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The Centennial Center turned into a massive dance floor Saturday as more than 300 GC students and other volunteers danced the day and night away.

GC Miracle, Georgia College’s largest student-run fundraiser, has hosted the Dance Marathon for 11 years now. After 12 straight hours of dancing, the participants, who were dressed as Olympians, brought home the gold as they raised a total of $70,225.64 to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of The Children’s Hospital in Macon. This surpassed the original goal of $65,000.

The fundraiser not only consisted of free dancing, but also coordinated morale dancing, live entertainment, bands, large group games, dinner, snacks and perhaps most importantly, stories from

the families who have benefited first-hand from The Children’s Hospital.

Also included in the marathon were several in-event fundraisers, including a silent auction, a date auction, and a Yeti cooler raffle. There was also a “jail” where participants could send their friends until they were able to raise a certain amount of money.Payton Fletcher, a junior photography major and member of the Sassy Cats, performed during the marathon.

“It was a very welcoming and energetic environment from the second we walked in,” Fletcher said. “You could tell that the college kids who participated genuinely cared about the children who they were raising money for.The people who organized the event did an excellent job with the decorations, games and music choices. Everyone was energetic throughout the entire time, which I’m sure was very

hard to do, especially later in the night.”

Throughout the day, everyone in participation was asked to remain standing at all times in honor of the children who are currently bound to hospital beds.

Eighteen “Morale Kids” children, who have benefited from The Children’s Hospital, were also in attendance. When these children were not sharing their amazing stories of triumph, they were showing off their own moves on the dance floor or jumping in the bouncy house that was provided for them.

“At the end of the day, the amount of money raised isn’t nearly as important as having all of the participants hear the morale kids’ stories and know that they’re making such a big difference in so many people’s lives,” said Carl Roose, a junior environmental science major and member of the GC Miracle Executive Board.

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Students, professors, family members and friends filled Magnolia Ballroom on Saturday March, 28 for The Georgia College International Club’s 30th annual international dinner. The rich aroma of spicy curries, warm dumplings, stewed meats and sweet pastries filled Magnolia Ballroom.

“We’re proud to say that the dinner is the longest running tradition currently at Georgia College,” said Libby Davis, the associate director of the International Education Center.

The dinner originated with former University President Ed Speir and his wife when they would invite international students to share dishes and entertainment with them at the Old Governor’s Mansion. The event is now a large celebration of cultural diversity.

International students prepared dishes from more than 20 countries in order to share their favorite foods and cultural experiences with the diners. The food ranged from common, everyday menu items such as Brazilian feijao e arroz to the Swedish Christmas specialty janssons frestelse.

As attendees finished their meals, student performers took to the stage to provide the evening’s entertainment.

The first performer, Qin Ling, played “Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies,” a modern piano composition that evoked sounds of traditional Chinese music. The piece was followed by Jessica Amancio Fudimura’s

rendition of “Chega de Saudade.” The mellow saxaphone and swinging drum beat contrasted with the piano melodies of Ling’s performance.

The performances continued, juxtaposing a wild, energetic and modern performance of “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” by the Georgia College Swing Dance Club with the driving percussion of an equally energetic, traditional Hindi Dance performed by Tanvi Lonkar.

The evening continued with more singing, dancing and even an international fashion show that displayed traditional clothing from across the globe.

Cassandra Alligood, a junior english major, sang an acapella rendition of “Pinocchio” from the Korean Television Drama of the same name. Alligood chose to sing without instrumental accompaniment because it was her first time performing on stage, and wanted to take her time with the piece.

“I wanted to sing a song that’s a representation of my mother’s healing,” Alligood said. She added that she chose the song because Korean Television Dramas helped her mother through periods of depression.

Funds raised by the dinner will go towards funding opportunities for International Students and those seeking to study abroad.

“The spirit of the dinner has never changed, and the spirit of the cultural exchange lives on,” Davis added.

International club dinner entices GC

Dancing for the kidsDance Marathon raises $70225.24 for Macon hospital

JOHN DILLON AND ALEXIS HAGGERTY / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERSAbove: Junior Exercise Science Major Alexa Hunsinger performs with other dancers from the Chi Tau Epsilon dance honor society for other dance marathon participants. Left: Dancers from the Chi Tau Epsilon dance honor society perform for other participants of dance mara-thon. Junior Mass Communication Major Niki Vanden Hoek performs hits a pose. Below: During the closing ceremony, hundreds of candles are passed out as participants reflect on the many hours spent fundraising and the many children that will be helped as a result

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The top new stories from all over the world as collected, curated and composed by Katie Skogen

Big fat liarAs if the South didn’t already have a reputation for being dumb, guess what? We cheat on standardized testing! Eleven former Atlanta school teachers were convicted of racketeering for fixing answers on students’ tests. The case began in 2008 when the AJC published a story on the steep rise in test scores. This case is being referred to as one of the largest cheating scandals in history. But hey, at least we’re not Alabama. (The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)

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Devastation on campusA huge investigation has begun at Duke University after a noose was found hanging in a tree on campus. Student Affairs informed the campus that the noose was removed early Wednesday morning. The Black Student Alliance held a silent march on the same day. The University is still working to identify who may be responsible. (WRAL-TV)

The videos are fakeThe recent videos allegedly containing the last moments of the passengers on the Germanwings airline crash have been confirmed as false. Investigators believe passengers were not aware of the crash until seconds before. The co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is accused of locking the pilot out of the flight deck and intentionally crashing the plane. (The Los Angeles Times)

Surprise, another corrupt politicianSen. Bob Menendez was indicted Wednesday on corruption charges. He is facing 14 counts, which include bribery and conspiracy with a long-time friend and doctor. The Senator says he has done nothing wrong because he and the doctor have been friends for decades and even celebrate holidays together. Seriously? That’s like celebrating Easter with your drug dealer. It’s still illegal no matter how grand of a time you have. (The Associated Press)

No more water for CaliforniaFor the first time in history, California Gov. Jerry Brown has put a restriction on water usage. A 25 percent mandatory reduction has been placed on all California residents. The new ban includes creating a statewide rebate program to replace old appliances, ban the watering of ornamental grass, make water agencies implement pricing models that discourage excessive water use and more. (The Los Angeles Times)

Students mingle on Bobcats Meet

SARAH DICKENS@GCSUNADE

Senior mass communication major Caitlin Meed, saw a need.

In August 2014, Meed formed Bobcats Meet, a Facebook page that became a Registered Student Organization of Georgia College one week ago.

The idea for Bobcats Meet formed due to Meed’s usage of Bobcat Exchange.

“A year and a half ago, I used Bobcat Exchange for a lot of random

things not pertaining to selling stuff.” Meed said. “I noticed that my posts were getting deleted. I noticed [Bobcat Exchange] wasn’t the right platform for interactions with other students.”

The mission of Bobcats Meet is simple: to be a place for fellow bobcats to mingle, according to their Facebook page.

Besides meeting, it is used for other functions, such as advertising for GC clubs, Greek life and finding formal dates.

“I think it’s such a cool thing to have,” Meed said. “[GC] gets the private feel for a public school. I wanted to create something that really cultivated that community here at GC.”

Bobcats Meet is more than just a place for personal interactions among GC students.

“I really wanted it to start out where people could find [others], like a match-making website,” Meed said. “But’s it’s actually turned into a place where people have found friends, help with homework, and that sort of thing.”

The target audience for Bobcats Meet is GC students and the Milledgeville community.

Pre-members must have a bobcats email address in order to join the organization.

“The Facebook group is on the GC network, so you have to have a Bobcats email to get into it,” Meed said. “If they want to become a member of the group, they can sign up through OrgSync or I can add them onto OrgSync, so they can just message me on Facebook.”

For the future, Bobcats Meet has several goals including creating a Twitter and Instagram page.

“When it first formed, it was definitely successful,” Meed said. “It’s definitely progressing. I want to see different events being put on. I’m thinking about doing mixers and picnics and tabling for it.”

To find out more about Bobcats Meet, visit their Facebook page or visit gcsu.orgsync.com/home.

NICOLE KRINSKY@NICOLEKRINSKY

We often forget the importance of standing up for others and ourselves, especially concerning violent and abusive situations.

GC BRAVEheart is a new, student-led organization with a mission to educate the student body and surrounding community on the realities of power-based, interpersonal violence (PBIV) and how to end it.

Standing on the platform that sexual violence prevention is everyone’s responsibility, BRAVEheart is determined to demonstrate the importance

of ending power-based in te rpersona l v io lence , sexual assault, rape and other perpetuated violence.

Project BRAVE is a comprehensive violence prevention plan aimed at providing victim services, education and training. It was born out of a grant that the GC Women’s Center received from the U.S. Department of Justice back in late 2013.

“Imagine how drastically different our campus could be if we took the time to analyze our surroundings and really step up and say something,” said Mallory Dean, a facilitator of the Be Brave: Stand Up program against gender violence in conjunction with Project

BRAVE. BRAVEheart’s goal is to

teach students how to stop these violent acts. Whether they are a bystander or experiencing the violence firsthand, BRAVEheart advocates that every effort made to end abuse matters.

Upon joining the movement, members are encouraged to take educational classes and workshops in order to become trained facilitators of Project BRAVE.

Students have been exposed to and even participated in many of the on-campus efforts of Project BRAVE within the last year. This past January, as a part of a joint venture between the Women’s Center and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life,

gender-violence expert Dr. Jackson Katz came to speak to Greek Life members about the prevention of gender violence on campus.

“I haven’t heard of [BRAVEheart] yet, but if they stand for the same gender violence issues that Dr. Katz talked to us about, I think we could use a lot more of that on this campus,” said junior biology major and Greek Life member Jessica Perrett.

In working together with the GC Women’s Center and Project BRAVE, BRAVEheart seeks to create a safe and comforting atmosphere for Georgia College students to express their opinions and experiences relating to power-

based, interpersonal violence. So far BRAVEheart has hosted a Bystander Intervention Training session as well as a clothing swap to raise money for several sexual violence prevention events in April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

“I don’t think we’ve had something like this on campus because students don’t realize how isolating violence is,” said Katie Pruitt, president of BRAVEheart. “I really want to encourage an alliance on our campus between both victims and non-victims in order to teach students that every single person plays a part in ending power-based interpersonal violence.”

Social media allows students personal interactions, advertising, community

“[GC] gets the private feel for a public school. I wanted to create something that really cultivated that community here at GC.”

Caitlin Meed,Senior mass communication major

Students stand up against sexual violenceProject BRAVE movement aims to provide shelter, training, education to violence victims

KARLEY SPEER@GCSUNADE

With the prominence of social media in everyone’s lives, it only seems fitting that the women of Georgia College have their own website to go to for the hottest news, tips and trends.

And Her Campus does just that.

“Her Campus is an online magazine for the women of Georgia College,” said Allison Blanchard, GC’s campus correspondent.

Recently, the Student Government Association gave the green light for Her Campus to become an official Registered Student Organization (RSO) at GC. This distinction allows Her Campus to actively recruit students to help create the website’s content. The organization plans on increasing visibility around campus by tabling and chalking, in hopes of enlisting more participants for website production.

The website contains a wide range of items for women to explore like blogs, feature

stories, cuties on campus, snapshots, celebrity news and much more.

GC updates Her Campus weekly to keep the ladies up to date on local and global happenings.

“We want to keep it fresh and new,” said Blanchard.

The articles consist of a wide range of topics, which include education, clothing and boys, but you can also view what other college chapters are saying as well.

“We’re what they call a Gold Level Chapter which is actually

a big deal right now,” said GC Her Campus Correspondent Shelby Smith.

Being a Gold Level chapter means that GC’s Her Campus has 25 percent of the female undergrad population visit the website and 5 percent are following the organization through Facebook and Twitter.

“It’s really relaxed,” said Her Campus writer and junior mass communication major Emily Ward “Everyone on the team is super nice!”

Currently Georgia College’s Her Campus chapter consists

of 12 women looking to make their mark, but they are eager to increase their numbers and get more people involved.

They are looking for individuals who have a passion and love for editing and writing, and are interested in staying up to date on current topics and events both locally and globally.

Applying to join the Her Campus crew is easy and available on www.Hercampus.com.

Her Campus blog offers female students tips for success, dating advice, student profiles

Women’s website brings new perspective

April 3, 2015 Taylor Hembree, EditorPublic Safety

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March 24, 2015 6:31 p.m. Officer Powell was called to Maxwell Student Union in reference to a male asking students for money. Officer Hughes made contact with the man first, and the man said that he was trying to get money for a cheeseburger. He was already not allowed to be on campus due to previous trespassing violations, and was arrested for criminal trespassing and taken to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.

March 24, 2015 12:01 a.m. Officer Powell pulled over a car for a broken headlight. After approaching the car, he noticed two open Bud Light cans with beer still in them. Powell asked the driver for his license, and after initially saying he didn’t have one, the driver gave the officer an I.D. from Ohio. The driver was asked to step out of the car while Sgt. McKinney ran his information through the system. Powell searched the driver after his information came back with having a warrant out for him in Baldwin County. The driver was arrested and charged with a headlight violation, open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle, possession of marijuana less than one ounce, and driving while unlicensed. The passenger was then asked if there was any drugs inside of the car. He said that there was a small amount weed. After finishing the search of the car, a small plastic bag of weed was found. McKinney then arrested the passenger who was charged with an open container fine. Both the passenger and the driver were taken to jail and the marijuana was collected as evidence.

There’s no cheeseburger in paradise here

Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em

March 26, 2015 11:29 p.m. Officer Oltremari and Sgt. Smith were securing Herty Hall when they heard yelling coming from a Toyota driving by. When the car got closer, they heard racial slurs being screamed from the windows. Oltremari and Smith pulled the car over and asked what was going on. The driver said that he had just taken his friends Downtown. When the driver was asked about the slurs, he said that they were all coming from his passengers. The police informed him that he was responsible for his passengers and he is going to have to go before The Student Judicial Review Board.

March 25, 2015 1:00 p.m. A Georgia College faculty member reported that an Office of Equity and Diversity poster was ripped down from a location in Herty Hall and damaged on March 12. The poster was valued at $68. There are no suspects. The case has been closed.

What’s $68, right?

Two buds, two Bud Lights

April 3, 2015 Taylor Hembree, Editor

“Government’s first duty and highest obligation is public safety.”

-Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Government’s first duty and highest

There’s no cheeseburger in paradise here

Two buds, two Bud Lights

What’s $68, right?

Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em

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sam blankenship@samanthablank22

I wake up to the sun, and the day starts in my bed. I stretch here, moving around and waking up my body. The mind doesn’t come as quickly.

Yoga in the morning starts slow. Sometimes I just sit on my mat, bending and moving from side to side. And that’s it.

Sometimes I push up into downward dog and move into sun salutations. But it’s always slow. You have to feel your body, accept where you are that day.

Night is different. My mind is constantly going. I have to keep moving to distract myself from the wandering thoughts.

I have to find new ways to move. New poses to try. And somewhere along the way - in between one mountain and the next - the thoughts stop coming. All that matters is finding the exact position or balance. And there I find space.

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It’s not like yoga is something new. It’s everywhere. And it certainly wasn’t new to me.

For years I used yoga like exercise. It was a means to an end. It was a series of poses that would strengthen my body and ultimately lead to some kind of result: stronger core, less knee pain, more flexibility than the girl next to me.

In fact, up until 30 days ago, that’s still what yoga meant to me. Because 30 days ago I decided to do a 30-day yoga and meditation challenge and write about it.

I didn’t give myself any rules other than to practice yoga and meditation for at least some period of time every day. And for the first week, it wasn’t a problem.

Every night, no matter how late I got home, I got out the yoga mat and went to work. The meditation was hard at first, but I managed at least 10 minutes every night.

Things were going good. I was proud of myself. I could notice a difference in everyday things. I was so much more aware of my body and my movements. Simple things became a part of my meditation. Drinking my morning coffee, walking to class, taking a shower. I did everything with more deliberation and I enjoyed those little things so much more than I ever had.

And on the mat I was getting into poses that I hadn’t even heard of before. My heels were sinking lower to the ground

with every downward dog. I even got into a headstand for the first time ever.

But then I missed a day. And then two. And three.

I figured I should just stop and scrap the story because I’d failed. I was disappointed in myself because I’d wanted so much to be diligent and disciplined with this. But life got the better of me, as it usually does.

It’s like when you make a New Year’s resolution and break it before February. The year’s already gone to crap and it’s only just started.

Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure by having these impossible standards.

Because the truth is I didn’t fail when I missed a few (maybe more than a few) days of yoga. I failed when I made yoga and meditation into a competition of will. One I knew I would lose.

I like to be the best. No matter what I do, I want to be perfect. And if I’m not going to be great, I’m not going to do it. That’s ultimately why I stopped playing tennis after 12 years, even though I loved it. I wasn’t the best and I couldn’t take it.

You see, it turned out that my 30-day yoga challenge wasn’t a lesson in discipline, like I thought it would be. It was a lesson in space: physical space and emotional space.

For me, yoga is all about creating space, and meditation is about exploring that space.

You create physical space in your body: pulling the shoulders down and back, lengthening the spine, spreading the toes. You expand your body. You take up space.

There’s nothing wrong with taking up space in this world. You’re here and you deserve it just as much as anyone else. Don’t be afraid to live big.

You create emotional space within your body by breathing through the poses. It’s a sensation that comes before you realize it. Somewhere along the way your breath stops giving you just oxygen and starts giving you life, a fresh start.

With each breath you clear away the negative thoughts, the doubts, the worries, and you’re left with space.

Give yourself space: space to fail, space to get lost, space to dream and space to be.

It took 30 days and 30 nights of doing yoga (and not doing yoga) to realize that I’d built a box around my life. And there wasn’t enough space.

Sam Blankenship did yoga twice a day in order to master the relaxing exercise.

TAYLOR HEMBREE / SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERSam Blankenship, senior mass communcation major, meditates and performs yoga both in the morning when she wakes up and right before she goes to sleep at night.

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Flank steak, 100 percent.

Filet, because filets are pretty expensive and if you’re eating them you’re kind of living the high life.

Bologna? Wait no, what’s it called…uhh…Olive loaf? First

of all, we nasty. Second of all, there’s a lot of stuff going on.-I think I’d go with an outer layer of cured pure prosciutto.

Tofu-That doesn’t count. Tuna (Tuna Fortuna, bass player), take it away.

-…[whispers] It’d be Tuna.

Screamo spoken word tween bop.

Just straight funk. Like, crack funk.

Go to more like 60’s soul, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding type stuff.

Just any way we can be in the next Disney Movie. -Brink 2 anybody?

Trap music…Or

I think that the smaller festivals are really important because it’s a better community. Everyone’s excited for each other and stoked to help people grow. Everyone has the community’s best interest at heart. That’s not to say bigger festivals don’t, but I always feel a lot more at home at smaller shows.

Before the bands can go play the Coachellas and Bonnaroo they have to play here. It’s also cheaper for fans and a lot of times the music is just as good.

They’re personal. The bigger ones are more of a monetary and time investment. I think that grassroots festivals are extremely important especially for access.-It’s the people that helped us get our

start. We have roots in all these communities that keep inviting us back time and time again. It’s like a reunion honestly.

Because they’re an awesome launching point for artists before they get more known. They’re like little sign posts for people to keep going. Festivals like this, to be included in it makes you feel like, “Yes. People care. Let’s keep going.”

I feel like festivals like this are more intimate. The crowd feels like they’re part of the band…I mean these big shows are awesome, there’s great lighting, but these [smaller shows] are uncut.

It’s a good chance to go to Wal-Mart and browse the intimates section.

Casey Jones from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I don’t think you can survive the zombie apocalypse.

Kate Hudson

I’d probably go with Ender from Ender’s game. If he could save all of humanity, he could survive the zombie apocalypse.

Oprah Winfrey

*Simultaneously* Morgan Freeman

I’d say Gandhi. Gandhi could just be like “zombies, zombies…..chill.”

Tom Hanks, because you know, he survived. He could just take a volleyball as his best friend.

Oprah could just keep giving you things though…

“I played screamo until I found Ray Lamontagne.” –Alex Guthrie

The people at this bar did not like us. The owner cut us a deal and said he would pay us half and then we could leave and they would just put on karaoke. We played half the show, and as we’re moving out, they’re bringing the karaoke equipment on stage.

People are generally pretty kind and pretty awesome in music.

“I started DJ’ing by accident, I just got tired of waiting for drummers to show up to practice.”

“Shut your mouth bass player.” –Andrew, Drummer

“The Color Purple” is probably my favorite zombie apocalypse movie. –Tuna Fortuna

(Dan Rubin) I have a question. Is it pronounced Brian Rucker or Brian Roooker?(Brian Rucker) I’ll answer that with the same answer I give to anyone who asks me that question…How dare you speak to me.

I feel different. I

wasn’t a man a minute and a half ago, and now, I am one. Thanks to Family and Friends.

“I played

-That doesn’t count. Tuna (Tuna Fortuna, bass player), take it

-…[whispers] It’d be Tuna.


angela moryan@traveling_ang

About a month before the festivities commenced, I

grabbed my group of friends and told them to mark last weekend on their calendars. Sounds of the South was coming, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss another year of Downtown Milledgeville’s newest music festival.

Friday night, we put on our Downtown outfits and made our way to Capital City to see Midnight Royalty perform. Tucked all the way in the back, the female singer of the Battle of the Bands favorite worked up a sweat to the sound of her own music. It’s amazing that she didn’t retain a concussion from the amount of head-banging and

hair-flipping occurring on stage.The next act on our list to

see was my Friday favorite, The Norm. Even though they went on a half an hour late, my loyalty to the band that caught my attention at Deep Roots was not in vain. Before the end of the show, I had made my way to the very front and partied with Ryan, Brian and the rest of the band.

Around 1 a.m., we hopped our way back to Capital with the intention of dancing to Stellar Shores, the Homecoming DJ that, dare I say, entertained me more than our Homecoming headliners. But once again, the amount of people in Capital was very disappointing, and I found

myself being one of the few dancing to his beats.

You would think after a full night of rowdy drunks and loud music we would have decided to sit the smaller Saturday lineup out. But one does not simply stay home when Family and Friends are in town.

We found a booth at The Brick and claimed it as ours for the night. A group named Dalmatian from Macon opened for Family and Friends. Even though I was only in attendance because of the act to follow, I enjoyed the vintage sounds and funny one-liners provided by the men of Dalmatian.

The clock finally struck

midnight. The six members of Family and Friends absolutely blew me away with their performance. Not only was their music flawless but their show was entertaining and drew in the audience, even those who didn’t know every word to the songs.

The dueling drummers were by far my favorite, and I’m not just saying that because one of them threw a free T-shirt right in my direction.

The night wasn’t all sunshine and flowers for everyone, though. Those not lucky enough to be standing on a table could barely see the band. The mediocre back corner of the room The Brick decided to deem a “stage” was not large enough to adequately fit all six members of the band who like to dance around during the show. And that’s not even to mention the lack of acoustics in the oddly shaped restaurant that prohibited the vocals of the lone female singer from reaching even those close enough to see her face.

Obviously, The Brick was not an adequate venue for a group as popular as Family and Friends. I would have placed their show in Capital, their Sounds of the South home last year.

But the atmosphere of dingy, dark and smokey Capital certainly wouldn’t have matched the easy-going indie fun Family and Friends has to offer.

Their live version of “Of Lovers and Liars” was everything I could have imagined, though, and the perfect way to end a fantastic weekend.

So, let the punny “family and friends” Instagram and Facebook posts commence while we Bobcats wait in anticipation for next year’s Sounds of the South.


She brings the soundsThe Colonnade sits down with the head of

Sounds of South music festival

TAYLOR HEMBREE@TAYBAYYYYYYYYYY

colonnade: Why did you want to start Sounds of the South?

gina webber: So, in 2012, it was founded by a girl named Tori Maddox. She was a junior sociology major at the time. Originally, she wanted to be a non-profit major. So she really wanted Sounds of the South to go through different rural towns in Georgia. But obviously Milledgeville was the startup. Basically what it was doing was creating a music and arts festival in areas that normally wouldn’t have that type of event. We have Deep Roots and stuff, but Sounds of the South is kind of a different bar crawl style event.

colonnade: What was the

thought process behind artists performing inside, instead of outside like Deep Roots?

webber: It started off as the bar crawl because that’s the most economically feasible [venue]. Deep Roots started about 10 years ago, and has a huge budget. But Sounds of the South, being 100 percent student-led, has a pretty small budget to work with. What’s good about the style of Sounds of the South is we already have the venues, we already have bathrooms, we don’t have to worry about ordering porta-potties, security guards, anything like that. And, what do students like to do? They

like to go see music in bars. So we kind of cater to that.

colonnade: Were you pleased with the turnout this year?

webber: Oh my god, pleased is an understatement. I knew we were going to get a big crowd this year, but when I was in Family and Friends Saturday night, I was literally in a state of shock. I’m still in a state of shock, because when I looked at The Brick, I was just like holy moly. I mean every single aspect of Sounds of the South this year just exponentially grew. Or exploded is even a better word.

colonnade: How do you handle planning the event, being a student and being a member of SGA?

webber: Definitely the team. The Sounds of the South crew is a group of 20 students, it’s 100 percent student run, so we basically absorb each other’s stress and chaos.

colonnade: How long did it take to plan an event like this?

webber: It’s pretty much year-round planning, and I think we’re realizing that because yesterday was the first day we started planning for Sounds of the South 2016. We just hit the ground running. Our booking agent, Tyler, was saying that he couldn’t fall asleep after Family and Friends because he couldn’t stop thinking about what he needed to start doing for next year.

For example, Bonaroo starts booking headliners two years in advance. This year Sounds of the South became like a real organization. We had structure. We had meetings. The past few years it’s been like five people doing it, so our first meeting was in September. But now it’s going to be a year round thing. People are going to stay here over the summer and plan it when we don’t have class.

colonnade: Looking forward, what are your goals for the festival?

webber: Personally, I want Sounds of the South to stay an organization that fosters relationships between community members and students -- hopefully the whole Baldwin area. I think it has a lot of potential to spread and create music and arts events throughout the year. The way it kind of ties into economic development -- which I mean obviously I love Milledgeville, it has my heart -- is when you have a city or a town or a county that has events like this; it promotes tourism, it promotes people wanting to come live here, like students graduating, and instead of moving back home to Atlanta or out of the state, they say, “oh you know, I kinda like it here.” So, we kind of want to create a town that caters to innovation, economic development and all that stuff.

For more information on how to get involved, visit www. SOSmusicfest.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WILLIE LEDEZMAGina Webber has been head of Sounds of the South for the last three years.

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Above: Crowd jams to Good Thoughts at Buffington’s.Six Downtown venues hosted the 11 bands and DJs Friday and Saturday nights. Clockwise: Ryan Bars of The Norm, Payne Bridges, Andy Bruh, Leo Ludwig of Alex Gutherie Band and Sierra Watkins of Midnight Royalty

Diversify your Thursday nightThursday, April 9 at 7 p.m.The Spanish Club creates a Spanish Multicultural Night in the Centennial Center with free food, raffles, salsa dancing and much more.

Not So Greek 2015Friday, April 10 at 8 p.m.Dress up with friends for the 12th annual Not So Greek house party for Greeks and non-Greeks alike at 331 W. Montgomery St. across from the library.

Spanish fairy tales come to The DepotMonday, April 6 at 7 a.m.Join CAB and the Spanish National Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi for a showing of “Pan’s Labyrinth.”

Rock and roll at Amici Thursday, April 9 The Heavy Pets are coming to Amici and bringing the juxtaposition of rock and roll, R&B, jazz, reggae, funk and disco with them.

Learn history in FrenchFriday, April 3 at 7 p.m.The French Honor Society presents “Ararat,” a French film about the Armenian Genocide of 1915, in the A&S Auditorium.

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Georgia College’s softball team snagged two wins from UNC Pembroke during Sunday’s matchups, winning 3-2 and 11-5 respectively, while tallying their win streak to 13 games.

The game opened with a touching ceremony dedicated to those who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including a group of war veterans also made an appearance during the game, and were honored during inning changes.

GC quickly took control of the first game as they posted a run in each of the first two innings, highlighted by freshman utility player Holland Coursey’s RBI single. In the fourth inning, junior infielder Kristen Brooks contributed with an RBI triple.

However, offense was held to a premium as the game centered on the impressive pitching of junior Marisa Boyette.

Boyette improved her season

record to an astonishing 18-1 as she pitched all seven innings, allowing one earned run on eight hits. She recorded three strikeouts while issuing only one walk.

Although the Bobcats are playing well, Coursey said there are several things the team

needs to work on as the season progresses.

“We could’ve improved on doing our job more, like moving runners [over] and not popping up,” she said.

Offense was plentiful in the second game of the doubleheader, especially for the

Bobcats. GC didn’t waste any time putting runs on the board as they scored all 11 of their runs during the first three innings.

The power that GC’s offense lacked in game one, was found in game two.

Junior catcher Taylor Campbell’s second inning

grand slam put GC up 7-3, and it opened the floodgates for the Bobcats’ offensive outburst. One inning later, freshman utility player Hannah Coursey hammered a solo shot over the centerfield fence, and sophomore outfielder Danielle Bernstein recorded a 3-run, inside the park home run.

While GC’s offense stole the limelight, sophomore pitcher Carly Lewis picked up her 14th win of the year. Lewis went the distance, pitching all seven innings and allowing five runs on 10 hits. Although her numbers weren’t dazzling, she effectively pitched out of trouble and positioned her team to pick up the win.

“I was pleased with our performance, I think we started out a little bit slow, but we still played well together today as a team,” said Head Coach Jamie Grodecki. “I think we need to keep focusing on playing Georgia College ball and not worry about the situation and the team we’re playing, and just do what we know how to do.”

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Georgia College beat Barry 12-11 and 13-5 during Saturday’s doubleheader, recording a 3-game series sweep of the Buccaneers.

The Bobcats showcased their potent offense on Saturday as they combined to score 25 runs.

In the first game, both teams started out swinging the bat well, posting three runs each in the first inning. But graduate catcher Steve Hazel hit a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning, giving the Bobcats a comfortable 7-3 lead.

The Buccaneers battled back as they scored five runs in the fifth inning, but senior first baseman Clay Ardeeser hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning that sealed the win for GC.

Junior centerf ie lder Jake Sandlin and freshman outfielder Logan Mattix showed consistency at the plate, going 2-4 and 2-5 respectively.

“We played pretty good today; just swung the bat well, gave up some runs the first game but we came through with the bat[s], so it was a good day overall,” Ardesser said.

The Bobcats had another strong showing in the second game with a solo shot by Hazel and a 3-run homer by Sandlin, his seventh of the season — a team best.

The Bobcats offense was complemented by solid

performances from the pitching staff, which gave up five runs and eight hits. Freshman starting pitcher Cameron Busby picked up his first win of the season, giving up two runs on four hits in six innings.

GC’s bullpen also pitched effectively. Redshirt senior Josh Pape tossed two innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits, and junior reliever Chris Gammon closed out the game, recording his third save of the year.

“We didn’t have our best stuff all together as a team but we found ways to win and we had guys step up, and that’s how you win baseball games,” Gammon said.

With this weekend’s sweep, the team improves to 17-13 on the season and has growing

momentum as they get ready for next week’s matchups.

“Anytime you can come up with a series sweep on the weekend it’s good, especially against a good team like Barry,” Head Coach Tom Carty said.

The Bobcats picked up its fourth win in a row on Tuesday as they defeated Newberry 10-4.

Although junior starting pitcher Conner Alford’s outing was cut short, GC’s offense made a splash. Hazel contributed with three timely RBIs, and junior infielder Dylan Cook and Sandlin both picked up two RBIs.

Up next, GC will host a three-game series against Francis Marion. Game one is today at 6 p.m., and games two and three will be played tomorrow at 1 and 4 p.m. respectively.

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Offense lifts GC to series sweep over Barry

GC completes three-game sweep of UNC Pembroke, pushes win streak to 13 games

Backed by hot bats, solid pitching performances, Bobcats take 11 of its last 12 games

ELLIE SMITH/ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERBobcats display its stellar defense as they attempt a pickoff at second base. GC played error-free in game two.

SYDNEY CHACON/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERAfter giving up 11 runs in game one, the GC pitching staff responded well in game two, allowing three earned runs while striking out seven batters.

SYDNEY CHACON/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERGC’s pitchers got a surplus of run support last weekend, backed by the powerful offense of Clay Ardeeser, Dylan Cook, Steve Hazel, Jake Sandlin

ELLIE SMITH/ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERGC’s offense comes to life in the latter match of Sunday’s doubleheader against UNC Pembroke. After only scoring three runs in game one, the Bobcats rallied to score 11 runs in game two.

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The Atlanta Hawks have locked up the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. At the beginning of the season, nobody, I mean nobody thought the Hawks would be where they’re at now. But the team’s

consistency and unselfish style of play should give Hawks fans something to be

excited about as the playoffs near. With seven games remaining in the regular season, it appears that the Hawks will play the Heat, Pacers, Celtics, Hornets or Nets in the first round. The five teams mentioned are battling for the last two playoff spots, the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, and are all separated by less than three games. Additionally, forward Thabo Sefalosha is back from his injury, and guard Dennis Schroder is expected back soon.

T h e Atlanta Braves roster has not panned out like the

organization envisioned when Spring Training started. With the regular season quickly approaching, the Braves still have

many position battles in progress. The outfield and the bullpen seem

to be the main areas of concern. With Melvin Upton Jr. out and the uncertainty

regarding Nick Markakis’ health, the outfield is still a giant question mark. The bullpen was supposed to be the Braves strong point, but after dismal

performances from the team’s top prospects and newly acquired veterans, the Braves said they are looking at the

trade market to potentially make some improvements.

T h e starting rotation isn’t set in stone yet either. Although Julio Teheran has been announced as the Opening Day starter, Shelby Miller and Alex Wood are the only other pitchers to have guaranteed spots.

The Atlanta Falcons have to forfeit its fifth-round draft pick in the 2016 draft because they were caught cheating. The Falcons pulled a page out of the New England

Patriots’ handbook, and have been fined $350,000. Over the course of

the past two seasons, the Falcons have used fake crowd noise as an attempt to make conditions tougher for opponents. At least the Dirty Birds are taking responsibility for their actions. Instead of dodging questions and hiding from the

media (the Patriots). Falcons President Arthur Blank said he’s

embarrassed, and the team wouldn’t be appealing the penalties.


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The Michigan State Spartans have climbed over the carcasses of No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 Louisville to break into the Final Four. They’ll be the only team competing that isn’t ranked at the top of their region, but they’re going to take home a national title when its all said and done.

But, I’ve been wrong before..I’ll have you know, when I was filling out my bracket this year, I had No. 7 Michigan State poised to lose their first tournament game in Charlotte. UGA was playing them, and the Dawgs almost beat No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regular season, so it would make sense for UGA to take that game.

However, Michigan State prevailed, and here we are. MSU is hyped. They might be the rawest team in the tournament,

but that’s how they’ll win. They don’t have stars, they have a team.

For the superstitious stat nerds, last year’s title went to the University of Connecticut, a No. 7 seed from the East Division that finished third in their conference, beat a No. 4 seed in the Elite Eight by six points, and defeated a No. 1 seed (the winner between Kentucky and Wisconsin) to win it all.

If you’ve been following along at home, this story is exactly as MSU’s has been this year - assuming they beat Duke this weekend (they will), and beat Kentucky or Wisconsin in the title game (again, they will).

How will they beat Duke? Easy. Duke has a great offense, but Michigan State has a greater defense. They’ve held their opponents to a measly 61 points per game in the tournament. In the regional final, Michigan State held Louisville to a heinous 6 of 32 shots in the second half.

The Spartans’ defense doesn’t play around, and luckily the two best teams in the Final Four are playing each other in the semifinals before MSU has to deal with one of them.

So the other half of Michigan State winning it all is Kentucky or Wisconsin losing to them in the title game. My money is on Kentucky playing the Spartans for the big dance, but on the off-chance Wisconsin plays them instead, I’ll play out both scenarios.

If it’s Kentucky, the pressure of holding up the first perfect season since the ‘76 Indiana Hoosiers will help force the team to crack. Throw in Kentucky’s overconfidence and the fact that their top five scorers are all underclassmen, and their mental toughness will be a deciding factor in how the game goes.

When John Calipari tells his players that they have to play hardball against No. 7 MSU, they’ll be too busy remembering that time they blasted Kansas by 32 points in the regular season to find any kind of fire to bring to the big game.

If Wisconsin and their stupid good offense stick it to Kentucky in the semifinals, they’ll have even more trouble with Michigan State than the Wildcats would. Ever since Wisconsin beat Michigan State in the Big 10 conference tournament championship game, the Spartans have had a kind of intensity that Wisconsin won’t be able to handle.

In a nutshell, my case for another upset in the dramatic March Madness finale is that Michigan State defense is really good, and they have the best chemistry and potency in the tournament.

Also, Kentucky, Duke and Wisconsin all have some fatal flaws where the Spartans don’t exactly have any soft spots.

But mark my words: Michigan State will win the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

My bold prediction for March Madness

The Atlanta Hawks have locked up the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern

consistency and unselfish style of play should give Hawks fans something to be

excited about as the playoffs near. With

T h e Atlanta Braves roster has not panned out like the

organization envisioned when Spring Training started. With the regular season quickly approaching, the Braves still have

many position battles in progress. The outfield and the bullpen seem

to be the main areas of concern. With Melvin Upton Jr. out and the uncertainty

starter, Shelby Miller and Alex Wood are the only other pitchers to have guaranteed spots.

The Atlanta Falcons have to forfeit its fifth-round draft pick in the 2016 draft because they were caught cheating. The Falcons pulled a page out of the New England

Patriots’ handbook, and have been fined $350,000. Over the course of

the past two seasons, the Falcons have

media (the Patriots). Falcons President Arthur Blank said he’s

embarrassed, and the team wouldn’t be appealing the penalties.

seven games remaining in the regular season, it appears that the Hawks will play the Heat, Pacers, Celtics, Hornets or Nets in the first round. The five teams mentioned are battling for the last two playoff spots, the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, and are all separated by less than three games. Additionally, forward Thabo Sefalosha is back from his injury, and guard Dennis

Melvin Upton Jr. out and the uncertainty regarding Nick Markakis’ health, the

outfield is still a giant question mark.

performances from the team’s top prospects and newly acquired veterans, the Braves said they are looking at the

trade market to potentially make some improvements.

T h e starting rotation isn’t set in stone yet either.

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Spring break is considered to be a time to relax and get away from everyday life, but for student athletes this is not the case.

During the week of spring break, s tudent athletes participated in games, matches and tournaments. To some this may seem like the athletes were missing out on the fun, but the athletes see it differently.

Students signed up to be an athlete for their university and it’s a privilege to play during spring break, said junior baseball player Jake Sandlin.

For some, like redshirt junior golfer David Sullivan, they may have been playing their sport even if they were on vacation.

“I love golf, so it’s still a spring break to me,” Sullivan said. “It’s a vacation for me.”

Even though the athletes get to play a sport they love, it can be hard for them to see their peers leave for vacation while they’re hitting the field.

“It’s tough because I live with two non-softball players, and they all have plans to go to the beach,” said junior softball player Abi LeRoy. “It’s just a sacrifice you have to make.”

Leroy added that it’s fair to the student athletes because other sports that play in the fall and winter have to sacrifice their time off for their sports, so everyone has to miss out on something.

Despite the fact that the athletes can’t do exactly what they might want to do, they still travel for their events, which gives them somewhat of a break on the days they aren’t playing. For foreign athletes, their teammates can be especially important for this time period because they can’t go see their families.

“For us European people, it’s a second family here because we are away from home, and we don’t really have someone,” said junior tennis player Yannick Hass.

Camille Clausse-Pujo, junior tennis player, said her fellow teammates are OK with playing over spring break because they’re close on and off the court, and would probably spend their time together anyway.

Although these athletes don’t have what could be considered a normal spring break, they enjoy what they do and how they do it, and they represent Georgia College while having a great time.

While you hit the beach, GC athletes hit the field

GC tennis thumps Francis Marion

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Men’s game:

The Georgia College men’s tennis team dominated Francis Marion University on March 29 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.

“We felt great today, it was an easy match and we both played well,” freshman Pedro Ecenarro said.

Ecenarro and his doubles partner, junior Mattia Campus, defeated FMU 8-1.

The nail-biter of the men’s doubles matches was in the second matchup, with junior Taylor Powell and freshman Jannik Kumbier battling a back-and-forth final set, winning 8-6.

“It was back and forth and we had so many chances, but it’s really hard when they’re serving to get a rhythm,” Powell said. “We pulled together, made some returns, and got the job done.”

The men’s tennis team won all of the doubles sets and singles matches that they played, ending the day with an 8-0 winning streak and an 8-6 record for the ongoing season.

Women’s game:

The Georgia College women’s tennis team played hard against FMU, winning all of their singles matches but only winning 1-3 of their doubles sets, while improving their overall record to 12-4.

Sophomore Macy Polk said Sunday’s match was all

about redemption, and after an exhaustingly close three sets, she won her singles match.

“It felt great just because last year we played [FMU] twice and we lost both [matches] really closely,” Polk said. “Just to come out here and win in front of the home crowd, it just really felt good.”

Macy Polk’s sister and fellow teammate, sophomore Cristalei Polk, was also victorious in her singles match.

Cristalei Polk destroyed her FMU opponent in two straight sets of 6-0.

“It was a lot of fun and the whole team competed hard and we got it done today,” Polk said.The Georgia College men’s and women’s tennis teams will hit the road to play the University of South Carolina Aiken in another Peach Belt Conference match today.

JACOB GARRETT/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERYannick Hass pounds his chest after a succesful match in Georgia College’s rout over the Patriots.

JACOB GARRETT/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERThe GC women’s team took care of business, improving to 12-4.

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Dear Miss Milly, Dear Miss Milly,I have a friend who I am worried about. Lately, she seems depressed, and I know she is going out and getting drunk more throughout the week. I am also afraid she might be hurting herself. I want to help her, but I am afraid that if I try to talk to her, she’ll blow me off. What should I do?From,A Caring Friend

Dear A Caring Friend, Too often, people don’t notice

when the ones we care about are hurting or they are worried they might say or do the wrong thing.

If you want her to get better, talk to her. Let her know you are concerned. Take her out to lunch or schedule some quality one-on-one time. If she’s feeling isolated and alone, time with a friend may be exactly what she needs. It will show that you care and are making an effort to reach out and provide support.

Be cautious not to pry but be supportive. Focus on the big picture. What is she struggling with? Is she stressed with school or work? Is she having friend or family problems? If she doesn’t want to open up, don’t pressure her, but let her know you are there to support her.

Explore ways of resolving her issues, whether it’s more tutoring sessions for school help or forgiving and letting go of broken friendships.

If it’s something she feels only she can remedy, suggest having a girl’s lunch or coffee date once a week so she knows she has someone to turn to for advice or help. Sometimes just knowing you have someone to turn to is comfort enough.

Situations such as this require sensitivity and understanding. Always speak from out of love, not judgement. Don’t criticize her. If you are concerned about her drinking, let her know and offer advice on different ways to release her emotions and handle her stress. For instance, journaling, exercising or a vent session with friends.

No matter her reaction, keep supporting her, stay positive and let her know that you are there to help. Your kindness and caring will always make a difference.

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If you haven’t heard, our pals at the University of Geor-gia are being dealt a great injustice. About a week after an inflammatory video of University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers reciting the classic poem “There’ll Never Be a [N-word] in SAE,” UGA’s admin-istration has taken the precautionary measure of banning hoop skirts.

For the unaffiliated (some Colonnade Staffers included), the Kappa Alpha Order and SAE hold formal events that traditionally ask that women attending the event wear hoop skirts indicative of the styling of the antebellum South. This is the way KA and SAE have been doing business since their conception.

So, if you’re hip to what was going on in the antebel-lum period, you might remember the plight of the African American was something serious. However, there was an alarmingly small amount of damage done to African Americans at the hand of the hoop skirt.

Are there times when “remembering your heritage” tip-toes down the line between racism and nostalgia? Oh, ab-solutely. The Confederate Flag might offend some people because the history it portrays is a history that was more than unkind to some people. There are other symbols of the time period that are considerably less provocative — for example, the hoop skirt.

A hoop skirt never hurt nobody. Maybe once or twice in a freakish hoop skirt accident, but I’m convinced no one was ever deeply disheartened by a hoop skirt. That’s about half of what’s bothering us here.

The other half of what’s bothering us is that we have one group of people telling another group of people that they can’t wear a particular style of skirt. The freedom to wear whatever you damn well please is a basic human right, and nobody should reserve the right to make those decisions for other people.

What if, for reasons unimportant to this piece, someone wanted to wear a wicked-cool hoop skirt to class?

Conversely, you might ask who would wear a hoop skirt, the most impractical article of clothing on Earth besides shutter shades, to class.

To which we would respond: that’s kind of the point.The only time anyone would wear a hoop skirt is (prob-

ably) for one of KA or SAE’s formal events. Furthermore, the girls wearing hoop skirts to these events might not even care.

The hoop skirt is part of a long-standing tradition that isn’t even remotely born out of hate. Young men still wear suits to these events much like they would’ve in the antebellum South, but suits aren’t typically depicted as hateful or insensitive attire — let alone have they ever been banned from a campus.

It’s the principle of the thing. If someone wants to wear a hoop skirt, the only thing stopping them from wear-ing that skirt should be the possibility of coming in close proximity with open flames.

So, to our UGA friends- you wear those hoop skirts (if you want to), and you wear them proud.

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We all know that sappy quote, “Sometimes the person who’s there for everyone else needs someone to be there for them.” While it is definitely clichè, it is refreshing to know that those words hold truth.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word family, and what it really means to be a family. There’s the other clichè that blood is thicker than water, which scientifically, is true. But what does family really look like?

To me, it’s the quirky, loud, slightly inappropriate at times, college students that put up with me on a daily basis. The humble ones who can hustle and always have your back no matter the circumstances. The

people who see all of your bad and appreciate your good.

There is a very special place where I have three brothers and too many sisters to count on one hand. They are not a product of a blended family. They are not blood relatives. They are just simply are who they are - my framily.

Sometimes family are the ones that you least expect to have your back. They are the co-workers you can’t stand, who you grow to love. They are the classmates you feel like you don’t know well that share your love of Oreos and Gilmore Girls.

You think you don’t have anything in common with the

bubbly blonde who is great at engaging everyone and their grandmother, only to find out she shares a love of quality time and handwritten notes.

My family is the most random group of oddballs that you could ever imagine. It reminds me of my favorite TV show “The Walking Dead.” All of the main characters are survivors of one common event (in our case, college) but all with very different backgrounds.

Friendships can grow from the little things that you think don’t have an impact: asking for advice when you are stuck on a problem, silly texts with emojis or the ever present inside joke.

And those friendships turn into framily.

...the world through the eyes of Kelly Mainor

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