August 30 2012

THE COLONNADEThe Offi cial Student Newspaper of Georgia College

August 31, 2012 www.GCSUnade.com Volume 89, No. 2 Single copies free

Kappa Sigma banned from campus

KYLE SHANAHANSTAFF WRITER

In the wake of the nationwide confl ict be-tween Chick-fi l-A and the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) commu-nity, a petition written by Georgia College student Connor Johnson calls for the expul-sion of Chick-fi l-A from GC’s campus. The petition was created in July 2012 and asks GC, Sodexo and the Student Government Association to end their relationship with Chick-fi l-A.

“By allowing Chick-fi l-A to stay, you are giving fellow students reason to doubt the way that we operate as a university, and are saying we do tolerate hate and bigotry, as long as it only comes in the form of a chicken sandwich,” the petition states.

The controversy surrounding the fast-food chain began in January 2011 when several media publications reported that Chick-fi l-A donated approximately $5 mil-lion during the 2000s to various organiza-tions who opposed LGBT rights, including Exodus International, the Family Research Council and the Marriage & Family Foun-dation.

The WinShape Foundation, a non-profi t charity created by Chick-fi l-A founder Tru-ett Cathy, received $8 million in donations from Chick-fi l-A in 2010, and has been used by Chick-fi l-A to provide money to groups who are distinctly anti-gay.

Over the summer, Chick-fi l-A President Dan Cathy made several remarks over the company’s support for traditional family values that were considered infl ammatory . While being interviewed in June on the Ken Coleman radio show, he stated, “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fi st at him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.’ I pray God’s mercy on our gen-eration that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we would have the au-dacity to try to redefi ne what marriage is all about.”

In response to these remarks and the me-dia coverage on Chick-fi l-A’s donations, reactions ranged from protests and boycotts

of the fast-food chain to attempts by the mayors of Boston and Chicago to prevent Chick-fi l-A from opening more restaurants within the city limits.

At GC, response to the Chick-fi l-A con-troversy has been anything but stagnant. The school’s Times Talk discussions began its 2012-13 series on Aug. 22 with the issue of Chick-fi l-A and it’s effect on the campus. Those in attendance included members of a diverse collection of organizations in-cluding from Pride Alliance, the Catholic Church and other partisan groups from all along the spectrum of support.

Some discussion about Chick-fi l-A points out that the company was well with-in its First Amendment rights to speak its stance on gay marriage. Furthermore, the company has always been public about its views and Southern Baptist background.

“They’re allowed to believe what they want to believe, and so is he. For that, it shouldn’t be closed. It gives everybody the opportunity to see what they believe and he did the same thing,” Jordan Purser, fresh-man exercise science major, said.

But Johnson says the issue “… is not one of religious freedom or freedom of speech. It is an issue dealing with student funds be-ing used to bankroll Chick-fi l-A’s nonprofi t agenda that helps limit the rights of LGBT Americans. In my eyes, that is a civil rights

Petition for gay rights takes a bite out of Chick-fi l-A

MARK WATKINSSENIOR REPORTER

Georgia College’s former chapter of Kappa Sigma is banished from any and all campus recognition and involvement for the next four years almost two years of grievances led to a hearing held June 21.

The fraternity was found respon-sible for 10 of 12 charges including multiple instances of hazing, crimi-nal trespass, larceny theft, damage to property, assault, hosting an open party that encouraged drinking, sub-mitting false rosters, initiating non-members of GC and lying to univer-sity offi cials. They were found not guilty of kidnapping and threatening/intimidation.

The punishment given, catego-rized as the most severe possible, is known as a student cycle, and lasts

four to fi ve years or until the last rec-ognized member leaves the institu-tion, whichever is longer.

“In any hearing, the least amount of punishment you can get is repri-mand. In the extreme of cases you can get removal of an organization or an individual from campus,” Tyler Havens, director of fraternity and so-rority life, said.

The ban intends to give organiza-tions a fresh start by removing any former members who were associ-ated with the fraternity at the time of the crimes.

Havens served as hearing offi cer and decided on the sanctions the fra-ternity received.

“I have the opportunity to review all of the information that was pro-vided to me from the university, who fi led the charges, and their statements and the evidence … and make a de-

cision based on that for the charges; should they be responsible or not,” he said.

The fraternity was presented with the sanctions during the hearing and given the opportunity to submit any further evidence on their behalf. Ha-vens took any new evidence into ac-count, revisited the original sanctions and made a fi nal decision. The origi-nal punishment was set at fi ve years. The fraternity appealed the charges to former Interim President Stas Precze-wski in the following days.

“He upheld my decisions with the exception of one: reducing the period of time with which the organization would not be eligible to seek recogni-tion,” Havens said. “He reduced that by one year.”

Preceding the trial, Kappa Sigma sent an appeal to postpone the date of the hearing to no earlier than June 29,

2012, an eight-day extension. In the letter, Kappa Sigma states that they were not informed of the full list of charges until six days before the hear-ing.

“Until [June 15, 2012], Kappa Sig-ma had not been presented with a full explanation of the charges against us and the relevant allegations. As we have just now been presented with the charging letter, we kindly request some additional time to gather docu-mentation, evidence and potential witnesses.”

The fraternity also requested addi-tional time to allow an attorney to be present on their behalf.

“As we have been offered the abil-ity to be represented by an advisor who is an attorney, we would like

Library hosts a new space for learning, student success

MEREDITH BARNESSTAFF WRITER

Relocation of Georgia Col-lege’s Learning Center is un-derway. The staff, including new Program Director Jeanne Haslam, transitioned from the second fl oor of A&S to the sec-ond fl oor of the LITC in 252.

“Although the (old) location is convenient for students, we feel as though the new location in the library has more to offer,” Haslam said.

Also participating in the Learning Center’s relocation is Library Director Joe Mocnik.

“There has been an ongo-ing discussion for a while to explore which complementary services could be moved into the library,” Mocnik said.

Haslam and Mocnik share their excitement for the center’s relocation and hope to ensure student excellence and success through this complimentary service.

“The idea is to follow na-tional models of creating better synergies and space utilizations to enhance the quality of library service,” Mocnick said. “The plan is to monitor and assess the success of the initiative dur-ing the semester.”

Students are impressed with the level of effi ciency and cus-tomer service the Learning

Center provides.“I have always been able to

go in the Learning Center and know that the tutors will do ev-erything they can to help me, and I always leave feeling bet-ter than I did when I went in,” junior Biology major Jordan Prescott said.

Students rely on the staff of the Learning Center to provide them with the help they need but recognize the need for larg-er facilities.

“There just aren’t ever enough spaces for students to have the space and quiet they need. It can be a hectic atmo-sphere and I think that having a larger space will make every-one a lot less stressed,” Prescott said.

The Learning Center is also working toward a new name.

Before the semester began a name changed was proposed. “CAT,” or Center for Academic Tutoring was discussed but no name has been decided upon yet.

By clustering GC student re-sources in one place, students can better access the help they need to be successful.

“My goal is to make sure we are available and visible to students as much as we can,” Haslam said.`

The new Learning Center has fi ve large library tables that seat six students each, two small tables that seat four and fi ve computers brought from the old center.

Petition for gay rights takes a bite out of Chick-fi l-A

“Until [June 15, 2012], Kappa Sig-ma had not been presented with a full explanation of the charges against us and the relevant allegations. As we have just now been presented with the charging letter, we kindly request some additional time to gather docu-

Petition for gay rights takes

some additional time to gather docu-mentation, evidence and potential

The fraternity also requested addi-tional time to allow an attorney to be present on their behalf.

“As we have been offered the abil-ity to be represented by an advisor who is an attorney, we would like

SCOTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERExpecting nothing less than a full house, the new location for the Learning Center provides more than enough space to accommodate the growing number of faculty and students in need of tutoring.

$181per person per semester makes up the majority of monetary support for the sports teams and other athletic expenses.

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“The father’s suicide was my favorite scene. It was really powerful.”.”

- Sarah Harrell,freshman theater major

Learning Center moves to new location to accom-modate student demand, receives new director

Chick-fi l-A page 6

“I have always been able to go in the Learning Center and know that the tutors will do ev-erything they can to help me, and I always leave feel-ing better than I did when I went in.”

Jordan Prescott, junior biology major

Learning Center overhaul

New directorJeanne Haslam

New locationLITC 252

...and a new name is in the works!

“It is an issue dealing with student funds being used to bankroll Chick-fi l-A’s nonprofi t agenda that helps limit the rights of LGBT Americans. In my eyes, that is a civil rights issue.”

Connor Johnson,creator of the petition

Kappa Sigma charges

Found responsible for:• Hazing Pledges

• Stealing Kappa Alpha property

• Damage of KA property

• Assault of a KA

• Trespass on KA property

• Falsifying rosters

• Lying to university offi cials

• Hosting an open party and

disregarding policies

• Initiating non-GC students

• Initiating a pledge class while

suspendedKappa Sigma page 5

JEN HOFFMAN / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

2 THE COLONNADE AUGUST 31, 2012Editor, Nick Widener

NICHOLAS WIDENER SENIOR REPORTER

Student Government Association Treasurer Sean Espinosa resigned from his duties on May 14, 2012. Espinosa served as treasurer for the 2011-12 year and was elected to serve a second term.

“I realized that I need to reallocate more time and focus on my academics now more than ever,” Espinosa said. “I was involved in a handful of organiza-tions, and … I knew that out of all the organizations I was involved in, SGA was the most time consuming.”

Taking over Espinosa’s duties is former SGA Senator Aubrey Ethridge. Ethridge was the runner-up in the race and was appointed to the position by or-der of former SGA Vice President Max-well Pichan.

“As the runner up in the race, I stepped up and moved into the posi-tion,” Ethridge said.

This year will be Ethridge’s third year with SGA. He has served as a sena-tor and as the chairman of two commit-tees: the Student Services Committee and the Textbook Assessment Commit-tee.

“Of course having Sean serving in a second term was an advantage going in to this year, but Aubrey is going to do a fantastic job,” SGA President Cody Al-len said in a press release. “The execu-tive board is working as hard as ever, and we are excited about the projects to come in the new school year.”

The treasurer sets the budget for SGA and serves as the chair of the Aca-demic Travel Fund Committee, which provides students with funding who are traveling to present research or partici-pate in academic conferences.

“The treasurer position is mostly about … working with the students that receive funding through SGA … and making sure we don’t spend way too much money,” Ethridge said.

The treasurer also provides weekly budget updates to the senate to monitor it throughout the year.

Although Espinosa will no longer be serving on executive staff with SGA, he will still be a part of the organization.

“I am serving a staff position, special

projects coordinator,” Espinosa said. “That won’t be as time consuming. But I feel like I can still get some side proj-ects I wasn’t able to get done last year get taken care of this year.”

Espinosa said he worked with Eth-ridge to ensure as seamless of a transi-tion between this year and last year as possible.

“He has everything that he needs to know,” Espinosa said.

SGA’s executive staff will not be of-fi cially sworn in until Sept. 8, but the staff is still at work with the SGA sena-tor campaign beginning this week.

New senators are elected each year for all four classes as well as senators at large for a total of 25 positions. Elec-tions for senate run from Sept. 4 through Sept. 6, and election results will be an-nounced on Sept. 7.

Espinosa said he would miss being able to serve on executive staff this se-mester, but he is certain he made the right choice.

“I’m defi nitely going to miss serv-ing as treasurer this year,” he said, “but we’re all students fi rst; that’s why it’s student government.”

SGA appoints treasurer2012 marks largest freshman class

CAITLIN MULLANEYSTAFF WRITER

The start of the 2012-2013 Georgia College school year marks the entrance of the biggest freshman class in the school’s his-tory. The freshman class consist-ing of 1,295 students is in contrast to previous freshman classes that have never gone above the cap of 1,200.

The record-breaking class was the result of over 3,880 freshman admission applications that the school received for this year. With this class came an increase in the minority ratio with 189 freshman

minority students compared to last year’s 132.

Following in the patterns of past years, a majority of the stu-dents come from the northern Atlanta area with the top fi ve con-tributing cities including Marietta, Roswell, Cumming, Alpharetta and Atlanta.

The freshman class also has 12 students coming from across the globe including countries such as China, Germany, Russia, France, Denmark, Kenya and Sweden.

With so many students interest-ed in attending GC their reasons for wanting to come range across a large spectrum from the appeal

of front campus to the option of on-campus apartments at West Campus.

Freshman biology major Em-ily Ward has many reasons why she chose GC.“I chose it because it was a small school but still big enough to meet a whole bunch of new people. I love everything it has to offer like clubs, sports and sororities. Plus everyone is super nice, so that’s an added bonus.”

While the sports and a variety of student involvement are selling points for some students, others

CAB gears up for new year of events, outings

MARIICELA RUIZMENDOZA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

More Than A Sandwich is a new restaurant located in downtown Milledgeville on North Wayne Street. Open for just under two weeks, More Than A Sandwich serves a simple menu of sandwiches, soups and salads. The shop, operated by Carolyn Scott and Rhonda Draper, welcomes to the entire com-munity, but caters to students with the low prices of their meals. Currently the restaurant’s walls are empty, but the duo hope to fi ll them with artwork from local artists. “It’s all on loan,” Scott says. “It’s on the students’ terms.” The owners hope to provide a valuable addition to the downtown eatery scene. Specials are posted to the restaurant’s Facebook page and are changed daily.

CONSTANTINE KOKENESSTAFF WRITER

With its new structure up and running, Geor-gia College’s Campus Activities Board begins the Fall semester with many on and off-campus events.

Two years ago CAB changed its structure, adding an executive board, president, vice president of administration, vice president of programming, director of communications and secretary.

“Last year was the fi rst year it was imple-mented,” said Jamie Knox, graduate assistant for Campus Life and adviser for CAB. “A lot of the members of the executive board are se-niors and are trying to help younger students get more involved with CAB. One of our biggest goals is to have at least one event every other week.”

The events are divided into four programs: arts and culture, live entertainment, Bobcat events and Student Activities Center events. These programs are led by directors who indi-vidually work on them.

“This is the fi rst year that we’ve been up and running at the beginning of the year. We’ve had a solid group of people during the summer planning events for the fall semester. Usually we have a transition period, but we didn’t this year,” said Victoria Quante, senior English ma-jor and director of arts and culture program-ming for CAB. “I’m also hoping to plan fi eld trips around Milledgeville to help students get to know the community.”

Three events will be held this September by CAB. The fi rst is CAB’s Comedy Night on Sept. 13 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The comedians will all be students and there will be a panel of judges who will provide a cash prize to the top comedian. The location of this event is yet to be announced but will appear on CAB’s website closer to the date.

The second event is a trip to the Braves game held at Turner Field in Atlanta on Sept. 15. Tickets will be on sale at the Den for $20 and will include transportation, grilling out at Turner Field, a free T-shirt and seeing O.A.R. in concert after the game. This event will only be available to the fi rst 90 students who sign up.

The last event is a Disney trivia night on

Sept. 20 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The location is to be announced, but there will be prizes for certain winners.

Many students have expressed great interest in attending these events, especially the Disney trivia night.

“I’m excited for the trivia night! I really love Disney movies, and I would really enjoy a night full of Disney references. It’d be a lot of fun,” Nia McRay, junior English major said.

These events not only provide entertainment, but also an opportunity to meet new faces from around campus.

“The biggest reason I would go to a CAB event would be to meet new students who have just arrived at GC,” said Jack O’Connor, a ju-nior community health major. “I would prob-ably go to whichever one worked best with my schedule.”

Most CAB events are free with the exception of “to-go” events which cost between $15 and $20.

“To-go events cost money because they provide transportation, food and other things,” Knox said.

Information for upcoming events can be found through CAB’s OrgSync page and Face-book page, “Campus Activities Board at Geor-gia College.”

If you would like to become involved with planning or volunteering for CAB events, email [email protected], or if you have any ideas to propose, email CAB at [email protected].

Sandwich shop opens

SCOTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERThe Napier Hall community rooms can be quickly taken over by a large study group of freshmen from various majors.

The largest freshman class to attend GC enters its dorms and classrooms, students arrive from all over Georgia

Freshman page 6

“This is the fi rst year that we’ve been up and running at the beginning of the year. We’ve had a solid group of people during the summer planning events for the fall semester. Usually we have a transition period, but we didn’t this year.”

Victoria Quante,senior English major

CAB September events

Comedy Night on Sept. 138 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Braves game at Turner Field in Atlanta on Sept. 15. � is event will only be available to the � rst 90 students who sign up.

Disney Trivia Night on Sept. 20 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Treasurer duties

• Sets budget for SGA• Serves as chair for the Academic Travel Fund Committee• Provides weekly budget updates to the senate• May serve on other statutory councils or university committees to represent students

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KATE FEDERMANSTAFF WRITER

K&G Delivery recently began delivering take-out orders to students, faculty, and com-munity members from their favorite restaurants around Milledgeville that don’t offer home de-livery options.

K&G offers on-demand delivery, sched-uled delivery or take-out from the restaurants Milledgeville residents crave. To ensure the quality and freshness of each meal delivered, they take orders from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. seven days a week days

Currently, patrons can order off menus from Kai Thai, Metropolis Café and The Real Deal Grill. Kenny Donovan, a recent Georgia Col-lege graduate and K&G owner, is working on adding more of Milledgeville’s classic restau-rants to that list, such as Amici and AJ’s wings.

Customers can order from K&G’s website or by calling them. The full menus, including the various prices and delivery rates, can be found on K&G’s website.

“It is great for students who may be study-ing and are too busy to go pick something up. It gives them other options besides just ordering pizza,” Donovan said.

K&G is also accommodating for business professionals and their hectic schedules.

“This service is perfect for doctors, lawyers or any other professional in Milledgeville. With our scheduled delivery feature, the professional can schedule their favorite lunch to be delivered at the beginning of their break. It is great for busy people who are sick of fast food, but love the convenience factor,” Donovan said.

The poor economy, lack of other job op-portunities and a life-long dream of owning his own business were among the factors that in-fl uenced Donovan to develop K&G.

“I love working for myself. I knew I always wanted to open my own business after gradu-ating college. I just fi gured Milledgeville and this delivery service was a good place to start,” Donovan said.

DAVID WICKER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERAmos Harper (left), owner of Real Deal Grill and More, stands next to Kenny Donovan (right), creator of K&G Delivery. The two recently partnered together, making Real Deal’s food available to anyone who places an order through K&G Delivery.

A recent GC alumnus opens a delivery service geared toward students and busy professionals

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Jewish group promotes diversity

CONNOR JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

Hillel is an RSO that has been taking on strides in recent years in bettering Georgia College and the Milledgeville Community as a whole. Last week, Hillel held their an-nual Bagel and Shmear Welcome Event, where they invited everyone of different cultures and nationalities to join them for lockes, cream cheese, and of course a ba-gel.

Founded by Karen Berman, the orga-nization has always aimed to create a so-cial network among Jewish students on

campus,participate in charitable events, and take part in cultural and religious ac-tivities.

“Last year, Hillel won the Multicul-tural Program of the Year in the Bobcat Awards,” said Berman. “We brought in multiple speakers from all different reli-gions during the holiday season, discussed each one, and then partook in the food from each culture. We really had a won-derful party.”

Yet Hillel is not only hosting parties within the campus, but also spreading their charitable works to the nearby Boys and Girls Club of Oconee. ‘Tzedekah,’ Hebrew for righteousness, is a principle

Hillel was built off of. ‘Always aiming to make the world better’ is one of their focal points for social change.

“We purchased and wrapped small gifts, delivered them, and then the stu-dents dressed in Santa hats,” Berman said. “They helped hand out candy and pres-ents. A lot of these younger children are from single parent households with low income levels. We help out with the Boys and Girls Club every year around this time as a way to give back.”

Hillel also has an Israeli Outreach pro

COURTESY OF KAREN BERMANStudents and professors gather at a Hillel meeting to enjoy Jewish food and culture. Hillel recently won the multicultural program of the year award at the Bobcat Awards. Members invite students of all races and backgrounds to participate in their events and spark discussion.

Hillel builds its resume around campus by participating in fundrais-ers, outreaches and promoting social change around the world.

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to ensure that such an advisor is avail-able. However, the extremely short notice makes it diffi cult if not impossible to co-ordinate this.”

Kappa Sigma also asked for extra time so that Tom Miles, who led the investi-gation into hazing allegations, could be present at the hearing, saying, “We feel it is imperative that he be in attendance for, if not presiding over, the hearing of these charges.”

Their appeal was denied. Former Inter-im President Stas Preczewski responded to concerns stating that “the evidence al-leging violations has been made available to Kappa Sigma for several months, and the notice of this hearing was presented fi ve to six days prior to its scheduled date. Kappa Sigma has had adequate time to prepare for the hearing.” He elaborated further on their request for an attorney stating “There is no ‘right’ to have an at-torney present, though any individual or organization could choose to have an at-torney attend a hearing if they so wish.”

He informed Kappa Sigma members that attorneys do not represent charged parties, but serve only as an advisor and

“would not speak or address the hearing in any way.” In regard to Miles being in attendance, Preczewski stated that his at-tendance was not relevant considering that the information gathered from the hazing investigation was documented and available.

During a yearly assessment of all Greek organizations on campus, Kappa Sigma received a fi ve out of 15 for risk management during the fall semester of last year. The standards guidelines for risk management states that “any organization with substantiated claims of hazing by the membership, national organization, or the university will not be eligible to receive any points in the risk management cat-egory.” The report was published before Kappa Sigma’s hearing took place. In comparison, Pi Kappa Alpha scored 10, Pi Kappa Phi scored 13 and Delta Sigma scored 15.

Despite their current situation, mem-bers remain loyal to the fraternity.

“We’re still Kappa Sigmas, we’re al-ways gonna see ourselves that way,” Eth-ridge said.

For inquiries or additions to our cover-age, or a request for documents referenced in this story, please send correspondence to [email protected].

Kappa SigmaContinued from page 1

Kappa Sigma punishments

• Withdrawal of registration as a fraternity (or any other student organization) for a minimum of fi ve years or until such time as all initiated members of the Lambda Xi chapter of KS are no longer enrolled at GC, whichever is longer.

• Should KS wish to return to the campus in the future, all restitutions to KA must be paid in full prior to GC’s agreement to allow the organi-zation back on campus.

• Should KS wish to return to campus in the future, any advisory board prescribed will exclude any alum from GC that played a role in the development of the current culture.

gram that helps to provide aid to the state of Israel, as well as their soldiers abroad. Netta Ben-Hashal, head of the Israeli Outreach program, success-fully held an event last semes-ter writing letters to the brave men and women of the Israeli military.

This semester, the club hopes to bring even more stu-dents to their events to partici-pate in social and religious ac-

tivities. Bowling night, Jewish game night, and Friday night Shabbat dinners are all on the schedule and promise not only good company, but good food as well.

“Hillel has an amazing Passover supper every year open to everyone,” said Ju-nior Mass Communication and French Major Kirsten Cornay. “I am defi nitely looking for-ward to their event this year.”

For more information in re-

gards to Hillel and their meet-ings, please visit their “GCSU Hillel” group on Facebook.

HillelContinued from page 4

Additional details of the story will unfold over the next two weeks. Pick up next week’s issue for details surrounding the charges of hazing, trespassing, theft and other charges.

Donovan had help from his best friend and business partner Stephen Garapola, sophomore English major at Georgia Military College. The two created the K&G name by combining the fi rst letter of Donovan’s fi rst name and the fi rst letter of Garapola’s last name.

“Kenny came up with the idea for the business and I am more of a helping hand for him. I am extremely excited about what we are going to do with this company, and I can’t wait to be a hands-on manager. We are still evolv-ing, but the people really seem interested and open to our idea,” Garapola said.

Many GC students have expressed their excitement about the business’s arrival in Milledgeville.

“I think it is a good idea

for them to market to stu-dents. I feel like everyone al-ways makes comments about why no one else delivers besides Chinese restaurants and pizza places,” Amanda Schmidt, junior math ma-jor, said. “This will be very convenient for students and I think most people will take advantage of this service.”

Donovan and Garapola said they work hard at keep-ing the restaurant’s manage-ment happy with their servic-es and menu selection.

“The people at K&G De-livery are very reliable peo-ple. I am very happy that I get to work with them,” said Amos Harper, owner of

The Real Deal Grill. “They do their best to get the product out to the customer on time. I

look forward to further-ing our working relationship with their business.”

To place an order, visit www.kngdelivery.com or call at 478-234-5825

K&GContinued from page 3

The other night, as I was walking back to my apart-ment, after listening to Frank Sinatra sing “Fly Me to the Moon” in honor of Neil Arm-strong, I noticed the moon was a little more than half full. I couldn’t help but think how appropriate it was.

Neil Armstrong had died earlier in the day and his fam-ily said, “when you “see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”

I did, but as I looked at the moon, I couldn’t help but think of how perfect the moon is right now. We are mourning the passing of an American legend, hence the black/covered part of the moon.

But there is a reason why it was more bright than dark. Because while it is sad he is

gone, it is more important not to dwell on it and instead to celebrate his life and what he and America, accomplished and what we can still accom-plish. He helped prove that the sky is literally not the limit.

We can go further. We just landed a new rov-

er on Mars. Mars! Armstrong was the fi rst human to set foot on the moon. Mankind has gone beyond the realm of this planet and stepped foot on the moon. He and Amer-ica worked hard and believed that we could do it, and we did. We set a goal and we ac-complished it.

We are all college students with dreams of what we want to do. Armstrong helped prove that if you dream and work hard, you can accom-plish literally anything. Next time you look up at the moon, do what Armstrong’s family asks you, and just remember that mankind has been there. You could be next.

You can accomplish any-thing if you set a goal and work at it. If we can do that, imagine what you, America, and mankind can do. Rest in peace Neil Armstrong. Thank you for your service.

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issue.”Johnson’s petition asks for

the aid of Sodexo, the com-pany in charge of all food ser-vices at GC, to rid Chick-fi l-A from the campus. The petition pleads for Sodexo to stand by its policies of nondiscrimina-tion and support “those who don’t want to see hate toler-ated on our campus,”

Even students that haven’t signed the petition side with Johnson.

“I believe he does have the right to do [make a petition], because all the money Chick-fi l-A is getting from the stu-dents on this campus is going directly towards groups that directly negate everything our own Pride groups are stand-ing for,” Brad Loapel Rho-den, sophomore rhetoric ma-jor said. “Personally, I would

feel no sadness if Chick-fi l-A was gone and I can see how it would bother a lot of people.”

The Sodexo Code of Con-duct, which is reprinted in the petition along with the com-pany’s statements responding to Chick-fi l-A’s actions, states, “Sodexo requires its Suppli-ers to uphold a commitment to basic principles of human rights . . . Suppliers should not discriminate against employ-ees in hiring, promotion, sal-ary, performance evaluation or any other term or condition of work, on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orienta-tion, religion, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction.”

The current petition has been posted online at Change.org. As of Aug. 29, the petition has gathered a total of 87 sig-natures, including those of GC students, alumni and Milled-geville citizens.

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are sold purely on the look of the campus.“I chose Georgia College because when I stepped on this

campus I knew this felt like home, and I wanted a smaller school where I would actually get to know my professors and people on this campus,” said freshman pre-mass communica-tion major Nicole Gilmartin. “I wouldn’t be just another face in the crowd.”

In addition to individual student interests in the school, the recruiting of the Department of Admissions works year round to promote GC and garner interest from future students.

“We start recruiting through word of mouth. Then when students come here on tours, we collect their information to send postcards and emails as application time comes around,” said Suzanne Pittman Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management. “We also work with the SAT and ACT agencies around Georgia and key areas outside the state to buy names of students that appear to be a good fi t for Georgia College.”

One of the most common ways admissions recruits future students is just by getting the schools name out into the main-stream and getting people to remember them. One tool the school uses to accomplish this is college fairs and high school visits.

“We participate in the PROBE tour, this is where we have a representative travel all over Georgia attending these college fairs looking for potential students,” Pittman said. “In addition we also make visits to high schools throughout the year and invite high schools to come tour the campus.”

Freshman class Continued from page 2 Class of 2016 stats

Largest freshman class3,880 applications1,295 admitted

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SCOTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERCounter-clockwise starting at the left: freshman music therapy major, Amanda Jernigan; freshman pre-mass communication major, Anna Mul-lins; freshman management major, Hayden Rankin and freshman pre-mass communication major, Shayna Enick play a card game as a brief study respite.

Milledgeville City Council August 28, 2012

Tuesday’s Milledgeville City Coun-cil was business as usual. One matter of note, however, was the council’s approval of a resolu-tion to authorize the city and Mayor Bentley to enter an agreement with Baldwin County to amend 2005 and 2011 contracts regarding the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. � e agreement aims to settle money owed to the city by SPLOST. Mayor Bentley also introduced a member of the audience to the coun-cil: Frank Baugh, Milledgeville’s new Public Works director. A former resident of Milledgeville, Baugh returned to the city a� er about 30 years away.

“It’s a privilege to serve with such a � ne group of people,” Baugh said at the meeting. “It’s great to be back.”� e Public Works Department is re-sponsible for maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, parks and cemeteries. Subsequent to Baugh’s introduction, the council approved a resolution for the city to provide new uniforms for Public Works employees. � e council also recessed to a lengthy executive session to discuss an undis-closed legal matter as well as a possible property acquisition, but no action was taken. � e next city council meeting is sched-uled for Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

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WHAT’S HAPPENINGFriday, August 31

6 - 8 p.m. Bobcat cross country home meet (West Campus cross country course)

Monday, September 3

All day Labor Day holiday (No classes)

NOTE: If you would like to see any events incorporated on the calendar, please send them to [email protected].

Wednesday, September 5

12 - 12:50 p.m. Times Talk: Race and the Media (MSU Donahoo Lounge)

Friday, September 7

5 p.m. StuOrg Registration Deadline

7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Bobcat soccer vs. Nova Southeastern (Bobcat Field)

8 - 9:30 p.m. Stand-up Comedy in the Black Box (Campus Black Box Theatre)

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Incidents

Aug. 19, 1:09 a.m. A golf cart was seen weaving and speeding through the intersection of Wayne and Hancock streets. Offi cer Reid White proceeded to follow the golf cart and pulled the driver over at the intersection of Montgomery and Clarke streets. White asked the student how he got the golf cart and what he was doing with it. The student told White that he was the designated driver for his fraternity. White asked him to pull over to the side of the road. The student pulled over and proceeded to jump out of the golf cart and run down Montgomery Street. White pursued him and after some resistance, restrained him. The student admitted to being intoxicated and to stealing the golf cart. He was charged with a DUI, underage alcohol possession and disorderly conduct.

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Aug. 17 9:05 p.m. A man was seen attempting to drive drunk out of the Golden Pantry parking lot. After almost backing into two pedestrians, Offi cer Gary Purvis had the man stop his vehicle and asked him how much he had to drink. The man replied, “Not enough,” and was then asked to exit the vehicle. He was arrested for suspicion of driving under the infl uence.*

2 THE MOST UNFORTUNATE HOUSEGUEST

Aug. 10 2:40 a.m. Offi cer Megan Frasier was called to the Grove in response to a man vomiting. The residents of the apartment told Frasier that the man followed him home from downtown, and they let him stay the night at their apartment. Upon seeing the man lying on the fl oor continuing to vomit, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was called to the scene to take the man to Oconee Regional Medical Center (ORMC).*

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Aug. 11 12:32 a.m. Sergeant Jamaal Hicks was called to Napier Hall in response to a student vom-iting. The student told Hicks that he consumed large amounts of liquor and beer at his fraternity house earlier that night. The student was then arrested and taken to MPD.

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Aug. 10 8:46 p.m. Offi cer Tron Smith and Sergeant Jamaal Hicks were called to Foundation Hall in response to a plastic bag and wooden box containing marijuana that was found. The offi cers contacted two students who stated they had just gotten high. The students were placed under arrest and transported to Milledgeville Police Department (MPD) detention center.

PASS THE DUTCHIE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE

Aug. 11 4:39 p.m. A student was reported to have injured herself at the Grove. Offi cer Earnest Spikes and Sergeant Hal Ennis observed blood on the student’s face and hair, and a cut on her chin. The student appeared to be intoxicated and, as told by another student, had fallen inside the women’s restroom at the Grove Clubhouse. She was taken to ORMC.*

AN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY

7 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Aug. 18 2:14 a.m. Offi cer Gary Purvis was called to West Campus Village in response to a panic alarm going off. Purvis and the Community Assistant contacted one of the residents who did not know why the alarm had gone off. Purvis then noticed another resident sleeping on the couch. He and the CA investigated her room and saw vomit all over the bed and fl oor. Purvis woke up the student and tried talking to her, but she could barely form a sentence and could not tell that Purvis was talking to her. EMS was called and she was taken to ORMC for further treatment.*

8 YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?

Aug. 18 3:17 a.m. A vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of Greene and Jefferson streets for not having its headlights illuminated. Upon talking to the driver, Offi cer Gary Purvis smelled alcohol emitting from the driver’s breath. Purvis asked for the driver’s license only to be told that his license had been suspended for a prior DUI. The driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI and transported to MPD.*

9 DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS

Aug. 15 1:20 p.m. A vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of McIntosh and Wilkinson streets for having an expired vehicle registration. Offi cer Earnest Spikes and Sergeant Hal Ennis made contact with the driver and asked for his identifi cation. Spikes was told by the dispatch offi cer that the driver had a suspended license. The driver was arrested by citation for driving with a suspended license and driving with an expired registration.

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Aug. 11 3:35 p.m. Sergeant Hal Ennis was called to Foundation Hall in response to a sick student. Ennis made contact with the student who was extremely nauseated. She said she had been drinking the night before and had just gotten sick. EMS was called, and the student was taken to ORMC.

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“Not really. I know who’s running, but that’s it. If you count Twitter, I know what’s going on, but that’s it. I don’t really have the time to watch the news.”Taylor Jones, junior early childhood education major

“I have not been keeping up. It’s important, but I just haven’t had time to watch the news. I get all my updates from Facebook and Twitter.”Mary Frances McGahee, junior early child-hood education major

“Have you been keeping up with 2012 pre-election coverage? Why or why not?”

“I’m keeping up with the elections because I want to know if the parties are keeping the same values that they’ve always had. I will be voting for Obama.”Jody Titshaw, junior management information systems major

“I haven’t been keeping up with it because I’m not too much into politics ... I think Obama could win, but he did make a lot of people mad about immigration rules. That may deter him this year.”Arba Hosey, sophomore French and manage-ment major

Bobcat BeatREPORTED BY SCOTT CARRANZA

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That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he’s just beat-ing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my THEing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my THEing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR!THEsleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR!

That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he’s just beat-ing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my THEing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my THEing around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR!THEsleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR!

THOUGHTS AND RANTS OF GEORGIA COLLEGE

My vent is that the The Village Market does not open until 7:30 and I have an 8:00 class every morning therefore I am unable to purchase breakfast at all.

Dear Georgia College Republicans "Be there or be donkey" is one of the most stupid slogans I have ever heard. Not to

mention, was it really necessary? It's not like we are politicans running for offi ce. Insulting other groups will not help you in

any way. It just refl ects poorly on you. It shows you have a lack of maturity.

That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he's just beating around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year??

RAWR!

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT

Are you kidding me Georgia College? Seniors have given you over $40,000 for their stay here, and the senior picnic

consists of ONE hotdog and a T-Shirt that looks like something from a middle school day camp. You want alumni

support, show us that we are worth it.

“My thinking is that over the years, the incumbent president has been winning the elections. So I think Obama has more of a chance in winning.”Nilantha Abeyrathne, senior physics major

It’s unsettling when our First Amend-ment right to freedom of the press is threatened. It’s even more unsettling when it hits unnervingly close to home at a fellow student-run newspaper.

Shockwaves of surprise and outcry rocked the media on Aug. 15 when stu-dent staff members of The Red & Black, the independently-run student newspa-per serving the University of Georgia, staged a walkout upon reading a memo from The Red & Black’s Board of Di-rectors stating new policies that would infringe upon the students’ editorial

freedom.Within hours of the walkout, the stu-

dent journalists holed up in an apart-ment and launched the “Red & Dead” movement, beginning with a Twitter account that was quickly followed by a website and Facebook page. The Red & Dead’s tagline simply read, “The former staff of The Red & Black.”

The move was ballsy, without a doubt.

A media frenzy followed, with news outlets like The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Gawk-er picking up the story and quickly transforming the Red & Dead’s woes into a full-blown national issue.

The Red & Dead didn’t miss a beat – the newly-uprooted staffers began regularly uploading news stories and photos to their site, steadfastly continu-ing to serve UGA and the Athens com-munity with timely and accurate news – all from the comfort of their apartment headquarters.

The students dealt with the sudden media storm with grace, some even ex-perienced being followed by reporters while walking to their cars after school. Suddenly, they were on the other side of the recorder as the recipients of the hard-hitting questions, yet the student journalists handled the entire situation

with composure.A week and several negotiations later,

The Red & Black had its staff back, with UGA students once again in the driver’s seat of creative and editorial control.

The Colonnade fully understands and recognizes the importance of editorial freedom and holding the responsibil-ity to make the important calls on what content is included in each and every is-sue of our newspaper.

We commend The Red & Black staff-ers for their perseverance, unwavering integrity and deep-rooted dedication to the craft of journalism. As easy as it could have been to wave a white fl ag in defeat upon getting wind of the new directorial changes, the journalists held strong and fought for what was ethical and right.

Most importantly, The Red & Black staff proved that student media outlets truly matter and are fully capable of serving as a catalyst for the preservation of our First Amendment right to free-dom of the press.

The long hours of researching, in-vestigating, interviewing and reporting can be taxing at times, and the even longer nights spent producing a weekly newspaper can be momentarily arduous. However, our beloved craft of journal-ism is certainly worth fi ghting for.

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Something old and something new-ish

JESSICA DIAMONDCOLUMNIST

In today’s modern Renaissance, we seem to have resurrected a number of old trends. In this decade alone, cut-off shorts, black and white photos, and plastic-rimmed glasses have all made a comeback. Incredible new technology is in use to make everything look as old as possible.

My household, for example, has abandoned the Q-tip in favor of Native American ear candles. They may be less effi cient, but we feel more in touch with our roots. The creative capacity of such a movement is limitless!

But friends, I am troubled. Our lin-guistic capabilities seem to be suffering under the weight of our ever-expanding

culture. I fear that we may actually come full circle and communicate through pointing and grunting like our cave-dwelling ancestors. While at karaoke night one Tuesday, I witnessed several girls communicate with the entire estab-lishment through hip movement. After this, several guys did begin pointing and grunting at them.

We hardly even use vowels anymore in our messages. Some of us choose to avoid speaking altogether in favor of text messaging and virtual scrabble.

Together, we can fi nd a compromise. Allow me to provide you with a few ex-amples to get you started. Picture this: you and your companion are enjoy-ing lunch at the Max. Said companion has just come from the gym and smells less than appetizing. The stench is put-ting you off your pizza, but you need a

diplomatic way to inform your friend. Instead of texting “U stnk like a ded hrse,” which may later prove offensive, try calmly telling them “Bathe thyself, thou rank reeling-ripe canker-blossom.” Your friend will likely be so impressed by your eloquence that they will forget to be offended while still receiving the message that they should at least spray some Febreze before joining you at the table. Everyone wins.

Our words should be used to help, not hurt. The average range of vo-cabulary for an English speaker today is signifi cantly less than the common British peasant of Shakespeare’s time. This should not be! We have learned so much. The next time you tease up your hair and pull on your bell-bottom jeans, don’t forget to pay equal homage to the heritage of your own language.

An in-depth look at modern-day linguistics in collegiate society

Information Technology at Geor-gia College can best be described as “in transition” upon my arrival as the university’s chief information offi cer. Allow me to thank students, faculty and staff for the opportunity to join the GC family. Having com-pleted a number of years in higher education, I can honestly say that GC is where I want to be.

Speaking of transitions, a major project is underway to redesign our username and password environ-ment, reducing the number of these needed to access various systems. Team members of Information Tech-nology are working on projects to provide new services while using current resources more effi ciently.

We are developing a “Georgia College Cloud” environment, which may be coined “Thundercloud.” As a suggested name, our “Thunder-cloud” is being designed to provide access to campus software and com-puting resources from any network-able appliance, including laptops, iPads or smartphones. Expect to see more information on this project later in the semester. Working in partner-ship with other offi ces, expect to see a new emergency notifi cation system and additional text messaging capa-bilities coming in September.

We are also updating those poli-cies and procedures that are essential in keeping your information safe and secure and the campus in compliance

with system, state and federal laws, and guidelines. Our network team is busy with the campus network, look-ing at ways to increase redundancy and reduce network outages. Stu-dents should notice enhanced net-work speed in the Residence Halls, as we have ramped the bandwidth and have installed new equipment to spot potential bandwidth issues and to proactively intervene.

Productive conversations have

already occurred with SGA Presi-dent Cody Allen, and my meeting with SGA is set for early Septem-ber. In addition, I look forward to working closely with students on the Student Technology Fee Committee to explore ways to push technology capabilities closer to where students gather and live.

- Dr. Robert Orr

Information Technology welcomes new CIO

“Having completed a number of years in higher education, I can honestly say that GC is where I want to be.”

Robert Orr,chief information offi cer

That Q&A with Cody Allen is weak and he’s just beating around the bush. I could have said all of that in my sleep. What are your REAL goals for the year?? RAWR!

“ ... were you using it to curl your leg hair?”Scott Carranza, assistant photo editor

Overheard in The Colonnade

“ Oops, I stroked your leg.”Anna Morris, A&E editor

“Turn the lights on, this ain’t no Club Colonnade.”Bobbi Otis, sports editor

“So am I stupid, or ... ?”Marilyn Ferrell, photo editor

- Mickey Mouse laughter in the corner-Nick Widener, news editor

I’m crushin’ so hard on a boy. It’s true life. Don’t know what to do.

“If I look anything more like Tom Cruise, I could be in ‘Top Gun.’”Mark Watkins, assistant news editor

August 31, 2012• Editor, Anna MorrisA&E

KRISTINA BAUSUMCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Sitting in study hall, Allison heard a faint voice in her head: “I almost lost my breath when he walked through the door.”

“It wasn’t my voice,” said Allison Blanchard, a sophomore French and cre-ative writing major. “It caught my attention because it was a female’s voice. It was Ade-line’s voice.”

After hearing this voice repeat the same sentence over and over, Allison fi -nally pulled out some paper and scribbled it down. One sentence turned into a page and fi nally many pages. For the next three to four months, she wrote nearly every day, not telling anyone that she was writing. When she fi nally showed the story to her friends and mother, they were ecstatic and encouraged her to publish it. Her mother was especially proud of her.

“Allison celebrated her fi fteenth birth-day on the edge of her Dad’s sick bed,” said Tonya Blanchard, Allison’s mother. “A month later, he went home to be with his Lord. In April of that year, Allison began writing as a way to cope with the grief. I was amazed at the way she poured herself into this novel. She seemed to be turning a corner. It gave her hope and a focus.”

But that was not the only reason Allison began to write “Forget-Me-Not.” When she fi rst thought of one of the main characters of the book, a young man from a Native American ancestry, she began research-ing tribes that would fi t him. She stumbled upon the Little Shell Reservation in Great

Student Allison Blanchard publishes her fi rst novel

“Something about him caught my attention the moment he walked through the door, like some mag-netic pull. Nothing I could possibly explain, not even to myself.”

-Excerpt from “Forget-Me-Not”

From offi ce paper to brushes and charcoal

KRISTINA BAUSUMCONTRIBUTING WRITER

“The Flights of Jan Wiener” opened on Aug. 23 to a much larger audience than expected, as three extra rows of spectators sat on the fl oor of the Campus Black Box Theatre. Filled with song, dance, death, tears, passion and love, this play of-fered a little for everyone.

The play, directed and co-written by Karen Ber-man, chair of the Department of Theatre, is com-posed of mostly movements and music, the only props being very plain chairs and the actors’ cos-tumes. The movements are choreographed by the actors, who try to portray the story of Jan Wiener by acting as the set and wordlessly dancing so that non-English speaking audiences can understand.

The play is about a young Czech man, Jan Wiener, and how he fl ed his Nazi-occupied home-land, joined the war against the Germans and later

fought for democracy.The play had a very emotional effect on the au-

dience. Sarah Harrell, a freshman theater major, came to support her fellow theater majors and felt the play was very expressive.

“The father’s suicide was my favorite scene,” Sarah said. “It was really powerful.”

Tears were shed and laughing ensued over cer-tain moments, like the scene in which Jan joins the British Army and is learning how to fl y an airplane. The audiences reacted the same way in Prague, where the actors fi rst performed their play this past summer.

In the Czech Republic, the acting group visited different places that tied in with the play and the time period. They even visited Terezin, a Jewish concentration camp, where Jan’s mother was tak

‘The Flights of Jan Wiener’

ALEE OLIVERI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERLeah Keelan, senior theater major, acts out a scene in “The Flights of Jan Wiener.” Carefully choreographed movements were the primary means of comminucation so any audience member could understand what was happen-ing, regardless of what language they spoke.

CONSTANTINA KOKENESSTAFF WRITER

Kenneth Procter, Dean Arts and Sciences at GC, gained regional attention for his powdered charcoal

drawing “Flash,” 2010. The piece was on view this year at an exhibi-tion for contemporary Southern art located in Alabama. He is repre-sented by Alan Avery Art Company in Atlanta and shares with The Col-onnade his inspirations and his art-making process.

Q: How did you become inter-

ested in art?A: My grandmother was an artist.

My dad had a lot of artistic ability as well. It kind of ran in the family.

Q: Where do you get your inspi-

ration?A: I get it from being out walk-

ing. My art is based on landscape, trees and atmospheric effects.

Q: Do you only use powdered

charcoal?A: No, I’m also a painter, but

these days I don’t have a lot of time to paint. Drawing is easier to pick up and put down. If I’m painting I can’t make the changes I want while keep-ing it fresh looking. Drawing is also

by choice; it’s my fi rst love. It works out nicely with the time that I have. Powdered charcoal is pretty unusual and also not that common. I don’t know that many people who do what I do exactly.

Q: How does powdered charcoal

work?A: People always wonder about

powdered charcoal and how it works. You need a jar of powdered charcoal and various brushes and other tools to put the charcoal on paper. All of the draw-ings are brushed along the paper like watercolor, but it’s dry, so that means I can change it or erase it and still have it looking fresh. However, you need to be careful because you could bump the drawing and blur it or blow on it, and it will blow away. You defi nitely can’t whistle while you work. Once you’re done, you brush fi xative – a transpar-ent varnish – onto the underside of the paper. This soaks through the paper and varnishes the drawing onto the paper which glues it all together.

Q: What is your process when

creating your pieces?A: I’ll start with ideas, little

sketches called thumbnails and work through those. I’ll pick one that has

Dean of Arts and Sciences recognized for artisitic talent reveals his technique and natural inspirations

ARIANA YANDELLCONTRIBUTING WRITER

America is a cultural melting pot, but the great diversity that makes this country what it is and brings people together is sometimes taken for granted. This is the pri-mary concern that Georgia College’s visiting artist Richard Lou tackles. His focus is on the expression of cultural identity and the process of healing the wounds of transgression between races.

It was a full house at Blackbridge Hall on Thursday, Aug. 23 for Lou’s anticipat-ed talk about his multimedia installation. In his installation, “Stories on My Back,” he uses stories as a way to connect with others, along with referencing both his Chinese and Hispanic background. Lou articulates to others his relationship with the power contained in stories, sharing snippets of tales passed down from his own family.

During the reception students and faculty milled about, taking in the work of art before them. The elaborate structure of Lou’s work gave the feeling of an Agrarian sanctuary, incorporating tales of strength and wisdom. Indeed, there seemed to be a soft glow emanating from within the columns that drew the attention of most of the students.

“I liked the material he used for the columns,” said senior studio art major Erica Lummus. “The overall color choice fi t well with his theme.”

Lou addressed his reasoning for using such an elaborate display of intertwined cornhusks and soft light.

“We are so used to seeing refl ected light around us,” Lou said. “I enjoy the idea of emanating light; it is a structural twist that I enjoy. One has to think ‘how do you translate material to something more spiritual?’”

Art history professor Tina Yarborough mentioned that the cornhusk-covered col-umns served as a symbol both for the Chinese dragon as well as the Serpent Quet-zalcoatl. These symbols connect his father’s Chinese heritage with his mother’s Mexican symbology.

Lou has been dreaming about this work for three to four years, dealing with smaller scales previously.

‘Stories on My Back’ explores diversity

SCOTT CARRANZA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERVisiting artist Richard Lou breathes new life into the idea of a cul-turally diverse America in his installation “Stories on My Back.” He utilizes graphic imagery, three-dimensional design and photography in order to paint a vivid picture of Hispanic and Chinese culture.

World War II play brings tears of joy and sorrow

Q&A

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“Forget-Me-Not” page 13


potential and possibility. Then I choose the size – some need to be big, some need to be small. Then I go through the making and revising. Sometimes it takes a long time, other times it doesn’t. It’s done when it feels right.

Q: Did you want to be an artist when you were younger

or is it something you began to love over time?A: Really all of that. I thought about it on and off. It

wasn’t until my senior year in high school when I seriously thought about it.

Q: What are you hoping to convey with your art?A: A special world. That world is of my invention

because I base my art on my memory and imagination.

Mostly the time is twilight and night — the darkening sky transforms the landscape in surprising ways. I try to make worlds that are beautiful and mysterious, maybe even sub-lime.

Q: Do you have any advice for aspiring artists?A: As a student, you want to look at three kinds of

teachers: your professors, art history and how other artists got their inspiration for their art, and nature because the world around you is something to look at and learn from.

Q: Your piece “Flash” gained regional attention. What

inspired you for that piece?A: That’s one of those mystery pieces. I wanted to get

a sense of the wonders and mystery of nature. There’s a quietness there. There’s also a sense that you’re the only one there, so the mystery is there just for you.

Dean ProcterContinued from page 11

en and later died. The actors performed at four different venues: two professional theaters, one academic theater and the European Regional Theatre Festival in Hradek Králové, a city just outside of Prague. The group was the only non-professional group performing at the festival and Berman was very proud of them.

“This was an exciting and powerful experience for all of us to tell the story of this man who fought for freedom his entire life,” Berman said. “The play was a wonderful educational experience for our students who learned about the history and culture of the Czech people through this story of one man’s struggles.”

In his fi rst lead role in college, sophomore theater major Zack Bradford portrayed Jan Wiener. He said that the ac-tors paid attention to the audience to try to see how much they understood given the likelihood of a language barrier.

Berman felt “a responsibility to tell the story” to young-er audiences because Jan Wiener’s generation was dying. When she composed the play, she wrote each role for the actors she was taking with her to Prague. What she didn’t know was that Zuzana Weiner, Jan Wiener’s widow, would attend the play as well. She was worried that she had got-ten her facts wrong, or even worse, that the play would upset Jan’s widow. To everyone’s relief, the widow was so moved by the performance that she ran onto the stage crying and asked the group to continue to share the story. Zuzana also shared more of their story and even gave ad-vice to the students.

“When we met her this past summer she told us about their life in many different countries, including Germany, the Czech Republic and the United States,” Berman ex-plained. “She said that they lived an exciting life, and she told our student actors that they never had much money, but always worked on things that they enjoyed and that were meaningful. Zuzana told us that she still teaches dance in Prague and currently spends her time in both Prague and with family in Massachusetts. She urged the students to ‘fi nd what you love, and you will always be happy.’”

According to Berman the rest of the Czech audience also came up to the group after the play and said, in broken English, that they understood the story perfectly.

“This was an exciting and powerful experience for all of us to tell the story of this man who fought for freedom his entire life.”

Karen Berman,Chair of the Department of Theatre

The Flights of Jan WienerContinued from page 11

SUBMITTED BY KENNETH PROCTER, DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCES“Flash,” 2010 (top) is a piece by Kenneth Procter, Dean of Arts and Sciences; it is made using powdered charcoal. “Flash” was featured at an exhibi-tion in Alabama and refl ects Dean Procter’s main inspiration--nature and darkness. “The darkening sky transforms the landscape in surprising ways. I try to make worlds that are beautiful and mysterious, maybe even sublime.” Works like “Stand” (bottom) stem from inspiration that Procter takes from his surroundings. “I get it from being out walking. My art is based on trees, landscapes and atmospheric effects.”


“This installation is the closest yet I have gotten to my dream,” Lou said.

When entering the installation area, specta-tors have to encircle and interlace themselves between the columns to read the stories dis-played above, written over foreshortened maps and lands. With imagery of food such as rice, beans and the previously mentioned cornhusks incorporated into the structure, viewers can feel the signifi cance and warmth of the family meal, which appears in all cultures and reli-gions as a staple of togetherness.

“I went in before the talk wondering what certain things meant,” said Brianna Williams, sophomore pre-nursing major. “With art I see it and feel what it means, but I can’t exactly articulate what it is. After Lou’s talk it clicked and meant something more [to me].”

Lou’s previous work has ranged from pho-

tography to performance art, using any and ev-ery medium possible.

With his “Inner City Portraits,” completed when Lou was a graduate student, he explores the stereotypes of Chicano culture with pho-tography. He juxtaposes his written biogra-phies of recurring stereotypical characters and then uses himself as a medium to dress up like the characters, much like how Cindy Sherman has famously tackled female stereotypes with her photography.

In the late 80s and early 90s, Lou worked with groups such as the Border Art Workshop using sledgehammers to secure massive sym-bolic staples on the U.S. and Mexico border as a way of expressing the desire to heal the separation between the two nations.

Lou is also not unknown to this campus as he was once part of the GC family, previously serving as chair of the Department of Art.

“Stories on my Back” is open for individual viewing in Blackbridge Hall until Sept. 7.

Fall, Montana that isn’t recognized by the gov-ernment as an offi cial reservation. She wanted to bring attention to it, hoping that knowledge of the place would cause people to accept it as an offi cial Native American reserve.

“Forget-Me-Not,” planned to be the fi rst in-stallment of a trilogy, is written from Adeline Jasely’s point of view. A boy, Cole Dyami, who transfers to an off reservation school to be more normal, intrigues Adeline, a girl with few friends.

They become friends, and he takes her onto the reservation to a campfi re ceremony where the elders retell old tribal legends. His tribe and their legends begin to fascinate Ade-line. Throughout the book the characters try to come to terms with reality and learn to accept the things that are happening in this paranormal novel.

Getting a book published is no easy feat. “It’s scary,” Allison admitted. She sent over 50 query letters to literary agencies and publishing companies. Some said no, some never replied, and some even gave advice on how she could better her manuscript. Her mother encouraged her every day.

“You don’t need 100 yeses; you just need

one,” Tonya said.Finally on Apr. 1, 2012 Allison checked

her email on her iPhone before going to bed. She had gotten an email in March from Martin Sisters Publishing asking for her entire manu-script.

“I felt an overwhelming sense of peace,” Al-lison said.

She read the miniscule print on the small screen of her iPhone: “Forget-Me-Not Con-tract.” Allison ran to her mother’s bedroom and shared the exciting news. In all her excitement, her mother did not realize, or care really, that it was late at night and called every relative that came to mind to share the exciting news. Her family members weren’t the only ones proud of her achievement, though.

“She loves to write!” said Kelly Carelson, sophomore theater major and Allison’s best friend. “It is a talent she was blessed with, and I was crazy excited to know that others get to have a chance to take part in her passion.”

The contract was signed on Apr. 6, and the book is hoping to be released by the end of this year. Allison is thrilled that her mom was there to support her the whole way.

“I could not be more proud and excited for her as I know her dad is,” Tonya explained. “What a joy it has been watching her grow in her faith and excel in so many ways, all to the glory of God.”

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Stories on My BackContinued from page 11

“Forget-Me-Not”Continued from page 11

SUBMITTED BY ALLISON BLANCHARD AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MACKENZIE BURGESSAllison Blanchard, sophomore French and creative writing major, turned her sadness into creativity by writing her debut novel, “Forget-Me-Not.” Focused on the friendship between a Native American boy seeking normalcy and a girl named Adeline seeking friends, the book is due for release by the end of this year. She intends to continue the story by writing a second and third installment.

potlight: Q-&-A with Kathryn Mann, one of roller derby’s fresh meatS

Kathryn Mann, senior music major, gives an update of Georgia College’s roller derby team and explains just how similar the sport actually is to the 2009 fi lm“Whip It.”

By Constantina Kokenes

For more information on GC’s roller derby team, upcoming practices and membership, contact the team at [email protected] or join the Facebook group (Roller Derby).

Q: Where do you practice?

A: At the beginning of the year we’re going to be practicing at the Fun Fac-tory on Highway 441 because not every-one has equipment. Once everyone gets equipment, we’re moving our practices to the indoor soccer court at the Well-ness Center.

Q: Who do you play against?

A: Not anyone yet. We’re just trying to build a team, so it’s good for beginners. We’re planning on seeing bouts - roller derby games - this semester.

Q: How do you play?

A: There are fi ve girls on each team on a surprisingly small track. Three are blockers, one is a pivot, and one is a jammer. Blockers make sure the op-posing team’s jammer doesn’t score points. The pivot sets the pace for the bout and also acts as a blocker, and the jammer scores points. The jammer has to break through the pack of girls, go all the way around the track, catch up to the pack, and break through it again. How-ever many girls the jammer passes is the number of points scored.

Q: Is it anything like the movie “Whip It”?

A: Vaguely. They have a lot of comra-derie, and they do dress up into what are called “boutfi ts.” Professionals also have the nicknames like in the movie.

The movie is a bit more violent, though. There aren’t any punches or elbows in real matches. Those are fouls, and you can get thrown out of the bout for that.

Q: Is there a limit to the number of team members?

A: No, but you have an actual core team. However, there are so many injuries that people need to be replaced in games so the more, the merrier.

Q: What are the qualifi cations to joining the team?

A: Really, enthusiasm, a want to join and a want to be involved. We’ll teach you how to skate.

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It often seems diffi cult to set aside time for working out or eating healthy, but it is es-sential to personal well-being. Making time to become healthier simply requires a few adjustments.

“It’s all about modifi cation,” said Sarah Rose Remmes, junior exercise science major and group fi tness instructor at the Wellness and Recreation Center. “Instead of driving, walk to campus. Work up to it, even 30 min-utes on the treadmill. Be active. Don’t binge drink on soda or alcohol. It’s all about the little changes. Those are the things that stick.”

Exercise is crucial to remaining healthy in college. The WRC is open starting at 6 a.m. during the week, allowing students and fac-ulty to get their workouts in at almost anytime during the day.

The WRC also offers a variety of group fi t-ness classes. Group fi tness classes are perfect for the student who is struggling with self-motivation because it serves as an account-ability tool. The WRC offers many classes such as yoga, spin, abs and Zumba.

For the more independent student, the WRC has state-of-the-art equipment: a pool, basketball courts and a running track.

Exercise is not the only way to stay healthy

in college, but having a healthy diet is impor-tant too.

When it comes to nutrition, simple chang-es can be made in every student’s lifestyle, such as preparing a lunch the night before so one doesn’t end up grabbing fast food. Eating a small snack, such as nuts or fruit every three to four hours prevents students from gorging on higher calorie meals. It tricks one’s mind into believing that one is fuller than one might feel skipping meals. Drinking as much water as possible is also healthy.

Eating healthy in college can be tough, but dining at The MAX makes it easy. All of the stations offer healthy options, including glu-ten-free desserts daily.

Since The MAX has been revamped, Man-ager Brian Lee advises students to choose the unlimited meal plan option. He also promotes eating breakfast, which is the most important meal of the day.

“You have to eat something. Our bodies are like cars. If you don’t fuel them right, you can’t expect them to run right,” Lee said.

The MAX has a Facebook page, “GCSU Dining,” and hosts events throughout the year. Lee stresses that students should not be afraid to voice their opinions or concerns with him.

“We want people to feel this is the meal they are looking for away from home,” Lee states.

Making nutrition important in college – how students can maintain a healthy lifestyle and how GC helps

New year, new you? How to stay in collegeThe organization P.A.W.S. bounces back – learn what they are about and their goals for this school year

KATIE PRUITTCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The campus organization Peers Advocating Wellness Successfully (P.A.W.S.) is back, and it is here with a vengeance. P.A.W.S. is lead by Rachel Sullivan, a former student who has been on Georgia College’s campus for over a decade, and now is serving as the adviser for P.A.W.S. and the Student Health Educator at GC.

Sullivan organizes information for the orga-nization, decides what it will focus on, handles budgeting and organizes information sessions. The goal of the P.A.W.S. – not to be confused with the GC website PAWS – is to inform stu-dents of healthy lifestyle choices and is not lim-ited to exercise and dieting. The organization focuses on a variety of topics including alcohol awareness, mental health, sexual awareness, highway safety, fi nance and general health.

Sullivan describes P.A.W.S. as a way to to convince students to make healthy choices in their everyday lives that will help them not only not, but in the long run when they have left GC.

P.A.W.S. is an organization that many stu-dents can get involved in with hopes to become healthier while also helping to promote health to their peers.

“I think it would be good to get involved with P.A.W.S. because it’s important for the students at GC to be educated on health and exercise,” said Janie Pickett, freshman unde-clared major.

Sullivan organizes many events through P.A.W.S. every semester such as the “Welcome Back to Wellness” event held on Aug. 30. Sev-eral events are in the works for this semester, including “Healthy Tuesdays” which will be-gin Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the WRC.

Sullivan has large plans for P.A.W.S. for the Fall semester, but she needs passionate, moti-vated student volunteers to help her achieve the organization’s goals.

Sullivan’s long-term goals for P.A.W.S. are to have freshman seminars on alcohol poi-

soning and information sessions led by Peer Educators for students living in the Residence Halls.

“I (would) just really like to see students get excited about health … promoting health is re-ally fun for me too,” said Sullivan.

Sullivan loves to see students take owner-ship over their health goals and is exhilarated when she sees that they want to make a change for the better because, as she puts it, “the choic-es you make now affect your entire future.”

Sullivan emphasizes that students do not necessarily need to be a health major to become involved with P.A.W.S. Her offi ce is located in the Student Health Wellness Center on the fi rst fl oor of the WRC.

“I think that a lot of students don’t realize that the choices they are making today can greatly impact their health in the future, and that’s where P.A.W.S. plays a major role,” said Caroline Martin, junior criminal justice major. “(P.A.W.S.) provides ample opportunity for students to live a healthy lifestyle.”

fitNew year, new you? How to stay in collegeNew year, new you? How to stay in collegefitNew year, new you? How to stay in collegefitfitfitRequirements to be a peer educator

• Complete a 6 hour training through the Bacchus Network

• Have personal and creative skills to brainstorm activites and talk to students• Pay $5 training fee

• Attend a meeting once every 2 weeks• Have a passion for health and fitness

• Work 1 - 2 hours at P.A.W.S. events

Rachel Sullivan, P.A.W.S. advisor

August 31, 2012• Editor, Bobbi OtisSports

BoBBi otissenior reporter

The Department of Athlet-ics operates on a budget of close to $3 million each year. The Athletic Fee, paid by stu-dents, furnishes almost $2.35 million of that budget.

Athletic Director Wendell Staton says the $181 fee is

integral for Bobcat athletics.“Essentially, that’s the al-

most exclusive support of all of our programs and out of that we sponsor 10, now 11 sports, with volleyball, and then into that is going to fund everything from some sala-ries of the coaches and staff, including sports medicine, athletics communications and everything else in between,”

Staton said. “After that, of course, is scholarships and operating budget, so whether it’s buying uniforms or trav-eling on a bus to go play an-other team and officials, any-thing inclusive about running our program.”

According to Staton, per-sonnel costs are roughly $900,000 and the price to op-erate all of the programs rings in at approximately $1.4 mil-lion.The new fee

Last year the Athletic Fee was set at $175 per semester,

but in order to offset the costs of the new collegiate sport, an increase of $6 was requested and put to a vote by the Stu-dent Mandatory Fee Commit-tee. The committee is com-prised of a mix of 11 students and faculty members.

Susan Allen, assistant vice president for Budget & Plan-ning and non-voting member of the committee, says that of the nine committee mem-bers present for the vote, the Athletic Fee increase passed unanimously.

Some students think the

fee should not be mandatory.“I think you should only

pay the fee if you want to,” sophomore mass communica-tion major Kim Fowler said. “But it’d be best if we only had to pay a part of that.”

Others think it’s necessary to fund athletics through the fee.

“I think the fee is a fair price to pay,” senior psychol-ogy major and former Sassy Cats dancer, Sarah Mead

Cutting corners is something we’ve been trained not to do for our entire lives. To reach a goal, proper planning and hard work are the most effective routes to take. Cheating to gain an edge is completely missing the point. Otherwise, there’s nothing to be proud of. So, why do I still view Lance Armstrong as a hero in the athletic community?

The past week has been a difficult time for the winner of seven Tour de France cycle marathons, primarily because those titles don’t belong to him anymore.

Based on blood samples col-lected from 2009 and 2010, the United States Anti-Doping Agency accused Armstrong with the use of illegal performance-enhancing substances through-out his career. Despite initially challenging the agency’s claims in federal court, Armstrong eventually announced he would give up the fight against the US-ADA, and for the first time ever, gave up.

Stripped of all awards and prizes earned after Aug. 1, 1998: most notably his tour victories, and banned for life from cycling, Armstrong has faced disgrace and disappointment from fans and professionals alike.

It must be particularly tough for him to know that dozens of past teammates have provided testimony on his trafficking and consumption of these perfor-mance-enhancers. But let’s call the cards like we see them. To put it bluntly, he cheated to win.

In Georgia College athlet-ics, performance enhancers are just as intolerable as they are at a professional level. Tarnishing permanent records and poten-tially damaging one’s body is not worth the short-term benefits. I have faith that Bobcat athletes are clean, and train the correct way to achieve their victories. Self-control and diligence are the greatest lessons that sports teach us.

But despite the USADA’s discovery and the ridicule Arm-strong is facing, there’s one thing we can’t forget. This man turned his name into one of the most inspirational brands the world has ever seen.

After conquering testicular cancer in 1997, he created the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a nonprofit organization de-signed to inspire those affected by cancer. Since then, numerous patient-athletes have taken on the most difficult times of their lives and emerged victoriously, overcoming sickness through strength and motivation.

The good that Armstrong has done for athletes all over the world doesn’t outweigh the fact that he cheated to win. That can never be forgiven; however, the good he has done does sig-nal his enthusiasm and care for other athletes who strive to de-feat cancer. My respect for him as an honest athlete is destroyed, but the brand he created can still provide support and inspire those who need it most.

Powell Cobb

Despite charges cyclist can still ‘LIVESTRONG’

Soccer:Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. @ Lenoir-RhyneSept. 2 2:00 p.m. @ Lees-McRae

Cross Country:Aug. 31 6:00 p.m. Bobcat InvitationalSept. 8 @ Fordham University

“If we’ve got a guy on our list that has 10 Division I offers, there’s no sense in us using our resources to pursue him... We know we are not Duke.”

-Men’s basketball head coach Terry Sellers on Bobcat recruiting strategy

2Women accepted into Au-

gusta National golf club: Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore. This marks the first time women have been ac-cepted in the club’s 80 year history.

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Mandatory student fee generates over $2 million for Department of Athletics

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Rewards are a good incen-tive. Companies like Coca-Cola Co. and Barnes & No-ble, Inc. offer programs that give back to loyal custom-ers for their purchases. Now Georgia College Athletics can too.

Teaming up with Rojo Research, the Department of Athletics is offering a brand-new system for sports fans called LOYALTIVA Bob-cat Fan Rewards. Designed to draw in a larger crowd at sporting events for the 2012-13 seasons, fans are awarded points for attending games and making concession pur-chases at any athletic event.

“We’re excited about the opportunities this presents,” Sports Information Director Al Weston said in a press re-lease. “We have a number of rabid Bobcat fans out there

that we’d like to reward for their support.”

Points will be accumu-lated by scanning QR codes, so fans with smartphones can easily jump on board and col-lect points to redeem for priz-es. Rewards range from USB flash drives, T-shirts deco-rated with the words “Refuse to Lose,” and even a pop-up tailgate tent.

“There’s a lot of potential from other business in town to donate prizes, too,” Trevor Kuss, sports information as-sistant, said.

Fans without smartphones are still able to sign up by registering at a marketing table at athletics events.

“I didn’t go to games very frequently in the past,” junior biology major Jim Mcphail said. “But this sounds awe-some, because I love the fact

Fans earn swag with QR codes

Chad pattersonContriButing writer

The process of recruiting new athletes for Georgia College is an arduous one. Nights are spent scouring videotapes and letters of inter-est, and days are spent driving across the South-east and beyond to scout for the next Georgia College athlete, which makes recruiting a year-long process.

Men’s basketball coach Terry Sellers and women’s soccer coach Hope Clark know the ins and outs of recruiting through their own ex-perience of scouting potential athletes.

“The process is very, very different depend-ing on each year and what we’re looking for and what our needs are as a team,” Clark said.

“As we forecast recruiting in the coming years we’re typically two years ahead.”

Clark says the team has already lined up six recruits for 2013, but notes they have all already been signed up for the last five to six months.

“In soccer, recruiting is just extremely ad-vanced,” Clark said. “But we’ll basically search everywhere. We try to catch them in multiple venues such as with their club teams at tourna-ments where we can sit and watch hundreds of players at one time.”

Typically, the majority of athletes at GC come from the state itself, but athletes also come from across the nation and international sources as well.

DaviD Wicker/ Staff PhotograPherDaniel Wallin from Praters Hardwood Flooring and Supply uses a grinder to sand away the old layers of wax on the Centennial Center basketball court floor. The newly renovated court will feature a new GC logo at its center. See next week’s issue to read about the upgrade in detail.Rewards page 18

Centennial Center court floor prepares for new logo design

Athletic Fee almost exclusively supports GC sports programs

Fee page 18

Bobcat Athletics rewards loyalty with the chance to win prizes for game attendance, purchases

Coaches spend year recruiting

Recruiting page 19

Recruiting high school athletesExpenses for GC recruiting from 7/1/2010 to 6/30/11

• Graduate from high school• Complete a minimum of 16 core courses• Earn a minimum required grade-point average in core courses• Earn a qualifying test score on either the ACT or SAT• Request final amateurism certification from the NCAA Eligibility Center

Men’s Teams$10,028

Women’s Teams$21,190

Total$31,218

Requirements for recruiting

Sources: www.ncaa.org, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act

Amount student fee generated this year Approx. $2.35 million

Athletic Department’s budgetApprox. $3 million

Basketball expenses*Men: $365,915

Women: $293,506

Basketball revenues*Men: $361,944

Women: $292,117

*These sports used their “Foundation accounts” (fundraising accounts) to offset the difference.Reporting year 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011Sources: Wendell Staton, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act

Student Athletic Fee$181

(per student)

AUGUST 31, 2012 THE COLONNADE 17

Despite charges cyclist can still ‘LIVESTRONG’

NICK BURGESSCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Georgia College Department of Athletics rolled out its new score update service, ScoreTrax, this week.

ScoreTrax is a messaging service that sends its users scores from ev-ery collegiate sport to which they subscribe to their cell phones. Sports Information Director Al Weston was instrumental in introducing the sys-tem at GC.

“The whole goal is to help peo-ple from two angles,” Weston said. “We’ve got the people that can’t make it to the games, and to help people come to home games as well.”

Weston is looking to use the sys-tem as a type of knowledge base for

GC students and Bobcat fans alike. “It’s a great way to fi nd out about

Bobcat athletics,” Weston said. “Our goal is to get fans as much informa-tion as possible in as timely a manner as possible. Our world is so timely, with the use of Twitter and Facebook among other social media, this infor-mation needs to be quick and hard hitting, which is really the advantage of using a system such as Scoretrax.”

Weston uses ScoreTrax to send mass texts to subscribers with scores, but the messages can also contain much more.

“I have a score that I enter in, then I have an area to put any open ended text I want to put,” Weston said.

This can include reminders about different scheduled games starting times, statistics, scorers and even web

links to listen to the game live online. “We want to use that space to in-

clude quick-hitting news to keep peo-ple up to date on stuff,” Weston said.

The service replaces the one pro-vided by Presto Sports used previ-ously.

“It’s something that we started last year, and we went with a differ-ent company last year,” Weston said. “Last year’s model was very basic and there wasn’t an ability to sell ad-vertising at the bottom, allowing us to make money for the athletics depart-ment.”

ScoreTrax’s ability to advertise is in contrast to the previous year’s system which cost the department be-tween $250 to $500 to use.

So far, GC is the only college to use ScoreTrax.

“They came to us last year, when they were a fairly new company out of California. Unfortunately, I had already committed to the old service, so we decided to give them a go this year,” Weston said.

While GC is the only college to use ScoreTrax, the use of live score messaging systems is nothing new to collegiate athletics.

“Two years ago, David Bell of North Georgia College & State Uni-versity introduced me to a different text alert service. I thought this would be really cool because it can tell par-ents and students that can’t make it to the game what the score is,” Weston said.

The reaction to the system among students is mixed.

Ashley Lollar, a senior mass com-

munication major, is not impressed with ScoreTrax.

“The only way I would use this system is if we had a football team. Other than that, I wouldn’t use it,” Lollar said.

Some students are embracing the change, however.

“I might use the system when it becomes available,” senior environ-mental science major Clayton Hard-man said.

Fans can select from any Bobcat sport that they wish to be updated on, or select all sports to receive updates. The ScoreTrax service works on any cell phone on any provider, and stan-dard text messaging rates apply.

To subscribe to the service, send the code of the selected sport to (919) 283-5123.

STEPHANIE HOUSECONTRIBUTING WRITER

A classroom is fi lled with laughing students who move to the beat of contemporary music while they motivate their bodies toward greater fi tness.

In response to numerous suggestions brought up by students, the fi tness staff at the Wellness and Recreation Center will introduce new class-es this semester. Also, due to popular demand, students will notice that classes will be offered at more times and on more days.

Included on the list of new courses is the unique hybrid Spoga. The class consists of 30 minutes of spinning (or cycling) and 30 minutes of yoga. These two exercises combine to create a workout that is both cardio and resistance train-ing; however, this is a popular class and only 20 people can participate at a time.

Assistant Director of Fitness Operations Laura Childs says group fi tness classes appeal to many college students.

“It’s socializing at the same time you’re get-ting your fi tness in,” Childs said. “Group fi tness in general is fun. It removes that aspect of it where you’re in there with a lot of people doing the same thing. You have an instructor who is there to teach you and guide you and show you what to do.”

Also new to the WRC is a yoga class taught by Georgia College alumna Xan Nichols on Fri-days from 9 to 9:50 a.m.

Nichols found a passion for yoga through a meditation retreat during her time at Berry Col-lege.

“I try to keep it beginner friendly,” Nichols said. “Because no matter what class you teach, you’re always going to have someone who has never tried yoga before.”

Nichols considers yoga to be an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

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Wellness and Recreation Center offers more group fi tness classes

MACKENZIE BURGESS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHEROn Aug. 24 students spend their evening cycling for 30 minutes and then cooling down with a half hour of yoga. The class is taught on Thursdays in the studio of the WRC.

MACKENZIE BURGESS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERGC students work out at Spoga, one of the newest additions to the WRC’s group fi tness classes.

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said. “I know people may not like paying it, but every penny is needed and the school and athletes really appreciate it.”

“We certainly depend on our stu-dents to support everything we are doing and we are very appreciative of that support,” Staton said. “So, when we ever submit a fee increase – for example last year we did vol-leyball – without the support of the students, we just couldn’t do it.”Breakdown

The Equity in Athletics Disclo-sure Act requires colleges and uni-versities that take part in a Title IV federal student financial assistance program and have an intercollegiate athletic program, to prepare an an-nual report.

Included in the report for the Department of Education is athletic participation, staffing and revenues and expenses, by men’s and wom-en’s teams’expenses, according to

the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

GC athletics’ latest reporting data is from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.

Athletically-related student aid, or scholarships, totaled over $1.1 million for all men’s and women’s sports for the year.

The basketball program has the largest operating budget at GC. The women’s team’s total expenses were $293,506, while the men’s team’s expenses reached $365,915.

The total expenses for all other teams, both men’s and women’s, were over $1.6 million.

Revenue for both basketball teams was $654,061, which shows a negative difference between their revenue and expenses. Golf also shows a negative difference. The report says the teams use their “foundation accounts (fundraising accounts)” to offset the difference.

Referees for home basketball games cost the Department of Ath-letics roughly $750 per game ac-cording to Staton.

“So, for a doubleheader, if we host, it would be $1,500 just for the officials,” Staton said. “If we have 10 (home) games on average, that would be $15,000 for officials for men’s and women’s basketball combined.”

Staton says uniforms are not a big factor in the budget, as they only get replaced every three to four years as they wear out or if the logo changes.

Cloth items, such as socks, prac-tice gear, etc., cost approximately $50,000 every year according to Staton.

Staton says the Department of Athletics is thankful for the funding it receives from the Athletic Fee.

“We’re certainly very pleased with what we have and apprecia-tive, like any organization,” Staton said. “We would always aspire to continue our growth and excel-lence. To grow in excellence, funds are almost always certainly associ-ated with those things.”

For the full EADA report visit http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/.

that I can win free merchandise for going to games and cheering on my Bobcats.”

In addition, Bobcat Fan Rewards also has a leader board that displays who has the most points, creating potential competition between Bob-cat fans.

Kuss hopes this program will reach fans who are on the cusp of

becoming greater fans.“This will hopefully motivate

the potentially fringed fans,” Kuss said. “We want students to choose a (Bobcat) basketball game instead of something on television.”

The QR code sign-up will be dis-played on all Bobcat game sched-ule posters, magnets and any GC athletic contest. Housing is also on board with the program, making it possible to gather reward points by attending any Housing event on campus.

To sign in, there are five easy steps: scan the code, sign in with a Facebook username and pass-word, select “install” connection (upon prompt from Facebook), up-date your Facebook timeline with comments, and view any available points, milestone prizes, and other fans on the Loyalty Club page.

“The program that this company is doing is fairly new,” Kuss said. “Only a few other schools are us-ing it.”

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Evan SEnkEnContributing WritEr

Both cross country teams start with a home opener on Aug. 31 at 6 p.m.

This year, the women’s team is ranked seventh in the preseason coach’s poll, the same position the team finished in the Peach Belt Con-ference championship last October. The women’s team is returning a high number of runners, losing only one from last year’s team.

Senior runner Victoria Dobson says all of the returning athletes will have a big impact on the team’s sea-son.

“Experience is a very big advan-tage we have,” Dobson said. “Learn-ing from last season and knowing how hard to train in the off-season was huge for this year.”

Allison Lones looks to repeat last season’s great success, since she be-came the first woman to be named to the All-Region team in Georgia Col-lege’s history last season.

In his 13th season as coach, Joe Samprone believes that this year’s women’s team is even better than last season’s.

“Practices have shown great po-tential for this upcoming season. The returners have stepped up and the new runners challenge the veterans, improving the quality of everyone,” Samprone said.

The coach has high hopes for the team this year, looking to qualify for nationals for the first time in school history.

The men’s team finds themselves in almost the complete opposite situ-ation as the women, losing four of the top five runners from last season’s team.

The transition for the four incom-ing freshmen on the team – Paul Mc-Neil, James Ryden, Michael Ziegler and Dylan Price – will be difficult, ac-cording to Samprone. There is a large

transition from high school cross country, where a race is only 5 kilo-meters, but in college the distance is 8 kilometers.

Despite the newcomers’ inexperi-ence, the team was still selected sixth in the preseason coach’s poll.

“The freshmen have really pushed the upperclassmen to work harder,” Philip Laskey, one of the three return-ing runners said. “They came to prac-tice well-conditioned and they raise the level of everyone around them.”

The team is planning to learn their way around the race in the first five meets in order to be in the best men-tal and physical shape before the PBC Championships.

“I’ve been very pleased with the way the newcomers arrived for prac-tice,” Samprone said. “We have a tal-ented bunch of freshmen and we’re looking for a few competitors for Freshman of the Year.”

All in all, the team looks to im-prove on last year’s fifth place finish in the PBC.

The Bobcat Invitational is the only home meet the cross country teams run this season. It is also one of the first opportunities fans have to earn points for the new LOYALTIVA Bob-cat Fan Rewards system.

Cross country teams prepare for season

“Practices have shown great potential for this upcoming season. The returners have stepped up and the new run-ners challenge the veterans, improving the quality of everyone.”

Joe Samprone,cross country coach

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Five steps to join Bobcat Rewards

2. Sign in with your Facebook account

3. Select “Install” connection

4. Update your Facebook timeline with comments

5. View any available points, milestone prizes, and other fans on the Loyalty Club page

1. Scan the QR code


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I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity.

For Sellers and the men’s basketball team, the coaches not only watch nonstop video and recruit through letters, but also subscribe to recruiting servic-es to aid in their search for the best student athletes.

“Parents and athletes pay a service to market them,” Sellers said. “So I just get emails, and if the player looks like he is at a position of need for us and has the academic record we want, we’ll email them back or make a phone call just to get more informa-tion and make that fi rst contact.”

Sellers and his staff travel to several tournaments in the off-season.

“In the summer, we went to multiple AAU (Ama-teur Athletic Union) tournaments in Augusta and Or-lando and we watched games all day long and we just make notes,” Sellers said. “We evaluate them and get all their information and gauge their interest in us and go from there.”

Sellers and his crew constantly add and take off names of recruits during the scouting process.

Since Georgia College is a small school in Divi-sion II, Sellers knows when to use his time wisely and when not to waste other recruiting opportunities.

“If we’ve got a guy on our list that has 10 Divi-sion I offers, there’s no sense in us using our resources

to pursue him,” Sellers said. “We know we are not Duke.”

The list is always changing as players occasionally slip through the cracks and are not seen by Sellers and his coaches. Sometimes recruits also do not meet the academic and character standards the Department of Athletics and coaches have set.

“Usually we like to call the coach fi rst to fi gure out what kind of attitude, work ethic and academics the player possesses,” Sellers said. “Because here, if they don’t have a high character, we don’t recruit them. I think we work hard to recruit high character guys that have the high grades and potential we want.”

Both Sellers and Clark also stress the importance of building a relationship with recruits so they know interest is there from GC.

Former baseball player and junior accounting ma-jor Cal Milano says a connection with coaches was important when he was recruited.

“I fi rst got in contact with the GC baseball when I played overseas in Amsterdam my sophomore year,” Milano said. “The head coach of GC was one of the coaches on that team. I was able to stay in contact with him, and my senior year I was invited down to GC for a workout in front of the coaching staff. I went down for the workout in January and about two weeks after my visit I received a phone call from the head coach offering me a spot on the team.”

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“When you’re doing yoga, you are becoming more aware of your body,” Nichols said. “You get more in touch with your body’s limits and what it needs.”

Nichols believes yoga can lead to better choices not only in diet, but in life, and can also improve concentration and balance.

According to Childs, the WRC works to make the gym environ-ment as accessible to as many peo-ple as possible.

“Doing something is always better than doing nothing,” Childs said. “The gym exercise setting, for a lot of people, can be very

intimidating and we try to reduce that as much as possible here in the facility so that it is a place where everyone can feel comfortable.”

Childs says trying new things is important.

“Try to move a little bit more than you did yesterday,” Childs said. “Try new experiences, you never know what you’ll like until you’ve tried it.”

In addition to yoga and Spoga, the center also offers a class called Saved by the Bell, which uses a Kettle Bell. This calorie burn-ing workout utilizes a bell shaped weight that is manipulated in order to build muscle tone in target ar-eas, and also in those hard-to-de-velop areas.

Zumba classes are also avail-

able as well as Hip Hop.Cycling is another class taught

at the WRC. Although it isn’t a new class, new technologies have made it more accessible to a great-er number of students.

Senior mass communication major Rebecca Thuns enjoys cy-cling because it works out every part of the body.

“I like it because I can use my own speed, whereas in other sports and exercises, you have to work at everyone else’s speed.”

If you are interested in attend-ing one of the classes, a schedule can be downloaded from the WRC website at www.gcsu.edu/well-ness/groupfi tness.htm or can be picked up at the front desk as you enter the building.

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JENNA BRYANCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Thunder Crew, the school spirit sec-tion which was created four years ago, has many activities planned for all sporting events.

The group that has received the Bob-cat New Program of the Year award for the past two years and has been nomi-nated for the best student spirit section in Division II is in charge of organizing tailgates before select athletic events. At GC, Thunder Crew generally pro-vides free food at tailgates. Alcohol consumption is also allowed by those over 21 and is permitted three hours be-fore specifi ed events.

Every home basketball game will have a tailgating party with free food before the action starts. There will be six to seven tailgating events for base-ball and fi ve have been planned for soc-cer. Select softball games will now have tailgates as well.

On average, 300 people attend the tailgates, according to Thunder Crew President Tyler Kemp.

Some events already have themes.There is going to be a White Out, a

Green Out and a Pink Out for women’s soccer throughout the Fall. At these games attendees are asked to wear shirts refl ecting the color listed for the event.

The fi rst White Out will be on Sept.12, when the Bobcats face Ander-son at 7 p.m. at the fi eld on West Cam-pus. The fi rst 300 people who arrive will receive a free T-shirt.

“At the White Out game, Thunder Crew hopes to set a new attendance record for soccer games,” Kemp said.

“Our goal is to get over 500 people to come out.”

The Green Out event is set for Sept. 19, when the women’s soccer team plays Lander at 7 p.m.

The Kick for the Cure, or Pink Out, game supporting breast cancer aware-ness will be on Oct.18 when the women play Newberry at 6 p.m.

There will be a corn-hole tourna-ment at the women’s soccer game on Oct. 6 hosted by Thunder Crew, where GC plays UNC Pembroke at 3 p.m. On Senior Night, Oct. 27, there will also be a tailgate.

Tailgating isn’t the only place Thun-der Crew draws a crowd. The Crew increases attendance at games and matches by about 30 percent, according to Kemp.

“Thunder Crew plays a very impor-tant job in raising school spirit,” senior economics major TJ Cornay said. “In my four years here, I’ve seen a steady increase in school spirit.”

Thunder Crew member and junior mass communication major Mark Moughamian says Bobcat Madness, which is on Oct. 17, is a chance for stu-dents to get excited for basketball sea-son.

“Bobcat Madness is really a chance for the school to have its fi rst big pep rally of the year and not only meet and pump up the basketball team, but to pump up each other,” Moughamian said.

Thunder Crew meetings are every Monday at 8:30 p.m. in Centennial Center 104. Kemp is available after the meetings to offer more information.

Thunder Crew plans events for fall sports

MARY THOMAS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERStudents attend Thunder Crew’s fi rst interest meeting of the year on Monday, Aug. 20. The organization holds meetings every Monday at 8:30 p.m. in Centennial Center 104. Thunder Crew’s goal is to increase school spirit and attendance at athletic events.

WANTED: Fan photos

FILE PHOTO ON JAN. 28Ryan Aquino looks for an open teammate against Lander in the Jan. 28 game. The Bobcats walked away with a 71-68 victory. Aquino got 16 points and four rebounds in his 37 minutes of play. In his senior year Aquino averaged 17.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He was also the third player in athletics history to play in the Division II Senior All-Star Game.

Former basketball player travels to Germany for pro ball career

POWELL COBBSENIOR REPORTER

Former Georgia College basketball player Ryan Aquino (2009-12) has decided to play abroad by signing a contract with the German professional team, Finke Baskets Paderborn.

The team based in Paderborn, Germany just recently changed its name from Web-moebel Baskets Paderborn. Currently play-ing in the ProA league, which is the second-ary German professional league, the team fi nished in fi fth during the regular 2011-12 season.

Aquino got to play in his fi rst game on Aug. 18 in an exhibition game, where he scored 15 points, had seven rebounds and four steals. He is the only listed center on the team. Four of his teammates are also from the United States.

Aquino’s prominent time as a Bobcat is accompanied by exceptional statistics. Dur-ing his junior year, the forward averaged 10.5 points and eight rebounds per game. He did even better his senior year, averaging 17.6 and 10.4 rebounds per game. His accom-plishments on the court earned him a spot on the Division II Senior All-Star Game roster, making him the third player in Bobcat his-tory to make the list.

He was also awarded All-Southeast Re-gion and All-Peach Belt Conference First Team Honors during his career at GC. Aqui-no excelled off the court as well, proving himself as a well-rounded athlete by earning the PBC All-Academic Team as a sopho-more.

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