The Georgetonian - Spring 2016, Issue 10

April 20, 2016

Volume CXXXVI Issue 10

Final chapel service of the school year led by Daniel Graham

Manatees in the Bible and being more like trees emphasized in talk

By ELIZABETH SMITH

who was fond of basket weaving and calligraphy.

Before getting his MFA On Tuesday, April 19, from the University of GeorGeorgetown College hosted gia in Printmaking, Graham its last chapel of the spring managed a wood shop in semester. This chapel is spe- downtown Washington, D.C., cial because the speaker is a where he taught classes in campus member nominated by traditional and nontraditional students. This year’s speaker woodworking and produced was Daniel Graham, an Asso- custom furnishings (Georgeciate Professor of Art teaching towncollege.edu). in the areas of Printmaking The title of Graham’s talk and Sculpture was “Mr. Rogers is a Very Big Georgetown’s Campus Manatee and Why We Should Minister Bryan Langlands be More Like Trees.” Upon provided a brief introduction delivering this unique title, to the featured speaker. Lang- Graham explained what he lands described how, from an hoped to talk about that day. early age, Daniel Graham was Graham said that he wanted to introduced to creative forms look at what God has called us of expression from his mother, to do.

Graham opened with a passage from 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12: “…and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that The Georgetonian/ELIZABETH SMITH your daily life may The choir performs the benediction at win the respect of the end of the final chapel service. outsiders and so that Copy Editor

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you will not be dependent on anybody.”

Graham transitioned into describing the characteristics of trees and why people are generally fascinated by them.

He talked about how they are older than him and have seen more than he has.

More specifically, Graham pointed out how trees record their history of thier actions and surroundings. They do this for themselves, not for Instagram, whether anyone sees it or not.

Graham shared pictures of a tree with cancer. The first picture was the tree in the forest with a bulging trunk while the others were of the cross sections of the cancerous area.

The area contained beautiful patterns and brilliant displays of natural color.

With these photos, Graham compared humans to trees by saying, “We can look at our brokenness and damage as something that could be sought after, and beautiful.”

Graham continued to share pictures of trees that had to overcome barriers. He went on to describe various characteristics of trees that people should

mimic: trees are patient, trees are still, trees are good at moving, trees are diverse, trees are independent yet communal and trees are gracious.

Graham then transitioned into talking about the relevance of manatees in the Bible.

The Georgetonian/ELIZABETH SMITH In Numbers 4, there is Professor Daniel Graham talks about a set of instructions for manatees and trees. the Israelites on how to transport the tabernacle. The tabernacle must be share an opportunity to serve wrapped in the hide of the sea and donate to Feed My Starvcow before being transported ing Children. Feed My Starving across the desert.

Children is a Christian nonThe use of the sea cow profit organization commitin the desert was Graham’s ted to feeding God’s children example of how “God has a hungry in body and spirit. purpose for all things we do, Through the organization, no matter how weird.” volunteers hand–pack meals From this explanation, specially formulated for malGraham discussed how Mr. nourished children. The meals Rogers, like the sea cow, seems are sent to partners around the out of place. Graham, who has world where they’re used to a tattoo of Mr. Rogers, said operate orphanages, schools, “He seemed out of place here. clinics and feeding programs He cared about everyone and to break the cycle of poverty listened. … He made everyone (Fmsc.org). smile; he made everyone feel To conclude the service, loved.”

Georgetown’s chorus sang the After the talk, Bryan Langbenediction. lands returned to the stage to

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Global

Headlines Compiled by Noah Krieger

On Tuesday morning, in Kabul,

Afghanistan, the Taliban launched an attack against a government security agency in which one man carried out a suicide car bombing while another entered the compound and opened fire before being killed. At least 28 people were killed and over 320 injured.

While filming for a new episode

of Animal Planet’s River Monsters, the crew found a man stranded on a deserted island near Australia. He had gone ashore to dig for oysters several days before, succumbed to heat stroke, and was unable return to his boat.

Forest Wagner, an assistant pro-

fessor at the University of Alaska Southeast was mauled by a bear while teaching a mountaineering course to a group of 12 students.

He was airlifted to an Anchorage hospital and is in stable condition.

The Poinciana, Florida fire

department was called out to rescue a pet iguana trapped up in a tree. The lizard was successfully returned to the ground.

Two rival construction compa-

nies in China competing for clients ended up fighting in the street with bulldozers and loaders. Several of the vehicles were knocked over by the time police arrived and ended the fight.

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Sororities and frats participate in Greek Week

By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer

This year, Georgetown’s 187th annual Greek Week took place on April 11–April 15. Sororities and fraternities competed in different events for the overall title of Greek Week winner. Sororities that participated were Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Delta. Fraternities that participated were Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Tau and Lambda Chi Alpha.

On Monday, April 11, the Greek Feud—a knock–off of Family Feud— took place in the Ward Room of the library. Teams of two or three members from each fraternity and sorority competed with questions that came from a survey sent out to each chapter. Examples are as follows: What are your favorite restaurants in Georgetown? What is your biggest regret from freshman year?

Sigma Kappa and Phi Kappa Tau ended up taking the championship that night for answering the most questions right.

Monday also began the Greek God and Goddess competition where each organization picked one member to represent their chapter and raise money for their philanthropy. There were bags outside the Caf where people could drop change until the end of the week. Whichever chapter raised the most money would be considered the winner, with the money raised being donated to their philanthropy. Katie Eden (Sigma Kappa) and Chris Ward (Phi Kappa Tau) were the winners of this competition.

Tuesday, April 12, brought on pool games, a favorite pastime of the Greek organizations on campus.

Participants were able to compete in games such as the Tee–Shirt Relay Race, which is when swimmers go from one end of the pool to the other

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Colleen Robinson (Kappa Delta), Rachel Mergenthal (Kappa Delta), Patrick Harp (Lambda Chi Alpha), Jana Dye (Phi Mu) and Bailey Milam (Sigma Kappa) prepare for the “Pool Games” of Greek Week. with articles of clothing on and switch off to another person. Other individual events were the Most Creative Dive, Biggest Splash and Best Dive (with the smallest splash).

On Wednesday, the Greeks held a Faculty/Staff breakfast in the Jones Hall Nelson suite to show appreciation for their professors. Members of each chapter wore badge attire and served breakfast to their professors.

Wednesday was also the final day for collecting household goods for the Scott County Hospitality House.

Chapters collected paper items, cans and other types of items that the Hospitality House was in need of.

On Thursday, many different events were happening: a blood drive, the Tim Cope Equine Scholars Program Nexus, All Campus Worship and Quad Games. Quad Games include an Egg Toss, Neck Pass, a Relay Race, and Tug of War. The theme of the all–campus worship service was “All In.” On Friday, representatives from each chapter volunteered at the Scott County Hospitality House to help out with projects such as painting and landscaping.

During the awards ceremony on Sunday. Sigma Kappa were the overall Greek Week champions for sororities because of winning highest sorority participation at all campus worship, sorority pool games, sorority Greek feud, sorority banner, sorority quad games, sorority make a difference day and highest participation in the blood drive.

Kappa Delta won the highest participation for the Tim Cope nexus. Phi Kappa Tau took the overall Greek week champion for the fraternities.

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Tim Cope speaks on horseback adventures

By BAILEE BOGGESS Staff Writer

On Thursday, April 14, the Georgetown College Equine Scholars Program invited Tim Cope, a world–travelling horseman, to campus to give a lecture about his travels throughout Eurasia on horseback.

He flew in from Australia to give the lecture and provide this experience for students. Students were able to purchase his novel and had a chance to get them signed, as well as meet Mr. Cope after the lecture.

In his lecture, he described his fascination with the old world, nomadic lifestyle and culture of

the eastern European and Asian countries. From experiencing bicycling through Russia earlier in his life, he devised a plan to travel on horseback from the hills of Mongolia to Hungary over the course of 18 months.

The journey ended up taking him three and a half years. Mr. Cope had no horse experience prior to deciding to make his journey. He learned to ride and take care of a horse in a relatively short period of time.

Cope described how he met all different types of people that helped him along the way, even the horse thieves and vagabonds. One special friend even stayed with him

through the rest of the journey: his dog, Tigon.

The harsh weather of the mountains, which reached temperatures below zero in the winter or above 100 degrees during the summer, made travelling difficult, but manageable.

He documented every moment of the trip with a camera that he brought along.

Cope also lived on only $2.00 a day for his entire journey. Cope heavily emphasized the lasting impact that meeting the nomadic peoples had on him. He said that those encounters allowed him to have a deeper value of their culture as a whole.

Director of the Equine Scholars Program, Chelsey Reid, said, “I am so

proud the Equine Scholars Program hosted Mr. Tim Cope on campus.

Mr. Cope’s story speaks to the value of appreciating the people and culture all around us, while also being hugely inspirational. We all need to remember how wonderful this old world is and have the courage to challenge ourselves to pursue big goals.”

“Green Eggs and Lamb” raises $3,000

By ELIZABETH SMITH Copy Editor

On Saturday, April 9, Georgetown College’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity hosted their second annual fundraiser “Green Eggs & Lamb.” The event was a silent auction and dinner held at Faith Baptist Church. All of the proceeds went to The Gathering Place.

Georgetown’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha has been connected to the Gathering Place for four years. The Gathering Place’s mission is to offer food, personal needs, emergency shelter, case management and service referrals to connect with appropriate resources.

According to the Gathering Place’s website, their “focus is to enable a person to move from shelter dependency to self–sufficiency in the Scott County community following the passage of Matthew 25.”

Lambda Chi Alpha’s Community

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Members of Lambda Chi Alpha served food at their annual “Green Eggs and & Lamb” event.

Service and Philanthropy chair Isaac Meisner said, “It’s important to serve our community because, as most students at GC aren’t aware, there are people literally a mile north of our campus that are struggling with no food to eat or a place to call home.

GC can feel like a bubble where it appears everyone is doing well, but

there are men and women in unfortunate situations that need to be loved and supported in our community.”

The items for auction included a car care kit, box seats at Churchill downs, candles and various other baskets. In addition to these items, there was a live auction for a date with select members of the fraternity.

The event raised a total of $3,000.

Meisner also said, “As Lambda Chi, one of our core values is to serve others by showing them the love of Christ. This silent auction was a fun and great way to support the Gathering Place Mission which helps house and feed those men and women in need.”

In addition to raising money for the Gathering Place through this annual event, the fraternity also donates money raised through “Dine to Donate” events. Outside of raising funds, the members also serve the Gathering Place by serving a dinner once a semester, shoveling snow, packing Thanksgiving baskets and donating cans collected from their annual canned food drive.

At the end of the night, Lambda Chi Alpha gave special thanks to all who donated, as well as Faith Baptist Church for letting them use their gym.

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GC baseball player advocates for organ donation

By KAITLIN FAHEY Features Editor

Last week, Georgetown College celebrated its inaugural Donate Life week to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. Sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC), the week culminated with the home baseball game on Friday, April 15, at which attendees could register to become organ donors in the state of Kentucky and to become a part of the Be The Match national bone marrow registry.

The partnership between SHAC and the baseball team came through a senior baseball player named Trent Martin, for whom the cause of organ donation is particularly special.

Two years ago, Martin was diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer in the bone marrow. His body responded well to treatment without needing a bone marrow transplant and he was able to leave the hospital after 10 days.

“I wanted to…get the bone marrow drive here because of my experience with leukemia,” Martin said.

“I know how lucky I was with regards to my treatments and I want to try to help those who aren’t as lucky.”

Though Martin did not need a marrow transplant, many others do.

It is estimated that each year, 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a life threatening illness in which a transplant is the

best option (Bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov). Only about 30% of these patients will be able to receive a transplant from a relative, the other 70% are reliant on registered donors.

Martin reached out to the Student Wellness Center to suggest holding a bone marrow registration drive on campus. It was at the Well-

dents to tie dye T–shirts in blue and green, the colors of organ donation awareness.

On Wednesday, a ceremony was held at which Georgetown College president, Dr. M. Dwaine Greene, proclaimed the week as the first annual Georgetown College Donate Life Week. After the proclamation, a flag was raised and balloons were

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Posters containing tatistics about organ donation were displayed at Friday’s baseball game. Over 80 new registrations for organ and marrow donation were completed on Friday. ness Center that he learned April is National Donate Life Month which is meant to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. This prompted the student members of SHAC to develop Donate Life Week to raise awareness for donation and challenge their fellow students to become registered donors.

The week’s events began on Monday with a showing of the movie “Body Mapping” in the Chapel, followed by a discussion with organ donors and those who have received transplants.

Tuesday’s event allowed stu-

released. The number of balloons, 981, represented the number of people currently on the organ transplant waiting list in Kentucky.

At the ceremony, Dr. Greene said, “We, as Christians, understand that part of what we are to do is care for others. Organ donors, tissue donors, bone marrow donors—it is, in fact, a demonstration of love and care for other people.”

(Georgetowncollege.edu) On Thursday, Bruster’s Ice Cream in Georgetown showed their support for the cause by offering a discount on ice cream for customers

with a Georgetown College student ID. Friday at lunchtime, students were encouraged to “show their colors” and pose for a photobooth.

There were also signups for the Be The Match bone marrow registry and Kentucky Organ Donation Affiliates (KODA).

Bone marrow donation takes place when a potential donor is determined to be a match for a patient awaiting a transplant. If the donor is contacted, he or she undergoes further testing to ensure that the procedure is safe for both the donor and recipient.

Donation of organs such as the heart, kidneys or lungs is done after the donor’s death.

The registration drives continued on Friday evening at the GC baseball game. The event, called “Score One for Organ Donation,” featured registration drives for both Be The Match and KODA. As the Tigers defeated Cumberland University with a score of 12–0, attendees completed paperwork that could prove

to be lifesaving in the future.

It was at Martin’s request that the baseball program be involved in Donate Life Week.

“I thought this might be a small way to thank the team, the school and our coaching staff although I really can’t thank them enough,” Martin said. He also mentioned that baseball helped him catch some of his leukemia symptoms early, and served as a source of motivation when he was going through treatment.

A combined total of over eighty new registrations were completed for Be The Match and KODA on Friday.

“The success of the drive was incredible,” Martin said, stating that he was surprised at the number of registrants since the bone marrow donation process may be scary for some.

“I just hope that this leads to a number of lives being saved and that we can make this an annual event here at Georgetown,” he said.

The Georgetonian is in the process of hiring editors.

If interested, contact Evan Moore: ecmoore@georgetowncollege.edu

Sports & Recreation GC Athlete of the Week: Sandy Young Issue 10

by MEGAN NORRIS Staff Writer

With the spring sports season in full swing, this week’s Athlete of the Week is softball star Sandy Young.

A Senior softball player from Scottsville, Kentucky, Sandy has dedicated years of her life to playing softball. As center–fielder, Sandy has played at the collegiate level for Georgetown College for four years, but has been playing softball for seventeen years.

Young has had a strong bond with her teammates.

“I feel like I have 16 sisters out there. Each and every one of us has an inseparable bond on the field. I know they give their best effort at all times for me no matter the case, and they all know

I give everything I have for them every single play.”

The Tigers Softball team is 27–19 this season while being 18–10 in the Mid–South Conference. In regards to this season, Sandy said, “So far I have had a pretty memorable season because we have played so many teams with different levels of talent, and we have accomplished some great milestones as a team, and even as an individual.

When you begin to see all the extra hours, extra swings, extra conditioning, and extra thoughts that you have put into the game finally start to pay off, that’s when you realize that it has all been worth it and you can’t stop.

It becomes an addiction.”

Sandy, along with her teammates, has left an impeccable mark on the Mid–South

Conference this season.

Sandy is batting .361. She currently has 48 hits, eight doubles, one triple, and six homeruns. Sandy was just named the Mid–South Conference Athlete of the week for the second time in her career.

The 2016 has been demanding for Sandy. “The biggest battle I have had is staying focused knowing that it is my very last season.

Part of me wants to be emotional and sit back and just have fun with all the girls.

The other part of me, that has been in action, is the side that kicks in high gear taking as many cuts every single day so at the end of the season I can say that I could not have worked harder to help my team be any better. It has become a challenge to me to

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see just exactly how good I ping and renovating homes am capable of being. I’m so in as well as building custom love with the game that I will houses. not allow myself to think that I may only have a few games left. I use it as motivation to keep going,” she said.

Sandy is a business management major and a communication minor. As an athlete, it can often be difficult to to fit both her athletics and her academics into her schedule. She said, “It is a challenge every single day.

There are lots of days that I have to sacrifice one thing for the other. Do I critique a paper to get it from a B to an A, or do I go to batting practice for two hours because Photo Submitted by Megan Norris my team is counting on me?”

Sandy Young, Senior, was After graduation, she recently named the Mid– plans to move back to ScottsSouth Conference Athlete of ville, Ky, where she will the Week. open her own company flip-

Track Competes in the Mount Saint Joseph

By MARCUS PRICE Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 16, the Georgetwon College Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams traveled to Cincinnati to compete in the Mount Saint Joseph Invitationa Both teams placed in the top 3 overall for the meet.

For the Women’s side, they were led by Senior Tayler Godar, who dominated both the 800 meter dash and the 1500 meter run, placing first in each event. Kristen Just also racked up many points for the Women’s team

by excelling in the 5000 meter run, winning by a margin of almost 20 seconds. As for the sprinters, Kaya Kelly scored points by placing 2nd overall in the 100 meter dash, and Sydney Jones placed second as well in 200 meter dash.

The Women’s field athletes put in an equal amount of hustle in their events, with Sophomore Haley Oliver winning the Pole Vault with a height of 2.95 meters.

Maggie Mollock also shined by placing in the top 5 finishers for every event that she participated in, capped off by a 2nd place finish in

the Women’s Shot Put with a throw of 11.88 meters.

As for the Men’s side, it was an equally exciting meet, with top finishers in almost every event. Freshmen stars Amir Ziyad and Alec Higdon-Burgess traded races throughout the day, with Amir winning the 100 meter, while Alec was close behind in 3rd, The roles were flipped in the 200 meter dash, with Alec coming away with the victory, and Amir a few steps behind him in second.

Marcus Price took 3rd place in the 400 meter dash, followed closely behind by 3

other Georgetown athletes, Sophomore Grant Carr, Erick Mills and Austin Snider, all coming in within a second of each other. The day didn’t stop there for Snider, who he went on to win the 1500 meter dash with Freshman Dustin Wheeler only fractions of a second behind him.

The 5000 meter run saw Ben Peterson come away with a 2nd place finish, and Senior Jacob Hansler scored points with his 4th place finish in the grueling 3000 meter steeplechase.

The Men’s field team performed well, with an empha-

sis on the javelin throw, in which Gram Smith and Nickolas Slucher placed 1st and 2nd with throws of 47.1 and 42.08 meters. The Men’s team overall was able to beat NCAA Division I Northern Kentucky University, as well as local rival Transylvania University.

On April 22, the Tiger’s will return to the track to compete in the “Night Moves Invitational” at Wilmington College.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: ANDREA BELLEW

By FIONA McELRATH Staff Writer Andrea Bellew is from Grayson, Ky. in Carter County.

She is an English major, having passed her orals just last Thursday, and a double minor with religion and communication and media studies.

When she was in high school, Andrea knew that she was going to come to Georgetown, although there was no one defining moment when she decided this.

“I just got it into my head that I really wanted to go to Georgetown,” she said, and after two or three tours, including events on campus and meeting professors, she felt at home.

Indeed, Andrea has made good use of her time at Georgetown College and found some great communities on campus.

Andrea worked for the art gallery for two years, and later joined The Georgetonian staff.

She was the News editor last dale” by Wilkie Collins, and along with the rest of the year, and now works as a copy is writing a fifteen page intro- honors students at the poster editor. She also began working duction for it that makes up session. at the Writing Center her After she gradjunior year, as well as in uates, Andrea plans the English department as a to go into publishstudent worker. ing somewhere local.

Among her other extraAlthough she is not curricular involvement on “digging into the job campus is Sigma Tau Delta, pool yet” (Bellew, the English honors society.

2016), she is talking Andrea is also in the honors to professors to learn program, which has been what connections keeping her busy this senior they have and where year. she might find a good For her honors thesis, entry level position. she is doing something Her plan is to stay a little different from the Photo submitted by Andrea Bellew in Kentucky, which usual paper.

Andrea, an English major and copy would mean working Andrea declared, “After editor for the Georgetonian, would like somewhere in Lexingfour upperlevel English to work in editing and publishing. ton or Louisville. classes, I was a little burnt When asked about out on paper writing.” the more critical work she has her favorite times here at Knowing already that she done for it. The rest, she says, Georgetown, Andrea thoughtwanted to go into editing and “is all design. I’m actually fully replied, “Midnight publishing, she decided to really excited about my cover brunches have always been work with Dr. Allen to edit a designs!” fun, because you’re with your book. She chose a book already On Thurs., April 21, she friends and it’s a crazy atmoin the public domain, “Arma- will be presenting her thesis sphere.”

Andrea’s advice for new and future students is twofold; first, she says, “Work hard, but don’t forget to have fun.” Secondly, she imparts some advice that she learned from Dr. Allen: “Go out and try things that you can only do while you’re in college.”

“I wish I had done more of that,” Andrea admits, “like auditioning for a play, even if it was just to be part of the crew.”

Overall, Andrea reaffirmed how much she has loved being an English major here at Georgetown. “I love that I picked the major that I did.

As stressful as it can be sometimes, it’s really challenged me in a lot of ways, and I love the community that we’ve built. English majors getting together is always a fun time.”

It just goes to show that when it’s meant to be, there’s no place like home.

In the know with Sodexo: Intern wanted for fall semester

By MEGAN NORRIS Sodexo Marketing Intern As we’re starting to wrap up the end of the semester, finals week is fast approaching, and Sodexo is making sure the services and events offered are fun and beneficial for the last weeks of the semester.

Starting to round out the month of April, don’t forget that Earth Day is Friday, April 22.

Make sure you stop in the Caf on Friday to celebrate Earth!

Following Earth Day, on Saturday, April 23rd, make

sure you celebrate National Picnic Day! With the gorgeous weather we have been having in Georgetown, stop by the caf, grab some food, and head outside on Giddings Lawn or even the outdoor patio!

On Tuesday, April 26, make sure you check out the late night grille for breakfast burritos! This is something you will not want to miss.

Have you been searching for an on–campus job or internship for the fall? Sodexo at Georgetown College is a great option for you. George-

town College Dining is looking for a marketing intern for the fall 2016 semester. This is a paid internship with 5–10 hours per week. Megan Norris is the current intern. For more information, you can contact her at mnorris2@georgetowncollege.edu. To apply for this position, send your resume to Ashley.fallon@sodexo.com.

Did you know that you can glance at what will be served in the Caf in advance? Check out georgtowncollege.sodexomyway.com.

Want to stay updated with

events and promotions associated with Sodexo? GC Dining has recently implemented a new program called “mydtxt.”

This is essentially a mass text system that will provide students promotional texts, coupons, and information about upcoming events and meals in the Caf. For special offers and discounts, text “GeorgetownEats” to 82257. For more information about dining events and meals at the late night grille, text “GeorgetownEvents” to 82257.

To give feedback to Sodexo,

text “GeorgetownFeedback” plus your feedback to 82257.

Don’t want to commit to text messages? That’s okay, too! You can keep up with Georgetown College Sodexo on social media. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter. On Facebook, look for Georgetown College Dining, and on twitter, follow us @CafDiningatGT. On snapchat, you can add gcsodexo or search for “georgetownsodexo”; and last but not least, look for Georgetown Sodexo on instagram as “georgetownsodexo.”

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: TYLER PHILLIPS

By DOUG MOLLETT News Editor

Tyler Phillips is a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio. A religion and philosophy double major, he will graduate in May and continue his education.

After graduation, Tyler will attend George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He plans to pursue a career in Christian Ministry, but he is interested and very open to exploring other vocational opportunities that are opened up to him at seminary.

Currently, Tyler is an intern at Faith Baptist Church here in Georgetown where he works with the youth ministry.

On campus, Tyler is very involved with different clubs and social organizations. He is the Sports Editor for the

He has been active with the Conflict Free Campus Initiative and Georgetown Sustainability Initiative. He has also been active with campus ministry.

During the spring semester of his junior year, Photo submitted by Tyler Phillips Tyler is a religion and philosophy major who Tyler spent six months studywill attend seminary after graduation. ing theology at Regent’s Georgetonian and he co–edited Park College, Oxford Univerthe Back Page during the fall sity, as a part of the Georgeof 2014. He has been a coor- town College Oxford program. dinator for Freshmen Family Tyler considers some of Groups, the president of Social the most meaningful times Plug and an orientation leader. at Georgetown to be week-

ends spent hanging out with friends. “Some of my favorite memories on campus involve late night chats with friends on topics ranging from hemlock, to politics, to Kierkegaard,” Tyler said.

One of his favorite Georgetown College traditions is Songfest, where he wrote the skit for the independents his junior year. Tyler loves the campus community feel here at the college.

Tyler is thought of very highly among his peers, faculty and staff on campus.

Senior Jessica Boyle, a friend of Tyler’s, said, “Tyler is a friend to everyone. He is always so positive about everything. He is very hard working, and he will go extremely far in his education and career after he graduates from Georgetown.”

Some advice he gives to underclassmen is this: “Invest deeply in your time, relationships, faith and studies. Don’t take it for granted. Time flies by you, and it can sneak away day by day without you realizing it.”

Quote My Georgetown Professor “They were driving 12 hours a day just to get to Wyoming, in a sedan!” - Dr. Hadaway Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group

Georgetown Tree Huggers

Tiger Band spring concert next Wednesday

By DR. PETE LaRUE Tiger Bands Press Release The Tiger Symphonic Band will present their Annual Spring Concert on Wed., April 27, at 8 p.m. in the John L. Hill Chapel on the Georgetown College campus. There is no admission charge.

The concert will feature “Prelude to a Celebration” by Philip Sparke, “In Heaven’s Air” and “Keltic Variations”

by Samuel Hazo and “Prima La Musica” by Thomas Doss.

A special musical highlight will be performances by two

chamber ensembles, the Flute Choir and the Mallet Quartet. Band Scholars in the Flute Choir will present a moving rendition of “Amazing Grace” and the Mallet Quartet will perform a lively arrangement of Scott Joplin’s well-known ragtime tune, “Easy Winners”.

A very special part of the concert will occur when the Band performs “Old Scottish Melody,” dedicated to the senior members of the Band.

The concert will close the 2015­–2016 performance season for the Band Scholars and our Tiger Bands, one in which

they have regaled thousands of fans at on and off–campus athletic events and performed for many community events including the Festival of the Horse, the Windsor Gardens Retirement Center and Western Elementary to name but a few.

A reception will be held in the foyer of the Chapel for the Band Scholars, our Band Families and all Band Friends immediately following the concert. Wed., April 27 should indeed prove to be an evening of delightful music. We hope to see you there.

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This week’s Tree Hugger is Senior Ariel Wren.

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ArtsEntertainment

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New Drake singles may bring in new vibes

By ROSS SMITH Staff Writer After some confusion over the release date of Drake’s new album, “Views From The 6,” the wait is almost over, as the release date has been announced: April 29. The announcement was made via a short, personal video posted to Drake’s social media pages. Earlier this month, the Toronto rapper dropped two interesting singles to hold fans over—“One Dance” and “Pop Style.” The songs were initially leaked, but Drake did release them on iTunes and Spotify.

“One Dance” is a radio–friendly, dancehall–influenced track featuring a sampled hook from the 2008 U.K. club classic “Do You Mind.” This could be one reason that “One Dance” is now Drake’s first #1 single in the U.K.

The song also features Nigerian singer Wizkid, delivering the break and bridge of the song. Drake’s singing style in the song seems to be a mixture of the lazy melodies of “Hotline Bling” and some of his older music.

It is a terribly catchy song that is Source: Youtube.com familiar and Yet another album. unique at the same time.

The second single, “Pop Style,” has many rap fans buzzing. The song features both Jay Z and Kanye West, cleverly featured together as “The Throne,”

a reference to Jay Z and Kanye’s 2011 album “Watch the Throne.”

The track could be named “Pop Style” for a couple of reasons —one, the song makes multiple references to pop culture, including my new personal favorite Drake line, “Got so many chains they call my Chaining Tatum.” Two, “pop style” is a Jamaican phrase meaning “showing off” or “balling.”

One thing I noticed about “One Dance” and “Pop Style” is their reflection of Drake’s duality; while “One Dance” is closer to pop and shows an emotional need for “one more dance,” “Pop Style” is closer to hip–hop and is more confident.

The two singles not only show duality, but also demonstrate the range of his upcoming album. While the project could be a blend of different “Drake styles,” it may be a new beast entirely.

After all, each of his albums have had very different vibes—from the sensitivity of “Take Care,” to his party– trap collaborative album with rapper Future. At his peak, music lovers can expect great things from Drake on April 29, as well as throughout the rest of his career.

Jessica Jones is Marvel’s newest endeavor

By KATE DOCTOR Web Editor Marvel in this day and age is becoming a household name. Odds are if you don’t know that name, you have either been living under a rock, or have done a really good job ignoring it (I’m not sure how you managed it).

Both their movies and their shows have become increasingly popular, bringing in people of all ages and groups. One such show that is particularly interesting is Marvel’s “Jessica Jones,” which is only available on Netflix currently.

This is one of the many shows Marvel is beginning in order to branch out into darker, grittier storylines than can be seen in their popular movies such as “Iron Man” or “Captain America.” “Jessica Jones” is about a woman, Jessica Jones, who is a private inves-

tigator, someone who is paid to catch them what to do. He had Jessica under people in the act, among many other his control for months, making her do things. horrible, awful things she did not want Additionto do. ally, she also has One day, super strength she somehow and the ability to managed to jump high into break free of the air. In the his mental first episode, we chokehold. She find her in her thought that he usual position was dead, until of investigating a couple comes adulterous couto her and asks ples, but we also for her help Source: Youtube.com get a peek into finding their Female superhero? Yes, please! her mind. daughter, Prior to what Hope, who is shown in the had gone missseries, Jessica had been kidnapped by ing. a man known as Kilgrave, who has the That is all I will reveal here, as power to get anyone to do absolutely revealing much else would constitute anything he wants by simply telling spoilers. And honestly, this show is

really worth watching. The lighting is fantastic. Not only does it depict the nightlife of a metropolitan city with a grimy underside to it, but it also adds to the the purple motif associated with Kilgrave, which creates an unsettling atmosphere every time he is referred to or appears.

For people who may have trauma in their past, I will forewarn you that this show does have some blatant rape and stalking motifs. So if this is something you think you might be interested in watching, make sure you are feeling safe and up to it before watching. Perhaps even try to watch it with a friend or group, because it can be very emotionally exhausting. Otherwise, I would certainly recommend this show.

It will make you sit on the edge of your seat, cheering on Jessica, wondering what is going to happen next.

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ArtsEntertainment

April 20, 2016 Page 9

Star Trek: Death of the Red Shirts

By JACKIE KNIGHT Staff Writer “I am a geek.” Remember when that was a strange thing to say out loud? You could point at the purchase of Marvel by the universally loved/ hated Disney Company as the cause for the complete flipping of the term geek from painful to trendy. You wouldn’t be wrong, but there was an essential step on our path to pop culture domination—Star Trek.

A legacy trailing back to the 1960’s, the generations of Star Trek have made a name for themselves in the television landscape, even as tastes and rules have drastically changed. Each new reboot is very much of their time, yet still connected to each other. Take the original airing, for example: quite possibly the campiest thing to grace the airlines, this show was completely unbelievable with nonsense technobabble, serious sexism and comically weak explana-

communications officer on the show who even had a fling with Captain Kirk himself, resulting in the first ever biracial kiss on television.

Though often written with clunky dialogue, her presence on the show was that of a strong and respected member of the crew. When Nichols considered quitting the show later on, Martin Luther King Jr. himself wrote her a letter saying that African American women couldn’t afford to lose one of the few television role models they had.

Star Trek offered viewers an Earth completely integrated at a time when even our own country wasn’t.

This show also graced us with George Takei, who played Lt. Sulu. His personality and humor on the show reminds us that just because something is silly, it doesn’t mean it’s pointless. I mean, he was a sword fighting space soldier in a bright yellow suit and you could tell he was loving every minute

of it.

However, no episode would have been complete without the Vulcan himself—Spock. When we lost Leonard Nimoy last year, we lost not only a poet, author and actor—but a man who walked many paths in his life for the sake of art. In interviews he often regretted that people mistook him for his strict and logical character. He prided himself on his sensitive and nature—focused writing as well as his friendly personality. Nimoy was given a character who could not feel emotions and somehow managed to make us feel for him, a feat no ordinary actor could have accomplished.

If you have never seen any of the Star Trek generations, they’re available pretty much everywhere that streams television. I must warn you thoughonce you start you may not be able to stop.

with the guide of Zelda, he finds his way The story is great. It’s simple and into the castle, only to meet his uncle as effective. It uses the whole damsel in he is dying. Tasked with finding Zelda, destress angle, but gives it a grander he goes scale.

The through the story is so castle and good that gets her to many games safety, only in the series for her to that came be captured after this, again.

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Time for because they gameplay! are related to the sages that sealed The gameplay expands on the first the mighty Tri–force away. With this game, but makes it even better. You still knowledge, Link sets out on a quest to have the classic sword and shield, but save Hyrule. you also get new items like rods, and

a grappling hook. You have to use a different item to get through each dungeon. The level teaches you how to use the item, and then you use that knowledge to fight the boss. You can also use the items to find secrets and new areas on the map. Overall, the gameplay is fantastic. It gives you the opportunity to explore and fight. I find this to be one of the best gameplay styles in any “Zelda” game.

This game is a classic. Anyone who is a fan of Zelda should play this.

Anyone who is a fan of video games should play this game. It’s a fantastic game for a fantastic series. The graphics are beautiful, and the music is superb.

I can’t recommend this game enough.

You can get this game for the Wii, Wii U, Gamecube and, of course, the SNES.

tions for their pathetic budgets. “Wow Captain Kirk! Everyone on this planet is just like earth in the 1960’s—except they wear weird bracelets, so they must be aliens!”

Even today, the original show is a gold mine for memes, such as the famous doomed red–shirts and fluffy trebles. The writers seemed to struggle at times between enjoyable camp and meaningful lessons, which is why the episodes were reminiscent of both Adam West’s “Batman” and “The Twilight Zone.” It was not uncommon for episodes to start off with green painted women dancing in what can only be described as the Mos Eisly Cantina (if it were a strip club) and end with a lecture on the importance of clean energy.

It’s hard to see how this show was so cutting edge for its time. Once you cut through the cheese, the show’s true power is thanks almost entirely to its cast, including Nyota Uhura (played by Nichelle Nichols). Uhura was a Swahili

Game of the week: “Link to the Past”

By JOHN WAITE Staff Writer It’s time to go to the past with one of the best Zelda Games of all time, “Link to the Past.” After the mixed reviews of “Adventure of Link,” the series decided to go back to its roots and improve upon the formula of the first game.

With a grand story and adventurous gameplay, this game rose to the top of people’s lists for their favorite game.

But is it as good as everyone says? Let’s find out, shall we?

The story of the game is simple but effective. You are Link, who is the nephew of a blacksmith, and you are awakened by a dream of the princesses in danger. As he awakes, his uncle leaves with sword and shield to go save Princess Zelda. Link follows him, and,

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We need gender and sexuality studies

By LARAMIE LAWRENCE Contributing Writer

The Motto at Georgetown College is “Live, Learn and Believe.” As a liberal arts institution, it aims to provide a wholistic education that prepares individuals for life after college. In today’s society, the topic of gender and sexuality is no longer as taboo as it once was. Our culture has become more informed on the topic of gender and sexuality, which has led to progressive ideas being spread throughout social media and the arts.

However, even though much of the world is steadily opening up both their minds and their hearts to the idea of more than two genders and different interpretations of sexuality, there are still some who are lagging behind. In order to update and improve the wholistic education that the college provides, it seems only logical that Georgetown offer Gender and Sexuality Studies.

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Most secondary institutions don’t have gender and sexuality degrees.

Since gender and sexuality have become a pressing concern in many individual’s lives, it is appropriate for institutions of higher education to provide the material necessary for learning more. Attending classes and studying this subject is not only helpful for individuals who personally experience issues pertaining to gender and sexuality but also for those who want to be allies yet have no idea of where to begin. Gender and sexuality studies could help bring a new understanding to many. At Georgetown College, the only study available relative to the subject is a minor in Women’s Studies, but one must keep in mind that the genders of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ are no longer the only genders to consider.

In the United States, the amount of colleges that offer gender and/or sexuality studies is staggeringly low compared to other interests of study. Of the 7,234 post secondary institutions in the U.S., only 657 offer any gender studies degree (Colleges.startclass.com). This includes 7 of the 8 Ivy League institutions.

Joining the efforts of Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford are Brown and Notre Dame. In all, that leads to a disappointingly low percentage of only 9.8 percent of colleges provide Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Taking into account that Georgetown is a Christian College, according to its mission, it pledges to be a college that “Encourages a faith that seeks understanding through free and thoughtful inquiry” and

“Supports a wide range of opportunities which promote engaging and meaningful experiences stretching from the classroom to around the globe.”

Georgetonians are unique in how we reach towards understanding and knowledge all while being united in our faiths. Religion sets the foundation for Georgetown, so it is understandable why the topic at hand may be controversial. However, it’s important to remember that one does not have to agree with what’s being said but “seeking an understanding through free and thoughtful inquiry” is not unwelcome.

Having a Gender and Sexuality Studies program available at Georgetown would make the college a much more appealing option to many, especially those from across the nation and the world. Burgeoning scholars have an interest in the world around them, and that world includes many things about which they may not be very informed. Gender and Sexuality Studies allow students to explore the current debates on key issues such as reproductive rights, domestic partnerships, same sex marriages, health, communication and law.

Students who take further courses in gender and sexuality studies benefit from understanding how race, class, ethnicity and sexuality affect the way some individuals think and act. Georgetown should act and bring gender and sexuality studies to campus.

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Issue 10

April 20, 2016 Page 11

Transgendered people deserve privacy

By WILLIAM THOMAS Opinion Columnist You probably have heard of the North Carolina legislation that was recently passed regarding LGBTQ+ rights and, more specifically, the rights of transgender individuals to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. These so–called “bathroom bills” have appeared in the legislatures of several states and have gained enough ground in North Carolina to actually be passed; they prevent transgender individuals from using bathrooms aligned with their gender.

These bills are fueled by the fear that some creepy old

man is going to dress up as a woman and assault our dear wives and children in the women’s bathroom. This does seem to be a legitimate concern on the outside and a good reason to take such bills seriously. Unfortunately for proponents of these bills, there has not been a single case of this sort of attack occurring, and the myth that they do has been debunked numerous times (Rachel Percelay, mediamatters.org).

Another concern that many proponents of Bathroom Bills have expressed is a loss of privacy by allowing transgender individuals to use the bathroom. They fear that by opening up a public bathroom to

transgender individuals, they will somehow lose the privacy that a bathroom affords them.

Because of this, then, the bathrooms should not be opened to them.

Loss of privacy is and should be a concern in all situations. Privacy is a value that most all members of western society (at least in the United States) regard highly. Getting rid of privacy would be a travesty.

However, I am just not convinced that allowing a transgender person into a bathroom rids another individual of any privacy they already had. These transgender individuals, like anyone else, are there for the same

reason—privacy. They are not seeking to purposely make others uncomfortable or to cause some mass disruption in the Walmart bathroom by disturbing everyone’s privacy. They just want to use the bathroom in peace like everyone else and do so without getting the strange looks that they may have experienced had they used the bathroom of their birth sex.

Imagine if a transgenderman (that is—one who was assigned female at birth but who identifies as a man, often carrying “manly” traits like a beard) was forced to use the women’s restroom because of his birth sex. He would obviously stick out, himself being

uncomfortable and undoubtedly making the women around him uncomfortable.

The same could be said in the other situation—a trans woman having to use the men’s restroom. This surely causes a bigger disruption to the peace than someone who lives, looks, and acts like the gender they identify with.

I try to see the best in people, including these legislators who are actively trying to make life better for their constituents. But in this case, they are only trying to make life better for some of them—they have neglected to respect the feelings of those who they are legislating against.

Bill Nye and Louie Giglio should have debate

By MEGAN NORRIS

topic of Climate Change.

While we have no clue where Palin’s credibility in As announced previously the science field, especially in this week, Bill Nye (the Sci- climate change, comes from, ence Guy) will potentially be we start to ponder who might in a debate with former Alaska actually be a beneficial debater Governor Sarah Palin on the for answering questions.

A few years ago, there was a popular debate between Bill Nye and Christian fundamentalist and young Earth creationist, Ken Ham, based around the central question, “Is Creation a Viable Source: Youtube.com Model of Origins?”

Bill Nye, known as “the Science Guy,” This debate was holds the view that creationism is dan- a time for Nye to gerous for children. defend the scienStaff Writer

tific consensus that Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old and defend his YouTube video posted in 2012, sponsored by the internet forum Big Think, titled “Creationism is Not Appropriate for Children.” While most spectators believe that Nye won the debate, I agree with them for many reasons, but primarily because Ham did a poor job of showing any evidence.

Thus, my proposal: I think it would be an incredible idea to host a debate between Louie Giglio and Bill Nye the Science Guy based around the same question.

For those of you that are not aware of who Louie Giglio is, he is a pastor of Passion City

Church, located in Atlanta, Ga. Throughout the past seven years, Giglio has published sermons and videos on the exploration of God using the basis of science.

He has published talks entitled “Indescribable” and “How Great Is Our God” that have been viewed by churches and individuals around the world. The “Laminin” clip from his message “How Great Is Our God” has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube.

Am I saying that Giglio is correct? No. I am no scientist, and cannot even verify if the information Giglio is suggesting to his viewers is true.

However, I believe that for the

purposes of a debate on creation, Louie Giglio would be a more viable character than Ken Ham. Let’s do this: Bill Nye vs.

Louie Giglio 2016.

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Louie Giglio tries to use God and science in explaining the creation of the universe.

T H E B A C K PA G E Things I’d Rather Be Doing

By Raleigh Dixon BackPage Editor As I am sitting here on this beautful afternnon, with the sun shining, birds singing, wasps desperately trying to invade the chapel and kill us all, basking in the non–airconditioned glory that is Georgetown College while staring out the window, I can not help but feel like my time might be better spent elsewhere. This is undoubtedly the result of the glorious weather that we have been blessed with these past several days along with the rapidly approaching end of the semester that will grant me, and the rest of you as well, a reprieve from tests, essays, research papers and all things that are both academically rigorous as well as time and soul sapping.

Combine that with the fact that I feel as if I have addressed almost every issue near and dear to my heart that I can possibly fathom and you have a perfect recipe for apathy and its cousin, writer’s block. In all honesty, it also does not help that the longer I spend writing this BackPage the less money I make per hour.

Consequently, I was sitting here at the office thinking of something to write and failing miserably. I was also thinking of all of things that I would rather be doing than this when it dawned on me to just tell you all of the things that I would rather be doing right now. So without any further ado, here you go:

Going hiking.

Playing basketball.

Reading a book.

A fun one, not for class.

Going on a picnic.

Eating a pizza.

Being hungry.

Going to the zoo.

Watching goat videos.

Preparing for Game of Thrones.

(Jon Snow can’t be dead) Swimming in an inflatable pool.

Swimming in an actual pool.

Grilling burgers.

Eating burgers.

Drinking beverages.

You know, Pepsi.

Sleeping.

Playing sand volleyball.

Playing in sand.

Listening to Beyoncé.

Eating a corndog.

Knitting a hat.

Learning how to knit.

Flying to Germany.

Learning German.

Lying on a beach.

A romantic rendezvous.

Building a boat.

Sailing a boat.

Getting new boats.

Learning to paint.

Going to a Legends game.

Enjoying myself at a Legends game.

Catching up on House of Cards.

Burning a candle.

Watching paint dry.

Watching grass grow.

Cutting the grass with scizzors.

Cleaning the top of the refrigerator.

Doing the dishes.

Going to the Writing Center.

Just kidding you should go.

Not coming up with this list.

Getting a splinter.

Learning about STD’s.

With pictures.

Having a sinus infection.

Just kidding.

Being stuck on top of a Ferris Wheel.

Getting pantsed in public.

Forgetting to wear underwear.

Taking a sip of sweet tea.

Finding out that it is unsweet tea.

Stubbing a toe in the dark.

Eating brussel sprouts.

Falling with 315 lbs. on my back.

Just kidding that really happened.

It was terrible.

Squatting.

Leg day in general.

Fighting in World War I. Trying to escape from Alcatraz.

Getting sent to Alcatraz.

Running out of clean clothes.

All of the washers being full.

People neglecting their laundry.

Wearing mismatching socks.

Wearing dirty underwear.

Realizing there is no toilet paper.

Not realizing till after I start.

Being a ginger.

Being lactose intolerant.

Being short.

Cutting myself shaving.

Playing chicken with a bull.

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Self–Portrait of the BackPage Editor I really don’t want to be here.

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