FEBRUARY 26, 2010
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THE COLONNADE 7
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TO THE EDITOR
Professor’s response to proposed legislation allowing guns on campus Dear editor,
Great idea! As every red meat-eating Republican knows, what this country needs is less health care and more weapons on college campuses. In the 1960s, when members of a student anti-war group (SDS) showed up at Cornell University carrying firearms to stage sit-ins against pro-war members of the faculty, Alan Bloom, author of “The Closing of the American Mind,” was so traumatized that he became a conservative. Today’s conservatives want to arm professors? Apparently the “long, slippery road to socialism” so feared by the right runs in two directions, one of which leads to something uncomfortably like the
atmosphere of intimidation and potential violence that took hold in Germany during the 1930s. I say that there is only one social institution over which any politician who advocates such a proposition is qualified to legislate, i.e., the kind that comes equipped with padded cells and tight-fitting jackets. Whatever happened to “Government isn’t the solution to the problem; it is the problem.” Where conservative politics are concerned, never were truer words spoken. Dr. Greg Pepetone Professor of Music and Interdisciplinary Studies
Homecoming turnout appreciated by first-year athletic director Dear editor, Thank you to GCSU students, alumni, faculty, staff, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Central Georgia and everyone in Bobcat nation for such an outstanding response in your support of the entire Homecoming week. The bar has been set extremely high during my first homecoming as director of athletics. From decorations around campus to thousands at the Centennial Center concert, the campus was united with Bobcat pride. After my first Bobcat Ramble on Saturday morning, I was honored to be grand marshal of the Homecoming Parade. In
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between Tent City and watching Bobcat tennis and baseball win, I had the chance be involved in the absolutely awesome game atmosphere for two Bobcat basketball wins! Both teams won key matchups, and you provided the difference and made the Centennial Center the place to be. It was incredible! On behalf of our department, thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you at future Bobcat contests this spring as Bobcat tennis, softball, baseball and golf are all underway. Thank you! . Wendell Staton Director of Athletics
“What is your favorite place in Milledgeville?”
“ My favorite thing is being at the Armed Farces improv at Blackbird.”
Sean Noah, sophomore, mass communication major
“I like the Murder Creek spring because it’s a good way to get away from school.”
Emily Suber, junior, English major
“Blackbird is a great place to see all your friends, study and have great coffee.”
Leigh Tankersley, senior, psychology major
“I like the movie theater because I enjoy critiquing movies and it helps me as a broadcast journalist.”
Christian Crouch, freshman, mass communication major
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“I really like Bartram Forest, as it’s pretty, and I can relax there.”
Taylor Howard, sophomore, special education major Reported by Bobby Gentry
POLL OF THE WEEK
GRAPHIC BY CLAIRE DYKES
Do you support legislation in the Georgia General Assembly allowing guns on public university campuses?
Two of my roomies are having a sort of “battle of the best playlists” thing right now. It’s 11 p.m. I am tired and I have a test in the morning. I have a message for both of them: Your playlists suck.
69%
Yes
0% Undecided 4% I need
27% No
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If you could listen to the last lecture of a GCSU faculty member, who would you choose? • • • •
Today I found a bumper sticker and it reads, “Jenny is a nerd. I LOVE HER!!!” I love it.
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Just when I think I can’t hate the Student Government Association anymore something else arrives. Kicking residents out of the Centennial lot so you can tailgate? We pay to live here and to park here. Go to The Grove and tell them to clear out of the parking lot to make room for tailgating. It’s not going to happen. SGA what is wrong with you? Aren’t you supposed to care at least a little about the students? People who choose to live on campus are supporting GCSU more than any of you ever will. Midterms! Yikes! I started making ramen noodles three minutes ago and you are already having sex. One, you have sex every day. Two, I know it can’t be that good even though you are making it sound like it. Three, if you are going to be super loud be considerate of the fact that I am eating, and I don’t want to vomit this delicious ramen. I can’t wait for all of Milledgeville to be sold out of Plan B, so that you can finally see that you are a douche bag and realize that you can’t have sex with every girl you look at and get away with it. Ahh! Today is one of those days where I just want to break stuff. I do not feel safe with guns on campus, the current legislation for not allowing guns 1,000 feet from campus, should be reinforced. Want to vent about something? Send us a message about what’s bothering you to screen name ColonnadeVent using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), e-mail colonnadeletters@gcsu.edu, with the subject “Vent,” or visit Twitter/VentGCSU.