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U.S. Army combat veteran, Wes Moore, kids with the same name living radically
enlightened the GC faculty and students with different lives; one transforms into a Rhodes
a Q&A and keynote speech encompassing Scholar, and the other, a murderer sentenced
his New York Times and Wall Street Journal to life in prison. See Entertainment for the
See Opinion Drive-by Shootings See News Wendell Staton See Feature
Out of Control Profile
Saturday, September 19
Community W Calendar
,S 23 ednesday eptember
- Free shirts from thunder crew starting at 4:45 p.m. -Prowlers Running Club @ 6:30 p.m. at the Bobcat head on front campus
-Georgia College Volleyball Game @ 5 p.m. in centennial -Super Smash Bros Club @ 7 p.m. in Parkhurst basement
Tuesday, September 22 -Wesley Worship @ 7:30 p.m. in MSU lounge
-PRIDE Alliance meeting @ 7 p.m. in Atkinson 104 Thursday, September 24
- Young Life hosts College Life @ 7:30 p.m.
*To have events published on the Community Calendar, email
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Journalism is often
We constantly
thanked in nonverbal ways.
are It’s our duty as a staff
to provide the best work
page. This new breed of
journalists are the movers
the campus police?
considered a thankless job. When we see papers in the we can and present it in and shakers of news. I am Congress is proposing a new bill about sexual assault
After taking the position hands of others or when the most powerful way excited to see where I end
as Editor-in-Chief of The people willingly taking a possible. up and where the rest of this officials, you have to go to
Colonnade, I understand paper off the stand, that’s Having this platform to talented staff goes. Emily Davis the police.
why that statement is so like receiving a thank you write about what’s important Yes we put in long hours. Senior, Mass The police are not
often said. However, when card in the mail. to me in the Opinion section, Yes, it’s stressful. But,
I think about the work I do,
Communication everyone’s friend. If
We are also thanked in having other sections as seeing the paper in print and
we do, as a staff, I consider verbal ways. Faculty has outlets to inform others getting the occasional ‘good you feel safe around
us grateful for a lot of said that they appreciate and producing this work job’ is worth all of the work. Recently, it came to my police officers, you are
things. what we do. Students of art with the designs and The staff never fails to attention that Congress is privileged.
The reasons why we do occasionally comment on photography is something impress me with their hard proposing a bill that would This sort of bill
what we do: produce, write, what we do and thank the that I am proud of. Being in work. They aren’t thanked force victims of rape and proposition is a small
photograph and design staff for putting out a paper. charge of a “dying field of enough. sexual assault on college part of a huge issue in our
a paper is for the people But, regardless, I don’t journalism” has never felt So, thank you staff. I will campuses to report the culture. We apathetically
who read it, but also for lead a paper to be thanked. more liberating. The field forever be grateful for you crime to local authorities, allow rape to pass
us. We thank ourselves for I run a paper because I is not dying because we all allowing me to lead the bypassing campus police. through our collective
following our passions, think it’s my job as a mass are producing a new breed paper the way I know best. If this doesn’t sound consciousness - we live in
like a problem, it’s even a rape culture and most of
To dislike
or nah?
Drive-by shootings more critical that you
educate yourself.
us do nothing to challenge
that.
This bill, “The Safe How many times have
out of control Campus Act,” creates
a bigger gap between a
you heard the phrase “that
test totally raped me” or
Sydney With Milledgeville’s tiny
Chacon Tyler Tracy victim and the resources something similar? How
population of 20,000, on Earth is that okay to
Junior, Mass Junior, they need, and it is
the number of drive-by say?
Communication However, I feel like this
Psychology & problematic for several
Rhetoric shootings is astonishing. Because we don’t value
could be taken to a whole reasons.
From what I have read the lives that have been
I recently read an different level than what Many campuses
As I was driving home on the news, it looks like raped as we should. We
article from USA Today it’s meant for because and organizations use a
from work the other night, our law enforcement is don’t value women for
about how Facebook people are immature, and metaphor for victims who
I saw multiple police cars trying its best to stop their intrinsic value as
is now working on that’s just what happens report a sexual assault
on North Columbia Street these shootings, but they people. We simply don’t.
a “dislike” button. I sometimes. crime, wanting to keep
parked outside a home. As are not getting very far. And I know that those are
think many people will “Trolling” is almost them “in the driver’s seat.”
a volunteer firefighter, my Chief Dray Swicord harsh accusations, but they
enjoy this new feature like a hobby for some The laws currently in place
first thought was someone of the Milledgeville come from evidence, they
because I’ve seen so people, so some people allow for a victim to have
had a stroke or there was Police and our state come from the news and
many comments on posts might dislike statuses for control over the channels
a breaking and entering, representative Rusty Kidd they come from seeing my
about how they wish a no reason other than the they choose to go through
but it never occurred to me have both called out to friends cry because they
dislike button existed. fact that they are able to when it comes to finding
that the police were trying the community, asking for were dehumanized by men
Now, that’s going to be and because they like to justice.
to catch the suspects of a assistance and for anyone who have been taught that
delivered. cause other people stress This bill goes against
drive-by shooting. I was that has information to they can have whatever
This new feature will and problems. that.
shocked. I knew drive- come forward. Kidd is they want, even if they
be good for some because Trolling paired with This bill takes away any
by shootings happen, but even offering a reward of have to steal it.
not everything people overly sensitive people notion of being in control
you never expect them to $10,000 to whoever lends Women are not symbols
post is happy. Sometimes just sounds like a bad of the way justice is served
happen in the town you a hand to help find the of weakness, and being a
we’re just having a combination. It might for a situation.
live in, let alone a few perpetrators. victim of a crime does not
really bad day, and we end up causing more You want to put that on
blocks from where you This is not a call to make you weak.
tell people about it on arguments on Facebook. a victim of sexual assault?
and your friends live. action, but this is a call Maybe proponents of
Facebook. When people However, so many You really want to make
The scary part about this of awareness to everyone. the bill want to see more
like these rants it’s kind of arguments already exist. a person a victim of both
drive-by shooting is it was I know there are a lot of rape cases reported so we
strange because do they Maybe it won’t make assault and your lazy,
not the only drive-by to people who do not know can have justice for those
like the fact that you had too much of a difference unhelpful laws?
happen that night. There about the dangers going on narcissistic, megalomania-
a bad day, or do they like anyway. Also, picture being a
was another shooting that outside our ‘safe bubble’ driven shells of human
it because they wish you Nothing is set in stone person of color, constantly
was only a couple miles here at Georgia College. individuals that rape
hadn’t had a bad day and at this point, but Facebook profiled by police,
over, but nearly just as And unfortunately, it looks people. This is not the
are sympathizing with seems to fear people bombarded with images
close to our campus. like the bubble is getting way to achieve that goal.
you? getting upset, so the new of police discrimination
According to the smaller and smaller by the The way to achieve that
In that aspect, the button might not be called and brutality in the media,
Union-Recorder, there month. goal is a long, difficult,
new dislike button will “dislike” but perhaps maybe even knowing
have been 15 drive-by I never want to be complicated road that
be great. Now, there will “sympathize.” firsthand what that
shootings since May, and driving home from work involves education at every
be no confusion about Hopefully, the dislike brutality feels like, and
there have been multiple at night and see the same step of life, enforcement
the likes you receive on button will be used for then being told that instead
deaths. Additionally, many line of cops inspecting a of equality and empathy,
your post when you didn’t what it was intended for, of having the option to
of these other shootings drive-by shooting by the open hearts and minds and
post anything good or to be another option other deal with a rape situation
have also occurred within Max instead of on North it involves every one of us.
happy. than “like.” with your trusted college
a few miles of our campus. Columbia Street.
NEWS
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Food services
corporation Sodexo
has been a subject of
controversy in recent
memory, but has remained
Georgia College’s on
campus dining provider.
“Outsourcing America:
Sodexo Siphons Cash
From Kids and Soldiers
while Dishing Up
Subprime Food,” reads a
headline published by The
Huffington Post in 2013.
The story that followed
exposed Sodexo’s use of
horse meat in London,
worms and listeria in
food in Los Angeles and
enormous profits for
Sodexo worldwide.
To be clear, no horse
meat, listeria or worms John Dillon/ Senior Photographer
have been found in Georgia The Max administrative staff do what they can to give the best product to their guests in spite of the quality of food delivered to them from Sodexo.
College’s dining hall. It is
the corporation of Sodexo no fear of questionable food attempt to better serve the pick healthier options, but is not that healthy for Lee was quick to mention
that has been proven to be being served at GC. patrons of The Max. the healthy options always many people who want to that many things in the
more money focused than “In three and half years, Despite the improvement seemed not quite right to eat healthier. Even with dining hall are homemade,
quality focused. we’ve made many many in food quality, students still me my freshman year.” the addition of the salad including dressings, pizza
The Max on Georgia improvements to improve find fault with The Max. Junior Psychology and bar, the food seems shaky sauces and more. This
College’s Campus is the Sodexo experience,” “I still like to get swiped Rhetoric major, Tyler Tracy at best when it comes to addition of homemade
run with a different kind Lee said. “I feel this year in for the occasional feast, likes The Max just fine, but healthiness.” items was part of Lee’s
of attitude. General is the best year we’ve had but I’m not very proud of says it isn’t the best option The caveat of Lee’s improvement plan.
Manager Brian Lee, who so far with food quality.” myself the next morning,” for people hoping to avoid improvements, dedication, “We had to go back and
is contracted by Sodexo, Two years ago, Lee senior economics major the “freshman 15.” and forward thinking is that dig deep for a better taste
believes that while these started a committee made Nick Dudam said about “It is good,” Tracy Sodexo still chooses which and better experience.” Lee
issues are troubling, he has of students and faculty in eating at the Max. “I should said. “But The Max food vendors supply The Max. said.
Mow lawn,
mow problems
*Obtained from Milledgeville Police
Department* Officers responded to
a call about a stolen weed eater and
lawnmower at an address on North
Liberty Street. on Sept. 11. The
victim stated that sometime during
the previous night the equipment
went missing from his front yard and
found two small tire marks in the
grass. The lawnmower was valued at
roughly $450 and the weed eater at
roughly $170. Police entered the serial
numbers of the equipment into their
database and will further investigate
the incident.
Protect ya’
nuts
Officer Osborne responded to a
possible tire theft on the afternoon
of Sept. 8. The victim stated that she
Weekly SGA
roundup
Obama Reaches out to Reporting on all things
Ahmed Mohamed student government
Ahmed Mohamed, the high school freshman arrested Senators will be sworn in at the State of the Student Body
in Texas for bringing a homemade clock to school, address.
received an invitation from the president to visit the
White House. Officials at the suburban Dallas school
arrested the Muslim student on suspicion of building
The State of the Student Body Address will be held Sept. 23, at 5
a fake bomb after he brought his current electronic p.m. The dress code is business casual and it is open to the public.
project to school last Monday.
Alabam updates science The Newly created SGA Media Team held their inaugural
standards for schools meeting.
Get Uber It
A New York judge closed the doors for Taxi drivers’
launching a potential lawsuit against Uber drivers. The
Queens Supreme Court Justice ruled that Uber could
freely compete against the taxi industry in New York
City, which could threaten the very existence of the
historic, iconic taxi industry. Even though the industry
is worth an estimated $10 billion, Uber is chipping away
at drivers’ profits.
Sports
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in education from Georgia “type A” personality put more pressure on extend far past the reach show, GC Conversations. in our c o m m u n i t y,
College. His extensive has greatly benefitted yourself than the outside of the athletic teams “I like to think that educating and leading
background in sports his success in the sports world puts on you,” Staton he helps organize. In my job doesn’t just entail through athletics.
coaching, administration industry as a whole. said. addition to running the promoting the success of “Our students are
and fundraising made However, even in a high- Though his formal athletic department on the athletic department, our best story, and if all
him an ideal candidate pressure profession, he title on campus is athletic campus, Staton leads the but also the entire campus we teach them is their
for the position, which he attributes the majority of director, he prefers the informational sessions for as a whole,” Staton said. “I one particular sport, we
accepted in mid-2009. He the stress from his job to informal title of “walking Springfest, Fallfest and try to constantly cheer for are doing them a great
is now entering his seventh being self-induced. billboard for Georgia Summer Orientation. He all of our students and all disservice,” Staton said.
which has evoked new However, the team still important for the team to
Greer determination in returning practices three times a week perform the best to our
McCosh players. in the Wellness Center. ability.”
@gcsunade “It’s cool to represent “I love going out of state The team must rank at least
Georgia College in this on the weekends,” returning third in regionals to go to
Entering its sixth year, sport,” said Brian Aylward, junior Taylor Hopkins said. the national tournament
Georgia College’s roller senior captain and four-year “We get to hang out as a in April. But, with their
hockey club team is in the veteran. “For a lot of us, it’s team and play a sport we returning players and a
process of preparing for the our last year at GCSU, so love.” strong veteran presence,
upcoming season. we’re really trying to win Erik Olney founded Georgia the Bobcats have positioned
Last season, the team regionals.” College’s roller hockey themselves to be playoff
recorded its best record in The roller hockey team’s team in 2009. The club contenders.
school history, finishing first tournament is Oct. has grown, and this year, “Last year we were one win
the year 10-5 and placing 17-18 in Atlanta. The team the team has 12 returning shy of making the cut to go
third in the Southeastern plays about 16 regular players, five seniors and to Independence, Missouri
Collegiate Roller Hockey season games a year, but four new members. to represent Georgia
League. Last season’s since Georgia College’s “It’s exciting and sad to College at the national
success almost secured rink isn’t regulation size, know it’s your senior level,” Hopkins said. “We
the Bobcats a spot in the Bobcats don’t get to year and there’s no next fully intend on making it
the national tournament, host any home games. year,” Aylward said. “It’s this year.”
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Wes Moore
New York Times Bestselling Author
Q&
A
One Name, Two Fates
Continued from front page Photos by Tim Yoon
colonnade: There’s a to prevent kids ending up attention, what do you do it really correlates well to
Mary Kate big focus in your book on in situations like the other now to further the book’s what that introduction to
Conner the impact countless adults Wes Moore? message? college is like and what
@gcsunade had on your life as a young the introduction to college
man. Would you agree moore: I think we moore: I think a lot of means. When you walk
that it was their influence kind of have to change what we do now is, even onto a college campus, you
that made the difference? the definition of family with the work we do know, everybody thinks it’s
colonnade: In your Looking back, what because, oftentimes, I with college students for about academics, and it is,
book “The Other Wes would you say to those think people say, “Well, BridgeEdu and helping to but it isn’t. It’s about the
Moore,” you said you first people? that’s the family’s reinvent the first year of other bigger experiences;
found out about the other responsibility,” and I college and that kind of it’s about the other things.
Wes Moore while studying moore: I would say I agree, but that’s work, I think the big way And you know one thing I
abroad in South Africa. say that you don’t why we need to alter that I push and advance the always say is, “If the only
What eventually made you understand my our definition of message is by making sure thing you got from college
decide to track him down family. And I think that that people understand how is a degree, then you missed
story without will include college this message is weaved in
and learn his story? understanding the the point.” You have to
students as well, where everything that we do, that understand what else is
story of the people college students can be it’s not just about these
wes moore: You know, I around me. Because a part of a bigger solution. two kids, it’s not about one
there and why else are you
think the big thing is, it was had it not been for You know, education is neighborhood, it’s not about here, and it’s about much
a story that I just couldn’t them, my story would never going to be simply one city, it’s about all of us. more than just your GPA.
shake, you know, that I was have been so amazingly about what degree you It’s about the decisions we
just still wondering as I’m different. So the reason get, but education is going make in our lives and, just colonnade: If you could
traveling the world and that I wanted to really stress to be about what impact as important, the people give one piece of advice to
studying and all this kind of that and highlight that was you make. That’s where we have in our lives who the freshman who read the
stuff, how is it that this guy because it’s the only way to I think how we then alter actually help us to make book, what would it be?
with the same name, from understand who I am and that system and how we those decisions. And that’s
the same city, and we’re how I got here. then alter that structure the thing I want people to moore: Share your own
now in completely different really helps to determine know and take away from stories. Because you never
places. I think it’s the type colonnade: When you what type of society are these stories. know who your story or
of thing, where eventually, describe the situations we going to choose to live how your story will touch
I just realized I couldn’t that you and Wes grew up in, are we going to choose colonnade: Why do someone else. Stories are
shake that story anymore, in, it seems like a vicious to be involved in. you think it was important important because it helps
and I had to at least reach cycle. How can kids today that freshman at Georgia people understand that
out. And if he wrote back, growing up in similar colonnade: After College had this as their they’re not alone. And
he wrote back, and if he circumstances break out of publishing a New York summer reading? that’s a very important
didn’t, he didn’t. I needed that cycle? And what can Times bestseller and the emotion that people have to
to at least reach out. I do as a college student book getting so much moore: Because I think feel, that they’re not alone.
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R
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The Norm and others
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classic rock set. was in the unique addition
Angela After a while, the Fall of the “sexaphone,” the epic
Moryan Line Ramblers slowed it guitar solos or the slowed-
@traveling_ang
down a bit for a chilled-out down sound of lead singer
rendition of Van Morrison’s Brian Rucker’s ballad.
“Into the Mystic.” The Band’s masterfully Tim Yoon/ Contributing Photographer
Amanda
Selby Following The Fall Line designed light show and Three acts took the stage for the September edition of Buffington’s Greenway Concert Series.
Clockwise:The Norm’s Brian Rucker and Ryan Bars headline; Rapanui’s drummer and vocalist Ryan Laukhuf;
@gcsunade Ramblers, Milledgeville’s smoke machine added more Fall Line Ramblers’ lead vocalist Darrell Brantley.
own, Rapanui took the entertaining dimensions to
Good music and good stage. The self-described the hour-and-a-half set.
vibes filled Milledgeville’s “progressive rock” band The Norm ended the
Oconee River Greenway played a set that consisted night by bringing two
on Saturday night, as of jam band music with a young fans onstage for a
Buffington’s hosted its next consistently good sound. song. The seemingly shy
installment of the summer The energy of the boys’ lack of enthusiasm
concert series. band was reflected in didn’t matter because it
The concert featured the positive mood of the allowed Rucker and his
music from local artists; crowd, producing a fun and step-brother Ryan Bars
The Fall Line Ramblers energetic environment all to remind their audience
played first, Rapanui around. of what they hold most
followed and headliner, The The Norm closed out the important.
Norm, ended the night. night with a high-energy set, “Keep your family
The Fall Line Ramblers electrifying the crowd song close, and don’t ever stop
opened up the show with after song in typical Norm dreaming,” Rucker said.
an Aerosmith-inspired fashion. The six-man band
performance of “Come showcased their diverse Colonnade Rating:
Together.” The band went musical talent in every
on to play a blues-infused song played, whether that 4/5
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“That is ridiculous. If Taylor Hembree, “That’s just stupid. I “This bill just won’t
the school is able to arrest editor-in-chief don’t see any sense in that work because it has become
a student for a marijuana at all.” increasingly difficult for
charge, then this should regular citizens to go
apply for a student Andrew Podo, police with their personal
reporting an assault against assistant news editor problems.”
someone.“
Caleb Shorthouse, Katie Skogen,
designer feature editor
WRITERS OF THE
WEEK:
M.T. Marstellar
&
Mary Kate Conner
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In exchange for experience and housing, students are traveling nationally and learning organic farming
a farm in exchange for While compensation way you work, because I food, gained experience in import so much.”
Emily food, a place to stay and an for farm work does not don’t think I really knew both farming and carpentry WWOOFers have a
Davis experience to remember. usually involve a monetary what actual work was until and was able to travel to variety of reasons for
@demilyavis Anyone can sign up on stipend, workers go for the I was working with my Austin in her free time.
volunteering, including
wwoofinternational.org to experience to travel to a hands in the ground. There Aside from having
find a farm that fits his or new place and learn about were some moments when a thirst for adventure, gaining knowledge on
Many don’t think very her taste. the ecological systems. I was like, ‘Wow, I hate many WWOOFers are U.S. food systems and
hard when walking down “I wanted an affordable Some WWOOFers, like working this much,’ but it adamant about changing getting in touch with nature.
the produce aisle to buy way to go see something Rary, only need to pay was so worth it in the end. the food practices the U.S. The natural and physical
fresh food. A few may and go do something for the WWOOF online I’ve never felt more alive in is accustomed to, leaning experience of farm work
wonder, “Where exactly completely different,” membership (which is my entire life.” towards a localized source affects the volunteers as
did this come from?” said Liz Rary, a senior between $40-$50 dollars) Rary isn’t the only GC of fruits and vegetables.
before putting something English major. “I’ve been and a plane ticket to the student to embark on this “I really like the concept well.
in the cart and moving on. in Georgia my entire life; farm. There are currently sort of adventure. Rachel of spending your time “Being a nursing major,
However, WWOOFers I want to spread my wings two farms near the Nabors, a third-year nursing learning about where your things are very fast and
know more about how food and get out there.” Milledgeville area that take student, went WWOOFing food comes from,” Nabors upbeat.” Nabors said. “I
gets from a farm to a table Rary had the opportunity WWOOFers: Salamanders at a farm called Heart of said. “I think we’re really stay busy constantly and,
than the average shopper. to work at Paradise Green, Springs in Gray, and the Gold near Austin. She separated from the idea so I absolutely enjoy being
WWOOF, World Wide an avocado farm north of Babe and Sage Farm in gained experience on an of being self-sustaining,
Opportunities on Organic San Diego. While there, Gordon. aquaponics farm, a unique growing your own crops able to take a step back and
Farms, is a network she took care of livestock “Everyone should do setup that utilizes a closed- and living seasonally slow down and work hard.
that allows anyone the and harvested avocados and it,” Rary said. “It changes loop system of water to feed - eating things that are It was very therapeutic, the
opportunity to work on other fruits. how you think about the plants. Nabors harvested growing at that time. We work that I was doing.”
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Pitch Meeting:
When: September 21
Where: Chappell 113
Time: 5 p.m.