Rated R.

The Creativity category considers things that the ASPA calls “imponderables” such as budgetary limitations, size of distribution, type of community, and how the publication is “somehow unique for the population it serves.” Due to the vagueness of this category, it is impossible to understand why the ASPA judges took off 10 points.

The staff of Seaswells 2013 has been working hard to ensure that this year’s magazine not only meets but exceeds the standards laid down by previous editions of the magazine.

This year is presenting quite a challenge as the number of submissions is way down from previous years. Nevertheless, the Seaswells staff thanks everybody who submits their creative work year after year; without the artists and poets and writers out there, Seaswells wouldn’t even exist. You are the reason Seaswells continues to win awards every year.

FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR APRIL

On Wednesday, April 10, the supernatural plays a huge role in Let the Right One In. Made in Sweden in 2008 and directed by Tomas Alfredson, this is the tale of Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, who finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

It’s in Swedish with English subtitles; 115 minutes; and Rated R.

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Is Obama to Blame for the Surge in Federal Debt?

BY

DON MATHEWS

Please note: this is not a political article. It is quite the opposite. It is a description of reality based on evidence as opposed to ideology.

The conventional view of the federal government’s fiscal situation consists of three claims: (1) “federal government spending is spiraling out of control,” (2) “federal spending is spiraling out of control because entitlement spending is spiraling out of control,” and (3) “President Obama is to blame for the surge in federal debt.”

The conventional claims have been asserted and reasserted countless times over the past four years. They are now so deeply entrenched in the public mind that to question them—even with a meek “Are you sure?”—is to guarantee glares of scorn for being ignorant of obvious and important truths.

Yet what is so remarkable about the conventional claims is the utter lack of evidence that is provided to support them. All that is ever offered is the fact that the federal government has run budget deficits of more than $1 trillion in each of the past four years.

But that’s not sufficient. Data about budget deficits tell us about budget deficits. They don’t tell us about federal spending, they don’t tell us about entitlement spending, and they certainly don’t tell us who or what is responsible for the deficits.

A claim that federal spending is out of control should be accompanied by historical data on federal spending. A claim that entitlement spending is out of control should be accompanied by historical data on entitlement spending. And a claim that Obama is to blame for the surge in federal debt must be supported by a lot more than “it happened while he was president, so obviously his policies are responsible.”

There is another remarkable thing about the conventional claims. Not one of them stands up to actual evidence.

Let’s consider the claims in turn.

The data we’ll use are from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a nonpartisan office established by Congress in 1974 to provide members of Congress with independent analyses of economic and budgetary issues. The data are found at http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43904.

Claim 1: Federal Spending is spiraling out of control. In 2009, the first year of President Obama’s first term, total federal spending was $3,518 billion. In 2012, total federal spending was $3,539 billion. That’s an increase of 0.6 percent over three years. That is the slowest rate of growth in federal spending over any three-year time period listed in the cited table, which goes back to 1973.

More complete data indicate that the growth in federal spending from 2009 to 2012 was the slowest rate of growth over any three-year period since 1945-48.

How does the slowest rate of growth in federal spending over any three-year period since 1945-48 amount to federal spending spiraling out of control? It doesn’t. The claim is false.

Claim 2: Federal spending is out of control because entitlement spending is out of control.

What about spending on entitlement programs—Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and the many income security programs? What are the actual data?

In 2009, outlays for federal entitlement programs totaled $2,283 billion. In 2012, they totaled $2,240 billion. In other words, federal entitlement spending was 2 percent less in 2012 than it was in 2009.

The entitlement programs that receive a great deal of attention in the national discussion over the federal government’s fiscal situation are the income security programs: unemployment compensation, food stamps, school lunch programs, and the like. The data? In 2009, federal spending on income security programs was $350 billion. In 2012, federal spending on income security programs was $354 billion. That’s a 3-year difference of 1 percent.

This is entitlement spending out of control? It’s not. It’s another false claim.

Claim 3: President Obama is to blame for the surge in federal debt.

So where did the trillion-dollar deficits come from? The deficits, almost entirely, are the consequence of the deep recession and weak recovery.

In a recession, government revenues fall and government spending increases automatically, without any change in tax or spending policy. Falling incomes, falling profits, and greater unemployment mean the government receives less in tax revenue but spends more on unemployment compensation and income-based entitlement programs. And the steeper the recession, the harder the hit on the federal budget.

So how do we know that the trillion-dollar deficits are the consequence of the recession and not Obama policies? On January 7, 2009, 13 days before Barack Obama was inaugurated for his first term, the CBO issued its forecast of the federal budget for 2009 and subsequent years. The document can be found at http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/ cbofiles/ftpdocs/99xx/doc995/ 01-07-outlook.pdf.

The CBO projected that, with no change in policies from 2008, federal spending would surge from $2,983 billion in 2008 to $3,543 billion in 2009, revenues would fall from $2,524 billion to $2,357 billion, and the budget deficit would increase from $459 billion to $1,186 billion. In other words, if President Obama and the 2009 Congress had left tax and spending policies exactly as they were when President Bush left office, the budget deficit would have jumped by 158 percent to $1.2 trillion in a single year.

The actual deficit turned out to be $1,413 billion. The CBO forecast was off by $200 billion primarily because it underestimated the severity of the recession. (The forecast assumed that real GDP would decrease by 2.2 percent and the unemployment rate would climb to 8.3 percent in 2009. Reality was worse: real GDP fell by 3.1 percent, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.3 percent.) The Obama stimulus package also included a tax cut.

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Government spending came in slightly below the forecast at $3,518 billion, despite the stimulus package.

The upshot is, the trillion-dollar deficits have very little to do with Obama policies but almost everything to do with the state of the economy. Obama did not bring us the surge in federal debt; the recession did. Conventional claim 3: false.

There is a much larger issue here.

The larger issue is about ideology and evidence and why we believe what we believe.

Is it not bizarre, to say the least, that the all but uniformly accepted view of the federal government’s fiscal situation is totally at odds with the evidence, evidence that is readily available?

The national discussion on the government’s budget situation has been driven entirely by ideology and, I must say, ignorance of the most basic economics of government finance. Evidence has played no role.

It hasn’t even been considered.

How does this happen? Are we always so quick to choose ideology over evidence? On how many other matters do we substitute ideology for thought and evidence? When reality does not conform to our ideology, how often do we shield our eyes from reality to maintain our ideology?

It is so much easier, and requires so little courage, to be a parrot or a sheep rather than a reflective human being.

EDITORS’ LOG-IC:

Love the progress; hate the collateral damage!

Driving by the College of Coastal Georgia, one cannot help but notice the way the campus has changed visually in just a few short years. With the addition of the Health and Science building, student housing, the Campus Center, and the new Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning that opened just a few weeks ago, CCGA has made more than just a step in the direction of creating a whole new campus; it’s completely eliminated any obstacle in its way.

Students who began their college experience here back in 2010, when we were still using mulch as our primary sidewalks, remember how this place looked before, during, and after construction. And we must say that the changes make it a much more attractive campus, one that is more up-to-date and far more stylish. New students may be unhappy about the hassles that construction of the new entrance and arch has created, but they have no idea how fortunate they are.

They don’t know what it was like to have five different areas of campus off limits and marked by orange construction fences so that you basically had to go downtown to get from the gym to the library.

With everything growing up around us on campus, it’s easy to start noticing the little things that are disappearing. Some of us remember that around this time of the year, the campus turned pink. No matter where we looked, azaleas of every shade of pink brightened the campus and everyone’s spirits. We miss them.

We are also seeing fewer and fewer posted flyers and more electronic displays. While we’re pro technology ourselves, we suspect we are never reaching a huge part of our target audience because they won’t stand there and stare at the screen and wait until the things they are interested in come scrolling by. We’re not saying there isn’t value in the electronic advertising. We just think that combining the electronic stuff with posters and flyers where students will take the time to read them (and that place is not necessarily a bulletin board plastered with layer upon layer of the same old sameold) would raise the levels of awareness of and attendance at events and meetings.

In addition, we thought that we were seeing fewer and fewer nontraditional students (NTS). We hate to see that because the older students have always been a huge asset in the classroom. This school has always been an open-access institution, meaning we prided ourselves on giving everyone—both traditional and nontraditional students—an opportunity to work to obtain a better education.

When we checked with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, we learned that we were absolutely correct. Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic drop in the NTS population. In 2007, 74 percent of the student body—over 2,100 students—was non-traditional, basically students 23 years of age or older.

This past fall, we had about 200 more students compared to five years ago, and a whopping 63% of them were traditional students. It’s wonderful that new bachelor degrees, the residence halls, Mariners Galley, and the growth in intercollegiate athletics have made the place more welcoming for traditional students.

Unfortunately, those same things have dashed the hopes for a brighter future for many older students. We had 1,000 fewer NTS than we did just five years ago.

Students in the residence halls generally want classes during the day, so does that mean more classes are being offered during the day and fewer in the evening?

Fewer night classes would mean less opportunity for NTS to come to school after work.

Our study of the spring schedule reveals that the only four-year programs offering evening classes this spring are criminal justice and management. Aside from CRJU and MGMT, we could find only two other 3000- or 4000-level classes offered this spring in the evening. If online and eCore classes were what NTS wanted, as was suggested in a story in the Brunswick News back on November 13, we wouldn’t have 1,000 fewer NTS today. There were a lot more opportunities for four-year degrees for evening students before we became a fouryear school!

Fees for things they’ll never use are making CCGA more and more unattractive to NTS. Requiring NTS who take 8 or more hours to buy $195 meal plans that they probably can’t use seems unfair. Many come right from work and do not get to campus in time to sit down for a meal. They’re also paying a $100 Campus Center fee—and many have never set foot inside the building.

Add to that a $145 athletic fee and a $25 recreation and intramural fee—if we were NTS, we’d be looking for a more NTS-friendly school, too.

As our school changes, we no longer see it as a place where any- and everyone is able to obtain the education so desperately needed to get and keep decent jobs these days. Instead, we see a small-town school striving to become this new hot spot for the younger generation to come spend the first years of their college experience.

One member of the Mariners’ Log staff says that when she first began school here at CCGA, she saw it as a place where she could feel at home and still get the best education around. That’s why she chose CCGA, because it wasn’t a big party school. It wasn’t just about appearances; the quality of the education truly mattered. She’s somewhat disillusioned today. She commented that a school that focuses on how good it looks to others may forget that what’s more important is how good it actually is.

It’s amazing to see how our campus is growing, and as students, we’re excited to be a part of it. With the new look comes plenty of positive publicity, but let’s not forget who and what have made the College of Coastal Georgia an asset to this community for over 50 years.

The End of the World, or Why You Don’t Want to Live to Be 600 Million Years Old

BY JAKE

KUTRUFIS AND JOSH FINCHER

The end of the world. When will it come? What will cause it? These are questions that probably everyone has asked. There are a myriad of theories how and when the world will end. Some are ridiculously farfetched; some contain an actual scientific premise. Will the Sun explode and destroy earth along with it? Or will a comet strike into Earth, like when dinosaurs inhabited the planet, and cause an ice age that makes Earth uninhabitable? These are two main theories that have some scientific backing and that are plausible.

Will the Sun explode? Yes. According to current data and theories, in 7.8 billion years, the Sun will collapse upon itself and form a white dwarf roughly the size of Earth. But Earth will become uninhabitable long before that happens.

Currently, the Sun is almost half way through its life. It provides Earth with a sustainable, habitable atmosphere. As the sun gets older, it gets brighter, and as it gets brighter, Earth’s surface temperature will rise.

Every 110 million years, the sun will shine one percent brighter.

Sun and heat are critical for all ecosystems, but there is a limit.

Ecosystems can only survive in a range of temperatures. In roughly 600 to 800 million years, the temperature will be above habitable levels for all life on the planet. The earth’s heating up will create an excess of carbon dioxide in the air.

The levels will be so high that plants will not be able to photosynthesize.

Slowly all plant life will start to die.

Without plants to provide oxygen, human and animal life will start to die as well.

Even after most life is killed off, the earth will still continue to heat up. In roughly a billion years, the average temperature on Earth will be around 120 degrees Fahrenheit (it’s currently 61°F). The average temperature will have doubled, and it will just keep getting higher. At 120 degrees F., the oceans will start to evaporate, further devastating any life that might have somehow survived until this point. Without water, life on earth will truly be impossible, and the end of life will be the end of the world.

What can be done to prevent this disaster from happening? Nothing.

There is nothing that can stop the Sun from heating up, but there is one possibility of survival. As the Sun heats up and raises the surface temperature of the Earth, it will also raise the temperature of the surrounding planets. The technology will be exponentially more advanced by the time this issue arises, so interplanetary travel, on a large scale, and terra-forming—the process of changing the atmosphere and surface conditions of another planetary body so that it will sustain life—may be possible, and Earth’s inhabitants can “move” to a new planet.

Mars would be a likely choice, because it has ice caps at its poles that could possibly melt and create oceans. This move is a possible avenue for survival that scientists will research feverishly in the future—that is, unless a comet wipes out the Earth’s population first.

Imagine an object the size of a house traveling 30,000 miles per hour and impacting the earth. This object is made up of rock and minerals and is very heavy. The size of this object is on the small side compared to other objects of its kind.

Most readers probably already know that this object is an asteroid.

Asteroids are small planetary

bodies that revolve around the Sun. Every now and then, one’s path happens to cross Earth’s path.

Anyone who thinks that this total earth-wide destruction is impossible should consider the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs’ reign over the planet ended when an asteroid the size of Mt. Everest struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

When most people think of asteroids, they think Hollywood and envision the dangerous objects from the movies. Those huge rocks look to be a quarter of the size of earth. It does not take as big a rock as one might think to cause problems.

When one takes an object and gives it the speeds that asteroids have, which are on average around 40,000 miles per hour, smaller objects become just as dangerous. An asteroid the size of a normal house has as much energy as the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima; the effects could cover a circle with a radius of roughly a mile and half. If the asteroid instead was the size of a 20-story apartment building, it would have as much power as some of the world’s largest nuclear weapons.

Instead, what if an asteroid with a diameter of a kilometer (0.6 miles) impacted Earth? The actual probability of an asteroid that size hitting the earth is one every half a million years. (Keep in mind that this is an educated guess, not a guarantee.) The energy from the impact will throw debris into the air.

Some of the debris will have so much velocity that it will escape the atmosphere and go into orbit.

Some of the debris, it is thought, will stay suspended in the upper atmosphere for a couple of years.

This will dim the sun and completely put a halt to agriculture.

The rest of the debris will rain back down onto Earth, causing all kinds

of havoc. The heat that comes with all this energy could heat up the atmosphere, which could cause secondary effects to the climate.

Most people probably picture an asteroid making its impact on land.

However, considering how there is more ocean than land on this planet, an ocean impact is more likely.

When the asteroid impacts the ocean, it will push the water aside and hit the ocean floor to create a large crater. The water being displaced will cause a huge tsunami to form, radiating out in all directions. The real damage will come when the tsunami strikes land.

After the first tsunami, there will likely be more because of crustal shifting from the impact.

Not only will the asteroid cause huge tsunamis, but also the heat from the impact is likely to cause problems. The material in the impact will heat up to 4,000 to 6,000 degrees centigrade, which is as hot as the surface of the sun.

One day a good-sized asteroid that can cause global effects will be on a collision course with earth. When this happens, humans still on the planet will need to be prepared.

There needs to be more research into plants that can grow in low sunlight.

Maybe a collision can be avoided altogether if current research into how to push asteroids off their collision course with Earth is successful. Some suggest taking a smaller asteroid and placing it on an impact course with the larger one to knock it off its courseand prevent a collision with Earth.

The end of the world will come one day. It could be from the Sun’s heating up and expanding,, or it could be from an asteroid striking the earth. Or it’s possible that the end will be a result of causes that no one today has even considered.

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Showcasing Black History Month

BY JESSICA

MOBLEY

Which famous African American . . .

• Is a knight?

• Was the top box-office star of 1967?

• Was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

• Was ranked the 22nd Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute?

• Has directed films starring Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Gene Wilder?

• Was chosen to receive an Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?

• Has served as the Bahamian ambassador to Japan since 1997?

• Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2009?

If you guessed Sidney Poitier, then you guessed correctly.

Poitier was born February 20, 1927. His parents, Reginald James Poitier and Evelyn (née Outten), were native Bahamians who farmed and sold produce for a living. Sidney was born in Miami while his parents were visiting the states to sell produce, gaining him automatic U.S. citizenship. Sidney was two months premature, and doctors did not expect him to survive, but he persevered.

He grew up on Cat Island during the period that the Bahamas were still a British colony. At 15, he moved to Miami to live with his brother. At 17, Poitier relocated to New York City, where he worked as a dishwasher and learned English with the assistance of a Jewish waiter.

Sidney then decided to join the United States military.

He enlisted in the Army, and worked as a dishwasher until he decided to audition with the American Negro Theater, but the audition did not pan out.

However, Poitier would not be deterred. Six months later, he returned to the theater, and his second audition landed him a spot with the Theater. It was not long before he was noticed for his ability and given a leading part in a Broadway production of Lysistrata, a role for which he received very good reviews.

The rest, as they say, is history. Here are the details of his many accomplishments.

• Is a knight?

Sidney Poitier is a citizen of The Bahamas and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (abbreviated “KBE”). It is a substantive knighthood—as opposed to honorary—and allows but does not require the use of the title “Sir.” Poitier uses the title only in connection with his official ambassadorial duties.

• Was the top box-office star of 1967?

In 1967, Poitier starred in To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

All three films were successes, effectively earning Poitier the title of top box-office star of 1967. These films later became some of his most well-known roles and dealt with issues concerning the deconstruction of racial and social barriers directly affecting the characters that Poitier portrayed.

Defining Quote: “Dad . . . Dad, you’re my father. I’m your son. I love you. I always have and I always will.

But you think of yourself as a colored man. I think of myself as a man.” ~ Sidney Poitier as John in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

Did You Know? In the Heat of the Night featured Poitier’s most successful character. In the film, Poitier portrayed Philadelphia (PA) detective Virgil Tibbs. The character’s subsequent career was the subject of two movie sequels, They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! and The Organization. Tibbs was also a prominent character in the television series of the same name.

• Was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

In 1958, Poitier was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. The nomination came because of his performance in The Defiant Ones, a film in which he co-starred with Tony Curtis. At its core, the film wove a tale of racial reconciliation, a theme that would be reiterated in many of Poitier’s films throughout his career. Poitier’s role in The Defiant Ones altered the course of his career immensely and paved the way for

TASHA SCHMAUCH AND CARY KNAPP

BY

It’s hard to believe that we’re already seven weeks into spring semester. And what’s on every student’s mind? Probably Spring Break, rest and relaxation, a break from the stress of courses and grades.

Why not relax with a very special treat, reading for pleasure? Snuggle up in a cozy chair (or put on a few layers and head for the beach), sip some hot chocolate, and get lost in a good book. The library has hundreds of books for leisure reading, and they are just waiting to be checked out. May we recommend . . .

11/23/63: A Novel by Stephen King.

The course of history is about to be rewritten . . . and become heartstoppingly suspenseful. The master storyteller asks readers to suspend

other African American actors and actresses to come.

In 1963, he became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

The win came for his poignant performance in Lilies of the Field, in which he portrayed an African American handyman who is contracted to build a new chapel by a group of nuns who are convinced that he was sent to them by God. • Was ranked the 22nd Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute?

In 1999, Poitier was ranked 22nd on the American Film Institute’s list of the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All Time.

• Has directed films starring Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Gene Wilder?

By the 1970s, Poitier felt fulfilled by his acting career and decided to try his hand at directing. He went on to direct a number of popular movies, including Let’s Do It Again (with actor and friend Bill Cosby) and the 1980 comedy Stir Crazy (starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder).

• Was chosen to receive an Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?

In 2002, Poitier was selected to receive an Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his many contributions to American cinema.

Did You Know? The award was designated as follows: “To Sidney Poitier in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being.”

• Has served as the Bahamian ambassador to Japan since 1997?

In 1997, Poitier was appointed non-resident Ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan. He was also appointed Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He continues to hold both positions.

• Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2009?

On August 12, 2009, Sidney Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama. The Medal is the highest U.S. honor that can be granted to a civilian.

Poitier’s cinematic success transformed public perception of the entertainment industry. During the time, most African American actors and actresses were relegated to projects that typically consisted of an entirely African-American cast, but Poitier was one of the first African American’s to appear in mixed race films, let alone star in them.

Other accomplishments: • Silver Bear for Best Actor (Berlin Film Festival) for The Defiant Ones (1958) • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama (1958) • Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Porgy and Bess (1959) • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Lilies of the Field (1963) • Silver Bear for Best Actor (Berlin Film Festival) for Lilies of the Field (1963) • Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1982) • AFI Life Achievement Award (1992) • Kennedy Center Honors (1995) • SAG Life Achievement Award (1999) • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (2000) • NAACP Image Award–Hall of Fame Award (2001) • Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album–Rick Harris, John Runnette (producers) and Sidney Poitier for The Measure of a Man (2001) • Honorary Oscar–“For his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence” (2002) • Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute, honoring his life and careers (2011)

Lighter Side

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DEAMBER PATTERSON

I’m quite sure I’m not seeing things. It seems that mismatched clothing has recently become an epidemic within several parts of the fashion world, including the techniques of multiple colors in your outfit of choice or tons of accessories to make your apparel look “finished.”

There are many options, twists, and turns to make your outfits not only look nice, but also fit your personality.

However, there are guidelines to follow. Although fashion is now more lenient, some mismatching “don’ts” cannot be overlooked!

Men, matching your clothing is not rocket science! I understand that you have more important things on your minds and are not always as focused as you could be on how each item looks together pattern wise. I know decisions are often based on what’s easy to just throw on and go.

“Throwing on and going” does not always look professional or respectable. It’s often hard to accept, but your image plays an important role in how you will be perceived as a person.

Women, I wish I could say that clothing confusion is exclusively a male thing, but I can’t. It’s possible to match too much as opposed to not matching at all. The goal is to create fashion statements and even to become them. Fashion becomes an important part of life for many girls during adolescence, but every girl does not have the same eye for matching clothing. Like men, there are many slip-ups daily! Let’s take a look at a few fashion-matching mistakes.

Mismatching for the Occasion: So you’ve been invited to a fairly formal event and you’re not sure what to wear. Start with the word formal. Being formal means pulling out your etiquette skills for the evening and dressing more upscale. If your outfit of choice is your favorite pair of jeans and t-shirt, you have failed to match for this particular occasion. By not dressing for the event, you will feel out of place the whole evening— especially since people at these events often seem to be competing to look the nicest and to stand out more.

There’s a huge difference between standing out because you hit just the right note with your outfit and getting stares the entire night because you didn’t.

If the event is informal, you have more choices of what you want to wear, but you can still dress up or dress down too much for the occasion. Pick something from your closet that is somewhat average or something more on the “nice” side. It is usually better to dress up a little more than is expected as opposed to dressing too casually; you never know if you will have the opportunity to network with a few people or possibly to meet someone who can help you out in the long run.

Who would have known that over- or under-dressing could be counted as mismatching? Well, it is mismatching . . . for the occasion.

Sneakers and Suits: First and foremost, males wear suits to look more presentable at events. Neatly ironed jackets and pants pull the look together and send a message that this guy has taken the time to look attractive and acceptable—especially when he pulls out accessories like cuff links, a silk tie, and a leather belt.

Leather dress shoes complete the look. As has been proven time and time again at award ceremonies like the Grammys, even wealth, fame, and a quirky style do not make sneakers with suits a statement you want to make.

To find an exception for this would take a while— because there isn’t one! By wearing sneakers with a suit, you are taking away the classy look that suits bring.

Leather dress shoes bring a shine to your footwear.

THE GIFT OF READING

their disbelief just long enough to get them back to a September morning a few years before John F. Kennedy’s death. King has the feel of this not-so-long-ago world nailed. The reader encounters enough half-forgotten soft drinks, hairstyles, TV shows, and cars to work up some serious nostalgia about late ’50s and early ’60s in America. Fortunately, this is balanced by a harsh dose of the intolerant attitudes that also were intrinsic to that era.

The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan. Dramedy about how Harvard graduates keep in touch, which is reported every five years by alumni. Clover, Addison, Mia, and Jane were roommates at Harvard until their graduation in 1989. But there’s the story they tell the world, and then there’s the real story, as these former classmates learn during their 20th reunion weekend. They arrive with their families, their histories, their dashed dreams, and their secret yearnings for a relationship-changing, scoresettling, unforgettable weekend.

Stitches: A Memoir by David Small. A #1 New York Times graphic bestseller is a story of a 14-year-old boy who awakes one day from an allegedly harmless operation to discover that he has been transformed into a virtual mute—a vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot. (This is a great introduction to the world of graphic novels/adult comics!)

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson. Here’s the book for all of you nursing majors—you know you need a break! Hysterically funny, provoking lots of that embarrassing snorting type of laughter! Awkward, yet relatable tales for everyone, from chapters such as “I Was a Three-Year-Old Arsonist,” “My Vagina is Fine.

Thanks for Asking,” and “The Psychopath on the Other Side of the Bathroom Door.”

What Alice Forgot? by Liane Moriarty. Imagine waking up and

losing a decade! This occurs to Alice Love, who believes herself to be 29, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child.

In actuality, she is a 39-year-old mother of three who is getting divorced. She is shocked to learn of this truth once in the hospital after collapsing on the gym floor.

Her life is a puzzle, one in which Alice must determine whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse and whether it’s possible to start over. It’s like a psychologist’s dream come true!

Juice!: A Novel by Ishmael Reed.

Flashback to the O.J. Simpson trial—okay, for those of you who were not in diapers at the time.

Reed is noted as the most outspoken African-American writer of our time and uses this event as a starting point in this novel, with the help of a censored cartoonist. Reed disputes the notion that, since 1994, “O. J. has become a metaphor for things wrong with culture and politics.”

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana:

Believe it or not, people do pay attention to your feet!

Suits were created for one reason, and jeans were created for a different one. Clean jeans that fit are perfect for many casual occasions, and they look fine with your favorite sneakers. The look is comfortable. Just don’t confuse comfort with laziness; polish those leather shoes and avoid the mismatching sin of sneakers with suits.

Mismatching Makeup: All makeup patterns and glamour do not always match up with every attire.

Sometimes girls wear colorful eye shadow, and the color does not appear in their outfits. Other times, too much makeup is being worn when the outfit is just average— or more confusing, the outfit is simply just a pair of sweatpants with a jacket. Not every girl is willing to go without makeup just because she’s not dressed really nice for that day. Well, you don’t necessarily have to do without; just do less.

Look up techniques that make your face look more natural and clean, but still beautiful, for the days that you’re not really feeling your dressy side. On the days when you are, be conscious of your color choices. If you’re wearing blue eye shadow, make sure there’s blue in your outfit. However, it is best to stick to neutral colors so that your makeup will never clash with what you are wearing.

Stripes and Plaid: Not wearing stripes and plaid together is such a traditional idea. For many years, the mix has been considered a mismatch—and generally, it still is. It’s simple: stripes do not match with plaid because the combination confuses the eyes of others.

Also, it makes you seem confused. What look are you actually going for? Were you indecisive that day? Did you need to do laundry? Many questions pop up in others’ heads.

Not only are striped and plaid patterns confusing, but the colors are, too. Plaid patterns often contain four to six different colors. Most people expect you to match with something solid, usually a choice of color from the pattern. This goes for stripes as well. However, stripes, usually with only two colors, are a little easier to work with—plus, it is not easy to match shoes a plaid.

Wrinkled Clothing: You may not have considered how wrinkled clothing can totally throw off a look. Well, it can! No matter how nice your outfit may be, wrinkles make the entire ensemble look thrown together. Ironing is less of a necessity for girls because usually the wrinkles in synthetic fabrics smooth out in the dryer.

Guys, however, often wear collared or dress shirts that are 100% cotton—and guys usually don’t stand by the dryer to pull their clothes out and hang them up the minute the dryer stops, before the clothes get wrinkled again. Not ironing your shirts can ruin the look because the focus isn’t on what you picked out, but on how many wrinkles can somebody count while staring at you.

Flats and Sweatpants: Flats are an alternative for girls to wear with dressy outfits when they don’t want to wear heels. Although flats are easy to slide on and go, it is not to your advantage to slide them on with everything. It’s wise to count flats with sweatpants out completely. For starters, it’s a funny sight to see nice shoes with ultra-casual pants. There’s no justifying that the two look presentable together. Sneakers or flip-flops are pretty much your best options.

I hope you are motivated to go out and change your style for the better. These were just a few tips out of millions. If you’re not sure if something matches, always get a second opinion before you walk out the door for the day. The second opinion will give you reassurance and confidence in your choices of what to wear. Good luck!

Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

The author, a news reporter, spent years in Afghanistan for the Financial Times, looking for evidence of female entrepreneurs under Taliban rule. She realized she need look no further when she met Kamila Sidiqi. When the schoolgirl’s parents fled Kabul, Kamila became responsible for her siblings; she started sewing dresses and selling them to local tradesmen. Lemmon’s account of Kamila’s inspiring story reads as though a friend is telling it.

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson. A fast-paced sci-fi thriller that makes a strong case for the idea that mindless fun can also be wildly inventive. A very smart computer/robot goes on a mission to destroy the human race and take over the world using robots. As the war ends, one man, Cormac Wallace, recounts the history of the fight to protect mankind through the tales of an eclectic

group of folks from all over the world who ultimately unite in their mission.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer. In the not-too-distant future, robots have made our lives a lot easier: they help clean our kitchens, drive our cars, and fight our wars—until they are turned into efficient murderers by a sentient artificial intelligence buried miles below the surface of Alaska.

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

The wildly imaginative writer pens a coming-of-age tale, ranging from the 1920s in Asia Minor to the present in Berlin, about a hermaphrodite.

And, lastly, the Sookie Stackhouse series is HERE! This announcement is to you TRUE BLOOD fans. Or maybe you like vampires, shape-shifters, and other super naturals. Purely irresistible!

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College of Coastal Georgia

President’s Scholars Fall Semester 2012

The College of Coastal Georgia Office of the President has listed the names of 145 Presidential Scholars for the Fall 2012 term. To be named to the President’s List, a student must be enrolled for twelve hours or more with a term grade point average (GPA) of 4.00.

Andrea Abel Ryan Albright Crystal Anderson Nicole Bailey Andrew Barclay Laine Battey McKenzie Bender Chelsea Benson Keron Billinger Casey Blanton Ashley Bluestein Alan Bosworth Elizabeth Boyd Christina Brantley Tabatha Brazell Dale Brown Mark Brown Meah Browning Meredith Burch Erin Campbell Robert Cannon Monica Carroll Trisa Chancey Brittany Clark Brandon Cole Santa Coleman Chelan Copeland Chelsea Copeland Thomas Courson Lisa Daniel Marilyn Daye Cari Dean Jordan Donovan Jennifer Duncan David Edenfield Jessica Emery

Lindsey Falco Jakob Feeney Lusine Flake Julie Flores Brittni Flowers Justin Ford Rachel Fosnow Kevari Francis Mary Freund David Frey James Fucetola Ariel Futch Jordan Gardner Shauna Gonzalez Kelly Gordon Mallory Graham Justin Grant Rainey Gregg Kaitlyn Guess Lisa Haviland John Heck Kimberly Helms Katelynn Henderson Sarah Herrin Megan Hicks Remley Highsmith Gloria Holland Destiny Horton Elektra Hunter Mary Hyten April Jackson Jennifer Jacobs Parie Jared Alexander Johnson Brianna Johnson Brooke Johnson Jayla Johnson

Mykesia Johnson John Jones Jill Kerr Cassidy Kingery Matthew Knight Jake Kutrufis Shawn Kuykendall Kandace Lariscy Ronnie Lee Jedidiah Lindborg Rebekah Lindborg Lindsey Little Richard Loiselle Charity Loput Jordan Lowe Stacy Lynch David Madray Anna Makova Cory Mallard Zary Manning Casie Mattox Brooke McHaffey Sarah Mendenhall Ashley Miller Chelsey Miller Tyler Mimbs Brandy Mizell Jessica Mobley Jo Anne Luz Montenegro Christine Montgomery Karlie Muyres Daniel Nutt Melissa Oliver Joseph Ours Carrie Parker Tamara Peeples

Breeze Pollard Tanya Powell Karen Price Brittany Reisch Emily Reynolds Cathern Rosser Mattie Sanchez Vargas Lindsey Santillo Michael Sears Mitchell Sexton Julia Shannon Ashlie Simmons Ashley Sitalo Connie Sloan Boun Smith James Spires Miranda Stallworth Daniel Straub Lauren Stokes Kenneth Swallows Kami Tanner Elisabeth Tasciotti Jeffrey Temple Dane Teszler Kaitlin Thomas Alexander Trexler Ryan Vines Stephen Wade Emily Waldron Sidney Walker Emma Westberry Melody Westberry Leah Whitman Angela Williams Teresa Wilson Matthew Wojcik

NEW CORRELL CENTER FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND LEARNING OPENS ON CAMPUS BY

SHANE CONDIT

On January 25, the College of Coastal Georgia dedicated the second new academic building built on the campus under President Valerie Hepburn’s tenure. When the Health and Science building opened its doors for classes two years ago in January 2011, it was the first new instructional facility opened on the Brunswick campus in nearly 30 years.

The weather could not have been better for the much anticipated unveiling of the Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning.

Hundreds gathered in the courtyard between the Jones building, Academic Commons North, and the Correll Center to hear Pete Correll and his wife, Ada Lee, explain why they were grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the project. The steps to success, he said, “start with a teacher.”

The second floor of the center houses the School of Education and Teacher Preparation. Their space includes a suite of faculty offices, seminar rooms, and classrooms. Dr. Michael Hazelkorn, Dean of the SETP, praised the new facility as “very welcoming and accessible to students.”

The state-of-the-art facility for

students pursuing degrees in education offers dedicated classrooms for teaching future teachers in their respective fields.

English, Language Arts, and Social Science also have designated laboratories in which students hone their teaching skills. Integrating technology into the classroom was also an important consideration in the design of the space. Hazelkorn commented that the Center “was built with students in mind, and it also puts teacher education front and center here on campus.”

The CCTEL also brings together under one roof a number of academic services for students. Both the Academic Tutoring and Instruction Center (ATTIC) and the Writing Center have relocated from the library to the first floor of the Correll Center. The ATTIC provides academic support to all College of Coastal Georgia students, and the Writing Center coaches help students polish and improve their writing.

In addition, the Center for ServiceLearning has moved from its space in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs to the CCTEL. The Center for Service-Learning initiates and supports curricular and co-curricular activities that enhance student learning and that respond to

Common-sense Tips about the Web That People Commonly Forget

BY JESSICA

FRAZIER

When you log on to Facebook and post that status that you think is so funny that all your friends have to see it, or when you upload that embarrassing photo of your best friend passed out at last night’s party, do you ever stop and think how those things may come back to bite you? Did you know that things you post or like on the web can allow others to gather information about you that you might not want them to know?

Recently subjects were invited to talk with a “psychic” who was able to tell them in-depth details about their lives that had them believing he was truly gifted. At the end of the experiment, a sheet was dropped, revealing a team of investigators who had been able to collect all the information from the participants’ Facebook pages.

Seeing this got me to thinking about how much personal information my Facebook was giving out. By typing my name in Google, I could find a direct link to my Facebook and to photos I deleted a few years ago; I was

the critical needs of the community.

Working closely with Habitat for Humanity and with the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Council this semester, Service-Learning is right at home in a building that molds students for a future of helping others.

College of Coastal Georgia

Dean’s List Fall Semester 2012

The College of Coastal Georgia Office of Academic Affairs has listed the names of 250 students who achieved Dean’s List for Fall. To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time student must achieve a term GPA of 3.50 to 3.99.

Jessica Ahl Maria Crisselyn Alarcon Emily Allaart Tanera Alves Hayley Amick Phillip Andersen Alejandro AquilinoFernandez Angela Armstrong Emily Axelson Wonduante Ayalew Jacob Ball Akia Banks Brooke Baskin Cynthia Battle Suncica Beba Dana Beckham Andrea Belton Kaitlin Bennett Tina Bense Jeffrey Benson Austin Benton Kayley Bitzer Rachel Blansett Mallorie Blount Megan Bolin Stormy Boone Candice Boyette Marla Braddy Calvin Bradley Allison Brashear Charles Brockman Whitney Brown Chelsea Brown Courtney Brown Annie Brown Shelby Brown Meagan Bruorton Brooke Brusseau Amanda Bryant Rebecca Buchanan Kari Butler Rufus Butler Ashley Cain Amanda Caldwell Florentina Camilo Kandace Campbell Nicole Cardillo Jennifer Carmack Hannah Carmichael Larry Carter Paulina Cawthon Danielle Cerrie Crystal Chaney Robert Chastain Muh Ling Chong Lindsey Cirmotich Marrissa Clark Chad Cline Andrew Cobb Katy Covey Sierra Craig Kierra Crandall

Grant Crews Kendra Cummings Jincy Curl Chatham Davis Brittany Dear Joseph Deaver David DeSalvo Elizabeth DeSalvo Emiko Diaz Katie Donohoe Tyler Dotter Brittany Douglas Austin Drake Tiffany Drawdy Brad Duffy Timothy Dunker Brandon Dunla Nicole Dykstra Patrick Eades Jessica Eppley Leah Estes Nicole Faas Tuesday Farmer Michelle Fehrman Mary Fendig Taylor Fisher Daniel Fleuren Johnna Floyd Kevin Ford Benjamin Foster Dalton Fountain David Galyean Alexandra Garcia Rachel Glisson Russell Gore Carrie Gossett Thomas Greneker Katie Griffin Deanna Griffin Rachel Grooms Elizabeth Guest Tara Hall Justen Harden Kristopher Harper Benjamin Harrell Virginia Harrelson Philip Harris Braxton Harrison Jaclyn Harten Rachel Haynie Mary Henderson Adam Herring Victoria Heth Olivia Highsmith Keandra Hill Heather Hitt Bethany Hoffman Kathryn Holcomb Daniel Holland Victoria Holloway Alexis Holloway Lauren Hulslander Christopher Humphrey

Kauja Hurley Keisha Hurley Ryan Hurlock Maggie Ireland Caleesha Jackson Bri’anna James Melissa James William Johns Kyle Jones Kayla Jones Jesse Kelly Ronny Khadra Chelsey Kinsey Melody Koon John Lander Crystal Lane Melinda Lane Jessica Latham Thu Lau Ashley Lee Sarah Lewis William Linder Megan Linton Luisa Lopes Kara Lowther Malhar Mali Hannah Mann Hollie Manning Sarah Manning Ashley Mansfield Jerel Mansfield Christina Martin Clarice McClendon Danielle McDaniel Holly McIntyre Ryan McMahan Megan McMahan Calysta Medley Graham Miller William Miller Jonathan Miller Hayley Morrison Sarah Moss Kara Neisen Soncera Nolf Caleb Ogden Danielle Ontivero Holly O’Quinn Jamie Palm Joshua Panos Alyssa Park Kushboo Patel Alexander Patterson Katlynn Peacock Felicia Peak Andrew Pierson Ryan Porter Alexandria Powell David Powell Samantha Proctor Rosanna Pullido Bennett Rainey Alexander Reed

ATTIC Moves to New Location in Correll Center

The Academic Tutoring and Instructional Center (ATTIC) on the Brunswick Campus has moved to a new location. Its administrative and central tutorial services are now located on the first floor of the new Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning. The Correll Center is a 31,885 squarefoot complex with state-of-the-art technology. The ATTIC provides free academic support and tutoring to all College of Coastal Georgia students. The Center’s goals are to support learning and help students build confidence in their ability to learn.

The new location features a large tutoring area, conference rooms, and state-of-the-art equipment like the mondopad. The mondopad provides tutors an opportunity for collaboration and the use of a giant interactive whiteboard to help

surprised that they were still hanging around.

During my search, I came across a website where, for only a small fee each month, I can type in anyone’s name and find out every social website, fan club, or webpage that the person has ever been on. I really wish I had been more careful with the things I posted online. I never posted anything seriously damaging, but I did not realize that once information is out there, there’s nothing I can do about it.

Here are a few tips that can help you avoid costly or embarrassing mistakes and protect you when you go online.

1) Seriously think about things before you post them.

If you think it will be funny to post those embarrassing photos of your friends, think about how your joke might affect them in the future. When it’s time for them to go job searching, no employer is going to hire someone who appears to be unreliable and unprofessional, a party animal.

Also, in many cases, what you post can get you into some serious trouble.

For example, right after the election last fall, a young California women

Please see COMMON SENSE TIPS, 6

Gregory Remson Guerline Remy Jessica Rhodes Laura Richardson Priti Rijal David Rivera Adia Roberson Ashley Robinson Kansas Robison Christie Rollins Kailee Rowell La’Trece Rudolph Sarah Salter Briana Salyers Stephanie San Roman Tyler Schaub Sofia Schedler Amber Schneeberger Stephanie Scott Sarah Siekkinen Mollie Simpson Andrew Skelley Jessica Skinner Mariah Skvarek Cheralin Smith Jessica Smith Amy Smith Brian Snow Frances Spain Hannah Still Joellyn Story Amy Straub Ryan Stroud Shandy Stubbs Alexis Sweat Devin Taylor Jacob Tempest Donald Terry John Thomas Corbin Thomas Sarah Thompson Maung Tluang Jeffrey Todd MichaelToth Kari Tracy Heather Traylor Richard Tucker Samantha Volkert Kandace Wainright Rebekah Watson Patricia Westberry John Weyenberg Samantha White Paris Whitfield Kristin Whitley Katelyn Wienbarg Megan Williams Ayla Wilson Mei Zi Wolven Kristen Worley Jennifer Yawn Zachary Yommer

students.When asked about the new facility, Niki Schmauch, Coordinator of Academic Services stated, “The new facilities will provide greater opportunities for our tutors and supplemental instruction leaders to engage and help students be academically successful. We encourage students to check out and take advantage of our new digs.”

The ATTIC continues to offer tutoring in the library and Lakeside Village. Students are also able to receive help from Tutor.com, a free online tutoring service that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can be accessed through Galileo on the CCGA Library webpage.

For more information and tutor schedules, please call 912-279-5790, check out our Facebook page, or go to http://www.ccga.edu/LearnCent/ Tutoring.asp.

Students being tutored with the aid of the mondopad

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HPV: What Is It? BY

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How Can I Prevent It?

PEGGY TUTEN, FNP

CCGA STUDENT HEALTH CENTER NURSE PRACTITIONER CAMPUS CENTER, 2ND FLOOR, ROOM 232

The Human PapillomaVirus infection is a sexually transmitted disease caused by certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that produce epithelial tumors of the skin and mucous membranes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States. More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives. HPV is usually spread through sexual conduct.

Most HPV infections do not cause any symptoms and go away on their own. Clinical HPV infections develop following an incubation period of unknown length, but it is estimated to range from three months to several years.

Some types of the virus can cause genital warts that, depending on the size and anatomic location, can be painful and brittle and can itch. Other types of HPV may cause cervical cancer in women. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common and the fifth deadliest cancer in women. In the United States, it is only the eighth most common cancer of women.

HPV is also associated with several less common cancers, such as vaginal and vulvar cancers in women. It is also associated with anal and oropharyngeal (back of throat including base of tongue and tonsils) cancers in

both men and women. HPV can also cause warts in the throat.

The current vaccine, Gardasil (www.gardasil.com), can be given to prevent HPV. It may be given to both males and females. It is given as a three-dose series: first dose, second dose 1-2 months after first, and third dose six months after the first dose. The vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer in females, if it is given before exposure to the virus. In addition, it can prevent vaginal and vulvar cancer in females and genital warts and anal cancer in both males and females. While the series of vaccinations is expensive, it is covered by most insurance plans and Medicaid.

A catch up vaccination is recommended for the following people who have not completed the three-dose series: females 13 – 26 years of age and males 13 – 21 years of age. It is recommended for men through age 26 who have sex with men or whose immune system is weakened because of HIV infection.

HPV vaccines are available through the local health department and some private physician’s offices.

The vaccine is very good and safe, but protection or abstinence is still the best prevention. Should you choose to be sexually active, your Student Health Center has condoms available. We are located in the Campus Center, second floor, room 232, and our phone number is 912-279-4537. If you need one, please come in and ask.

FIVE SURPRISING CAUSES OF DEPRESSION BY

CHERYL VAN DYKE

Depression is a fairly common illness. Many of us may have experienced depression ourselves or know someone else who suffers from depression.

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 14.8 million adults experience a Major Depressive Disorder, and an additional 3.3 million Americans suffer from mild or chronic depression. Since 1996, the number of Americans taking antidepressant drugs has increased by 100%. Most people accept what are considered the “more well known” causes of depression—genetics, significant grief issues, trauma, poverty—but how many of us are aware of some of the lesser known and possibly surprising causes of depression?

Poor Sleep Habits

College students often stay up late to study or hang out with friends and then have to wake up early for classes. People who don’t get enough sleep tend to be run-down, more prone to illness, less alert, less able to experience pleasure, and more irritable. The number of hours a person needs is based on the individual, but the old rule of seven to nine hours per night still applies to most people.

Thyroid Disease

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that releases hormones that controls metabolism.

When the thyroid does not produce enough hormones, otherwise known as hypothyroidism, a person may experience fatigue, weight gain, joint pain, and depression.

Thyroid disease is quite common in the adult population, and a simple blood test is used to diagnose this condition. Most people who take prescribed medication will feel a rapid improvement in symptoms, including an improvement in overall mood. It is highly recommended that people who experience symptoms of depression schedule a medical appointment with their doctor to rule out any medical conditions that may be the source or contributing factor to their depressive symptoms.

Technology Overload

Modern technology has many benefits but some downfalls also come along with it.

Heavy technology use has been identified as causing sleep problems, stress, and depression. It isn’t 100% clear why technology is causing these issues, but some theories about this include limited human- to- human interaction, increased chances of bullying, and the light emitted from

the device. The solution is simple: power down, especially at night.

Our Diet

Diet plays a tremendous role in our overall health, including our moods. The American diet of fast food, large portions, processed foods, high sodium, and high sugar wrecks havoc on our physical and mental health. Try to focus on building a diet rich in foods such as lean proteins, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.

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The UGLY TRUTH behind Sex That Too Many Want to Ignore

BY JESSICA

FRAZIER

Did you know that one in four college students have a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? That statistic might come as a surprise because 80% of people who have an STD experience NO symptoms.

For a college student, it’s hard to think about the dangers that are out there, especially when it comes to being protected during sex. For most, it’s a scary thought that there is a chance of having picked up an STD or STI (sexually transmitted infection). For fear of finding out, some will push it aside and think that since they feel fine, they must be clean. But it is thoughts like this that aid in spreading diseases such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, or Syphilis.

Many don’t even know what STIs are or what the difference is between them and STDs. Simply put, an STI is an infection transmitted through sexual activity (vaginal, oral, or anal). These STIs can become STDs over time. The process is dependent on numerous factors: genetics, immunity, environment, individual make-up, continual exposure, treatment, the possibility of multiple STIs, and continued sexual activity without protection.

Many teens and college students are not aware of the symptoms associated with an STD.

Chlamydia

Sitting in class, watching TV, playing video games, surfing the internet—the life of a college student can be quite sedentary.

Those behaviors may negatively affect mood and may also lead to weight gain. That news is certainly not going to cheer you up. Go out for a walk in the sunshine. Head to the gym for a workout. Take a fitness class like Zumba, yoga, or cycling.

(Has anyone ever left a Zumba class feeling bummed out?)

College of Coastal Georgia students are eligible for free, shortterm counseling. To schedule an appointment, please call (912) 2794537 or stop by the Student Health Center on the second floor in the Campus Center to schedule an appointment.

Chlamydia is the number one sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman’s reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur “silently” before a woman ever recognizes a problem.

Chlamydia also can cause discharge from the penis of an infected man.

Symptoms: • Frequently asymptomatic (no symptoms) • Vaginal or penile discharge • Burning during urination Women may experience lower abdominal pain, pain during intercourse, and irregular bleeding between periods.

Men may experience swelling or pain in the testicles.

It’s best not to include everything at once in a relationship. If we do, there will be little to look forward to, nothing to work towards nor to work for. Besides, we’ve all met that person who on the second date we were sure was our soul mate—and by the fifth date, we were wondering what were we thinking! How much easier it is to admit our mistake if we haven’t already been intimate.

Not knowing when it is the right time is a common relationship failure.

It’s so easy for lust to overwhelm love. On a moment’s notice, a person can feel that sexual spark towards someone and even take action. Commonly, love doesn’t happen on a moment’s notice. Some people never get past the sexual-spark stage; they fear love because of the potential for rejection and heartbreak.

They don’t stop to think that lust leads to heartbreak and rejection as well; it’s just a longer process.

Love makes sacrifices. If someone is constantly putting the other person off for things such as friends or a favorite sporting event, that someone is probably not entirely committed to the relationship. But notice that I said love makes—not demands—sacrifices. Two people in love do not need each other’s attention every moment of the day.

One of the sacrifices people in love make is giving each other space and time to have lives independent of the relationship. If there isn’t that freedom to be apart, they never realize they miss each other. Only by spending a little time apart do they realize they want each other more than they want the hobbies and

friends they used to have.

Motivating each other is always an important factor for people in love.

They would do anything to make the other person happy, even when it hinders their own happiness. Most importantly they’re each other’s best friend, as well as lover.

Lust, on the other hand, is a hormonal thing. It can make us feel what is called butterflies. When this happens, vulnerability is at its highest, and one’s true self is unconsciously revealed. Like love, lust can feel euphoric. In that moment the other person has the opportunity either to love more—or to get the one thing he or she is staying around for. Ladies, we need to know the difference between “I’d like to get to know you and possibly take you on a nice date” and “Can I come over?”

Lust is self-seeking rather than other-seeking. It is the idea of “I want” instead “I want to give.” Love means meeting one another halfway; in the middle, there is a balance between being selfish about one’s own needs and caring about the other person’s needs. With lust, selfish concerns can and will dominate, and while being lusted after may initially make someone feel attractive and desirable, eventually, the hunger for lust grows and can cause damage to future dating and to self-esteem.

If someone focuses more on looks and body rather than personality, it is probably lust. Of course men dream of actresses like Megan Fox and women fantasize over men like Denzel Washington, but that’s just

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Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

Gonorrhea is a very common infectious disease. CDC estimates that more than 700,000 people in the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year. Only about half of these infections are reported to CDC. Symptoms: • Frequently asymptomatic (no symptoms) • Discharge from penis, vagina, or rectum and burning or itching during urination • Sore throat Long-term Health Effects If left untreated, gonorrhea may lead to pelvic inflammatory disease.

It can also cause arthritis.

Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis is a common STD that affects both women and men, although symptoms are more common in women. Trichomoniasis is caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. The vagina is the most common site of infection in women, and the urethra (urine canal) is the most common site of infection in men. The parasite is sexually transmitted through penis-to-vagina intercourse or vulva-to-vulva (the genital area outside the vagina) contact with an infected partner.

Women can acquire the disease from infected men or women, but men usually contract it only from infected women.

Symptoms: • Vaginal discharge • Vaginal odor • Discomfort during intercourse • Painful urination Complications The genital inflammation caused by trichomoniasis can increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV infection if she is exposed to the virus. Having trichomoniasis may increase the chance that an HIVinfected woman passes HIV to her sex partner(s). It can cause inflammation of fallopian tubes and

Love vs. Lust: Do you know the difference?

BY

DEAMBER PATTERSON

Love and lust are often confused for the same emotion. By definition from the urban dictionary, love is a spectacular, indescribable, deep euphoric feeling for someone. Lust is the desire for his or her body, while love is the desire for the soul.

Especially around Valentine’s Day, we seem to be in a hurry to find our “true love,” possibly in hopes of receiving gifts and public attention from a significant other. It’s not surprising that we begin to feel alone because of the many advertisements of heart-shaped candies and Kay Jewelers commercials. We need to consider when the season changes and there is a drought on gift-giving holidays, will feelings stay the same for that person? Or were we just settling so that we could satisfy that nagging need for affection?

Love comes in many shapes and sizes. It is much more than that Valentine’s Day rush for a relationship. Love is all around us, and we learn about it from many different sources. The love fathers or mothers have for their children outlasts any other love. The love between siblings is an entirely different bond. People share history and moments in their lives with their siblings that will never be forgotten.

We often don’t place a high enough value on that love; we often overlook how much that source of love affects us. It brings us happiness, which nourishes other parts of our lives. We need to embrace every piece of love we are given.

Love has its tricks. People can feel

that they’re in love for many reasons. Maybe they feel that being in love is something that has to be done, that everybody is in love—and if they don’t hurry, they may run out of time. As college students, our thoughts sometimes venture into the future, wondering how things will be in maybe the next five years and how we can get it all done in time.

Love shouldn’t be rushed.

Whether someone is 25 or 65, love is love, and it will come. Sometimes people come out of nowhere into our lives, and then sometimes they’re right under our noses. We need to pay attention to those who are showing us love, those who truly love us, and not overlook that gift.

Love means taking the time to get to know one another. Who cares if wanting to know the other person’s favorite color is cliché and quite outdated? Wanting to know the simple things signifies that we actually care and we’re willing to take the time. If sex is the first topic the other person brings up, then he or she is probably not terribly interested in your soul. Sometimes people even go so far as telling us they love us just so sexual intercourse can occur.

Young ladies especially must NOT fall into this trap.

Certainly love does not exclude lust. People in love do desire each other’s bodies, but someone in lust is not going to care about the other person’s soul. Intimacy is quite healthy, but at the right time.

When starting a new relationship, we would be wise to have rules— even if they’re unspoken—about how soon we will consider intimacy.

having fun with our imaginations because we can. For two people in love, looks will not matter.

When in love with someone, it’s common to get lost in conversation and to spend hours talking, never getting bored. They accept each other and see what outsiders might consider a flaw as one more piece of the fascinating soul that they love.

It’s not that they wear blinders; they just see the beauty that lies beneath the skin.

Now might be a good time to evaluate our relationships, to ask ourselves how we feel about the other person, to ask questions like “Will this person stand by me when I need him?” We all need to make sure we are aware of the difference between love and lust.

For all those who are not in a relationship, it’s important to recognize that everyone isn’t searching for love, everyone isn’t searching to satisfy lust, and some people are not searching at all.

Everyone’s wants are a little different.

Just because someone is not searching for love does not mean that person is lusting. It is okay to explore options.

Also, lust isn’t always negative. As long as partners are careful, lust sometimes fulfills a temporary need.

Plus, it is possible to have lust at times within a love relationship, but love won’t grow in a lust relationship without a lot of changes.

We all need to stay positive within our journeys, not to settle into misery because of our want for love.

Everything we’ve ever wanted and more will come to us in due time, or, even better, at the right time.

babies born prematurely or with low birth weight.

HIV/AIDS

HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that kills the body’s “CD4 cells.” CD4 cells (also called T-helper cells) help the body fight off infection and disease.

HIV can be passed from person to person if someone with HIV infection has sex with or shares drug injection needles with another person. It also can be passed from a mother to her baby when she is pregnant, when she delivers the baby, or if she breast-feeds her baby.

AIDS, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a disease a person gets when HIV destroys the body’s immune system. Normally, one’s immune system helps fight off illness. When the immune system fails, a person can become very sick and can die from an illness as common as the flu.

It is important to remember that AIDS is not synonymous with HIV. AIDS results from specific damage to the immune system and can actually be triggered by many different infections or diseases, only one of which is HIV. Symptoms: A person cannot rely on symptoms to know whether he or she is infected. The only way to know is to be tested for HIV infection. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any of the following symptoms at all for many years.

• Rapid weight loss • Dry cough • Recurring fever or profuse night sweats • Profound and unexplained fatigue • Swollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck • Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week • White spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat • Pneumonia • Red, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids • Memory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders Remember the Basics • HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

• HIV is spread most often by having sex without using a condom or by sharing needles.

• People can be infected with HIV without knowing it. An HIV test is the only way to know for sure.

• There are treatments that help people with HIV stay healthier, but there is still no cure.

• Choosing not to have sex and never sharing needles are good ways to protect yourself.

• Practicing safer sex means always using a new condom with a water-based lubricant.

• You cannot get HIV from shaking hands, water fountains, bathrooms, or eating utensils.

More than half the participants in a study done among college students believe they can tell if someone has an STI just by looking at them. The vast majority of people with STDs have no idea they have them because they have no symptoms of the disease. No matter how someone dresses, acts, or looks, there is no way to tell with a reliable degree of accuracy whether or not someone has an STD just by looking. Even if there were, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

So let’s be real: the only way to know for sure is to get tested. This can be completely confidential and kept between you and your doctor.

However, if it comes down to your indeed having an STD or STI, it is crucial that you contact any and all sexual partners you have had and inform them to get tested. In some cases, doctors may ask for your partners’ numbers so they can call and keep your name out of it. The bottom line: get tested and have protected sex or become abstinent.

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The Racket Never Lies BY

CALEB CANNADY

Children all over the world tend to grow up with a dream or aspirations to do or become something important. Just as Michael Phelps said, “ You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” Self-satisfaction is a feeling that every single one of us craves, and sports are one of the ways our youth can achieve the feeling of satisfaction. At the College of Coastal Georgia, we seem to have some of the youth ( now grown) that have had these set dreams of making it as a student athlete.

The 2013 College of Coastal Georgia men and women’s tennis teams are looking forward to an exciting season this year. The Mariners have a fresh new face at the head coaching postion, Kemper Barker. Reinaldo Valor, the previous coach of the Mariners, left to take the head spot at Savannah College of Art and Design.

The Mariners join the Southern States Athletic Conference this year, where they will face some fierce competition. Five of the schools in the men and women’s conferences are ranked in the top 25 throughout the nation. The program will also be eligible for post-season competition in the SSAC and NAIA. The Mariners have ten strong returning players form just a year ago, six from the men’s team and four from the women’s. Juniors

Louis Volclair, Malhar Mali, Leif Shuman, and Connor Bond and sophomores Robin Lucas and Alejandro Aquilino are all returning for the men this season. The Lady Mariners returnees are juniors Sunshine Beba, Elecktra Hunter, and Luisa Lopes and sophomore Kristina Polakovic.

Both the men’s and women’s teams started out the season with losses, the men to The Citadel and Bethune-Cookman College and the women, to Bethune Cookman. The men followed that with a winning streak of five in a row, putting themselves back in the left side of the column. Their wins included an impressive 8-1 victory over SCAD and a 9-0 blanking of University of Southern Maine. They are currently ranked 24th in the nation.

The women, after starting off 1-4, were able to pull out a very impressive win over Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, before falling to second-ranked Brenau University, but these ladies are nowhere near ready to give up.

Priti Rijal, who is a junior at the

Sports Shorts

S uper Bowl XLVII, or should I say

the “Har-bowl” after brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, went right down to the wire and made for another exciting Super Bowl. The Ravens, led by Joe Flacco and Ray Lewis in his final appearance, came out victorious and made a statement in how they dominated San Francisco in portions of the game.

So dominant that San Francisco gave the electrical panel in the Superdome a Gatorade shower, killing the lights in the 3rd quarter.

I’m kidding. Or am I? This year’s Super Bowl didn’t carry the same hype as years past. The biggest story was two brothers facing off as head coaches. Zzzz. Anyway, Kudos to the Ravens. They deserve it, after beating Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in the playoffs. No one can argue that road to a Super Bowl title!

T his college basketball season has

been one of the most “up-for-grab” seasons in a long time. The Big Ten has tried to solidify its reputation as the conference to beat, with teams like Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota all in the top 25. But it has been tough going for all teams this time of year.

BY

SHANE CONDIT

In conference play, everyone is taking their lumps. Let’s face it, these next couple of weeks will be critical for some teams to get into tournament form, but the tough losses in conference play are just building blocks for the big tournament. So strap in and expect it to be another exciting stretch to finish the season. I can’t leave you without bringing up this year’s Cinderella team, (cough) VCU, who I think will shock the nation and make a possible run at the Final Four!

A

s I watched over the last couple of weeks the Hall of Fame voting for both Major League Baseball and the National Football League, I am left to wonder if baseball will ever get it together like the NFL has. It’s scary to think that Major League Baseball might not vote in any players in the next few year— highly unlikely, but possible. The so-called “Steroid Era” is upon us.

By the looks of what the baseball writers think of these players after not voting in a single person this year, I suspect that spots in the Baseball Hall of Fame are going to be harder to come by than a threenight stay at the White House.

College, is one of the new members of the Mariners team. Rijal previously attended North Central Texas for two years, where she was named an Academic All-American.

When Rajal was asked about her individual goals, she responded, “Last year, I played in a lower division, so this year, my goal is to compete well against conference opponents and higher level opponents such as Division I and II competitors.” When she was asked about the overall team goals, she gave us a strong answer that the whole team would agree on: “We all wish to do well in conference play, and we all need to mesh well as a team.”

Both the men’s and women’s teams are looking at brighter tomorrows.

The Mariners have upcoming matches against conference foe Lee University before traveling to Montgomery for a tournament hosted

by Auburn University Montgomery.

AUM’s women are currently the #1 team in the NAIA, while the men are ranked #2.

In all of these matches, it is very important that the Mariners rise to the challenge and seize the win. In March, hopefully a few of the Mariners will be showcased at the AUM Spring Invitational, followed by the SSAC tournament in April.

Matches against Lee University for the men’s and women’s teams begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 2. The Mariners would love the support of all the students attending the college.

That’s sad, because great ball players who legitimately worked hard to become great might never see Cooperstown because of a couple bad eggs.

G entlemen and Lady (Danica

Patrick), start your engines.

NASCAR and the Daytona 500 have roared back into action in February. Along with the arrival of a new year is a new car. The Gen-6 car is debuting down in Daytona for the Sprint Cup drivers, and after months of testing, feedback has been positive. Drivers have been saying the car handles better and brings back individuality that the car of tomorrow didn’t have. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a great 2012 campaign and looks to carry it over into 2013. If he can get a good feel for the Gen-6 car and dominate the restrictor plate races that he does so well in, maybe 2013 will be the year of Earnhardt once again. Go Jr., 88, Mountain Dew.

March Madness: Make Plans Now for the Big Dance BY

C. GARRETT DUTTON

Many people around the world have watched their favorite basketball players win the big game or make the big shot. They’ve seen fans storm the court as they raise the MVP above their heads and scream out “We’re #1!”

Fans remember players such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Larry Bird as major contributors to their NBA teams throughout their careers, but before these great players ever made it to the NBA, they were a part of a prestigious group of men who have had the opportunity to participate in one of the most popular tournaments the United States has to offer.

College basketball players are all striving to do one thing at the end of each season: to cut down the nets after winning the national championship game.

This is the NCAA’s Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, also known as March Madness or the Big Dance, where Cinderella teams

make their push and dynasties are formed. The single-elimination tournament was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and is considered the brainchild of Ohio State University coach Harold Olsen.

As of 2011, the spring tournament features 68 teams divided into four regions. Winners of 31 Division I conference tournaments receive automatic bids. The rest of the field is made up of 37 teams that are awarded at-large berths. Those teams are chosen by an NCAA selection committee based on wins, losses, points scored, and points allowed.

Each team is seeded or ranked 1st 16th, based upon regular-season and conference-tournament wins.

The NCAA awards the winner a gold-plated Wooden NCAA National Championship trophy. The loser of the championship game receives a silver plated National Runner-Up trophy, and all four Final Four teams receive a bronze-plated NCAA Regional Championship trophy.

The tournament didn’t always look this way. It has gone through many changes over the decades to accommodate a growing field of teams competing to make it to the Big Dance. When March Madness began back in 1939, the tournament consisted of only 8 teams; it would stay like that until 1950.

Skipping forward to around 1975, the tournament field expanded to include 32 teams. Before 1975, only one team per conference could be in the NCAA tournament. However, after several highly ranked teams in the country were denied entrance into the tournament, the NCAA began to place at-large teams in the tournament, instead of just conference champions, and by 1984, the Championship had grown to 53 teams. Since 2000, the tournament has consistently grown by one or two teams each year, bringing it to the present-day total of 68 teams.

Games for the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship are played at preselected neutral sites. Each weekend of the tournament cuts

What’s the Deal with ZUMBA? BY

RAINEY GREGG

Wondering about the ever-growing popularity of ZUMBA? Interested in what it’s all about or just slightly confused on how to pronounce it? Is this craze right for you? The “exercise in disguise,” ZUMBA [zoom-buh] Fitness program is designed for everyone looking to improve his or her health and to have fun doing it.

The Latin-inspired dance system is a refreshing approach to fitness, incorporating easy-to-follow and exhilarating choreography. Eager to create an enthusiastic, party-like atmosphere, ZUMBA has become internationally vogue, making its way to over 150 countries over the past 10 years. The class is solely inspired by the lively music of genres ranging from international beats to the latest hip hop hits.

Why try it?

It’s a blast! Dancers and non-dancers alike can participate without realizing the great workout they are getting because they will actually be enjoying themselves, making ZUMBA an entirely different fitness experience! An hour-long class will go by without knowing where the time went. ZUMBA provides an inviting environment with energetic instructors, music, and steps that can be enjoyed by all. The program breaks partakers out of the hesitant “I-should-go-to-class” mindset and creates a positive “I-want-to-go-to-class!” attitude instead.

It’s for everyone! It is designed for all fitness levels, any age, shape, size—and no prior dance experience is needed. Dudes, it’s for you, too! The ZUMBA workout is designed for male and female. Ty Bacon, a CCGA RA, enjoys going to ZUMBA and commends one of CCGA’s ZUMBA instructors, Roxana Bush, for her great level of energy and her fun class that “no one wants to stop because it’s exciting and fun!” Ty cautions, “Sometimes an hour is not long enough.” Guys, get your cardio and toning in while learning to salsa. It could help you impress that certain someone. Just saying.

It’s easy! Catherine Waldron, a student, said she has so much fun when taking ZUMBA at the College even though she is new at it. She enjoys the convenience of taking the class at school and the awesome instructors.

Whether new or experienced, the class is easy to get involved in. Just jump in!

ZUMBA is effective. It guarantees results and encourages a healthy lifestyle. Ronique Thomas, a CCGA ZUMBA instructor, is a picture of what ZUMBA is all about. She has lost over 40 pounds through ZUMBA as it has inspired her to be healthier and more active. Through her success, she now encourages others to join the party and dance the pounds away. Ronique’s achievement exhibits how ZUMBA’s technique of intermittent training (alternating speeds of high intensity and low intensity) has been proven to benefit physically and psychologically.

ZUMBA incorporates aerobics and toning with various rhythms and song lengths. The sculpting and cardio components of the dances create a dynamic method that targets the core, legs, arms, and—most importantly—the heart. Strength and flexibility improve, as does confidence and self-image. Who doesn’t wish they could dance and look good doing it? ZUMBA is the way to start.

Where did it come from? Surprisingly, the successful, worldwide fitness formula was created through a spontaneous event when fitness instructor Alberto Perez forgot his music when teaching an aerobics class. With no other choice, Alberto (or “Beto”) snatched his favorite tape of Latin rhythms and winged the first ZUMBA class!

Beto’s enthusiasm for Latin music and passion for fitness quickly caught on. No more aerobics for his class participants. They now required his Latin dance course!

Beto’s offhand ZUMBA class quickly gained recognition. His status grew so much that Columbian music sensation Shakira employed his choreographing skills for her album Pies Descalzos.

Beto’s easy-to-follow workout concentrates on four basic rhythms: Merengue, Reggaeton, Cumbia, and Salsa. This blend allows ZUMBA dancers to experience a variety of beats and movements as each rhythm encompass its own unique style.

The ZUMBA formula allows the heart rate to rise with the fast paced Merengue march derived from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Santo Domingo.

Reggaeton also gets the blood pumping with its Jamaican, Puerto Rican, and Urban influence. The heavy bass drum accent is sure to get the feet stomping and those hips swinging. Cumbia slows the heart rate, giving the dancer a breather, while still keeping an active Columbian and South African tempo. Salsa, the most well-known of Latin rhythms, has a distinct pace and originates from Cuba, Spain, and Africa. Salsa was made very popular in Florida and New York and still influences many cultures today.

Still wondering about the name? The word “zumba” itself does not have any real significance. Rather, it is derived from Beto’s original class that he called Rumbacise, a class that brought together Latin dancing and exercise. The name was changed to “ZUMBA” for easier pronunciation purposes and it stuck. ZUMBA now has over 14 million people attending classes on a weekly basis around the world.

Not so sure you’re ready to go to a live class? Don’t think you have as much rhythm as the next person quite yet? No worries! Get started with ZUMBA: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party DVDs or ZUMBA Fitness Video Game on the Wii available from ZUMBA.com, Amazon.com—or just make a quick run to Wal-Mart.

You are sure to benefit from these at-home products.

Learn the basic steps and experience the music in the comfort of your home. Then get out there and flaunt your stuff!

If you are up for a live class, where can you join in on all the fun? If you missed the recent ZUMBA Parties, CCGA’s Fitness Center in Brunswick offers two classes a week: Thursday at 6 p.m. and Friday at 12 p.m. in the Aerobics Room. Come sweat it up!

The Fitness Center also holds other fitness classes you are sure to enjoy while reaping the benefits of keeping fit this spring. Classes include Abs/Glutes, Body Sculpt, Cario-Kick, Cycle, Fit Fusion, Pilates, and Roomba.

For more information, contact Andrew Smith, Director of Student Activities, at 279-5813 or <asmith@ccga.edu>.

COMMON-SENSE TIPS ABOUT THE WEB made a racial comment on her Facebook wall about the President and then went on to say she hoped he would be assassinated this term.

Threatening the President in such a way is considered a Class D felony, meaning this woman could be looking at some serious charges if the Secret Service determines that she is a real threat.

When interviewed, the woman stated she believed that she did nothing wrong. Learn from her mistake: in most cases, just because

Facebook asks you “what’s on your mind,” it doesn’t actually mean you need to be completely blunt with it.

three-fourths of the teams: from a round of 68, to a Sweet Sixteen, to an Elite Eight, to a Final Four. The term Final Four is said to have originated from the mouth of a popular sports writer named Ed Clay in 1975. The last National Champions were the Kentucky Wild Cats in 2012, who won the big dance on the back of forward Anthony Davis, the 2012 March Madness Most Valuable Player. Kentucky has been considered one of the most feared collegiate basketball dynasties of all time, with eight national titles. Yet, they are second to and have a ways to go to catch UCLA, the team that holds the record with 11 national titles.

Indiana and North Carolina University are tied for 3rd, both with five national titles.

3) Before you post, consider that websites do not always need to have your real information.

Now I don’t mean that you need to make up a completely new persona.

I simply mean that it’s unwise to post street addresses, phone numbers, and banking information on the internet. Nobody who is legitimate asks for usernames and passwords anyway, so don’t answer personal questions and don’t “click here to verify,” particularly when you did not initiate the contact. Your bank knows your username and password; they don’t need to ask!

Despite all the security features, the threat of hackers being able to get and use your personal information remains, so the more information you make available, the greater the likelihood that you are giving

2) Remember that you will forever be linked to whatever you decide to “like” online.

This can be anything from “I hate the President” to “I’m a die-hard cat lover.” No matter what assurances the page gives you about privacy, once you hit that button showing you agree with it, you are permanently linked to that page. It doesn’t matter if you unlike it or completely delete your page; that information is still saved with your name on it.

People have been amazed to learn that they are linked to domestic or foreign terrorist groups based on groups they joined or followed online. The FBI has tracked individuals who, innocently and out of curiosity, established a link to a page; the FBI then egged them on until enough information was gathered to charge them with a crime.

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somebody the rope to hang you.

4) Be careful whom you meet.

It’s very easy to seem like a harmless person online and to gain someone’s trust, so don’t be fooled.

There are too many incidences of people going missing or being murdered by someone they trusted and built a relationship with online.

If you decide to meet an online friend face to face, meet in a public area; it wouldn’t hurt to bring a friend along. That friend may end up saving your life—or at least providing the bad-date bail-out call if things don’t turn out as you had hoped.

For example, a 13-year-old girl who lied about her age online met a guy on Facebook who was posing as a 16-year-old; he was actually 35 and wanted to be more than just friends with her. Thankfully, she was smart enough to listen to her instincts and ended it there online.

Other young girls have not been so fortunate.

5) Most importantly, be aware of how you come across online.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in an online identity and become someone you really aren’t. There are a lot of “keyboard” bullies out there. Too many children are being hurt by hurtful things posted online, but even college students can be vulnerable. Bullies probably never intended that the target of their ugly comments attempt or commit suicide. I can’t even begin to count how many hurtful and negative things I saw on my timeline last fall connected to election results. We all have a right to share our opinions, but we shouldn’t bring someone else down because he or she is different or because that person espouses a different idea.