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Freshmen pack overbooked Village

Iris Cochran apartment – $3,788 per semester. brought in this fall,” Christenson
Contributing Reporter “When you actually look at it, the said.
cost of The Village per week is actu- Freshmen were surprised when
The Village is still overcrowded ally lower than it is on central cam- finding out they would be living in a
due to the highest freshman enroll- pus,” Christenson said. mostly upperclassman environment.
ment in Georgia College history, After receiving complaints, Uni- “We are all eight people that
leaving 16 students in two apartments versity Housing moved some stu- signed up a little bit late for housing,”
built for four. dents back on campus, leaving only Willi Fissenewert, an exchange stu-
The problem may not be resolved 16 of the freshmen at The Village. dent from Germany, said, “and that’s
anytime soon. However, overcrowding was also due how we came to eight people to one
“Most schools will take 108 to 112 to non-freshman students. dorm”
percent capacity because basically “We’ve had 50 more returning stu- Craddock said these students did
the schools know that you have to dents stay on campus this year along not know when signing up for hous-
take more than you are going to have with the most freshmen we’ve had in ing they would be placed in
come in the fall because you know about five years,” Mark Craddock, The Village. Instead, they found
that a number of students are going to associate director of operations for out after University Housing sent out
leave,” Larry Christenson, executive University Housing, said. an email before the last orientation
director of University Housing, said. Cindy Mclanahan, marketing co- session to inform students where they
When fall semester began, 36 of ordinator for Housing Operations, would be living.
1,392 incoming freshmen were as- explains that future overcrowding Some students complained about David Wicker / Senior Photographer
signed to live six to eight per four- may lead to more incoming freshman having to live so far away from class- One of the apartments where students are still living eight people to four bedrooms.
bedroom suite at The Village. Living living at The Village eight to a room. es and Downtown.
eight to a suite, students pay the Tri- Christenson suggested that the situa- “Yes, I mean it was unexpected Other students like where they live rates are set in advance and have to
ple-Room Rate – $2,570 per semester tion is likely. because I wanted to live on campus, and like the people with whom they be approved by the Board of Regents,
for a 15-week term. This is compared “What I’ve been told is there will and I was worried about space and live. the governing body for higher educa-
to the normal rate for a four-bedroom be additional freshmen next year commuting to Main Campus,” fresh- Christenson explained that the tion in Georgia.
above and beyond the number they man physics major Tim Powell said.

Defining
the South
with food
Helen Harris
Contributing Writer
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French
writer famous for his book on the physiol-
ogy behind taste, is most known for the quote
“Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who
you are.”
Craig Pascoe, a history professor at Geor-
gia College, applied this quite literally in his
graduate course “Southern Foodways and
Traditions,” which explores what “Southern
food” really is and how it impacts the South’s
identity.
“Food is an important part of the history

Be back later, y’all!

of the South, and Southern literature is filled
with food references that have important cul-
tural meanings,” Pascoe said, explaining how
the class came about.
Pascoe has taught a study-abroad course,
“Understanding Italian History and Culture
Through Food”, for the past two years in Pete Souza / White House Photographer
Florence, Italy, which is connected with Api-
cius, a cooking school with the Florence Uni-
versity of the Arts.
“The students do the same kinds of re- The government shut down, sure, but what does that mean for you? No
search and are involved in ‘hands-on’ projects
that the students in the Southern foodways work? No military? Less PandaCam? No. No. And yes. There are real effects.
class are,” Pascoe said.
The class is for graduate students and is Constantina Kokenes ate must agree on how to fund different areas “not all government functions will simply
taught at GC’s Macon campus. There is, how- Senior Reporter of the federal government. When an agreement evaporate … Social Security checks will be
ever, one undergraduate student who was per- can’t be made, Congress has to close down. mailed, and veterans’ hospitals will stay open.”
mitted to take the class based on his genuine The government has shut down. Weed is The U.S. military, air traffic control, emergen-
interest in the topic. now legal. Murder will go unpunished. Anar- cy medical care, border patrol, federal prisons,
“I like learning about the South and learn-
ing about how the things you eat have a his-
chy erupts in the streets all across the country. Here’s what the shut- most law enforcement, emergency and disaster
tory behind them,” the undergraduate student,
Just kidding – although it is a bit concern-
ing that some people actually do believe that down means: We’re all assistance, the U.S. Postal Service, the Federal
Reserve, etc. will continue to operate, but there
Alex Bullard, a junior history major, said.
The students have already gone to the Bu-
all crime is suspended (a quick search on Twit-
ter will show naïve teenagers celebrating their in big trouble. is the possibility of facing a furlough (which
essentially means they’ll work without pay).
ford Highway Farmers Market and several false hopes). However, most federal agencies – ranging
restaurants in Atlanta. The outing was essen- So what does the government shutdown from the Food and Drug Administration to na-
tially a “food crawl” on Buford Highway. mean for the country? In order to understand Cliché, but it’s true. The Washington Post tional parks – are closed while the House has
that, you first need to understand why this hap- cleverly published an article explaining how
Foodways page 2 pened. In laymen’s terms, the House and Sen- the shutdown works. According to the Post, Shutdown page 2

The mystery
votes. But he was so popular that he was
reelected eight times, serving from 1908 to
1924.”
Not only did Bell serve Milledgeville, he

of Miller Bell’s also helped GC develop its name and repu-

tation.
“When Bell Hall was built in 1928, there
was very little question it would be named

vanishing Photo courtesy of Bob Wilson

[for him]. [He was] a major citizen of this
town … Bell introduced innovations to
Milledgeville and got it up to speed,” Bob

portrait
The History Club poses with Miller Bell’s portrait after it was found by Bob Wilson (far left), Georgia Wilson, history professor and campus his-
College’s campus historian, in the basement of Terrell Hall. torian, said.
The photograph of Bell is one of the best
mysterious, though, is that this isn’t the first on record, according to Wilson, although its
Miller Bell is missing. time the portrait has vanished. Plus, Miller artist and date are unknown. After it disap-
peared the first time, Wilson uncovered the
As told by Well, not the actual Miller Bell who died in Bell is kind of a big deal.
1941, but his portrait is gone. It went miss- “In 1907, Miller ran for the office of portrait while scouring the basement of Ter-
Sophie Goodman – Senior Reporter rell Hall in 2001.
ing during the 2006 reconstruction of Geor- mayor of Milledgeville,” according to Ni-
gia College’s honors dorm, Bell Hall, which cole Mitchell, a GC graduate student. “He
isn’t exactly cause for alarm. What is a bit won the election by a majority of only seven Mystery page 2

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Calling all volunteers A ‘smoke-free’ campus

GINA WEBBER “I think the event has gained a tremendous
STAFF REPORTER new number of regulars to the Downtown
area, but at the same time I meet people that
If you stroll through Downtown Milled- ask me what First Friday is,” Carlee Schulte,
geville on the first Friday of every month, director of Milledgeville Main Street and a
you’ll find yourself in an unusually vibrant Georgia College alumni, said.
atmosphere. Chalkboards line the sidewalks, Milledgeville Main Street’s First Friday
live music echoes throughout the four down- committee consists of seven to 10 volunteers,
town blocks, bars and restaurants prop open but Schulte invites GC students to join in
their front doors and an eclectic group of pa- planning and volunteering for First Fridays.
trons fill the streets. This is Milledgeville First “We would love to have some students to
Friday, a monthly event hosted by Milled- help plan and serve on the committee. We
geville Main Street. meet once a week to plan and prepare, and
Milledgeville Main Street is an organiza- there is work to be done the night of to make
tion dedicated to promoting local economic sure everything goes smoothly,” Schulte said.
development within the community. The Each First Friday has a theme, such as
organization hosts events and fundraisers June’s Beach Bash, September’s Taste of
throughout the year, including this month’s Milledgeville and October’s Fall Frenzy. This
Deep Roots Festival. Friday’s Fall Frenzy will have activities for all
In August, Milledgeville Main Street was ages including pumpkin painting, live music,
named 2013 Downtown Development Pro- a candy drop and the Fall Line Farmer’s Mar-
gram of the Year at the Georgia Downtown ket. Shops and restaurants will be open late,
Awards of Excellence Event and Conference, as well.
topping 96 other Georgia Main Street pro- Students are encouraged to arrive Down-
grams. town a few hours earlier than usual and ex-
In February 2011, Main Street held the plore the lively atmosphere that First Friday
inaugural First Friday, and 32 months later it brings to the streets of Milledgeville.
continues to grow throughout the community. For more information, visit http://www.
milledgevillemainstreet.com.
WILLIAM DETJEN / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR

Foodways “We’ve had guest speakers –

people from the Atlanta Jour-
prepare food in the South are
numerous – going far beyond
Continued from page 1... nal Constitution and Mercer just the deep fryer.
professors that talk to us about “Many people simply de-
random food topics. It’s really fine Southern food as fried
“The group tried numerous cool.” chicken, collards, cornbread,
dishes at each restaurant. The There is the question of et cetera,” Pascoe said. “How-
idea was to understand that how learning about food fits ever, trying to put it into a
Southern foodways is multi- under the history department’s simple, generic and one-di-
cultural,” Pascoe said. Indo- umbrella, but Claire Wilkin- mensional definition is wrong.
nesian, Thai, Columbian and son, senior history major, ex- Southern food can mean
Chinese were among the vari- plained that history and food different things to different
ous food types tasted. are often closely intertwined. groups of Southerners.”
“We went to the market “A place that comes to The South has been resil-
just to see and try the weird- mind for me is Louisiana. It ient with the influx of cultures
est stuff we could – to see how has such a distinct food cul- that have established them-
the South is changing as we ture that stems from its unique selves in the region, but each
are influenced by more cul- history, and this is one of the contributes some of its own
tures,” Bullard said about the things that sets it apart from flavors and style to the larger
food crawl. other places in the country. To Southern palate. Through
Students’ engagement, learn more about cultures like these reinterpretations, the
interactivity and immediate this and how food is often tied South’s food landscape be-
application of what they are to a place’s culture and history comes more dynamic and fla-
learning in the class separate is fascinating,” Wilkinson vorful.
this course from others in the said. It’s this blending that Pas-
history department and GC. One of the paramount goals coe wants students to consider
PETE SOUZA / WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden listen as they are updated on the federal govern- “Normally you are in a of the class is to define South- in answering the central ques-
ment shutdown and the approaching debt ceiling deadline, in the Oval Office, Oct. 1. From left, Kathryn classroom and you just sit ern food, but that is not as tion of the class: What makes
Ruemmler, Counsel to the President, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Director of there and listen to a lecture simple as it sounds. The tech- us who we are, and why do we
OMB, and Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff. for an hour,” Bullard said. niques and methods used to live in this certain way?

Shutdown a week, $300 million a day

or $12.5 million an hour.”
Hatchel assures that GC
officials will “keep a diligent
Continued from page 1... We’re assured later on in the
article that it’s technically not
eye” on the shutdown and
will be “ready to respond to Mystery on a personal mission to uncover the portrait’s
location. Some theories of its current where-
its tantrum. If our food and a large amount of money, as any changes that may affect Continued from page 1... abouts have been discussed among professors,
drugs aren’t checked, we will the GDP (Gross Domestic the university, its students, but for Wilson it remains a mystery.
all become subjected to mad Product) is about $16 trillion. faculty and staff members.” “I was looking in the bowels of Terrell and “I have no clue [what happened to it]…
cow disease or anthrax poi- Not a large amount of money So we’re all good here; there was this portrait of Miller Bell, just down Who’s had this for seven years and what would
soning, among other things. – as if $300 million a day is although it’d be nice to have there in Terrell,” Wilson said. they want with Miller Bell?” Wilson said. “It’s
All of the animals at the na- so easy to come by for most a few days off. If the govern- The History Club assisted Wilson in re- vanished and its very upsetting to me because
tional zoos will die because of us. ment doesn’t have to go to touching and cleaning up the portrait after he not only did we recover it, but we’re putting it
no one will be there to feed Yes, technically they’re work, why should we? found it. It was reinstalled in the lobby of Bell in now for the ages, and now it’s gone.”
them. PandaCam, livefeed right; it’s not a large amount Okay, okay, work is impor- Hall later in 2001. Wilson’s personal goal is to hang a portrait
of baby pandas, is no longer of money in comparison to tant – that’s why. We’re the “It looks like a fairly contemporary paint- of each person a building is named after in the
running. the budget. But as each day generation that can change ing…it looks like it might have been painted correct building.
Okay, just yanking your goes by, more money is spent things, but we have to work in the 1970s or 1980s or it could have been “I want a portrait of Alice Napier in Napier
chain again – except for the which will weaken our crip- for it. We’re the ones that will commissioned for Bell Hall, but I don’t know,” Hall. I want a portrait of Ethel Adams in Adams
PandaCam. That is a tragedy pled economy even more. potentially hold the positions Steve Elliot-Gower, director of the honors Hall. I want a portrait of Guy Wells in Wells
that must be fixed immedi- Let’s reel it in for a minute of those in Congress who are program and associate professor of political Hall,” Wilson said.
ately; what are we going to and talk about what it means responsible for the shutdown. science, said. The portrait is actually a photo- With this goal in mind, Wilson has yet to
do if we can’t see adorable for Georgia College. Fortu- The country could possibly graph, but that it can be mistaken for a painting give up on the mystery surrounding the portrait
baby pandas taking naps? Re- nately, it doesn’t mean much. be in the palm of our hands! is credit to its quality. of Miller Bell.
ally though, this is a serious “The impact of the fed- The future is now! When the portrait went missing the second This portrait was lost, then found, then lost
matter. eral government shutdown Got a little carried away time, the mystery really started. again. Now Wilson and other historians are
The government hasn’t on Georgia College is, at this there, but that doesn’t make it “At first I thought it might’ve been taken to waiting for the portrait to be found once more,
shut down since 1996, when point, minimal,” Associate any less true. This shutdown where we have a lot of college memorabilia,” to give the GC students an idea of where this
it shut down twice in one Vice President for Strate- is important, so educate your- Wilson said. college came from and how far along it has
year, according to the Con- gic Communications John self on why it’s happening, When the portrait did not turn up there, Wil- come.
gressional Research Service Hatchel said in a statement how it can affect the country son continued his hunt. “Students should be able to associate a name
Report found in the Post’s released to The Colonnade. and how to avoid this in the “I thought let’s look [in Special Collections]. with a face. We can do all of that with Parks
article. The cost of the shut- “At this point, the majority of future, so we don’t ever have … I went through all the frames,” Wilson said. and Maxwell, but at the moment we can’t with
down is, quite frankly, dev- [GC’s] funding has already to go without watching baby “I’ve done it several times so it’s hard to think Miller Bell because the portrait is gone,” Wil-
astating. NBC News reports been received by the univer- pandas eating bamboo ever that I’ve overlooked it.” son said. “I can only characterize that as a mys-
that the price tag for the shut- sity for this semester.” again. Despite his numerous searches, Wilson has tery.”
down is “about $1.6 billion yet to give up. As the campus historian, he is

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At long last, coffee and doughnuts TH E . S H O R T . L I S T

The top news stories from all over the world as
collected, curated and composed by Sarah K. Wilson

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BRI BERGMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

A worker reaches for a coffee pot during the rush at Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robins’ grand opening on Sept. 26. W ell, this is comforting. A 3-pound helicopter drone crashed in Manhattan on
Monday, landing only a few feet away from a man. Although the drone crash has
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On the opening day, a line stretched out the door and into the parking lot at 1966 N. Columbia St.
spooked many, police have declined an investigation, as no law was apparently
broken. The memory card on the drone revealed that the drone was flying about
20 to 30 stories above the area near Grand Central Station. As of yet, there’s no
answer as to why the drone crashed. (ABC News)

And the dealers are back on the streets! Silk Road, the infamous website known
Plain Speaking 2
for offering secretive ways to order illicit substances by use of bitcoins, has been
shut down by the federal government. Its founder Ross Ulbricht (AKA “Dread
Pirate Roberts”), 29, was arrested in a library in San Francisco. He has been
charged with narcotics trafficking conspiracy, computer hacking and money
laundering. We’re guessing that his fortune of bitcoins will not bail him out of
MARK WATKINS resolution, senators can propose two-thirds senate majority about
jail. (TIME)
NEWS COLUMNIST amendments – friendly and un- a revision to the Constitution,

During the senate meeting on

friendly. Friendly amendments
are ones accepted by whoever
the governing document of SGA,
was one friendly amendment. T he world has lost one of its great authors. Tom Clancy, 66, died on Tuesday in
wrote the bill, and unfriendly SGA’s constitution makes no a Baltimore hospital, his publisher confirmed. Clancy had published dozens of
Sept. 27, the Student Govern-
best-selling books, including “Rainbow Six” and “The Hunt for Red October”.
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ment Association (SGA) passed are ones not accepted. The latter mention of friendly or unfriendly
a resolution (19-1-0) to make the can still be passed, but it takes a amendments and has no language Many of his books went on to become blockbuster movies, such as 1987’s
Chief of Staff an official execu- two-thirds majority vote from the detailing how to repeal amend- “Patriot Games”. His last novel, titled “Command Authority”, will be published
tive position. senate. ments to resolutions. Nor does it on Dec. 3. (The New York Times)
In truth, this isn’t exactly This happened twice during mention friendly and unfriendly
the discussion about the Chief of amendments and how the two
unexpected. The Chief of Staff
has been part of the Executive Staff. An amendment was pro- work in with each other. Are...are we thinking of the same guy here? Russian President Vladimir Putin
posed, Espinosa declined, the This leads to the idea that yes, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. According to the International

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Branch for three years now and
acts as an important liaison be- senate voted, the amendment one person can overrule a two- Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation of Peoples of the World (what a
tween the President and the staff. passed. Both wound up hurting thirds majority by an unobject- name), Putin has been nominated because he “actively promotes settlement of
The resolution, written by senior more than helping (i.e. President able proposition. That’s a lot of all conflicts arising on the planet.” Not surprisingly, Putin’s past in the KGB, his
senator-at-large Sean Espinosa, Victoria Ferree was stripped of power for one person. administration’s violence, nor his supplying of weapons to Iran was mentioned
just makes the Chief of Staff her staff) and really needed to be It may be that the checks and
repealed, which they were... by balances on resolution amend- in the letter of recommendation. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be
an official part of the Executive announced on Oct. 11. (The Daily Mail)
board and adds the standards can- one person. ments are a little off kilter, but
didates have to meet. A senator proposed a friendly this seems more of a mishap than
By itself, the resolution might amendment (which, mind you, an abuse of power. Even so, if
not be worth too much discus- can’t be objected to) repealing the scales can be evened out with
sion, but it highlighted a poten- the past two amendments, and some additions to the Constitu- Did we miss something? Tweet us at @GCSUnade
tially flawed system of amending naturally Espinosa accepted. tion it would make the amending or vent to us on our website GCSUNADE.com.
resolutions. Plainly, all it took to repeal a resolution a fairer and more se-
During the discussion of a two amendments passed by a cure process.

Accuracy
Community Octo, 2013 • Editor, Sophie Goodman

W H A T ’S H A P P E N I N G
Friday, October 4 Monday, October 7
Friday, September 6
7-10 p.m. Xala (A&S Auditorium) 3:30 p.m. LinkedIn workshop (Chappell 113)

8 p.m. “Death of a Salesman” (Russell Auditorium) 6:30-8 p.m. “Muslim Journeys: Let’s Talk About It - In the
Country of Men” (Anne Moore’s Children theater)

7-8 p.m. Tim Mooney portrays Moliere (Black Box Theatre)

Sunday, October 6
Wednesday, October 9
2 p.m. “Death of a Salesman” (Russell Auditorium)
9 a.m. Midterm grades posted
7:30 p.m. Guest artist: Ranjani Prabhakar
(Max Noah Recital Hall) 12-12:50 p.m. “Times Talk: a Federal Balanced Amendment -
Unworkable or Making American Voters Match Our
Taxes with Our Desires?” (LITC 2nd floor)

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 PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY

Sept. 23 12:17 p.m. The old childhood saying, “Look both ways before crossing the street,” still
holds true. A student was trying to cross the street at the intersection of Hancock and Clarke streets
when he was hit by a car. His left knee was injured, and he was taken to the Oconee Regional
Medical Center. * 3 5 21

2 X MARKS THE SPOT OF THE SMOKING SIGN

Sept. 23 8:27 p.m. Officer McKinley went to Sanford Hall because two guys had allegedly been
drinking and smoking pot the previous weekend. After McKinley talked to them, the guys admitted
having booze in their room. McKinley, according to her report, also found some pot, a grinder and
other paraphernalia. Also in the room was a designated smoking sign which the two guys allegedly
admitted to stealing from a smoking area. The case was sent to the student judicial board.
*Incident does not appear on map

3 CINDERELLA NOW LIVES IN PARKHURST HALL 6 IMPRESSING YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS HARD WORK
Sept. 25 12:36 a.m. Sgt. Purvis, Officer McKinney and Officer McKinley went to Parkhurst Hall
because someone was unconscious, vomiting and in need of medical help. When they got there, Sept. 28 12:53 a.m. A guy was really trying to impress his girlfriend, so he resorted to extreme
the unconscious person had come to and was trying to clean up his puke. The person admitted to measures. Officer Smith and Officer McKinley allegedly heard the guy yell, “F--- the police!” The
drinking, turned over the rest of his alcohol and was told to clean up the rest of his mess. The case two officers went up to him and talked to him. The guy was trying to look “hard” for his girlfriend.
was sent to the student judicial board. He also had been drinking underage. The case was sent to the student judicial board. *

4 BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR ELDERS 7 DRINKING AND DRIVING IS STILL A NO-NO

Sept. 27 6:24 p.m. Two guys were allegedly cursing and being downright rude to the staff at the
Sept. 28 1:30 a.m. Officer McKinney saw a car driving with no headlights on. He pulled the
Donahoo Lounge. Officers Smith and McKinley went to the scene and told both guys they were not
vehicle over and the driver allegedly admitted to drinking alcohol. She took a breath test test and
allowed to step foot on GC property again. A copy was given to the guys, and they left peacefully. *
blew a .03. Her car was parked, and a friend picked her up. The case was sent to the student judicial
board for underage drinking. *

5 THE QUINTESSENTIAL VOMIT STORY

8 ROLLING IN THE DEEP OF THE STREET
Sept. 28 12:24 a.m. Officer McKinney went to Wells Hall because a guy might have had alcohol
poisoning. The guy agreed to take a blood-alcohol test and blew a .14. A friend provided him with Sept. 28 1:58 a.m. Officers Smith and McKinley allegedly saw a guy fall and roll onto the street.
the alcohol, which was confiscated. It was then revealed that the guy had a warrant for his arrest. They went up to the guy who’d lost his balance, had bloodshot eyes and smelled like booze. The
He was arrested and taken to the Milledgeville jail. The case was also sent to the student judicial guy said he had been drinking underage and was only trying to walk home. The officers took the
board. guy home and the case was sent to the student judicial board. *

The arts significantly boost student achievement.

– -ARNE DUNCAN, U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

Opinion A golfcart rides into town...
October 4, 2013• Editor-in-Chief, Constantina Kokenes

Our
By Zach Keepers

Voice
Millennials are not a failed
generation and should be given
more respect and optimism
When talking to any adult who is part
of the Baby Boomer generation, they
seem to always have something to say
about the Millennial generation. Nor-
mally their opinions go along the lines
of how spoiled, entitled and lazy we are.
They like to say that they had it so hard
and that we don’t have to work half as
hard as they did when they were younger
and in school.

Coming out
... we are way more than that.
Just yesterday, we were discussing
how one of The Colonnade’s editors was
Google it
on the phone with their mom, and she
just starting ranting about the govern-
Why I switched parties, A surplus of information,
ment shutdown. Through her rant, the
editor kind of zoned out until she started why you should care a shortage of intelligence
discussing how our generation isn’t so
much the cause of the shutdown but how ALEX PATAFIO SCOTT CARRANZA
we need to live up to the generation be- SENIOR REPORTER SENIOR REPORTER
fore us.
It seems like people think that people
my age don’t do anything but sit on Face- I figured it would be a bad idea, The more something is thrown in While I was busily bussing ta- in a few minutes, and news can be
book, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pin- but I was trying to kill some time. your face, the less you want to pay bles at my local asian bistro, I over- made within 150 characters. Hot
terest, MySpace and Vine all day. Being I had exhausted my lives on attention to it. I know it works that heard an interesting conversation topics spread like wildfire and ev-
in our early 20s, we really love getting “Candy Crush Saga,” made about way with interpersonal relationships between a server and a customer. eryone has something to say.
sucked into “Grey’s Anatomy” on Netf- three new Spotify playlists and (think Stage Five Clinger), so why The server, being somewhat un- If all of this is true, why am I still
was literally out of options. I knew should it be any different with educated on the recent government watching Jimmy Kimmel videos of
lix or scrolling through the dashboard on going in that I was probably about knowledge consumption? shutdown, asked the Army-enlisted people stumbling over the differ-
Tumblr, but we are way more than that. to get bombarded by ignoramus Regardless, the apathy of my customer to explain the situation. ence between Obamacare and the
Our generation has a huge advantage after ignoramus, misguided rage generation when it comes to politics What came out of his mouth was Affordable Healthcare for America
because we have so many opportunities and misinformation. is disheartening. The issues that not only laughably false but also Act? (Hint: They’re the exact same
because of the Internet academically, Still, I trekked on through the directly affect us and our futures are displayed an eye-rolling level of in- thing)
and we also use the Internet for a great abyss of applications on my phone simmering on the back burner when competence. I think it’s time for “we the peo-
amount of entertainment. until I reluctantly tapped my thumb they should be the main course. “The reason the government ple” to take a step back and evalu-
The truth of the matter is, though, we on that little blue bird. This country just made shut down is because the House ate our consumption of knowledge.
feel like we have succeeded even more Alas, the content resulting from groundbreaking progress regarding doesn’t want the Senate to pass the A democracy cannot run on this
than the generation before the Millenni- the subsequent pull-down/refresh human rights. We’re on the verge of Obamacare bill.” growing level of incompetence. To
als. of my Twitter app came as a sad an economic upturn. So why does it Verbatim. truly unlock our potential as citi-
Most of us were majorly pushed into surprise. seem like as a nation, we’re more Sadly, this was just the begin- zens, we must educate ourselves.
going to college, and now we are the most Approximately .4 seconds after divided than ever? ning of my long day, tirelessly wad- And I’m not talking about a simple
educated generation in American history. the government pulled a ’95 and With so many rumors swirling ing through political comments and peruse through Wikipedia.
According to Forbes, college costs shut itself down, it seemed like around about what caused the arguments based solely on over- Now, I don’t want everyone
have risen more than 500 percent, and our every person on Twitter had formed government shutdown, it’s easy heard conversations and assump- flocking to their local libraries and
the most intelligent opinions in the to throw in the towel and call it a tions. Rarely did I come across an cracking the spine of some dusty
debt from student loans has gotten larger argument that had a factual back- tome. It simply means opening up
because of that. Still, we go to college universe – except, ironically, the day. I’ve heard so many say, “I
notoriously expressive people of just gave up,” or, “I don’t keep up bone. a Web browser, typing in a few key
and pay to get a good education to be able But, my, what a backbone the words and taking it all in. We are so
my generation. with politics anymore,” and with
to go on and have a good profession. But Growing up strapped in my so much information available, uneducated have. fortunate to have all of this infor-
somehow we’re still considered spoiled identity-crushing Catholic school that isn’t acceptable. I took the Now mind you, I was/am not mation yesterday. So, when some-
and good at making excuses. uniform with my raging Republican initiative to explore politics, and it fully educated on the subject, but I thing as devastating as a govern-
We also are graduating into a recession parents, I often felt out of place. I has become a large part of who I am have been dedicating time to under- ment shutdown does occur, we will
with even fewer jobs available to us, but tried to single-handedly rebrand as an adult. The most empowering stand and evaluate the actions our be ready to discuss and respond in
we’re taking it upon ourselves to be able the Republican Party by being my privilege we’re given is the ability government has taken, and I have the best way possible.
to stand out and make ourselves valuable ostentatious, openly-liberal self to educate ourselves. done so not only for knowledge but “Wise men speak because they
to a company, organization or business. while still maintaining (R) as my Furthermore, why does all the to relay the facts to those around have something to say; fools be-
We can no longer simply get a de- political affiliation. I’m pretty sure misinformation not outrage us? me. When I do engage in a political cause they have to say something.”
gree and get a job. To make a statement all I did was confuse people. Why are we not hungrily seeking the joust, I speak knowing full well the Plato has never spoken truer words.
for ourselves, we have to have a list of Thus, coming out to my parents truth and the steps to take action? As source of my words and don’t argue I refuse to be bombarded with asi-
expertise: a degree, experience, employ- was one of the most liberating the up-and-comings of the country, based on assumptions. nine conversations about already-
ment, portfolios, good grades, volunteer experiences of my life. Coming out we have an obligation to inform We live in a beautiful world passed bills on my way to class.
work, foreign language studies, writing as a Democrat, I mean. ourselves and act. Knowledge is where we can get the news instant- Let us “study to show ourselves
I’m surprised that the generation power, and we have so much of it at ly. Almost every pocket is equipped approved” as the good Lord put it
skills and even more. with the voice of the people, as so plainly. It’s not hard, just follow
Meeting all of those requirements is with the most access to information our disposal. Let’s utilize it.
is the one that cares the least about And don’t worry, coming out well as the facts. Cross-referencing these simple steps:
not lazy whatsoever. If anything, it proves sources of information can be done Google it.
how hard we have to work to just simply it. Maybe it’s reverse psychology: isn’t as bad as you’d think.
get an interview for a possible job.
We should not be known as a reck-
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How to go thrifting for a Halloween costume

SOPHIE GOODMAN & JON WHITING
SENIOR REPORTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Thrifting is the new fad in the fashion costume for only $20.
world. With Halloween right around the cor- Thrifting has tons of benefits, but
ner, how are college students supposed to af-
ford a funky-but-cute costume? The answer is
before you start, you need to make sure you
know a few key factors. First, make sure you GC embraces the world of
in “Thrift Shop,” by Macklemore and Ryan know how much you want to spend. Some-
Lewis. Just walk into a thrift shop with $20 in times, clothing at thrift stores can be so cheap; zombies with the premiere
your pocket and go crazy. people buy them in bulk and overspend. Also,
Instead of spending a minimum of most thrift stores usually only take cash, so of “Birth of the Living Dead”
$40 at Party City or some other brand store, make sure you stop by the ATM before you
where every costume is literally the same, go. If you go in with an open mind, you are ended up with the six films that we have
venture out to a thrift shop. Thrifting allows bound to find something downright amaz- because of that.”
the wearer to be unique and design their own ing. Whiting is an example of going in with The film series is organized by South
costume without having to sew everything to- an open mind and finding the perfect costume Arts, which is an organization that pro-
gether. Sewing a costume together may seem for the day of ghosts, ghouls and goblins. With motes art in the south.
like a great idea in retrospect, but when you’re this in mind, go thrifting instead of spending GC received a grant from the Nation-
fingers are bleeding from sticking yourself your monthly budget on one night. al Endowment for the Arts and also re-
with the needle so many times, it may not be ceived funding from the College of Arts
too much fun. and Sciences and the library. Through
Girls, so many of costumes at big brand this money, it was able to not only host
name stores involve short skirts, which prob- each movie but also have the filmmaker
ably shouldn’t be considered skirts, and shirts come to GC and complete workshops
that may show off a little too much. With and mingle with students.
thrifting, you can put together your outfit and

“
look how you want. For guys, when your girl-
friend wants you to match, like Sandy and
Danny from “Grease,” don’t spend an enor-
mous amount of money; instead go to a thrift SOPHIE GOODMAN
shop for some worn out jeans and a leather SENIOR REPORTER It also shows why it was such
jacket. a phenomenon and why they
In order to test the accuracy and reli- Zombies are not only invading the
ability of thrifting, one of our own, Jon Whit- media, but also life here at Georgia Col- think zombies continue to be
ing, hit the streets of Milledgeville to find the lege. The documentary “Birth of the Liv-
perfect Halloween costume. He sifted through ing Dead” will premiere Oct. 20 in Arts such a popular subject of films
piles of dusty clothes – some with stains, and Sciences Auditorium.
others without. After looking through an as- The documentary examines “Night of and television shows in our
sortment of items, he finally saw it – an old the Living Dead,” one of the most iconic

”
lumber mill jumpsuit. It was flawless and it zombie movies ever made. society even to today.
only cost $2 – an excellent steal. Then he ran This is the second film of a six part in-
into the next part of his costume, an Electrolux dependent film festival sponsored by the
vacuum cleaner. The thing with thrift stores is College of Arts and Sciences, the library
that you don’t have to pay the asking price. and Alpha Lambda Delta. -Mary Magoulick
Whiting haggled with the cashier until the “It’s a documentary about how it
price was right and fit his budget. Instead of was made at the time, which is really “It’s [a] good opportunity for us [and]
paying the asking price of $25, he only dished interesting,” Mary Magoulick, professor for anybody interested in film at any lev-
out $10. of English and interdisciplinary stud- el, if you just like watching films, if you
Once Whiting gathered his items, a ies said. “I never knew that they did it want to study films, if you want to make
theme began to form at the forefront of his on this shoestring budget. They bought films, this will be a great opportunity for
mind. With a lumber mill suit and an old vac- this old farmhouse in Texas and they had you,” Magoulick said.
uum, “Ghostbusters” was the quintessential their friends come and be actors and lo- Not only will it be a great opportunity
theme. The theme of the costume was now cal people who were just like, ‘Sure I’ll for both the school and its students, the
formed, however there was still one essential be in this crazy film.’” movie also has perfect timing.
piece missing. Whiting went out once more in The film, set to premiere the week “It’s coming the week before Hallow-
search of a pair of boots. He had lots of luck before Halloween, shows how the epi- een and it’s also coming the weekend
and ended up with an awesome Halloween demic of zombie movies started. after the new premiere of ‘The Walk-
Photo Courtesy of Jon Whiting “It’s really fun and interesting. You get ing Dead.’ So everybody is going to
an idea, even if you’ve never seen ‘Night be in their zombie mode,” Yarus said.
of the Living Dead,’ you don’t have to “They’re going to want to watch every-
because they give you the summary and thing about zombies. They’re going to
show scenes from it in the course of this have watched all of the episodes coming
documentary,” Magoulick said. “It also up of the season and then they have our
shows why it was such a phenomenon movie.”
and why they think zombies continue to Due to the film festival being new,
be such a popular subject of films and some have yet to hear about it, but ex-
television shows in our society even to citement is still in the air.
today.” “I have never heard of [“Birth of the
Magoulick paired up with Joe Wind- Living Dead”], but I’m a big ‘Walking
ish, associate director of instructional Dead’ fan,” Charlie Faber, freshmen
technology support and operations, and computer science major said. “It sounds
Max Yarus, sophomore rhetoric major very interesting.”
and president of Alpha Lambda Delta. The six-part film series started off with
Together, they travelled to Atlanta a bang, but expectations reign high for
over the summer in order to screen the this upcoming film. Zombies are a major
top 40 films. attraction, drawing hordes of crowds to
“We all watched screenings of forty see new films. Halloween is right around
some odd films and we fought to the the corner and zombies are the main at-
death for the rights for the films to come traction. With the hype and excitement
through our school,” Yarus said. “We of Halloween, this film is sure to be a hit.

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All Eyes on the Big

SCREENThe Tournées Festival attracts and enlightens
students on different regions, cultures and
people of the French language
MYKEL JOHNSON Lazhar” (Mister Lazhar),
SENIOR REPORTER “Le Hérisson” (The Hedge-
hog), “17 Filles” (17 Girls)
Five films were screened last and “L’affaire Farewell”
week during Georgia College’s (Farewell).
first French film festival, executed “We really tried to find
by the French Honor Society Pi movies that would portray dif-
BRIE BERGMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Delta Phi. ferent social issues and just try-
Visiting artist Michele Schuff reveals her art in Blackbridge Gal- Ryan Bennett, senior French and ing to touch as many topics as
lery Hall as a part of Charlotte Maier’s senior capstone. Maier psychology major, thought it would possible,” Colignon said.
chose Schuff because of her use of encaustic in each of her be a good way to get the student The film “Monsieur Lazhar”
pieces. body to be aware of the Honor So- unveiled the grieving processes
ciety. of students and teachers at a pub-

Senior curator
“Before this event, I felt that we lic grade school after a teacher’s
were doing little to nothing to on- suicide. The late teacher’s replace-
campus involvement,” Bennett said. ment, while dealing with the loss of
“We had no campus outreach activity his wife and children, helps his stu-

brings new
or anything.” dents recover from their sudden loss.
After showing interest in the idea, While some GC students in atten-
Bennett wrote a grant proposal for dance were seeking extra credit, one
$1,800 in May. The grant eventually student’s chance viewing of “Mon-

form of art to
came in August, and Bennett and Lucine sieur Lazhar” resonated with her per-
Colignon began planning the festival. sonally and professionally.
“The grant is an $1,800 grant,” Coli- “I really think it was brilliant,” Sara
gnon, senior mass communication and Strickland, senior community health

campus
French major, said, “which is really help- major, said. “It brilliantly showed the,
ing us buying the distribution rights be- what I say, accurate portrayal of emotion
cause we cannot show a movie if we don’t dealing with suicide. It showed what I
have those rights.” think [is] a really good response to how to
The Tournées Festival presented a lineup deal with suicide. Mental health is actually
of films heavy with emotion and familiar- where I want to go into, so this really fits.
SAMANTHA BLANKENSHIP
ity. They included “Les Emotifs Anonymes”
STAFF WRITER (Romantics Anonymous), “Monsieur Film Festival page 8
Walking into the white-walled halls of the Black-
bridge Art Gallery , the constant beat of Michele Schuff’s
internal metronome propels the spectator forward. The
eye is drawn first to the bright yellow pieces on the left
end of the hall, then to the deep blues on the other and
finally to the neutrals, the browns, golds and greys, that
lie in between.
The exhibit, “Measure for Measure”, is by Atlanta
artist Michele Schuff, whose work has been featured in
exhibits all over the world, and is curated by senior art
major Charlotte Maier.
According to her artist statement, her inspiration for
the works in the exhibition comes from time and differ-
ent ways of measuring it, which she incorporates in her
artwork through repetition and layering.
“I was kind of obsessed with the idea of a metro-
nome,” Schuff said. “I wanted to examine the space that
is created when one is fully focused on a creative en-
deavor and to tap into that state of mind. Time could
be momentarily suspended in the gap between the beats;
collectively these beats and gaps make up a body of
work, a life, a collection of lives.”
The events in Schuff’s life at the time she was mak-
ing this collection of works contributed to her obsession
with time, or a lack there of.
“My mother was very ill when I started this body of
work in 2011,” Schuff said. “Time became intense and
precious. Staring at the heart monitor and wondering
how many beats a heart can make- or if each of us has a
finite number of beats- and wanting to make the most of
the time we had seemed important.”

I wanted to examine the

space that is created when
“ The Tournées Film Festival
one is fully focused on a
creative endeavor and to
tap into that state of mind.
An acoustically-local night for all
The floor creaks as barista’s fix coffees Sam has short black hair and wiggles
-Michele Schuff Experiencing a behind the bar upstairs. The basement is his head side to side sometimes when he

”
cool and drafty, as it always is. She can play plays. He plays his cherry-red electric gui-
Tuesday night at two more songs before she reaches her limit
for the night, and she chooses two originals.
tar acoustically and wears a black shirt that
says, “Cause that’s how I roll” on front.
Blackbird Coffee with They sounds as good as the first. She steps
down to applause.
His first song is “Say it ain’t so” by Wee-
zer, and he belts the chorus:
Schuff’s artwork is an exploration of a state of mind,
achieved through complete concentration on a single multiple musicians John, who is usually at work about now,
steps onto the stage. He’s wearing a blue
“Say it ain’t so, oh whoa/ Your drug is a
heartbreaker/ Say it ain’t so, oh whoa/ My
creative task. All sense of time is lost, and the idea be- shirt and looks like he might have played love is a life taker.”
comes all-consuming. football in high school. Three people take out their phones before
“I imagined a space outside of time might exist when MARK WATKINS Mary dims the lights during John’s sec- the end of the song. They look at me as I
one is entirely engaged in some kind of creative work- SENIOR REPORTER ond song, and a few more people noisily look at them. I’m on my phone too, taking
where everything drops away and that one can tap into a come down the wooden stairs at the back of notes, but only because my pen ran out.
completely alive, creative state of consciousness where Mary Butker plays first. She’s on the the room. John casts a big, black shadow on Sam’s next song is “About a Girl” by
time becomes irrelevant,” Schuff said in her artist state- small raised platform in the basement of the wall behind him after the lights dim. The Nirvana, and it sounds alright.
ment. Blackbird, singing a song she learned from shadow of his guitar weaves as he strums. “I need an easy friend/ I do with an ear
The exhibit consists of encaustic works and a single a friend – a friend she has been missing a His third song is one he wrote, and it’s to lend/ I do think you fit this shoe/ I do but
installation. Encaustic is an ancient art form used by the lot lately. It’s Tuesday, around 8:15 p.m., about meeting someone, a girl perhaps, un- you have a clue”
Greeks and Egyptians that involves a mixture of melted and her voice sounds effortlessly pure like der a Magnolia tree and running away some- You could argue that Kurt Cobain never
wax and pigment applied to a surface. a harp. where. really sounded “good” in the sense of be-
The overhead lights suspended between “Save me from this lonely heart,” he ing pleasant to listen to. His music was raw
“The word encaustic means ‘to burn in,’” Schuff sings, eyes closed. It’s dim and difficult to and visceral, and people liked that. It was
said. “The basic process involves layering the molten the black-painted rafters shine on the 17 or
so people sitting at tables and on box seats make out from the other side of the room, grunge.
encaustic medium and infusing the layers of medium/ but a girl puts her head in her hand in the Sam finishes the song. People clap, but
paint to each proceeding layer with some form of heat- a against the wall. Most people look like
they’re in college, and only four drink cof- middle of the song. She gets up and walks five of them, including the three people on
tacking iron, blow torch, heat lamp.” quickly upstairs just before the song ends. their phones, leave before he starts his last
When considering different artists for her senior fee.
“Bury me far from my uniform, so god Everyone claps for John because he is song from the Foo Fighters. Like all his oth-
exhibition, Maier liked the idea of bringing some of will remember my face,” Mary sings. a good singer, and because, as Mary said ers, Sam plays from memory – no notes or
Schuff’s encaustic works to Georgia College. According It’s a song by Joe Pug, and Mary thinks earlier, everyone is a family here, or at least tabs. He plays gently on his big red guitar.
to Maier no encaustic works have been featured at it might be about a Nazi who, after the war most everyone -- there are some new faces. Amber is up next. She has long chest
was over, realized his mistakes and repent- After he’s played his three songs, Mary calls
Schuff page 8 ed, but she’s not exactly sure. Sam onstage. Acoustic page 8
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Acoustic button-up tucked into his jeans. He has a lazy eye,
and stands onstage when everyone else sat.
Continued from page 7... “I feel like Ralph Towner, and if you don’t
know who that is, you should go home and look it
nut hair that hangs to the middle of the shoul- up,” he says just before he starts.
der blades. Her shoes are bright red. His music is lyricless and made of a single gui-
She doesn’t say her name or what she’s go- tar. He is the most animated and emotional per-
ing to sing, just starts plucking and slapping the formance of the night.
strings in a punchy but still sing-song rhythm. He tilts his guitar up and down his body, and
Her voice sounds old beyond her years – full- he flies up and down the neck – practiced hands
bodied and resonant – but still light enough to be pinning frets. He strums and picks through in-
surprising and sweet. tricate riffs, wagging his head during the harder
Everyone claps when she finishes her first parts. He bends the last notes wildy and ends in a
song. She tucks her chin, burying a small, white rush of noise. People clap.
smile and shrugging her shoulders. After his first song, Mark walks off the stage
Mary sits down next to me. We talk about what and stands in the middle of the room. The dim
it’s like running Acoustic Night, and she says it’s yellow lights from overhead glow golden on his
simple. For her, music is a good hobby. Mary ex- white hair. He says he hates microphones, and
cuses herself twice to tell performers they’re next then talks about how he loves microphones, but
onstage. She gives people high-fives when they only large diaphragm microphones, and if we had
one of those in here it would be picking up the
say something she likes or to end a conversation. noise from the middle of the street. He is hard to
I miss the names of the next two performers, follow and harder to quote.
and half listen to their performances because I’m “I love microphones, so I hate microphones,”
still talking to Mary. After the girl with a soft he says and launches into another lyricless song.
voice and a ukulele, Mary sends the last per- It doesn’t really matter whether it’s good or
former on stage, Mark (not me). not. Mark is an entertainer, and it’s obvious he
Mark is by far the oldest person in the base- loves being here. It wouldn’t too much of a sur-
ment. He wears a full white beard buzzed to the prise if he looked forward to Acoustic Night each
Brie Bergman / Senior Photographer same length as his hair – cut to a five guard, I’d
Michele Schuff’s exhibit, “Measure for Measure,” features multiple works of art that represent the week. He gives the night a flourish, and he’s there
artists theme of the perception of time. One of Schuff’s inspirations is a metronome and the ways
say. He wears his checkered, black-and-white every week.
it measures beats. Her mom’s illness is another inspiration, so with the two combined she creates
rhythm and repetition through her art that is emotional and resonating amongst viewers.

Schuff colors emerging from the one color that you

thought was it.” Film Festival The $1,800 grant is renew- think of us as an academic
Continued from page 7... able for five years, and the function and not just a travel
Maier hopes the exhibition will bring in Continued from page 7... French department hopes to function,” Peggy Elliott, assis-
students that may not have an appreciation turn The Tournées Festival tant professor and coordinator
for art. It was just very tender, and into an annual event. Accord- of French, said. “By learning
Georgia College before the “Measure for “I just want to get people in the door first it was raw.” ing to Bennett, hosting more French or Spanish or any other
Measure” exhibit. of all and I think once people are in the door Strickland attended the film large events on campus could language, what you’re also do-
“I thought it would be good to bring in an then they can start to experience that jour- with her roommate who was help fund the department and ing is learning the culture and
artist that works with encaustic to GC, just to ney,” Maier said. “I want people to gain an receiving extra credit. provide scholarships to French the intellectual capacity of
give people a kind of diversity,” Maier said. appreciation for art, or, if they already have This being Pi Delta Phi’s majors. another group of human be-
first big event on campus, the “It’s been relatively suc- ings. So by exposing people
Maier, as curator of the exhibit, has led one, a deeper appreciation for art in general.” idea of hosting a film festival to French film as an art form,
the process of the event from start to finish, The exhibition changed sophomore psy- cessful, I’d say, especially for
presented both fundamental the first year,” he said. “By do- hopefully it’s making people
combining her art major and event planning chology major, Ashley Granchamp’s, views and entertaining aspects of let- ing this yearly, not only can we think of French as something
skills. of art. ting the French department’s get the French department vis- other than just grammar and
“My role as curator was to find an artist “It was interesting because it had a lot voice and presence be known. ible on campus and get people vocabulary.”
to come to Georgia College and to pick out of different textures, which is weird to me Will Little, masters of history interested in the department, Elliot is aware of people’s
some works of theirs that we could make an because when I think of art, I don’t think graduate student, says films but we also hope to start build- common interests and wants
exhibition with.” Maier said. “I researched texture. I think of paint on a canvas,” Grand- help audiences generally grasp ing up funds in our account so students to recognize foreign
a bunch of artists and then found my artist, champ said. concepts of life, specifically we could offer a scholarship to languages as an entertaining
French life. one of our French majors.” resource for knowledge.
Michele Schuff, contacted her, went on stu- Schuff’s goal with the exhibit is to in- “I’ve taken two classes on “People are interested in
dio visits, and checked out the artwork.” spire students to follow their own path and using film to understand cul- The French department
hopes for more in-depth rec- learning, interested in the arts,
During installation week, Maier’s role do what they love. ture and how people think,” interested in literature and have
was to hang and install the art and the light “I hope that students will be encouraged Little said, “and I think that a ognition from students after their own of all of those things,
bulbs, following the exhibition through, to stretch the boundaries of whatever me- film festival is a crucial ele- The Tournées Festival. The so we want people to think of
ment for students to see film department is often presented it as something interesting, fun
from concept to construction. Besides her dium they work in, and to make what they with the misconception of be-
unique medium, Maier says she also chose dream about making regardless of obsta- to understand these cultures and exciting. It’s getting the
and different ideas that might ing associated only with study community involved in French
Schuff as her artist for her style and use of cles.,” Schuff said. “It would make me very abroad programs, and it strives
color and texture. happy if a student saw something in these not be as similar to American at large,” Elliot said. “For me,
ideologies. That way, it’d be to interest students in the more as a professor, I like the idea
“I really like [that] her work is mini- works that inspired them, in any way.” easier to see it in a film rather abstract elements of learning that it’s making our students
malistic but it’s really, really intricate at the Measure for Measure, featuring Schuff’s than to read it in a book. Film is the French language. work together, learn to work
same time,” Maier said. “From far away it encaustic pieces on time and space, runs a useful medium to understand “One of the things that we together on a project and to
looks like there’s one color, but you get clos- from Sept. 23 to Oct. 18 in Blackbridge Hall culture and to understand dif- struggle with in the Language take pride in what they’re do-
er, and you see that there’s all these different Art Gallery. ferent ways of life.” Department is making people ing as students of French.”

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o m o r e
Soph SUDOKU
SPOTLIGHT The Colonnade checks in on GC’s
growing Bobcats

Meet
Leah Chandley
Housing: Grove Park
Course Load: 17 hours
Major: Athletic Training
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Parkview High School

Colonnade : What is the biggest I’m the Leadership Chair and am the
difference between sophomore and Junior Philanthropy Chair. I am also a

CROSSWORD
freshman year? YoungLife leader.
Chandley : You are finally getting into Colonnade: What is your favorite
classes that have to deal with your major. Milledgeville pastime activity?
I mean, not living in the dorms is a lot Chandley : I like to go to the Green-
better, and you feel like you already kind way. It’s so good. I haven’t gone enough.
of know the routine for school. I also like to be outside on front campus.
Colonnade : How are major classes Colonnade: Where do you see your-
going? self in three years?
Chandley : Good. I enjoy them a lot Chandley : Oh boy, three years. Gradu-
more than the core classes. They’re ated from Georgia College. Oh my gosh,
harder, but I have more motivation to do I’ll be graduated from college in three
them. years! Hopefully either at a physician’s
Colonnade: How do you best manage assistant school, or an athletic trainer
your time? for either a high school or college. Also,
Chandley : I use my planner. On the working in a facility.
days that I have a later class, I wake up
early. I prioritize my schoolwork; I look Fun Facts:
at my agenda for the week and see what
I have coming up, and I’ll spend time I want to live in Africa when I get older.
studying the different subjects leading up
to those.
Colonnade: What GC student organi- I played five sports in high school.
zations are you involved in?
Chandley : I hold positions in ADPi. I’ve only lived in Georgia.
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October 4, 2013• Editor, Lee McDade

Bobcats
kO u
Bethan

i n
to beat Adams

P breast cancer Still

Undefeated
Football season is now in full
swing, and the whole nation is
tranquilized every weekend, glued
to the TV.
One of my cousins in Chicago
refused to show up to a family
reunion because it was “no-pants
game day.” Football fans are hard-
core and tradition dies hard. Then
there’s Georgia College: no foot-
ball team, but plenty of tradition.
One tradition I particularly love
is bringing a “GC football: still
undefeated” sign to unsuspecting
football games.
Until GC caves and gets a foot-
ball team, there will always be
a debate on whether it would be
positive or negative for the school
or city. But something is happen-
ing across the country that is very
surprising: Student attendance at
football games has declined, most
notably in the Southeast.
The Wall Street Journal recent-
ly noted that “Georgia students
left empty 39 percent of their des-
ignated sections of Sanford Sta-
dium over the last four seasons,
according to school records of
student-ticket scans. Despite their
allocation of about 18,000 seats,
the number of students at games
between 2009 and 2012 never ex-
ceeded 15,000.”
These are students attending
UGA, whose football team just
beat powerhouse LSU 44-41. If
student attendance is low at UGA,
then GC may not have a chance.
Another question to consider
is if GC even has enough Bobcat
spirit to support a team. Volley-
ball’s first game had an amazing
turnout, but the athletic pride from
the student section could always
peter out. On the other hand, the
Bobcat pride it takes to lug the
“undefeated” signs to other foot-
ball game shows dedication.
With the freshmen classes get-
ting bigger and bigger, GC could
potentially have a football team
in the future, especially if tailgat-
ing were an option. Any sporting
event with tailgating would gen-
erate enough school spirit, which
is part of the problem with lack
of game attendance. Students are
ELLIE SMITH / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER too comfortable under their tents
Clockwise from top left: The GC volleyball team brings its hands together during the pink out game against Flager College. Freshman defensive specialist Ashton Bigler has her eye or in front of their TVs, close to
on the prize as she serves the ball into play. The Bobcats share a moment of jubilation following a successful play during the Bobcats Beat Breast Cancer event. the fridge and easy access to WiFi.
Even if tailgating at home is
pulling students away from the
Georgia College sports marketing class teamed up with GC athletics to host a ‘pink bright stadium lights, there are
always alumni, family and local
out’ volleyball game to kick off October as breast cancer awareness month. fans who will buy tickets, and any
kind of ticket sale will generate
cash flow for the school and its
surrounding city.
LAUREN CORCINO when Flagler got their leads and we were falling prove it to the other team. We didn’t stop and we In 2008, UGA brought in
SENIOR REPORTER down, we did a good job of picking each other up didn’t quit even though we were down by a lot. We $85,554,395 in total revenue for
and pushing through it. We knew that Flagler was a got back up and were still swinging hard. We don’t the football season, according to
Pink whistles, referee flags, headbands and shoe- good team. We’ve played them before and they beat stop fighting, even when it gets tough.” ESPN. If parents, alumnae and
laces brightened the Centennial Center as the Geor- us in three, so I think it was more of a give it back to Through the use of social media, flyers and an- fans spent money on football
gia College volleyball team battled Flagler College them and show them what we are made of.” nouncements, the students spread the word about games, bought food Downtown
in the Bobcats Beat Breast Cancer game, eventually Even with the loss of the game looming over the the pink-out game. The Sports Marketing class and and stayed at hotels every week-
losing three sets to none. team, GC volleyball head coach Gretchen Krumdi- GC Athletics teamed up together to provide hands- end, the whole of Milledgeville
Throughout the game, the GC volleyball team eck encourages her team to develop a fighter’s men- on experience working in the marketing field for could benefit with increased rev-
refused to let their losses on the court discourage tality. their students. Bobcats Beat Breast Cancer was the enue.
them. “We need to believe in ourselves a little more,” theme created by one of the sports marketing groups For a city with 43 percent of
“I think we did a good job of staying in the Krumdieck said. “We have good heart and I think to kick-off breast its population below the poverty
game,” outside hitter Rachel Reynolds said. “Even that we do believe in ourselves, we just need to cancer awareness Volleyball page 11 level, according to the US Cen-
sus Bureau, football could be just
what everyone needs.

Tennis brings home crucial regional wins Smaller colleges are creating
football teams left and right, or
resurrecting programs that died
long ago.
SAMANTHA BLAKENSHIP Of those three freshmen, two, Polk Mercer, Georgia State and
STAFF WRITER and Hannah Serdinia, posted wins Kennesaw State are just a few col-
over seeded players. Seeding is anoth- leges who jumped on board with
Both men’s and women’s tennis er way to rank players in tennis. The the football spirit.
teams posted wins last weekend at lower your seed, the better. Polk beat “It’s a trend. In recent years,
the ITA Fall Regional Championship out the number two seed on her way more smaller colleges and uni-
in Sumter, S.C. with Yannick Hass to the quarterfinals where she lost in versities are starting football pro-
advancing to the round of 16 on the straight sets to Columbus State Uni- grams or restarting those shuttered
men’s side and Macy Polk to the quar- versity’s Beatriz Leon. long ago,” Evin Demirel wrote in
terfinals on the women’s, the tourna- Polk won the first set against the an article for SB Nation.
ment saw several Bobcats in the latter No. 2 seed, Olivera Jokic of CSU, sin- Many crave a football team for
stages of the draw. gle-handedly shutting down her oppo- our liberal arts college, and many
Steve Barsby, head men’s and nent 6-0. Jokic fought back in the sec- defy the idea.Maybe the “GC
women’s tennis coach, was satisfied ond to win it 7-5. But Polk regained Football: still undefeated” signs
with his teams’ performance. her form and was able to close out the will show up at our own football
“I thought we played pretty well, third and decisive set 6-1. games in the future.
both guys and girls,” Barsby said. “I think the first set I played really
“For the girls, we had three freshmen. well and I played better than I thought HAVE A RESPONSE? Send it to
They all played well and competed
hard.” colonnadesports@gcsu.
Tennis page 11

Upcoming Games Quote of the Week Notable Stat

The Cross Country: “It’s always a good night

Short
Oct. 4
Volleyball:
vs. USC Aiken Invitational when we can play volley-
ball and support a good
43
Oct. 4 7 p.m. @ UNC Pembroke cause.” The percent of Milledgeville
citizens under the poverty
Stop Soccer:
Oct. 5 7 p.m.. @ Clayton St.
-Gretchen Krumdieck,
head volleyball coach
line, according to the US
Census Bureau
OCTOBER 4, 2013 THE COLONNADE 11
sixteen in the A draw, GC’s sort of went away a couple of
Tennis Continued sophomore Mattia Campus times and didn’t compete as
from page 10... advanced to the finals of the
B draw, beating fellow bobcat
and teammate freshman Kyle
hard as I really wanted them
to,” Barsby said. “We just
need to improve on our overall
GCFC wins, improving record
was going to. And then Kinsler in the quarterfinals. toughness in regards to really
[in] the second set she battled “Well, I think I was a little competing and really going af-
back… I was tested more in bit nervous in the beginning ter it deep in the points.”
the third set to see if I would [of the tournament], but I also Both teams are looking
pull it out or not,” Polk said knew that… I had a chance to forward to the spring season,
of her three set defeat over the win,” Campus said. “I felt like each hoping to capitalize on
No. 2 seed. I played pretty good and… their individual strengths.
Barsby was impressed with match after match… I gained “On our girl’s team our
the freshman’s performance confidence.” strength is we’re… a little
considering this is her first Campus played five match- deeper than we were last year
major tournament at the col- es on his way to the finals, as far as talent and level so
lege level. winning all of them in straight that’s going to be nice,” Bars-
“I knew she [Polk] was sets. He was awarded Bobcat by said. “On the guy’s side
good but to go out there as a Athlete of the Week for his it’s... that we’re young. We’re
freshman in her first real big dominating performance in young. We’re enthusiastic.
tournament with all the teams the B pool. We’re still trying to figure it
there, I thought she might be a The tournament marks the out in regards to competing,
little nervous, but she… com- end of the teams’ fall seasons, but I think that’s going to be
peted and did really well,” but Barsby says the teams will good.”
Barsby said. use this weekend to gauge Now that the fall playing
Several on the men’s side what needs to be improved on season has come to a close
also performed well this before the spring season. for the tennis teams, both will
weekend. Along with Hass, “When it got deep in start conditioning and prepar-
who made it to the round of matches or deep in points we ing for their main playing sea-

Volleyball NICOLE PITTS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Continued from page 10... Pierre Thomas avoids a tackle and beats the defender. On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Georgia College Football
Club dominated its fourth game of the season after travelling to Lawrenceville to play Georgia Gwinnett
for the month of October. College, improving its overall record to 3-1. After an extra 40-minute warm up due to waiting on referees
“It’s always a good night when to arrive, the game finally got off to a slow but positive start. Pierre Thomas scored his first goal of the
we can play volleyball and sup- night within the first half of the game. Not long into the second half, he scored a second goal for the team.
However, the shining moment happened in the last five minutes of the game when Alex Champion scored
port a good cause,” Krumdieck the third and final goal. It took getting around several defenders before he could kick the ball into the lower
said.The remainder of the season opposite side of the goal from where he was standing.The players had been roughed up, were exhausted and
will bring new challenges, but drops of sweat ran down their bodies. Despite it all, the win was worthwhile for the team as it improved its
the GC volleyball team remains overall record and boosted team morale.
optimistic about their upcoming
matches.
“I think we are going to do re-
ally well,” Reynolds said. “We
played a lot of teams in our con-
ference and we have done a good
job with that. I think we are going
to work on getting more wins in
the column and just keep working
hard.”
The GC volleyball team is
working toward earning a spot to
compete in the Peach Belt Con-
ference. Eight out of 10 volleyball
teams will be selected to compete
against each other for the title of
Peach Belt Conference champi-
ons.
“We all want to make it to the
conference tournament,” setter
Micayla Patterson said. “If you
ask anyone of us, we’ll tell you
that that is where we want to be. ELLIE SMITH/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
We can do it. We just have to win Freshman outside hitter Rachel Rice unleashes on the ball during
Bobcats Beat Breast Cancer night. Although the Bobcats lost to
a couple more games and we’ll be Flagler 3-0, the team fought to the end.
there.”
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