The GeorgetonianThe GeorgetonianNovember 13, 2013 Volume CXXXIII Issue 10

Several cars with slashed tires found Tuesday By CAITLIN KNOX Editor-in-Chief

On Monday night, Nov. 11, there were several cars with slashed tires on campus, as well as around Georgetown. One impacted student was junior Haley Midkiff, whose van had two slashed tires on the passenger side and one punctured tire. She was parked across from the music building on Jackson Street. Two other

cars were seen with flat tires close by.

Sargent Jason Bruner from the Georgetown Police Department said, “The first shift sergeant did respond to several different incidences of tires being slashed.” Bruner said that although some of the incidents were in the college campus area, several more were reported off campus as well.

The police have not been

able to catch the culprit(s), and “there are no suspects at pres-ent,” said Bruner. He encour-ages students to be on the lookout for suspicious charac-ters. “Chances are if they don’t look like a student, they aren’t, and they are up to no good,” he said. “If anybody sees anyone suspicious, especially at odd hours (like 11 p.m. to 6 p.m.), don’t hesitate to call campus safety and the police department.”

WRVG hosts open forum tomorrowBy CALIESHA COMLEY News Editor

The WRVG Student Radio Station is hosting an open forum on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. in Asher 112. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and administra-tion who make up the George-town Tiger family. This event is Nexus pending.

The forum is being pre-sented as an opportunity for the college community to con-vene to celebrate the things they enjoy about campus and express concerns for the things they do not.

Daniel Chick, the News and Information Manager for WRVG, and Sydney Mosko

the station’s General Man-ager have collaborated on this event, which has been in the making since the beginning of the year. The WRVG represen-tatives also see this forum a great way to “kick-off Dr. G r e e n e ’ s presidency and open discourse in a time of transi-tion.”

Dean of Students Laura Wyly and Associate Dean of Students James Koeppe will serve as panelists and will address questions from the audience. Chick will moderate the forum.

The forum asks students to probe their minds about campus culture, what keeps them on campus and what things they would like to

change. The forum is framed in context of improvements that can be made in the future while reflecting on the great things are already happening at GC.

“Often, campus news does not trickle down well to stu-dents,” explained Chick. “The

demand for artificial stability has also stifled discourse on this campus.”

This event is also a time for myths and misconcep-tions about recent or lingering campus news to be clarified. The hope is that the forum

will provide cultural enhancement for the

campus community and create open dia-logue for increased

understanding.Topics of discus-

sion may include but are not limited to events on campus, residence life poli-cies and freshman concerns. Additionally, the forum may address recent unpopular decision made concerning, for example, the Board of Trustees’ decision to decline protests for a revised non-discrimination

Radio helps students get answers to campus issues policy for faculty. Students are also encouraged to discuss why they came to GC and why they have decided to stay.

Chick also encourages stu-dents to, “Be respectful, but don’t be afraid to voice your concerns.” The Open Forum was designed to foster discus-sion and a sense of community at Georgetown College.

If students cannot attend, or do not feel comfortable ini-tiating discussion at the event, they are free to email questions or concerns to either Chick (dchick0) or Mosko (smosko0) before the forum begins.

WRVG will not broadcast the event, but radio represen-tatives plan to write a sum-mary of the discussion which will be published in the next issue of The Georgetonian.

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Some students woke up to find their tires slashed.

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Student groups embark on College Quest at Georgetown

By ANDREA BELLEWStaff Writer

Why are large groups of elemen-tary, middle and high school stu-dents found in the Caf some days? Some GC students think it is because the Admissions office is bringing in these students in an attempt to recruit at younger ages. An interview with Michelle Lynch from Admissions pro-vided more information.

The program that these students are participating in is called College Quest – a non-recruitment, service program specific to Georgetown Col-lege that is about college access and readiness.

It was created about a year ago because the Admissions office was receiving multiple requests from teachers to have their students visit campus to help them teach college readiness and to instill the value of a college education, all while immersed in a college atmosphere.

College Quest is mainly intended for middle school students – 5th to 8th grade – but sometimes elementary and high schools request to participate as well. The program does cater to the differences in education and age levels between elementary, middle and high school.

Elementary students get to eat lunch on campus, but they mostly stay on Giddings and do not receive GPA education.

Middle school students eat lunch on campus as well, but they get a small tour of the campus – not inside the residence halls, but in some class-rooms and a few other places around campus. Middle school students also

receive GPA education. For high school groups, it is the

same as for middle school students, except they make it slightly recruit-ment based since high schoolers are at a time when picking a college is important.

GPA educa-tion is an import-ant part of the program because middle school is usually when students first start dealing with a GPA. The stu-dents gather on Giddings Lawn to play a GPA game where each student receives a sign with a GPA score on it – such as 2.7 or 3.5 – and draws a scenario card. Then the group discusses how the drawn scenario will affect the partic-ular students’ GPA. For example, a scenario card could say that a student has missed three weeks of school and then the group will most likely dis-cuss how the student’s GPA will be negatively impacted.

The importance of maintaining a good GPA for college and career pur-poses is emphasized and the difference between high school and college GPA’s are also discussed.

Ms. Lynch talked about how the program has been very successful so far. The teachers who request to

participate love it, and students get excited because it is very interactive and they relate to the college stu-dents they see. The program itself

and the college atmosphere help make college seem like a more realistic option for the students.

To further support this, Lynch said, “Studies show that the sooner students are exposed to col-lege the more likely it is that they will go.”

Despite that, very few other colleges have a college readi-ness program and none like this. In fact, word about

College Quest and how great it is has spread so quickly among teachers that the Admissions Office cannot accommodate all of the schools that request to participate. Thus, they limit the groups to one a day and more limitations may have to be made in the future just to keep the GC community from being disrupted too much.

One of Lynch’s last few comments on the subject was, “We’re not bank-ing on the sixth graders coming here [to Georgetown] in six years…but I am looking for the sixth graders to go to college.”

Admissions Office reveals importance of younger students in the Caf

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Admissions Tiger Guide Dennis Propp (Sr) gives a tour to prospective students as a part of new Admissions initiatives.

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History professor Dr. Liu now published author of “Red Genesis”By ALLISON GIVENSStaff Writer

Associate professor of George-town‘s history department Dr. Liu is to be a published author soon. Her research over the transformative time in the early 1900’s, “Red Gen-esis: The Hunan First Normal School and the Creation of Chinese Communism, 1903-1921,” has already received many great reviews from scholars across the United States.

Dr. Liu began her edu-cation at Henan University in Henan, China, where she double majored in English language and American and British literature with a minor in Japanese language. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she served as an assistant professor at Luoyang Teach-er’s College where she taught English language courses, as well as the Histor-ical Survey of America and the Histori-cal Survey of Great Britain courses.

She taught in China until 1989 when she moved to the United States to pursue a master’s in American history, but she quickly discovered

that she wanted to get her doctorate in Chi-nese history, which she received from Ohio State University in 2001. After receiving her Ph.D., she taught Asian civilization classes at Ohio State University until she came to Georgetown College.

Since then, she has taught a vari-ety of classes such as Teaching Modern China and World

Civilizations I-II. She has become a beloved profes-

sor of the history department and has made several publications and won several awards since she joined the Georgetown family in 2001.

In Dr. Liu’s most recent publica-tion, “The Red Genesis,” she looks at

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“The Red Genesis” is now available for pur-chase.

a period of transition in Chi-na’s school systems in the early 1900’s as well as what caused the birth of the Communist Revolu-tion.

According to Dr. Liu’s abstract, she argues that “Chi-na’s modern schools provided a venue that nurtures and spread new ideas, including the Communist Revolution.” She examines the time of tran-sition that influenced modern culture.

However, rather than only looking at the change, she examines the root cause, which she believes to come from the modernization of China’s schools in the early 1900’s.

Her book was published by the State University of New York (SUNY) Press. She has several other publications, but “The Red Genesis” has received many great reviews from scholars across the United States. One scholar, Xiabing Li, wrote, “This book will be welcomed by experts on Chinese politics, spe-

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Dr. Liu received the 2013 Association of Chi-nese Professors of Social Sciences (ACPSS) “Best Scholarly Publication Award.”

cialists on Asian studies, Asian historians, and those who are inter-ested in Modern Chinese history.”

Dr. Liu’s ‘The Red Genesis’ will be useful for any person that is writing a paper over modern Chi-nese civilization whether they are doctorate students that are looking for inspiration for their disserta-tions or Georgetown students look-ing for a great source for research papers.

Talented writers in the GC family featured in “Kentucky Monthly” magazineBy CALIESHA COMLEYNews Editor

After receiving hundreds of entries from writers across the Com-monwealth, “Kentucky Monthly” magazine released the names of the winners of their sixth annual Writer’s Showcase. Among the list of honored names was Jennifer Beckett.

Beckett graduated from George-

town College in 1998. During her times as a student, Beckett served as the editor-in-chief of The Georgetonian and has now returned as the newspaper’s adviser. She also currently teaches English and French at Scott County High School.

Beckett has also worked as a profes-sional journalist. Her most recently pub-lished poem, “Growing Pains,”earned her recognition from “Kentucky Monthly” magazine’s Penned 2013

contest as one of only seven poets to be featured in the November issue.

Elizabeth Sands Wise, married to Dr. Jonathan Sands Wise of the phi-losophy department is another winner in the competiton for her poem, “The Shortest of Seconds.” This poem reflects on a meal she shared with former GC professor Gwen Curry.

Another Georgetown graduate and former editor of the The Georgetonain,

Leif Erickson, was recognized for his creative non-fiction piece, “Marvin and Lily.” His piece was published alongside Beckett’s and Sands Wise’s poetry.

Beckett reflects on the recognition saying, “I was pleased to see works by so many writers with GC connections. I know that my years at GC positively influenced both the writer and the person I have become.”

Page 4 The GeorgetonianSportsGC pounces on Miami ThundercatsBy KAITLIN FAHEYStaff Writer

Last Friday, the men’s bas-ketball team played Miami University Middletown in a home scrimmage. Over the course of the exciting match, the score was tied twice and the lead changed five times, but ultimately it was the Georgetown Tigers who came out on top, defeating Miami Middletown with a score of 102-68.

The match started off a bit shaky, with the MUM Thun-

two field goals within the first two minutes. Over a series of turnovers, double bonus free throws, and field goals scored by both teams, Georgetown managed to broaden their lead over MUM to 34 points, with a final score of 102-68.

Joining Daniel as leaders in number of points were junior Dominique Hagans with 13, sophomore Noah Cottrill with 12, junior Joe Caldwell with 11 and senior Montavious Marc with 10.

Head coach Chris Briggs expressed his happiness with

dercats achieving an 8-0 lead within the first two minutes. However, after winning a jump ball in the third minute GC junior Jaylen Daniel made a field goal, beginning to close the gap between the two teams’ scores. By halftime, Georgetown had secured a 6-point lead over Miami Mid-dletown with a score of 43-37, and, as it turned out, they were just getting started.

Daniel, who scored a total of 21 points in the scrimmage, started the second half strong with two free throw shots and

the outcome of the game.“I was very pleased

with the second half effort and intensity and especially the unselfishness,” he said, adding, “We have a very spe-cial group if they play with heart and intensity consis-tently” (georgetowncollege-athletics.com).

Though they have only played a few games, the Tigers are off to a promising start. The team, which famously won the men’s NAIA National Cham-pionship last season, is already at the top of their conference

with a 3-0 record. The Nov. 9 scrimmage against Miami Middletown marks the fourth consecutive event in which the Tigers have scored points in the triple digits, defeating Miami Hamilton, Salem Inter-national and Indiana South-east over the past few weeks.

This weekend is the Cen-tral Bank Jim Reid Classic. The Tigers will take on Olivet Naz-arene University at 6 p.m. on Friday and Life University at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Both games will take place at home in the Alumni Gym.

Tiger Football takes down BulldogsBy ERIC BALMERSports Editor

This season for the football team has come with more diffi-culty than last year. With three losses on the season, the Tigers are not quite as dominant as they were last season (due to some stingy competition), but Georgetown found itself on the winning side of the score-

board once again on Saturday against Union College.

On the road, Georgetown plowed through the UC Bull-dogs with a score of 42-21. Oh, and by the way, the Tigers scored all of their points in the first half. Georgetown started racking up the points with a Greg Raglin 10 yard touchdown run about half-way through the first quarter.

Another eight yard touchdown run by Jesse Morrell concluded the scoring in the first quarter.

The overall stats quite heavily favored GC, as well. Georgetown recorded 486 yards of total offense, com-pared to a mere 272 yards for Union. UC did not score any points in the first half, and their time of possession was around five minutes less than

GC’s.Although the Tigers could

not come up with any scores in the second half, their spectac-ular play in the first half cou-pled with the stellar play of the defense prevented a second half comeback from UC. GC also had some explosive plays on offense. Cody Wolfe threw a 46 yard pass to Ben Pat-enaude to start of the second quarter, and Zach Sowder had a 42 yard touchdown run three minutes later. Sowder would also have a 24 yard touchdown run later on in the second quarter.

Sowder’s total yards ended up being 101 yards with two scores. Another noteworthy-individual stat is Patenaude’s one catch for 46 yards, who had the most receiving yards for the Tigers..

Brock Messina was a night-

mare for the Bulldog offense. Messina recorded 10 tackles on the day, and four of those were sacks that totaled a loss of 18 yards for the home team. Not only did he stuff the oppo-nents, he also caused two fum-bles.

Georgetown’s defense was magnificent throughout the entire game. Along with only allowing 21 points, the Tigers prevented the Bulldogs from crossing midfield until late in the third quarter.

It seems that the Tigers are doing everything right. Their offensive is as productive as ever while their defense is stingy. With only one game of the regular season left, George-town hopes they can come away with a final win at home against Lindsey Wilson. The game time is 1:30 p.m. at home on Nov. 16.

Men’s BballWomen’s BballFootballVolleyballWomen’s Soccer

W. 102-68 Miami-MiddletownW. 78-67 College of the OzarksW. 42-21 UnionW. 20-25, 22-25, 14-25 BluefieldW. 2-1 Campbellsville

Nov. 15 vs. Olivet Nazarene 6 p.m.Nov. 12 @ Indiana Wesleyan 6 p.m.Nov. 16 vs. Lindsey Wilson 1:30 p.m.Nov. 15 vs. Rio Grande 4 p.m.Nov. 14 @ Lindsey Wilson 5:30 p.m.

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Sport for adventurous multi-taskersBy ERIC BALMERSports Editor

To some, there is nothing more satisfying than having a well-ironed shirt, and for others who are adrenaline junkies, jumping out of a per-fectly working plane can make their day. Sometimes, though, ironing clothes can not be the most thrilling activity in the world, which is why extreme ironing has been invented by a British man.

Around 15 years ago, Phil Shaw was not too keen on the idea of just ironing clothes. Heck, why iron your clothes when you can skydive or hang

glide instead? He did see the value in ironing his clothes, so he came up with the sport of Extreme Ironing. This way, he could have fun while doing something produc-tive.

Surprisingly, the sport has actually shown impres-sive growth. Every popu-lated continent in the world has seen extreme ironing. Perhaps what is more mind-boggling is that Mt. Everest has had someone perform Extreme Ironing while climbing. A multitude of different extreme activities have been done with ironing, including paragliding, rock

climbing and even base jump-ing.

Shaw has even created

the Extreme Ironing Bureau, which states regulations on the sport. As of now, the par-ticipants must take a picture

of the attempt, or somehow record their name at the land-mark, the ironing board must

be 1 meter by 30 cm (4 feet, 3 inches), and the iron must be genuine (no plastic is allowed).

Unbelievable records have been set by extreme ironers. Probably the most ridiculous was a group who completed the task underwa-ter. The most people to per-form the sport underwater is 173, which was achieved by the Waterman Diving Club

from the Netherlands. All together, the ironing took 10 minutes to complete.

The end product of the

ironing portion is not as heav-ily emphasized, but rather the outrageous places or activities associated with the pressing of clothing. Although the end result is not as highly cri-tiqued, the world champion-ship does take into account the quality of the ironed piece of clothing.

If multi-tasking is your thing, you may want to check out the adrenaline-pumping sport of extreme ironing. Being a sport that is world-wide, ver-satile and requires creativity with a dash of humor, this is a sport that should be around for years to come.

Source: www.joshrhyne.com

This sport takes extreme and leisure and mixes them together.

Bengals struggle to find rhythmBy TYLER PHILLIPSSports Writer

Despite an electric 6-2 beginning to the 2013 season, the Cincinnati Bengals have found themselves stuck in a two game rut with consecutive overtime losses on the road.

After a four-game winning streak in the month of October, the Bengals have now fallen in competition to the Miami Dol-phins and Baltimore Ravens. The scores, 22-20 and 17-20 respectively, reflect heart-breaking last minute defeats in both of the two games.

Despite the setback, 6-4 is by no means a bad record. The Bengals remain at first place in their division atop a sloppy and gridlocked AFC North. Through the course of

their season, the Cincinnati defense has proven its tenacity by slowing down several pow-erhouse offenses. The Bengals defense has shut down two of the league’s superstar quar-terbacks by forcing Aaron Rodgers to throw his first multi-interception game in nearly three seasons and snap-ping Tom Brady’s streak of 52 games with a touchdown pass.

Even with difficult injuries plaguing the defensive side of the roster through the loss of cornerback Leon Hall and defensive tackle Geno Adkins, the squad has still proven to be a viable force in each of the two recent losses.

Offensively, the Bengals have also witnessed a wide dis-play of impressive playmak-ers. League giant AJ Green has

already recorded 1,000 recep-tion yards on the season and has come through for the team with several vital plays includ-ing a last-second Hail-Mary

reception against the Ravens. Standout rookies Tyler Eifert and Giovanni Bernard, as well as seasoned running back Ben-Jarvus Green Ellis, have added a needed supply of spark and power to the Cincinnati roster.

Still, there is a very appar-ent deficit in the Bengals’ ability to produce effectively on offense with consistency. Quarterback Andy Dalton has

dazzled fans this season with four games that have produced a QB rating of above 100; these occur-rences have not come without the inclusion of three games in which his rating remained below 60. He has also recorded three

interceptions in two games this season, despite a fierce display of five touchdown

passes on another occasion. Cincinnati has been able

to score at least a moderate 20 points in most of their games in 2013; these performances cannot be spoken of without considering games against

Cleveland, Baltimore and New England in which the team’s offense was primarily non-ex-istent. During one particular stretch, the Bengals went for seven quarters without record-ing a single touchdown.

Whether these inconsis-tencies are most prominent in the play of Dalton, who only completed 47.1% of his passes on Sunday, or the offensive line, which allowed five sacks, they are concerns that must be addressed.

If some sense of consis-tency is found, Cincinnati has proven itself to have the capacity to cross the threshold and become a real league con-tender.

Source: www.dailyrepublic.com

Cincy has not been on their A-game lately.

Page 6 The GeorgetonianFeaturesSenior Spotlight: Georges NzabanitaBy LEANNDRA W. PADGETTCopy Editor

Georges (the s is silent) Nzabanita is an exceptional senior. He is from the Dem-ocratic Republic of Congo and has been studying for years in preparation to improve his country. He has a philosophy degree from Tangaza College, a constit-uent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.

After getting his first degree, Georges worked for Doctors Without Borders. During this time, he met an American who would go on to help him achieve higher education in the area of peace studies for sustainable development. This spon-sor suggested that Georges attend Georgetown College before continuing on for a master’s degree.

Georges looked GC up online and, from his first view of Giddings, thought that it was beautiful. “I

was really attracted to Georgetown College,” he says. He applied in 2011, and began his studies in Kentucky in August of 2012. He will complete his sociology degree this December, after only three semes-ters and one summer’s worth of study.

After graduating, Georges will return to his home country where he has a wife and young daughter. After a time back home, he hopes to attend graduate school at Loyola Uni-versity in Chicago. His eventual goal is to “work for the United Nations or any other human rights organi-zation for a couple of years to get experience in conflict resolution and other social issues,” he says. He wants to “try to get the Congolese involved in peace building for sustainable develop-ment.”

On campus, Georges is

actively involved in social justice initiatives that sup-port his long term goals. He participates in the One Cam-paign, a group “fighting the absurdity of extreme pov-erty” (onecampaign.org). He is also the acting coordinator for the Conflict Free Campus Initiative, a movement that he began this semester. This group “draws on the power of student leadership

and activism to bring about peace in Congo. By encouraging uni-versity officials and stakeholders, both of whom are large pur-chasers of electronics and powerful spokes-persons, to commit to measures that pressure electronics companies to responsibly invest in Congo’s minerals sector, students are voicing the demand for

conflict-free products from Congo” (raise-hopeforcongo.org).

The innumerable differences between

Congo and Kentucky made the adjustment difficult for Georges at first, but he says that the friends he quickly made helped with the tran-sition. Now he looks back on his time at GC as the happi-est of his college days so far.

Georges says that the weather in Kentucky was one of the hardest things to get used to, explaining that

Congo has a smaller range of temperatures and never gets cold enough for sweat-ers or coats.

Another surprise that America brought him was the dancing. At “my first party, the dancing was a cul-tural shock for me,” Georges says with a smile. He then laughs and admits that “I like dancing like an Ameri-can!”

Georges is a man of many experiences within different cultures (he speaks six lan-guages). Considering all of his travels, he says that “I think GC is a great place to be. It is a great environment academically. It has a great, loving committed faculty. Especially the department of sociology is very awesome. The students themselves are my best friends. I could not have adapted person-ally without them.” Georg-es’s contagious laugh and passion for justice will be missed when he graduates at the end of this semester.

The Georgetonian/ AUBRI LAYSON

Georges is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Georgetown Tree Huggers

The Georgetonian/COLLIN SMITH

This week’s Tree Hugger is sophomore Abby Smith.

Quote My Georgetown Professor

“Look at my shoes!” -Dr. Fraley

Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group

Senior Spotlight: Seaton StilesBy ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

Seaton Stiles is a double major in Communica-tion and Psychology. In each department she loves both the professors and people. She likes learning about those around her and thinks that they are funny. Seaton is involved in Common Ground’s Rooted, is a member of Phi Mu and can always be found in the communication depart-ment. One thing that Seaton would like all of the readers to keep in mind is her word of advice, “never assume anything!”

Seaton loves George-town College because it is so small and students can easily get involved on campus. Seaton said, “Georgetown is my little brother, I can make fun of it.”

Seaton described her time at Georgetown to be busy. She also has realized that she has grown a lot without even realizing it.

Aimee Davis and Cal-iesha Comley said that “Seaton is the biggest goof-ball I’ve ever met, but she by far gives so much life and energy to the people

around her. She is the per-fect example of living life to the fullest.”

She has worked at camp (Crossings) for a summer and went to New Orleans on an alternative spring break trip freshman year.

What Seaton will miss most about Georgetown is being in a community with people her age, going to Applebee’s for karaoke, being in the communication department and eating Miss Joe’s omelets. Seaton will also miss going downstairs in her dorm and always seeing people and talking to them at all hours.

In her free time, Seaton likes to read, go on hikes, try to play the piano and play pranks.

Seaton’s best memories at Georgetown are all the pranks that she’s played on Zac Bettersworth. The experience of pranking him has been really funny, never gets old and she never gets in

trouble for it. Zac said, “she is a trickster, and don’t trust

her. She will pretend to be your friend… then bam! My Little Pony.” Seaton once covered his room with My Little Pony paraphernalia, for those of you who didn’t know.

Now Seaton’s favorite bible verse to end this spot-light, Ephesians 3:19-20, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.”

The Georgetonian/ CRYSTAL JACKSON

Seaton is graduating a semester early this December with a double major.

Know a senior, staff or faculty member who deserves a spotlight?

Contact Meghan Alessi at malessi0@georgetowncollege.edu

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Dr. Fraley shows off his chemistry themed shoe soles.

Page 8 The GeorgetonianArts Entertainment“Pirates of Pinafore” presents operatic hilarityBy ANDREA BELLEWStaff Writer

“The Pirates of Pinafore” debuted Friday, Nov. 8 in the Chapel. It was a mishmash of Gilbert and Sullivan characters and themes all thrown into one cohesive operetta parody about three ships marooned on the island of Atlantis with different groups (war-rior women, pirates, study abroad stu-dents and Sir Joseph and his daughters) living together as four women fight for

the love of Ralphric (Morgan Fralick, senior).

The four women were sweet, ladylike daughter Josephine (Nikita Taggart, junior); confident, savage warrior woman Patience (Sarah Cox, junior); haughty, fierce daugh-ter Mabel (Briana Gibson, junior); and silly, simple-minded study abroad student Yum-Yum (Sarah Smith, senior). They, along with the rest of the cast, had amazing, strong voices and upped the comedic antics.

I agree with the students who said it was hard to understand what was sung sometimes and that the sound system did not help (although they could not help the sound system mis-haps), but as Cassidy Clayton, freshman, said, “it’s very first-time-opera-going-friendly.”

Seaton Stiles, senior, said, “it was very interactive.” In

fact, one warrior woman (Meagan Henry, sophomore) walked through the row I was seated in and everyone in it

was shocked, yet laughed like crazy.

The actors not only rec-ognized that there was an audience to engage with, but also that they were parodying Gilbert and Sullivan. Indeed one of my favorite props was the made-up “Gilbert and Sul-livan Operation Book” that a stagehand brought out for sassy Baby Ruth (Wes Moses, senior) to read to Ralphric, her best friend.

Speaking of Baby Ruth and Ralphric, there is another form of comedic gold. Ralphric is supposed to be a handsome, macho pirate king elect and Baby Ruth is supposed be a beau-tiful pirate woman who secretly pines for him. Yet, these characters are por-trayed by the opposite sexes of what they are supposed to be.

Smith had a nice beard grown out for his role, and Fralick is just so petite—not the epitome of a macho man that all the women were swooning over. Something that would always get

a laugh out of the audience was when Jospehine and Baby Ruth would try to hug Ralphric or lay their head on his shoulder because they were both so much taller than him.

Most of the students I talked to applauded the performance. Alto-gether, I have to agree with Braden Bocard, sophomore, who put it simply, “It was really good and entertaining and funny.”

Source: Heather Winter Hunnicutt

The cast of “Pirates of Pinafore” come together for the finale of the performance.

Source: Heather Winter Hunnicutt

Josephine, Patience, Mabel and Yum-Yum all swoon over Ralphric, the pirate king elect.

“Almost, Maine” comes to the stage this weekBy ALEX COURTENAY Staff Writer

“Almost, Maine,” written by John Cariani, is a quirky romantic comedy composed of nine short scenes that will have you laughing, crying and thinking about the true meaning of love.

The play takes place in a little, unor-ganized fictional town in Maine on a Friday night, at approximately 9 p.m., in the middle of winter while the north-ern lights twinkle in the sky above them. The play is a lot like the movies “Valentine’s Day” and “New Year’s Eve.” Each couple will have different storylines, but each story is happening at the exact same time.

Watch as characters’ lives inter-twine in u n e x -p e c t e d w a y s . H e a r t s will be broken, relation-s h i p s will be

mended, k n e e s will be bruised, love will be lost and found, and in some cases items of clothing will be thrown to the ground.

Audience members will have feel-ings of happi-ness, sadness, awkwardness, anger, jealousy, affection and adoration as they watch this cute storyline. This is the result in the cases of a boy who cannot

feel pain, a bad tattoo, an artifi-cial heart, a poin-

tillist painting, bags of love and two boys falling for each other… literally. Each scene will have you feeling a dif-

ferent emotion.The jam–packed cast features

Christian Crues, Jennie Richardson, Stella Hundley, Liz Duccilli, Anna Joy Thompson, Taylor Dillon, Ashley Con-over, Ariel Wren, Elizabeth Maines, Samuel Adams, Jacob Townson, Shay McCleavy, Dalton Graves, Cory Parr, Ethan Smith, Alex Caudill and Braden Bocard.

The crew for “Almost, Maine” involves Katie Clark, Grant Harned, Shelby Riddell, Alex Courtenay, Teresa Curtis, Hannah Kennedy and others. The director for “Almost, Maine” is George McGee, and the scenic designer and technical designer is Robert Pick-ering.

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“Almost, Maine,” opening this week, is a unique comedy that has something for everyone to enjoy.

Issue 10 Arts Entertainment November 13, 2013 Page 9“Thor: The Dark World” pleases audiencesBy BROOKE WHITAKERStaff Writer

The perfect mix of fighting, fan-service and sassiness all staged within gorgeous cinematography and flawless special effects and played out by a great cast? Yes, please! Alan Taylor’s “Thor: The Dark World” proved a worthy sequel to the beloved original chap-ter in the Marvel universe’s Avengers series.

The cast, in fact, was what actually made the movie for me. The special effects and cinematography were won-derful (spectacular, in fact), but they would have been pointless if the audi-ence was too busy distracting them-selves from how bad the acting was. This was most definitely not the case with “Thor.”

Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Tom Hiddleston (the ever-popular Loki) and many others are back for the sequel of the ridiculously–popular original. Joining the cast for this second movie is Chris-

topher Eccleston (who many recognize as the ninth doctor from the popular British sci-fi series “Doctor Who”), who plays the villain of this movie: Male-kith, the king of the dark elves bent on returning darkness to the universe.

This is a sequel, and it was quite interesting to see how the c h a r a c t e r s have devel-oped since the audience has seen them last. The lapse in time between this movie and the first “Thor” is said to be two years in the movie, but the difference this time makes in the characters is tremendous.

Thor has matured since the first movie, perhaps as a result of the battle

of New York featured in “The Aveng-ers.” Where once there was a battle-ea-ger but affable oaf, the audience now found someone who was much more thoughtful and mature. This change

is so drastic that the man who had pre-viously cried “Another!” in a coffee shop has turned into someone who actually had to be told to go get drunk with the rest of his war-riors by Odin. The cause of this change

is hinted at by Jane, who has not changed from the scientist seen in the first movie. The change that Loki goes through in character development is probably the most subtle. Interestingly enough, Loki is not the main villain

in this movie as he is in the previous movies where he is featured, though he is in prison for a good portion of the movie.

In fact, Loki actually helps Thor (though his motives remain unclear they turn out to be crucial to another event in the movie). By no means, though, should Loki be considered one of the heroes, as the only person Loki works for is, in fact, Loki.

This movie features all of the won-derful quirks the audience has come to expect from a Marvel movie: the Stan Lee cameo (look for him in the mental hospital), the references to other movies (look for Captain America in the scene where Loki keeps changing his iden-tity, it’s one of the funniest moments of the movie) and, of course, the after-credit scene that foreshadows the next movie (in this case “Captain America: the Winter Soldier”). Full of wit and snark, “Thor: The Dark World” is well worth the watch.

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“Thor 2” is a successful sequel that portrays great growth from the beloved characters.

“State of Sculpture” exhibit filled with diverse sightsBy ANDREA BELLEWStaff Writer

Many great works by a myriad of artists are currently displayed in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery. I viewed quite an interesting display of work that pulled various emotions, memories and thoughts from me.

My favorite piece was “Sit/Stay” by Ted Lott. This piece is the frame-work of a house built into an old chair. It reminded me of my late grandfather, who used to create intricately detailed miniature cabins and give them to people as gifts. He made chairs as well; in all honesty he could probably make you anything you wanted out of wood. The reminder of him is probably why

this piece resonated so much with me. The concept of combining old and new with a similar trait (both being made of wood) and the idea of connecting them in the first place really spoke to me as well.

Some other pieces of interest to me were “Leviathan” by Christopher M. Lavery and “Jennifer” by Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido. Unfortunately, the huge setup for “Leviathan” was not work-ing properly because Jeanette Tesmer, Art Gallery Director, informed me that a scene from “E.T.” and manipu-lated sound effects were supposed to be playing. Still, it was an impressive, frightening sight; the setup of plastic bubbles, a gun and lights gave me a sense of being trapped.

“Jennifer” is from Ms. Mesa-Gai-do’s Couture Series. The oddness of it is so disturbing. It looked like a red wig wrapped around a sort of octopus-look-ing stuffed animal. The pieces by David Marquez are rusted and fierce looking. “Styro 000: Cussi” reminded me of shark teeth, and “Artifact 008” had half of a 3D rhinoceros emerging from the backing. Both the shark and rhinoceros reminded me of a certain animalistic ferocity.

The other pieces were “That Little Heart of Mine” by Herb Goodman, a sculpture of different woods weaved together; “Cause” by E. Carroll Hale II, a statue of chained slave; “Breeder’s Envy” by Zoé Strecker, a rendition of a Thoroughbred horse’s skeleton; “Shift-

ing Landscape” by James Wade, a cast iron sculpture of a sack; “Naked Lunch” and “Metamorphosis” by Hunter Stamp, two odd, kind of grotesque but also intriguing pieces; “Loss” by Bettye Brookfield, a human form that looks anguished; “Drive-By” by Jack Girard, a multi-media piece that seems to deal with construction; “Beacon,” also by Ted Lott; and “Poise” by Luke Ach-terberg, a fluid, vibrant sculpture of painted steel.

This exhibit will be open for the rest of November. You may not end up liking all of the sculptures, but observ-ing them, forming your own interpreta-tions and reading the artists’ statements is definitely a worthwhile experience.

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Transfer student confesses her GC loveBy ABIGAIL SMITHStaff Writer

I admit it. I LOVE George-town College. I transferred here from Transylvania U n i v e r s i t y after just one semester there.

Why? Because there truly is no place like Georgetown. No other school is as rich in spirit as our dear old GC is. And this is the time of year to remember that, and no I am not talking about being “thankful in November.”

I call this time of year “The Doldrums.” Welcome back fun has passed, fall break is merely a fond memory and you can only just see Christmas break on the distant horizon. However, you should not feel bogged down, for we are at the best school in

the state – NO, the world!But really, where else can

you find a school with a campus culture quite like ours? Where else can you find a school with a faculty and staff as phenomenal as ours? Nowhere. Georgetown is just as unique and extraordi-nary as its students.

We have professors who work incredibly long hours (holding study sessions late into the night before a test) and who respond to frantic emails at 2 in the morning. Our pro-fessors genuinely care about the well-being of their students. Not all schools have professors that genuinely want to eat lunch

with students in the school caf-eteria, or take time out of their day to sit down with a student for coffee. Not everyone gets that experience, and we should not let it go unappreciated.

And students at other schools do not have as much

FUN as we have. Somehow, despite heavy workloads and rigorous class schedules, Georgetown people still manage to create a fun and warm envi-ronment and still do well in classes. From my experience on campus, I would classify this as a miraculous feat.

Even during finals week you will see people playing vol-leyball or Frisbee in the quad (if it’s not freezing . . . and some-times even then) or making a late night Hongs (Donut Express) run with some friends. And if you look for it, you can always find a place to belong.

We have numerous clubs and organizations on campus that are incred-ibly active. Things like FFG, GAC, Campus Ministries, sororities and fraternities and count-less other organizations help give Georgetown its overwhelming sense of community.

Georgetown is aca-demically competitive to schools like Centre and Transylvania, but we have that something extra that makes us more than just a small liberal arts college.

Our campus is ener-getic and fun loving, but

is also full of responsible and successful individuals. The stu-dents here are more than just classmates, they create strong bonds with each other that will last a lifetime. Georgetown College is a unique and amaz-ing place, and I love it!

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Abby (second left) enoys participating in GC organizations like FFG with (top left to right) Faith Waters, Mason Head, Wesley Folsom, Madison Evans, Hollis Dudgeon and Evan Jacoby

Issue 10 Opinion November 13, 2013 Page 11

I, and everyone else, will never care about how correct or persuasive your ideas, how noble your aims, how outstand-ing your goals are if they never cross my eyes or enter my ears.

Do you not feel affec-tion, have passion, laugh? Do you not feel betrayal when wronged? Do you not bleed when you are cut?

Are you not human? If you are human, then

argue, contribute, fight for whatever drives you as a human. Write—because it is one thing which separates us from the beasts of the field. Write because it matters. Write here.

Whether it is as inane as your right to party, or as noble as just treatment for the voiceless, do not allow your ability to speak and advocate expire because you were too much of a lazy carbon-copy of a man or woman to say something unpopular or to say anything at all.

There is a time for all things. It is approaching my time to stay quiet, at least for a while, and give space for others to speak— if anyone will.

So say something: I dare you.

presentation and our assigned book, Po Bronson’s “What Should I Do With My Life?” is well-described as a mix of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and “post-modern feel-good word salad” (Thankfully, it was replaced the next year). Also, I am sure, no one really read the book.

Naturally, I gave a 15- minute-long loud, impromptu presentation, with a choice few words of profanity thrown in, about what was helping me discern my vocation (“what gets me up in the morning”). I also included in my honest, but coarse, explanation of what I found wrong with the book. In honesty, my attempt to share an alternative to the book’s message shed much more heat than light.

This speech led to my freshman family group leaders sitting in a two-hour confer-ence and being asked to watch me carefully. Even as a senior, my friends laugh and remind me of the story often. I have not been able to live it down since.

The entire communication department, according to a friend, still knows me only for that explosive presentation.

And yet, I do not regret my decision there as much as one might think. I learned from that experience. If you do not try, you do not learn.

Certainly, there are pro-ductive and unproductive ways to converse. I would encourage students to take the newspaper, not the “freaking out in class” route. Though far worse than both is a complete stagnancy, doing nothing at all.

I have a sweatshirt which

explains what I mean. Recently, a friend told me he heard two freshman students walking behind me remarking on a hooded sweat shirt I was wear-ing. It was my favorite hoodie which has “Areopagitica” printed on the back.

“Why does his fraternity sweatshirt say Areopostale? And why is it spelled wrong?” My friend heard them say.

Well, whoever you were, let me educate you: “Areopagitica” is a political work by John Milton. There’s an quotation from it on the side of the LRC. It was an early and influential argument for freedom of the press. Miltonian ideas of speech have defined my college career and fueled my deepest convictions.

In “Areopagitica,” John Milton writes, “I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immor-tal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.” Nor can I praise a disengaged and self-sheltering student body.

If you are shy by nature, a

By JONATHAN BALMEROpinion Editor

Students , all of you have a voice, a voice s q u a n d e r e d whenever you neglect to use it.

Allow me tell you two stories from my freshman year to demonstrate how fiercely I believe in the freedom to voice one’s opinion.

Avidly, I wrote for The Georgetonian from my early weeks on campus. I wrote about campus involvement, college traditions, alcohol policy, the relevancy of the Christian mission and direction for the College, and my own dreams and aspirations.

My opinion pieces would occasionally opine against Perry Dixon, then the editor and writer of wildly popular Back Page articles. It is a sign of a thriving campus when people not only listen to but respond to those with whom they disagree.

Do I agree with everything I wrote then? No! But neither do I regret my decision to write. It has led me not only to meet-ing wonderful people at The Georgetonian but helped lead me a few tiny steps further into becoming the only noteworthy thing this institution produces: a thinking person.

The second story involves my involvement in freshman seminar final presentation. Around 50-60 students were there for the final presentation. I was stressed, fearing I would fail Dr. Burch’s honors English class and lose my scholarships.

I did not want to attend the

first year student struggling in a new environment, or uncertain of your abilities, I understand your reluctance to involve yourself in campus discourse.

For 13 years, I strug-gled with my own voice, being unable to pronounce my “r”s correctly. With help from others, I overcame that impediment and, most of all, gained self-confidence.

Perhaps some of you are on a similar path in other areas. And I hope you find support along the way.

But what I cannot understand, what I will never sympathize with, is something different. What vexes me is the repulsive current of cold apathy running through the veins of this once lively campus.

Some of you have opinions or at least complaints. You do not voice them. Or you refuse to seek the avenues available to you for dialogue: SGA gen-eral assembly, campus orga-nizations, The Georgetonian Opinion Page.

Open yourself to the possibility of being publi-cally wrong, and you have everything to gain.

Abandon cloistered virtue and speak

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When at GC, do as John Milton did.

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Editor-in-Chief Caitlin Knox staying warm with her chin muffler. #yearoft-hebeard

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Smartphones ruin livesBy LEANNDRA W. PADGETTCopy Editor

Having a smartphone will ruin your life. Hear me out; I can

support this. The rise in porta-ble, individualized Internet-ac-cess devices is detrimental to society for many reasons. Smartphones ruin friendships, cause bankruptcy, make you dumber and cause war and slav-ery. Sounds pretty awful, right?

Smartphones distract people from the present. How many times have you had a conversation with somebody only to find yourself competing for attention with their phone? Is their Angry Birds game or Facebook surfing really more valuable than what you have to say to them? Granted, this could be true of any phone, as even dumb phones have texting, but the temptation to ignore the present is stronger with a smart

technological devices are made with minerals that are mined in places such as the Congo, where conflicts within the industry abound. Worker abuses, human trafficking and violence sur-round the production of raw materials utilized within smartphones.

Besides all of this, the old phones are more durable than newer models. I still use my first cell phone - a basic Nokia that I got in 2006. Are you shocked that a technological device still functions after an upgrade has come out? Go old school. It’s for your own good.

device.Smartphones are expensive. Plans

are higher than those of dumb phones. Enough said.

Availability of constant Inter-net access leads to less absorption

of knowledge and reliance on memory. Why ask someone how to get to their house when you can just look up the directions on your phone? Nevermind that depending on a phone’s GPS can lead you the wrong way on one way streets and take you down the shorter, but less direct

route. Why memorize the ingredients needed at the gro-cery store when you can just access Pinterest on your device on location? There’s no need to think critically and plan ahead when making a purchase sug-gested by a website of opinions.

Perhaps most disturbingly of all, smartphones and other

quickly. Let’s say that you get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. If you

have a smartphone, you can call a car service, locate the closest car repair shop or call a friend to pick you up. Or let’s say that you are in a heated argument about who won season 16 of “Dancing With The Stars.” You can save time and arguing by just using your smart-phone to find the answer (Kellie

Pickler & Derek Hough). In conclusion, smartphones are

better than the old phones (like a certain Nokia). I personally have the iPhone 5, and I love it. I have Siri call me “Batman,” and I have many apps to keep myself entertained. Get a smartphone – it is the smart choice.

By ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

Smartphones are literally the best invention since microwavable

popcorn. They are like a best friend that can fit in your pocket. They are always there for you, will help you with any problem, keep you informed on the world events and keep you in contact with friends. Sounds pretty great, right?

A smartphone keeps you company when you sit alone at the lunch table. Without a smartphone, how would you look busy while waiting for your friends to show up? Stare at a wall? No. You can act busy on your phone as you wait. Honestly, you look import-ant even though you are going through

some random person’s photo album on Facebook.

Do not forget about the awesome apps and games. Where else could you put birds with anger issues in giant slingshots and fire them at pigs that have skills to build castles that are terribly unstable? Or raise dragons in an alter-nate dimension? Not on old phone, that is for sure.

You cannot put a price on happiness, and smartphones create happiness. What could be unhappy about having the world at your finger-tips? NOTHING.

Smartphones are also the ultimate way to stay safe and access resources

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