The Colonnade
The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College
October 11, 2013
Course
offerings
causing
concern Andy Hitt
Senior Reporter
Curriculum changes made to two health
science majors have led to an increase in
student and faculty, but some students are
concerned for the possibility of a postponed
graduation.
“When someone goes to college, they
don’t expect to have to take summer classes,”
Macie Holstein, junior community health
major, said. “No one wants to pay for another
summer of tuition if they don’t have to. If
you are on track and you just need these cer-
tain classes to graduate, and they’re full, then
that’s just the department’s fault.”
In 2010, Georgia College’s School of
Health and Human Performance (SHHP)
modified the curriculum of the exercise
science and community health programs,
changing them from cohorts to the structured
programs that are implemented today.
The switch was a decision based on num-
bers. Before 2010, 20 to 25 students were ac-
cepted into the school, turning away an aver-
age of 100 students per year.
“If we turned them away, they’d go some-
place else. Many times they were leaving
Georgia College. If they want to come to us,
we need to find some way to get them here,”
Lisa Griffin, director of the School of Health
and Human Performance, said.
Now the SHHP advises a total of 403 stu-
dents, with 216 exercise science majors and
48 community health majors.
Griffin admitted that courses within com-
munity health, exercise science and athletic
training are competitive and difficult to come
by, but they are available.
“If you are listening to your advisor,
you’re taking the classes, and you’re getting
the grades that you need, you’re fine to get
through,” Griffin said.
After three years, the SHHP has 16 fac-
ulty members allowing the school to offer
multiple sections of required courses all year
long. Students can also earn their undergrad-
uate degree in exercise science or community
health in three years with a full-time summer
schedule.
Despite the school’s expansion, some stu-
dents continue struggling to find approved
practicum sites and a seat in required cours
Course Offerings page 3
Pets soothe midterm stress
Scott Carranza / Senior Photographer
‘Have a Heart, Save a Life’ and var- nior psychology major. (Top right)
ious pet owners were among the Tabatha Bowles, freshman music
people to bring their affectionate therapy major, leans in for a kiss
companions to Front Campus in from Spottie-Dottie, a puppy that
hope of alleviating the stress of was found covered in mulch, hid-
midterms on Wednesday. Puppies ing in a flowerbed. (Bottom right)
and ponies were the main attrac- Rudy, a Shetland pony, grazes on
tion, and many of the students the Front Campus lawn as on-
were grateful to shower the ani- lookers are warned about giving
mals with love. (Top left) Lolly, a the pony a wide distance when
female German shepherd, enjoys passing behind him.
a backrub from Emily Smeed, ju-
News Flash
Spring 2014 registration
Registration for spring 2014 begins
the week of Oct. 28. Students should
begin meeting with their advisors as
soon as possible.
www.GCSUnade.com
Guests from schools across the state wait outside Magnolia Ballroom during the Board of Regents
monthly meeting hosted by Georgia College Oct. 8 and 9. The board acts as the governing body for all
higher-education institutions in the state. GC President Steve Dorman received a standing ovation from
regents for his speech outlining the progress the University has made in recent years, including the im-
provements of freshman class academics and an overall increase in graduation rates. Regents’ Chairman
William “Dink” H. NeSmith Jr. said, “You give a reason for all ... Georgians to be proud.”
A night on the ‘drunk bus’
What really happens on the new Village shuttle
Constantina Kokenes
Senior Reporter
We’ve all heard the term “Thirsty Thurs-
days,” and we all know some of those night
have ended really well, but also really badly.
If you need any proof, go take a quick scroll
through the “gotcha” Twitter account Black-
out Bobcat. That may be a bit benign, but
we’ve heard of DUIs and this poses a particu-
lar problem for Village residents. In comes
SGA and the newly created shuttle that runs
between main campus and The Village.
“[The motivation was] public safety, for
our students mainly,” Victoria Ferree, SGA
President, said. “[GC President Steve Dor-
man] and myself thought it would be impera-
tive to have some sort of a way to get students
to point A to point B safely on a Thursday
night.”
The shuttle may be used predominantly by
people drinking but there are others whom it
might benefit.
“[It’s] for students who might be … drink-
ing a little bit, or for students who are at the
library or on campus really late, but they
don’t want to bring their car to campus and
who would like to get a way home safely pro-
vided with the school transportation,” Ferree
Quotable
“I was mesmerized by the
sounds and was lost in it.”
- Richard Green,
GC professor of music
See A&E on
page 8
Volume 90, No. 8 Single copies free
Mark Watkins / Senior Photographer
I decided to sit in on a night
on the “drunk shuttle,” as it is
known around campus.
said.
For the time being, the shuttle only runs on
Thursdays from 11 p.m. to Friday at 3 a.m.,
but Ferree hopes to expand the days in com-
ing years.
“We’re in a trial-and-error stage to see
how well it’s adapted through the student
body,” Ferree said.
I decided to sit in on a night on the “drunk
shuttle,” as it is known around campus.
10:54 p.m. The MAX - Waiting for the
shuttle to arrive, I imagine where this night is
going to take me. It arrives at 11.
11:17 p.m. - Just found out I was on the
wrong shuttle. That’s embarrassing.
11:24 p.m. The Village - A van drives up.
I ask if it was the “drunk shuttle,” and it was.
Village Shuttle page 2
Milledgeville
to host Georgia
literary festival
Helen Harris
Contributing Writer
The Georgia Literary Festival is
making its way to Milledgeville and
bringing some of Georgia’s best au-
thors along with it on Nov. 8 to 10.
The festival will feature statewide
authors from various literary tracks to
share their works and other insights.
Of the 18 authors currently listed,
five are faculty at Georgia College.
Each year, cities across the state
submit applications to have the fes-
tival come to them, and this year,
Milledgeville was selected for the
first time as the host city.
“Last year’s festival was in Jekyll
Island, and there are different events
at different festivals,” said Jennifer
Manzella, senior English major and
marketing intern for the festival.
“Each location does its own thing,
and it has not been in this area in a
long time. It’s been in Statesboro,
Inside
News
Campus Habitat is back...........................................2
The Short List............................................................4
A&E
‘The Laramie Project................................................7
Les Racquet................................................................7
Sports
Soccer hosts Sea of Green Night........................10
Girl mets roller hockey..........................................10
Community News.........................................5
Opinion...................................................................6
Sororities
adopt new
nonprofit
Samantha Blankenship
Staff Writer
The sororities at Georgia College adopted
Circle of Sisterhood, a nonprofit devoted to
empowering women around the world, as the
sorority-wide philanthropy this summer.
Circle of Sisterhood, founded in 2010 by
sorority alumna Ginny Carroll, raises money
specifically to promote education of women
worldwide.
“They do different Treks to each country,
and they set up different foundations there,”
said Jennifer Granade, philanthropy chair for
the Panhellenic Council, the governing body
for sororities at GC. “So once they establish
something, it’s there. The money that gets do-
nated not only goes towards funding a new
Trek but continues to fund the others.”
The foundation’s latest Trek was to break
ground on a school in rural Senegal. Fourteen
representatives traveled to West Africa for the
Trek from July 17 to 24, according to Circle
of Sisterhood’s website.
“These representatives must have the will-
ingness to sacrifice time, amenities and com-
fort in exchange for a life-changing experi-
ence, serving on behalf of millions of sorority
women worldwide,” the website said.
Carroll was inspired to start Circle of Sis-
terhood after reading the book “Half the Sky”
by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The
book contains stories of women around the
world who have been exposed to violence and
oppression because of their gender.
“One study after another has shown that
educating girls is one of the most effective
ways to fight poverty. Schooling is often a
precondition for girls and women to stand up
against injustice, and for women to be inte-
grated into the economy,” Kristof and Wu-
Dunn wrote in the book.
“Half the Sky” showed Carroll that she, as
a college-educated woman, had a responsibil-
ity to help other, less fortunate women in the
U.S. and around the world. She felt she could
make the biggest impact by recruiting the
help of sorority sisters across the U.S.
“[Carroll] had a responsibility to do some-
thing to help girls and women around the
world get an education, and she knew that she
could not do it alone – that as just one person,
her impact would be insignificant,” the Cir-
cle of Sisterhood website said. “But she was
well-acquainted with a very large community
of college-educated women she knew would
help – sorority women.”
The GC Panhellenic Council first heard
about Circle of Sisterhood at the Southeastern
Panhellenic Conference March 2013 where
New Philanthropy page 3
“Each location does its
own thing, and it has
not been in this area in
a long time.”
Jennifer Manzella,
marketing intern
for the festival
Macon and Eatonton as well, but
those were at least 2006 or earlier.”
Authors will discuss and present
their work as it relates to the themes
for the festival: Literary Soul Food,
Literary and Thriller. Milledgeville
native Sean Hill and Judson Mit-
cham, who was named Georgia Poet
Laureate in 2012, are the Key
Literary Festival page 3
Number Crunch
$60
The cost of feeding a child
in Africa for one year. GC’s
Team Red Bowl hopes to
raise $6,000 this semester.
See Spotlight
on page 9
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Wellness center
pool hours archive
Village Shuttle
Continued from page 1...
Progress. The van is white
and says “Georgia College”
on the side. The inside has
four rows, each long enough
to stretch your legs. Thomas
Snider, senior exercise science
major, is driving and Courtney
Manson, graduate student and
Student Night Auxiliary Pa-
trol (SNAP) officer is riding
shotgun. “If something goes
wrong, I don’t have to pick up
the phone and call 911,” Snider
says, explaining why there are
two of them. “She has straight
to dispatch.”
11:51 p.m. The MAX –
Three freshmen get on – two
are visibly drunk. The drunk-
est one needs help getting into
the van. She’s mostly quiet al-
though when she does speak,
she’s hushed by the others.
It’s apparent they don’t want
us knowing they’re drunk.
The drunkest hangs her head
through most of the ride until
she jerks up, points to the radio
and shouts, “THAT’S ONE DI-
RECTION!” and slinks back
down. The rest of the ride, they
talk about papers for class and
music on the radio while giving
the drunkest one, who keeps
talking about how messed up
she is, advice on how to nurse
her inevitable hangover. They
ask if I’m getting out, to which
Manson replies that I’m hang-
ing out. “She’s just chilling,”
one of them says to the others
as they stumble out of the van.
12:23 a.m. The MAX –
Three students. One of them
looks like they were at the li-
brary; as for the other two, I’m
not entirely sure. They don’t
seem drunk, but they don’t
have books on them. Maybe
they just want to pregame at
someone’s apartment – I’ll
never know for sure. The two
talked about how some guy
wearing a Hawaiian shirt
was arrested across from The
MAX. He was on his knees
Tired of driving
around looking for
a parking space?
Problem = Solved!
WILLIAM DETJEN / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR
“ THAT’S ONE
DIRECTION!”
with his hands handcuffed
behind his back. “That’s awe-
some,” one of them laughs. Li-
brary guy, wearing some epic
headphones, just bobs his head
along to his music.
12: 44 a.m. The Village –
We pick up a group of girls.
When they open the door, one
asks if I’m Blackout Bobcat
- I’m not. She explains to her
friend, “I wanna look good in
the picture.” They’ve already
pre-gamed (“I’m really drunk,”
one says) and immediately
start individual conversations.
“Holy Grail” by Jay-Z comes
on the radio and, like clock-
work, they stop their conversa-
tions to sing the chorus, only to
go back to talking as soon as
they finish. This group is my
favorite of the night and have
pretty good voices.
1:23 a.m. – I am told that we
will stop for Dunkin’ Donuts. I
found out they’re joking. I’m
heartbroken.
1:47 a.m. – People have
been looking at me oddly all
night, so I try an experiment.
I decide to slump over in my
seat, as if I’m so drunk, I
passed out. No one addressed
me. Experiment failed.
1:59 a.m. – A group of 10
gets on the van. There are so
many conversations going on
that I can’t differentiate theirs
from my own thoughts. One
thing is clear though: Hydro-
love is awesome. One of the
guys does an impressive Leslie
OCTOBER 11, 2013
SCOTTT CARRANZA / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Organizations at Georgia College decorated doors in recognition of World Habitat Day which raises
awareness about the lack of adequate shelter for many people in the world. The recently revived GC
chapter of Habitat for Humanity provided doors free of charge.
Campus Habitat is back
SHAYNE WILLIAMS by-laws for each affiliate. GC’s chapter is
STAFF REPORTER awaiting approval from Habitat Internation-
al but has been approved by the University
Georgia College’s chapter of Habitat to be on campus.
for Humanity has been revived this semes- “[The campus chapter] has a very direct,
strong partnership with the local affiliate,”
ter after an almost 20-year absence, giving
students a chance to serve the Milledgeville said Maggie Milner, GC alumna and volun-
teer recruitment coordinator at Habitat for
community.
“Basically what the chapter will do is the Humanity Milledgeville-Baldwin County.
Kammer feels strongly about students’
-Shuttle rider four goals [of Habitat for Humanity]: ad-
vocate, educate, build and fundraise,” Zach obligations to Milledgeville.
Kammer, sophomore business major and “The community is struggling,” Kammer
Chow impression: “A toot-a- campus chapter president, said. “And that all said. “We should be giving our time more
loo, motha-----!” has to do with the mission of Habitat, which to volunteering and helping this community
is to provide safe and affordable housing for out. It’s not just about our four-year stint
2:11 a.m. The MAX – A those in the community who need it.” here.”
group of 11 struggle to get on To establish a campus chapter, there is The campus chapter will provide an ave-
the van. One says hello to me an application process through Habitat In-
and continues to go toward the ternational that requires a constitution and Habitat page 3
back. They’re arguing about
“real talk,” and the girl behind
me angrily tells the guy next to
her to shut up. The guy in front
of me is slurring so badly, he
needs his own set of subtitles.
The girl next to me is wearing
subtitle guy’s visor. He keeps
trying to get it back, and she
complies, only for him to give
it right back to her.
2:24 a.m. The MAX –
Again, people struggle to get
into the van. Immediately, the
smell of alcohol and cigarettes
envelops the van. “Why do
they make these so complicat-
ed?” one asks as he tries to get
inside. One of the guys decides
to lie down in the back row
to stretch his legs. The rest of
the ride is quiet. They all seem
pretty sleepy.
2:48 a.m The MAX – Our
last group to get picked up.
I try my experiment again
(pro-tip: It fails). The group
don’t appear to be drunk. They
mostly talk about their jobs and
how they have to get up at 8
a.m. Hydrolove makes another
appearance in conversation.
“They give, like, super inspi-
rational quotes,” one says to
another. “I feel like you would
dig Hydrolove.” I sit there and
pretend to be drunk. No one
buys it.
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Literary Festival
Continued from page 1...

note speakers, and there will also be a spe-

cial guest, Bret Lott.
“It sounds very interesting, I think I’d like
to go. I’m excited to see some of our profes-
sors are involved,” Savannah Lackey, junior
English major, said about the event.
Events pertaining to the themes of the fes-
tival are planned for each day. There will be
tours of Andalusia, a Capital Museum auction,
a street fair, book sales, readings, signings
and The Milledgeville Players will perform
“Smoke on the Mountain” vignettes.
“We are also doing a literary libations
tour, which is my favorite thing,” Manzella
said, “because places like Metropolis, among
other bars and restaurants, are going to have
literary-themed bars and snacks. Metropolis’
theme is ‘Four Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,’
and they are doing four different wines and
cheeses.”
Events of the Literary Tour will fluctuate DAVID WICKER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
between GC’s campus, GMC’s campus and Michael Murphy, marketing graduate assistant, and Thad Thompson, senior marketing major, walk towards the
downtown Milledgeville. A street fair will be door decorated by the GIVE Center as part of Habitat for Humanity’s recognition of World Habitat Day.
held adjacent to the Mary Vincent Memorial
Library. COURTESY OF JENNIFER MANZELLA
“I’m honored Georgia College has decided Habitat “I had no idea we had a
to host this event, and as an English major, I Admission to the panels is free; all anyone
look forward to admiring masters of my craft,” has to do is check-in at the Mary Vincent Me-
Continued from page 2... Habitat chapter in Milledgeville
said senior English major Bryan Holloway. morial Library. nue for students to give back to the community. when I came here. It shouldn’t
“I think it should be our responsibility to be that way.”
make this place better, make our mark on
Milledgeville,” Kammer said. “Hopefully that’s
Course Offerings “My motto [is], ‘Do the right things what the chapter will be able to do. We’ll be Zach Kammer,
Continued from page 1... for the right reasons,’ and the stu- able to get more involvement out of students,
get more awareness on campus.” Campus affiliate president
es, claiming disorganiza-
dents are the right reasons. That’s why Nearly 20 years ago, GC had a campus chap- “We try to work with all the students in what-
tion is forcing them to take we’re here.” ter of Habitat for Humanity, but it died out, and
no one seems to know why. In the meantime,
ever they’re doing,” Milner said. “We never
unforeseen summer courses. want to make them feel like we’re putting any-
Carter Bracket, senior ex- students have continued to volunteer with the thing off on them. They’re just as much a part of
ercise science major, has had Lisa Griffin, Milledgeville-Baldwin affiliate. this organization.”
“We already have college students doing the
success with the department,
but his only concern lies in
Director of the School of Health work,” Milner said. “So we literally just formal-
The Milledgeville-Baldwin affiliate has ap-
proximately 10 to 15 students who volunteer
the availability of approved and Human Performance ized what they were doing.” regularly. One of the goals of the new campus
practicum sites. GC’s new chapter will be one of more than chapter is to at least double that.
“Practicum is very dis- they’ve learned in a profes- Hands-on experience has 800 campus chapters recognized by Habitat In- “It’s also like a reward system in a way,”
organized,” Brackett said. sional setting. lead GC students to earn ternational. Kammer said. “I mean, as you work more and
“They’re changing a lot of Professional work-study positions at the Centers for “I had no idea we had a Habitat chapter in more, you get to do more and more. And ... after
stuff up, and it’s not very credit hour requirements Disease Control and Preven- Milledgeville when I came here,” Kammer said. you work so much, it just gets to be more fun.”
structured right now.” vary among programs. tion (CDC) and in graduate “It shouldn’t be that way.”
Milner said the campus chapter serves as a Have you revived an organization recently?
Rigorous curriculum “I have an incredible programs like the Emory
requirements have set the opportunity next semester School of Medicine. support system for the Milledgeville-Baldwin Let us know at
SHHP apart from competing with an internship that I am Still, the question lies in affiliate. Colonnadenews@gcsu.edu
university health programs. required to have through the cost of altering the struc-
To earn an undergraduate school,” Brackett said. ture of the programs to ac-
degree in exercise science, “Also, I applied some pretty cept more students.
students must complete valuable practicum hours in “My motto [is], ‘Do the
four credit hours of practi- the athlete weight room, so I right things for the right rea-
cum courses and a 10 credit think that’s definitely going sons,’ and the students are
hour internship, which re- to be beneficial for me to put the right reasons. That’s why
quire students to apply skills on an application.” we’re here,” Griffin said.

NICOLE PITTS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

GC sorority sisters listen to a presentation about Circle of Sisterhood in the Arts and Sciences auditorium.

New Philanthropy Granade is excited to see the foundation take

Continued from page 1...
the foundation presented to Panhellenic
Council members from across the Southeast to
get the word out about their organization.
“The coolest part was they asked everyone
to hold up a dollar – and there are probably a
thousand or so people in a ballroom – and we
all put it in a bin. And that’s a tenth of the funds
they needed to go on another Trek,” Granade, a
sophomore biology major, said.
The council is looking forward to form-
ing new bonds between sororities on campus
through their united effort to raise awareness
and money for Circle of Sisterhood.
“It’s something that all six of us can work on
together and make it a goal to bring awareness to
our campus,” junior marketing major and Pan-
hellenic Council member Mackenzie Schneider
said. “It’s something that can bring us together
for a common cause.”
off and grow on campus. The council already
has fundraising events in mind for their new
philanthropy.
“Right now we are mostly focusing on the
big event, Big Greek Give,” Granade said.
“Each council has its own night where they fun-
draise, and we’re splitting our funds between
Baldwin County Service Center and Circle of
Sisterhood.”
Sororities will also have individual fundrais-
ers for the foundation.
“I know my chapter [Kappa Delta] is going to
do dress-down chapter, where we pay two dol-
lars to wear casual clothes,” Granade said. “It’s
really hard to work with six different organiza-
tions because we all have different rules.”
The goal is to raise $1,000, according to
Granade. Every school that raises $1,000 gets
the opportunity to put one sister in the drawing
to go on the next Trek. Granade hopes to be able
to send a reprehensive from GC with Circle of
Sisterhood, wherever they go next.

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TH E . S H O R T . L I S T Stories on a clothesline
The top news stories from all over the world as
collected, curated and composed by Sarah K. Wilson

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TAYLER PITTS / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

The Women’s Resource Center sponsored the annual Clothesline Project last week on Front Campus.
Throughout the week students portrayed their own stories on T-shirts and then pinned them up on
It’s not like they didn’t warn us. Noticeable differences in weather patterns, namely clotheslines. Each T-shirt represented a survivor’s story of abuse and violence.

1 heat waves, will hit Earth as early as 2020, says a new study published in the journal
“Nature.” In simplest terms, imagine the warmest year on record. Now expect the
temperature to rise above that every year thereafter. The study is based on models from
21 climate centers around the world. (USA Today)

S cientific breakthrough. A lab in California announced on Tuesday that a major

breakthrough had taken place in the process of nuclear fusion, or “the process of
2 harnessing the power of the sun to make energy.” The search for nuclear fusion has been
going on for nearly half a century. If found, it could cut fuel costs at an unbelievable
rate. (BBC)

S lap on the wrist. Upon reviewing the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi and

3
the subsequent killing of hundreds of civilians, the U.S. has stated it is suspending a
significant amount of aid to Egypt, as well as halting the delivery of large-scale military
systems. The U.S. will, however, continue providing health and education assistance.
(BBC)

The God Particle. Physicists Peter Higgs and François Englert were awarded the
4 Nobel Prize in Physics this year for their prediction of the existence of the Higgs boson,
or God particle. The discovery of this particle helps explain why elementary matter has
mass. (Reuters)

Technical Karma. A data-storage facility for the National Security Agency (NSA)
5 has suffered massive electrical surges that have caused the destruction of machinery.
This destruction has led to NSA workers being unable to use the facility’s computers.
Vindication? (Wall Street Journal)

Revolutionary vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline, a British drugmaker, says it has discovered

6 the world’s first malaria vaccine. Malaria is the leading cause of death by disease. The
company is currently seeking approval from the FDA. (BBC)

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or vent to us on our website GCSUNADE.com.
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W H A T ’S H A P P E N I N G
Monday, October 14 Thursday, October 17
Friday, September 6
All day Fall break, no classes 8 p.m. The Laramie Project (Black Box Theatre)

8 p.m. Tartar Tournament (Wellness Center)

Tuesday, October 15
9 p.m. Bobcat Madness - Basketball season kickoff event
All day Fall break, no classes (Centennial Center)

Wednesday, October 16 Friday, October 18

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Majors Fair (Magnolia Ballroom) 12 p.m. Intern 101 (Chappell 113)
12-12:50 p.m. “Times Talk: 20 Things 20-year-olds Don’t Get 6 p.m. Thriller 5K and Fun Run (The Greenway)
(LITC 2nd floor)
8 p.m. The Laramie Project (Black Box Theatre)
8 p.m. The Laramie Project (Black Box Theatre)

NOTE: If you would like to see any events on the calendar, please send them to colonnadenews@gcsu.edu.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT

Reports obtained from GC Public Safety

1 TWICE IS THE NEW THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM

Oct. 1 11:06 p.m. Sgt. Ennis pulled a guy over for not wearing his seatbelt while driving. Ennis
gave him a ticket and told him to put his seatbelt on. The guy signed the ticket then drove away,
without putting his seatbelt on. Ennis pulled the guy over again and told him to put his seatbelt on.
The guy said, “F--- it, I’m going to get me something to eat” and “F--- it, I’m fixing to park.” Ennis
warned the guy about cussing at a police officer and let him go. The case was sent to the student
judicial board. *

*Incident does not appear on map 2 TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
Oct. 2 2:47 a.m. Officer White spotted a car that ran a stop sign on Tattnall Street. The car then
ran another one on Franklin Street. White pulled the car over in the Centennial parking lot. The
guy driving, according to White’s incident report, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. As the
guy was looking for his license, White spotted a glasses’ case stuffed between the guy’s legs. The
guy opened the case, and White asked what the green leafy stuff was. The guy said, “It looks like
marijuana, sir,” as if he had never seen it before. The passenger in the car fessed up to the mari-
juana being hers. Officer English arrived on the scene to search the car and found a pipe and some
more marijuana. The guy was arrested for suspicion of DUI underage and failure to stop at a stop
sign. He was sent to MPD, where he took a blood-alcohol-level test, which registered .10. The girl
was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and sent to MPD. The case was sent to the
student judicial board. *

3 EXCUSE ME OFFICER, I’M JUST PEEING

Oct. 3 12:07 a.m. Officer McKinley and Sgt. Purvis reported seeing a guy walking behind the
Golden Pantry. When they confronted him, he fled. They found the guy and asked him why he ran
away. He said that he was scared and had to pee, which can sometimes be a not-so-great combina-
tion. The guy had apparently been drinking. The matter was sent to the student judicial board. *

4 GREAT PARTY BUT AT THE WRONG PLACE AND TIME

Oct. 3 2:05 a.m. Four officers went to the Golden Pantry where some kids were partying it up.
There, they talked to one of the allegedly drunk guys. He admitted to being underage and drinking
downtown. The guy handed one of the officers his license and his fake ID. The case was sent to the
student judicial board. *

The arts do not discriminate. The arts can lift us up.

– FORMER TEXAS CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA JORDAN

Opinion
Our
Voice
Save the music,
save the people
It seems as though every time the
television is clicked on, the radio dial
turned or the magazine cover opened,
Miley Cyrus is sticking out her tongue in
the name of music. What is this young,
rebellious singer if not the voice of a
generation, twerking her way to world
stardom? To many, it seems, she is the
epitome of a controversial singer, and as
such we should all focus on what she-
nanigans she’ll twerk her way into next.
But what the masses fail to realize is
the war being waged on music across the
world. The media is pulling a bag over
your head, diverting your attention to-
ward Miley, Drake and T. Swift while
musicians in North Korea are having
their heads shot off.
Music is life. It has proven vital time
and again for promoting world change
for the better. If we value it at all, it is
paramount we, the young adult genera-
tion, pay attention to what is happening
to it around the world … NOT just what
pops up on our Twitter feeds.
But what the masses fail to re-
alize is the war being waged
on music across the world.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin
is threatening music with an “if you’re
not with us, you’re against us” mind-
set. When five members of the all-girl
punk band Pussy Riot staged a surprise
performance in Moscow, in which they
sang protest songs against Putin, three
of them were arrested. Nadezhda Tolo-
konnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich
and Maria Alyokhina were denied bail
and held in jail for four months until
their court dates. In August 2012, the
women were convicted of “hooliganism
motivated by religious hatred.” Two of
them, Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina,
were sent to prison, where they remain
in filthy conditions.
In North Korea, 12 members of popu-
lar singing group the Unhasu Orchestra
were murdered by firing squad in Au-
gust. Their family members, as well as
members of other popular pop groups,
were forced to watch. The onlookers
were then sent to prison camps, accord-
ing to South Korea’s Ilbo newspaper, be-
cause they were “guilty by association.”
The reason for their killings? The mu-
sicians were accused of making and sell-
ing sexual videos of themselves. Some
of the musicians were also found with
bibles, and as such were treated as politi-
cal dissidents. Perhaps a reason ringing
with more truth is that one of the musi-
cians, Hyon Song-wol, was the rumored
ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader
Kim Jong-un.
Now imagine for a moment what life
would be like without music. Even bet-
ter, imagine all the music in the world
sucked of any meaning whatsoever. It
angers no one. It impassions no one. It
is only sound – a sound that provokes no
worry from the governments that be.
Sad, isn’t it?
If you are a music lover (and we
imagine you are), it is crucial to under-
stand what is happening in the musical
arena around the world. We must let the
world know that incidents such as the
aforementioned ones will not be accept-
ed lying down. These atrocities must be
reported on, talked about and made com-
mon knowledge.
Musicians are being put behind bars
for singing against their country’s presi-
dent. Singers are being slaughtered
based on hearsay.
And all we can manage to do is gossip
about Miley Cyrus’s hair.
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October 11, 2013• Editor, Marilyn Ferrell

Kaufmen’s They give you the feeling of loud music, but the actual feeling is pretty quiet. They use a
unique way to express quiet music in a loud way and that is what I like about this band.”
David Lu, Les Racquet audience member

Laramie
Project
GC takes on the story
of Matthew Shepard
GINA WEBBER
STAFF WRITER
The Georgia College Theatre Department
will stage “The Laramie Project” Oct. 16-
18 to mark the 15th anniversary of Matthew
Shepard’s brutal murder in Wyoming, a trag-
edy that led to expanded federal hate crime
legislation.
Shepard, an openly gay student at the Uni-
versity of Wyoming, was left tied to a fence
post for 18 hours after his killers, Aaron McK-
inney and Russell Henderson, severely beat
him on the night of Oct. 6, 1998. Shepard was
in a coma for six days until he lost his life on
Oct. 12.
The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés
Kaufman and members of the New York-
based Tectonic Theater Project who went to
Laramie three weeks after Shepard’s murder
and interviewed hundreds of residents about
their experience with Shepard, his murder, his
murderers and life in Laramie. More than 60
characters, ranging from Shepard’s friends to
Tectonic Theatre members, are portrayed by
eight cast members.
Leigh Fondakowski, a “Laramie Project”

LES RACQUET
playwright who will attend GC’s opening
night, recently held a Skype conversation with
the cast and members of the Theatre Depart-
ment.
“We never dreamed in a million years that
other people would perform ‘The Laramie PHOTO COURTEST OF ZUHG LIFE
Project’ because we put ourselves in it think-

Brooklyn
ing we’d be the only company that ever did town, they chose a fun bar, Buffington’s, feeling of loud music, but the actual
it,” Fondakowski said. “It’s been a complete to play at. feeling is pretty quiet. They use a
shock that other people have done the play, “We have an awesome show tonight unique way to express quiet music
and that people feel as passionately as they do and that is what brings us to Milled- in a loud way and that is what I like

Rock trio
about it.” geville,” guitar player and lead vocalist about this band.”
Director Eric Griffis chose this play not
only because he feels it’s important for stu- Patrick Carroll said at the Oct. 3 perfor- Les Racquet described music as
dents to know Shepard’s story, but also be- mance. a fundamental part of the members’
The concert, which consisted of mu- lives.

Entertains
cause he can relate to Shepard.
“In 1998, I was a 19-year-old college soph- sic from the band’s latest album “Whale
omore in Magnolia, Ark., a town not unlike Hail,” attracted a crowd, mainly Georgia
Milledgeville or Laramie,” Griffis said. “It College students. Some of these songs “We are in it together. The
could’ve been me or one of my friends. Mat- from “Whale Hail” included “Palm Tree

DowntowN
thew’s murder struck a chord in me as I saw Night,” “Old Man Reefer” and “Haiku.” audience is a part of the
how much hatred there was in the world.” Les Racquet even played some cover
Shepard’s murder was condemned as a hate
songs and songs from older albums,
performance.”
crime and brought attention to the lack of hate
which the band mixed in with its newer -Daniel Malone, lead drummer

crime laws throughout the United States, es-
pecially Wyoming. The murder sparked a con-
versation in the United States about many is-
sues facing LGBT Americans and led to more
monumental changes in same-sex rights.
The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr.
Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into
law by President Barack Obama in 2009. Byrd
was a black man who was chained to a truck
and dragged to his death in Texas in 1998.
The Laramie Project is intended for mature
audiences and will be performed at the Cam-
pus Black Box Theatre from Oct. 16-18 at 8
p.m. General admission is $10, GC faculty/
staff admission is $8 and GC student admis-
sion is $3. Tickets can be purchased at gcsu-
tickets.com or by calling (478) 445-4226.
crowd
SARAH DICKENS
STAFF WRITER
Les Racquet, a rock, indie pop and
jazz band hails from Brooklyn, N.Y. Les
Racquet, whose name originates from
the French word for tennis, is trying
to tour all of Georgia. The band chose
Milledgeville because it used to be the
capital of Georgia, and when coming to
material.
Accounting major and sophomore,
Jessica Su, raved about how she enjoyed
Les Racquet’s concert.
“This band is so awesome,” Su said.
“I love each song of this band. They
have a passion to sing each of the songs
and I love it.”
Economics major and sophomore,
David Lu, elaborated on how Les Rac-
quet played its music in comparison to
the previous band that played before at
Buffington’s.
“It’s loud, but the music itself is not
very loud,” Lu said. “They give you the
“You can study it your whole
life,” bass guitar player and vocal-
ist, Kenny Murphy, said. “You can
seek to study everything about it. It
can be a hobby, a connection with
other people, a conversation starter
or a language. It’s something that
can resound with you your whole
life. That is part of why I love it.”
Les Racquet considers the audi
Les Racquet page 8

Atlantic City Ballet performs Dracula with students

TAYLER PITTS / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

The Atlantic City Ballet Theatre
(ACBT) flitted across the stage
of Russell Auditorium on Oct.
8 with its performance titled
“Dracula: The Ballet.” The danc-
ers moved with the music, creat-
ing an overpowering rendition of
an age-old tale. Georgia College
dancers were invited to perform
in the recital that incorporated
intense symphonies, amplified
emotions and worldwide talent.
The dancers of the ACBT range
in ethnicity, with some originating
from countries as far as Europe
and Asia.
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Les Racquet
Classic Indian music Continued from page 7...
LES RACQUET

t
ence as one of the inspirational factors of

creates harmonies f
its music.
“If people are dancing, they are it is going
to build to that, and if people are sitting down
and listening and clapping, or being on every
single guitar lick that they play or solo that
they play, then it inspires them to play a little

“
AMANDA MORRIS
STAFF WRITER bit differently,” Murphy said. facebook.com/
“We are in it together,” drum player and @lesracquets

y
lesracquets
vocalist, Daniel Malone said. “The audience
I was
v
As the lights dimmed to signal that the
show was set to begin, the buzz of the crowd is a part of the performance. And if no one is
intensified as Ranjani Prabhakar and her fel- paying attention, it feels like work to us.”
low musicians took their seats next to their
instruments on stage. On Oct. 6 in Max Noah mesmerized by Five years from now, Les Racquet sees it-
self continuing to perfect its music.
“[We will be] continuing to make music,”
Recital Hall, the performance of “Carnatic
Music: A Timeless Tradition” took place to a
full room of students that were there to experi-
the sounds and Carroll said. “There will always be a way to
not make it better or worse. Just perfect.”
ence traditionally classical Indian music.
The students’ eyes were transfixed on Prab-
hakar as she signaled to the band where they
was lost in it ...” Fans of Les Racquet can get music from
iTunes, Spotify, Facebook, YouTube and
vimeo.com/
34228268
youtube.com/
user/LesRacquet
were going to begin. As she began to sing
and the mridangist drums began to follow her
-Richard Green, Bandcamp.

melodies the crowd began to move along with

the music and tap their hands and nod their
heads in time. As the violinist joined in more
students were following the melody with their
bodies and they were in tune with the music
through the harmony created.
The intricacies of the music were inspiring
the audience as their energy level escalated as
their bodies followed along. The passion and
happiness from the performers shone through
their music and spread throughout the audi-
ence as the performance progressed.
As each song moved from one part to
the next Prabhakar signaled to the drummer
where she wanted the song to go because the
entire performed was improvised. Carnatic
music is not practiced beforehand because it
flows naturally from the performers as they
follow each other cues and then add their own
embellishments and ornamentations to the
rhythm and melody as everything progresses.
When the drummer added an intricate twist
music professor
”
ated a unique and calming environment that
resonated with the audience after the show.
Austin Brafford, a senior creative writing
student, said, “I felt like it was a very sooth-
ing, enriching performance, allowing the audi-
ence to lose themselves within the music and
be swept away by its rhythms and melodies.
There was a certain mystique one wouldn’t
find elsewhere.”
Richard Green, a professor of music for
Georgia College, was the one that made it
uts
possible for this performance to take place.
He utilized his contacts with Emory Univer-
6 D o n
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sity to bring Prabhakar here since she is an

to the rhythm or the violinist embellished the
melody, the encouragement was apparent on
Prabhakar’s face as she smiled and continued
moving along with the music while adding her
own flair to it.
The applause that thundered in the hall
following the performance was an indication
of how well the students received the music
despite the language barrier present. Many of
the students were also eager to speak with the
performers and ask questions for clarification.
“The crowd response was mostly positive,
not many knew about the art form and it was
left up to their curiosity,” Prabhakar said.
The instruments involved in the perfor-
mance, along with Prabhakar’s voice, cre-
e!
Emory graduate.
“I was mesmerized by the sounds and was
t 6 F r e
lost in it. I love the music and was very ex-
cited about it,” Green said. Ge
He also mentioned the importance of
bringing traditional Indian music to Milled-
geville because of the Indian community that
is present here.
“We really want to appeal to them and they
also help set the atmosphere [during perfor-
mances],” Green said.
Prabhakar was full of excitement after the
show concluded.
“I loved it. I’m really happy we got to do
this performance, and it was definitely a suc-
cess,” Prabhakar said.
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Luke Wagner, sophomore management major, is president of Georgia College’s
Team Red Bowl, a movement dedicated to feeding hundreds of thousands of
children in African countries through monetary donations.

COLONNADE : When was Team Red

Bowl founded at GC?
WAGNER : Spring 2013. I heard about
it in high school and wanted to start [it]
here.
COLONNADE : Whom does it benefit?
WAGNER : $60 feeds a kid for a year.
That’s kind of the big thing. There
are kids fed at feeding stations in five
different countries. South Africa is the
biggest, then it’s Angola, Mozambique,
South Sudan and Rwanda. So, these kids
come and get a free meal at a feeding
station that also serves as a school. That
way they don’t have to go to work with
their parents. They can get an education
and a free meal.

COLONNADE : What has Team Red

Bowl accomplished this semester so
far?
WAGNER : We’ve had [Sonic Spirit
Night]. We haven’t had our events yet,
but those are coming up. Through our
leadership team and just people on cam-
pus, we’ve raised about $300 to $400.
COLONNADE : What specific goals do
you have for Team Red Bowl?
WAGNER : We have a big one for the
entire year of feeding 200 kids, which
is $12,000 I believe. So, $6,000 would
be the goal for this semester; also to get
the word out because not a lot of people
have heard about Team Red Bowl. We
want people to get involved if they want
to help out.
COLONNADE : As the president, what
do you hope to accomplish?
WAGNER : I definitely want to see
more people get involved, more than the
leadership team. More opportunities for
that, I think, would be huge. Plus, I just
want to involve the campus more. Also,
we are going to South Africa at the end
of next semester. I really want to get the
word out about that and fundraise for
our trip, while still fundraising to feed
CROSSWORD
the kids. I think that’s going to be a big
challenge, but I look forward to it.
COLONNADE : How can students get
involved?
WAGNER : We have an advertising
team and a finance team, and really the
thing that they can help out most with
is advertising. If they are artistic, they
can make flyers and stuff for us. We’d
love that. Also, signing up for our events
to help set up. We have a talent show if
they want to perform. We have a couple
different things they can do.
COLONNADE : What upcoming
events can GC lookout for?
WAGNER : The talent show will be
Oct. 17. That’s our big one coming up.
We’re planning on having a Dodgeball
tournament on Nov. 9. Our last event
of the year will be Nov. 19, and that’s
going to be when we try to simulate the
porridge the kids have to eat and have
people come try it and learn more about
the five countries we are trying to raise
money for.
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Sports October 11, 2013• Editor, Lee McDade

Sea
Soccer hosts Green
of Bethan
Adams

Clockwise from top left: Junior midfielder Ashley Veilleux races between opponents. Sophomore forward Jordan Har-
man battles against a Columbus State player for possesion. Harman and Veilleux hug in a moment of jubilation.
JK MUNDY
STAFF WRITER
On the night of Sea of Green appreciation day,
the ladies soccer team fell to No. 17 ranked Colum-
bus State University 3-1 at home.
The chill October evening brought about the
Bobcat’s third consecutive loss, but not without
putting up a fight against the tough conference op-
ponent. Sophomore forward Jordan Harman had the
lone goal scored for Georgia College’s women’s
soccer team for the evening. It was her first goal of
the year.
“I saw the opportunity, and it played right into
my feet,” Harman said. The assist was provided by
sophomore Kacey McInerney. It was her first assist
of the season. Harman placed a shot in the upper
left corner of the goal, well out of the goalie’s reach,
scoring her first career goal and putting the Bobcats
back in contention for the victory. Harman’s goal
leveled the playing field at 1-1, after CSU scored at
GCFC
DAVID WICKER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
the 31 minute mark.
With junior goalkeeper Annie Stephens blocking
balls, the score remained 1-1 going into halftime. To
prepare for this Oct. 3 home game, Stephens took
the time to prepare for the home game against the
Cougars.
“[I] visualize great saves and I have to remember
to stay in my own head.” Stephens finished the night
with six saves playing the full 90 minutes.
The Bobcats came out with a more offensive
mindset starting the second half. They continued to
push the ball further and further down the field, hop-
ing to get out on top. The Cougars drew first blood
in the second half, scoring at the 75 minute mark.
Before the Bobcats even knew it, freshman forward
Nicole Corcione of the opposing team sank in the
third goal for CSU at the 82 minute mark, making
the score 3-1.
The Bobcats continued to push to the very last
tick of the clock. Unfortunately the Cougars went
home with the win and an all-important match un-
A new era in
Breaking
the barrier
Whenever women rise to a
level of prominence in a predomi-
nantly male sport, they make a
splash.
ESPN college football ana-
lyst David Pollack said last week
that he didn’t believe women be-
longed on the College Football
Playoff selection committee.
I understand that, as he later
on explained on Twitter, he just
wants people who “eat, sleep and
breathe college football during
the season” to be on the commit-
tee. But while women may not
play professional football, they
can still eat, sleep and breathe it.
The comment was poorly
timed as former Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice was chosen re-
cently to be on the selection com-
mittee for the College Football
playoff. Her selection has caused
quite a stir and has been both cel-
ebrated and criticized.
If Honey Boo Boo’s mom or
Miss Teen USA were chosen to
select the four teams headed to
the playoffs, I would understand
the commotion, no offense to
Mama June or Caitlin Upton.
But Rice is different. She is
a political science professor at
Stanford University with degrees
from the University of Denver
and Notre Dame, not to mention
the former Secretary of State,
National Security Advisor and
previous Stanford Provost. She
is smart, capable and eager to be
a part of the sports world, as evi-
denced by the Master’s green coat
presented to her last year.
der their belt.
“[CSU] aren’t ranked 17th in the nation for noth-
ing,” head coach Hope Clark said.
At the end of the day, Clark said she was proud of
She is smart,
the effort and hard work from her team. capable and
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a part of the
sports world.
“Though she has never worked

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in college athletics, Rice has
made no secret of being a sports
fan — college and pro,” Huffing-
ton Post noted. “She frequently

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The Georgia College Foot-
ball Club lost 3-0 in a frus-
trating game against Georgia
State on Oct. 6.
Miscommunication, chem-
istry and referees all came to-
gether to thwart the Bobcats’
efforts to score.
“Georgia State really
wasn’t that good,” sophomore
center midfielder Luke Sieg-
mann said. “They probably
had three shots all game, and
those were the ones that got
in.”
As a midfielder, Siegmann
distributes the ball up the field
to score.
“I’m more of an attacking
mid, helping with the for-
wards,” he said. “It was so
frustrating to watch. We just
got really unlucky.”
One yellow card was called
during the game, but the
rough-housing was equal from
both teams.
“[The yellow card] was
probably just because some-
one got pissed off and slide-
tackled someone,” sophomore
center back Bradley Robert-
son said.The Bobcats had pos-
session of the ball for most of
the game and made plenty of
shots on the Panthers, but the
ball just wouldn’t go in.
Luke Siegmann dribbles the ball while trying to shield it from his
opponent. The Bobcats lost 3-0 at home against Georgia State.
The starting players consist
of mostly freshmen and soph-
omores, but youth is one of the
better qualities of the team.
“Our team’s good. Being
young is not necessarily a bad
thing,” senior center back Pat-
rick Hall said. “[The freshmen
and sophomores] all coming
from playing on high school
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teams and are in really good
shape.”
Hall said the physical abil-
ity was not the problem during
Sunday’s game, so much as an
issue with chemistry and com-
munication.
“In one instance two de
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attends Stanford athletic events
and meets with many of the ath-
SOPHIE GOODMAN letes, including football players
SENIOR REPORTER being recruited by the school.
She’s also been a volunteer coach
It may be a man’s world on the rink of roller hockey; for the golf team.”
however it would be nothing without a woman. With While there are not as many
the uprising success of Georgia College’s roller hockey women in the upper echelons of
club team, it is garnering more interest and players. Of the sports world, a handful are,
these players, Kelli Block, freshman defenseman is one and they are full of talent and
of them. drive. The women who are in the
Block is the first girl on the roller hockey team since sports world got there because
it was founded in 2008. they wanted to be there, and be-
“She plays defense, and she’s probably the best po- cause they fought to be there.
sition player that we’re going to have,” Kevin Schink, There is Erin Andrews, Fox
senior president, captain and forward, said. “Everybody Sports reporter who reports about
else is kind of scatterbrained when they’re out there, but football. One glance at her Twitter
she’s very structured as [to] where she wants to be and account and you see she breathes
needs to be.” football. Sure, she wears makeup,
Being the only girl on a team of 18 guys may be tough and she’s a beautiful woman, but
for some, but Block seems to be skating towards success. her looks don’t detract from her
This success started in middle school and has continued skill. She knows the sport.
to grow. There are women like Sam
“I started playing when I was in middle school, in Ponder, ESPN broadcaster, and
seventh grade, and I just kind of stuck with it throughout Bonnie Bernstein, CBS sports-
high school,” Block said. “I was really shy and I never caster.
wanted to do anything, so my dad kind of made me do it Rice, Andrews, Ponder and
and I’m really glad he did because I stuck with it.” Bernstein are all examples of how
Block continues to play not only for the fun but also you don’t have to play profes-
for a multitude of other reasons. sionally to be an expert.
“I wanted to keep going, just get better,” Block said. Pollack’s comments aside, the
“It’s a good release of tension and stress and stuff with fact that Rice was chosen for the
school.” selection committee is progress.
Although Block is the first girl on the team, her male She’s an educated, hard-working
teammates are still assets. woman who broke the barrier to
“Right now, our [goalkeeper], Jess Rigby, he’s a huge become the first woman to join
part of our team,” Schink said. “His freshmen year, we the Augusta National Golf Club,
had our best tournament record ever, going 3-0-1, and we and now she’s a part of the play-
tied a game, and we won three games, in which he played off committee.
the entire game with a broken wrist on his glove hand. So, Andrews said it best in a re-
that just kind of shows the dedication that guys have to sponse to Pollack’s remarks: “I’m
this hockey team.” a female, thanks for having me in
Jess Rigby, junior goalie, may have a reputation for college football.”
playing with a broken wrist, but as the years have HAVE A RESPONSE? Send it to
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fenders went up for the ball
at the same time,” Hall said.
“It’s the simple necessity of
needing to be more vocal on
‘ the field.”
With a sluggish start, a
defense struggling to orga-
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the field and affected the en-
ergy of the game.
The team is still working
on learning how to play as a
whole and how they can work
off of each other individually.
For the freshmen and sopho-
mores with more recent ties to
their high school teams, learn-
ing how new team members
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ishing,” Siegmann said. “We
normally have some trouble
with that. We have a lot of tal-
ent we just need more time to
come together as a team.”
The referees were also
adding to the frustration, Hall
said.
“[The referees] just didn’t
really seem to be in control
and enforcing the rules,” he
said.Robertson agreed and re-
called a specific occurrence.
“One [assistant referee], he
had his flag raised for a call
but put it down and the other
ref never saw him, and [Geor-
gia State] ended up scoring on
us during that play,” he said.
From Robertson and Hall’s
perspective from the back of
the field to Siegmann’s from
the top of the field, the team
had an unlucky day.
Robertson said the team
will practice moving the ball
around and shooting at the net
to work on goals, and commu-
nication comes with time.
The men practice twice a
week and are preparing for
their upcoming home game
at 7:30 p.m. against Emory
on Oct. 18, an opponent who

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oped.
478-452-2335 “I would like to make it to regionals, which
is next semester,” Rigby said.
Rigby is not the only one on the team with
We’re back in high hopes for the upcoming season.
“I want us to do [well] in the tournaments
and make a name for Georgia College,” Chris
business. Kline, freshman defenseman said.
With these goals in mind, the team is shoot-
ing for the stars for its dream of making it to
regionals.
“We definitely think we have a shot with the
group we have of actually winning [regionals]
and getting a chance to play in the national tour-
nament,” Schink said. “We have a really tal-
ented group of freshmen that came in and with
the guys that we have from last year’s team, we
really think we have a chance to succeed this
year.”
The roller hockey team’s debut is this week-
end during its first tournament. With a great
amount of practice and some talented players,
the team hopes to achieve its goal of going to

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“Our team showed great effort, in this con-
ference you have to stay on top of your toes,”
Stephens said. This year, the Bobcats have
struggled in conference play. They now drop to
1-3 in the Peach Belt Conference.
“We have definitely played the hardest teams
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first,” Stephens said, looking ahead for the rest
of the season. “We just have to continue to come
out and to practice our style of play.”
Overall, CSU fired 22 shots for the evening
and the Bobcats shot eight.
On Saturday, Oct. 5 the Bobcats played
Clayton State University. Playing at Clayton
State the game ended in a tie.
The Bobcats record now stands at 4-5-1 in
overall play. In conference play the Bobcats are
now 1-3-1. The women look to continue this
success during the duration of the season.

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