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t h e l a s t s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r o f G S C

A Board of Regents Production

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GSC timelineof major events

PAGES 9 & 10

We reprintthe past

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the compass xlviii no. 3November 30, 2012

Gainesville State CollegeGainesville, Georgia

Editor-iN-CHiEF Audrey Williams [email protected] Editor Brent [email protected]

SECtioN EditorSNEWS Colin ochs [email protected] liFE Zachary Perry [email protected] & ENtErtAiNmENt Brittany Poole [email protected] mike Williams [email protected]

StAFFHunter leger, michael Blanton, Emily Primm, Sandra reyes, michelle Shellnut, mackenzie Hamilton, Will Anthony, Jessica Anderson, Katie Keiger, Kevin Eagleson, mike mullins, Elise Perkins, matt Hobbs, max mager

FACulty AdViSEr merrill morris [email protected]

the Compass releases three printed issues each semester and an online edition at www.gscCompass.org

f r o m t h e e d i t o rit--iS--FiNiSHEd!

The semester is finished. This paper is finished. GSC is finished.

According to the mayan calendar, we too will be finished by the end of this year. Go figure.

until then, enjoy your winter break. Enjoy the last bits of GSC before the big merge. Enjoy this paper! it was a fun one to make.

this issue is special because it is our last as GSC’s student newspaper. Paying homage to GSC’s pa-per before us, the Anchor, we did a little blast from the past featuring their very first issue from 1966.

take a look at page 17 for all that nostalgic fun.

Audrey Williams Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

the compass staff

for more of our stories, visit GSCcompass.org

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the compass, nov. 30, 2012 3layout of this page Zachary Perry

C A M P U S L I F EMackenzie HamiltonStaff [email protected]

It’s that time of the year again, the time of giving and spreading holiday cheer, and Gainesville State knows how to get in the spirit.

Paula Zwillich, the SOAR gradu-ate assistant at Gainesville State, helps plan holiday events for GSC stu-dents.

“The Student Government As-sociation, Stu-dent Life Office, and Staff Coun-cil work together to place a tree on the stage in the Student Cen-ter Commons where members of the Gaines-ville State Col-lege community can come pick up a star orna-ment,” said Zwil-lich.

The Star or-naments are part of a charity pro-gram that GSC is participating in for elementary students in need. Amy Bradford, who works in the Student life office, is helping out with the Star tree program.

“It gets its name ‘Star Tree’ because someone who wants to participate takes a star ornament off the tree that is set up, “she said.

The specific star taken off the tree has items that are needed for a specific

child. The person with that star will get the items for the child and return them to Student Life.

Sean Magee, a member of the Stu-dent Government Association, helps out with the charity.

The charity allows kids to get items that they really need.

“The “ornaments” are things that

local needy children need or want for the holidays. They are usually toys and books,” he said.

This year GSC is holding the charity program for students at White Sulphur Elementary.

There are a lot of students in need

and GSC wants to help these children at White Sulphur have a good Holiday.

“The Star Tree program is a great way for students, faculty, and staff to get involved in the giving spirit of the holiday season, while putting our ser-vice efforts to local needs, “ Bradford said.

The Star tree will be set up in Stu-dent Center on the stage and it’s for any-one who wants to get involved at GSC.

If you want to participate just pick a star off the tree, let the Student Life of-fice know which one you picked, and go get the items needed for that particular student.

Bring the star back and the gifts wrapped to the Stu-dent Life office.

There will be a sign and instruc-tions placed by the tree to show every-one who wants to participate in the Star Tree how to participate and what to do.

The tree will be up starting Nov. 12 and Student Life is asking that all gifts are delivered to the Student Life Office by Nov. 30.

Paula Zwillich is very enthusiastic

about the cause and wants Students and Faculty to be too.

“This is a great way to give back to the community during this holiday season. Please help us in making the holiday a little brighter for some local children,” she said.

The only stars on this stage are the ones on the tree. Each star has a gift item that can be donated for specific students.

do you WANt to GEt iNVolVEd? HErE’S HoW!1.Choose your star and remove it from the tree.

2.Go to Student life and register you star.3.Purpose and wrap you gifts. All gifts must be new.4.Bundle gifts together in a gift bag or with a ribbon.

5.take your gifts to Student life by Friday, Nov. 30

Star tree shines in student center

Zachary Perry

tHE ComPASSdirECtioNS

CoVEr dESiGNAudrey Williams

Alex morrisCompass Staff

SPECiAl tHANKSPorky, that Wascally

Wabbit and the rest of looney tunes

NEWS

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FEAturES &oPiNioNS

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C A M P U S L I F E

Michael MullinsStaff [email protected]

Pending approval by the Board of Regents on Janu-ary 8, North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College will consolidate. Earlier this month, Bonita Jacobs, president of North Georgia Col-lege & State University and the future president of the University of North Georgia, held a town hall meeting in the Nesbitt Building with GSC students.

Jacobs said she is very excited about the two colleges merging.

“One of the things that will be very, very exciting about this opportunity is that we be able to add a lot more baccalaureate and master’s degrees at Gaines-ville,” Jacob said.

Jacobs also noted how the Gainesville campus is growing at a fast pace.

“Gainesville is growing very rapidly and to be able to expand the program right here in Gainesville is a tre-mendous opportunity for the city, for this campus and also for this region,” she said.

With the upcoming consolidation with NGSCU many students asked Jacobs about being able to take classes at both campuses.

“You will be asked to designate your home campus,” she said. “There will be some extra fees if you split more than one course on another campus because you end paying additional parking fees.”

GSC Interim President Randy Pierce was also in at-tendance and helped answer some questions.

“The programs that will be coming to this campus will really be based on the kind of demands that you make in terms of the institution and telling us what you want on this campus,” Pierce said.

Some of the master’s degrees that will be brought in include biochemistry, biology, public health and others.

“There is a whole list of master’s degrees that will be brought in in 2014, 2015,” Pierce said. “Most of these programs already exist at North Georgia.”

Having sports on the Gainesville campus is a fre-quently asked question among students.

Jacobs said that it will be up to the students of the Gaines-ville campus if there are athlet-ics here. Students at this cam-pus will have to pay extra fees if we have athletics.

“You have to balance it with the cost,” she said. “And it’s very important that we keep the cost down for students on our campuses.”

Jacobs did note the positives of athletics.

“There is nothing like athlet-ics that build that community with faculty, staff, students and the community. It’s pretty mag-ical,” Jacobs said.

When asked if there were going to be dramatic changes

to the campus, Jacobs said she did not expect any.“I’m willing to bet that when I come here this time

next year and I’m talking with you, you’re not going to have a lot say about dramatic changes that happened on your campus,” Jacobs said. “Our goal is for you all to graduate, not set set up obstacles for you to run an obstacle course through.”

Jacobs answers questions at meetingBonita Jacobs, president of North Georgia College & State University, talks to students about consolidation in the Martha Nesbitt Building on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

“We will be able to add a lot more baccalaureate and master’s degrees at Gainesville.”

Bonita Jacobs,President of North Georgia

College and State university

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Fall 2012 Final Exams begin Saturday, dec. 1, and go through Friday, dec. 7.

Get it on your phone. Find the exam schedule for all classes here:

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2 YEAR 4 YEAR

layout of this page Compass Staff

N E W S BARE BONES CONSOLIDATION:

Are you ready for The University of North Georgia?

GO NIGHT

HAWKS!

?

NO

BACHELOR’S

DEGREES

ON

OCONEE

CAmpuS

• 30 + hours• 2.0 GPA

• completion of learning support & college preparatory curriculum, but...

You will be eligible to transition from

with

acceptance into bachelor’s degree program doesn’t guarantee admittance into the program of your choice. There will be a separate accep-

tance programs with higher standards.

BANNERWEBfor both schools won’t merge

until March/April 2013.

AppLICATIONS will be handled separately

until then.

Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree program by

JANuARY 8th 2013 to pay the current GSC rate of tuition. This rate will only be available on UNG’s Oakwood campus.

2013 with 90+credits2014 with 60 - 89 credits2015 with 1 - 59 credits

to finish it paying the current GSC rate for Bachelor’s Degrees. After then you will pay the state university rate.

Started a Bachelor’s Degree at GSC? You have until

FEE WAIVEDfor GSC STuDENT

Application fees to NGCSU will be waived for students who want to attend the Dahlonega campus of UNG before the establishment of a joint application process in Fall 2013. Find your special fee waived form in the admissions office.

94.87Associate Degrees will cost

/ hour

161.74Bachelor’s Degrees will cost

/ hour$

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N E W S

Hunter LegerStaff [email protected]

With the upcoming con-solidation, student email ac-counts are going to change, along with Banner Web. These changes will not be happening immediately, but are inevi-table, according to GSC Chief Information Officer Brandon Haag

Haag said students should not see any drastic changes to the system until Fall 2013.

“We will have a consolidat-ed email system in place for all UNG students beginning in Fall 2013,” Haag said.

Until that time NG and GSC students will continue to use the current email systems that rely on information from our individual Banner sys-tems,” Haag said.

Students will start to use the integrated Banner system for registration in the coming Spring 2013 semester.

“The consolidated Ban-ner system will be available in April 2013 in time for Fall registration to occur in that system,” Haag said.

“Many other systems, in-cluding student email and eL-earning, that depend on con-solidated Banner for account information will be brought online during late spring and summer,” Haag said, “more in-formation will become avail-able relating to student email as technical details relating to the project are determined over the next several months.”

The name of this new email service is still unknown. While it is likely that it will no longer end in “@gsc.edu”, will it end in “@ung.edu”? This informa-

tion has yet to be announced.Esther Mireles, a student

a GSC, approaches the con-solidation of student email ac-counts with indifference.

“Just go with the flow.” Mireles said. “People have lots of email account anyways. It doesn’t matter. I’ll survive.” Other students, along with Mireles, are seeing the email consolidation with an air of nonchalance.

Kimberly James is also a student at GSC, and she sees the consolidation of student email accounts as just a bump in the road. “It’s OK, I will learn it anyways. There isn’t much we can do about it,” James said.

Starting next year, students can expect to see their inboxes changed, as the school takes another step toward consoli-dation.

Student email, Bannerweb accounts merging

Taylor GanttContributing [email protected]

With the upcoming consolidation right around the corner, the University of North Georgia will have another hurdle to jump be-fore it is officially founded.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is currently reviewing the prospectus submitted by Gainesville State College and North Georgia College and State University, which de-tails important information about the merger of the two schools.

All consolidating schools must be approved by the SACS in order to receive accreditation. The prospectus was completed in Septem-ber and will be voted on by the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) later this year.

Faculty and staff from both colleges played integral roles in cre-ating the prospectus. Denise Young from NGCSU worked closely with Betsy Cantrell from GSC on the project as accreditation liai-sons for their respective campuses.

“The prospectus is cur-rently under review by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees,” Young said. “They will vote on the Prospectus during their December meeting and the re-sult will be announced on De-cember 11.

“If the prospectus is ap-proved, the consolidation will move forward towards imple-mentation in January.”

The prospectus is made up 450 pages of material. This in-cludes narratives from the au-thors, faculty rosters, program planning assessments, lists of physical resources, and vari-ous other areas of interest.

Along with Cantrell and Young, Patricia Donat from NGCSU and Chaudron Gille from GSC helped put together the prospectus. While the bulk of the work of compiling the document was completed by the above-mentioned authors,

several other people with specific areas of expertise were also con-sulted, Young said, and the prospectus is collectively the work of many faculty and staff from both campuses, who met throughout the summer.

The next step after prospectus approval is the appointment of a Substantive Change Committee, which as the name implies, is a group that will oversee the large transition from two schools to one.

This will require even more documentation from the University of North Georgia in order to assure that the school meets Federal and SACS requirements, Young said.

Despite the mass of paperwork that awaits the members of the accreditation team, Betsy Cantrell is looking forward to finally get-ting the University of North Georgia up and running.

“I think the consolidation will offer increased access to edu-cational opportunities for the residents of northeastern Georgia,” Cantrell said.

“I’d also like to say that the Institutional Effectiveness depart-ments (of both schools) have collaborated very well throughout this entire process.”

Next up: accreditationTaylor GanttContributing [email protected]

The core curriculum of the University of North Georgia may not include a physical edu-cation requirement.

GSC physical education faculty think this would be a mistake for the new school.

Paula Edney, co-chair of the department, said, “Our concern is that Physical Education/Health & Wellness is no longer a requirement for graduation. This could have a drastic effect on the numbers of students who decide to take one of our courses as an elective, thus possibly reducing the number of faculty we need.”

“Our primary concern is that due to the health and healthcare crises in our state and nation, health and physical education courses should be a requirement for all students every year at every level. All we are seeking is the re-quirement of one three-hour course,” Edney said.

NGCSU work group members want to make physical education an elective in the core, Ed-ney said..

“When the appointed work group met this issue was discussed and all except one faculty member from NGCSU were in agreement that the requirement should remain… Several days later I received an email from the co-chair of the work group (and NGCU faculty member) that their physical education department. had a faculty meeting and decided not to support the requirement,” Edney said.

“Our faculty were extremely upset and I (as co-chair) asked that the work group meet again

to further discuss the issue. Even after several requests to meet we have not been granted that opportunity,” Edney said.

Both groups were unsure where the ruling came from, and later found out that the recom-mendation for the program change came from an Academic Policies Work Group, which was not made up of any staff or faculty members from either school.

There were financial issues brought up in one of these meetings, “They expressed con-cern regarding finances and asked if I would bring them ‘numbers’ that would support the requirement,” Edney said. “After submitting two financial reports it was very obvious that our classes more than support themselves fi-nancially.”

Edney said 71 percent of school in the Uni-versity System of Georgia require physical edu-cation and/or health and wellness. Students who attend the University of North Georgia with the goal of transferring may end up hav-ing to take the courses at their new school.

But the larger issue, to Edney, is how the re-quirement can be dropped when physical exer-cise is so important.

“It is so unfortunate that the decision has been made not to educate the “whole” person while we have the opportunity” Edney said. “We’re not sure who has the final word but I imagine it would be Dr. Jacobs.

“However, she would have others who would report to her to make the recommen-dation. There has been no official notification. We just learned through email that the deci-sion was made.”

No more phys ed for uNG?

All consolidat-ing schools must be approved by the SACS in order to receive ac-creditation. the prospectus was completed in September and will be voted on by the South-ern Association of Colleges and School Commis-sion on Colleges later this year.

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T

Ramon Antonio Gross Arzia, 2006, by Groana Me-lendez

opening January 2013: Both the oconee Campus Gallery and the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery will host an ex-hibit of work addressing Latino identity. Artists address issues of immigration, displacement, and identity formed by multiple cultures and countries.

“Dreamers” will be on display in UNG’s Roy C. Moore Art Gallery from January 14 through February 13, with a reception to be announced. Roxana Perez-Mendez will give a talk, as part of the Foreign Language Lecture Se-ries.

The Roy C. Moore Art Gallery is open Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information about this free exhibit, contact Beth Sale, UNG’s Roy C. Moore Art Gallery Direc-tor, at [email protected] or 678.717.3438. The direct number to the Gallery is 678.717.3707.

dreamers exhibit will examine latino identity

deyling’s felt installations are one-of-a-kindBy Zach Perry, Campus life Editor

The reception and closing for Heather Deyling’s art installment titled Im-minent overgrowth was held on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The reception was at noon in the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery.

Deyling earned an MFA in Painting from Tyler School of Art in 2000, and a BFA in Painting/Printmaking from Kent State in 1997. Her works have been showcased at Georgetown College and in Savannah. She is cur-rently on staff at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Her current works are made by taking organic themes and shapes and transferring them to felt pieces that have been colored using various methods such as acrylic paint, ink, and spray paint. She has been working with felt for 2-3 years with some of the pieces in her showcases being that old. When asked why she used felt she explained that it was not as fragile as paper but was still easy to color and cut into various shapes. “When I first started experimenting with installation, I tried to work with paper but it was too fragile. Eventually I thought of using felt. It is easy to cut and the edges don’t fray. It is pretty resilient and I can stain it with acrylic paint or spray paint it in order to control the color and create a wide range of colors.”

Each installation is site specific so each gallery is different from the last and from the next. “’Imminent overgrowth’ is an expansion of my current work and the size of the gallery allowed me to create a sculpture in it as a well as cover the back wall and windows.” When asked about pieces at Gainesville State College she stated that she “did make about 60-80 new pieces for “Imminent overgrowth”. The paintings in the show are all from 2011 and 2012.”

If you are interested in learning more about Heather Deyling and her work visit http://www.noglamourouslife.com.

Vida, by Claudia Santillan

Heather Deyling with some of the felt she uses.

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A R T S & E N T E R T A I N M E N T

WHAt you SHould BE WAtCHiNG Pt. iiWHAt you SHould BE WAtCHiNG Pt. ii

on the road Dec. 21

young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the coun-try, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly. “on The Road,” written by Jack Kerouac and first published in 1957, is considered by many “the defining work of the beat generation.” It is also considered to be completely impossible to accurately adapt without losing the most integral ideals upheld by Kerouac. one can only hope that Brazilian direc-tor Walter Salles (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) will do the impossible. With this cast (Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, Kirsten Dunst, Ter-rence Howard, et al.) it’s becomes much more believable that the impossible can be achieved.

django unchained Dec. 25

With the help of his mentor (Chris-toph Waltz), a slave-turned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx) sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Missis-sippi plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). Nothing says Merry Christmas like a Tarantino movie about slavery, justice, and, know-ing Tarantino, ultra-violent ven-geance. It will be interesting, after “Inglorious Bastards,” to see how Tarantino handles the touchy, to say the least, subject of slavery. However, with this cast, how can the Academy not be ready to nominate this film for something?

the Hobbit: An unexpected Journey Dec. 14

A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. Peter Jackson is again directing and producing a J.R.R. Tolkien classic. Seriously, what else needs to be said?

Zero dark thirty Dec. 19

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terror-ist leader osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May of 2011. It’s nearly impossible to believe that the intended scope of this could make a cohesive story. However, if anyone can make this into a suspenseful, engaging, action-packed, and award-winning film, Kathryn Bigelow can; and if any clue to what Bigelow can do is need, look no further than the Academy Award Best Motion Picture of 2010 winner, The Hurt Locker.

Hyde Park on Hudson Dec. 7

The story of the love affair between FDR (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley (Laura Linney), cen-tered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New york. It’s almost impossible to go astray with leads like Bill Mur-ray and Laura Linney. Hopefully Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Morning Glory) will be able to deliver with the dramedy while staying true to the biopic that the film is centered.

Hitchcock Currently in theaters

Based on the novel by Stephen Re-bello, “Hitchcock” tells the love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) and wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) during the filming of “Psycho” in 1959. While cinephiles everywhere will flock to see this film, do not expect anything main-stream. The director, Sacha Gervasi, has done very little of notice. Howev-er, Anthony Hopkins, one of the most regarded and influential actors em-bodies one of the most regarded and influential filmmakers of all time. That alone should make watching “Hitch-cock” worthwhile, and an Academy Award contender in at least one category.

les miserables Dec. 25

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption while being pursued by Javert. Director Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) wanted to do something a movie musical has never done before. Most musicals record the vocal tracks months before filming begins then use those recordings with the actors lip-syncing to themselves to film. Hooper had the actors fitted with earpieces while a pianist played on set and film the actors singing as the scene played out. This leaves the actors free to adjust their sing-ing style, tempo, etc to fit the choices they have made for the charac-ters. Whether this proves to be a successful idea or not, it is original and we can only hope for the best.

the oscars don’t take place until Feb. 26, 2013, but don’t be one of those people scrambling to see a movie once it wins. You’re definitely going to want to see these movies before then. Take that extra time you’ll have over winter break to see some of Kevin Eagleson’s oscar contenders.

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1964 1965 1966 1967 1983

Regents established Gainesville Junior College

Hugh Mills became president

First classes started with 419 students in the Civic Center & First Baptist Church

Classes moved into Mundy Mill Road location

Gainesville Junior College Foundation started.

Hugh Mills retired

J. Foster Watkins became president

Students by the fountain in the quad. - 1974

GJC Cheerleaders - 1969

As we move forward as uNG, let’s look back at GSC’s moments in history .

Physical Education buildingunder construction - 1966

Commencement - 1967

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1987 1997 2003 2005 2006

GJC name changed to Gainesville College

Watkins retired, Martha Nesbitt became president

Regents approved acquisition of former Truett-McConnell campus for oconee branch

School name changed to Gainesville State College

First four-year degrees awarded

Aerial view of the campus. - 1978

Students by the fountain in the quad. - 1974

Students on the quad. - 1979

Foosball in the gameroom- 1979

martha Nesbitt becomes president - 1997

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layout of this page Compass Staff

louisville headlines the hopefuls in 2012-2013Mike WilliamsSports [email protected]

The NCAA season is finally under way, so that means it is time for my preview and predictions for the upcoming season, so here we go.

10. Memphis Tigers – They bring back five starters from a team that went 26-9 last season along with a stud freshman in Shaq Good-win. They play in a week Conference; don’t be surprised if they go undefeated in the regular season.

9. North Carolina Tar Heels – Yes, they lost a ton of talent from last year’s team, but they have a lot coming back and Roy Williams is still their coach. Watch out for James Michael McAdoo, a top recruit last year, who is set to take over this year.

8. UCLA Bruins – They had the best recruiting class this year, the only question is will the best recruit in the country, Shabazz Muhammad be eligible for enough of the season to allow this team to make a Final Four run. They are good enough without of him to make at least a Sweet 16 run.

7. Ohio St. Buckeyes – They bring back three starters from a Final Four team and play in what I think is a weak Big 10 this year. Get to know Deshaun Thomas, he will be an All-American stud this year, he was better than Sull-inger last year and I think Ohio St. will be better without him this year, addition by subtraction.

6. Florida Gators – You can make a great argument that the Gators should of made it to the last two Final Fours, they lost double digit leads in the final two minutes of the Elite 8 each year. They bring almost everyone back except for point guard Erving Walker. I loved Walker; he was great and clutch, but undersized and could not get to the basket when needed. This year they have basically moved Kenny Boynton to the point and have looked great so far. This team is poised to finally get over the hump

and Kentucky looks to be down, so the SEC is theirs for the taking.5. Syracuse Orangemen – Another team that I think will be better than last year

by a result of addition by subtraction. Last year the Orange basically had two start-ing fives, they were the deepest team in the NCAA, and I think it actually hurt them. This year they are a more solid eight man rotation and I think it will benefit them. Watch out for Michael Carter-Williams.

4. Duke Blue Devils – I am not a big Duke fan, but I do love their coach. They also bring back three starters, most notably sharp shooter Seth Curry. They didn’t have the greatest recruit-ing class, but I really like their mix of shooting and size.

3. NC State Wolf Pack – Four returning starters from a good team last year and three highly touted freshmen coming in, I re-ally like this team in a weakened ACC Conference. I really like their coach, Mark Gottfried, and their star C.J. Leslie is a flat out star.

2. Indiana Hoosiers – Number one in just about, if not all, polls right now, I’m not quite sold. Right now they remind me of the USC Trojans in college football, have a lot coming back, so let’s rank them #1, problem is, guys coming back couldn’t get past Sweet 16 last year. Also they have two guys suspended by NCAA right now who can’t play until they pay money back. If they all come together I love them, but I’m in wait and see mode right now.

1. Louisville Cardinals – This is my team. I love the coach, Rick Pitino, and I love his floor general Peyton Siva. They return

three starters and their two best bench guys from a Final Four team last year that gave the eventual Champion Kentucky Wildcats their toughest game in the tourna-ment. This is the only team I feel comfortable saying I guarantee will make the Final Four.

That is my Top 10 for the 2012-2013 season, not saying the Final Four will be made up of four teams from that list, but that is my Top 10. Enjoy the season.

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Flag football championship matchup all setMatt GreenSpecial [email protected]

Product 19 punched their ticket to the intramural flag football championship after a 48-13 win in the semifinals over the Gainesville Gladiators.

Product 19 got off to a great start early in the game when Ryan Locke intercepted a pass from Gladiators’ quarterback Timothy Williams on the opening possession of the game.

“I saw the play develop and just jumped the route,” Locke said.That interception set the tone for what was to come from the Product 19 defense.

And on Product 19’s ensuing offensive drive, Scott Swanson connected with Bran-don Grindle on a 40-yard touchdown pass that would be the first of many for Swan-son on the day.

After a three-and-out on the Gladiators next possession, Greg Hines took a toss play 60 yards for a touchdown to put Product 19 up 14-0 early on. Hines had a mon-ster game in more ways than one. He finished the game with 65 yards on the ground, 62 through the air, and two touchdowns.

The Gladiators did respond on their next drive to cut the lead to 14-7. There was some controversy before the half, however, as Timothy Williams took

a quarterback-keeper 60 yards for a touchdown. Despite adamant protests from the Product 19 defense that Williams stepped out of bounds, the call was upheld and it was a 20-13 game going into the half in favor of Product 19.

In the second half Product 19 was just too much for the Gladiators and pulled away.

“The second half was the turning point,” Scott Swanson said. “We scored a touch-down on that opening possession and it broke the game wide open.”

Swanson was nearly flawless in this game. He passed for 147 yards and four touch-downs. He also ran for another 81 yards and had a touchdown on the ground.

But the defense is what told the story in this contest. The Product 19 defense tal-lied three sacks, two interceptions, and allowed zero points in the second half.

“Getting pressure on the quarterback was the key to our win,” Kaitlyn Smith said. “It was a team effort, like always.”

Smith did her job harassing the quarterback the whole game, and even managed a sack. She was in the backfield on nearly every single play, keeping the quarterbacks uncomfortable, and forcing them to get rid of the ball before they were ready.

Danny Nguyen, who had two sacks and a touchdown reception, liked what he saw from his team.

“There wasn’t one person you could single out from our team,” Nguyen said. “Pretty much every-body did their part.”

The Gladiators’ other quarter-back Trevor Huth echoed that same assessment.

“They played great defense,” Huth said. “They were playing tight coverage and we just couldn’t get anyone open. They’re a good team, and that’s what good teams do to you.”

Now Product 19 has their eyes set on the championship game, where the undefeated Losers That Win are waiting for them. While they know they are in for a challenge, they remain confident.

“Product 19 is coming for the Losers That Win,” Nguyen said.

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S P o R T S

NFl mid-season review & postseason preview

Heat are the favorites again to win it allMike WilliamsSports [email protected]

The new NBA season is under way and it has already been full of surprises and excitement. A lot of moves were made this offseason, most notably the Lakers add-ing the best center in the NBA, Dwight Howard, and then firing their head coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start.

The reigning Western Conference Champion Okla-homa City Thunder surprised everyone when they traded Sixth Man of the Year James Harden just days before the season started to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin and a slew of draft picks.

The biggest surprise without a doubt so far though has been the start the New York Knicks have gotten off too.

They started 6-0 with wins over the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs before finally falling to the Mem-phis Grizzlies, but still have a 7-1 record and look like they may give the Heat a run for their money in their quest to repeat as champions.

As usual, in both conferences the usual suspects are expected to contend.

In the Western Conference, the Thunder, Lakers, Spurs, Grizzlies and Clippers, the same top five from last year, are expected to finish the same way this year in some order.

Right now the Grizzlies and Clippers youth and depth have them looking like the best two teams so far. The Spurs continue to play steady basketball, but have already lost twice to the Clippers, while the Lakers have won 4 of 5 since they fired their coach to get to .500.

My sleeper team in the West would have to be the Minnesota Timberwolves who have started 5-4 despite missing their top two players, Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. By the time the playoffs roll around they should be at full strength and very dangerous.

In the Eastern Conference the Miami Heat again look like the team to beat on paper with about ten other teams that will fight all year for the other seven playoff spots.

The Knicks, Nets and Celtics look like the only sure bets to make the playoffs with teams like the Hawks, Pacers, Bucks, 76ers and Bulls the best bets to challenge for the last four spots.

When it’s all said and done I think the Heat will defi-nitely represent the Eastern conference in the Finals for the third straight year and probably face off against ei-

ther the Clippers or Grizzlies, with Minnesota being a sleeper to make it if they can get healthy and stay that way.

No matter whom it ends up being from the Western Conference though I see LeBron and the Heat repeat-ing as NBA Champions.

At any rate it should be a great season. Enjoy.

LeBron, Wade and Bosh look to lead the Heat to back to back titles.

Special to paper

Michael MullinsSports [email protected]

We are(slightly past) the midway point in the 2012 NFL season.

We’ve seen Rookie QB’s take the league by storm, the Jets con-tinue their fall into the abyss and the Falcons win nine out of 10 games for the first time.......like ever.

We’ll take a look at who will win each division, the playoffs, who goes to and wins the Super-bowl and the NFL MVP.

Starting with the hometown team, the Atlanta Falcons are 9-1. They’ve won in blowouts, down to the wire nail-bitters and then some down right ugly wins. But the fact is that they are find-ing a way to win games even when they aren't at their best. The only problem is we don’t know what there best is. We saw them jump all over Peyton Manning and the Broncos in week two at home only to almost blow a 20 point lead and hang on at the end.

Then we saw them blow out a bad Eagles team on the road but we’ve also seen them struggle against teams that they have no business struggling with(i.e. Pan-thers, Raiders, Cardinals). To be fair there is no such thing as an “easy” game in the NFL but still you should not have to be saved by last second field goals at home to bad teams. Still the Falcons hold a 4 game lead in the division with 5 games left. If the Falcons can beat rival New Orleans on Thursday then they’ll be sitting pretty in the division with the NFC South and the number

one seed in the playoffs. On the other side of the country the San Francisco

49ers and coach Jim Harbaugh are proving that last year was no fluke. Yes they Minnesota and tied St. Louis but in the other games they have look flat out dominant in their wins, most recently an absolute demolition of the

Chicago Bears. Their division rival, Seattle Seahawks are two games back but San Francisco should and will pull away in the end and lock up the two seed in the NFC and leave Seattle the Wild Card.

In the NFC North the Bears and Green Bay Packers are tied at 7-3. After a slow start the Packers are hitting their stride and the division will ultimately come down to their game with the Bears on December 16 in Chicago. I’ll take Green Bay to win the game and the division leaving Chicago the second wild card.

The NFC east is wide open with all four teams with-in three games of one another. However the Eagles are fading fast and I’ll count on the Cowboys to be the Cowboys and screw up some how. In my upset pick I’ll take the Redskins and magnificent rookie QB Robert Griffin III. to win the division and leave the Giants at home in January.

Since Im running out of room I’ll keep the AFC short.

1.Houston 2. New England 3. Baltimore 4. Denver 5. Pittsburgh 6. Indianapolis.

As for the Super Bowl I might upset some Falcons fans(myself included) and pick the 49ers to represent the NFC. I look at the Falcons and their inability to convert short yardage situations and the run defense,

both of which the 49ers excel in and think this will be the team’s achilles in the playoffs. Sorry Falcons fans, at the beginning of the season I was all over this team. Now, even though they are still winning, not so much.

In the AFC I like Houston. To me they are the most complete team in the league and will go on to win the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

My NFL MVP up until last Sunday was Matt Ryan. Five interceptions in one game later he has been knocked off his perch by Peyton Manning. Im sorry but MVP’s don’t throw five picks in one game, even if some of them weren’t his fault. Well as finals approach and students get bogged down with studying remember to put some quality time in with you and the NFL. It never fails.

Houston RB Arian Foster runs for a touchdown against Jaguars.

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F E A T U R E S & o P I N I o N S

Hey! Long time no talk. R U free 2 hang tonite.

I mite be, for you.... ;)

Elise PerkinsStaff [email protected]

Whether you are currently in a rela-tionship or out and about, it is safe to say that due to the increased presence of social media and online dating, the dat-ing world has changed. Old stereotypes need not apply. The lines have blurred, the rules have been reinterpreted and this generation is doing things differ-ently.

Instead of asking for a date in per-son, date invites happen over the phone. Texting has become the cornerstone of communication in today’s relationships. Who hasn’t heard about a breakup via text? Wabout asking someone out over a text? Starting your relationship behind the veil of text prevents a real connec-tion.

Somewhere along road between when a boy asks girl out and getting to happily ever after we have gotten lost. Decoding that middle part has become a little diffi-cult for many of us. After the first text in-vite (which is not advisable, by the way) how should you conduct yourself on the

first date? Chances are face-to-face com-munication isn’t your strong suit since you no longer have your phone to hide behind, so it can be tricky.

Is it okay to go beyond a kiss or two on the first date? When exactly is it the right time to...you know.

Does it depend on the person or the length of time you’ve been dating them? When are you exclusive? Is it a point in time, a certain act of affection, or a ver-bal conformation that is no longer okay to see anyone else?

These are just a few questions I’ve found it a little difficult to answer, espe-cially when reading people can be diffi-cult.

No one wants to be considered a slut, but when there are certain stigmas out there, it is a lot to think about when ven-turing into the dating world. Good date/bad date? Kiss or no kiss? First base or third? The standard kiss goodnight has somehow transformed into everything from a little of this to a whole lot of that. With many factors to consider, attrac-tion, morals, location; ending a date has the potential to be more stressful than the date itself.

is dating even dating in the age of texts, pings, tweets, ims and dms?

What do you expect on the first date?A) Good conversation and a goodnight kiss if it goes well.B) To be wined and dined of course. That determines the ending...C) The let’s watch a movie routine; your place or mine.D) Well, I wouldn’t call it a date. It’s more of a hang-out, chill thing. do you date more than one person at a time?A) No, one date at a time.B) yes, but two is my max.C) I keep a few around ‘til I pick the one I want.D) Hello Hefner! I’ll have the twins please, triplets if you’ve got them. At what point does it become exclusive?A) Third date minimum. I know by then whether it’s a go or not.B) After the deed is done. I don’t do that with just anyone.C) When we make it clear we no longer like the idea of sharing.D) I prefer to not be tied down...ever.

is this a date? or just a hang out? How do you deal with dating?

take this mini-quiz and really think about how you play the dating game.

KM StameyContributing [email protected]

Have you ever walked out of a movie the-ater after watching a terrible movie feeling completely defeated and thinking, “Wow, I will never get those two hours back?”

That’s how I began feeling about Facebook. Facebook was like this addictive relation-

ship that I knew wasn’t good for me but I still refused to break up. Two hours would fly by and I’d be left realizing that I had just tossed them away like they meant nothing by look-ing at a stranger’s vacation pictures, scoffing at a few ridiculous status updates, and declin-ing 100 game requests.

Ouch. It quickly became clear to me that Face-

book is a nefarious vortex that will fero-ciously suck the life out of anyone who gives it more attention than it deserves.

I began thinking of ways to cut back but I would still sign on every few hours out of habit and even if I only spent five minutes perusing its

superficiality, I would be left questioning if I had enough friends, fun, and whether or not it was time to add an updated picture to my, “Me,” album.

I was almost positive that I looked slightly different than that picture I posted last week.

It was time for the Facebook obsession to end and though I felt a horrible heart break coming on, approximately three months ago I deactivated my account and I haven’t looked back.

Facebook has stalked me a few times but I ignore it because I’ve moved on. Since then, I have realized that it is pretty awesome to not be on Facebook .

I could think of many more benefits to ditching Facebook but quite honestly, the break up is ancient history to me and it’s time to live. Facebook…we are never ever getting back together!

FiVE rEASoNS to StAy oFF FACEBooK

1) No FAKE FriENdS: Have you ever been out at the gro-cery store and bumped into someone that you know is a friend of yours on Facebook but they completely ignore you and act like they have no idea who you are? That’s rather disturbing and I gladly no longer have to deal with that awkwardness.

2) No morE ComPAriSoNS: I no longer feel bad that I don’t cook gourmet meals every night, hand make my daughter’s hair bows, or seemingly take a beach vacation every weekend. My life is mine and I have no idea what anyone else is up to. Pure bliss.

3) No morE NArCiSSiSm: I rarely take pictures because I’m too busy actually enjoying whatever it is that I’m doing and this ‘living in the moment,’ is much better than sharing some version of my life with 300 people who really couldn’t care less. No more duck face, no more mirror pictures, and no more skimpy dresses with uncomfortable high heels.

4) No tAGS: No one tags me in unflattering pictures, I don’t feel the need to tag my friends as they sit across the table from me at a restaurant, and no one died or lost a limb when I vacationed in Charleston and didn’t share it with them.

5) PriVACy rEStorEd: Facebook has become notorious for knowing anything and everything about its members and not only will they allow pop up ads but they will straight up alter your newsfeed without your consent based on what-ever they ‘think’ you want to see. No thanks, big brother.

Facebook, we are never, ever getting back together

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Grandma Suea)owns 12 Catsb)Smells like a Litter Boxc)All of her clothes are covered in cat haird)Does not talk, just smiles and nodse)Falls asleep but everyone thinks (hopes) she diedFavorite Food(1)Friskies, will eat Fancy Feast if not available

Aunt Rhondaa)When she is done talking you can hear a pin drop because she sucks the sound of the room and regurgitates itb)The loudest and most annoying voicec)Her laugh sounds like a hyenad)Always talks about the last guy who left her, but she is over him now because she is independent and knows that she will meet a new guy that will be good for her.e)300 pounds on a good dayFavorite Food(1)Stuffing, she can stuff a bunch into face so she shut ups momen-tarily.

Aunt Margerinaa)Wears the most colorful clothesb)Eats Veganc)Believes the Universe brought the family together for the holidayd)Does not believe in shaving/deodorant so she smells like a tree and looks like she has tree bark growing out of her armpitsFavorite Food1)Grass, hand picked from the yard

Uncle Loua)Always drunkb)Has a new conspiracy theory each holidayc)Talks about time in VietnamFavorite Food1)Turkey legs because they are tough just like him

Max MagerStaff [email protected]

Every holiday season we are forced to be around our extended family. Some of them we look forward to seeing again every year, and then there are the family members you pray you don’t have to sit next to at the dinner table. Here are five of these embarassing and annoying family members.

Holiday headaches

Cousin Samuela)Always wears little kid suitsb)Cries if he does not get to watch Nickelodeon even when everyone else wants to watch footballc)Thinks he gets to eat before everyone else doesd)Mommy’s Boy beyond reasonFavorite Food1)Macaroni and Cheese (prepared by his mother or he won’t eat it)

Matt HobbsStaff [email protected]

Don’t you guys just love revenge games? In “Dishon-ored” you play the role of Corvo Attano, a bodyguard framed for the assassination of the Empress he is sup-posed to protect. After being imprisoned you make an escape with the aid of a group of people who believe you are innocent.

Following the prison break, Corvo is visited by The Outsider, a mysterious and powerful being, and given a mark in his dream. When Corvo wakes up, he finds he has been given supernatural abilities.

This is when the game truly gets interesting. At this point in the game, Corvo crosses over into B.A.M.F. ter-ritory. Now that Corvo has been given his mark, players can use runes found throughout the game as currency to purchase new abilities.

Don’t try to stop me Smee, it’s time to check out a few of these powers. Players can use Blink, which is a form of teleporting and can be used to scale buildings to stay hidden all stealth-like. Dark vision will allow players to see enemies through walls and other objects. It also provides a cone showing the enemy’s line of sight. Bend time will either slow down or stop time giving Corvo time to escape or to kill a group of enemies.

Though it is not an open world game, “Dishonored” does a great job of making you feel as though it is. The city of Dunwall looks amazing. It was modeled after 1800’s London. In this society, whale oil is the most precious resource. It is used to power the entire city.

The rich live in guarded palaces, while the poor inhabit the streets with the rats infected by the plague and are regulated by armed guards with giant mechanical legs called Tall Boys.

The gameplay is absolutely solid. The fighting is smooth, fun, and challenging and the movement is crisp. It is extremely fun being creative with your abili-ties and fluidly executing them in sequence. I can’t help but feel a little bit like Mel Gibson when cutting my en-emies down ‘n’ getting’ all bloody like in “The Patriot.”

You can choose to be stealthy and take non-lethal routes on almost every enemy encounter, or you can kill everyone. Who cares, right? Well you should, be-cause it has a direct influence on the way the game plays out. Let’s just say, things could get quite dark if you go all Mel too often.

Overall this game is excellent and if you are alive, you should play it. No exceptions, no excuses.

I give this game 8.5 out of 10 “Oh Yeahs.”

revenge was never sweeter than in ‘dishonored’

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Audrey Williams Editor-in-Chief

The Compass turns into The Anchor

Hello faithful readers of The Compass! I’d like to welcome you to a very special edition of the paper.

Notice anything different?As a way of celebrating the

last time we’ll be “GSC’s stu-dent newspaper,” we decided to dig through the archives of GSC to find what this old school had been up to in years past.

Turns out there’s a lot to be dug up.

As we go forward as UNG, it feels good to get a little nos-talgic. Looking through issues of the school’s old newspaper,

The Anchor, was a great source of inspiration for this issue and provided a lot of laughs.

To think, we had sports teams and homecoming danc-es!

Overall, looking back at what we were makes me feel less apprehensive about what we will become when the merge is complete.

While we’re finding out what that is, take a look back with us.

The following pages are filled with stories from The Anchor and paint the perfect picture of GSC life passed.

GAINESVILLE STATE CoLLEGE, GAINESVIILE GEoRGIA 30501 November 29, 2012Volume 18, Number 3

More from GSC’s past with stories from The Anchor

For more of GSC’s history, including photos, issues of the annual (The Fathom), and of the student paper, look in the Shared Class Files under Archive.

At left, an always-helpful Gainesville Junior College security guard provides a jump for a student in 1979. The GSC Police still do this!

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From the Dean oF StuDentS:We take this opportunity to express official

thanks to the Circle K Club members for their ef-forts toward a most successful Howdy Dance on Saturday evening, October 29. Special commen-dation is in order to so many students who partici-pated and who showed exemplary behavior. On the whole, those present conducted themselves as top-notch young men and women should. Thanks to those who made the occasion possible and to a fine student body!

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95 percent completed.The campus site is surrounded by a scene of peaceful se-

renity. Beautiful trees and plants will surround the campus, giving students and faculty the proper climate for study and contemplation. Students will be able to take refuge in the quiet of the beautiful courtyards.

A wonderful dream, isn’t it? Well before you know it, it may come true! Meanwhile, GJC’s already bulging student body of some 400 will continue in the temporary quarters doing the same caliber work that would have to be done no matter where the classes met.

completed the Junior College program at North Georgia College. After serving in the Air Force as an aviation cadet, he entered Mercer Univer-sity for the junior year and the University of Georgia for his BS in Education degree. His de-grees, earned from the University while teach-ing the public schools at Rockmart, Ga., and Albany, Ga., include the BS in Education, with teaching majors in science and social studies, in 1945; and the M.Ed. in 1947.

President Mills’ doctorate was earned while on the staff of the University of Georgia. At the time of his election to the Gainesville Junior College Presidency, Dr. Mills was associate professor of Education at the University.

Dr. Mills is also a family man. He is married to the former Evelyn Heath, a registered nurse, and has three children: Milton, 17; Ralph, 14; and Becky, 9. Dr. Mills enjoys camping with his family whenever possible during recreation periods. His present residence is on a wooded farm near the Gainesville Junior College site.

We here at Gainesville Junior College have a President of whom we can be very proud, and one who, with our cooperation, can lead Gainesville Junior College forward so as to be-come one of the best educational institutions in the state of Georgia.

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At a recent meeting of the Georgia Associa-tion of Junior Colleges held in Columbus at the Columbus College, the Gainesville Lakers were accepted as members in the Georgia Jr. College Athletic Association and will participate in com-petitive sports. Dr. Mills and Mr. Ball pointed out that we will not be eligible for championship com-petition in basketball until next season, but that we will complete a full schedule this year. It was also noted that we are eligible for championship con-tention in baseball this year. CheerLeaDerS PraCtICe

On Monday, October 17, GJC began its quest for outstanding cheerleaders. Eighteen girls reported for the first work session. From this group the six school cheerleaders will be cho-sen by a selected faculty committee and outside experts. Miss Barbara Landers, their sponsor, said that the girls have shown fine spirit and that she believes that the selected team will od a great job representing the new LAKERS on November 19, when GJC has its first home bas-ketball game of the season.

The ANCHOR congratulates these girls for their display of energy and spirit and asks that every GJC student get ready to back the LAK-ERS at their game against Columbus which will be played in the Gainesville High Gym, Nov. 19, at 8:00 P.M.

LakerS reaDYto Do BattLe

Coach “Bubba” Ball’s cagers are five weeks old and have never been tested in battle.

The new LAKERS will kick off their first sea-son November 12 against South Ga. Tech. The first home game will be November 19 at 8:00 P.M. when the hardwood five will match skills with Columbus College at the Gainesville High School gym where the home team has been practicing.

“We’re not real fast or real tall, but our boys are real quick and fine ball handlers. The boys have found it a little hard learning the man-on-man de-fense. Most of the boys were used to playing in a zone,” Coach Ball said. “I don’t know how we’re going to do, but I do know we’ll always play to win and play one hundred percent.”

The LAKERS have twenty-one games, ten home, eleven away. Some of the opponents will be: West Ga. Frosh, Shorter Frosh, DeKalb Col-lege, and the University of Georgia’s freshmen team. The complete schedule will be published in the next issue of the ANCHOR.

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Beginning in the next issue, “Waves of the Lakers,” a letters to the editors column, will be-gin. If you have comments, please write them care of the editors and turn them in to the AN-CHOR box in the student lounge room of the Civic Building.

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Four weeks have elapsed since classes be-gan at Gainesville Junior College. For most it has been weeks of confusion, excitement, joy and work. We are truly pioneers in every sense of the word.

The first pioneers had to work together in order to live. Thank goodness, we are civi-lized! They had to face the hardships of the Indians, the wilderness, and the unknown. We too have had to face hardships. One is that our campus is not finished. All of the stu-dents and faculty took this with a smile and made the most of it. A feeling of cooperation has prevailed since the beginning of classes.

The college needs your support, students as well as faculty. You are the backbone of GJC just like the pioneers were the backbone of America. The school paper, The Anchor, and the yearbook, Fathom, also need your support. It is your paper and your annual. Support them by helping if you are called upon for help and by offering constructive criticism and not destructive criticism in their first efforts.

In future years, people will look back on these firsts. We hope they will be justly proud of our publications. Whether these works are great or bad is up to us!!!

—Kerry Turpin, Asst. Editor

Under ordinary circumstances one might not realize just how many different parts an anchor has. The World Book lists the ring, shaft, two hooks, crown, and the chain as the components of an anchor. Each of these parts is vital to the anchor for its proper function. For centuries the anchor has been used as a sure support and a stronghold. Having an an-chorage is a form of security.

Each student and faculty member of this college is a vital part of the Gainesville Ju-nior College anchor. Whtehter we are a part of the main anchor or a supporting link of the chain, each of us has a purpose. Our anchor has its stronghold in education.

The different parts of the anchor can all be directly related to distinguishable phases of our lives. Our ring is the freedom and abil-ity to make decisions. First, we must decide upon a goal, then we must set out to reach this goal, or crown as we shall call it. In order to achieve this crown, however, we must ven-ture down the shaft. This shaft is synonymous with the many hardships and adversities we must encounter and overcome in quest of our crown. If we follow a successful path along the shaft, then we shall undoubtedly reach the crown of our anchor, for us, the crown of suc-cess. Our crown is joined with the two hooks of determination and perseverance.

Here at Gainesville Junior College we have a common crown – education. Whether it will be a crown of success or not is up to us. Some of us have already reached the crown of this anchor in education, others of us are still in the ring of decision while still others are increasing our knowledge. This education we are seeking will help us to become more secure and will help us develop a better sense of good judgment.

We must keep in mind that it is possible to cast an anchor again and again. Our an-chorage in education is but one of the many ports of call we will be making on our voy-age through life, but it is perhaps the most important.

A man with “unusually rich experience in both college work and vocational and techni-cal training” is a good description of our own President here at Gainesville Junior College.

The background of Dr. Hugh M. Mills, Jr., covers college teaching, vocational education counseling, and public school administration. In addition he has also been active in the af-fairs of the Baptist Church having served as a deacon, Sunday School superintendent and teacher, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church in Ath-ens, Ga.

Born in Albany, Ga., President Mills is a graduate of the Albany Public Schools. After his public education in Albany, Dr. Mills

Student bodies like individual students develop person-alities. It is with a feeling of relief that the staff of Gaines-ville Junior College takes notice of the student body preparations for developing a personality through student publications. A voiceless student group often becomes ap-athetic and learning suffers. Thankfully this student body has found some excellent avenues for expression. The Anchor shows promise of becoming a worthwhile college newspaper. The yearbook staff is already hard at work and the Fathom has had its beginning.

Congratulations, students!! Express yourselves cre-atively. Always remember, however, to be willing to ac-cept full responsibility for your words and deeds. Free-dom of speech with accompanying responsibility comes close to the heart of the democratic way of life.

You have an excellent start and the Lakers of GJC have found their voices through the Anchor and Fathom.

an anChor CaSt Into eDuCatIon

From the PreSIDent

Campus Footnotes

PrIDe oF LanIerLanD

Where Do You StanD?Page two the anChor november 7, 1966

Gainesville Jr. College’s First President Dr. Hugh M. Mills, Jr.

Judy Dale

Whichaway’s that new college?

From TheEditor:

Dean of Academic Affairs:Students should make plans with their ad-

visor for pre-registration for Winter quarter. This is being done in order to give students more time to work out their program, as well as to avoid long lines on registration day. Continued on page three

The Anchor StaffFall Quarter 1966

EditorAssistant Editor Business Managers Layout EditorNews EditorFeature Editor Sports Editor Footnote Editors

Exchange EditorDistribution EditorArt EditorPhotographerReporters

BookkeeperFaculty Advisor

JUDY DALEKERRY TURPIN

MITCHELL DEANMARCUS BAILEY

VICKI PEEPLESRANDALL MERRITT

JUDI TURNERTOMMY BYRNES

LINDA DEANBRENDA CARLISLE

BELVA REEVESVICKI MARTIN

ARLENE MEYERSFRED MURPHY

JOAN WALKER, PAULA CLARK,DAVID DALTONPATRICIA MUNDY, BILL CRENSHAW

CONNIE NICHOLSONMISS BARBARA A. LANDERS

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Hopefulness, coupled with oc-casional dismay, despair, anger and frustration, all are prevalent in the voice of President Mills as he dis-cusses the building site. It doesn’t seem likely that students will be able to start classes there on sched-ule. Of course students should have been in by September 22, but that date proved to be erroneous long ago. The contractors then set the date for November 15. As that date is fast approaching, the completion deadline has again been changed to December 1. Most people now sit with their fingers crossed hop-ing that this will be the great day. The contractors legally have until March to finish their work, and they may well wait until then be-fore turning the buildings over to state officials. Yet, Dr. Mills opti-mistically states, “We still hope to be in at least three buildings by the winter quarter.”

Many natural and man-made obstacles have delayed progress on the buildings. They had rain and bad weather during the spring, slowing down progress on the buildings. During the summer, with the return of college students seeking jobs, work was stepped up and ran smoothly. Everybody was saying then that students would be in the buildings on schedule in September. But, in August, the car-penter’s strike which had begun in July, finally affected the college’s building program, and work was virtually at a stand-still.

Students, by this time, had start-ed classes in temporary quarters in the Civic Building and at the First Baptist Church. Since work has re-sumed, it has been slow and cum-bersome because some of the same problems exist. More rain was re-corded in October than any previ-ous October in history which made working conditions impossible for long periods of time, and slowness in the resumption of work by the various contracting groups which were affected by the strike are but two of the present difficulties be-sieging officials.

The campus is located six miles southwest of Gainesville, just off the Atlanta Highway near an inter-change of the I-85 connector now

under construction. It is considered an Atlanta area school because of its location just forty-five miles from Atlanta with Atlanta expand-ing in this direction.

The campus consists of five buildings. The largest building is, of course, the classroom building. This building is now 80 percent completed. It will include fully equipped science and language laboratories as well as regular classrooms. Teachers will have their offices in this building also. Future plans indicate that this building will one day be used for science only, with a new building being constructed for the other classroom subjects. In the center of the building is an open courtyard with benches and our now famous Juniper trees.

Close-by, the library, with its wall to wall carpeting, will wel-come students who wish to avail themselves to a wide range of reading materials. A large reading room, private study rooms, and an extensive record collection will be other notable features of the library. The administrative office complex will also be temporarily housed in the Library building. This building is now 80 percent completed.

The Student Center will include all the conveniences necessary for students spending a full day on campus. Between classes the Stu-dent Center will serve as a place of relaxation and fun. Facilities for student activities will be available there. It is now 60 percent com-plete.

The physical education plant contains a gymnasium and an in-door pool, dressing facilities and a multiple purpose room. Classroom space in this building will be used by the music department until the Fine Arts Auditorium, a building planned for the future, is complet-ed. The athletic fields and tennis courts will be behind the gymna-sium. Work on these has not yet started. The gymnasium is about 50 percent completed.

The maintenance building will include warehouse space and a greenhouse for use in science courses and grounds upkeep. It is

ANCHORWork Continues at GJC Building Site

Volume 1, Number 1 GaiNesVille JuNior ColleGe, GaiNesVille, GeorGia 30501 November 7, 1966

“Give us a place to stand, and we shall move the world.” — Paraphrase from archimedes

Callaway Wins Mock Gubernatorial Election

Architect’s Concept of Gainesville Junior College, Chartered 1965

November 8th is national election day. In Georgia, the voters will go to the polls to vote for either Lester Maddox, the Democratic Candidate, or Howard “Bo” Callaway, the Republican nominee.

On October 31st, the Anchor staff conducted a mock election to determine how GJC students were planning to vote. Of the 176 voting in the poll, 103 were for Callaway, 62 for Maddox, and 11 planned to write in a candidate.

Since most of the voters stand behind Callaway, it is necessary to acquaint the people with his views on some vital issues.

State responsibility: Mr. Callaway promises to give sincere attention to the people’s problems and to the efforts of local governments to solve the problems.

He feels that the first duty of public office is complete honesty and utmost efficiency in the adminis-tration of public funds and public interest.

It is his belief that the Governor should work in close cooperation with each branch of government in seeking the most effective means for carrying out these various tasks.

Callaway feels that the future of our State lies in the ability of our citizens and the future of our citizens lies primarily in the quality of our education.

He believes that before we can get Georgia highways allocated on the basis of need and efficiently built, we must have the leadership in the State Capitol to take the Highway Department out of poli-tics and put it back into the non-political road building business.

Mr. Callaway further states that we must end the neglect of our mentally ill; we should initiate workable programs through which we can end the handicapped treatment of our mentally ill citizens.

Mr. Callaway has a deep and abiding faith in free enterprise, in independent action, and in the American tradition of solving public problems through private efforts.

Randall Merritt, News Editor

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