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THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE STUDENTS SINCE 1987

Around the Perimeter

Profile: Coach Alfred Barney

Opinion

Campus News

Renovating Clarkston ERS Offices

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3"Stomp Smoking Out"

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Sports

Education means more than a degree 6

Features

A New iPhone: What Will You Choose? 4

A Profile on Creative License 5

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Sports Briefs

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MUSIC MI♪TOWN

FridayRon Pope- 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Bear Hands- 5:45 - 6:30 p.m.Iggy Azalea- 7:15 - 8:15 p.m.Jack White- 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.

SaturdaySleeper Agent- 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.

Aer- 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.Third Eye Blind- 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

NEEDTOBREATHE- 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.Gregg Allman- 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.

Zac Brown Band- 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Alcohol, pot, and music. Is it the sixties? Nope, it's only the 2014 Mu-

sic Midtown Festival at Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta.

More than 60,000 people gath-ered at the event on both Friday and Saturday, Sept.19-20. Both nights, the park was packed with fans for all the artists that were there.

For 15 years now, Atlanta has hosted one of the biggest music festivals in the United States at the end of each summer. Differ-ent artists come out each year and perform for two days in front of an audience that can only be de-scribed as massive.

This year’s lineup included: Lana Del Rey, Bastille, B.o.B, Third Eye Blind, John Mayer, Iggy Azalea, Lorde, twenty one pilots,

Jack Brown Band, Eminem, plus many more. Two solid days of a wide mixture of musical artists, so there was something to meet ev-erybody's taste in music.

“What I'm looking forward to most is Bastille or twenty one pilots,” said Nichols State Univer-sity sophomore Sadie Jablonski. “There are always tickets sold out; and since I just learned about both of them recently, I'm super excited to see them.”

This was a common thought process between many people at Music Midtown. Artists that have not performed in Atlanta in years finally performed for their fans in the southern states. Eminem alone has not made it to the ATL in nine years, so the crowds for sure didn't want to miss this op-portunity of a lifetime.

There were even surprise guests, like T.I. Pain, who performed with a few artists. The adrenaline rush

that came from the music and beats was a feeling that could nev-er be forgotten.

People pushed, shoved, and fought their way through crowds to get as close to their favorite art-ists as humanly possible. The more people started trying to leave the crowd, the more people fought to fill in the voids. The atmosphere was crazy, and everybody got to know at least one stranger a little bit more personally than they may have wanted.

“My favorite artist that per-formed has to be John Mayer,” said Georgia State University alumnus Gillian Davis. “I love the energy that he brings to the stage! He plays with a lot of passion, and it's so great to watch. You can't help but smile and sing along to all of his songs. From the second he took the stage, I just knew it was going to be a fantastic show!”

John Mayer and Eminem were

the main headliners at this year’s event. John Mayer performed on Friday night, Sept. 19; and Emi-nem on Saturday night, Sept. 20.

Tickets go on sale as early as the very beginning of the summer for this event every year. By the time the event weekend comes, tickets are sold out costing as much as $1000 for a VIP ticket.

But one thing’s for sure, it is worth every penny. Especially if there is an amazing lineup.

“The best part was being there knowing that I was part of some-thing bigger than me,” said Mila Raeva, a GPC sophomore. “That and getting to sing along with some of my favorite musicians and feel like they were specifically singing to me.”

So start saving now. As good as the lineup was this year, it may be even better next year.

And take my word for it, you don't want to miss out.

By Hope Dickson

Collegian Staff

FridayBanks- 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.Lorde- 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.

SaturdayThe Strypes- 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

twenty one pilots- 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.Fitz and The Tantrums- 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.

Bastille- 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.

FridayMayer Hawthorne- 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.

Run DMC- 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.John Mayer- 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.

SaturdayMagic Man- 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.Vic Mensa- 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

B.o.B- 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.Lana Del Rey- 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.

Eminem- 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Pop artist Iggy Azalea performs at the Music Midtown Festival on Sept. 19. Rapper Eminem headlines at the Music Midtown Festival on Sept. 20.

"Berzerk": A Look Inside Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival 2014

Photo by Mila Raeva Photo by Mila Raeva

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All campuses- GPC Smoking Ban goes into effect

Dunwoody- The Basics of Money Management, Participants will have the chance to win a $200 Visa gift card. The event is free to attend. Must register for the drawing: 12 p.m.-1 p.m., NB 2100

Clarkston- Nikolai Panov Jazz Combo: 5 p.m., Performance Studio, Fine Arts Building. Free: Neither ticket nor reservations required. Further information: 678-891-3572

All campuses- Student Study Day: No classes held. The college is open.

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All campuses- Second Half Drop for Nonpayment: All students who have not resolved their Fall tuition account balances by 4PM EDT will be dropped from their class schedule.

LETTER FROM THE EDITORThis edition marks the

Collegian's halfway point this semester.

As Editor-in-Chief, I have learned so much in my short tenure thusfar. It is a truly rewarding ex-perience, to say the least.

This past weekend, photo editor Billy Es-

selburn and I attended the Modern Media Conference at Georgia State University.

We received the opporunity to speak with esteemed professionals in the media industry. One of them included Tim Harrower. Har-rower has written two books for newspapers: one on design and another on reporting. (I got my reporting book signed!)

Mr. Harrower showed us just how power-ful a few words can be. He showed us how to cater to our audience: you! He also showed us how to make an amazing newspaper design that can also translate to other mediums (re-vamped online Collegian coming soon!)

When going to these conferences, I learn how enormous America's workforce is. I can't help but feed off of the enormity of these industries to help those who cannot af-ford to even think about them.

Journalism is my passion, not just because

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Through this column, I can share my viewpoints with you, but what about those that don't have this medium?

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The enrollment process is a thorn in the eyes of many prospective students. Fill-

ing out forms, providing academic and extracurricular records, and wait-ing several hours for the answer to one question all make this a painful process.

Matthew Robison, Clarkston Dean of Student Affairs, said that renovating and relocating the vari-ous offices that were previously in the One-Stop-Shop will expedite the en-rollment process.

The One-Stop-Shop was desig-nated for the offices of Financial Aid, Advisement and Counseling, and Enrollment and Registration. Tem-porarily, these offices are located on the second floor in the CN-building.

These renovations carry the promise of a better facility but also inconve-nience for students and faculty.

The temporary separation of the offices creates a lot more space, and students react to the changes quite positively.

Ali Ahmed, a psychology major at the Clarkston campus remembers the crowded area of the One-Stop-Shop with frustration.

“It took forever for your name to be called, especially during the few days prior to that start of any new se-mester,” said Ahmed. “I feel that there are less students waiting in line now and that the services are being com-pleted faster.”

The mass of students seems to have lessened, so there appears to be a more relaxed atmosphere in the waiting room. Not all students agree though.

“They still need more people working in the back. With only three available staff, it’s impossible to give students fast service,” said Ann Campbell, also a psychology major at the Clarkston campus. “When I first came in, I was waiting for two hours to get one question answered. When they move downstairs, they’re still go-ing to need to hire more people, espe-cially the days leading up to the start of classes.”

She pointed out that although the staff is very friendly and capable, stu-dents overflow their offices, and the length of the wait creates tension be-tween students and staff.

The renovation should be com-pleted towards the end of the fall se-mester, and all offices will move back to their designated areas, except for Advisement and Counseling, which will remain across from the bookstore

in the CN building. The only change left to implement

is a new glass entrance. Other renova-tions include new carpeting, painting, and some new pieces of furniture.

Linda Fields, a Clarkston ERS staff member, is optimistic and feels “like the improved environment will allow us to help students more effi-ciently, providing good student ser-vices as always, but in a more spacious setting.”

She also pointed out that there are no changes in the ERS systems or SIS; the only change is the physical location.

Tamba Pessima, a biology major at the Clarkston campus shares her optimism: “I’ll be graduated by then, hopefully, but I believe that future students will experience the result of the renovation positively.”

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By Rangadevi Chakraborty

Staff Writer

Classified

In prepara-tion for the no smoking ban

that goes into effect Oct. 1, JAG Illusion, the Newton campus dance team, is prepar-ing a performance for GPC students to spread awareness about the no smoking campaign.

During this perfor-mance, the health cen-ter trailer will pass out nicotine gum, patches and pamphlets to in-form students on alter-natives for smoking. The committee for the JAG Illusion dance team views this event as a way to inform students about this ban in an en-tertaining way.

Melissa Lattimore, JAG Illusion commit-tee member, says that this event is to make light of the situation for students and also help them make better health choices.

This is also an op-portunity for JAG Illu-sion to introduce them-selves to GPC. They will put on many shows throughout the semes-ter and Oct. 1 will be the first.

Despite different views on the ban, it is coming, and students and staff need to be pre-pared. Warnings will be issued, but the second time you will be escort-ed to the Dean’s office to explain why you were smoking on campus.

Six months after Oct. 1, tickets will be is-sued to individuals who are caught smoking on campus.

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Renovating the Registration Officesat Clarkston

"Renovations carry promise of a better facility but also inconvenience for students and faculty"

Top: ERS employees James Stephen and Gwendolyn Walker-Russell help prospective student Ashley Corbett (front) and biology major Isis Abdullah (back). Bottom left: Construction workers John Platt (left) and Laval Williams (right) work together with their team to renovate the ERS office (bottom right).

Photos by Kezia Velista


July 29, 2007. A day that changed the world. Nothing cata-

strophic happened, rather it was revolutionary. This was the day the first iPhone was released, a unique idea to combine all the gadgets commonly used during the time. It had everything; a phone, camera, music player, handheld gaming system, and the ability to browse the internet.

It took the world by storm and everyone was jumping on the bandwagon, but it was not long before competition caught up to the iPhone. Blackberry, Samsung, Nokia, LG all cre-ated their own smartphones to compete with the iPhone, but the geniuses behind

Apple always found a way to give their product the com-petitive advantage.

They improved and re-leased a new version of the iPhone each subsequent year, adding features like Wi-Fi capabilities, FaceTime, Siri, and now Apple Pay.

The latest iPhones, the iPhone 6 and 6+, released Sept. 19, and we caught up with some GPC students and professors to get their opinions.

Jonathan Hillman, a psychology major at the Clarkston campus, said, “I will upgrade to the iPhone 6, because it’s thinner and big-ger. I think the 6+ is too big but the 6 is a good size.”

He is a loyal iPhone cus-tomer and already owns the iPhone 4S. Not everyone is as enthusiastic about the new release as Jonathan.

Daniel Gordy, a radiol-ogy technology major at the Clarkston campus, says that he doesn’t “know much about it.”

“I probably won’t upgrade until the 7 comes out simply because I’m a poor but smart college student,” Gordy fin-ishes.

His professor, Josefina Gonzalez, teaches humani-ties at the Clarkston campus and is excited to tell us that she owns 5S.

“I accidently but inten-tionally put my iPhone 4 in the washing machine to up-grade to the 5S,” said Gon-zalez. “I might do the same again.”

Here is a comparison of all the iPhone models and their specifications, starting with the iPhone 4.

So, will you make the switch?

By Partha Chakraborty

Staff Writer

Name: Crystal PhamMajor: NursingCampus: Newton

“I have an iPhone 4S, and I don’t plan on getting the new one because I don’t need the latest, most relevant thing if what I have still works. Plus Apple releases new products regularly.”

Which phone do you have? Do you plan on buying the iPhone 6?Soapboxth

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Newton photos by Alexis Duffeyand Clarkston photos by Fatuma Abu

Name: Ameesa WoodMajor: PsychologyCampus: Clarkston

"I currently have an HTC Android smartphone. I don't plan on getting the new iPhone 6, simply because I HATE APPLE. I only like them because of the camera."

#GPCsoapbox

Name: Jennifer BassMajor: Journalism/Creative WritingCampus: Newton

“I have an LG Tracfone, and I don’t plan on upgrading because I don’t know what other plans are out there. I don’t know all of the benefits of newer phones…wish they were in a commercial so I would know.”

Name: Tedral OgletreeMajor: Art/Computer ScienceCampus: Newton

“I have the 4S in my possession, and I do plan on getting the 6 when I upgrade.”

Name: Brett AmidonMajor: HistoryCampus: Clarkston

"I currently have an AT&T Sam-sung, probably might get the iPhone6. I'm not sure yet, but fingers crossed!"

iPhone 6+ iPhone 6 iPhone 5S iPhone 5 iPhone 4S iPhone 4Available

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Gold, Silver, Space Gray16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB

Gold, Silver, Space Gray16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB

Gold, Silver, Space Gray16 GB, 32 GB

Gold, Silver, Space Gray16 GB, 32 GB

White, Black8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB

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1334 x 750 at 326 pi

4 inch, Retina Display1136 x 640 at 326 pi

4 inch, Retina Display1136 x 640 at 326 pi

3.5 inch, Retina Display960 x 640 at 326 pi

3.5 inch, Retina Display960 x 640 at 326 pi

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A8 Chip, M8 motion compressor

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Apple Pay Using Touch ID

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Talk Time: Up to 24 hours

Standby Time: Up to 16 days

Internet Use: Up to 12 hours

Video Playback: Up to 14 hours














Standby Time: Up to 200 hours




Standby Time: Up to 300 hours



Connector Lightning Lightning Lightning Lightning 30-pin 30-pin

A New Fall, A New iPhone: What Will You Choose?

Illustration by Jasmine Frierson.


In 1992, English major Mi-chael Alan Williams ap-proached Dr. Rosemary Cox,

a now retired English professor, with an idea to publish a college-wide literature and art magazine. She helped him as soon as possible and constructed a small group of vi-sionaries to make what is now Cre-ative License.

There was a contest to title said magazine and freshman Miguel Drayton won it.

“The name comes from the idea of changing a piece of art -- usually for the better,” said Deborah Byrd, faculty editor-in-chief, when asked about the definition of the title. “In other words, whether students are photographers, sculptors, writers, musicians, they will work to im-

prove their art so that when it’s sub-mitted to Creative License (CL), it’s the best the artists can accomplish.”

Professor Byrd became involved with Creative License in the early 2000s when the magazine needed faculty assistance on the Newton campus. She started as a faculty ad-visor, and when the Editor-in-Chief position opened up in 2011, she chose to work on the publication on the college-wide level.

Creative License has been run-ning for a whopping twenty-two years now, annually putting out magazines with students’ writing and visual arts. Even so, it does not appear that many current students know that Georgia Perimeter Col-lege publishes an annual literary magazine.

Biology student Menirva Nwanguma suggested that Creative License can gain more publicity

through social media networks like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook fan pages.

Criminal justice major Lwanda Negoesko pointed to a flyer saying, “They should post flyers so people can see!”

When asked how to submit en-tries, Clarkston campus faculty ad-visor Shellie Welch said, “Students can fill out hard copies of the entry form (so that we have a signature for legal permission to publish their work) and send an electronic copy of their work with the form.”

Ms. Byrd added, “It is an excel-lent opportunity for GPC students to publish their original work.”

To access Creative License on-line, go to http://depts.gpc.edu/creativelicense/. On that page, the last two issues of the magazines are available by PDF file for convenient viewing.

Changing a Piece of ArtA Profile on GPC’s Creative License Literary Magazine

“Nocturnal Family” by Veronica Pennix

By Kezia Velista

Collegian Staff


Our Voice

As college students, we should

consider the differ-ence between a de-gree and an educa-tion. These two are not in direct conflict,

but they are certainly not synony-mous.

A degree is a certification stat-ing that whoever receives it has completed a program of study. Hence, the degree sheets in the Enrollment and Registration Ser-vices (ERS) office are called “pro-gram of study” sheets.

The completion of a degree is valuable in several respects. Job at-

tainment is one thing that comes to mind.

Another is a certain amount of cultural authority enjoyed by degree holders, and of course this grows as one earns more advanced degrees.

Education is somewhat differ-ent. Its origin is in the Latin word educere, which means to draw out. Education draws us out of dark-ness, ignorance, tunnel vision, and arrogance.

According to intellectuals like Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology (MIT) Professor Noam Chomsky, education is about dis-covery. The notion of discovery stands in sharp contrast to memo-rizing information for tests and then subsequently forgetting it. I am sure most, if not all, of us expe-

rienced this phenomenon.While imagining that someone

earned an undergraduate degree without remembering anything is nearly impossible, it is not quite as difficult to picture earning that same degree without discovering a passion for learning. Indeed, if we have developed the impression that learning means memorization, we probably just want to be done with it.

Education certainly involves acquiring information, but not just for the sake of repeating it. The purpose is to gain information so that we can use it to become more authentic people and fulfill our po-tential as human beings.

From this perspective the bur-den falls on the student; we cannot expect that other people, including

professors, will educate us. They may certainly help, but our educa-tion is our responsibility, not some-one else’s.

The truth is, of course, that a degree is completed, but education never really ends: it is a lifelong process.

Much of a college education takes place outside the classroom, in discussions with other students and in our own personal reading. These exercises do not appear on any transcript. Nor does what we have learned about ourselves along the way.

This distinction is not earth-shattering or new, but it’s impor-tant because what we receive from college may be different depending on whether students focus on a de-gree or an education. I believe edu-

cation is much more valuable and that we shortchange ourselves if we aim for anything less.

Unfortunately, outlining these differences will not get us an “A” on that statistics exam or help us understand fluid dynamics any bet-ter. The purpose of clarifying it is so that the next time we ask ourselves what the hell we’re doing in col-lege, we can be reminded that there is much more to it than completing Areas A through F.

Finishing a degree won’t dispel close-mindedness, ignorance, or help us fulfill our human potential, but a real college education liber-ates us to do exactly these things. It is when we aim beyond the degree that our learning acquires a truly deep meaning.

By Barry Switay

Collegian Staff

You got your degree.COLUMN

Do you have an education?Education means looking

beyond a degree

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Sports

Women's SoccerThe Women’s team came off a tough road loss to the

number one GCAA region ranked Darton State College Cavaliers. The game knocked the team’s record to 3-1, giv-ing them their first loss of the season. Despite a 5-0 shutout Coach Kalonji believes there is a lot of soccer left to play. “We will give them a better game, when they come to play us at home,” Kalonji said.

Virginia native Aubrey Bush sustained a hand fracture in the Jags’ game against Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Col-lege and was inactive during the game. The team should see a big improvement when she makes her return.

Coach Kalonji chimes in on bouncing back from the loss and beating Andrew College, “I believe that we will do very well. We have worked really hard this week and we must concentrate on the next game.”

Men's SoccerAlthough the Jags’ game was postponed on Sept. 13,

against Darton State’s Cavaliers, Coach Marc Zaguar and the Men’s soccer team remain confident.

Freshman forward Ryan Gordon had a game winning goal in the final minutes of regulation against the Salke-hatchie Indians, improving the Jags’ record to 6-0.

Gordon says that the team has no intention of slowing down.

Zaguar’s Jaguars are looking for their first 7-0 start in school history by defeating their upcoming opponent the

Andrew College fighting Tigers!baseball

Coming off a strong 2013 season, the Jags hopped right into championship form on opening day. They put on a pro-like show at their double-header in Carrollton to kick off the 2014 season.

In the first game of the day, the Jags brought in an impres-sive 11 runs, cruising past fellow GCAA rival Gordon State College 11-7. In the second game, the Jags fielded a superb field and base unit that had a great defensive effort to shut out the Snead College Parsons 3-0.

Head baseball coach Brett Campbell sets the team’s eyes on the approaching GBSA tournament out in Covington, Ga., where they are sure to be tested. Campbell and company look to extend their winning streak.

Sports BriefsBy Tosin Ogunnoiki

Staff Writer

Coach Alfred Barney wants to achieve two goals during his 12th

year as the Men’s head basketball coach, and eighth year as the ath-letic director at Georgia Perimeter College.

The first goal is to do everything he can to send the student athletes who represent GPC out into the world as mature adults. The second goal is to restore order to the Men’s basketball team.

When asked about any thoughts on the previous season where the team’s record was 16-14 in the regular season, and 8-12 in the GCAA conference, Coach Barney said, “I don’t see any shortcomings as failure just as a sign to keep try-ing, because you will not always be rewarded for the work that you put in.”

With the coach’s goals to bounce back from a lackluster sea-son the year before, there are some who may question the experience on this year’s team. This team will consist of 14 players, nine of which are freshmen.

Despite the lack of experience in playing ball on a collegiate level, the players have Coach Barney’s full support and optimism for rep-resenting GPC.

Coach Barney remarked with excitement, “With nine freshmen on the team it gives us the oppor-tunity to teach these kids how to play the game, and set them up for success in the future.”

Another advantage the coach believes he has with his players is their hunger to win to complement their sound discipline. These two qualities are what the coaches were looking for to execute their strate-gy on the court this year, especially with their plans to press and trap the opponent on defense for the entire game.

Coach Barney also likes the numbers, because the team can provide a balanced scoring attack. The philosophy on offense is that the team is better with five or six players scoring 10 to 12 points in-stead of one or two players scoring 25 to 30 points a game.

One of the advantages GPC will have this year will be their re-turning sophomore guards.

Coach Barney reflected, “Last year our guards did not have the exposure they needed to succeed at the college level.”

With a year of experience play-ing at the collegiate level, the point guards are expected to show major improvement on the court.

The main focus of the season is to have players think about playing as one team. Coach Barney does

not want to have to rely on one or two star players. The coaches be-lieve they need 14 men on the floor who will be able to finish a game at any time of the season.

It does not matter who is on the starting lineup; Coach Barney wants to make sure that he can rely on his player to do what he needs to do to win the game.

The first step of achieving these goals is to learn to play as a team. Coach Barney believes if the team can do this then they have a legiti-mate shot to win the GCAA con-ference championship.

Winning the conference cham-pionship will advance them into the NJCAA national tournament. If they can reach the national tournament, then Coach Barney believes that this team can pursue an opportunity to win GPC its first ever national championship in Men’s basketball history.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for an awesome season this year! Go Jags!

MEN'S SOCCER9/27- Broward College, Dun-woody, Ga.: 2 p.m.10/4- Andrew College, Cuthbert, Ga.: 2 p.m.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

9/26- Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Ga.: 5 p.m.9/29- Gordon State College, Clarkston, Ga.: 3 p.m.10/3- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Clarkston, Ga.: 4 p.m.10/10- Darton State College, Clarkston, Ga.: 3 p.m.

baseball9/24- Big Styx Baseball, Covington, Ga.: 6 p.m.9/26- West Georgia Technical College, Albany, Ga.: 3 p.m.10/1- Gordon State College, Barnesville, Ga.: 2 p.m.10/3- Atlanta Avalanche, Covington, Ga.: 3 p.m.10/8- Gordon State College, Covington, Ga.: 2 p.m.

softball9/27- Gordon Tournament, Locust Grove, Ga.9/27- Reinhardt College: 10 a.m., Georgia Regents University: 12 p.m.9/28- North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, Ga.: 3/5 p.m.10/4- Mercer University, Macon, Ga.: 1/3 p.m.10/5- University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.: 1 p.m.

women's basketball

10/4- Tarheel Jamboree, Lithonia, Ga.: TBA

Information provided by GPC Athletics website

By Ben Abrams

Staff Writer

Coach Barney’s Mission to Restore Order

"You can always learn from failure, but it's not necessary," said Alfred Barney, athletic director and Men's basketball team coach.

Photo by GPC Athletics.

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