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Homecoming Results

Juawn Jackson 50.71% Barrett Stanley 45.99%SGA President

Will Stubs 22.89%

Duke Duchess

Montgomery Jones 14.93%

King

David Robeson 19.89%

Queen

Jasmine Krasle 17.31%

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Georgia College’s Home-coming winners were unveiled for the school’s 125th anniver-sary this past weekend.

This year’s Homecoming King was none other than GC’s spirit squad leader and Presi-dent of Thunder Crew, David Robeson.

After being crowned, Robeson said, “It’s just crazy to think about all that Georgia College has been through and where we come from. I thought that I didn’t have a chance to represent Georgia College. I’m so humbled right now.”

Robeson added his mom was his biggest supporter.

“She sent me a text right be-fore this [saying] ‘I love you even if you don’t win, you’re still a king in my heart,’” he said.

Not only did Robeson win Homecoming King but the Thunder Crew’s float took fi rst place at the Milledgeville Homecoming Parade earlier that day.

The 2015 Homecoming Queen was Alpha Delta Pi’s candidate, Jasmine Krasle.

Krasle was wearing a vi-brant red-colored dress and she

epitomized a true queen when she accepted her crown.

“It feels amazing,” Krasle said. “I wouldn’t have done it without the support of every-one.”

The fi rst Duchess of Geor-gia College was Phi Mu’s Montgomery Jones.

“I hope I’ll represent Geor-gia College well for the rest of my years here,” Jones said.

Jones added that she could not have won if it had not been for her sorority sisters supporting her through all the campaigning.

Georgia College’s Home-coming Duke was Delta Sigma Phi’s Will Stubbs.

“I want to thank everyone that supported me through voting and campaigning last week,” said Stubbs, who was proud to represent not only his family but his Delta Sigma Phi brothers as well.

The energy of the GC Homecoming Court was in-fectious as each crowned in-dividual looked forward to rep-resenting their organizations, their fellow Bobcats and GC for the next year.

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This year’s Homecoming Parade celebrated Georgia College’s 125th Anniversary with floats that represented different time periods throughout America’s history.

It was a beautiful morning for GC’s organizations to gather and celebrate the anniversary, and represent themselves through a variety of decade-themed fl oats. This theme was especially fun for the many alumni who were able to make it back to campus for Homecoming weekend.

The parade was led by last year’s Homecoming King and Queen, Nassim Talbi and Sammi Shapiro and gave sororities and fraternities an opportunity to show off their homecoming candidates and fl oat design skills.

“[Delta Zeta] was really proud of their fl oat, [and] it was really great to see DZ being represented by such amazing girls,” said

sophomore Delta Zeta sister Olivia Hart.

Many of the Greek fl oats, such as Zeta Tau Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Theta Chi, stood out with red, white and blue colors, in true American spirit.

“ T h e P r e s i d e n t i a l /American theme of [their] fl oat correlated with the theme of their homecoming candidates campaign for Sam Curl and Niki Martin, which was fi tting for them, since they both love America,” said sophomore Zeta Tau Alpha sister Amanda Lane.

Re-elected SGA President, Juawn Jackson, celebrated the day riding in a red truck, matching the American fl ags that bellowed in the breeze in the truck bed.

Many would agree that the real show stopper was Thunder Crew, whose fl oat included an attached grill, where senior chemistry major and homecoming king candidate David Robeson, cooked hamburgers while walking the parade route. The burgers were then passed out to parade

spectators as they dodged the candy being thrown by the rest of the Thunder Crew executive board.

Thunder Crew board member Abigail Dillon was ecstatic about the old-school theme that Thunder Crew’s fl oat embodied.

“We got old jerseys from Al [Weston] and decided to rock the 125 theme by going old school,” Dillon said.

Another highlight of the event was the landscapers, believe it or not. They rode Hancock Street on lawn-mowers, pulling out all sorts of tricks and turns. The lawnmowers were decorated in blue and green garland, radiating as they drove down the street.

B e t w e e n d e c o r a t e d lawnmowers and passing out hamburgers in the street, the homecoming parade brought together everyone in the Georgia College community for a landmark celebration of the 125th anniversary.

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eMMa nortJe / ContriBUting PhotograPher(Top) Thunder Crew waved their Bobcat pride fl ag as they handed out hamburgers to spectators. (Above) GC mascotThunder made a special appearance at the parade.

Winners of inaugural Homecoming King, Queen, Dutchess, Duke announced at Centennial Center

GC Royalty revealed

John Dillon / Senior PhotograPherDavid Robeson celebrates with Thunder Crew

“It’s just crazy to think about all that Georgia College has been through and where we come from.”

David Robeson,Homecoming King

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The Centennial Center opened its doors to welcome the highly anticipated GC Jamfest 2015 on Feb. 19.

Georgia College students, alumni and Waka Flocka enthusiasts packed the building to its maximum capacity, literally. Students were alerted earlier in the day that the 4,600 tickets allotted for the concert had been sold out, hours before tickets were supposed to stop selling.

The line-up for the night featured GC’s 2014 Battle of the Bands winner, Pay Day, a high-energy rock band from Detroit, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, an indie-progressive band from Nashville, Moon Taxi and rap superstar Waka Flocka Flame.

The diverse musical lineup ensured a night full of entertainment for all in attendance.

Pay Day kicked off the show as the crowd filed in. Setting the energy for the night, the band played several songs, including smooth covers of Beyoncé songs and classics like “No Scrubs” by TLC. The audience sang along, clapped to the beat and cheered on the talented and engaging Georgia College students gracing the stage.

After Pay Day’s set, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas took the stage. The band delivered a high-energy performance including several different musical styles including rock ‘n roll, jazz, R&B and pop. The audience bobbed their heads along to the up-tempo beat.

As Moon Taxi rocked center stage, the audience swayed to the rhythm as hits like “The New Black” and “Morocco” flowed through the speakers. The crowd was growing immensely

in number and also in anticipation. The steps leading to the Centennial Center were packed with people trying to get in to catch the closing act.

The moment came for Waka Flocka to perform and the crowd began chanting and cheering in excitement for him to take the stage. As he appeared, the audience erupted into screams and dancing as students and fans pushed to make their way closer to the stage.

The building was filled with bumping bass and thousands attempted to rap along with Waka. The crowd was taken by surprise as he jumped off stage to join his thousands of fans on the floor. Chaos ensued as the masses swarmed to try to take selfies with, touch or gain bragging rights for partying right beside Waka Flocka.

The party raged at full force for the rest of the concert and even continued downtown for many.

However, several students were not as impressed with the event as a whole, and many left due to feeling overcrowded.

“I don’t think it was even that good. All Waka did was rap and the DJ did the rest,” said Sarah Beth Gilbert, a junior english major. “For as many people who were excited for him and as many tickets that sold, the planners weren’t equipped to handle that many people coming in and especially that many people on the floor.”

Many students considered this homecoming concert to be the most memorable one thus far.

“I liked the variety of music at the concert, and I’m really glad that GCSU was able to get such a popular artist as Waka Flocka to perform,” said Bree Daniels, a junior accounting major. “He was able to keep everyone pumped up and it was really cool when he ran through the crowd.”

waka takes A moon taxi to GCWaka Flocka Fake, Moon Taxi, Jessica Heramdez, Pay Day pack Centennial Center

John Dillon / Senior PhotograPherStudents packed Centennial Center to catch a glimpse of Waka Flocka Flame, Moon Taxi, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, and Pay Day..

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aNgela moryaN, Nick laNDoN, emily WarD aND Jobie PeePleS

Moryan: What’s your favorite tattoo that you have and why?Waka: It’s probably on my neck. It says “Dreams come true.” If you can survive hard times. To me, its like self explanatory. The things I’ve been through and the things I’m doing now

today, it’s like water and oil. You know what I’m say-ing? You just stick together, but you’re always going

to stand out. You’ll always know the difference. I said I’m doing the same thing, but I just do things

more consciously now. You know what I mean? There’s more strategery. It’s fun.

Ward: So, everybody wants to know how you got the name Waka Flocka Flame. What was your inspiration?

Waka: I ate a fortune cookie from a Chinese restaurant. It’s like, “Whoever is reading this should be called Waka Flocka

Flame.” I felt like that was a sensei talking to me. That’s how I got that.

Landon: Who is your favorite rap artist right now?Waka: I just got favorite songs. Like, one of my favorite songs right

now is Rae Sremmurd. “If you wanna go to the bar, drinks on us.” I love them because I don’t buy bottles. I buy shots. I remember when I was like hardcore, super hip-hop. When I was in a club, all I came there [for] was, like, to sweat. You know, to drink alcohol, shots and have fun. Like today it’s all “Who got the most money?” or “Who got the best clothes?” To me, when I go to the club, I don’t go there to sit in a VIP. I walk around this

motherf**ker to socialize. I ain’t go to the club to be judged. That record right there just make me feel like “Hell yeah.” I buy shots. I don’t buy bottles.

Moryan: What do you think your spirit animal is?Waka: That’s a great question. I would say, like, a lion or tiger, but they’re too aggressive. They don’t have, like,

a humble approach. If I was to mix it, I would be like an elephant. [It] is like super humble and chill. But I’d be a tiger, too, because it’s aggressive with it. Big as hell. Calm.

Landon: What are you working on right now?Waka: Just turned in Flockaveli 2. I turned in like

34 tracks just because I don’t know. It ain’t like the music bad. I just don’t know, so i just turn all the

sh*t in like “Oh f**k it. Mix everything. Whatever sounds the best, we taking it.” And I got an electronic

album called “Turn Up God,” and I’m like 60 percent done on that. I just wanted to change the song like hip

hop and electronic. I wanted to create a new, I don’t know. Just go play with it.

Peeples: So who would you say you’re target audience is?Waka: I don’t have one. People. Just have a good time. I

like entertainment. There’s a difference. I’m not here to go in the history books for the best lyrics. F**k no! I just wanna have a

good time. I feel like music, there’s always going to be somebody in music to make you have a good time.

Moryan: What was your craziest concert experience?Waka: I’d say St. Patrick’s Day last year. I was with my boy Benji. I

swear to God I was probably drunk at 12:40. Three o’clock, I was pissy. Like Vegas Mardis Gras drunk. And I don’t know where the hell it came from. I didn’t have no show or nothing. Just popped up. I was in South Carolina. I didn’t know what the f**k I was getting myself into. There was like 7,000 just random people, all green on. After all I know, it was “Waka Flocka, yo! Take shots!” You know, your boy is like “Yeah, let’s go green. Let’s get it!” Next thing you know, it’s f**ked up. I was asleep by six, seven o’clock. I woke up at like one, like “Yeah, it’s over.” St. Patrick’s Day was my best day of last year.

“I would be like an elephant. [It] is like super humble and

chill.”

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Colonnade: How did you create this indie-progressive rock in the capital of country music?

Moon Taxi: There were a few bands that opened the door for us to walk through. KOL and The Features were a few. People in Nashville aren’t all country either. There are a ton of smaller bands that make up the scene here that have nothing to do with country. Venues as well.

Colonnade: What current bands do your draw inspiration from as a Nashville rock band?

Moon Taxi: We listen to all kinds of music, so you’d have to ask each one of us individually. I’ve always been a fan of BRMC.

Colonnade: What do you see as your greatest accomplishment in your career so far?

Moon Taxi: Playing Bonnaroo in 2012 was a big moment for me. Trevor and I went to the very fi rst Bonnaroo in 2002 and watched bands playing on the same stage we would play 10 years later. We wanted to do it back then, and fi nally had the opportunity after a ton of patience and hard work.

Colonnade: Had you ever heard of Milledgeville, Georgia prior to your offer to come play Georgia College’s Homecoming?

Moon Taxi: Of course.

Colonnade: What is your band’s spirit animal?

Moon Taxi: Clearly a wolf,because they howl at the moon.

“[we’re] Clearly a wolf, because they howl at the moon.”

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Calling all intoxicated college students and frat boys! It’s that time of year again – time to jam to gothic pop, indie rock and rap/hip-hop all within three hours.

The university is obviously trying to appeal to everyone’s musical preferences with a Milledgeville-style music festival. That’s really the only way to describe the Homecoming Committee’s obsession with mixing completely different genres.

This year’s Moon-Taxi-and-Waka-Flocka-Flame-double-headliner set actually got me more excited than last year’s Travis Porter. Finally, a song from the headlining rapper I knew prior to the concert performer announcement!

But Waka sadly disappointed.GC’s own Pay Day opened

up the concert. Their musical talent seemed adequate, but I say “seemed” because the technicians had the instruments so loud that I couldn’t hear David Dingess’ vocals well enough to make a sufficient judgment.

The frat pre-gaming must’ve been coming to a close around the end of Pay Day’s set. It was like the floodgates opened and waves of intoxicated, obnoxious fraternity boys with backwards hats somehow all gathered right around my friends and me.

They were just in time for the Detroit sounds of Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, also known as that random group that the university insists on including even though no one ever cares who they are or how their music is.

Maybe next year we can save the money we paid the second opening act to get a bigger name to headline the concert, considering the only real cheers the group received were when they started their final song.

Moon Taxi then took the stage after a short DJ intermission. By then, the pushy, inconsiderate people around us had gotten the better (really the worst) of our nerves, so we plowed our way out of the ridiculous mix of Mocals and college kids straight to the seats.

There, I could actually enjoy the chill folkie tunes of Moon Taxi while having a clear view of the performers. Their voices were flawless, and their songs were catchy. No, I couldn’t break down to the bass or dominate the rap verses, but they were entertaining and worth 35 minutes of my life.

Then came Waka, much to the joy of the 4,600 ticket holders.

But it took him what seemed like an eternity to actually get on stage. He just let his personal DJ butcher multiple popular hip-hop songs. He cut the songs as soon as the crowd would start to get into them, with his ever-so-original repetition of “Hold up!” as the only transition.

Finally, Waka came on stage, but only for a fleeting second. He was quickly in the middle of the crowd, which was fun for the first five minutes. But as the set proceeded, the stunt soon turned rotten, as only the few people around him could actually see him.

He rapped even less than he was on stage. The real headliner should’ve been Waka Flocka’s DJ, based on the amount of rapping he did.

The worst part of the whole night was the horrible decision Waka made to cut his famous “No Hands” after only about two minutes. The song I had prepared myself mentally and physically to rap and dance to was quickly ripped out of my hands just to be replaced by the insistent repetition of “Waka” and “Flocka.” Over and over and over.

The live DJ stole the show, literally. He wouldn’t get off the stage on time before the start of Waka Flocka’s set. But the more of the DJ music, the better. The beats he spun were definitely the highlight of the show and the most danceable, too – two facts I find completely dependent on one another.

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Tent City rages in Centennial Square

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Last Saturday I went to one of the biggest events

Georgia College has to offer - Tent City. It was my first

time going, and I am happy to report that I will be back next

year.When I first heard about the

event, I did not know what to expect. In my mind, I pictured a couple student organizations giving away free goodies and a medium-sized crowd of GC

students. I threw on a green shirt in support of the Bobcats and headed over to Tent City.

Upon arrival the smell of hamburgers, pizza, and BBQ caught my attention.

Overpowering my senses, was the loud music, laughter and chatter of students. As I got

closer and closer to the small section of grass behind the

Centennial Center, I slowly realized that Tent City was

much bigger than I thought. It was huge. There were

more tents then I could count on two hands. There were

more students than I had ever imagined. Sororities,

fraternities and other student organizations decked out their

tents with decorations and Greek letters. It was a colorful

arrangement of school spirit.I made my way through

countless students to get a glimpse of every tent.

The sorority tents were decorated like a Pinterest board dream. There were

bright colors, flowers, balloons and sheet signs galore.The fraternity brothers

did not take decorations into consideration when it came to their tents. It was mostly

centered around the food and booze. Most of the fraternities lined the outside of their tents

with corn hole sets, inviting passersby to play.

The Thunder Crew was the stand-out tent in my eyes. They offered free food to any

student that walked by. It is no surprise that they were friendly and full of school

spirit. Overall, Tent City is an

event that I look forward to in the future. It was nice to

see students and alumni come together in support of their

Bobcats. I cannot wait until next year.

Sarah DickeNS@gcSuNaDe

Sounds of loud music boomed across Centennial Square as Georgia College students, faculty and alumni walked around enjoying the musical tunes from Singers Eric Burelson, Sierra Watkins, Cameron Hamby and Madii Rey Davis filled the air.

Tents began to fill up for the much anticipated Tent City around 9 a.m., and artists took the stage at noon.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) chose the singers for Tent City entertainment.

“The bands that were chosen were a mixture of bands from previous Homecoming days and from the Battle of the Bands,” said senior exercise science major Chloe Barrett. “They had done an excellent job performing in the past, therefore CAB thought they would all be good choices.”

Barrett thinks highly of her choices and their future.

“These are some of GC’s most talented musicians and are definitely ones to watch in the future,” Barrett said.

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member and senior biology major, Ted Etienne enjoyed the music because it formed camaraderie among the GC campus.

“[Tent City] is very diverse,” Etienne said. “There is more than one group out here that everybody likes, and they are doing a great job entertaining.”

Senior economics major Cullen Wallace spent his Tent City time at the Thunder Crew tent, where free hot dogs and hamburgers were given out for Bobcat fans as the bands’ sounds entertained Tent City goers.

For Wallace, all aspects of the music were pleasurable.

“[The music] is easy to listen to because it has a good sound,” Wallace said. “It is easy to listen to while talking and hanging out with friends. [The singers] do a good job setting up the scene for Tent City.”

With yet another Tent City music fest in the history books, Bobcat fans can look forward to the sounds of local and student bands entertaining GC’s biggest tailgate for years to come.

Karley speer / Staff PhotograPherStudent bands entertained tailgating Bobcats at Tent City with a combination of original music and covers.

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The Georgia College men’s basketball team fought a competitive homecoming game against Georgia Southwestern State University, but lost 72-80 Saturday evening, breaking their two-game win streak on Feb. 21.

The Bobcats won the tip and quickly put four points on the board to start the game with a positive atmosphere. The fans rallied with enthusiasm when GC tied the game 38-38 at the end of the first half, promising a compelling fi nish.

The men battled for a tight game, neither team taking control until

the final 13 minutes of the game when Georgia Southwestern took the lead for good. With 10 minutes remaining, the Bobcats gave up an uncontested seven-point run to the Hurricanes, allowing them to take control of the game.

The hopes of a close game were slowly dying when an open lane violation was called with two minutes to spare. This got the fans back in the game, and the Bobcats were able to shorten the gap to a fi ve-point lead.

“We played hard,” said junior guard Ryan Blumenthal. “We just couldn’t get defensive stops when we needed to.”

This was visible in the 14 second-chance shots

Georgia Southwestern had in comparison to GC’s four. Even though Georgia Southwestern only had a slightly higher 3-point percentage, they still attempted eight more shots from behind the arc.

Both teams fought hard, fi nishing exhausted. Overall, Georgia College shot 26-54 from the fi eld. Redshirt junior guard Terrell Harris lead the team with 23 points and junior guard Dwight Anderson was close behind with 16. Senior forward Larrentis Thomas led the Bobcats with eight rebounds.

GC lost again on Feb. 25, falling 83-65 to Lander on senior night. GC fi nished the season 9-19 and will not make the playoffs.

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The Georgia College Lady Bobcats clinched a spot in the Peach Belt Conference tournament on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a 73-64 win over the Georgia Southwestern State University Hurricanes.

Senior guard Shanteona Keys led all scorers with 24 points and added 13 rebounds, recording a d o u b l e - d o u b l e . Addi t ional ly, senior guard Enisha Donley and sophomore guard Lindsey Reed combined for 30 points to help lead the team to victory.

GC once trailed by more than seven points, but they battled through the ups and

downs, taking advantage of the homecoming energy.

“There were a few times when our composure was rattled a little bit,” senior guard Kayla Upchurch said. “I think we did a good job of keeping our composure, and pushing through certain things.”

Offensively the team did a great job getting to the free throw line, shooting 25 free throws and making 76 percent of them. The team was also able to out-rebound Georgia Southwestern by 15 boards.

“We rebounded the ball extremely well,” fi fth-year Head Coach Maurice Smith said. “It was one of our best rebounding performances of the year. It was big for us.”

However, Georgia College struggled with turnovers as they coughed the ball up 25 times. Georgia Southwestern scored 16 points off of GC’s miscues.

“We had too many turnovers,” Smith said. “You don’t when a lot of basketball games with 25 turnovers, but we made it up in other areas.”

With this much needed win, the Lady Bobcats put themselves into the post-season for a chance to win the Peach Belt Conference Championship.

“We knew what we needed to do,” senior forward Belinda Schaafsma said. “Moving forward into the tournament is going to be great for us.”

However, Georgia

College struggled with turnovers as they coughed the ball up 25 times. Georgia Southwestern scored 16 points off of GC’s

“We had too many turnovers,” Smith said. “You don’t when a lot of basketball games with 25 turnovers, but we made it

With this much needed win, the Lady Bobcats put themselves into the post-season for a chance to win the Peach Belt Conference

“We knew what we needed to do,” senior forward Belinda Schaafsma said. “Moving forward into the tournament is going to

Men drop eight straight

ellie SMith / Senior PhotograPherJunior guard Dwight Anderson fi ghts for a layup. He fi nished with 16 points, 5 assists.

GC loses third homecoming game in a row

ellie SMith / Senior PhotograPherSenior guard Shanteona Keys shoots a free throw against the Hurricanes, going 12-12 from the line, 6-12 from the fi eld. She also posted 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steal and 3 blocks.

2014 -15 SEASON SUMMARY Record: 1 4 - 1 2 , 8-3 @ HomeOutscored Opponents 65 - 63Field Goal Percentage: .424 3-Point Percentage: .369 Rebounds Per Game: 37.4