Volume 100 | Issue 7

The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia College

Honoring Abigail Savoie

On Friday, Oct. 21, Abigail Savoie, sopho more public health ma jor, tragically passed away in a car accident. She was returning to campus from her home town of Peachtree City.

Abigail was a loved member of GC’s campus community. She was a member of the sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta.

The Colonnade staff would like to extend our deepest sympathy and unwavering support to

Abby’s family, friends and sisters at Alpha Gamma Delta. We send our love, prayers and sup port to all those who are grieving the loss of Abby.

The following state ments and memories were submitted in hon or of Abby’s legacy by her friends and sisters at Alpha Gamma Delta. ***

“Abby was the most genuine person most people had ever met. She was always down for a

good laugh and good time with anyone. Abby was always outgoing and loving to everyone. She was always there for me as a friend, always had my back and always had a way to cheer anyone up. Her friendship with anyone was very genu ine. She wanted to spread her love and happiness to everyone around her.”

- Riley Johns

See ABBY SAVOIE | Page 4

WORLD SERIES MATCHUP IS SET

Drew Oldham Contributing Writer

The 2022 World Se ries is set. The Houston Astros knocked out the New York Yankees in four games and took the ALCS for the second year in a row. The Philadel phia Phillies overcame the San Diego Padres in five games winning their first pennant since 2009. Game 1 of the World Series will take place Friday, October 28.

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season under the new MLB playoff format. We have seen an early elim ination of one of the greatest regular season teams of all time, the pre mature exit of last year’s World Series Champi ons and two walk off home runs in elimina tion games that lasted more than 15 innings.

The end of the 20212022 MLB regular sea son saw the conclusion of many memorable storylines. The defend

ing World Champion Atlanta Braves success fully mounted a come back from 10.5 games behind their division ri val, the New York Mets, by delivering a sweep in the penultimate series of the season.

The Braves secured their fifth straight NL East title in what was one of the most thrill ing and tightly contest ed divisional battles in recent MLB history.

See MATCHUP | Page 6

The art of haunted houses

Annie Roper Staff Writer

With October upon us once again, those seeking a scare swarm to haunted hous es across the country.

The concept of the haunted house dates back to the 19th century. Marie Tussaud is credited as the creator of the first scare attraction with her “Chamber of Horrors” which is an exhibition of

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wax sculptures of prom inent historical figures executed via guillotine.

Something so gro tesque as decapitated sculptures of kings and queens had never before been put on display, and the concept of horror as entertainment was for eign to society – but was received positively and began to spread quickly.

From there, the horror industry crept into the ater and eventually led

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ANYONE CAN RUN A HALF MARATHON

Abigayle Allen Opinion Editor

I remember when I first started training for my half marathon, I began looking at all the different train ing charts and think ing, “there is no way I could ever do this.”

Many people ap ply the phrase “it’s a marathon not a sprint” to different aspects of their lives. Whether it be graduating college or completing an un paid internship before landing your dream job,

anything can be accom plished, the road may just be long on your way to your endgame point. This same mindset can be applied when look ing to sign up for your next marathon, or in this case, half marathon.

You must learn to pace yourself, tak ing each small victo ry as a major victory.

At the beginning of my run journey, I had months ahead of me with little to no direction of how to begin train ing. I had a set group of

friends that decided they were no longer going to run alongside me and training became almost daunting at this point. I found every reason in the world of why I shouldn’t train. Whether it be I had too much school work, the weather was too warm, or I thought weightlifting may suffice the lack of miles on my legs -- I could not make myself run. The truth is, I was overlooking my own fear of failure.

to the creation of attrac tions called “ghost hous es”. Haunted houses as we know them today orig inated during the Great Depression as a means of entertaining children.

Today, the art of the haunt is widely prac ticed, and hundreds of haunted houses operate during the fall season. However, one of the most iconic haunted houses can be found just shy of two hours Northwest of

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The details behind how data mining is used to tailor ads to individual voters.

NFL HEAD INJURIES RAISE CONCERNS

A slew of injuries in the NFL raise safety concerns throughout the coun try.

Katherine Futch | Editor in Chief

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KANYE WEST’S TWIT TER BAN

Kanye West “Ye” was banned from twitter last week for tweeting antisemtic hate speech.

Milledgeville – an attrac tion called Netherworld.

Netherworld, which opened in 1997, is re garded by many as one of the scariest haunted houses in America and the most intense haunt in Georgia. It operates for less than two months a year and welcomes at tendees from the last weekend in Septem ber till early November.

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AUTO-GRATS IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY

Take a look into servers’ wages and their need for gratutity to make ends meet.

Courtesy of Caroline Ariano

Savoie (left) and her roommate Caroline Ariano (right) at bid-day in 2021.

Criticism to the loan forgiveness plan leads to change

Shadimon Smith Staff Writer

President Biden an nounced a new student loan forgiveness plan stating that the govern ment would cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for people who didn’t receive a Pell Grant and up to $20,000 dollars for Pell Grant recipi ents. This plan excited many and the beta ver sion of the application has been opened. Upon its opening on Oct. 17, 2022, many were ready

to apply but were de terred due to six repub lican-led states coming together to sue President Biden and stop the plan from going into effect. These states are Ne braska, Arkansas, Mis souri, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina. The states claimed this plan would cause them mon ey in tax revenue and that President Biden doesn’t have the right to mass cancel student debt for people that willingly agreed to take out loans.

After the lawsuits were filed the Biden admin istration changed some of the qualifications for the application. These changes have caused confusion among future applicants and made the situation seem unfair to those who were depend ing on this program.

The change to the program is stated be low and the adminis tration continues to investigate alternative routes for debt relief.

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co, an insurance group, borrowers whose federal student loans are guaran

administration official.

GC students see that the plan can be benefi

in impoverished areas. It should exist but this might not be the right time for it to be enacted just because we are in a recession. I do under stand there are people who absolutely need this.”

-Katharyn Fenzl

teed by the government but held by private lend ers will now be excluded from receiving debt re lief. Around 770,000 peo ple will be affected by the change, according to an

cial to those who need it but also understand that it can be a problem.

“I’m not into politics but my mother is a his tory teacher and has in formed me of this multi ple times.” said Katharyn Fenzl, a freshman nurs ing major. “I do not think that it is those people’s place to sue on behalf of everyone. I do under stand why people have issues with it. Politically, I am independent, and I see both sides to this.

Fenzl continues to explain her understand ing of its possible neg ative consequences.

GC students see the lawsuit as something that does not make sense and that hinders the rea son behind President Biden enacting this plan.

“I think it’s really stu pid that they are taking legal action against this.” said Chloe Traynor, a sophomore pre-med major. “It’s more stupid that they are going out of their way to stop peo ple from getting help. Loans in our society are the reason why al most all the country is in debt and we are do ing a program that can help almost everybody.”

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“I also understand why this is a problem, es pecially with the econo my we are in,” Fenzl said. “I also understand why it is needed, especially

Despite the lawsuits the Biden administra tion is still planning on pushing forward with the program and hope that the future holds al ternative routes to solv ing the debt problem of many Americans.

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It should exist but this might not be the right time for it to be enacted just because we are in a recession.

IF THERE WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER, GC STUDENTS WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT PROTOCOL TO FOLLOW

Tiana Johnson Contributing Writer

Tres Genco, 22, the latest to plan out a hor rific, communal attack using a lethal weapon has pleaded guilty to his foiled hate crime. In July of 2021, Genco planned to shoot and murder 3,000 women on an Ohio university cam pus out of jealously and hatred for women. How ever, he was discovered and arrested by federal agents before he could carry out his agenda.

Members of different sorority organizations on

GC’s campus expressed their feelings and opin ions on the importance of sorority safety pro tocols, and what they would do in the event of an active shooter situa tion happening at their sorority house, many scoffed or laughed. All agreed that while sorori ty safety is very import ant for the well-being of its members, they were not familiar with their own organization’s pro tocols and as a result of this lack of knowledge, did not feel like they’d know what to do if an active shooter was to

break into their sorority house and attack them. GC students who are not sorority members also took their time express ing their frustrations as they feel they lack ba sic knowledge of GC’s campus safety protocols, and that the university does not put in enough effort to make students feel safe. Many students believe that safety pre sentations and emails detailing safety protocol could be ways for GC to inform its students.

“You can never ful ly be prepared for these situations, but we defi nitely can’t just keep go ing to class hoping that it doesn’t happen,” first year MFA Fiction candidate, Christian Gurrola said.

“There definitely needs to be more action when it comes to ensuring the University’s students and faculty feel safe and know what to do to remain safe in extreme situations.”

There are many limitations on GC’s campus, especial ly for women at night.

“GC’s campus is not as well-lit as it seems,” sophomore Exercise Science major Chris tine Blitch said. “I feel I can’t even see where I’m going sometimes, and I feel that if anything bad were to happen, I’m not sure who to re port to or ask for help.”

There are also many limitations for students in the event of active shoot ers. Many don’t feel that they would know what to do in that kind of situa tion, which is alarming.

“I’ve only ever had one professor bring up the possibilities of what we could do in the event of an active shooter. Even then, he only told us that in a situation like that, he would give us two minutes to decide if we wanted to stay in the classroom and hide or if

New ways for GC to use energy

Ridgley Fenters Contributing Writer

In recent years, solar power has become a pop ular energy source com pared to the use of fossil fuels. Companies that have made the switch, have seen a significant impact on the compa ny and the use of sus tainable energy sources.

The Kerry Engineer ing Company has made a positive change by switching to the Geor gia Power Simple Solar Program. By making this change, Kerry En gineering saw a shift in their Rome facility that achieved their 100% renewable electricity goal. With this impact on the Rome facili ty, Kerry Engineering made the decision of a $125 million renova tion and reconstruction

in order to have their whole company run on 100% sustainable power. GC, has recent ly jumped on this idea of sustainable power through solar energy. In 2019, a group of stu dents came together to start Project Luma. This project was led by Dr. Hastina Mahabaduge, associate professor of physics at GC. The Luma Project team sought to make a more usable and portable solar panel in order to make its use more sufficient at GC.

“It was the students that came up with the original design of it look ing like a flower,” Ma habaduge said. “It was a pet project that we did in our lab that slowly turned into this opportunity for us, and we were asked to represent GC at the Inventure Competition.”

Even though the Luma Project did not place in the top five, it still got to make a large impact on the Milledgeville com munity, where they got to install a solar panel at the local high school. Many GC students believe that there are many ways to impact the Milledgeville community beneficially.

“You know, it’s hard because when people think of sustainability, they think of things like the solar panel, but it can be as simple as clean drinking water, which is an issue that could be re solved in Milledgeville,” said graduated phys ics major, Nick Palmer.

It also helped the team learn more about sustainable energy and everything involved.

ly marketable topic and drives an abundance of interest from many dif ferent demographics.”

This group learned more than just about sus tainable energy and how to build a solar panel.

You can never be fully prepared for these situations, but we can’t keep going to class hoping it doesn’t hap pen.

-Christian Gurrola

we wanted to leave and try our luck hiding else where or trying to get off of campus,” Blitch said.

Crystal Jackson, a first year MA English Can didate highlighted the importance of upgrad ing safety protocols for those with disabilities, as they are more common ly left out of the conver sation when these plans are initially drafted up.

“Do the professors and faculty and staff even know what to do?

Knowing the safety pro tocols are one thing, but do they include an es cape plan for those that are disabled? It’s kind of scary being a dis

abled student who is old enough to remember the Columbine and Sandy Hook tragedies, and still not seeing those needed safety protocols in place, such as more accessi ble exits, for disabled students,” Jackson said.

While devastating, ac tive shootings open up the door for important, necessary conversations, like the one surround ing safety protocols, to be discussed. Sorority and campus safety dis cussions could be the first step to unite stu dents and faculty alike, for a common goal of health and well-be ing across campus.

-Abigail Quick

“At the time of this project, I did not have much knowledge of solar energy,” said graduated marketing major Abi gail Quick. “Perhaps the biggest things I learned on the project is just how much energy I use on a daily basis and that solar energy is a high

“The main thing for me was that I learned about the business side of things,” Palmer said.

Solar energy is bene ficial in many ways, and it is important for com munities to know about it. Many people don’t truly understand the ins and outs of energy and electricity. The Luma Project helped students

understand how their energy can be changed.

“The LUMA project certainly made me think about how dependent I am upon energy and electricity. It also opened the doorway for me to learn and discover new ways to produce energy using things in my en vironment,” Quick said.

Since the Luma proj ect, GC created a new project called Solar VIP Team. All majors can be a part of the So lar VIP Team, and it will go towards class credits in the future.

“It is a Verticle Inte

grated Projects program that brings in students from different disciplines to work together on the project and be able to expand on it for years to come,” Mahabaduge said.

Both the impacts of the Luma Project and Kerry Engineering have made great strides to a more sustainable ener gy source here in GC.

With the new Solar VIP Team, GC will see simi lar strides to Kerry En gineering with a more sustainable shift in its use of energy in the next few years to come.

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Perhaps the biggest things I learned is just how much en ergy I use on a daily basis...

Kerry Engineering in Rome is transitioning to 100% sustainablilty

Tres Genco

ABBY SAVOIE

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“Abby is such a special soul. She was one of my closest bestest friends from home. She was there for me for whatever I needed. I loved our friendship and how comfortable we were with each other. Some of my favorite memories with her is when she would just walk into my house whenever she wanted or whenever she knew I needed someone to hang out with. Another thing about Abby is that she drove me everywhere, whether it was my car or her families car when we were together she was my personal Uber. I was also lucky enough to get to live with her for a whole year in the dorms which was so wild and fun having your best friend be able to bother you 24/7. She so caring and loving and I hope this shares more about her for those who didn’t get to know her. I pray for everyone who’s effected and peace to their minds she was lucky to be known and loved by so many people. I love her and will miss her so much.”

- Lila Hacklander

“Abby was a loyal and hilarious person to have in your corner. She made everything fun, talking about boys, dancing to Pitbull in the car, and ev erything in between was an adventure. I remem ber needing a snack and a break from the crowds at Deep River Fest, and she was the first person to grab my hand and escape for a while to walk, talk, dance and eat. She was always in, no matter what.”

- Katie Jenkins

“I specifically remember that Abby loved car rides and absolutely jamming out on our way to get food and every Friday morning we would hop in my car and she would have either her green berks on or her bright orange UGG slippers. I remember this one time I came to pick her up after my class on Friday and she walked out of the dorm with her classic blue blanket wrapped around her, her hair in a messy bun, and her goofy Harry Potter glasses, and her bright orange UGG slippers. She hopped in my car and im mediately grabbed my phone and started blasting Eye of the Tiger, and screamed, “Let’s go get bojangles!”

I always had this pair of dollar tree glasses that were huge on her but they were Abby’s designat ed car glasses. I remember just sitting in the line at Bojangles waiting for our favorite part of the song come up and her absolutely going ham. She has a whole coordinated dance to it and grabbed my brush in my glove compartment and started using it as a microphone. People were walking by in the park ing lot and could most definitely hear us because she would always roll all of my windows down. The funny part was is that she didn’t care if anybody was watching or looking she just kept singing louder.

Abby was the type of girl who had an unbelievable amount of confidence and whenever she walked into a room no matter where it was everybody would gravi tate towards her because she is the definition of a little ball of sunshine. Whenever I was feeling sad or down

about something, Abby would sit me down and make me think of all of the positives and help me through it. Coming into freshman year, I was honestly so scared to meet new people to, to find my own little family and friend group, but without realizing it, Abby became my family and she was the one who got me to meet all of these people and just put myself out there. She made me feel loved and no matter the situation she was always there for me in an instant and would nev er judge me for it. She showed me what true friend ship was and stuck by my side through everything.

Abby and I didn’t know eachother before col lege and the way we met was one day I randomly DM’d her on Instagram asking if she wanted to me my roommate and little did I know that was the best decision I would ever make. The way we met was actually really funny, keep in mind I have nev er met her yet. I was on a beach trip at Rosemary Beach chilling in the living room and then all of the sudden, and I got a call and it was Abby, she goes, “Open your door I’m outside.” I was so confused be cause I didn’t expect her to be at the beach house. I open the door and this girl tackled me to the ground screaming, “YOU’RE MY FUTURE ROOMIE!”

Ever since the first day I met her, she came to me with open arms and a smile on her face. Tha trip end ed up being the best beach trip ever because she end ed up staying at my house. We would go on late night beach walks just getting to know eachother and that’s when I realized that this girl was going to be my best friend. That was the first time my family ever got to meet her too, and they all instantly loved her. She be came so close with my parents and grandparents, she honestly became another sister to me. That’s how I re alized she was going to be my best friend, because she made it so easy and just loved me so unconditionally.

Abby was and still is my best friend and I abso lutely cherished every moment with her. She was the goofiest and just honestly the best person I have ever known. She touched the hearts of so many people at this school and was so loved by everybody around her.

I have so many goofy memeories of her, for example, • her coming into the room at 3 am blasting some random song having a dance session.

• all of the times we were getting ready to go to events together it would take us a solid 3 hours to figure out outfits and we would have little run way walks to see which was the cutest or best of all me and abby’s dinner. When living together, Abby and I never ate dinner the traditional way, we would always either door dash some fast food or cook up whatever was in our dorm. We always called these dinner nights floor dinners because we had this huge fluffy gray rug that was so comfy and we would always sit on it and talk and eat and I remember one night Abby and I walked into the dorm and were starving so we cooked up our favorite meal. Hard boiled

eggs with soy sauce, canned corn, and boiled peanuts. I know it sounds weird, but it was so good. We would lay out everything on the floor and turn on some cheesy Disney show like Victorious (which she loved) or Jessie.

And we would just sit there and eat before bed singing along to the Victorious theme song.

Another memory I have of Abby is her little weird routines. Whenever I walked into the dorm I would never know what to expect. One time I walked in and she had a Publix bag over her head with a hair treatment in it, with half permed eye lashes, and a feet mask. And she had the classic blue blanket wrapped around her and her favorite mir ror infront of her. And when I walked in I just stood there and stared at her and I wasn’t even surprised.

Our dorm room 336, was the best room ever and it was our little safe space. We would have movie nights, or little karaoke concert, or would always try and recreate these impossible TikTok dances. Those were my favorite. We would always make TikToks and it would take us 100 try’s each time because I could never get the dance right and she would always break down the steps for me.

Abby was my best friend and I miss her so much. She was my forever and always and was go ing to be my future bridesmaid. I love her so much.

Another thing: her favorite thing from Bojan gles was there botatorounds with and biscuit and 3 orders of honey mustard that she would always somehow manage to spill in my car. But she always came prepared and bought wet wipes to clean it up”

Another memory I remember is Abby loved music and having random dance parties by herself and sometimes when I would walk into the dorm I would catch her dancing on our beds wrapped in her classic blue blanket giving a full on concert.

Another memeory I have is when the school year was coming to an end we decided to make a mega bed in the dorm and it took us a solid hour to put it together but it was a masterpiece. She was so proud of it. And we binged movies all night and had a feast in that bed. I remem ber waking up the next morning to her 100 alarms she would always set And I used to al ways throw one of my pillows at her to wake her up bc that girl could sleep through a tornado.

She always made people a better ver sions of themselves and I want peo ple to remember her for who she was.

- Caroline Ariano

GC is offering counseling for to assist any campus individual or group who wishes assis tance. If you would like to speak to one of our counselors, please contact Counseling Services at 478.445.5331.

Data mining’s role in election campaign ads How candidates use voters’ information to target their ads

Cara Radosevich Staff Writer

According to NBC News, Senator Raphael Warnock’s ad campaign cost $7.2 million and Republican Herschel Walker’s ad campaign cost $2 million in Au gust. In total, the Geor gia Senate spent $24.4 million on ad campaigns.

Dr. Hank Edmond son, political science professor, said that millions of dollars will be spent in the Senate races in Georgia this year, referring to the Walker-Warnock Sen ate race and the KempAbrams Governor race.

“That much of that money is spent on po

litical ads on TV, so cial media and internet sites such as YouTube,” Edmondson said. “For mer president Barack Obama demonstrated that micro-targeting was a valuable method in his 2008 presidential campaign where he de signed ads for smaller targets of the American electorate. Sometimes these ads were tailored to specific neighborhoods.”

Political ads, howev er, may not be factual or trustworthy as candidates try to create effective ads for their campaigns.

“Republican candi date for Senate, Herschel Walker, has run an ad where his wife explains

violent threats that she experienced in their re lationship,” Edmond son said. “The ad fails to mention that Walker and his former wife are promoting mental ill ness awareness together.”

Edmondson explained that Brian Kemp, current governor of Georgia, and Stacey Abrams, who is running for governor of Georgia, have alleged ly created ads that have visually altered their ap

said Edmondson. “Of ten the only remedy be a lawsuit for slander or

a method in data mining called glossary, in which people do not need to ask their political party spe cifically for it to be ob tained. There are various forms of data that com panies use in this method

Once companies know someone’s political affil iation, which is referred to as one’s critical ten dency, political ads can be tailored to consumers.

pearances. Furthermore, political ads are not reg ulated by the Federal Trade Commission like commercial ads, so this creates complications.

“They are generally protected by the First Amendment whether they are truthful or not,”

- Dr. Jenq-Foung Yao

libel, but for public fig ures, it is very difficult to do that successfully.”

Data mining pro cesses are often used to tailor political ads.

Dr. Jenq-Foung Yao, professor of computer science, said that there is

“It can be any kind of data, like what kind of pets they have and what kind of food they like, among other things,” Yao said. “The issue with data mining is that it creates political polarization be cause people think that the other side is crazy.

Within the glossary, there are various cat egories, which are Re publican, Democrat and Independent in terms of political party.

GC to change healthy lifestyles for students

Lily Pruitt Asst. News Editor

The Georgia Depart ment of Public Health (DPH) asks all coun ties in GA to help the community with health by promoting healthy lifestyles through the creation of new pro grams. The GC Center for Health and Social Is sues was recently given a $65,000 grant to collect data on health and pro mote healthy lifestyles. They are focusing on re ducing chronic diseases, such as obesity, heart dis eases and diabetes. Sev eral ways counties have been getting involved is by improving parks and hosting health festivals.

Dr. Damian Francis, the Director of the GC Center for Health and Social Issues, believes that the key to reducing the risk of chronic dis eases is nutrition and exercise. Francis part ners with junior Public Health majors, Made line Meiser and Ivey Whitworth, to collect data regarding which programs work and pro vide the DPH with valu

able information about what works and what does not. GC will pro mote their healthy life styles program through diet and exercise.

Many students agree with the promotion of healthy lifestyles. They

With the surveys and research that will be con ducted in the near future, it is possible that there will be changes to the variety of food provided by the Max. Several stu dents are very excited by the possible changes.

frustrating to me that I love to eat fresh fruit at home but at the Max the only options I have are fruits that you can put out in baskets, such as apples and oranges, and if I’m lucky, a peach.” Other students wouldn’t

and the other half were only somewhat healthy, but everything still tasted good. My meals have changed obviously since I stopped having a meal plan. It was eas ier to have meals made for me.”Overall, it seems

In this method, com panies have a group of people that they cate gorize by political af filiation, whether that is Republican, Demo crat or Independent.

Companies can tailor ads to individuals’ specif ic preference because the input and output in the model, which is based on historical data, can determine one’s political affiliation. Categories are created based on histor ical data, which are then used to build a model.

conduct research and in result, may be chang ing their regulations regarding the Rec Cen ter. A lot of students don’t frequently attend.

“I don’t go to the Rec Center often, but I have attended some class es there and I enjoyed them,” Ortega said.

This could be a big change for students like Ortega, who may be in clined to attend the Rec Center more often, if some regulations and va riety of options changed.

Other students fre quently attend the Rec Center and do enjoy their time and ser vices that are offered.

believe it is important to help people in any way possible so that they can live full, healthy lives.

“Any amount of money that is put to wards helping true health is a positive thing,” said senior En glish major Chase Geier.

“I would like to touch on the lack of fruit at the Max and how that is one of the main health ier foods I would eat,” said freshman eEarly cChildhood eEducation major, Elizabeth Ortega. “There is almost 0 fresh fruit at the Max. It is very

mind the change and say they are satisfied with the Max’s options.

“The options there were enough for me be cause I’m not picky,” said sophomore finance major, Will McKin non. “Half of the op tions seemed healthy

that even if students are enjoying the variety of foods that are offered by the Max now, it could be beneficial to add more and healthier options for students to enjoy.

The GC Center for Health and Social Is sues may survey and

“I go to the Rec Center a lot, voluntarily, to work out. They offer many resources and different equipment and things to do. I still go there, but they don’t offer enough hours on Holiday week ends,” McKinnon said.

This new grant is meant to be gathering information and con ducting research in order to better the entire state of GA, however, it seems that it could be very beneficial at GC, as well

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Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for govenor of GA.

Brian Kemp, the Republican incumbent for govenor.

The issue with data mining is that it creates political polar ization.

Marissa Marcolina | Digital Media Editor

MATCHUP

With their division race decided long before the end of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers continued to chase his tory and won an aston ishing 111 games. This obliterated the franchise’s previous record for wins in the regular season, and they are tied for the fourth best MLB regular season record of all time.

The St. Louis Car dinals clinched the NL Central in late Septem ber. This playoff bid guaranteed that three of the franchises most revered players, Albert Pujols, Adam Wain wright and Yadier Moli na would see postseason action for one last time before the trio retires.

The Seattle Mariners squad made a remark able effort to transform the way the franchise is viewed, earning 90 wins in the season and the club’s first post season bid since 2001.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge commanded a fiery in dividual offensive cam paign that left him atop

the record books. Judge surpassed Roger Maris for most home runs in a season from a single player in the AL with 62.

The Wild Card round yielded more than a few memorable series, in cluding the collapse of the 101-win New York Mets in embarrassing fashion to the San Di

in the National League. Neither the Braves or the Dodgers, who have been perennial con tenders in the NL play offs for the better part of a decade, appeared to be safe from an un timely postseason exit.

The Braves appeared rattled by the division ri val Philadelphia Phillies,

tated by their home town team’s early exit.

GC Sophomore and Environmental Science major Sloan Freeman was quite distraught after the Braves loss.

“It sucks that we lost plain and simple,” Free man said. “We had over 100 wins in the regu lar season and things

like the 100+ win divi sion champions we have proven ourselves to be.”

The Yankees were the last team to punch their ticket to the ALCS winning in a 5-1 rout against the Guardians in the only divisional series that went the full 5 games. The Yankees can attribute a large part

would be their first World Series win since 2008.

With the Braves be ing eliminated from the playoffs, there is almost no doubt that playoff viewership, especial ly among casual base ball fans will decline among GC students. However, GC students who are fans of teams that still remain or are just fans of the game in its es sence still plan to contin ue watching. Avid base ball fan Peyton Cusick, a Sophomore and Com puter Science major here at GC plans to continue watching games even if her friends stopped watching after the Braves were eliminated.

ego Padres. The disman tling of the team came in the form of a 6-0 loss at home in Game 3, where the star stud ded Mets offense only managed to get one hit.

The Divisional Round unfolded in the form of pure unbridled chaos

who continued to ride on momentum gained from a remarkable surge in the late regular season, and swiftly eliminated the defending champi ons in just four games.

GC students and many others around Georgia were devas

were looking great for us after we snagged the division title from the Mets. However, when we played against the Phil lies I barely even recog nized the players on the field. I do not know if we were overconfident or what but we did not play

Hayden’s Hot Takes: Week 8

Hayden Flinn Sports Editor

We’ve reached the halfway point of the college football season. My rankings for my top four remain the same af ter Week 8. The Georgia Bulldogs remain at num ber one. The Ohio State Buckeyes stay at num ber two. The Tennessee

Volunteers are third, and the Michigan Wolver ines are number four.

The Georgia Bulldogs had a bye week in Week 8, meaning they had the week off before their historic rivalry game this week against the Florida Gators. In my eyes, Georgia is still the best team in the coun

try. They beat No. 8 Or egon by 46 points, and they beat No. 25 South Carolina by 41 points. There is no other team in the country that has dominated ranked op ponents like Georgia has this season. Despite their one bad game against Missouri, Georgia’s pos itives significantly over

shadows their negatives.

There have been a lot of arguments for why Ohio state should be number one instead of Georgia. One argument is that they have been the most consistent team. They should be. They haven’t played any com petition. Right now, their best win came against

of their prevailing over the Guardians to their ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.

The Phillies, who did not even finish top two in their division this year, had not earned a playoff bid since 2011 before this year. If they were to win the World Series, it

“My friend group is pretty chaotic as is, and the fact that the Braves lost has pretty much nixed any plans we had to watch games,” Cusick said. “However, when we all get together and watch games it is very fun. I will probably just keep watching games by my self and since the Braves did not advance I will be rooting for the Padres to win the whole thing.”

the at the time No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish to kick off the sea son, but Notre Dame is no longer ranked in the Top 25. This upcoming week will be the first time Ohio State truly plays a ranked opponent. They will travel to the biggest stadium in college foot ball where they take on No. 14 Penn State. This next week will give us a better look at how good the Buckeyes really are.

Tennessee won easi ly over UT Martin this past weekend 52-7. The Volunteers did not do anything to cause them to drop down. It can be argued that their win over Alabama the week prior is the best

win out of the top four teams, but Tennessee has played a couple of un ranked opponents closer than they should have.

The Michigan Wol verines also had a bye week over the week end after their blowout win over Penn State the week before. The Wol verines remain unbeat en, but they have looked as dominant as Geor gia, they beat unranked teams like Ohio State and they don’t have a better win than Tennessee. The Wolverines are playing good football and are in control of their own des tiny. They have nothing to worry about remain ing in the fourth spot.

HAYDEN

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The 2022 MLB playoff bracket updated to the Championship Series.

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Concerning NFL head injuries raise questions

Autumn Arnette Staff Writer

Concussions have been deemed to rule the field these last few NFL seasons. Since 2008, re searchers have recorded repeated head trauma in football players with neu rodegenerative results.

Every NFL player who suffers a concus sion must complete a five-step protocol to re turn to the playing field. An additional checkup with an Independent Neurological Consultant is required, and play ers are not allowed to participate until cleared by this third party.

Athletic trainer Man dy Jarriel said, “Once a concussion has been made, the patient should undergo a daily fo cused examination to monitor the course of recovery, and an appro priate home care plan should be established based on the individual.”

The Injury Reduction Plan is a three-pronged approach to drive be havioral changes: pre season practices, bet ter-performing helmets and rule changes. These efforts have reduced con

cussions by 25 percent since enforced in 2017.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagov ailoa has recently suffered multiple, concerning head injuries this season.

On Sept. 25th , Ta

On Thursday, Sept.29th , Tagovailoa was sacked and im mediately went into a “fencing” response, which indicates that he had not recovered from his prior injuries.

initiated an investigation regarding Tagovailoa’s safety in being cleared when he had just suffered an injury five days prior.

Investigators for the players’ union have found that the consulting doc

Allowing Tua Tagov ailoa to play again was a clear sign that concus sion protocols and safety still have significant im provements to achieve.

Junior Eric Baron, a nursing major, said, “I

rules out any players who exhibit gross motor in stability, regardless of any possible contributors.

In 2013, the NFL took away the option for teams to use alter nate-color helmets out of concern for players’ safety. They worried that these helmets would not be worn-in enough to be safe for players.

However, the NFL al lowed for alternate hel mets to be used again starting this season, lead ing to questions and con cerns over player safety.

“After watching the Dolphins game, I knew that something more had to be enforced for the player’s safety,” said sophomore Lane Hulett, a business major. “Con cussions are becoming more common each game, and teams are losing valuable players.”

govailoa suffered from a head and neck injury resulting in instability of his cognitive motor skills. After exiting the game, he had cleared the concussion protocol and was cleared to par ticipate in the next game.

“His arms curled up to his body quickly af ter he went down,” said junior Keller Pantsari, a mass communication major. “It was visible that he was really injured after that,” Pantsari said.

The NFLPA and NFL

tor who looked at Tagov ailoa made several errors during the evaluation.

“The danger sur rounding his specif ic situation could have caused his brain to swell catastrophically, even fatally,” Jarriel said.

was surprised to see him playing against Cincin nati. The injury he took the week before didn’t seem like it was noth ing to worry about.”

The NFLPA has ap proved the updated con cussion protocol that

GC Soccer plays USC Aiken in Tailgate Tour

Emily Henderson Contributing Writer

GC soccer hosted USC Aiken in an import ant conference game. The Bobcats lost 2-1 giving up their halftime lead.

This game featured GC soccer’s first Tail gate Tour of the season, which helped bring an excited, energetic crowd. As the game started, the GC exhibited the same energy as their fans.

The Bobcats started the game strong, keep ing control of ball pos session. Although GC was able to keep the ball mainly on the Pac ers side of the field, they were unable to get any shots on goal for much of the start of the game.

GC’s ability to make smart passes and be first to the ball helped shut USC Aikens de fense down. In the 21st minute with the help of Alexis Bergamini, Amanda Dewy was able to get past the Pacers defense and score the first goal of the game.

The Bobcats received multiple opportuni ties after their first goal, receiving a free kick

outside the box and two corner kicks but were unable to score.

With 15 minutes re maining in the first half USC Aiken was final ly able to keep up with the Bobcats and gained more possession of the ball. The Pacers had two opportunities to tie GC before the first half ended, receiving two corner kicks. The Bobcats defense stayed strong and were able to finish the half on top.

GC did not come off as strong at the start of the second half like they did in the first. Unlike the first half, the Bob cats were not able to keep possession of the ball, giving the Pac ers many opportunities to have shots on goal.

USC Aiken finally got their opportunity to shut down the Bobcat defense in the 61st minute. The Pacers maneuvered past the Bobcat defense giv ing them the chance to score.

GC goalie Kate Richardson fell short of blocking this shot, as the ball deflected off her glove and into the goal, tying the game 1-1.

GC did not let this af

fect them negatively and started playing with the same aggressiveness as the Pacers. Although the Bobcats were able to gain more ball possession, many of their passes fell short of the intended tar get, making it difficult to move the ball up the field.

As the game was drawing to a close, both teams were given oppor tunities to gain control of the game. The Pacers were able to receive a free kick outside of the box with 28 seconds re maining after a foul by defender Taylor Salvag gio. USC Aiken’s Megan

Gettys took this kick and was able to sneak the ball right over the head of Kate Richardson, se curing them the win.

Even though GC came out strong in the first half, the Pacers took advantage of the sec ond half and were able to defeat the Bobcats.

“I think we came out in the first half really strong,” said junior de fender Haley Titus. “We were able to place some balls in over their de fense, which helped our attack succeed, but I defi nitely think we played strong in the first half.”

One thing that could be noticed in the Bob cats in the second half is how their game switched from fast to slow pace. They were not able to come back onto the field with the same energy as they had in the first half.

“I think the main thing is just staying switched on for the whole 90 minutes,” said senior Alexis Bergamini.

“We cannot let ourselves step down after we score a goal, or the other team scores a goal. We need to keep pushing through and fight for the win.”

Leaving this game, GC

In regards to Tua Ta govailoa, he has been in good spirits. He remains resting at his house un til he undergoes further testing so that he can officially be cleared af ter the updates of the concussion protocol.

only has one more regu lar season game before the PBC Tournament starts on October 29.

“We need to practice how we play,” said soph omore Sydney Charles.

“Overall we need to play for each other, go out there and have some fun but hopefully we can also get the win.”

After this conference loss to USC Aiken, GC moved down, now be ing ranked sixth in the PBC. The Bobcats are back in action at home on Saturday, Oct. 22 with hopes to finish out their season strong.

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Defenders Sydney Charles (right) and Taylor Salvaggio (middle right) defend oncoming USC Aiken player on Wednesday Oct. 19.

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Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after a sack

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Each year Nether world showcases two dif ferent themes, this year’s being “Parasitic” and “The Undying Horror”. Visitors navigate them selves through paths inside the facility sur rounded by spooky ani matronics and scare actors.

“I think people like the thrill of being scared, and not knowing what is coming,” said Harper Wall, senior accounting major. “Netherworld is the only real haunted house I have been to, but I would love to go to a more intense one.”

Though an attraction like Netherworld may provide plenty of inten sity for many, some seek out even wilder haunts.

The infamous McK amey Manor, found ed in 2001 by Russ McKamey, falls un der the classification of an “extreme haunt”.

McKamey Manor’s attendees endure scenar ios intended to mimic those found in horror movies. Those wishing to experience the haunt must sign an extensive 40-page waiver in which they acknowledge that employees may perform various acts of physical and psychological tor

ture on them. The waiv er also notes that they are unable to leave the attraction without per mission from the staff.

The attraction’s web site features an archive of footage taken from inside the haunt and captures the true horror that takes place there. The footage showcases guests being waterboarded, forcefed, bound and gagged, among many other dif ficult-to-watch acts.

Viewers have noted that attendees often do not sign the waiver until they have already begun their experience, which puts intense pressure on them and renders them

incapable of fully di gesting the terms listed.

Russ McKamey has found himself under intense fire in recent years, and many ques tion how the operation remains legal even with the existence of a waiver.

But why would any one want to subject themselves to this kind of experience? Accord ing to McKamey him self, the attraction allows guests to live through their own horror movie.

Here at GC, one Greek organization hosts its own, less intense haunted house each Oc tober. In collaboration with a fraternity, this

Horoscope for spooky season

Jennifer Crider A&L Editor

Here is your horo scope for the week of October 24th!

Scorpio: It is okay to admit when you are wrong, and that is very hard for you to compre hend. This week, try to admit your faults so you can learn more about the world around you. This is a good time for you, and you will receive love and support from your friends and family.

Sagittarius: You have a tendency to rush into things. You get excit ed and take the fast est option rather than the most realistic one. Use this week to think through what you tru ly want and how you should get to that goal. Don’t force anything.

Capricorn: This is your time to make a big change. Take this oppor tunity to take the risks you’ve been too scared to make. You will never be able to fully prepare to

self, but try your best to refuse that instinct.

Pisces: Plan an ad venture. Try to travel somewhere or experi ence something new. Recently, life has felt re

make a big risk, so you might as well just do it.

Aquarius: Give back to your community this week. Open your heart to helping others, and peace will come in re turn. You’re typically very focused on your

petitive, but this is your time to change this.

Aries: Last week might have been hard, but this week brings in new opportunities. You will find luck in your academics. I know it can be hard for you to

Taurus: Avoid con frontation at all costs. If you’re in a relationship, think through your emo tions before expressing them. There might be tensions with people in your life, but it’s im portant to recognize when it is ready to move on from a friendship.

Gemini: This week will bring you confi dence and peace. This week is all about you. Treat yourself and make

year, Delta Sig and Delta Zeta are putting on the annual attraction in sup port of the Beth Rihm Foundation scholarship.

Beth Rihm was a spe cial education major and a member of the Lambda Pi Delta Zeta chapter here at GC. In 2003, she was tragically killed in a car accident.

Six years later in 2009, Lambda Pi host ed their haunted house for the first time along side Kappa Alpha Or der. The ticket money raised funded the Beth Rihm scholarship, a scholarship awarded to a senior Delta Zeta spe cial education major.

“She was very in volved in philanthropy and service during her time here,” said An drea Truax, philanthro py chair for Delta Zeta.

“October was her fa vorite season, and that’s why we do the haunt ed house as opposed to any other event.”

A plaque dedicated to Rihm lays in front of the Delta Zeta house, forev er honoring her legacy.

The haunted house will take place on Fri day, Oct. 28 from 7 PM to 11 PM. Tickets will be sold outside the Arts and Sciences building on the week of Oct. 24.

others feel good as well.

Cancer: You have a tendency to assume that you are the most inter esting and confident per son in the room. STOP

THAT! Spend this week

your happiness before your loyalty. Make sure that your loyalty is used on the right people.

Virgo: Try not to be so cynical. Sometimes your criticism and analysis is warranted, but there are times when you need to be more open-mind ed. When you let peo ple in, happiness will come. Spend this week focusing on the posi tives in life rather than analyzing the negatives.

listening to others and stop making assump tions about other people.

Leo: Your extreme loyalty is admirable, but it has a tendency to negatively affect you. Do not let people take advantage of this. Put

Libra: This week is going to bring great fi nancial wealth. Spend money on treating your self and the people you love. All of the hard work in your life is go ing to pay off this week. Congratulations on this.

JENNIFER

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(From left to right) Josh O’Grady, Katie Futch, Sarah Cochren, Trey Parrish at Netherworld

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Kanye West’s Twitter ban

How do we stop the spread of hate speech?

Cale Strickland Staff Writer

Kanye “Ye” West was banned from Twitter on October 9 after posting a series of antisemit ic tweets. West said he was going to “go death con 3” on Jewish peo ple. Some believe “death con” refers to DEFCON,

Further, Curtis ap peared on “Today” and said she “woke up and burst into tears” af ter seeing West’s tweet. West is highly influ ential on Generation Z. During the 2020 pres idential election, he garnered a significant amount of support, par ticularly among young

and is thus considered a private, not a state, ac tor. As such, the First Amendment does not apply to Twitter, thus enabling Twitter to ban any person that, in its view, violates its poli cies regarding expressive conduct on its platform.”

Regardless of fans’ frustrations, Hank Ed

es, ban him. Eryn Vis carra, sociology profes sor, worries about social media’s amplification of celebrities’ influence.

“Media, and particu larly social media these days, are one of the major ‘agents of social ization,’ which means that it’s one of the main sources that teach us

JENNIFER

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Answering the ‘why’ in GC1Y

Katherine Futch Editor in Chief

All students are given a required set of core cur ricula to complete during their time at GC. One of the courses is GC1Y.

According to GC’s website, the purpose of the GC1Y course is to encourage students to approach different topics and issues intellectual ly and respectfully. The courses should be de signed to foster face-toface interaction and make anonymity impossible.

GC1Y focuses on unique topics that are different from that of an original class subject. Some of the selections include: Creative Arts Therapies, Exploring Friendships, Freako nomics and Swanso nomics (a class inspired by the libertarian be liefs of Ron Swanson.)

One of the courses of fered is Fantastic Beasts and Protecting Where We Find Them. This course discusses preser vation efforts, specifically with gorillas and wolves.

Students are allowed to converse with conserva tion professionals and observe firsthand what it may be like to work to protect the environment.

Melanie DeVore, the instructor for this class, is a professor in the De partment of Biology & Environmental Sciences at GC. She created the course in 2018 to help students think criti cally about their liveli hoods and communities.

“Students need to crit ically think about how to address societal needs through nonprofits,” De Vore said. “They need to understand what boards are, they need to under stand what fundraising is. Most importantly, they need to understand what accountability is.”

DeVore said she doesn’t like assigning busy work to her stu dents. Rather, she wants to give them assignments that are practical and will help them grow essential skills for the workforce.

“I love having them

do assignments like fir ing people,” DeVore said. “I just had them write a letter on how to fire Dian Fossey from the National Geographic Society. And I have them do item ized budgets. If you are charging for tuition, you better be assigning skillbased things, you better be doing more than giv ing students lectures on PowerPoint, and then basically asking them to do a multiple-choice test that you grade on a Scantron sheet. You

should be doing real things that students can apply to their lives.”

However, many GC students do not believe they should be required to take a GC1Y for the coursework. Not all have had pleasurable expe riences in their class es and find the classes

unnecessarily difficult.

“My GC1Y was the worst class I took at GC,” said an anonymous GC education major. “The professor clearly did not want to be teaching the class. She assigned so much homework and none of it had anything to do with my major or anything valuable. I think that the GC1Y and GC2Y class system is a waste of time and effort.”

Senior mass com munication major Kate Bennett shares the same sentiment.

“I think some are good or have a cool concept, but most are a waste of time,” Bennett said. “A lot of the teachers aren’t pas sionate about what they are teaching and it makes

the class much more dif ficult than it needs to be.”

Despite mixed re views among the student body, DeVore believes that the values students are taught through these courses outweigh the negative sentiments.

“I can’t expect you to be 17 or 18, and have the same perspective that you will have as when you are 30,” DeVore said.

“When you’re 30 you will realize I really do have to write an itemized budget, or I have to fire some body, or I have to, you know, figure out how to deal with stakeholders. I think advisors and other people have to say, look, some courses provide content that directly cor relates to your majors. But there are other life skills that you have to have. All of those things that you learn in what you think are the bene ficial classes are worth less unless you have this other set of tools.”

JENNIFER

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Professor Eaton’s History of Rock n’ Roll class gives freshmen the chance to learn the origins of their most listened-to Spotify playlists.

-Melanie DeVore

You should be doing things that students can apply to their lives.

DEEP ROOTS FEST

JENNIFER

High Speed Dream took the stage once again on Milledgeville’s streets; this time quite literally in the middle of one of them.

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As the months crept closer, I remember con vincing myself that I had done enough cross-training and that I would be fine before race day approached me. I had never started some thing I would not finish and I would never count myself as a quitter. All I had to do was put one foot in front of the oth er and I would be fine.

Raceday came and went, and it was the hard est thing I have ever done. I remember watching runners that were older than me passing right by me like it was nothing. In reflection, I am able now to see that I did that. I completed the race and it is something that no one can take away from

me. Regardless of my journey or my time, that is my accomplishment to move forward with.

As I was running, I re alized it was never about the race and that training for this day taught me some essential lessons that I will carry forward with me. Your mind is the strongest muscle in your body and can push you or prevent you from reaching your goals. Re gardless if you are train ing for a race or studying for your exit exam, your mind can set barriers for what you are actually ca pable of. I also learned that our bodies are ma chines. They run on what we fuel them with and are capable of great ness or prepped correct

ly. Maybe you struggle with knot-knees and your legs flail behind you when you run. This is no reason to quit because your run looks different. Maybe you have set im possible standards for yourself and are afraid of your own disappoint ment. You can always re write your story. Above just running, our bodies and minds are meant for greatness. Not one of us was placed here to be stagnant and it is our jobs as human beings to con tinue pushing ourselves to our highest extent.

I am in no way advo cating for a person to, in this case, sign up for a half marathon without prepping or training, however, I am saying that you and I are capa ble of doing hard things.

These are the things that build character, these are the things that help us grow. Without challenging ourselves

we will never succeed.

So, the next time you let your mind convince you otherwise, remember that you can do anything

The evolution of societal expectations

Hannah Adams Asst Opinion Editor

Within every new de cade, comes a new set of societal roles, expec tations and lifestyles. This is most apparent to me when speaking to elders such as my grandmothers, who lived through some America’s most significant times and carry the tales with them. Women who, at my age, were expected to be loving mothers at as early as fifteen years old, while the fathers of their children were likely to be sent to fight the war as soon as they were of age.

A few months ago, I was visiting my grand mother when we got to talking about her life at my age. At 22 years old my grandmother, or Maddie as we call her, was already a mother of two, raising her children while her husband was an active duty solider. Born in 1937, Maddie lived through some of the most monumental moments of this coun try’s history. Moments that only have so many remaining that can tell the tale first-hand. Being only two years old at the 1939 invasion of Poland which marked the start of World War II, to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Manhattan Project in 1945 as well as the end of World War II, the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and be ginning of NATO in 1949, The Civil Rights Movements of the 50s, the emergence of Rock N’ Roll, are all just to name a few. My Maddie

lived to witness things that I only know from reading history books in school. Moments in his tory that feel so intangi ble to us now really were not all that long ago. As these historical land marks were taking place, society was everchanging in harmony with the new generations. For peo ple like my Maddie, the only choice seemed to be to embrace the change or be left behind. To try and understand the new customs or be left feeling utterly out of touch and out of place. But some of these changes did not come easily to those that were raised by World War I and Great Depression survivors. In an article of The New Yorker, titled “It’s Time to Stop Talking About ‘Generations,’” by Louis Menand the state of mind of those in their twenties during the six ties is further explained.

“Most young peo ple in the sixties did not practice free love, take drugs, or protest the war in Vietnam. In a poll tak en in 1967, when people were asked whether cou ples should wait to have sex until they were mar ried, sixty-three per cent of those in their twenties said yes, virtually the same as in the gener al population. In 1969, when people aged twen ty-one to twenty-nine were asked whether they had ever used mar ijuana, eighty-eight per cent said no. When the same group was asked whether the United States should withdraw immediately from Viet nam, three-quarters said no, about the same as in

the general population.”

Fifteen in today’s world is not the same fifteen that it was in the forties or fifties. During these decades, young people had obligations that seem so unfathom able to me when I re member myself at that age. I remember being immature and full of youthful aspirations, dating my first boy friend and learning how to drive. In contrast to this image, young men in the fifties were raised to stoic and fierce lead ers, while young wom en were raised to take care of the children and maintain the household.

Along with that goes hand in hand with the societal expectations of mannerisms, self-expres sion, and individualism.

While today’s generation tends to be encouraged to embrace their unique aspects and interests, ear lier generations enforced gender roles and sticking to the status quo. Some would argue that it was the earlier generations that were raised to be tough, while current day young people tend to be softer and more sensitive.

In the Enclopedia.com article, “The 1940s Life styles and Social Trends: Overview,” a few of the most remarkable differ ences from the 1940s to now are explored.

“More than anything else, Americans wanted to put the war behind them and enjoy the ben efits of victory. Many women stayed in the workforce when the war ended, but the empha sis was on home, family, and traditional values.

The United States was the only nation that had fought in the war to see church attendance in crease sharply when the fighting ended. Though prosperity brought new moral challenges, all the major U.S. re ligious groups gained strength in the 1940s.”

These people were raised in a way that taught persevering through their struggles and doing everything in their power to fulfil their role in society. It was not necessarily considered a time for self-expression and artistic pursuits in the United States. Young men and women were ex pected to be proper man nered and ready to enter the workforce. Today, young people do not typ

ically feel the strains of these obligations to this degree. In contrast, many young people living in the United States spend their twenties receiving an education and gaining a better understanding of themselves. In an article by pewresearch.org, ti tled “Millennial life: how young adulthood today compares with prior gen erations,” writer Kristen Bialik observed some of the key differences educational differenc es of previous decades.

“Today’s young adults are much better educated than their grandparents, as the share of young adults with a bache lor’s degree or higher has steadily climbed since 1968,” Bialik said.

“Among Millennials,

for 30 more minutes.

You can pass that hard test. You can land your dream job. YOU CAN run a half marathon.

around four-in-ten (39%) of those ages 25 to 37 have a bachelor’s de gree or higher, compared with just 15% of the Si lent Generation, roughly a quarter of Baby Boom ers and about three-inten Gen Xers (29%) when they were the same age.”

As time goes on, the age that young gener ations are expected to grow up seems to incline.

Society today not only accepts but almost en courages settling down during one’s late twenties, while also encouraging young people to pursue a variety of career possibil ities. Things are not near ly as cut and dry as they used to be. It is interest ing to see how society will continue to change as the years progress.

HANNAH

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Auto-grats in the service industry

Hannah Adams

Asst News Editor

In many US states, it is common practice for those in the service in dustry to be criminally underpaid, some em ployees earning as low as two dollars per hour. Because of this, servers tend to rely primarily on the gratuities of cus tomers for most of their paycheck. Given that the hourly wage of serv ers is generally low, it is considered acceptable to auto gratuity tables high er than six persons to en sure the server is prop erly paid for their time and efforts. While most of those with experience in the service industry are understanding of this custom, there are some critics that consider it

wrong for a waiter to be able to auto gratuity in any circumstance. These people tend to think that a server needs to earn their tip. For those that have not ever worked in the industry, I can understand where this perspective is coming from. It truly takes ac tually being an employ ee in the industry to grasp why an auto-gra tuity holds so much insurance for servers.

As a server myself, I do not feel guilty for ap plying an auto gratuity to my larger tables, espe cially those that require copious amounts of my time and attention. Serv ing can be an extremely taxing job, and there is nothing more frustrat ing to a server then to be poorly tipped by a

large and needy table. It is even worse to dedicate time to a table for hours at a time, only for them not to tip at all. All the while also juggling be ing a decent server to the other tables under that server’s care at the same time. Because of the poor hourly wages servers re ceive, a table not tipping or tipping poorly is al most equivalent to doing that work for free. In my experience, it is typically only those that have nev er worked in the service industry that claim that auto gratuities are unfair. In a fivecentnickle.com excerpt called “Thoughts on Tipping _ Pardon the Rant,” written by au thor Nickle, a consum er shares their thoughts on auto gratuities.

“The funny thing is that, in many cases, I would have left a larger tip than what was auto matically added to the bill,” Nickle said. “And if the waiter does me the courtesy of telling me that they’ve added an au to-gratuity, I sometimes still will – if it’s deserved. But if they don’t bother telling me, then they’re not getting another pen ny. And if the service was abysmal, I’m not above adjusting the tip down.”

It is comments like this one that I find eter

nally frustrating as a server. On my side of the argument, it seems like this is a person that has never worked in the ser vice industry and does not understand why a server would add gra tuity to a larger table. It is to provide insurance to the server that they are going to be paid well for the work they do. In general, when a server applies an auto-gratting it does not exceed twen ty percent, which is the proper tip amount any ways. But, playing devil’s advocate, I can see why a customer would be frus trated with being forced to tip a certain amount especially in the case that the server did a poor job.

There are very few in stances where I can real ly stand by the argument that a server performed poor enough to warrant purposefully tipping low. While I understand that its upsetting for custom ers, the majority of the time servers are running around like mad trying to keep up with multiple requests from various tables. All of this while also being capable of an swering phone calls and in some cases working behind the bar if there is not a bar shift. So yes, in some cases a server gen uinely just forgets, and

Let’s talk: seasonal depression

Abigayle Allen Opinion Editor

TRIGGER WARN ING: THIS ARTICLE SPEAKS ABOUT MEN

TAL HEALTH AC CORDING TO SEASON CHANGE. PLEASE CONTACT https:// www.gcsu.edu/counsel ing IF YOU RESONATE WITH ANYTHING IN THIS ARTICLE.

The winter months, while being the birth place of holiday joy, can also prove to be the birthplace of the winter blues. As the seasons are changing, I can count on my mood, motivation, and overall outlook on my life switching as well. It is no secret songs like “Back to December” and “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift become so pop ular this time of year.

Seasonal affective disorder, commonly re ferred to as SAD, is a type of depression relat ed to the changes in sea sons. This mental illness

is often linked to states experiencing colder sea sons, but does affect up to 10% of people in the United states, according to The New York Times.

Sunlight triggers your brain to produce the serotonin hormone. According to the Cleve land Clinic, serotonin is known as the “feel good” hormone -- directly re lated to your focus or lack thereof, emotion al stability, and overall feelings of joy. Where as as the months grow colder and drearer your brain produces higher levels of melatonin that can lead to sleepiness.

A common miscon ception of SAD comes from the stigma of hav ing “winter blues” as summer turns to fall and fall to winter. It is not out of the ordinary for many people, especial ly college students, to become unfocussed or have temporary feelings of stress or exhaustion. However, SAD, a form of

clinical depression, can have symptoms lasting much longer than the seasons themselves last.

According to the Na tional Institute of Men tal Health, “you may have seasonal affective disorder if you experi ence certain symptoms starting and stopping during specific months, and that occur for at least two consecutive years”. This can include but is not limited to; drows iness and low energy; changes to your appe tite or weight; trouble sleeping or falling asleep; changes in your appetite; and, at worst, thoughts of death or suicide.

Although SAD is most common during the winter, with symp toms beginning in the late fall and early winter and ending in the spring and summer months, SAD can also occur during the spring and summer. This is called summer-pattern SAD or summer depression.

SAD affects people of all ranges but is most commonly occurring in women than in men. It is more common with people living in north ern regions of the US than those living in southern regions, and it can also be linked to generational patterns.

As for me, I am not immune to stress-in duced feelings of ex haustion and sadness. However, this illness of ten gets looked over for many students around the country. Luckily, Dr. Paul Desan, a psychia trist at the Yale School of Medicine says that there are several evi dence-backed ways to find relief. “Bright light treatment first thing in the morning dramatical ly improves the vast ma jority of people with sea sonal affective disorder”. Any person can do this by stationing themselves in front of a light therapy box, which mimics out door light, for about 30

this does not condone being paid cheaply for their efforts. There are times when I can sym pathize with the reason ing behind a low tip. For example, if a server is openly rude for no real reason or the server ne glects a table during the slow hours because they are distracted socializing or being on their phones.

At the end of the day, I think that the con flict over tipping servers could be eliminated by putting servers on a fair hourly wage. According to Spoon University’s article, “Servers should not have to rely on tips to earn a living,” written by Muriel Robotta, it would be much more beneficial for both parties in this conflict if those in the service industry could be paid higher hourly.

“If tips weren’t what servers relied on for in come, tolerating crude and demeaning behavior wouldn’t be necessary and the restaurant work place would become a less hostile environment,” Robotta said. “Howev er, the seven states that have an equal minimum wage for all workers fare better than those that don’t. More restaurant growth, higher gross sales, and often a higher tipping percentage are

seen, meaning that when servers aren’t dependent on tips, they and the restaurants they work in actually perform better.”

Many other servers feel similarly about the issue, as an anonymous reddit user vented their frustrations towards poor pay in the industry. They also express the frustra tions of having to come in prior to opening time to set up the restaurant.

“When we open at 11am but I come in at 9am to set-up... how come I make $2 an hour from 9-11? How is this legal? Shouldn’t I be paid at least minimum wage from 9-11, then switch to server wage during busi ness hours? Am I miss ing something? It seems crazy to me that you can pay someone $2 an hour plus tips when they won’t even have a pos sibility of getting a tip.”

While I can under stand why someone that has not experience in the service industry may feel it is unjust to be au to-gratted by servers, it takes looking into the realities of our pay to un derstand why it is done. It is simply a means of in surance that we are fair ly paid because it is our way of making a living.

minutes every morning. This helps to stimulate your body and increase energy and focus for the day to come. In order to complete this effective ly you would need to purchase a lamp or light therapy box that advertis es 10,000 lux brightness.

There are many things that can affect a person’s mental health throughout any time of year, however it is im

portant that we stay in formed and begin to understand our bodies and our minds--learn ing how they change during seasons change. If you are experiencing any form of mental ill ness stated in this arti cle there are resources.

Contact https:// www.gcsu.edu/coun seling if you are feeling anything stated above!

Courtesy of Art Director | Claire O’Neill

Courtesy of Art Director | Claire O’Neill